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|Golden Gate Highlands National Park|
IUCN category II ( national park)
|Location||Free State, South Africa|
|Area||340 km2 (130 sq mi)|
|Governing body||South African National Parks|
Golden Gate Highlands National Park is located in Free State, Republic of South Africa, near the Lesotho border. It covers an area of 340 km² (131.3 mi²). The park's most notable features are its golden, ochre, and orange-hued deeply eroded sandstone cliffs and outcrops, especially the Brandwag rock. Another feature of the area is the numerous caves and shelters displaying San rock paintings. Wildlife featured at the park includes mongooses, eland, zebras, and over 100 bird species. It is the Free State's only national park, and is more famous for the beauty of its landscape than for its wildlife. Numerous paleontology finds have been made in the park including dinosaur eggs and skeletons.
Geography and climate
"Golden Gate" refers to the sandstone cliffs that are found on either side of the valley at the Golden Gate dam. In 1875, a farmer called J.N.R. van Reenen and his wife stopped here as they travelled to their new farm in Vuurland. He named the location "Golden Gate" when he saw the last rays of the setting sun fall on the cliffs.
In 1963, 47.92 square kilometres (11,840 acres) were proclaimed as a national park, specifically to preserve the scenic beauty of the area. In 1981 the park was enlarged to 62.41 km² (15,420 acres) and in 1988 it was enlarged to 116.33 km² (28,746 acres). In 2004 it was announced that the park would be joined with the neighbouring QwaQwa National Park. The amalgamation of QwaQwa National Park was completed in 2007, increasing the park's area to 340 km² (84,016 acres).
The park is 320 km (200 mi) from Johannesburg and is close to the villages of Clarens and Kestell, in the upper regions of the Little Caledon River. The park is situated in the Rooiberge of the eastern Free State, in the foothills of the Maluti Mountains. The Caledon River forms the southern boundary of the park as well as the border between the Free State and Lesotho. The highest peak in the park (and also in the Free State) is Ribbokkop at 2,829 m (9,281 ft).
The park is located in the eastern highveld region of South Africa, and experiences a dry sunny climate from June to August. It has showers, hails and thunderstorms between October and April. It has thick snowfalls in the winter. The park has a relatively high rainfall of 800 mm (30 inches) per year.
The park is an area of rich highveld and montane grassland flora. It has more than fifty grass species and a large variety of bulbs and herbs. Each of these species has its own flowering time, meaning that veld flowers can be seen throughout the summer. The park also has Afromontane forests and high-altitude Austro-Afro Alpine Grassland, which is scarce in South Africa. The ouhout Leucosidea sericea, an evergreen species, is the most common tree in the park. Ouhout is a favourite habitat of beetles and 117 species occur on these trees in the park. The Lombardi poplars and weeping willows in the park are introduced species, but are kept because of their cultural and historic connection with the eastern Free State. Other exotic species in the park, for example wattle and bluegum, are systematically eradicated.
Instead of reintroducing one of the "Big Five" into the park, the sungazer lizard and water mongoose were reintroduced. Twelve species of mice, ten species of carnivores, and eight antelope species have been recorded in the park. The Grey rhebuck and the mountain reedbuck were present when the park was established.
Over 210 bird species have been observed in the park, including the rare Bearded Vulture and the endangered Cape Vulture and Bald Ibis.
Snakes and fishes
Seven snake species, including the puff adder, mountain adder, and rinkhals are found in the park.
Geology and palaeontology
The geology of the park provides very visual "textbook" examples of Southern Africa's geological history. The sandstone formations in the park form the upper part of the Karoo Supergroup. These formations were deposited during a period of aeolian deposition towards the end of the Triassic Period. At the time of deposition the climate of the area the park covers was becoming progressively drier until arid desert conditions set in, resulting in a land of dunes and sandy desert, with occasional scattered oases. The deposition of the sandstones ended when lava flowed out over the desert 190 million years ago.
The following sequence of geological formations are visible in the park (starting from the bottom): the Molteno Formation, Elliott Formation, Clarens Formation, and the Drakensberg Formation. The yellow-brown Golden Gate and Brandwag cliffs are made up of the Clarens formation. The layers in this formation are 140 to 160 metres (460 to 520 ft) thick. The Drakensberg formation comprises the basaltic lava that flowed over the desert. It forms the mountain summits in the park. On Ribbokkop it is 600 meters (2000 ft) thick. The Elliot Formation is a red mudstone where many dinosaur fossils have been found.
The oldest dinosaur embryos ever discovered were found in the park in 1978. The eggs were from the Triassic Period (220 to 195 million years ago) and had fossilised foetal skeletons of Massospondylus, a prosauropod dinosaur. More examples of these eggs have since been found in the park. Other fossils found in the park include those of advanced cynodontia (canine toothed animals), small thecodontia (animals with teeth set firmly in the jaw), bird-like and crocodile-like dinosaurs.
Accommodation in the park is available at Glen Reenen and Brandwag Rest camps. Caravaning and camping sites with all amenities are available at Glen Reenen camp. The hotel was formerly part of Brandwag camp, but since its recent refurbishment it is managed separately by SANParks as Golden Gate Hotel. The nearest town to Golden Gate Highlands National Park is Clarens (17 km to the west), but Phuthaditjhaba is also easily reached via a good tar road, driving through the access gate to the east of the park.


