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Bird and Bird Application Process
The Bird & Bird recruitment process can be difficult due to the popularity of the Bird and Bird training contract. The PrepPack™ is a well-known and trusted resource when it comes to job recruitment preparation. Once you have submitted your Bird and Bird online application, you will be requested to complete an online test. This test is the Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal, also known as the Watson Glaser. Once completed, the application form and Bird and Bird online test will be evaluated. Successful candidates are invited to the next stage in the process, which is the Bird and Bird video interview. Selected candidates are then invited to the Bird and Bird assessment day. Unfortunately, Bird and Bird candidates who have applied previously in the same recruitment year, but have been unsuccessful at either application or interview, need to wait till the next recruitment year before submitting another Bird and Bird application.
Bird and Bird Watson Glaser Tests
The Bird & Bird Critical Thinking test is divided into five sections – Inference, recognizing assumptions, deduction, interpretation and evaluation of arguments. Each section has its own question type that assesses a particular critical thinking ability. This Bird and Bird test is verbal and requires a deep and concise understanding of when and to what extent of certainty can one draw conclusions, based on given data; the ability to determine whether certain assumptions have been made in a text, be they true or not; and objectively assessing the validity of arguments, regardless of prejudice or personal experience. The short version, which is commonly used today, includes 40 questions and takes between 20 to 30 minutes to complete. Practising these types of questions before taking the test is critical, because the differences between some of the sections are minute and the rules of deduction of the Watson Glaser test are different from other known deduction tests.
Bird and Bird Video Interview
Just as the assessment name suggests, the Bird & Bird video interviews are interviews via video. This means that staff will interview you via Skype, or send you a link to an interview platform that contains pre-determined Bird and Bird interview questions. Here, you will have a chance to briefly view the question before you record and submit your answer. Although seemingly easier, this method of interviewing means you do not have a chance to expand upon your answers or explain yourself further. Bird and Bird video interviews are not like in-person interviews. They require you to keep several unique and challenging aspects in mind while recording your Bird and Bird interview answers. The PrepPack™ provides preparation packs for video interviews.
Bird and Bird Assessment Day
The Bird and Bird assessment centre is used to evaluate and screen large numbers of applicants not only in key areas associated with the job description, but also for their specific working environment. During the course of the Bird & Bird assessment day, you will be met with a variety of tests, group exercises and interviews. This mix of activities was designed to assist the company in building a more precise outline of your strengths and weaknesses as they pertain to the available position.
How Are Bird & Bird Watson Glaser Tests Scored?
Bird & Bird Watson Glaser aptitude tests are usually comprised of multiple-choice questions. The possible marks for each question are correct, incorrect and unanswered. When you submit a Bird & Bird aptitude test, your answers are first measured against the correct answers. Then, your correct answers are counted and the rate of correct answers is calculated.
What is the Bird & Bird's Video Interview?
There are several different types of questions you may face during your interviews. Most interviews consist of competency-based questions, but some include job-related questions, maths problems, or riddles. You can also expect to be asked about your CV and your motivation regarding the position for which you are applying. To help you prepare for your interview and other assessments, a unique preparation pack, with all the resources you need, has been created. The pack features a detailed interview guide written by accredited psychologists. This guide covers various aspects of interviews and offers important tips. It discusses, among other things, competency-based questions and how to use the STAR method when answering them. It also provides advice on how to answer common interview questions. Going over these principles and reading the guide can help you prepare for your interviews.
What Will I Face in Bird & Bird Assessment Centre?
There are a lot of different exercises that you will face during the Bird and Bird assessment day. It is therefore really important that you get a good night's sleep if possible. Remember, a relaxed mind is the best mind. Try to be friendly even if you are nervous. It is often the interaction between candidates and workers that convince the assessors that you are the right choice for the job.
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A new perspective—Workshops AC2018
A new perspective—Workshops AC2018
June 09, 2018
Participants broke out into smaller groups for workshops to further explore different topics including mental health, discipleship, Justice For Our Neighbors, benefits and mission education.
Two different workshops discussed mental health—a topic becoming increasingly important.
One workshop gathered people in small circles to have conversations that prepared participants to lead similar conversations in their local churches.
The other workshop held a panel with mental health clinicians who shared practical ways churches can make a difference in the mental health needs of their community.
Amber Jerson, of Asbury United Methodist, attended the mental health panel.
"It was really interesting to hear what they had to say because they were involved with churches, but also involved in mental health in Iowa and worked with clients, so they had both sides," Jerson said.
The workshops are interesting, provide a different perspective and serve as a guide to learn more about ways people in the conference can branch out to people in their communities.
Jerson said she now can help the church find ways to branch out to the people within her congregation and the communities that are struggling with mental health issues.


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Luke 12:45-48 uses the word "servants". What kind of servants get beaten up by their master?
That looks a lot like slaves to me. We have an English word for that thing. It's called slaves. So why use servants? Servants are employees that got paid. Slaves are properties that got beaten up.
Does the Bible translator bowdlerize the Bible to keep it politically correct?
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What kind of servant gets beaten by his master? Any servant before the 20th century. You are completely looking at this with 20th century eyes and ignoring the historical context. – DJClayworth May 7 '13 at 13:40
I didn't know about the "before the 20th century" part so I found your question useful. Only a strong historian would know these things. – Tom Au May 9 '13 at 12:35
Well, still proper translation of the scripture to a 20th century english shouldn't use the word servant. – Jim Thio May 13 '13 at 10:51
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The word servant used here is the Greek word doulos (δοῦλος, Strong's G1401). It can mean either a slave, servant, or bond-servant (similar to indentured servant). But in the Roman society of the time there was very little difference between them, since what we now think of as civil rights only applied to Roman citizens. Slave or not, a Roman master had every right to beat their servants simply because the servants were not Roman citizens. So I would argue that:
 - The words slave, servant, and bond-servant are (nearly) interchangeable here, since each would be historically accurate, the only things that change are the modern implications each word carries.
 - The meaning of the verse holds regardless of the English word which the translators chose to use.
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 exactly! no matter what kind of words they use... what's important is how it is described. like "servants" can be beaten up to a pulp by their master as long as they don't die. – FFCoder May 7 '13 at 8:15
 roman citizen can beat up non roman citizen? – Jim Thio May 8 '13 at 10:43
 _USER_ : Yes, or at least that's what my Ancient Histories professor said in his lectures on Roman society. – Walter May 9 '13 at 6:29
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Difference Between Sea and Lake
Sea Vs Lake
Almost anybody knows the difference between a lake and a sea. However, when asked about the true nature of other seas like the Caspian Sea, people will already have second thoughts. Yes, the confusion sets in when identifying some bodies of water which are called seas but are actually lakes. An example of which is the very popular Dead Sea which happens to be the lowest level lake in the world, not to mention one of the saltiest there is. So how come the Dead Sea is a lake and not a sea?
First, a lake is an inland water body. This means that it is surrounded by land. The body of water is usually moderate to big in size with the water surface being exposed towards the atmosphere. Thus, most lakes in the world have a surface area of below 100 sq. mi. although there are dozens of other lakes that even spans to more than 1,500 sq. mi. in area. With regard to depth, the majority of lakes are shallower than the seas.
As mentioned, the confusion sets in because there are some lakes that are named as seas. Aside from the Dead Sea, the Caspian Sea is another lake that is called sea. It is treated by many as a sea because of its size. This lake is so huge that from whatever angle you'll try to look at, it would seem as if you're looking at a long stretch of shore. This is because the Caspian Sea is the biggest or largest lake in the world. It is bordered by several countries including Iran and Southern Russia. Another lake that is called a sea is the Aral Sea.
On the contrary, seas are different from lakes because they are not enclosed by land. They have a relatively bigger volume of water and are usually connected to the wide open ocean. Seas are undoubtedly deeper as compared to lakes. It is a continuous stretch of salt water. There's an exemption to this definition however because a sea can also be a landlocked (like a lake) immense body of saline (salty) water which doesn't have an outlet towards an ocean. This definition can best be applied to the case of the Caspian Sea.
Lakes are shallower than the seas
Lakes are enclosed by a body of land.
With regard to the volume of water, lakes can be small, moderate to big in size whereas seas are often always a lot bigger in size.
Lakes can either be salt water or fresh water while seas are always salt water in nature.
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Manage your Spam Filter
Whether on a MAC or PC use the instructions here to unblock your PinHawk emails. Add to your contacts soit will never go to spam.
Follow the instructions for MicroSoft Office Outlook for MAC or PC here.
Now that Hotmail is Outlook.com, how do I add someone to my safe senders list?
To add an email address to your safe senders list using the Outlook.com user interface, follow the steps below:
- 1. In your Outlook inbox, click the gear icon beside your Profile name.
- 2. Click Mail more settings.
- 3. Under Preventing Junk email, click Safe and blocked senders.
- 4. On the Safe and blocked senders page, click Safe senders.
- 5. On the Safe senders page, under Sender or domain to mark as safe, enter then click "Add to list".
All PinHawk Newsletters are sent from an address that includes the newsletter "name" in the form of an email.Add the email to your contact list following these steps and this avoids the emails from going into spam:
- 1. Select contacts from the options on the left side of the Gmail Inbox.
- 2. Select Create Contact on the top menu.
- 3. Enter in the primary email box.
- 4. Select Save.
For AOL users you can add PinHawk to your contact list and avoid missing a single issue follow these steps:
- 1. Open the PinHawk newsletter in your email
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NDSU Associate Professor Researches how North Dakota Crops Can Be Used by Food Manufacturers
January 30, 2012, Fargo, N.D. – If you have ever been curious about where the idea for your breakfast cereal or snack food originated, it may have been in a lab like the one at Harris Hall where Clifford Hall conducts his research.
Hall, associate professor in the School of Food Systems and interim technical director of the Northern Crops Institute, researches how North Dakota crops, such as beans, peas and flax, can be used in nontraditional ways.
Grinding dried beans, puffing them and coating them with cheese, for example, produces a food similar to Cheetos, which are made from corn, he explained. And protein from peas can replace eggs in baked goods such as cakes, cookies and muffins. "Most people don't think of peas and eggs functioning the same way, but they can in baking applications," Hall said.
The advantage of using dried beans in snack food is the high fiber, micronutrient and protein content that starchy snacks lack, Hall said. He sees commercial potential for bean-based snacks in Southeast Asia where consumers prefer natural foods. "Products made from beans and peas are of interest because these commodities are currently produced using traditional agricultural methods," Hall said.
People who have egg allergies and vegans are possible consumers for products that replace eggs with pea protein. If a product doesn't contain eggs, the food manufacturer can leave the egg allergen warning off the food label, Hall said. Pea protein is also less expensive than eggs.
But does pea-protein cake taste good? "The sensory evaluations have been positive," Hall said. "They are comparable to egg cake." In November 2011, Hall invited people on campus to taste test cookies and cake made with the pea protein instead of eggs. In physical measurements, products made from eggs fared better; however, taste testers liked the baked goods made from pea protein more than the cakes made with eggs. "The moist texture was one reason why panelists liked the cakes containing pea protein," Hall said.
Hall, who has a sensitivity to eggs, uses pea protein in his own kitchen for pancakes, waffles and muffins. "I'm a guinea pig to my own research," he said.
The goal of Hall's research isn't to produce a commercial product, but to prove that the ingredients can be made into an affordable food that looks and tastes good. Food manufacturers then use the research to develop the products consumers see in stores. About a decade ago, for example, Hall and Frank Manthey researched using flax in pasta. Since then, food manufacturers have developed flax-enriched pasta.
His research on bean-based snack foods and pea-protein as egg replacer bodes well for North Dakota farmers. North Dakota is the No. 1 producer of dried peas and several types of dried beans.


