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Why Male Barn Swallows Mustn't Let Themselves Go
A male North American barn swallow (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) displaying his ventral coloration. Image © Marie Read
Once barn swallows have chosen their mates for the season, females may stray if their males don't keep themselves looking sexy, new research shows.
For male North American barn swallows, the color intensity of their feathers is a signal of "quality," perhaps akin to an expensive sportscar or a spiffy suit. Researchers don't know yet exactly what this quality signal represents perhaps social status, good genes, or the ability to raise offspring but it plays a critical role when females decide which males will father their offspring.
Rebecca Safran and colleagues now report in the 30 September 2005 issue of the journal Science that male swallows with experimentally enhanced feathers are less likely to be cuckolded by their mates. By taking genetic samples both before and after they modified the male swallows' plumage using non-toxic inks, the authors showed that female barn swallows constantly assess the quality of their mate relative to other males in the population. DNA tests revealed that males with enhanced plumage sired more of the offspring in their nests.
The authors say this is the first study to reveal just how sensitive females are to very short-term changes in their mate's appearance; a slightly scruffy plumage at the wrong moment in the breeding season can cause an unwitting male to care for many young that are not his own.
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noun. ['ˈskuːtɝ'] large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere.
- genus Melanitta
- common scoter
- Melanitta nigra
- sea duck
Words that Rhyme with Scooter
Example sentences of the word scooter
1. Noun, singular or mass
Pulling it will allow you to remove the kickstart from the side of your scooter.
noun. ['ˈskuːtɝ'] a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice.
noun. ['ˈskuːtɝ'] a motorboat resembling a motor scooter.
- sea scooter
noun. ['ˈskuːtɝ'] a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel.
- wheeled vehicle
noun. ['ˈskuːtɝ'] child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot.

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William McKinley, Optimal Reneging, and the Spanish-American War
34 Pages Posted: 7 Mar 2017 Last revised: 24 May 2019
Date Written: March 6, 2017
President William McKinley's decision to go to war with Spain is not well understood. Since McKinley kept very few written records, little is known about his actual thought process. As a result, historians have struggled with the apparent contradiction between McKinley's initial commitment to peace and subsequent decision to go to war and tend to focus on identifying outside forces that can explain the reversal. In this paper, I develop a model of optimal reneging. Contrary to conventional narratives among historians that McKinley's decision to go to war was a contradiction of his earlier position, my model suggests that McKinley's decision can be understood as an optimal timing problem. I start with the premise that a country would prefer to enter conflict only when its military capability is sufficient to make a victory likely. Thus, a country will commit to peace until its military capability reaches some threshold. Once military capability reaches this threshold, it is optimal to renege on a commitment to peace. I conduct simulations of the model to determine the likelihood that McKinley would renege during his first term. I find that if the ex ante estimate of the benefits of war were 2 - 2.6 times the ex ante estimate of cost, then the probability of reneging after one year is approximately 1% - 18%. If the perceived benefits were 2.7 times the ex ante estimate of cost (or greater), entry during McKinley's first term is certain.
Keywords: War, Political Economy, William McKinley, Spanish-American War
JEL Classification: H56, N41
Suggested Citation
Hendrickson, Joshua R., William McKinley, Optimal Reneging, and the Spanish-American War (March 6, 2017). Available at SSRN: _URL_ or _URL_
Joshua R. Hendrickson (Contact Author)
University of Mississippi ( email )
Oxford, MS 38677
United States
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Satbara | What is 7/12 | सातबारा उतारा माहिती
Satbara | What is 7/12 | सातबारा उतारा माहिती
Most of people are living in Cities because of jobs, services or any kind of business. Most of people have lands in their villages and they don't know about How much Land is there? Which crop is there? If you want to know more about your Agriculture land then Satbara (7/12) is important. You get a detailed information about your land by using Satbara Utara. Maharashtra government developed portal named Mahabhulekh where you get a detailed information of your land through 7/12 and 8A Records.
What is 7/12 (Satbara)?
सातबारा उतारा
You can called mirror of Land. Because you get a all information of your land at home without going into land. There are total 21 types of sections of village land in Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966. Combined of form 7 and form 12, we got a 7/12 Utara.
How to Read Satbara 7/12 Utara?
In Satbara Utara there are two sections one is form 7 and another is form 12. Both are combined in single form.
Form 7: It defines Owner details and their rights
Form 12: It defines Crop Details
Why 7/12 is Important?
While a buying and plot or agriculture land you need to get a 7/12 Utara first. 7/12 Utara clears your all doubts regarding land. You must remember that satbara cannot be used for transfer land from one owner to another owner.
How to Get a Satbara (7/12) Utara?
You get a satbara Utara from Tehsil Office. Recently Maharashtra Government's Revenue Department launched official website to Download your 7/12 from Online. is the official website of Mahabhulekh or Bhumi Abhilekh to Download your Satbara Utara with few simple easy steps.
 - It is used in any civil legal disputes.
 - It contains important information like loan, legal disputes etc..
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Magic Chef Microwave Troubleshooting
Chad Buleen
Magic Chef microwaves do not typically have all of the features that other microwaves might have, however if you simply need a microwave that is able to heat up your food, a Magic Chef microwave should be sufficient. These microwaves also are fairly simple to troubleshoot.
 1. Check to make sure the microwave's power cord is firmly plugged into the wall outlet. Plug another appliance into the wall outlet to see if the appliance works. If the microwave still has no power, try plugging it into a different outlet altogether.
 2. Open the microwave door and firmly close it if the microwave is not cooking. A door that is not closed and latched will not allow the microwave to work properly.
 3. Press the "Start" button after you enter the cook time. Failing to press "Start" will mean that the food will not cook.
 4. Check the breaker box to make sure the switch that controls kitchen appliances is not switched to "Off." If it is in the "Off" position, slide it to the "On" position.
 5. Remove any metal containers or silverware from the microwave if sparks appear while you use the appliance. Also make sure that metal foil does not touch the walls. Metal in the microwave could create sparks or a fire.


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Demystifying the Quota Share Treaty: Meaning, Mechanics, and Illustrations
Explore what a quota share treaty is, how it functions, and find illustrative examples to understand its application in reinsurance.
A quota share treaty is a type of reinsurance arrangement where the ceding insurance company transfers a specified percentage of each policy it underwrites to the reinsurer. This percentage, also known as the quota share percentage, is predetermined in the reinsurance agreement. Let's demystify the quota share treaty by explaining its meaning, mechanics, and providing some illustrations:
1. Meaning:A quota share treaty, often referred to as a quota share reinsurance or simply a quota share, is a reinsurance agreement where the ceding insurance company agrees to cede a fixed percentage of its risk and premiums from each policy it writes to the reinsurer. This type of reinsurance helps the ceding company reduce its risk exposure and manage its capacity by spreading the risk across the reinsurer.
2. Mechanics:The mechanics of a quota share treaty involve several key elements:
Quota Share Percentage: The agreement specifies the percentage of each policy that the ceding insurer will transfer to the reinsurer. For example, if the quota share percentage is 20%, the reinsurer will assume 20% of the risk and premiums for each policy.
Coverage Types: Quota shares can be applied to specific lines of business or to the entire book of business. For example, an insurer might have a separate quota share for property, liability, and other types of insurance.
