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Help > Getting Started with Commander
To get started quickly with Commander, you should perform the following primary tasks
For release notes and installation information, see Setup.
- Configure Active Directory Integration and/or Configure LDAP Integration
Integrate with directory services for Commander user accounts and for assignment of owners to specific resources.
- Configure Email Integration (SMTP)
Allow email notification for scheduled reports, service request policy alerts, and application lifecycle management alerts.
- Create Organizations
Create distinct organizations for your users. This allows you to segregate data for different consumer groups, set up distinct cloud automation configurations, and delegate administrative tasks.
- Add Cloud Accounts to Commander
Add a cloud account. This can be an AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Azure, Microsoft SCVMM, or VMware vCenter cloud account. You can also add a Terraform workspace to Commander.
- Set Resource Ownership with Policies
Assign resource ownership to organizations and users, so that costs are properly allocated.
- Retrieve Public Cloud Billing Data or vCenter Historical Events
Retrieve additional information from your public and private clouds for use in reporting, trending, and cloud expense management.
- Sync Public Cloud Tags and Commander Custom Attributes
Sync tags and attributes for Tag Compliance Policy enforcement, reporting, and power schedule recommendations.
- Repeat steps 4-7 for each cloud account.
After going through the above steps for each cloud account, consider doing the following:
- Learn about Commander role-base access control and determine what access to give administrators and service users. See Commander Access Control
- Go through the basic cloud automation steps to configure a user self-service request process. See Getting Started with Cloud Automation.
- Learn about the configuration steps required to begin managing cloud expenses through Commander. See Get started with cloud expense management.


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Does How Fast You Eat Influence How Much You Weigh?
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN
In a recent study, Japanese researchers were curious as to whether how fast a person eats has any effect on how much they weigh.1 Although Japan does not have the same level of obesity seen in the United States, its population has been gaining weight steadily over the past few decades.
Government employees in central Japan volunteered for the study. Each received a physical examination and was weighed, measured and surveyed with an extensive questionnaire regarding diet and lifestyle. Among the many questions study participants were asked included how much they weighed at age 20. Unknown to the subjects, a single multiple-choice question was the basis for the entire study: How fast is your rate of eating? Subjects selected from among the following responses: very slow, relatively slow, medium, relatively fast, or very fast.
Of the more than 5,000 employees surveyed, 3,737 men and 1,005 women met the inclusion criteria. Age ranged from 35 to 69. The mean age of males was 48; females 46. Results were as follows:
TABLE 1 Men – 3,337
TABLE 2 Women – 1,005
In this study, there was a clear relationship between speed of eating and body weight, as demonstrated by the results in tables 1 and 2 above. The questionnaire also revealed a correlation between speed of eating and quantity of food consumed. (Faster eaters consumed more calories.) There were some limitations in this study: Body weight at age 20 was estimated by the subjects, as was their speed of eating; and the people in this sample were all middle-aged Japanese citizens. Therefore, this does not necessarily mean these results would be duplicated in other groups. It does, however give us something to discuss at the dinner table.
Copyright 2004-2007, G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN, 916 E. Imperial Hwy, Brea, CA 92821, _PHONE_

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We have compared the properties and resistance to DA fouling of a carbon nanotube fiber (CNTF) microelectrode to a traditional carbon fiber (CF) microelectrode. These two materials show comparable electrochemical activities for outer-sphere and inner-sphere redox reactions. Although the CNTF might have a higher intrinsic RC constant, thus limiting its high-frequency behavior, the CNTF shows a significantly higher durability than the CF in terms of electrode stability. During constant oxidation of 100 μM DA, the signal measured by the CNTF microelectrode shows a 2-h window over which no decrease in current is observed. Under the same conditions, the current obtained at the CF microelectrode decreases by almost 50%. A model of the fouling process, assuming the formation of growing patches of insulator on the surface, has been compared to the data. This model is found to be in good agreement with our results and indicates a growth rate of the patches in the 0.1-2 nm s-1 range.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Analytical Chemistry


text: Background: Running has become a very popular mode for exercise in the United States. Unfortunately, many runners become injured as they train for long distance races. Developing a pre-training screen that predicts running injury would be beneficial. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if a select pre-training screen consisting of great toe extension, lower extremity reaches and thoracic spine mobility is associated with development of injury in runners training for a long distance race. Subjects: Twenty-two runners were recruited and qualified for the study. Seven runners were lost to attritionresulting in 15 runners (11 females, 4 males) between the ages of 21-45 who were training for either a half or full marathon that participated in the study. Methods: Demographic data including age, gender, height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) were collected from all participants. In addition, great toe extension, combined thoracic rotation and sidebending, and multiplane lower extremity reaches were measured on runners prior to beginning their 12-week training program for a half or full marathon race. Each runner was asked to log their weekly training mileage and record any injury that may have occurred during the 12 weeks. Mean and standard deviation were calculated for each outcome measure. Independent t-tests were calculated for the three outcome measures between injured and non-injured groups. Alpha level was set at p ≤ 0.05. Results: Eleven of the fifteen runners did not incur injury during their training. Four of the fifteen experienced some type of lower extremity injury during their training. There was no statistically significant difference in the injured versus non-injured runners with regards to the outcome measures. However of interest, the injured runners were all females, slightly older (35.23 years), and had higher body mass (28.44).


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In Hong Kong, child poverty is a serious social problem which may lead to intergenerational poverty, but nevertheless only a few studies have examined this issue, particularly for immigrant families. Using Census data (5 %) from 1981, 1991, 2001, and 2011, we assessed child poverty rates in the past three decades and identified key variables contributing to changes in the risk of child poverty for both immigrant and local families. Our results indicate that child poverty rates in Hong Kong-born families have fluctuated between 14.3 and 15.8 % over the past three decades, while for immigrant families they have increased steadily and substantially from 18.1 % in 1981 to 36.5 % in 2001 and then to 37.5 % in 2011. We show that the increase in immigrant child poverty is associated with changes in the Hong Kong economy that have made it more difficult for such families to adapt to the host society, especially in the 1990s and that this negative effect offset the positive influence of compositional changes among this group of immigrant families in terms of parental education levels and family size. The gap between immigrant and local families in terms of child poverty risk is mainly due to the fact that during the 1990s the negative effect of contextual changes in Hong Kong was cancelled out by the beneficial impact of compositional changes for local families, but not for immigrant families where the latter effect was minimal. Copyright © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
CitationChou, K.-L., Cheung, K. C.-K., Lau, K.-W., & Sin, T. C.-H. (2014). Trends in child poverty in Hong Kong immigrant families. Social Indicators Research, 117(3), 811-825.
- Child poverty
- Immigrant family
- Hong Kong


How to Open XER File?
What is a Primavera P6 XER Project File?
An XER file is a file format natively used by the Oracle® Primavera P6 enterprise project and portfolio planning and management software solutions. Software tools from the Primavera suite of Construction and Engineering solutions such as the P6 use the.xer file format to store schedule data about the projects created within the application.
The XER file format is used to store the data upon an export and communicate the project information between different project stakeholders and P6 databases.
In its textual structure this file format has the potential to store enormous amount of project data. The P6 application is a complex solutions dedicated to match the needs of large organizations and therefore it has the potential to store schedule data in more than 170 tables, associated with different relationships. When this data is exported on an.xer file it is roughly gathered in 20 to 66 tables. Different categories of project data are imprinted into the output file, such as records and data values for Global, Project, Activity Codes, Calendars, Activities, Projects, Resources and their inter-relationships.
XER files can be opened by the Primavera P6 software itself, but a more easier way to open an XER file is through the ScheduleReader software, due to the fact that this XER file viewer does not connect to any database and can open large project files in this or the XML file format in a matter of seconds.
This.xer file reader is a standalone, independently developed software solution and it is not connected or associated with the Oracle® corporation.
Following are the instructions of how to open an XER file with ScheduleReaderTM.
To open XER file follow the next steps:
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Locate your.XER file.
Select it and click open.
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Questions related to Suspend Mode, which is a special low-power mode often used on laptops that preserves the contents of RAM while using less power than normal. Questions related to suspending to disk should use the [hibernate] tag.
Suspend (to RAM) is a power saving mode. The machine state is held in RAM with the minimum of power needed to preserve all data. When the user wants to continue the session, they should be able to resume from suspend instantly.
Many laptops activate suspend mode automatically when the lid is closed while running on battery, or can be configured to do so. Suspend can also be activated through a GUI button or on the command line - for example, in versions of Ubuntu that use systemd, such as 16.04, suspend can be activated using the systemctl interface
A related tag is which refers to the open standard for power management interfaces. Suspend as defined by ACPI is "S3"


