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The greater part of the animals survives through hiding, to avoid predators, or due to toxic substances or other defenses that they become a bite unappetizing. But a few animals have another ace in the sleeve: survive even after being swallowed up, as Jonah was in the belly of the whale.
This week, a team of researchers from the University of Kobe, Japan, has documented for the first time one of the most spectacular examples of this type of behavior. In a study published in "Current Biology", have shown how the beetle aquatic Regimbartia attenuata can you escape the cloaca of the frog Pelophylax nigromaculatus, who live in some areas of China, Russia, Korea and Japan.
The novelty is that, unlike other cases, in which the animals escape passively, without moving, through the feces of the predator, this beetle is released actively, that is to say, moving. In addition, it does so just moments after being engulfed, to the distress of the anuro.
But there is still more. As suggested by the researchers, led by Sugiura Shinji, the beetle probably promotes its own excretion, facilitating the opening of the cloaca of the frog, without which she can avoid it.
"living, breathing, and kicking"
unlike other animals, many frogs don't kill their prey when the gobble up, because they lack teeth. For this reason, depend on the fluids from your digestive system to kill their prey. This implies that for many of them the last moments of his life are worthy of a nightmare.
The professor Sugiura Shinji decided to investigate if the insects are defending themselves against this fateful destination. For this reason, he studied in the laboratory the response of the beetle A. attenuata and the frog P. nigromaculatus.
Such as found, in controlled conditions all of the beetles were easily swallowed by the frogs. However, 93.3% of them were released, in a time that was 0.1 to 3.5 hours. And they all came out "living, breathing and kicking."
A long journey to freedom
According to the researcher, these observations indicate that the beetles will move towards the sewer, passing through the digestive tract of the amphibian. And that for them the distance is considerable: if your body is between 3.8 to 5 millimeters, the digestive tract of a frog measured from the mouth to the cloaca, 22.5 to figure of 74.2 mm. In addition, they have to induce the opening of the cloaca of frogs before you enjoy your freedom.
On this occasion, Sugiura Shinji has observed the same behavior in the other four species of frog: Pelophylax porosus, Glandirana rugosa,Hyla japonica, and Fejervarya kawamurai. And the truth is that never until now had documented the release of an insect from the cloaca of a predator, nor were they observed signs that the "hunted" who promoted his departure.
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Color demosaicking is used to reconstruct full color images from incomplete color filter array samples captured by cameras with a single sensor array. In reconstructing natural-looking images, one key challenge is to model and respect the statistics of natural images. This paper presents a novel modeling strategy and an efficient color demosaicking algorithm. The approach starts with joint modeling of the color images, which supports simultaneous representation of inter-channel correlation and structural information in an image. The inter-channel correlation is explored by measuring the channel difference signals in the gradient domain, while the structural information is explored by nonlocal low-rank regularization. An efficient algorithm is then proposed to solve the joint formulation, by dividing the minimization problem into two sub-problems and solving them iteratively. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is demonstrated with extensive experiments on both noiseless and noisy datasets, with comparison with existing state-of-the-art color demosaicking methods.
To facilitate further evaluation and exploration of the method proposed in the above paper, we publish the source code at this link.
You are free to use the source code provided that (1) you clearly cite the source; and (2) you do not make any redistribution of the code.

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phosphates was found to range from 0.06 mg/L to a high of 4.2 mg/L, the higher
values were seen in Kamakshipalya lake (Kiran, R and Ramachandra, T.V, 1999).
Phosphates have the tendency to be precipitated by many cations and accumulate
at the bottom of the lake becoming temporarily inaccessible to productive
organisms. The nitrate
concentration was found to range from 0.1 to a very high level of 2.7 mg/L in
view of the standard level for inland surface water fixed at 0.1 mg/L (NEERI,
1988). This parameter is very significant in relation to algal productivity
(algal blooms) in lakes, which mainly leads to eutrophic condition (Kiran, R and
Ramachandra, T.V 1999).
§ Dissolved solids ranged from 30-301 mg/L in less polluted lakes like Bannergatta and Sankey and 430.0-1024.0 mg/L in highly polluted lakes such as Kamakshipalya and Yediur. The suspended solids ranged from 52.2 mg/L to a high of 278.3 mg/L as a result of silt and suspended nutrients (Kiran, R and Ramachandra, T.V, 1999).
Among the heavy
metals, iron and lead were present in higher quantities and the other two
parameters zinc and chromium were in traces (Kiran et al, 1999). The permissible
limit for iron is 0.3 mg/L (NEERI, 1988) for drinking water. Above this value,
iron imparts bitter astringent taste (Chakrapani et al, 1996).
revealed that most of the analysed parameters for the lakes in Bangalore (e.g.
Ulsoor, Hebbal, Yediur, Kamakshipalya and Madivala) exceeded the limits set by
Indian Standards for industrial and sewage effluents discharge [IS 2490 -1982] (Kiran
and Ramachandra, T.V, 1998).

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Ever wonder how much daylight you can gain or lose just by getting in your car and driving either West or East?
Here's how to figure it out. The Earth's circumference is about 25,000 miles (40,000 km) at the equator. So if you start out at sunrise and drive 1,000 miles (1,600 km) Westward during the daylight hours, you'll get almost an extra hour of daylight. On the other hand, if you go East, you'll lose that much. 1,000 miles is pretty much the maximum you can go in about 12 hours, and that's going pretty fast (about 80 mph, or 130 kph).
But there's a trick to stealing extra daylight.
Get away from the equator. The higher (it's my northern hemisphere bias; sorry, Aussies!) your latitude is right now, the better you're going to do. There are two reasons:
- It's summer in the northern hemisphere, so you start with more daylight hours. This gives you more time to travel, and the farther you go, the more daylight you can steal.
- (And this is the big reason.) The distance to go around the Earth is much shorter.
Seriously. In math-ese, the latitudinal circumference of the Earth is the equatorial circumference times the cosine of your latitude. In a more reasonable format, here's a table for you:
|Latitude (°)||Circumference (mi)||Circumference (km)||Extra light per 1,000 mi|
|0°||25,000 mi||40,000 km||58 minutes|
|10°||24,600 mi||39,400 km||59 minutes|
|20°||23,500 mi||37,600 km||1 hour 1 minute|
|30°||21,700 mi||34,600 km||1 hour 6 minutes|
|40°||19,200 mi||30,600 km||1 hour 15 minutes|
|50°||16,100 mi||25,700 km||1 hour 29 minutes|
|60°||12,500 mi||20,000 km||1 hour 55 minutes|
|70°||8,600 mi||13,700 km||2 hours 47 minutes|
|80°||4,300 mi||6,900 km||5 hours 34 minutes|
I'm currently up at a latitude just north of 45° on a road trip, marveling at the fact that going East vs. going West gives me a difference of three hours of daylight. Imagine being up inside the Arctic Circle; it's actually possible to outrun the Sunset!
And now you, too, can lengthen or shorten your days — at will — just by getting in your car.


