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Swedish boy names: Popular Swedish male names
Today, we're going to introduce you to some of our favorite Swedish boy names, and what they mean, to help you make the right choice. So, let's begin…
Known for their commitment to hygge, stunning landscapes, and eye-catching flag, the Swedish are a hot topic right now.
Just like other members of the Scandinavian landscape, Sweden is capturing the attention of people around the world who want to bring a little Scandi style into their lives.
Even if you don't want to move to Sweden yourself, you might be keen to bring some of the country's unique culture into your life. After all, Sweden isn't just one of the most attractive places in the world to visit — it's also one of the happiest.
As the whole Scandinavian style of living earns a much-deserved boom in attention, parents everywhere are embracing popular Swedish boy names for their children.
Fortunately, thanks to origins in Old Norse, Viking mythology, and more, there are plenty of great titles to choose from.
Even if you're not planning on naming a new arrival any time soon, learning about Swedish men's names can be an excellent way to discover what makes the Swedes so special.
Here are today's most popular Swedish male names…
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Popular Swedish male names
Now more people are embracing the Swedish art of "balanced" living, male Swedish names are growing increasingly popular around the world.
You're probably already quite familiar with an Adam or a Liam in your town or city. Perhaps you even know a Hugo, or an Adrian.
Here are some of the more popular names, and their meanings.
1. Lukas (Lucas)
With a variety of spellings, including Lucas, Lukas, and even "Luka," this name has an impact all over the world. The name actually comes from a Greek term "Loukas," which originally meant a man form Lucania.
However, it's been adopted in Sweden, Germany, and various other locations too. Lukas is a popular name for Swedish boys right now, and it often translates to mean "Light."
2. Leo
Most people don't know this, but Leo is actually quite a popular Nordic name. Most people associate Leo with lions, thanks to the astrology sign, and the Latin translation.
Leo is a common name around the world; in Sweden, it can sometimes mean "Pure."
3. Elias
Another name with various origins, Elias comes from a Nordic background, and it translates to mean "the Lord is my God" in most circles.
This is a highly biblical title in Sweden, which started to gain a lot of popularity around the 1880s. It's common to see the spelling "Elis" in Sweden, and "Elijas" in Finland.
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4. Alfred
If you're looking for Swedish men's names which have a strong presence in the UK, Alfred is a good choice. Alfred is popular in Sweden thanks largely to the chemist and engineer, Alfred Wilhelm Volkmann
It's no surprise this name is often associated with intelligent men, as it translates to mean "wise".
5. Ludvig
Though arguments abound about whether Ludvig is a traditional Swedish boys' name, most people agree it has Scandinavian origins. The moniker, sometimes spelled Ludwig, means famous warrior, and it's great if you're looking for a name which denotes power.
6. Nils
Commonly found throughout Denmark and Sweden, Nils comes from the Greek moniker, Nikoalas, which meant victory of the people. The shorter name "Nils" shares the same meaning across the Scandinavian landscape today. Niels is a more common spelling in Denmark.
7. Walter
Walter is a name common across Sweden, England, and Germany. The term comes from Germanic origins, like many of the most popular Swedish boy names. In terms of meaning, this is a compound name which combines "wald" and "heri" to mean power or warrior.
8. Oskar
Although Oskar is one of the more popular names in the Western world today, it's also intricately connected to Scandinavia.
This wonderful name has two separate elements, "Os" which means Deer, and "Car" which means friend or loving. Essentially, the moniker translates to "friend of deer".
9. Stefan
Stefan is a great alternative to more common names like "Stephen" in the Western world. Linked to royalty, the name Stefan means "crown" or wealth.
10. Lars
Charmingly exotic in its own way, Lars comes from the Scandinavian translation for a Latin world, Laurentius. The original name just meant a man from the place of Laurel. However, most Swedes prefer the metaphorical meaning: victory.
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Swedish boy names linked with strength
Thanks in part to Nordic and Viking origins, many of the best Swedish boy names are linked to ideas of nobility and strength.
If you want the kind of title for your new son that's going to convey big things for his future, here are some options to consider.
1. Ulrik
This amazing Scandinavian name is fairly common in Sweden, and it's the perfect title for someone with a big future ahead of them. Ulrik means "all ruler" or ruler of all. There are some regions tracing Ulrik's origins back to Germany too.
2. Egil
Egil is a popular Swedish boy's name coming from the Old Norse version of the title, with the double "l". This was the name of a legendary warrior from Scandinavia, making it a great choice for any young boy.
3. Göran
Göran has both Scandinavian and Slavic origins. In the Sweden landscape, it can mean farmer, or earth worker. However, a lot of people also connect this title to highlanders, and people who live on the mountains.
4. Karl
A good alternative spelling to Carl, Karl has both Dutch and Scandinavian origins. Experts trace the meaning of this name back to a common Germanic word which basically just meant "man." However, it also has connections to "free men" and "freedom."
5. Klas
Klas, similar in style to Klaus, is a name common across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. In Sweden, the name translates to mean "People's victory." It can also mean triumph of the people.
6. Leif
This name might sound a little softer than some of the other titles we've covered so far, but it still conveys strength. Connected to related names like Olaf, Leif comes from the Old Norse word Leifr, which meant heir or descendant.
7. Sten
It doesn't get much stronger than this. Sten is a traditional Scandinavian name which literally means "Stone." The name comes from a literal translation of the title "Peter" into the languages of the North Germanic region.
8. Ville
Ville is short for Vilhem or William. Beloved in both Sweden and Finland, the name basically means "Strong mind" or "Protection." In French, it simply translates to "town" or village.
9. Olof
Similar to Olaf, like Leif, Olof is a Scandinavian name with Proto-Norse origin, commonly used throughout Sweden. There's even another version of the title with an "e" on the end. Olof means grandfather, ancestor, or descendent. Olle is a common nickname for Olof.
10. Alex
If you think your new son is going to grow up to be a hero, then Alex could be the perfect Swedish male name. Short for Alexander, or Alexandra or Alexis for girls, this title translates to mean protector of humanity or defender of the people.
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Swedish male names for warriors
Today, Sweden is all about the art of living a balanced life and practicing fantastic traditions like Fika. However, back in the early days of Scandinavia, Sweden was filled with fighters and warriors, ready to hunt and protect their land.
Here are some names to convey the warrior history.
1. Einar
Jens is an interesting option for those interested in Scandinavian male names because it is often referred to as the Scandi version of "John." The title comes from Johannes, which is a popular title throughout Denmark and Sweden.
Jens is pretty popular in the Netherlands and Germany, it hasn't gained much attention in the US yet.
2. Gerhart
Gerhart, or Gerhard depending on your preference, has a heritage in both Sweden and Norway. The name means to be strong with a spear, or brave in battle (particularly when fighting with a spear).
3. Gunnar
A Swedish version of the name "Gun," which has begun to gain some popularity around the world, Gunnar comes from Old Norse. The title is a reference to the older word "Gunnr" which means war, and it usually translates to war, or army.
4. Halvar
Halvar certainly sounds like a name from Norse mythology. It's actually a Swedish version of a more Norwegian name: Halvard. The title translates to Defender of the Rock, which might sound odd, but it actually describes a great warrior or protector.
5. Ivar
Ivar, sometimes linked to Ivan, is a popular boy's name in Sweden and another title for a little warrior. The moniker translates from Old Norse to mean "war


