India's first indigenous jet was left to die young
India's first indigenous jet was left to die young
India's first indigenous jet was left to die young
India's first fighter plane Marut didn't get the boost it deserved.
Today, 50 years later, the IAF has no indigenously built aircraft of any worth. The enthusiam that was associated particularly with Marut died a natural death because of a combination of two factors: import pressures in general and under-powered engines for the aircraft.
Retired IAF officers told Deccan Herald that neither Air Headquarters nor the Ministry of Defence pursued the indegenisation programme beginning with Marut manufactured by the then Hindustan Aircraft Ltd, later christened as Hindustan Aeronatics Ltd (HAL), with gusto. According to Wg Cdr (retd) Praful Bakshi, Marut's "Achilles heel" was its engine.
"After the GNAT started flying, Kurt Tank (a German who had earlier designed the Focke-Wolf) designed the HF-24" which was a "remarkable aircraft but fell short because of the lack of a proper engine".
After the aircraft was commissioned, three squadrons were formed and some of them saw action during the 1971 Indo-Pak war in which it took a lot of hits, as one retired IAF officer said.
At the manufacturing stage, Rolls Royce agreed to make an engine for the Marut at a cost of Rs 7 lakh per engine. But after the company's factory in Egypt was bombed by the Israelis in an air attack the IAF re-designed the aircraft, fitting two GNAT engines on it.
"This did not help because the frame was designed for Mach 2-3 speed and the engines were grossly under-powered," another retired IAF officer said, adding that with no significant help from western countries in developing the Marut's engine, the plan to manufacture more of the HF-24 was dropped.
According to Wg Cdr Bakshi, "the Marut was the only aircraft which flew supersonic without an afterburner, an aspect which "our planners never gave importance to.
Besides, the defence establishment "never thought that this was a great tactical advantage. Senior personnel did not want to fly this aircraft because the worksmanship of HAL was not up to the mark," he notes.
The IAF was "happy because nobody wanted an indigenous programme" even though the Marut could do 640 knots, fly low level with four tanks" (comparable to the American F-22).
Most retired IAF officers Deccan Herald spoke to faulted the Marut's engine whose under-performance was the main reason why production of the aircraft was grounded.
"Imagine what a Rs 4-crore investment could have done to the aircraft", Air Marshal (retd) S K S Ramdas said, adding: "Some of the aircraft had not even clocked 10-12 hours on the log and there was one which had logged only three hours. Only a very rich country like ours could afford such a colossal waste," he said.
Another retired Air Marshal said that several test pilots lost their lives because of a combination of mehcanical faults, including a below par engine. The fighter plane's reputation was marred by technical glitches, including fuel leakages and a problem with the canopy, which eventually took the life of Group Capt Suranjan Das.
After the Indo-Pak war, the government virtually stalled the IAF's programme tilting to the seductive appeal of imports which included the procurement and operationalisation of the Russian MiG-21s which subsequently suffered because of the availability of spare parts.
Now, the aircraft lies all across India in various airfields and the authorities at Air Headquarters and HAL here look the other way because it was a source of embarrassment.


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Chopin's birthplace
Żelazowa Wola is located in Poland
Żelazowa Wola
Żelazowa Wola
Coordinates: 52°15′N 20°19′E / 52.250°N 20.317°E / 52.250; 20.317
Country Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
County Sochaczew
Gmina Gmina Sochaczew
Population 65
Żelazowa Wola [ʐɛlaˈzɔva ˈvɔla] is a village in Gmina Sochaczew, Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies on the Utrata River, some 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Sochaczew and 46 km (29 mi) west of Warsaw. Żelazowa Wola has a population of 65.
The village is the birthplace of Polish-French pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin, and of violinist Henryk Szeryng. It is known for its picturesque Masovian landscape, including numerous winding streams surrounded by willows and hills.
In 1909, in celebration of Chopin's centenary, Russian composer Sergei Lyapunov wrote the symphonic poem, Zhelazova Vola (Żelazowa Wola), Op. 37 (Russian: Жeлaзoвa Вoлa), "in memory of Chopin".[2]
Housed in an annex to the Chopins' home, surrounded by a park, is a museum devoted to the composer. In summer, concerts of his music are performed by pianists from all over the world, who play inside the family home. In an adjacent park is a monument to the pianist, designed by Józef Gosławski.[3]
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Coordinates: 52°16′N 20°20′E / 52.267°N 20.333°E / 52.267; 20.333


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How to Throw A Safe And Healthy Super Bowl Party
The Super Bowl is right around the corner, and as parties are being planned, there are a few things to keep in mind to ensure that things stay safe, healthy and fun. Here you'll find some helpful tips to help you plan a great Super Bowl party for friends and family.
While Super Bowl parties and alcohol usually go hand in hand, it's important to remember that these events do not need to revolve around drinking. This is important for a number of reasons.
- First, the Super Bowl is held during the winter, a time of year when many people suffer from the winter blues. And even though parties are usually happy occasions, alcohol can cause a person's depression to become worse.
- Next, there are certain groups of people who shouldn't drink alcohol. Pregnant women, diabetics and those with liver, kidney or pancreas problems shouldn't drink at all.
- Last, drinking alcohol can lead to people engaging in unsafe behavior. The reason is because alcohol causes people to lower their inhibitions and do things they ordinarily wouldn't do, while impairing a person's judgment. Driving under the influence and teenage drinking are two of the dangers of having a Super Bowl party centered on alcohol.
Having alcohol at a Super Bowl party is fine, but there are some safety precautions that should be followed:
- Always use a designated driver. If no one is available to take intoxicated party guests home, then party hosts should have room available for party guests to stay for the night.
- Remember that the body can metabolize about one drink per hour, so as long as someone sticks to just one drink an hour, they can avoid the majority of the intoxicating affects. One drink is one beer, one glass of wine or one ounce of hard liquor.
- Party hosts should have non-alcoholic drinks available for those who choose not to drink and those who are drinking should alternate between alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to avoid getting drunk.
Party hosts should make sure that whatever fare they serve is healthy. Many Super Bowl parties feature pizza and wings, but these party staples are loaded with fat, salt and have little nutritional benefit. Instead party hosts should be sure that the food they serve follows these healthy guidelines:
- Include fresh fruit and vegetables, such as carrot sticks, apple wedges, and broccoli florets. This will vary based upon what is in season and locally available.
- Offer low-fat or non-fat dressings and dips.
- Offer lean forms of protein and consider some vegetarian/vegan options.
- Make sure that food is low in calories, fat, sugar and sodium
- Be aware of any special dietary needs such as diabetes or those on restricted diets and be sure to have selections available that meet those needs.
- Always follow food safety guidelines, such as proper holding temperatures, avoiding cross contamination and hand washing.
Americans are notorious for their sedentary lifestyles, so during half time and commercial breaks, get moving. Physical activity doesn't have to be hard to be effective. Something as simple as throwing the pig skin in the yard during commercial breaks or dancing along with the half-time show will do the trick. It doesn't have to be difficult or complicated, just get moving.
Since the Super Bowl takes place during the winter, staying warm is essential, especially during outdoor tailgating parties, although it can also get cold inside as well. Hypothermia can occur extremely quickly and can be life threatening. There are a number of ways to stay warm during Super Bowl parties.
- Wear appropriate clothing. Loose layers with the outer layer being wind and waterproof will help keep party goers warm outdoors. Dressing warmly is also important if someone is going to be indoors, since people going in and out can cause the temperature in a room to drop, causing people to become chilled.
- Keep the amount of exposed skin to a minimum. Wear hats, mittens or gloves, and scarves to keep as much heat in as possible.
- Drink warm liquids and eat warm foods. Avoid alcohol and caffeine because these can cause the body to lose heat faster.
- Look for unique ways to get warm. Air activated warmers are extremely helpful in warming the body and are available in a variety of sizes and are inexpensive.
No matter if someone is tailgating at the big game or partying at home, following basic safety rules is important.
- Always have a fire extinguisher and first aid kit on hand. Injuries and fires occur when people least expect them.
- Avoid any clothing, no matter how festive, that blocks the ability to see or move freely.
- Never leave children or pets unattended and be sure that the excitement isn't too much for them. Often pets can be especially fearful in new situations that may startle them.
- Never use grills, generators or any other appliance that uses gasoline, propane or charcoal inside an enclosed area. This can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning as well as fires.
- Be sure that heaters are not near anything that will catch fire.
Super Bowl parties are great fun, but people should always party safe. By following these guidelines, Super Bowl party goers can cheer for their favorite team, while staying healthy and safe.

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Digging To the North Pole
Wally and Osborne aren't morons, just a bit naive. It's actually about 7,926 miles from the south pole to the north pole. If they could average five feet an hour they could be there in about 955 years. This is of course based on them maintaining that digging speed going through rock and metal as well as being burned up from the heat of the earth's core (Actually little is known about the earth's core but scientists speculate that it is made up of iron and nickel and reaches temperatures over 9000Â°F).


