Define JavaScript Resource Types
You can get full control over returned JSON by defining JavaScript resource types.
You can get full control over returned JSON by defining JavaScript resource types. JavaScript resources are not explicitly bound to tables, such as other web services. Your JavaScript code is responsible for retrieving data and for formatting it into JSON. The most common use for this resource type is to call an outside REST service and connect to multiple servers of any type. For example, you might aggregate REST/JSON services.
You can provide options on how you want
Layer7 Live API Creator
to handle incoming requests for your JavaScript resources by defining the extended properties for the resource.
For more information about how to define extended properties for a resource, see Manage the Extended Properties for Resources.
Layer7 Live API Creator
does not understand the internals of the external content, including its mapping to underlying data, its primary keys, its logic, and its security.
Layer7 Live API Creator
cannot supply advanced automation services such as pagination or update.
In this article:
Create a JavaScript Resource
 1. With your API open, in the Create section, click
 If you have not defined any resources yet, the Welcome to Resources page appears. If you have created at least one resource, the Resource tab displays.
 2. Do one of the following options:
 - If you have not defined a resource yet, create a resource by clicking
 Create a Resource
 - If you have created at least one resource, above the list of resources, click
 New Resource
 The Add Resource window opens.
 3. Complete the following fields, and then click
 Resource Type
 Defines the type of resource you want to create. Select
 JavaScript Resource
 - Ⓣ Table-based Resource.
 Resources that are linked to existing base SQL entities (tables and views) and automate SQL handling. You can integrate other data sources and control SQL by defining the resource type.
 - Ⓢ Free SQL
 . Resources that you specify the SQL to execute.
 - Ⓙ JavaScript
 . (Advanced users) Resources that you supply the server-side JavaScript that
 Layer7 Live API Creator
 executes whenever the resource is accessed and returns JSON.
 Resource Name
 The resource name is the container name with JSON. The name must contain alphanumerics or the underscore (_) special character.
Your JavaScript resource is created and displays in the list of resources.
Define the JavaScript Resource
Top-level resources should be collections. Sub-resources are collections if there can be many rows for a single row in the containing resource. If a sub-resource is for an entity that is a parent entity of the containing resource's entity, then
With your JavaScript resource open, complete the following fields, and then click
Is a collection
Defines whether the entity (table or view) for the resource is a child of the containing resource's entity.
Defines the server-side JavaScript code that API Server executes when an API user accesses this resource. The code is responsible for retrieving data and for formatting it into JSON.
For an example of how to define the code for your JavaScript resource, see the "Example JavaScript Resource" section.
var result = {
result: "Hello, world!",
String: "rkxgohwzng",
Number: 827.3783957232455,
"Null value": null
return result;
You can access and insert JavaScript code examples into the JavaScript resource code editor. For more information about the code examples that are available for JavaScript resources, see JavaScript Code Examples.
The details of your JavaScript resource is defined.
Example JavaScript Resource
JavaScript subresource illustrates how you can deliver JSON results combining managed data (
) with external service results (
) by retrieving resource information from another REST server (line 2) as the data for the
The following code snippet shows the code for the
JavaScript subresource that is included with the
Service calls to integrate external data
code example is available from the JavaScript resource code editor.
var url = req.baseUrl;
log.debug(url); // this is the base URL for this server
url = url.replace("/demo","/sample");// compute baseURL of target system
url = url + "v1/orders"; // add version/ resource endPoint on target
var key =; // this context variable is system supplied
log.debug("..using key: " + key + ", and url: " + url);
key = JSON.stringify(key, null, 0);
var params= {
sysfilter: "equal(customer_name:" + key + ")"
//special Auth Token in this project to allow access from url (?auth=AdminKey:1)
var settings = {
headers: {
Authorization: "CALiveAPICreator AdminKey:1"
//////////// Built in utility to make REST GET call
var response = SysUtility.restGet(url, params, settings);
return JSON.parse(response);
For more information about the
API sample, see Demo API Sample.
Your returned JSON (
) is inserted into the larger result, as shown in the following code snippet:
"name": "Alpha and Sons",
"balance": 4484,
"_USER_": {
"href": "http://localhost:8080/APIServer/rest/el-local/demo/v1/CustomerJSOrdersREST/Alpha%20and%20Sons",
"checksum": "A:e86aea2e0a4e74bf"
"OrdersRest": [
"order_number": 1,
"amount_total": 1079,
"paid": false,
"notes": "This is a small order",
"customer_name": "Alpha and Sons",
"salesrep_id": 2,
"_USER_": {
"href": "http://localhost:8080/APIServer/rest/el-local/demo/v1/PurchaseOrders/1",
"checksum": "A:5c157e88a42aa592"
"LineItems": [
"lineitem_id": 12,
"product_number": 2,
"order_number": 1,
JavaScript subresource in the Demo API shows how your code includes context for:
 - The
 JavaScript context variable. You can access data from the containing row, in the previous example, a Customer row from the
 containing resource (line 3). You can parameterize the external service using locally managed data using this context variable.
 - The
 JavaScript context variable. This object is for printing to the log. You can view debugging information in the log.
 For more information about how to view logging information, see View Logging Information.
 - The
 context variable. You can use this variable to invoke REST services, such as GET.
 - The
 object. Provides access to the HTTP request, including the API key, resource name, and arguments. This object has the following useful properties:
 return {
 baseUrl: "" + req.baseUrl, // The URL of this call up to the project
 fullBaseUrl: "" + req.getFullBaseURL(),
 accountName: "" + req.account.getName(),
 accountUrl: "" + req.account.getUrlName(),
 projectName: "" + req.project.getName(),
 projectUrl: "" + req.project.getUrlName(),
 apiName: "" + req.apiVersion.getName(),
 userIdentifier: "" + req.userIdentifier, // Can be null
 params: JSON.parse("" + req.urlParameters), // Parameters from URL, e.g.?abc=123&def=foo
 userProps: JSON.parse("" + req.userProperties), // User props from authentication
 verb: "" + req.verb, // GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc...
 clientAddress: "" + req.clientAddress // The IP address of the caller
 For more information about the
 object, see The req Object.
For more information about the context variables that are set when
Layer7 Live API Creator
invokes JavaScript logic, see the Quick Reference Guide.
Call JavaScript Resources
You can call JavaScript resources in the following ways:
Call JavaScript Resources as Endpoints
You can invoke an endpoint from the current API using the
method in your JavaScript code. This method uses the same authentication as the original call, which is more efficient than making a full network call. If you are using different authentication or if you are invoking an endpoint from another API, make a network call using the()
var custsJson = SysUtility.getResource("Customers", {filter: {"name like '%foo%' "}); var custs = JSON.parse(custsJson); for (var i = 0; i < custs.length; i++) { log.debug("Customer: " + JSON.stringify(custs[i])); }
Calls to your usual REST URL depend on your use of a load balancer. If you are using a load balancer, ensure that your load balancer sets HTTP forwarding headers properly.
For more information about these methods, see The SysUtility Object.
Call JavaScript Resources using GET and POST Requests
You can call JavaScript resources using GET and POST requests. Access the JSON payload with a POST using the
property in your JavaScript code.
Layer7 Live API Creator
performs logic on only table-based resources.
For more information:
Call Multiple HTTP Requests in Parallel
You can have
Layer7 Live API Creator
call multiple HTTP requests in parallel using the
method in your JavaScript code. This method optimizes your API by creating separate threads to call the HTTP service requests, and then it returns and array of JSON responses. You can iterate through the responses to perform more processing or API mashups before returning the response to the client.
For more information about this method, including the syntax to use, see The SysUtility Object


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Investigation Of The Friction Factor Behavior for Flat Plate Tests Of Smooth And Roughened Surfaces With Supply Pressures Up To 84 Bars
Annular gas seal clearances were simulated with closely spaced parallel plates using a Flat?Plate tester. The device is designed to measure the pressure gradient along the test specimen. The main function of the Flat?Plate tester is to provide friction factor data and measure dynamic pressure oscillations. A detailed description of the test facility is described, and a theory for determining the friction factor is reviewed. Three clearances were investigated: 0.635, 0.381, and 0.254 mm. Tests were conducted at three different inlet pressures (84, 70, and 55 bars), producing Reynolds numbers range from 50,000 to 700,000. Three surface configurations were tested including smooth?on-smooth, smooth?on?hole, and hole?on?hole. The Hole?pattern plates are identical with the exception of the hole depth. The results indicate that, for the smooth?on?smooth and smooth?on?hole configurations, the friction factor remains constant or increases slightly with increasing Reynolds numbers. Moreover, the friction factor increases as the clearance between the plates increases. However, the results from the hole?on-hole configurations are quite different. A "friction?factor jump" phenomenon was observed, and the Helmholtz frequency was detected on the frequency spectra.