numerable inhumans slain in Guts' journey,[80] and is capable of dealing extensive damage to astral and physical beings alike.
Berserker Armor
Main article: Berserker Armor
Given to him by Flora,[109] the Berserker Armor acts as the Black Swordsman's last resort against overwhelmingly powerful enemies. The armor's primary function is to allow Guts to override the physiological mechanisms that prevent the human body from using enough force to damage itself. Functionally, this enhances his already prodigious physical capabilities to an unarguably superhuman level. While utilizing the armor, Guts becomes capable of annihilating swarms of mammoth monsters and even decisively defeating apostles in their released forms.
Cannon Arm
Guts' cannon arm has saved him a number of times in his journey.
Main article: Cannon Arm
The cannon in Guts' mechanical arm is one of Rickert's inventions, given to him for his hunt on demonkind.[110] It has been of invaluable use to the swordsman, having saved him from peril many times in his journey. The cannon has a highly effective blast radius, capable of tearing into even the most sizable of monsters and apostles. When unable to use his right arm, Guts instead uses his teeth to pull the cannon's ignition cord, often fooling enemies into believing he has been outdone before blasting into them. He has also used the velocity produced by the cannon's recoil to blast into one target and perform a reversing slash into another with the Dragon Slayer, effectively eliminating two enemies in a single motion.[111][68]
Repeater Crossbow
This is another weapon Guts receives before setting out on his war against demonkind. He uses the crossbow by attaching it to his mechanical arm and filling its magazine full of bolts, releasing a volley of bolts upon turning its crank. The repeater crossbow is wielded extensively up until Guts' acquisition of the Berserker Armor, at which point its use is seemingly deferred. However, he does still make use of it against human or humanoid foes on occasion.[112]
Throwing Knives
Main article: Throwing Knife
Having been taught the basics of knife throwing by Judeau,[110] Guts has acquired remarkable accuracy and precision with them over the years. Their effectiveness is dependent upon vital points being hit, being of minimal effect against larger foes; against smaller targets, they are quite lethal. More often than not the knives are used to target the eyes of his larger targets.
Miniature Bombs
Main article: Miniature Bomb
These are a later addition to Guts' arsenal. These small, mine-shaped bombs are remarkably powerful for their size, but within a very contained radius, usually only killing targets if vital areas are hit. As such, they are typically used only to slow down or distract larger enemies. Guts has given a number of these bombs to Isidro.[113]
Creation and Conception
Guts' prototype design.
In Berserk: The Prototype, Guts originally wore an eyepatch over his right eye and bore noticeably longer sideburns. Personality-wise, the prototype Guts was more brash, cocky and whimsical in nature. Additionally, the crossbow he utilized didn't attach to his prosthetic arm and his Dragon Slayer also possessed a slightly different design.
Guts possessed long hair and a katana in place of his Dragon Slayer in one of his earliest designs. According to Miura, it took him a while to conceive Guts as the swordsman appears today, but upon coming up with the character's current overall aesthetic, he knew he had hit the nail on the head.[114]
 - The Berserk Official Guidebook states that circa the Fantasia Arc, Guts is 24 years old, 204 cm, and 115 kg. (NOTE: The Berserk Official Guidebook is highly questionable in its veracity.)
 - Guts suffers from haphephobia for much of his teenage years, having developed the phobia after being raped by Donovan. During this time, only Casca's touch manages to escape his immediate ire.[41]
 - Guts bears no reverence or respect for a "God". On the contrary, he would like nothing more than for the entity to "leave [him] the hell alone".[70]
 - Guts still carries the Count's beherit. It has not been confirmed to be his, however; both Flora[105] and Gedfring[95] have suggested that he may merely be its means of arriving to its predestined owner.
 - Guts has proven successful in gambling and won against several opponents ten times in a row at Chō-Han Bakuchi during his time in the Band of the Falcon.[115]
 - Though Femto claims Guts' existence is beneath the God Hand's notice, Slan is particularly interested in the swordsman,[79] and has expressed wanting him to become a member of their rank.[106]
 1. ^ a b c Berserk, Volume 1, "Black Swordsman"
 2. ^ a b c Berserk, Volume 9, "Skull Knight"
 3. ^ a b Berserk, Volume 28, "Proclaimed Omen"
 4. ^ a b c d Berserk, Volume 13, "Escape"
 5. ^ a b c Berserk, Volume 9, "Fighter"
 6. ^ a b c Berserk, Volume 7, "Returning Alive"
 7. ^ a b Berserk, Volume 37, "Siren"
 8. ^ a b Berserk, Volume 33, "Bubbles of Futility"
 9. ^ a b c Berserk, Volume 8, "Snowy Evening..."
 10. ^ a b Berserk, Volume 8, "Morning of Departure (3)"
 11. ^ a b Berserk, Volume 12, "Separation"
 12. ^ Berserk, Volume 17, "Feeble Flame"
 13. ^ a b Berserk, Volume 23, "Reunion in the Wilderness"
 14. ^ a b Berserk, Volume 23, "Winter Journey (2)"
 15. ^ Berserk, Volume 9, "Comrades in Arms"
 16. ^ Berserk, Volume 33, "Howl from the Darkness"
 17. ^ a b c Berserk, Volume 17, "To the Holy Ground (1)"
 18. ^ a b Berserk, Volume 26, "Companions"
 19. ^ Berserk, Volume 38, "Landing"
 20. ^ Berserk, Volume 39, "Corridor of Dreams"
 21. ^ a b Berserk, Volume 13, "Vow of Retaliation"
 22. ^ a b c Berserk, Volume 18, "Spirit Road (2)"
 23. ^ a b c d Berserk, Volume 3, "Golden Age (1)"
 24. ^ a b Berserk, Volume 4, "Golden Age (2)"
 25. ^ a b c d Berserk, Volume 4, "Golden Age (3)"
 26. ^ a b Berserk, Volume 37, "Spring Flower of Days Long Passed (3)"
 27. ^ Berserk, Volume 4, "Golden Age (4)"
 28. ^ Berserk, Volume 4, "Golden Age (6)"
 29. ^ a b Berserk, Volume 5, "Nosferatu Zodd (2)"
 30. ^ a b Berserk, Volume 5, "Nosferatu Zodd (4)"
 31. ^ Berserk, Volume 6, "Assassin (3)"
 32. ^ Berserk, Volume 6, "Precious Thing"
 33. ^ Berserk, Volume 6, "Casca (1)"
 34. ^ Berserk, Volume 7, "Casca (3)"
 35. ^ Berserk, Volume 7, "Bonfire of Dreams"
 36. ^ Berserk, Volume 7, "Battle to Capture Doldrey (2)"
 37. ^ Berserk, Volume 8, "Battle to Capture Doldrey (5)"
 38. ^ Berserk, Volume 8, "Battle to Capture Doldrey (6)"
 39. ^ Berserk, Volume 8, "Moment of Glory"
 40. ^ Berserk, Volume 8, "Tombstone of Flames (2)"
 41. ^ a b c Berserk, Volume 10, "Sparks from a Sword Tip"
 42. ^ Berserk, Volume 9, "Tournament"
 43. ^ Berserk, Volume 9, "Confession"
 44. ^ Berserk, Volume 10, "Infiltration of Wyndham (2)"
 45. ^ Berserk, Volume 10, "Reunion in the Abyss"
 46. ^ Berserk, Volume 10, "Flower of the Royal Palace of Stone"
 47. ^ Berserk, Volume 11, "Immortal One, Again"
 48. ^ Berserk, Volume 12, "Warriors of Twilight"
 49. ^ Berserk, Volume 12, "Eclipse"
 50. ^ Berserk, Volume 12


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In Hong Kong, child poverty is a serious social problem which may lead to intergenerational poverty, but nevertheless only a few studies have examined this issue, particularly for immigrant families. Using Census data (5 %) from 1981, 1991, 2001, and 2011, we assessed child poverty rates in the past three decades and identified key variables contributing to changes in the risk of child poverty for both immigrant and local families. Our results indicate that child poverty rates in Hong Kong-born families have fluctuated between 14.3 and 15.8 % over the past three decades, while for immigrant families they have increased steadily and substantially from 18.1 % in 1981 to 36.5 % in 2001 and then to 37.5 % in 2011. We show that the increase in immigrant child poverty is associated with changes in the Hong Kong economy that have made it more difficult for such families to adapt to the host society, especially in the 1990s and that this negative effect offset the positive influence of compositional changes among this group of immigrant families in terms of parental education levels and family size. The gap between immigrant and local families in terms of child poverty risk is mainly due to the fact that during the 1990s the negative effect of contextual changes in Hong Kong was cancelled out by the beneficial impact of compositional changes for local families, but not for immigrant families where the latter effect was minimal. Copyright © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
CitationChou, K.-L., Cheung, K. C.-K., Lau, K.-W., & Sin, T. C.-H. (2014). Trends in child poverty in Hong Kong immigrant families. Social Indicators Research, 117(3), 811-825.
- Child poverty
- Immigrant family
- Hong Kong


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RICHLAND, Wash. -- Soot from pollution causes winter snowpacks to warm, shrink and warm some more. This continuous cycle sends snowmelt streaming down mountains as much as a month early, a new study finds. How pollution affects a mountain range's natural water reservoirs is important for water resource managers in the western United States and Canada who plan for hydroelectricity generation, fisheries and farming.
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory conducted the first-ever study of soot on snow in the western states at a scale that predicted impacts along mountain ranges. They found that soot warms up the snow and the air above it by up to 1.2 degrees Fahrenheit, causing snow to melt.
"If we can project the future -- how much water we'll be getting from the rivers and when -- then we can better plan for its many uses," said atmospheric scientist Yun Qian. "Snowmelt can be up to 75 percent of the water supply, in some regions. These changes can affect the water supply, as well as aggravate winter flooding and summer droughts."
The soot-snow cycle starts when soot, a byproduct of burning fossil fuels, darkens snow it lands upon, which then absorbs more of the sun's energy than clean white snow. The resulting thinner snowpack reflects less sunlight back into the atmosphere and further warms the area, continuing the snowmelt cycle.
This study revealed regional changes to the snowpack caused by soot, whereas other studies looked at the uniform changes brought by higher air temperatures due to greenhouse gases.
Previous studies have examined the effect of airborne or snowbound soot on global climate and temperatures. Qian and his colleagues at PNNL used a climate computer model to zoom in on the Rocky Mountain, Cascade, and other western United States mountain ranges. They modeled how soot from diesel engines, power plants and other sources affected snowpacks it landed on.
They found that changes to snow's brightness results in its melting weeks earlier in spring than with pristine snow. In addition, less mountain snow going into late spring means reduced runoff in late spring and summer. They will report their findings in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Geophysical Research -- Atmospheres.
Making Snowhills from Mountains
Researchers know that soot settles on snow. And like an asphalt street compared to a concrete sidewalk, dirty snow retains more heat from the sun than bright white snow. Qian and colleagues wanted to determine to what degree dark snow contributes to the declining snowpack.
To get the kind of detail from their computer model that they needed, the PNNL team used a regional model called the Weather Research and Forecasting model -- or WRF, developed in part at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. Compared to planet-scale models that can distinguish land features 200 kilometers apart, this computer model zooms in on the landscape, increasing resolution to 15 kilometers. At 15 kilometers, features such as mountain ranges and soot deposition are better defined.
Recently, PNNL researchers added a software component to WRF that models the chemistry of tiny atmospheric particles called aerosols and their interaction with clouds and sunlight. Using the WRF-chem model, the team first examined how much soot in the form of so-called black carbon would land on snow in the Sierra Nevada, Cascade and Rocky Mountains.
Then the team simulated how that soot would affect the snow's brightness throughout the year. Finally, they translated the brightness into snow accumulation and melting over time.
"Earlier studies didn't talk about snowpack changes due to soot for two reasons," said atmospheric scientist and co-author William Gustafson. "Soot hasn't been widely measured in snowpack, and it's hard to accurately simulate snowpack in global models. The Cascades have lost 60 percent of their snowpack since the 1950s, most of that due to rising temperatures. We wanted to see if we could quantify the impact of soot."
Their simulations compared well to data collected on snowpack distribution and water runoff. But their first experiment did not include all sources of soot, so they modeled what would happen if enough soot landed on snow to double the loss of brightness. In this computer simulation, the regional climate and snowpack changed significantly, and not in a simply predictable way.
Overall, doubling the dimming of the snow did not lead to twice as high temperature changes -- it led to an approximate 50 percent increase in the snow surface temperature. The drop in snow accumulation, however, more than doubled in some areas. Snowpack over the central Rockies and southern Alberta, for example, dropped two to 50 millimeters over the mountains during late spring and early winter. The most drastic changes occurred in March, the model showed.
The team also found that soot decreased snow's brightness in two ways. About half of soot's effect came from its dark color. The other half came indirectly from reducing the size of the snowpack, exposing the underlying darker earth.
Studies like this one start to unmask pollution's role in the changing climate. While greenhouse gases work unseen, soot bares its dark nature, with a cloak that slowly steals summertime's snow.