Premium and Claims Sharing: The premiums and claims associated with the ceded portion are shared according to the specified percentage. If a policy generates $1,000 in premium, and the quota share percentage is 30%, the reinsurer would receive $300 in premium income. In the event of a claim, the reinsurer would pay 30% of the claim amount.
Consistency: Quota share treaties are typically ongoing, long-term agreements with a consistent percentage applied to all eligible policies under the treaty.
3. Illustrations:Here are some illustrations of how a quota share treaty works:
Insurance Company A: Insurance Company A writes a policy with a premium of $2,000 and a quota share percentage of 25%. Under the quota share treaty, they cede 25% of the policy to Reinsurer B.
Premium Sharing: Insurance Company A retains 75% of the premium ($1,500), while Reinsurer B receives 25% of the premium ($500).
Claims Sharing: If a covered loss occurs, Insurance Company A pays 75% of the claim, and Reinsurer B pays 25% of the claim amount.
Risk Reduction: Insurance Company A reduces its exposure to any single policy by spreading the risk with Reinsurer B, helping it manage its capacity and financial stability.
Profit and Loss Sharing: Under a quota share, both the insurer and reinsurer share in the profits and losses in proportion to the quota share percentage. If claims are lower than expected, both parties benefit. If claims are higher, both parties share the burden.
Consistency: Quota share treaties provide consistency in terms of the percentage ceded and are often used for a stable, long-term reinsurance relationship.
Quota share treaties are a fundamental component of the reinsurance industry, helping insurers manage risk, maintain financial stability, and access additional capacity to underwrite more policies. They are particularly suitable for insurers who want to reduce their exposure to large individual risks and achieve a consistent level of risk distribution.
Quota Share Treaty: Definition, How It Works, Examples.
A quota share treaty is a type of proportional reinsurance contract in which the insurer (ceding company) and the reinsurer agree to share premiums and losses according to a fixed percentage. This means that the reinsurer assumes a proportionate share of the risk associated with the insurer's policies, effectively spreading the risk and stabilizing the insurer's underwriting results.
How Quota Share Treaty Works:
Establishing the Quota Share Percentage: The insurer and reinsurer agree on a fixed percentage, typically ranging from 20% to 90%, representing the reinsurer's share of the premiums and losses.
Ceding Premiums and Risks: The insurer cedes a portion of the premiums and risks associated with its policies to the reinsurer based on the agreed-upon quota share percentage.
Reinsurer's Participation: The reinsurer receives its share of the premiums and is obligated to pay its share of the losses for the reinsured policies.
Claims Handling: The insurer typically handles claims administration for reinsured policies, but the reinsurer is involved in the process and ultimately responsible for its share of the claims payments.
Benefits of Quota Share Treaty:
Risk Diversification: The insurer can diversify its risk portfolio by transferring a portion of its underwriting risk to the reinsurer.
Capital Relief: The insurer can free up capital by ceding a portion of its liabilities to the reinsurer, allowing for increased underwriting capacity.
Stabilized Underwriting Results: The insurer's underwriting results become more predictable and less volatile due to the shared risk with the reinsurer.
Examples of Quota Share Treaty:
Property Insurance: An insurer cedes 50% of its property insurance portfolio to a reinsurer under a quota share treaty. The reinsurer receives 50% of the premiums and is responsible for 50% of the losses from covered property claims.
Casualty Insurance: An insurer cedes 30% of its casualty insurance portfolio to a reinsurer under a quota share treaty. The reinsurer receives 30% of the premiums and is responsible for 30% of the losses from covered casualty claims.
Health Insurance: An insurer cedes 40% of its health insurance portfolio to a reinsurer under a quota share treaty. The reinsurer receives 40% of the premiums and is responsible for 40% of the losses from covered health claims.
Quota share treaties are a common and effective form of reinsurance, particularly for insurers seeking to manage their risk exposure, stabilize underwriting results, and expand their underwriting capacity. By sharing premiums and losses with a reinsurer, insurers can achieve greater financial stability and enhance their ability to provide insurance coverage to their policyholders.


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Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA)
The Council membership comprises State, Territory, Australian Government and New Zealand Ministers with responsibility for the portfolios of education, employment, training and youth affairs.
Functions of the Council include:
- coordination of strategic policy at the national level
- negotiation and development of national agreements on shared objectives and interests (including principles for Australian Government/State relations) in the Council's areas of responsibility
- negotiations on scope and format of national reporting on areas of responsibility
- sharing of information and collaborative use of resources towards agreed objectives and priorities
- coordination of communication with, and collaboration between, related national structures.
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Arthur Pequegnat Canadian Time wall clock
Pequegnat wall clock
Canadian Time clock by Arthur Pequegnat
The Canadian Time clock was made by the Arthur Pequegnat Clock company. The Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company (1904–1941) is notable as the longest lasting Canadian-based clock manufacturer.
My particular clock was made after 1917 and was made in Kitchener, Ontario (Canada). Clocks made before 1917 were inscribed "Berlin" on the dial face. Kitchener was known as Berlin prior to and during the first World War. It was the town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. Because the name Berlin was associated with the war against Germany the decision was made to change the name to Kitchener midway through the First World War. Kitchener is the present seat of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario.
Label affixed to back of clock
Unfortunately, the precise year that my clock was manufactured is unknown, however the Canadian Time series was made right up to 1941. By 1941, the demands of World War II armament makers for brass, the essential ingredient in clock movements, pressed the Arthur Pequegnat company to stop production. If my clock was made in 1941, it's age would be 72 years. There are no actual markings on the movement indicating the year it was made.
Checking on condition of the clock
It has Arabic numbers as most were ordered with Roman Numerals. Being a railway clock Arabic numbers would have made it easier to read by common folk in a train station. One could order the clock from the manufacturer with either Arabic or Roman numerals. In addition one could also order a time / strike / calendar version of this clock.
Crossed horseshoes
On prominent display in my home
I have seen only one other clock with the cross horseshoes that you can see in one of the photos so they were likely added after the clock was made.
I am trying to locate a photo of the clock while it was hanging in the Pictou, Nova Scotia train station prior to the station's decommissioning in the early 1990s. If I can locate a photograph it would help me date the clock more accurately.
The clock is quite large measuring 37 inches high, 5 inches deep and 15 inches across and made of quarter-sawn oak that results in boards with the annual rings mostly perpendicular to the face yielding greater stability with less warping.
The Canadian Time clock is a reasonably accurate clock and is indeed a testament to the quality and care that went into the crafting of this fine timepiece.
2 thoughts on "Arthur Pequegnat Canadian Time wall clock
 1. I have the exact same clock. yours is the only other I've seen with Arabic numerals. I always thought it was a school clock for some reason.
 1. Thanks for your email. They were found in offices, schools and rail stations and kept excellent time for a spring driven clock. In fact, they were most commonly used as an office clock. I don't see many with Arabic numerals either but you could order one or the other from the factory at that time.
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Answer: Abbreviated titles
When is it appropriate to abbreviate titles (Mr., Dr.) and when should they be written out in full?
First, please note that a title directly precedes the person's name. Other uses are merely descriptive nouns and should always be written out.