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I'd like to show the latency between the user's location and all the available DO regions so that the user can select the region with the fastest response time for them.
The latency can be easily calculated locally in development for each region with Net::Ping using the example code below:
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However, in production, the originating IP is consistently the web host of my application, not the user's IP address.
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I was able to solve this problem by using JavaScript to ping a website hosted in each of DO's regions. I used the speed test websites originally designed to help DO customers measure the upload/download speed from each region.
For example, the code below will ping a website hosted in each DO region and then print the response time latency in the console.
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for (var i = 0; i < region_data.length; i++) {
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 xmlhttp.onload = function () {
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Usually you would be seeing the server IP address in case that you are using Nginx as a reverse proxy. To get the real IP address of the visitor you have to get the X-forwarded-for header value. That way you would get the actual IP rather than the server IP itself.
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A ZeroMQ transport for Message::Passing.
In your application emitting messages, you can either use Message::Passing::Output::ZeroMQ directly, or you can use it via Log::Dispatch::Message::Passing.
 use Log::Dispatch;
 use Log::Dispatch::Message::Passing;
 use Message::Passing::Output::ZeroMQ;
 use Message::Passing::Filter::Encode::JSON;
 my $log = Log::Dispatch->new;
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 output => Message::Passing::Filter::Encode::JSON->new(
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All consumers will get a copy of every message.
Both Message::Passing::Input::ZeroMQ and Message::Passing::Output::ZeroMQ support either binding a server or connecting to a remote host, due to the fact that ZeroMQ connections can be in any direction, as noted above.
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Based on lessons learned throughout my worklife as an educator, a communicator, and a small business owner, I have identified 12 steps to success. While the book Career Success in 12 Easy Steps: A Journal focuses on using these 12 steps to achieve career success, you can use these steps to achieve any dream. The 12 Easy Steps are:
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DataTable.Merge Method (DataTable)
Merge the specified DataTable with the current DataTable.
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public void Merge (
 DataTable table
public void Merge (
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public function Merge (
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The DataTable to be merged with the current DataTable.
The Merge method is used to merge two DataTable objects that have largely similar schemas. A merge is typically used on a client application to incorporate the latest changes from a data source into an existing DataTable. This allows the client application to have a refreshed DataTable with the latest data from the data source.
The merge operation takes into account only the original table, and the table to be merged. Child tables are not affected or included. If a table has one or more child tables, defined as part of a relationship, each child table must be merged individually.
When performing a merge, changes made to the existing data before the merge are preserved by default during the merge operation. Developers can modify this behavior by calling one of the other two overloads for this method, and specifying a false value for the preserveChanges parameter.
In a client application, it is usual to have a single button that the user can click that gathers the changed data and validates it before sending it back to a middle tier component. In this scenario, the GetChanges method is first invoked. That method returns a second DataTable optimized for validating and merging. This second DataTable object contains only the DataRow objects that were changed, resulting in a subset of the original DataTable. This subset is generally smaller and thus more efficiently passed back to a middle tier component. The middle tier component then updates the original data source with the changes through stored procedures. The middle tier can then send back either a new DataTable that includes original data and the latest data from the data source (by running the original query again), or it can send back the subset with any changes that have been made to it from the data source. (For example, if the data source automatically creates unique primary key values, these values can be propagated back to the client application.) In either case, the returned DataTable can be merged back into the client application's original DataTable with the Merge method.
When merging a new source DataTable into the target, any source rows with a DataRowState value of Unchanged, Modified, or Deleted, is matched to target rows with the same primary key values. Source rows with a DataRowState value of Added are matched to new target rows with the same primary key values as the new source rows.
The following console application creates a simple DataTable and adds data to the table. The example then creates a copy of the table, adding rows to the copy. Finally, the example calls the Merge method to merge the data in the second table with the data in the first table.
private static void DemonstrateMergeTable()
 DataTable table1 = new DataTable("Items");
 // Add columns
 DataColumn column1 = new DataColumn("id", typeof(System.Int32));
 DataColumn column2 = new DataColumn("item", typeof(System.Int32));
 // Set the primary key column.
 table1.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] { column1 };
 // Add RowChanged event handler for the table.
 table1.RowChanged +=
 new System.Data.DataRowChangeEventHandler(Row_Changed);
 // Add some rows.
 DataRow row;
 row = table1.NewRow();
 row["id"] = i;
 row["item"] = i;
 // Accept changes.
 PrintValues(table1, "Original values");
 // Create a second DataTable identical to the first.
 DataTable table2 = table1.Clone();
 // Add three rows. Note that the id column can't be the
 // same as existing rows in the original table.
 row = table2.NewRow();
 row["id"] = 14;
 row["item"] = 774;
 row = table2.NewRow();
 row["id"] = 12;
 row["item"] = 555;
 row = table2.NewRow();
 row["id"] = 13;
 row["item"] = 665;
 // Merge table2 into the table1.
 PrintValues(table1, "Merged With table1");
private static void Row_Changed(object sender,
 DataRowChangeEventArgs e)
 Console.WriteLine("Row changed {0}\t{1}",
 e.Action, e.Row.ItemArray[0]);
private static void PrintValues(DataTable table, string label)
 // Display the values in the supplied DataTable:
 foreach (DataRow row in table.Rows)
 foreach (DataColumn col in table.Columns)
 Console.Write("\t " + row[col].ToString());
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This study aimed to assess the impact of the Parent Teacher Education Connection curriculum on the knowledge and attitudes of teacher education candidates. The findings reveal that knowledge and attitude assessments administered before and after use of the modules showed significant improvement in knowledge and attitudes across all settings. This study demonstrated that teacher candidates experienced significant knowledge gains from preto posttest after studying the Parent Teacher Education Connection Modules as they were embedded in various courses of their teacher education curricula.
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Plenty of researchers are anxious to find that suburbia makes us fat, but those of us who grew up running around and climbing trees in big backyards might be more likely to appreciate how certain aspects of suburban living actually encourage healthy living:
- SOUTH Australian children with big backyards are less likely to be overweight and inactive than those with small courtyards, a study has found.
Preliminary data from the Flinders University Achieving a Healthy Home Environment study, which surveyed the homes and lifestyles of 280 southern suburbs families, found the size and set-up of homes contributed largely to how fit and healthy young children were.
Researchers looked at more than 75 physical and nutritional variables in each family home over the past year.
"We found the bigger the backyard, the more active the kids," said Flinders Medical Centre consultant pediatrician Dr Nicola Spurrier, who headed the study that will continue until next year.
"But we also found the amount of play equipment and play areas in a back yard had a big impact too."
Researchers also uncovered other rather obvious points: active parents are more likely to have active kids; healthy kids are more likely to have parents who limit their TV-watching and stick healthy food in the fridge.
Related: Sprawl Brawl Continues
Related: Make Up Your Mind
Related: What's making the kids fat?

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Xbase - Clever solution to laser engraving fumes.
The Xbase extraction and filtration system.The Xbase extraction and filtration system with a laser engraving machine attached on top.
The need to extract hazardous fumes from engraving lasers to protect the health of the operator and to prevent damage to the laser itself is obvious. But what is the best way to do it?
Engraving lasers burn away layers of material such as glass, wood, rubber and metal in order to make an engraving. This process releases various gases, vapours and particles that can affect the quality of an engraving or damage the laser. These fumes can also cause long-term medical conditions if inhaled by the operator.
Health and safety regulations demand that operators of equipment that produce hazardous fumes are protected. One answer to this particular problem is a fume extraction system that connects to the engraving laser.
In the past, laser owners may have connected a fume extraction system that takes hazardous fumes from the laser and discharges them into the atmosphere outside. This has several drawbacks.
To install an external discharge system can require the hiring of specialist companies to drill holes through walls or ceilings, they may also need to install additional pipe systems. If the vent is to go through the roof then scaffolding may be required and a roof stack would have to be installed and secured. All this can be expensive, time consuming and disruptive to work. It may also be impossible to discharge fumes outside, for example if the building is rented or the laser is say, in the middle of a shopping centre or office block.
Any holes made in the walls or ceiling would need to be properly sealed to prevent water leaks and if the laser is moved to another room then the holes would have to be sealed up completely and re-drilled elsewhere. Discharging the fumes outside may also cause complaints from neighbours or the environmental authorities. There is also the risk that fumes may re-enter the workplace through open windows and doors.
Discharging air from the workplace to the outdoors can also increase energy costs as heated or conditioned air will be pumped outside.
The alternative to discharging fumes outdoors is to use an extraction and filtration system such as the Xbase™ from Purex International Ltd.
The Xbase connects to the engraving laser in minutes using a short length of flexible hose and extracts hazardous fumes using powerful flow controlled blowers. The fumes are then drawn through a patented, specialised filter system before clean air is returned to the workplace. Because the Xbase returns air to the workplace there is no need to cut any holes for ducting in walls or ceilings and no heated or conditioned air is lost.
The Xbase is easy to move around, so if the laser moves, the Xbase goes with it. It is quiet in operation and because no holes in walls are required it is ideal for use in shops, malls, kiosks, schools, engraving workshops and offices.
Another added bonus is that many lasers available on the market can sit on top of the Xbase meaning an additional laser stand is not required. The Xbase also has storage space inside it that can be used in a variety of ways.
The extraction rate is fully adjustable so problems like drag marks on the work can be avoided and the system can be configured to filter fumes from most engraving materials.
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Assistant Professor Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
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Dennis Britton, assistant professor of English
Dennis Britton, assistant professor of English, has been awarded a yearlong National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. The fellowship will allow him to complete research and make final revisions to his current book project, "Becoming Christian: Race, Reformation, and Early Modern English Romance."
Britton's monograph is the first to explore the role of race in the Church of England's baptismal theology and literary representations of "infidels"—specifically Jews, Turks, and Moors—converting to Christianity in early modern English romance. Catholic romances emphasized baptism's magical power to transform infidels into faithful Christians. However, theologians within the Church of England denied the miraculous power of baptism, even debating whether or not it was necessary for salvation. In fact, many English theologians asserted that salvation could be assured by one's race and lineage. Britton contends that baptismal theology and emerging concepts of race provide a not-yet-recognized context for understanding why works such as Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" and William Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" and "Othello" transform and, at times, explicitly reject the infidel conversion motif.


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Italian dig uncovers "oldest" temple in Cyprus
NICOSIA (Reuters) - An Italian archaeologist says she has discovered what is believed to be the oldest site of religious worship in Cyprus, a temple which is about 4,000 years old.
The find at the Pyrgos-Mavroraki site close to the southern city of Limassol predates any other discoveries in Cyprus by about 1,000 years, Italian archaeologist Maria Rosaria Belgiorno said.
"This is the first evidence of religion in Cyprus at the beginning of the second millennium BC," she was quoted as telling the Cyprus Weekly newspaper from Rome.
The Cyprus Antiquities Department said further examination would be required before the find could be verified. "We cannot dismiss the claim but we cannot verify it either," Antiquities Department official Maria Hadjicosti told Reuters.
Belgiorno said she had found the outline of a triangular-shaped temple, comprised of two rooms, on the site. There was a sacrificial altar flanked by a channel on two sides.
"We found no statues, but there is evidence that it is a monotheistic temple," she said. It was probably destroyed in an earthquake and abandoned in 1800 BC.
In ancient religions, triangles typified spiritual gateways or embodied three separate deities.
In the past, the Pyrgos-Mavroraki site has also yielded finds ranging from an ancient perfumery to one of the earliest records of how olive oil was used to fire furnaces.
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Unit 5 Sim Data
In Unit 5 Lesson 3, the associated Sims 2-3 don't consistently give data that shows the correct relationships between reaction rates and all the other variables. This is because of probability, and it's totally fine, but the workbook only has students taking data once and that one time could give them data that conflicts with the relationships they could discover in a lab. It can lead to some discussions about the limitations of models and whatnot if students are ready for that, but it still leaves the chemistry concepts in a difficult spot. I made this lesson where students have to do 10 trials because over 10 trials the average will work out to demonstrate the direct relationships students should see. There are a lot of questions that follow (related to other stuff we did) that are probably not helpful to everyone, but I thought taking the data 10 times was really helpful in making sure the students didn't walk around with misconceptions about how these factors affect reaction rates.