Sun Identity Manager 8.1 Resources Reference
Example 3: Action that Follows the Deletion of a User
This procedure shows how to include an action that will run after the deletion of a user on the Active Directory resource.
ProcedureIncluding an Action that Follows the Deletion of a User
 1. Enter delete after action in the Identity Manager User Attribute column of the resource's schema map.
 2. In the Attribute Type column, select string.
 3. In the Resource User Attribute column, enter IGNORE_ATTR. Leave the Required, Audit, Read Only, and Write Only columns unchecked.
 4. Add this to the Deprovision Form user form after the tag:

 5. Create the following XML file and import into Identity Manager. (Change file paths according to your environment.)

 echo delete >> C:\Temp\%WSUSER_accountId%.txt
 6. Edit the XML for the Active Directory resource and add information to the "delete after action" schema mapping. Here is an example of a complete schema mapping for this resource with the new additions. (You will be adding the views-related information.)


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By Jocelyn Turner
Amherst Daily News
AMHERST – Red, white and blue with a bright yellow star will be donned today in honour of Acadian Day.
The Cumberland County Museum will be holding different exhibits in honour of Acadian history in Nova Scotia. One of the exhibits featured at the museum is about the dykes built by Acadians all around Cumberland County and Nova Scotia, some of the artifacts having been lent to the museum by Acadian history enthusiast Dana Rushton.
"There's a lot of French history here in Nova Scotia," said Rushton. "What the Acadians did in claiming the marsh land here was a new technology (here) that was used in Europe since the time of the Romans. How they applied it here, however, was unique with no government money to influence them. It was a community effort."
The dykes were built to keep the fields full of nutrients in order for them to farm. Rushton said taking the time to remember the role they played in building communities in the area is important.
"The face of the landscape today is, strictly in its essence, was originated from what the Acadians did when they dyked the land. Things have changed and the dykes today aren't the same dykes the Acadians made but the influence that they had. The system they created is still used today."
Diana Shaw said there will be other displays about Acadian history at the museum to coincide with the dyke exhibit.
"Because of the significance of Beaubassin in our area, that (dykes built by Acadians) should be something that we would recognize," she said. "We have this primary exhibit here for the dykes, but in our exhibit area we will have more information (about the Acadians) and we have pulled all of our early Acadian information to have it available for people who may want to come and do genealogy."
The Acadian exhibit will run for the rest of the month of August.


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How to Create a New Custom Dictionary in Excel 2010
In Excel 2010, you can create custom dictionaries to use when spell checking your worksheets. You use the Add to Dictionary button in the Spelling dialog box to add unknown words to a custom dictionary. By default, Excel adds these words to a custom dictionary file named CUSTOM.DIC, but you can create a new custom dictionary to use as the default, if you prefer.
Click the File tab and then click Options.
The Excel Options dialog box appears.
Click the Proofing tab and then click the Custom Dictionaries button.
Excel opens the Custom Dictionaries dialog box where you can create a new custom dictionary.
Click the New button.
Excel opens the Create Custom Dictionary dialog box.
Type the name for your new custom dictionary and then click the Save button.
The name of the custom dictionary you created appears underneath CUSTOM.DIC (Default) in the Dictionary List box.
(Optional) Click the dictionary's name in the Dictionary List box and then click the Change Default button.
This makes the new custom dictionary the default dictionary into which new words are saved.
Click the Edit Word List button.
Excel opens a dialog box with an alphabetical list of the words in that custom dictionary. If you just creaetd the dictionary, it will be empty.
Type a word you want to add to your custom dictionary in the Word(s) text box and click Add.
Continue to do this until you're satisfied with your custom dictionary.
Click OK until you've returned to your worksheet.
Now you're ready to get back to work.
If you make the custom dictionary your default, Excel continues to add all unknown words to your new custom dictionary until you change the default back to the original custom dictionary (or to another custom one that you've created). To change back and start adding unknown words to the original custom dictionary, select the CUSTOM.DIC file in the Custom Dictionaries dialog box and click the Change Default button.


Calytrix CNR-Sidetone
CNR-Sidetone is a small USB-powered audio mixing device that connects the user's headset and computer, providing several key features that dramatically enhance the audio realism within your simulated radio environment..
Sidetone: The feedback of a microphone signal at a reduced volume back into the associated headphones, allowing a user's own voice to be heard as part of that user's headphones' audio environment.
The Presence of a'sidetone' gives the User the sensation that the microphone and associated equipment are working properly, that the microphone is "live". Lack of sidetone can give the wrong impression that the user is speaking into a non-working ("dead") microphone.
Sidetone increases the realism of training for trainees using headsets. In addition, some systems use the presence of sidetone as positive reinforcement to the user that the user's microphone has been activated.


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This paper examines the current educational discourse on work and learning and explores conceptualisations of work-connected learning; in particular, work-based, work-related and workplace learning. It is argued that varying definitions of work-associated learning has led to conceptual confusion in the literature. Through a conceptual analysis of the three terms, current usage is problematized. The term work learning is introduced in the paper as an overarching term that refers to any and all of these three forms of learning. Indeed, it is proposed as an umbrella term for any learning that is connected with some form of work in order to aid discussion. Within this remit, many learning forms can be identified; however, it is argued that there is a need for clarification as current conceptualisations are often conflicting.
|Journal||Work Based Learning e-Journal International|
|Early online date||1 Dec 2015|
|Publication status||E-pub ahead of print - 1 Dec 2015|
- Typology of learning
- conceptual analysis
- work learning
- educational discourse.


