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The format of a panorama is defined in broad terms by the projection used to map the full or partial 3D scene onto a 2 dimensional print or screen. There are several types of projections in use:
Full Spherical Formats
There are two main spherical formats: Equirectangular and Cubic. Both are able to display the whole sphere that surrounds as - 360� along the horizon, 90� up and 90� down. Specialized viewers are needed to view spherical panoramas.
|The equirectangular format is widely used by a couple of Panorama Viewers as for example PTViewer and SPi-V. It consists of a single image with an aspect ratio of 2:1 (that is, the width must be exactly twice the hight).|
The cubic format uses 6 cube faces to fill the whole sphere around us. The image is remapped to the cubefaces which fit seamlessly.
One very wide spread cubic format is QuickTime VR. It consists of one file containing the 6 faces as JPEG compressed images together with a header giving basic information how the panorama should be displayed.
There is a number of possibilities to display partial panoramas - these are panoramas that don't fill the whole sphere in one or the other way. Partial panoramas can be displayed directly if they don't cover more than approximately 120� along the shorter side (that is they can be 360� in one direction but must be 120� or less in the other direction). The main formats are Cylindrical and Rectilinear, but partial spherical panoramas are possible, too.
Cylindrical panoramas can show a full circle along the horizon or a part of it. They are very popular for landscape panoramas. If used for architectural subjects it might bother that horizontal lines (except the horizon itself) are bend.
Rectilinear panoramas display the subject just like an ordinary (non-fisheye) lens would do. The horizontal and vertical field of view are limited to about 120�. Straight lines stay straight, hence they are good for architectural subjects. But if either field of view is too large they suffer from unnatural looking distortions in the corners.
To partial spherical panoramas applies basically the same as to full sphericals (see above). In most cases they are used to cut off Zenith or Nadir. Vertical field of view has to be limited in this case to prevent the viewer from misinterpreting the source images.

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Leave your walker in the bridge
English: Leave your walker in the bridge
French: Laisser votre marchette dans la passerelle
Walkers and passengers' own wheelchairs are larger and probably won't fit anywhere in the cabin of the airplane. Usually, as the passenger boards the plane down the bridge, as they enter the plane, they leave their wheelchairs and walkers at the door of the airplane, inside the bridge. The walker or wheelchair is then taken down by the ramp agents and put into the cargo for the flight. Upon arrival, the walker or wheelchair is brought up again to the door of the airplane and the passenger can use it as soon as they exit the plane.
Sometimes, passengers are unsure where to leave their mobility device. For wheelchairs and walkers, you can tell them to leave them inside the bridge, beside the plane.
Vous pouvez=You can
Laisser=To leave (to allow something to remain)
La chaise (f) roulante=The wheelchair
La marchette (f)=The walker
La passerelle (f)=The bridge (terminal boarding bridge)
Vous pouvez laisser la chaise roulante dans la passerelle.
You can also point to the place in the bridge where they can leave the walker and say:
Vous pouvez laisser la marchette là-bas.
Là-bas=Over there, there
Note that "to leave" can be translated as "partir" or "laisser". "Partir" means "to leave" in the sense of "to depart". "Laisser" means "to leave" in the sense of "allowing something to remain".
Also note the "bridge" that connects the terminal to the airplane is called "passerelle" in French. A generic bridge, over a river for example, is a "pont" (m).
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Elite Guice 3: Private BindingsIn the first and second parts of this series, I discussed hooks for extending Guice. In this post I introduce private bindings.
Don't emulate Guice
The key to a good extension is tight integration with Guice. In particular, the extension shouldn't copy functionality from Guice; doing so can lead to subtle differences between the extension and Guice itself. The assisted inject extension reimplements constructor injection and that causes problems:
- Standard Guice can inject private constructors, but I forgot to do configure this in assistedinject.
- AOP doesn't work for assistedinject-created objects
These differences aren't dealbreakers, but they do make the extension harder to use, and they violate the principal of least surprise. A better assistedinject would have used Guice's constructor injection.
The Injector is just a bunch of bindings
In the Multibindings extension, we secretly create a binding for each element in the set. These bindings are implementation details of the extension, but they need to be bound in the shared injector.
We have to somehow create the bindings without a chance of conflicting with user-supplied bindings. If
Multibinderand the user both bound the same key, injector creation would fail.
Private Annotations to the rescue
The fix is to create a binding annotation type with a narrow scope, such as package scope. Other code won't have access to this annotation, and therefore we can be confident that only our extension can create bindings with this annotation.
In the Multibindings extension, there's a custom annotation called
_USER_'s secretly applied to all elements. Each annotation instance is given a unique ID to ensure that the hosting keys are distinct. Unless they're using a tool that interrogates the Injector, the users of
Multibindernever see these bindings. They're created internally and used internally. But they allow all of Guice's features to work naturally on the bound elements.
Implementing the annotation type is code-intensive, but there's thorough instructions that describe how equals, hashCode and even toString() should be implemented.
This technique is also used in InterceptingInjectorBuilder, in order to let InjectionController work its magic.

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This is a guide aimed at providing some understanding about MidiBridge (and CoreMIDI) and how to use that knowledge to your advantage to interconnect apps, hardware and network sessions. Once the basics are covered, some step-by-step recipes for connecting up less obvious situations are provided.
Don't forget to turn on the 'Run in Background' option in the MidiBridge Preferences panel. This is off by default (and purposefully as we want the user to consciously be aware that they are allowing MidiBridge to keep on runnin' in the background)
The above applies to MidiBridge 1.3 and earlier. As of version 1.4, background processing is on by default (with a 15 minute idle timeout). The idle timeout value can be changed in the Options tab of the Preferences page. Setting it to 0 minutes turns backgrounding off completely.
First a little about CoreMIDI - port advertising
When an app runs it can register virtual ports in CoreMIDI that can be seen by other apps and on which other apps can send or receive events. There are two types of virtual ports (also known as endpoints) - sources and destinations. An app doesn't have to advertise its own virtual ports. It may choose to use the virtual ports of other apps instead. Here's something to remember:
Just because an app doesn't advertise any ports of its own doesn't mean that it can't be controlled via MidiBridge!
It just won't show up in:
The Interface Tab - Sources to the left of you, destinations to the right
This is the main tab in MidiBridge and from where you create connections between sources (inputs) and destinations (outputs). These ports are usually (but not always) in pairs and are one of the following type:
 - A physical device port, like Midi Mobilizer I, SynthStation25...
 - A CoreMIDI physical device port, like Midi Mobilizer II, iRig MIDI...
 - The CoreMIDI network port (send/receive over wifi)
 - MidiBridge's own virtual input/output ports that it advertises
 - Virtual input/output ports advertised by other apps
MidiBridge can route events from any of these types to any other type, but the routing must be between a source and a destination from MidiBridge's point of view.
To connect source A to destinations B and C, you touch input/source port A on the left and then touch B and C on the right and green lines will be drawn between them to show they are connected. Touch port A again to tell MidiBridge you're done interconnecting to that port.
Here's a screenshot of MidiBridge with just about every type of port, connection and option set:
The above screenshot shows the following:
 - A CoreMIDI network session is active (CoreMIDI Net in is yellow and the badge '1' on the Interfaces tab button is shown)
 - Arctic Keys is up and running (Arctic Keys virtual ports shown)
 - Midi Mobilizer I is present and a filter on its input is active (Midi Mobilizer ports shown and 'On' badge over filter button displayed on input port)
 - MidiBridge's own virtual ports have been created and any events received from another app on the port MidiBridge will be passed to MidiBridge's own output (that other apps could be listening to) and the Midi Mobilizer's output. (Green lines going from MidiBridge to MidiBridge & Midi Mobilizer)
 - Both MidiBridge and Arctic Keys ports are virtual ports (V-Cable symbol in port)
 - Events received from the Midi Mobilizer's input will be sent to Arctic Keys and the Network session. (Grey lines running from Midi Mobilizer in to CoreMIDI net out and Arctic Keys out - they're grey, because currently the MidiBridge input port is selected for connection)
 - You can fast switch straight to Arctic Keys by double tapping either its input or output port (Green double arrow in port)
 - The Fast-switchable Applications Panel (As of version 1.4, this panel has been renamed from 'Compatible Applications') tells you that both Arctic Keys and MidiVision are installed on this device, but Loopy, NLog and ThumbJam are not (can't afford them). Touching Arctic Keys on the App Panel will fast-switch to Arctic Keys (since we know that is running). Touching MidiVision on the App Panel will launch MidiVision (not currently running, but installed). Touching any of the other apps in the App Panel (the unticked ones) will redirect you to the App Store to see if this app is of any interest to you. IMPORTANT: The Fast-switchable Applications panel is for fast-switching compatibility only. It is not an indicator of an app's MIDI connectivity.
 - The App Panel can be dragged around the screen using the top bar of the panel. It can be dismissed by either pressing the 'X' at the top of the panel or touching the 'Applications' tab that has a badge marked 'X'.
To summarise:
An input from MidiBridge's view is a source of MIDI events from other apps, physical devices or the CoreMIDI network.
An output from MidiBridge's view is a destination that MIDI events can be sent to and can be other apps, physical interfaces or the CoreMIDI network.
Connecting different kinds of apps
Apps can either generate MIDI events, receive MIDI events or do both.
Apps fall into one or more of the following categories:
 1. The app advertises its own virtual destination and accepts input from it. Examples: Animoog and Sunrizer.
 2. The app advertises its own virtual source and writes events to it. Examples: Genome
 3. The app doesn't advertise anything, but will read from all sources in the system, Example: Gadget, GarageBand
 4. The app doesn't advertise anything, but will write to all destinations in the system. Example: SoundPrism Pro
 5. The app only supports CoreMIDI networking (don't know of a current example, but early versions of Genome were like this and possibly NanoStudio)
 6. The app advertises both a source and destination and reads/writes to those. Examples: Arctic Keys, NLog
Categories 1,2 and 6 are easy. You just connect your desired source/destination to the app's virtual port in MidiBridge and away you go. You may need to tweak something in the other app to tell it you want it to accept/send MIDI on its virtual ports (and tell it to continue working in the background).
Category 3 apps will not show up as a separate port in MidiBridge, but will read from MidiBridge's virtual output. To control these types of apps, just connect your desired source to the MidiBridge destination.
Category 4 apps are the reverse of category 3. They don't show up in MidiBridge but to use them as sources, you connect MidiBridge's virtual source(input) to the destination you want the events to go to.
Finally, category 5 apps require a little trick to make them work. In MidiBridge prefs, enter the word 'localhost' (without quotes) in the CoreMIDI Network Destination field and press the Connect button. You can also choose 'Connect Automatically' to re-start the connection when MidiBridge launches. Essentially you are hi-jacking the CoreMIDI network to run like a virtual port. To send events to the app that supports CoreMIDI network, you connect a source to the CoreMIDI net destination. Vice-versa for receiving events into MidiBridge from a category 5 app.
Application start/connect order
Now you know how to interconnect different types of apps, what about the order in which you launch the apps? It all depends upon when each app refreshes its view of the CoreMIDI world.
MidiBridge for example refreshes its view when it starts, when it is returned from the background, when a physical device is connected/removed, when a virtual port appears/disappears and when a CoreMIDI network session starts/stops. Basically all the time. What's more is that it will automatically re-establish any prior connections that you had set for that port. So far, so good.
Other apps may not refresh their view so much (some just at launch or need the user to manually refresh), so these are the rules of thumb when setting up your connections:
 1. Launch MidiBridge first, so that its virtual ports are available if need be.
 2. Launch category 3 apps (SampleTank, Sunrizer XS) so that they add MidiBridge's virtual destination to the list of ports they'll receive events on.
 3. Launch category 4 apps (SoundPrism Pro) so that they add MidiBridge's virtual source to the list of ports they'll send events to.
 4. Launch any other apps that advertise their own inputs or outputs.
 5. Return to MidiBridge and make the connections (if you need to)
Unfortunately the world isn't perfect and sometimes even these rules are not enough. If it doesn't work, you may need to switch to certain apps as well to re-invogorate their engines. It's not exact and some trial and error may be involved.
Giving NanoStudio a virtual input
Sorry, as of Nanostudio 1.33, this trick no longer works. We have been in touch with Blip Interactive and hopefully will be able to work something out.
With a little trickery it is possible to use MidiBridge to give NanoStudio a virtual input so that it can be fed MIDI events from


