LMS Spaces - How to add an LMS Course/Space
Specify an association between a CSIS program and LMS space(s).
When you create an association between a CSIS program and an LMS space, that means each new registrant in this CSIS program will automatically be invited by e-mail to access this LMS space (or these spaces), immediately after their successful registration.
See Lifelong Learners (L3) - Enrollment Process for a public description of the registrant's experience of that process.
screenshot showing where the LMS Spaces tab appears on the program detail page
 1. Click the "Add LMS Course/Space" button.
 screenshot of the Select your server question after clicking Add LMS Course/Space
 2. "Select your server" asks you to select which LMS will hold this LMS space. As of early 2018, both "Canvas" and "UW_MOODLE_SPECIAL" are options. By mid-2018, Moodle will no longer be available as an option. Other UW-Madison learning platforms could be added in the future with a technical project.
 screenshot of the Select Your Server dropdown list open
 3. "Select your LMS Course/Space" gives you the option of either "Create New LMS Space" or selecting any of the LMS Spaces you have previously created using CSIS for any other program in your academic unit.
 screenshot after selecting Canvas as the server, with expanded dropdown with list of existing spaces
 - If you select "Create New LMS Space" you now have a one time, irrevocable opportunity to edit the name of this LMS space from the CSIS perspective. Two cautions:
 1. You cannot later edit the name of the space as it appears in CSIS, but you may certainly later edit the LMS space name using LMS-internal tools that affect only what appears in the LMS (e.g., to your learners). But then you set up potential confusion for your staff looking between CSIS and the LMS, because the space names will no longer match.
 2. Before you submit this name, consider the long-term implications of how you'll sort through all of your entire unit's past LMS space names in this dropdown list. For example, if you plan on creating a new LMS space for each offering of this course, you should probably add a date or term-specific label at the end of the LMS space name.
 screenshot of entering the name of the new LMS space
 The instant you click "Submit" here, CSIS will reach out to the LMS and create a new, empty LMS space that is given the initial display title that you selected here. You should go to the LMS right away to make sure you know how to locate the space you just created. You will find the LMS space placed in the LMS category that your IT administrator initially defined for your academic unit (in collaboration with the LMS administrators) when you first began using CSIS for LMS student access management.
 - If you select an existing LMS space, then the relationship within CSIS between this program and that LMS space will be immediately created - in addition to whatever other CSIS programs are also associated with that LMS space.
 If you already have registered participants in this program, those existing participants are not immediately granted access to this space, so that you have some hours to optionally adjust individual access rights first. See the on-screen instructions for next steps.
 screenshot of the message that appears after selecting an existing LMS space, allowing you to decide when and which any past program participants should get access to this space
Frequently asked questions
Why would I want more than one LMS space associated with a program?
 Each "program" (course) defined in CSIS may have one or more (unlimited) numbers of LMS spaces associated with it. This can allow you to, for example:
 - Share certain LMS content or communication tools across multiple courses within a shared LMS space, while also giving students in individual courses access to an LMS space exclusive to their course or cohort.
 - Schedule staggered access dates for particular course content, such as giving short-term access to the content in one LMS space and long-term access to the content in a different LMS space.
Why would I reuse an existing LMS space from a different program?
For example:
 - Self-paced courses that are open across multiple fiscal years need to keep each new fiscal year's CSIS program for this course pointing at the same LMS space over the long term, instead of creating a new LMS space for each fiscal year.
 - When you re-offer a particular course under a new CSIS program, considerations of instructional design work within the LMS may mean it's easier for your staff to clear out student-specific traces and then reuse the LMS space you previously set up, rather than moving all of the LMS content from the old LMS space to the new LMS space.
 - Certificate offerings may prefer to use a single, shared LMS space across all of the courses with that certificate.
How can I change which CSIS program is associated with a particular Canvas space or vice versa, which Canvas spaces are associated with a CSIS program? Generally the best approach is to use this CSIS tool to simply remove the "wrong" space and add the "right" space. If desired, you can then use Canvas tools to copy content from one Canvas space to another.
When necessary, such as when many active students are in a particular space and you need to revise which CSIS programs point to that space, it is possible to contact a campus Canvas administrator who can manually change the "SIS ID" for a Canvas space.
How can I look up in Moodle which CSIS program is associated with a particular Moodle space? Once you are logged into Moodle as a course administrator, navigate to the Moodle space in question, and then view the CSIS association using the menu option:
Course administration -> Users -> Enrollment Methods
Click the magnifying glass next to "UW lifelong learning" to see the details.
How do I change which Moodle space a program is associated with? Generally the best approach is to use this CSIS tool to simply remove the "wrong" space and add the "right" space. But if you have a situation such as multiple Moodle spaces with the same name, changing over time, then it may make more sense to adjust Moodle's understanding of which precise Moodle space you want to mean under the currently displayed Space name as shown in CSIS.
In that case, follow the instructions above for reviewing CSIS-Moodle associations. If you see that the wrong course is linked, remove the "UW Lifelong learning" method from the incorrect course, and then add a new "UW Lifelong learning" method to the class it should go to. Note that changing things on the Moodle end does not inform CSIS of the change - no visible difference will appear in CSIS.
Note: If you (presumably accidentally) remove a CSIS space from a Moodle course and don't associate it to a different Moodle course right away, then UW Moodle will automatically create a new Moodle course for the space. This will happen within 24 hours during a nightly automated clean-up task within UW Moodle.
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Defend or Rescue are map objectives used throughout the Fire Emblem series
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Defend and Rescue are similar in nature as both require the player to complete a map by preventing an enemy unit from reaching a certain tile.