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Reference: Complex Numbers from A to …Z by Titu Andreescu and Dorin Andrica
Balkan Mathematical Olympiad, 1985.
Let O be the circumcenter of the triangle ABC, let D be the mid-point of the segment AB, and let E be the centroid of the triangle ACD. Prove that lines CD and OE are perpendicular if and only if.
Let O be the origin of the complex plane and let a, b, c, d, e be the coordinates of points A, B, C, D, E respectively. Then,
Using the real product of complex numbers, if R is the circumradius of triangle ABC, then
Lines CD and DE are perpendicular if and only if. That is,
The last relation is equivalent to
, that is, — call this equation I.
On the other hand, is equivalent to. That is,
or,, hence, —- equation II
The relations (1) and (2) show that CD is perpendicular to OE, if and only if.
Ref: Complex Numbers from A to Z by Titu Andreescu and Dorin Andrica
Thanks Prof Andreescu!


Quick Answer: What Does Heaped Spoonful Mean?
What size is a tablespoon?
A metric tablespoon is exactly equal to 15 mL (0.51 US fl oz)..
How much does a tablespoon of flour weigh in ounces?
How many spoons is an ounce?
2 tablespoons1 US fluid ounce (oz) is equal to 2 tablespoons (tbsp).
What does crouched mean?
Meaning of crouched in English to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly: She saw him coming and crouched (down) behind a bush.
Is a heaped tablespoon an ounce?
A rounded tablespoon means there is as much of the product you are measuring above the top edge of the spoon as there is in the "bowl" of the spoon. A heaped tablespoon means as much as you can get on the spoon without it falling off. … A stick of butter is equal to half a cup, 4 ounces, 8 tablespoons or 113 grams.
What is a heaped teaspoon?
Dry ingredients A rounded teaspoon is a larger but less precise measure, produced by heaping the ingredient as high as possible without leveling the ingredient off. A heaping or heaped teaspoon is an even larger inexact measure consisting of the amount obtained by scooping the dry ingredient up without leveling it off.
Which spoon is a table spoon?
A plastic tablespoon and teaspoon. A tablespoon is a unit of measure equal to 1/16 cup, 3 teaspoons, or 1/2 fluid ounce in the USA. It is either approximately or (in some countries) exactly equal to 15 mL. "Tablespoon" may be abbreviated as T (note: uppercase letter), tbl, tbs or tbsp.
How much does a tablespoon of sugar weigh in ounces?
0.44 ozOne tablespoon of granulated sugar converted to ounce equals to 0.44 oz. How many ounces of granulated sugar are in 1 tablespoon? The answer is: The change of 1 tbsp ( tablespoon ) unit in a granulated sugar measure equals = into 0.44 oz ( ounce ) as per the equivalent measure and for the same granulated sugar type.
What does Wise mean?
adjective, wis·er, wis·est. having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion. characterized by or showing such power; judicious or prudent: a wise decision.
Should a teaspoon be heaped?
It is inherently less precise than a level teaspoon. 1 heaping tsp means you pretty much try to get as big a pile of sugar onto the spoon as you can, without spilling it. It's a little over a smidgen more than a rounded teaspoon. Helpful hint: Don't try to measure a heaping teaspoon when dealing with liquids.
What does heaped mean?
1 : a collection of things thrown one on another : pile. 2 : a great number or large quantity : lot. heap. verb. heaped; heaping; heaps.
How many tablespoons are in a scoop?
1.5 tablespoons(about 1.5 tablespoons per scoop).
How many teaspoons are in a heaping teaspoon?
1 1/3 tspThe exact answer will depend on the teaspoon you are using, but with mine, 1 heaped teaspoon is around 1 1/3 tsp, or just under 7ml.
What does heaping cup mean?
A heaping cup is 1 cup plus 1-2 tablespoons (for liquid measures it is called a generous cup) and a scant cup is 1 cup minus 1-2 tablespoons. We have already posted some basic conversions from cups to weight for common items like flour and sugar.


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July 10, 2020
Vintage Photos Showing Chinese People Wearing Fingernail Guards From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
The Chinese fingernail guard came from the Ming dynasty but became popular in the Qing dynasty. For having long fingernails was a sign of power and beauty and wearing fingernail guards protected the nails.
Both men and women of the nobility in ancient China wore their nails long. Long fingernails were a status symbol, showing that that person literally didn't have to lift a finger to do any work. Women usually have longer nails than men, so nail guards became an accessory worn both to protect the nails from breaking and to be decorative.
Nail guards were usually made from metals or shells, sometimes also jade. Historical artifacts show that they are usually made of gold, silver, bronze, or gilded metal, and embedded with pearls, precious stones or kingfisher feather. The length can be anywhere from 3cm (1 in) to 15cm (6 in) depending on how long the wearer wishes it to be.
Nail guards could be worn on one hand only, or on both hands; the latter would signal the wearer's higher status as it shows they do not need to use either of their hands. Some internet novels suggest that nail guards could be worn on all four fingers of the hand, except the thumb, but in reality this would make it extremely difficult to hold anything, so this is highly illogical.
Nail guards as historical artifacts usually came in pairs, which suggest they were worn on two fingers of each hand – the fourth finger and the pinky. This is also consistent as what is seen in paintings and photographs.
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 1. Those are pretty badass, tbh...made in China though, they probably broke after wearing them twice.
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Former Student Raises $27,000 For Substitute Former Teacher Living In A Car After The Pandemic Hit him Hard.
A former student rescued his kind substitute teacher who was living in a car due to his declining financial situation mostly after the pandemic gulped his job as a teacher. The student setup a GoFundMe page, and have him as a present a check of $27,000 on his birthday.
The pandemic has given us all quite a hard time when it hit last year. Many people went from poor circumstances to the worst where they couldn't even survive.
The same happened with substitute teacher José Villaruel who found himself out of work as lessons went online. The consequences were catastrophic for the teacher who already was having a tough time managing his finances and most of all, he had been using his income to send to his sick wife and children living in Mexico.
In fact, he had been living out of his car for quite a time so he could send his family the money they needed. Now, with no job, Villaruel was living off his Social Security check, most of which he sent to his loved ones.
But when a former student, Steven Nava, saw his teacher in a parking lot at 5 a.m. on the way to work, he was shocked. After plucking up the courage, he approached his old teacher and asked about his circumstances. When Villaruel explained his struggles, the 21-year-old felt compelled to help. Nava realized it was time to say him a Thank-you for the effort he put in his students.
Villaruel's response encouraged Nava to help him further, and he promised the teacher he'd do whatever it took to get him out of his predicament.
Nava set up a GoFundMe page and the donations quickly mounted up to $27,000. So along with some other former students, Nava successfully was able to help his teacher with whom he had a great time in the past. And remembering how he was so caring and kind, Nava was pleased to help him with all his heart.
Nava with some other students presented the check to the delighted teacher on his 77th birthday. Villarreal was so moved that he hugged him and thanked him for the effort he made to help him all along.
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Distance between Masvingo and Zvishavane is 86 KM
The straight line distance between Masvingo and Zvishavane is 86 KM
or the mile base distance is 53.4 Miles. The travel route based distance from Masvingo to Zvishavane is more than the crow fly distance.
Masvingo and Zvishavane Location
The source travel point Masvingo is located at the latitue of -20.1 and the longitude of 30.8. The destination travel point is located at the lattitue of -20.1 and the longitude of 30.8.
Sun rise time difference between Masvingo and Zvishavane
The time difference between Masvingo and Zvishavane is 2 hours and 9 minutes. The actual time difference between two places Masvingo and Zvishavane may be same or vary based on the country or states standard time.
Masvingo and Zvishavane travel time
The travel time to reach Zvishavane from Masvingo is 1 hours and 26 minutes. We assumed your traveling speed is 60 kilometer per hour. If you take rest during travel that duration should be added with the given travel time. The given travel time between Masvingo and Zvishavane may differ due to the speed and waiting time of the vehicle. You can also calculate the tavel time by bus, train, flight, bycycle an walk.
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Manually placing text characters
Hi, I would like to create different parts of words separately so as to give them different colours, and then place them together so that they look natural. Unfortunately, when I try this, things are a little off.
local fontSize = 16
local abcd = display.newText{text = "abcd", fontSize = fontSize}
abcd.x, abcd.y = display.screenOriginX + abcd.width, display.screenOriginY + abcd.height
local a = display.newText{text = "a", fontSize = fontSize}
a.x, a.y = abcd.x - abcd.width*0.5 + a.width*0.5, abcd.y + abcd.height*0.7
local bcd = display.newText{text = "bcd", fontSize = fontSize}
bcd.x, bcd.y = a.x + a.width*0.5 + bcd.width*0.5, a.y
As you can see, there is a couple of extra pixels between the bottom a and the red bcd.
Could anyone please explain what's going on, or suggest a solution?
Your code is hard to read. As I can see you are trying to find the X position based on the width of "a", "bcd" or "abcd". But the width is always different, see width prints in my example.
So it's better to use one standard number, like the height, because it's the same. See height prints in my example.
Also try to make your code clean and easy to read otherwise you will be making mistakes that are hard to find.
I'm not sure if my example is the best, but this worked for me. Just play with the numbers and use prints to see output of the values.
local left = display.screenOriginX + 100
local top = display.screenOriginY + 100
local font = "Arial"
local fontSize = 60
local abcd = display.newText("abcd", left, top, font, fontSize )
local a = display.newText("a", 0, 0, font, fontSize)
 a.x = abcd.x - (abcd.height * 0.7)
 a.y = abcd.y + (abcd.height * 0.7)
local bcd = display.newText("bcd", 0, 0, font, fontSize)
 bcd.x = abcd.x + (abcd.height * 0.25)
 bcd.y = abcd.y + (abcd.height * 0.7)
print("abcd.width", abcd.width)
print("a.width", a.width)
print("bcd.width", bcd.width)
print("abcd.height", abcd.height)
print("a.height", a.height)
print("bcd.height", bcd.height)
Using a fixed width font will also make it easier. That is what I use for my word search app. There are plenty to choose from:
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Thanks for the replies. Sorry about the sloppy code, my brain was running out of steam when I posted and I wasn't thinking at my best (which isn't great at the best of times…).
I'm not sure I understand the problem with positioning things by width. If I place one object on top of another, and then move it left or right by half of each of their widths, they should be flush. I've done this lots of times with other display objects without problem.
I've tried it with a fixed-width font and it's the same problem.
Some investigation seems to suggest the issue only occurs when the first part of "conjoined" text objects is made from a single character:
local left = display.screenOriginX
local top = display.screenOriginY
local fontSize = 16
local function make(firstString, secondString, y)
 local whole = display.newText{text = firstString..secondString, y = y, fontSize = fontSize}; whole:setFillColor(1,0,0)
 local firstPart = display.newText{text = firstString, fontSize = fontSize}
 local secondPart = display.newText{text = secondString, fontSize = fontSize}
 whole.x = left + whole.width/2
 firstPart.x = left + firstPart.width/2
 secondPart.x = firstPart.x + firstPart.width/2 + secondPart.width/2
 firstPart.y = whole.y + whole.height*0.7
 secondPart.y = firstPart.y
 local combinedWidth = firstPart.width + secondPart.width
 print(whole.width, combinedWidth)
make("a", "b", top + fontSize/2)
make("a", "bb", top + 50)
make("aa", "b", top + 100)
make("aa", "bb", top + 150)
A quick test suggests I can resolve this by checking that the first part of a conjoined pair is a single character, and if it is, place the second part as normal, but move it back by an amount equal to half the difference between the width of the whole and the sum of the widths of the two parts. Sorry if that's confusing. Hopefully you can figure out what I mean.
I'll let you know how it goes.
I jumped the gun when I concluded that the problem only arises when the first part is a single character. Moreover, the particular letters involved make a difference. For example:
make("ab", "b", top + fontSize/2) -- fine
make("fb", "b", top + 50) -- not fine
I'll keep at it and see if I can make any sense of it, but most likely it's down to really nitty-gritty source code stuff that is way beyond me.
I don't think that you can accomplish what you are trying to accomplish via display.newText API. You'll need to use bitmap fonts.
Yeah, I was just looking into ponyFont as you said that. :slight_smile:


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'Locate' can be activated in a time of distress by shaking or tapping your smartphone screen. Upon activation, your phone immediately records a short video clip which, along with your exact location, is sent in real time to the 'locate' control centre and to your emergency contacts via SMS and Email.
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nameTracer is a Flash movie created as a test of Flash 9 bitmap handling capabilities.
When you press enter, a black and white mask of your name is created, black areas needing to be filled. Random points in dark areas are randomly picked, and the mask is instantly stamped with a randomly rotated white leaf, and a leaf is created at the top of the animation, with various randomized parameters such as horizontal delta. This leaf is then animated, until it hits the grounds at the precise point chosen before; at this point, the leaf itself is stamped on a second bitmap, which is displayed behind all the leaves. The leaf can be safely removed, ensuring a perfect framerate.
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NASA To Hire Crypto Expert For Data Scientist Role
NASA To Hire Crypto Expert For Data Scientist Role
NASA To Hire Crypto Expert For Data Scientist Role
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is reportedly working on hiring a data scientist who has experience working with blockchain and cryptocurrency.
The agency's intention to employ this data scientist was announced through an advert on Linkedln.
The person who gets the job being offered by NASA will be working at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory located in Pasadena, California. The advert did not specify how much knowledge about crypto the person will need.
In addition to the blockchain and cryptocurrency experience, the ad states that candidates should have a Master's or Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or any other similar and relevant fields.
This new member of staff at NASA is required to have knowledge about big data, machine learning, database management, AI, cloud computing, robotics, statistics, and internet of things.
The person is also required to have a strong background in mathematics as their role will deal with a lot of things that make use of the field.
Duties of the data scientist
Some of the duties specified for the data scientist include creating analysis programs for large data sets. This suggests that the agency may be looking to study blockchain and cryptocurrency further.
The data scientist will be responsible for creating programs to help analyze any data about digital assets.
The job posting talks about how the data scientist will be responsible for the development and conceptualization of applications which will be used in various tech sectors such as cloud computing, intelligent digital assistants, multi-mission estates, next-generation flight hardware, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
US agencies and cryptocurrency
Several countries have developed applications for cryptocurrency wallets and are using them in different industries. You can see the list of the best Bitcoin wallets here. The US government has shown a negative perception towards cryptocurrency and restrictive policies have been created.
Many crypto related businesses have stopped doing business in the US or have created US-centric platforms to circumvent the country's unfriendly regulations.
The world's cyberspace is being controlled by nations that make use of digital assets.There are 27 places to buy Bitcoin in the United States listed on. The asset class provides access to data that puts these countries in a position of power in the various geopolitical battles that occur worldwide.
The US has started delving deeper into the study of cryptocurrency exchanges in a bid to get ahead of other countries that are making use of the asset class.
China and South Korea are some of the countries that are ahead in the crypto game.