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What is a Non-Traditional Student?
There is no definitive definition of 'non-traditional student'. The term is generally used to refer to students who belong to groups who did not traditionally enter the higher education system in significant numbers.
Historically, most students who entered higher education in Ireland shared common characteristics. They were:
- from middle class backgrounds,
- of school leaving age (usually eighteen or nineteen),
- spoke English as their first language,
- had no disabilities,
- studied full time with no significant external responsibilities.
This is beginning to change as more students from 'non-traditional' backgrounds enter university.
Any student who does not share all the characteristics noted above can be considered a non-traditional student. For example:
- TAP students,
- Mature students,
- International Students,
- Students from ethnic minorities,
- Disabled Students,
- Students who are parents / carers,
- Part-time students.
The numbers of students entering Trinity from non-traditional backgrounds has increased greatly over the past decade.
Some non-traditional students enter Trinity College via specialist access routes:
- Access Initiatives (TAP),
- Mature Students' Dispensation Scheme,
- Supplementary Admissions Procedure for students with disabilities.
As non-traditional students come from diverse backgrounds, their needs are diverse. Specific needs arise for many different reasons. For example, students may have to balance academic study with external responsibilities, manage disabilities, or cope with studying within an unfamiliar educational culture or working through English, when is not their first language.
Higher level teaching and assessment methods have been developed to suit the needs of the traditional student body and often do not take account of the varied needs of a diverse student body.
TIC is designed to respond to the needs of the modern student population by enabling staff to embed inclusive practices within their teaching and assessment.

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text: A surface interpolation method that fits a polynomial surface by least-squares regression through the sample data points. This method results in a surface that minimizes the variance of the surface in relation to the input values. The resulting surface rarely goes through the sample data points. This is the simplest method for describing large variations, but the trend surface is susceptible to outliers in the data. Trend surface analysis is used to find general tendencies of the sample data, rather than to model a surface precisely.


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Whenever we give a demo of OpenAnnotate, clients always ask, "What happens when multiple users need to review a document at the same time?" OpenAnnotate has always supported having multiple users annotating a document at the same time, but a recent client has added functionality which broadcasts "live" the annotations and comments that users are making. This makes the review process in OpenAnnotate more collaborative. This post will outline some things to look for when evaluating your options for annotating/reviewing documents in your ECM repository.
We have had clients struggle with other annotation products and review processes in the past that did not allow more than one user to be reviewing a document at the same time. The "out of the box" functionality that is advertised for many ECM repositories to be able to perform a document "review" involves the following:
- Create a workflow to send to individual reviewers
- Each individual user must check out the document when it is their turn to review
- Perform their edits in the document (with or without track changes)
- Remember check back in the correct document
- Complete the workflow task
We have seen many clients struggle with this process because it involves multiple steps that users must remember to perform in order for the review to go smoothly. Some of the things that go wrong or problems with this approach are:
- Only one person can be doing their review at a time. This can add hours/days to the review process because each user must independently make their edits before the next user can review and make their comments.
- Users forget to check back in the document, leaving others locked out of doing their review
- Users forget to turn on "Track Changes" in the document, so other reviewers and authors don't know what was changed
- Reviewers "over-edit" the document since they are using the native editing application and tend to spend too much time editing fonts, changing design, wordsmithing
- Documents must go through many separate review cycles since the first reviewers don't get to see what the later reviewers changed in the document.
TSG has had success in rolling out our OpenAnnotate annotation tool because it addresses the following issues:
- Annotations are made using the Adobe XFDF specification allowing for documents to be viewed with their annotations inline
- Reviewers have a simplified toolset that lets them enter comments, draw lines/boxes/circles/arrows, highlight/strikethrough text. This lets them focus on the content of their review rather than the semantics of the tool.
- Annotations are made as a layer on top of the document allowing multiple reviewers to be making their annotations at the same time
The most recent enhancement to OpenAnnotate takes that last point one step further as it allows users to collaborate on the review process in real time without having to refresh the page to see if another user has made comments.
We have added a "Participants" pane to the interface that will show all users that are currently annotating the document, as well as expose a chat window to allow users to have an informal dialog during the review.
When annotations are being made, every user will immediately see the annotation appear on their screen. This allows users to make their comments at the same time as other reviewers and respond to each other's feedback. We have also expanded each annotation with a "reply" feature which allows an individual to reply to a highlight/strikethrough or other annotation.
Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.


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Decorating golf balls is an activity that can be fun for adults and children alike. Whether you're making a gift for the golfer in your life or accenting your home décor, you can use golf balls for original artwork by adding designs with permanent marker or with paint. You can also use red, black, and white paint to enhance your garden with golf ball ladybugs.
Method 1 of 3:
Decorating Golf Balls with Permanent Marker
 1. 1
 Choose a design. There are a lot of designs to choose from. Floral patterns are an easy, fun, and cute pattern to draw if you're new to decorating golf balls. You could also recreate the solar system or make minions and popular characters. You have endless options, so come up with a plan for how you will want your golf balls to look.
 - Some creative ideas include fruit, bugs and animals, holiday themes, and other types of sports balls like soccer and basket balls.[1]
 2. 2
 Gather golf balls and markers. Use quality permanent markers that won't easily rub or wash off and won't fade over time. Choose an array of colors. For color that stands out brightest on turf, look for reds and yellows.[2]
 - Gather a lot of golf balls. As you work, you may want to discard some that you don't like, or you may come up with new designs that you want to try along the way. Try as many different designs and illustrations as you like.
 - Place all materials in a cardboard box or other flat surface where the balls will not roll away.
 3. 3
 Wash the golf balls thoroughly with dish soap. Place them in a sink and scrub them with hot, soapy water to remove dirt or other elements from the surface. Dry them off with a dish towel before drawing on them with permanent marker.[3]
 4. 4
 Draw lines around the golf ball. Set the golf ball on a flat surface and hold the marker steady with the tip touching the ball. Slowly roll the golf ball for a straight line going all the way around the ball. Then move the marker to the next point on the ball where you want to draw another line.[4]
 - Lines can be decorative by themselves or they can be used as stems for flowers in a floral pattern.
 - Use different colors for a specific theme. For example, use red and green for a Christmas themed design or black and yellow to make the golf ball look like a bumblebee.
 5. 5
 Make a floral pattern on the ball. Color in the ridges on the ball with the tip of the marker. You can make a flower pattern by coloring in one ridge with one color, and each of the surrounding ridges with a brighter color.
 - This process also works well for paw prints if you use neutral colors like black and brown.
 6. 6
 Color in the ridges. Color every other ridge for a checkered pattern or color in ridges sparingly for a polka-dot pattern. You can use different colors or all one color depending on how you want your pattern to look. The technique is simple but the finished design will be fun to see. [5]
 - You can create a great piece of home décor by coloring golf balls with simple designs and placing them in a vase or frame.[6]
Method 2 of 3:
Painting Golf Balls
 1. 1
 Choose how you want your golf balls to look. You can use acrylic paint and paint brushes, or spray paint for a more solid look of one color. Depending on the design, you may need to gather a lot of golf balls. It's better to have too many golf balls than not enough as you might want to change your design along the way. Use as many golf balls as you need.
 - Knowing what type of design you want before you start can help you decide if you want spray paint or acrylic paint and what size brushes to use.
 2. 2
 Set up your workspace. Painting golf balls is best when done outdoors due to the mess and fumes. Place empty egg cartons upside down outside on a flat surface. Then place the golf balls on the egg carton to hold them firmly in place while you're working.[7]
 3. 3
 Sandpaper the golf balls. This will remove the gloss on the outer surface of the ball so that the paint will stick better. This will also help remove any dirt and grime.[8]
 4. 4
 Add primer to the golf balls. Keep them on the egg cartons and spray over the golf balls with paint primer spray. This will also ensure that the paint will stick and have a longer lasting hold. Hold away from your face as you spray, and then wait for the balls to dry.[9]
 5. 5
 Paint a solid color with spray paint. You can make a ball one solid color by placing it on the empty egg carton and spraying it with spray paint. Once it is dry, turn it over and spray the other side. If you don't have spray paint, you can also use a large brush to coat the balls with acrylic paint.
 - Once you have a solid-colored golf ball that isn't white, you can continue to create designs with a more colorful background.
 6. 6
 Use stickers and paint to make a clean-cut design. Stickers of stars, letters, flowers, and other shapes will work well for designs, initials or names when you place the sticker on the ball and paint over it with either a brush or spray paint. Allow the paint to dry before you remove stickers.[10]
 7. 7
 Use a fine brush to draw smaller designs. Use the tip of a small brush to paint intricate designs or make a floral pattern by filling in the ridges with different colors. Do this by painting one ridge a dark neutral color and each surrounding ridge a bright color.
Method 3 of 3:
Making Golf Ball Ladybugs
 1. 1
 Set up a workspace where you can paint. Outdoors is usually the best place to work due to the mess and fumes. If you will be working indoors, lay down newspaper and open a window. Lay empty egg cartons on top of the newspaper or flat surface area where you will be painting.
 - The empty egg cartons will be used to hold the golf balls while you work so that they remain steady and you can keep one hand free.[11]
 2. 2
 Sandpaper the surface of each golf ball. This will remove the gloss from the ball and any residual dirt. Golf balls have a layer of gloss on the surface that can keep paint from sticking, so it's important to make sure all the gloss is removed. After sandpapering each ball, brush off any extra sand or dust.
 3. 3
 Spray a paint primer on the balls. This is easiest to do while the balls are sitting on the upside-down egg carton. This will help to give the paint a better hold and will also help the colors look more vibrant. Allow the primer to fully dry before moving on.[12]
 4. 4
 Coat the ball with red paint. Keep the balls on the egg carton while you paint. You can use a large brush, or for an easy and solid coating you can use spray paint. Allow the red paint to fully dry before adding any black. This will prevent the black paint from running into the red paint and making a mess on the ball.[13]
 5. 5
 Paint a large black circle for the head and fill it in with black paint. Continue to draw a line from the top of the head in a semi-circle around the ball. This is the line between the two wings. Continue to use the black paint to fill in ridges on the ball for spots.[14]
 - You don't have to make a lot of black spots. Just a few will look great.
 6. 6
 Paint two small white rings inside the head of the ladybug. These will be the eyes, so put them towards the top half of the head close to the wings. At this point the design is complete, so wait for the ball to dry.[15]
 7. 7
 Add varnish to protect your new ladybug golf balls from rain and weathering. Apply the varnish with a clean brush and allow it to sit. Once the varnish is dry you can start putting them around your garden or in your flower beds.[16]
 - Try to keep them in shaded areas to avoid the color from fading quickly in the sunlight.
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 - Collect as many golf balls as you can. Depending on the project, you might want a lot of them. Ask a golfer that you know or pick some up when you're on the golf course. You can also purchase them at any sporting goods store.
 - If you want to personalize golf balls with a professional logo or design, order them online through a customization company. Have them represent your team, league, or group, or keep them as a reminder of someone or something you love.
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Published on January 23, 2013 by Amy
Buffalo Bird Woman (ca. _PHONE_) was a Mandan Hidatsa who experienced the traditional life of her people in what is now the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. Her Hidatsa name was Maxidiwiac. She learned and practiced traditional Hidatsa skills such as gardening, the preparation of food, weaving and many others. Buffalo Bird Woman held to the traditional ways of her culture and generously shared them through her stories and teachings. Through oral tradition she described her own experience and the lives and work of women in Hidatsa culture. Edward Lone Fight is descended from her.
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As adjectives the difference between significant and famous
is that significant
is signifying something; carrying meaning while famous
is well known.
As a noun significant
is that which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
Signifying something; carrying meaning.
* Sir Walter Raleigh
- a significant''' word or sound; a '''significant look
Having a covert or hidden meaning.
Having a noticeable or major effect; notable.
- It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were significant, but not efficient.
- That was a significant step in the right direction.
Reasonably large in number or amount.
(statistics) Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).
- The First World War was a significant event.
That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
- In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts.
In the public eye.
- Some people are only famous within their city.
* famed, noted, celebrated, well-known, renowned
* famous last words


