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In front of a famous background of stars and galaxies lies some of Earth's more unusual trees.
Known as quiver trees, they are actually
aloe plants that can grow to tree-like proportions.
The quiver tree
name is derived from the historical usefulness of their hollowed branches as dart holders.
Occurring primarily in southern
Africa, the trees pictured in the
above 16-exposure composite are in
Quiver Tree Forest
located in southern Namibia.
Some of the tallest quiver trees
in the park are estimated to be about 300 years old.
is light from the small town of
Far in the distance,
arching across the background, is the majestic
central band of our
Milky Way Galaxy.
Even further in the distance, visible on the image left, are the
Small Magellanic Clouds,
smaller satellite galaxies of the Milky Way that are
prominent in the skies of
Earth's southern hemisphere.
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How to get random rows from SQL Server Table - SQL Server / TSQL Tutorial Part 117
You are working as SQL Server developer. You are asked to provide sample random data from dbo.Customer table. You might asked to provide random 100 rows or some percent of total data from table. What query you will use to provide required output?
In previous post, we learnt how to get top n rows from table. We can either provide row count or percent of records we want to get from a table by using TOP in our select query.
We can use the same Top clause but as we are asked to provide the random records, we need to sort them randomly first. We can use newid() function in order by clause to sort them randomly.
Let's create dbo.Customer table with some sample data.
Create table dbo.Customer
 (Id int,
 FName VARCHAR(50),
 LName VARCHAR(50),
 CountryShortName CHAR(2))
insert into dbo.Customer
Values (
1) use NewID ( ) in Order by to get random records
Let's say if we are interested to get 3 random records from dbo.Customer table, we can use below query.
Select top 3 * From dbo.Customer
order by NEWID()
How to get Random records from SQL Server Table - SQL Server / TSQL Tutorial
you can also use percent if you like as shown below
Select top 30 percent * From dbo.Customer
order by NEWID()
How to get random records from SQL Server table by using Top Percent with NewID() - SQL Server / TSQL Tutorial
As per Microsoft Books Online "TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM returns an approximate percentage of rows and generates a random value for each physical 8-KB page in the table. Based on the random value for a page and the percentage specified in the query, a page is either included in the sample or excluded. Each page that is included returns all rows in the sample result set".
From here you can understand that if you have small table with few pages, you might not want to use TableSample as it will include or exclude the entire page. With few records in table, you might want to use method 1 and for large tables you can use TableSample.
If I would run below query on my dbo.Customer table, Sometime I will get no records and when get the records, it will return all the records as they are placed on single page.
Select * From dbo.Customer tablesample (30 percent)
You can also use Rows you want with table sample as shown below. The rows returned can vary. you can limit them by using top n in select query.
Select * From dbo.Customer tablesample (2 rows)
When I executed above query on dbo.Customer table with total of 6 rows. It either returned me no rows or all six of them.
If you want to limit, you can use below query. Once again, I will suggest to use TableSample with big table where you have data on multiple data pages.
Select top 2 * From dbo.Customer tablesample (2 rows)


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Department of Marine Ecology, Khoramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khoramshahr, Iran
Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Biological Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
The concentrations of mercury (Hg) and methyl mercury (MeHg) in sediment and tissues of Barbus grypus and Barbus esocinus fish species from Musa estuary, north part of the Persian Gulf, were measured. The order of Hg and MeHg concentrations in the sediment and tissues of the fish species was as follows: liver > gill > muscle > sediment. In the tissues of two fish species, the Hg and MeHg concentrations were highest in liver whereas lowest in the muscle. In the sediment, mean concentrations of Hg and MeHg were 0.83 and 0.437 µg g−1. Mean concentrations of Hg and MeHg in B. grypus were 1.2–0.624 µg g−1 and in all tissues of B. esocinus were 0.75 and 0.421 µg g−1. Significant correlation between heavy metal concentration in sediment and fish may be related to high variability of heavy metal in the sediment.

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Koko Crater Trail – Honolulu, Hawaii - Atlas Obscura
Koko Crater Trail
Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O'ahu.
Hawaiʻi isn't short on spectacular views. But for a prime perspective of this patch of paradise, you'll have to put in a bit of effort.
This trail—dubbed "Nature's StairMaster" and the "Stairs of Doom"—is actually an old railroad. During World War II, the United States military built lookout pillbox bunkers on Koko Crater. They constructed a railway tram to shuttle supplies and people up and down the steep terrain. After the war, the site was converted into an Air Force station, which was deactivated in 1966.
The abandoned railroad was later converted into a walking trail. But this is no place for a leisurely stroll. The rickety 1,048 stairs gain a walloping 1,100 feet in elevation in under a mile. The stairs start out at a moderately steep slope, though the incline increases the farther you hike, eventually soaring upward, the way a roller coaster track rolls toward the sky. Locals and tourists alike huff and puff their way to the top, where they're rewarded with breathtaking (literally) vistas of Hanauma Bay. From the summit, you'll have unparalleled views of the verdant land fringed by frothy waves and azure water.
Time hasn't been particularly kind to the trail. Natural decay, coupled with decades worth of tramping trail-goers, has left parts of the track in rough shape. A group called the Kokonut Koalition formed to both preserve and advocate for the steps.
Know Before You Go
Access to the trail is free and there are no legal restrictions to hiking it. You can go any time—be sure to bring a flashlight or headlamp if you're planning a sunrise or sunset hike. Parts of the trail are in states of disrepair, so take caution while walking.


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6.4.11 Duplicates
If you are a member of a couple of mailing lists, you will sometimes receive two copies of the same mail. This can be quite annoying, so nnmail checks for and treats any duplicates it might find. To do this, it keeps a cache of old Message-IDs: nnmail-message-id-cache-file, which is ~/.nnmail-cache by default. The approximate maximum number of Message-IDs stored there is controlled by the nnmail-message-id-cache-length variable, which is 1000 by default. (So 1000 Message-IDs will be stored.) If all this sounds scary to you, you can set nnmail-treat-duplicates to warn (which is what it is by default), and nnmail won't delete duplicate mails. Instead it will insert a warning into the head of the mail saying that it thinks that this is a duplicate of a different message.
This variable can also be a function. If that's the case, the function will be called from a buffer narrowed to the message in question with the Message-ID as a parameter. The function must return either nil, warn, or delete.
You can turn this feature off completely by setting the variable to nil.
If you want all the duplicate mails to be put into a special duplicates group, you could do that using the normal mail split methods:
 (setq nnmail-split-fancy
 '(| ;; Messages duplicates go to a separate group.
 ("gnus-warning" "duplicat\\(e\\|ion\\) of message" "duplicate")
 ;; Message from daemons, postmaster, and the like to another.
 (any mail "mail.misc")
 ;; Other rules.
 [...] ))
Or something like:
 (setq nnmail-split-methods
 '(("duplicates" "^Gnus-Warning:.*duplicate")
 ;; Other rules.
Here's a neat feature: If you know that the recipient reads her mail with Gnus, and that she has nnmail-treat-duplicates set to delete, you can send her as many insults as you like, just by using a Message-ID of a mail that you know that she's already received. Think of all the fun! She'll never see any of it! Whee!


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The paper discusses experimental and numerical seismic analyses of typical connections and wall systems used in cross-laminated (X-Lam) timber buildings. An extended experimental programme on typical X-Lam connections was performed at IVALSA Trees and Timber Institute. In addition, cyclic tests were also carried out on full-scale single and coupled X-Lam wall panels with different configurations and mechanical connectors subjected to lateral force. An advanced non-linear hysteretic spring to describe accurately the cyclic behaviour of
connections was implemented in ABAQUS finite element software package as an external subroutine. The FE model with the springs calibrated on single connection tests was then used to reproduce numerically the behaviour of X-Lam wall panels, and the results were compared with the outcomes of experimental full-scale tests carried out at IVALSA. The developed model is suitable for evaluating dissipated energy and seismic vulnerability of X-Lam structures.