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How to Saw on a Jigsaw
Jigsaw is one of the most common hand-held electric tools. They can process a wide variety of materials: wood, plastic, ceramics, metal, etc. However, the main material that most jigsaw masters work with is plywood.
Using a narrow file, this tool allows you to carry out not only a direct cut, but also perform intricate patterns. And in this article we will consider some tips from specialists working with a jigsaw.
An example of drawings for sawing with a jigsaw.
Features of working with a jigsaw
An electric jigsaw for sawing plywood in appearance is a very simple tool and almost every beginner will be able to make an even cut with it. However, if we talk about beautiful curly patterns, then it is necessary not only to have certain skills, but also to choose the right file.
The main nuances
Carrying out electric sawing from plywood with your own hands, you should know the following:
- The main condition for obtaining an even cut is the correct choice of the file for the tool. In order for the cut to be on the front side without burrs, it is necessary to use a thin file, the teeth of which are directed downward.
- The workpiece needs to be firmly fixed, otherwise a smooth cut will not work
- A few words about the nail files. For jigsaws a large number of saws are produced, which differ from each other, both in thickness and design features.Depending on this, they distinguish:
- Saw or side scam. The teeth are bent to the right and left in turn, as with hand saws. In this way, files with relatively large teeth are made. They are used for quick direct cutting. Propyl is obtained with rough edges, so it should be treated with sandpaper.
- Canvas with undercut. In this case, the teeth do not have a divorce at all. Such files allow you to make very thin and clean cuts. Naturally, the speed of this drops. If such a file has a small divorce, then the work will go slightly faster. However, in this case, the main emphasis is not on speed, but on the quality of the cut.
- Wave-like divorce. In order for very small and narrow files to be able to make wider cuts, the cutting edge of the blade is made wavy. For the most part, such files are used when working with metal, but are often used when working with plywood to produce narrow and clean cuts in a fairly short time.
Types of files.
Sawing patterns with a jigsaw
Like a regular hand jigsaw, this power tool allows you to cut various curly patterns on the material. Most often, sketches are taken by masters from magazines. (see also the article Plywood do-it-yourself rocking chair: drawings to help)
How to Saw on a Jigsaw
Advice!You can use patterns from magazines for embroidery, knitting or paper cutting.
In order to transfer the drawing to plywood, do the following:
- We translate the pattern onto thick paper.
- Using a sharp clerical knife or scalpel, we cut out the stencil.
- We apply the stencil to the surface of the material, circling it with a simple pencil.
- Now you can start cutting out the pattern.
Drawing a picture on a material through a stencil.
In contrast to the implementation of direct cut, sawing from plywood with a jigsaw has its own characteristics.
This instruction will help you understand all the intricacies of the work:
- For cutting along a curve, use a file with a narrow blade.
- To cut a circle in plywood, you need to use a special nozzle. A circular cutter. The cutter is fixed in the center of the circle, after which you can begin to work.
- If you need to choose grooves in a wooden blank, then a rasp can be used instead of a saw. It is also used to strip uneven cuts.
- In order to achieve perfectly accurate and even cuts, use the parallel stop. It must be attached to the jigsaw with screws.On the "ski" can be installed a special guide line, thanks to which the cut is parallel to the straight edge. Before you begin, you must make sure that the ruler is firmly fixed and aligned with the canvas. Otherwise, the movement of the file will be incorrect, and it may break, or "burn" the processed material.
Use of a parallel emphasis.
- If you need to make a straight long cut, you can use the auxiliary guide. In this case, the jigsaw will move along the firmly fixed strap.
- With the help of this tool it is possible to carry out cuts at an angle of up to 45 degrees. The angle of inclination is set on a scale.
The implementation of an inclined cut.
- Sawing a hole. Very often, cutting ornaments, the master needs to make a hole in the plywood.There are two options for this:
- The first option is the simplest. You need to drill a hole with a drill, after which you introduce a file into it and continue to cut out the necessary pattern.
- The second option involves the use of mortise or plunger sawing technology. Do not drill the start hole. To do this, put the tool on the front edge of the "ski", without touching the workpiece with the canvas.
Next, turn on the engine and gradually lower the fork, smoothly introducing the saw into the material until the saw takes a vertical position, and the "ski" does not come into contact with the workpiece.
Advice!Cutting should always start at the waste of the material.The saw should not enter the plywood too close to the cutting line so as not to spoil the material.
- In the event that you need to cut a board of large thickness and the file length is not enough for this. You need to use a file with a pointed end. First, we saw it with a workpiece on one side, then we turn it and saw it on the other.
- To cut a curly part, you can fix the tool from the bottom of the desktop. In the case of a uniform and smooth feeding of the workpiece, you can get a cut with clean, even edges.
In the photo. A tool attached to the bottom of the desktop.
From this article, you learned how to saw plywood with a jigsaw. Here we examined the basic principles of working with this tool, which will help you in the implementation of various construction and design solutions.
Having understood the features of the jigsaw, you will soon realize how simple and convenient the appliance is. And although its price is higher than a conventional jigsaw, you will not regret that you purchased such a tool. (see also the article Cutting with a jigsaw from plywood. Success drawings)
In the presented in this article, you will find additional information on this topic.


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BASIC COURSE DESIGN
The following diagrams are given as a guide to locating the lure machine and pulleys for a continuous loop and a take up course plan. There are three basic possibilities when locating the lure machine for a continuous loop course; in line with the course, outside the loop and inside the loop. While these course plans are a simple box for illustrative purposes, there are many possible variations to any of these configurations and are limited only by the number of corner pulleys available for use. The last diagram shows a take up configuration with three corner pulleys located in front of the lure machine. The three pulleys are used to keep constant tension on the string and prevent a backlash from occurring. You may get away with using only two corner pulleys in front of the lure machine.


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Boulder trails are common to the interior of Menelaus crater as materials erode from higher topography and roll toward the crater floor. Downhill is to the left, image width is 500 m, LROC NAC M139802338L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Most boulder trails are relatively high reflectance, but running through the center of this image is a lower reflectance trail. This trail is smaller than the others, and its features may be influenced by factors such as mass of the boulder, boulder speed as it traveled downhill, and elevation from which the boulder originated. For example, is the boulder trail less distinct than the others because the boulder was smaller? What about the spacing of boulder tracks? The spacing of bounce-marks along boulder trails may say something about boulder mass and boulder speed. But why is this boulder trail low reflectance when all of the surrounding trails are higher reflectance? Perhaps this boulder trail is lower reflectance because the boulder gently bounced as it traveled downhill, and barely disturbed a thin layer of regolith? The contrast certainly appears similar to the astronauts' footprints and paths around the Apollo landing sites. Or, maybe the boulder fell apart during its downhill travel and the trail is simply made up of pieces of the boulder - we just don't know yet.
LROC WAC context of Menelaus crater at the boundary between Mare Serenitatis and the highlands (dotted line). The arrow marks the location of today's featured image at contact between the crater floor and NE crater wall [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
What do you think? Why don't you follow the trail to its source in the full LROC NAC frame and see if you can find any other low reflectance trails.

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Simon Chamorro, Valiu: Revolutionizing the Venezuelan Remittance Economy, Ep 98
80% of Venezuelans today depend on remittances to survive. Almost seven million people have left the country since the protests against the Maduro government started, creating a massive diaspora, almost all of whom send money home to family members trapped in the country.
Simon Chamorro was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, so he has seen this problem firsthand. He co-founded Valiu to make it easier to transfer money from Colombia to Venezuela by streamlining remittances using cryptocurrency.
In this episode of Crossing Borders, Simon explains how Valiu is using cryptocurrency to solve real-life problems, and how it has the potential to combat inflation in economies across Latin America. Now living in Colombia, Simon also discusses the important lessons he has learned working with four startups in the Colombian ecosystem, his own experience in starting a company, and where Valiu is headed next.
Check out this episode of Crossing Borders to learn more about the current situation in Venezuela and how Valiu is helping streamline the remittance economy from across the Colombian border.


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Lift-off of methane jet flames in O2/CO2 atmospheres
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Turbulent jet diffusion flames and flame lift-off have been the topic of a great deal of research due to its complexity in combining both turbulent flow and combustion. The mechanisms controlling flame lift-off however, are not yet properly understood and is still an active field of research. In this report, experimental studies of lift-off characteristics for oxy-fuel combustion with methane have been conducted for oxygen concentrations ranging from 34% to 50%. Three different fuel nozzles were used, with diameters of of 2mm, 4mm and 5mm. In addition to oxy-fuel combustion, experiments were carried out in air, and oxygen enriched air, as a reference case.The goal has been to observe how oxy-fuel flames differ from regular diffusion flames burning in air with regards to lift-off. Lift-off heights and velocities were found to be strongly dependent on oxygen concentration, with increasing concentration causing shorter lift-off heights and higher lift-off velocities. It was also discovered that the combustion chamber wall temperature seemed to have a great impact on flame stability. Higher wall temperatures had a stabilizing effect on the flame, probably due to lower heat loss and higher burning velocities.Results from the air cases were compared to data from other studies, and were found to deviate some, most likely due to the presence of co-flow.