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RHCE High Risk Foot Final Report
High Risk Foot – Training of Health Professionals to Assess the High Risk Foot.
WACRH obtained a Rural Health Continuing Education Grant for the High Risk Foot Project to deliver training workshops in rural and remote areas of WA to:
Increase awareness of high risk foot disease
Supply culturally appropriate diabetes foot care patient educational materials
Train health care professionals how to do a foot risk assessment
Supply health professionals with the necessary equipment to do a foot risk assessment
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This jigsaw activity pack is an entertaining way to introduce music to children and to further observational skills. The Wheels On The Bus jigsaw activity pack is designed for kids aged 3-6 years and contains a sing-along CD with 12 action songs.
Included in the pack:
- Large 1000mm x 200mm floor jigsaw puzzle with large pieces, suitable for young children
- Sing-along CD with The Wheels On The Bus and 11 more kids' action songs.
- 24 peel-able activity stickers
- Sing-along song sheet with colourable jigsaw image and further activity ideas
- Bonus audio story on CD, The Ostrich and the Hedgehog Race


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What is a Pay Code?
A pay code is a four digit code that allows you to identify one payroll from another. If you need to add a new pay code to your portal, please use the following pointers to help you create a pay code(s) that is useful to you.
A pay code
 1. Must contain four characters
 2. Must be alphanumeric (i.e. can contain only letters and/or numbers)
 3. Is case sensitive
If you need to add a payroll, then set the pay code to the next number in the sequence e.g. P00x.
 1. P001 for monthly payrolls
 2. P002 for weekly payrolls
 3. P003 for temporary/casual staff
 4. P004 for permanent staff
 5. P005 – office based in London
 6. P006 – office based in Manchester
You will need to input this code when setting up your payroll and uploading each payroll file.
The pay code is referred to in the NOW: File Format as the PAYCODE.
More information can be found in the employer pensions portal guide (step 4).
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The sign of the world Lithuanian song festival is a tree of life
The tree consists of the following three parts or levels: A sentence is a trunk with branchesand the of the tree. Tree roots are the past, the rudiment which delivered it, a seed that sprouted it.
The strong trunk and lush crown means present, fortitude, prosperity, life. It's a persistence and straight way to endeavour goals. The top of the tree symbolizes the hope which is shining like the Sun and the tree climbs to it with all its force. The land feeds the tree roots and gives the life. This land is Lithuania. The bird on the top of the tree means the song of free Lithuanian spirit burst through all trivial works and troubles then it converges into the one holy song – Song festival.


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The Mission of the UK HealthCare is: "To help people of the Commonwealth and beyond gain and retain good health through creative leadership and quality initiatives in patient care, education, and research." The UKHC Dietetics Internship follows that mission with its emphasis on quality in patient care, continued education, and emphasis on using research to determine evidence based practice for patient care.
Internship goals
 1. Prepare dietetic practitioners to successfully write the registration examination to become a Registered Dietitian.
 2. Offer a variety of learning experiences to prepare competent entry-level practitioners with an emphasis in clinical nutrition, who meet performance standards in areas of clinical nutrition, management and community nutrition.
 3. Maintain a quality internship program through staff and scheduled review, evaluation and revision of the program using staff, intern (past and present) and employer recommendations.
 4. Offer interns opportunities for involvement in the continued education and professional development.
Measurable outcomes
Each of the above goals is continually assessed, and the outcomes are measured to determine if the internship is meeting its goals. The measurable outcomes for the above goals include:
 1. Overall pass rate of the graduating interns, retention rates of the interns that begin the program, and whether the interns from this internship exceed national average test scores.
 2. Evaluations received from the interns must be greater than 80 percent positive in any given rotation or experience, interns must receive a "meets competency consistently" following their final rotations and a "meets entry level" evaluation prior to completing staff relief rotation.
 3. To verify entry-level competency, employers should rate the newly graduated interns with a "satisfactory as entry level." To verify competency, preceptors continually are evaluated on a routine basis, and their evaluations from the interns cannot contain more than one negative evaluation.
 4. Interns are required to attend local and state professional meetings including the yearly Kentucky Dietetic Association meeting.
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Atlantic warming points to malaria risk... in India
PARIS (AFP) - Health watchdogs monitoring the risk of malaria in India should keep a close eye on what's happening thousands of kilometres away in the Atlantic, an unusual study published on Sunday suggests.
The temperature of the sea surface in the tropical South Atlantic is a big determinant for levels of monsoon rain, which in turn is the big factor for malarial mosquitoes, it says.
Researchers led by Mercedes Pascual at the University of Michigan compared maps of monsoon rainfall and malaria epidemics in the desert fringe of north-western India with a global map of sea-surface temperatures.
What struck them was a clear link between abnormally cold temperatures in the tropical South Atlantic in July and a regional increase in malaria in the ensuing September-December period.

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It's often useful to be able to identify the effects of specific provisions individually and not just the overall impact of a proposal with many provisions. Indeed, when revenue estimates of tax law changes are reported (such as this JCT analysis of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021), they are typically reported on a provision-by-provision basis. Finding the provision-by-provision revenue estimates is cumbersome with the Tax-Brain web application both because it's hard to iterate over many provisions and because the order matters when stacking estimates, so that one needs to keep this order in mind as parameter values are updated for each additional provision in a full proposal.
In the PSL Demo Day on April 5, 2021, I show how to use the Python API of Tax-Calculator to efficiently produce stacked revenue estimates. In fact, after some initial setup, this can be done with just 12 lines of code (plus a few more to make the output look nice). The Google Colab notebook that illustrates this approach can be found at this link, but here I'll walk through the four steps that are involved:
 1. Divide up the full proposal into strings of JSON text that contain each provision you want to analyze. My example breaks up the Biden 2020 campaign proposal into seven provisions, but this is illustrative and you can make more or less provisions depending on the detail you would like to see.
 2. Create a dictionary that contains, as its values, the JSON strings. A couple notes on this. First, the dictionary keys should be descriptive of the provisions as they will become the labels for each provision in the final table of revenue estimates we produce. Second, order matters here. You'll want to be sure the current law baseline is first (the value for this will be an empty dictionary). Then you specify the provisions. The order you specify will likely affect your revenue estimates from a given provision (for instance, expanding/restricting a deduction has a larger revenue effect when rates are higher), but there are not hard and fast rules on the "right" order. Traditionally, rate changes are stacked first and tax expenditures later in the order.
 3. Iterate over this dictionary. With a dictionary of provisions in hand, we can write a "for loop" to iterate over the provision, simulating the Tax-Calculator model at each step. Note that when the Policy class object in Tax-Calculator is modified, it only needs to be told the changes in tax law parameters relative to its current state. In other words, when we are stacking provisions, estimating the incremental effect of each, you can think of the Policy object having a baseline policy that is represented by the current law baseline plus all provisions that have been analyzed before the provision at the current iteration. The Policy class was created in this way so that one can easily represent policy changes, requiring the user to only input the set of parameters that are modified, not every single parameter's value under the hypothetical policy. But this also makes it parsimonious to stack provisions as we are doing here. Notice that the JSON strings for each provision (created in Step 1) can be specified independent of the stacking order. We only needed to slice the full set of proposals into discrete chunks, we didn't need to worry about creating specifications of cumulative policy changes.
 4. Format output for presentation. After we've run a Tax-Calculator simulation for the current law baseline plus each provision (and each year in the budget window), we've got all the output we need. With this output, we can quickly create a table that will nicely present our stacked revenue estimate. One good check to do here is to create totals across all provisions and compare this to the simulated revenue effects of running the full set of proposals in one go. This check helps to ensure that you didn't make an error in specifying your JSON strings. For example, it's easy to leave out one or more provisions, especially if there are many.
I hope this provides a helpful template for your own analysis. Note that one can modify this code in several useful ways. For example, within the for-loops, the Behavioral-Responses can be called to produce revenue estimates that take into account behavioral feedback. Or one could store the individual income tax and payroll tax revenue impacts separately (rather than return the combined values as in the example notebook). Additional outputs (even the full set of microdata after each provision is applied) can be stored for even more analysis.
In the future, look for Tax-Brain to add stacked revenue estimates to its capabilities. It'll still be important for users to carve up their full list of policy changes into sets of provisions as we did in Steps 1 and 2 above, but Tax-Brain will then take care of the rest behind the scenes.