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I'm trying to get the progress of an Apache HTTP Client Execute method. Is it possible to either
 1. Get the mount of input stream that has been read by the execute method or
 2. Monitor the execute process using some internal method either by percent or amount of data sent?
The code below sends an input stream to the server (in this case an image) which is then stored appropriately. Problem is with high resolution cameras and slow mobile operators its hard to tell if an upload is actually taking place. The code does work, but feedback is desired.
public List writeBinary(String script, InputStream lInputStream) {
 Log.d(Global.TAG,"-->writing to server...");
 HttpParams httpParameters = new BasicHttpParams();
 HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(httpParameters, 5*1000);
 HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(httpParameters, 60*1000);
 HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient(httpParameters);
 HttpPost httppost = new HttpPost("_URL_" + script);
 String responseText = null;
 List responseArray = new ArrayList();
 try {
 httppost.setEntity(new InputStreamEntity(lInputStream, -1));
 HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httppost);
 if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 200){
 InputStream lInputStreamResponse = response.getEntity().getContent();
 DataInputStream lDataInputStream = new DataInputStream(lInputStreamResponse);
 BufferedReader lBufferReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(lDataInputStream));
 while ((responseText = lBufferReader.readLine())!= null){
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I prefer to "decorate" the stream/reader/writer object a little bit, add the desired progress feature into it. In decorated stream/reader/writer, you can keep a counter to indicate the progress, you can even put a indicator callback into it. ;-)
Something like this:
public Class CountableOutputStream implements OutputStream {
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Actually, the whole Java IO package demonstrate this design pattern fairly well.
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Quave, C.L. (2018). Wound healing with botanicals: A review and future perspectives. Current Dermatology Reports DOI 10.1007/s13671-_PHONE_-4. [Link]
Purpose of review
Botanicals have long played a crucial role in the management of chronic and infected wounds, yet the mechanistic basis of these therapies remains largely poorly understood by modern science.
Studies have begun to unveil the mechanistic bases of botanical therapies for wound healing, but more work is necessary. Most notably, investigation into the growing conditions, post-harvest treatment, and pharmacological preparation of these botanicals has demonstrated their importance in terms of the chemical makeup and pharmacological activity of the final product used in pre-clinical and clinical studies.
This work evaluates the potential safety, efficacy, and mechanistic basis of some key botanical ingredients used in traditional medicine for wound care: aloe, marigold, and St. John's Wort. Furthermore, perspectives on the future role that botanical natural products may play in anti-infective and wound care, innovations are explored.


Five traditional dishes to deliciously commemorate Kuwait's National Day
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Today marks the 59th Kuwait National Day, or Liberation Day, and what better way to celebrate than how the Kuwaiti's themselves do it: close to family, around carefully prepared food. Choosing from an array of vibrant and flavorful options, here is a top five from the traditional recipes.
The nation-wide holiday marks Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah's ascension to the throne in 1950, still celebrated ardently, serving as an opportunity for Kuwaitis to gather with their family members, enjoying recipes that have endured through the decades.
For a country with a subtropical climate, it may be surprising to learn that that traditional Kuwaiti cuisine consists of quite heavy rice-based dishes and thick soups. Many dishes call for seafood, as the country follows the fish-dense coastline of the Persian Gulf. Most importantly, they are all made to share and savour as a group.
1. Harees
Harees is a staple food that can be found in almost all Kuwaiti homes during Ramadan. It also goes by the name of jareesh, areesa or harissa, in neighboring countries, as it is served throughout the Middle East.
This thick porridge-like dish consists mainly of wheat, soaked overnight, cooked with lamb, chicken, or mutton as a possible delicacy. The totality of the ingredients are cooked on stovetop and the pounded into a homogeneous purée and finally topped off with cinnamon, cumin or cardamom.
Despite its dull appearance, it is extremely filling and dear to Kuwaiti's, serving as a fantastic comfort food and has kept its' spot at the table for most special occasions.
2. Machboos Laham
Machboos is the quintessential Kuwaiti meal, proudly presented as the national dish of the small nation by its people.
The dish relies on the careful execution of three parts; the meat (chicken, mutton or fish), slow-cooked until tender, the basmati rice toasted and boiled in the spiced meat stock, and the stuffing which is consists of split beans, raisins and onion.
3. Mutabbaq Samak
Mutabbaq Samak is made from whole, local, fried fish served on a large bed of fragrant rice.
The most commonly used fish for this traditional dish is pomfret (zubaidi), which is seasoned, partly boiled, and then coated in flour before finally being fried until crispy.
The rice is cooked separately with turmeric, onions, garlic, sumac, and parsley. The fish is always served on top of the rice, and the whole dish is usually garnished with fresh herbs, as well as raisins and nuts.
4. Murabyan
This rice dish, topped with juicy locally sourced shrimp, has earned considerable popularity throughout the nation.
What gives the shrimp their distinct flavor are the sauteed onions; turmeric, coriander and the special ingredient: dried loomi, which is dried black lime.
To get the tangy, sweet result, with a rich fermented aroma, the limes are boiled and then left in the strong sun to dry. In addition to the addictively complex flavor, died loomi has a series of health benefits ranging from anti-cancer properties to promoting a healthy digestion.
5. Gers Ogaily
Given the alias "perfume cake", Gers Ogaily is the perhaps most beloved dessert in Kuwait. It is easily recognized by its rich yellow color and love for its deep, layered aromas coming through from the saffron, cardamom and rose water.
This sponge cake is typically baked in large bundt pan and occasionally in smaller baking molds, creating a cupcake-like dessert, but both versions have the same ingredients and coated in beautifully tasted sesame seeds.