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How Long Does Salmon Last?
How Long Does Salmon Last?
Salmon Shelf Life
How long does salmon last? The shelf life of salmon depends on a variety of factors, such as the sell by date the preparation method and how the salmon was stored. Because of its abundance, mild flavor, appealing color, proven health benefits and concentration of protein, salmon is a great main dish choice. Salmon contains omega-3 fatty acids (also known as the good cholesterol) which are proven to lower the risk of heart disease and help with numerous other health problems. Salmon is the #3 best seller in the U.S. in the seafood category, topped only by shrimp (#1) and tuna (#2) for ten years running.
So, how long does salmon last? When properly stored, the shelf life of salmon past its sell by date is approximately …
Pantry Fridge Freezer
Past Printed Date Past Printed Date Past Printed Date
Fresh Salmon lasts for 1-2 Days 6-9 Months
Smoked Salmon lasts for 1-2 Weeks* 5-7 Days 6-9 Months
Canned Salmon lasts for 6-8 Months 6-8 Months 9-12 Months**
Cooked Salmon lasts for 5-6 Days 6-9 Months
Frozen Salmon lasts for 4-5 Days 6-9 Months
Of course, salmon lasts for a shorter period of time if it is not stored properly. But remember, salmon, like a lot of other proteins, usually has a sell by date and not a use by date or expiration date. Because of this distinction, you may safely use foods even after the sell by date has lapsed if they have been stored properly.
How to tell if salmon is bad, rotten or spoiled?
Practicing proper hygiene and food safety discipline will help prevent food borne illness. Although not a perfect test, your senses are usually the most reliable instruments to tell if your salmon has gone bad. Some common traits of bad salmon are a slimy, milky flesh (a thick, slippery coating) and a fishy smell. Although this is tricky because it is smelly and slimy by nature, these traits become more pronounced when salmon has gone bad and just opening the package of spoiled fish should alert your nose right away that something is wrong.
How to store salmon to extend its shelf life?
Proper food storage is the key to extending the expiration date of salmon. You can help salmon keep fresh longer by storing it in your refrigerator immediately after use. Once prepared, salmon should be stored in a tightly closed container to keep out moisture and other contaminants and returned to the fridge.
*Smoked salmon should only be kept in the pantry if it was purchased on the grocery shelf, if purchased in the refrigerator section it should be placed in the fridge at home. But once opened, both options must be placed in the fridge in a tightly sealed container.
**If freezing or refrigerating canned salmon, transfer the salmon to a freezer safe container first. Never freeze cans. They can be refrigerated only if they are unopened.
For a long-term option, you can freeze your salmon while preserving its taste if you use a freezer safe container. If you purchased your salmon frozen, be sure to keep it frozen until the day or day before you are going to use it.
Always defrost salmon in the refrigerator or still wrapped and submerged in a large bowl of cold water if you want to use it sooner.
How long is salmon good for when prepared in a dish?
How long does salmon last? That depends. How long does rice last? In general, foods lasts only as long as the quickest expiring ingredient in the dish. To find out how long those other ingredients are good for, please visit the Dairy, Drinks, Fruits, Grains, Proteins, Vegetables and Other sections of Eat By Date or search below!
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What are our shelf life resources?
Our content for how long does salmon last incorporates research from multiple resources, including the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Food & Drug Administration. In addition, we scoured the web for informative articles and reports related to food safety, food storage and the shelf life of salmon.
*An important note about expiration dates …
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A Greek word referring to the imitation of nature or culture. Often used as a term to describe recognisibility, it is the opposite of abstract (Abstract Sounds). A mimetic sound, is similar to a sound from nature or human culture. For example: the way in which a flute might imitate a bird, or the way in which granualr textures might sounds like pebbles / rocks falling.


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Farmers Market Use and Perceived Barriers to Farmers Market Access Among SNAP Recipients in Washington State
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Background: Activities are underway in Washington State to increase access to farmers markets for SNAP and SNAP-eligible participants. A variety of stakeholders are involved in implementing activities to make farmers markets more accessible. These include addressing the economic, environmental, and social barriers. However, these activities are not necessarily in-line with the actual barriers, as stated by low-income shoppers, to shopping at farmers markets. The purpose of this study is to identify the commonly stated barriers among both SNAP participants and SNAP-Ed Stakeholders in Washington State to using farmers markets, and to examine whether the challenges perceived by SNAP-Ed Stakeholders align with the stated barriers of SNAP participants. Methods: This study used data that was obtained from a mixed-methods evaluation, conducted by the University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition (CPHN) from January 2016 to January 2017, of all SNAP-Ed affiliated farmers market access work in Washington State. Sources of data for this study included a statewide SNAP participant telephone survey and two time points of SNAP-Ed Stakeholder interviews. CPHN developed a multi-staged, clustered, random sample of SNAP participants for the SNAP Participant Survey, stratified by exposure to farmers market access activities, rurality, and primary language. This survey was conducted over the telephone and all survey responses were entered into a secure database. Descriptive statistics were used to explore the relation between the stated barriers to farmers market access and SNAP-Ed exposure, key sociodemographic characteristics, distance from farmers markets, and frequency of farmers market use. Two-sample t-tests and Pearson's chi square tests were performed to analyze if the stated barriers varied significantly by any of the independent variables. The semi-structured SNAP-Ed Stakeholder interviews were transcribed and coded in Atlas.ti data analysis software, then analyzed for key themes that emerged related to significant challenges or barriers to improving farmers market access for low-income shoppers. Results from each data source were then compared to assess if farmers market access barriers as perceived by SNAP-Ed Stakeholders were in alignment with the barriers stated by SNAP participants. Results: Among SNAP participants, barriers related to lack of convenience were most often stated as the number one barrier to shopping at farmers markets. Other stated barriers included lack of affordability, lack of awareness, and lack of comfort. These varied by socioeconomic status and distance from the nearest farmers market. SNAP-Ed Stakeholders stated similar barriers, including the SNAP/EBT process, the perception of higher prices, and lack of awareness, transportation, comfort, and convenience. However, there was some discordance between the two groups in the emphasis placed on these factors as barriers to farmers market access.
- Nutritional sciences


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Magma chamber recharge at Vesuvius
(29 September 2006)
A new paper in Geology by Daniel Morgan and others, including Jon Davidson, identifies three magma chamber recharge events in the century before the AD79 eruption of Vesuvius. The work analysed the concentration of barium in sanidine crystals, including modelling of diffusion profiles within individual crystals. The most recent recharge event occurred ~20 years before the actual eruption. It is very interesting that the timescales of recharge seem to correspond to a seismic event recorded ~17 years prior to the AD 79 eruption, so we may be witnessing a geochemical fingerprint of a geophysical event. Reference: DJ Morgan et al., Geology, v34 p845-848 (2006).

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ASkyBlock Greenhouses
Post by dev_admin » Fri Feb 08, 2019 12:32 am
Greenhouses is an essential plugin to power-up your ASkyBlock or AcidIsland world or do other crazy things with! It enables players to build their own biome greenhouses complete with weather, friendly mob spawning, unique plant growth and even block conversion/erosion! It's even possible to build greenhouses in the Nether!
Greenhouses are made out of glass and must contain the blocks found in the Biome Recipe to be valid. There is a recipe GUI to select your biome. Once built, the greenhouse can be used to grow plants with bonemeal, and it may spawn biome-specific mobs. If you include a hopper with water in it, snow will form inside cold-biome greenhouses when it rains. If you put bonemeal in the hopper, biome-specific plants will grow. Some blocks can also transform over time due to "erosion".
Craft your own self-contained biome greenhouse on an island (or elsewhere if you like)
Greenhouses can grow plants that cannot normally be grown, like sunflowers
Friendly mobs can spawn if your greenhouse is well designed - need slimes? Build a swamp greenhouse!
Blocks change in biomes - dirt becomes sand in a desert, dirt becomes clay in a river, for example.
Greenhouses can run in multiple worlds.
Easy to use GUI shows greenhouse recipes (/g)
Admins can fully customize biomes and recipes
How to Build A Greenhouse (Simple version)
Make glass blocks and build a rectangular set of walls with a flat roof.
Put a hopper in the wall or roof.
Put a door in the wall so you can get in and out.
Type /g and read the rules for the greenhouse you want.
Exit the GUI and place blocks, water, lava and ice so that you make your desired biome.
Type /g again and click on the biome to make it.
Once made:
Use bonemeal to grow small plants on grass immediately in the greenhouse.
Or place bonemeal in the hopper to have the greenhouse sprinkle bonemeal automatically. Come back later to see what grows!
Place a bucket of water (or more) in the hopper to cause snow to fall in cold biomes. Snow will fall when it rains in the world. Each snowfall empties one bucket of water.
Friendly biome-specific mobs may spawn in your greenhouse - the usual rules apply (be more than 24 blocks away).
Can I use stained glass? Yes, you can. It's pretty.
Can I fill my greenhouse full of water? Yes. That's an ocean.
Will a squid spawn there? Maybe... okay, yes it will, if it's a big enough ocean.
How do I place a door high up in the wall if the wall is all glass? Place it on a hopper.
How do I place a door on a hopper? Crouch and then place it.
Can I use metal doors? Yes.
Can I use a trap door? Yes.
Can I grow swamp flowers with this? Yes. Make a swamp biome and use bonemeal.
How much bonemeal is used to grow plants? One per successful plant.
How much water do I need to put into the hopper to make it snow? One bucket of water (just the water) is used up every time it rains. This only happens in cold biomes.
Can I build a Nether greenhouse? Try it and see... (Actually, you may need permission)
Can I build greenhouses in the Nether? Yes. You can colonize the nether with them.
What kind of mobs spawn in the biomes? It's what you would expect, wolves in Cold Taiga, horses on plains, etc.
Required Plugin
Vault for permissions - make sure you use the latest version!
Installation and Configuration
Download and install Vault if you haven't done so already
Download the plugin
Place into your plugins folder
Restart your server (or reload plugins)
The plugin will make a folder called Greenhouses. Open that folder.
Check config.yml and edit to be what you want, note the list of world names.
Configure the biomes.yml if you like (advanced).
Type /gadmin reload in the game to reload the config or restart the server.
Done! To make your first greenhouse, build a glass box and type /g to see the recipes.
Read the file release notes for changes and instructions on how to upgrade.
Player Commands
/greenhouse or /g can be used for short.
/greenhouse help - lists these commands
/greenhouse make: Tries to make a greenhouse by finding the first valid recipe
/greenhouse remove: Removes a greenhouse that you are standing in if you are the owner
/greenhouse list: Lists all the recipes available
/greenhouse recipe: Displays the recipe GUI - clicking on a recipe will try to make a greenhouse
Admin Commands
/gadmin reload : Reloads config files
/gadmin info : provides info on the player
/gadmin info: provides info on the greenhouse you are in


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JPSS, for information about studying in Japan's universities and graduate schools. > Subject > List of fields of study > Life Sciences
Introduction of Studies Life Sciences
Pursuing the comfortable daily lives of humans comprehensively.
Studies in the sciences of living aim to create more enjoyable human living through the research of family and household relations (such as between parent and child, or husband and wife), and the effects of living environments (such as aspects of food, clothing and shelter) on people.
Subjects that are studied include basic topics such as food science, clothing studies, housing studies, and child studies. Other subjects are also studied such as lifestyle management, family studies, family care, and textile science.
The sciences of living approaches issues people face in their daily lives to devise solutions for those issues. For example, there is the issue of the environmental pollution caused by the solid and water waste people generate in their daily lives. While considering expectations for comfortable living in communities and society, researchers are pursuing ways people can live in harmony with the natural environment.