_USER_{Laflı_Ergün_Five_2018, author={Laflı, Ergün and Buora, Maurizio}, howpublished={online}, year={2018}, abstract={
In this brief article five bronze fibulae will be presented which are being exposed in the museum of Kahramanmaraş and belonging to the Roman period. These five examples are rare and significant for the Roman archaeology of Asia Minor.
}, title={Five Roman fibulae in the museum of Kahramanmaraş in southeastern Turkey}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, volume={vol. LV}, journal={Folia Orientalia}, pages={395-410}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences — Cracow Branch}, doi={10.24425/for.2018.124690}, keywords={Fibula, Roman period, museum of Kahramanmaraş, Alesia type fibulae, enamelled fibulae, "Zwiebelknopffibel"}, }


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Bushcraft Day Inspires Year 7
Writing a History of Skipton's Aireville School was a labour of love for former teacher John Tomlinson. In the book John tells how the school started its education journey at its current site in April 1958 and how over the years it has changed, developed, and adapted to meet the needs of a changing community, changing demographic, and a changing need for the school site.
Mr Tomlinson said he had wanted to write a history of the school for some time, as it had played a large part in his life. Another former teacher, David Eager, who taught history at the school, had produced a leaflet some years ago, but he felt it was time to 'expand on David's work'. Through the process of writing the book, Mr Tomlinson talked to many former headteachers, past colleagues, and former students. The work involved collating photos, trawling archives of documents, and reading through many Craven Herald archives from over the years. The book explored how national and local events have moulded the school and its development, how the site and its buildings have changed, as well as the staff and pupils, the many changes in education over the years.
All copies of the book have now sold out and Mr Tomlinson has very generously donated £500 from the sales. Principal Richard McManus commented how appreciative the school were with the very generous donation, which was going to be used to enhance students' experience. After a challenging year for many pupils, it was decided that the money would be used to help support the youngest students in the school. The year group missed out on a traditional transition and due to the many restrictions placed on schools due to Covid19, the money helped them take part in a Bushcraft day.
The day provided students with the opportunity to supplement their standard curriculum with opportunities to learn bushcraft, wilderness, and survival skills, such as fire lighting, shelter building, outdoor cooking, and afforded them the opportunity for pupils to develop their hard and soft skills. Students also developed their confidence, team-working, and leadership skills. On the day, the students had the opportunity to take advantage of the extensive grounds, an opportunity to enjoy the glorious weather, and complete the many activities offered to them. Students commented how enjoyable the day was, the chance to make and meet new people in their year group and work together to complete all the challenges set.
Reviewing the day, Richard McManus commented, in addition to having an amazing time with their friends, learning to work in teams, and building new skills, the students have recognised how they can contribute to the well-being of others by acquiring important and lifelong life-saving skills
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Now. In the Received text, there is no word for "Now", but most of the critical texts insert oun, therefore.
had sent = sent. Greek. apostello. App-174. This shows that this preliminary inquiry was conducted by Annas. John omits the trial before Caiaphas.
unto. Greek. pros. App-104.
Verse 25
stood, &c. = was standing, &c., as in John 18:18.
denied. Greek. arneomai. See note on John 13:38. See App-160.
Verse 26
see. Greek. eidon. App-133.
Verse 27
Peter, &c. = Again therefore Peter denied.
immediately. Greek. eutheos. See John 13:30.
the = a.
crew = crowed. The first of the two cock-crowings. See App-160. The word is pkoneo, to make a sound with the voice.
Verse 28
Then = Therefore. This follows the decision of the Sanhedrin recorded in Matthew 26:58; Matthew 27:2 and parallel passages. See above, John 18:24.
from = away from. Greek. ape. App-104.
unto. Greek. eis. App-104.
hall of judgment. Greek praitorion. Latin. praetorium, the house of the Praetor. See Mark 15:16. Probably connected with the castle of Antonia, built by Herod the Great and named after Mark Antony. It was not Herod"s palace, as is clear from Luke 23:7. Compare same word in Acts 23:35. Philippians 1:1, Philippians 1:13.
it was early: i.e. in the early hours of the Preparation between 11pm and midnight.
lest, &c. = in order that they might not. Greek. hina me.
defiled. Greek. miaino. Only here, Titus 1:15, Titus 1:15. Hebrews 12:15. Jude 1:8. eat the passover. At the close of this Preparation Day, the 14th Nisan, "at even". See App-156.
Verse 29
went out. Greek. exerchomai. All the texts add exo, outside.
accusation = charge. Greek kategoria. Compare Eng. "category".
against. Greek. kata. App-104.
Verse 30
malefactor = evildoer. Greek. kakopoios. Only here and 1 Peter 2:12, 1 Peter 2:14; 1 Peter 3:16; 1 Peter 4:15. Compare Luke 23:32. They expected Pilate to take their word for it, and condemn Him unheard. See Acts 25:16.
Verse 31
Take ye Him = Take Him yourselves.
judge. Greek. krino. App-122.
according to. Greek. kata. App-104.
It is not lawful. For violations of their law they seem to have had the power of stoning to death. See John 8:59; John 10:31. Acts 7:59. But they feared the people, and so had determined to raise the plea of rebellion against Ceasar and throw the odium of the Lord"s death upon Pilate.
not... any man. Greek. ouk oudeis. A double negative.
Verse 32
signifying, &c. See John 12:33.
should die = is about to die.
Verse 33
called. Greek. phoneo. See John 18:27.
the King, &c. This shows the malicious charge the Jews had made.
Verse 34
of = from. Greek. apo. App-104.
others. Greek. altos. App-124.
Verse 35
hast Thou done? didst Thou?
Verse 36
servants. Greek huperetes. Same word as "officer", John 18:3.
now. Greek. nun, as in John 17:5.
Verse 37
Art thou a king then? = Is it not then (Greek. oukoun. Occurs only here) that Thou art a king? or, So then a king Thou art?
To this end = To (Greek. eis. App-104.) this, i.e. for this purpose.
for this cause. Exactly the same words, eis touto, as in previous clause.
bear witness = testify. Greek. martureo. See on John 1:7,
the truth. See on John 14:6, and p. 1511.
My voice. See John 8:47; John 10:3, John 10:4, John 10:16, John 10:27.
Verse 38
What is truth? The question of many a man. Pilate was not "jesting", as Lord Bacon says. He was doubtless sick of the various philosophies and religions which contended for acceptance.
no. Greek oudeis. fault. Greek aitia (compare aiteo, App-134.), a charge, accusation; hence a ground of charge.
Verse 39
custom. Greek sunetheia. Only here and in 1 Corinthians 11:16.
at. Greek en. App-104.
will ye...? = do ye wish.? Greek. boulomai. App-102. Only occurrence of this word in John.
the King of the Jews. It was this taunt that led them to retort by the threat of Laesa majestatis (high treason) against Pilate himself (John 19:12).
Verse 40
cried = cried aloud, shouted. Greek kraugazo. Compare John 19:6, John 19:15. Acts 22:23.
this Man = this fellow. Compare John 7:27; John 9:29.
Barabbas. Aramaic. App-94.
robber = bandit, highway robber. Greek. Mates. Compare Mark 11:17; Mark 14:48; Mark 15:27. Not kleptes. thief. The two words together in John 10:1, John 10:8. They chose the robber, and the robber has ruled over them to this day.
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Classical Tradition in Elizabethan Theatre: The Influence of Latin Comedy on Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors".
Martinez Maritxalar, Usua
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Comedy plays have been part of our society at least for two thousand years. Such a rich theatrical culture implies that, historically, many different works have been written by various authors worldwide. Hence, in a bigger or smaller amount, there are many similarities among works which have remarkably different backgrounds. This is the case of the Elizabethan play The Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare. The mentioned play is highly influenced by Latin comedy, primarily by the play Menaechmi, written by Titus Maccius Plautus. This paper aims to analyse the influence Roman comedy and Menaechmi had on Shakespeare to write The Comedy of Errors. For that, firstly the background of each work was presented, that is to say, the Roman and Plautus' comedy, and the theatre in Elizabethan times with specific mention to Shakespeare. Subsequently, based on particular references from Menaechmi and The Comedy of Errors and little research made about them, I identified the differences and similarities between them. The results showed that Shakespeare's play is highly influenced by Plautus' one and may be considered a version of it. The outcomes also revealed that contaminatio could be applied to Plautus as well as to Shakespeare and literary authors in general. By the same token, not only Plautus influenced Shakespeare's writings but, he also created a whole comedy pattern which was followed by a big amount of theatrical culture. To finish with, it would be worthwhile to focus on further studies regarding the factor contaminatio related to the historical development of theatre and the influences the playwrights have had and still have among each other.