In Defend maps, players must prevent the enemy from reaching a specific tile on the map, usually one that is positioned behind the player's starting position or at a far side Village. If an enemy unit ends their turn on that tile or next to the village, a Game Over immediately triggers. To clear the map, players must either Survive a certain number of turns before the enemy is force to retreat or must rout all enemies that appear.
Rescue requires that the player kill specific units on a map before they reach a certain tile which is usually a distance away from both the enemy and allies. Maps that feature this objective usually revolve around an character being kidnapped. If the objective is solely Rescue, only the highlighted unit must be defeated. Occasionally, this is paired with Rout the Enemy as well.


Smoothing the Marmousi model
Karel Zacek
The only way to make an excessively complex velocity model suitable for application of ray-based methods, such as the Gaussian beam or Gaussian packet methods, is to smooth it.
We have smoothed the Marmousi model by choosing a coarser grid and by minimizing the second spatial derivatives of the slowness. This was done by minimizing the relevant Sobolev norm of slowness.
We show that minimizing the relevant Sobolev norm of slowness is a suitable technique for preparing the optimum models for asymptotic ray theory methods. However, the price we pay for a model suitable for ray tracing is an increase of the difference between the smoothed and original model. Similarly, the estimated error in the travel time also increases due to the difference between the models. In smoothing the Marmousi model, we have found the estimated error of travel times at the verge of acceptability.
Due to the low frequencies in the wavefield of the original Marmousi data set, we have found the Gaussian beams and Gaussian packets at the verge of applicability even in models sufficiently smoothed for ray tracing.
Velocity model, smoothing, asymptotic ray theory, Gaussian beams, Lyapunov exponent, Sobolev norm.
Whole paper
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The paper is available in PostScript (23708 kB!!, colour figures) and GZIPped PostScript (3503 kB!, colour figures).
Final version
Zacek, K.: Smoothing the Marmousi model. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 159 (2002), _PHONE_.
In: Seismic Waves in Complex 3-D Structures, Report 11, pp. 161-179, Dep. Geophys., Charles Univ., Prague, 2001.


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Dear Mr. Woodford and "The Student Council Members"
In Ho Chi Minh, there has been a food grab problem. Many poor people don't have enough to eat and they might starve to death! There are different ways to solve this and it depends on where it is. Some people are homeless and even penny less, and they are starving.
- Places like Phu My Hung, they should open a "Free-Food Give away daily." Make sure only the people who aren't poor do not get any. The food are only for poor. Someone can hire a cook and give fresh meal everyday and left over recepies and ingredient. If they want a deluxe meal, make sure they just PAY a penny or two is enough.
- For places like down town, they should have a food festival every month and poor people can take whatever they want, and make sure there are meals that can be kept for a few months so they can eat-fresh until the next festival. People like us can donate food to the festival to make a change.
- And we also can make a change in our school! We should have a "Penny-For-Food" foundation. Students can make posters, presentation and much more. Older students can go to the poor (Vietnamese) and interview them about their feelings of hunger. We can donate money to the poor, and maybe this can happen every 2 months.
Every one can help poor get there body strong and healthy, especially YOU!

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Dynamic instruction set load-in method for Java SoC
By Zhirui Chen and Hongzhou Tan, Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou China
There are varieties of embedded systems in the world, its a big challenge to optimized the instruction sets of SoCs according to different systems working environments. The idea of dynamic instruction set is a good method to achieve the embedded systems re-configurability. This paper presents a convenient method for a Java processor to work with dynamic instruction set in the form of FPGA or ASIC. The costs of area, power and timing are trivial. Such idea is also reusable for other embedded system solutions.
Dynamic instruction set is very useful in many embedded systems which can be widely used in different areas, and allows engineers developing more efficient instructions or changing the booting up codes. In the Java SoC field, most of the processors both in research or of commercial are designed using fixed instruction set. Only a few choose reconfigurable structures which have to be implemented in FPGA platforms, like the Lavacore. This paper introduces a Javaprocessing chip with real dynamic instruction set inside. The architecture can be implemented not only in FPGAs, but also in ASICs. No matter what purpose an embedded system is designed for, the main idea for dynamic instruction set or say reconfigurable device is to use programmable logic within the SoC.
2 Processor structure
The Java processor used experimentally in this paper is called Java Optimized Processor-JOP. It is a stack-based Java processor with four-stage pipelining. As shown in Figure 1, the four pipeline stages are bytecode fetch, microcode fetch, decode and execute.
Figure 1. Four-stage pipelining
Bytecode is compiled Java instruction in binary form. It is the input for JVM on computers or other Java processors like Jazelle from ARM. Microcode is the native instruction of JOP. All bytecodes in a Java program are translated into series of microcodes first, and then the processor executes the translated local instructionsmicrocodes. This is the basic of the JOP mechanism (Figure 2).
Figure 2. Translation from bytecode to microcode
JOP has different interfaces which allow it to communicate with outside. Considering the point that to design reusable IPs in this experiment, JOP has been modularized and re-constructed using AMBA standard inside the chip. As a good result, the SoC can easily add or remove modules which are conformed to the AMBA standard.
JOP has been tested in different models of FPGAs. Inside the pipelines of JOP, several memory modules are used to implement Java method cache (bytecode RAM), microcode ROM, and stack RAM, which contain local instructions, jump table and variables, etc. Thus RAM-based FPGAs can fully handle the JOP implementation, according to the fact that memory contents can be changed easily by re-programming in FPGAs.