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Process design artifacts have been increasingly used to guide the modeling of business processes. To support users in designing and understanding process models, different process artifacts have been combined in several ways leading to the emergence of the so-called "hybrid process artifacts". While many hybrid artifacts have been proposed in the literature, little is known about how they can actually support users in practice. To address this gap, this work investigates the way users engage with hybrid process artifacts during comprehension tasks. In particular, we focus on a hybrid representation of DCR Graphs (DCR-HR) combining a process model, textual annotations and an interactive simulation. Following a qualitative approach, we conduct a multi-granular analysis exploiting process mining, eye-tracking techniques, and verbal data analysis to scrutinize the reading patterns and the strategies adopted by users when being confronted with DCR-HR. The findings of the coarse-grained analysis provide important insights about the behavior of domain experts and IT specialists and show how user's background and task type change the use of hybrid process artifacts. As for the fine-grained analysis, user's behavior was classified into goal-directed and exploratory and different strategies of using the interactive simulation were identified. In addition, a progressive switch from an exploratory behavior to a goal-directed behavior was observed. These insights pave the way for an improved development of hybrid process artifacts and delineate several directions for future work.
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Talent Acquisition vs Recruiting: What's the Difference?
When it comes to bringing on new hires, the process may look a little different than ever before. Video and phone conversations are taking over in-person interviews as the new norm. Now more than ever it is important to stay up to date with your current recruiting practices. With many individuals currently looking for new opportunities, understanding the difference between talent acquisition and recruiting could make a difference in who you bring on to fill current vacancies.
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In this week's blog, we will uncover the difference between talent acquisition and recruitment so that you can determine which best fits your company's hiring needs.
Defining Talent Acquisition
Talent Acquisition is a continuous and proactive process that is geared toward focused competencies (i.e. knowledge, skills and behaviors) for a long-term fit, broad systems, and networking. The process is cyclical and revolves around building relationships, anticipating your future hiring needs and creating a pool of candidates from those relationships.
This approach involves planning and strategy since you need to establish a solid understanding on what your workplace will need now and in the future. Looking at your company through a wider lens will allow you to understand the inner workings of your company and the skills and experiences that each position requires for success.
What is Recruitment?
While Talent Acquisition is an ongoing approach, recruitment is more of a reactive, linear process. Recruitment is often seen as reactive because a position is vacant and someone must be recruited to fill it; typically, very quickly. The process is usually streamlined by the human resources or management team and it primarily involves searching for, evaluating and hiring experienced people to fill the vacancy.
But What's the Difference?
Recruitment focuses more on a tactical process for an immediate problem whereas talent acquisition is a holistic strategy that a company uses to find specialists, leaders and other future top talent based on the knowledge, skills, and behaviors needed within your company. Recruitment focuses on the now and talent acquisition focuses on the long term.
Which Should Your Company Use?
When deciding between talent acquisition and recruitment, you obviously will need both from time to time based on the urgency and position. Yet, for most roles, there should be a clear strategy, network, and targeted system in place to ensure you are adding the "right person to the bus" vs. just filling a role.
Talent Acquisition vs Recruiting: What's the Difference?


text: Thermal stress can induce birefringence in a laser medium, which can cause depolarization of the laser. The depolarization effect will be very severe in a high-average-power laser. Because the depolarization will make the frequency doubling efficiency decline, it should be compensated. In this paper, the thermal characteristics of two kinds of materials are analyzed in respect of temperature, thermal deformation and thermal stress. The depolarization result from thermal stress was simulated. Depolarization on non-uniform pumping was also simulated, and the compensation method is discussed.


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Origin: capital + -onym
A capitonym is a word that changes its meaning when it is capitalized; the capitalization usually applies due to one form being a proper noun or eponym. It is a portmanteau of the word capital with the suffix -onym. A capitonym is a form of homograph and – when the two forms are pronounced differently – also of heteronym. In situations where both words should be capitalized, there will be nothing to distinguish between them except the context in which they are used. Although some pairs, such as march and March, are completely unrelated, in other cases, such as august and catholic, the capitalized form is a name that is etymologically related to the uncapitalized form. For example, August derives from the name of Imperator Augustus, who named himself after the word augustus, whence English august came. Likewise, both Catholic and catholic derive from a Greek adjective meaning "universal". Capital letters may be used to differentiate between a set of objects, and a particular example of that object. For instance in Astronomical terminology a distinction may be drawn between a moon, any natural satellite, and the Moon, to be specific the natural satellite of Earth. Likewise, Sun with a capital may be used to emphasise that the sun of Earth is under discussion.
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How to Splice Irrigation System Wires
Water-proofing your irrigation system's wire splices is one of the most critical tasks in any installation or repair that involves wire splices. The splices need to be completely water-proof. Taping them up with electrical tape will NOT work for this! The electrical tape will allow water into the splice as it becomes old, brittle, and the adhesive on it dries out. If you don't water-proof your splices it WILL cause your valve to fail! Don't save a buck on a wire splice and ruin a $20 valve! I'll explain in detail why waterproofing is so important later, first let's get down to the details on how to make a good waterproof wire splice.
General Things That you Need to Know about all splices!
Caution: The methods described below are intended for low-voltage wires of 24VAC or less, such as those used in typical irrigation system controls. They should not be used for higher voltages.
DO NOT BURY SPLICES directly in the ground. Put a box around them to protect them and to help you find the later. A small plastic utility box works fine. Glue a large steel washer to the bottom of the box lid using epoxy. This will allow you to find the box with a metal detector if grass grows over it. Splices are the most likely place a wire will short out in the future, so a box makes the splices easier to find and repair.
2-wire irrigation systems: These are a newer type of system that uses only 2-wires to control all the valves. The irrigation controller sends a signal through the valves to a decoder at each valve. The decoder then allows power to the valve solenoid only when told to by the controller. These types of systems depend on electrical "signals" sent from the controller through the wire to the decoder. Any voltage leak at a splice can severely impact the signal and cause the system to malfunction. For this reason splices for 2-wire systems need to be made much more carefully. Many of the 2-wire manufacturers have specific splice methods they require be used in order to protect your warranty. Be sure to use these if required!
Not sure if your system is 2-wire? As i write this in 2013, 2-wire systems are seldom used on residential systems, but they are also gaining popularity and will probably start showing up soon, first on larger systems. The controller case normally will be clearly labeled as "2-wire". A 2-wire system will also have a "decoder unit" installed on the wires at each valve. Standard irrigation control systems have two wires going to each valve. But in a standard system one of the wires goes to a single valve and only that valve. So if you have 4 valves there will be 5 wires (1 common shared by all the valves, + 1 individual wire to each of 4 valves = 5 wires.) On a 2-wire system with 54 valves there would be only 2 wires and each valve would have a decoder unit installed on it. The presence of a decoder to be installed at each valve is the best way to tell if it is 2-wire.
The best way to make the splice is to use special water-proof splice connectors that you can buy at any hardware store. These are made for sealing outdoor wire connections and work very well. There are many different styles and types available.
Water-Proof Twist On Connectors – "Nut" Style or "Wing" Style
Most of the connectors currently used by pros consist of an twist on type wire connector that is filled with a water sealing grease. Sometimes these are called water-proof "nut" or "wing type" connectors. These are inexpensive and very simple to use. Here are general instructions for use since a lot of these inexpensive connectors are sold without instructions. If instructions came with the connectors please use those instructions, as they are intended for the actual connectors you bought!
 1. For every 3 connections you need buy 5 connectors. Why? Because you will probably make several bad splices, and you will have to remove those connectors and toss them in the trash. They can't be reused because when you remove them a lot of the sealer comes out with the wire. (If you look close most connectors actually say "do not reuse" or similar language on them.)
 2. Start by stripping the insulation off the end of the wires to expose the bare metal wire. Do not strip off too much insulation, the exposed bare wire should be about 1/2 the length of the connector body. You can splice 3 wires together easily using a single connector. It's OK to put 4 or 5 wires in a connector, but be warned that it gets a lot more difficult getting the wires to stay in the connector when you use more than 3 wires.
 3. Place the bare ends in one hand and using your other hand, align the wires side-by-side, so the ends of the bare sections are lined up together. Those ends need to all go into the connector together at the same time, so hold the wires tight and don't let them slip out of position. Do not try to insert an additional wire into a wire connector that already has wires spliced together in it. You need to remove all the wires and redo the splice to add more wires.
 4. Push the connector down over the bare ends of the wire. Twist the connector clockwise to screw it on. Hold the wires firmly in position as you twist the connector over them. The connector has threads, a spring, or barbs inside it that will grab the wires and cinch them together tightly as you twist it on. Stop twisting when you feel substantial resistance.
 5. Hold the connector in one hand and tug on each of the wires with the other to make sure the wires are secure and will not pull out. If a wire feels loose or pulls out, disassemble the entire splice and try again. Use a new connector as some of the sealer will probably be lost when you remove the connector, and it needs all the sealer for a good seal. If the wires still pull out after another try you are probably using the wrong size connector.
 6. Finally make a visual inspection of the splice. The insulation on the wire should be fully inserted into the sealer gel or grease. No bare wire should be visible. That's all there is to using twist on wire connectors, they are very quick and easy.
The connector size is important when using twist on connectors! Be sure you buy and use the correct size connector for the wire sizes you are splicing. The package will list the various wire size combinations that the connector works on. The connector colors indicate the connector's size and most are standardized. Here are some general guidelines. Warning: There are some brands that do not follow these color guidelines so double check the instructions on the package!
Connectors for #18 wire. Most residential irrigation systems use #18 size wire, this is the size of most of the multi-wire underground irrigation cables sold in hardware stores. Unfortunately the colors for these connectors are not standardized. Most I have seen are dark blue or black. Make sure it says it will connect 2- #18 wires.
Connectors for #14 & #12 wire. Larger irrigation systems and commercial irrigation often use individual #14 wires. Sometimes #12 will be used for irrigation systems with very long distances between the controller and the valve. Most often these connectors are yellow. Note: Most of the yellow connectors I have seen will NOT connect a single #14 wire to a typical valve solenoid wire. For this you will probably need the smaller #18 wire connectors above.
Twist-On Waterproof Wire Connectors. Wing Style on left (blue), Nut Style on Right (black).
Mechanical Clip Style Non-Stripping Connectors
Clip style is a catch-all name I use for the various types of connectors that use a mechanical clamping system to grab and bite into the wire. Typically with this type of connector you push the wire into a round slot on the connector, and then squeeze some type of clamp that bites into the wire to hold it in place. Some require pliers to squeeze the clamp into the wires. The most popular of these types of connectors for irrigation use is the Blazing Snaploc BVS Series wire connectors and the 3M Scotchlok 314 series connectors. These connectors are more expensive but make a very secure connection almost always on the first attempt. You won't need to buy nearly as many extras for bad splices.
Container Type Connectors
These connectors are a two piece, two step system. You connect the wires together using either a standard twist type wire connector, a crimp sleeve, or even soldering the wires together. Then you shove the splice into a container filled with a water-proofing grease or jell and snap a retainer lid closed to hold the splice inside the container.
A variation on this type of connector is the original waterproofing method used back when I started in the business. You mixed a 2-part epoxy resin in a small plastic envelope and then shoved the splice into the envelope so it was covered in resin. The resin was allowed to harden creating a solid water-proof seal. Unfortunately the resin was a carcinogen