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Using the payment matrix, the module allows you to determine the total cost of the goods, including additional charges
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 The Total Costs with Shipping module helps to display the valid price of the goods to buyers from different countries using clear parameters.
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 Add a method, assign cost values, and enable.
 When a testing mode is enabled, you can see what expenses are displayed during ordering on the website, and what are not.
 All settings are saved in the database to a backup file. You can also manually restore a backup of the settings or save the backup file after editing the settings.
 The following types of rules are available for choose:
- Adjustments: fee adjustments, minimum / maximum fees, rounding fees, application of tax classes, determination of total cost.
- Location criteria: country, geographic area, zone.
- Order criteria: currency, language, store, customer group.
 For the created rules, you can define the sort order relative to each other. This sets the priorities for the rules.
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Discover the Spotify model
What the most popular music technology company can teach us about scaling agile
Mark Cruth Mark Cruth
Spotify is the largest and most popular audio streaming subscription service in the world, with an estimated 286 million users. A key part of Spotify's success is driven by the company's unique approach to organizing around work to enhance team agility. As Spotify's engineering teams traveled down the path towards improved agility, they documented their experience, shared it with the world, and ultimately influenced the way many technology companies organize around work. It is now known as the Spotify model.
What is the Spotify model?
The Spotify model is a people-driven, autonomous approach for scaling agile that emphasizes the importance of culture and network. It has helped Spotify and other organizations increase innovation and productivity by focusing on autonomy, communication, accountability, and quality.
The Spotify model isn't a framework, as Spotify coach Henrik Kniberg noted, since it represents Spotify's view on scaling from both a technical and cultural perspective. It's one example of organizing multiple teams in a product development organization and stresses the need for culture and networks.
…the Spotify model focuses on how we structure an organization to enable agility.
The Spotify model was first introduced to the world in 2012, when Henrik Kniberg and Anders Ivarsson published the whitepaper Scaling Agile @ Spotify, which introduced the radically simple way Spotify approached agility. Since then, the Spotify model generated a lot of buzz and became popular in the agile transformation space. Part of its appeal is that it focuses on organizing around work rather than following a specific set of practices. In traditional scaling frameworks, specific practices (e.g. daily standups) are how the framework is executed, whereas the Spotify model focuses on how businesses can structure an organization to enable agility.
The Spotify model champions team autonomy, so that each team (or Squad) selects their framework (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban, etc.). Squads are organized into Tribes and Guilds to help keep people aligned and cross-pollinate knowledge.
Now, let's demystify some of these terms…
Key elements of the Spotify model
The Spotify model is centered around simplicity. When Spotify began organizing around their work, they identified a handful of important elements on how people and teams should be structured.
Similar to a scrum team, Squads are cross-functional, autonomous teams (typically 6-12 individuals) that focus on one feature area. Each Squad has a unique mission that guides the work they do, an agile coach for support, and a product owner for guidance. Squads determine which agile methodology/framework will be used.
When multiple Squads coordinate within each other on the same feature area, they form a Tribe. Tribes help build alignment across Squads and typically consist of 40 - 150 people in order to maintain alignment (leveraging what we call Dunbar's Number). Each Tribe has a Tribe Lead who is responsible for helping coordinate across Squads and for encouraging collaboration.
Even though Squads are autonomous, it's important that specialists (e.g. Javascript Developer, DBAs) align on best practices. Chapters are the family that each specialist has, helping to keep engineering standards in place across a discipline. Chapters are typically led by a senior technology lead, who may also be the manager for the team members in that Chapter.
Team members who are passionate about a topic can form a Guild, which essentially is a community of interest. Anyone can join a Guild and they are completely voluntary. Whereas Chapters belong to a Tribe, Guilds can cross different Tribes. There is no formal leader of a Guild. Rather, someone raises their hand to be the Guild Coordinator and help bring people together.
The Trio (aka TPD Trio) is a combination of a Tribe Lead, product lead, and design lead. Each Tribe has a Trio in place to ensure there is continuous alignment between these three perspectives when working on features areas.
As organizations scale, sometimes multiple Tribes need to closely work together to accomplish a goal. Alliances are a combination of Tribe Trios (typically three or more) that work together to help their Tribes collaborate on a goal that is bigger than any one Tribe.
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That's it. There are not a lot of practices that need to be followed or ceremonies that need to happen. Squads may have ceremonies like sprint planning and retrospectives, but the focus of the Spotify model is on how teams organize around work. It's up to Squads to figure out the best way to get the job done.
The benefits of the Spotify model
When Spotify changed the way they scaled agile they wanted to enable Squads to move fast, ship software quickly, and do so all with minimum pain and overhead. They realized these benefits and more as they took their model and evolved it. The organizational benefits of implementing the Spotify model include:
Less formal process and ceremony
The Spotify model focuses on organizing around work and not necessarily processes and ceremonies. This gives an organization greater flexibility when it comes to how Squads work. Instead of requiring Squads to change how they do their work ("you must do scrum"), it focuses on aligning them with each other and driving towards individual team outcomes.
More self-management and autonomy
The Spotify model encourages autonomy and creativity by trusting people to complete the work they are doing in the way they see fit. Do you need to ship software? That's up to the Squad. Do you need to change direction? That's also up to the Squad. The Spotify model focuses on decentralizing decision making and transferring that responsibility to Squads, Tribes, Chapters, and Guilds.
"Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement."
- Dan Pink, Author, "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us"
The Spotify model can offer increased transparency across the work being done and grow a more experimentation-based approach to problem solving in a high trust environment. All this can lead to things like better products, happier customers, and more engaged employees. However, not everyone will experience these outcomes.
The challenges of the Spotify model
The Spotify model was based on one organization's way of working. Many organizations desire the same benefits of the Spotify model, so they attempt to emulate what Spotify did. Some organizations experienced more success than others, but it's likely no organization experienced the same success as Spotify. The reason? Like any way of working, an organization's current culture and structure need to be taken into account. The model is simple, but the environment it's implemented in is complex.
Wise executives tailor their approach to fit the complexity of the circumstances they face.
- Dave Snowden, Management Consultant
Unfortunately, many organizations try to copy the Spotify model. To some, it may seem like a simple matrix organizational structure where people report to a functional area (Chapter), but work with a cross-functional team (Squad). However, it's more complex than that. Although it may look like a matrix organization, the key cultural elements of the model need to be in place to allow the structure to thrive, such as trust and autonomy. If an organization doesn't shift its behaviors (and ultimately its culture), the benefits of the Spotify model will never be realized. If you simply rename teams to Squads, you're just putting lipstick on a pig.
Spotify model best practices
If you're looking to enable a culture of trust, autonomy, and rapid learning, you can't go wrong looking to the Spotify model for inspiration. If your organization is looking at the Spotify model as a means to help you approach agile at scale, the following is a list of best practices to keep in mind.
Don't copy the model
Seek to understand the structure, practices, and mindset behind Spotify's approach. With that understanding, tweak the aspects of the model to fit your own environment. Your goal is not to be Spotify, but to leverage their model to improve how your organization works together.
Autonomy and trust is key
Spotify gave as much autonomy as possible to their people in order to help them pivot quickly. Allowing teams to pick their own development tools and modify another team's code are just some examples. Within your organization, determine if there are decisions that can be pushed to the teams instead of being mandated by parts of the organization that are disconnected from the day-to-day work.
Transparency with community
Spotify's success is credited to their focus on building community and transparency around their work. Establish your first Guild around the Spotify model adoption and encourage participation from everyone in the organization. Build trust by creating transparent, inclusive ways to gather feedback, and gain alignment on how your organization wants to work in the future.
Encourage mistakes
You will fall down and stumble in this journey. But that's okay. Improvement involves experimenting and learning from both our successes and failures. Spotify went through many iterations before they attained the model we know today, and have since continued to experiment to constantly look for new ways to improve the way they work. Encourage the same within your organization!
If you focus on these practices you'll see positive impacts on how your organization collaborates and aligns, whether or not you use the Spotify model as a guide.
In conclusion…
The Spotify model is a great source of inspiration if you're looking to build an organization focused on moving quickly with autonomy and purpose. Even more formal scaling frameworks, such as Scrum@Scale, have gained inspiration from the model (and vice versa). It's important to remember that the Spotify model is not a destination. Ironically enough, Spotify doesn't leverage the original implementation of the Spotify model anymore; they evolved and adapted the model to fit their changing organization. Trios and Alliances are actually newer elements in Spotify as they were brought about to solve new problems the organization faced as it grew larger. Starting with the key elements of the


text: ||A review of decaying isotropic turbulence in two and three dimensions is presented. In both dimensions, exact results can be obtained by assuming that for small Reynolds numbers the nonlinear convective terms in the equation of motion are negligible. These analytical results obtained from a linear equation demonstrate explicitly that the decay laws depend on the form of the energy spectrum near zero wavenumber. In three dimensions, high Reynolds number decay laws can be obtained by assuming that these laws continue to depend on invariant or near-invariant low wavenumber spectral coefficients but become independent of viscosity. Results of numerical simulations are presented which smoothly connect the asymptotically high and low Reynolds number solutions. In two dimensions however, high Reynolds number solutions can not be as easily obtained since the dominant nonlinear energy cascade is from small-to-large scales so that an assumption such as the invariance or near-invariance of low wavenumber spectral coefficients becomes untenable. However, exact analytical results in two dimensions can be determined at a transitional Reynolds number, below which final period of decay solutions result and above which the turbulence evolves with increasing Reynolds number.


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San Juan is one of the few villages left around Guatemala that dyes its yarn naturally. The natural yarn process is fascinating. It is incredible that such vibrant colours can be achieved in a completely natural way.
Once picked, the natural cotton balls—which are white, khaki or coffee in color—are pulled apart so that the seeds can be removed. (pictured right) The cotton is then stretched and pounded into a rectangle in preparation for spinning it into thread.
The cotton is then handspun on a spool. One hand spins the spool while the other holds the cotton high until long strands begin to form. It is necessary to spin the cotton several times to achieve a very fine cotton thread. (pictured below)
A natural fixator made from banana leaves is used to ensure the finished yarn does not bleed as synthetic dye often does. The cotton is first dipped in the banana water then into the pot containing the boiling water and desired dye – usually depending on the hue desired, you boil the yarn for 2 – 3 hours. The final step is dipping the now naturally dyed yarn in the banana water again to fix the colour. The result; a vibrant colour that does not bleed or stain and is completely environmentally friendly.
Both muted and vivid dye colors can be achieved depending on the boiling time and the plants they are derived from, some of which include avocado, guava, carrots, basil and cinnamon. What is interesting is that often the plant or insect gives an unexpected colour.
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As a (fourth declension masculine) noun, ūsus can adopt a variety of closely-related but powerfully particular meanings:
1. Ūsus + genitive typically refers to the use, exercise or enjoyment of something.
- ūsus ocūlōrum: eyesight
- ūsus pectōrālis : push-ups
- ūsus unguentis: the delights of cologne (I highly recommend getting this at TJ Maxx—half-price!)
2. On its own, ūsus can either refer to 'exercise' or 'wear and tear'
- Fidēs nōn ad ūsum tendit: the insurance does not cover wear and tear.
- Musculōsa ūsū cotidiānō exstitit: she became very buff through daily exercise
- (the more straightforward exercitātiō is more common, at least in my experience)
3. It can also reference a 'habit' or social 'custom'
- ūsum loquendī populō concessī; scientam mihi reservāvī: I have give up my habit of making speeches to the people, but I have retained my habit of learning (Cicero in old age)
- populum auctōritāte suā ad ūsum frūgalitātis vocāvit: by his authority, he brought the people to a habit of moderation (Lycurgus)