On the other hand, when JOP is implemented in SoC, which it should be, because the performance is much better in SoC then in FPGA for real-time embedded systems, the memory modules are fixed in SoC. ROMs contents are not changeable and the logic cannot be re-programmed to initialize the RAMs.
3 Dynamic load-in method
So far, there are three primary problems when JOP is implemented in a SoC. First, ROM stores all microcodes which are not fully translated the bytecode instructions yet, thus the ROM should be changeable so that microcodes can be extended. Second, when microcodes have been extended, jump table and related variables should be updated as well. Third, unlike FPGAs which can be easily re-programmed, SoC should seek another way to initialize the RAMs.
For the first problem, it can be simply solved by using RAM instead of ROM. As a result, all the memory modules in SoC are RAMs. If there is a convenient way to initialize or re-write all the RAMs in any time, the other two problems are solved already.
Before this JOP chip starting up, no softwares or programs can be executed, because RAMs that supposed to contain the instruction set and other run-time related information are empty. Thus RAMs can only be initialized before system booting up. In that case, a new hardware module should be included in order to load all the microcodes, jump table addresses, variables, etc. into the chip, so that the system can work properly, (shown in Figure 3).
Figure 3. Initializing module in the chip
Figure 3 shows only part of the JOP logic, in order to illustrate the dynamic load-in method more clearly. The main CPU core is an AMBA master module which is tagged as ahb_core. Other controllers are AMBA slaves in this model, such as the NOR-flash controller. The indicated submodules in the main core are RAMs, with jtbl stands for jump-table RAM containing the addresses mapping to the microcode series, ram stands for the stack RAM containing all the constants and variables necessary for the system, and so forth. The pipelining stages are not shown in Figure 3.
The main core should be initialized before it can work properly after power-up, initializing module should be one of the AMBA masters, also the highest priority one, so that the system can automatically load in the contents to the RAMs when the systems power is up.
Figure 4. Initializing procedure
After system is power-on or reset, the initializing module (or named in IM) asks for permission to occupy the data and address buses. As IM has the highest priority, arbiter grants control to IM. Chip-selected signal of each on-chip memory module is controlled by IM, and so are the data and address signals of the memories. Data is loaded from external memory, which in this experiment it is a NOR-flash chip. The address signals in IM will start from zero after each on-chip memory finishes initialization. When all on-chip memories are done, a signal will be raised to release buses controlled by IM, then the main core (lower priority AMBA master) starts to work. Figure 4 shows the initialization procedure.
What IM has to do are, generates chip-selected signals, loads data from external memory, updates addresses related to on-chip RAMs, and sends booting up signals to the main core. The jobs are easy for IM which has a simple logic.
Figure 5. Main IM logics
The main logic of IM is a counter and some controlling signals generating logic. The controlling signals are generated according to the counter. Counting value will be increased by 1 each time an array of data (an array maybe 8-bit, 16-bit or others) is loaded. Though content is changeable in all RAMs, width and size of RAMs are fixed. Thus, controlling signals for RAMs can be generated correctly when the counter counts up to some certain numbers. For example, as shown in Figure 5, the on-chip RAM 1 is a 256×32bit memory. Assuming that the external NOR-flash is 8-bit width, the chip-selected signal of RAM 1 will be disabled and RAM 2 will be enabled for writing data when the counter counts up to 1024.
The address generator changes address relatively. As a RAM starts to be initialized, the address generator counts from zero and upwards. After a RAM is done, generator will clear back the address to zero for a next new RAM.
Not all the on-chip RAMs are in the same width, in order to meet the requirements of variable width of RAMs and storage resource saving, it is better to choose an 8-bit width external nonvolatile memory, such as NOR-flash to store the data. For RAM 1 in Figure 5, it should load four times to form a 32-bit data from external flash. For RAM 3, it should just load two times to form a 16-bit data then cut the high 5 bits out and finally get an 11-bit data.
There is a great advantage for embedded system using this initializing method. One can write a simple booting code or system testing code, then loads into the chip, and all codes can be modified easily when needed. This function will speed up the development and testing procedures of embedded system, as an operation system will be necessary normally when doing these jobs. For this experiment, code segments of clock management, power management, memory control initialization, etc. are implemented as part of the booting code.
For simulation, an Altera Cyclone II FPGA platform is used. The scales of AMBA-based JOP and IM are shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7 separately. According to the summary of logic elements that IM uses, a conclusion can be drawn that this module can be implemented in a SoC with small scale of circuits. The area and power problems caused by IM are trivial.
Figure 6. AMBA-based JOP cost summary
Figure 7. IM cost summary
Timing is not an issue either, as system cannot start to work before all the initial procedures are done. When the initial job is finished, IM will be no longer working and the module can be shut down, the actual working frequency of the chip is not affected by IM.
Also, the time period for initialization is short. The system is booting up already before one can even notice. In this AMBA-based JOP, there are totally 5698×8bits memory which have to be initialized as shown in Table 1. Assumed that the SoC initializing phase works at 50Mhz clock frequency. For reading an 8-bit data from external flash needs 4 clock cycles. The initializing time is 5698×4×20ns, that is 455


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When it comes to taking images of a high-quality, having a DSLR sensor that is clean is really necessary. Over time, grit, dust, and other particles can collect on the sensor, which can cause blotches and other imperfections to appear on the photographs you take. Cleaning your camera's sensor on a regular basis is required to preserve the functionality of your photographic equipment and provide the highest possible image quality. In this post, we will walk you through the steps necessary to successfully clean the sensor of your DSLR camera and offer advice on how to maintain your camera equipment clean.