How To Avoid Negative Marking In Bank
How To Avoid Negative Marking In Bank Exams [Important Tips]
In this article, we shall discuss and provide some tips to minimize and avoid negative marking in bank exams.
Nowadays almost every competitive bank exam has a system of negative marking in bank exams.
Every candidate has a common question that if there is negative marking in the bank exams then how to minimize it or avoid it.
Negative marking deducted the marks you got from the right question which ultimately impacts your selection in the bank exam.
One wrong answer to the question is equal to 0.25 marks and if candidates give 4 wrong answers then a total 1 mark is deducted from your total marks. This negative marks impacts a candidate very much and many time it decided your selection in the bank exam.
Many candidates loose lot of marks due to this negative marking pattern in bank competitive examinations. Candidates study and practice in such a way that they either minimize or avoid negative marking.
Hence, candidates must improve their accuracy so that they can avoid negative marking in bank exams.
Top Tips to Avoid & Minimize Negative Marks in Bank Exams
The followings are important tips to minimize negative marking in the bank exam.
1. Do not answer questions which you are unsure of:
Candidate must quickly answer all those questions which they are fully confident to solve and then try to solve questions which they left due to low confidence.
If candidates solve easy questions speedily and they will have some time to review unanswered questions.
Candidates can chance of negative marking if they leave the questions which they are not sure but leaving too many questions will hamper their chance of cracking bank exams.
Leaving too many questions unanswered will impact more on your overall marks.
2. Do not guess answer randomly
If a candidate does not know the right answer to the question then he/she should not answer with random guesses.
The blindly answering with random guess will impact their final marks. They must answer the question for which they are 100% confident and sure. This way you can minimize negative marking in bank exam.
3. Carefully read questions
Some time due to overconfidence or getting the easy question, they quickly answer and mark it without reading the question carefully. The candidate may mark the wrong answer due to overconfidence and which will result in getting negative marking.
Hence, it is advised to all candidates to read all questions very carefully and then answer.
4. Attempt easy question first
When candidates are preparing for the exam, they must identify their strength area and weak area.
Once you identify your strength area then you must attempt your strength section first so that you finish quickly major area and in the remaining time you give to tough and unanswered questions.
Attempting easy and your strength area question will boost your confidence which will help in solving tough questions.
5. Go through mock tests and previous year's bank exam question papers
Understanding bank exam pattern is a must requirement to get selected for bank exam.
Apart from general exam paper, you must attempt mock-test and previous year paper to understand frequently asked and important sections.
While solving mock paper and previous year paper, you will come to know your weak area and accordingly you can focus on these weak areas. This will help you in minimizing mistakes and can track your performance.
6. Note down important points
Candidate should start making important point note from day one of bank exam preparations. Candidates can make proper notes of important shortcuts and tricks which will help them in memorizing for a long time.
These notes will also help candidates in quick revision just before the examination and minimizing negative marks as you cannot read entire books at the last minute.
7. Refer to an online resource or take the help of a coaching institute.
Apart from reading books at home, you can also take the help of online resources and coaching centers.
The coaching centers have expert teachers who have to help you with learning shortcuts and tricks. The shortcuts and tricks will be helpful in minimizing your negative marking in the bank exam.
8. Calculate the risk of negative marking
As discussed earlier, candidates must attempt the question for which they are sure. If you cross a desired no. of the sure answer then you can try to take the risk for answering left questions.
While solving the unanswered question, if the answer is not available in the given option then you can take risk of answering a very close answer. For this risk, you must have answered adequately no. of right answered.
9. Avoid last-minute answering
If candidates solve answers in the last minutes of the exam then there are chances of the wrong answer.
Candidates must avoid the last-minute answer.
If the answer is not correct then you will get negative marking which will impact overall marks. Last-minute answering always leads to a mistake.
The well-prepared candidate with confidence for the bank exam needs not to worry about negative marking in the bank exam and take unnecessary stress. Despite this, they need to concentrate on their goal with handwork with smart work.
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incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
ornamentation with a figure or design sunk below the surface.
a gem, seal, piece of jewelry, or the like, cut with an incised or sunken design.
an incised or countersunk die.
a figure or design so produced.
a process in which
a design, text, etc., is engraved into the surface of a plate so that when ink is applied and the excess is wiped off, ink remains in the grooves and is transferred to paper in printing, as in engraving or etching.
an impression or printing from such a design, engraving, etc.
verb (used with object)
to incise or display in intaglio.
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is absquatulate. Does it mean:
derivative of intagliare
to cut in, engrave, equivalent to inin-2
to cut < Late Latin tāliāre,
derivative of Latin tālea
a cutting; see tally


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Compound (stacked) Taxes are special taxes calculated after and on top of a primary tax.
For example, you can have a Compound Tax @ 7% charged on the selling price of $10 + Sales Tax @ 5%
1. To set up a Compound (Stacked) Tax:
- Go to Settings>Taxes
- Click on the New tax button to create a new tax.
2. In the General section, set the tax Name in the name field - the name will be shown to your customers in the price breakdown, before any payment is required to proceed with the booking
3. Tick the Enabled checkbox to enable the tax.
4. Tick the Compound tax checkbox
5. In the Tax Rate section, select Percentage from the scroll down menu, and input the per cent rate. If your Compound Tax is @ 5%, input 5%.
6. Set Compound Tax exemption (by location)
In the Apply to section, you can set a Compound Tax exemption for customers depending on their location. Some Compound Taxes may only apply to customers from your country, from your state and so on. If your Compound Tax applies to all your customers, leave everyone.
7. Set Compound Tax as included/not included in item price. In the Prices section, select if the prices listed:
- include or
- do not include this tax
8. Set when the Compound Tax should/should not be applied
You can set that the Sales Tax will ONLY be applied by Bookeo if the booking is created during a specific period of time and/or if the time booked is between a specific period of time.
This feature is useful, for example, when a tax is replaced by a new tax.
Simply click on the New period button to create a time when the tax should or should not be applied.
In Bookeo, you can set what taxes apply to every single service, class, tour you offer and to every single additional option. You can also set what taxes apply to your prepaid packages and memberships.