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text: There is evidence that isoflavones, such as genistein, can directly or indirectly improve lipid profile and lower blood pressure and hence exert cardiovascular protection. It is further believed, that genistein attenuates vascular contraction and thus vascular tone and blood pressure through altering the phosphorylation of the regulatory myosin light chain (MLC) probably via the myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) or the RhoA pathway. However, the direct role of genistein in the myocardium is poorly reviewed. In this study, we investigated the impact of genistein on the cardiac proteome in ovariectomized female mice using a 2DE-MS approach. Dietary genistein intake considerably changed the abundance of several cytoskeletal and contractile proteins and enhanced the phosphorylation of MLC. The MLC phosphorylation was mediated through increased abundance of MLCK and inhibition of myosin light chain phosphatase latest known to be inversely regulated by RhoA. Contrary to others, in our model genistein did neither inhibit the cardiac MLCK, nor the cardiac RhoA pathway in vivo.


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The oldest Lutheran church in
celebrate its 160th anniversary during October. As part of
this celebration, the church has made arrangements
for the use of a silver chalice that Martin Luther
gave to his sister as a wedding gift nearly five
centuries ago. The chalice will be used in
connection with the celebration Oct. 8-10.
40 Pomeranian German families bought more than 1,000 acres of land in the western part of
the Town of Mequon. This area was given the name Freistadt, which loosely translated means
"free city". These people came in search of religious freedom and held their
initial church service that same year. They then became the first German Lutheran church
in Wisconsin. The first church was a small log cabin. The present
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System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2012 R2 adds a feature that enables software updates to be automatically approved and deployed to selected machines in your organization.
Icon Descriptions and Explanations:
The icon with the green arrow represents a normal software update.
Normal software updates have been synchronized and are available for software deployment.
There are no operational concerns.
The icon with the black X represents an expired software update. You can also identify expired software updates by viewing the Expired column for the software update when it displays in the Configuration Manager console.
Expired software updates were previously deployable to client computers, but once a software update is expired, new deployments can no longer be created for the software updates. Expired software updates contained in active deployments continue to be available to clients.
Replace expired software updates when possible. When software updates become expired, Configuration Manager does not remove the software updates contained within active software update deployments. Configuration Manager continues to assess software update compliance on expired software updates in deployments, but they are considered "not required" for reporting purposes.
The icon with the yellow star represents a superseded software update. You can also identify superseded software updates by viewing the Superseded column for the software update when it displays in the Configuration Manager console.
Superseded software updates have been replaced with newer versions of the software update. Typically, a software update that supersedes another software update does one or more of the following:
- Enhances, improves, or adds to the fix provided by one or more previously released software updates.
- Improves the efficiency of its software update file package, which clients install if the software update is approved for installation. For example, the superseded software update might contain files that are no longer relevant to the fix or to the operating systems now supported by the new software update, so those files are not included in the superseding software update's file package.
- Updates newer versions of a product, or in other words, is no longer applicable to older versions or configurations of a product. Software updates can also supersede other software updates if modifications have been made to expand language support. For example, a later revision of a product update for Microsoft Office might remove support for an older operating system, but add additional support for new languages in the initial software update release.
On the Supersedence Rules tab in the Software Update Point Component properties, you can specify how to manage superseded software updates. For more information, see theSupersedence Rules section in the Planning for Software Updates in Configuration Manager topic.
When possible, deploy the superseding software update to client computers instead of the superseded software update. You can display a list of the software updates that supersede the software update on the Supersedence Information tab in the software update properties.
The icon with the red X represents an invalid software update.
Invalid software updates are in an active deployment, but for some reason the content (software update files) is not available. The following are scenarios in which this state can occur:
- You successfully deploy the software update, but the software update file is removed from the deployment package and is no longer available.
- You create a software update deployment at a site and the deployment object is successfully replicated to a child site, but the deployment package has not successfully replicated to the child site.
When the content is missing for a software update, clients are unable to install the software update until the content becomes available on a distribution point. You can redistribute the content to distribution points by using the Redistribute action. When content is missing for a software update in a deployment created at a parent site, the software update must be replicated or redistributed to the child site. For more information about content redistribution, see the Redistribute Content on Distribution Points section in the Operations and Maintenance for Content Management in Configuration Manager topic.
Steps to download and deploy Windows updates.
- Open SCCM and then Click on Software Library -> All software updates.
- Select the updates you want to download and deploy. You can select multiple items by holding down the shift key or individual ones using the ctrl key.
- You can leave the Deployment Name as is or give it your own description.
- Click on the browse button to select the collection you want to target these updates to. Once done click the Next button.
- Select the Type of Deployment, if you want to use Wake-on-LAN then select the checkbox.
- Choose your detail level and then click Next.
- Here you can configure the schedule for updates. Once you have made your selections click Next.
- This window all you to specify deadline behaviour.
- To suppress restarts on servers make sure the checkbox under "Device Restart Behavior" is checked.
- Click Next.
- Make your selection here regarding alerts and then click Next.
- Specify your download settings and then click Next.
- Click on the Browse button to select your deployment package and then click Next.
- If you download updates from the internet then leave the default setting above, otherwise chose to download updates to a share.
- Click Next.
- Select your language and then click Next.
- Confirm the settings, you can review the details of all updates you selected.
- Click Next to start downloading the updates.
- Updates download starting.
- Updates downloads in progress.
- Once all the updates have finished downloading it will show you the screen above. If there were any failures or errors it will also list it here for you to review.
- It takes a few minutes for the database to update but once you refresh the screen it will show the updates have been deployed.
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This paper presents modeling, controller design, and simulation study of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) distributed generation (DG) system. The overall configuration of the PEMFC DG system is given, dynamic models for the PEMFC power plant and its power electronic interfacing are briefly described, and controller design methodologies for the power conditioning units to control the power flow from the fuel cell power plant to the utility grid are presented. A MATLAB/Simulink simulation model is developed for the PEMFC DG system by combining the individual component models and the controllers designed for the power conditioning units. Simulation results are given to show the overall system performance including load-following and fault-handling capability of the system.
Date of Publication: June 2006