Being Aware of the Significance of Keeping Your DSLR Sensor Clean
The image-capture mechanism of your DSLR camera revolves around the sensor, which serves as its brain. It is made up of millions of extremely small pixels, each of which can detect light and capture a picture. The quality of your images may suffer if there are any dust particles, smudges, or debris on the sensor. This may manifest as apparent spots or imperfections in the captured image. Consequently, maintaining a clean sensor in your DSLR is essential if you want to produce photographs that are crisp and error-free.
Making Preparations for the Cleaning of Sensors
It is crucial to make some preparations before beginning the process of cleaning the sensor, including the following:
- Completely charge your camera's battery to guarantee that it will continue to work normally throughout the cleaning procedure.
- Find a location that is free of dust and debris, ideally one that is inside, to reduce the likelihood that further dust particles may congregate on the sensor.
- Take off any lenses that are attached to the camera, then put the cap on the body of the camera to keep the sensor safe.
Selecting Appropriate Cleaning Equipment and Supplies
You will want the following equipment in order to clean the sensor on your DSLR camera successfully:
- A blower, sometimes known as a blower bulb or an air blower, is a device that may be used to clean a sensor without directly touching it.
- Cleaning Swabs for Sensors These specialist swabs are meant for wet cleaning and removing stubborn dirt or smudges from the sensor. They are available in a variety of different colors.
- Sensor Cleaning Solution In addition to the cleaning swabs, a sensor cleaning solution is utilized in order to dissolve and eliminate any oily residues that may be present on the sensor surface.
Cleaning Methods for Digital Single Lens Reflex Cameras
Dry cleaning and wet cleaning are the two processes that are most frequently utilized for the cleaning of DSLR sensors. Let's go through each approach in further detail:
The technique of Dry Cleaning
When it comes to eliminating stray dust particles from the sensor, the dry cleaning approach is an effective choice. Proceed in the following manner:
- Follow the instructions that came with your camera to activate the mode that cleans the sensor of the camera. This mode prevents the user from adjusting the mirror and exposes the sensor so it may be cleaned.
- Make use of a blower bulb to direct air onto the surface of the sensor. Hold the camera so that the lens mount is pointing downwards. This will enable any dust that has been loosened to fall out of the camera.
- If required, carry out the procedure a few more times, taking care not to contact the sensor surface or use an excessive amount of force.
Wet Cleaning Method
When dry cleaning alone is not enough to get the job done, wet cleaning is the approach that is employed. The following is a guide for performing wet cleaning:
- Make sure that you are in an area that is sanitized and under control.
- Apply a few drops of sensor cleaning solution on a cleaning swab, and use it to moisten the swab. It is important to avoid getting the swab too wet.
- Swipe the cotton swab across the surface of the sensor in a single, consistent path, avoiding any lateral motions as much as possible. To avoid spreading bacteria from one area to another, you should start each swipe with a clean swab.
- If necessary, carry out the procedure once more, this time using clean swabs each time.
- Before reattaching the lens, you should give the sensor sufficient time to thoroughly dry.
Carrying out the Procedure for Cleaning the Sensors
Now, let's go through the process of cleaning the sensor on your DSLR in a step-by-step fashion:
First, ensure that the environment is spotless and free of any dust.
When doing the sensor cleaning, select a location that is well-lit, clean, and free of dust. Steer clear of places where there is a lot of air movement or where there could be sources of dust.
Step 2: Take the Lens Out of the Camera.
You may remove the lens from your camera by pushing the button labeled "lens release" and turning the lens in the opposite direction of the clock. Put on the camera body cap to keep any dirt or debris from entering the camera.
Step 3: Activate the Mode for Cleaning the Sensors
Find the option to clean the sensor by consulting the instruction booklet that came with your camera. Putting this option into action will disable the mirror, exposing the sensor so that it may be cleaned.
Step 4: Conduct an Examination of the Sensor
Utilize a sensor loupe or a source of strong light to examine the sensor in order to identify any apparent dust or dirt. Make a mental note of any obvious messes that need to be cleaned.
The fifth step is dry cleaning.
To remove any loose dust particles from the sensor surface, use a blower bulb to blow air onto the surface of the sensor gently. Take care not to contact the sensor with the blower, and avoid using too much power when you do so.
Wet Cleaning (If Necessary) is Step 6 in this Process.
Proceed with the procedure of wet cleaning that was explained before in the event that dry cleaning does not remove all of the stains. Utilize the proper cleaning solution in conjunction with the sensor cleaning swabs.
Reattach the Lens as the Seventh Step
After you have finished the cleaning procedure, reattach the lens to your camera in a cautious manner. Verify that the alignment is correct, and then secure it by turning it in a clockwise direction until it clicks into place.
Suggestions for the Avoidance of Sensor Dust
In addition to doing routine sensor cleaning, the following are some other things you can do to reduce the amount of dust that accumulates on the sensor of your DSLR:
- Always keep your lenses and camera body covered with caps while they are not in use to prevent dust from accumulating on them and causing damage. Caps can be purchased separately for both the lens and the camera body.
- Changing Lenses in Dusty Environments Should Be Avoided If at all feasible, you should avoid changing lenses in situations that are dusty or windy. Find somewhere that is tidy and out of the wind to change your lenses.
- Leave the Time Spent with the Camera Sensor Exposed to a Minimum When switching lenses; you should leave the camera sensor exposed for the smallest amount of time feasible to minimize the risk of dust getting into the camera.