Wednesday, April 21, 2021
HomeJobs"EU Pay Transparency Directive only part solution to gender pay gap"
The European Commission published a legislative proposal pioneered by Maltese Commissioner, Helena Dalli to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms. This is a key initiative emanating from the EU's Gender Equality Strategy for 2020-2025.
The Malta Business Bureau (MBB) strongly believes in gender equality, firstly as a matter of social justice and secondly because this would allow countries such as ours that depend exclusively on its human resource to meet the economy's full potential. The MBB therefore welcomes any initiative that strives to meet these two objectives, however, cautions on some of the specific legislative provisions proposed, and stresses the importance of evaluating the administrative and labour market impact on companies compared to the progress that will realistically be made to close the gender pay gap as a result of such measures.
MBB President, Simon De Cesare stated, "The EU Pay Transparency Directive addresses some aspects of the gender pay gap through the provision of more information, monitoring of compiled data and remedy in case of proved discrimination. But one must acknowledge that the gender pay gap is a wider challenge and tackling it requires addressing the root causes, including help guiding youth to make career choices free of gender-based stereotypes and to educate society to improve the burden sharing relating to household and care responsibilities within families. This would also provide gender equal opportunities for career progression.
Mr. De Cesare continued, "Pay discrimination based on gender has no place at work and this is already defined as an illegal practice. Therefore, EU legislators must ensure that the provisions in this Commission directive are proportionate and find the right balance in meeting the objectives without creating unnecessary administrative burdens on companies or abuse by claimants.
While committing to study the proposal in more detail and to consult businesses moving forward on the expected impact of the EU Pay Transparency Directive, the MBB expresses initial reservation on the potential impact of certain provisions of the Directive, such as the relevance for the obligation to provide the initial pay level in a published job vacancy or prior to the job interview, the risk to data protection when providing information on pay levels in the case of micro and small enterprises, the possibility of social media abuse if larger companies are made to publish internal gender pay gap reports, and the overall onus of the reversal of burden of proof on companies.
The MBB would also like to emphasise that the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value does not mean that all workers in the same category must always be paid equally. There are several factors that would justify a different pay, such as the level of qualifications, work experience, job performance and length of service, and the proposed Directive acknowledges this. The MBB calls on EU legislators to ensure that while providing workers the right to obtain information on pay levels, safeguards are also put in place to protect companies from a culture of frivolous court cases.
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The abstract superclass for all feedback generators.
Do not subclass or create instances of this class yourself. Instead, instantiate one of the provided concrete subclasses:
UISelectionFeedbackGenerator. Use selection feedback generators to indicate a change in selection.
UINotificationFeedbackGenerator. Use notification feedback generators to indicate successes, failures, and warnings.
Using Feedback Generators
Haptic feedback provides a tactile response, such as a tap, that draws attention and reinforces both actions and events. While many system-provided interface elements (for example, pickers, switches, and sliders) automatically provide haptic feedback, you can use feedback generators to add your own feedback to custom views and controls.
When providing feedback:
 - Always use feedback for its intended purpose. Don't select a haptic because of the way it feels.
 - The source of the feedback must be clear to the user. For example, the feedback must match a visual change in the user interface, or must be in response to a user action. Feedback should never come as a surprise.
 - Don't overuse feedback. Overuse can cause confusion and diminish the feedback's significance.
For additional guidance on when and how to use feedback generators, see Haptic Feedback in iOS Human Interface Guidelines.
To use a feedback generator, the following are required:
 1. Instantiating the Generator
 2. Preparing the Generator (optional)
 3. Triggering Feedback
 4. Releasing the Generator (optional).
Listing 1 demonstrates triggering selection feedback from a pan gesture recognizer.
Listing 1
Triggering selection feedback
var feedbackGenerator : UISelectionFeedbackGenerator? = nil
_USER_ func gestureHandler(_ sender: UIPanGestureRecognizer) {
 switch(sender.state) {
 case.began:
 // Instantiate a new generator.
 feedbackGenerator = UISelectionFeedbackGenerator()
 // Prepare the generator when the gesture begins.
 case.changed:
 // Check to see if the selection has changed...
 if myCustomHasSelectionChangedMethod(translationPoint: sender.translation(in: view)) {
 // Trigger selection feedback.
 // Keep the generator in a prepared state.
 case.cancelled,.ended,.failed:
 // Release the current generator.
 feedbackGenerator = nil
 // Do Nothing.
Instantiating the Generator
To create feedback, you must first instantiate one of the UIFeedbackGenerator class's concrete subclasses (UIImpactFeedbackGenerator, UISelectionFeedbackGenerator, or UINotificationFeedbackGenerator).
Listing 1 instantiates a new UISelectionFeedbackGenerator object whenever a pan gesture begins.
Preparing the Generator
Preparing the generator can reduce latency when triggering feedback. This is particularly important when trying to match feedback to sound or visual cues.
Calling the generator's prepare() method puts the Taptic Engine in a prepared state. To preserve power, the Taptic Engine stays in this state for only a short period of time (on the order of seconds), or until you next trigger feedback.
Think about when and where you can best prepare your generators. If you call prepare() and then immediately trigger feedback, the system won't have enough time to get the Taptic Engine into the prepared state, and you may not see a reduction in latency. On the other hand, if you call prepare() too early, the Taptic Engine may become idle again before you trigger feedback.
Listing 1 prepares the generator when the pan gesture begins, and then triggers feedback when the gesture changes.
For more information, see the prepare() method.
Triggering Feedback
Each feedback generator subclass has a unique triggering method. To trigger feedback, call the appropriate method: impactOccurred(), selectionChanged(), or notificationOccurred(_:).
Note that calling these methods does not play haptics directly. Instead, it informs the system of the event. The system then determines whether to play the haptics based on the device, the application's state, the amount of battery power remaining, and other factors.
For example, haptic feedback is currently played only:
 - On a device with a supported Taptic Engine (iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus).
 - When the app is running in the foreground.
 - When the System Haptics setting is enabled.
As a general rule, trust the system to determine whether it should play feedback. Don't check the device type or app state to conditionally trigger feedback. After you've decided how you want to use feedback, always trigger it when the appropriate events occur. The system ignores any requests that it cannot fulfill.
In Listing 1, each time the gesture changes the gesture handler checks to see if the selection has changed. If so, the handler triggers feedback and prepares for the next change.
Releasing the Generator
If you no longer need a prepared generator, remove all references to the generator object and let the system deallocate it. This lets the Taptic Engine return to its idle state.
In Listing 1, the pan gesture recognizer releases its generator when the gesture ends, fails, or is canceled. Assigning nil to the instance variable removes the reference to the old generator. If there are no other references to the generator, the system deallocates it.
Instance Methods
func prepare()
Prepares the generator to trigger feedback.
Inherits From
Conforms To


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Are there any estimates for the eigenvalues of the Laplace operator for $\Gamma \backslash SL(2, \mathbb{C})/SU(2)$ known beyond the main term? Here, $\Gamma$ should be congruence subgroup in $SL(2,o)$ for $o$ the ring of integers in an imaginary quadratic field.
I have checked Mathscinet and couldn't find anything except for the main term.
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For general compact manifolds (of dimension $n$), the error term (on the number of eigenvalues less than $T^2$, counted with multiplicity) is $O(T^{n-1})$. So for $\Gamma$ co-compact, the error term is $O(T^2)$.
For merely co-finite $\Gamma$, it should be possible to bound the error term, but I am unaware of any results. In Section 4 of this survey by Müller (by the way, equation 1.3 is Weyl's Law for compact manifolds with the error term, and Section 2 sketches a different approach for compact locally symmetric spaces), he sketches a proof of a strong form of the law (using the Selberg Zeta function) and implies that the argument would work for other rank-one groups.
The book Groups Acting on Hyperbolic Space seems to (using Google Preview) prove the strong form of the law in the co-compact case (Section 5.5), but only seems to prove the weak form in the co-finite case (Section 8.9).
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... and $T^{n-1}$ is essentially optimal right, perhaps rather $T^{n-1}/log T$? I was aware of all this, but thanks already. – Marc Palm Jul 25 '12 at 16:00
Yeah, $O(T^{n-1})$ is optimal for compact spaces because of spheres, but I think conjecturally tighter bounds exist for certain hyperbolic spaces (and you are correct that for $SL_2(\mathbb Z)\backslash \mathfrak h$, Selberg obtained $O(T/{\rm log}\ T)$, so something better is certainly possible). I think it might be something like GRH (though more tractable), where getting nonvanishing of an $L$-function at the edge of the strip is hard, and making any improvement on that virtually impossible, even though we expect much more. – B R Jul 25 '12 at 17:14
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Recognizing septicemia in goldfish is difficult because more often than not, little or no symptoms occur to indicate infection. It is one of the fish diseases that causes harm from within.
What is Hemorrhagic Septicemia in Goldfish?
- Most common indication of septicemia in koi and goldfish are Blood Streaks
- While it is not a communicable fish disease, the chances of it spreading is high if an infected fish shares the same tank with healthy fishes.
- The most probable cause for such disease is the buildup of nitrite in the tank due to the remaining excrement of fishes in the water. Overfeeding and overstocking have also been included as reasons.
Causes, Symptoms and Treatment of Septicemia
- It is difficult to recognize septicemia symptoms. There are only few significant signs that can guide the aquarist. To be sure about the diagnosis, it is best to consult a veterinarian.
- Some of the most widely reported symptoms include skin ulcers, deteriorating fins, bulging eyes, lethargy, staying on the surface or corners of the tank and anemia.
- The cause of septicemia has been traced to many factors such as:
- Stressful conditions
- Poor water quality
- Improper handling of the fish
- The remedy for septicemia is treating the infection as quickly as possible. The pet owner should feed the fish with triple-strength antibiotic food and nothing else.
- The infected fish undergoing treatment must be kept within a warm environment above 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Salt solution added to the treatment tank can help heal the scales back to their natural texture.
- Water quality should be kept in excellent conditions to prevent further complications.