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verb (used with object), de·mor·al·ized, de·mor·al·iz·ing.
- to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- to throw (a person) into disorder or confusion; bewilder: We were so demoralized by that one wrong turn that we were lost for hours.
- to corrupt or undermine the morals of.
- to undermine the morale of; disheartenhe was demoralized by his defeat
- to debase morally; corrupt
- to throw into confusion
c.1793, "to corrupt the morals of," from French démoraliser, from de- "remove" (see de-) + moral (adj.) (see moral). Said to be a coinage of the French Revolution. Sense of "lower the morale of" (especially of armies) is first recorded 1848. Related: Demoralized; demoralizing.


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The Frank R. Turk Scholarship Fund, named after one of the founders of Youth Leadership Camp (YLC), provides scholarships to campers who may not have the means to cover the entire camp fee. The YLC program recognizes the importance of having a diverse group of campers from every background and from every part of the nation, and is grateful to donors and supporters who have made this Scholarship Fund possible. The Turk Scholarship Fund will be used to help defray the costs of camp tuition for eligible campers on an annual basis while maintaining the Fund for the long term.
Applicants will need to provide the following (a total of four required documents):
1. A detailed explanation of the financial hardship with supporting documentation (i.e. an approved Free or Reduced Lunch Application (FRLA) approved by your child's school food services).
2. Demonstration of Need and Income Verification. Submit one of the following documents below:
- Most recent federal income tax return
- A letter from your child's school verifying your income
- Three consecutive paychecks that are no older than 60 days
- Current social security benefits statement
- Current worker's compensation benefits statement
- Current disability benefits statement
- Current food stamp statement
3. An one-page nomination letter from the school justifying the financial hardship.
4. What is your most memorable accomplishment and why? Up to one or two paragraphs.
Please email all the four required documents to [email protected] by April 1, 2020.


text: This piece represents the mission set forth by the restorative justice program. The enlarged words of 'justice' made out of scrabble pieces illustrates the concept that justice is created by the people, that one cannot passively wait, they must follow the path to equality. The street sign represents how the active struggle for justice permeates in everyone's life and can be found everywhere you go. Included in this piece are the balance scale and sword from Lady Justice. The sign also looks like a flag illustrating the tenuousness of justice in today's world. The sword holds up the street sign to represent the power and strength it takes too uphold justice today. The book that Lady Justice stands on is open to the page encapsulating the core values of restorative justice. Restorative Justice is a community full of support and provides students with the ability to make mistakes, take accountability and repair the damage. Through RJ students find their own path and uphold the life-long lessons society needs for equality everywhere. RJ is the future, leading students to strive for change.


Specify ciphers allowed for protocol version 2
Use this group policy to specify the ciphers allowed for SSH protocol version 2. If you enable this policy, you can add or delete ciphers to increase the speed of SSO.
Multiple ciphers must be separated by commas. If you want to add a cipher to the list, use the '+' character at the beginning of the name. If you enter the name only, you will replace the existing ciphers with the new cipher.
The order of the cipher list will determine the order that sshd uses the ciphers. For example, if you want to increase the speed of SSO, you can place the cipher, aes128-ctr, at the beginning of the list.
When this policy is disabled, the default cipher list, which is the most secure grouping, is used, but may cause delays in SSO.
To enable this group policy, you must be running Centrify OpenSSH 5.3.0 or later.
This group policy modifies the Ciphers setting in the following file: /etc/centrifydc/ssh/sshd_config


, or None if it wasn't found
Given a string name, look for a C/C++ variable in global scope with that name, returning it as a gcc.VarDecl, or None if it wasn't found
gccutils.get_field_by_name(decl, name)
Given one of a gcc.RecordType, gcc.UnionType, or gcc.QualUnionType, along with a string name, look for a field with that name within the given struct or union, returning it as a gcc.FieldDecl, or None if it wasn't found


