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Compass Survey is also known as Angular Surveying.
The branch of surveying in which the position of the object is located by angular measurements taken by the compass is known as "Compass Surveying".
Purpose of Compass Surveying
When the area to be surveyed is relatively large, then the area cannot be divided into triangles.
For example:
Towns, colonies etc.
When the survey work is to be completed quickly
When the area is full of obstacles which prevent chaining.
Compass Surveying is unsuitable in areas having magnetic rock, iron core, power lines etc which attracts a magnet.
A traverse is formed by joining the points on the ground by means of series of connected straight line.
There are two types:
 1. Open traverse
 2. Closed traverse
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Classification of Surveys and Surveying Methods in Engineering
Classification of Survey
Surveys are classified as following:
 1. According to the instruments used for the survey
 2. According to the purpose of the survey
 3. According to the method employed for the survey
 4. According to the field of work
According to the instruments used
Chain Survey
Compass Survey
Plane table Survey
Plane table is used for the purpose.
Theodolite Survey
Theodolite is an instrument that is useful for conducting accurate surveys.
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Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Education and Skills Thomas Byrne says the failure by Minister Bruton to engage constructively with teaching unions on pay equality could lead to major industrial unrest in schools across Ireland.
Deputy Byrne made the comments after the INTO rejected the new public service pay agreement negotiated last month. The ASTI and TUI are also in the process of balloting members on the pay agreement.
"Currently new entrants to the teaching profession start on much lower salary scales as compared to their established colleagues. The difference in pay scales means that a new teacher will earn up to €100,000 less than their colleagues over the course of their career. This is having a detrimental impact on morale in schools as new teachers are understandably disillusioned.
"We cannot have a situation where schools are closed again in Autumn and Winter. We saw the negative impact that this had last year on students. Students have already suffered enough, and Minister Bruton must work constructively with the teaching unions to avoid a repeat of this.
"The outcome of the INTO ballot clearly demonstrates the level of frustration amongst teaching staff. New teachers understand why separate pay scales were implemented during the economic crisis, but they have been left in the lurch as the Government has not set out a pathway for securing pay equality as the economy recovers.
"Minister Bruton needs to give a firm commitment that he will work constructively with all the teaching unions to avoid any closure of schools later this year is working towards achieving pay equality for new teachers as public finances improve. The current situation is eroding morale in schools and simply cannot be allowed to continue.
"The Minister must also recognise that failure to provide leadership on the pay equality issue could lead to widespread industrial unrest in schools right across the country," concluded Deputy Byrne.

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Waco Scottish Rite's Gifts to Camp Success Approach Half Million Mark
October 8, 2009
WACO, TX--Donating $85,000 to Camp Success, Baylor University's summer literacy program, is only the tip of the iceberg for Waco Scottish Rite. Completely funded by Waco Scottish Rite, donations to Camp Success total nearly $500,000 over the past seven years. And the members of Scottish Rite also consistently give their time, energy and heart to the camp because they believe in the impact the program makes on each child involved.
"Camp Success made a big difference in my son's life. They've found out what things are wrong, so that we can help him. It's made him want to do work--want to read. This has given him another chance," commented Robin Reinke, a Camp Success parent.
"It allows a child to be what they can be. Our institutions are full of people who weren't given that opportunity," stated Claude Ervin, chairman of Waco Scottish Rite. "Camp Success helps them become self-sufficient people who are a productive part of the community."
The language and literacy needs in the Waco community can seem insurmountable, but Camp Success is the beginning of a solution. As of Camp Success' recent graduation, 1,074 students have graduated from Camp Success, and 204 graduate students have shared this experience.
"Camp Success changed my life. My reading was dead, but Camp Success brought it back to life!" exclaimed Caleb Jones, a third-grade student in the program.
In 2003, Camp Success began with only 24 children and now serves 80 children with a waiting list of nearly 200. Participants ranging in age from five to 18 are evaluated before camp begins to determine their specific strengths and weaknesses. Speech pathologists then develop a step-by-step plan tailored to each child.
"The impact on the teenagers is powerful," said Dr. Michaela Ritter, the director of Camp Success and assistant chair for Baylor's department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. "When you see that they were failing classes and now they're making Bs and even As and going to college--it's so rewarding."
During the four-week program, each student benefits from 50 hours of tutoring, which is the equivalent to the reading instruction provided in up to 15 weeks in elementary school classrooms. Complete with various weekly themes, a tactic designed to hold the children's interest, Camp Success is a unique program that touches lives in the Waco community.
"We're making a long-term investment in peoples' lives, and the community benefits because they will become productive, involved and self-sufficient citizens. And the school systems benefit immediately because it increases their standards and test scores," Ervin stated.
"It's not just the money. The Scottish Rite people bring doughnuts every morning for the students, they provide T-shirts for all of them and they support us by just taking the time to talk to the kids," Ritter said. "I cannot praise them enough."
Camp Success is a win for everyone: the students, the community, the school systems and even Baylor students. Baylor speech pathology graduate students serve as clinicians working alongside Baylor faculty, to earn practicum hours toward their degree programs.
"The graduate students see fast progress, and confidence soars--for both the graduate student and the child. Typically speech pathologists are with a client two times a week for one hour each time, so when the students get this intensity, they see the progress and then take the same strategies into the workforce," Ritter said.
"I've never been given the opportunity to mentor someone and actually see the results until now," explained Adam Torres, a Baylor graduate student who is a clinician for Camp Success. "It's been amazing to see them utilizing the strategies we've taught them effectively."
Scottish Rite's recent donation equipped the camp with books, supplies and faculty salaries, empowering the camp to keep touching lives. Their consistent partnership enables Camp Success, now in its seventh year, to provide free language and literacy therapy--therapy that would cost parents $7,000 to $10,000 if paid out of pocket.
"The breadth and depth of the program is immeasurable," Ervin said. "It can be whatever we want to make it--all we need is more people who have enough interest to help it forward."
Jacob Suchecki, one of the many students impacted by Camp Success, announced his gratitude, "Thank you Scottish Rite for giving us all the money so that we can get the stuff we need for success."
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|University of Kentucky Department of Entomology|
Mystery Bug Answers
Mystery Picture #13
Scorpions pack a punch in their tails. The front pinchers are used to grab and hold their preyusually small insects. While we typically think of them in hot deserts or tropical jungles, there is a species that occurs in much of Kentucky and over the southeast. To read more about our Kentucky scorpion, Centruroides vittatus,jump to Scorpions in Kentucky.
The Wheelbug is a beneficial insect with piercing sucking mouthparts. Its sharp beak, extending from the front of its head, is usually carried in a groove along its body between the legs, so it does not show up well in this picture. The front legs are fitted for grabbing prey (usually caterpillars)- much like a praying mantis does. The common name of this insect comes from the back hump which resembles half of a gear wheel.
This page is maintained by Pat Dillon, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky. Please send questions or suggestions to: _EMAIL_


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CARA : a web-based environment for child protection workers
CARA (Child Abuse Risk Assessment) is a web-based learning environment which may be used by child protection investigators as well as caseworkers and followup workers, to think about the complexity of the factors related to the immediate safety and future risk of children. This is an American collaborative project between the Children & Family Research Center, the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
CARA is built around cases, scenes, factors and commentaries. Each of the cases has the name of the child who was the focus of that particular case investigation. Each case is divided into a number of scenes (written in narrative form), usually on the basis of the chronological development of the case during investigation. All of the scenes in each case have been examined in light of a set of global assessment factors. Each factor has a commentary drawn from the research literature that discusses the relevance of the factor to assessment in general.
CARA may be used by visitors, who are free to read the materials, or registered users, who may contribute comments to the learning environment. Registration is free. The materials may be worked through in a sequential or a non-sequential mode.