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This fact sheet contains information about smoke and carbon monoxide from peat fires. It includes what peat fire smoke looks like, what is in peat fire smoke, why we measure carbon monoxide around a peat fire, and general smoke-related health information.
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French government renames Twitter hashtag
France's official state documents will now adopt the phrase "mot dièse" to refer to the social networking symbol
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Sacré bleu! The French government have moved to protect their nation from the sinister Anglicising effect of Twitter by replacing the word "hashtag" with their own Gallic term "mot-dièse", which translates as "sharp word".
The Commission Génerale de Terminologie et de Néologie – a government agency solely responsible for the preservation of the French language – has made it a legal requirement that the French equivalent to the English term be used in all official government legislation and correspondence. French Twitter users will also be encouraged to adopt the new word, although any decision to revert to the use of "hashtag" will not be deemed an illegal offence.
Back in 2003, the same agency attempted to replace the word "email" with the French equivalent, "courriel", with limited success. "Mot dièse" doesn't exactly trip off the tongue so it remains to be seen whether the French will adopt it into their vernacular. _TAG_


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EDC is an increasingly common abbreviation for Every Day Carry. In it's simplest definition it means the things you carry every day, like car keys, a phone and maybe a pocket knife. EDC items are those that you carry in your pockets or in a reasonably sized bag that you use to accomplish daily tasks. The items vary depending on what a person does on a daily basis.
Because of this, EDC will tend to be very personalized to the individual. There is normally an emphasis on quality items that will function reliably, but disposable items like latex gloves are often found in an EDC bag. In some cases, EDC items will be fairly expensive, high quality items with an emphasis on lightweight but strong materials such as titanium and carbon fiber.
Most EDC items are selected to provide the user with a sense of preparedness and capability. These items will often be things that are a little bit overkill or unique, and EDC gear tends to constantlybe in a state of evolution as it is tailored to the user's requirements and preferences.
Common EDC items are listed below:
- Folding knife
- Multitool such as a Leatherman
- Wrist watch
- Cell phone
- Pen, pencil
- Pocket notebook
- First aid kit
EDC items often cross into tactical items such as larger knives, handguns, and pens that double as striking weapons or kubatons.


Extracting meaning from text of recipe ingredients
A unsupervised approach to extracting core tokens from text (specifically the base of an ingredient description).
A few months ago, I wrote my first post using R, which performed a basic analysis on data scraped from Allrecipes.com. At the time, I wanted to group recipes by their ingredients, but found it difficult due to the way Allrecipes formats each recipe's ingredient list. So I set myself the challenge of extracting the core of each ingredient description.
The Problem:
Determine each ingredient's core without supervision
The Constraints:
 - No dictionary of ingredients to make the problem easier
 - No manually tagging a subset of ingredients
Simplifying Assumptions:
 - Each ingredient can be represented by a single word
Unfortunately the simplifying assumption means that pepper, to taste and 1 green bell pepper, diced will both be associated with the same core of pepper, but I found that to make an incredible difference in helping lower the problem's difficulty.
This is similar to a "most representative subset" problem.
Two approaches are detailed in this post:
 1. Using a linear program to choose the appropriate tokens
 2. Using an iterative "learning" approach to choose the appropriate tokens
Note the first method was unsuccessful, while the second proved more successful.
Also note that these are only two of the many methods I attempted. Some were lost in a hard drive failure, and others were just… the worst.
Data acquisition
I scraped recipes from Allrecipes.com using Selenium, a tool that opens and controls a web browser programatically. A blog post about the scraping is available here.
Data cleaning
First, transforming the output of scraping into a series of ingredients.
# import data
df = pd.read_csv("scraped_data.csv", index_col=0)
df = df[df['ingredients'].notna()]
# unstack each row's ingredients into a single entry in a series of ingredients
df.set_index('recipe_key', inplace=True)
ingredients = df['ingredients'].apply(pd.Series).stack()
ingredients.index = ingredients.reset_index().apply(lambda row:"{}_{}".format(row['recipe_key'], row['level_1']), axis=1).values
Now, what we have looks like:
1 red bell pepper, julienned
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup mango chutney
32 fluid ounces Kentucky bourbon
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
2 cups thinly sliced red cabbage
The next step is to clean the strings.
My theory was that most ingredients are formatted as follows:
# unit adjective noun, adjective (misc. extra information) - adjectives conjunctions adjectives
Cleaning will include removing digits/anything inside parenthesis, and using lemmatization to combine plurals.
def parse_text(s):
 Accepts a series of strings, and applies multiple cleaning steps. Returns a series of strings.
 from nltk.stem import WordNetLemmatizer
 wnl = WordNetLemmatizer()
 def lemmatize(string):
 for word in re.findall(r"[a-z]+", string):
 string = string.replace(word, wnl.lemmatize(word, 'n') if's' in word[-3:] else word)
 return string
 # remove anything inside paranthesis
 s = s.apply(lambda x:re.sub(r"\([^\)]+\)", '', x))
 # remove anything containing a digit
 s = s.apply(lambda x:re.sub(r"\S*\d\S*", '', x))
 # make everything lowercase
 s = s.str.lower()
 # remove plurals where possible
 s = s.apply(lemmatize)
 # remove non-word characters except for, and -
 s = s.apply(lambda x:' '.join(re.findall(r"[-,''\w]+", x)))
 _TAG_ excess whitespace
 s = s.apply(lambda x:re.sub(r"\s+",'', x).strip())
 # only keep entries with data after cleaning
 s = s[s!='']
 return s
Looking at a few sample strings:
30 (2 inch) unbaked tart shellsunbaked tart shell
1 (16 ounce) package uncooked linguine pastapackage uncooked linguine pasta
4 cups all-purpose flourcup all-purpose flour
2 lemons, juicedlemon, juiced
1 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveinedpound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
All we have to do now is choose the token (word) that represents each full string.
First Approach (miserable failure)
The first attempt relied on an integer program. If you're unfamiliar with linear (and by extension, integer) programs, check out wikipedia's entry on the subject here.
Generic Formulation (in math):
Formulation (in English):
Choose a subset of tokens (\(x\)) to designate as "core" tokens
With the goal of minimizing the cost of these selected "core" tokens (\(C^T x\))
Subject to:
 - every ingredient must contain at least one "core" token (\(Ax \leq b\))
 - every ingredient must contain two or fewer "core" tokens (\(Ax \leq b\))
 - every entry in \(x\) is binary (associated token is either "core" or is not "core")
First, the constraints: simply using scikit-learn's CountVectorizer implementation, we can obtain a matrix that looks like:
In this toy example, token_0 appears in ingredient_1, while token_1 appears in both ingredient_0 and ingredient_1.
Implementation is easy:
def get_A_matrix(s):
 '''Apply CountVectorizer and only retain tokens that are alphabetic.'''
 from sklearn.feature_extraction.text import CountVectorizer
 model = CountVectorizer(binary=True, stop_words=None, ngram_range=(1, 1),
 tokenizer=lambda x:nltk.word_tokenize(x))
 data = pd.DataFrame(model.fit_transform(s).todense(), index=s.index, columns=model.get_feature_names())
 return data.loc[:, [x.isalpha() for x in data.columns]]
Now, each row of A is a representation of each ingredient description, which we can use to force the linear program to choose at least one token for each ingredient.
More complicated is the penalties. For each token, we need a penalty associated with choosing that particular token as a "core" ingredient.
I decided to penalize 4 things. If a token:
 1. appears after certain strings (usually punctuation), or
 2. appears as the first token in an ingredient, or
 3. appears earlier in an ingredient, or
 4. has a certain part of speech,
it should be "more expensive". Each penalty gets its own weight, usually passed as a dictionary.
The colossal function to find these penalties for each token looks like:
def penalties(processed, pos_dict, split_dict, desc_penalty, first_penalty):
 Returns penalties for each token in processed, penalizing those that appear after strings in split_dict,
 those that appear first in a string with first_penalty, those that appear earlier in strings with desc_penalty,
 and those with parts of speech in pos_dict.
 def get_split_penalties(processed, split_string):
 '''Penalizes tokens that appear after split_string.'''
 s = pd.Series()
 for lst in processed[processed.str.contains(split_string)].apply(lambda x:x.split(split_string)).values:
 for index, section in enumerate(lst):
 for token in nltk.word_tokenize(section):
 s = s.append(pd.Series({token:index/(len(lst)-1)}))
 return s.groupby(s.index).mean().rename(split_string)
 def get_pos_penalties(processed, pos_dict):
 '''Penalizes tokens with {part_of_speech:penalty} given by pos_dict'''
 pos_probs = pd.Series({x:nltk.pos_tag([x])[0][1] for x in set(nltk.word_tokenize(' '.join(processed)))}).apply(lambda x:x[:2])
 pos_probs = pd.get_dummies(pos_probs[[x.isalpha() for x in pos_probs.index]])
 for key, prob in pos_dict.items():
 pos_probs[key] = pos_probs[key]*prob
 return pos_probs.max(axis=1).rename('POS')
 def order_penalties(processed, first_penalty, desc_penalty):
 '''Penalizes tokens that appear earlier in strings'''
 from collections import defaultdict
 indices_dict = defaultdict(list)
 for string in processed:
 words = nltk.word_tokenize(string)
 for ind, word in enumerate(words):
 if ind==0:
 return pd.Series({key:np.mean(val) for key, val in indices_dict.items()}).rename('order')*desc_penalty
 # return sum of penalties
 c_T = pd.concat([get_pos_penalties(processed, pos_dict),
 order_penalties(processed, first_penalty, desc_penalty),
 pd.concat([get_split_penalties(processed, key)*value for key, value in split_dict.items()],
 axis=1, sort=True)
 ], axis=1, join='outer', sort=True).sum(axis=1)
 return c_T[[x.isalpha() for x in c_T.index]]
If your eyes just glazed over, that's normal. Suffice to say the result of penalties(**args) is a series, where the index is a single token (word), and the value is the penalty assigned to it, given **args. A larger penalty means the word should be


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Optical disc drive
An optical drive is usually a CD drive or DVD drive. Optical means it uses lenses. The drive uses a light called a laser. A laser is the most exact and powerful sort of light but the laser in the drive is very, very small. The CD or DVD disk is similar to a mirror and the laser light reflects off it. The disk has very small () codes written on it. The drive has a very small camera lens beside the laser which can read the codes. Another part of the drive is plugged in to the computer by a wire (inside) and the code goes through the wire as a signal to the computer.