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This node generates polygon tube based on the input curve. You can control the resolution,
shape and procedural uv through the node interface.
Node Parameters
* Curve Sample Mode
The algorithm to be used for generating samples across the curve
* By Parameter: Generates samples based on curve parameters, this method is faster but less
accurate because the curve parameter usually doesn't distribute evenly on hand-created curves.
If the curve has been rebuilt to make the parameter distribution even, this algorithm would
produce fine results.
* By Arc Length: The arcs between close samples will have the same length. This method can generate
evenly distributed segments and less mis-shaping results, in slightly cost of performance.
* Tube Radius
Section radius of the curve.
* Use Radius Map
Enable hand-control radius mapping, you can use the ramp control below to control radius scale
along the curve.
* Curve Start/Curve End
Controls the range of the curve being used for tube generation. These are percent values between 0 and 1,
not explicit curve parameter.
* Decide Segments by Curve Length
Normally, total number of segments is controlled directly by the 'Segments' parameter below.
Once this setting is turned on, number of segments will be controlled relatively by length of the curve.
* Segments
Total number of the segments.
* Unit Length Segments
When 'Decide Segments by Curve Length' is on, this parameter is used to decide the number of segments
along with the curve length('Curve Start' and 'Curve End' will also be taken into account).
The number of segments will be __length_of_curve * unit_length_segments__, which means the longer the
curve, the more the segments. This method is useful when you want to extend the curve on fly while visualizing
the tube mesh growing at the same time.
* Section Segments
Total number of segments for section.
* Rotation
Rotate the whole tube around the curve.
* Twist
Twist the tube around the curve.
* End Cap
Fills the holes on both ends, the filling will be star shapes.
* Udd Extrusion
Add extrusion effect on tube body.
* Extrusion scale
Amount of extrusion.
* Extrusion Map
Controls the shape of extrusion based on curve parameter. Remember __The map value of 0.5 means no extrusion,
value greater than 0.5 means extruding outward along the polygon normal, and value less than 0.5 means extruding
* Generate UV
Generates procedural uv for the mesh. Remember the uv generation algorithm is not for zero-distortion.
* Straighten Body UV
Do not deform uv on u direction based on section radius, in this case uv of each section along v direction
will be scaled trying to reduce distortion.
* UV Scale
Global uv scale.
* UV Cap Scale
Scale uv of the caps. Caps has the same uv aspect ratio with the tube by default. Use this parameter
in case you want to control the scaling independently.
* UV Padding
Distance between uv and uv space borders.
* UV Margin
Distance between uv islands.
* Curve Up Vector
Initial up vector for curve normal computing, there is no need to change this under most circumstances.
* Resample By Curvature
Add additional segments at high curvature areas. Higher curvature means the "steeper" parts
on the curve (i.e. tangent changes vastly and the radius is relatively small). High curvature areas
needs more samples to achieve enough details, but these parts of the curve usually don't have enough length.
This parameter enables the ability to add more samples to these areas via more specific controls.
* Curvature Threshold
Minimum curvature needed for activating curvature resample. Curvature is sampled by computing
differences between near tangents and arc distance, so their values don't have predictable ranges,
you will have to change this value as appropriate.
* Max Subdivision
Basically, this parameter controls how many additional segments added to high curvature areas.
1 subdivision == 2 more segments. Since high curvature areas often clump together within a small area,
max subdivision is not guaranteed to be fully performed. When the samples are over-concentration,
subdivision will be reduced to a more reasonable value.
* Min Arc Length
Controls the threshold used to reduce 'Max Subdivision', addition segments will only be added when
length of the arc between two additional samples is greater than this value.
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Programme overview - Doctoral programme in metabolism and endocrinology
The MetEndo doctoral program at KI is comprised of ~15 research groups from different departments with related research areas. The program was constituted by the Board of Doctoral Education, which also is the main financier. MetEndo program activities include doctoral courses, workshops, seminars, open lectures, annual symposia and poster exhibitions.
The program is designed to prepare doctoral students to develop and execute creative research by providing the foundational knowledge for solving complex problems within the fields of endocrinology and metabolism.
The program combines rigorous interdisciplinary coursework and laboratory training that utilizes cutting-edge technology to answer biologically important questions. The programme curriculum is designed to develop independent thinking, skills in oral and written presentation, proficiency of data analysis, and dissemination of scientific research through participation at institutional symposia and attendance at international congresses.
Within the MetEndo doctoral program, students have the opportunity to engage in a stimulating and interactive environment of world-class research, optimized for scientific collaboration and learning.
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The MetEndo doctoral program targets doctoral students at the Karolinska Institutet who possess an interest in the fields of metabolism and endocrinology.
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Configuring MAC Limiting on the Cisco ASR 903 Router
This document describes how to configure MAC limiting on the Cisco ASR 903 Router.
Restrictions and Usage Guidelines
MAC limiting is supported on the following interface types:
-You can apply MAC limiting only to bridge-domains.
-MAC limiting is supported for dynamic MAC addresses.
Configuring MAC Limiting
Mac address limiting per bridge-domain restricts the number of MAC addresses that the router learns in bridge-domain on an EFP, pseudowire or switchport.
When the total number of addresses in a bridge-domain exceeds the maximum number, the router takes a violation action. You can enable the following actions:
-Warning—The router sends a syslog message and takes no further action. The router continues learning new MAC addresses and forwarding traffic.
-Limit—The router sends a syslog message and generates a trap; MAC learning is disabled on the bridge-domain until the recovery mechanism activates. Flooding of frames with new MAC addresses continues; to disable flooding, use the flood keyword. Flooding continues once the total number of MAC entries drops below the threshold value. This option applies only when you configure the limit keyword.
Note The threshold value must be 80% of the maximum value configured for the recovery mechanism.
-Shutdown—If the number of addresses exceeds the maximum (MAX) value, the router sends a syslog message and moves the bridge-domain (bdomain) to a disabled state. To restore the bridge-domain, disable and re-enable the mac-limiting feature.
Follow these steps to configure MAC limiting on the Cisco ASR 903 Router:
This example shows how to enable per-bridge-domain MAC limiting. The first instance of the mac-address-table limit command enables MAC limiting. The second instance of the command sets the limit and any optional actions to be imposed at the bridge-domain level.Router# enableRouter# configure terminalRouter(config)# mac-address-table limitRouter(config)# mac-address-table limit bridge-domain 10 maximum 100 action limit floodRouter(config)# endRouter#show mac-address-table limit bdomain 10bdomain action flood maximum Total entries Current state-------------+----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------10 limit Disable 100 0 Within Limit


Initial Geophysical Survey
Geophysical survey is a technique that allows us to gain an impression of what lies beneath the soil and, at once, learn about the layout of many buried buildings at Portus. The earliest phase of AHRC-funded research at the site comprised a survey of the whole core area of the port and its hinterland to the east: this work formed part of the Roman Towns in te Middle and Lower Tiber Valley. It began in 1998, was completed in 2004 and was subsequently published (Keay et al. 2005). It entailed a magnetometer study which systematically recorded localized magnetic anomalies relating to buried buildings to a depth of 1.2m. The survey covered 220 hectares and revealed new buildings, therein adding detail to known structures clustering around the Claudian and Trajanic basins. It also provided new information about the hinterland of the port lying between the hexagonal Trajanic basin and the Tiber, including evidence of the line of an aqueduct, road and canal, warehouses and a river port.
Results of the _PHONE_ geophysical survey
Interpretations of the _PHONE_ geophysical survey (Keay et al. 2005)


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Why does Git have tags? (instead of just branches)
They seem to be second-class citizens, or at least "different." They aren't pushed unless you specify that explicitly. Deletions of remote tags doesn't cause deletion in downstream repos.
This last point was a problem recently, as someone pushed a bunch of garbage tags with tons of commits from another repo. We could delete them upstream and gc the commits, but that wouldn't propogate, and the next time someone pushed a tag with
git push --tags, they'd repush those garbage tags and commits. So we had to make sure everyone deleted them.
When and why would I use a tag instead of a branch?


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A Fubini theorem for categorical limits
We prove that $lim_{J × K} G = lim_J (lim_K G(j, -))$ for a functor G : J × K ⥤ C, when all the appropriate limits exist.
We begin working with a functor F : J ⥤ K ⥤ C. We'll write G : J × K ⥤ C for the associated "uncurried" functor.
In the first part, given a coherent family D of limit cones over the functors F.obj j, and a cone c over G, we construct a cone over the cone points of D. We then show that if c is a limit cone, the constructed cone is also a limit cone.
In the second part, we state the Fubini theorem in the setting where limits are provided by suitable has_limit classes.
We construct limit_uncurry_iso_limit_comp_lim F : limit (uncurry.obj F) ≅ limit (F ⋙ lim) and give simp lemmas characterising it. For convenience, we also provide limit_iso_limit_curry_comp_lim G : limit G ≅ limit ((curry.obj G) ⋙ lim) in terms of the uncurried functor.
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The dual statement.
structure category_theory.limits.diagram_of_cones {J K : Type v} [category_theory.small_category J] [category_theory.small_category K] {C : Type u} [category_theory.category C] (F : J K C) :
Type (max u v)
A structure carrying a diagram of cones over the the functors F.obj j.
Extract the functor J ⥤ C consisting of the cone points and the maps between them, from a diagram_of_cones.
Given a diagram D of limit cones over the F.obj j, and a cone over uncurry.obj F, we can construct a cone over the diagram consisting of the cone points from D.
Given a functor F : J ⥤ K ⥤ C, with all needed limits, we can construct a diagram consisting of the limit cone over each functor F.obj j, and the universal cone morphisms between these.