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Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English stern, sterne, sturne, from Old English styrne (stern, grave, strict, austere, hard, severe, cruel), from Proto-Germanic *sturnijaz (angry, astonished, shocked), from Proto-Indo-European *ster-, *ter- (rigid, stiff). Cognate with Scots stern (bold, courageous, fierce, resolute), Old High German stornēn (to be astonished), Dutch stuurs (glum, austere), Swedish stursk (insolent).
stern (comparative sterner, superlative sternest)
 1. Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
 - John Dryden
 stern as tutors, and as uncles hard
 2. Grim and forbidding in appearance.
Etymology 2Edit
Most likely from Old Norse stjórn (control, steering), related to stýra (to steer), from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną, whence also English steer. Also possibly from Old Frisian stiarne (rudder), from the same Germanic root.
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stern (plural sterns)
 1. (nautical) The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
 2. (figuratively) The post of management or direction.
 3. The hinder part of anything.
 4. The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
Old English
stern (plural sterns)
 1. A bird, the black tern.
From Old High German sterno, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.
stern m (please provide plural)
 1. star (luminous dot appearing in the night sky)
 - Anthony R. Rowley, Liacht as de sproch: Grammatica della lingua mòchena Deutsch-Fersentalerisch, TEMI, 2003.
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Emil von Sydow
(July 15, 1812 - October 13, 1873) was a German geographer
born in Freiberg, Saxony
. Early in his career he was a geography
instructor at the military academy in Erfurt
, and in 1867 became director of statistics and geography to the Prussian General Staff.
Emil von Sydow is considered to be the founder of methodical school cartography
, and was known for creating his own wall maps for classroom instruction. In 1838 he produced a physical map of Asia in his Schulmethodischer Wand Atlas
(Methodic Wall Atlas for Schools), which was soon followed by maps of other continents. On these maps, von Sydow developed a color methodology for landscape features using hachures
, where green was depicted for lowlands and brown used for highlands. Wilhelm Perthes of the publishing firm "Justus Perthes
Geographische Anstalt Gotha" was impressed with von Sydow's work and in 1849 produced the latter's Schulatlas in sechsunddreigig Karten
(Schoolatlas in 36 maps), which eventually ran to 39 editions in 1887.
After von Sydow's death, Hermann Wagner
(_PHONE_), a geography professor at Göttingen
designed the Sydow-Wagner Methodischer Schulatlas
(Sydow-Wagner Methodical School Atlas) with 60 major and 50 inset maps.
- Origins of School Cartography


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Fisheries managers need to understand herring stock genetics in order to set management objectives that aid herring recovery in PWS. The purpose of this study is to use the genetic makeup of herring populations to determine if one or multiple stocks exist in Prince William Sound. For example, are the fish that spawn on Montague different than those that spawn in Port Gravina or are they different portions of one large population.
Researchers from NOAA are coordinating with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) and other researchers to collect herring samples from different spawning locations in and around Prince William Sound. Genetic markers (genes or DNA-sequences that identify the relatedness of individuals) will be used to identify the genetic identity of each herring sample, which will then be evaluated to determine how related the various spawning populations are.
Evaluation of stock genetics will allow researchers to determine if sub-populations exist in Prince William Sound. This valuable herring life history information will be used to determine if the models need to treat the spawning locations as independent or a single model for Prince William Sound herring can be used.


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How To: Spot a Jaguar in the Wild
Although the chances of spotting a Jaguar in the wild are slim, many guides and guests have stories and pictures to prove that if you are very lucky, it can happen. Here are some things you can do to increase your odds of seeing the largest cat in the Amazon in its natural habitat.
 1. Take a trip to the Tambopata Research Center (TRC). While staying at Refugio Amazonas you only have a 2% chance of seeing a Jaguar and an even lesser 1% percent chance at Posada Amazonas, at TRC, your odds increase to 12%.
 2. Hop in a boat. The best place to spot a jaguar is the river bank. In the jungle they camouflage very well and can be nearly impossible to notice. Also, Jaguars prefer to river banks to rest and find their food which consists of capybara, deer, peccaries, turtles, caimans, birds, agouties, and fish.
 3. Be very quiet and stay still. Jaguars have binocular and color vision and a heightened sense of hearing. In most cases they are able to detect humans before we can spot them.
 4. Go looking during the day. The jaguar is active 60% of the day and unlike the the Puma and Ocelot, who only hunt at night, the Jaguar can look for food during the day.
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How to Hang a Dartboard in a Cabinet
A dartboard mounted on a bare wall can lead to pretty several holes inside the wall from darts that miss the target. 1 method to resolve this challenge is always to hang the dartboard within a cabinet that could support defend the wall from errant shots. Most cabinets are constructed from wood and have doors that will conceal the board when it really is not in use. You could hang a dartboard inside a wall cabinet within a handful of minutes with some simple hand tools.
 1. Measure the height with the dartboard cabinet and divide the measurement in half. Subtract that measurement from five feet eight inches, measure up in the floor to this height and spot a horizontal pencil mark around the wall.
 2. Find the wall studs just above the mark and note the centers on the studs around the wall using a pencil.
 3. Position the dartboard cabinet to ensure that its bottom edge is aligned with all the horizontal pencil mark. Adjust the board in order that the 4 mounting holes are aligned with all the centers on the two wall studs, then adjust the angle in the cabinet using a level. Drive a two 1/2-inch wood screw by way of every single of your pre-drilled holes within the back in the cabinet in to the studs making use of a energy drill having a lengthy screw bit.
 4. Attach the mounting bracket for the dartboard towards the two hole places within the center on the cabinet having a screwdriver.
 5. Insert the mounting screw in to the center of your back from the dartboard. Drive the screw till it can be flush, then back it out a single complete turn.
 6. Attach the 3 rubber bumpers in the dartboard kit evenly spaced about the perimeter in the dartboard having a screwdriver. Then position the dartboard in to the cabinet and slip the head on the center screw in to the mounting bracket. In the event the board is also loose, get rid of it and tighten the screw slightly, then remount the dartboard. Rotate the dart board till the 20 position is pointing straight up.
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OBJECTIVES: The Transtheoretical Model of behavior change (TTM) postulates that behavior change is a process involving progress through five distinct stages of change (SOC). One of the key components for progress to a later stage is decisional balance (pros and cons of changing to the target behavior). The goal of the present study is to test the two dimensions of decisional balance as postulated in the TTM in the context of exercising behavior.
METHODS: The analyses are based on data from an online survey of 266 freshman students at the University of Zurich; participants self-reported their frequency of exercising and their weighing of the importance of 49 pros and cons of exercising.
RESULTS: The results indicate that a two-dimensional solution of decisional balance is insufficient. The analysis of pros and cons of exercising yielded a seven-factor solution with in part different progressions through the SOC.
CONCLUSIONS: With the subdivision into different pros and cons, intervention programs can be developed that better match the needs of participants in terms of fostering and decreasing the most important pros and cons of exercising.