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Deer in Metro – level 3
Commuters in Virginia got a shock when a deer ran through a metro station. Main surveillance cameras captured the galloping deer.
It is not clear how the mammal made it into the subway, but eventually it managed to make it back out unharmed.
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- Do the test at Test Languages.
- Go to your level. Go to Level 1 if you know 1-1000 words. Go to Level 2 if you know _PHONE_ words. Go to Level 3 if you know 2000-3000 words.
- Read two news articles every day.
- Read the news articles from the day before and check if you remember all new words.
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type: QgsProcessingParameterFeatureSink
## Accepted data types:
## - str: destination vector file
## e.g. d:/test.shp
## - str: memory: to store result in temporary memory layer
## - str: using vector provider ID prefix and destination URI
## e.g. postgres:… to store result in PostGIS table
## - QgsProcessingOutputLayerDefinition
## - QgsProperty
## Outputs
## OUTPUT:
## Vertices
In our case the tool to extract the vertices is simple and only has one input and one output. The function run_qgis() executes a QGIS tool indicating the algorithm and its arguments. The advantage of using the algorithm directly from R is that we can pass objects of class sf (or sp) and raster that we have imported or created in R. As output we create a geojson, it could also be of another vector format, and we save it in a temporary folder. At the same time we indicate to import the result directly into R (load_output = TRUE).
river_vertices <- run_qgis(alg = "native:extractvertices",
 INPUT = river_line,
 OUTPUT = file.path(tempdir(), "rivers_world_vertices.geojson"),
 load_output = TRUE)
## [1] "C:/Users/xeo19/AppData/Local/Temp/Rtmpa4DrCj/rivers_world_vertices.geojson"
Currently on Windows there seem to be problems with the proj library. In principle, if the function ends up creating the river_vertices object, you should not worry. Otherwise, I recommend looking at the discussion in the issue opened at gitbub.
Before continuing with the distribution estimation of the angles, we filter some rivers of interest. The functions of the tidyverse collection are compatible with the sf package. In the last post I made an introduction to tidyverse here.
river_vertices <- filter(river_vertices,
 NAME %in% c("Mississippi", "Colorado",
 "Amazon", "Nile", "Orange",
 "Ganges", "Yangtze", "Danube",
 "Mackenzie", "Lena", "Murray",
## Simple feature collection with 94702 features and 11 fields
## geometry type: POINT
## dimension: XY
## bbox: xmin: -_PHONE_ ymin: -_PHONE_ xmax: _PHONE_ ymax: _PHONE_
## geographic CRS: WGS 84
## Warning in st_is_longlat(x): bounding box has potentially an invalid value range
## for longlat data
## for longlat data
## # A tibble: 94,702 x 12
## NAME SYSTEM name_alt scalerank rivernum Length_km vertex_index vertex_part
## *
## 1 Nile 1 4 3344. 0 0
## 2 Nile 1 4 3344. 1 0
## 3 Nile 1 4 3344. 2 0
## 4 Nile 1 4 3344. 3 0
## 5 Nile 1 4 3344. 4 0
## 6 Nile 1 4 3344. 5 0
## 7 Nile 1 4 3344. 6 0
## 8 Nile 1 4 3344. 7 0
## 9 Nile 1 4 3344. 8 0
## 10 Nile 1 4 3344. 9 0
## #... with 94,692 more rows, and 4 more variables: vertex_part_index,
## # distance, angle, geometry
Estimate the distribution
To visualize the distribution we can use either a histogram or a density graph. But in the case of estimating the probability density function, we find a mathematical problem when applying it to circular data. For circular data we should not use the density() standard function of R since in our data a direction of 360º is the same at 0º, which would cause errors in this range of values. It is a general problem for different statistical metrics. More statistical details are explained in the circular package. This package allows you to define the characteristics of circular data (unit, data type, rotation, etc.) as an object class in R.
So what we do is to build a function that estimates the density and returns a table with the angles (x) and the density estimates (y). Since rivers have different lengths, and we want to see differences regardless of that, we normalize the estimates using the maximum value. Unlike the density() function, in which the smoothing bandwidth bw is optimized, here it is required to indicate it manually. It is similar to defining the bar width in a histogram.
dens_circ <- function(x){
 dens <- density.circular(circular(x$angle, units = "degrees"),
 bw = 70, kernel = "vonmises",
 control.circular = list(units = "degrees"))
 df <- data.frame(x = dens$x, y = dens$y/max(dens$y))
Finally, we estimate the density of each river in our selection. We use the split() function of R Base to get a table of each river in a list object. Then we apply our density estimation function to the list with the function map_df() from the purrr package. The suffix _df allows us to get a joined table, instead of a list with the results of each river. However, it is necessary to indicate the name of the column with the argument.id, which will contain the name of each river. Otherwise we would not know how to differentiate the results. Also here I recommend reading more details in the last post about tidyverse here.
dens_river <- split(river_vertices, river_vertices$NAME) %>%
 map_df(dens_circ,.id = "river")
# results
## river x y
## 1 Amazon 0.000000 0._PHONE_
## 2 Amazon 0.704501 0._PHONE_
## 3 Amazon 1.409002 0._PHONE_
## 4 Amazon 2.113503 0._PHONE_
## 5 Amazon 2.818004 0._PHONE_
## 6 Amazon 3.522505 0._PHONE_
Now we only have to make the graph through the famous ggplot package. First we add a new font Montserrat for it use in this plot.
# font download
font_add_google("Montserrat", "Montserrat")
# use of showtext
showtext_opts(dpi = 200)
In the next step we create two objects with the title and the plot caption. In the title we are using an html code to color part of the text instead of a legend. You can use html very easily with the ggtext package.
# title with html
title <- "Relative distribution of river flow direction in the world"
caption <- "Based on data from Zeenatul Basher, 20180215"
The background grid that creates ggplot by default for polar coordinates did not convince me, so we create a table with x axis background lines.
grid_x <- tibble(x = seq(0, 360 - 22.5, by = 22.5),
 y = rep(0, 16),
 xend = seq(0, 360 - 22.5, by = 22.5),
 yend = rep(Inf, 16))
Next we define all the styles of the graph. The most important thing in this step is the element_textbox() function of the ggtext package to be able to interpret our html code incorporated into the title.
theme_polar <- theme_minimal() +
 theme(axis.title.y = element_blank(),
 axis.text.y = element_blank(),
 legend.title = element_blank(),
 plot.title = element_textbox(family = "Montserrat",
 hjust = 0.5,
 colour = "white",
 size = 15),
 plot.caption = element_text(family = "Montserrat",
 colour = "white"),
 axis.text.x = element_text(family = "Montserrat",
 colour = "white"),
 strip.text = element_text(family = "Montserrat",
 colour = "white",
 face = "bold"),
 panel.background = element_rect(fill = "black"),
 plot.background = element_rect(fill = "black"),
 panel.grid = element_blank()
Finally we build the graph: 1) We use the geom_hline() function with different y intersection points to create the background grid. The geom_segment() function creates the x grid. 2) We create the density area using the geom_area() function. 3) In scale_x_continous() we define a negative lower limit so that it does not collapse at a small point. The labels of the eight main directions are indicated in the scale_y_continous() function, and 4) Finally, we change to a polar coordinate system and set the variable to create facets.
ggplot() +
 geom_hline(yintercept = c(0,.2,.6,.8,


Poll: Parents want kids to avoid political careers
July 5th, 2013
10:00 AM ET
2 years ago
Poll: Parents want kids to avoid political careers
(CNN) – Parents often dream about their child's future, but a career in politics seems more like a nightmare to many.
Nearly two-thirds–64%–of Americans would not like their child to pursue a political career, compared to 31% who think that would be a good path, according to a Gallup survey released Friday.
That number has remained relatively consistent since Gallup began asking about sons and daughters in 1993. Those who approved of a career in politics for their child have fluctuated between 61% and 71%.
With the country recovering from a bitter presidential campaign and with the approval ratings of Congress hovering just above 10%, it's no surprise that parents want their children to avoid one of the least-liked professions among Americans.
A Gallup survey released last month showed Congress ranking last among 16 society institutions in terms of confidence levels from the American people. The military placed first, small business came in second, church and organized religion came in third and the presidency came in fourth.
Breaking it down by demographics, nonwhites are much more likely than whites to say they would like to see their child go into politics, according to Gallup. By a margin of 42% to 26%, nonwhites say they'd like their son to have a political career, and 45% to 25% say they'd like their daughter to do the same.
There is little difference between ideologies, though Democrats and independents are slightly more likely than Republicans to want their child to go into politics. Men are also a little bit more likely than women to want their sons and daughters to choose a politically-related career.
Interestingly, the numbers significantly change according to the order of the questions. Americans are much more likely to say they want their daughter or son to go into politics when they're asked about a daughter first. Thirty-seven percent say they'd like to see their daughter go into politics; when followed up with a question about a son going into politics, an equal amount say they would like that kind of future for their son.
However, when Gallup switched up the order and asked about a son first, the number of those wanting to see a son go into politics drops 12 percentage points to 25%. When asked about a daughter next, 26% said they would like their daughter to go into politics–also a sharp decrease.
Thirty-one percent marks the average of both genders when considering the order of the questions. Gallup says the answering trend has been consistent in the past.
"This suggests that Americans may be interpreting the question as one about gender equality when asked about a daughter first, and therefore that makes them more likely to favor a political career for their children of either sex," read a release that came with the poll. "When asked about a son first, Americans may interpret the question as more straightforward one about the desirability of a political career and are less likely to favor it for either a son or daughter in that circumstance."
While Gallup started asking about daughters in 1993, the polling institution has been questioning Americans about sons since 1944. Curiously, the number of those wanting to see their son go into politics has changed little since then, when it stood at 21%. The highest point ever was in 1965, when 36% said they wanted to see their son go into politics. This was a time when "Americans were still rallying around President Johnson after he took office following the death of John F. Kennedy," the release stated.
Gallup surveyed 2,048 American adults by telephone from June 20-24, with a sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.
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 1. Donkey Party
 The problem is with the question. Nobody should ever consider a "career" in politics, that's part of the problem with politics, and why there should be term limits.
 July 5, 2013 10:50 am at 10:50 am |
 2. Thomas
 Anthony David Weiner is an American politician.
 Politics is my life
 July 5, 2013 11:22 am at 11:22 am |
 3. PaulCat
 I would love for my child to have a career in politics. He can get paid $200,000 a year for doing nothing. I would tell him to ask for a raise everytime he need to take a vacation.
 July 5, 2013 11:27 am at 11:27 am |
 4. plain&simple
 You need consistency in politics,just like any other job. By the time you get good and develope relationships that cross the aisle.....you're gone because of some arbitrary time limit. No thanks. To much turmoil. Stop the moving of district lines to suit whoever is in power and we will get a fairer representation!
 July 5, 2013 11:34 am at 11:34 am |
 5. Rick McDaniel
 That would also apply to the legal profession, then, as the corruption of politics comes directly from the corruption of the legal profession.
 The perfect example, resides in the WH, at this moment.
 July 5, 2013 11:43 am at 11:43 am |
 6. S.B. Stein
 I wouldn't mind my kids going into politics. I would like to be there to help them out as best I could hoping I wouldn't be a liability to them (weird dad who hopes that science and rational thinking guides policy). I don't think that they would only because they (and I) don't have the money for it. It takes too much money to run for office; even the local races cost too much.
 July 5, 2013 11:45 am at 11:45 am |
 7. Borderless
 Well of course I wouldn't my kids to go into politics. When they are adults, I would hope they act would like adults.
 July 5, 2013 11:59 am at 11:59 am |