Incorrect: Somebody ran for a Dr.
Correct: Somebody ran for a doctor.
Correct: Somebody ran for Dr. Fraiser.
Incorrect: She had the kind of glare that said butt out, Mr.
Correct: She had the kind of glare that said butt out, mister.
Correct: She had the kind of glare that said butt out, Mr. Bregman.
Let's look at the rules for titles, with some more examples from Stargate SG-1. There are different rules for when to abbreviate the various categories of what we call titles:
 - Social titles: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr.
 - Civil and military titles: President, Senator, General, Colonel, etc.
 - Honorifics, or titles with "the": the Honorable, the Reverend
The Chicago Manual of Style is a standard American style guide for formal writing, such as papers and books. According to Chicago, when a civil or military title comes before a full name, it is usually abbreviated. An honorific may be as well.
Jack quickly scanned Kinsey's invitation list:
Rev. Samuel Stevens
Sen. Harry Clarkson
Sen. Alan Graysmith
Rep. Martha Hanley
Hon. David Thornton
When only a last name is given, a civil or military title should be spelled out. When used with "the," "Honorable" and "Reverend" should always be spelled out.
All Jack knew of the Right Reverend Samuel Stevens was that he was popular in conservative circles. His inclusion in a list of Senator Kinsey's band of corrupt insiders was going to need looking into.
Chicago also says that the following social titles are always abbreviated: Mr., Mrs., Messrs., Ms., M., MM. Mme, Mlle, Dr.
Another source of rules on titles comes from formal invitation etiquette, which says that when addressing invitations, all titles other than Mr., Mrs., or Ms. should be spelled out.
General Hammond passed out oversized envelopes of thick white linen paper to each addressee. Colonel Jack O'Neill, Doctor Daniel Jackson, Captain Samantha Carter, Mr. Teal'c. When Doctor Jackson turned over his envelope and saw Catherine Langford and Ernest Littlefield's names on the reverse, General Hammond couldn't help but smile along with him.
What about the second "Doctor Jackson" in the example above? Chicago says that "Dr." is always abbreviated, and this second use was in the narrative, not the invitation address. So why did I spell it out here? In short, fiction writing, narrative and dialogue, does not always adhere to the rules for non-fiction. The main aim of the writer is to pull the reader into the story. Ideals to strive for include:
 - Avoid making the reader trip over your writing. The more your writing meets the reader's expectations, the more easily the reader will get into your story and flow along with it.
 - Write dialogue that allows the reader "hear" your characters speak. By spelling out as much as possible, you signal to the reader exactly what the character is saying.
 - Write narrative appropriate to your point of view (POV). The tighter your narrative is to a particular character's POV, the closer your narrative style should be to dialogue.
In dialogue, if you spell out everything, you give your reader the characters' exact words.
Lieutenant Grogan led the British representative to the IOA into the conference room and introduced him to the base commander: "General George Hammond, sir."
Grogan is pronouncing "jen-er-al" George Hammond, not "jen" George Hammond, and the reader won't have to think twice about it with the title spelled out. This can also give you room to provide more "flavor" for your characters' speech.
"Leftenant Carl Grogan," Chapman mused to the general. "Good man. So far I'm impressed by your people."
An American reader might not remember to mentally read "Lt." with Chapman's British pronunciation. Spelling the title out phonetically (it's properly spelled lieutenant in American and British English despite pronunciation) reminds the reader of his accent.
However, keep in mind reader expectations.
General Hammond gestured to the chairs at the conference table. "I hope you had a good trip, Mister Chapman."
General Hammond gestured to the chairs at the conference table. "I hope you had a good trip, Mr. Chapman."
Because of convention, and the Chicago and invitation rules above, it is very rare to see "Mister" spelled out in written English. It's even more rare to see "Missus"—and "Ms." doesn't actually expand at all. Seeing "Mister Chapman" written out is likely to interrupt the reader's flow by being unusual, while "Mr. Chapman" is likely to be read and mentally translated to the sound "mis-ter" automatically. The reader expects the abbreviation.
When writing your story from a particular character's point of view, your narrative is meant to reflect that character's thoughts, which are somewhat like mental speech.
Jack was starting to realize how important Prof. David Jordan had been in Daniel's life.
Jack was starting to realize how important Professor David Jordan had been in Daniel's life.
Jack is not going to think of the man as "Prof." He would hear the man's full title in his mind, so the spelled out version in the narrative lets the reader more accurately "hear" Jack's thoughts.
If the POV of your story is more objective, or if you are quoting a section of written text—such as the invitation list, above, or a newspaper article—then you may want to revert to Chicago rules.
The title "Doctor" falls between Chicago and invitation rules. The abbreviation "Dr." is common enough—more common than "Capt." or "Prof."—that a reader will probably have no problem mentally translating it quickly. However the reader also is used to seeing the word "doctor" spelled out; it's not an unusual word that would trip up a reader. My personal preference is to spell it out in dialogue to maintain the sound of the character's speech. Whether I spell it out in the narrative depends upon the POV.
Spelling out all titles other than Mr., Mrs., or Ms. in dialogue and narrative is only a recommendation, but it has a logic that works for fiction writers. The only real rule is that once you've decided how you want to deal with titles, keep your style consistent throughout your story.
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We need a spring break
NYU cancelled spring break when students needed it most.
By Sydney Barragan, UTA Deputy Editor
On Oct. 20, President Andrew Hamilton and Provost Katherine Fleming announced that 2021's spring break would be replaced with two three-day weekends.
This academic year has been anything but normal. Sports, arts, in-person classes and even doing homework in the Starbucks on West 4th were taken away from NYU students. They are putting in the same amount of time and effort as before — if not more — without any break to look forward to.
The university cancelled spring break in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and a spike in cases that an influx of travel might have caused. Many colleges across the country have also canceled spring break or replaced it with "wellness days." However, students ignoring the university's COVID guidelines would do so regardless of whether a week-long spring break existed. While cancelling spring break may prevent students from traveling to holiday hotspots, this solution is not without problems of its own.
Research shows, time and time again, that breaks provide a myriad of health benefits. A study published in January in science journal PLOS ONE described university students as a vulnerable demographic. They experience "higher levels of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and disordered eating compared to the general population." During times of heightened stress, this effect is exacerbated.
Given the inherent anxiety from the pandemic, university students are placed under even more stress than usual. That's a serious problem, especially when the amount of time away from class has been reduced — the PLOS ONE study found that inadequate support for student mental health "could have long-term consequences on their health and education."
According to clinical psychologist Shannon Torborg, time away from work or school has real benefits for a person's mental health. Vacation from work or school promotes calmness and stress relief, and allows "the body and mind to heal in ways that it couldn't if it were still under pressure." Research has also shown that the pandemic added more stress to college students. Exposure to stress has lasting effects on students, and has been found to be strongly associated with mental illness diagnoses, self-harm and suicidality. It is crucial for students to have more time away from their work — not less.
A break from the stress of school is also necessary to prevent burnout, which has become more prevalent since the pandemic began. Burnout causes a decrease in creativity and productivity — two qualities that are pivotal for a student to succeed.