Why Are Aquarius So Nice?
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Why Are Aquarius So Nice?
Aquarius is so nice. All the zodiac signs have special qualities, but Aquarius is known for being one of the kindest.
Born between the dates January 20 - February 18, Aquarius is a zodiac sign who helps others in times of trouble.
Why is Aquarius so nice?
Aquarius is associated with the eleventh astrology house which is about people and helping others.
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Aquarius enjoys humanitarian work and uses their intelligence to make a difference in the world.
One famous Aquarius who was so nice is President Abraham Lincoln.
He exhibited the purity of the Aquarius zodiac sign through his leadership while President of the United States in the passing of the 13th Amendment which led to the emancipation of slavery.
Other famous Aquarians who were kind and giving are Thomas Edison, who invented the light bulb.
Another Aquarius who made history is Rosa Parks. She stood up for her rights and felt the brunt of all humanity when she was unjustly treated for refusing to be treated unfairly.
Charles Darwin was also an Aquarius who some may consider having been nice, he contributed scientific findings with the world when he didn't have to.
These Aquarian individuals went above and beyond what people in society would consider their civic duty.
In essence to say Aquarius is 'nice' is to simplify the fact that this zodiac sign is the humanitarian of astrology.
Aquarius can be shy or outgoing. But Aquarius is always a loyal and trusted friend.
RELATED: Best Careers For Aquarius Zodiac Signs
Lots of celebrities are nice Aquarius zodiac signs, too.
Aquarius is easily adaptable to changing situations, so they are easy to be around during difficult times.
Aquarius does not fear the unknown. Their kind nature is what you see, even when they feel confident solving a difficult problem.
An Aquarius's positive outlook, this is part of the reason they are so nice to the people that surround them.
For example, Ashton Kutcher is another famous Aquarius zodiac sign who people would refer to as 'nice'.
In fact, Hollywood Reporter covered a story sharing how Kutcher tweeted his phone number for a genuine connection with real people.
A pessimistic attitude tends to affect most people's moods, but Aquarius doesn't have this problem; they are just way too nice.
Look at Bob Marley, another famous Aquarius who was so easy-going. Every song he wrote expressed a strong mindset driven toward positive change.
Although no one can be happy 24/7, Aquarius does a good job maintaining their inner peace, and perhaps this is the secret to their niceness.
They restore power by placing emphasis on needed alone time.
Just ask Jennifer Aniston, who talks a lot about me-time.
Aniston is another famous Aquarius who is not only nice in real life, but she played a famous kind character on Friends, the most-watched sitcom ever.
By paying attention to their desires, Aquarius can clearly see the desires of others — lending a helping hand when necessary.
Aquarius feels best in a group setting, can you imagine America without John Hancock, an Aquarius? What would the Declaration of Independence be without his signature?
Because of these charitable and nice personality traits, Aquarius is comfortable with giving back to the community through acts of service.
Their Aquarius zodiac signs have a kind heart that is motivated by their progressive strength.
Unafraid to be who they truly are, Aquarius is admired for their originality and strive to better the world around them.
Aquarius is heavily concerned with equality for all.
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Generally speaking, Aquarius was made for protesting for equal rights (which is definitely needed right now). Just look at Frederick Douglas, he's an Aquarius, too.
It is said that Aquarius doesn't see any boundaries between people, Ellen Degeneres who has her Sun and Venus, the planet of love and beauty in the sign of Aquarius. Ellen has made so many people feel comfortable telling stories on her show.
She enjoys learning from others and uses her knowledge in positive ways.
Instead, they value every person for their own unique qualities, ask anyone what they think of Oprah, an Aquarius with three planets in this zodiac sign, the embodiment of acceptance.
Oprah is a great listener which reveals the nicer side to an Aquarius zodiac sign. Who doesn't love to be heard?
Aquarius zodiac signs are unselfish and willing to give a part of themselves to whoever may need it.
Oprah used her platform to support minority writers and also to serve those who are less fortunate.
Aquarius is so nice that they will never try to change someone, but rather fight for the world to accept them just as they've already done.
For them, it doesn't matter who the person is, they will always show respect and appreciation.
Michael Jordan, a triple Aquarius, never tried to get even with the coach that told him he'd never play.
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Instead, he improved his game and became one of the best basketball player who ever lived.
Their kindness is unlike any others.
While it might be hard to model the Aquarius mindset, we should all aim to act the same way.
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Since they consider their partner to be equal, Aquarius understands that everyone has their own set of needs.
They do not believe in possessing another and want to give independence to the people in their life, especially their partners.
Just look at Yoko Ono, an Aquarius who married John Lennon, leading to his break from the Beatles band.
She understood the value of giving a person the freedom to do things on their own timeline.
She didn't adhere to societal norms but instead looked to help in whatever way was needed depending on the situation at hand.
Aquarius is so nice. They help us put things into perspective.
They show us that the world isn't as scary or mean as we might have perceived.
There is the enjoyment that comes from helping others.
We aren't meant to be such selfish human beings, but rather enhance our world as a collective unit.
Aquarius does not feel that their value would ever be diminished by the value of others.
It's okay to uplift each other — there's enough to go around in a world that fosters equality.
By looking at the Aquarius mindset, we can see that there is great power in respecting others.
Each example of how nice Aquarius reminds us to first focus on our needs and then reach out to help with the needs of others.
Thank you, Aquarius, for being such a kind light in all our lives!
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If your office caught on fire right now, how would you get out? We laugh at the prospect, but many of us don't even move at the first fire alarm. But if you were caught in a fire, would you trust a robot to lead you to safety?
New research out of Georgia Tech suggests that in emergency situations, people will not only put their lives into artificially intelligent hands, but they will continue to trust so-called "Emergency Guide Robots" even when they have been proven wrong, or deemed disabled.
This wasn't the case in every scenario. Under normal conditions, some of Georgia Tech's volunteers didn't trust the already unreliable robots. However, in a time sensitive, emergency situation, the robots became an authority figure of sorts, and most volunteers followed their directives.
The researchers did have most subjects convinced that the walls around them were burning to the ground, but it's disturbing to think that each person defaulted to the robot's bright, flashing arms even if it had, moments before, lead them to several dead ends or been deemed disabled.
The research is part of a long-term study that looks at how humans trust robots, which is particularly important as robots play a larger role in society.
At first, the study just wanted to see if these robots would be useful in emergency situations. These new findings have researchers reconsidering their scope; and questioning how we can prevent humans from trusting robots too much.


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The jQuery Address plugin provides powerful deep linking capabilities and allows the creation of unique virtual addresses that can point to a website section or an application state. It enables a number of important capabilities including:
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a result. When working with the ROWS clause this must be taken into account.
Aggregates with RANGE
Lastly, adding the RANGE to the OVER clause allows you to create aggregates which go to the beginning or end of the partition. RANGE is commonly used with UNBOUNDED FOLLOWING which goes to the end of the partition and UNBOUNDED PRECEDING which goes to the beginning of the partition. One of the most common use would be to specify the rows from the beginning of the partition to the current row which allows for aggregations such as year to date.
In the example below, we are calculating the average order size over time to the current row. This could be a very effective in a trending report.
,AVG(OrderAmt) OVER (ORDER BY OrderID RANGE BETWEEN UNBOUNDED PRECEDING and CURRENT ROW) as AvgOrderAmt
order by OrderDate;
As you can see, the latest versions of OVER clause supports powerful yet simple aggregations which can help in a multitude of reporting and business solutions. Up next, the last blog in the series – Analytic Functions which are all new in SQL Server 2012.


Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux
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The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux is the fine arts museum of the city of Bordeaux, France. Established in 1801 by the painter Pierre Lacour,[1] it is one of the largest art galleries of France outside Paris. The museum is housed in a dependency of the Palais Rohan in central Bordeaux. Its collections regroup paintings, sculptures and drawings. The painting collection is the largest one and its strong points are works by French and Dutch painters. The museum holds several paintings that were looted by the French during the French revolution (so-called'saisies révolutionnaires') and were never returned to their lawful owners such as the Martyrdom of Saint Georges by Peter Paul Rubens.[2]
Expansion plans[edit]
In 2009, plans for a new museum building designed by David Chipperfield were launched. Originally due to open in 2018, the €55 million project was later pushed back until 2020. The expansion was necessary not least because more space is required to take up a promised donation of 663 works by Tsuguharu Foujita.[3]
Painting Collection[edit]
Here is a list of some of the painters represented in the museum collections:
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Coordinates: 44°50′15″N 0°34′52″W / 44.8374°N 0.5810°W / 44.8374; -0.5810


2.3 Constraints
In JaCoP, there are three major types of constraints:
Primitive constraints and global constraints can be imposed using impose method, while decomposable constraints are imposed using imposeDecomposition method. An example that imposes a primitive constraint XneqY is defined below. Again, in order to impose a constraint a store object must be available.
 store.impose( new XeqY(x1, x2));
Alternatively, one can define first a constraint and then impose it, as shown below.
 PrimitiveConstraint c = new XeqY(x1, x2);
Both methods are equivalent.
The methods impose(constraint) and constraint.impose(store) often create additional data structures within the constraint store as well as constraint itself. Do note that constraint imposition does not involve checking if the constraint is consistent. Both methods of constraint imposition does not check whether the store remains consistent. If checking consistency is needed, the method imposeWithConsistency(constraint) should be used instead. This method throws FailException if the store is inconsistent. Note, that similar functionality can be achieved by calling the procedure store.consistency() explicitly (see section 2.4).
Constraints can have another constraints as their arguments. For example, reified constraints of the form X = Y B can be defined in JaCoP as follows.
 IntVar x = new IntVar(store, "X", 1, 100);
 IntVar y = new IntVar(store, "Y", 1, 100);
 IntVar b = new IntVar(store, "B", 0, 1);
 store.impose( new Refified( new XeqY(x, y), b));
In a similar way disjunctive constraints can be imposed. For example, the disjunction of three constraints can be defined as follows.
 PrimitiveConstraint[] c = {c1, c2, c3};
 store.impose( new Or(c) );
 ArrayList c =
 new ArrayList();
 c.add(c1); c.add(c2); c.add(c3);
 store.impose( new Or(c) );
Note, that disjunction and other similar constraints accept only primitive constraints as parameters.