IOM (ESM) removed
An IOM has either been removed from the drive shelf or is present but is being reported as removed because it is not seated correctly.
 - Although the drive shelf is still operational, you should correct this failure as soon as possible. If the other IOM or its communication path fails, all I/O to that drive shelf will fail.
 - Both IOMs in the same drive shelf must have the same firmware version and be of the same hardware type.
Risk of data loss
Make sure you correctly identify the affected IOM. Removing the remaining optimal IOM or disconnecting drive shelf cables to it while I/O is in progress can cause data loss.
Possible loss of data accessibility
Before proceeding, ensure that the OK to remove field in the Details area indicates Yes. If No is displayed, it indicates that there is another component that must be serviced first. Always select Recheck prior to and after servicing a component to ensure that there aren't any new problems that may affect the component you plan to service.
Electrostatic discharge can damage sensitive components
Always use proper anti-static protection when handling components. Touching components without using a grounding wrist strap may damage equipment.
Recovery Steps
 1. Is the affected IOM shown in the Location field in the Details area still in the drive shelf or has it been removed?
 - If the IOM is still in the drive shelf, go to step 2.
 - If the IOM has been removed, go to step 5.
 2. Without removing the cables, remove the IOM.
 3. Check the connectors on both the IOM and inside the shelf that housed the IOM for any problems such as bent or dirty pins and fix if necessary.
 4. Reinsert the IOM, and then go to step 6.
 5. Reinsert the IOM or, if necessary, replace it with a new one.
 6. Wait 40 seconds, then select Recheck to ensure the problem has been resolved.


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PENINGKATAN MINAT BACA DAN LITERASI INFORMASI MASYARAKAT MELALUI PROGRAM UNGGULAN PERPUSTAKAAN UMUM DI BALI
This research is a part of a research entitled "The Role of Public Libraries for the Society (Case Study of Public Libraries in Bali). This study examines the efforts of public libraries in Bali in improving literacy and literacy skills of public information through various programs developed by each district public library. The research method used in this research is qualitative research, where data is collected through interviews with librarians and staff in public libraries. the results of the research indicate that each district / municipal public library has excellent programs to increase reading interest of the community as well as improving the information literacy skills of the community. Some of the leading programs developed include: mobile services, story telling, inter-library loan, ancient manuscripts, and special services. Implementation of the leading program by the public library aims to make the library as a public space where people can meet each other and share knowledge.


Importance in a Sentence 🔊
Definition of Importance
being of great value or worth
Examples of Importance in a sentence
The doctor explained the importance of eating healthy meals and getting rest to the sick patient. 🔊
School isn't of much importance to the student, so he doesn't try very hard. 🔊
The importance of wearing safety gear was understood by all the workers. 🔊
One piece of trash didn't seem of much importance, but it was the clue that solved the case. 🔊
During his speech, the president said he understood the value and importance of bringing jobs to America. 🔊
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Sweet basil cure respiratory problems
Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) known as Tiruneetrupachai in Tamil is a herb that grows in multiple climatic conditions. It is an aromatic plant that also finds its use in multiple cuisines for its flavour. The plants including leaves, stem, roots, flowers and seeds have medicinal properties and find their use in traditional Indian medicine. In this recipe, the use of sweet basil to cure respiratory disorders is the focus.
Health benefits of Sweet basil
The health benefits of Sweet Basil (Thiruneetrupachai) are many. We have just explained a few of their benefits in the points below.
 1. Sweet basil leaves can be chewed on to remove intestinal worms including tape worms.
 2. A concoction made using sweet basil leaves, pepper and ginger can help to reduce the symptoms of fever.
 3. The flowers can be used to cure indigestion. A decoction or concoction made using Sweet basil flowers can be consumed multiple times a day to cure indigestion and nausea.
 4. The leaves are an excellent remedy to treat cough. The leaves are more effective in the case of whooping cough. Since the leaves taste good, they can also be given to kids regularly.
 5. The extract of sweet basil leaves is dropped in the nostrils to cure respiratory disorders including whooping cough. This also helps to get rid of phlegm in the chest and brings it out.
 6. A paste made using sweet basil leaves and turmeric can be applied on ringworm affected areas to cure the infection.
 7. Leaves extract has also been beneficial in reducing the symptoms of constipation and regulating bowel movement.
It is good to include the leaves in soups, salads and any other recipe where they would add flavour. There are no side effects and is good to build immunity in children.
Here is the recipe to use Sweet basil for curing respiratory disorders in kids.
Sweet Basil to cure respiratory disorders – DIY
 - 15-20 leaves Sweet Basil leaves (Tiruneetrupachai in Tamil)
 - 2 teaspoons Honey
 - 300 ml Water
 1. Take fresh leaves of Sweet Basil, filtered water and organic honey for this remedy.
 2. Take the leaves in a mortar after washing them well.
 3. Add a teaspoon or two of water.
 4. Semi crush the leaves to get some of the extract.
 5. Transfer the crushed leaves and extract to a small jar. You can use glass or silver ware. Kindly avoid plastic.
 6. Pour hot water on the leaves.
 7. Close the jar and let the leaves steep for about an hour.
 8. Open the jar. The water would have come to room temperature by now. Add two teaspoons of honey and stir once.
 9. Done. Give this multiple times a day to your kid in small doses.
Give your kids 2 to 3 teaspoons of the extract multiple times (4-5 times) a day.
Continue till all symptoms are gone.
Ramya Srinivasan, PDGBA, earned her Master's degree in Business. As a result of her passion in native medicine, she got her Diploma in Traditional Siddha Medicine from Bharat Sevak Samaj registered under the Indian Planning Commission. She is certified by Stanford University School of Medicine in Introduction to Food and Health.


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The Mandarin
The Mandarin learned how to utilize the rings for own personal use and make them respond to his personal commands. Over the years, the Mandarin's mind has actually come to inhabit the rings so that now no one else can make use of them. The Mandarin can also now control the rings over large distances.
The functions of each ring are as follows:
Pinky: Ice Blast. Freezes the air in its path and can lower an object's temperature to almost absolute zero.
Ring Finger: Mento-Intensifier. Magnifies the Mandarin's psychic energy enabling him to mentally control a person. Only effective at short range.
Middle Finger: Electro-Blast. Emits quantities of electrical energy determined by the wearer (Mandarin). Upper limit of output is unknown.
Index Finger: Flame Blast. Emits infrared radiation and can cause air to incandesce by igniting its molecules. Maximum out is unknown.
Thumb: White Light. Emits many different types of energy from the electro-magnetic spectrum. Frequently used as intense visible light and laser beams.
Pinky: Black Light. Creates area of "absolute blackness" where all light is absorbed. It is believed that this ring accesses the "darkforce" used by characters such as Darkstar and the Shroud.
Ring Finger: Disintegration Beam: Destroys bonds between atoms and molecules causing an object's cohesion to fall apart. Needs 20 minutes recharge time between uses.
Middle Finger: Vortex Beam. Causes air to swirl about in a vortex at high speed. Can levitate objects, propel wearer (Mandarin) in flight and be used as a weapon.
Index Finger: Impact Beam. Projects concussive force of approximately 350 lbs. of TNT. Can also cause intense sonic vibrations and create magnetic waves.
Thumb: Matter Rearranger. Can rearrange atoms and/or molecules of substances or speed up/slow down their movements to result in various effects. Cannot actually transmute elements.
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Chocolates are enjoyed and loved by humans as it can relieve stress, take away emotions and pain, and reduce despair. However, this sweet treat can also be enjoyed by your computer software. Wonderin' how? Through a windows package manager known as Chocolatey.
In the technological field, chocolates are being used to power a factory. More so, it can also be used for Windows 10 to download and install various apps. It can also remove or even upgrade different software from numerous sources over the web. All these can be possible without leaving the computer screen. But, before going deeper, let us first be clear with what a package manager is all about.
Windows 10 Package Managers
Package managers allow someone to download a certain app to a computer or mobile device. Moreover, package managers also permit the following actions:
- Download and at the same time install software without navigating to various web sources.
- Check if packages are not tampered to prevent malware from attacks of MITM.
- Install many packages simultaneously.
- Delete and upgrade packages.
- Look for more packages.
Package Manager Chocolatey Basic Information and Installation
Installing Chocolatey follows numerous processes. But, the focus for now is the installation by default. Basically, in a folder C:ProgramData which is a secret folder in windows that needs permission from Windows Administrator, Chocolatey may do a self installation.
In case, there is no Windows Administrator function connected to the account of the computer, Chocolatey should be commanded to install to another location. Simply detail the $Env:ChocolateyInstall variable. The common location for installation of lots of packages are in the C:\ProgramFiles or C:\ProgramFiles (x86).
Copying files to C:\ProgramFiles folder, users need to have Administrator privileges.
Step-by-step Process to Install Chocolatey
- Access the Start Menu
- Type in the Start Menu bar the text 'Powershell'.
- Open and run Powershell as Administrator.
- Click Yes at the notification window.
- Learn ways on pasting text into the Powershell.
- Establish the execution program.
- Download and run the Chocolatey package manager.
- Check and confirm Chocolatey.
However, in case there are errors experienced while using Windows 10, look for Melt Comics for troubleshooting and error fixing.