The break was cancelled out of concern for students' physical health, but now their mental health is taking a hit instead. Being a college student at this time and navigating online learning is hard enough as it is, but doing so without a light at the end of the tunnel is even more challenging. Research shows that simply looking forward to a break boosts a person's happiness as far as eight weeks before the trip. Not only does the absence of a break harm a student's well-being, but so does the absence of anticipation.
Many schools across the country cancelled or significantly shortened spring break, but some college students were still granted their traditional break. For example, students in the University of California system enjoyed a traditional week-long spring break from March 20 to March 28, though their administration encouraged them not to travel. University of California, Davis went as far as to offer cash incentives for students who didn't travel. Since a simple encouragement is not a guarantee that students will not travel, all students, regardless of their travel history for the week, were required to enter self-isolation on the 28th.
NYU's administration should have followed UCLA's example, maintaining the usual weeklong break while still taking the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of infection. NYU has done this before, isolating students returning for the spring semester or those who traveled outside New York's five neighboring states, and would be able to do so again for students returning from spring break.
Students need a chance to recharge and regroup with a break from school. The administration needs to more adequately compensate for the lack of a traditional break in order to protect students' mental health. Two three-day weekends are a start, but they are not enough.
Many students have reported that the three days off was no break at all, with some professors still giving out assignments in violation of university guidelines. Students who did not have classes on Friday retained the same academic week. Students without Monday classes will retain the same schedule during the next long weekend. With the busyness of midterms barely in the rearview mirror and finals quickly approaching, students need to be given more time off in the month of April.
A consecutive seven-day break may not be feasible given the current situation, but is only fair for students to be given the equivalent amount of vacation, perhaps with seven non-consecutive vacation days including the two already scheduled. A call for spring break is not a call for reckless partying or traveling in the middle of a pandemic, but a call for NYU to protect its students' mental health. While the university's decision is understandable, the impact of cancelling spring break hurts students when they are struggling the most.
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Conservation through Collusion: Antitrust Barriers to Cooperative Fishery Management
Jonathan H. Adler
Case Western Reserve University School of Law; PERC - Property and Environment Research Center
Antitrust law aims to protect consumers from anti-competitive conduct that can restrict output and increase price. Conservation, on the other hand, often requires restrictions on output in order to maintain resource consumption at a sustainable level. Thus, while antitrust and environmental law both seek to advance the public interest, in the context of resource conservation they can conflict. Collective arrangements among private firms to reduce output or allocate market shares are inherently suspect, even if the intent or effect is to conserve an otherwise threatened ecological resource. This paper examines the tension between resource conservation and antitrust in the context of marine fisheries. Beginning in the 1930s, fishing unions and cooperatives have been prosecuted for setting prices or restricting output, even where such arrangements have served conservation purposes. By limiting the sorts of cooperative arrangements that fishers or other common pool resource users may adopt to limit access or utilization of the underlying resource, antitrust law may inhibit the development of more effective self-governing institutions.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 30working papers series
Date posted: April 24, 2002
© 2014 Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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How to Stop a Heat Cycle in Dogs?
A Stopwatch! Could it Stop a Dog from Being in Heat?Several people have asked me recently, if it is possible to stop a heat in dog. They were unpleasant with the whole situation when the dog must not be let alone in the yard, had to be guarded, and were restless most of the time.
To answer short, Yes, there is a method to stop a heat cycle in dogs.
However, owners who seek a relief for their misery may be left disappointed, because you will still need to protect your dog. Protective period will be shorter, but it will not disappear at all. If someone wants to escape from caring for a dog in heat, using medications is not the best option. But it's your choice.
How the heat cycle postponement work in dogs?
Heat cycle in dogs can be halted by using megestrol acetate (commercial name: Ovaban).
Above all, these medications must be used under veterinarian recommendation and supervision only. While they may be available with no prescription in some countries, most of the world markets require it. And it's not without a reason.
Megestrol acetate is a synthetic derivative of a hormone called progesterone.
Naturally, level of this hormone starts climbing near the ovulation of the dog (about day nine of he heat). It then suppresses the hormone called estrogen, which is high before it, and plays an important role in continuation of the heat.
If megestrol acetate, that is a synthetic derivative of progesterone, is given to the dog during the beginning of the heat, output of the estrogen (the hormone which is high before ovulation) is suppressed and stops developing, thus breaking the heat cycle.
Is stopping a heat cycle in dogs safe?
Stopping the heat cycle by using Ovaban sounds like an easy and harmless hormonal modification. Like speeding up things and ending the heat cycle earlier. However, there are things you should be aware of:
 - Veterinary guidance and manufacturer instructions. I already wrote it above (there, in bold, red letters – it's important), but it's not possible to mention it too often. Do not use ovaban on your own. Ask a vet for instructions, do not exceed prescribed dosages and inform him if unexpected happens.
 - Contraindications. Megestrol acetate should not be used in pregnant dogs, dogs who have uterine disease, diabetes mellitus or mammary tumors. Also, there should be caution using it for young dogs who have not developed stable heat cycle, or for dogs who undergo stress. Contraindications, not mentioned here, must be discussed with a veterinarian.
 - Aversive effects. Like most medications, Ovaban also has a long list of contraindications. They vary starting from increased appetite (and weight gain), or fatigue, and ending with mammary tumors, and some studies showed a development of diabetes. Some may say, most drugs have long lists and they are used anyway. That's right, every treatment is about taking risks. If we are healing cancer, we may take the risk of getting diabetes in exchange. But if we are treating heat cycle (which is not even a disease), diabetes is an unnecessary risk, no matter how small.
 - Keep your dog isolated during therapy. While the therapy, in most cases, is intended to stop the heat cycle and stop worries about unwanted pregnancy, you still have to avoid your dog mating during the therapy. In most cases, it lasts for eight days or more. If the mating occurred, use of the megestrol acetate must be cancelled (unless your vet says you may continue it which often happens if mating occurred near the ending of the therapy).
 - Consider spaying. If megestrol acetate (Ovaban) is used to escape worries about the dog in heat, and the dog is not intended for breeding, spaying must be seriously considered. However, surgery must done when the dog is not in heat. I know there are people, who say, spaying is not natural, but you know what is not natural, as well? Giving hormonal medications and domesticating wild animals (even if dogs were domesticated thousands of years ago).
If the above contraindications or aversive effects did not scare you, you may go to your vet and ask for more information about halting a heat cycle in dogs. Therapy must be started during the first three days of the heat, though. But remember, list of aversive effects is not just letters on instructions. They actually do happen, and many of them are not rarities.
If you are really responsible dog owner, you'd want to stop dog from coming in heat by spaying, not halting the cycle each time it starts.
This article is a part of series about dogs in heat.
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"The thinking behind dividing things into events and attributes was the following:
The attributes are for something permanent, or at least somewhat permanent: eye color, blood type, etc. Usually you would have not more than one of each attribute type for a person/family/etc.
In contrast, the events have a time frame associated with them. It does not have to be a fixed date, can be e.g. a span. So it is not unheard of people changing religion, property, and residence, etc. Each of those can be associated with the time period, and there can be many of the same type.
Does it make sense? I know this does not correspond 100% with GEDCOM, but we try to do what makes sense rather than just implementing a poorly written standard." [1] -- Gramps-user mailing list
In case the attribute needed is not present in the predefined selection list, it can be defined by typing its name in the attribute name field. There is no clear boundary between attributes and events. Some will prefer having "Occupation" as an attribute, with no timespan; others, or in other situations, might find using an event more convenient.