Self-reinforcing Mechanisms in a Multi-technology Industry: Understanding Sustained Technological Variety in a Context of Path Dependency
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2015
This paper studies self-reinforcing mechanisms in multi-technology industries, i.e. industries in which technological lock-in does not occur and several technologies continue to coexist. The purpose of this paper is to investigate what kind of self-reinforcing mechanisms can be present in such industries and explain how multiple paths can coexist and interact in a context of self-reinforcement and, ultimately, path dependency. Building on the empirical example of the lighting industry, the paper shows that all previously recognized types of self-reinforcing mechanisms can be present in a multi-technology industry. However, in addition to the path-internal positive feedbacks and cross-path negative externalities identified in single-path settings, multi-technology industries also experience positive cross-path externalities that create a symbiotic relationship between alternatives and allow for the reproduction of the same development pattern across technologies. Due to the existence of such non-negative technology interactions, multi-technology industries can be path dependent while still retaining technological variety.
multi-technology industries
path dependency
Self-reinforcing mechanisms
lighting industry
Ksenia Onufrey
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The best Grass Seed for your baseball field
Seed for your Baseball Field
The right sports turf seed makes all the difference
Choices and Decisions
Do you seed or sod? This section covers seeding new areas or overseeding existing turf.
Check local agriculture experts for type of grass most suited for your climate. But here's the basics for baseball field seed:
90/10 blue fescue mix.
This is 90% fescue and 10% bluegrass. This is a nice mix for outfield grass and common at most fields maintained by a park district. After mowing, this usually is 2 inches or longer.
80/20 blue rye mix.
This is 80% perennial rye and 20% bluegrass. It is sometimes called sports turf mix. This mix is good for infields if not the entire field. This can be mowed as short as an inch long.
bermuda grass seed.
In the hot climates this works for the entire field and can be mowed to 3/4 inch long.
Sources and Suppliers
Suppliers I've used and am satisfied with: Horizon, Sierra Pacific Turf Supply. There are others of course, but these folks provide bulk supplies to landscapers and park districts and I've found that they understand what baseball fields need.
Tips & Hint for seeding
 1. In the northern climates the cooler grasses work best - rye, bluegrass, fescue.
 2. In the southern climates the hot grasses work best - bermuda.
 3. In the transition climates it is sometimes a combination depending on the time of year. For example, bermuda in the hot summer, but overseeded with perennial rye throughout the season and heavily before winter. Pro teams use Chaparral perennial rye.
 4. Seed needs to be kept moist and in contact with dirt to germinate. That's why you drag the infield turf after seeding in the 10 step turf maintenance program. This works the seed and topdressing together and down to the soil. Keep the top 2 inches of topsoil moist for the seedlings.
 5. When seeding a larger area, till in topsoil/compost, roll flat, lightly rake to scarify, spread seed, lightly rake, roll flat, fertilize, and then start a watering program. Keep the seeds moist. Once they germinate and sprout you can cut back on watering a bit.
 6. Overseed rate is 6 to 8 pounds per thousand square feet. One 50 pound bag is good for a high school size infield. One 50 pound bag can overseed 2 little league infields.
 7. Apply seed to new areas at double the rate as overseeding.
Mistakes to avoid
 1. Don't just lay the seed on top of bare spots. It will float to the edges when you water or the birds will eat it. Either way you still have a bare spot.
 2. Find the best lawn in your neighborhood. Quite often the maintenance and growing practice there is NOT what you'd do for a sports field. You not only want your turf to look nice, but it needs to stand up to competitive play. Home lawns rarely are the same as a sports field.
bag of fescue grass seed
50 lb bag of blue/fescue
for the outfield area
grass seed up close
blue/fescue up close
bag of rye grass seed
50 lb bag of sports turf
80/20 blue rye
thin turf to overseed
thin area that is
raking top soil before seeding
raking the top soil and
compost smooth before
putting out seed and
rolling it
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Ghost Recon Wildlands Wiki
Ghost Recon Wildlands Wiki
The various Factions in Ghost Recon Wildlands.
The Bolivia depicted in Ghost Recon Wildlands is ruled by a corrupt government that has recruited the Unidad force to control the population and suppress any signs of revolt. As a trained military force, they exert their authority with violence and impunity. To face them, local Bolivians have started a rebel movement: the Kataris 26. Led by the charismatic Pac Katari, a natural-born warrior who believes in the force of nature and the balance between good and evil, they fight for the freedom of their people. In the middle of this war, the Civilians try to survive.
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Abstract: Timing errors are a growing concern for system resilience as technology continues to scale. It is problematic to use low-fidelity errors such as single-bit flips to model realistic timing errors. We address the lack of holistic methodology and tools for evaluating resilience of applications against timing errors. The proposed technique is able to rapidly inject high-fidelity and configurable timing errors to applications at the instruction level. Our implementation has no runtime dependencies on proprietary tools, enabling full parallelism of error injection campaign. Furthermore, because an injection point may not generate an actual error for a particular application run, we propose an acceleration technique to maximize the likelihood of generating errors that contribute to the overall campaign with speedup up to 7x. With our tool, we show that realistic timing errors lead to distinct error profiles from those of radiation-induced errors at both the instruction level and the application level.
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The name Virginia ranked 379th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 35th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
This name was first spelled Verginia, and was the feminine form of an ancient Roman clan name, Verginius. Over time its spelling changed due to its association with the Latin term virgo, meaning ''maiden.'' This meaning has driven the use of the name ever since.
In 1587, this was the name given the first baby born to English colonists in the New World, Virginia Dare. Both the baby and her home colony were named for Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen of England.
The state of Virginia still proudly bears this name. Virginia Dare's fate was different. She and the rest of the colonists on Roanoke Island mysteriously disappeared within three years of her birth, creating the legend of The Lost Colony which has been reinacted in a grand pageant every summer since 1937.


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There are still several classes that need a Parent Rep volunteer. We would like to have all of these positions filled by Curriculum Night so Parent Reps and teachers can meet.
Parent Reps help keep parents and Council connected on a classroom level, and help boost participation at Council events. Reps are also Council Members.
The following classes still need Parent Reps:
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The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has launched a new online calculator to help architects, designers, and builders achieve carbon emission reduction goals for new construction and retrofit residential and commercial projects. Called Green Footstep, the free carbon calculator allows designers to address multiple sources of carbon emissions over a building's lifetime and estimate the impact of specific design decisions in the quest for carbon neutrality.
In addition to carbon neutrality and net-zero site energy performance goals, Green Footstep also helps designers comply with the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED energy credit guidelines and the goals of Architecture 2030's 2030 Challenge.
Green Footstep gives designers the tools to make more informed design decisions by allowing them to estimate a building's life cycle carbon footprint. The program accounts for a project site's intrinsic carbon storage and weighs it against the carbon emissions generated by site preparation, construction, and operation of the building. Users can see the areas in which their projects fall short of carbon reduction or energy performance goals and make changes accordingly.
"Green Footstep allows designers to adjust design targets, such as building energy use intensity and incorporating more renewables, that will get the building out of carbon debt, edging the building closer to carbon neutrality," says Michael Bendewald, the RMI analyst who developed the calculator, in a statement announcing the online tool.
RMI recommends designers, builders, architects, and other users employ Green Footstep for a project as early as the pre-design phase and then test multiple target design changes, as necessary, throughout the design process. Users simply input project information—including location, site characteristics, and building characteristics—and the program generates a carbon emissions building performance report.
The Green Footstep Web site also offers building case studies revealing how the program has helped other projects reach carbon reduction goals. By creating a free account, users can input project information and goals, save them, and revisit them to make changes or updates. To learn more about using Green Footstep, click here.
Stephani L. Miller is Associate Editor of Residential Architect magazine.


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The Apple Star, Nidorielliea sp., is a rare starfish species that is short and stout and has a deep red color. It can occasionally feature bright white stripes across its limbs. Its coloration patterns can change a lot between individuals. Its short limbs and beautiful colors make for a great organism.
The Apple Star are great scavengers and are active during the day. If your tank is lacking in algae growth, their diet can be supplemented with algae based foods, and some chopped meaty preparations as well.
Starfish are intolerant of sudden changes in oxygen levels, salinity and pH of the water, and cannot tolerate copper-based medications. The drip acclimation method is highly recommended for all Sea Stars due to being intolerant to changes in water chemistry. It should never be exposed to air while handling.