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(2013). Connected learning in the library as a product of hacking, making, social diversity and messiness. Interactive Learning Environments.
Learning is most effective when intrinsically motivated through personal interest, and situated in a supportive socio-cultural context. This paper reports on findings from a study that explored implications for design of interactive learning environments through 18 months of ethnographic observations of people's interactions at "Hack The Evening" (HTE). HTE is a meetup group initiated at the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, and dedicated to provide visitors with opportunities for connected learning in relation to hacking, making and do-it-yourself technology. The results provide insights into factors that contributed to HTE as a social, interactive and participatory environment for learning – knowledge is created and co-created through uncoordinated interactions among participants that come from a diversity of backgrounds, skills and areas of expertise. The insights also reveal challenges and barriers that the HTE group faced in regards to connected learning. Four dimensions of design opportunities are presented to overcome those challenges and barriers towards improving connected learning in library buildings and other free-choice-learning environments that seek to embody a more interactive and participatory culture among their users. The insights are relevant for librarians as well as designers, managers and decision-makers of other interactive and free-choice-learning environments.
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In this Famous Abstract Art, our artist features the wholeness of everything in the universe in the center of the artwork. The One Universe symbol shows the subject of unity across the earth, ocean, and sky. The important element in the composition of the One number is Sam Kasat. In Thai words, it means the Three Kings. It is a combination of the three very valuable elements including gold, silver, and copper.
The Three Great Kings of Thailand are King Ramkhamhaeng (the creator of the Thai Alphabet), King Naresuan (Father of Thai Army), and King Taksin (King of Thonburi). Those are the greatest Kings who had made Thailand a better Kingdom. They had a significant role while the Siam Kingdom went through touch times.
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Process is defined as a series of actions to achieve a particular end. The process for the above map began in a different context. Originally, it depicted just the United States. However, that did not show the complexity of how tourism affects the use of water in Los Angeles. Even though it began along the correct lines, the end of that process was not the desired effect despite having all the data that was needed to achieve it. And thus the process began anew.
The City of Angels is a popular tourist destination, attracting 41.4 million visitors, second to New Yorks annual average of 48 million tourist. But then again that is New York city, the Big Apple, the City that Never Sleeps. The City of Angels, on the other hand likes its beauty sleep as much as it likes its water. But the question lies on how does tourism effect water consumption in Los Angeles? The answer was a bit surprising. It is estimated that domestic US tourists use 3% more water than they do when they are home and international tourist visiting the US use about 3.5% more water. In long run, what does this mean. The DWP reported that in 2012, Los Angeles water demand was about 200 billion gallons of water. Tourist, on average will use about 6.5% of that water demand, or 70 million gallons of water per year.


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Key destinations for the Embassy's expeditions:
1. Major habitats ("world capitals") of dolphins and whales.
During the expeditions the conditions and possibilities of immediate contact with cetaceans are studied, as well as the state of mind of human individuals in the course of and after such encounters.
2. Unique natural objects, traditionally associated with extraordinary manifestations of possibilities for interaction between Man and Nature (so called places of power – sacred mountains, springs believed to be healing, etc.).
3. Places where contacts with large free-living mammals (elephants, horse, anthropoid apes, wolfs) are possible.
4. Centers of culture geared to unordinary development of consciousness and human potential in general (e.g. schools of transformative practices).