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This page is only kept incase someone wants to try updating it.
After some months (or even years) of using XBMC it is very likely that the database is filled with entries that one cannot get rid of easily. Apart from cleaning up the database with XBMC's own menu entry ([Video|Music] - Library - clean library) there seems to be no way to reset some entries without losing valuable information about existing items.
Also there seems to be no way to move files in a comfortable way without making XBMC throw away the old entries and regard the moved files as new ones.
This is going to be a compilation of Tips & Tricks concerning editing the database directly to get rid of old, orphaned or erroneous entries. Additions are welcome! All entries should be generalized in a way that every user may follow the steps; i.e.: no absolute paths, no exact software to use, no self-edited scripts except there is a link to the script included. If a tip presumes a special environment like "Linux Live" or "XBOX" this must be remarked in the title.
1 Preliminary to all tips
 - Make a backup of your databases. Better: make a backup of your whole xbmc-directory.
 - If you don't really understand what to do: don't do it, ask first
 - if you can't reckon the actual effect of a tip: try it with a copy of the database. Using a copy you can do anything without risk.
 - It's advised to use a graphical sqlite-frontend. Editing the database using a commandline is for experienced users only, as queries and updates may fail silently.
 - It is presumed that you know about the structure of your installation of xbmc. Especially where to find which file or at least how to search for it.
2 Change or reset the scraper for a path or a complete directory hierarchy
Change or reset the scraper for a directory (hierarchy) without editing each path's properties within XBMC.
 1. Open database "MyVideos34.db"
 2. Open table "path"
 3. search for columns "strPath" and "strScraper"
The first column contains the path, the latter column contains the used scraper for this path.
Don't delete a complete row! If you do so, you will mangle your database as the table "files" links to the entries in the table "path"! If you want to savely delete a complete path from the database do it within XBMC.
Have a look at the column "strPath" and search for the path(s) you want to modify. Edit or delete the corresponding value in the column "strScraper". Deleting the value results in setting this path back to the value of the next upper level path (i.e. deleting value for myfiles/myvideos/ makes XBMC use the same value as for myfiles/). When editing the value you need to make sure that the new value represents a valid scraper for this mediatype. Either have a look at the other entries or search for the exact scraper's name in the accordingly directory. Follow the exact notation of the scraper's xml-file (no preceeding path!) and use this name (including '.xml') as the new value. Example: "imdb tv.xml"
This should work with the database "MyMusic7.db" too, but I didn't test it. Try at your own risk!
3 Change the scraper for various paths at once
You want to completely change to a new / alternate scraper but have lots of paths, every one with it's own scraper settings? Here we go:
 1. Open database "MyVideos34.db"
 2. Open table "path"
 3. check for the actual settings in column "strScraper"; this is your
 4. get to know the exact filename of the new scraper; this is your
Next step depends on the abilities of your sqlite frontend.
A: you can enter SQL commands directly
Open the SQL editor and make sure that you are working with the correct database. Formulate a query like this and only replace the values inside the brackets with your values, everything else is already correct (don't delete the single quotation marks):
UPDATE path SET strScraper = '' where strScraper = '';
This one replaces each occurrence of with . If you just want to modify a directory and all of its subtree, you have to extend the query with another restriction like this one (additional to the above, but delete it's semicolon):
AND strPath LIKE '%';
Bear in mind that the LIKE operator is case sensitiv. As a result you should either see a message telling you how many rows were affected (i.e. updated) or you can update your database browser and look at the corresponding rows.
B: you can enter a query using a form
If your sqlite-frontend offers some kind of a form-based, graphical editor, be sure to select the correct database and table. Either change the value for the field "strScraper" in every row seperately or formulate a query and a replacement string so that the values reflect the old and the new scraper's name.
4 UNTESTED: change the path for moved items
This is still untested. It should work but there is no guarantee. It would be fine if some of the XMBC developers could verify that there are no other dependencies within the database structure concerning the path of a file
You have a directory tree containing media items in several subdirectories. Now you want to move all items into one directory but of course don't want to lose all of the information XBMC already collected. If you'd just move the items and rerun the library update within XBMC, all previous settings would get lost and all the media would be recognized as new. To prevent XBMC from doing that try this one (it is assumed that you either dind't move the files already or at least didn't run XBMC's library update after moving the files):
 1. Open database "MyVideos34.db"
 2. Open table "path"
 3. Open table "files"
In table "path" search for the paths you want to get rid of. For each path note the value of the correpsonding entry in column "idPath". This is your .
In table "files" search for all entries which have as entry in column "idPath". Cross-check the results with the content of the actual directory. All entries really should reside in the path you want to delete. Double ckeck the results! Changing the wrong entries would lead to exact that point that you wanted to avoid: newly added items instead of moved ones. When everything looks fine, search for the entry representing the target path. The value of this entry's field "idPath" is your .
Now open an SQL editor and formulate a query like this one:
UPDATE files SET idPath = '' where idPath = '';
If everything was correct, XBMC should use your old files in the new path without rescraping them.
5 [VIEW] Recently seen
This tip doesn't clean up the database but might help in keeping an eye on the already seen items. Proceeding the steps below you may add a VIEW to your library that displays the already watched items sorted by date. This view doesn't show up in XBMC at all, except for some skinner implements a special page in his skin. But you can always read this virtual table with an appropriate application. There might be skins that already offer this functionality but I don't know any. And this little hack offers the ability to see the "playlist" from outside of XBMC too. Alternatively there is a ((linux-)shell-)script that simply queries the library without any modifications to it and puts the result into a textfile.
Some words on VIEWS in a database: A VIEW is a special kind of table which is more or less a kind of a saved database-query (in fact, it's not a table, it's a VIEW). Think of it as a shortcut to a long and complicated query. Once it's set up, instead of handling different tables, fields, comparisons or even JOINS or other fuzzy stuff you can just do a SELECT * FROM and you're done. This saves a lot of time! But not only you can shorten an often needed query, you also can just define an alternate listing for the stuff in a single table. And the best of all: once a view is set up, it doesn't change the database at all (OK, many database-eninges offer the ability to make a VIEW updatable, but sqlite doesn't). Last not least, you can use a VIEW in nearly every query you set on the database, you can combine the data with other VIEWS or select a subset of the VIEW based on standard criteria. After all, it is a quite powerful method for working with databases. I love VIEWS! :)
This view offers three simple datafields representing the path, the filename and the date of last playing of the item. The latter one might be emtpy as it is a quite new feature and old entries in the database might not have an appropriate timestamp set. But you can be sure that every item listed by the VIEW is already played (or seen or whatever you may call it), i.e. has a playcount of one or more.


text: BANGALORE: The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is planning to install an online real time monitoring system to check air pollution in 15 districts across the state in a phased manner.The initiative is aimed at identifying and mitigating pollution levels across the state, said Karnataka State Pollution Control Board Chairman A S Sadashiviah. He said, "For the installation of equipment, we are finalising the districts based on the pollution level. In the first phase we will be installing the systems at Bellary, Mangalore, Chitradurga, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Mysore and Tumkur.""The other districts will be finalised later and taken up in the second and third phases depending on the requirement," explained."This system will be in the lines of the two similar systems which are currently functioning at the city railway station and Basveswaranagar at Bangalore," he added.Speaking about the working of the system, Sadashivaiah said, "Analysers for major pollutants like sulphur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO), Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) will be installed. All the four analysers will work on different principles and represented pollution content graphically.""Once the major polluting elements and particulates are identified, we can specifically put a check on it. This way we can reduce the level of pollution," the chairman of the Pollution Control Board observed.


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A multicountry research initiative to understand poverty through the eyes of the poor, the Voices of the Poor project was undertaken to inform the World Bank's activities and the World Development Report 2000/2001. It provides a unique and detailed picture of life of the poor and explains the constraints they face in a way that more traditional survey techniques do not capture well. Each volume demonstrates the importance of voice and power in poor people's definition of poverty. The consultation involved 23 countries, reaching 200 communities and 20,000 people.


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- Conditional culture
- F W Preece, Adelaide, 1938
Conditional culture is the manifesto of the Jindywoorobak position. Here, Ingamells saught to 'free Australian art from whatever alien inlfuences trammel it'. This involved a'recognition of environmental values', a de-Europeanising of artistic language and an incorporation of Aboriginal cultural forms into the European-Australian understanding of land.
'Commentary' by Ian Tilbrook follows Ingamell's essay.


text: Word pronunciations, consisting of phoneme sequences and the associated syllabification and stress patterns, are vital for both speech recognition and text-to-speech (TTS) systems. For speech recognition phoneme sequences for words may be learned from audio data. We train recurrent neural network (RNN) based models to predict the syllabification and stress pattern for such pronunciations making them usable for TTS. We find these RNN models significantly outperform naive rulebased models for almost all languages we tested. Further, we find additional improvements to the stress prediction model by using the spelling as features in addition to the phoneme sequence. Finally, we train a single RNN model to predict the phoneme sequence, syllabification and stress for a given word. For several languages, this single RNN outperforms similar models trained specifically for either phoneme sequence or stress prediction. We report an exhaustive comparison of these approaches for twenty languages.


text: We study the effect of intuitive and reflective processes on cooperation using cognitive load. Compared with time constraint, which has been used in the previous literature, cognitive load is a more direct way to block reflective processes, and thus a more suitable way to study the link between intuition and cooperation. Using a repeated public goods game, we study the effect of different levels of cognitive load on contributions. We show that a higher cognitive load increases the initial level of cooperation. In particular, subjects are significantly less likely to fully free ride under high cognitive load.