To Gramps attributes in general


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In Boolean logic, a formula is in conjunctive normal form (CNF) if it is a conjunction of clauses, where a clause is a disjunction of literals, where a literal and its complement cannot appear in the same clause.[citation needed] As a normal form, it is useful in automated theorem proving. It is similar to the canonical product of sums form used in circuit theory.
All conjunctions of literals and all disjunctions of literals are in CNF, as they can be seen as conjunctions of one-literal clauses and conjunctions of a single clause, respectively. As in the disjunctive normal form (DNF), the only propositional connectives a formula in CNF can contain are and, or, and not. The not operator can only be used as part of a literal, which means that it can only precede a propositional variable.
Examples and counterexamples
All of the following formulas are in CNF:
The last formula is in CNF because it can be seen as the conjunction of the two single-literal clauses A and B. Incidentally, this formula is also in disjunctive normal form. The following formulae are not in CNF:
The above three formulae are respectively equivalent to the following three formulas that are in CNF:
Conversion into CNF
Every propositional formula can be converted into an equivalent formula that is in CNF. This transformation is based on rules about logical equivalences: the double negative law, De Morgan's laws, and the distributive law.
Since all logical formulae can be converted into an equivalent formula in conjunctive normal form, proofs are often based on the assumption that all formulae are CNF. However, in some cases this conversion to CNF can lead to an exponential explosion of the formula. For example, translating the following non-CNF formula into CNF produces a formula with 2n clauses:
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I understand that in the limit that h_bar goes to zero, the Feynman path integral is dominated by the classical path, and then using the stationary phase approximation we can derive an approximation for the propagator which is a function of the classical trajectory (see _URL_ pg 46).
I am under the impression that this further implies that the particle follows the classical trajectory but I don't understand how the above mentioned fact implies this.
The propagator describes the time-evolution of the wavefunction, so I would think that this classical limit form of the propagator should give a time-evolution in which the wavefunction follows the classical trajectory, but I have not been able to find such work. Moreover, even this statement itself is problematic since the wavefunction describes a probability distribution and not a single trajectory.
$\textbf{New Edit:}$ In section 7 of Feynman's paper introducing the path integral (see _URL_ he discusses the classical limit. It appears that the key to understanding why the fact that the classical path dominates the path integral further implies that the particle follows the classical trajectory may be found in Feynman's remark on pg 21: "Now we ask, as $\hbar → 0$ what values of the intermediate coordinates $x_i$ contribute most strongly to the integral? These will be the values most likely to be found by experiment and therefore will determine, in the limit, the classical path." However, I don't understand why "These will be the values most likely to be found by experiment"?
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Related question by OP: physics.stackexchange.com/q/32110/2451 – Qmechanic Jul 17 '12 at 21:18
Feynman simply means that the coordinates $x_i$ that contribute most strongly to the integral will be the ones with highest probability should one inquire about the particle's position at some intermediate time. – Emilio Pisanty Aug 11 '12 at 23:29
Cross-posted from mathoverflow.net/questions/102415 – Qmechanic Oct 26 '12 at 21:26
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The semiclassical limit you're describing says that the amplitude for a particle to get from here to there in a set time is equal to the exponential of the classical action for the corresponding classical trajectory. In symbols this reads $$\langle x_b|U(T)|x_a\rangle=\int \mathcal{D}\varphi e^{iS[\phi]/\hbar} \approx e^{{i}S[\varphi_\textrm{cl}(x_a,x_b,T)]/\hbar}.$$ In a general quantum state, however, particles are not "here" and don't end up "there": they have an initial probability amplitude $\langle x|\psi(0)\rangle$ for being at each position $x$ at time $t=0$ and will have a final probability amplitude $\langle x|\psi(T)\rangle$ for being at position $x$ at time $T$. To apply the approximation, you pull out the propagator and insert a resolution of the identity: $$\langle x|\psi(T)\rangle=\int dy\langle x|U(T)|y\rangle\langle y|\psi(0)\rangle=\int dye^{{i}S[\varphi_\textrm{cl}(y,x,T)]/\hbar}\langle y|\psi(0)\rangle.$$
To get a full semiclassical limit, you also need a semiclassical initial state (since otherwise you've obviously got no hope!). You take, then, a state with (relatively) sharply defined position and momentum (of course, the state will occupy some finite region of phase space but you usually can assume, in these circumstances, that it is small enough), and this will make the amplitudes for points outside the classical trajectory interfere destructively and vanish.
So how does this happen? For one, $y$ must be close to the initial position, $y_0$ in order to contribute to the integral. For small displacements of the endpoints, then, the action along the classical trajectory varies as $$\delta S=p_{\varphi,x}\delta x-p_{\varphi,y}\delta y$$ (cf. Lanczos, The Variational Principles of Mechanics, 4th edition, Dover, eqs 53.3 and 68.1, or simply do the standard integration by parts and set $\int\delta L dx=0$ along the classical trajectory). The main contribution of the initial state to the phase is of the form $e^{ip_\textrm{cl}y}$, which means that the integral has more or less the form, up to a phase, $$\langle x|\psi(T)\rangle\approx \int_{y_0-\Delta x/2}^{y_0+\Delta x/2}e^{i(p_{\varphi,y}-p_\textrm{cl})y/\hbar}dy.$$
Here the momentum $p_{\varphi,y}$ is determined by $x$ and (to leading order) $y_0$, since there is a unique classical path that connects them. This momentum must match (to precision $\Delta p\approx \hbar/\Delta x$, which we assume negligible in this semiclassical limit) the classical momentum of the initial state, $p_\textrm{cl}$, and therefore only those $x$'s on the trajectory determined by the initial state will have nonzero amplitudes.
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Thank you for your answer. I don't understand why "this will make the amplitudes for points outside the classical trajectory interfere destructively and vanish." Could you please explain this. Also, please see my new edit to the question. Thank you. – dab Aug 10 '12 at 23:18
Thank you very much for your reply. There are a few things which I could use some more details on to better understand your answer. Rather than getting into detailed questions, I was wondering if you know of a textbook or paper which goes through your argument. Thank you. – dab Aug 12 '12 at 22:59
I don't really know any references with this material but I would very much like to see one. I'm also rather grateful to you for forcing me to work this out clearly. – Emilio Pisanty Aug 14 '12 at 2:47
It's NOT true in general that the semiclassical limit is always dominated by stationary solutions of the original bare Lagrangian. Instead, the best quasiclassical limit looks more like the coarse grained consistent histories framework aka decoherent histories along the dynamically determined pointer basis.
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This large scale research project involved the Birmingham and North West of England Cardiac Surgical Centres and the Quality & Outcomes Research Unit (QuORU) led by University Hospital Birmingham.
The paper, which is published today (Friday) in the British Medical Journal, looked at 44,902 patients (average age of 65) from the West Midlands and North West England, who received heart surgery at 5 different hospitals, between 1997 and 2007. This included data for a wide range of procedures including coronary bypass grafts and valve replacements. Deprivation for each patient was calculated using a scale compiled for the 2001 census.