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GeoVar: Non-rigid geometry variation for fabricated aero engine structure
Concept and objectives
Green and sustainable aero engines require weight reduction. For the open rotor technology, with rotating Ni-based superalloy components this is enabled by fabrication (welding) methods where a number of small parts, often in different materials, are welded together.
In this type of fabricated structures, variation from manufacturing of the individual parts, from the fixturing and assembly process and from the welding process itself accumulates and propagates through the structure and creates geometrical variation in the final subsystem. This in turn has an influence on the ability to meet requirements on aerodynamics and life. It is therefore extremely important to have a reliable process to control how variation affects the final welded geometries. Therefore, the proposed project combines state of the art variation simulation with welding metallurgy, welding simulation and fixture design JTI-CS-2013-02-SAGE-02-035.
In traditional 3D variation simulation (stack-up's) it is common to consider that the parts are rigid. Often in production, forces are applied manually or by different fixturing solutions to assure that requirements on offset are fulfilled before welding parts together in an assembly. Depending on assembly sequences and geometry variation of incoming material, different fixturing forces need to be applied from component to component to assure the right fit in the seam before welding. It may even be necessary to use active fixturing where the forces are varying during the welding process.
There are 3D variation simulation software capabilities today that consider non-rigid parts but they focus on sheet metal parts. In this project the main issue is to developed knowledge about castings and forgings together with sheet metal parts to define tolerances on ingoing parts and calculate forces needed in fixturing to assure final product requirements. A virtual and a physical demonstration of a weld assembly of a complex geometry component consisting of several rigid and flexible sub parts shall be performed.
The demonstration must comprise a fixture solution that can vary the fixturing/clamping force. The geometry assurance research will be complemented by weld distortion simulations. Computational Welding Mechanics simulations of a limited numbers of geometric variations will provide the fundamental understanding as well as give quantitative prescriptions of required fixturing forces. The main deliverable in the GeoVar project is a 3D variation simulation methodology solving the stated problem above, verified to TRL 6 by a virtual and physical demonstration of capability. The main benefit for the company is that the possibility to set the right tolerances and fixturing solutions increases in early phases in product development.
- This project proposes a novel way to combine variation and welding simulation to support the design of future welding fixtures for aircraft engine components.
- Non-rigid Geometrical Variation Simulation will be further developed to optimize locator and support positions in order to minimize geometrical variation in the weld gap and also take fixturing forces into consideration.
- Computational Welding Mechanics simulations with integrated control functions will be further developed to prescribe fixturing forces for maintaining specific tolerances ahead of the weld for a stable weld process.
- The simulation areas will be combined and integrated to support the design of a physical welding fixture suitable for fabrication of aircraft engine components. The results will be demonstrated virtually and physically.
Project Coordinator: Rikard Söderberg, Chalmers
- Rd&T Technology Ab (Private, Sweden)
- Wingquist laboratory (Centre, Sweden)
- University West (Academic, Sweden)
- University West (Publisher, Sweden)
- Clean Sky (Research Institute, Belgium)
- Luleå University of Technology (Academic, Sweden)
- GKN Aerospace Services (Private, United Kingdom)
The project is closed: 31/03/2016
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- European Commission (EC) (Public, Belgium)