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Salome, Yohanna (2004) Topic shifts and topic shift markers used by the male and female characters in Dawson's Creek tv series. Bachelor thesis, Petra Christian University.Full text not available from this repository.
Conversation is very important in our daily lives. It is a routine activity which occurs in formal and informal situation. In a conversation, there always a topic to be talked about. The topic of conversation usually develops from one topic to other topics. The problem comes when the participants do not realize that the topic has already changed, so that it can cause misunderstanding and miscommunication in conversation. In order to avoid misunderstanding and miscommunication, it is important to study topic shifts and topic shift markers. The writer also adds gender aspects in this study. As we know, male and female speakers have some differences in conversation, especially in applying topic shifts and topic shift markers. Male speakers tend to jump from one topic to another topic while female speakers tend to shift the topic gradually. Therefore the writer is interested in studying topic shifts and topic shift markers based on gender differences, especially in Dawson's Creek TV Series episode "All Good Things" and "?Come to an Ends". In order to study topic shifts and topic shift markers, the writer uses some theories. The first theory is Stenstrom's theory about kind of topic shift, which is classified into five kinds of topic shift. The second theory is McCarthy's theory on topic shift markers. Through these theories, the writer tries to find out the similarities and differences between male and female speakers in applying topic shifts and topic shift markers. As a result of this research, the writer finds out that topic change is mostly used by male and female speakers in male-female conversation. Another finding is that the female speakers tend to use "well" as the opening, changing, closing marker while male speakers tend to use "you know" as changing marker and "allright" and "ok" as the closing marker.
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Sherlock Holmes' Most Difficult Math Problem: Bicycle Tracks
A bicycle leaves two different types of tracks behind, belonging to two different types of tires. One must belong to the front tire, and the other to the rear.
The tires of a bicycle are independent of each other. Due to a bicycle's design, the front and rear tires are always in tandem with each other at a fixed distance and move in conjunction with each other. | Source: Mathematical Impressions: Bicycle Tracks by Simon Foundations
When you laterally move the chain to which the watch was attached in either direction, the watch follow the path of the chain and get ever closer but never quite reach where the chain is.
Asymptotic | Louie Zong's love song, with math puns!
*** The Latin root word "trac" means to pull, as in the word "tractor." [Source]
Newton's tractrix formula.
The distance from the top point of the tractrix to the asymptote and the length of any tangent line from any point on the tractrix to the asymptote are always the same.
The wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels. | Wikipedia
The tire with the smaller amplitude would have to belong to the rear tire. Source: Mathematical Impressions: Bicycle Tracks by Simon Foundations
Upon selecting a few random points from the rear tire's tracks and drawing tangent lines in a particular direction that reached those of the front tire, all tangent lines had to be of equal length. That would show that the bicycle had taken the direction of the tangent lines. However, if the tangent lines were of unequal length, it would mean that the bicycle had taken a direction opposite of the tangent lines drawn from the rear tire to the front.
If someone were skilled enough to turn a bicycle in a perfect circle, then the bike would leave tracks of two perfect circles on the ground. But of course, the smaller of the two circles would undoubtedly belong to the rear tire. However, because the circle is perfectly symmetrical, it would be impossible to distinguish whether the bicycle was turning clockwise or counterclockwise.
Drawing tangent lines to decide the direction of a bicycle.
*** When you apply this method in the real world, you may notice that the rear tire does not always precisely follow the tractrix. This is because bicycles do not always have the same wheelbase. There are many types of bicycles; some are for racing, and some are for leisure. That results in differences in the design of their frames.Designers usually emplace the front fork and axle on a bicycle with great care and precision regarding its angle. The slightest change in the design can result in apparent differences in the bicycle's continuity and wheelbase when turning or leaning.Though simple mathematical models such as this one often omit such real-world factors and considerations, they still offer us greater insight into how such principles work
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When Mercury got wings
 Remembering Radio Mercur after fifty years
by Henrik Nørgaard
 Offshore radio broadcasting did not begin in Denmark. However, the concept of broadcasting popular music programs from international waters directed towards an audience in a country with a state monopoly on radio transmissions came from Radio Mercur, a Danish commercial radio station that started airing its programs on August 2nd, 1958 — now half a century ago. Henrik Nørgaard, author of the book Pirater i æteren (2003), takes us back to that day.
1 Left: Mercur's first radio ship, the small vessel Cheeta Mercur (Cheeta I)
Breaking the waves. The year is 1958 and the scene Denmark. Since the early days of radio broadcasting in the 1920's the Danish radio listeners had been used to the fact that their choice was easily made when deciding what to listen to on their radio receiver. The national broadcasting company had a law-enforced monopoly on transmitting radio signals, and there were only two programs to choose from. The concept was to educate and enlighten the audience and entertainment and modern music was almost banished. Or, at least only in minimized quanta for a few hours per week. On good days you were able to catch transmissions from Radio Luxembourg in a fairly good quality. Otherwise the only available alternative was the State Radiofonia ("Statsradiofonien"). But now, on August 2nd 1958, a new sound was in the air and could be heard over the loudspeakers.
 From international waters between Denmark and Sweden, just a few miles from Copenhagen, a floating radio station began to transmit music and commercials in a way that had never been heard before in Denmark. The new station, breaking the sea waves as well as the radio waves, was called Radio Mercur. Within a few years the idea had spread to other countries like Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Radio Mercur has since been known as the pirate radio, which gave inspiration to a whole number of pirate radio or offshore radio stations. Here, we look back at the start of Radio Mercur in 1958 to celebrate the fifty years jubilee of the first pirate radio.
2 Right: Radio Mercur's impressive looking studio complex at Copenhagen
The underlying idea. The founding father of Mercur was Peer Jansen, a young man from Copenhagen. He had the same interest for new music as many other young people in Denmark. He tuned in on Radio Luxembourg to catch the latest hits and occasionally did listen to American Forces Network. But, on the national radio he rarely found the music he fancied. On a journey to the south of Europe, he discovered that the USA military used a ship, the MV Doddridge, in the Mediterranean Sea to transmit the programs of the "Voice of America" to the people in the Soviet-alliance countries in Eastern Europe. Jansen got the idea that something like Radio Luxembourg could be combined with a floating transmitter to form a totally new kind of radio station in Denmark. What he didn't know, was how to realize the idea. But he had a good network to draw on in order to find out.
 First of all: Danish national laws didn't allow such a thing as a private radio station. But how about international regulations? Jansen had a cousin, Børge Agerskov, who was a law student at the University of Copenhagen. Agerskov tells: "There was a lot of adventure in Peer. He was very good at inspiring people. While I was finishing my studies I spent a lot of time researching radio conventions — whether it was possible at all, and it was in some way." No one had yet thought of the possibility, that a radio station could be anchored in international waters and broadcast to a specific country without having permission.
 Secondly: What about the technical side? Well, Jansen had a brother in law who was a radio enthusiast. He knew of another radio enthusiast named William Petersen. Normally he was a bike repairer but he also was very skilled in making radio transmitters. Petersen took up the challenge to build an FM-transmitter and an antennae that could be used for the purpose.
 Thirdly: The idea was costly and there was a need for financing. Jansen was working in a family owned silverware company in Copenhagen, run by Ib Fogh. Jansen presented his idea to his boss, and soon Fogh was keen on the idea and willing to invest in the project together with Jansen himself. From that point around summer 1957 things went fast with the establishing of a brand new radio station. A year later Radio Mercur was ready to go on air with recording studios in a mansion in a suburb of Copenhagen, a radio big band, a floating transmitting station and a lot of enthusiastic people working as technicians, speakers and crew on the ship.
3 Left: Mercur's radio announcer Gitta Müller
New music and rising youth culture in a conservative landscape. How could anyone succeed in setting up a new radio station in a country with a monopoly on broadcasting radio, being unquestioned for decades? Denmark in the mid 1950's was a traditional society. Young people were expected to follow in the footsteps of their parents, and everybody was expected to obey the authorities. But, a new culture was rising — slowly but clearly. Talking about 1968 as a breakthrough in changing society, the path was already made many years before. A new kind of music — rock'n'roll — came to Denmark from England and the USA. Many young people were welcoming movies like "Rock Around the Clock" with Bill Haley and The Comets, shown in cinemas in Copenhagen in August 1957. Tommy Steele gave a concert in Copenhagen. Dance schools introduced rock'n'roll dancing.
 The new music arrived in different ways. It was welcomed by the young, but among the older generation it caused a lot of worries. Rock'n'roll music was thought to lead to loose and weak morals among the young generation, especially by the underlying sexual messages in the lyrics and its wild stage performance — just think of the hip movements of Elvis Presley! A leading dancer described the effect of the music in the newspaper Aftenbladet (The Evening Paper) on September 12th, 1956 as follows: "It's in the music. Performed rightly it is hypnotizing and narcotic like primitive drums on Indians and cannibals. It begins monotonous. After a while it excites more and more. At the end they are in the wildest ecstacy." And, the later program director of the national radio said: "On the question of rock'n'roll it is my opinion that it cannot be the task of The National Radio to promote knowledge of it, when we are told that it's all about mass hysteria."
 The young generation, though, wanted to hear to the music anyhow in spite of what their parents and the authorities said. They listened to Radio Luxembourg on tiny transistor receivers, the reception usually in a poor quality due to the long distance. Therefore Radio Mercur had success with a concept putting emphasis on the popular music — both from records and with live transmissions of young Danish bands, that were invited to be recorded and broadcasted by the new radio station.
4 Right: Ib Glindemann and his orchestra pose before the Mercur villa in Gentofte
Big plans. The people behind Radio Mercur had very ambitious plans. A mansion that earlier housed the Embassy of Argentine in Copenhagen was transformed into radio studios with facilities for the recording of commercials, programs and music. A jazz orchestra of sixteen musicians was hired as a radio big band. The leader, Ib Glindemann tells about the first contact:
"I was picked up on some phony address on the island of Amager [near to the center of Copenhagen]. An agent took me in his car and told me, that I was going to participate in something completely legal, but not to be talked about, because it had to be kept top secret. Well, he was a nice person, and I wanted a job for my orchestra. We drove to a big fancy villa in Gentofte, and I was shown into the high paneled rooms — it was incredibly beautiful, almost like an English country mansion. I was wellcomed by Arne Paaby, the artistic leader of the radio station. Paaby explained that a commercial radio station was to be established — and that was hot stuff at the time. Until then there only had been one station — the royal monopolized steam radio, so it was truly unbelievable! They seemed to know what they were up to. But they needed some music. I was 'in' those days and had a wellknown orchestra. They wanted to hire the orchestra, and we were to get a fair salary."
And so Glindemann and his orchestra became the new big band of Radio Mercur. In the villa the dining room was transformed into a concert hall. Recordings of dance music began soon after to warrant programs on stock for later transmissions. It was also Glindemann who composed the jingle for Mercur with three trumpets and a voice announcing "You're listening to Radio Mercur!"
5 Left: Danish police boarding Mercur's third ship, the MV Lucky Star
A difficult start. The preparations on land went fine, but on sea things were more troublesome. During July 1958 Radio Mercur announced several dates for the official launch of its transmissions, but all these failed due to technical problems with the ship, the Cheeta Mercur, or due to unexpected stormy weather in