Danone Font Vella
How Danone encouraged children to drink more water by making it fun.
1. What is the observed insight?
A pioneer study carried out in Spain reveals that children and adolescents do not drink enough water. 87% of them do not comply with EFSA's recommendations that children aged 4 to 8 years should drink 1.6l, while those aged 9-13 years should drink 1.9l daily.*
2. The Nudge
Font Vella Kids is specifically designed for boys and girls between 4 and 11 years old. In this context, we developed a 33cl natural mineral water bottle with an attractive design shaped and branded with children's favorite Disney characters.
It has a playful design to encourage children to drink natural mineral water on a regular basis and is adapted to their needs with an ergonomic design that can be handed comfortably.
3. Evidence path
Font Vella Disney children's bottles have reached 2 millions of homes, with a 16.9% increase in the children's segment category. Consumers' great interest in this product is due to the design of these bottles which makes the experience of drinking natural mineral water for children more attractive and creates the habit of a healthy hydration.
* EFSA. Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for water. EFSA J. 2010 8 :1459 _URL_


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What is the population of Arizona? The U.S. Census Bureau provides population statistics. The actual census only takes place every ten years, in dates ending in a zero. In between, they often provide updated estimates.
The 2008 estimate for the population of Arizona was 6,500,180.
Population of Arizona, 2010
AZ Population Growth since 2000 census: 24.6%
Arizona ranks 16th in state population in the United States. It was 14th at the 2008 estimate, and 20th at the 2000 census.


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A little anxiety is perfectly normal when an airplane begins rotating toward the ground in a 60-degree nose-down attitude. But the thought of spin training need not cause you to break out in a cold sweat. In fact, many pilots find that the actual spin experience, while exciting and dramatic, usually isn't as bad as they imagined it was going to be. And in relatively short order, pilots learn they can squelch their natural reactions to spin entry and take command of the situation. More importantly, such pilots learn how prevent the conditions necessary for an airplane to spin in the first place.
What Is Spin Training?
Too many pilots mistakenly believe they are "spin trained" after performing a couple of intentional, oneor two-turn spins. The practice of intentional, precision spins by itself, however, offers little in the way of practical knowledge about spin avoidance during critical flight operations. Pilots so trained are really no more prepared for an accidental stall/spin departure than pilots who have not performed spins. The signature, intentional, one-turn spin is merely one of several training exercises used not only to stretch the pilot's envelope, but also to train the pilot to react appropriately while under the demanding and unnatural conditions of a departure from normal flight. No course of instruction will be effective, however, if it ignores the well-understood process of human learning (defined by the FAA as a "change in behavior as a result of experience"). It is in the spin-training environment where pilots can be exposed to numerous experiences specifically designed to push learning to its highest level. Since knowledge deficiencies have been identified as a central source of breakdowns in pilot performance, spin training experiences must impart information that is both relevant and useful. Stall/spin awareness training, for instance, ultimately must be tied to specific accident scenarios. Hence, training exercises must simulate actual events as realistically as possible. True spin training -- training provided by instructors well-versed in the theory and practice of high-angle-of-attack flight -- is but another prong in the overall stall/spin awareness strategy introduced by the FAA in April 1991 (see Advisory Circular 61-67C, "Stall and Spin Awareness Training"). To be effective, spin training must include at least a review of power-on and power-off stalls; turning stalls; spin avoidance with realistic distractions; spin dynamics; intentional incipient spins; spin-to-spiral transitions; and inadvertent stall/spin departures from unusual attitudes and typical accident scenarios. Professional spin-training programs for general aviation pilots typically include three to five hours of flight time and upwards of two dozen assorted spin entries. The primary objective cannot merely be to show pilots how to intentionally spin an airplane; rather, complete spin training must also focus on improving the pilot's ability to recognize and avoid situations likely to precede an inadvertent stall/spin. Additionally, though spin dynamics can be quite complicated, pilots learn that the catalyst behind spinning is simple and straightforward: yaw and stall. If an airplane is stalled in the presence of excess yaw, the airplane has no choice but to spin. This is true regardless of airspeed or the airplane's attitude. And in the vast majority of spin accidents, the yawing and stalling are pilot-induced. For example, excess yawing typically comes from the application of too much rudder. The skidded base-to-final turn is a classic example. But excess yawing can also be present during a full-power climb, too, wherein the pilot holds insufficient rudder to cancel the slow-flight effects of the engine (torque, P-factor, spiral slipstream). On the stall side of the equation, trying to fly an airplane in wings-level flight (+1.0 G) at Vso results in a stall. Performing a level turn with 60 degrees of bank (pulling +2.0 G) at 1.41 Vso similarly stalls the airplane, albeit with more aggressive stall characteristics. The order in which these actions are taken is critical. The memory aid "PARE" can be used to ensure the correct sequencing of the primary recovery controls (see NASA Spin-Recovery Technique at right). There are volumes of published spin research, FAA certification standards require light, single-engine airplanes to recover from spins using NASA standard actions, and survey results show that FAA-approved Test Pilots overwhelming apply NASA Standard actions during spin testing. And yet, some in the GA community still refuse to believe in the efficacy of the tried-and-true NASA recommendations.
Is Spin Training Beneficial?
A common argument against spin training attempts to weigh its benefits against the following hypothetical: "Even a spin-trained pilot won't be able to recover a spin entered while in the traffic pattern." Nice try, but stall/spin accidents do not occur in a vacuum. While 95 percent of stall/spin accidents begin below traffic pattern altitude, pilots don't suddenly wake up to find themselves spinning in the traffic pattern. Instead, it is the pilot who actively participates in the stall/spin process through an incomplete understanding of stall/spin dynamics and the improper manipulation of the controls. The true test of the value of spin training is this: "How likely is it that a stall/spin-aware and properly spin-trained pilot will allow an inadvertent spin departure to occur in the traffic pattern in the first place?" The Air Force and the Navy, for example, believe their spin training programs to be beneficial. A representative from the Navy's Tactical Air Training Branch testified during Congressional Hearings in 1980 that a "significant decrease in the stall/spin accident rate in all operational modes [as well as] pilot documented saves" was credited to the Navy's mandatory and intensive spin-training program. The results of a 1976 FAA Stall Awareness Study lend support to this: Test subjects who received stall/spin awareness training plus 30 minutes of hands-on spin training did not allow the airplane to depart into a single inadvertent spin during a subsequent evaluation flight. A noted spin instructor conducted three interesting spin-training experiments during the 1990s as well. One involved 12 primary students who each had approximately 20 hours total time. Another involved 10 Private pilots who ranged in experience from 100 to 290 hours. And the third involved 12 Commercial pilots with at least 150 hours of flight time. At the end of the various training increments (approximately one month later in two of the three experiments), an evaluation flight was conducted during which the instructor induced a number of "accidental" spins as the subjects performed various maneuvers. Though the methodologies differed in each experiment, the results shared common traits:
 1. Pilots who did not receive spin training consistently failed to recover from the spins;
 2. Pilots who only received training in intentional spins were often unable to recognize the spin departures. When they did, it often took multiple turns and the recoveries tended to be inconsistent;
 3. Pilots who received spin training in the context of real-life accident scenarios consistently initiated corrective actions within the incipient phase of the departure, and oftentimes immediately upon departure.
In the short term at least, contextual spin training appears able to reduce the occurrence of accidental spins during critical flight operations.
Is Spin Training Safe?
A myth that continues to circulate is the notion that mandatory spin training was deleted way back in 1949 because more pilots were being killed during spin training than the training was saving. No evidence can be found to substantiate this claim. While it is sad-but-true that the average flight instructor is neither competent nor capable of conducting spin training safely, spin training at the hands of professionals has been conducted safely for a long time. Survey results compiled from 20 aerobatic schools in 1997, for instance, revealed that an estimated 250,000 spin entries had been performed with students without a single spin accident occurring during the training flights. Multiple thousands of spins later, that record still stands among the survey respondents. If you elect to expand your envelope with spin training, do your homework: Thoroughly investigate your options; evaluate the school, the training airplane, and the spin instructor; and don't settle for anything less than a complete treatment of the spin environment with an instructor who routinely spends a lot of time there.
More articles to help you become a better pilot are available in AVweb's Airmanship section. And for monthly articles about safety like this one, subscribe to AVweb's sister publication, Aviation Safety.


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Histogram of the raw rainfall (mm) amount for running 3-month periods in chronological
order from 1955 through 1996. The seasonal cycle of the quartile boundaries (25 %ile: lower light line; 50 %ile [i.e., median]: dark line; and 75 %ile:
upper light line) are plotted with the actual rainfall amounts for the given period/year (vertical bars).
The year labels shown on the horizonal axis are placed at the center of the calendar years rather than at Dec-Jan-Feb, with the latter
denoted by tick marks.
The ENSO status of each boreal winter is shown underneath the main panels of the histogram. Boreal winters that are split between two rows of the
histogram (i.e., 1968-69 and 1982-83) have their ENSO status indicated in both rows.