- Maintain a Tidy Appearance in Your Camera Bag: It is important to clean your camera bag on a regular basis in order to eliminate any dust or dirt that can end up on your equipment.
- Ensure That Your Equipment Is Properly Stored: When you are not using your camera and lenses, ensure that they are kept in a spotless and dust-free environment by using a camera bag or a dry cabinet.
It is essential to regularly clean the sensor on your DSLR camera in order to preserve the image quality and achieve optimum performance. You can maintain the cleanliness of your photographic equipment and keep it free from unsightly smudges and blemishes if you take the necessary preventative steps and follow the recommended cleaning procedures. Always remember to treat your equipment with care, and if you need any particular instructions, consult the handbook that came with your camera.

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Crossing The Data Drop Chasm-Revit To Excel and Back Again Using Dynamo
It is sometimes desirable or necessary to push data from Revit to Excel, and back again. One such example I can think of is when working with a door hardware consultant.
The door hardware consultant may not have access to Revit, little lone your Revit model. You have a few options. You could export your data to Excel, have him/her populate it, and then re-enter the data once it is back in Revit OR you could export it to excel using Dynamo, and then re-import the data from excel to Revit.
It's worth mentioning that you want to be very intentional about how and when you complete these tasks. For example if you export your data, and add/remove a door, this information will be lost in translation with your door hardware consultant.
Exporting Revit To Excel
All Elements of Category paired with Categories pulls all the elements that exist in your model.
Next, we want to pick which parameters from the elements to export. To do this we will use the "Element.GetParameterValueByName" node. I'm also using the "Element.Id" so I can match the components and their data with the unique Element.Id.
List.Create allows you to take multiple streams of data and combine them. This is important as the Revit to Excel node later will be receiving one stream of data.
List.Transpose flips data. It makes rows columns and columns rows. If you are a grasshopper user, this does the same thing as "Flip Matrix" in grasshopper.
Excel.WriteToFile is AMAZING. This node is where the magic happens. We have a few inputs to match up. Where is the File located? What is the sheet name? Which Row/Column do you want to start with? Overwrite data that exist?
Here is the result! Now to email the hardware consultant! ;)
Push data from Excel to Revit
Here is the full script for importing the data from excel back into Revit.
Importing the data from Excel into Revit begins with the "Excel.ReadFromFile" node. You will use the File Path and File.FromPath nodes to browse to your excel file. Pick which sheet you want to import from. Pick the Sheet name. One of the most important subtle check boxes that I found extremely important was the "ReadAsStrings" input. The reason this input is so important is depending on if your Revit parameter name is a number or not, you will want to be intentional about checking this true or not. Revit text parameter=True. Revit number parameter=False.
We'll be using the List.Transpose again to get convert the rows back to columns and the columns back to rows.
We'll use the List.GetItemAtIndex to choose which Excel column to grab. "0" will be the first column. "1" will be the second columns, and so on.
Finally we will want to pick which elements and parameter(s) to feed our data back into. We will be using the "Element.SetParameterByName node to populate the data. We can pair the "All Elements of Category" with the "Categories" node to grab the doors again. We are using a code block with quotes for the parameter name "Door Hardware Group". It's worth mentioning again that since our excel to revit node imported as string, we do not need to convert the data to a text string for the text parameter "Door Hardware Group". You will need to take into consideration if your parameter is number parameter or an integer parameter instead of a text parameter as you may need to use the string to number node.
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Filipina Sex Cams
Foreigners may have various reasons for wanting a Filipino partner, and it's important to recognize that individuals' preferences and motivations can differ greatly. Here are some common reasons why some foreigners are attracted to Filipinos as their partners:
Beauty and physical attributes: Filipinos are often recognized for their unique and diverse physical features. Many foreigners are drawn to the exotic beauty of Filipinos, which can include a range of characteristics such as tan skin, dark hair, almond-shaped eyes, and a generally youthful appearance. These physical attributes can be particularly appealing to individuals from different cultural backgrounds.
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I've been asked a few times how to make a so-called volcano plot from gene expression results. A volcano plot typically plots some measure of effect on the x-axis (typically the fold change) and the statistical significance on the y-axis (typically the -log10 of the p-value). Genes that are highly dysregulated are farther to the left and right sides, while highly significant changes appear higher on the plot.
I've analyzed some data from GEO (GSE52202) using RNA-seq to study gene expression in motor neurons differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from ALS patients carrying the C9ORF72 repeat expansion. I aligned the data, counted with featureCounts, and analyzed with DESeq2. I uploaded the results to this GitHub Gist.
Here's how you can use R to create a simple volcano plot. First, download the results file here and save it as a text file called results.txt.
After reading in the data from GitHub the next section creates a basic volcano plot. A few more lines color the points based on their fold change and statistical significance. Finally, if you have the calibrate package installed, the last line labels a few genes of interest.


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A STUDY ON DEVELOPMENT OF CRACKS ON PAINTINGS
OVER THE past 10 years there have been substantial developments in research on the mechanical behavior of paintings. The knowledge of processes leading to mechanical failure of paintings materials and their properties has been greatly enhanced through pioneering work by Mecklenburg (1982). It has been established that environmental changes induce dramatic responses in fabric and size. The layer of size is responsible for stress development during humidity decrease; high stiffness of fabric dominates in high humidity. The most brittle component of the composite—aged oil paint—fails when movements in the supporting size and fabric exceed its rupture strains.