Duplicating Objects
You can create duplicate or multiple copies of an object. The copies can be identical or can differ in size, color, orientation and location.
The following example creates a stack of coins by making multiple copies of a single ellipse.
 1. Use the Ellipse tool to draw a solid yellow ellipse.
 2. Select the ellipse and choose Edit - Duplicate.
 3. Enter 12 as Number of copies.
 4. Enter a negative value for the Width and Height so that the coins decrease in size as you go up the stack.
 5. To define a color transition for the coins, select different colors in the Start and End boxes. The Start color is applied to the object that you are duplicating.
 6. Click OK to create the duplicates.
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🙋🏼 Before starting, please connect an Arduino Board with Mini GaussSense and upload the Arduino firmware to the board 👉🏼 Head First Mini GaussSense.
Please set up your GaussSense Desktop and Mini GaussSense following First Steps with GaussSense Desktop
After connecting Mini GaussSense, GaussSense Desktop would start a WebSocket server (port:
5100) to send the sensor data.
Simply include GaussSense.js in to receive data from Mini GaussSense.
Then use the
var gs = new GaussSense();
After that, let's start a new project or explore a lot of web projects on 👉 GaussSense Playground
Live Demo on JS Bin: Example using GaussSense.js and p5.js
A p5.js project contains two main functions:
setup() block runs once, and is typically used for initialization. The
draw() block runs repeatedly to refresh the canvas element, and is used for animation.
We could access the north/south point and the bipolar midpoint of Mini GaussSense with a GaussSense object.
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How to Tell the Difference Between a Male and Female Snake?
How in the world do you tell whether a snake is male or female? It is so difficult, right? Well, I did some research on the topic and have written it down to share with you.
Male snakes can most easily be differentiated from females because they have thicker tails. If this does not clearly show the difference, a probe can be inserted in the slit in front of the tail to feel for a hemipenes.
Trying to tell by just looking for hemipenes is actually harder than it sounds. So, what are the best ways to tell the difference between boy snakes and girl snakes?
Tail Characteristics as a Way to Sex Snakes
Male and female snakes have very different shaped tails. Who knew? The first thing you need to know is, what qualifies as the snake's tail? In every snake there is a slit along the underbelly, toward the end of the snake, this slit is called a cloaca.
The length of the snake from the cloaca to the tip of the back end of the snake is its tail. Because females lack hemipenes, their tails are skinnier and fade evenly to the point. Male snakes, on the other hand, have thicker tails that stay thick until they quickly come to a point at the very end of their tails.
This is a good way to tell whether or not a snake is male or female when you have two snakes side by side, but trying to figure this out with only one snake can be rather difficult, so they have invented a few other ways to determine the sex of your snake.
Probing to Determine the Gender of a Snake
The first way and the best way to find the sex of your snake is to use a technique that is called probing. Probing is a process that involves sticking an instrument into your snakes' cloaca to determine if there are hemipenes or not.
To succeed in this technique it is important to, first and foremost, make sure you have the right tools. Manufactures make snake probes that can be bought in pet stores or online at places like Amazon.
It is important that when you go to probe a snake you make sure you have the correct sized prob, and that you have a rounded tip on your probe. Make sure that before probing your snake, you have figured out which size of prob to use.
For smaller snakes, use thinner rods and for larger snakes make sure to use larger rods. It is best to buy snake probing rods because you need to make sure they are rounded on the end or have a ball tip in order to ensure the safety of your snake.
When Probing a snake you must always remember these 5 important facts:
 1. Make sure to always have someone assisting you to hold your snake.
 2. Make sure that your snake is awake.
 3. Make sure you have done your homework and have the right sized probe.
 4. Make sure to always be sanitary.
 5. Make sure you know what you are doing before inserting the probe.
Once you have these 5 steps down, probing can actually be quite easy. First, make sure that your snake's belly is facing you. Then make sure your assistant has a good hold on them. Next, you will want to lubricate your sexing probe.
Then, locate the cloaca and slowly insert the probe. You will want to do this, slowly and gently, spinning the probe so that it is slowly moving forward. On a female snake, the probe will be stopped against a harder surface approximately 3 scales in.
On a male snake, the probe will find one of the two hemipenes and will slide into a softer stop. On a male snake, the probe should go into the snake to about 9 scales. Once you have figured out if it is male or female, slowly remove the probe.
Once again it is so imperative that you use the right sized probe in order to make sure you do not hurt your snake. Here and here I listed a few links to some nice snake probs that have really good reviews.
Popping Hemipenes (Caution!)
There is another way to find the gender of your snake although it is much more difficult and can actually be harmful to your snake if done wrong.
Popping the hemipenes at first sounds like we are going to pop a balloon or something, but to pop the hemipenes really is pushing the hemipenes out of the snake's body. This reverting of the hemipenes only temporarily makes the hemipenes visible on the outside of the snake.
In order to pop the hemipenes, you need to find the vent or cloaca of the snake and then apply slight pressure, using a finger, below the cloaca where the hemipenes would come out. Make sure that the pressure is gentle but also firm. If this is done correctly, a hemipenis should pop out.
This is not the preferred way of determining the sex of a snake for a few reasons though:
 - The first reason is that it can be harmful to the snake
 - The second reason is that it is very hard to do right
 - The third reason is that if you don't see a hemipenes pop out you can never be certain if it is because the snake is actually female or if it is because the process was done wrong and the snake really is a male.
For these reasons it is suggested that you stick to probing your snakes to find their genders.
Pros and Cons for Male Snakes
A lot of people wonder if there is even a difference in owning female snakes compared to male snakes, and vice versa.
The answer is that in general there isn't a huge difference, but there are some pretty interesting details that make some people prefer owning male snakes or female snakes.
Pros for Male SnakesCons for Male Snakes
*If you want a smaller snake, male snakes (in general) are smaller than females.
*Normally are cheaper to purchase than females.
*Only really need one when trying to breed snakes.
*Male snakes are not as large and so they can be less easy to handle for snakes that are already smaller.
*Male snakes cannot have babies and as such are not as valuable.
Pros and Cons for Female Snakes
As was stated in the previous section, unless you are a breeder there are very few reasons that one should buy a male snake over a female snake, but as stated before there are a few, so here is a list of the pros and cons about getting a female snake.
Pros for Female SnakesCons for Female Snakes
*They are more valuable because they can have babies.
*They tend to be bigger which can look nicer and be easier to handle.
*Female snakes tend to be more expensive because it is more beneficial to own a lot of female snakes when breeding.
*Female snakes can get to be a bit aggressive when protecting their young.
*Because female snakes tend to be larger, you may need to use a larger terrarium to house them.
How do Snakes Mate in the Wild?
Snakes are like all other reptiles and they have a need to breed. The breeding process starts with the female though. When a female snake has matured enough to mate and is ready to start the mating process she actually starts to release pheromones that come from the skin glands in her back.
As she is moving about during her day she will begin to leave an odor trail as she pushes off of resistance points in the ground. This is where the male comes in. A male that is mature enough to mate and crosses the path of this pheromone trail will begin to follow the trail until he has found the female.
Once he has spotted the female he will begin to court her. He does this by knocking his chin into the back of her head until she is ready. Once she is ready to mate, the male snake will wrap the bottom of his tail around hers so that their vents or cloaca are touching.
At this point, the male will insert his hemipenes' or penises into the female and will release his sperm. Although sex for snakes generally takes about an hour, it can actually last all day.
Female snakes reproduce about twice a year but depending on the climate this may differ. Snakes in colder regions typically only reproduce in the spring or summer whereas some snakes in tropical regions can reproduce any time of year. The weather and the amount of food the snake is getting all influence whether or not a snake will reproduce.
There are three ways in which a female snake can produce offspring. The most common way is for the female snake to lay eggs. Most snakes do not sit and watch their eggs like chickens and other animals, most snakes will leave their eggs once they are laid.
Like always though, there are a few exceptions to that rule. The second way that snakes produce their offspring is in live births. Not a lot of snake breeds do this but a few that do are certain types of Vipers and Boas.
The third way that snakes produce their offspring is actually a combination of the two. They have eggs but hold them internally until they hatch and then have a live birth. Rattlesnakes experience this form of pregnancy and birth.
How do Male and Female Snakes Reproduce in Captivity?
Although the same basic things must happen in order for snakes to breed in the wild and in captivity, it is quite a different process getting snakes to breed outside of their natural habitat. The breeding of snakes has become quite successful, but because of its complexities, it did not always start out that way.
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If CH isn't true, this means $$2^{\aleph_0}=\aleph_2\:.$$ Does this imply: $$2^{\aleph_1}=\aleph_3$$ or does the CH hold only for $\aleph_0$ and $\aleph_1$? Thanks
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Why should $2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_2$ if CH fails? – t.b. Sep 5 '12 at 9:18
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No, CH just says that $2^{\aleph_0}=\aleph_1$, so its failure just says that $2^{\aleph_0}\ne\aleph_1$. We know that $2^{\aleph_0}\ge\aleph_1$, but it's consistent that $2^{\aleph_0}$ be any cardinal $\aleph_\alpha$ such that $\alpha\ge 1$ and $\operatorname{cf}\alpha>\omega$. In particular, $2^{\aleph_0}$ could be $\aleph_n$ for any $n>1$.
If $2^{\aleph_0}=\aleph_2$, $2^{\aleph_1}$ would have to be at least $\aleph_2$, but it could be much bigger. For instance, it's consistent that $2^{\aleph_0}=\aleph_2$ and $2^{\aleph_1}=\aleph_{17}$.
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The negation of the Continuum Hypothesis does not entail that there is only one infinity strictly between the natural numbers and the real numbers. In fact, given any any infinite cardinal $\kappa$ there is a cardinal $\lambda \geq \kappa$ such that $\text{ZFC} + 2^{\aleph_0} = \lambda$ is consistent (assuming the consistency of ZFC itself, of course).
Even if we assume that $2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_2$, it could still be that $2^{\aleph_1} = 2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_2$ -- this happens, for example, under the Proper Forcing Axiom, or more simply under the assumption of Martin's Axiom with $2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_2$. (The Proper Forcing Axiom is a strengthening of Martin's Axiom -- well, formally a strengthening of $\text{MA} ({\aleph_1})$ -- which fixes the size of the continuum at $\aleph_2$.)
On the other hand, we can have $2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_2$ and $2^{\aleph_1} > \aleph_3$. Very similar techniques for showing the consistency of $\neg \text{CH}$ can be applied to give the above.
The most general statement in this realm is Easton's Theorem which essentially says that except for certain basic restrictions, the function $\aleph_\alpha \mapsto 2^{\aleph_\kappa}$ can be consistently arbitrary.
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The easiest way to determine the proper diameter bushing is to measure the neck diameter of several loaded or dummy cartridges with an accurate micrometer. (These dummy cartridges can be loaded with your old set of dies or a borrowed set.) Then, simply subtract 0.001" from the cartridge that had the smallest average measurement. This will allow for a slight amount of spring back and create a proper press fit for the bullet.
Another method of determining bushing size, is to measure the neck wall thickness of the cartridge cases with a ball type or tubing micrometer. Double this measurement and add the bullet diameter to calculate the neck diameter of a loaded cartridge. As above, subtract 0.001" from this figure to determine bushing size. This method is the least desirable of the two, as a ball micrometer is fairly expensive and more difficult to read consistently than a conventional micrometer.