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Herbs and honey have been combined as tonics and therapeutic formulae since antiquity. they are nature's gift readily available to mankind and come from the same source, the generous plant kingdom.
Honey is the processed nectar of flowers, a wonderfully balanced energizer and suitable carrier of principles obtained from herbs through our special extraction methods.
They are highly concentrated, syrup like consistency and pleasant to taste. They can be taken from a teaspoon, or mixed with milk, water, fruit juice etc.
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Musicians tend to write chords with regular characters. They use # instead of a genuine sharp, they use b instead of a genuine flat and dim instead of a small circle. With the Chord Symbols font, your chords will be better looking, more easily readable and more efficiently notated. This font helps you to write the chords the way you like it. Whether you prefer maj7 or m7 or a small triangle for a major seventh, whether you want m, mi, min or a horizontal line for a minor chord, this font will suit you.
The Chord Symbols font is originally created out of the need to write chords above pop song lyrics. It is designed to also work smoothly in music notation software, like Sibelius, Finale and Encore. Here is a list of the most important keystrokes used in the font:
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The Thief's Story Extra Questions Class 10 English CBSE/UP Board
'The thief's Story' extra questions will help in understanding the lesson. Extra questions help in revising the chapter and develop capability in designing answers to any question asked from the chapters. here are given Short as well as Long answer type questions and their answers. Go through them properly.
Extra Questions: The Thief's Story Class 10 English Book 'Footprints without Feet'
Short Questions and Answers
Question 1: Why did Hari Singh approach Anil?
Answer: Hari Singh was a thief who had not much luck in his work recently. So, he approached Anil with the intention of robbing him, as he seemed to be an easy-going and simple man. According to Hari, winning Anil's confidence was an easy task.
Question 2: 'Anil walked away. I followed casually.' Why do you think the narrator followed Anil?
Answer: The narrator's purpose of robbing Anil had not yet been served. He followed Anil to gain his trust and to look for an opportunity that may help him give shape to his plans. Though he was a thief so he wanted to be educated like him.
Question 3: Was Hari Singh successful in robbing Anil? Was Anil the only one who was robbed or did Hari also rob himself of something?
Answer: Yes, Hari Singh was successful in robbing Anil. But Anil was not the only one who was robbed at that time. Hari had robbed himself as well. He had lost the chance of receiving education and being literate.
He had robbed Anil monetarily but he had robbed himself of the chance for a better and brighter future, which was much more valuable.
Question 4: What did Anil and Hari agree upon to be the mode of payment?
Answer: When Anil started his inability to pay Hari, Anil questioned Hari if he could feed Hari. Hari realised that he had misjudged his target and moulded the situation for his benefit. Anil then agreed to feed him if he knew how to cook.
Question 5: What made Hari Singh go back to Anil's house?
Answer: Hari Singh realised the importance of education he was receiving from Anil. He knew that learning how to read and write and being a literate person would open doors to many opportunities. He was sure that he would then be able to earn more than a few hundred rupees he had in had at that time. This made him go back to Anil.
Question 6: Did Hari like working for Anil? Give reasons in support of your answers.
Answer: Yes, Hari liked working for Anil. He was happy to carry on the chores for him and was grateful for the education he was receiving. He used to make profit of about a rupee a day as well, which was a decent amount besides being fed.
Question 7: Why was it difficult for Hari to rob Anil?
Answer: It was difficult for Hari to rob Anil because Anil was the most trusting person Hari had ever met. He was really simple and kind. Hari knew that loss of money will not affect Anil but the loss of trust will make him sad.
Question 8: State the events that took place on the night of the theft?
Answer: After stealing Anil's money and leaving Anil's house, Hari went to the railway station but didn't board the train to Lucknow. He walked slowly through the bazaar as he did not know anyone who would provide him shelter except Anil, for he didn't have any friends. He was forced to take shelter under the clock tower later when it started raining heavily.
Question 9: How was the morning after the theft?
Answer: The morning after the night of the theft was just like a normal one. Hari woke up late and Anil had made tea by then. Anil gave a fifty rupee note to Hari and told him that he will now be paid regularly. Hari was aware that Anil knew about the theft but he didn't show anything.
Question 10: How you do think Anil may have come to know about the theft?
Answer: Anil may have come to know about the theft because of the dampness of the notes because of rain. He was a kind but wise man. It wouldn't have been difficult for Anil to make out the series of events that would have taken place in the night.
Question 11: Had Anil really forgiven Hari Singh? Support your answer with evidence
Answer: Yes, Anil had forgiven Hari Singh. It is evident because Anil handed over to Hari a fifty rupee note as soon as Hari woke up. Though he knew Hari had robbed the money at first but his subsequent action gave him hope of change in Hari's character.
Question 12: In which queer way did Anil make a living?
Answer: Anil made a living by writing for magazines which seemed queer for Hari, because the money was earned by fits and starts and not on a regular basis.
Long Questions and Answers
Question 1: Money can't make a man as much as education can. Elucidate the statement.
Answer: The statement stands true in almost all the aspects of life. Money may but us all the luxuries and fulfil our needs but it cannot buy us knowledge, civilised thinking, skill and abilities to achieve our dreams. Education lays the platform for all to act upon our goals according to our abilities. Education enables us to keep up with the fast-moving world. It opens the door to opportunities we do not know even exist. Money, on the other hand, can assist us to a certain level. It can buy us a plan but education gives us the knowledge of its execution. Just as in the story 'A Thief's Story'.
Hari Singh befriends the struggling author 'Anil', in the plans of making a steal. Anil, the author is a good fellow and wants to teach Hari Singh how to read and write. Gradually, he develops trust in Hari Singh. But Hari Singh has been waiting for the right moment to steal the valuables of Anil. After stealing money from Anil, Hari Singh tries to go away forever. But some inner voice stops him from doing so. He returned to Anil because he wants to live a life of respect. This shows that Hari Singh prioritised the chance of being literate over a few hundred rupees; we must understand that education can help us to achieve whatever we desire.
Question 2: Hari Singh didn't board the express and returned to Anil. Why did he return? On what values does this incidence put light on?
Answer: Hari Singh was a thief and he had stolen Anil's money. After the theft, he realised that he had robbed not only Anil but also himself of the chance of being literate and having a bright future. His conscience pricked him to think what all he could have got had he not done this. It was difficult for him to rob Anil but it was tougher for him not to back. He realised that he could not make tea, buy daily supplies and learn how to read and write then. His inner self did not agree to bypass this and forced him to return.
Hari's return to Anil shows that despite indulging in criminal acts, he still had a practical and positive attitude towards life. It is the awakening of Hari's conscience and Anil's love and care that reformed (changed) Hari's character. It teaches us that love alone can change a person. Anil's understanding nature and care changed Hari's thinking to mend his ways for good.
The whole incident clearly shows that it might be difficult to choose a path of honour and respect but the inner satisfaction and peace are the most valuable assets, we need in our life. When we realise the value of love, care and affection than the easy way of stealing money, we would prefer to choose the path of hard work and dedication. Here, in the story, we see that Hari Singh preferred the love and affection of Anil to the money he stole from him. As he realised that trust and care are more powerful than any other thing in life.
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The English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) is a committee of elected parents, staff, and community members specifically designated to advise school officials on English learner program services.
- ELAC shall be responsible for advising the principal and staff on programs and services for English Learners and the School Site Council on the development of the Single School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA).
- The ELAC shall assist the school with:
- The school's Needs Assessment
- Understanding the school's annual English Learner Data reports
- Ways to make parents aware of the importance of regular school attendance
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The Rural Development Foundation (RDF), is an Indian nonprofit organization with the mission of providing quality education for underprivileged rural children. They founded and continues to operate four schools and one junior college in Telangana State, taking a unique holistic approach to education through innovative programs and methodology. Rather than using the conventional method of rote memorization, they focus on cultivating critical thinking skills and encouraging students to understand and apply concepts. They do this through special programs such as Social Awareness, Youth Empowerment, Student Leadership, and Sports. They strive to develop students who will become empowered leaders of their communities, thus working towards the vision of a transformed and prosperous rural India. Their schools strive to create India's future leaders, people who not only respect their rich, cultural heritage but are also ready to lead their country into the future. Their constant endeavor includes their sincere attempts to inculcate into young minds a civic sense and social responsibility. Beginning with a humble enrollment of 80 students, the number of children attending RDF schools has increased to 1900, as more villagers enroll their sons and daughter in the schools.
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Rural Development Foundation provides underprivileged children with a healthy meal every school day. This provides nutritious food to poor children and helps them concentrate on studies. It has also been noticed that when a midday meal is provided at school the number of children that discontinue education drops considerably. One unit of Donation to this program covers the cost of a midday meal for a child for a month. The RDF's Midday Meal program runs on all working days in the school year, which is close to 220 days. The meal is served to all the student and staff member in all the RDF schools. The midday meal program caters to close to 1023 students across 3 schools in Matendla, Redlawada and Rolakkal in Telangana A mess-in-charge maintains the purchase and utilization register which is reviewed every week by the accountant. Every month the actual expense as against budgeted cost is reported along with the budget for next month to the Head office. Groceries such as rice, dal, oil, spices etc are purchased monthly and perishables such as vegetables are purchased weekly. The food is cooked in a designated kitchen using firewood stoves within the school. The kitchen staff is hired from within the community. This serves as a source of employment for the community. The team is trained in cooking and basic hygiene. The raw material such as grains, vegetables, and spices are sourced locally. Some seasonal produce is also grown in the kitchen garden maintained by each school. The meals consist of rice, a dal or sambhar and a vegetable curry which addresses the basic nutrition requirements of the students. A student committee maintains a calendar which allocates the senior school students as serving staff based on their class timetable. All schools follow a code system using hand signs to request for additional servings of rice, dal, vegetables etc, so that the meal is eaten in silence with minimal interruption to service. Plates are rinsed and washed by students and teachers themselves and then placed in the stock room. Many children who attend the RDF schools come from families with very meager incomes. Due to the absence of any vegetables, fruit or proteins, the nutritional content of their food is very poor. This severely impedes the physical and mental growth of the children. By providing at least one tasty and nutritious meal to these kids, two issues are addressed; the health of the children and incentivizing the parent to send their child to school. When you donate to this program, you help in providing poor school going children with one good meal a day.
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Migrating your data into Azure Cosmos DB
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In the previous article, Start your journey with Azure Cosmos DB, we provided you with the backpack that helps you to start your journey with Azure Cosmos DB and filled it with detailed information about the Cosmos DB usage benefits, how to create your first Cosmos DB account, create a new database, container, and items and finally how to query the data stored in that container.
In this article, we will show how to migrate a SQL Server database table's data into an Azure Cosmos DB container using the Cosmos DB Data Migration tool and query the migrated data.
Azure Cosmos DB Data Migration Tool
When planning to migrate your data into an Azure Cosmos DB, you need to use the suitable migration tool that supports your Cosmos DB API type. For example, the Cosmos DB Data Migration tool can be used to migrate the data from the SQL API and the Table API, but it does not support migrating data into Mongo DB API and Gremlin API.
Before using the Cosmos DB Data Migration tool, you need to make sure that the Microsoft.NET Framework 4.51 or higher is installed on the machine where you will run the migration tool. Also, if you plan to migrate a huge amount of data into the Cosmos DB container, make sure to increase the throughput in order to migrate the data faster, as the data migration speed depends highly on the throughput amount. You can easily decrease the throughput after completing the data migration operation to eliminate any high costs issue.
A precompiled copy of the Cosmos DB Data Migration tool can be downloaded directly from this page. The downloaded package contains both a command-line version of the data migration tool, as Dt.exe, and a graphical user interface version of that tool, as Dtui.exe, as shown below:
Precompiled version of Cosmos DB DMT
Migrate SQL Data
The Cosmos DB Data Migration tool is an executable tool, which requires no installation to start the migration process. So, to launch the Data Migration tool, double-click on the executable file of the tool, and it will start directly.
When the Data Migration tool launches, the Welcome page will display a piece of introductory information about that tool, providing external links for the tool documentation and for suggesting new features for that tool, as shown below:
DMT Welcome
The Data Migration tool can be used to import data into your Cosmos DB container, from different data sources. This includes importing data from JSON files, MongoDB, SQL Server, CSV files, Azure Table storage, Amazon DynamoDB, and Azure Cosmos DB SQL API containers.
In this demo, we will copy data from a SQL Server instance, by choosing the SQL data source, as shown below:
Copy from SQL
In order to connect to the SQL Server data source, provide the Standard SQL Server connection string that contains the SQL Server name, the database name, and authorized account credentials to connect to that SQL Server instance. Click on the Verify option to validate the connecting string and make sure that the connection is opened to that SQL Server instance, as below:
Provide connection string and validate
The next step is to provide the T-SQL query that is used to retrieve the data to be migrated from that SQL Server instance. It is recommended to write and tune that T-SQL query first using the SSMS tool, to retrieve only the columns and records that you really need to migrate, in the most optimized way, as shown below:
Write and test query in SSMS
Once the optimal T-SQL query is ready, provide it directly to the Azure Cosmos DB Data Migration tool, or save it as a file and browse that file in the data migration tool.
The Nesting Separator option is used to modify the structure of the generated document by creating hierarchical relationships for the sub-properties, such as the state, country, street and building number of the address, during the data import process, as shown below:
Provide query text
In the Target Information page, specify whether to migrate the data into a JSON file that can be used later, or migrate it directly into an Azure Cosmos DB container using the Sequential or Bulk import method.
The Bulk importer uses the Cosmos DB stored procedure for the copy efficiency, where the stored procedure will be created and executed during the import operation then deleted from the target collection when the import operation completed, with the ability to migrate to a one or more single-partitioned containers.
On the other hand, the sequential importer copies the source records one by one, with the ability to migrate the data to only one container that contains single or multiple partitions.
In this demo, we will use the sequential importer option, as shown below:
Importers options
Before going through the next steps in the Data Migration tool wizard, make sure that you already have a database created under your Azure Cosmos DB account. If not, you can easily create a new Cosmos DB database, by following the steps below:
Create Cosmos DB database
Keep the name of the created database as we will use it in the next step.
In order to get the connection string of the Azure Cosmos DB account, open the account in the Azure Portal and copy the Primary Connection String under the Keys option, as shown below:
Cosmos DB Keys
In order to build the Azure Cosmos DB connection string that can be used in the Data Migration tool, we need to append the name of the created database, as Database=, at the right side of the connection string that is copied from the Cosmos DB keys.
After providing the target connection string, click on the Verify option to validate and test the connection to that account, as shown below:
Provide target and validate it
In the Collection field, you need to provide the name of the container to migrate the data into, where we can only create one container for the Sequential importer, with the ability to create multiple partitions on that container using the provided value of the Partition Key. Multiple containers that are supported by the Bulk importer can be created by providing the name of the collection prefix and the range of collections, as [0-n]. In this example, we will create one container, and use the JobTitle column as a partition key, and the BusinessEntityID as the ID field in the collection items.
It is recommended to tune the throughput amount to make the import operation faster. In our example, we will keep it with default value as we will migrate a small number of records to the Azure Cosmos DB database.
You can also configure a number of advanced options, such as the number of parallel requests, whether to disable the automatic Id generation and consider using the imported ID field, updating (overwriting) the existing documents, specifying the number of retries in case of import failure, the interval between retries, the connection mode, including DirectTcp, DirectHttps, and Gateway and finally persisting the data as String, Epoch or Both, as shown below:
Target settings
In the Advanced Configuration window, you will be requested to specify the location of the import error log file, the type of errors to write to that log file and the update frequency of the import progress messages, as shown below:
Error Log Specification
The next window is the Summary window, in which you can review all your selections before proceeding with the import operation, as shown below:
Summary window
If you manage to perform the import process later or using a command-line tool, the Summary window provides you with the ability to view and copy the command that can be used to import the data based on your choices from the previous steps, as shown below:
View Command
After reviewing all selected options, click on the Import option to start the import operation and monitor the progress of the data migration.
Once the operation completed, the Data Migration tool provides you with the ability to export the failure report or start a new import operation, as shown below:
Import Completed
Query Migrated Data
To validate that the data is migrated to the Azure Cosmos DB container, open the Cosmos DB account using the Azure Portal and browse the database container under the Data Explorer, as shown below:
Validate Data using Data Explorer
To write your own query, instead of using the default data filter, click on the New SQL Query option, to open the query editor, as shown below:
Open Query Editor
In the query editor window, customize the default SELECT query by proving your T-SQL statement. For example, we will return only the employees with a specific job title, by adding a new filter using the WHERE clause, then execute the query, as shown below:
Filter by Job title
We can customize the T-SQL query by specifying the list of columns that we are interested in, and provide the names of the columns in the SELECT statement, then execute the query, as below:
Minimize the number of returned columns
The query editor provides you also with the ability to write more complex T-SQL queries to retrieve only the data that you are interested in and in the preferred view. But you need to tune the query and make sure that this query is not consuming a lot of Azure Cosmos DB resources. This can be verified by checking the Query Statistics for each query to end up with the best performing one, as shown below:
Query Statistics
Another thing to consider here is to make sure that you are using the partition key in your query to filter the retrieved data, as the data already stored in the containers based on the partition key column values.
This is clear from the simple example below, where writing a query that filters the data using another column instead of the partition key, as in the left query, will consume extra 8% RUs compared to filtering the data using the partition key, as in the right query, in addition to the 51% extra index lookup time required to query the data based on the non-partition key, as shown below:
Performance comparison
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Although turning a console off is something usually pretty straight forward, it appears that the Switch isn't just as easy as pressing the power button to shut it down, as some users have found.
Pressing the power button on the tablet will put the console into a 'sleep mode' instead of turning it off, you'll need to bring up the power options menu to turn it off entirely.
Here's how it works:
- You'll need access to the console directly, the Switch cannot be turned off via controllers.
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- A menu will pop up that gives you the option to put the console in sleep mode or power options.
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- You'll then have the option to restart the console or turn it off. Select to power down.
You will then have fully powered down the Switch! Although it may seem simple, some may be surprised that there is no way to turn off the console via the joy-cons or any other controller used with the console.