Domenico Pagano who led the team of investigators from University Hospital Birmingham said: "This research suggests that the benefits of cardiac surgery are less in patients from deprived background. The challenge is to identify the factors that determine this gap and to address them
By conducting an extremely large analysis we are able to get a real sense of the factors which impact upon survival rates after cardiac surgery.
By looking at a large number of patients we have results that highlight national trends.
The success rates of common surgeries like coronary artery bypass grafting or valve replacement has improved significantly but this research shows that more deprived people do not survive as long as those who experience less deprivation, after surgery.
The study clearly showed smoking, obesity and diabetes, had a significant negative impact on survival rates. All these factors were strongly associated with social deprivation.
However, we were also able to show that social deprivation had an independent negative effect on survival that was clinically important and statistically significant even after adjusting for other factors."
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Professor Nick Freemantle from the University of Birmingham adds: "The relationship between deprivation and mortality was pronounced, but this study raises concerns that the effect of proven healthcare interventions may not be equally distributed across socioeconomic boundaries. The reasons for this relationship are complex, probably including diet, lifestyle and access to healthcare.
However, this study does highlight the paramount importance of developing rehabilitation programmes both before and after surgery which include aggressive smoking cessation, nutritional and behavioural support to try and reduce these health inequalities."
For further information contact Ben Hill, Press Officer, University of Birmingham, Tel 0121 _PHONE_, Mob 07789 921163
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Further information about the study
Background Cardiac surgery offers a number of operations known to carry prognostic benefit. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of social deprivation on survival following cardiac surgery and to understand the influence of potentially modifiable risk factors in these patients.
Methods. We reviewed prospectively collected data on 44902 patients undergoing adult cardiac surgery between 1997 and 2007 in Birmingham and North West England. Social deprivation was calculated using the census based 2001 Carstairs scores. All cause in-hospital and mid-term follow up mortality was obtained from the Office of National Statistics, UK. Prognostic models were developed to examine the additional effect of social deprivation on these endpoints.
Results. In-hospital mortality for all cardiac procedures was 3.25% and mid-term follow up (median 1887 days; range _PHONE_ days) mortality and mid-term mortality was non-linear and risks were higher in the extremes of BMI (P<0.0001). Adjustment for smoking, BMI and diabetes reduced but did not eliminate the effects of social deprivation on mid-term mortality (HR 1.017 95%CI 1.007-1.026;P=0.0004).
Conclusions. Smoking, extremes of BMI and diabetes, which are potentially modifiable risk factors associated with social deprivation are responsible for a significant reduction in survival following surgery, but even after adjusting for these variables social deprivation remains a significant independent predictor of increased mortality risk.


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Lift JSON has some pretty advanced syntax for looking for specific things in the JSON returned. In my case, I want an object that has all of the data from the response, with types so that way other parts of code can use the response. It's pretty easy to do this with Lift JSON. First, we have to define a "case class" that will represent the data. A case class is a class in Scala that can easily be used for pattern matching.
That represents all of the parameters returned from the JSON. If you have a field that may or may not be in the response, specify the type as Option[Type].
Now let's parse the response string as JSON and convert it in to a list of Repo instances.
Line 2 is really important, if you're using the extract method to convert JSON in to a case class you need this or else you'll get an error when compiling saying "could not find implicit value for parameter formats". Line 3 calls the Lift JSON parse function, which will return a JValue. Since the Github response for this particular request is an array of objects, to loop through these we'll need to get a list of these objects. Line 6 does this, rspList is List[JObject]. Finally, on line 7, we're looping through each object (a JObject), and converting it in to an instance of the case class Repo using the extract method. The code after yield gets run for each JObject in rspList. rspRepos now contains a list of Repos for all of my Github code repositories.
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Create an SST app
Let's start by creating an SST app.
$ npx create-serverless-stack@latest rest-api-dynamodb
$ cd rest-api-dynamodb
By default our app will be deployed to an environment (or stage) called dev and the us-east-1 AWS region. This can be changed in the sst.json in your project root.
 "name": "rest-api-dynamodb",
 "stage": "dev",
 "region": "us-east-1"
Project layout
An SST app is made up of two parts.
 1. lib/ — App Infrastructure
 The code that describes the infrastructure of your serverless app is placed in the lib/ directory of your project. SST uses AWS CDK, to create the infrastructure.
 2. src/ — App Code
 The code that's run when your API is invoked is placed in the src/ directory of your project.
Adding DynamoDB
Amazon DynamoDB is a reliable and highly-performant NoSQL database that can be configured as a true serverless database. Meaning that it'll scale up and down automatically. And you won't get charged if you are not using it.
Replace the lib/MyStack.js with the following.
import * as sst from "_USER_-stack/resources";
export default class MyStack extends sst.Stack {
 constructor(scope, id, props) {
 super(scope, id, props);
 // Create the table
 const table = new sst.Table(this, "Counter", {
 fields: {
 counter: sst.TableFieldType.STRING,
 primaryIndex: { partitionKey: "counter" },
This creates a serverless DynamoDB table using sst.Table. It has a primary key called counter. Our table is going to look something like this:
counter tally
hits 123
Setting up the API
Now let's add the API.
Add this below the sst.Table definition in lib/MyStack.js.
// Create the HTTP API
const api = new sst.Api(this, "Api", {
 defaultFunctionProps: {
 // Pass in the table name to our API
 environment: {
 tableName: table.dynamodbTable.tableName,
 routes: {
 "POST /": "src/lambda.main",
// Allow the API to access the table
// Show the API endpoint in the output
 ApiEndpoint: api.url,
Our API simply has one endpoint (the root). When we make a POST request to this endpoint the Lambda function called main in src/lambda.js will get invoked.
We also pass in the name of our DynamoDB table to our API as an environment variable called tableName. And we allow our API to access (read and write) the table instance we just created.
Reading from our table
Now in our function, we'll start by reading from our DynamoDB table.
Replace src/lambda.js with the following.
import AWS from "aws-sdk";
const dynamoDb = new AWS.DynamoDB.DocumentClient();
export async function main() {
 const getParams = {
 // Get the table name from the environment variable
 TableName: process.env.tableName,
 // Get the row where the counter is called "hits"
 Key: {
 counter: "hits",
 const results = await dynamoDb.get(getParams).promise();
 // If there is a row, then get the value of the
 // column called "tally"
 let count = results.Item? results.Item.tally : 0;
 return {
 statusCode: 200,
 body: count,
We make a get call to our DynamoDB table and get the value of a row where the counter column has the value hits. Since, we haven't written to this column yet, we are going to just return 0.
Let's install the aws-sdk.
$ npm install aws-sdk
And let's test what we have so far.
Starting your dev environment
SST features a Live Lambda Development environment that allows you to work on your serverless apps live.
$ npx sst start
The first time you run this command it'll take a couple of minutes to deploy your app and a debug stack to power the Live Lambda Development environment.
 Deploying app
Preparing your SST app
Transpiling source
Linting source
Deploying stacks
dev-rest-api-dynamodb-my-stack: deploying...
 ✅ dev-rest-api-dynamodb-my-stack (no changes)
Stack dev-rest-api-dynamodb-my-stack
 Status: no changes
The ApiEndpoint is the API we just created. Let's test our endpoint. Run the following in your terminal.