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A. Basic Shop Math - Solve basic shop math problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division of fractions and decimals, squares, and square roots. Use methods such as truncating and rounding to obtain significant digits for positive and negative numbers. (Apply)
B. Basic Algebra - Solve or simplify first-degree and single-variable equations. (Apply)
C. Basic Geometry - Calculate general parameters such as area, circumference, perimeter, and volume for basic geometric shapes. Calculate complementary and supplementary angles. (Apply)
D. Basic Trigonometry - Solve for angles and lengths using trigonometric functions such as sine, cosine, tangent, and the Pythagorean Theorem. (Apply)
E. Measurement Systems - Convert units within and between English and metric measurement systems (SI) such as inch to micro-inch, liter to quart, and meter to millimeter. (Apply)
F. Numeric Conversions - Use various numbering methods such as scientific notation, decimals, and fractions, and convert values between these systems. (Apply)
II. METROLOGY (26 Questions)
A. Common Gauges and Measurement Instruments 1. Variable gauges
- Identify and use variable gauges, including micrometers, calipers, dial indicators, and Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs). Understand linear scales, such as steel rule, and gauge blocks. Use borescopes, thermometers, and temperature probes. (Apply)
2. Attribute gauges
- Identify and use attribute gauges, including thread plugs, progressive rings, flush pins, pin gauges, and radius gauges. (Apply)
3. Transfer gauges
- Identify and use transfer gauges, including small-hole gauges, telescoping gauges, and spring calipers. (Apply)
4. Measurement scales
- Describe and distinguish between dial, digital, and vernier scales. (Remember)
B. Special Gauges and Applications - Identify and describe the following basic tools and components. (Remember)
1. Electronic gauging tools: oscilloscopes, multimeters, and pyrometers.
2. Automatic gauging components: machine vision, ultrasonic, X-ray, and laser.
3. Pneumatic gauging components: air columns, probes, and rings.
4. Force gauging: torque wrenches.
5. Environment instrumentation: hygrometers, chart recorders, and data loggers.
C. Gauge Selection, Handling, and Use 1. 10:1 rule
- Understand the 10:1 rule: inspection measurements require better than the tolerance of a dimension by a factor of 10, and calibration standards require better than the inspection measurements by a factor of 10. (Understand)
2. Gauge selection
- Select gauges according to the feature or characteristic to be measured, the applicable tolerance and the accuracy, environment, and the resolution and capability of the test instrument. Determine whether the type of measurement should be direct, differential, or transfer. (Apply)
3. Gauge handling, preservation, and storage
- Identify and apply various methods of cleaning, handling, and storing gauges. (Apply)
4. Gauge correlation
- Identify and apply methods for establishing the correlation between measurement instruments such as gauge-to-gauge or manual-to-automated process. (Apply)
D. Surface Plate Tools and Techniques 1. Surface plate equipment
- Select and use height gauges, V-blocks, and other indicators to measure various types of features. Understand the care, cleaning, calibration, and lapping of a surface plate. (Apply)
2. Angle measurement instruments
- Identify and use protractors, sine bars, and angle blocks. (Apply)
E. Specialized Inspection Equipment 1. Measuring mass
- Describe and apply weights, balances, and scales. (Apply)
2. Measuring finish
- Describe and apply profilometers, and fingernail comparators. (Apply)
3. Measuring shape and profile
- Describe and apply mechanical comparators, roundness testers, precision spindles, and profile tracers. (Apply)
4. Optical equipment
- Describe and apply optical comparators, optical flats, and microscopes. (Apply)
5. Software-based measurement systems
- Define and describe the use of digital cameras, in-line optical sensors, vision inspection systems (white light/blue light), articulating arms, laser trackers, contracers, and other digital systems for product inspection. Recognize software limitations with regard to locating functional datums, target points and areas, hole positions, and the basic operation of the x, y, and z axes. (Understand)
6. Measuring Inclination
- Define and describe the measurement of the slope or slant of various equipment (mechanical/laser). (Understand)
F. Calibration 1. Calibration systems
- Describe the principles and purpose of a calibration system, including the importance of establishing calibration intervals and uncertainty. Identify and use basic tracking and identification methods such as logs, stickers, radio frequency identification (RFID), barcodes, and other identification codes to control calibration equipment. (Apply)
2. Calibration standards and equipment traceability
- Describe the hierarchy of standards, from working standards through international standards and the documentation process of a measurement device traceable to the international standards. (Remember)
3. Gauge calibration environment
- Describe the effects that environmental conditions have on the calibration process, such as temperature, humidity, vibration and cleanliness of the gauge. (Apply)
4. Out-of-Calibration effects
G. Measurement System Analysis (MSA) - Define and describe the following elements of MSA. (Remember)
1. Bias
2. Stability
3. Precision
4. Accuracy
5. Linearity
6. Repeatability and reproducibility (R & R) studies
A. Blueprints, Drawings, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and Model-Based Definitions 1. Blueprints, engineering drawings, and model-based definitions
- Define and interpret various sections of technical drawings: title blocks, tolerances, change or revision blocks, including notes, scale, and size details. (Apply)
2. Terminology and symbols
- Define and interpret drawing views and details for product specifications or other controlling documents. Define and use various terms and symbols from the ASME Y14.5M standard. (Analyze)
3. Position and bonus tolerances
- Calculate position and bonus tolerances from various drawings. (Analyze)
4. Part alignment and datum structure
- Determine part alignment and setup using the datum structure. (Analyze)
B. Sampling - Define and interpret the following terms related to sampling. (Apply)
1. Acceptance quality limit (AQL)
2. Random sampling
3. Lot and sample size
4. Acceptance number
5. Sampling plans
C. Inspection Planning and Processes 1. Inspection types
- Define and distinguish between inspection types such as incoming material, first-article (first-piece), in-process, and final. (Apply)
2. Inspection errors
- Identify potential inspection errors such as bias, fatigue, flinching, distraction, and poor time management. (Apply)
3. Product traceability
- Identify methods to trace products and materials such as age control, shelf life, first-in first-out (FIFO), barcoding, date codes, and lot and part numbering. (Apply)
4. Identification of nonconforming material
- Describe various methods of identifying nonconforming material such as tagging, labeling, and segregating. (Apply)
5. Levels of severity
Define and describe levels of severity (critical, major, and minor) and apply them to product features and defects. (Apply)
6. Disposition of nonconforming material
- Describe disposition methods including rework, reprocess, reinspect, scrap, and customer waiver, as determined by a material review board (MRB) or other authority. (Apply)
D. Testing methods - Define and use the following methods in various situations. (Apply)
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The ONCORELIEF vision is realized through a multiand trans-disciplinary user-centric approach with concrete technical and scientific objectives and builds upon the following five pillars:
Analysis of clinical settings, treatment parameters and environment dynamics and driving forces of cancer patient wellbeing
ONCORELIEF will adopt a user-centred approach (see also Pillar 5), placing the patient at the centre of the posttreatment ecosystem and analysing the parameters that affect his/her wellbeing and health status within the everyday environment (i.e. personal, social, working, etc.), resulting to the effective design of the ONCORELIEF solution. This pillar consists of the following objectives:
- Objective 1.1: To thoroughly analyse clinical settings at diagnosis, treatment and after-treatment level in conjunction with environmental parameters affecting the health status, the QoL and WB of a cancer patient focusing on the parameters of both external and personal space affecting the long-term effects of cancer treatment.
- Objective 1.2: To analyse oncology-related socio-cultural and psychological factors of personal WB and QoL focusing on the patient's everyday routine and their needs, during and after treatment.
- Objective 1.3: To record and analyse the needs of cancer-patients regarding their everyday life and activities, perceived WB, environment and after-cure improvement shortand mid-term.
- Objective 1.4: To incorporate health law and GDPR aspects in user requirements in order for the solution developed to be both ethically and legally compliant.
- Objective 1.5: To define the technology interventions positively impacting the everyday life of a cancer patient through which the project scenarios of use will be defined.
Exploiting Big Data and AI capabilities for holistic post-treatment insights generation
Amongst the cornerstones of ONCORELIEF is the employment of novel big data and AI techniques to analyse patterns and generate insights that will help to better understand and consequently transform services and knowledge that needs to be conveyed to users, which has to do with their post-treatment QoL and way of living. This pillar consists of the following objectives:
- Objective 2.1: To identify, collect and transform various heterogenous data streams into a well specified, extendable, linkable and standard-compliant data model able to describe critical factors relevant to post treatment environments and activities.
- Objective 2.2: To employ novel GDPR perspective security and privacy mechanism for enabling the secure exchange of data and the generation of trust to the ONCORELIEF platform, safeguarding private sensitive data of users
- Objective 2.3: To design a set of smart algorithms that can be used at generic levels for generating reports that provide group analytics for monitoring similar individuals and that verify or possibly lead to new clinical protocols.
- Objective 2.4: To individualize data algorithms though AI outputs for offering personalized insights and recommendations to individuals based on their specific medical history, needs, life patterns, environment and activities.
- Objective 2.5: To incorporate AI elements for the development of self-learning and incorporation of empathic features to the assistant providing it with the necessary intelligence and the empathic personalized behavioural features related with the patient characteristics, cancer type, treatment, clinical settings, etc.
Development of innovative technological elements for providing personalized wellbeing
Building upon the active user-involvement, ONCORELIEF will proceed with the development of its technological concepts, including the implementation of a novel smartphone application (ONCORELIEF Guardian Angel) and wellbeing QoL index (ONCORELIEF index) used as the basic tool for supporting the patients, and the development of a platform incorporating AI elements and advanced data processing for accurate wellbeing assessment, while integrating with low-cost, off-the-shelf sensing devices for measuring parameters of the everyday environment (i.e. personal, social, working, etc.). This pillar consists of the following objectives:
- Objective 3.1: To create a digital smart guardian angel running on a smartphone, providing personalized information on cancer-patients wellbeing and supporting them in everyday routine tasks that improve their aftertreatment quality of life and decrease their psychological stress.
- Objective 3.2: To setup a sensing infrastructure incorporating off-the-shelf sensing devices, measuring environment parameters affecting the wellbeing of the cancer-patient. In order to assess the wellbeing and status of the user, a combination of wearable sensing devices, which provide very accurate readings about the user activities and bio-signals such as heart rate or oxygen blood level, and other ambient non-wearable monitoring devices, that can greatly improve the contextual information of the user, will be used.
- Objective 3.3: To define an Index reflecting the wellbeing level of a cancer-patient taking into account (a) the clinical setting of diagnosis, treatment and after-treatment follow-up of the patient, (b) measurable parameters and inputs provided by the patient, and (c) dynamically adjusting to the treatment and after-cure changes by reflecting the overall wellbeing level of the users.
- Objective 3.4: To develop reporting tools giving useful insights and notifications to the patient regarding his wellbeing, health status, psychological wellbeing and post-treatment related needs, and on the progress regarding its condition and its measurable parameters.
Piloting in different cancer types and patient-environment settings
ONCORELIEF will be exhaustively validated and evaluated in real-life settings, for different types of cancer, taking into account cross-gender needs and diverse patient environments. Two 12-month pilot studies (Germany and Italy) are planned, with the participation of 450 patients. Additionally, pre-pilot activities will take place, focusing on ONCORELIEF technical verifications and for collecting early user feedback and incorporating it into the ONCORELIEF prototypes.
- Objective 4.1: To validate early prototypes of the proposed system and services for trial operation in semicontrolled environments aiming to use data collected to improve the technical aspects (robustness, interfaces, resources usage, etc.) of the system for the trials execution with end users.
- Objective 4.2: To validate the proposed solution for 12 months with active cancer patients following posttreatment suffering from different types of cancer, namely Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) and Colorectal Cancer (CRC), in various pilot sites. This will allow the consortium to examine the projects' impact.
- Objective 4.3: Perform controlled pre-pilot activities on the specifications and projects' early prototypes with clearly envisioned outcomes at Year 1 and Year 2 of the project that will be put under the evaluation and scrutiny of the end-users. This will help to focus on the real value delivered to end users by incorporating their feedback at critical progress milestones as well as train our data-models, thereby improving their accuracy and performance.
Active engagement of stakeholders resulting to measurable impacts
ONCORELIEF will involve the stakeholders during the whole project duration to achieve high-user acceptance, by adopting a user-centred design methodology (through the use of design thinking methods and tools) and thoroughly designing our pilots. This principle will be combined with rich dissemination activities and detailed feasibility and competition analysis for the development of an accurate go-to-market strategy. Towards this direction the following objectives will be fulfilled:
- Objective 5.1: Engage the stakeholders by adopting a design thinking methodology including six stages of involvement: define, research, ideate, prototype, deliver and learn, helping to understand better the user needs and pains, encourage inputs from a wide variety of stakeholders (patients, doctors, healthcare professionals, etc.), and design solutions that best reflect the preferences and user requirements.
- Objective 5.2: Involve stakeholders from multiple disciplines Following the previous one, this objective regards the engagement and participation in the pilots and evaluation process of a sufficient number of different types of stakeholders (e.g. patients, doctors, healthcare professionals, and psychologists etc.).
- Objective 5.3 Achieve wider user-driven steering of the project by establishing synergies with European and international associations and currently running EU R&I projects that will in turn promote and facilitate the smooth and early adoption of the proposed offerings.
- Objective 5.4: Define appropriate business and go-to market strategy in order to enable the wide, smooth and fast adoption of its outcomes by relevant stakeholders.


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I have another more specific question about passing data between forms in VB.net
I have a form with over 50 variables that I need to access on a second form and if i followed the method above, my form 2 will end up way too long and time consuming.
I'm making a complex calculation software that prompts user inputs values and calculates all those unknown variables. I need to display all the resulting values in the 2nd form. and from the 2nd form, i want to give the users an option to export all those values to an ms Excel sheet.
Here is an example of what I did in reference to the guide from the above link, Is there anyway to group the multiple properties into one for form2?
Feel free to copy and paste the code.
'form1 with a button and textbox Public Class Form1 Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click Dim Obj1, Obj2 As New Form2 Dim TDX, TBX, a As Decimal a = TextBox1.Text 'user input value b = 1 + a c = 2 + a Obj1.TDX = b Obj2.TBX = c Obj1.Show() Obj2.Show() End Sub End Class
'form2: 2 labels Public Class Form2 Public _b, _c As Decimal Public Property [b]() As Decimal Get Return _b End Get Set(ByVal b As Decimal) _b = b End Set End Property Public Property [c]() As Decimal Get Return _c End Get Set(ByVal c As Decimal) _c = c End Set End Property Private Sub Form2_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Label1.Text = _b Label2.Text = _c End Sub End Class