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EPOS and IPC can communicate in two modes: File or Socket. The communication for either method, is in the form of a request for transaction (input) and the transaction result (output).
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ABSTRACT: Market manipulation is a poorly understood phenomenon, due in part to difficulties in applying conventional antitrust tools to explain loss-based opportunism. Because trading to intentionally incur losses violates assumptions concerning the self-interest hypothesis and the need for market power to move prices, traditional tools need revisions to explain manipulative behavior. In this paper, we assist this process by developing a framework to explain manipulation as the intentional loss of money on price-making transactions to benefit the value of related price-taking positions. This framework could simultaneously improve liquidity and compliance by providing definitional and analytic certainty concerning what behavior constitutes manipulation.

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fixparts - MBR partition table repair utility
FixParts (aka fixparts
) is a text-mode menu-driven program for repairing
certain types of problems with Master Boot Record (MBR) partition tables. The
program has three design goals, although a few additional features are
supported, as well:
- It can remove stray GUID Partition Table (GPT) data, which
can be left behind on a disk that was once used as a GPT disk but then
incompletely converted to the more common (as of 2011) MBR form.
- It can repair mis-sized extended partitions -- either
partitions that extend beyond the physical end of the disk or that overlap
with nearby primary partitions. FixParts is designed in such a way that
this type of repair occurs automatically, so if it's the only problem with
your disk, you can launch the program and then immediately save the
partition table, making no manual changes, and the program will fix the
- You can change primary partitions into logical partitions
or vice-versa, within constraints imposed by the MBR data structures.
Additional features include the ability to change partition type codes or
boot/active flags, to delete partitions, and to recompute CHS values. With the
possible exception of recomputing CHS values, these secondary features are
better performed with fdisk
, because fixparts
' design means that
it's likely to alter partition numbering even when such changes are not
program employs a user interface similar to that of Linux's
, but fixparts
is much more specialized. Most importantly,
you can't create new partitions with fixparts
, although you can change
In the MBR scheme, partitions come in three varieties:
- These partitions are defined in the first sector of the
hard disk and are limited in number to four. Some OSes, such as Windows
and FreeBSD, must boot from a primary partition.
- Extended partitions are specialized primary partitions.
They serve as holding areas for logical partitions.
- A disk can contain an arbitrary number of logical
partitions ( fixparts, however, imposes a limit of 124 logical
partitions). All the logical partitions reside inside a single extended
partition, and are defined using a linked-list data structure. This fact
means that every logical partition must be preceded by at least one sector
of unallocated space to hold its defining data structure (an Extended Boot
Record, or EBR).
These distinctions mean that primary and logical partitions cannot be
arbitrarily interspersed. A disk can contain one to three primary partitions,
a block of one or more logical partitions, and one to three more primary
partitions (for a total of three primary partitions, not counting the extended
partition). Primary partitions may not be sandwiched between logical
partitions, since this would mean placing a primary partition within an
extended partition (which is just a specific type of primary partition).
Unlike most disk utilities, fixparts
' user interface ignores extended
partitions. Internally, the program discards the information on the original
extended partition and, when you tell it to save its changes, it generates a
new extended partition to contain the then-defined logical partitions. This is
done because most of the repairs and manipulations the tool performs require
generating a fresh extended partition, so keeping the original in the user
interface would only be a complication.
Another unusual feature of fixparts
' user interface is that partition
numbers do not necessarily correlate with primary/logical status. In most
utilities, partitions 1-4 correspond to primary partitions, whereas partitions
5 and up are logical partitions. In fixparts
, any partition number may
be assigned primary or logical status, so long as the rules for layout
described earlier are obeyed. When the partition table is saved, partitions
will be assigned appropriately and then tools such as the Linux kernel and
will give them conventional numbers.
When it first starts, fixparts
performs a scan for GPT data. If the disk
looks like a conventional GPT disk, fixparts
refuses to run. If the
disk appears to be a conventional MBR disk but GPT signatures are present in
the GPT primary or secondary header areas, fixparts
offers to delete
this extraneous data. If you tell it to do so, the program immediately wipes
the GPT header or headers. (If only one header was found, only that one header
will be erased, to minimize the risk of damaging a boot loader or other data
that might have overwritten just one of the GPT headers.)
With the exception of optionally erasing leftover GPT data when it first starts,
keeps all changes in memory until the user writes changes with
command. Thus, you can adjust your partitions in the user
interface and abort those changes by typing q
to quit without saving
utility supports no command-line options, except for
specification of the target device.
Most interactions with fixparts
occur with its interactive text-mode
menu. Specific functions are:
- Toggle the active/boot flag. This flag is required by some
boot loaders and OSes.
- Recompute the cylinder/head/sector (CHS) values for all
partitions. CHS addressing mode is largely obsolete, but some OSes and
utilities complain if they don't like the CHS values. Note that
fixparts' CHS values are likely to be incorrect on disks smaller
than about 8 GiB except on Linux.
- Change a partition's status to logical. This option will
only work if the current partition layout supports such a change. Note
that if changing a partition's status in this way is not currently
possible, making some other change may make it possible. For instance,
omitting a partition that precedes the target partition may enable
converting a partition to logical form if there had been no free sectors
between the two partitions.
- Omit a partition. Once omitted, the partition will still
appear in the fixparts partition list, but it will be flagged as
omitted. You can subsequently convert it to primary or logical form with
the r or l commands, respectively. When you save your
changes with w, though, the partition will be lost.
- Display basic partition summary data. This includes
partition's number, the boot/active flag's status, starting and ending
sector numbers, primary/logical/omitted status, whether or not the
partition may be converted to logical form, and the partition's MBR types
- Quit from the program without saving your changes.
Use this option if you just wanted to view information or if you make a
mistake and want to back out of all your changes.
- Change a partition's status to primary. This option will
only work if the current partition layout supports such a change. Note
that every partition can theoretically become a primary partition,
although in some configurations, making this change will require omitting
some partitions. If fixparts refuses to allow changing a partition
to primary, you may need to convert other partitions to logical form or
omit them entirely.
- Sort partition entries. This option orders partitions in
the display to match their on-disk positions, which can make understanding
the disk layout easier in some cases. This option has no effect on the
ultimate ordering of logical partitions, which are sorted before being
saved. The order of primary partitions in the final saved partition table
may be affected by this option. In both cases, as already noted, the
partition numbers displayed by fixparts may not be the same as
those used by the kernel or displayed by other partitioning tools.
- Change a partition's type code. You enter the type code
using a one-byte hexadecimal number.
- Write data. Use this command to save your changes and exit
from the program.
- Print the menu. Type this command (or any other
unrecognized command) to see a summary of available options.
Known bugs and limitations include:
- The program compiles correctly only on Linux, FreeBSD, Mac
OS X, and Windows. Linux versions for x86-64 (64-bit), x86 (32-bit), and
PowerPC (32-bit) have been tested, with the x86-64 version having seen the
most testing. Under FreeBSD, 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86-64) versions
have been tested. Only 32-bit versions for Mac OS X and Windows have been
- The FreeBSD version of the program can't write changes to
the partition table to a disk when existing partitions on that disk are
mounted. (The same problem exists with many other FreeBSD utilities, such
as gpt, fdisk, and dd.) This limitation can be
overcome by typing sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16 at a shell
- The program can load only up to 128 partitions (4 primary
partitions and 124 logical partitions). This limit can be raised by
changing the _TAG_ MAX_MBR_PARTS line in the basicmbr.h
source code file and recompiling.
- The program can read partitions only if the disk has
correct LBA partition descriptors. These descriptors should be present on
any disk over 8 GiB in size or on smaller disks partitioned with any but
very ancient software.
- The program makes no effort to preserve partition numbers.
This can have consequences for boot loaders and for mounting filesystems
via /etc/fstab. It may be necessary to edit configuration files or
even to re-install your boot loader.
The program may change the order of partitions in the partition table.
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Distribution Line Fires
Burning utility poles may cause downed power lines. Follow these precautions:
- If possible, de-energize lines before extinguishing a pole fire. Only apply extinguishing agents to an energized pole under your incident commander's direction. These agents may include dry chemical or water fog spray using the 30/30/100 rule.
- Do not use water around a utility pole unless the incident commander directs you to do so.
- If transformers are burning, be alert for explosions, smoke hazards and oil releases. Even when the fire is put out, there may still be oil present and power lines may still be energized.
- Create a safety perimeter, and keep bystanders at least 50 feet away. Maintain this perimeter until utility personnel confirms that the lines are de-energized and oil cleanup is complete.