Synonyms of cosmopolitan
1. cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, sophisticate, man of the world
usage: a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries
1. cosmopolitan (vs. endemic), widely distributed
usage: growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution"
2. cosmopolitan (vs. provincial), traveled, travelled
usage: composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests; "his cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creeds"- T.B. Macaulay; "the ancient and cosmopolitan societies of Syria and Egypt"; "that queer, cosmopolitan, rather sinister crowd found around the Marseilles docks"
3. cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide, comprehensive (vs. noncomprehensive)
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For speakers and attendees at MacArthur's 2016 How Housing Matters conference, an overarching question focused on how affordable housing advocates can act on the growing evidence base and increase awareness about the important role housing plays in success in other areas of life. In addition to three case studies on economic mobilityeducation, and health the National Housing Conference released during the conference, this video captures some of the conversation among attendees.
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Las Vegas, NM Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
The chance of earthquake damage in Las Vegas is lower than New Mexico average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Las Vegas is about the same as New Mexico average and is much lower than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #338
|Las Vegas, NM||0.07|
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #310
|Las Vegas, NM||0.0016|
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #157
|Las Vegas, NM||12.55|
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 387 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Las Vegas, NM were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
|Dust Storm:||0||Flood:||49||Hail:||275||Heat:||0||Heavy Snow:||0|
|High Surf:||0||Hurricane:||0||Ice Storm:||0||Landslide:||0||Strong Wind:||0|
|Thunderstorm Winds:||39||Tropical Storm:||0||Wildfire:||1||Winter Storm:||0||Winter Weather:||0|
A total of 1 volcano is found in or near Las Vegas, NM.
|Distance (miles)||Name||Region||Latitude||Longitude||Elevation (foot)||Type||Status||Last Eruption|
|77.8||Valles Caldera||US-New Mexico, United States||35.87||-106.57||3430||Caldera||Pleistocene-Fumarol||Quaternary eruption(s) with the only known Holocene activity being hydrothermal|
Historical Earthquake Events
A total of 2 historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Las Vegas, NM.
|Distance (miles)||Date||Magnitude||Depth (km)||Latitude||Longitude|
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 2 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Las Vegas, NM.
|Distance (miles)||Date||Magnitude||Start Lat/Log||End Lat/Log||Length||Width||Fatalities||Injuries||Property Damage||Crop Damage||Affected County|
|46.4||1992-06-27||2||35°41'N / 104°24'W||0.80 Mile||73 Yards||0||0||25K||0||San Miguel|
|49.6||1978-06-04||2||34°56'N / 104°54'W||2.00 Miles||33 Yards||0||0||0K||0||Guadalupe|
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Kyrgyzstan plans to promote wind energy
Kyrgyzstan is set to implement pathbreaking financial policies to promote development of wind energy sector in the country. Renewable energy has, so far, seen minimal development in Kyrgyzstan which generated most of its electricity from large hydro power projects. But now, the government is planning to offer significant tax incentives to project developers who look to set up wind energy projects.
According to media reports, the Kyrgyzstan government has proposed slew of tax incentives for the wind energy sector. As per the proposal of the parliament, income from wind energy projects shall be exempted from any tax for 8 years. Additionally, equipment imported from outside the country would be exempted from value-added tax.
These, and several other proposals, are expected to be approved by the Kyrgyz parliament over the next few weeks.
While the government has not announced the planned capacity addition, it plans to set up 3 wind energy projects with the first expected to come up near the lake of Issyk-Kul.
According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the country had an installed power generation capacity of 3,680 MW in 2012, of which only 1% (or 41 MW) was based on renewable energy technologies.
Among all renewable energy technologies, solar power has the largest potential in Kyrgyzstan. Solar power has an estimated technical potential of 267 GW while wind energy and small-hydro power have potential of 1,500 MW and 1,800 MW, respectively.


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DirtMovers - Construction Counting
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DescriptionA great app to teach your little guy how to count from 1 to 10.
DirtMovers – Construction Counting takes the things little boy's love; bulldozers, dump trucks and bucket loaders and creates unique learning opportunities in a fun and creative way.
With five ways to learn counting, DirtMovers has an excavator that announces the number and displays a new pile each time it takes a swipe of dirt. Then there is bulldozer rock push, where you child pushes the desired number of piles of rocks then chooses when to check his answer to see if he is correct. The dump truck fill-up is where your child is instructed to load the dump truck to a desired amount and check the answer to see how they did.
There is construction count along where your child taps a number then watches the screen as that amount of items appears with real voice counting to follow along with. For the more advanced counting fun, there is the count and tap game, where your child is instructed to count the number of dirt movers on the screen and tap the correct answer.
What's New in Version 2.6- Squashed Some Bugs!
- Game Play Improvements.
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Numerical modeling of engine combustion products requires detailed chemistry and therefore large computational resources and time. This becomes a constraint when engine optimization at system level is desired. In this paper, a 1D modeling approach is proposed for fast computation to predict emission level at various engine running conditions. A new chemical solver within 1D framework is developed along with suitable reduced chemical mechanism. The reduced reaction scheme is validated against detailed chemistry on 0D and 1D reactors. It is confirmed that the new fast 1D solver achieves more than 100X speed improvement. Now larger mechanisms can be used for better accuracy with reasonable turnaround time. This methodology allows virtual engine emission map generation, with a refined emission map completed within 12 hours of computational time. When a transient response is considered, the critical first 600 seconds of FTP driving cycle is calculated within 1 hour, based on a reduced fast running 1D model.


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Ever made an edible Jello rainbow? Although rainbow Jello takes several hours to assemble, the process is simple and it's a great snack for the kids. Here are the steps to make your own rainbow Jello.
Makes approximately 10 servings; double if necessary.
- 1 cup whipped topping (optional)
- 1 small box of each Jello color: red, blue, yellow, green, orange, and purple
Make Rainbow Jello
1Prepare one batch of Jello according to the directions on the packet. For an authentic rainbow effect, start with red and work your way upwards through the color spectrum (or choose purple and work downwards).
- If there is a "quick chill" method involving ice cubes, use that method.
2Fill the bottom of each cup with the first batch of Jello. Make the levels even for the nicest effect, then set the leftover Jello aside.
3Place the pan in the refrigerator for approximately 15 minutes to set.
4Mix a few tablespoons of whipped topping into the leftover Jello mix if desired. If you don't want whipped layers in your rainbow, skip this step.
5Remove the cups from the refrigerator and place a thin layer of the opaque mixture onto the first color if desired. Again, skip this step if you'd prefer not to include whipped cream in the Jello.
6Repeat the steps above for each color, allowing for approximately 15 minutes of refrigerator time between every layer. Garnish with a dollop of whipped topping if desired.
Can I put it in the freezer?wikiHow ContributorYou can, but you may end up with a different texture, and the taste is not as good.
- Though this recipe recommend a 15-minute set time per layer, the actual time will vary based on the temperature of your refrigerator. Before applying additional layers, touch the topmost layer to see if it has set; if it's firm to the touch but still sticky, it's ready for the next layer.
- If the opaque layer starts to set up before you get to spoon it out, place in the microwave for a moment to reconstitute it to a slightly liquid state.
- You may substitute vegan gelatins such as agar or vegetable gums.
- Adding fruit to this recipe, while interesting, disrupts the "rainbow." If you want to make multi-colored Jello fruit salad, go for it! (But don't add pineapple, papaya or kiwi unless it is cooked, because fresh versions contain an enzyme which might prevent the Jello from setting). If you want to make edible rainbows, stick with the recipe.
- Water that is heated in the microwave can overheat and erupt when handled. Always wait for bubbles before you open the door. If you don't get bubbles after a reasonable period of time, do not open the door or reach in until the water has had ample time to cool. Alternatively, just heat it over the stove.
- Jello is not a vegetarian dessert. Gelatin is a protein produced by partial hydrolysis of collagen extracted from the bones, connective tissues, organs, and some intestines of animals such as cattle and horses.
Things You'll Need
- Ten 10-ounce clear plastic cups
- A cake pan or tray large enough to hold the cups
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Exhibition of "The Frozen Tombs of the Altai Mountains"
Open to the public from Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The towering, jagged Altai Mountains stretch some 2,100 km across China, Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan, the Russian section of this mountain range having been inscribed as a natural site on the World Heritage List in 1998. The Altai Mountains bear unique witness to the ancient Scythian culture that flourished in the Eurasian steppe during the 1st millenium BCE.
Today, however, the permafrost of the Altai Mountains is endangered by climate change, and the frozen tombs are particularly threatened. Alerted by these developments, archaeologists, climatologists, geographers and geocryologists drew UNESCO's attention to this urgent issue and requested its assistance. Subsequently, a project, the Preservation of the Frozen Tombs of the Altai Mountains, was set up under the UNESCO/Flanders Funds-in-Trust in 2005.
This project proposed the drawing up of an inventory of the kurgans (burial mounds) in the Altai Mountains and the production of accurate maps using advanced satellite imaging techniques.
This exhibition will showcase the environment of the Altai Mountains, the UNESCO project outputs as well as various research projects in this field.
World Heritage Properties
- World Heritage Sub-regional Consultative Workshop for Promotion of Transbounday co-operation Sep 2, 2008 - Sep 5, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Salle des Pas Perdus, UNESCO House, Paris, France
Junhi Han (UNESCO)