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Consider a simple lazy random walk on an $n$-vertex undirected, connected graph: this is the Markov chain which transitions from $i$ to $j$ with probability $p_{ij}=1/(2d(i))$ where $d(i)$ is the degree of node $i$. Note that $p_{ii}=1/2$ for all $i$. Define $C(i)$ be the expected time until a walk starting from node $i$ visits every vertex and let $C = \max_i C(i)$. Let $I(k,l)$ be the expected time until two random walks, starting at vertices $k$ and $l$, intersect (i.e., until they visit the same vertex at the same time). Let $I = \max_{k,l} I(k,l)$.
My question is: can we bound $I$ in terms of $C$? Specifically, is it true that $$ \frac{I}{C} \leq k \log^l n$$ for some constants $k,l$ independent of $n$ and of the graph?
I asked this question on math.stackexchange a week ago without receiving an answer.
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Interesting question. Can you elaborate on why you think the inequality should hold? And tell us how you attempted to solve the problem and why it failed? – Pascal Maillard May 23 '12 at 8:18
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In Proposition 5 of Chapter 14 of the unpublished book on Markov chains by Aldous and Fill, they show that for continuous time reversible Markov chains, \[ I \le \max\{ \mathbb{E}_i T_j, i,j \in V\}, \] where $\mathbb{E}_i T_j$ is the expected time, starting from state i, until state j is visited. The preceding maximum is clearly bounded from above by $C$, so it follows that $I \le C$. This includes the case of continuous time simple random walk on a connected graph $G$, and a similar argument can be used to to establish the bound for lazy simple random walk on $G$ (in fact, the martingale argument used in the proof is originally described in Chapter 3 of the same book for the case of discrete time walks).
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Spring! Time for Waratahs and Woody Pears to step forward.
Both belong to the Proteaceae family -
The Waratah is found from Newcastle to Ulladulla and west to Lithgow - fully covering the Greater Blue Mountains.
The Woody Pear covers a similar area but is also found on the NSW North Coast.
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They're easy to distinguish when they're in bud, flower or fruit - but when regrowing after a bushfire?
Is the plant shown here a Waratah or a Woody Pear?
Both species are 2-3 metre erect shrubs to small trees and regrow from lignotubers after fire.
Their leaves are similar and they're often found near each other.
It's hard to differentiate between them - except for one clear difference.
Woody Pear's leaves are opposite - Waratah's aren't.
This plant is a Woody Pear.
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Simply magnificent!
The word "waratah" is Aboriginal for "beautiful", and "Telopea" is Greek for "seen from afar".
Admiring Waratahs in bloom is a highlight of many Blue Mountains bushwalks in spring.
On a walk last year out to Hanging Rock and Baltzer Lookout near Blackheath (Burramoko Trail), I stopped several times and counted the Waratah flower-heads in a 360 degree sweep.
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The Waratah is the Floral emblem of NSW.
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The flowers remind you of other members of its family - grevilleas, banksias and hakeas.
The 7cm long pear-shaped fruit completes this unique plant.
Both the Xylomelum and Telopea genus are endemic to Australia.
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This paper studies the performance based vulnerability assessment of midrise masonry structures against seismic activity using Extreme Loading® for Structures (ELS).
A thorough four-step performance-based seismic evaluation for a six-story unreinforced masonry building is conducted. Incremental dynamic analysis is carried out using the applied element method to take advantage of its ability to simulate progressive collapse of the masonry structure including out-of-plane failure of the walls. The distribution of the structural responses and inters-tory drifts from the incremental dynamic analysis curves are used to develop both spectral-based (Sa) and displacement-based (interstory drift) fragility curves at three structural performance levels. The curves resulting from three-dimensional (3-D) analyses using unidirectional ground motions are combined using the weakest link theory to propose combined fragility curves. Finally, the mean annual frequencies of exceeding the three performance levels are calculated using the spectral acceleration values at four probability levels 2%, 5%, 10%, and 40% in 50 years. The method is shown to be useful for seismic vulnerability evaluations in regions where little observed damage data exists.
Karbassi A., Nollet M. Performance-Based Seismic Vulnerability Evaluation of Masonry Buildings Using Applied Element Method in a Nonlinear Dynamic-Based Analytical Procedure: Earthquake Spectra: May 2013, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 399-426.