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(PhysOrg.com) -- Technology developed at The University of Nottingham will be giving James Bond the edge over his enemies when the latest high octane 007 adventure hits cinema screens later this week.
When Daniel Craig reprises the role of Fleming's iconic superspy in The Quantum of Solace, he will continue the franchise's special relationship with Aston Martin by taking the wheel of their flagship model, the DBS.
And a new lightweight but super strong material developed by researchers in the University's Polymer Composites Group, in collaboration with Aston Martin engineers, will be helping to ensure that any high-speed chases leave him stirred, but not shaken.
Underneath the cool, sleek exterior of the DBS is a highly engineered body structure which contains components made using a unique process, Directed Carbon Fibre Preforming (DCFP). During the process, carbon fibres are placed by a robot into a carefully controlled form and epoxy resin is injected around the fibres to create a carbon fibre composite component.
The DCFP process produces a material that is both light and incredibly strong and is able to withstand huge impacts in the event of a crash, making it ideal in the use of high performance cars like the DBS. In addition to this, the material is greener than many of its mainstream counterparts as it can be recycled in accordance with European vehicle end of life directives.
Professor Nick Warrior, in the University's Faculty of Engineering, said it was exciting to think that technology which originated in Nottingham would be seen by cinema-goers around the world.
He added: "The high strength and low weight characteristics of the DCFP have enabled the Aston Martin designers to increase the performance of the DBS reduce its fuel consumption and ultimately minimise 007's carbon footprint — we hope to be able to spin-out DCFP to more affordable vehicles in the near future."
The DCFP process is part of a longstanding research collaboration between The University of Nottingham and Aston Martin. A unique carbon fibre 3-D braiding process, developed by the research group, was an integral component used in the windscreen pillar of the Aston Martin Vanquish, seen in the 20th James Bond film, Die Another Day.
The DCFP technology was also used in the Aston Martin DBSV12 car seen in Daniel Craig's first outing as Bond, Casino Royale. The car was seen in a spectacular crash in which stunt driver Adam Kirley used an air cannon behind the driver's seat to propel the car into a record seven rolls.
The DCFP process was developed during the ALBOS project (Affordable Lightweight Body Structures), government-funded Technology Strategy Board (TSB) programme through the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). Aston Martin, The University of Nottingham and composites materials suppliers Hexcel and Toho Tenax formed the industrial partnership to create the new process. The project was managed by Qinetiq.
The University continues to work with Aston Martin in a new BERR TSB project, Advanced Structural Preforming.
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text: The growth lag phase during microbial fermentation reduced productivity and equipment efficiency. Inoculum age and size were the two important variables considered in fermentation optimisation. Previous studies investigated these two variables separately, in contrast to the orthogonal or use of response surface modelling method by recent papers. In nearly all cases, the inoculum from the late exponential or early stationary phase was selected as optimal. In the current study, the authors optimised inoculum conditions using a strategy that combined inoculum age and size as inoculum cell number to shorten the lag phase in yeast cultivation. Inoculum from the middle exponential phase (7th h) exhibited priority in activity and adaptability. This condition was confirmed by inoculating the resuspended cell sediments into fresh potato dextrose medium. The results indicate that biomass (cell number for single cell microbes and wet/dry cell weight for filamentous strains), rather than inoculum age and size, should be considered during inoculum condition optimisation.Key words: Fermentation, optimisation, cell number, exponential phase, inoculum age, inoculum size.


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over to OK. Arrow over to Cancel twice, then arrow over to Exit Install.
Leave the superuser account and log in as the new user. Now type
pine -- you should see the following message:
Creating subdirectory "/home/yourusername/mail" where Pine will store its mail folders.
This will be followed by Pine's greeting text. You'll notice that Pine's commands are always listed at the bottom of your screen. The ^ symbol means use your CTRL key along with the letter next to the ^. Once you've read the greeting, use ^E (Exit This Greeting). This will bring you to Pine's main menu.
Since this is the first time you are running Pine as this user, you'll need to press S to enter Setup, then C to enter Config. The first three items should be edited as follows:
You'll notice that Pine supports a lot of configuration values; if you find one that sounds interesting, highlight it and press the? key. This will give a short, and usually helpful, description of what this configuration parameter does. I usually change the following on mine:
Under Viewer Preferences -- I use the Enter key to put an [X] in the following values:
This will highlight URLs and e-mail addresses so I can go directly to a web site or add an address to my address book.
Once you've finished your configurations, press E to exit Setup and Y to commit changes. This will return you to the main menu where you can press A to edit the address book. The @ key will let you add an e-mail address; when you're finished, type ^X and the address should now show in your address book.
Highlight a user you've added to your address book and press C to compose an e-mail message to them. Arrow down to Cc and input your e-mail address so you'll be sent a copy of the message. Once you've composed your message, make sure you are connected to your ISP and press ^X to send your message. Type y when Pine asks you if you want to send the message. It should say [Sending Mail], then [Message sent and copied to'sent-mail'.] Use your < key to return to the main menu, then L to enter the folder list. If you arrow over to sent-mail and press enter, you should be able to view and read the message that you sent.
One last point on Pine: it contains a built-in editor called Pico. Pico is a very easy editor to learn as its commands are always listed on the bottom of the screen. You don't have to run Pine to use Pico; if you want to edit a file with Pico, do this:
Now that you've sent your first e-mail with Pine, you'll want to check that you received your copy of the e-mail by using the fetchmail program. Open up another virtual terminal, and log in as your user. I use fetchmail like so:
fetchmail istar.caEnter password for _EMAIL_: fetchmail: IMAP connection to istar.ca failed: Connection refused 1 message for genisis at istar.ca (868 octets). reading message 1 of 1 (868 octets) flushed
When you check your e-mail, substitute the value to the right of the @ in your e-mail address for istar.ca. If everything worked, fetchmail will download at least one message. Return to the terminal where you are running Pine and navigate to your inbox to read it.
Note that fetchmail added genisis to my e-mail address for me because I am logged in as genisis. If I happened to be logged in as another user, say biko, it would use the address _EMAIL_ instead.
The fetchmail command would then fail as I don't have a mailbox called biko on Istar's mail server. However, if I'm logged in as biko and invoke fetchmail like so:
fetchmail -u genisis istar.ca
This will tell fetchmail to use the mailbox name of genisis instead of my login name of biko so I can retreive genisis' email.
Fetchmail also has a verbose mode which can be used to view the various
POP3 commands between fetchmail and the mail server. You can invoke
verbose mode with
-v and very verbose mode with
-vv. Here is a portion of a session with fetchmail in verbose mode:
Enter password for _EMAIL_:
fetchmail -v istar.ca
You should be able to recognize the
LIST commands from the tutorial.
Fetchmail is highly configurable through its use of switches; its manpage is well worth reading.
Hopefully, we've cleared up some of the mystery regarding how e-mail works. Next week, we'll look at setting permissions.
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text: Several times we have used this English word "Kid" to refer to our own children. We keep repeating this word even while knowing a kid actually refers to a young goat. Why then do humans take pleasure in calling their young children kids and not babies or any other befitting name? The story goes that because a he-goat has a goatee it wears about as it matures, its young was named a kid. In the same manner because humans also interestingly sometimes grow goatees, they look so much as he goat with a goatee that it became necessary for children sired by men with goatees to be called kids. Today, even men without goatees have no problems calling their own children Kids.