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On 04 May 2023, Ambassador Cecilia Attard-Pirotta, accompanied by First Secretary at the Embassy Mr Charles Calleja, paid a visit to the offices of Mano Maritime in Haifa to learn more about the company's operations and its role in the maritime industry. The Ambassador was welcomed by Mr Moran Mano, Vice President of Mano Maritime, who provided her with an overview of the company's history, operations, and its contribution to the development of the maritime industry in the region.
Mano Maritime, a leading cruise and shipping company, can trace its roots in Israel from before the country's independence in 1948 and has since expanded its operations to include cruise ships, cargo vessels, and port services. The company operates in the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, and the Red Sea. During her visit, the Ambassador was given a tour of the company's offices and facilities, including company's flagship cruise liner the Crown Iris at the port of Haifa. The Ambassador also met with key personnel from different departments, including sales and operations.
The visit by the Maltese Ambassador to Mano Maritime underscores the importance of promoting trade and investment between Malta and Israel and highlights the potential for further collaboration between the two countries in the maritime industry. As a testimony of the growing cooperation, The Crown Iris is also expected to make several stops in Valletta during 2023.


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University Innovation Fellows Program
The University Innovation Fellows program empowers students to become agents of change at their schools. The Fellows are a global community leading a movement to ensure that all students gain the attitudes, skills and knowledge required to navigate a complex world. These student leaders from schools around the world create opportunities to help their peers build the creative confidence, agency, and entrepreneurial mindset needed to address global challenges and to build a better future.
Fellows create student innovation spaces, start entrepreneurship organizations, facilitate experiential workshops, work with faculty and administrators to develop new courses, and much more. They serve as advocates for lasting institutional change with academic leaders, lending the much-needed student voice to the conversations about the future of higher education.


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Antecedentes penales de adultos
Adult criminal records contain a history of tickets, arrests, and convictions you have had as an adult. Your record is public and may appear on background checks. However, you can often use expunctions or nondisclosures to erase or seal parts of your record.
This section on adult criminal records includes expunction and nondisclosure guides, articles, and forms.


Passionate About Wildlife
Can I feed bread to swans & ducks?
There has been some publicity saying that because people are not feeding bread to waterfowl some swans are starving to death.
Whilst as animal lovers we are saddened to hear that swans are starving there may well be more to why the swans are struggling other than people not giving bread. For example, the very dry summer may have drastically reduced the foods that waterfowl naturally forage for such as aquatic plants, insects etc. We certainly do promote supplementary feeding of waterfowl but the food should be nutritionally beneficial. Reputable wildlife Rescues such as Vale Wildlife Hospital have said that they do not promote feeding bread as they have seen first-hand the damage it causes birds.
So what is the problem with bread?
Bread offers little-to-no nutritional benefit but the birds will readily eat it when it is offered. The problem occurs as the calorific bread fills up the stomach so much that the bird will not forage for their normal natural diet that will give them all the vitamins and minerals they require. In particular, in young birds, a reliance on human supplied bread, and other junk food, discourages them to learn to forage for the natural foods they need to be healthy. In both cases this can lead to malnourishment and in severe cases in young birds to a condition called Angel Wing. Angel Wing is a condition in which the distal portion of wing appears flipped outward. It is caused by excessively rapid growth of feathers in relation to muscle development and as a result growing flight feathers cause excess stress and weight on carpal muscles. This in turn leads to the carpal portion of the wing to hang and twist outwards and prevents the bird from flying (Figure 1).
Figure 1: Angel wing in a Canadian Goose
Possible causes of Angel Wing include:
 - Over feeding &/or excessive calorie intake
 - Genetic factors
 - Excessive growth rate
 - Manganese (or Vitamin E) and vitamin D3 deficiency
It is possible that the high calorie bread discourages natural foraging and thus can cause deficiencies in vitamins and minerals that then lead to Angel Wing in some birds. The condition can be reversed with proper feeding in young birds but once the bird is an adult it cannot be reversed. Although Angel Wing is not life threatening to the bird in a sheltered environment it would be unlikely to survive in the wild.
There can also be problems with bread that is left uneaten as this can attract predators that may be harmful to waterfowl. It can also, if left for long enough, grow mould that if the birds consequently eat can make them very ill. Another issue is one of uneaten bread adding to nutrient build up in the water, especially in closed water such as lakes and ponds. This excess of nutrients in the water can then lead to excess algae growth such as cyanobacteria (blue green algae) and harmful algal blooms that in severe cases depletes oxygen levels to the extent that aquatic plants and animals die out. This process of eutrophication is usually caused by the use of fertilisers and soil run off into water (and human sewage) that leads to high nitrogen and phosphorous levels in the water but there is an argument that bread may contribute to this albeit in a smaller way.
So what can I feed to waterfowl?
There is a place to have a commercial food that will allow families to carry on the pastime of feeding the waterfowl at parks, ponds and lakes etc. that will be nutritionally beneficial and not harm the birds. According to National Geographic safe food for waterfowl include cucumber, corn, peas, beans, broccoli, beets, squash, alfalfa, tomatoes, aubergine, peeled bananas, seeds, scrambled eggs, and rice. Foods to be avoided as they are harmful include avocados, onions, citrus fruits, chocolate, popcorn and, of course, bread. There are foods on the market for commercially kept waterfowl and the recommendation is that a commercial pellet for this instance should contain 14-17% Protein and 3-6% fat with added vitamins and minerals.
Brambles Pet and Wildlife Limited is a family owned company and the team have been involved in developing products for animal welfare since 1990. The Managing Director has a scientific background in Biological Sciences and we have combined our experience and expertise to formulate foods that are nutritionally beneficial to wild animals and ensure that they do not contain any added sugar, colours, or artificial flavours. Our Swan and Duck food conforms to recommended guidelines for nutritional requirements, is also suitable for geese, moorhens and coots, and, as it floats you can easily see when the birds have had sufficient.