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Suppose I pick $k$ integers without replacement from $\{1, \ldots, n\}$. Let $I$ be the value of the highest integer. A calculation with binomials reveals $$E[I] = \frac{k}{k+1}(n+1)$$ This is a very simple formula - does it have a simple calculation-free proof?
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Do you know some instance of calculation-free proof for the expected value of some non-constant random variable? I would like to see it. – Matemáticos Chibchas Feb 7 '13 at 8:22
In many cases, you can use symmetry or some clever conditioning to avoid heavy calculations. – pierre Feb 7 '13 at 8:33
You just said it: "heavy" calculations. This is OK, but no calculations at all? Besides, I agree that conditioning is clever, but it is based on the nontrivial subject of conditional expectation. – Matemáticos Chibchas Feb 7 '13 at 9:04
_USER_ - the answer by Henry below is what I would call calculation-free. – pierre Feb 8 '13 at 23:42
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Picking $k$ integers without replacement from $\{1, \ldots,n\}$ involves breaking the interval $[0,n+1]$ into $k+1$ pieces where the length of each piece has the same distribution.
So the expected length of each piece (including the piece from the highest sampled integer to $n+1$) is $\dfrac{n+1}{k+1}$ and so the expected value of the highest sampled integer is $n+1 - \dfrac{n+1}{k+1}$.
Simple calculation will give your result.
So in general, the expected value of the $j$th sampled integer (counting from the bottom) is $j \dfrac{n+1}{k+1} $.
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Sorry by my ignorance, but I don't get it: what is the "same distribution" of each piece? (I don't understand the expected length stuff either, but hopefully this will be cleared when I get illuminated about the "same distribution" issue) Thanks. – Matemáticos Chibchas Feb 7 '13 at 20:08
Very nice! But how do you show that are no "edge effects," i.e., that the length of the first piece has the same as the length of the second? – pierre Feb 7 '13 at 22:04
_USER_ Chibchas: Each length is a random variable with a distribution. Each of these distributions is the same and has the same mean. – Henry Feb 8 '13 at 7:35
_USER_: Imagine seating $k+1$ people round a table with $n+1$ seats: there are no edge effects in the gaps between people. Then cut the table where the first person sits and straighten it into a bench of length $n+1$. – Henry Feb 8 '13 at 7:39
Lovely. Thank you for this fantastic answer. – pierre Feb 8 '13 at 23:41
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Cast Resin transformers are known for the excellent and advantageous fire behavior. In no way can a dry-type cast resin transformer be considered as suitable or acceptable if it hasn't been F1 certified.
SETF went the extra mile to attain this certification and make sure that every Copper-Cast transformer supplied is F1 classified according to the HD 464 S1 standard.
One Copper-Cast coil was placed in a test chamber. The combined effect of burning and flammable material and 24 resistors radiant panels resulted in a flux of about 3 W/ towards the tested object. The heat transfer and the burning was sustained for 40 and 70 minutes respectively.
The smoke outlet maximum recorded temperature rise was 283 degrees Kelvin (way beyond the 420 K accepted by the standard)
The smoke outlet temperature rise measured after 45 minutes was 71 degrees Kelvin (which is almost half the 140 K stipulated by the standard)
The smoke outlet temperature rise measured after 60 minutes was 46 degrees Kelvin (again an outstanding 50% of the 80 K allowed by the standard)
The minimum visible light transmittance in the air outlet chimney was 40% after 21 minutes of sustained burning, and the averaged transmittance was 80%. Two figures that are way above the minimum 20% required by the standard
With those results at hand you are now sure that every Copper-Cast ordered and delivered is going to have a superior behavior even in the unfortunate event of a fire.
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Texas drought killed 301 million trees
By Kathy Huber | September 25, 2012 | Updated: September 26, 2012 7:52am
The numbers are ugly. A whopping 301 million trees have died across state forestlands as a result of the 2011 drought, the Texas A&M Forest Service reported Tuesday.
The latest count was determined after a three-month, on-the-ground study of hundreds of forested plots, as well as satellite imagery from before and after the drought. It includes trees killed directly by the drought and those so weakened that they succumbed to insects and disease.
The Brazos Valley region took the heaviest hit, losing nearly 10 percent of its trees on forested land. North Texas and western northeast Texas lost 8.3 percent and 8.2 percent, respectively.
Harris County is included in the 6.5 percent loss in the western section of southeast Texas. That's nearly 19 million fewer trees than the near 290 million live tree count before the drought. Far east stretches of southeast Texas got better news: a 1.3 percent loss, down 7.5 million trees from pre-drought 597.1 million live trees.
The 301 million count falls about midway of the forest service's previous estimates of 100 to 500 million drought-related tree deaths.
Although still a huge toll, the good news is the forest is resilient, says Burl Carraway, department head for the Texas A&M Forest Service Sustainable Forestry department. Young, new trees eventually grow in the place of fallen dead trees.
"Tree death is a natural forest process," he said in a news release. "We just had more last year than previous years."
Most of the dead trees will stand until they fall, says Forest Service analyst Chris Edgar. This benefits wildlife and helps prevent soil erosion.
The dead trees, however, could become hazards in fire conditions.
The 301 million does not include trees that shade our home gardens, city parks and streets. Another 5.6 million urban trees have died from the drought, according to an earlier study done by the service's Urban Forest program.
Houstonians have been shaken by the drought-related gaps in our urban forest.
Forester Mickey Merritt roughly estimates the drought has taken 50 percent of the trees in the city's Memorial Park.
Nature will also gradually help re-green urban canopies. More help will come from those that residents are eager to replant.


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Varroa mite lifespan
What is the average lifespan of the varroa mite (Varroa destructor). It's a simple question that I don't have a answer to yet. I know they have a 12 day reproductive cycle, but not how long they can live. What got me thinking about this is; how long a break in brood rearing is necessary before all the adult mites die off?
For example, if the mite only lives for a couple months, how can there be any mites left to reproduce after an extended break in brood rearing like we have in the cold northern states. My bees have all shut down brood rearing and won't start back up until late December or early January. This gives me a 2 month window in which there is no mite reproduction.
If you know how long they can live for, let me know.
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Why are some of Windows environmental variable names in Proper case, while most are in UPPERCASE? What is the reason that windir alone is in lowercase?
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ALLUSERSPROFILE C:\ProgramData
ComSpec C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
windir C:\Windows
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Windows 3.11 and 3.0 not see windir in lowercase. Windows 3.11 set WINDIR variable auto after start win.com and del after exit at Windows 3.11 to ms-dos, but not del windir. Lowercase windir need to old program in Windows 95-98 when not see Windows 95-98 directory.WINDIR Environment Variable Set When Running Windows Specifically, windir variable looks for tricks for simultaneous operation of Windows 3.11 and Windows 95-98. Windows NT4 Terminal Server this variable looked like WinDir... need test...
MS-DOS COMPSPEC a 16-bits COMMAND.COM and 32-bits command interpreter ComSpec Windows NT, OS/2 history.
Microsoft Windows NT Customization
Understanding the Windows 95 boot Sequence
For the most part well below the hypothesis.
Old UPPERCASE variable - Microsoft QuickBasic problem.
Microsoft QuickBasic Environment Variable Must Be Uppercase in ENVIRON$
New UPPERCASE variable - compatibility with the environment unix. See SKU, SFU tools.
Old ProperCase - MSDOS.SYS Windows 95.
Default environment variable Windows 98, 95:
Environment variable get at AUTOEXEC.BAT, MSDOS.SYS, CONFIF.SYS.
If in AUTOEXEC.BAT write SET DOS16M=2 you see DOS16M=2 in SET command.
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New Proper case - part link at.Net and powershell style... may bee it error). Need link...
There is a way to learn it is quite accurate, prepaprirovav number of installation folders, where are transferring the corresponding folder number and the path that is then used in different parts of the plant, such as Section winnt.sif:
ProgramFilesDir ="C:\App64"
ProgramFilesDir(x86) ="C:\App32"
CommonProgramFilesDir ="C:\App64\CommonFiles"
CommonProgramFilesDir(x86) ="C:\App32\CommonFiles"
SharedFilesDir ="C:\App64\MSShared"
SharedFilesDir(x86) ="C:\App32\MSShared"
I think if you consider all versions of windows operating systems and the names of variables to make the right conclusions.
MS-DOS v1.10 (1983), MS-DOS v2.11 (1983), MS-DOS v3.20 (1986), MS-DOS v3.30 (1987), MS-DOS v3.30A (1987),MS-DOS v3.30 Plus (1988), MS-DOS v4.01 (1988), MS-DOS v5.00 (1991), MS-DOS v6.00 (1993), MS-DOS v6.20 (1993), MS-DOS v6.21 (1993), MS-DOS v6.22 (1994) - other, part of Windows OS.
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Thank you for a great piece of research. I don't doubt anything you say, just surprised Path is a new variable in.Net. – Guy Thomas Feb 17 '13 at 16:51
_USER_ Imitation of naming classes. Net. Gradually, all refined. – STTR Feb 17 '13 at 16:56
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Many of the boar that are killed land on the plates of diners across Germany, but it is forbidden to sell meat containing high levels of radioactive caesium-137 — any animals showing contamination levels higher than 600 becquerel per kilogram must be disposed of. But in some areas of Germany, particularly in the south, wild boar routinely show much higher levels of contamination. According to the Environment Ministry, the average contamination for boar shot in Bayerischer Wald, a forested region on the Bavarian border with the Czech Republic, was 7,000 becquerel per kilogram. Other regions in southern Germany aren't much better.
Hunting officials have been experimenting with Giese salt (a cesium-binding chemical mixture that's been used to facilitate the excretion of radiation in farm animals), but the radioactive boars aren't going away anytime soon. According to Joachim Reddemann of the Bavarian Hunting Federation, "The problem has been at a high level for a long time [...] It will likely remain that way for at least the next 50 years."
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How can I avoid misusing my free will?
Your free will essentially consists of a single minute-to-minute choice: Should I serve Krishna or should I serve maya?
If we're sincerely praying, looking for opportunities to serve Krishna—and weighing various other options against that one overriding and positive choice—we can avoid misusing our free will. We should know that if we're aspiring for Krishna's lotus feet then He is arranging things to strengthen us, to see how strong we are, to see how sincere we are, and to teach us lessons.
Sometimes we appear to get "misused" when in fact we're simply learning a lesson we need to learn; and if we learn it, it will bring us closer to Krishna! The devotees see challenges and apparent difficulties as stepping stones to spiritual advancement. Because of this, they see Krishna everywhere—that His hand is guiding them. They consider nothing to be outside of His guidance because nothing happens without His will—especially in the life of someone trying to serve Him.