text: ||Like many other herbivores, in a natural environment equids feed on rather evenly distributed resources. However, the vegetation in their vast habitats constantly changes. If food is plentiful only little competition occurs over food, and in non-competitive situations domestic horses tend to return to the same feeding site until it is overgrazed. In contrast, they compete over limited food for which the social status of the individuals appears to be important. Especially in ruminants several studies have proved an influence of social organisations, rank, sex and the depletion of feeding sites on the feeding behaviour of individuals. However, it is not yet understood whether and how social aspects affect horses" feeding decisions. Curiosity about the influence of social rank on the horses" feeding decisions between two, equally with high-quality surplus food-filled buckets placed in different social feeding conditions, led us to create the test below. The observer horses were alternately tested with a dominant and a subordinate demonstrator placed in one of the three different positions. We conclude that domestic horses use social cognition and strategic decision making in order to decide where to feed in a social feeding situation. When possible they tend to return to the same, continuously supplied feeding site and switch to an "avoidance tendency" in the presence of dominant horses or when another horse is already feeding there. Thus, the social rank and the position of conspecifics affect the feeding strategy of horses.


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Aristide Maillol, Torso of the Monument to Blanqui, 1905
From the Tate Gallery:
This sculpture derives from a full-length statue made as a memorial for the French socialist Louis-Auguste Blanqui. Because Blanqui spent much of his life imprisoned for his revolutionary activities, the complete monument showed a woman in chains. Maillol later reworked the figure to make this torso. In this fragmentary form it echoes the classical heritage of Greek art, and by extension the qualities of purity, energy and democratic freedom associated with ancient Athens and with Blanqui's struggle.


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Can someone explain me in simple words what $\sigma$-additivity is? For example, if we have a probability space ($\Omega$,$\mathcal{F}$,P), what it means that the application $$ B \mapsto P(A\cap B) $$ is $\sigma$-additive over $\mathcal{F}$?
I found it for the first time in probability theory and I don't understand the implication that it has in the theory.
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A map $m\colon \mathcal F\to \Bbb R_{\geq 0}$ is $\sigma$-additive if for each sequence $\{B_n\}\subset \mathcal F$ of pairwise disjoint measurable sets, we have $$m\left(\bigcup_{n=1}^{+\infty}B_n\right)=\sum_{n=1}^{+\infty}m(B_n).$$ This is the formal definition.
This means that the "measure" of a disjoint union is the sum of the "measures" of each elements of the union. The letter $\sigma$ expresses an idea of countability, as we can work with maps finitely-additive. It allows us to work with sequences of sets.
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An $f$ function is additive, if for any finite sequence of elements $a_i$, $$f\left(\sum_i a_i\right) = \sum_i f(a_i)$$ Then, $f$ is $\sigma$-additive, if it also holds for any countable infinite set $\{a_i\}_i$ of elements.
In measure (and probabilistic) context, it is only said so for pairwise disjoint sets in place of the $a_i$'s, and $\sum a_i$ is meant their union. And its meaning is the usual 'additivity' property of the area (and volume and similar) notion.
$P$ is a probability measure, so, by definition it is assumed to be $\sigma$-additive, and so is $B\mapsto P(B\cap A)$.
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Kimochi Book: Cat's Not-So-Perfect Sandcastle
Product Number : KI-11
Irresistible Toys With Feelings Inside
Kimochi means "feeling" in Japanese, and that's what these adorable characters and related teaching materials are all about. Each plush character (Cloud, Cat, Bug, Lovey Dove, and Huggtopus) helps children recognize and communicate feelings and comes with three little "pillows" that can be tucked inside a belly pouch. Each pillow has a feeling named on one side and a drawing expressing that feeling on the other side. Extra pillows representing different emotions are also available (in packs of 6 or 33). Constructed of soft polar fleece, these cuddly critters help little ones identify and understand their feelings.
The Kimochis Teacher's Tool Kit includes five plush characters, 29 feelings pillows, a Parent Guide, and a beautifully designed, unbelievably useful Teacher's Manual, brimming with lessons, activities, teachable moments, games, and reproducibles—everything you need to teach emotional intelligence.
In addition, three Kimochis books, Cloud's Best Worst Day Ever, Bug Makes a Splash!, and Cat's Not-So-Perfect Sandcastle offer captivating illustrations and charming stories that reinforce feelings awareness.


Tells the physics engine that this object is a bullet.
Returns: Boolean
This variable defines whether or not the instance is extremely fast moving (for example a bullet). The default value is false but if set to true this tells GameMaker: Studio that the instance will be moving at such high speeds that it will require more expensive collision detection to ensure it doesn't pass through other instances undetected.
with (instance_create(x, y, obj_Shoot))
 phy_bullet = true;
 physics_apply_local_impulse(0, 10, 0, 200);
The above code creates a new instance and then defines it as being a "bullet" in the physics world before giving it a massive impulse along the y axis.
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Abstract: In this paper an algorithm is presented for the fitting of a tube shaped B-spline surface of (3,2) degrees to another surface along a given connection curve. Satisfying prescribed first and second order boundary conditions at a finite number of interpolation points on the connection curve several vertices of the control net of the bordering patches are computed from a fairness condition. The resulting B-spline surface joins the second surface with almost curvature continuity at those common points in which the tangent planes and the normal curvatures in one prescribed direction of both surfaces coincide.
Keywords: Computer-aided design, B-spline surface, boundary conditions, fairing
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7 Things to know about CSC Access to Information Act requests
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Inmates seeking to get records from the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) can make requests under the Access to Information Act. Below are a few points relevant to federal inmates making requests under the act:
- Any information the government controls can be requested. Requests do not need to be limited to paper documents; information in any medium or form can be requested. This includes videotapes, audio recordings, emails, pictures, etc.
- An application must be submitted to CSC's Access to information and Privacy Division. A letter can be sent describing the requested records or an Access to Information Request Form can be filled out and submitted.
- There is a $5 application fee. This is an initial fee that covers 5 hours of searching and 125 pages of copying. Additional fees may be charged if the request requires more time ($10 per hour) or printing ($0.20 per page).
- Applications take time to process. CSC has 30 days to respond, but the act allows for extensions if the request cannot reasonably be completed within the 30 day time limit. CSC may grant itself several extensions and ultimately take several months to respond to the request.
- CSC has the authority to refuse to disclose records for a variety of reasons. For example, it may not release any records that contain personal information or that, if disclosed, "could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the security of penal institutions". The various exemptions are set out in sections 13-29.
- A complaint can be filed about CSC's response to an Access to Information request. If an individual is dissatisfied with the response, then a complaint can be filed with the Information Commissioner of Canada within 60 days of the response.
- Personal information can be requested through the Privacy Act. This act gives individuals the right to access their own personal information. Request under the Privacy Act are free to make, and individuals can also make requests to correct their personal information.