RP or Resource points
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RP or "Resource Points" are points you receive during the game while completing different tasks. Those RP can be used to buy different equipments at an armory or to use different radio calls. You can see how much RP you have by keeping the inventory key (Default "F") pressed to call the inventory. It is displayed right below the XP information.
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List of things that give you RP:
 - capturing a base
 - spotting an enemy vehicle
 - selling valuables at an armory. Those are dropped with different commonness from the enemy soldiers and have also different values
 - selling rare weapons (those can either be used or sold). Those are either dropped by mini-bosses or found in special crates (metallic boxes)
 - destroying enemy vehicles.
 - destroying mission targets such as comms truck, radar tower, prisoner bus, radio jamming tower, water tower, fuel tanks, mortars, ammunition crates, anti-air emplacement results in a good RP reward
 - Stealing the Cargo Truck of the enemy team and bringing it back to one of your armories
 - being promoted to a higher military rank


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Gender of the name Alumit: Girl
Color of the name Alumit: Blue&Pink
Origin of the name Alumit: Hebrew
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How many people in the U.S have the name Alumit: 1
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a (1) + l (3) + u (3) + m (4) + i (9) + t (2) = => 2+2 = 4
Destiny Number: 4. Here is your name analysis according to your destiny number.
Alumit Destiny AnalysisYou are well-mannered and seldom use harsh words or foul language. Instead you cater to your every whim until you get your way. Before you know it, you have been won over! Although you appear slow at times, you are actually practicing caution. You read all the fine print before signing your name. Your uncanny ability to correctly assess people and situations leave you quite conceited. You are considerate, understanding, warm, friendly, and easy to be with. You know how to relax.
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Here is the analysis of the name Alumit.
|A||Your sense of analyzing life is stronger. You are known as a reasonable person.|
|L||You have the most talented personality. You can be talented in so many different areas like art, sports and education.|
|U||You don't like rushing in your life. You want to stay calm and do what you do one by one, slowly.|
|M||You are smart and succesfull. You are interested in trade business and be successful too.|
|İ||You are the most emotional person. Your heart can be easly broken and you are very sensitive.|
|T||You have a hard time expressing your feelings. You are very uncommunicative.|
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- However, it is not easy for others to work and live with you as you deliberate so long in arriving at conclusions and allow small details to restrict your point of view.
- This name has not allowed you to be spontaneous and responsive; you like to have time to think and plan your actions.
- The name of Alumit indicates you are a patient, meticulous person who enjoys working in a very detailed, systematic way, in such fields as mathematics, science, mechanics, computers, or engineering.
- You often feel burdened with work, and worry abut details out of proportion to their importance.
- You tend to be dominated by lyour habits and dislike changing a pattern of living that is comfortable to you.
- Your infinite patience would allow you to develop intricate, involved skills to perfection.
- Over-indulgence in heavy foods could cause stomach or intestinal disorders, growths, arthritis or rheumatism; these foods would also cause your body to be heavy, sluggish and overweight.
- You have a traditional and conservative outlook in almost everything.
- You do your best work when there is no disruption, as you do not easily adjust to interference and changes once you start a project; also you like to work step by step at your own speed.
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The Structures and Materials Lab at the college of engineering, Prince Sultan University, is multidisciplinary research oriented lab. We have Postdoc and researcher position openings for Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in the following research areas:
- Finite element analysis using ABAQUS
- Implant designs and biomechanics
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- Proficient in ABAQUS
- Skills on the design of implants
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- A Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from a reputed university.
- This is a non-tenure-track, year-to-year appointment, renewable annually subject to satisfactory performance.
- The candidate should have a high H-index.
- Good skills on writing research papers.
- The start of the contract is August 15, 2022.
- A competitive salary and accommodation.
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3D Decoupage Fantasy Fairies
3D cutting is one of the most popular techniques for making cards. 3D images can be combined with a lot of other technniques and materials which creates endless possibilities. Even if you would work with the same images, the creations will never be the same.
The Fantasy Fairys are various 3D elves to use for cards and other decorations. The drawings are not only beautiful but also very fine and detailed. It is a true art to cut them precisely. You can, of course, skip small details if these are too difficult to work with.
1. What you need:
- 3D pictures
- (mini) foamcubes
- 2-sided adhesive tape
- craft knife
2. Cut out all the sizes of one 3D decoupage picture.
3. Lay down the images in the correct order (large to small) and stick the largest image on a card or object with 2-sided adhesive tape.
4. Take the next largest size. Apply one or a few pieces of 3D foam on the back of this picture, remove the protective layers from the foam and stick this image accurately on top of the previous one.
5. Continue in this fashion until the smallest pieces have been glued on.
Decorate the card with different layers of coloured or printed papers and finish it with for example various peel-off stickers.