Stress distribution on paintings and the resulting cracks in the paint layer were simulated on a computer with the Finite Element Method (FEM) (Kilpatrick 1980; Colville et al. 1982). Elastic properties of materials were assumed and based on uniaxial tests.
In this work the humidity-induced movements were observed on biaxially stretched samples of primed fabric with a commercially available brittle coating taking the place of aged paint. The coating is widely used in industrial stress analysis as a form of strain gauge; it cracks when strains in a support exceed its breaking strains. The results reveal nonelastic properties of size and are consistent with a study on dimensional response of size in changing humidities (Karpowicz 1989).


Vengeance from the Grave
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Vengeance from the Grave
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Occurs in
Act 1
Quest giver
NPCs involved
Experience gained
XP type
XP level
Outcomes & Rewards
Let Nonton and Ingroed leave
 - 50 Copper pands (cp)
Tell them to get out of your sight
 - No reward
Let them leave and select the benevolent option
Report them or attack them
Quest ID
Vengeance from the Grave is a task in Pillars of Eternity.
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
While exploring the Valewood wilderness, you happened upon a small cave where a great bear lived. In that cave was a half eaten corpse and a spirit that revealed the final moment of the man's life.
Overview[edit | edit source]
 1. Talk to Nonton in Valewood.
 2. Read Perly's soul in the cave in Valewood.
Walkthrough[edit | edit source]
 - Optional: After arriving in Valewood for the first time, head south over the road until you reach a tent and a man named Nonton, and speak with him. He will inform you about the bear cave.
Journal[edit | edit source]
ID Objectives
0 Vengeance from the Grave
10000 While exploring the Valewood wilderness, I happened upon a small cave where a great bear lived. In that cave, I discovered a half eaten corpse and a spirit that, through some work of magic, revealed to me the final moments of a man's life.
1 Confront Nonton.
10001 In the Valewood, I happened upon a curious hunter who told me his friend had been killed by a large bear in the area. After exploring the area, I found the cave, the bear, and Perly's remains. I experienced a vision of Perly's last moments, which revealed a far more sordid truth: His friend, Nonton, hamstrung him as he attempted to escape the bear. What reasons Nonton had for this are unclear. Perhaps I will find more answers by confronting the man himself. Nonton lives in the nearby town of Gilded Vale.
2 Find the man with the red cloak
10002 In the depths of the Valewood cavern, I happened upon a large bear feasting upon the body of a man who, by the look of things, had recently stumbled upon this den himself. When I approached the body, I had a sudden vision of the man's final moments, and knew him for a hunter from Gilded Vale. In the vision, he was led into the cave by a friend of his. When the bear attacked, his fellow hunter hamstrung him and fled, leaving him to be devoured. The culprit's only recognizable feature was his red cloak.
End states
Yes Accepted Bribe
30000 Having heard Ingroed's side of things, I decided to let her and Nonton leave Gilded Vale. Perhaps they can make a new life for themselves somewhere far from here.
Yes Killed the Couple
30002 I killed Ingroed and Nonton for the parts they played in Perly's death.
Yes Killed Nonton, Told Ghost
30003 I slew the hunter Nonton, only to find evidence of his crimes against an old friend within a cavern in the Valewood. I told Perly's spirit that his murderer was slain. Perhaps now his troubled soul will pass into the next life.
Yes Killed Couple, Told Ghost
30004 I slew Ingroed and Nonton, only to later find evidence of Nonton's crimes against an old friend within a cavern in the Valewood. I told Perly's spirit that his murderer was brought to justice. Perhaps now his troubled soul will pass into the next life.
Yes Killed the Couple before confronting them
30005 I killed Nonton, the man from the vision, and Ingroed with him. Whatever the tale behind Perly's death, it dies with them.


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The arches were built in 1913 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the village's founding and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A community founded by Thomas Lake Harris in 1867 is also considered a historic site.
According to a history written by Ed Kurtz Sr., the Harris community members were considered Socialists. In 1875, Harris left the area to found a new community in California and was followed there by many of his members. The Harris house is now privately owned.
Brocton operates its own water, sewer and power plants, and the community is also known as the birthplace of railroad sleeping car inventor George Pullman and Marmaduke cartoonist Brad Anderson.
The state Department of Corrections' Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correction Facility is located within the village's borders.


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Paint | Characteristics of an ideal paint - Ishwaranand
Paint | Characteristics of an ideal paint
Characteristics of an ideal paint
Paint, Characteristics of ideal paint, An object of Paint, Constituents of Paint oil Paint, Types of Paints, Classification of Paints,
An object of paint
 1. It protects wood from decaying
 2. It prevents corrosion of metal
 3. It protects the surface from the harmful effects of atmospheric agencies
 4. It gives a decorative and attractive appearance that the surface
 5. It makes the surface safe & clean
Characteristics from an ideal paint
 1. It should be cheap & economical
 2. It should stick well to the surface and should be able to seal the porous substrate.
 3. Its consistency should provide easy workability.
 4. Each thickness of the paint layer should be adequate during good protection including decoration of the surface.
 5. The paint film should dry rapidly.
 6. These dried paint film should be ready to withstand the adverse weather effect for a lengthy time without spending shining.
 7. It should offer resistance to failure by checking, cracking also flaking separate within thin pieces.
 8. It should possess good moisture resistance.
 9. Its colour should not fade beyond time.
Constituents about Paint Oil Paint
Oil paint is commonly made up of 6 principal constituents
 1. A base
 2. An inert filler or extender
 3. Colouring pigment
 4. A vehicle
 5. A solvent or thinner
 6. A drier
 1. It is generally, metallic oxide and is used in the form of powder.
 2. It a pigment that forms the chief ingredient of paint.
 3. The most important purpose of adding a base in paint is to make an opaque(non-transparent) coating to hide the surface to be painted.