Most Workers Not Interested in Switching to a Cybersecurity Role
Most UK and US workers now view cybersecurity professionals in a positive light, although worryingly few are considering a career in the industry, according to a new study from (ISC)2.
The certifications company polled 2500 workers in the US and UK to compile its 2020 Cybersecurity Perception Study.
It revealed that perceptions of those working in cybersecurity are now generally positive: 71% claimed they view security pros as "smart, technically skilled individuals," while 51% described them as "good guys fighting cybercrime."
However, more concerning is the lack of interest in pursuing a career in the industry: 69% of respondents said it's not the right fit for them, despite admitting that objectively it seems like a good option.
Part of the reasoning behind this is that individuals believe cybersecurity roles require a significant investment of time and money in training and the accrual of technical knowledge.
Some 61% said they thought they'd need more education or a certification before getting a job in the sector, 32% believe it requires too much tech know-how or training, 27% said they don't know how to code and 26% claimed it is "too intimidating."
Women were more likely than men to perceive the industry as intimidating and to be put off by the lack of diversity.
These perceptions may have been formed in part because most (77%) respondents were never offered cybersecurity as part of their school or college curriculum. Partly as a result, the majority (68%) said their view of the industry is shaped by portrayals in TV shows and movies (37%) or by news coverage of security incidents (31%).
Frustratingly for those hoping to encourage more people into the industry, the report comes at a time when many are considering a career change. Further, attributes such as job stability (61%), flexible working (57%) and earning potential (56%), all of which are available in security roles, are now priorities for respondents.
Perceptions of cybersecurity matter because, with an estimated global shortfall of over four million professionals, a major recruitment drive is needed to encourage workers to switch career paths.
However, the unpalatable truth is that many of the respondents' negative perceptions are accurate: employers still often rely too much on certifications and previous experience when selecting candidates, and diversity is a persistent problem.
A particularly acute challenge will be changing perceptions among younger professionals: Generation Z respondents were least likely to view cybersecurity professionals in a positive light.
"The reality of the situation, and what we need to do a better job of publicizing, is that a truly effective cybersecurity workforce requires a broad range of professionals who bring different skillsets to their teams," argued (ISC)2 COO, Wesley Simpson.
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Berry College is a comprehensive
The Early Years (_PHONE_)
The daughter of a wealthy Floyd County planter, Martha Berry first became sensitive to the impoverished condition of many of the people who lived in the area's mountains when some young boys stumbled upon the private cabin retreat where she had gone to read her Bible. Berry was shocked to learn that the children attended neither church nor school and that they were unfamiliar with basic Bible stories. Her willingness to offer them
Berry wanted only rural children to attend her schools; she refused to admit students from urban areas, including nearby Rome. From its inception the Berry program emphasized the regenerative power of work. Diligent labor, she believed, would promote character in her students by encouraging responsibility and a sense of self-worth. Beginning in 1914, students at the schools would work each week for eight hours on two consecutive days and attend classes on four other days. The work program helped to keep operating costs
The academic curriculum followed Berry's declaration that the schools should promote an education of "the head, the heart, and the hands." Courses were offered in arts and sciences, but the boys' and girls' schools both emphasized training in industrial, agricultural, and domestic arts. The college offered advanced courses in these fields, along with teacher and business training. In accordance with Berry's faith, students were required to take courses on religious topics and to subscribe to a strict moral code. They also attended three weekly chapels and an interdenominational service on Sundays. Though a conservative Protestantism defined Berry's beliefs, the schools' religious teachings placed greater emphasis on service than on theology, as reflected by the adoption of the biblical admonition "not to be ministered unto but to minister" as their motto.
Berry also approved land purchases in Floyd County as a way to promote the institution's long-term financial security. By the 1930s the schools owned nearly 30,000 acres and possessed the largest campus of any educational institution. Martha Berry, meanwhile, gained national renown for her schools, including recognition in 1930 from Good Housekeeping magazine as one of the nation's twelve most influential women.
The College since 1942
Martha Berry's death in 1942 deprived the schools of their central figure as they entered their most difficult period.
Ultimately, the trustees concluded that the best hope for Berry's legacy lay in the development of the college. Under the leadership of John R. Bertrand, who was appointed president in 1956, the college continued to offer vocational training but concentrated on improving the liberal arts and professional programs to competitive levels. After gaining accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1957, the college modified the existing work-study schedule in order to place greater emphasis
Through these years the college continued to operate on tight finances, despite the sale of some of its lands for local development. This money was invested in restricted funds that helped build the endowment to about 185th among educational institutions nationally by 1999. Gloria M. Shatto, who succeeded Bertrand as president in 1980, continued to work on securing the institution's financial stability, and the college still owns more than 26,000 acres. By the 1990s Berry College annually enrolled approximately 1,800 undergraduates and roughly 200 students in its business and education graduate programs; enrollment numbers remain about the same today.
True to the founder's ideals, the trustees strive to keep tuition lower than that of comparable institutions, and each class still contains a large proportion of first-generation college students. Most students continue to work on campus for experience and spending money, and the Religion-in-Life program encourages them to participate in local churches and in volunteer service activities. In 1998 John Scott Colley assumed the presidency, and upon his retirement in 2006, Stephen R. Briggs became the school's eighth president.
Jonathan M. Atkins, "Philanthropy in the Mountains: Martha Berry and the Early Years of the Berry Schools," Georgia Historical Quarterly 82 (winter 1998): 856-76.
Ouida Dickey and Doyle Mathis, Berry College: A History (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2005).
Carol Anne Guthrie, "Education and the Evolution of the South: A History of the Berry Schools, _PHONE_" (Ph.D. diss., University of Tennessee, 1994).
Harnett T. Kane with Inez Henry, Miracle in the Mountains (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1956).
Jonathan M. Atkins, Berry College
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 1. Leave undone or leave out
 "How could I neglect that typo?";
 - pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap
 2. Not do something; leave something undone
 "She neglected to notice that her child was no longer in his crib";
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 3. Fail to attend to
 "he neglects his children"
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 "neglect the errors";
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 1. Lack of attention and due care
 - disregard
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 "the house was in a terrible state of neglect";
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 3. Wilful lack of care and attention
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Bayesian Methods for Random-Effects Meta-Analysis of Rare Binary Events in Biomedical Research
Rare binary events data arise frequently in medical research. Due to lack of statistical power in individual studies involving such data, meta-analysis has become an increasingly important tool for combining results from multiple independent studies. However, traditional meta-analysis methods often report severely biased estimates in such rare-event settings. Moreover, many rely on models assuming a pre-specified direction for variability between control and treatment groups for mathematical convenience, which may be violated in practice. In Chapter 1, based on a flexible random-effects model that removes the assumption about the direction, we propose new Bayesian procedures for estimating and testing the overall treatment effect and inter-study heterogeneity. Our Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm employs Pólya-Gamma augmentation so that all conditionals are known distributions, greatly facilitating computational efficiency. Our simulation shows that the proposed approach generally reports less biased and more stable estimates compared to existing methods. We further illustrate our approach using two real examples, one using rosiglitazone data from 56 studies and the other using stomach ulcer data from 41 studies.
Random-effects (RE) meta-analysis is a crucial approach for combining results from multiple independent studies that exhibit heterogeneity. Recently, two frequentist goodness-of-fit (GOF) tests were proposed to assess the adequacy of RE model fit. However, they tend to perform poorly when encountering rare binary events. In Chapter 2, under a general binomial-normal framework, we propose a Bayesian GOF test for meta-analysis of rare events. Our method is based on pivotal quantities that plays an important role in Bayesian model assessment, and adopts the Cauchy combination idea, newly proposed in a 2019 JASA paper, to combine dependent p-values computed using posterior samples from Markov Chain Monte Carlo. The advantages of our method include straightforward conception and interpretation, incorporation of all data including double zeros without artificial correction, well-controlled Type I error, and generally higher power in detecting model misfits when compared to previous GOF methods. We illustrate the proposed method via simulation and three real data applications.
Replication studies play an essential role in genetic association studies (GAS) for accessing the credibility of original findings. However, existing approaches for measuring replication success often have limitations, such as focusing on single replications, which may not be appropriate in genetic research with multiple replications. Additionally, some methods fail to account for information from the original study or make assumptions that replication studies have the same standard error as the original study, which is not always valid in GAS. To address these limitations, in Chapter 3, we propose a Bayesian approach called OABF that allows for the inclusion of multiple replications and assesses the consistency between the original study and its replications. Our method utilizes a Bayes factor test, where the null hypothesis assumes a zero-effect size, while the alternative hypothesis advocates for consistency between the original study and replications. We show that OABF may alleviate the issue of false positives in GAS and has the potential to address false negatives and correlated replications. We further illustrate the performance of OABF through simulation studies and real GAS datasets of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), showing its effectiveness in evaluating replication success in genetic research.
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HydroCAD® Stormwater Modeling - Since 1986
HydroCAD provides a wide range of basic pond outlet devices, including orifice flow, weirs, culverts, tubes, and siphons. These may be used individually to model simple outlets, or combined in various arrangements to model more complex outlets, such as a riser structure or notched weir. HydroCAD can also be used to model active outlet devices, such as pumps, or time-varying outlets such as a dam breach. Each pond can have an unlimited number of outlet devices.
Complete details of the hydraulics calculations are provided in the HydroCAD Owner's Manual, as well as the built-in Help system. Just click the help button on the outlet selection screen, or on a specific outlet device.
Outlet Device Routing
The flow from each outlet device is routed to a specific node outflow. By default, most devices are routed to primary. This causes their flow to be directed to the primary outflow arrow on the routing diagram. If desired, individual devices can also be routed to secondary or tertiary. This causes their flow to be calculated and reported separately, and makes it available as a separate outflow on the routing diagram.
Any number of devices that can be routed to each outflow. When several devices are routed to the same outflow, their individual flows are combined and routed together.
Flows that are not subject to further routing (such as exfiltration), are usually routed to the discarded outflow. The device routing can also be used to construct compound outlet structures, such as a riser.
Outlet Device Reporting
The summary report for each pond includes a graphical representation of the outlet devices, plus an analysis of the maximum flow through each device.
1) Each discharge (primary, secondary, discarded) is labeled with the following information:
Maximum flow rate
The maximum flow is calculated directly from the discharge equations at the listed HW and TW elevations. This value may be slightly less than the interpolated peak flow that appears a the top of the summary. This difference can often be reduced by using a smaller time step, but some difference is expected due to the different calculation procedure. If desired, the devices flows may be removed from the report by using the summary report context menu. (Requires HydroCAD-8.5 or later.)
2) Each device (culvert, weir, etc.) includes one of the following messages describing its role in determining the maximum flow through its designated discharge point:
Controls x.xx cfs @ x.x fps - The device is acting as a control point, and is restricting the discharge to the specified flow. This does not necessarily mean that the device is flowing full, but that under the current conditions, its flow is more restrictive than other devices to which it may be connected. The message also indicates the approximate discharge velocity corresponding to this flow, and the governing discharge equation.
Passes xx.xx cfs of xx.xx cfs potential flow - The device is passing a specified flow that is less than its potential flow for the headwater/tailwater conditions at that time. The device is not a control point. The maximum flow is being controlled by other device(s).
Passes < xx.xx cfs potential flow - The device is passing a flow that is less than its potential flow, but the flow could not be determined, since it is apportioned between two or more devices. The device is not a control point. The maximum flow is being controlled by another device to which this device contributes a portion of the total flow.
Since the flows (and control points) are recalculated at each time step, these values can be expected to vary throughout the routing. The flow analysis shows only the conditions at the time of maximum discharge. Furthermore, when using a dynamic tailwater procedure, the maximum flow may occur at a different time for the primary and secondary discharge.
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Assessing the True Cost of Lifting Decisions
The Fighting Gravity Series
 The goal of the Fighting Gravity Series is to help operators, engineers and purchasers think through their requirements for lifting solutions, primarily in the lift range of loads of 1 tonne to 10 Tons, but many of the principles apply to all of your lifting decisions. Does a portable gantry solution make sense? What about an overhead gantry crane? When is a lightweight davit crane the appropriate tool?
In this edition of Fighting Gravity we will focus on a portion of your gantry crane planning: cost assessment. Having a framework to assess the costs is an important factor in arriving at the correct decision. There are a wide range of costs that aren't readily apparent at the time of purchase, so let's try and flush out a few of those hidden items below!
Assessing the Cost: Price vs Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Unfortunately most decisions start with the question "How much does that cost?" The correct question should really be "How much will this cost me over the life of the solution." It's often difficult to get an exact apples-to-apples comparison while evaluating competing products. Focusing exclusively on the up front price can miss the longer term cost of a solution. Rather than price, let's discuss the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of your lifting solution over the life span of the equipment. Products that appear slightly more expensive initially can often be very cost effective over the useful life of the equipment. Things to consider when assessing your TCO:
 - Cost to implement the solution
 - Annual costs
 - Product durability
 - Vendor reputation
 - Solution versatility
Costs to Implement the Solution
Certain solutions such as overhead gantry cranes will likely require extensive up-front planning, including engineering costs, a potential building review to ensure the structural integrity of the building, safety program planning, along with a number of other items depending on the situation. The number of service providers required to successfully implement the project can grow quickly, making organization and team management critical. You should also consider the cost of internal resources required to evaluate and manage the project. It can often require a diverse set of internal resources from engineering, finance, safety etc. to properly manage a project of that magnitude.
As a comparison, for lighter lifts, a 2 ton aluminum gantry crane would have no implementation costs aside from the purchase price, but different mobile gantry cranes come with different features. One question might be whether or not a beam trolley is included in the initial purchase price. Does it come with required safety documentation such as engineered stamped drawings or certificate of test? Is the manufacturer representing that it's been tested or will you need to that yourself (and take on that liability). These, plus other questions are important to consider at the outset of a purchase.
Annual Costs
Annual costs operating costs should be factored into the TCO calculation. These costs might involve annual maintenance or safety inspections, along with annual safety training or certification. It's critical for operator safety to know the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard (OSHA) for each piece of equipment and operating environment.
While the upfront implementation cost might be less burdensome for portable gantry cranes, there are definitely hidden annual costs to evaluate. Legacy steel mobile gantry cranes may require large pieces of equipment such as a forklift or front loader to move them around a facility due to their heavy weights and limited mobility. The cost of an operator's time, the operating cost of the machinery, along with the opportunity cost of that piece of machinery not engaging in a higher value added activity should be seriously considered. With a forklift costing more than $30k and a front-loader at $100k the opportunity cost can become substantial. Many operators or purchasers are shocked at how high these hidden costs are on an annual basis, sometimes equaling the entire cost of a less than mobile gantry crane! A general rule of thumb is to multiply these annual operating costs by 10-20x to understand their true cost over a longer term time period (say 10+ years). So if you will incur an additional $3,000 per year in annual operating costs for one solution vs a competing solution, then over the life of the solution the cost is really closer to $30,000 to $60,000 greater than the alternative.
Lightweight, aluminum portable gantry cranes avoid the trappings of the older legacy steel gantry cranes. The aluminum portable gantry crane can be easily moved from location to location, due to its lightweight, either by quickly disassembling it to move it or by easily rolling it around a facility. As lifting capacity increases, the difference between the aluminum gantry crane and steel gantry crane can become significant. A 3 tonne to 10 ton aluminum gantry crane can be moved without additional machinery, such as the ones we produce at Easily Moved Equipment (eme). Avoiding the cost of specialized equipment to move or rig the portable aluminum gantry crane can result in substantial savings over the life of the product, reducing the TCO.
Product Durability
Most operators or purchasers will focus on direct repair costs. However, loss of productivity due to downtime is the real economic monster. Wasting time and resources to replace or repair a piece of lifting equipment that should be functional, can ripple its way through the production process or service workflow, costing multiples of the initial equipment cost.
You should also consider the environment that the equipment will be located. Is it outdoors where the elements will eventually cause degradation in either the structural or operating integrity of the asset? If so, then maybe a mobile solution has a lower TCO over the long-run.
Vendor Reputation
Understanding your equipment vendor is very important while analyzing the risk of hidden future costs. A poor assessment here regarding quality, service costs, etc. of the vendor could be costly down the road.
Understanding your equipment vendor's reliability track record is critical in this area. How quickly do they respond to service requests, if necessary? Can you obtain parts domestically or are they shipped in from overseas? What does the vendors track record of quality look like? Do they rigorously test the equipment before sending it out to a customer? These are important questions to ask of your equipment vendor to assess your TCO.
Is your vendor committed to your particular market? As an example, are you dealing with an overseas vendor that's new to your particular geography? Is there risk that vendor may decide to pack up and head home if it doesn't achieve the sales levels it requires to justify geographic expansion? What does that mean to you if you are in the unfortunate position of needing service or parts 2 or 3 years after purchasing the gear?
Understand your vendor's full product line-up. Is the model you are buying from them their core competency, or did they simply produce a couple of products for "marketing purposes" and aren't fully committed to that technology and type of product for their core lineup.
Has the ownership of your vendor changed? Sometimes this can put the historical track record such as service or quality levels at risk since new ownership may decide to focus on financial metrics rather than putting the customer first. In that situation you might not be factoring the risk and cost of repair correctly.
Solution Versatility
Certain solutions are likely purpose built, such as the overhead crane that we discussed above. You can't move it to other parts of the facility, but it's there to do a specific job!
 Other solutions can potentially serve multiple functions around a facility or worksite. If it's possible to substitute a mobile 10 ton gantry crane for a 10 ton overhead crane, the solution could have significantly lower TCO. A mobile gantry can take on many different forms. An older steel gantry crane, as discussed above, may have such limited mobility at heavier rated capacity loads of 3 tonne, 5 tonne, 7.5 tonne or 10 tonne, that it's effectively an overhead crane but on the ground. In order to use these gantry cranes at that rated capacity, you likely need to incur the cost of having multiple steel gantry cranes at each desired location, even if it has infrequent use. In contrast, the eme portable aluminum gantry crane at a 3 tonne, 5 tonne 7.5 tonne or 10 ton rated capacity can be disassembled and moved around a specific location or to another site. This may allow the operator to replace multiple legacy products with significantly fewer aluminum gantry cranes. Not only is this likely to save up-front costs, but it reduces the complexity of having to maintain or potentially certify a higher amount of equipment each year.
Lastly, understand if your equipment vendor's products are interoperable with other products in their lineup. For example, if your primary need is