iridology zones dark spot kidney why?
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What is iridology zones dark spot Psora Spots?
iridology zones dark spot kidney
iridology zones dark spot kidney
Location: Any location of the iris;
Appearance: Various shades of brown or black spots;
Symptoms: It indicates accumulations of toxins and is often an inherited weakness.
How to read iridology color?
Blue-Eyed Type (German: Lymphatic)
Description-White collaret (autonomic nerve wreath), solid blue or gray/blue color with no discoloration or psora (pigments). Related to the primary color blue and the spiritual aspect of health. Strong tendency towards Western phlegmatic (water) constitution and Chinese water, metal constitutions.
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This is the "pure" blue eye that is found in people's of European descent. It usually accompanies a classic phlegmatic disposition, which means the person is prone to lymphatic disturbances and catarrh afflictions. This is probably due in part to the fact that people of European descent are frequently heavy consumers of dairy products. Blue-eyed people are also thought to have a greater tendency to accumulate uric acid in their bodies and to have kidney troubles. The body systems and parts that these people have to pay particular attention to are the following: Mucus membrane areas (upper respiratory tract, bronchioles, villi of lungs, digestive tract and the uro-genital tracts), lymphatic tissues (tonsils, appendix, spleen and lymph nodes) and membranes of the joints.
Health problems commonly found in people with the lymphatic constitution include the following: Sinus troubles, sore throats, tonsillitis, earaches, bronchitis, asthma, swollen lymph nodes, skin catarrh (eczema and dandruff), kidney weakness, arthritis and rheumatism.
Mixed-Eyed Type (German: Biliary)
Description-Discolorations or psora (drug spots) on top of a blue background (fiber structure is visible through color). Related to the primary color yellow and the mental aspect of health. Strong tendency towards Chinese wood, earth constitutions and the Western air constitution.
The blue/brown mixed eye has been linked by Iridologists with a disposition to biliary or hepatic (liver) troubles. It is believed that the colorations on top of the blue eye are a sign of toxicity in the body due to digestive problems. When the pigmentation is concentrated around the center of the eye, this is especially linked with digestive disturbances. Problems with the liver and other digestive organs can lead to further imbalances in the glandular and circulatory systems. Body systems and organs to pay particular attention to are as follows: The digestive system (stomach, pancreas, gall bladder and especially the liver) and the intestinal tract.
Common health problems Iridologists associate with this type are: Hypoglycemia, PMS, indigestion, gallstones, constipation, gas, toxicity of the digestive tract, anger and/or depression, difficulty getting to sleep followed by difficulty waking up in the morning, nausea, stiffness and achiness, headaches (especially migraines), food allergies, seasonal allergies and Candida.
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Colors have strong meaning in this eye type:
Straw Yellow: Relates to the kidneys and suggests poor kidney function.
Neon Orange: Relates to the pancreas and suggests a tendency to blood sugar imbalances and problems with digesting (metabolizing) carbohydrates.
Dirty Orange: May relate to either the pancreas or the gallbladder. Suggests some tendency as neon orange, but may also suggest gall bladder problems. Look for other signs of gall bladder problems (marks in gallbladder zone or fatty deposits in whites.)
Dark Brown: Related to liver function.
Reddish Brown: Suggests breakdown of the blood and a need to work with blood purification and building. Possible problems with liver, spleen, and bone marrow.
Brown Eyed Type (German: Hematogenic)
Description-Pure brown eye with pigments covering iris fiber structure. Related to the primary color red and the physical aspect of health. Probably Chinese constitutional types: fire and earth. Probability related to Western fire and earth constitutions as well.
Pure brown eyes are difficult for Iridologists to read because a layer of pigment completely covers up the fiber structure of the eye. However, Iridologists have noted some general characteristics of brown-eyed people. First, they appear to be pre-disposed to imbalances in blood composition and hence to blood disorders. It has been suggested that they have a possible inherent inability to store adequate supplies of minerals. They may especially have problems with calcium metabolism. Specific systems and organs to pay particular attention to are: The circulatory system (heart, blood, blood vessels), the organs that make blood (liver, spleen, bone marrow), the digestive system and the endocrine glands.
Common health problems experienced by brown-eyed people include: Anemia, hardening of the arteries, all types of blood diseases, constriction and hardening of lymph tissue, possible reduced leukocytes in the blood, digestive troubles, mineral deficiencies and early breakdown of the endocrine glands.
How to read the iridology Sample 3PCS? Sample Eye Readings
Here are a few sample eye photos, with the most glaring conditions marked. These are not comprehensive in any way, but are simply shared to give you an idea of what kinds of markings are visible, and what they signify.
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Is there a way to determine an appropriate thermostat damping factor given a timestep size and a numerical integration method?
I am computing a set of simulations in LAMMPS, using ReaxFF, tracking the path of a single (~4 atom) gas molecule as it interacts with a (~600 atom) surface.
Two thermostats are imposed on the system, one for the surface, one for the molecule.
fix surfaceFix surface temp/csvr ${surfTemp} ${surfTemp} ${surfaceDampingFactor}
fix moleculeFix molecule temp/csvr ${molTemp} ${molTemp} ${moleculeDampingFactor}
Question: How do I empirically determine a damping factor for the thermostats of the surface and the molecule?
I know intuitively that the surface temperature should be more tightly regulated than the temperature of the molecule, since the molecule trajectory is a dependent variable in the experiment. Yet I don't have a way of determining the value of each damping factor.
For instance with the molecule, errors are introduced in the limit of both small and large damping factors:
 - In the case of weak thermostatting, the force calculations can diverge and we introduce an error due to the precision limits of numerical integration.
 - In the case of strong thermostatting, we introduce an error in the energy transferred between the molecule and the surface.
Both of these errors could cause the effect of "hopping": where the molecule is provided with a non-physical velocity that causes it to jump into or out of locations that would otherwise be impossible.
There must be a connection between the timestep size + integration method, and the damping factor needed to correct for the deviation in forces that these produce. Naturally the damping required would also depend on the mechanics of the thermostat, and its effect on different degrees of freedom, but an answer addressing any thermostat is of interest.
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 $\begingroup$ For a start, I'd strongly suggest not using Berendsen thermostats and barostats for production runs, because they don't sample rigourously from the Boltzmann distribution. I'd say it's best to use Langevin dynamics for that, and if you really need continuous/"deterministic" trajectories, then I'd use Nosé-Hoover chains instead. $\endgroup$ – Godzilla Sep 8 '20 at 23:22
 - $\begingroup$ _USER_ Thanks. I hadn't updated the question, but for the molecule, I have since planned to substitute the berendsen thermostat out for temp/csvr instead, after reading this _URL_.1063/_PHONE_. As I understand it, temp/csvr addresses canonical resampling, but should also provide deterministic trajectories since it won't change c.o.m motion in the molecule. I'll compare this against the Nosé-Hoover chain, and consider using a different thermostat for the surface. $\endgroup$ – geo Sep 9 '20 at 8:21
 - $\begingroup$ _USER_ how are we doing with this question? Has the user provided sufficient information for the question to be answered by somebody? Geo: have you done the comparison against the Nosé-Hoover chain as you said in the last comment? I'd really like to get this question out of the unanswered queue if possible, since if that queue gets too big, no one will see the other unanswered questions. Are you aware of the LAMMPS chat room? chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/109805/lammps Enter and say "hello" at least once so that we remember you if anything useful for you comes up! $\endgroup$ – Nike Dattani Oct 18 '20 at 18:32
 - $\begingroup$ _USER_ Well I think this is one of those questions that we need a follow-up on, I am getting a déjà vu here :) $\endgroup$ – Godzilla Oct 20 '20 at 16:03
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 $\begingroup$ Related: mattermodeling.stackexchange.com/q/4245/5 $\endgroup$ – Nike Dattani Mar 10 at 16:36
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What Is the Jensen's Measure?
The Jensen's measure, or Jensen's alpha, is a risk-adjusted performance measure that represents the average return on a portfolio or investment, above or below that predicted by the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), given the portfolio's or investment's beta and the average market return. This metric is also commonly referred to as simply alpha.
Key Takeaways
 - The Jensen's measure is the difference in how much a person returns vs. the overall market.
 - Jensen's measure is commonly referred to as alpha. When a manager outperforms the market concurrent to risk, they have "delivered alpha" to their clients.
 - The measure accounts for the risk-free rate of return for the time period.
Understanding Jensen's Measure
To accurately analyze the performance of an investment manager, an investor must look not only at the overall return of a portfolio but also at the risk of that portfolio to see if the investment's return compensates for the risk it takes. For example, if two mutual funds both have a 12% return, a rational investor should prefer the less risky fund. Jensen's measure is one of the ways to determine if a portfolio is earning the proper return for its level of risk.
If the value is positive, then the portfolio is earning excess returns. In other words, a positive value for Jensen's alpha means a fund manager has "beat the market" with their stock-picking skills.
Real World Example of Jensen's Measure
Assuming the CAPM is correct, Jensen's alpha is calculated using the following four variables:
Using these variables, the formula for Jensen's alpha is:
Alpha = R(i) - (R(f) + B x (R(m) - R(f)))
R(i) = the realized return of the portfolio or investment
R(m) = the realized return of the appropriate market index
R(f) = the risk-free rate of return for the time period
B = the beta of the portfolio of investment with respect to the chosen market index
For example, assume a mutual fund realized a return of 15% last year. The appropriate market index for this fund returned 12%. The beta of the fund versus that same index is 1.2, and the risk-free rate is 3%. The fund's alpha is calculated as:
Alpha = 15% - (3% + 1.2 x (12% - 3%)) = 15% - 13.8% = 1.2%.
Given a beta of 1.2, the mutual fund is expected to be riskier than the index, and thus earn more. A positive alpha in this example shows that the mutual fund manager earned more than enough return to be compensated for the risk they took over the course of the year. If the mutual fund only returned 13%, the calculated alpha would be -0.8%. With a negative alpha, the mutual fund manager would not have earned enough return given the amount of risk they were taking.
Special Consideration: EMH
Critics of Jensen's measure generally believe in the efficient market hypothesis (EMH), invented by Eugene Fama, and argue that any portfolio manager's excess returns derive from luck or random chance rather than skill. Because the market has already priced in all available information, it is said to be "efficient" and accurately priced, the theory says, precluding any active manager from bringing anything new to the table. Further supporting the theory is the fact that many active managers fail to beat the market any more than those that invest their clients' money in passive index funds.


Swastika and other symbols found drawn in snow on truck and in an alley in South Milwaukee
Erik S. Hanley
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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SOUTH MILWAUKEE - A Nazi swastika was found drawn in the snow on the back window of a truck and in an alley just east of the victim's driveway, Dec. 9.
According to the South Milwaukee Police log, the truck owner called the police to report the symbol, along with other unintelligible symbols, drawn into the snow in the alley in the 400 block of Marshall Avenue.
Footprints were melting in the snow as police attempted to follow where the creator of the symbols went — east toward 4th Avenue was the best assessment according to the log. Police checked nearby streets, but didn't find any other footprints matching the ones near the symbols.
The report stated it's unknown what the true intent was for the creation of the symbols. However, the responding officer didn't believe the creator was attempting to intimidate or scare anyone. It states if that was the case the symbols would have likely been drawn in a more permanent medium — such as scratched into paint or painted on something.
Additionally, the report cites local schools recently went over World War II history the past week due to the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The report states it's possible a student found the symbols "intriguing" and not knowing the full meaning, drew them in the snow.
The symbols have since melted away.