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Here are a few examples when you may need attach / detach children without adding or deleting them:
- When child was mistakenly added to the wrong parents, and you need to move the child to the new parents.
- If you added people in the tree without knowing they were parents of another individual in your project and found it out while doing your family research.
- When child was adopted by uncle or aunt (or other relatives whom you already added in the tree).
To detach existing children from their parents:
1. Under parents' personal cards click 'Edit' and select 'Children' > 'Manage children'.
2. In the window that opens, select the child from the list and click 'Detach child'.
To attach a child from the list of existing people in the tree:
On the parent's personal card click 'Edit' button and select 'Children' > 'Attach existing child'.
The window with the list of individuals in your family tree will open. Select the person from the list and click 'Select'.
Note: if you need to show both natural and adopting parents, you shouldn't detach child from the natural parents. Just use 'Attach parents' option as described above, and attach adopting parents. You will be suggested to select the correct relationship.
For more information about adding adopted or step-children read one of the following articles:


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Most states require that contractors, suppliers, and other participants on construction projects send some sort of preliminary notice in order to secure lien rights. In states with preliminary notice requirements, failing to send notice is often fatal to a mechanics lien or bond claim. It is still generally incredibly beneficial to send preliminary notice even if it's not required in your state. Here are 5 reasons why:
1. Provides Visibility
Sending preliminary notice informs the parties in charge of the project of your involvement. You might be thinking, "of course they know I'm involved!" but it's rarely this simple. If you were hired by the general contractor or some other third party, it's very likely the property owner has no idea what your role is on the project and how much you expect to be paid. This problem is compounded on large projects which might have dozens of tiers of hiring.
2. Speeds Up the Payment Process
Sending a preliminary notice even if it's not required prioritizes your invoice and motivates the party with the money to pay you before others. The notice serves as a reminder that payment is due, and also motivates the paying party to make payment on time. For further reading, check out our article "How Preliminary Notices Improve The Payment Process For Everyone."
3. Avoid Filing a Lien
Filing a lien is a great option for construction parties who haven't been paid on time to secure payment – it's much more cost effective than hiring an attorney and filing a lawsuit or just eating costs. However, sending preliminary notice is even easier and less expensive than filing a lien, and is frequently sufficient to get the payment ball rolling. Levelset's data shows that a mechanics lien only needs to be filed in 2% of cases where preliminary notice and notice of intent are sent properly. See: What's the Difference Between a Preliminary Notice and a Notice of Intent to Lien?
4. Builds Good Relationships with Customers
The reason preliminary notice requirements exist in most states is for the benefit of top-of-chain parties for the reasons listed in this article, such as communication and visibility. Sending preliminary notice even if it's not required provides the recipient(s) with the same benefits and can also build trust.
5. Promotes Communication
Creating and maintaining an open flow of communication with customers is important. Think about it – when is communication ever a bad thing? Keeping top-of-chain parties in the loop helps avoid unpleasant surprises (like an unexpected lien), which is likely much more damaging to a business relationship than a preliminary notice.


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What does CNP mean in Physiology?
This page is about the meanings of the acronym/abbreviation/shorthand CNP in the Medical field in general and in the Physiology terminology in particular.
Find a translation for CNP in other languages:
Select another language:
Discuss this CNP abbreviation with the community:
Use the citation below to add this abbreviation to your bibliography:
CNP also stands for:
- Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance
- California Natural Products
- Card Not Present
- Center for National Policy
- Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy
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When working in Microsoft Word, you've probably seen two different kinds of text with lines through it (commonly called a "strikethrough"). Red text with a red line through it happens when you delete text while the collaborative Track Changes feature is on. Black text with a black line just has special character formatting applied. Here's how it works.
Why Would You Want to Strike Through Text, Anyway?
It's a good question. Why cross out words when you can just delete them? When you're tracking changes in Word so that you can collaborate with other people, keeping that deleted text visible, but struck through, lets them know what has changed. They can even review those changes and accept or deny them.
We have a full guide on keeping track of changes made to a Word document, so we're not going to cover all that in this article. It's a good read, though, if you're collaborating on a document.
Instead, we're going to focus on how to apply strikethrough character formatting and why you might want to.
So, why bother? Well, you might be collaborating with someone and not want to use the Track Changes feature. Maybe they don't use Word or Microsoft Office, and you're sending it to them to view in Google Docs, or as a PDF they can print out.
Either way, you can strike through text as a suggestion that it be deleted, but leave it in place for them to see. This is particularly useful in a situation where, for example, you're tutoring a student in a subject like a foreign language. It's much easier for the student to learn if they can go back and see the mistakes along with the corrections.
Some writers also use strikethrough text (and
occasionally often overuse it) to show a change of thinking in a document. Or maybe you just want to be annoying funny.
Whatever the reason, we're here to show you how to do it.
How to Apply Strikethrough Formatting to Text
Applying strikethrough formatting is pretty easy. Start by selecting the text you want to strike through. You can do this by clicking and dragging over the text (or just double-clicking a word), but when you do this, Word likes to select the space after the text, as well. If you don't want that to happen, click to place your insertion point at the beginning of the text, and then Shift-click at the end of the text for a more precise selection.
If you want to get fancy and select multiple words spread out through the document at the same time, you can do that, too. Select the first bit of text the regular way, and then hold down the Ctrl key while selecting additional text in different places. We suggest only doing this a paragraph at a time because it's frustrating when you accidentally let go of the Ctrl key and have to start over.
When you have your text selected, look on the "Home" tab of Word's Ribbon. In the "Font" group, click the Strikethrough button (it's the three letters with a line drawn through them).
Now, any text you had selected should be struck through.
You can also apply strikethrough formatting using the Font window. Select your text, and then press Ctrl+D on Windows or Cmd+d on Mac to open that window up. Here, you can select not only the regular "Strikethrough" option but a "Double Strikethrough" option if you want to go that way, instead. Make your selection, and then click the "OK" button.
Make Things Easier By Creating a Keyboard Shortcut
Microsoft Word has loads of keyboard shortcuts, including a bunch for applying formatting. Unfortunately, there's no built-in shortcut for applying strikethrough formatting. If it's something you do a lot, though, you can create your own key combo.
Start by opening that Font window back up. Now, press Ctrl+Alt+Plus on Windows (you might have to use the Plus key on your number pad). Your cursor should very briefly turn into a clover shape. After that happens, click the "Strikethrough" option and a Customize Keyboard window should open.
Here, you can assign your preferred keyboard combo by clicking once in the "Press New Shortcut Key" box and then pressing the keys you want to use. If the combination you choose already has a shortcut function, Word will let you know that it's currently assigned to something else. You can, of course, still use it even if it's assigned to something else, but it's better to try to find a combination that doesn't have any current functions. We find Ctrl+Alt+- (minus) is pretty easy to remember and doesn't have any other use in Word.
Press the "Assign" button, and then go back to your Word doc and try it out.
Now you have your customized strikethrough shortcut!


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The Kanawewim'nan Nikawiy Askiy Consultation Office is mandated to protect Swan River's Treaty and Traditional Territory.
Through site specific assessments this program endeavours to protect Swan River's ability to practise their Treaty Rights to hunt, fish, trap, and gather for 'as long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the rivers flow'. Environmental, Traditional Use Study, and Archaeological divisions within the consultation office work to collect and record traditional knowledge, to conduct archaeological assessments, to create culturally sustaining land use plans, and to understand and deal with cumulative effects in Swan River First Nation's traditional territory.


Computing Projectile Size from Crater Diameter
H. Jay Melosh and Ross A. Beyer
This is a program to estimate the size of a projectile that made a gravity-dominated crater of the given size. Three different estimates are presented, but the pi-scaling method is currently considered the best!
Crater Descriptor
Enter the crater diameter in km
This diameter is: Transient Final
Projectile Descriptor
Enter the projectile density in kg/m3 or
Impact Conditions
Enter the impact velocity in km/sec or
Enter the impact angle in degrees
The impact angle is measured between the approach trajectory and a plane tangent to the surface. This angle is 90 degrees for a vertical impact.
Target Descriptors
Enter the target density in kg/m3 or
Enter the acceleration of gravity in m/sec2 or
Target Type
liquid water
loose sand
competent rock or saturated soil
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Hunger in Asia
What region of Asia has the worst hunger?
Total Votes: 2
There are at least 18 countries in Asia that suffer from hunger and about 61% or 615 million of the world's 923 million hungry people are in Asia. Asia is the world's most populated country in the world, meaning hunger numbers are going to be higher than in most countries. The southern part of Asia is the area with the worst hunger. The good thing is that rice, an important food source for Asia, is a crop, meaning it can be grown in most places. However, weather can be an important factor. Asian hunger is a major problem, though it does have solutions.
Causes of Hunger in Asia
One of several of the causes is that Asia's huge population, which is always growing, makes for little food for some. Another reason is that in some areas, the land is not viable enough to grow the necessary food for the poorer citizens.
Effects of Hunger in Asia
An important effect of hunger in Asia is, as in other places, deaths from starvation and as we said on the first page, 25,000 die on average every day and 1,042 every hour. Another effect is the children whose families can afford to educate them cannot focus during classes and therefore do not do as well. Also, the people have weaker immune systems and the children cannot grow as well.
Asian Hunger Solutions
The probable solution for hunger in Asia is that in places where the land is not able to grow food for the masses is using either hydroponics or aeroponics, which a product called the AeroGarden uses and is sold in the U.S. Hydroponics is a method of growing almost all terrestrial plants in a mineral nutrient solution instead of soil, and actually uses much less water than standard agriculture and also produces more. Aeroponics is used with hydroponics a backup in case of failure but uses a mist format of the nutrient solution and the increased aeration of the solution allows more oxygen to go to the plants and have more growth. The downside to hydroponics is that it could stimulate samonella, so aeroponics is the logical choice for Asia's hunger crisis.


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Everyone has a different path of recovery. That's why Synergic Pro takes care of every patient's need by combining different treatment methods to help them return to normal life as soon as possible.
Know your brain health – Steps to recovery
Analysis of brain function
Identify your path to recover
This is the first step to recovery. To fix the problem, you must understand the underlying conditions and damages that need to be addressed. Our neurological screen allows our team to identify and address the root causes of the problem.
Better Brain = Better Performance
This is a term coined by our athletes but basically it is the explanation of Neuroplasticity. You can change the brain and increase the brain's ability to adapt and change to the demands placed on it. Consequently, you are able to perform at a higher athletic and cognitive level with less energy.
Our unique approach rehabilitates damaged pathway of communication and connectivity between regions of the brain.
We can stimulate the brain to send and receive signals effectively with the rest of the central nervous system and consequently give you back neurological function.