As documented here on MSDN the PropertyItem object does not have a public constructor.
What to do then when you want to add a property to an image, using Image.SetPropertyItem(..) method?
This post suggests you create some bank of all property items you want, hold it memory and clone from it.
A commenter on that blog suggested using reflection: Get the non-public parameter-less constructor and invoke it. Notable downside for this approach is reliance on internal implementation of the object. True. I'll risk it though.
In my implementation, I added a helper method which simply generates the PropertyItem using System.Activator like so:
public static PropertyItem CreatePropertyItem(int id, int length, short exifType, byte[] buffer)
 var instance = (PropertyItem)Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(PropertyItem), true);
 instance.Id = id;
 instance.Len = length;
 instance.Type = exifType;
 instance.Value = buffer;
 return instance;
Pretty clean and simple. Under the covers, Activator will use some reflection to create the instance, but would also utilize some caching and speed written by not-me. I like not-me code because it means I don't have to write it.
Since one of my my upcoming talks at _URL_ is on the subject of reflection, this all falls neatly into place.


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The evolution of a ZENFORM requires that the Protector has enough skill points which are spent to allow the evoluton to occur. ZENFORMS branch their evolution based on their stats, which are attack, defense and and speed meaning each ZENFORM has the protential to become powerful attackers, strong defenders or swift speedsters.
ZENFORMS have five stages of evolution. The Newborn can progress to Child, Adolescent, Adult and finally to the Grand stage. When evolving a zenform the rank will change, a little bar with stars on it as you can see in battle. The color the bar is shows what stage of evolution a zenform is, newborn is clear, child is green, adolescent is blue, adult is red, but grand is currently unknown.
The Child stage is the second in the evolutionary chain of ZENFORMS. What Child form a Newborn takes relies on its highest Physical Stat. Evolving a ZENFORM to the Child stage costs 1000 SP.
Child stage ZENFORMS evolve into one of four Adolescents depending on their current form and highest physical stat(s) not represented by their form. Evolving a ZENFORM to the Adolescent stage costs 2500 SP.
The Adult stage is dependent on the highest Elemental Stat of the Adolescent. Each Adolescent has four Adult variants.
The method for reaching the Grand stage is largely unknown - only the very best Protectors have discovered it.Yay!


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In Euclidean space, There is a classic Theorem claims that: The length of every rectifiable curve can be approximated by sufficiently small straight line segment with ends on the curve.
Now, The question is that: Is there a similar thing happen on plane of constant curvature? I.e., Can the length of every rectifiable curve on the plane of constant curvature be approximated by sufficiently small geodesic line segment?
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More Riverside County residents – adults and young people – smoke than in previous years, and residents eat fast food more often than the rest of California.
Those factors might help explain why Riverside County ranks near the bottom in overall health among California counties and why more than 60 percent of early deaths here are caused by heart disease, cancer, lung disease and stroke.
These nuggets and more detailed information can be found in the 2013 Community Health Profile, an 83-page snapshot of the health of county residents.
The report, released by the County of Riverside Department of Public Health, describes the health issues facing Riverside County residents. It illustrates the scope of the chronic disease problem, the behaviors that lead to disease, and suggests opportunities to change behaviors to improve health.
Recent studies ranked Riverside County 32nd among California's 58 counties in overall health.
"We're using data to tell a story; create a roadmap," said Wendy Hetherington, chief epidemiologist for the county. "The report will help guide our public health programs and policies."
The report is also the foundation for the Healthy Riverside County Initiative, an effort being launched in conjunction with the release of the health profile.
Using the findings of the report the initiative has four priority areas: Improving eating habits, increase daily physical activity, reduce tobacco rates and building healthier environments that support walking, biking and exercise.
"It's a new era of community involvement and population health improvement. The profile serves as starting point for community driven change. By making better food and drink choices, building exercise into our day and not smoking, we can make a difference not only for ourselves but for our friends and family," said Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Riverside County interim health officer.
The report, which includes data collected from local, state and federal sources, provides a resource for educational institutions, cities and other municipalities looking for ways to improve the health of their employees and residents.
The 2013 Community Health Profile is available for download at: _URL_


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SolarEdge began as an inverter producer in 2006, offering a DC optimised inverter solution that offers significant advantages in photovoltaic (PV) systems as compared to the more typical string inverter technique. SolarEdge announced its 'Smart Modules' solar panel series in 2019, with their SolarEdge optimisers built into the module.
Motion sensor lights are great for saving energy and making our lives easier. To save energy and reduce electricity waste, they can automatically turn on the light when they detect motion from people or moving objects in the area and turn it off when they leave and the detecting zone is empty. A motion sensor light operates automatically,
Ecobee sensor is a smart motion sensor and can be paired with a smart thermostat that monitors the environment inside your home and automatically adjusts the temperature based on what's happening inside. If you're away from home, it'll let you know if something happens and set the right temperature based on your schedule.


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Joseph Lincoln Steffens (April 6, 1866 – August 9, 1936) was an American journalist and one of the most famous practitioners of the journalistic style called muckraking. He is also known for his 1921 statement, upon his return from the Soviet Union: "I have been over into the future, and it works."
A better known version of his famous quote, "I've seen the future, and it works," can be found on the title page of the 1933 edition of Red Virtue, written by his wife, Ella Winter.
Steffens was born April 6, 1866, in San Francisco and grew up in Sacramento, California. He studied in France and Germany after graduating from the University of California, where he was first exposed to what were known then as "radical" political views.
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The Japanese are known for their fondness of long hot bathsbe it in their famous onsens, public baths or even just the tub at home. Now, new research from the country has found that those who regularly take hot baths are significantly less likely to develop heart disease and have a stroke.
For the study, the researchers tracked the bathing habits and rates of cardiovascular disease and events of over 30,076 Japanese adults for 19 years between 1990 and 2009. Altogether over the study period, there were 2097 cases of heart disease, alongside 275 heart attacks, 53 sudden cardiac deaths and 1769 strokes.
After adjusting the results for other lifestyle variables, the researchers found that those who took a bath every day were at a 28% lower risk of developing heart disease, as well as a 26% lower risk of having a stroke when compared to those who took a bath just twice weekly or less. A further analysis of preferred water temperature showed that those who preferred warm water had a 26% lower risk of overall cardiovascular complications, while for those who prefered hot water, their risk reduced by 35%.
Although the study is based upon correlational findings, the researchers believe that the findings come thanks to the hot water lowering blood pressure while maintaining heart rate and regulating how effectively the heart is able to pump blood around the body. Interestingly, the researchers found the same results for people who undertake aerobic activity.
Dr. S. Russell Vester, the chief of the division of cardiovascular surgery at The Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio said, "Let's say you do, as you should, 30 minutes of low-level activity (such as walking) 5 days a week. If bathing 5 days a week brings your heart rate up and your blood pressure down, that's a similar result."
However, having not heard of cardiologists prescribing patients hot baths as a preventative measure against heart disease, he urges that people with preexisting cardiovascular issues consult their doctor before taking one. This comes as certain conditions may become aggravated by submersion in hot water.