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Reference.Name Property (Access)
You can use the Name property to determine the string expression that identifies the name of an object. Read-only String.
expression.Name
expression A variable that represents a Reference object.
A valid name must conform to the standard naming conventions for Microsoft Access. For Microsoft Access objects, the name may be up to 64 characters long. For controls, the name may be as long as 255 characters.
The default name for new objects is the object name plus a unique integer. For example, the first new form is Form1, the second new form is Form2, and so on. A form can't have the same name as another system object, such as the Screen object.
For an unbound control, the default name is the type of control plus a unique integer. For example, if the first control you add to a form is a text box, its Name property setting is Text1
For a bound control, the default name is the name of the field in the underlying source of data. If you create a control by dragging a field from the field list, the field's FieldName property setting is copied to the control's Name property box.
You can't use "Form" or "Report" to name a control or section.
Controls on the same form, report, or data access page can't have the same name, but controls on different forms, reports or data access pages can have the same name. A control and a section on the same form can't share the same name.
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Advanced Revenue Cycle Analytics: An Overview
In a post Meaningful Use era, many people are surprised to learn that they are not alone that their practice continues to use paper superbills. While all certified EHRs are capable of capturing charge data through point and click templates, many practices continue to use paper superbills due to concerns about physician productivity.
#1 – Manual Charge Entry is Expensive and Error Prone
The most obvious revenue cycle problem caused by paper superbills is manual charge entry into the billing or practice management system. Manual data entry typically takes between 2-3 minutes per encounter, which for a large high volume practice can mean several FTEs dedicated only to charge entry. Furthermore, many practices combine the coding and data entry function. This means that revenue cycle staff is splitting their time between data entry work and true coding work which usually leads to less accurate coding and more mistakes.
#2 – Lack of Physician Specific Customization
Another revenue cycle problem caused by the paper superbill is the lack of physician specific customization. The paper superbill is limited by the physician dimensions of an 8.5 x 11 inch piece of paper. Due to the costs of creating and maintaining different versions of the paper superbill, many practices will only have a few different versions of superbill that are designed to accommodate the average physician and the average patient. This means physicians are often writing in descriptions or codes, which slows down both the physician and revenue cycle.
#3 – Low Visibility to Coding Changes and Coder Productivity
The third revenue cycle problem caused by the paper superbill is the lack of transparency into the revenue cycle and coding process. Management does not have visibility into the changes that revenue cycle staff make during charge entry. It is also very difficult to reliably measure and compare revenue cycle staff productivity. Without performance metrics and analytics, it is very difficult for revenue cycle leaders to identify problems and solutions within the revenue cycle process.


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How does Samsung Health measure distance walked?
In this guide, we will discuss "How does Samsung Health measure distance walked" and additional considerations to keep in mind when using the Samsung Health app.
How does Samsung Health measure distance walked?
If you are wondering 'How does Samsung Health measure distance walked?' could be because you probably have noticed an incorrect amount of steps. If we check the comments from users, we can find that there seems to be a problem with certain phones in terms of measuring distance. This means running or working out can become problematic when Samsung Health is trying to track the real distance.
Moreover, the exercise section for the Samsung health app doesn't seem to help track movements but the app can provide rich information about your exercise routine history and will even encourage you as you are working out.
When you use this feature, simply tap on 'Exercise' and choose an option from the workout styles available. Some of the styles include hiking, running, or walking. Finally, tap on 'set workout goal' and select the time, goal, distance goal or calories burned. Remember that the app's audio guide is on by default so with the audio guide, you can hear your progress which may be useful for some users.
Interestingly, as indicated on, "It will tell you your pace and distance. You can also listen to your favourite music with the app as you work out…You can also take pictures from the app screen if you find anything that inspires you along a new route".
Customize your step count goal
Samsung Health's step count goal is optimized to fit your fitness goals and profile. If you find that a goal is too easy or too hard then you can change it by tapping on the 'Step count' tile within the app. From there, tap on the menu button and then 'set target'. When you're there, swipe either left or right on the number bar to increase or decrease your goal.
Pause your step count
You may find it very useful and important to track the steps you take throughout your day, so you can stay fit. However, the app can count 'steps' even if you are riding a bike or a car at slow speeds. Because of it, it is recommended to disable your Samsung health app under those specific situations.
Subsequently, you can temporarily stop your Samsung health from counting steps by heading to the steps page within your app and tapping on the menu icon. Select the option 'Pause counting steps and after doing so, you will see a notification informing you that the feature has been paused. To unpause it when you have finished your bike or car ride, just repeat the same steps to enable it again.
Steps on your phone's notification panel
As indicated by Amboy Manalo, "You don't need to be a race-walking champion to appreciate the ability to quickly view your current step count without having to open Samsung Health. To display your step counts in your phone's notification panel, open Samsung Health, then tap the menu button in the upper-right and select "Settings." From there, tap on "Show steps on noti. panel" and you're all set".
Step count duel
Yes, Samsung health will allow you to challenge a friend to a Step Duel. As you may know, staying fit needs motivation and having a friendly competition between friends or relatives can contribute to having a positive mindset and keeping yourself motivated. Moreover, Samsung has thought about this and it has a feature that lets you challenge friends, family or even strangers to a one-on-one step count competition.
You may wonder, how can I do it? Well, it is fairly easy. You just need to add a new challenge within the 'Together' page of the Samsung Health app, name the challenge and invite a friend to join the match.
Participating in global challenges
Additional to the one-on-one step count matches, we can find another option or feature as Global Challenges regularly. You can join to see how well other fitness enthusiasts across the world are doing. To enter a Global Challenge, simply hit the 'Together' tab at the button of your app and then hit 'join' on any of the available challenges.
What if I have a Galaxy Watch?
If you have a Galaxy Watch then you need to know that those devices count the number of steps you have taken and measure the distance travelled.
As indicated on the official Samsung website, "To measure your step count and the distance you walk, tap the Samsung Health icon on the Apps screen, swipe upwards or downwards on the screen, and then open the Step Tracker screen. To view weekly records with a graph, swipe upwards or downwards on the screen".
When measuring your steps, the step tracker will monitor your steps and display the step count after a brief delay because your watch (i.e. Galaxy Watch Active) can accurately recognise your movement after you walk for a while. Additionally, for an accurate step count, you may experience a brief delay before the pop-up window indicates that a certain goal has been reached.
However, consider that the use of the step tracker may be influenced by travelling by car or train and even the vibration may affect your step count.
Tracking your workouts
You may have started to consider improving your health by increasing your physical activity or perhaps you are already used to it but just want to track it down. Samsung Health was created to facilitate the tracking of physical activities where you can even log your workout routines.
The Samsung Health or the Health app, has become one of the most comprehensive health apps that exist in the market. "It sports advanced features like one-on-one challenges and heart rate monitoring, but its basic functionality is perhaps even more important — like any good fitness app, Samsung Health lets you record your exercises with ease, so you spend less time finagling with your device and more time working out (Manalo, 2018)".
Selecting a workout
To select a workout, simply tap on the 'exercise' tile and then choose the type of exercise you prefer from the list of options provided. From there, just tap the 'Basic Workout' drop-down menu and choose a recording method.
In addition to selecting your workout, you can also choose a method to record it. There are three basics modes to record your exercise:
 - Duration target: this mode challenges you to exercise within a set amount of time while recording all the calories that you are burning.
 - Burned calorie target: this mode pushes you to burn a set amount of calories while taking into consideration the time spent.
 - Basic workout: this mode simply records the time and the calories burned.
Why is this blog about How does Samsung Health measure distance walked important?
Samsung Health measures distance but as we have mentioned, the exercise section for the Samsung health app doesn't seem to help track movements but the app can provide rich information about your exercise routine history and will even encourage you as you are working out.
Additionally, it will tell you your pace and distance while you can also have the option to listen to your favourite music with the app as you work out.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about How does Samsung Health measure distance walked
Is Samsung health walking accurate?
Samsung Health will track your walking distance and the accuracy will depend on the sensitivity of the sensor or pedometer, along with other built-in sensors that will help to detect your pace, elevation and determine the calories burned. The pedometer for Samsung Health is said to have +/- 5 steps out of 200 steps accurate.
Does Samsung health use GPS?
The Samsung Health app can work without a GPS, so it doesn't use it for step counting but it could be needed for other features such as displaying on the map the distance followed for running or working out.
How does Samsung health track steps?
Samsung health track steps by displaying them in your notification panel. Simply open your app and tap the menu button that appears in the upper-right and select the option 'settings'. From there, just tap on 'Show steps on notification panel' and that will be all.
Does Samsung health automatically track steps?
Samsung phones are capable of tracking a user's steps through the S Health app with OS Android 5.0 Kit Kat or higher. Non-Samsung phones are capable of tracking a user's steps through the Google Fit app.
How many miles are 10000 steps?
A 10000 steps count is believed to be around 5 miles calculated if we consider that the average person has a stride length of approx. 2.1 to 2.5 feet. This means that an average person takes over 2.000 steps to walk one mile and 10.000 steps would be almost 5 miles.
Manalo, A. (2018, Dec.) 15 Tips to Help You Get the Most Out of Samsung Health. Retrieved from
Manalo, A. (2018, Dec.) Track Your Workouts with Samsung Health. Retrieved from "How do I use the Samsung Health features?"
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For General Information about Permission Numbers, review the About Permission Numbers page.
How to Retrieve your Permission Numbers
- Login to Bionic and navigate to Self Service > Faculty Center (My Schedule)
- If necessary, click the Change Term, green box, to select the appropriate term.
- Locate the lock icon next to the course number to display the permission numbers.
- The list will appear on the screen and give you the option to download the list into Excel. After the permission numbers have expired, the numbers will not appear.
If you have any questions about your permission numbers or need additional numbers, please let the Registrar's Office know.