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Flojet 115 VAC and 12 VDC Demand Pumps
Questions & Answers
- What Flojet Pumps are recommended for potable water?
- Only pumps with Santoprene / EPDM elastomers are recommended for potable water
- Can Flojet Pumps run continuously?
- The Flojet manual states Intermittent duty. Can be run continuously for short periods of time. The higher the duty cycle the shorter the expected life of the pump.
- What does short periods of time mean?
- Up 60 minutes with discharge pressure of up to 20 PSI. Up to 20 minutes when the discharge pressure is over 20 PSI. The off-time should be the same or more than the run time.
- What is meant by demand operation?
- Demand Operation is considered an "intermittent duty" application.
- What is an intermittent duty cycle?
- The maximum intermittent duty cycle is that which will cause the motor to reach its maximum thermal limits. Once the maximum thermal limit is reached, the motor must be allowed to settle to a lower temperature ideally being ambient before resuming operation. Running the pump at or near the maximum thermal limit for extended period of time will shorten the life of the pump and may result in immediate pump failure.
- What diaphragm and valve materials are recommended by Flojet for potable water?
- Only pumps with Santoprene / EPDM elastomers are recommended for potable water.
- Are Flojet pumps recommended for permanent residential domestic water applications?
- Units are NOT designed for permanent residential domestic water applications.
- Can I connect rigid pipe to the pump?
- FLOJET does not recommend the use of rigid pipe and fittings. Use flexible hose of the correct pressure rating that is compatible with the fluid to be pumped. Tubing should be at least 20 inches in length to avoid excess stress on the pump ports.
- Should I use a check valve on the pump suction line?
- The use of check valves in the plumbing system could interfere with the priming ability of the pump. If a check valve is installed in the plumbing it must have a cracking pressure of no more than 2 PSI
- Should I use a strainer on the pump inlet?
- Flojet recommends the use of a minimum 40-mesh strainer or filter in the pump inlet line will prevent foreign debris from entering the system. Failures due to foreign debris entering the pump will not be covered under the limited warranty.
- Can Flojet pumps be used (intermittent duty) for hydraulic oil and water-glycol?
- For petroleum based products such as hydraulic oil use Buna diaphragm and check valves, the same with Glycol use Buna diaphragm and check valves.
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3 Essential Guidelines when Giving Feedback to Sales Candidates
Crawford Thomas Recruiting Blog
Contrary to popular belief, the process of sales recruitment does not end at the stage where you give the candidate notice on whether or not they have been hired. On the contrary, expert Dallas recruiters understand the importance of providing constructive feedback to those candidates who have not succeeded in getting the position. The main purpose of this final stage in the recruitment process is to enable the candidate to grow in the sales profession, refine themselves and ultimately land the job that is a perfect fit for them.
Providing helpful feedback is also in the best interest of the recruiter because the relationship between recruiter and candidate is a progressive one. If the candidate remains stagnant, it reflects poorly on the recruiter because it appears as though they have been unsuccessful in placing.
How to Give Constructive Feedback
1. Make it Clear
As a sales recruiter, the feedback that you give to candidates should be easy to understand. Be direct and avoid evasive responses. Being evasive may feel like you have wisely diffused a situation that could have potentially been explosive; but feedback of this kind has no effect on the candidate in whose progress you should be invested.
2. Personalize it
Personalize your feedback to suit individual candidates. In order to do this effectively, first-rate sales recruiters keep comprehensive notes on each candidate throughout the recruitment process. That way, they are able to describe the highs and lows that the candidate had, with the aim of equipping the candidate for change and growth. More than likely, the candidate has received generic feedback from other sales recruiters in the past; which is why they are still stuck.
3. Make it Actionable
Always provide feedback that the sales candidate will be able to act on. By taking conscious steps towards their success, the candidate is able to consistently evolve and improve. This puts them in a better position to be a strong and viable contender for future sales positions. Some steps that the candidate can take as a result of actionable feedback include:
 - Presenting themselves better during the recruitment process. This refers either to personal presentation or the manner in which they present their papers, showcase their skills, etc.
 - Getting additional training to specialize in sales
 - Being authentic in order to integrate more easily into the culture of a new company
 - Keeping up with different trends within the sales industry
Constructive feedback is essential in ensuring that the recruitment process is transparent and well-structured. By integrating this step, the candidate has a better idea of what to expect at the end of the process. Even when he/she does not get hired, they know that the constructive feedback they receive will enable them to develop their careers. Providing helpful feedback also demonstrates to the sales candidate that you are beneficial to them; thus causing them to be more motivated to pursue their career path and to work with you in the long-term.
As a sales candidate, it also helps to request feedback if you are unsuccessful during recruitment. Some Dallas recruiters may be more inclined to give honest and constructive feedback to candidates who seek it out because they recognize that you are invested in your own success.
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The National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (NIHR CLAHRC) Greater Manchester is a partnership between providers and commissioners from the NHS, industry, the third sector and the University of Manchester. They aim to improve the health of people in Greater Manchester and beyond through carrying out research and putting it into practice.
They are one of 13 CLAHRCs across England, with £120 million invested in the programme nationally by the NIHR. Each CLAHRC focuses on different areas of research and improvement.
Vision and objectives
NIHR CLAHRC Greater Manchester's vision is to create true and enduring partnerships that deliver high quality research which improves healthcare and has impact in Greater Manchester and beyond.
They will achieve this through delivering on four objectives:
- Innovating through research: generating new knowledge about 'what' works and 'how' to improve care
- Getting evidence into practice: using evidence-based approaches
- Showing the difference it makes: to patients, teams, stakeholders and organsiations locally and more widely
- Developing people and organisations: through partnership, supporting research capacity development.


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International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
In this study, a passive Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) is investigated to dampen resonant motions of a Submerged Floating Tunnel (SFT) in waves and earthquakes. TMD is adopted to control resonant lateral motion. A time-domain dynamics simulation model that considers the elasticity of the tunnel and mooring lines is first established, which is based on the lumped mass method and Morison equation, and the SFT-TMD interaction is considered through springs and dampers. Next, by using the Harmony Search (HS) algorithm, TMD's spring and damping coefficients are optimized; the dynamics simulations under white noise seismic excitations are continuously carried out with updated spring and damping coefficients produced by HS rules until the designed maximum iteration number. The influence of TMD's mass is individually investigated through a parametric study. After the optimization process is completed, the global performances of SFT with and without TMD are systematically evaluated in both waves and earthquakes. It is found that TMD plays a crucial role in controlling SFT vibrations when environmental loads are close to the system's fundamental lateral natural frequency under both wave and seismic excitations. TMD also enhances the comfort of passengers and reduces static and dynamic mooring tensions.
Jin, Chungkuk; Kim, Sung-Jae; and Kim, MooHyun, "Vibration Control Of Submerged Floating Tunnel In Waves And Earthquakes Through Tuned Mass Damper" (2022). Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences Faculty Publications. 48.


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Learning objectives are a type of ePortfolio item that enable you to take ownership of your learning by allowing you to manage and track personal learning goals.
- Associate learning objectives with artifacts, reflections, collections, and presentations that demonstrate progress toward your learning plan. If you submit a learning objective to a dropbox folder, its associated items go with it.
- Share learning objectives with rubrics attached to them to generate feedback and informal assessment from other ePortfolio users. (Items associated with a learning objective are not available to others unless you specifically share them.)
- Display learning objectives in presentations and add them to collections.
- Submit a learning objective to a dropbox folder for formal assessment. Associated items serve as evidence toward meeting the learning objective.
- Use learning objectives as an organizational tool by categorizing your ePortfolio items by learning experience.
- Delete learning objectives that are no longer relevant to your learning path.
Import learning objectives into your ePortfolio
If you are in an independent studies or co-op program, you might have the ability to directly import learning objectives into your ePortfolio.
- On the My Items page, click Learning Objective from the Add button.
- Click on the course you want to import learning objectives from.
- Select the check boxes beside the learning objectives you want to add.
- Click Import.
Associate items with learning objectives
Do one of the following:
- Click Associate Learning Objective from the context menu of an artifact, reflection, collection, or presentation.
- On the Edit page for an item, click Associate Learning Objectives.
- On the My Items page, select the items you want to associate with a learning objective, then click Associate Learning Objective from the More Actions button.


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Adding an Assistant or Game Manager for Extra Help
By Dr. David Hoch, CMAA on October 03, 2017 hst Print
With all of the responsibilities and the extensive time it takes to accomplish everything, an athletic administrator has an extremely hectic and perhaps, at times, overwhelming position. Without some extra help, some individuals may face extreme frustration and possible burnout.
While game management is only one of the hundreds of these responsibilities, it does consume many evenings, particularly in the fall and winter seasons and makes for extremely long days. Help covering these contests represent a good starting point to provide some relief. And there are basically two possibilities – adding an assistant athletic director or game managers for individual contests.
What is the difference between the two options? An assistant, for example, should have some knowledge, experience and ability involving a full-range of tasks and duties and not just providing coverage of contests. This individual would be assigned to help with specific aspects of athletic management, some of which would be handling occasional game management responsibilities in place of the athletic administrator.
A game manager, as the title implies, has a very specific responsibility and that is to be the supervisor at an assigned contest. An out-of-season coach, a teacher or an assistant principal could easily fill this part-time position with a little training. With written step-by-step guidelines and one evening "shadowing" the athletic director while he is managing a game, an individual with a basic understanding of athletics should be able to handle the responsibilities.
However, the difference goes beyond the actual scope or duties of each position. It will probably cost more to fund an assistant athletic director's position than paying for game managers for individual contests. The undetermined variable, however, is the number of games that would be covered by someone other than the athletic director.
While adding an administrative assistant could also provide help, the following suggestions should be considered specifically with regard to assisting with coverage of games.
 - Prepare a proposal detailing the hours and responsibilities involved in game management requirements for a season. Hard data can go a long way in an effort to substantiate the reasons for additional personnel.
 - Invite your principal or superintendent to join you in the step-by-step procedures to set up, manage and close up after a typical contest. Show this individual the detail and effort involved. And then explain that this process is repeated several times a week, week-after-week during a season.
 - Create a job description for both assistant and game manager positions. These documents should include the basic responsibilities and should be shared with your supervisor – the principal or superintendent – so that this individual can get a clearer picture of what is involved. Also, a job description for both alternatives is necessary in order to draw a fair comparison between these two alternatives.
 - Take a look at a typical seasonal schedule and try to determine how many evenings should be covered in an ideal situation and what amount would be the bare minimum in order for you to meet personal and family needs. With this information, you can develop a cost analysis of adding an assistant or utilizing game managers.
 - Come up with a creative way to fund game management personnel if inclusion in the budget is not possible. One option is to use gate revenue to pay the individuals filling this position. First, you would need approval from your supervisor and follow the proper payment procedures that are used in your district. This would probably involve depositing funds in your school account and writing checks for each person filling this occasional position.
 - Schedule a meeting with your principal or superintendent to present your data, share possible solutions and ask what help they think is ultimately possible. With insight and feedback from this conversation, prepare your formal proposal.
If your proposal is approved, you will still want to monitor your game management responsibilities. As schedules expand or additional sports are added, you may need to tweak your coverage plan. Of course, if your suggestion for providing help isn't approved, you will want to continue to document your time and efforts. It also means that you should network and keep looking for creative solutions.
There should be little doubt that adding an additional individual, or several, to provide help is a key ingredient in order to survive both during a season and for a long, successful career.