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We present an optical method for nondirectional edge extraction/enhancement in color images. The method is based on the capability of twisted-nematic LCDs to traduce the image information in changes of the state of polarization of light, which allows us to generate simultaneously two replicas of the digital image displayed on the LCD: a true-color ("positive") image and a complementary-color ("negative") one. In our setup the imaging system consists of a lens plus a pupil mask formed with concentric apertures and orthogonal polarizers. This layout allows us to simultaneously image a well-focused positive replica (due to the circular aperture) superimposed to a slightly defocused negative one (due to the annular aperture). It is not difficult to demonstrate that this generates a nondirectional (Laplacian) edge enhancement. Unlike Fourier, our proposal works with incoherent illumination and does not require precise alignment, and thus, it could be a useful tool for edge extraction/enhancement in large images in real-time applications. Validation experiments are presented.
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Walker Lake lies within a topographically closed basin in west-central Nevada and is the terminus of the Walker River. Much of the streamflow in the Walker River is diverted for irrigation, which has contributed to a decline in lake-surface altitude of about 150 feet and an increase in dissolved solids from 2,500 to 16,000 milligrams per liter in Walker Lake since 1882. The increase in salinity threatens the fresh-water ecosystem and survival of the Lahontan cutthroat trout, a species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Accurately determining the bathymetry and relations between lake-surface altitude, surface area, and storage volume are part of a study to improve the water budget for Walker Lake. This report describes the updated bathymetry of Walker Lake, a comparison of results from this study and a study by Rush in 1970, and an estimate of the 1882 lake-surface altitude.
Bathymetry was measured using a single-beam echosounder coupled to a differentially-corrected global positioning system. Lake depth was subtracted from the lake-surface altitude to calculate the altitude of the lake bottom. A Lidar (light detection and ranging) survey and high resolution aerial imagery were used to create digital elevation models around Walker Lake. The altitude of the lake bottom and digital elevation models were merged together to create a single map showing land-surface altitude contours delineating areas that are currently or that were submerged by Walker Lake. Surface area and storage volume for lake-surface altitudes of 3,851.5-4,120 feet were calculated with 3-D surface-analysis software.
Walker Lake is oval shaped with a north-south trending long axis. On June 28, 2005, the lake-surface altitude was 3,935.6 feet, maximum depth was 86.3 feet, and the surface area was 32,190 acres. The minimum altitude of the lake bottom from discrete point depths is 3,849.3 feet near the center of Walker Lake. The lake bottom is remarkably smooth except for mounds near the shore and river mouth that could be boulders, tree stumps, logs, or other submerged objects.
The echosounder detected what appeared to be mounds in the deepest parts of Walker Lake, miles from the shore and river mouth. However, side-scan sonar and divers did not confirm the presence of mounds. Anomalies occur in two northwest trending groups in northern and southern Walker Lake. It is hypothesized that some anomalies indicate spring discharge along faults based on tufa-like rocks that were observed and the northwest trend parallel to and in proximity of mapped faults. Also, evaporation measured from Walker Lake is about 50 percent more than the previous estimate, indicating more water is flowing into the lake from sources other than the Walker River. Additional studies need to be done to determine what the anomalies are and whether they are related to the hydrology of Walker Lake.
Most differences in surface area and storage volume between this study and a study by Rush in 1970 were less than 1 percent. The largest differences occur at lake-surface altitudes less than 3,916 feet. In general, relations between lake-surface altitude, surface area, and storage volume from Rush's study and this study are nearly identical throughout most of the range in lake-surface altitude.
The lake-surface altitude in 1882 was estimated to be between 4,080 feet and 4,086 feet with a probable altitude of 4,082 feet. This estimate compares well with two previous estimates of 4,083 feet and 4,086 feet. Researchers believe the historic highstand of Walker Lake occurred in 1868 and estimated the highstand was between 4,089 feet and 4,108 feet. By 1882, Mason Valley was predominantly agricultural. The 7-26 feet decline in lake-surface altitude between 1868 and 1882 could partially be due to irrigation diversions during this time.


What lag time is
Lag time is the amount of time by which the destination system lags behind the source system.
The lag time is the difference between the current time and the timestamp of the Snapshot copy that was last successfully transferred to the destination system. The lag time will always be at least as much as the duration of the last successful transfer, unless the clocks on the source and destination systems are not synchronized. The time zone difference is automatically calculated into the lag time.


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The Rebel by Nathan Johnson
You set the price! 18330 words.
Language: English. Published on September 16, 2011. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Family.
(5.00 from 6 reviews)
1. What does it mean to be a rebel? 2. Is it always bad to be a rebel? 3. Is this person in this story a good person or a bad influence? 4. Is he a typical rebel, or is he different from what most would perceive as a rebel? To answer these questions, you'll have to read and see! You might be surprised. Read and follow it close.


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I need to write SQL that keeps only the minimum 5 records per each identifiable record in a table. For this, I use
partition by and delete all records where the value returned is greater than 5. When I attempt to use the WHERE clause in the same query as the
partition by statement, I get the error "Ordered Analytical Functions not allowed in WHERE Clause". So, in order to get it to work, I have to use three subqueries. My SQL looks ilke this:
delete mydb.mytable where (field1,field2) in ( select field1,field2 from ( select field1,field2, Rank() over ( partition BY field1 order by field1,field2 ) n from mydb.mytable ) x where n > 5 )
The innermost subquery just returns the raw data. Since I can't use WHERE there, I wrapped it with a subquery, the purpose of which is to 1) use WHERE to get records greater than 5 in rank and 2) select only field1 and field2. The reason why I select only those two fields is so that I can use the IN statement for deleting those records in the outermost query.
It works, but it appears a bit cumbersome. I'd like to consolidate the inner two subqueries into a single subquery. Is this possible?


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Co-authored documents are becoming increasingly important for knowledge representation and sharing. Tools for supporting document co-authoring are expected to satisfy two requirements: 1) querying changes over editing histories; 2) maintaining data consistency among users. Current tools support either limited queries or are not suitable for loosely controlled collaborative editing scenarios. We address both problems by proposing a new persistent data structure-partial persistent sequence. The new data structure enables us to create unique character identifiers that can be used for associating meta-information and tracking their changes, and also design simple view synchronization algorithms to guarantee data consistency under the presence of concurrent updates. Experiments based on real-world collaborative editing traces show that our data structure uses disk space economically and provides efficient performance for document update and retrieval.


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Detect and Fix Task Overruns on Arduino Hardware
You can configure a Simulink® model running on the target hardware to detect and notify you when a task overrun occurs. A task overrun occurs if the target hardware is still performing one instance of a task when the next instance of that task is scheduled to begin. You can fix overruns by decreasing the frequency with which tasks are scheduled to run, and/or by reducing the number of tasks defined by your model.
To enable overrun detection:
 1. Click the Tools menu in the model, and select Run on Target Hardware > Options.
 2. In the Hardware Implementation pane that opens, select the Overrun detection > Enable overrun detection check box.
 3. Use the Digital output to set on overrun parameter to specify the pin number of a digital output.
 4. Click OK.
To create a visual overrun indicator for your board, connect an appropriate resistor in series with an LED between the GND and the hardware pin specified by the Digital output to set on overrun parameter. Orient the LED so the longer leg (positive) is connected to the digital output pin.
When a task overrun occurs:
 - The state of the digital output pin specified by the Digital output to set on overrun parameter changes from low (0 Volts) to high (5 Volts).
 - The model continues running, but the effective sample time will be longer than specified.
To fix an overrun condition, reduce the processing burden of the model by applying one or more of the following solutions:
 - Increase the sample times for the model. For example, increase the values of the Sample time parameters in all of your data source blocks.
 - Simplify the model.
If you are using External mode, and the preceding solutions do not fix the task overrun condition, consider disabling External mode. External mode adds a lightweight server to the model running on the target hardware. This server increases the processing burden upon the target hardware, which can contribute to a task overrun condition.