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CANBERRA, Australia — A newly discovered horse fly in Australia was so "bootylicious" with its golden-haired butt, that entomologists named it: Beyonce.
Previously published results from Bryan Lessard, a 24-year-old researcher at Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, were recently announced on the species that had been sitting in a fly collection since it was captured in 1981 – the same year pop diva Beyonce was born.
He says he wanted to pay respect to the insect's beauty by naming it Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae.
Lessard said Beyonce would be "in the nature history books forever" and that the fly now bearing her name is "pretty bootylicious" with its golden backside.
"Bootylicious" was the title of a song by Beyonce's previous group, Destiny's Child.
It's unknown if the rare species is a bloodsucker like many female horse flies. Lessard says he was unable to find any live specimens when he went looking in 2010 in northeast Queensland's Atherton Tablelands, where it was captured three decades ago. However, at least one member of the public has alerted him that he was recently bitten by what's locally called the "gold bum fly."
The description of the fly was earlier published in the Australian Journal of Entomology, but the results were announced last week.
Lessard says he hasn't heard from Beyonce, who recently gave birth to her first child, but he is a fan and hopes she will take his scientific gesture as a compliment. He also said the name was picked to help draw attention to the importance of his field and the need for more researchers to catalog and study insects.
Horse flies are "vital pollinators of native plants, not just in Australia, but all over the world," Lessard said. "It's extremely important to name all the undescribed species so we can measure our human impact on the environment and hopefully protect it for future generations to enjoy."
Shakira was hoping the fly with the golden butt would be named after her:
The horse fly, of which there are around 4,400 species worldwide, serves as an important pollinator of many plants. He explained: "Horse flies act like hummingbirds during the day, drinking nectar from their favorite varieties of grevillea, tea trees and eucalypts."
However, it's not only the fly's spectacular behind that led to it being named after the Bootylicious star. This particular horse fly was first collected by scientists in the same year that Beyoncé was born – 1981.
"Most Australian Scaptia species have been described, however, these five 'new' species of a sub-group (Plinthina) have been housed in Australian collections since the group was last studied in the 1960s," Lessard said.


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The Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (NRPA) is the competent national authority in the area of radiation protection and nuclear safety in Norway. The NRPA was created in 1993 through the consolidation of the former Nuclear Energy Safety Authority with the National institute of Radiation Hygiene.
The NRPA is responsible for:
- overseeing the use of radioactive substances and fissile material
- coordinating contingency plans against nuclear accidents and radioactive fallout
- monitoring natural and artificial radiation in the environment and at the workplace
- increasing our knowledge of the occurrence, risk and effects of radiation
The Radiation Protection Authority is organized under the ministry of Health and Care Services. It provides assistance to all ministries on matters dealing with radiation, radiation protection and nuclear safety.


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Dietes Bicolour [20300]
Dietes Bicolour
Dietes bicolour
Also known as African Iris or Fortnight Lily. Long sword-like pale-green leaves. The flowers are creamy yellow with three dark purple spots, each surrounded by an orange outline.
Tough plants for landscaping. Drought tolerant, wind tolerant, relatively pest and disease free Dietes is often used in perennial gardens, beautification of commercial premises and along roadsides.
Annual or Perennial Perennial
Hardiness Hardy
Approx days to flower/harvest 200
Height 100cm
Space between plants 75cm
When to sow Spring, Summer, Autumn
Seeds per packet Approx 50


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Everyone should be able to associate freely through and on the internet for social, political, cultural, or other purposes.
What does this look like in a democracy?
The internet is an important platform for political organizing where citizens can collaborate to advance democratic goals. Citizens are able to peacefully associate with others on the internet. The internet provides an open space for individuals to exercise their democratic rights and advocate for the rights of others.
warning signs of an undemocratic internet:
 - Citizens are prevented from accessing websites and messaging apps that facilitate political mobilization.
 - Governments pressure websites and social media platforms to remove publicity for an event because this limits the ability of citizens to schedule a public meeting or organize a protest.
 - Security agents infiltrate online communities to monitor groups.
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simulated launch feature, the risk related to annual testing of the LSA is significantly reduced.
Each of the concepts challenges the prescriptive requirements detailed in SOLAS. To introduce them into service onboard a vessel, they would have to follow the ADA (Alternative Design Appraisal) process detailed through SOLAS Ch. III Reg 38. This process allows the engineering analysis of the novel system or equipment (qualitive and quantitative) to be undertaken, while also assessing its suitable integration onboard a vessel.
The SafeCube System is taking the knowledge and experience gained in the offshore Oil and Gas sector, where higher levels of safety are normally implemented than those prescribed in SOLAS, and applying it the commercial sector of large passenger vessels.
In addition to increased safety levels due to the reduction of evacuation time (time to muster and boarding time), the SAFECUBE systems also have an advantage related to the increased serviceability with reduced accidental risk related to conventional lifeboat hooks and winch systems. Furthermore, the effect of stored kinetic energy which is transferred to forward motion during the free-fall launch gives a positive effect of safe sail away phase and speed.
From the model testing conducted, it has been shown that the forces experienced by the persons onboard the SafeCube will be not dangerous, even at different angles of launching when the vessel is listed to the high or low side. With the orientation of the SafeCube perpendicular to the sideshell, when launched it is automatically sailing away, further reducing the risk associated with such a system.
Based on the above results, it is reasonable to assume that SafeCube systems provides significantly higher safety level compared with conventional lifeboat solutions. In addition to reduction of evacuation time, the SafeCube systems have also advantages related to increased serviceability with reduced accidental risk related to conventional lifeboat hooks.
The use of the Softshell LSA instead of conventional LSA allows for flexibility in the location of the evacuation station, allowing for a dynamic evacuation situation, allowing the efficiency of the evacuation to be maintained or not significantly reduced due to the incident which has forced the evacuation. The use of a bowsing system to control the position of the system against the sideshell of the vessel which is not connected to the side of the vessel allows the System independence to positioned where it is most effective for the evacuation, while the automation of the positioning of the System and the deployment reduces the crew actions involved, reducing the risk of error and reducing the training burden.
The tank testing has determined that the forces on the system and the persons onboard are all within reason – loadings on the inflatable structure are manageable, while the motions on the persons onboard are not excessive or dangerous. The ability to escape is enhanced due to the crafts being orientated perpendicular to side of the vessel, meaning there is no manoeuvring to escape a stricken vessel. Due to the design of the System, as the launching sequence has been automated where possible and there are fewer crew actions, there is a lower risk of the System being available to board and to escape safely from the stricken vessel when compared to conventional LSA.