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How to convert watts to kVA
Watts to kVA calculation formula
The apparent power S in kilovolt-amps (kVA) is equal to the real power P in watts (W), divided by 1000 times the power factor PF:
S(kVA) = P(W) / (1000 × PF)
So kilovolt-amps are equal to watts divided by 1000 times the power factor.
kilovolt-amps = watts / (1000 × PF)
kVA = kW / (1000 × PF)
What is the apparent power in kilovolt-amps when the real power is 3000W and the power factor is 0.8?
S = 3000W / (1000 × 0.8) = 3.75kVA


Why Did My Cat Pee On My Bed? It's Time To Get Serious About This!
Your cat is a bundle of joy. Right upto the point where you realize that she has relieved herself over your favourite duvet, the third time this week. It is near-impossible to rid the stench and stain associated with such deeds, and if this happens too frequently, it becomes a matter of bad hygiene for everyone in the household. I bet this becomes frustrating after the first few times, and you begin to wonder, why did my cat pee on my bed?
Instead of flying into a tirade against your pet, remember that it is against the nature of a cat to pee anywhere; peeing on your bed is a sign of deeper, solvable issues involved which need to be addressed immediately.
Why did my cat pee on my bed?
Since you have already trained your cat in matters of hygiene, the reason why she would suddenly take to your beloved bed, of all places, can be two-fold.
Either her existing litter-box is not meeting her requirements, or there is something pathologically or emotionally wrong with your cat. It can one or both the reasons. The faster you find the solution, the happier everyone is…
why did my cat pee on my bed
Is your cat stressed?
More often than not, peeing on my bed is a sign that my cat is feeling insecure. It is a trigger for me to start judging what has changed in the recent past.
why did my cat pee on my bed
1. Your cat is anxious
This is the most common cause for my cat to act up. There are several flags that can set off my cat, and I know that is true for all pets:
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 Every time I get a new pet, my cat feels threatened, both emotionally and physically. Any kind of pet higher in the pecking order of bullying (dogs, for instance), especially, if not initiated from a young age, can be stress-inducers for your cat. Animals square off over territory, resources, status and affection. Threat towards these factors, whether perceived or actual, can be deeply disturbing to your cat.
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 Having guests over, especially little children that eat into everyone's attention and get pesky with the cat, turns off her mood. She would rather be left alone and take refuge in the relatively quieter bedroom for all her needs. 'Cat-persons' will testify to how protective these balls of fur can be towards their humans, and the disinclination to share affection is key to their changed behaviours around new people.
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 When my partner goes off on long trips, my cat quite literally mopes and starts peeing on my bed. Separation or any disturbance with the schedule associated with the pet-parents is known to trigger anxiety in the pet's mind and causes them to behave out of nature.
2. Your cat needs a trip to the veterinarian
why did my cat pee on my bed
If you have not been able to recognise any triggers for behavioural changes, it is time to take your kitty to the doc. Cats can suffer from a host of medical problems like urinary tract infections, diabetes or arthritis. Any of these can make it painful for your cat to use the litter-box; your bed thus becomes a more comfortable alternative.
A urinalysis and a host of other diagnostic tests should be done to rule out any possibility of medical problems. The sooner this is attended to, the less suffering your cat has to go through. You can consider best cat food for urinary tract if your cat has a urinary tract infection.
Are the litter-boxes upto your cats' tastes?
1. Are they big enough?
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Litter-boxes, as a rule of thumb from Jackson Galaxy, should be approximately one-and-half times the length of the cat (excluding the tail)
Small, campy litter-boxes are a no-no, as cats feel trapped and vulnerable while attending to nature's call. In a multi-cat household, litter-boxes should outnumber your pets. Also, covered litter-boxes tend to make my cats feel blind-sided, so the bigger and open they are, the safer my pets feel.
By personal experience, the IRIS Open Top Cat Litter box makes my cats feel pretty pampered. The sides and back of this box are high enough to give the much-needed privacy to my cats and also prevents them from spraying their litter over to the floor.
2. Are they being cleaned regularly?
why did my cat pee on my bed
Litter-boxes should be ideally cleaned twice-a-day. Under normal circumstances, cats are tidier creatures than us, and we hate clogged and dirty toilets; imagine what our cats must feel like, having to return to an un-cleaned box. Regular scooping and scrubbing (the latter on a fortnightly basis) are key to maintaining hygiene for your pet.
It is also necessary to try out a few choices before settling on a particular type of litter box for your cat. It takes time to arrive at the right fit, but unless that happens, chances are, your cat will keep hunting for clean, comfortable and safe places to pee on, like your bed.
3. Are the litter-boxes in the right location and have the right substrate?
A lot of cat-owners try to hide litter-boxes behind inconvenient nooks and small, unobserved spaces, so as to avoid embarrassment to guests. If they are out-of-sight for you, chances are, your feline pets will choose a more accessible spot.
Your cat's litter-box cannot be located smack in the middle of all the commotion. It cannot be too far away from where she spends most of her time and it certainly must offer some degree of privacy.
The kind of substrate used in the litter-box is also crucial. Cats like to bury their waste, and prefer substrates with a grainy or sandy texture. Also, while for pet-owners, a scented substrate seems ideal to mask the malodour, most cats may disagree.
why did my cat pee on my bed
I have been a huge fan of Dr. Elsey's cat litter, because it is a naturally clumping litter, with no deodorant features, and is really easy to clean. Better Way's cat litter comes a close second, though my cats still prefer the former (I had to hurriedly revert to Dr. Elsey's when I sensed the suspicion in my cat's eyes!)
What is so inviting about your bed?
Your cat will not think along the line of aesthetics. She just likes the feel of your bed. It is clean, soft and absorbent and is preferable to the touch of the substrate in her litter-box. So peeing there comes as a natural step. Besides, other more serious factors can also be at play:
1. Your cat misses you
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The prolonged absence of the pet partner breeds insecurity in cats. They react by trying to reassure themselves of the parents' presence, by mingling their own scents with that of the parents.
Their actions are not vengeful, but one of self-soothing. They are only trying to be cute, but needless to say, we fail to see it that way.
2. A bed offers a bird's-eye-view-of the threat below
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A bed, or any elevated place, also acts as a respite from any kind of threat. A cat, like any creature, needs to pee in peace. If her litter-box is inconveniently located where she is exposed to attacks, she would much prefer to relieve herself atop your bed, which offers her a good view of the ground below and eliminate unwanted attention.
Sometimes, renovations, shifting houses and simple rearrangement of furniture can also trigger a sense of threat in your cat. Scared and in search for something familiar, she is likely to target your bed to pee in.
To summarise, take a look at this video to detect your cat's lack of interest in her litter-box, and what to do about it.
How to stop a cat from peeing on your bed
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why did my cat pee on my bed
Keeping doors locked is the easiest way to remind your cat that the bedroom is out of bounds. Another alternative is to substitute the targeted fabric with something that your pet does not favour, like a slippery vinyl sheet.
Sometimes, when I realise that my cat is going through some form of anxiety, I deliberately set up play sessions on my bed, not just to ease her mind but also to endear the place to her as a happy spot.
why did my cat pee on my bed
As I said, cats are tidy creatures, they never litter where they sleep or play. Do not chastise your cat when you have nailed the issue as that will only antagonise and stress out your pet. You can learn more tips to keep your cat off the bed.
How to get rid of cat-pee stains from your bed
Once the deed is done, here's a handy step-by-step guide to rid your bed from cat-pee stains. If the pee is still fresh:
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 Soak it out of the fabric immediately using clean washcloths or paper towels.
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I have a WinForms application and a Panel Control. The panel control has a VScrollBar control for vertical scrolling. Everything works fine except right now I have my VScrollBar maximum value set to 100. The problem is, I need the Maximum property to be about 4 billion, however, since Maximum is only an Integer, I can't set it to the proper value. So, my question is, how do I get around this? I know there are text editors and file viewers that claim to view more then 4 gigs of data, so how would a scrollbar in an application like that work?
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A scrollbar is a GUI control. Innately, the number of steps it can display is limited to the number of vertical pixels on your screen. Therefore, you could consider setting the maximum value to anything above that to be simply for developer convenience, to make the math easier.
How do applications deal with scrollbars? In theory, you'd want to parse the file first, to find out how many lines are in the file, and use that as your logical maximum. In reality, reading 4 GB of data when the file is opened would kill performance, so that wouldn't work.
If I were implementing this, I would set the scrollbar maximum is set to a large value, say 10,000. When the scrollbar is used, the scrollbar value is divided by 10,000 to get a percentage, and the editor shows that section of the file.
Don't think of things in terms of scrolling down so many lines. Instead, think of it as jumping to that percentage offset of the file, reading the data there, and displaying that.
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Well, you could just set Maximum to int.MaxValue and scale the retrieved value to your real maximum value. This should be enough precision to avoid loading too much data.
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You use a percentage. There is no need to set it to the same as the number of lines.
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This is a good idea except when on my Scroll handler, I am getting ScrollEventArgs that has a property called NewValue which is an int. So if it returns to me 58, for example, meaning 58%, how do I know how far down to scroll? 58% is a large chunk of data when your talking about a total of 4 gigs. – icemanind Jun 29 '11 at 17:47
If you set maximum to int.MaxValue and minimum to int.MinValue you should be pretty close. – Alex Peck Jun 29 '11 at 18:00
Also consider that unless you have 1 byte of data per line, you will have a lot less than 4 billion lines, even for 4 gigs of data. – Mike Caron Jun 29 '11 at 18:07
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Family History and Research
About the Name and Coat of Arms
Other versions of the crest are found in various references. At St. John's Parish Church on Jersey, there is a wood carving of it and several other prominent Jersey fief surnames. One branch of the family (associated with La Maison du Mont Protre may have abandoned or never used the spur. It apears to display roses. A postage stamp published by the Jersey Post also displays the roses as the Poingdestre crest wthout the fist and spur.
The Poingdestre Family Coat of Arms can trace its roots back to ancient times where it was probably carried onto the battlefield with honor and chivalry to defend family, allies, King and country. The coat of arms of the Poingdestre Family of the Isle of Jersey, from which many of the Poindexter families of America are descended, is described as follows from Burke's General Armory 1884 (2):
The Earliest "Poingdestre"
Landers (1) says "evidence indicates that the name is actually endemic to Jersey, no traces of its early use existing elsewhere on the mainland of France or England". The earliest record he cites is 1250 in the archives at St. Lô in Normandy, that mentions that Geoffrey and Raoul Poingdestre are land owners in Jersey.
However, Landers did publish over 25 years ago. Recent research by Dr. Judith Everard (3) indicates a Ppe Roll (a skin or parchment on which information was written and stored rolled up to look like a modern day pipe) reports Ricardus Poingdestre, in the Bayeux District of the Bessin in Normandy (Lower Normandy) in 1180 and in 1195. Ricardus appears on Page 5, in the book "Pipe Rolls of the Exchequer of Normandy for the Reign of Henry ll, 1180 and 1184". The pipe roll was researched by The Royal Pipe Role Society and published in 2004. Judith also reported that the surname also appears in a pipe roll during the rule of Henry l which has not yet been published.
Dr. Everard is co-author of the book "Jersey 1204-The Forging of an Island Community" (3). Eight hundred years ago, Duke John of Normandy (aka King John of England) lost the Duchy of Normandy to King Phillip of France. This event was crucial to Jersey's development to what it is today. In the years following 1204, families with lands in Normandy and Jersey were forced to abandon lands in Jersey if loyal to Phillip Augustus or in Normandy if loyal to John. Some families were able to split the lands between two sons, thus creating a split in family genealogies. This may have happened as there are Poingdestre/Poindexter's in France today (some of these however may have descended from a family that left Jersey and moved to the Cotinin Pennisula of Normandy in the 1500's. The Jersey 1204 book talks about such land divisions, but does not follow or mention the Poingdestre family.
The Name "Poingdestre"
The name Poingdestre is claimed by some authorities to have been derived from the Latin word "punge", meaning to "Spur" and the French word "destrier", meaning "a steed or Courser". Its literal meaning under this reasoning would be "Spur the Steed" and it would probably have been originally used as a nickname. It is considered more probable, however, that the name originated in the heraldic term 'point dexter' one of the nine chief local points of escutcheon or shield. The name is also frequently given the significance of "the right hand" from this last mentioned source, dexter being the heraldic term for 'right'.
From the web site "_URL_", POINDEXTER is described thus:
(origin: Fr.) The same as Hotspur, or spur the steed; point being derived from pungo, to pierce, to prick; and dexter, right, as opposed to left; a word expressive of readiness of limbs, adroitness, expertness, and skill.
Today, you will find Poingdestre's around the world, in Australia, New Zealand, England and even in America. But you find few Poindexter's outside the U.S. where our immigrant's Latinize version is used.
Poingdestre or Poindexter?
According to Landers (1), educated persons of the Renaissance would Latinize their surname to, as we would add Dr. to the begriming or our name or "PhD" at the end. Poindexter is the Latinized form of the old Jersey surname Poingdestre. Since our immigrant, George, was educated at Oxford, he probably used the Latin form in his business dealings, and somehow that is the form that stuck with us, his American descendants.
During medieval times, the name was pronounced Pon'-dest, with a Norman French accent, of course. Today, in the Isle of Jersey, it is pronounced Pon-chess-ter or Pon-des-ter, depending which branch you are asking on Jersey. While touring Jersey in 1998, the webmaster found residents of Jersey instantly recognizing and pronouncing my American spelled name as if it was spelled as it is in Jersey. One ticket taker at Gorey Castle informed me that I spelled it wrong!
The Jersey Datestones Project has an example of a marriage stone between Jean Poingdestre and Elizabeth Touzel as seen here and on the Project's web page with a more detailed description.
To add content to the PDA Web Site's Family History and Research section, contact the webmaster.