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The tank winding machine is a high-tech composite pipe product with independent intellectual property rights, world leading level, green environmental protection, energy saving and consumption reduction. The can winder is mainly used as a buried drainage pipe, which integrates the rigidity of the steel strip and the corrosion resistance of the polyethylene, low frictional resistance and wear resistance. As the main product of our company, the tank winding machine is sold well at home and abroad, and has been widely used in key projects such as municipal engineering and sewage treatment plants. So do you really understand the HDPE spiral tanks machine? The following article gives you a brief introduction to the correct use of the can winder, its use, and so on. I hope to help you better understand the tank winding machine.
The main points are as follows:
- What is the HDPE spiral tanks machine
- How to use the fuel tank winding machine correctly
- Use of the machine
- In conclusion
What is the tank winding machine
A tank winding machine is a machine that winds a linear object onto a specific workpiece. It is a new type of machine that has been developed in recent years. In order to meet the requirements of high efficiency and high output, fully automatic models generally adopt multi-head linkage design. Most domestic manufacturers refer to imported models from Taiwan and other places. The design uses a programmable controller as the control core of the device, and cooperates with the robot, pneumatic control components and execution accessories to complete the functions of automatic cable arranging, automatic tangling, automatic thread trimming, automatic loading and unloading of the skeleton, etc. Extremely high, greatly reducing the dependence on labor, an operating staff can look after several such equipment at the same time, the production quality is relatively stable, very suitable for processing applications with high production requirements.
How to control the fuel tank winding machine
The tank winding machine not only has precise mechanical components, but also a powerful electrical control system, which integrates electrical control, sensing technology, mechanical transmission, pneumatic devices and other components. The debugging method is more complicated and finer than other electrical processing equipment. More, the following is a brief introduction to the commissioning of the can winding machine, I hope to help everyone.
① Setting of winding position
What is the winding position? Simply speaking, it is the starting point of the winding on the skeleton. This position is closely related to the coil's head and coil type. It can usually be measured by the measuring function of the equipment control system. The specific value of the position; the operator can also measure manually, using the fixed point as the reference point to actually measure with the ruler, and pay attention to the winding direction of the coil when setting this point.
② The enameled wire specification setting
Our common enameled wire has different wire diameters. The correct setting of the enameled wire line will directly affect the effect of the wire. The enameled wire with different materials needs to be added with different wire diameter correction values. The copper wire is not easy to be thinned, and the correction value is added. The aluminum wire of about 0.02 is easily stretched after passing through the tension of the winding device and the wire passing device, and the correction value is larger than 0.02-0.2.
③ The setting of the winding width
The definition of the winding width is the distance from the position where the winding starts to the end position of the winding. Usually, this value directly reflects the length of the winding that the skeleton needs to be wound. When setting, it is necessary to consider the small deformation amount of the skeleton to be used. The effect of the comprehensive measurement method should be taken as the winding width.
Use of the machine
① Widely used in glass products, hardware tools, electronics, electrical appliances, paper, ceramics, chemicals, food, beverages, building materials, etc., HDPE / PP spiral wound cans for palletized goods (eg: using F bulk goods) Container shipping and packaging with bulk pallets can increase logistics efficiency and reduce losses during shipping. It has the advantages of dust, moisture and low packaging costs.
② Suitable for sealed packaging of F-shaped cylindrical products. Suitable for HDPE / PP spiral wound cans in paper, cord fabric, non-woven fabrics and other industries. The rotary table rotates to drive the cylindrical whole rotating goods, and the two power idlers on the turntable drive the white rotation of the cylindrical articles, thereby realizing the winding machine for fully enclosed winding and packaging goods, which can improve the logistics efficiency and reduce the loading process. loss. It has good dust and moisturizing effects.
③ HDPE spiral can machine for paper making, cord fabric, non-woven fabric and other industries, which drives the white rotation of the drum-shaped article through two power idlers on the turntable, and then realizes the winding machine to be wrapped with a radial cylindrical surface. It is suitable for spirally wrapping the circular surface of the drum-like object. It can improve the efficiency of logistics, reduce the loss during the loading process, and has the advantages of dustproof, moisture-proof and low packaging cost.
④ The plastic winding, aluminum profile, sheet, pipe, dyeing and textile industry, the can winder, refers to the rotation of the goods moving evenly on the horizontal plane through the rotating arm system, while adjusting the expansion force of the package. The material is wrapped into a solid whole by a stretching mechanism, and a spiral regular packaging winder is formed on the surface of the object, which can improve packaging efficiency and reduce the loading process. It has the advantages of dust, moisture and low packaging costs.
The above is the role of the tank winding machine in various fields.
In addition, the market development prospects of tank winding machine are also favored by all walks of life. As packaging machinery manufacturers increasingly focus on developing fast, low-cost packaging equipment, equipment is small, flexible, versatile, and efficient. The HDPE spiral tanks machine market is receiving more and more attention in actual production. This trend also includes saving time and reducing costs. Therefore, the packaging industry is pursuing simple and mobile packaging equipment. Our company's tank winding machines and other programs are widely used for automated operation. If you need a suitable tank winder, please consider us.
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Empirical Research Background: In constructing a reading ability scale for English, it was necessary to take the constituent testlets, items grouped within a single reading passage, seriously. That posed interesting and challenging problems for the calibration process. Empirical Research Aims: This paper attempts to show how to use the testlets as the main units for the construction of the reading ability scale. The exercise highlighted issues relating to item level and testlet level invariance, which would be interesting and informative for Rasch model applications. Empirical Research Sample: The sample in the study is around 5000 primary and secondary students in Hong Kong. Empirical Research Method: The scale calibration uses a series of linked reading comprehension tests acorss the full spectrum of the Hong Kong primary and secondary education. A three-facet Rasch model was used with testlets as an intermediate levels between items and students. The main issue to be considered is the selection of linking items across levels, giving due consideration to possible variance between levels and to the need to maintain invariance across the scale. The achievement of the latter will be the use of the anchoring of the testlets, while allowing some linking items to vary within the context of the testlet. Empirical Research RASCH: Multi-faceted Rasch models were used in the scale calibration. The exercise raises interesting issues on the definition of what constitutes a facet versus item grouping. Empirical Research Results: The exercise enabled the construction of a reading ability scale for English in Hong Kong. Empirical Research Conclusions: The reading ability scale provides the basis for tracking student reading ability in English across the full spectrum of education in Hong Kong. It has already been used in Macau and will be used in Taiwan.
|Publication status||Published - Jul 2009|


Shell Grit for Chickens
by Natural Poultry Essentials
A must-have for laying pullets and hens!
Why do your chickens need shell grit?
Chickens don't have teeth! Therefore ensuring they have a supply of grit is critical to the health of their gizzard. It's also a critical source of calcium for strong bones and egg shells.
What is shell grit?
Natural Poultry Essentials Shell Grit is literally broken up seashells. It's 100% real, natural and Australian. It's a mixture of fine and medium textures, perfect for laying hens and pullets.
How to use shell grit for chickens
Chooks love shell grit when it's clean and shiny, so keep half a cup at a time in a container that they can't scratch in. Allow them to "free choice", meaning rather than mixing it into their feed, offer it to them to peck as they please.
A small birdcage-style feeder hooked on the side of their coop or run (out of the weather), is perfect. Wet slightly if it's losing its lustre.


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We know that once we enable debug mode via "Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P", this setting will be persisted: even if you turn off your laptop and launch the application tomorrow, the debug mode will still be there.
In Chrome development tool, there is an Application tab which records this setting via key value pair using Local Storage.
As usual we can still use debug to investigate what has happened when the checkbox "Use Debug Sources(reload)" is clicked.
In Chrome development tool Elements tab, click the small arrow icon to enter the element inspection mode, then click the checkbox, then its html source code will be automatically navigate.
Perform global search via keyword "useDbgSources", and then we can find the event handler onUseDbgSources for debug mode set:
Set a breakpoint on this function, then mark the checkbox in UI, breakpoint is triggered as expected:
Within the function, we can know the debugging flag is set via localStoage API: window.localStorage.setItem
This API will change the following file in my laptop:
If I open the changed file via some SQLite management tool, I can find the corresponding entry with key sap-ui-debug and value 'X' set:


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Definition of Deadweight
1. Noun. The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty. ¹
2. Noun. A useless, usually encumbering factor. ¹
3. Adjective. (sports billiards snooker pool) Describes a shot with exact, precise pace to leave the balls in the perfect position. Usually just touching a cushion or very close to another ball. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deadweight
1. [n -S]
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Deadweight
Literary usage of Deadweight
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Detroit and World-trade: A Survey of the City's Present and Potential by Thomas Laurence Munger, Frank Howard Evans, Detroit Board of Commerce (1920)
"UNITED STATES TABLE OF SHIPS ASSIGNED TO VARIOUS ROUTES IN WORLD TRADE New York to Argentine 5000 to 9000 tons deadweight Boston to Argentine 4200 to 9000..."
2. Know Your Own Ship: A Simple Explanation of the Stability, Trim by Thomas Walton (1899)
"Displacement — Displacement Curves — deadweight — deadweight Scale—" Tons per Inch Immersion "—Examples of Practical Application of "Tons per Inch..."
3. America's Merchant Marine: A Presentation of Its History and Development to by Bankers Trust Company (New York, N.Y.) (1920)
"One requisitioned steel ship of 2550 deadweight tons was sold at $150 per deadweight ton, and one requisitioned wooden ship of 2500 deadweight tons was sold..."
4. Maritime Notes and Queries: A Record of Shipping Law and Usage (1900)
"Before loading commenced we declared the boat on winter freeboard as 1,'J20 deadweight cargo. The day after her sailing, charterers send in a letter stating..."
5. Steel Ships: Their Construction and Maintenance : a Manual for Shipbuilders by Thomas Walton (1908)
"SECTION I. Fundamental Ty[>es and Modifications of same—Relation between Deck Erections and deadweight—No Reduction in Freeboard for Excessive Strength in a..."
6. The Theory of Toleration Under the Later Stuarts by Alexander Adam Seaton (1911)
"... on religious matters were not hampered by the deadweight of general indifference. It has been said that " a disposition is to its appropriate behaviour..."
7. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"It shows that the Government has under construction in deadweight tonnage, including 400 vessels of foreign ownership which were requisitioned on the stocks..."