 4. It provides resistance to abrasion and prevents shrinkage cracks likely to be formed in the film, during drying.
 5. White lead, red lead, zinc oxide, iron oxide, and titanium whites are the bases commonly used.
Inert filler or extender
 1. It is a cheap pigment added in the paint to reduce its cost.
 2. It modifies the weight of the paint and makes it more durable.
 3. The commonly used inert fillers or extenders are Barytes (Barium sulfate), lithopone, silica, silicate of magnesia or alumina, whiting, gypsum, charcoal, etc.
 1. It is a white or coloured pigment, mixed in the paint to get the desired colour of the paint.
 1. It is a liquid that acts as a binder for the various pigments, bases, extender and colouring pigment.
 2. The vehicle makes the paint in the state of fluid and helps to spread its ingredients uniformly over the surface to the painted
 3. Here forms as elastic, resistant to abrasion including a reasonably impermeable film about drying
 4. Refined linseed oil is a commonly used vehicle in oil paints.
 5. Tung, perilla, soybean, fish, sunflower, tobacco seeds are also being used as vehicles in various combinations with linseed oil or without linseed oil
Solvent or thinner
 1. That is a liquid which thins the consistency of the paint including evaporates after some paint film has been applied
 2. It imparts good properties such as brushability, smoothness, and flow
 3. Turpentine's, pure oils, petroleum spirit, and highly solvent Naptha are commonly used as solvent or thinner
 1. It containing metallic compounds and are used in small quantities for accelerating the drying of the paint film.
 3. Litharge, lead acetate, manganese dioxide, including cobalt are the driers commonly practised.
 4. Not more than 10% (by volume) of the drier should be used in an oil point.
 5. If used in excess, they tend to destroy the elasticity of the paint which finally leads to its flaking.
Types of Paints
The various types of paints
 1. Aluminium paints
 2. Anti-corrosive paints
 3. Asbestos paints
 4. Bituminous paints
 5. Bronze paints
 6. Cellulose paints
 7. Casein paints
 8. Cement-based paints
 9. Enamel paints
 10. Oil paints
 11. Rubber base paints
Classification of paints
Based on binders
 1. Oil paints
 2. Paint based on non-oil resins
 3. Waterbased paint
 4. Miscellaneouspaint
Based unused
 1. Primer(undercoat & finishing coat)
 2. Acid& alkali resistant paints
 3. Fire-resistance paints
 4. Fungicidalpaints
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The Global Strategy, in collaboration with Zambia's Central Statistical Office (CSO) and the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), carried out field tests of the guidelines on the quick assessment of grain stocks through value chains, which were developed by the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) project.
The rapid assessment of stocks is given particular attention in light of the increasing efforts of national governments and international agencies to reduce the costs of collecting primary data on grain stocks. Among the key factors that contribute to raising the profile of rapid assessment of grain stocks through value chains are: a wide information base, availability and accessibility of some qualitative and quantitative stock data as well as other related concerns.
The primary objective of the guidelines is to gather information from agricultural value chain entities such as commercial producers, farmers, traders and processors in a timely and cost-effective manner. This is necessary to determine the extent of private stock holdings at critical times and includes the direct participation of supply-chain participants as well as private and public sector support service providers. The approach combines secondary information into the validation process for better informing decision-making and policy analysis, thus satisfying the need for better stock information on crops and commodities.
During the field-testing process, the Global Office organized a joint mission with experts of the CSO and the MoA in Zambia, focusing on two major staple grains in the country: Maize and Sorghum. The objective of the mission was to validate the procedures described in the guidelines and discuss the approach with the key stakeholders involved in grain stock data in Zambia. The guidelines in fact, advocate for a consensus-building approach that involves experts in the field, which have a better understanding of the country's context. Almost all stakeholders appreciated the proposed approach and the importance of receiving the carry-over stocks ahead of time.
Based on these field tests, the CSO is planning to integrate the quick grain stock estimation methodology described in the guidelines into the existing statistical system. According to the Director General of the CSO, generating early grain stock estimates is a requirement of data users in Zambia and the methodology described in the guidelines would be included into the national statistical system to provide earlier stock estimates.


The majority of quartz crystallises in a hydrothermal environment, the result of rapid cooling of silicon and oxygen in either molten magma flows or within hot thermal vents.
Enhydro quartz is transparent crystalline quartz with water-filled internal cavities. Enclosed in negative voids within the stone, there may be a bubble of air which has evaporated out of the liquid as the growing quartz crystal cooled.
If there is sufficient space enough to allow it, these air bubbles move within the cavity as the stone is rotated.
Liquid filled negative spaces within gems are common, but magnification is usually needed to observe them.
however, in some cases where the stone and the void are large enough, the movement is visible to the naked eye, making such examples highly collectable gem rarities.


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Intake Forms
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 - Create a TouchPoint that functions as a consent form. Pull into the Intake Form. Electronic signature elements can be included in the TouchPoint if necessary.
 - Create a TouchPoint that includes a question like "What are your service needs?" and provide a list of non-exclusive choices. Program staff can review responses in ETO and use Referral Forms to direct the participant to programs (and/or Entities) that match their needs.
 - Scheduling/availability
 - Preparation for an upcoming service. Example question: "What do you want to discuss in our meeting?" This would start a TouchPoint response the program staff would complete during or after the service.