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Okay. Before we start today, have a look at this awesome video! After I watched the video, I tried to snap my fingers to chanin-chanin! It didn't quite work and it made me remember how many years ago, my best friend spent a crazy amount of time trying to get me to do it "right." Despite her efforts and 25 years of being Guatemalan, I still can't make the snapping sound. Now the important question: were you able to do it? It's okay if you can't! That makes two of us! Either way, this expression and hand gesture has an important influence on Guatemalan culture.
Chanin, chanin-chanin, or the hand movement that accompanies those words, is ingrained in Guatemalan culture in an inexplicable way. Whether or not they actually say the words, everyone does this hand movement. Some people do it everywhere, others do it only in the familiarity of their homes. Some make it snap, while others just shake their hands like pom poms (and I raise my hand to this!!!). The video got me thinking that I do it a lot (and I mean a LOT) more often than I initially thought I do. It's just one of those things that you learn at a very young age because everyone around you does it!
What is 'chanin chanin'?
Let's divide this in two and explore its meaning:
- Words: Saying 'chanin' or 'chanin-chanin'
- Gesture: The famous finger snapping hand movement
The origin of the word chanin
Guatemala's official language is Spanish. However, different cultural groups across the country speak another 24 officially recognized languages! Yes, that's a lot of languages for one country! 22 out of those 24 languages are Mayan languages spoken by indigenous people.
Now, going back to chanin and Guatemalan Spanish. Because of the cultural exchange that exists between the various groups in Guatemala, Mayan languages have influenced – and still are influencing – Spanish greatly! Many words we use in Guatemalan Spanish, like chanin, originate from a Mayan language. Chanin, in particular, means apúrate, or hurry up.
To practice some Spanish reading, visit Guatemala's official page on our linguistic heritage: Guatemala, un País con Diversidad Étnica, Cultural y Lingüística. There are also some maps for you to see where these different cultures and languages exist! You can also check out these Top 5 Spring Break Destinations in Guatemala and compare the places listed here to where each Mayan language is spoken.
Origin of the chanin gesture
As for the hand movement, I've been asking some abuelitas, and no one really knows where it comes from. I can only assume that someone, one day, really needed to get something done. So, they started shaking their hands to communicate a sense of urgency to another person who spoke a different one of the 24 languages. Since they couldn't understand each other with words, hand gestures had to do the job!
Imagine if you're in the middle of something and someone starts frantically shaking their hands to signal that you should hurry up – believe me – you'll hurry up!
The Languages of Guatemala
Languages are directly related to ethnic groups and culture. There are four different ethnic groups in Guatemala and one uses different languages:
Learn more about Guatemala's culture and ethnic groups here!
*Information on the number of native speakers from 2002 Census.
Spanish in the context of indigenous languages in Guatemala
Although Spanish is the "main" official language of Guatemala, a big percentage of the population does not speak Spanish! But how does this happen? The Spanish arrived in Guatemala almost 500 years ago in 1524 AD and as part of their colonization, they taught the indigenous people Spanish.
While 500 years may seem like enough time for everyone to learn Spanish, Guatemala is a country divided (and united!) by different cultures and landscapes. The various groups did not always accept a new language being imposed on them (who would?). Plus, the fact that some villages are so far removed from political, economic, or cultural centers allowed for many to just keep living their life without needing to learn a new language.
This is all now changing, but we'll talk more about Spanish in Guatemala in another blog post! In the meantime, you can read a little something on Guatemalan history here.
Something to keep in mind: The Spanish of each Spanish-speaking country is greatly influenced by the languages the indigenous populations spoke or still speak! That's the reason why there are sometimes big differences in the words the people of different Spanish-speaking countries use.
Y ahora, and now, exploremos the other languages of Guatemala!
According to the 2002 census, 41% of the Guatemalan population identify themselves as indigenous (descendants of the Mayans). All these people speak various Mayan languages, and each one is a descendant of the language Protomaya, which came to life some 6,000 years ago! Yes, it's been a long time! There are now 22 indigenous Mayan languages spoken in Guatemala, each spoken by a different cultural group! And yes, each one of them is a language of their own (not a *dialect!) with unique grammar, sounds, and vocabulary!
Let's have a look at these 22 Mayan languages:
*dialect: "A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group." Thanks, Oxford English Dictionary!
As you can see, only a very small percentage of the population speaks each of the Mayan languages! These numbers have greatly decreased in the last few years and are still rapidly declining due to multiple reasons. For one, technology is only available in certain languages. Similarly, most services and information are only accessible in Spanish. People are also moving to bigger cities for work or studies, and because of that many families consider it more important for their children to learn Spanish than an indigenous Mayan language. Parents and grandparents have struggled to live in a country where they cannot speak the official language, and they don't want their children to have that same experience.
However, it's important to mention that Guatemala's government and different NGOs have started campaigns to promote Mayan language learning in schools and through any possible platform. The thing is, a language is not only a set of words we use to communicate with others. Languages carry the entire historical background of a whole culture! As such, it is important to value and cherish each Mayan language as much as we value and cherish all those beautiful colors we see when we visit a Guatemalan market!
Check out these quotes by Guatemalans to understand a little bit more about the importance of language as part of a culture: Discovering Treasures Through Spanish Quotes
Xinca is a language that doesn't belong to the same group as the other 22 indigenous Mayan languages. Its origin is unknown, but it used to be widely spoken throughout Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. While some sources say the language is extinct, others say there are currently only about 100 people who speak this language.
Garifuna is the only language from the Arawakan language family spoken in Central America. All other languages from this language family that are not extinct, are spoken in Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname. Up until 1797 when the Garifuna people were deported to Honduras, the language was only spoken in some Antillean Islands. Now, a total of about 200,000 people speak this language throughout Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua, and the US. If you'd like to learn more about the Garifuna culture, check out this documentary film in Garifuna language (and English): Garifuna in Peril.
Language is a huge part of culture! When you learn a language, you're not only learning to say things with other words, but you're venturing into a new world of ideas and customs. Continue learning more about Guatemalan culture and language by scheduling a FREE CLASS with us today!


Distran releases the world's first ATEX certified ultrasound camera for gas leak detection
Distran Ultra Pro X detects gas leaks of any gas type in industrial facilities. It pinpoints the location of the sound source — i.e., the source of the gas leak, from up to a 50-meter distance. Gas leaks from gases commonly found in power plants and oil and gas facilities such as hydrogen, methane and compressed air can all be found by Ultra Pro X.
As an ATEX certified ultrasound camera, the Distran Ultra Pro X represents a revolutionary technology for surveying areas with potentially explosive gases. Instead of scanning each potential point of leak, Ultra Pro X allows to detect leaks from a safe distance outside of hazardous areas and to inspect closer once the area is deemed safe. The ATEX certification allows operators to improve their safety.
Like Distran's existing ultrasound camera, Ultra Pro X is a single handed ultrasound camera that captures ultrasounds emitted by gas leaks. The acoustic information detected from its microphones is overlaid in real-time onto an optical image obtained by a high-resolution camera, offering a clear pinpointing of leaks. The leak rate quantification is also indicated in real time, allowing users to classify leaks and prioritize maintenance operations. Looking for gas leaks is an essential task within industrial plants, to increase operators' safety to gas, ensure environmental safety and keep high availability.


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The Center hosts spring break and summer day archaeology camps for kids at the Legacy Plaza Museum Annex. These camps give school children the opportunity to learn about Central Texas prehistory through guided interactive activities such as flint knapping and archaeological excavation at a dig site located behind the Annex. An on-site hearth and bedrock mortar will provide hands-on experiences for kids to learn about ancient plant processing and cooking technologies.
The Center is creating a teacher training facility equipped with a computer bank, wireless networking hookups and filming equipment at the Legacy Plaza Museum Annex to share effective teaching strategies and techniques. Classroom enrichment activities exploring and presenting the various interrelated concepts and practice skills specified in the Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills state-mandated curriculum guidelines are also being developed for email distribution to public school teachers.
Scholar in Residence Program
The Scholar in Residence Program provides research and training opportunities for students and faculty in archaeology, botany and related fields through partnerships with colleges and universities. Visiting scholars are offered the opportunity to stay at the Legacy Plaza Museum Annex during their residency.
Thousands of archaeological and native plant collection sites are scattered across the rural Mills County area. However, because most of these sites are located on private ranches, they are inaccessible to the public. Through partnerships with over 100 landowners in the region, the Center conducts guided tours of archaeological and native plant collection sites for visitors of all ages.


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A string or rope is cut into two pieces, and then magically restored into one piece!
- One piece of heavy string or thin rope.
- A piece of writing paper.
- A pair of good scissors.
The Cut-and-Restored rope effect is a classic of magic. Prefold a piece of paper before the show so it looks like the paper in Figure 1. When it's time to present the trick, pull out the paper and lay the string in it as shown.
Fold the top of the paper (section A) down, then fold the bottom of the paper (section C) up. Now for the secret move:
When you fold section C up over section A, use your thumb to catch the string as demonstrated in Figure 2. When you prefold the paper before the show be certain that section A is not so long that it will cover the string.
Securely grasp the package as in Figure 3, making sure that the view shown in the diagram is seen only by you.
Cut through the paper, as shown in Figure 4. Cut completely through the paper, dividing it and, presumably, the rope in half. In reality, only the paper is cut in half, the rope is still intact.
Crumple up the paper, and pull the rope out slowly. It is restored into one complete piece! The paper may be examined, and it will be seen to have been cleanly cut into two halves!
Credits: Alex Jones


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void init (streambuf* sb);
Initializes the values of the stream's internal flags and member variables.
Derived classes are expected to call this protected member function at some point before its first use or before its destruction (generally, during construction).
The internal state is initialized in such a way that each of these members return the following values:
On initialization, the internal extensible array (iword, pword) is empty.
Modifies the stream object. The object pointed by sb may be accessed and/or modified.
Concurrent access to the same stream object or stream buffer may cause data races.
Basic guarantee: if an exception is thrown, the stream is in a valid state.
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Verb: restore ri'stor
 1. Return to its original or usable and functioning condition
 "restore the forest to its original pristine condition";
 - reconstruct
 2. Return to life; get or give new life or energy
 "The week at the spa restored me";
 - regenerate, rejuvenate
 3. Give or bring back
 "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner";
 - restitute
 4. Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
 "She restored her TV set";
 - repair, mend, fix, bushel [US], doctor, furbish up, touch on
 5. Bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
 "restore law and order";
 - reinstate, reestablish
Derived forms: restored, restoring, restores
Type of: alter, ameliorate, amend, better, change, give back, improve, meliorate, mend, modify, refund, regenerate, renew, repay, return
Encyclopedia: Restore