Configuring Siebel Business Applications > Configuring the Customer Dashboard > Options to Update the Customer Dashboard >
Configuring a Button to Update the Customer Dashboard
The Customer Dashboard includes application programming interfaces (APIs) to pull information from or push information to the Customer Dashboard through Siebel Visual Basic script or Siebel eScript script. Because the Customer Dashboard resides in a separate frame, it requires a user interface event to update customer dashboard fields. To generate a user event, you must add a button to an applet that uses a script to call the Update Dashboard command.
To configure a button to update the Customer Dashboard
 1. In Siebel Tools, in the Object Explorer, click Applet.
 2. In the Applets list, locate the applet you must modify.
 3. In the Object Explorer, expand the Applet tree, and then click Control.
 4. In the Controls list, add a button as an applet control and set properties using values from the following table.
 Target View Frame
 5. Define the script for the new button.
 Your script must do the following:
 6. Compile and test your changes.
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Updating the Customer Dashboard With Data from a Virtual Business Component
An update to the Customer Dashboard requires a row ID. However, a virtual business component uses a virtual row ID. Therefore, to display information from a virtual business component in the customer dashboard, you must script the UpdateDashboard function.
Customer Dashboard Allows Only One Update for Each User Interface Event
The Customer Dashboard allows only one user interface update for each user interface event. For example, if you add a button to a view, then one click of that button is one user interface event. For that event, Siebel CRM can execute only one user interface update, such as updating the Customer Dashboard. The code behind a single button cannot include two user interface updates, such as updating the Customer Dashboard, and then displaying a new view in the main frame of the Siebel application.


Tracking down immigration attorneys after hours is often tricky. However, a large number of law firms now use personal answering services. These services help assist the immigration attorney's clients after hours. The following are a few tips regarding how to work with answering services to locate immigration attorneys after the business day is done.
Immigrants must work through the process of gaining residence or citizenship through their immigration attorney. Usually, simply calling an attorney to make an appointment for help with your legal matter starts the process of protecting yourself. If you need help after normal business hours, you can still contact your attorney's answering service who can both provide you with the needed assistance at that time and place.
For answering services used by immigration attorneys, the following requirements are vital to ensure both the attorney and answering service can assist the client. The answering service should be bilingual, English and Spanish, to ensure clients for whom English is a second language can communicate clearly. Also, the answering service should operate 24/7 to ensure no call is missed. With a bilingual answering service, the staff there can work with the immigration attorneys to translate a client's communications, whether it be over the phone or in print.
When calling an immigration attorney after hours, it is important to understand you are more likely to speak with the immigration attorney's answering service, and not the actual attorney. The receptionist taking the call will collect your contact information and provide everything to an employee working at the firm. This person will then contact you and discuss how the immigration attorneys at their office can assist you.
Clients must be comfortable working with the remote answering service to provide all of the necessary details within your message. Avoid giving away personal information, but still ensure you give the remote receptionists how urgent the current situation is, and how quickly you need the immigration attorney to return your call. If you cannot receive a call (for example, you are in jail), you must tell the answering service this so they understand you need help immediately. Top-quality answering services working alongside immigration attorneys understand the best way to make sure the immigration attorneys are best able to assist you.


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Why do we need sort by each time $T = 1, \dots, N$? There is a example:
-> 10, 9
-> 10, 9, 9, 8
-> 10, 9, 9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 7
-> 10, 9, 9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 7, 9, 8, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 6
Let's explain why the greedy algorithm above works well.
We use the pedigree table to denote the tree that connect the parent and its children.
First, we see that the answer is "No" if we cannot simulate by our algorithm. This is because, when the algorithm is interrupted, there must be so big a slime $X$ that we cannot make by slimes in $V$. If the answer were "Yes", we must have had the valid pedigree table that are not greedy. Suppose $X$ is in $k$-th generation in this table and interrupted in $l$-th. If $k = l$, it is a contradiction. If $k > l$, we don't have to stop algorithm, which implies contradiction. If $k < l$, we can find a slime $Y$ in less-than-or-equal-to-$k$-th generation in this algorithm that can be swapped by $X$, which implies the number of $X$ is greater than $Y$. The greedy algorithm implies the number of $X$ is less than $Y$. This is a contradiction. This is what we want to show.
Second, we prove that, if the answer is "Yes", this greedy succeeds. Suppose we can construct a valid pedigree table that is not greedy, which means we passed the number $x$ to use $y$ with $y < x$. Suppose that $x$ is in $k$-th and $y$ is in $l$-th. We have $k \geq l$. If $k = l$, it means nothing. Assume $k > l$. Let $T _ x$ be the tree that contains all the grandchildren of $x$. Then, we have the tree $T _ y$ which contains the following slimes.
 - $y$ itself.
 - the slimes that was a grandchild of $y$ produced at the time $T \geq k$.
We can swap $T _ x$ and $T _ y$. The validness still follows after the swap. We do this finite times to get the greedy pedigree table.
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Does the "simulation temperature" setting in MODE do anything?
I tried to change the "simulation temperature" in the general tab of FDE or varFDTD (default value is 300K). I was expecting Neff of a silicon WG to change due to silicon's thermo-opto effect. However, the simulation results do not appear to change al all with different temperature values. Is this how it should be?
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The value for simulation temperature will be important if you use a perturbed index material. To add such a material, click on Add and then select index perturbation in Material Database:
In the simulation file attached, I have two silicon rectangles. These two rectangles have different materials, and index for rectangle 1 is a function of temperature. By setting different values for simulation temperature you can study how the index varies:
As you can see in the figure above, only rectangle 1 (the top rectangle) is affected by simulation temperature.
I hope this answered your question.
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This report, commissioned by the Stanford Planning Office, documents the original interior paint colors used in the Museum.
Included in the report are photographs and colored sketches.
The Stanford Museum was built in memory of Leland Stanford Jr., son of Leland and Jane Stanford. It was one of the first structures
in the United States to be built completely of reinforced concrete, engineered by Ernest Ransome. Construction was begun in
1891; the Museum opened its doors in 1894.
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Metal Detectors Aid Archaeologists in Collecting Field Data
Minelab Americas was chosen to work with leading archaeologists to aid in the proper documentation and recovery of historical artifacts at the James Madison Montpelier Estate. Located in in Montpelier Station, VA, the property was the lifelong home of James Madison, the 4th President of the United States.
At the estate, Madison studied past democracies and envisioned the system of government that our nation follows to this day. Minelab has been afforded a rare opportunity to work with leading archaeologists to uncover new ways to properly collect field data. Metal Detectors like the Minelab E-Trac and the Minelab GPX series were used to aid in identifying the location of artifacts around historic structures on the site. Areas of the site were marked off in grid like patterns and then metal detectors were used to aid in the location of the buried artifacts.
In this video Minelab Metal Detectors are used in a methodical manner to mark the location of artifacts for proper recovery and preservation. This collaborative effort demonstrates the unique ways in which the metal detecting community can aid archaeologists in the preservation of history.


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Prepaid Meter Concepts
- Prepayment is not just the easiest and most convenient means for the user to pay for electricity, but it is also a very effective method for energy management.
- Insert card to use，insert card to get power，remove card to cut off power is the basic concept for which a prepaid system works which can either be based on the power consumed or time elapsed.
- The prepaid cards can be reused by reloading them with a desktop credit dispensing unit.
- A prepayment system can be used not just in rental units but also in certain public places as well.
Power is not for the building but for the people occupying the building.
- In order to prevent wasted energy and encourage energy saving, a user pays system is the ideal solution as it is not only fair but is also a very effective energy saving measure.
- Works just like a phone card, the user brings a preloaded card, inserting the card shows the remaining credits, only the actual amount consumed is charged to the card; this method is well suited for places that mscan be rented out such as classrooms, piano rooms, ball courts at night, auditoriums, activity centers and electric car recharging parking spots.
- Subsidies can also be given to allow free use for up a certain amount, when the subsidy is exceeded, a warning is given and actual charging of the card begins; this serves as a means to encourage energy saving.
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- The rent is not the only thing that a landlord cares about, the electricity bill is also of great concern.
- With a prepaid card system, the electricity bill is no longer a headache of the landlord as it simplifies collection and eliminates disputes; the tenant also benefits by having immediate feedback and manage their use accordingly. A prepaid system is transparent and fair to both parties.
- Retail stalls, apartments, offices, dormitories, these are all places well suited to a prepayment system. Pay only for as much as is used.
Flat Rate, Inclined Block, Time Tariff
There are two types based on the resource consumed:
There are two types: split-type and combined.
Water Meter Option
One prepaid card reader services both an electricity and a water meter.
There are two types types of credit dispensers, a desktop type and a kiosk type.
Once the prepaid credit on a card is used up, the card can be reused simply by topping (or reloading) it up from a credit dispensing unit. The desktop credit dispenser has an separate printer option available. The desktop credit dispenser unit can not only dispense credit but can also store the data for each transaction which can be later retrieved and used for accounting or auditing purposes.
Each prepaid meter can be networked to a central host for real time monitoring and control.
- A central host can be implemented to collect data and manage the meters.
- The tariff rate on the meters can be changed remotely from the central host.
- A demand response system can be added to help in avoiding penalty from exceeding the contracted demand by using the meters as load shedding devices.