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During the IX Day on School Mediation the first two intellectual outputs of MEDES were officially presented:
Output 1) Toolkit MULTI-MEDES: multimedia learning material in 3 languages (Italian, Spanish and English) for mediation in schools, consisting in:
- Informative material for training on school mediation and restorative justice
- Videos with examples of mediation activities in school
- Interactive web targeting future young mediators, to approach the mediation contents autonomously in a ludic way.


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Working with Handle Graphics Objects
Graphics Objects
Graphics objects are the basic elements used to display graphs and user interface components. These objects are organized into a hierarchy, as shown by the following diagram.
When you call a plotting function, MATLAB® creates the graph using various graphics objects, such as a figure window, axes, lines, text, and so on. Each object has a fixed set of properties, which you can use to control the behavior and appearance of your graph.
For example, the following statement creates a figure with a white background color and does not display the figure toolbar:
Common Graphics Objects
When you call a function to create a graph, MATLAB creates a hierarchy of graphics objects. For example, calling the plot function creates the following graphics objects:
 - Figure — Window that contains axes, toolbars, menus, and so on.
 - Axes — Coordinate system that contains the lines representing the data
 - Lineseries — Lines that represent the value of data passed to the plot function.
 - Text — Labels for axes tick marks and optional titles and annotations.
Different types of graphs use different objects to represent data. All data objects are contained in axes and all objects (except root) are contained in figures.
The root is an abstract object that primarily stores information about your computer or MATLAB states. You cannot create an instance of the root object. The handle of the root object is always 0.
Object Handles
When MATLAB creates a graphics object, MATLAB assigns an identifier to the object. This identifier is called a handle. You can use this handle to access the object's properties with the set and get functions. For example, the following statements create a graph and return a handle to a lineseries object in h:
x = 1:10;
y = x.^3;
h = plot(x,y);
You can use the handle h to set the properties of the lineseries object. For example, you can set its Color property:
You can also specify the lineseries properties when you call the plotting function:
h = plot(x,y,'Color','red');
You can query the lineseries properties to see the current value:
The get function returns the answer (in units of points for LineWidth):
ans =
Finding the Properties of an Object
If you call get with only a handle, MATLAB returns a list of the object's properties:
If you call set with only a handle, MATLAB returns a list of the object's properties with information about possible values:
Setting Object Properties
All object properties have default values. However, you can change the settings of some properties to customize your graph. There are two ways to set object properties:
 - Specify values for properties when you create the object.
 - Set the property value on an object that already exists.
Setting Properties from Plotting Commands
You can specify object property value pairs as arguments to many plotting functions, such as plot, mesh, and surf.
For example, plotting commands that create lineseries or surfaceplot objects enable you to specify property name/property value pairs as arguments. The command
[x,y,z] = peaks;
plots the data in the variables x, y, and z using a surfaceplot object with interpolated face color and light gray colored edges.
Setting Properties of Existing Objects
To modify the property values of existing objects, use the set function. Plotting functions return the handles of the data objects that they create (lines, surfaces, images, and so on). For example, the following statements plot a 5-by-5 matrix (creating five lineseries objects, one per column), and then set the Marker property to square and the MarkerFaceColor property to green:
y = magic(5);
h = plot(y);
In this case, h is a vector containing five handles, one for each of the five lineseries in the graph. The set statement sets the Marker and MarkerFaceColor properties of all lineseries to the same values.
To set a property value on one object, index into the handle array:
Setting Multiple Property Values
If you want to set the properties of each lineseries to a different value, you can use cell arrays to store all the data and pass it to the set command. For example, create a plot and save the lineseries handles:
h = plot(magic(5));
Suppose you want to add different markers to each lineseries and color the marker's face color the same color as the lineseries. You need to define two cell arrays—one containing the property names and the other containing the desired values of the properties.
The prop_name cell array contains two elements:
prop_name(1) = {'Marker'};
prop_name(2) = {'MarkerFaceColor'};
The prop_values cell array contains 10 values: five values for the Marker property and five values for the MarkerFaceColor property. Notice that prop_values is a two-dimensional cell array. The first dimension indicates which handle in h the values apply to and the second dimension indicates which property the value is assigned to:
prop_values(1,1) = {'s'};
prop_values(1,2) = {get(h(1),'Color')};
prop_values(2,1) = {'d'};
prop_values(2,2) = {get(h(2),'Color')};
prop_values(3,1) = {'o'};
prop_values(3,2) = {get(h(3),'Color')};
prop_values(4,1) = {'p'};
prop_values(4,2) = {get(h(4),'Color')};
prop_values(5,1) = {'h'};
prop_values(5,2) = {get(h(5),'Color')};
The MarkerFaceColor is always assigned the value of the corresponding line's color (obtained by getting the lineseries Color property with the get function).
After defining the cell arrays, call set to specify the new property values:
Functions for Working with Objects
This table lists functions commonly used when working with objects.
Find all children of specified objects.
Find ancestor of graphics object.
Copy graphics object.
Delete an object.
Find all graphics objects (including hidden handles).
Find the handles of objects having specified property values.
Return the handle of the current axes.
Return the handle of the current figure.
Return the handle of the current object.
Query the values of an object's properties.
True if the value is a valid object handle.
Set the values of an object's properties.
Specifying Axes or Figures
MATLAB always creates an axes or figure if one does not exist when you execute a plotting command. However, when you are creating graphics from a program file, it is good practice to create and specify the parent axes and figure explicitly, particularly if others people use your program. Specifying the parent prevents the following problems:
 - Your program overwrites the graph in the current figure. A figure becomes the current figure whenever a user clicks it.
 - The current figure might be in an unexpected state and not behave as your program expects.
The following example shows a MATLAB function that evaluates a mathematical expression over the range specified in the input argument x, and then plots the results. A second call to the plot function plots the mean value of the results as a red line.
function myfunc(x)
 % Evaluate the expression using the input argument
 y = 1.5*cos(x) + 6*exp(-.1*x) + exp(.07*x).*sin(3*x);
 % Calculate the mean
 ym = mean(y);
 % Create a figure, axes parented to that axes
 % and the using the axes
 hfig = figure('Name','Function and Mean');
 hax = axes('Parent',hfig);
 % Hold the current plot and add a red line along the mean value
 hold on
 plot(hax,[min(x) max(x)],[ym ym],'Color','red')
 hold off
 % Add a tick label that shows the mean value
 % and add a title and axis labels
 ylab = get(hax,'YTick');
 set(hax,'YTick',sort([ylab ym]))
 title ('y = 1.5cos(x) + 6e^{-0.1x} + e^{0.07x}sin(3x)')
 xlabel('X Axis'); ylabel('Y Axis')
First, define a value for the input argument and call the function:
x = -10:.005:40;
Finding the Handles of Existing Objects
The findobj function enables you to obtain the handles of graphics objects by searching for objects with particular property values. With findobj you can specify the values of any combination of properties, which makes it easy to pick one object out of many. findobj also recognizes regular expressions.
For example, you might want to find the blue line with square marker having blue face color. You can also specify which figures or axes to begin searching from, if there are more than one. The following four sections provide examples illustrating how to use findobj.
Finding All Objects of a Certain Type
Because all objects have a Type property that identifies the type of object, you can find the handles of all occurrences of a particular type of object. For example,
h = findobj('Type','patch');
finds the handles of all patch objects.
Finding Objects with a Particular Property
You can specify multiple properties to narrow the search. For example,
h = findobj('Type','line','Color','r','LineStyle',':');
finds the handles of all red dotted lines.
Limiting the Scope of the Search
You can specify the starting point in the object hierarchy by passing the handle of the starting figure or axes as the first argument. For example,
h


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A previous column (April 28, 2016) explained how Armenian աղ (agh) and English salt were related to each other. Now it seems fit to explore how salt, in the end, may become… sweet.
Salt gives flavor to all sorts of food, and, of course, it may be used in a metaphorical sense, as Jesus did in the Sermon of the Mount: "You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men" (Matthew 5:13). Without salt, let aside all other condiments, food loses an essential nutrient and much of its actual taste.
The concept of flavor implies, by extension, that salt also provides taste, including "sweetness." The Armenian language has reflected that in a few words. Classical Armenian had the word աղու (aghoo), which meant "tasty, sweet." Villages and mountains in Eastern and Western Armenia were and are named Աղու (Aghoo). The name comes from the combination of the word agh and the suffix ու (oo), used in adjectives like հատու (hadoo, from had(el) "to cut" + oo, meaning "sharp").
But we have more surprises: two common words that are only used in Western Armenian and also have agh as their source. One of them is the word աղուոր (aghoo + or = aghvor), with the meaning of "good, nice" (e.g. աղուոր աղջիկ / aghvor aghchig "nice girl"). The other is աղէկ (agheg), which means "good" (e.g. աղէկ պայմաններ / agheg baymanner "good conditions").
Doesn't it sound convincing? In such cases, comparative examples offer a solution. The Russian word for "salt," from the same Proto-Indo-European source, is sol'. Two surprising derivations of this word are "sweet" (sladkii) and "candy" (sladosti). Why? Such are the mysteries of language.