Configuring Email Notifications - Veeam ONE Alarms Guide
Configuring Email Notifications
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 To stay informed about potential problems, state changes, events, and tasks performed by users in your infrastructure, you can configure Veeam ONE to send email notifications about alarms. Email notifications contain basic information that helps to find the root cause of an issue and resolve it.
 An email notification can be sent when a new alarm is triggered or when an existing alarm changes its status.
 To configure alarm email notifications, perform the following steps:
 1. Configure SMTP server settings.
 2. Configure notification frequency.
 3. Customize the email template.
 4. Configure email recipients.
 5. [Optional] Disable notifications about resolved alarms.


Unlock Alcatel Tetra
Forgot your Alcatel Tetra password or pattern lock? This article explains easy methods to unlock your Alcatel Tetra without reset or losing any data.
Let's get started!
Unlock Alcatel Tetra
There are basically multiple methods to unlock your Alcatel Tetra, and what method to opt for depends on you.
Unlock Alcatel Tetra by Answering Google Security Questions
If you have security questions set during under your Google account security, then you will be able to unlock your device by answering these questions.
Step 1: After multiple wrong attempts, you will get "Forgot Pattern" or "Forgot PIN/Password" option.
Step 2: Tap on it, and then select "Answer Questions" option.
Step 3: You will be presented with your Google security questions which you have added in your account. Answer them accordingly.
Step 4: If you answer the security questions correctly, you Alcatel Tetra will unlock.
Step 5: After successful unlock, you will be asked to create new PIN, Password or Pattern Lock for your Alcatel Tetra.
Unlock Alcatel Tetra Using your Gmail Account
To unlock Alcatel Tetra using your Gmail account, follow below-mentioned steps:
Step 2: Login with your Google (Gmail) account by entering its details such as username/password.
Step 3: Once you are logged in successfully, your smartphone will be unlocked.
Unlock Alcatel Tetra by Hard Reset (Factory Reset)
If none of the aforementioned methods works in your case, unfortunately, you are left with only option of doing factory reset/hard reset on your Alcatel Tetra. To do this, follow these steps:
Step 1: Turn Off your Alcatel Tetra.
Step 2: Now turn it ON by pressing "Power + Volume Up button" combinations for few seconds until you see Alcatel logo on the screen.
Step 3: Select "Yes" option to factory data reset message.
Please note that this will erase all the data and settings on your Alcatel Tetra.
Unlock Alcatel Tetra Using Googe Find My Device
While you may be able to unlock your Alcatel Tetra using Google Find My Device, this method will erase all the data on your phone.
Here's how you can do so:
Step 1: Open Google Find My Device and sign in with your Google account.
Step 2: After successful login, you need to select "Erase device" option followed by "Erase all data".
Step 3: As soon as you hit "Erase" button, the data deletion on your Android device will begin.
Caution: This is non-reversible process.
Alcatel Tetra Specifications
Alcatel Tetra was released in September 2018. It has 5 inches IPS LCD Asahi Dragontrail Glass protected screen.
Android 8.1 (Oreo) is the native OS featured in Alcatel Tetra. This phone runs a Quad-core processor at the core clock of 1.1 GHz and is powered by PowerVR GE8100 GPU.
Alcatel Tetra has 2 GB of memory.
This phone has a 5MP camera at the back and 2 MP at the front. Both are capable of running 720fps@30fps.
With the aforementioned methods, you can easily unlock your Alcatel Tetra when you have forgotten its password or pattern lock without losing any of your important data like photos, contacts and other important data.
But there's one catch! You will need to answer either the Google security questions or login with the Gmail account linked with your Alcatel Tetra that you want to unlock.


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Suppose, you are editing a PSD file created in Photoshop and need to edit a smart object it contains. Since the "Edit Smart Object" command can't do this, you will need a workaround.
 1. Select the smart object in the Layers panel.
 2. In the Effects panel, double-click the "Export Contents" thumbnail.
 3. In the "Save" dialog that opens, choose a destination folder, file name (let it be "sample.psd") and click "Save".
 So, you have saved the smart object's contents as a separate PSD file.
 4. Now open the exported file "sample.psd" (File > Open), edit it as needed and save the file (File > Save).
 5. Choose the initial document, the "sample.psd" has been exported from.
 6. Make sure that the smart object is selected in the Layers palette and apply the "Replace Contents" effect.
 7. In the "Place" dialog that appears, browse to the "sample.psd" file and click "Place".
 Thus we have replaced the original smart object with a modified copy.
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Software-Type Wave Particle Interaction Analyzer (S-WPIA)
To understand energy exchange processes between plasma/particles and waves through wave-particle interactions, the newly developed S-WPIA system is installed in the ERG satellite. The time evolution of the kinetic energy of electrons via wave-particle interactions is determined as follows:
where m0 is the electron rest mass, c is the speed of light, γ is the relativistic factor, t is time, q is the charge of electrons, E is the instantaneous electric field vector of plasma waves, ν is the electron velocity, and θ is the relative phase between E and ν. The positive qE(t)⋅ν(t) indicates the acceleration of particles by waves, while the negative qE(t)⋅ν(t) means the growth of waves. The relative phase θ determines the direction of energy flow.
Recently, an innovative method for direct measurement of E⋅ν has been proposed [Fukuhara et al., 2009]. Based on this idea, S-WPIA directly calculates the relative phase θ for each event of particle detection by the onboard particle instruments. S-WPIA has the capability to identify the fraction in the v-θ phase space. The fraction corresponds to the so-called electron hole, which is theoretically expected [Omura et al., 2008]. Thus S-WPIA will quantitatively discriminate which electrons contribute to chorus generation and which electrons are actually accelerated by chorus waves. This will be the first observation to unambiguously identify how energy conversion takes place via wave-particle interactions in space.
Figure 1 schematically shows the data processing of S-WPIA onboard the ERG satellite. All velocity vectors v of particles caught by the particle detector as well as the waveforms E observed by the plasma wave receiver are stored in the onboard memory on the real-time basis. The onboard CPU reads out the stored data from the onboard memory and calculates the phase between a velocity vector and the corresponding instantaneous amplitude. Once the data are sorted according to θ, the distribution of the number of counts can be obtained as shown in Figure 1a. On the other hand, the time variation of ΣE⋅ν provides important information on the energy exchange due to wave-particle interactions. We can compare the energy exchange depending on different pitch angles (Figure 1b).