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1. Introduction to Camtasia Studio on Windows.: Welcome to Camp Tasia Studio. This is an introduction to the most productive software I have ever used. Camped Asia Studio helps me quickly make screen capture videos on my Windows computer. Now, technically, I'm recording this with wire cast, which I'll show you later in the course on You know me because it's easier to record this instead of trying to record it while I'm doing it. So this is Camped Asia Studio, and this is what I've used to fill most of my videos on using May I've also used Camped Asia to which is the Mac version of the same thing. You can find out more about camped Asia if you don't know much already, or if you don't have it on the Tech Smith website at tech smith dot com slash kemp. Tasia. This is why I originally bought Camped Asia, and I actually bought it in a bundle with the snag It software also, so you can go do that and you can get 1/2 off coupon also if use the free trial version and email them for it. So thank you very much for being here. These are the basic features of camp Tasia studio that are most helpful to know right here is your clip bin and right here is the timeline, so I can show you that quickly. By recording something very fast, I'll go into more detail on each feature. I'll get you off of the fast start now. So you click record screen and you see this little green bar around here. That's what How I know I'm according I've got the Web cam off in the audio on, and you can select your audio sources here. It's important to recording a good resolution 10 80 p or 7 20 p. I'll go into that more so once you hit record, this is what happens. You get to record and it records the screen. Now it's very easy to make a good course if you just show what you're doing on your screen. Because people all over the world can relate to a screen capture tutorial, you can show things like Here's how you browse the Camp Tasia features. Here's how you go get the free trial for Camp Tasia, etcetera. So this is how you do screen capture tutorials. This is how they work. And then once you're done. You just bring up the record window. And now, if you don't like that clip, you just recorded it all. You can just delete it. If you do like it, you get stop. And then I hit saving exit because that allows you to go in and edit, or you can it produce. If you're sure it's absolutely perfect from the go, which usually it's not. So then you have a place. You save the raw recording file the raw recording file, and that's where you can work with it from now. This is then your clip, Ben. So where the actual videos are that you're working with? So this the Camp Tasia recording file and automatically when you record it puts it down here on the timeline. Now I've recorded the system audio and the screen with the microphone audio together, so there's two tracks here. The track that's on top is the one shown, So if you want to get rid of something, you select it. Hit, delete. And then I deleted the system audio right there. So this is where the work gets done, so to speak. This is your Whatever you've recorded is right here. and blue. And when you zoom in, the easiest way to edit is to go pull out the part before you started talking. Now the microphone I used is a little far away because I'm not technically recording on this computer. So your audio should be higher up here, and usually, once you go down and trim based on the audio, you can shrink here, trim out, say the audio ends there you can tell based on just watching it. So if you get play, then the video that was shown right up here. So when you get playing, you can skip to the end, you can fast forward, or you can grab the little play point here to move around than this allows you to zoom in or zoom out so you can see different parts. For example, I'm zoomed out here. This is 20 minutes of video. I zoom in here. This is now down to 10 seconds of video. In the timeline, you have the different options. You can go to your library to pull other clips. In here, you can make call out so little symbols and arrows and things on the video. You can zoom in on the video itself. I always leave it just the way it is because I don't want things to be pixelated. I figure if I'm screen capturing, it's better to just leave it the way it is to start. You can do your audio here, your transitions here, and I'll go into most of this more in detail. If you want to record the camera that's in the MAWR option, it took me a while of fine, so if you want to record the camera, it's right here. So between all of these, you have a powerful studio set up that you can use, and once you're done, you hit produce and share, and I'll show much more on this. I usually select my screen cast custom that I've set up that way. Make sure it's an editing dimensions. Next, put the title in and finishing it renders it. If your computer render slow, you probably need another computer or to change the video format. These are the basics of Camp Tasia going to much more in detail with you. The main thing you can get out of this is just the motivation to do it and learn it yourself. You can watch these videos. I can show you some things that will help you learn it faster than learning it yourself or trying to figure these things out yourself. Like for me. It took a while to find the record camera option in Camp Tasia because it's not up here so you can learn a little faster. Ultimately, if you really want to be able to do this, it just takes practice. It just takes your own time and energy in the interface itself. I went bought the full version right away. So if you just go commit to it, go by and I think that's easier and messing with the free trial I love Camped Asia. I'm honored to have the chance to teach it here with you, and I appreciate you learning more about camped Asia with me. 2. How to record in Camtasia Studio 8.: Here's how you record in Camp Tasia Studio eight on Windows There's a record screen button up here. You can also record Power point. Or you can even go down here to record camera, so there's three different options you can use to record. The main thing to do is you click that record screen button, and now this comes up next, and what you'll see is this green border around the screen where you're going to record now. You want to make sure you record in 10 80 p or 7 20 p. HD because these are the best


How Do I Transfer My IBAN Number?
What can I use instead of IBAN?
Banks in the United States don't use IBAN codes to identify specific banks or account numbers.
We instead use SWIFT codes and routing numbers..
Is Iban enough for transfer?
How many digits is an Iban?
What is my IBAN account number?
You can find your International Bank Account Number (IBAN) and Bank Identifier Code (BIC or SWIFT) on your paper statement or by logging in to Online Banking. To find your IBAN or BIC number online: Log in to Online Banking at
Is it safe to give IBAN number?
Giving out IBAN (and BIC) is completely safe, and it is done routinely in at least the EU whenever transferring money to e.g. buy stuff from strangers. People can deposit money there without your approval, but they can never withdraw anything.
How do I transfer an IBAN number?
the recipient's full name and address. the recipient's IBAN (International Bank Account Number) or account number. the name and address of the recipient's bank – including the BIC* (Banking Identifier Code) / SWIFT code / clearing code. the amount you want to transfer.
Can I use swift code instead of IBAN?
International Bank Account Number (IBAN) vs. Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) Code: An Overview. … A SWIFT code is used to identify a specific bank during an international transaction, whereas an IBAN is used to identify an individual account involved in the international transaction.
What is an IBAN number for wire transfers?
IBAN stands for International Bank Account Number. It's an internationally-agreed code made up of up to 34 letters and numbers that helps banks to process transfers around the world. Each set of characters represents a different detail for your bank account.
Can swift payments reversed?
Can I use IBAN instead of account number?
An IBAN, or international bank account number, is a standard international numbering system developed to identify an overseas bank account. … However, an IBAN does not replace a bank's own account number, as it's only meant to provide additional information that helps in identifying overseas payments.
Which countries use IBAN?
Is IBAN the same as Clabe?
An Internationa Bank Account Number (IBAN) is a series of alphanumeric characters that uniquely identifies an account held predominantly by banks in Eurozone countries. Clave Bancaria Esandarizada (CLABE) is a standard 18-digit number for bank accounts in Mexico.
How do I get an IBAN number?
What happens if you use the wrong IBAN number?
Do all accounts have an IBAN number?
IBANs are written using a standard format across all of the countries that use them. They contain all of the information needed to locate one specific bank account from the millions of accounts held throughout Europe. Have a look at this IBAN example to see how your own international bank account number is constructed.
What will happens if swift code is wrong?
What is an IBAN code for a bank?
International Bank Account NumberIBAN stands for International Bank Account Number, which you can use when making or receiving international payments. Your IBAN doesn't replace your sort code & account number ─ it's an additional number with extra information to help overseas banks identify your account for payments.