Recycled Wool Pants Panda
This recycled crafts sewing project shows you how to take an old pair of woolen pants (or jumper/pullover) and create an adorable plushie panda.
Recycled Wool Pants Panda
What you need
old woolen pants
needle and thread
button (for the nose)
step 1: cut one leg of the pant, sew along the straight line to get a bag open at both ends.
step 2: sew the lower narrow end by running stitch to tightly close it. (like making ruffles) .
Panda Step 1
Panda Steps 1a
step 3: make running stitches around the neck portion.
Panda Step 3
step 4: stitch the eyes, nose and ears on the head and fill it.
Stitch Panda Eyes
Stitch Panda Nose
step 5: slightly pull the running stitch thread to get a neck.
Make Panda Neck
step 6: stitch the arms and fill the body.
Stitch Arms
step 7: again to close the end make running stitches around.
Make Running Stitches
step 8: fold the remaining portion inside the toy.
Fold Inside Toy
step 9: fill the remaining body and pull the stitch thread to close the end.
Close The End
step 10: stitch the legs and tie a ribbon bow around the neck
Panda finished
 1. I would do it, but I can't sew.
 2. wow
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I'm taking an algorithm course at the university, and for one of my projects I want to implement a red-black tree in C# (the implementation itself isn't the project, yet just something i decided to choose to help me out).
My red-black tree should hold string keys, and the object i created for each node looks like this :
class sRbTreeNode
 public sRbTreeNode Parent = null;
 public sRbTreeNode Right = null;
 public sRbTreeNode Left = null;
 public String Color;
 public String Key;
 public sRbTreeNode()
 public sRbTreeNode(String key)
 Key = key;
I already added some basic methods for printing the tree, finding the root, min/max key (by alphabet), etc...
I'm having trouble inserting nodes (hence, building the tree). Whoever's familiar with red-black trees knows that when adding a node to one side, you could have changed the balance of the tree. To fix this, you need to "rotate" around nodes on the tree in order to balance the tree out.
I wrote a RightRotate and LeftRotate method in pseudo-code, and then when i tried to implement it in C#, i ran into a bunch of reference problems with the sRbTreeNode object i created.
This is the pseudo-code I wrote for the LeftRotate method :
LeftRotate(root, node)
 y <- node.Right;
 node.Right <- y.Left;
 if (y.Left!= null)
 y.Left.Parent <- node;
 y.Parent <- node.Parent;
 if (node.Parent = null)
 root <- y;
 if (node = node.Parent.Left)
 node.Parent.Left = y;
 node.Parent.Right = y;
 y.Left <- node;
 node.Parent <- y
I received a suggestion to implement it straight forward, but without using the'ref' keyword, which i tried at first. This is how i did it :
public static void LeftRotate(sRbTreeNode root, sRbTreeNode node)
 sRbTreeNode y = node.Right;
 node.Right = y.Left;
 if (y.Left!= null)
 y.Left.Parent = node;
 y.Parent = node.Parent;
 if (node.Parent == null)
 root = y;
 if (node == node.Parent.Left)
 node.Parent.Left = y;
 node.Parent.Right = y;
 y.Left = node;
 node.Parent = y;
Now, when i debug, i see that it works fine, but the objects i pass to this method are only rotated within the scope of the method. When it leaves this method, it seems like there was no change to the actual nodes. That is why i thought of using the'ref' keywords in the first place.
What am i doing wrong?
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As Andras says, show us the code so far and we'll give it a shot. – C. Ross Feb 12 '10 at 13:20
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Because in the body of your method you do this:
root = y;
you need to pass root in with a ref modifier. node doesn't need one, becausenode itself is never updated to point at a different ndoe..
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Just tried it, and it finally works!! I can't believe it was that easy, and i didn't realize that!... Thanks a lot! – gillyb Feb 12 '10 at 14:39
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I don't see why you should have had any issues with references - the Left/Right/Parent nodes can be copied just as in this pseudo-code.
You should be able to expand it to C# without too much fuss - unless you're using the'ref' keyword, in which case you could very well get unpredictable results.
Perhaps if you could show the code you've actually written thus far, and we can help debug that.
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Well, i was trying to use the ref keyword, and i thought that was the right way to do it... I'll try without using ref, and see how it goes, Thanks. – gillyb Feb 12 '10 at 13:24
I just edited the question with the code i tried so far, maybe it will help you help me, since it doesn't fully work, I explained why in the edited question above. – gillyb Feb 12 '10 at 14:27
Well - there you go - _USER_ sorted it for you! – Andras Zoltan Feb 12 '10 at 14:41
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My recommendations:
 - Do not include parent pointers. They are not essential for the insertion or deletion algorithms and will make your code more complex. For example LeftRotate can be written with just one parameter and will be about half as long if you do not use parent pointers.
 - Use an enum for the Color property rather than a string, and initialise it in the constructor.
 - Read this article if you haven't already.
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I need the parent pointers for something else that has to do with the structure. This will make it much faster to travel along the tree. – gillyb Feb 12 '10 at 13:21
Even if you do need them, it might be easier to implement the algorithms without them first and add them in later. – finnw Feb 12 '10 at 13:43
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Soapbox Art & Science Oxford is being sponsored by P2i: We catch up with CTO Dr Stephen Coulson about supporting science outreach
Soapbox Art & Science Oxford is generously supported by P2i. Dr Stephen Coulson is the CTO and founder of P2i, the global leader in liquid repellent nanotechnology, delivering hydrophobic nano-coating solutions that provide the highest levels of liquid repellency. Headquartered in England, P2i operate in 19 countries across 5 continents with 148 employees globally. P2i support the Global electronics industry by integrating nano coatings into existing manufacturing lines and have to date processed over 200 million electronic devices in mass produciton. We caught up with Stephen about his involvement with Soapbox Art & Science.
SS: Stephen, what is your background and how did you come to found P2i?
I'm a chemist by training and after completing a PhD at Durham University, I took up a position with my sponsor, Dstl, to complete the application for military use. As it is a very visual technology, with water beading up and rolling off any surface, it was easy to engage Venture Capital interest and we finally spun out P2i at the end of January 2004.
SS: What attracted you to Soapbox Science?
I like the informal and interactive approach that is being taken that makes it highly accessible for all.
SS: Why is it important for researchers and companies to make their work accessible to the public?
There is so much going on in the world where certain areas are often carried out behind closed doors and don't have a loud enough voice. Soapbox Science will help increase awareness of what can be achieved by better understanding the world we live in.
SS: P2i has expanded globally, as has Soapbox Science! If you could bring Soapbox Science to one city or region where you work, where would it be and why?
Although not a specific location, I think initially it needs to take place in regions where they have the infrastructure in place to convert the interest generated by Soapbox Science into increased intake of women into STEM subjects. From this platform there will be an argument for more infrastructure to be created in regions of lower employment with the correct demographic to drive further intake and future employment.
SS: The Oxford event will see art mix together with science, does P2i work in any cross-disciplinary ways and could you describe the value in reaching out to other sectors?
Cross-fertilization of ideas is the main source of innovation so is a necessity that we have followed from day one.
SS: And finally, if you were stood on a Soapbox telling people about your work, what is the one thing you would hope they would take away with them?
Science can make the impossible come true to better people's lives, and anyone can do it.
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Mental, Emotional, Physical Wellbeing in the Classroom and Beyond
Building a Loving World
Loving Classroom delivers Positive Relationship Education (PRE) which identifies and boosts the innate goodness in all students, so that they interact with respect and kindness, and crave the wellbeing and fulfilment of all individuals and humanity.
Loving Classroom's USP (unique selling points) are that it is:
as well as proven/evidence-based.
The programme has been developed over many years by founders David and Naomi Geffen - initially by running workshops on conflict resolution, which led to the realisation that delivering Positive Relationship Education in schools serves as early intervention and prevention of conflict in all its aspects. Loving Classroom was thus born - a bespoke programme, offering the best possible guidance for school students by training their staff.
Our 2022/23 UK Programme
Loving Classroom is delighted to be delivering its curriculum in the following secondary schools:
City of London Freemen's School
Henrietta Barnett School
Hitchin Boys School
Queen Elizabeth's Girls School
Royal School Wolverhampton
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Here, UK Director, Sir Anthony Seldon, gives his vision for Loving Classroom:
A Loving World in which individuals and nations care for one another's mental, emotional and physical wellbeing, and thereby work together to cultivate harmony, peace and fulfillment for humanity and our planet.
To train teachers globally to facilitate Positive Relationship Education (PRE: the study and practice of respect, compassion, listening, kindness, gratitude, love, friendship, care…) in their classroom - building a loving world.
Teachers and students cultivating loving classrooms: excellent relationships in the classroom, that are a foundation for excellent relationships at home, the future workplace and between communities and nations.


the server you have set up as the cache. When deleting outputs, either delete the entire cache, or delete old outputs.
The cached outputs are stored as a set of names and hashes. When deleting content, there's no way to distinguish which output belongs to a specific build.
You may want to delete content from the cache to:
 - Create a clean cache after a cache was poisoned
 - Reduce the amount of storage used by deleting old outputs
Unix sockets
The remote HTTP cache supports connecting over unix domain sockets. The behavior is similar to curl's --unix-socket flag. Use the following to configure unix domain socket:
build --remote_cache=
build --remote_cache_proxy=unix:/replace/with/socket/path
This feature is unsupported on Windows.
Disk cache
Bazel can use a directory on the file system as a remote cache. This is useful for sharing build artifacts when switching branches and/or working on multiple workspaces of the same project, such as multiple checkouts. Since Bazel does not garbage-collect the directory, you might want to automate a periodic cleanup of this directory. Enable the disk cache as follows:
build --disk_cache=/path/to/build/cache
You can pass a user-specific path to the --disk_cache flag using the ~ alias (Bazel will substitute the current user's home directory). This comes in handy when enabling the disk cache for all developers of a project via the project's checked in.bazelrc file.
Known issues
Input file modification during a build
When an input file is modified during a build, Bazel might upload invalid results to the remote cache. We implemented a change detection that can be enabled via the --experimental_guard_against_concurrent_changes flag. There are no known issues and we expect to enable it by default in a future release. See issue #3360 for updates. Generally, avoid modifying source files during a build.
Environment variables leaking into an action
An action definition contains environment variables. This can be a problem for sharing remote cache hits across machines. For example, environments with different $PATH variables won't share cache hits. Only environment variables explicitly whitelisted via --action_env are included in an action definition. Bazel's Debian/Ubuntu package used to install /etc/bazel.bazelrc with a whitelist of environment variables including $PATH. If you are getting fewer cache hits than expected, check that your environment doesn't have an old /etc/bazel.bazelrc file.
Bazel does not track tools outside a workspace
Bazel currently does not track tools outside a workspace. This can be a problem if, for example, an action uses a compiler from /usr/bin/. Then, two users with different compilers installed will wrongly share cache hits because the outputs are different but they have the same action hash. Please watch issue #4558 for updates.
Incremental in-memory state is lost when running builds inside docker containers Bazel use server/client architecture even when running in single docker container. On server side Bazel maintain in-memory state which speed up builds so when running builds inside docker containers e.g. in CI, in-memory state is lost so Bazel must rebuild it before using remote cache.
 - Your Build in a Datacenter: The Bazel team gave a talk about remote caching and execution at FOSDEM 2018.
 - Faster Bazel builds with remote caching: a benchmark: Nicolò Valigi wrote a blog post in which he benchmarks remote caching in Bazel.


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 - I suspect your climber was an introduced Dendrodrilus rubidus European bark worm which is indeed only epigeic with some inclination to climb trees.
 Why did the earthworm climb the tree?
 - The first to invade are the epigeic species that live in, and therefore consume, the litter layer.