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Dr. Carol Hoban
Postpartum depression is recognized as an important maternal and child health issue. Postpartum depression is the most common perinatal psychiatric disorder and one of the most common complications of childbirth. Studies show prevalence rates in women ranging from 10% to 25%. Postpartum depression affects the emotional wellbeing of mothers, infant behavior, mother-infant bonding, and marital relationships. However, the majority of women who experience postpartum depression do not seek care. The purpose of this analysis is to examine the demographic differences between women in Georgia who report symptoms of postpartum depression but do not seek care, versus women who report postpartum depression symptoms and seek care. Approximately 15% of respondents in this study reported postpartum depression. Of these women, approximately 80% did not seek care for their symptoms. This analysis found that women with the following characteristics were more likely to not seek care for depression: non-White and Hispanic women; women that were uninsured before their pregnancy; women that had their prenatal care paid for by Medicaid or the Military; and women who did not seek care for depression during their pregnancy. The results of this study may help to guide the implementation of public health interventions among postpartum women in Georgia.
Tennyson, Sarah Elizabeth, "An Analysis of Postpartum Depression and Care Seeking Behaviors in Georgia" (2009). Public Health Theses. Paper 120.


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When it comes to camouflage, ground-nesting Japanese quail are experts. That's based on new evidence published online on January 17 in Current Biology that mother quail "know" the patterning of their own eggs and choose laying spots to hide them best.
"Not only are the eggs camouflaged, but the birds choose to lay their eggs on a substrate that maximizes camouflage," said P. George Lovell of Abertay University and the University of St Andrews. "Furthermore, the maximization seems specific to individual birds."
Karen Spencer, also of University of St Andrews and a co-author, had earlier noticed that female quail lay eggs that vary a lot in appearance, and that those differences are repeatable. Some birds consistently lay eggs covered in dark spots; others have many fewer spots or, in some cases, almost none at all.
That pattern led the researchers to an intriguing idea: that birds might make optimal egg-laying choices based on the special characteristics of their own eggs. To find out, they gave female quail in the lab a choice between four different backgrounds on which to lay their eggs.
Those choice experiments revealed that most quail mothers lay their eggs on background colors to match the spots on their eggs. That's an effective strategy known as disruptive coloration, in which contrasting patterns on surfaces make the outline of an object harder to detect. Birds laying eggs with little patterning instead choose lighter surfaces to match the predominant background color of their eggs.
The findings suggest that quail in the wild lower the chance that their eggs will be found and eaten by predators through careful decision-making, the researchers say.
"Animals make choices based upon their knowledge of the environment and their own phenotype to maximize their ability to reproduce and survive," Lovell said. "In this specific case, birds know what their eggs look like and can make laying choices that will minimize predation."
Current Biology, Lovell et al.: "Individual quail select egg-laying substrate providing optimal camouflage for their egg phenotype."
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I am planning to create a maze game. I have no idea how can I create the maze. The first thing I do is to make a 1 png file for the maze. I would like to ask if it is possible to create just 1 image for the maze or do I need to create the maze by arranging its block one by one? enter image description here
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Consider using some kind of text format for building the maze. The most convenient way of declaring mazes would be to use lua itself, i.e. by building an array. The next step would be to generate the map to show it to user. I thing it would by a much simpler approach then to work with PNG images.
Your maze example can by divided into rooms with 4 walls/exits facing 4 directions. Have you considered building a two dimensional array of 16 values representing all combination of walls (different rooms)?
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Green Diary highlights artist Luke Jerram's new project "Aeolus," which seeks to capture the sound of wind passing through a landscape. According to Green Diary, Jerram received an £225K grant from the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPRSC) to create and tour Aeolus, an exploration of acoustics, wind, and architecture, which was inspired by a tour of desert wells in Iran that one local well-digger said sung in the wind. The artist has created a range of sculptures, installations, and live art projects, including the Plant Orchestra.
Aeolian wind harps were seen by Jerram as the best tools for capturing the sound of wind. "Long tensioned strings will resonate with the wind and will be heard by visitors inside the space. The ambition is to sonify the three dimensional landscape of wind. The public will be able to visualise this shifting wind map from within the space by interpreting the sound around them."
The piece will consist of components that explore light, including "hundreds of light pipes which both draw the landscape of light into the building and hum at a series of low frequencies. The tubes act to frame and magnify the landscape so that from inside the structure, at its centre, visitors can see through one hundred of these pipes simultaneously, contemplating an ever changing landscape of light."
The installation features a specially designed architectural space that will resonate and sing with the wind. EPRSC and the engineering groups of University of Southampton (ISVR) and University of Salford are involved and funding the project because they hope to learn more about how to make audible wind noises without electrical power or amplification.
The temporary installation will tour sites in the UK and elsewhere, and each location's unique wind and landscape sound will be recorded.
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I'm building a NMT model and I have some questions about the preparation of training pairs.
Background: I have a list of sentences that have similar semantic meanings and I would like to make pairs out of them. I have a rule to select a subset of sentences and set them as the targets. The rest of the sentences will be set as sources. Then, what I'm doing right now is to pair each of the source to each of the target. This will generate (n_source * n_target) pairs.
This approach, if we look at the resulting pairs, can match each of the source to multiple targets if there are more than 1 sentence that was set as targets.
Another approach is to only select 1 target within a single cluster, and match the rest of the sentences to this target. This approach will make sure each source is only paired with one unique target.
Question: Ignoring the number of pairs generated in the end, which approach is better for NMT in general? Is it better to have one source to pair to multiple targets given that they are all valid, or is it better to keep a one-to-one relationship?
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A shoebox diorama represents a scene within the confines of a shoebox. When used as a book report, you can decorate and arrange figures and objects inside of the shoebox to illustrate a scene from the book. Think of the shoebox as a theater stage, and you are the director, prop-master and set designer.
Capture The Moment
When making a diorama for a book report, it is important you choose a significant scene from the book to display in your diorama. Ideally, you want people who see your project to know which book it is from without being told, or having to read the title. Furthermore, if you capture a moment of action in your scene, it will draw attention and prompt those unfamiliar with your book to ask about what happens next in that scene.
Draw It Out
Before you start crafting figures and pasting colored paper to this inside of your shoebox, take the time to make a drawing of what you plan to do. Figure out which objects will go near the front and back and so on, so you don't get to the building stage and realize you don't have enough room for the important parts of your scene. Consider your sketch a blueprint, which will let you try different ideas without having to waste materials and construction time.
Build from Back to Front
It is tempting to begin by placing objects and decorations in the foreground of your scene first, because that is what the audience sees first, and the foreground is usually where the action happens. However, it is much easier to paint -- or apply colored -- paper to the background first, followed by any background objects before placing any of the foreground objects or decorating the front of the box.
Use The Lid
The lid of the shoebox is an effective tool that can significantly enhance the presentation of your diorama. You can use it as a base to increase the area of the "ground." If it's a hinge-type lid that is connected to the box, you can stand the box on end and use the lid as additional foreground space beside the main box area. You can even use this type of lid to represent space underwater or underground: simply keep the lid attached and place the box near the edge of the table, allowing the lid to drape down in front.
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Users of Android devices, usually smartphones, can gain root access through rooting to gain control over various subsystems. But, in order to modding your Android device, you need to disable the DM Verity on your Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, and trust me, not many users are familiar with how to do this. That's the reason why we are here. In this article, you will learn some simple steps that will help you do so. Therefore, let's get started with the guide.
Prerequisite: Unlock Bootloader
Step 1: To begin, you must download the Android SDK platform tool on your computer. From this link, download and extract the Android Studio SDK files. You will use this throughout the entire process to disable DM Verity on your Pixel.
Step 2: You must enable USB debugging and OEM locking for your Pixel to be recognized by the Android SDK in ADB mode.
- Go to the settings menu on your Google Pixel 7 or 7 Pro.
- Tap on About Phone.
- To view the build number, tap it seven times.
- Go back to settings and tap the system tab.
- Select the Developer option.
- Make sure USB debugging and OEM unlocking are enabled.
Step 3: You must unlock the bootloader to flash a custom ROM. You will lose all your data on the phone, and also your warranty will be void. Here's how to unlock your bootloader.
Activate fast boot mode on Pixel 7 and 7 Pro
- You will need to connect your device to your computer
- You can now open the command prompt by typing CMD in the address bar and hitting enter.
- Then, in the command prompt, type ADB reboot bootloader.
- Using the fastboot devices command, confirm that Fastboot is connected. You will be able to get the device ID from this.
- Using the fastboot flashing unlock command, unlock your Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 Pro bootloader.
- To confirm, press the volume key, select Unlock Bootloader, and then press the power key.
- Once your device has rebooted, you will see unlocked in bold letters.
- Your bootloader has been unlocked successfully.
Step 4: In order to proceed further, you must download the factory image of your Pixel device.
Make sure to download the exact version of the factory image that is present on your device. You can check it by going into:
- Initially, tap on the settings.
- Then, go to the about and hit the build number. Now follow these steps:
- Your computer should now have the factory image extracted to your preferred location.
- You can send the vbmeta.img file to your smartphone by opening the image folder and copying the vbmeta.img file.
Step 5: Here are the steps you need to follow to boot your phone into Fastboot mode:
- Go to the SDK folder and type CMD in the address bar.
- To restart the bootloader, type adb reboot bootloader in the Command Prompt.
- You can now verify your device's fast boot connection by typing fastboot devices.
- Now your device is in Fastboot mode.
Steps to Disable DM Verity on Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pro
That's it. Now, you are set to disable the DM Verity on Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. Therefore, if you have performed all the five steps mentioned above, then you must perform these steps:
- Execute this command on CMD: fastboot flash vbmeta –disable-verity –disable-verification vbmeta.img.
- In your Google Pixel 7 and Google Pixel 7 Pro, you have successfully disabled the DM version.
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WEBfactory 2010
User Manager
Creating a User Manager Visualization and deploy it to IIS
Creating a User Manager Visualization using SmartEditor/Blend
The objective of this tutorial is to create a User Manager visualization using SmartEditor (See WEBfactorySmartEditor User Interface) and build it. Expression Blend or Visual Studio can be used too for achieving the same result.
The visualization will contain three WEBfactory controls:
 - a Login control (for authentication)
 - a Language selector control (for selecting the display language)
 - a User manager control (See WEBfactory User Manager for more details about User Manager)
The first step in developing a visualization is creating the project (SmartEditor/Expression Blend):
 1. in WEBfactory Smart Editor create a new project and name it DemoVisualization
 Creating a new project in SmartEditor
 2. In Expression Blend, it is necessary to create a new WEBfactory Silverlight Application + Website. Reference all the WEBfactory libraries after creating the project (right-click on References, select Add Reference and navigate to the Silverlight/Standard folder in the WEBfactory installation directory; select all the dll files and add them as references).
 Creating a visualization in Expression Blend
 3. Once the project is created, select the Page and resize it to 1024x576. This way the controls will have enough space to display properly, without being too clustered.
 4. To resize the Page in SmartEditor, go in the Property Inspector, in the Appearance category and select the desired size from the drop-down menu.
 Resize a page in SmartEditor
 5. to resize the page in Expression Blend, select the User Control from the Objects and Timeline panel, and set the desired size from the Layout category in the Properties panel.
 Resize a page in Expression Blend
 6. Next, drag the following controls on the page and arrange them to fit properly
 7. in SmartEditor, drag the controls from the Toolbox
 - User Login Dialog (from Security category);
 - Language Selector (from Language category);
 - WFUserManager (from User Management category).
 8. In Expression Blend, use the Assets button to search for the controls
 - WFUserLogin1
 - WFLanguage
 - WFUserManager
 Adding controls in Expression Blend
 The resulting layout should look like this:
 The layout of the visualization
 9. Build the project by clicking the Run button in the Ribbon (or F5) in SmartEditor, or Project > Build Project (F6) in Expression Blend.
 10. In the web browser, select the desired language and log in to gain access to the User Manager.
If the visualization is not deployed to IIS and set up, the "Error while loading the records!" error will pop up while loading the User Manager.
To use the User Manager visualization properly, it is necessary to deploy it in IIS.
Creating a User Manager Visualization using Visual Studio
This tutorial will describe the steps needed to use the User Manager control in a Visual Studio project. The process of developing a Visual Studio visualization project containing the User Manager control are:
Creating and setting up the Visual Studio project
 1. Create a new Silverlight Application project in Visual Studio and name it UserManagerVS.
 Creating a the new project in Visual Studio
 The WEBfactory Silverlight libraries need to be referenced in the project.
 2. Right click on References under the UserManagerVS project in the Solution Explorer and select add reference.
 Referencing the WEBfactory Silverlight libraries
 3. In the Add Reference window select the Browse tab and navigate to C:/Program Files/WEBfactory 2010 /Silverlight/Standard (or C:/Program Files (x86)/WEBfactory 2010 /Silverlight/Standard if using a 64 bit system).
 Select all the dll files in the Standard folder and click Ok to confirm. The process might take up to few minutes.
 We also need to reference some dll files to the web application part of the project. This dll files are necessary only for User Manager, because the User Manager needs to use the RIA services in order to work.
 4. Right-click on the References under the UserManagerVS.Web and select Add Reference.... The dll files we need to reference are located in the installation folder of WEBfactory 2010 \Studio\UserManager\bin\. Navigate to this location and reference the dll files from that folder.
 References needed for the UserManagerVS.Web application
 After the referencing is done, head into the MainPage.xaml (it should be opened by default). The page size is too small to be used with the User Manager control. The next step is expanding the MainPage surface.
 5. In MainPage XAML code, change the d:DesignHeight and d:DesignWidth values to 600 and 1000 (the default values are 400 and 600). The results can be instantly seen in the Design view of the MainPage.
 Now the project is prepared, so we will head on to the next step.
Placing the User Manager and User Login controls in XAML
In the XAML view of the MainPage, we need to insert the control. The code source will be taken from the libraries we referenced earlier.
 1. First, we need to declare the necessary namespaces in the XAML code. Add the following lines in the XAML code of the MainPage, inside the UserControl tag:
 This namespaces will add the WFUserManagement and WFGeneral assemblies to the project.
 The actual User Manager control needs to be added in the XAML Grid. In order to do so, we need to expand the Grid to the dimensions of the layout.
 2. Add the following properties to the Grid:
 - Width="1000"
 - Height="600"
 3. Inside the Grid tags, place the User Manager control:

 The result can be instantly seen in the design view.
 Notice the Margin properties we defined from the start inside the User Manager control. This margins are needed to define the placement and make room for another necessary control: the User Login control.
 The User Manager cannot work without logging in.
 4. Next, add the User Login control:

 By default, the User Manager language is German. In order to change the language to English, we will need a third control, the Language Selector control. This is an optional step.
 In order to add the Language Selector control, insert the following code after the User Login control:

 The XAML code should look like this:
 The complete XAML code
 All the positioning options (margins, alignments) or size options can be modified based on the developers needs. The values in this tutorial are example values.
 Before building the application, we will need to edit the Web.config file of our UserManagerVS.Web application.
 Earlier we had referenced dll files required by the UserManagerVS.Web application. Now we need to enable the services referenced.
 The web configuration for the web application
 The Web.config contents
 We need to add the code necessary to enable the RIA services:
 - inside the tag, before tag:
 - inside the tags:
 - after the tags:

 The Web.config file will have the following contents:
 New Web.config contents
 5. Press F6 to build the application or F5 to start the debugging and see the result in the browser (a username and password must be provided to log in to User Manager).
 The resulting visualization containing the User Manager control, User Login control and the Language Selector control
 If the Language Selector was inserted, it will appear nest to the User Login button.
Deploying the User Manager Visualization in ISS
In order to have access to the visualization using a web browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera), the visualization must be deployed in IIS.
 1. Once the User Manager visualization is build, we need to make the IIS deployment. In order to do that, we need to copy the built project in the wwwroot folder of IIS.
 2. Navigate to C:\Users\UserName\Documents\WEBfactory 2010 Projects and copy the folder DemoVisualization.Web to C:\inetpub\wwwroot.
 The Expression Blend project is located in C:\Users\UserName\Documents\Expression\Blend 4\Projects\ProjectName and it is called ProjectNameSite.
 The Visual Studio project is located in C:\Users\UserName\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\ProjectName.
 The wwwroot folder
 3. After the project is copied to the wwwroot folder, delete the following files/folders:
 - For projects - delete the Build folder inside the ProjectName.Web project folder.
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Masking by Moving: Learning Distraction-Free Radar Odometry from Pose Information
Proceedings of the Conference on Robot Learning, PMLR 100:303-316, 2020.
This paper presents an end-to-end radar odometry system which delivers robust, real-time pose estimates based on a learned embedding space free of sensing artefacts and distractor objects. The system deploys a fully differentiable, correlation-based radar matching approach. This provides the same level of interpretability as established scan-matching methods and allows for a principled derivation of uncertainty estimates. The system is trained in a (self-)supervised way using only previously obtained pose information as a training signal. Using 280km of urban driving data, we demonstrate that our approach outperforms the previous state-of-the-art in radar odometry by reducing errors by up 68% whilst running an order of magnitude faster.