How Apps Can Help Migrants Achieve Better Health Outcomes
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Key Takeaways
 - A study conducted by researchers at Anglia Ruskin University finds that mobile applications aided by artificial intelligence may help migrants better address their physical and mental health.
 - Immigrants face many barriers to quality health care and are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
 - Experts say providers should keep these barriers and health risks in mind when treating patients who are migrants.
In countries across the globe, some immigrants are twice as likely to contract COVID-19 compared to those born in the country. Throughout the pandemic, immigrants have been disproportionately impacted due to poor housing conditions, jobs that make physical distancing difficult, and lack of access to affordable health care.
While experts say multiple measures need to be taken to help immigrant communities receive adequate health care, a study conducted by researchers at Anglia Ruskin University indicates that mobile applications aided by artificial intelligence (AI) may help migrants better address their physical and mental health.
For the study, researchers surveyed migrants in Greece coming from Africa and Asia over a 10-month period between 2018 and 2019 to see how applications driven by AI could help them integrate into the new culture and achieve better mental and physical health outcomes. Researchers found that mobile apps that used AI—in the form of language assistants, for example—improved health outcomes for migrants by 5.3%, versus 1% improvement for non-AI mobile app users.
The study will be published in the April 2021 edition of the journal Computers in Human Behavior and was published online in December.
Incorporating AI into health apps "might improve the quality and accuracy of health services and create a better match between immigrants' needs and the services provided, leading to greater valuable informational capabilities and outcomes," the study's author Nick Drydakis, PhD, director of the Centre for Pluralist Economics at Anglia Ruskin University in England, tells Verywell.
What This Means For You
If you're struggling to access health care, mobile health apps may be a helpful tool and a first step to seeking treatment. If you're a recent migrant and need assistance in navigating the health system in your area, the web app Services Advisor helps point you to humanitarian services like food, shelter, and medicine. Another web app, Shifra provides sexual and reproductive health information in different languages.
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Apps that include customized search results, health symptom trackers, and virtual assistance for health conditions may bring "advantages compared to those applications which are not aided by AI assistants," Drydakis says.
One clear benefit to apps aided by AI is their ability to help migrants, who may not have proficiency in their new country's main language, access more information when assessing their health concerns. AI language assistants can help migrants understand symptoms or better understand what their doctor told them. The apps could also help migrants who suspect they have a condition that may be stigmatized in their culture.
"Individuals who do not have access to health care and perceive themselves as having a stigmatizing condition are more likely to use m-Health applications for self-diagnosis," Drydakis says. "M-Mental health applications reach population groups who might otherwise not have access to mental health or other clinical care."
M-Integration and m-Health are terms that refer to mobile integration, which is when different apps and devices are connected to achieve a seamless data exchange in your daily life. In this case, it involves connecting health services directly to your phone.
These mobile applications are not supposed to replace treatment, but instead help facilitate care, which Drydakis says their research supports. "Healthcare data which are analyzed by using AI techniques...have been found to achieve better patient education, prevention and checkup, diagnosis, medical predictive modeling, decision support, and treatment outcomes," he says.
Lack of Phones Presents Barrier To Access
While this research found that AI apps can help migrants, many do not have access to or use these apps in the first place. The study found that 32% of migrants in this study did not have a mobile phone, and 42% of migrants who did have phones did not use these applications. Women were also 27% less likely to own a mobile phone than men.
"Mobile phones and m-Integration applications seem to guarantee key human rights such as the right of information, the right to the family life, the right to work and education, the right to cultural identity maintenance, and the right to mental health," Drydakis says. "The World Health Organization recommended the use of digital health in improving health services, particularly for vulnerable populations."
Unique Health Risks of Migrants
While mobile applications can be helpful with integration into a new country, Dabney P. Evans, PhD, MPH, director of the Center for Humanitarian Emergencies and assistant professor of global health in Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in Georgia, tells Verywell that providers should be very cautious in how they treat migrants, particularly if they are refugees or asylum seekers.
"Asylum seekers and refugees, in particular, frequently experience torture or other forms of persecution by their home government," Evans says. She stresses that healthcare providers should keep this in mind when treating patients because the consequent health effects can include "physical injury, but they can also include mental effects which are long-lasting things like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression."
When it comes to helping migrants adjust to a new country, Evans said that it is important to not let them receive substandard care. "We want to think about providing ethical high-quality standards of care, just as we would to any other population, and that may be more challenging," Evans says. She cites lack of access to health care and issues with trust in the U.S. as potential barriers for migrants. Many migrants may be hesitant to go to the hospital in-person due to concerns about being detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, she adds.
Evans pointed to apps used by Planned Parenthood Federation to help migrants traveling to the U.S. "They were using some mobile apps to be able to provide emergency contraception and other sexual reproductive health services along the routes that people were taking as they were traveling from Central America up through Mexico," Evans says. "That was more of a health service provision for populations on the move" until they were able to access doctors.
Migrant Health During COVID-19 in the U.S.
In addition to AI apps, there are other steps the U.S. can take to improve access to health care during the COVID-19 pandemic for immigrant populations. An article published in the journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases recommended that the following policy changes be introduced:
 1. Expand Medicaid in all states to cover more low-income adults
 2. Fund SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) testing and COVID-19 treatment for all uninsured individuals, regardless of immigration status
 3. Get rid of immigration status requirements for children when assessing their eligibility for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
 4. Include immigrants who have an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) and their families in economic relief packages
Drydakis also believes that AI health apps can play an important role during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Mobile applications aided by AI enable users to access customized information and services 24/7," Drydakis says. "Current studies have found that M-health technologies are a viable option in monitoring COVID-19 patients at home, and to predict who will need medical intervention."
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 2. Drydakis, N., 2021. Mobile applications aiming to facilitate immigrants' societal integration and overall level of integration, health and mental health. Does artificial intelligence enhance outcomes?. Computers in Human Behavior, 117, p.106661. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2020.106661
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George Siemon is an organic pioneer and the co-founder and former CEO of CROPP/Organic Valley. In September 2022, George was one of the recipients of the 2022 Honorary Recognition Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The Honorary Recognition Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to their professions, their communities and the university. Tune in to learn more about:
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Atmospheric corrosion of historical organ pipes: The influence of environment and materials
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The corrosion of lead-rich pipes in historical organs in different parts of Europe has been investigated. The influence of the environment and the composition and microstructure of the pipe metal was studied. Pipe Corrosion was documented by visual inspection (boroscope). The corrosion attack and the composition and microstructure of the metal were characterized by OM, SEM, XRD, IC and FAAS. It is shown that the degree of corrosion of the pipes is correlated to the concentration of gaseous acetic and formic acid in the organ. The organic acids are emitted by the wood from which the wind system is built. It is also shown that pipe corrosion decreases with increasing tin content in the range 0-4% (wt). Possible conservation strategies are discussed. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Noel Semple has recently released a paper contributing to the ongoing discussion surrounding the cost of civil justice in Canada. He draws attention to the financially burdensome nature of civil justice claims, as well as temporal and psychological costs involved with legal disputes. His thorough investigation of the issue draws on the National Self Represented Litigants Project for quantitative information about the true costs of accessing civil justice. The paper is available on SSRN.
While much of the literature surrounding innovation emphasizes the importance of creativity and spontaneity, this article from McKinsey Quarterly reminds innovators that discipline and constraint have an important role to play in the process as well. The article suggests that "simple rules" can guide and structure innovation without hampering its generative qualities.
A group of 11 Toronto family lawyers are petitioning the Law Society to lift its contingency fee prohibition. They argue that the current regulatory framework poses a disadvantage to parties with access to fewer resources. The lawyers also point out that the high number of self-represented litigants in the family justice system warrants a change to current billing structures.
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Romans considered "onos" a negative attribute, like Odysseus' intelligence, and it became transmuted into the less-positive "onus," or "burden."
Athena's onos was manifested in her fear of Poseidon's threat to Odysseus' homecoming.
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LARA-VALENCIA, Francisco et al. Neighborhood socio-environmental vulnerability and infant mortality in Hermosillo, Sonora. Salud pública Méx [online]. 2012, vol.54, n.4, pp.367-374. ISSN 0036-3634. _URL_
OBJECTIVE: This paper explores the impact of contextual variables at the neighborhood level on a health marker in the city of Hermosillo, Mexico and discusses the importance of collaboration between planners and health professional to minimize the negative effect of contextual factors on urban health. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Few studies in Mexico have assessed health outcomes at the intra-urban scale and their interaction with neighborhood-level contextual variables. Using spatial analysis and geographical information systems, the paper explores the association between infant mortality and an index of socio-environmental vulnerability used to measure urban contextual factors. RESULTS: Two high infant mortality clusters were detected within neighborhoods characterized by relatively good environmental conditions and one in a neighborhood with a poor environment. CONCLUSIONS: Our results show the clustering of high infant mortality areas and some association with built environment factors in Hermosillo. The results support the need to reconnect public health and urban planning as a way to create healthier environments in Mexican cities.
Keywords : urban health; infant mortality; health disparities; city planning; geographic information systems; Mexico.