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Pomegranate in Israel
Pomegranate is known as a drought tolerant crop, yet regular irrigation is mandatory to commercial yield production.
Water levels and optimal irrigation regime depend on a plurality of factors as soil type, tree size, physiological phase and potential evaporation.
As a rule the tree needs little supplemental irrigation. The commonly used irrigation regime in pomegranate orchards relies mainly on the experience gained by growers and less on formal experiments led in Israel and/ or other countries.
- Fruit and agro-industrial crop
- Climatic change & water scarcity concerns
- Rising fertilizer & labour costs
- Leaching and washing away of nutrients by runoff
- Low water & fertilizer use efficiency
- Low productivity/ha
Need for drip
- Economic importance of pomegranate in meeting growing demand
- To conserve water, increase water & fertilizer use efficiency and optimize cane yields
- Mr. Ilan Cohen, Email: _EMAIL_; Mobile: 00972-50-_PHONE_
- Location: Sdey-Yaacov (32° 07' 0" N-latitude, 35° 13' 0" E-longitude), Israel Valley, Afula, Israel
- Area: 12 ha
- Crop varieties: Wonderful, Shani, Black, Akov, 116, Mollar (from Spain)
- Crop spacing: Row to row – 7.0 m and Plant to plant – 4.0 m
- Year of planting: 2002
- Propagation: Seedlings developed from Cuttings
- Plant population at harvest: 357 plants/ha
- Crop season: Flowering in March-April and harvesting in September-October every year
- Climate: Equatorial humid climate with dry winter, Frost free, Maximum temperature – °C, Minimum temperature – °C, Mean vapour pressure hPa, mean wind speed km/hour, day length hours, sunshine duration hours, Total rainfall – mm/year, Effective rainfall – mm/year and Reference crop evapotranspiration – mm/year, Moisture availability index.
- Soil physical properties: Clayey soil texture; soil pH – 7.8 and bulk density – 1.4 g/cm3; Water table below 6 m
- Water source: Reservoir
- Power source: Gravity pressure
Agro-solution: What has been done
- Subsurface drip irrigation system: Head control unit, main & sub-main pipes besides UniRam integral dripline 16 mm diameter, with a lateral spacing of 3.5 m (2 driplines per each row spaced at 7 m), emitter spacing of 0.5 m and emitter flow rate 1.6 Litres/hour. Each crop row was irrigated with two laid out on soil surface.
- Year of drip system installation: 2002
- Agronomic & Technical support: Varietal selection; Pruning; Soil preparation; Crop water requirement & irrigation scheduling (depth and frequency of water application; water quality consideration, measurement of applied water) & fertigation scheduling (soil & water analysis, estimation of nutrient dose, selection of fertilizers & compatibility, application skill via drip system, foliar diagnosis for nutrient deficiencies etc); System operation (pressure reading & maintenance, valves operation, measurement of applied water) & maintenance (cleaning of filters, fertilizer tank, acid treatment, chlorination etc).
- Training & capacity building: Soil water plant relationships, drip irrigation & fertigation principles, benefits, limitations & utility; water quality & herbicide usage.
- Improved total fruit yield: Surface drip 45 to 48 tons/ha)/li>
- Yield under control plots: 25 to 35 tons/ha
- Improved fruit quality: Large & uniform size (> 450 g/fruit) and bright colour.
- Irrigation water requirement: Surface drip 4500 m3/ha ( mm/ha)
- Saving in water over conventional irrigation scheduling practice: 3000 m3/ha
- Additional area irrigated by saved water: 0.66 ha.
- Other benefits: Saving in fuel expenses, uniform flowering, higher fruit size, bright fruit colour, bold arils; improvement in fertilizer use efficiency, management flexibility, less weed growth, uniform irrigation of pomegranate on undulated terrains etc
- Drip irrigation of pomegranate in Israel is a feasible eco-technological and economically viable technology
- Use of scarce water resources sustainably in pomegranate cultivation to bring larger area under cane cultivation
- Higher productivity & improved fruit quality and increased income to farmers
- Pomegranate best management practices – Variety, Pruning, Surface or Subsurface Drip Irrigation & Fertigation scheduling
Grow More: 37% Fruit yield
With Less: Water saving 66%


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At the 24th APS Annual Convention, Iris Mauss will host a workshop called Studying Emotions in the Laboratory. Mauss is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. Her own emotion research focuses on emotion regulation and how emotion regulation affects wellbeing. She has given the Observer a preview of what she will cover in her workshop.
What methods for studying emotion are you going to discuss in your workshop?
For inducing emotion, we will discuss advantages and disadvantages of various approaches, including pictures, film clips, and naturalistic interactions. For measuring emotion, we will cover advantages and disadvantages of three common measures: experience, facial behavior, and autonomic physiology. From within this wide range of methods, the workshop will focus on those of particular interest to workshop attendees.
How can researchers measure emotional responses empirically? Can you give an example of the standards you use for your own research?
This is a very complex, big, and tricky question that relates to the larger question of what an emotion is. Briefly, researchers often take a multi-method approach to measure the intensity of participants' emotions. In the workshop, we will focus on three common approaches to doing so: experience sampling (e.g., asking participants how much anger they felt), coding facial behavior (e.g., coding from videotapes the intensity of facial expressions of anger), and measuring autonomic physiology (e.g., measuring participants' blood pressure).
What are some challenges researchers encounter while studying emotion in the lab?
There are two major questions that researchers who want to study emotions in the laboratory are faced with. First, how can scientists ethically make participants emotional (evoke emotions such as sadness, happiness, or anger) in the laboratory? And second, how can scientists measure whether an emotion has occurred and how intense the emotion was? Basically, the whole workshop will deal with how to overcome these challenges, and we will talk about various ways to address these challenges as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each approach.
Why should convention attendees come to your workshop? What can they expect to take away from your presentation?
I think conference attendees who would benefit from this workshop are those who seek a brief and practical introduction to studying emotions in the laboratory. Attendees should emerge from the workshop with the ability to begin to design rigorous laboratory studies involving emotion.
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Let $\pi$ be a permutation of the integers $0$ through $2^n-1$ (the integers that can be represented in $n$ bits). For example, $\pi$ could be used as a substitution cipher in which each plaintext block is $n$ bits long. How many possible choices of permutation $\pi$ are there? Equivalently, how many permutations are there of the first $2^n$ non-negative integers?
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closed as off-topic by fgrieu, DrLecter, rath, figlesquidge, Maeher Jan 28 '14 at 10:35
Please do some research before asking obvious questions, and doing that poorly: there is a typo (the first $2^n$ non-negative integers is obviously met). Also, π defined in the first sentence is not used in the second, which forms an independent question; so why include the definition of π? – fgrieu Jan 28 '14 at 7:14
_USER_: To be fair, I don't see a typo, the question shows $[0,2^n-1]$? Its still a low quality question, at best containing combinatorics taught in secondary school (UK). – figlesquidge Jan 28 '14 at 10:40
Typo in the question is fixed thanks to figlesquidge; typo in my comment remains (met should be meant). – fgrieu Jan 29 '14 at 14:28
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There are $k!=k(k-1)\dots3\cdot 2\cdot 1$ possible permutations of $k$ elements.
This is very basic combinatorics.
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Do prescribed fires kill wildlife?
Rarely are wildlife directly killed by a prescribed fire. Most wildlife are able to leave an area before it burns. Fossorial species retreat underground as the fire passes. However, there are some species, such as those that are less mobile, that are more susceptible to direct mortality. Generally, reptiles and amphibians are more at risk than mammals or birds. Fire can indirectly impact wildlife either positively or negatively by changing plant community composition and structure.


Panorama of the Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, California, USA
This photograph is a panoramic view of the San Francisco Bay, including the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco skyline, and Alcatraz. The camera is located on the north side of the bridge, in the Marin Headlands, looking southeast towards the bridge and San Francisco. The photo was taken shortly after sunset, so the sky is beginning to darken and the city lights are coming on.
At full size, this panorama is 222 megapixels. It has an aspect ratio of 3 to 1, so it is ideal for some of the more common panoramic frames. I have an even wider panorama with a 6 by 1 aspect ratio with a similar view.
The Golden Gate Bridge
The iconic Golden Gate Bridge is probably one of the most photographed bridges in the world. There are certainly no shortage of photos of this bridge. Doing a quick image search on Google will show you exactly what I mean. That said, I am a photographer living in the Bay Area. As such, I have a few of my own to contribute to the growing pile, and this photo is one of them.
The Golden Gate Bridge spans the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. The bridge connects San Francisco (southern end) and Sausalito (northern end) along the scenic California State Route 1.
The Bay Area, Northern California
Long Exposure Photography
Long exposure photography, as the name implies, simply refers to photographs taken with relatively long exposure times. Typically, the photographer wishes to capture the movement of one or more elements within a scene over the course of the exposure. The resulting photograph then reflects this movement in some way. This technique can be used to create various effects, and thus is a useful technique for photographers to know.
Taking long exposure photographs can be a bit tricky. First and foremost, the photographer needs to imagine what is going to happen in the scene over time and how that will affect the final result. There are several technical aspects to take into account as well.
As with all forms of photography, managing the light in a photograph is important. Long exposure times can add yet another layer of complexity to lighting. Not only does the light build up over a longer period of time, but it may also move around and/or change in intensity. The exposure settings on the camera also govern how the movement will be captured, including how much overall movement is captured and how much each element of the scene contributes to the final image. Many factors, such as how bright an object is, how reflective it is (e.g. glossy vs matte), how fast it is moving, the use of flashes, and so on, all play a role in how an object will show up in a long exposure photograph.
Secondary effects, such as camera shake and sensor noise, have a higher chance of affecting long exposure photographs as well. Digital camera sensors tend to generate more noise when they are exposed for longer periods of time. Camera shake can become a factor as well. Even small, subtle movements can affect the sharpness of the image. For example, cameras are commonly placed near roadways when photographing the light trails created by cars driving at night. Vibrations caused by those cars can subtly and constantly shake the camera, introducing a slight blur in the final photograph.
More examples of long exposure photographs that I have taken can be found here.
Here are some more panoramas that I have taken.