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In today's Programming Praxis exercise, our goal is to find all the words in a dictionary that satisfy two different criteria. Let's get started, shall we?
First we have to find the words that have the five vowels in ascending order. To do this we simply check if the vowels in the words are equal to the five vowels in order.
ascVowels :: String -> Bool ascVowels = (== "aeiou"). filter ('elem' "aeiou")
The second game is to find all the six-letter words whose letters are ascending. All we need to check is check the length and whether the first letter of each pair of subsequent letters comes before the second one.
sixAsc :: Ord b => [b] -> Bool sixAsc s = length s == 6 && and (zipWith (<) s $ tail s)
All that's left to do is to load the dictionary and print the appropriate words:
main :: IO () main = do ws <- fmap lines $ readFile "354984si.ngl" mapM_ putStrLn $ filter ascVowels ws putStrLn "---" mapM_ putStrLn $ filter sixAsc ws


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An Ontology-Based Approach To Concern-Specific Dynamic Software Structure Monitoring
This thesis introduces ResOwn - an application resource ownership ontology for interactive session-oriented services. ResOwn provides software monitoring with enriched concepts of application resource ownership borrowed from real-world legal and ownership ontologies. ResOwn is formally defined in OWL-DL (Web Ontology Language Description Logic), verified using an off-the-shelf reasoner, and tested using the call processing software for a small private branch exchange (PBX). The ResOwn Prime Directive states that every object in an operational software system is a resource, an owner, or both simultaneously. Resources produce benefits. Beneficiary owners may receive resource benefits. Nonbeneficiary owners may only manage resources. This approach distinguishes resource ownership use from management and supports the ability to detect when a resource's role-based runtime capacity has been exceeded.
This thesis also presents a greybox approach to concern-specific, dynamic software structure monitoring including a monitor architecture, greybox interpreter, and algorithms for deriving monitoring model from a monitored target's formal specifications. The target's requirements and design are assumed to be specified in SDL, a formalism based on communicating extended finite state machines. Greybox abstraction, applicable to both behavior and structure, provides direction on what parts, and how much of the target to instrument, and what types of resource errors to detect.
The approach was manually evaluated using a number of resource allocation and ownership scenarios. These scenarios were obtained by collecting actual call traces from an instrumented PBX. The results of an analytical evaluation of ResOwn and the monitoring approach are presented in a discussion of key advantages and known limitations. Conclusions and recommended future work are discussed at the end of the thesis.
School:University of Waterloo
School Location:Canada - Ontario
Source Type:Master's Thesis
Keywords:electrical computer engineering ontology application resource ownership dynamic software structure monitoring
Date of Publication:01/01/2006


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Some of you may remember Dr. Mason at BYU, and some of you may have had him for a class or two (I had him for three classes...). There was one problem in particular that I remember solving in his quantum mechanics class. It went something like this:
Q: Figure out how slow a 75 kg pig needs to be going in order for it to diffract by a minimum of 1 meter through a door way 1 meter wide into a 10 meter wide room.
I will now solve this problem and demonstrate why pigs do not diffract through doorways.
First we have to find the de Broglie wavelength (Note: de Broglie is pronounced "duh Broy" not "Dee Brog-lee-ay" as I learned from a certain Belgian professor). Knowing the width of the slit (the door) and the distance the pig travels (10 m) before it is observed (hits the opposite wall), we can solve for the wavelength of the pig as it diffracts into the room. First we use simple trigonometry to find the angle of diffraction:


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Benefits of Aluminium Sliding Doors for Your Home
Sliding door refers to a door that is fitted to runners and it moves on a fixed track to ensure smooth operation. Sliding door usually consists of two door leaves and it can be opened by sliding the door leaf back and forth. Unlike traditional swing doors, sliding doors don't take up much space for the door to swing open but compared to folding doors, sliding doors have limitation in providing a smaller entrance way as only one of the door leaves can be moved at a time. When opened, the moving door leaf will slide in front of the stationary door leaf, resulting in half the entrance way being blocked. However, sliding doors still gain popularity these days due to their amazing characteristics. So what are the benefits of aluminium sliding doors for your home? Let's find out
1. Maximise space
Due to the limitation of home space, we will try to adopt a space-saving design when decorating our house. Aluminium sliding door, a simple and fashionable furniture, is often sought after by people for space maximization. The installation of the aluminium sliding door is relatively flexible as it does not take up much space. With a simple push-pull action, two spaces can be separated or joined at any time according to the usage to maximize your space effortlessly. Hence, in architectural design, aluminium sliding doors are commonly being used as bathroom door or kitchen door. Besides, sliding doors are also frequently used as exterior doors such as villa doors, patio doors, living room doors, balcony doors, store doors, studio doors, garage doors and so on.
2. Durability and low maintenance
The materials of sliding doors range from traditional wooden materials to glass and aluminium materials. A bad selection of sliding doors will lead to certain problems such as broken rollers, worn track with screeching sound, difficulty to slide, faulty locking mechanism and so on. So, it is wise to invest on a high quality sliding door. Wooden sliding doors that are too thin will appear to be frivolous and unstable when pushed and pulled. After a period of usage, they are easily warped and deformed which affects the operation of the doors. On the other hand, aluminium is the material to look for when choosing a sliding door as it is more durable and it requires minimal maintenance. Aluminium sliding doors are not affected by the factors such as rusting, fading and rotting. With these features, aluminium sliding doors are effective to withstand various natural environments while still deliver an astonishing performance for a long period of time.
3. Heat insulation and noise reduction
Window Elements Optima 68 Aluminium Sliding Door can be tightly sealed and there are no gaps between the door panels. Our aluminium doors also use high quality glass which provide good heat insulation and excellent sound proof effect. When the weather is relatively hot, a door can play a certain role in heat insulation. Instead of switching on the air conditioner, aluminium sliding door can better ensure the indoor cooling effect while not consuming much energy. Conversely, when the weather is colder, the sliding door can act as a partition to keep the interior warm. In short, aluminium sliding doors can keep your property warm in cold weather and cool in the summer, which ultimately reduce your energy bills.
4. Natural light and smooth operation
Aluminium sliding doors also have advantages in allowing natural light and providing smooth operation. Aluminium sliding doors operate quickly and take up no space as you only need to push a door leaf to one side. This design ensures that two spaces can be connected seamlessly to create a spacious area. In term of outlook, aluminium sliding door with glass can be installed at the balcony to enjoy the sun and the scenery. The large glass door also maximises permeability of sunlight. In today's advocacy of nature, aluminium sliding doors create a transparent, bright interior that is perfectly connected to the nature and can definitely enlighten your living area with soothing natural light. In general, installing aluminium sliding doors can certainly upgrade your living space. So, why not consider one in your home?


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This paper analyzes the behavior of a Voltage Source Converter Based HVDC system under DC cable fault conditions. The behavior of the HVDC system during a permanent line-to-earth fault is analyzed, outlining the systems configuration and behavior at each stage of the fault timeline. Operation of the proposed system under a single earthing configurations, i.e. Converter (solid) earthed/AC transformer unearthed, was analyzed and simulated, with particular attention paid to the converters operation. It was observed that the development of potential earth loops within the system as a result of DC line-to-earth faults leads to substantial overcurrent and results in system configuration oscillation.
- HVDC power convertors
- HVDC power transmission
- power cables
- power transmission faults
- single earthing configurations