$ curl -X POST
You should see a 0 printed out.
Writing to our table
Now let's update our table with the hits.
Add this above the return statement in src/lambda.js.
const putParams = {
 TableName: process.env.tableName,
 Key: {
 counter: "hits",
 // Update the "tally" column
 UpdateExpression: "SET tally = :count",
 ExpressionAttributeValues: {
 // Increase the count
 ":count": ++count,
await dynamoDb.update(putParams).promise();
Here we are updating the hits row's tally column with the increased count.
And now if you head over to your terminal and make a request to our API. You'll notice the count increase!
$ curl -X POST
Deploying to prod
To wrap things up we'll deploy our app to prod.
$ npx sst deploy --stage prod
This allows us to separate our environments, so when we are working in dev, it doesn't break the API for our users.
Cleaning up
Finally, you can remove the resources created in this example using the following commands.
$ npx sst remove
$ npx sst remove --stage prod
And that's it! We've got a completely serverless hit counter. In another example, we'll expand on this to create a CRUD API. Check out the repo below for the code we used in this example. And leave a comment if you have any questions!


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Recently, RFID has emerged to be a promising technology to revolutionize the supply chain and logistics management. Currently there exists a sharp contrast between retailers in China and their counterparts in the United States with respect for RFID adoption. In the United States, big retailers like Wal-Mart are actively pursuing RFID by issuing mandates to their suppliers worldwide for RFID adoption. However, retailers in China never enjoy such a dominating role in pursuing RFID. To explore what is behind this phenomenon, in this paper, an analysis framework is proposed to develop decision support tools for RFID technology adoption analysis in retailers in China. The framework is realized in a service platform developed based on three principles to help reach mutual understanding between RFID vendors and customers in RFID technology adoption analysis. The framework is illustrated and validated through an example to demonstrate its feasibility to help to analyze the adoption of RFID technologies retailers in China. The technology analysis service platform integrates various tools enabling interactive and flexible analysis processes to understand how RFID technology can be adopted and used effectively in retailers in China and in logistics and supply chain management.


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Two Factor Authentication
What are the shortcodes available in the two factor authentication plugin?
The following short-codes are available:
twofactor_user_settings : This short-code will display the whole user configuration. Use this to allow your users to get/set their TFA settings. Alternatively, to design the page yourself, you can use the individual short-codes, following:
twofactor_user_settings_enabled : Display the option to turn TFA on or off. If you supply the parameter style="require_current" then the user will have to enter the current code correctly to be allowed to activate TFA.
twofactor_user_qrcode : Display the user's QR code for scanning.
twofactor_user_emergencycodes : Display the user's emergency codes.
twofactor_user_advancedsettings : Display the user's advanced settings (e.g. selecting TOTP or HOTP).
twofactor_user_privatekeys : Display the user's private keys. Use the 'type' parameter, with values 'full' (default), 'plain', 'base32' or 'base64' to control exactly what is displayed.
twofactor_user_privatekeys_reset : Display a link for the user to reset (change) their private key.
twofactor_user_currentcode : Display the current TFA code.
twofactor_user_presstorefresh : Wrap this shortcode around any HTML that you want to cause the current TFA code (displayed by the twofactor_user_currentcode shortcode) to refresh when clicked. i.e. Use both an opening and closing shortcode tag; and whatever you put inside will cause an update if the user clicks on it. Example:
Example short-code usage
twofactor_conditional : Wrap this shortcode around any content that you wish to be displayed only if the condition is met. The condition is specified by the "onlyif" parameter, with valid values: active, inactive, available, unavailable. The content will be shown depending on whether the user has TFA available (i.e. the administrator has allowed it for their user level)/activated. You can use this, for example, to display notices to your users to suggest that they activate TFA, or to remind them that it is available, etc.
Here are a couple of screenshots of examples of using these shortcodes. In the first, the site owner is using the WordPress page editor to design his own TFA-setup page for users, using short-codes:
Designing your own page for users, using short-codes
In the second is an example of the twofactor_conditional shortcode (make sure that you do not have anything cacheing a page it is used on):
Conditional shortcode example
What is two factor authentication?
How does two factor authentication work?
Since "two factor authentication" just means "a second something is necessary to get in", this answer depends upon the particular set-up. In the most common case, a numeric code is shown on your phone, tablet or other device. This code could be sent via an SMS, but this depends on the mobile phone network working, and is technically easy to hijack (and so is not recommended by security professionals). So, this plugin does not uses that method. Instead, it uses a standard mathematical algorithm to generate codes that are only valid once each, or for only for 30 seconds (depending on which algorithm you choose). Your phone or tablet can know the code after it has been set up once (often, by just scanning a bar-code off the screen).
What if I do not have a phone or tablet?
If your pass-code used to work, but no longer does, then check that the time on your device that generates them is accurate (it needs to agree with the webserver within around 30 seconds; note that time zones are irrelevant to this – what they need to agree on is how many seconds have passed since it became the year 1970 in London).
If you cannot get in and need to disable two-factor authentication, then add this to your wp-config.php file, using FTP, SFTP, shell access or the file manager in your hosting control panel:
define('TWO_FACTOR_DISABLE', true);
Alternatively, if you have FTP, SFTP, shell access or cPanel access to your web hosting space, you can de-activate the plugin; see this article:
What are HOTP and TOTP?
How can I trigger an action when the user saves their TFA settings on the front-end?
When settings are successfully saved, the plugin triggers a jQuery event upon the document:
jQuery(document).trigger('tfa_settings_saved', resp);
So, you just need to add some JavaScript to your site (e.g. using one of the popular plugins for doing this, or using your own hand-coding) to hook that event.
For example, to reload the page after the settings are saved:
jQuery(document).on('tfa_settings_saved', function() {
Can the two-factor code be sent by email?
Our two-factor authentication plugin does not support sending codes by email, because this is not secure. This is because WordPress also sends password reset links by email (via the link on the login form for people who have forgotten their password). Thus, the email account would have access to both the ability to set passwords and read two-factor codes, meaning that it was not truly a second factor. This would be mitigated somewhat if the email itself was protected by two-factor authentication via another mechanism – but in this case a) users are already being expected to use something other than email, so that shouldn't be a problem for WordPress either, and b) it is outside of the control of the administrator of the WordPress website, which would nullify the plugin's features for handing them this control.
Email delivery is also unreliable and often unencrypted, which makes it an unsuitable communications channel to rely upon for time-dependent (two factor codes are time-limited) and security-related functions.
Is any user personal information processed (for GDPR etc.) purposes by the plugin?
No. Logging in, setting up TFA, and all other operations of plugin functionality do not send any data to any remote service.
If you connect the plugin to receive plugin updates using the WordPress plugin update mechanism, then it will periodically request information on update availability from our servers. The information contained in this update check (e.g. the identifier for your account with us, the WordPress and PHP version the plugin is running on) is not processed by us for any further purpose. It does not contain any information on how or by whom the plugin is used (i.e. "telemetrics") beyond the URL of the website it is installed upon. The HTTP request as logged by our webserver may remain in our webserver logs until they are periodically and automatically rotated, up to 6 months later.