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Explain in basic terms how to execute managed code.
Executing code is an essential function of any developer, but knowledge of executing managed code is specific to the.NET Framework. Your answer should explain how to execute code that runs inside the common language runtime environment the framework provides.
Additionally, whenever an interviewer asks you to explain something in "basic terms," it's important to pay attention to the language you use to make it as clear as possible. These types of questions are often asked when the position requires the candidate to be both very technical and also a good communicator who can explain their work to a broad audience. In some organizations, a lead developer may be responsible for reporting progress on an application to stakeholders. During these exchanges, they should be able to break down their work without using technical jargon or overly complicated language.
Example: "First, I would write the code. Then I would compile the code with a resource called a compiler. Using the compiler, I would convert the managed code into an intermediate language. The intermediate language will be targeted by the Common Language Runtime within.NET Framework and converted to native code that can then be executed inside the framework.
In my previous role as a developer, I was tasked with speeding up application delivery times. Using.NET and this process for executing managed code, I was able to reduce delivery timelines by 5% overall."


How to Help a Ghost Pass Over
How to Help a Ghost Pass Over
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In general, ghosts will move on when their purpose is fulfilled. But sometimes a ghost needs specific help to move on and this can be provided by a witch.
There are different ways you can help a ghost pass over: gathering personal objects, performing an Ascension ceremony, or calling in the assistance of an experienced witch.
A witch will perform a ritual to call in the spirit of the ghost. The purpose of the ritual is to draw the spirit back into its body by using personal objects, and then to find out what it wants and needs from you. For example, if the ghost's greatest need is forgiveness, the witch will organize a church service and perform a ceremony while asking God for forgiveness on behalf of the ghost so that it may move on. If no church is available at that time, then a prayer in your home can also be performed in order to ask for forgiveness.
If the ghost needs to pass on more quickly, then a ceremony can be performed to help the ghost ascend. In this ceremony, you will be guided in creating an energy vortex in your home that can help the ghost move on.
The following is one of many ways to perform a ritual to call in the spirit of the ghost. You may also find additional rituals online or create your own based on your need:
1) Find out when the ghost was born and what his/her birth number is (day, month, year). You may search for his or her information through an online genealogy site. For example, and genealogy records are some of the most useful resources to find your family history.
2) Find out about the type of person or animal that this ghost was. For example, if the ghost is a bird, then you will need to find out what type of bird it was so that you can use that knowledge in your ritual.
3) Collect everything from the person's life and store them in a satchel for use during the ceremony. You should have at least one item from each phase of his/her life such as: his/her childhood picture books or toys; toys from ages 1 to 7; high school yearbooks; college yearbooks; graduation gifts etc.. You can also use photos of the person. A satchel is a small cloth bag that will help you to carry all of the objects and pictures.
4) Make a list of images, objects, or any other personal information that the ghost may need to pass over. It could be something as simple as leftover perfumes or toiletries that had been used during life time by the ghost. It could also be a specific object such as a ring, watch, or necklace that was very important to the person during life time.
5) Connect with the ghost on an emotional level and give it your understanding about its purpose in your life.
6) Tell the ghost that you will help it pass over. You may want to include in your ritual a letter of forgiveness from the family for any wrongdoing that took place during life time. Your desire to help also needs to be conveyed to the ghost. Use a pen and paper so that you can personally write down your wishes. Leave the paper where you think the ghost can see it.
7) Decide when and where you will do your ritual. In order for it to be successful, you will need a secluded area with no interruptions or distractions so that no one can hear what is being said during the ceremony or how long it may take.
When you start your ritual, you will need to first find a quiet spot and then you can go about looking for the ghost. Use an object that belonged to the ghost such as a perfume or watch and ask it to come around.
1) Set up an altar with photos of the person or animal that is being called back, any objects that he/she had during life time such as his/her childhood toys, a picture of him/her when he/she was young etc.. If you don't have a picture of the person, use pictures of his favorite movie star or a character from his favorite book.
2) Next, light your candles and incense. The incense is used to help center you and the candles are used to represent the energy that will be focused in your home during the ceremony.
3) Place on the altar other objects such as a rose or a flower that represents love. Give these gifts to the ghost of its lover or family member who have passed on in order to help convince it that you will accept him/her back into your life.
4) Any personal items collected from his/her life can also be placed on the altar such as his favorite stuffed animal or something else that he loved so much during his life time. 5) You can also include a picture of his/her family and friends so that he/she knows that they are still around him. These pictures will help to convince the ghost that he is not alone and that his loved ones miss him.
5) By placing all these items on the altar, you are opening up your heart to the ghost and connecting with it in a way that you want to help it move on to its next journey.
6) In order for this ritual to be successful, you need to stay vigilant during your ceremony. You may want to start off with a short period of meditation where you clear your mind of any other concerns or distractions in order for you focus on the ritual. You can also use written meditation that help to guide the energy to focus solely on the ceremony. After, you can break off for a short period of time to gather your thoughts and then continue with the ritual as shown in the following pictures.
7) Using your sacred objects such as photos, objects and papers, get down on your knees so that you are in a position where you are facing the altar and not anyone else present. Start out by taking a couple of deep breaths in an effort to center yourself.
8) Now that you are in a position to do your ritual, you will want to verbally call out the ghost and ask it to come back into your life.
9) Start off by stating what you want from the ghost.
10) Most importantly, tell him/her that when he/she is finished visiting with you, he must return back to where he came from.
11) Now that you have given the ghost an order, there is no reason to stop, so keep at it until the ritual is complete.


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Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua and Mr. Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, led their respective delegations to the 13th Meeting of the Pakistan-Russia Consultative Group on Strategic Stability today.
During the meeting, the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on prevailing regional and global security environments and their impact on the international arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation agenda. The two sides agreed on the need for preserving multilateralism in the field of international security and disarmament and shared the concern regarding the possible erosion of painstakingly negotiated international arrangements in several areas. The discussions encompassed issues such as non-militarization of outer space, upholding bilateral and multilateral treaties, developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security as well as matters related to the IAEA, OPCW and the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
The two sides underscored with satisfaction the close coordination, cooperation and consultations between Russia and Pakistan at various international fora. Both sides agreed on the need to further capitalize on the positive trajectory of the overall bilateral relations by exploring avenues for mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation.
Pakistan-Russia Consultative Group on Strategic Stability is a platform for structured dialogue between the two sides and has been meeting since 2003.
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There are more than 30 different ways to lace up shoes. Try teaching your children how to lace shoes in this fancy spiderweb style.
What you need:
- 1 pair of lace up shoes with at least four pairs of eyelet holes
Watch the how-to video to find out how to lace shoes in the spiderweb style.
- This decorative method is worn on military boots and looks great on long boots.
- Start on the second eyelet holes from the bottom. Go straight through from one side to the other.
- Now take the end of the shoelace straight down and into the bottom eyelet hole on each side.
- Now cross over and go diagonally up to the next vacant set of eyelets on the opposite side.
- Now go down and hook through the lace directly below, take the shoelace diagonally up to the next vacant eyelet.
- Do the same on the other side.
- Keep going that way, hooking down through the lace below on the outside, then diagonally up and through from the inside of the shoe, until you have laced your shoes to the top.
- See the intricate spiderwebbing you have formed? Cool!


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The Wayfinder can be shown in either landscape or portrait mode. In most cases, it will automatically detect the orientation of the device and adapt the Wayfinder to the current orientation. There are a couple of devices where the orientation needs to be set in order to let GoBright now the correct orientation.
Change the device orientation
In order to change the settings on the device, we'll need to exit kiosk mode using the three magic swipe movements and the pincode within the Wayfinder display profile. When the settings on the device can be accessed navigate through the following menus and options:
- Go to the Settings
- Select the Display option
Depending on the device there are a couple of different options here, we'll cover the most general ones:
- When device is rotated:
This defaults to 'Rotate the contents of the screen' but can be set to the current orientation using the 'Stay in current orientation option'
This defaults to 'Auto' / 'Automatically' / 'Auto-detect' or something that is similar to one of these. The other options are 'landscape' / 'portrait' / 'landscape-flipped' / 'portrait-flipped' which can be set to the correct orientation.
There are likely other options which are named differently than the ones here, consult the manual of the device if you need further support with the orientation.


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Free Project Booklet: Group Afghan
This PDF was originally intended for UK schools but the methods are equally useful to any knitters wanting to work together on a project. It was originally produced in booklet form and has been used in many countries around the world. It was written with children in mind and has proved to be equally acceptable to adults.
The main aim of the booklet was to use mathematics in a 'nonthreatening' way so, in addition to the knitting information, it also includes ideas for use in mathematics lessons.
See some of the afghans made in schools, and read about teachers' experiences. and the work of the Cheshire Women's Institute, based on the same booklet.
The photos show three very different afghans created from the same instructions, one from Cheshire WI, the others from schools.
The pattern is free but we would like you to consider making a donation to Kidney Research UK, where we have set up a page in memory of my parents. For more information, see the Tribute Page on the Woolly Thoughts web site.