All peel apart instant products stop developing when you peel them apart. They have an acid layer and a timing layer to reduce alkalinity.
All integral instant products have a timing layer that kicks in roughly 2 - 5 minutes after the pod bursts and this brings the pH down which shuts off development.
All instant products, just like all normal photo products are temperature sensitive and the results vary with temperature.
So, the answer is "NO" they do not develop to completion, but they can suffer from temperature effects which can over or under-develop them.


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Highest concentration of Eocene whales
- Wadi Al-Hitan
- 20015 hectare(s)
Wadi Al-Hitan (Valley of the Whales), is a protected area of some 20,015 ha in the Western Desert of Egypt. Fossil whales were first discovered here in 1905 and, since then, some 379 have been discovered, dating from the Eocene period, 56 to 34 million years ago. These whales cover an evolutionary period of 4 million years, from when the valley was beneath the Tethys Sea. Many of these fossils reveal that, during this period, ancient whales were in the process of losing their hind limbs, and making the final transition from land-based to purely sea-based creatures.


the geocentric watch concept is the creation of designer geoffry cooper. the idea for this exposed wristwatch is inspired by the motion of the planets orbiting around the sun. the watch face is composed of two rings which are always in motion. the time is told by seeing where the two inner rings are located in respect to the outside ring. the inner most ring is used to represent seconds while the middle ring signifies minutes. the watch has a simple white plastic band that highlights the exposed inner workings of the watch on the face.
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You can use RemoveNodes to remove one or more nodes that should no longer participate in the cluster.
Before removing a node, you must remove all drives the node contains using the RemoveDrives method. You cannot remove a node until the RemoveDrives process has completed and all data has been migrated away from the node. After you remove a node, it registers itself as a pending node. You can add the node again or shut it down (shutting the node down removes it from the pending node list).
Cluster master node removal
If you use RemoveNodes to remove the cluster master node, the method might time out before returning a response. If the method call fails to remove the node, make the method call again. Note that if you are removing the cluster master node along with other nodes, you should use a separate call to remove the cluster master node by itself.
This method has the following input parameter:
Name Description Type Default value Required
nodes List of NodeIDs for the nodes to be removed. integer array None Yes
Return value
This method has no return value.
Request example
Requests for this method are similar to the following example:
 "method": "RemoveNodes",
 "params": {
 "nodes" : [3,4,5]
 "id" : 1
Response example
This method returns a response similar to the following example:
 "id" : 1
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In yet another example of reverse technology transfer, a product developed by Nualgi Nano Biotech (NNB), a low profile biotech company here, is helping Americans to clean up polluted lakes. A three-acre Duck Pond in Croton-On-Hudson in New York state has been restored to normal health thanks to 'Nualgi' - an invention by NNB founder Thothathri Sampathkumar.
Prior to the application of Nualgi in Aug 2011, the Duck Pond "was in a highly impaired state with a variety of water quality issues" such as bad odour, poor clarity and infestation with duck weed and algae, said John Tucci, president of Lake Savers, a small company in Richland, Michigan.
Lake Savers, which has about 2,000 acres of lakes and ponds, including the Duck Pond, under its management, uses a combination of oxygenation systems, beneficial bacteria and enzyme formulations in its restoration projects. According to Tucci, this however did not work well in extremely impaired water bodies like the Duck Pond and so the company wanted to assess whether the addition of Nualgi to its programme could speed up recovery of this water body. The US company obtained 50 kg of Nualgi from Sampathkumar in August 2011 to try it out.
In an email to the Bangalore company earlier this month, Tucci has acknowledged that the water quality in the pond showed a "remarkable and sustained improvement" after a single dose of Nualgi application. Duckweed disappeared in one month after application and did not come back till now, and no algae blooms either, while "fish productivity and health has improved dramatically with the pond becoming a favourite destination for local fisherman," he said.
Nualgi is a mix of micro nutrients in the form of nano particles including silica, iron and manganese, which triggers the rapid growth of a type of algae called diatoms, explained Mallimadugula Bhaskar, a collaborator of Sampathkumar. The oxygen released by diatoms through photosynthesis increases the dissolved oxygen level of water and thus keeps the pond clean and the diatoms converted into 'zooplanktons' provide food for the fish. One kilogram of Nualgi can treat four million litres of water, he said. Apart from India, Nualgi has been patented in the US, Britain, Germany and South Africa.
Encouraged by its successful experiment in Duck Pond, Lake Savers has obtained clearance from the US Environmental Protection Agency for using Nualgi on a large scale in the US. "We are now aggressively embarking on more intensive studies and applications of Nualgi in a variety of water bodies from 5 to 120 acres," Tucci said. The Lake Savers which has so far purchased 350 kg of Nualgi, has expressed intent to buy another one tonne this year, Bhaskar said.
According to Bhaskar, Nualgi is an economical alternative to treat sewage and organic wastes in "eutrophic" lakes and ponds as no skilled labor or energy is required. It is inexpensive and can be mass produced, he said.
An eutrophic lake is characterized by excessive growth of algae resulting from contamination by nitrogen or phosphorus compounds such as by laundry detergents, untreated sewage, and fertilizer run-off from agricultural land. "One obvious solution is to reduce these inputs but this is unrealistic," Bhaskar said, adding: "The other solution is to remove the nutrients from water. The Nualgi-diatom-zooplankton-fish food chain is the best way to achieve this. Thus all the polluted lakes and rivers can be restored to their original glory using Nualgi."
According to Bhaskar, Nualgi is being used in many lakes in southern India for the past seven years and fishermen are buying the product to increase their catch in water bodies. "In Delhi only 30 per cent of the sewage of about four billion litres is treated," Bhaskar told IANS. "If Nualgi is used, this can become 100 percent in one year without any capital expenditure."
It is likely that Nualgi will be effective in oceans too, Sampathkumar said, adding it can be used to prevent algae bloom, known as red tide, like the one a week ago that reportedly killed nearly one million fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Oceanographer David Karl of Hawaii University has taken a small sample of Nualgi and is testing it in ship-board experiments in the Pacific, Bhaskar said.
Nualgi's developers hope to promote its use worldwide to revive fresh water eutrophic lakes and the over 500 "dead zones" in coastal regions - so-called because they are so deprived of oxygen that they can't support any aquatic life.