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I was looking at a book of FEM on problems of Diffusion-Transport.
$$-div(\mu \nabla u) + b \cdot \nabla u + \gamma u = f \qquad in~\Omega$$ $$u = 0 \qquad in~\partial\Omega\text{ (in the boundaries)}$$
It says that if $\displaystyle \frac{|b|}{\mu} \gg 1$ then the problem is a problem dominated by transport.
Taking some stuff from the previous chapter, more precisely the Galerking analysis of stability and convergence, and the approximation of the error, we have
$$\displaystyle M \cong \mu + |b| \qquad \textrm{continuity constant}$$ $$\alpha = \mu \qquad \textrm{coercivity constant}$$
Then it has $$\displaystyle \frac{M}{\alpha} \cong1+\frac{|b|}{\mu} \gg 1$$
As a consequence of that, it concludes that, the estimation of the error is $$\displaystyle ||u -u_h|| ≤C\frac{M}{\alpha}h^r|u|_{H^{r+1}(\Omega)}$$
which tell us that the Galerkin's method could give unsatisfactory results if the space step $h$ isn't small enough.
I Can't understand how can it conclude such thing. Any idea? Please, do not give complex explanations, I'm just trying to understand this FEM stuff, I'm a computer science student more than a math one.
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I'm not exactly clear what your question is? Which of the steps you state is not clear to you? – Wolfgang Bangerth Jan 22 '13 at 2:24
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If you follow the analysis until the last equation, then you can see the problem. You write:
$|| u-u_h|| \le C \frac{M}{\alpha} h^r |u|_{H^{r+1}(\Omega)}$
which from the expression just above it could also be written as
$|| u-u_h|| \le C \left(1+\frac{|b|}{\mu}\right) h^r |u|_{H^{r+1}(\Omega)}$
Now say you want to solve a problem for a fixed mesh size. In the first problem $|b|=\mu$, then you have
$|| u-u_h|| \le 2C h^r |u|_{H^{r+1}(\Omega)}$
Now you move to the next problem and the transport is strong compared to diffusion, $|b|=10^4 \mu$.
$|| u-u_h|| \le 10^4 C h^r |u|_{H^{r+1}(\Omega)}$
So on a mesh with fixed size, the second solution is orders of magnitude worse. The only way to improve it is to decrease $h$ to an amount that resolves the transport scale (counteracting the huge constant).
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I can see that the second solution is worse, so I suppose we decide to reduce the step size $h$ because is the only parameter that we can manipulate to make that result better, is that true? – BRabbit27 Jan 22 '13 at 7:37
Yes, that is why $h$ must be'small enough'. – Nathan Collier Jan 22 '13 at 8:19
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The radiator cap actually increases the boiling point of your coolant by about 25 C. How does this simple cap do this? The same way a pressure cooker increases the boiling temperature of water. The cap is actually a pressure release valve, and on cars it is usually set to 15 psi. The boiling point of water increases when the water is placed under pressure.


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How can I validate individual rows of a list record in web applications?
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Public Nudity, Indecent Exposure: 3 Potential Defenses
Today (July 14) is National Nude Day, and everyone has different standards when it comes to how comfortable they are with public nudity. However, no matter what your personal preference may be, public nudity run afoul of your state's indecent exposure laws.
Though indecent exposure laws vary from state to state, they generally prohibit exposing a person's genitals in public, causing alarm or offense to others. In some states, intentional exposure of one's privates in public can also lead to a charge of public lewdness.
But when can public nudity fall short of being "indecent" or "lewd" in the eyes of the law? Here are three potential defenses to an indecent exposure or lewdness charge:
 1. There was no sexual motive. In many states, indecent exposure or public lewdness must be done for a sexual or other "lewd" purpose. This means that public nudity for other reasons, such as, say, comfort while driving, may not technically be considered indecent exposure -- although it's definitely a good way to get pulled over and charged for something else, like a DUI.
 2. It was free speech. If your public nudity is considered to be an act of "speech," then it may be constitutionally protected under the First Amendment. Case in point: An Oregon man who protested airport-security procedures by stripping completely naked at the TSA checkpoint. Though he was arrested for indecent exposure, he was acquitted after a judge found that his naked protest was protected speech.
 3. You were on private property. Despite what many think, you can be arrested for being naked inside your own home if people outside can see you. But when you are nude within the boundaries of your home or other private property, it is less likely that a judge will find that you were intentionally exposing yourself to others, as opposed to doing so inadvertently. Indecent exposure is a crime that typically requires some form of criminal intent, which differentiates those who act purposefully from those who may have acted accidentally or otherwise unintentionally.
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