Your Health
Why Your Drug Copay Could Change
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How much a medicine costs you could vary depending on the value your insurer assigns to treatment.
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What if how much you paid for a drug was based on how much it might help you, instead of the sticker price?
Some big employers are already taking this tack, known as value-based insurance design, by lowering copayments for medicines to manage chronic conditions like diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. It helps that many of the most prescribed pills are now generic and pretty cheap.
It's a simple idea when applied this way. The companies figure that if people take those medicines and stay healthy, they'll avoid costly treatment down the road. By slashing copayments, the companies hope to remove a hurdle that might discourage people from sticking with the drugs.
Now some employers are thinking about adapting the approach for pricier specialty drugs, such as those used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and cancer, according to a recent report by the Center for Studying Health System Change.
These medicines are often very expensive and have no generic competition. So instead of charging a simple copay for these drugs, some health plans charge a percentage of the total cost, which can run to thousands of dollars a month.
It's one way that insurers and employers are looking to stem the rising costs of specialty drugs, whose growth is far outpacing that of traditional drugs.
But in the latest twist, some companies are looking to vary the copayment depending on the value the drugs provide.
It isn't easy. For starters, figuring out who is an "appropriate candidate" for specialty drugs can be tough, say experts including James Robinson, an economist at the University of California, Berkeley, who has published articles advocating this insurance model.
Even if a specialty drug has been proved clinically effective for certain conditions, should all patients pay the same amount for it? Take a drug like Enbrel, which is approved to treat inflammatory conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis. According to the HSC report, drugs of this type cost $14,455 per year, on average.
Psoriasis is disfiguring and uncomfortable, but not fatal, Robinson says, while rheumatoid arthritis is a much more disabling condition. In this case, a value-based insurance design approach might determine that "if you've got psoriasis, maybe you pay a 30 percent coinsurance for the drug," he suggests. "But if you've got rheumatoid arthritis, there's no copayment."
That's just the tip of the iceberg. "This stuff is complicated," says Robinson. "I don't want to blow you away with the intractability of the problem."
As spending on specialty drugs grows, and despite the difficulties, some experts predict more employers will adopt "value-based" principles for their workers' coverage.


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The Laboratory for Digital Interaction reunites some of the top lines of current motion capture techniques. It is the first laboratory in Romania dedicated to studying interaction between physical and virtual bodies and thus between the human body and the computer.
The mission of the Laboratory for Digital Interaction is to integrate under this concept the activity of all CINETic laboratories, by developing complex innovative creative projects in research and development.
Combining digital art and live performance, such as acting and dance, is currently considered cutting edge in entertainment, but it will become the common form of art in the future. The fundamental concept of the Laboratory for Digital Interaction is the digital immersive experience.
UNATC has developed an MA in New Media Design which is focused on training professionals and researchers in this field.
- generating and interacting with virtual immersive environments
- motion capture;
- interaction between physical and virtual bodies;
- interaction between human beings and computers through
- computer interfaces;
- augmented reality systems;
- video games and gamified experience.
- My Life Rehearsed in One Leg, directed by Bogdan Mustață
- Me Shakespeare, coordinated by Liviu Lucaci
- Touch-VR, documentary project, directed by Alexandru Berceanu
FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT
- CAVE‑CIN interactive immersive stereoscopic projection system on four screens
- Multifunctional hall (140 sqm), with a holding capacity of 90 seats
- Modula Mr. Mocco—motion control system capable of 6 axis movement as well as learning movements and replicating them
- 1 Red Dragon 5K with Leica Summicron optics
- 2 ALEXA SXT cameras
- Mid‑size Stereotec RIG
- Anamorphic lenses (a set of ARRI anamorphic fixed lenses and a set of anamorphic lenses with Angeniuex zoom lens)
- VICON motion capture system with 8 cameras and a facial motion capture system


Livestreaming Mixed Reality with LIV (Dr Doom & Ruu, Cofounder & CTO) - 093
The CEO and CTO of LIV, Dr. Doom and Ruu join us to talk about the past, present, and future of green screen Mixed Reality and livestreaming VR games.
Topics discussed:
- Origins of green screen Mixed Reality - how did it start?
- How is Mixed Reality being today and by whom?
- Discord and the importance of building a community for a product
- GameChanger API : Adding audience interactivity into a streamer's game
- Vtubers and avatar copyright laws
- The state of VR streaming on Twitch


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Aurin names - Wildstar
This name generator will give you 10 random names for the Aurin part of the Wildstar universe.
The Aurin are a race of humanoid beings with large rabbit ears and feline features like claws and long tails. They live in the forests and as such have developed a wide range of fur and skin colors, although they're no longer as diverse as they once were back in the distant past.
Aurin first names are often soft and quite melodic, but like their forests their names also have various harsher elements.
Surnames are compound names made up of 2 words which are often related to nature in some way. Names like 'Sungrass' and 'Redleaf' for example.


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What ducks endure
When you think of a duck, most likely the image in your mind would be
of one on water. Children are told that ducks live near bodies of water
because they spend a lot of time on it. According to zoologist Juliet
Gellatley, ducks spend 80% of their time on water since they play, swim
and feed on it. So important is water for ducks that they can go blind
if they are unable to rinse their eyes with it. God crated them to be on
In spite of our knowledge about what ducks need and how they behave,
most of the 18 million ducks raised for meat in the U.K. have no access
to water for bathing and 90% of them are intensively confined.
A report by the animal protection organization Viva! states that the
industry keeps 10,000 birds to a shed with a stock density of about
eight birds per square meter (10.8 square feet). According to producers,
who have no regard for the lives of these animals, say that such access
to water would spread disease. To us, Christians, to deprive an animal
of an essential God-give need – in this case water - is to disobey God.
Although the U.K.'s Department for Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs (DEFRA) and the Council of Europe recommend that ducks have
enough water to cover their heads and splash their backs, Viva! says
this rarely occurs and cannot be enforced. The duck industry is said to
be aware of the criticism and close to finalizing a code of practice.
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Noun: anorak 'a-nu,rak
 1. A kind of heavy jacket
 - parka, windbreaker [N. Amer], windcheater [Brit]
 2. [Brit] Someone considered boring because of their obsessive hobby or narrow solitary interests
 - trainspotter [Brit], nerd, spod [Brit]
Derived forms: anoraks
Type of: jacket
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In archaeology, a grinding slab is a ground stone artifact generally used to grind plant materials into usable size, though some were used to shape other ground stone artifacts. Some grinding stones are portable; others are not and, in fact, may be part of a stone outcropping. Grinding slabs used for plant processing typically acted as a coarse surface against which plant materials were ground using a portable hand stone, or mano. Portable grinding slabs are referred to as metates or querns. Like all ground stone artifacts, grinding slabs are made of large-grained materials such as granite, basalt, or similar tool stones.
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Crush & Sweep (Form)
Enable form by tapping the spheres of both controllers together Motion controllers touch spheres.
Move the controllers Primary motion controller Secondary motion controller to flatten your shape until it becomes a white outline.
Press Secondary motion controller T button to set shape.the secondary T button
Hold Primary motion controller T button and move the primary controller Primary motion controller to sweep the shape out.the primary T button
This is great for making buildings - use stay upright to restrict rotation.Next: Spin
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'Indigenous war service: two exhibitions at the National Archives of Australia', Honest History, 2 May 2017
A review of two exhibitions, Indigenous Australians at War from the Boer War to the Present (touring from the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne) and Facing Two Fronts: the Fight for Respect, also focusing on Indigenous uniformed service. The article also includes a summary of recent efforts by national cultural institutions to chronicle the many aspects of a nation at war, including Indigenous service. It can be read in conjunction with our recent review of the For Country, for Nation exhibition at the Australian War Memorial.
Michael Piggott is Treasurer of the Honest History association and an archivist of many years' experience. He has a chapter in The Honest History Book. The chapter is about the Australian War Memorial and the legacy of Charles Bean.


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Lateral inhibition is a mechanism by which neurons are able to determine more precisely the origin of a stimulus.
When, for instance, the skin is touched by an object, several sensory neurons in the skin next to one another are stimulated. To determine more exactly the origin of the stimulus, neurons that are stimulated suppress the stimulation of neighbouring neurons. The amount of inhibition is greater when its own stimulation is more powerful. By doing so only the neurons that are stimulated the most will fire. These neurons are more in the center of the stimulus, while the surpressed neurons lie sidewards. hence, lateral inhibition.
Lateral inhibition can be compared with increasing the contrast in images.
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