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This tutorial is based off of the MSDN Article _TAG_: Q194873. But, for a beginner, following these MSDN articles can be intimidating to say the least. One of the most often asked questions I see as a Visual C++ and Visual Basic programmer is how to call a VB DLL from VC++. Well, I am hoping to show you exactly that today. I am not going to go over the basic details of COM as this would take too long, so I am assuming you have an understanding of VB, VC++ and a little COM knowledge. It's not too hard to learn; just takes a little time. So let's get started.
The first thing you need to do is fire up Visual Basic 6 (VB 5 should work as well). With VB running, create a new "ActiveX DLL" project. Rename the project to "vbTestCOM" and the class to "clsTestClass". You can do this by clicking in the VB Project Explorer Window on the Project1 item (Step 1), then clicking in the Properties window and selecting the name property (Step 2). Do the same for the Class. Click on the class (Step 3), then the name property and enter the name mentioned above (Step 4). Your project so far should look like the folowing right hand side picture:
Ok, now we are ready to add some code to the VB Class. Click on the "Tools" menu, then select the "Add Procedure" menu item. The Add Procedure window will open up. In this window we need to add some information. First (Step 1) make sure the type is set to Function. Second (Step 2) enter a Function name called "CountStringLength". Finally hit the Ok button and VB will generate the new function in the class.
You should have an empty function with which to work. The first thing we will do is specify a return type and an input parameter. Edit your code to look like this:
Public Function CountStringLength(ByVal strValue As String) As Long
What are we doing here? We are taking one parameter, as a String type in this case, then returning the length through the return type, which is a Long. We specify the input parameter as ByVal, meaning VB will make a copy of this variable and use the copy in the function, rather than the default ByRef, which passes the variable by reference. This way we can be sure that we do not modify the string by accident that was passed to us by the calling program. Let's add the code now.
Public Function CountStringLength(ByVal strValue As String) As Long
If strValue = vbNullString Then
CountStringLength = 0
CountStringLength = Len(strValue)
In the first line of code we are checking to see if the calling program passed us an empty, or NULL, string. If so we return 0 as the length. If the user did pass something other than an empty string, then we count it's length and return the length back to the calling program.
Now would be a good time to save your project. Accept the default names and put it in a safe directory. We need to compile this project now. Go to the File menu and select the "Make vbCOMTest.dll..." menu item.
The compiler will produce a file called surprisingly enough: vbCOMTest.dll. The compiler will also do us the favor of entering this new DLL into the system registry. We have finished the VB side of this project, so let's start the VC++ side of it. Fire up a copy of VC++, then select from the menu, "New Project". The New Project window should appear. Select a "Win32 Console Application" (Step 1), then give it a name of "TestVBCOM" (Step 2). Finally, enter a directory you want to build this project in (Step 3 - your directory will vary from what I have entered).
Click on the "OK" button and the "Win32 Console Application - Step 1 of 1" window will appear. Leave everything on this page as the default, and click the "Finish" button. One final window will appear after this titled "New Project Information". Simply click the "Ok" button here. You should now have an empty Win32 Console project. Press the "Ctrl" and hit the "N" key. Another window titled "New" will appear. Select the "C++ Source File" (Step 1), then enter the new name for this file called, "TestVBCOM.cpp" (Step 2 - make sure the Add to Project checkbox is checked and the correct project name is in the drop down combo box), then click the "Ok" button to finish.
Now we are going to get fancy!
You need to go to your Start Menu in Windows and navigate to the "Visual Studio 6" menu and go into the "Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Tools" sub-menu. In here you will see an icon with the name "OLE View". Click on it.
The OLE View tool will open up. You will see a window similar to this one:
Collapse all the trees, if they are not already. This will make it easier to navigate to where we want to go. Highlight the "Type Libraries" (Step 1) and expand it. You should see a fairly massive listing. We need to locate our VB DLL. Now, remember what we named the project? Right, we need to look for vbTestCOM. Scroll down until you find this. Once you have found it, double click on it. A new window should appear - the "ITypeLib Viewer" window. We are only interested in the IDL (Interface Definition Language) code on the right side of the window. Select the entire IDL text and hit the "Ctrl" and "C" buttons to copy it to the clipboard.
You can close this window and the OLE View window now as we are done with the tool. We need to add the contents of the IDL file into our VC++ project folder. Go to the folder you told VC++ to create your project in and create a new text file there (If you are in Windows Explorer, you can right click in the directory and select "New" then scroll over following the arrow and select "Text Document"). Rename the text document to "vbCOMTEST.idl". Then double click on the new IDL file (VC++ should open it if you named it correctly with an IDL extension). Now paste the code in the file by pressing the "Ctrl" and "V" keys. The IDL text should be pasted into the file. So far, so good. Now, this IDL file is not going to do us much good until we compile it. That way, VC++ can use the files it generates to talk to the VB DLL. Let's do that now. Open a DOS window and navigate to the directory you created your VC++ project in. Once in that directory, at the prompt you need to type the following to invoke the MIDL compiler:
E:\VCSource\TestVBCOM\TestVBCOM\midl vbTestCOM.idl /h vbTestCOM.h
Hit the "Enter" key and let MIDL do its magic. You should see results similar to the following:
Close the DOS window and head back into VC++. We need to add the newly generated vbTestCOM.h and vbTestCOM_i.c files to the project. You can do this by going to the "Project" menu, then selecting the "Add to Project" item, and scrolling over to the "Files" menu item and clicking on it. A window titled, "Insert Files into Project" will open. Select the two files highlighted in the next picture, then select the "Ok" button.
These two files were generated by MIDL for us, and VC++ needs them in order to talk to the VB DLL (actually VC++ does not need the "vbCOMTest_i.c" file in the project, but it is handy have in the project to review). We are going to add the following code to the "TestVBCOM.cpp" file now, so navigate to that file in VC++ using the "Workspace" window. Open the file by double clicking it and VC++ will display the empty file for editing.
Now add the following code to the "TestVBCOM.cpp" file:
_clsVBTestClass *IVBTestClass = NULL;
hr = CoInitialize(0);
hr = CoCreateInstance( CLSID_clsVBTestClass,
_bstr_t bstrValue("Hello World");
hr = IVBTestClass->CountStringLength(bstrValue,
cout << "The string is: " << ReturnValue << " characters in
length." << endl;
hr = IVBTestClass->Release();
cout << "CoCreateInstance Failed." << endl;
If all the code is entered in correctly, then press the "F7" key to compile this project. Once the project has compiled cleanly, then press the "Ctrl" and the "F5" keys to run it. In the C++ code, we include the MIDL created "vbTestCOM.h" file, the "Comdef.h" file for the _bstr_t class support and the "iostream.h" file for the "cout" support. The rest of the comments should speak for themselves as to what's occurring. This simple tutorial shows how well a person can integrate VB and VC++ apps together using COM. Not too tough actually.


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The nodes of Wireless Sensor Network used in forest monitoring can not replace battery frequently, so they can not use disposable chemical battery with limited energy as traditional sensor network nodes. This article studied on the WSN node power system for forest monitoring, designed a node solar power system on the basis of analysis of the sensor node hardware and energy situation, and introduced the microprocessor control and software control flow of this system in detail. The solar power system was specifically designed to be capable of step-down and step-up the solar panel output DC (Direct current) voltage not only when the light is sufficient to meet the work requirements of each module of the sensor node, but also be able to step-up the output DC voltage when the solar cell was under voltage in poor light to ensure the energy supply in light or low light environments, extending the service life of sensor nodes. Finally, simulation results are presented to show the feasibility of solar power system applied in WSN.
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Date of Conference: 23-24 Oct. 2010


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Choose littermates of the same sex to reduce the chance of chinchillas fighting. Only put them together if have grown up together – and make sure they are of the same sex – male with male, female with female.
Avoid unwanted litters. Keep male and female chinchillas apart well before eight months old, as this is when they become sexually mature. Unless neutered, they will breed and usually produce a litter of two babies. It can be difficult to find homes for their young.
Choose littermates of the same sex to reduce the chance of ferrets fighting. Only put them together if have grown up together – and make sure they are of the same sex – male with male, female with female.
Avoid unwanted litters. Keep unneutered male and female ferrets apart as they will breed. It can be hard to find homes for their young.
Avoid unwanted litters. Keep males and females apart as they can breed from about 10 weeks of age. Each litter can produce three to six babies, which can be hard to find a home for.
Choose littermates of the same sex to reduce the chance of guinea pigs fighting. Only put them together if have grown up together – and make sure they are of the same sex – male with male, female with female.
Avoid unwanted litters. Keep male and female guinea pigs apart unless they are neutered. Males can father babies at around nine weeks of age – and females as young as three weeks old. They will breed litters, usually of one to six babies, which can be hard to find homes for.
Keep rabbits and guinea pigs apart. Rabbits can bully and injure guinea pigs. They need their own kind for company.
Avoid unwanted litters. Keep male and female mice apart from before six weeks old. After that they become sexually mature, they will breed and produce an average litter of 5 to 12 babies, which can be difficult to find homes for.
If they do live alone, let them interact with you and other people they trust every day.
How to put rats together
- It's best to put littermates together who have grown up together – males with males, females with females – as they are less likely to fight.
- Females are less likely to fight each other than males living together.
- Keep males and females apart to avoid unwanted litters.
- To put two males together, it may be better to make one of them a baby male, as the older one will be more likely to accept them.
How to introduce unrelated rats
- Always introduce unrelated rats on neutral territory, as rats can be very territorial.
- Initially let them meet for a small amount of time. Gradually extend the time, until they show signs of getting along. Give them a couple of weeks to learn to get along: after that, they usually become the best of friends. They can then move into a cage together that neither have lived in for a week or so – or the smell of the other rat will be there and rats will become territorial.
- Keep a close eye on them and if there is bullying behaviour or fighting, it's best to keep them apart. You need to remain calm too: rats are very good at picking up signs of stress.
Avoid unwanted litters. Keep male and female rats apart from five weeks old. They become sexually mature between six to eight weeks old and can produce litters of between 8 to 18 babies.
How do I know if my rats are being aggressively fighting or just play-fighting?
Look for the signs below. Rats often play with each other, even as adults. Some owners confuse harmless play fighting with true aggression – and make them live alone unnecessarily. Squeaking doesn't always mean a rat is harmed: they do this with both play fighting and aggressive fighting.
Signs of aggressive fighting:
- One of the rats' fur stands on end during the fighting
- Injuries are caused
- One rat attempts to bite the other's bottom or sides
- One of the rats – the weaker one – hides a lot, or creeps nervously around the cage
Signs of play fighting:
- Both rats take turns in chasing and pinning the other rat
- The "bites" – which don't cause injury – are aimed at the back of the neck
Separate rats who frequently fight each other aggressively, to avoid stress and injury.
Syrian hamsters must be housed alone or they will fight if kept together. Dwarf hamsters will often live happily in pairs.