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اهمیت جانبیMNC، نقش تعبیه داخلی چیست؟
|کد مقاله||سال انتشار||مقاله انگلیسی||ترجمه فارسی||تعداد کلمات|
|11510||2011||12 صفحه PDF||سفارش دهید||8079 کلمه|
Publisher : Elsevier - Science Direct (الزویر - ساینس دایرکت)
Journal : International Business Review, Volume 20, Issue 2, April 2011, Pages 151–162
This paper addresses the issue of how a subsidiary's internal and external embeddedness interact in generating the importance of the subsidiary vis-à-vis the MNC as a whole. We take previous findings of the positive impact of external embeddedness on a subsidiary's importance as our starting point and consider two questions: (a) how does the internal embeddedness of a subsidiary affect its organisational importance, and (b) how do a subsidiary's internal and external embeddedness interact in generating organisational importance? We test hypotheses reflecting these questions on data from 97 foreign subsidiaries belonging to Swedish multinationals. We find that internal embeddedness is negatively related to a subsidiary's importance to product development but unrelated to its importance to production development. We also find that internal embeddedness dilutes the positive impact of external embeddedness on a subsidiary's importance to production development. We discuss the findings in the light of the extant literature and consider implications for future research and MNC managers.
A significant development in the multinational corporation (MNC) subsidiary literature is the detailed investigation of the role of business networks in subsidiary development and impact in MNCs (Andersson and Forsgren, 2000, Andersson et al., 2002, Andersson et al., 2007, Forsgren et al., 2005, Ghauri, 1992 and Holm and Pedersen, 2000). One issue that these studies have investigated relates to the 'organisational performance' of the subsidiary within the MNC of which it is a member. By 'organisational performance' of a subsidiary, we mean, following Andersson, Forsgren, and Pederson (2001), the impact of the subsidiary on the rest of the MNC through its knowledge development and knowledge sharing activities. One particular manifestation of the 'impact' of the subsidiary within the MNC is the importance that other units in the organisation, and particularly the headquarters (HQ), attach to the subsidiary insomuch as it is of use to them as a source of knowledge or capability. Business network studies have shown that subsidiary importance is a robust construct and reflects the subsidiary's potential to contribute to technological and market development in the MNC ( Andersson et al., 2002) and is a key source of its bargaining strength (see, in particular, Andersson et al., 2007). Thus, for example, the basis of a subsidiary's status as a 'centre of excellence' within the MNC is the recognition by HQ that the subsidiary has gained expertise or capability in a particular function or activity of potential value to other units in the organisation ( Andersson & Forsgren, 2000). A subsidiary's importance to production or product development has been shown to be strongly linked to its 'embeddedness' in networks of business relationships between the subsidiary and a (small) number of customers and suppliers. While a subsidiary's business partners could be either sister affiliates in the MNC or external business organisations, most of the attention has been paid to subsidiaries' business relations with external business organisations and to the impact of such relationships on the MNCs. With rare exceptions (Garcia-Pont et al., 2009 and Schmid and Schuring, 2003) internal subsidiary embeddedness has not been the focus of empirical investigation. Most empirical studies have only included measures/indicators of external business embeddedness in their analyses. However, subsidiaries are clearly simultaneously embedded in both external and internal networks (Forsgren et al., 2005). Even though the degree or 'depth' of internal embeddedness may be less than that of the external embeddedness, it is unlikely to be zero (Holm and Pedersen, 2000 and Yamin, 2005). An important question in this context is, given that a subsidiary's external network embeddedness enhances its importance to the MNC's competence development, does the subsidiary's internal embeddedness reinforce or dilute this effect? This paper addresses the issue of how a subsidiary's internal and external embeddedness interact in generating the technological importance of the subsidiary vis-à-vis the MNC as a whole. We take previous studies' findings relating to the positive impact of external embeddedness on a subsidiary's organisational importance as our starting point and ask two research questions: (a) how does the internal embeddedness of a subsidiary affect its organisational importance, and (b) how do a subsidiary's internal and external embeddedness interact in generating organisational importance? In Section 2 we consider the distinctive features of the internal and external embeddedness of subsidiaries. In Section 3 we develop hypotheses relating to the impact of internal embeddedness on subsidiary importance and also with regard to the interaction between internal and external embeddedness in terms of a subsidiary's importance. Section 4 explains the methodology and data source utilised in this study and in Section 5 we discuss our findings.
نتیجه گیری انگلیسی
This paper has addressed a hitherto neglected issue in the MNC subsidiary literature, namely the effects of internal business embeddedness on a subsidiary's organisational performance. Prior literature has not fully addressed how internal embeddedness may be distinctive in terms of its effect on key subsidiary roles, such as knowledge development. Current discussion of this issue has been of a rather general and conceptual character, with very limited empirical investigation of the effect of a subsidiary's internal embeddedness on its competence or capability development. The recent study by Garcia-Pont et al. (2009) does empirically investigate the impact of internal embeddedness on the subsidiary but its focus is not the subsidiary's importance but a different, though potentially related outcome, namely the subsidiary's 'distinctiveness'. Moreover, Garcia-Pont et al. (2009) do not appear to shed any light on how internal and external embeddedness interact in generating outcomes for the subsidiary. Our aim, by comparison, has been to specifically build on existing studies which have demonstrated a significant and robust connection between external embeddedness and a subsidiary's importance for production and product development in the MNC of which it is a part. Specifically, we have investigated (1) whether a subsidiary's internal embeddedness has any effects on its importance, once we control for the level of external embeddedness, and other subsidiary characteristics that could potentially affect its importance; and (2) whether and how internal embeddedness may interact with external embeddedness in generating a subsidiary's importance. Overall our study confirms the extant knowledge in that external embeddedness is shown to have pre-eminence in generating a subsidiary's competence in both production and product development. However the finding that internal embeddedness negatively impacts a subsidiary's importance for product development and, especially, the finding of a negative interaction effect on a subsidiary's importance for production development, suggests that the extant studies' near–exclusive focus on external embeddedness is unwarranted. Our study makes an important contribution by carefully delineating why internal embeddedness may be distinctive in terms of its impact on a subsidiary's importance. A further contribution is to highlight the possibility that internal embeddedness may actually reduce the positive impact of external embeddedness on the subsidiary's importance. Our study strongly suggests that general propositions linking a subsidiary's embeddedness and its strategic capabilities that are based only on the consideration of external (or, of course, only of internal) embeddedness, should be regarded with caution if not scepticism. It is surely necessary that propositions about subsidiary capabilities are based on a more holistic view of the impacts of all of its networks. Data limitations do not allow us to further investigate the rationale behind the rather uneven pattern of results with respect to interaction effects. In particular it would be important to investigate further whether (and why) internal embeddedness reduces the positive effect of external embeddedness on a subsidiary's importance for production development but not for product development. The findings with respect to interactions are somewhat counter-intuitive, as it is more plausible for the interaction effect to be negative with respect to product development. So clearly there is scope for further theoretical and empirical investigation of the interactions between internal and external embeddedness. Another line of research could beneficially investigate the impact of a subsidiary's embeddedness on its corporate 'visibility' and, specifically, whether the internal embeddedness does in fact enhance corporate 'visibility' more than external embeddedness. This would enrich our understanding of the process through which a subsidiary's importance may be gained, enhanced or damaged. In terms of practitioner implications, we note that a subsidiary's importance is, ultimately, 'useful' to it as the basis for it gaining influence on strategy within the MNC (Andersson et al., 2007). From this perspective, our findings suggest that in the struggle to gain influence, a subsidiary's technical and organisational capabilities may be more important than its involvement in internal MNC networks and hence its corporate 'visibility'. Thus a subsidiary's capabilities may well attract the attention of HQ (Bouquet & Birkinshaw, 2008) even if it is not very 'visible' in terms of a high degree of internal corporate networking activity. Our findings imply that simultaneously benefitting from internal and external embeddedness may prove to be a tough balancing act and thus be managerially challenging. Managers may prudently reflect on the double-edged nature of corporate visibility: enhanced visibility without superior or perhaps even 'average' competence levels may well weaken the position of the subsidiary in the internal competition for resources