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Taste evaluation is not solely based on the objectivity of food, such as the biological and innate preferences for special flavors etc. Individual and cultural differences in food preferences illuminate the role of subjectivity in taste evaluation.
According to the self-congruity theory, consumers pick products that are congruent with their self-concepts, i.e. a collection of beliefs about themselves. They do so because they strive for consistency in beliefs and behaviors (read more about self-verification).
Products and self-concepts may influence each other reciprocally. This means that products have the potential to change self-concepts through a process of self-reflexivity. Self-reflexivity is influenced by cultural values, i.e. the values that the product symbolizes.
Taste evaluation will depend on how much you can identify yourself with the value that the products symbolizes. If your values are congruent with the values of the product, then the taste evaluation is likely to be positive, and as a result, one is more likely to purchase the product.
A study by Allen and colleagues (2008) examined the role of self-concepts in the taste evaluation of food and beverage. Here are two examples of how self-concepts influence taste evaluation:
"Participants preferred the taste of Perrier over Old Fashioned Seltzer when the two options were labeled; when the products were offered without labels, participants did not show a preference" (p. 294).
"Participants who supported the values symbolized by Pepsi (exciting life, enjoying life, social power, and social recognition) had a more favorable taste evaluation, attitude, and purchase intention when told they had tasted Pepsi than when they thought they had tasted the low price Woolworth cola." (p. 302).


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Ascher Databook Notes:
- This is one of several khipus acquired by the Museum in 1907 with provenance Pachacamac. For a list of the others in this groups, see AS097.
- By spacing, the khipu is separated into 16 groups of 3 pendants each. Each group has the same color pattern: W, DB:W, W. In every group, the value in position 1 is greater than the value in position 3 which is greater than (or equal to) the value in position 2.
- All values on the khipu are between 101 and 755.


text: MultiTail lets you view one or multiple files like the original tail program. The difference is that it creates multiple windows on your console (with ncurses). It can also monitor wildcards: if another file matching the wildcard has a more recent modification date, it will automatically switch to that file. That way you can, for example, monitor a complete directory of files. Merging of 2 or even more logfiles is possible. It can also use colors while displaying the logfiles (through regular expressions), for faster recognition of what is important and what not. It can also filter lines (again with regular expressions). It has interactive menus for editing given regular expressions and deleting and adding windows. One can also have windows with the output of shell scripts and other software. When viewing the output of external software, MultiTail can mimic the functionality of tools like 'watch' and such.


YouTuber blocked for discussing 'black versus white' chess strategy
YouTube's AI blocks channel after allegedly mistaking discussions about CHESS pieces being 'black' and 'white' for racist slurs
 - Chess YouTuber Antonio Radic's channel was blocked for 'harmful' content
 - Radic thinks his discussion of 'black versus white' in chess strategy set off the AI
 - Researchers tested AI software 680,000 comments on YouTube chess channels
 - Over 80 percent of comments marked as hate speech were incorrectly flagged
 - Terms like 'black,' 'white,' 'attack' and 'threat' seemed to have set off the filters
YouTube's overeager AI might have misinterpreted a conversation about chess as racist language.
Last summer, a YouTuber who produces popular chess videos saw his channel blocked for including what the site called 'harmful and dangerous' content.
YouTube didn't explain why it had blocked Croatian chess player Antonio Radic, also known as 'Agadmator,' but service was restored 24 hours later.
The researchers suggest social-media platforms incorporate chess language into their algorithms to prevent further confusion.
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Popular chess YouTuber Antonio Radic had his channel blocked last summer for 'harmful and dangerous' content. He believes the platform's AI mistakenly flagged him for discussing 'black versus white' in a chess conversation
With more than a million subscribers, Agadmator is considered the most popular chess vertical on YouTube.
But on June 28, Radic's channel was blocked after he posted a segment with Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, a five-time champion and the youngest American to earn the title of Grandmaster.
YouTube didn't provide him with a reason for blocking the channel.
In addition to human moderators, YouTube uses AI algorithms to ferret out prohibited content—but if they're not fed the right examples to provide context, those algorithms can flag benign videos.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon tested two top speech classifiers, AI software that can be trained to detect hate speech. More than 80 percent of the comments the programs flagged lacked any racist language, but they did include chess terms like 'black,' 'white,' 'attack' and 'threat'
Radic's channel was reinstated after 24 hours, leading him to speculate his use of the phrase 'black against white' in the Nakamura was the culprit.
At the time, he was talking about the two opposing sides in a chess game.
Ashiqur R. KhudaBukhsh, a computer scientist at Carnegie Melon's Language Technologies Institute, suspected Radic was right.
'We don't know what tools YouTube uses, but if they rely on artificial intelligence to detect racist language, this kind of accident can happen,' KhudaBukhsh said.
To test his theory, KhudaBukhsh and fellow researcher Rupak Sarkar ran tests on two cutting-edge speech classifiers, AI software that can be trained to detect hate speech.
Radic's channel was blocked for 24 hours after he posted this video, featuring a conversation with Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura
Using the software on over 680,000 comments taken from five popular YouTube chess channels, they found 82 percent of the comments flagged in a sample set didn't include any obvious racist language or hate speech.
Words such as 'black,' 'white,' 'attack' and 'threat' seemed to have set off the filters, KhudaBukhsh and Sarkar said in a presentation this month at the annual Association for the Advancement of AI conference.
The software's accuracy depends on the examples its given, KhudaBukhsh said, and the training data sets for YouTube's classifiers 'likely include few examples of chess talk, leading to misclassification.'
Radić, 33, started his YouTube channel in 2017 and has more than a millions subscribers. His most popular video, a review of a 1962 match, has garnered more than 5.5 million views
If someone as well-known as Radic is being erroneously blocked, he added, 'it may well be happening quietly to lots of other people who are not so well known.'
 YouTube declined to indicate what caused Radic's video to be flagged, but told Mail Online, 'When it's brought to our attention that a video has been removed mistakenly, we act quickly to reinstate it.'
'We also offer uploaders the ability to appeal removals and will re-review the content,' a representative said. 'Agadmator appealed the removal, and we quickly reinstated the video.'
Radić, 33, started his YouTube channel in 2017 and, within a year, its revenue exceeded his day job as a wedding videographer.
'I always loved chess but I live in a small town and there weren't too many people I could talk to about [it],' he told ESPN last year. 'So, starting a YouTube channel kind of made sense.'
His most popular video, a review of a 1962 match between Rashid Nezhmetdinov and Oleg Chernikov, has garnered more than 5.5 million views to date.
COVID lockdowns have sparked a renewed interest in chess: Since March 2020, the server and social network has added roughly 2 million new members a month since the pandemic began, Annenberg Media reported.
The game of kings has also benefited from the popularity of 'The Queen's Gambit,' an acclaimed mini-series about a troubled female chess master that dropped on Netflix in October.
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"Security is not a product but a process" – Bruce Shnieder
A short answer to this question would be, yes, Roller shutters are safe. The preceding question would be can roller shutters be broken into? Just like any physical barriers such as a wall, they can be broken into. Does it mean you don't need them? No, because the level of threats that a physical barrier can protect you from will significantly add to you security to a degree that it has to be mandatory to the least.
The building material of construction such as plasterboard, brick, block, non-security rated composite panels, steel cladding or shipping containers, etc., can be breached in a surprisingly short period of time. The actual success of a breach or safety of roller shutters is dependent on a number of factors such as (1) ;
 1. Substrate material: wooden frames, steel frames, concrete brickwork etc.
 2. The Attack tools: Screwdriver, Claw hammer, Crowbar, Hammer, Disc grinder etc.
 3. Physical Barrier product (roller shutter door).
 4. Duration of the attack.
Given enough time and the right tools, any physical barrier can be breached or broken through. Which is also the reason that in most more layers utilised to reduce the risk. Simply put, physical security concerns four main areas: Deterring intruders (visible roller shutters, Security gates, sectional doors, higher walls, electric fence and burglar bars etc), Detecting and Delaying attackers (CCTV, intruder detections systems etc), and Responding to an attack (police or private personnel) (2).
With much attention being placed on the role of emerging technologies such CCTV connected to your phones etc. in the fight against crime in South Africa, it is often easy to become detracted from the basics of home security. However, good physical security is the bedrock and/or foundation of an effective security solution in your house and property. Without the delay to intrusion provided by an effective physical security barrier, detection simply tells you the intruders presence and intentions. It is therefore always important to ensure suitable physical security measures are in place and that those measures provide sufficient delay to enable the intruder to be detected and a suitable response mounted in order to apprehend the intruder.
Either the barrier is roller shutter, security gate or burglar bar. It is along this train of thought and or principle that we design our physical security barriers solutions at Xpanda.