Windmill Software Ltd. - PRODUCT NEWS
Strain Gauge Logger with internet connection
Windmill Software are pleased to launch the Microlink 851-SG Strain Data
Logger, which logs data from strain gauges over internet or Ethernet. It
can be used as a stand-alone data logger, or for real-time data
acquisition on a PC.
As well as strain, the data logger can monitor pressure transducers,
voltage signals and digital inputs, count; control digital outputs and
count up to 1 million events. With extra hardware it can also measure
temperature, flow, level, and other signals.
Windmill software makes the package very easy-to-use: no programming is
required. Automatic ranging lets the software match the strain signal as
closely as possible. Users can also select the resolution of the A-D
converter from 12- to 18-bits: choose between high resolution and high
Two alarms can be set on each signal input, again through the Windmill
Strain measurements are returned in microstrain, or in the engineering
units of your choice.
Windmill Software offer free technical support for life and money-back
guarantee if not satisfied.
With the 851-SG package you can monitor strain gauge bridges and
balanced bridges such as pressure transducers. You can configure
individual channels to accept any of these inputs:
- voltage
- quarter bridge: single strain gauge
- half bridge: tensile + compressive strain gauge
- half bridge: normal + transverse strain gauge
- full bridge: 2 tensile + 2 compressive gauges
- full bridge: 2 normal + 2 transverse gauges
- full bridge: tensile normal + compressive normal + tensile transverse
+ compressive transverse gauge
Strain gauges need an external excitation voltage to supply sufficient
current to keep all the bridge circuits energised. The 851-SG package
provides four sets of 16 screw terminals giving + and - excitation and
signals for each of 16 bridges. Two 1 kOhm termination resistors are
mounted in half bridge configuration whilst high quality 350 and 120 Ohm
resistors can be provided for the completion of quarter bridges.
When a bridge input is selected the Windmill software monitors
excitation voltage and performs the bridge calculation to produce a
reading in microstrain. This eliminates errors due to changes in
excitation voltage.
The initial unstrained bridge measurement is often much larger than the
change in signal due to strain. If this initial value is not accounted
for, it restricts the resolution you can obtain - i.e. the smallest
signal you can measure. Windmill software can zero or balance the
bridge, nulling the offset of the initial voltage. So instead of
measuring over a wide range, 0 to 0.5 V for example, you can choose a
narrow range such as 0 to 0.01 V.
Each range is divided into a fixed number of steps: the resolution. The
smaller the range and the larger the resolution, the more precise the
reading. The 751-SG offers a choice of resolutions from 12-bit for fast
sampling to 18-bit for greater precision.
The strain measurement package costs £775.
For more information, please contact :-
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How to Get Fresh Smelling Towels
24th Nov 2014
How to Get Fresh Smelling Towels
Ever wonder how come clean towels eventually end up smelling...well, not so fresh? If towels are clean, they should smell clean, right? Most times, it is our water being quite hard, mixed with the fragrances of detergents and fabric softeners, that build-up eventually takes a toll on those towels, resulting in foul-smelling, clean linen straight out of the dryer.
The solution? A simple, cheap DIY that just requires baking soda and vinegar.
1. Place your linen in the washing machine.
2. Instead of laundry detergent, put in a generous amount of baking soda (about 1/4 of a small box of baking soda.)
3. In the rinse cycle compartment, use white distiller vinegar (apple cider vinegar is a good alternative to use) instead of fabric softener.
4. Wash with hot water.
5. After the rinse cycle, put the freshly washed towels into the dryer. Out come clean and fresh towels without any hints of vinegar.
The result is fresh smelling towels, but they won't have the smelly residues that the fragrances of the detergents, fabric softener and hard-water create. This method also works for those towels that have been stored in a linen closet for a long time.
Bonus side (laundry) tip - baking soda works wonders on set-in oil stains too.
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Our goal is to provide safe, reliable gas service to our customers and ensure the safety of people living and/or working near our gas pipelines. Public awareness is a critical component of our overall safety program. Every employee of Suburban Natural Gas must be committed to fulfilling our public awareness responsibilities.
The objectives of our Public Awareness Program are:
- To educate both our customers and non-customers who live or work near our pipelines how to recognize the odor of natural gas and how to respond if they detect possible gas odors. Early recognition of gas odor and proper response can save lives.
- To raise the awareness of the affected public and key stakeholders of the presence of buried natural gas pipelines in the communities we serve. A more informed public will also understand that they have a significant role in helping to prevent third-party damage accidents.
- To help excavators understand the steps that they can make to prevent thrid-party damage and respond properly if they cause damage to our pipelines.
- To help emergency response agencies that may assist Suburban Natural Gas in an emergency understand the proper actions to take in response to a gas release or emergency.


When to avoid with-redefs
with-redefs is a handy clojure.core function to use when you want to redefine one or more vars temporarily (within a block) and you want these redefinitions to apply across thread boundaries
An alternative for doing something similar is with-bindings, and that is slightly different in that the new bindings are only seen within the context of the current thread. If for example, you use with-bindings on a var and the value of the var is referenced when doing a _URL_ operation say, then it is possible you won't see the temp binding, since map is lazy and may be executed in a different thread.
Also, with-bindings requires the rebound vars are dynamic.
So… with-redefs is generally a more powerful go-to tool than with-bindings?
No, with-bindings is more generally used on vars that are planned to get rebound, whereas with-redefs is intended when you want to change the way things normally work, for example when you're running a test and decide you don't really want to call an external system, and can use with-redefs to stub.
However, beware that with-redefs is not foolproof. Consider rebinding a function foo
(with-redefs [a.b.c/foo my-temp-fn]
 ... body that calls foo at some point, possibly from another thread)
Will the body here always see your temp binding?
Why not?
Well, interleaved threads is one situation.
Let's say this code is called from two threads and this is the order of events:
Thread A executes the with-redefs
Thread B executes the with-redefs
Thread A executes the body and exits the with-redefs block (thereby restoring the root binding of foo)
Thread B now executes the body and does not see the temp binding!!
The docs for with-redefs say this is handy for tests, which implies that if you want to change a var in non-test code, then alter-var-root (assuming it is done once, on startup) is the way to go.
However, there's nothing to stop you hitting an interleaving problem in tests unless you are running your tests serially and the with-redef wraps the test body. There isn't a with-redefs-visible-only-via-this-block or equivalent.
Use with-redefs cautiously. Remember this blog post when scratching your head about why some code is not seeing a temp binding.
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A character in Guild Wars primarily refers to the in-game avatar that the player controls and guides through the game. The term can also be used to refer to the non-player characters that are controlled by the game's AI.
Each game account comes with four initial character slots. As additional campaigns are purchased, the number of slots increases by two. For an owner of all three campaigns, that person will have eight character slots in total. Players can also acquire additional character slots from the Guild Wars In-Game Store for a fee. The current maximum slots purchasable is 26.
|The Guild Wars 2 Wiki also has an article on Character.|
Character creation takes players through a sequence of options that determine the character's appearance and function. An empty character slot is required to undergo this process.
- PvP-only character or roleplaying character: Where the character will be able to play. PvP-only characters begin at maximum level, but are restricted from PvE.
- Campaign: Decides the character's lineage as well as their starting point in PvE.
- Primary Profession: This will determine the character's primary attribute and starting skills. For PvE, this also determines the beginning tutorials.
- Gender: Choose the character's sex. This will affect armor and appearance options.
- Appearance: Choose the face, skin tone, hair color, and hairstyle of the character.
- Height and Armor: Choose the height of the character, as well as the color(s) of his/her starting armor.
- Name: Choose a name. Names must follow ArenaNet's Naming Policy, not be currently in use, or be a single word.
After all of these choices have been made, the character will be created. PvP characters will begin at the Great Temple of Balthazar and PvE characters will begin at their respective campaign tutorial areas: Ascalon, Shing Jea Monastery, or Istan.
A character's physical features or appearance can be altered after the character's creation:
- Many different kinds of armor and weapons can be acquired by characters as they advance in the game.
- Gender, height and appearance can be changed by Anatomical Engineer Llye with Makeover and Extreme Makeover Credits.
- A character's name change can be purchased from the official Guild Wars Online Store.
In order to delete a character, players must head to the character selection screen, select the character they would like to be deleted and press the "Delete" button (default hotkey "D"). To help prevent accidental deletion of a character, players are also required to enter the character's name into a dialogue box, and then press the "Delete" button (or "Enter" on the keyboard). Once a character has been deleted, their progress as well as all of their belongings that they were carrying (including that of their heroes) will also be deleted. Deletion is permanent and cannot be reversed.
Players are automatically given a name reservation lasting 24 hours after the character's deletion. This allows players to create a new character with the same name without someone else taking it in the process.
Be aware that customized items are tied to the character themselves, and not the character's name. Deleting a character and then remaking it with the same name will not grant access to the previously deleted character's customized items.