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Maryland's 42.2% Waste Diversion Rate
The recycling rate plus the source reduction (SR) credit make up the waste diversion rate. Through the efforts of its citizens, businesses and government agencies, Maryland achieved a statewide waste diversion rate of 42.2% in calendar year (CY) 2020. The 42.2% waste diversion rate was composed of a 38.2% Maryland Recycling Act (MRA) recycling rate and a 4.0% SR credit. This exceeds the requirements of the MRA and the 40% waste diversion goal targeted for 2005. Figure 1 provides a historical breakdown of Maryland's waste diversion rate.
Maryland's 38.2% Recycling Rate
In CY 2020, Maryland residents and businesses recycled 38.2 percent ((MRA recycling tonnage + resource recovery facility credit) ÷
(MRA recycling tonnage + MRA waste disposed)) of the municipal solid waste generated. The resource recovery facility (RRF) credit is provided under the MRA in Environment Article, §9-1703(d),
Annotated Code of Maryland. The provision specifies that a 5% recycling credit applies to each county that "achieves a reduction of at least 5 percent in the volume of its waste through the utilization of one or more resource recovery facilities in operation as of January 1, 1988." To encourage more recycling, states across the country are seeking new ways (e.g., Single Stream Recycling, Pay-As-You-Throw Programs, etc.) to ensure that recycling continues to gain in popularity as a waste management option. Many states, including Maryland, are investigating new commodities to bring into the recycling stream, while continuing to promote the benefits of recycling.
summarizes the recycling tonnages since 1992 and Figure 3 categorizes the total MRA tons recycled by material in CY 2020. Compostables, and paper materials constituted the largest portion of materials recycled (miscellaneous materials are comprised of multiple materials, the largest being municipal incinerator ash at over 62% of the total miscellaneous materials).
MDE encourages the recycling of all materials because of the environmental and economic benefits that recycling provides. The 2020 County Commodity Chart details recycling and waste diversion rates for each of Maryland's
jurisdictions. Business and local governments continue to seek recycling opportunities above and beyond those that apply toward the MRA rate. In fact, nearly 2.9 million tons of other Non-MRA materials were reported as being recycled in 2020. The Recycling of Non-MRA Materials in Tons table offers a breakdown by category of the amount of Non-MRA materials reported recycled in 2020. For a complete overview on how solid waste is managed in Maryland, please refer to the annual Solid Waste Management and Diversion report.
Maryland's 4.0% Source Reduction Credit
In 2020, eleven Counties were able to add from 1% to 5% to their waste diversion rate by emphasizing SR activities as a waste reduction strategy, see Source Reduction Credit Summary 2020. They accomplished this utilizing Internet resources, demonstration sites (i.e., backyard food waste and yard waste composting), and publications on reuse practices and yard waste reduction. A complete list of SR activities and a breakdown of Maryland SR activities is available in the "Source Reduction" section.
Non-profit groups are partnering with government to increase awareness of source reduction and reuse opportunities for materials such as linens, pet supplies, medical equipment, clothing and computers. The partnering provides businesses information on how to improve their bottom line through recycling and SR. As counties learn from their successful colleagues, even more SR programs are expected.
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How Spicy Beef Tripe Soup Became a Mexican-American Breakfast Staple
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How Spicy Beef Tripe Soup Became a Mexican-American Breakfast Staple
Picky Mexican-American Millennials call menudo a comfort breakfast food, especially after a night of drinking. And the reason why may lie in its working-class roots.
September 2, 2015, 8:22pm
Does a pot of boiling tripe that smells like manure sound like your kind of hangover cure? If you grew up on menudo—the Mexican breakfast soup notoriously made with odorous chunks of stomach lining, hominy, and spices—it's the next best thing to some hair of the dog.
Menudo is the essential weekend breakfast for many Mexican-Americans in California, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico of any generation; specifically, it's the go-to dish after a night of drinking.
But how exactly does a soup made of differently textured stomach lining stay at the top of the breakfast list for Millennial Mexican-Americans, who most likely grew up on Pop-Tarts, school pizza, and fast food?
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"Menudo is a working-class sopa," says Enrique Ochoa, Professor of History and Latin American Studies at Cal State LA, respected historian, and published author on Latin American issues.
Ochoa notes that menudo did not become popular until around the 1930s and 1940s, when migrant workers settled in urban hubs like San Antonio and East Los Angeles looking for work and establishing communities. At the time, Sinaloans and Michoacans—people from different Mexican states who would otherwise never speak to each other back home—became neighbors. Thus, they started to swap recipes.
Spoonful of stomach
Think of menudo as one of the first Mexican fusion foods on the West Coast.
In American culture, surrogate tías (aunts) soon came into play, making menudo as American as eggs and bacon for their families. The stereotypical Mexican señora image depicted on the labels of Juanita's canned menudo reminded many of their own moms or half-dozen aunties. This convenient Americanization of tripe soup beget the common Mexican family ritual of eating menudo on Sunday mornings, as well as the BYO pot system at establishments that serve menudo. Commercialization glossed over the details of what exactly menudo was, instead focusing on the vibrant colors and spicy flavors, propelling the red, palate-friendly broth of menudo into the mainstream.
Most people who grew up eating menudo can tell you that their own grandmother or abuelita has the tendency to add a lot of dried red chilies. But other regions of Mexico don't serve that same firewater-style soup. Sinaloans prefer a clear broth with hominy and no chile at all. People from DF like pancita, which is menudo under a different name, with no hominy filler but still crimson in color. Some cooks add cabeza (cow head) and pata (pork feet). These cuts of meat require hours to break down into gelatin, thus creating a savory, thick broth. The smell of it cooking is potent, like a cartoon aroma that can slap someone around if they're not careful.
Jesus Raya, the menudo cook in a Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles
Menudo is also the official food of any celebration in a Mexican-American household that takes place in the morning or early afternoon. Baby shower? The mom-to-be better be craving beef stomach. Funeral? No one is ever too sad to eat some tripe.
During the research phase of this article, I wanted to dive into the ethnological view of menudo, so I contacted Chicano Latino Research Center director Catherine Sue Ramírez at UC Santa Cruz. Instead, she referred me to her mother.
"I don't like stinky meat," Edna Ramirez tells me before sharing her recipe over the phone.
Ramirez, an LA Times Best Home Cook awardee, cautions me to thoroughly wash all the meat used in menudo with lemon juice. Tripe—both the bristled and the honeycomb cuts—can give off sulfuric smells that only a grandma can love. Those same compounds can also contaminate the broth and make it literally taste like the food that it was digesting a few weeks ago.
Oregano, crushed dried red chilies, and chopped onion are the traditional toppings for menudo.
I think of menudo as the persistent family member who keeps in touch no matter how far you may go in life. To give but one example, I recently proposed to my girlfriend and we moved to northern California, some 600 miles away from Los Angeles (and my favorite Mexican bakery). Soon after the proposal, my future mother-in-law made the trek up from LA just to celebrate.
You can probably guess what we celebrated with.
That awful boiling stomach stew odor found me like some sort of fugitive, dragging me kicking and screaming to the kitchen table. It has been here longer than I have and will continue long after I'm gone. And I have a feeling that I am not the only one that feels this way. Love it or hate it, menudo is here to stay.


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Iranian Researchers Separate Hydrogen from Methane with 100% Efficiency
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researchers at Kashan University and Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) separated hydrogen from methane with an efficiency of 99.99% by hybrid synthesizing of a nanoadsorbant.
Hydrogen has numerous applications in various fields, among which is the use of hydrogen in hydrocracking process.
No source has so far been known in order to obtain pure hydrogen. In order to fulfill the needs of industry, this material is prepared by using water-gas substitution (WGS) reaction through chemical processes. Therefore, the raw materials and the products except hydrogen must be separated from hydrogen in order to obtain pure hydrogen. Since methane is the raw material of the reaction, hydrogen should first be separated from methane, and then it should be transferred to other processes.
The researchers studied the deposition of carbon nanostructures on the active carbon made of walnut shell (which was chemically activated by using KOH). Results of the experiment showed that methane adsorption increased 17.92% for the deposition of nanofiber carbon on the active carbon. However, the increase in methane adsorption did not affect the amount of hydrogen adsorption.
Their experiments also showed that the carbon adsorbent hybridized by carbon nanofibers can separate a mixture of methane and hydrogen with equal concentrations of the compounds up to 99.99, and the outlet gas contained 99.99% pure hydrogen. Commercial adsorbents can purify hydrogen up to 73.80% at standard conditions.
The results of the research have been published in the February 15 edition of the Chemical Engineering Journal.


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International Great Lakes Datum (IGLD) is the reference system by which Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin water levels are measured. It consists of benchmarks at various locations on the lakes and St. Lawrence River that roughly coincides with sea level. All water levels are measured in feet or meters above this point. Movements in the earth's crust necessitate updating this datum every 25-30 years. The first IGLD was based upon measurements and bench marks that centered on the year 1955, and it was called IGLD (1955). The most recently updated datum uses calculations that center on 1985, and it is called IGLD (1985). Measurements recorded in NGVD (1929) or IGLD (1955) need to be converted to IGLD (1985) measurements before they can be used in comparison situations. The table below displays the different readings for the OHWM in Indiana and how to convert NGVD (1929) and IGLD (1955) measurements to IGLD (1985) measurements. Conversion Equations