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I have a very stupid question: I often see that the volume entropy of a compact Riemmannian manifold with negative curvature coincide with the Hausdorff dim of the limit set or Patterson sullivan measure on the boundary.
But the volume entropy is not invariant under scaling of the measure, and I assume the dimension of limit set is. So what is the correct normalization to make the claim above true?
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"Hausdorff dim of" what "limit set"? $\:$ – Ricky Demer May 17 '13 at 21:42
In this context, limit set is the ideal boundary of the universal cover. Classically, one uses this in the case of Kleinian groups. Then the right formula is that volume entropy equals Hausdorff dimension of the conical limit set of the group (which could be less than dimension of the full limit set). See Nicholls' book "Ergodic theory of discrete groups". Normalization in variable curvature was worked out in papers by Besson, Courtois and Gallot (maybe also Hammenstadt) and you only have an inequality. Equality if I remember correctly is only in curvature -1 case. – Misha May 17 '13 at 22:33
See also and references therein. – Misha May 17 '13 at 22:33
Thanks Misha, the answer is very helpful. While I'll try to look it up in the BCG papers, do you happen to remember in which direction the inequality is, between entropy and dimension, for non-constantly curved manifolds? – Jerry May 17 '13 at 23:44
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For the geodesic flow on the unit tangent bundle of a compact manifold with nonpositive curvature, a classical result of Manning asserts that the topological entropy of the geodesic flow equals the volume entropy of the universal cover. This is true in variable (nonpositive) curvature.
For the geodesic flow on the unit tangent bundle of a negatively curved manifold, the topological entropy is equal to the critical exponent of the fundamental group of the manifold (result due to Otal-Peigné in full generality. You just have to assume that the curvature is bounded between two negative constants).
The critical exponent of the group is always equal to the Hausdorff dimension of the conical (also called radial) limit set of the group acting on the boundary at infinity (in variable negative curvature). I don't remember if the result in this generality is due to Sullivan (he writes in curvature -1, but the arguments are often general), or maybe to Bishop-Jones.
For general noncompact manifolds, the critical exponent(=topological entropy) is strictly smaller than the dimension of the boundary. In this situation it is not reasonable to expect an equality with the volume entropy of the universal cover, which is the common value of the topological entropies of all geodesic flows of all compact quotients.
An interesting phenomenon arises in the finite volume case. One could expect that the result of Manning could still be true. In fact, if the curvature varies too much in the cusps, the equality fails to happen. See here a work of Dalbo Peigne Picaud Sambusetti
For your question of normalization: I believe that when you scale the metric of the manifold, you scale also the natural distances on the boundary, and therefore Hausdorff dimension of limit sets.
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I want to know what exactly is different in the verbs "mischen" and "vermischen". Both of them mean to mix.
Is there any example where they can mean a specific thing? Are they interchangeable?
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Depends on context. A generic answer might be that vermischen is rather "to mix up, muddle, and/or confuse" while mischen is more deliberate. However, there certainly quite a many contexts that proves me wrong on that. – Em1 Apr 22 '14 at 12:58
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An example where only one of the options is appropriate: Shuffling a deck of cards is always "mischen", never "vermischen". As a rule of thumb use "mischen" on countable sets and "vermischen" when the result is homogenous.
Beware: "mixing a drink" is neither: the correct translation is "einen Drink mixen".
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well "einen Drink mischen" is not unheard of... – Vogel612 Apr 28 '14 at 16:50
Maybe its helpful that "vermischen" indicates that there are at least 2 components while "mischen" can be of one substance. Also look for the Noun " das Gemisch" there is no noun of "vermischen".
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I upvoted because the 2-component-point is very pertinent, but I have to contest the last sentence: "Vermischung" and "Vermischtes" exists. – Phira Apr 24 '14 at 23:52
According to the german wiktionary the preposition "ver-" has several meanings (well it's an old complicated language) amongst these is the notion of a "prcess that is hard to reverse" like in to fall in love sich ver-lieben. I guess that might be a good explanation. So it wants to emphasize a process of mixing that is irreversible. So if you mix water you sill end up with water. but if you mix water and sugar (so two or more components) and you "vermisch" them then they are really mixed without an easy way to separate them. this is opposed to the deck of cards that would be easy to demix if you shuffled it.
From my feeling as a native these two words can be interchanged quite frequently without a drastic change. So if someone told me "ich vermische die Karten" I would not feel compelled to correct him ;-)
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Very good points about the irreversibility, but "ich vermische die Karten" for a professional act of shuffling feels very wrong. – Phira Apr 24 '14 at 23:58
I agree it is not the really right thing, however if someone would say that I would not feel compelled to correct him in the same way as if he said "ich vermenge die Karten" for example. Also if you say "ich vermische die roten mit den grünen Karten" it would feel right again, wouldn't you say? – Magellan88 Apr 25 '14 at 8:56
"Kannst du die Karten noch einmal mischen, damit Herz und Treff besser vermischt werden?" would sound alright. – Phira Apr 25 '14 at 23:42
Yes that's sounds exactly right to me. Just note that treff is usually Kreuz in German (I know people playing bridge usually use the French words) – Magellan88 Apr 26 '14 at 11:31
Karten vermischen? Nope! Da VERwechselst du wohl etwas. – DisplayName Apr 28 '14 at 15:14
mischen - shuffle (bring chaos into some order) vermischen - mix together (mix more than one substance together) Gemisch - Mixture - mixture of more than one component (fertig) gemischt - done mixing something (fertig) vermischt - done mixing two or more components
Yes! Der Mischvorgang ist beendet. No! Der Vermischvorgang ist beendet.
mischen --> generally increasing the entropy somewhere
vermischen --> mixing two or more things of different character together
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In this thesis, I analyze Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica in the framework of Aristotle's theories of rhetoric. Despite the long-held view that science only deals with brute facts and does not require rhetoric, we learn that science has its own special topics. This study highlights the rhetorical situation of the Principia and Newton's rhetorical strategies, emphasizing the belief that scientific facts and theories are also rhetorical constructions. This analysis shows that the credibility of the author and the text, the emotional debates before and after the publication of the text, the construction of logical arguments, and the presentation style makes the book the epitome of scientific writing. Through this analysis, I discover the significance of rhetoric science and how it helps us understand science as a subject and how it can be used for the benefit of society.


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As administrator, you can create resource plans that configure your cluster for different conditions, enabling you to improve parallel query execution and share queries on nodes running LLAP. You can allocate resources to a pool of users, groups, or applications and trigger actions in a plan.
As administrator, you can either create a new resource plan or clone another plan and then modify it.
Create a resource plan.
- Create a new resource plan (for example, one named
CREATE RESOURCE PLAN high_concurr_rp;
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to the etl_pool for execution when the execution time exceeds one minute.
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Indonesia, biomass, renewable energy, agricultural residue, energy production
Indonesia has great potential of biomass sources from their agricultural residue, which can potentially be used for alternative energy generation. This preliminary research explores the most suitable technology for energy generation from agricultural residue and its challenge for application in Indonesia. The study showed that biomass utilization via the direct combustion process is recommended for energy generation. It is also reported that the pretreatment process of drying and washing, are required to increase the fuel quality and plant efficiency.
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