 - Pre and Post Assessments
 - Alumni tracking to gather data for long term outcomes. Examples: job retention, graduation, stable housing, sobriety, financial goals
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Implementing Motivational Interviewing for Exercise with Depressed Adults
PublisherThe University of Arizona.
RightsCopyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction, presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.
AbstractBackground: Depression can negatively impact all aspects of life including physical health, financial stability, and job security. Motivational Interviewing (MI) reflects a counseling style based on five general principles: reflective listening, developing a discrepancy between the patient's goals, values and their current behavior, avoiding argument and direct confrontation, adjusting to client resistance instead of opposing directly, and finally, supporting self-efficacy and optimism. Exercise can improve mood, lessen the course of depression, and can provide benefits in addition to antidepressants. However, many with mental illness do not get enough exercise and this can compound their illness. Objective: The purpose of this DNP project was to determine the barriers and facilitators of employing Motivational Interviewing (MI) for exercise in an outpatient mental health clinic in Northern Arizona Methodology: Patients were interviewed pre and post MI intervention, as well as administered PHQ-9 pre and post MI intervention. Written responses were analyzed for commonalities in their survey questions. Setting: West Yavapai Guidance Clinic in Prescott Valley, AZ. Participants: There were five patients that met project guidelines for depression during the convenience sampling period. Results: Response rate among participants was 60%, with 80% female and 20% male. The PHQ-9 scores was lower at the one month follow up after the MI intervention for two participants and stayed the same for the third. Commonalties that were identified were "relaxed," "peaceful," and "nature," as well as "dogs." Barriers were "time" and "weather." Conclusion: The five participants reported depression and were identified as having depression on the PHQ-9. The three who followed up reported that they thought of exercise more frequently, and linked it to their mental health. With this small sample size there exhibited a positive association between targeting people's behavior via MI on exercise, and subsequent improvement in PHQ-9 scores, as well as positive thoughts regarding mental health and exercise.
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How to Adjust Columns Using the Columns Dialog Box in Word 2007
Once you create columns in your Word 2007 document, you can adjust their width and the space between them using the Columns dialog box. To find this dialog box, go to the Page Setup group in the Page Layout tab of the Ribbon. Then click the Columns button and select More Columns from the drop-down menu.
Here are some points to ponder when working with columns:
You can make specific column adjustments in the Width and Spacing area of the dialog box.
If you want a line between the columns of text, put a check in the Line Between box. (Note: There's no attractiveness guarantee for the line.)
The space between columns is the gutter. Word sets the width of the gutter at 0.5 — half an inch. This amount of white space is pleasing to the eye without being too much of a good thing.
Use the Preview window to get an idea of what the heck you're doing.The Columns dialog box.
The built-in Word feature that you can adjust or disable to automatically correct what Word (or you) considers an error.
Allowing an application to automatically correct what it considers errors, such as spelling and capitalization.
Common line art shapes (such as squares, pointing arrows, and speech bubbles) that are available to be inserted into a Word document for decoration or illustration.
A portion of text that is selected in a document; this can range from a single character to the entire document. By marking off text as a block, you can perform certain actions, or use various Word commands, that affect only the text in that block. You can also copy or move the block of text.
A line that is added above, below, or to either side of a paragraph. A border is useful for setting a block of text apart from surrounding text.
Images, both line art and pictures, available in Microsoft Word for a user to place in documents.
A collection of clip art images, both line art and pictures, that a user is free to use in Microsoft Word documents.
A formatting command that ends one column of text and continues that text in another column.
The Word tool that allows you to embed, hide, and read Comments as a reviewing tool.
The window that appears on the left side of the screen where you review Comments.
The feature in Word 2007 with which you can compare changes in one document against another document.
To make an image smaller by eliminating some of the content, much like cutting an image with a pair of scissors.
The part of a fraction that appears after or below the line. For example, in the fraction, 3/64, 64 is the denominator.
One of the five views in Word 2007. This is the most simple and streamlined view.
A specially formatted letter that appears at the beginning of a paragraph. Word offers two styles of drop caps. The first, and most common, begins the paragraph with a large letter that spills down into the text, displacing the first few lines of the paragraph. The second style places the large first letter in the margin adjacent to the paragraph.
In Mail Merge, an individual piece of information in a record, such as first name, last name, date, address, and phone number. Fields are what make a mail-merged document appear customized.
A placeholder in a Word document that holds variable data (such as a date, or an index tag). Field codes show in gray; toggle their view by pressing Alt+F9.
Text that appears at the bottom of a document page. A footer has its own special area and contains special text, such as the page number, document title, author's name, and date.
The white space between columns of text in a document. Word sets the default width of gutters at ½ inch, although you can change this amount.
Pressing Enter (PC) or Return (Mac) to insert a paragraph symbol and create a new paragraph.
Text that appears at the top of a document page. A header has its own special area and contains special text, such as the document title, author's name, date, and page number.
To adjust horizontal spacing so that text is aligned evenly along both the left and right margins. Justifying text creates a smooth edge on both sides.
Creating a special hyphen in Word that will not allow hyphenated words (such as disability-only services) to break at the end of a line (dis-ability-only services).
A special template file where Word stores all the settings for any new document you create. In Word, all documents are based on the Normal document template.
The part of a fraction that appears before or above the line. For example, in the fraction, 3/64, 3 is the numerator.
The built-in feature of Word where you can search for help about Word.
A number that indicates a position in a series, such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and so on. Ordinals are one of the main reasons for using superscripts.
One of the five views in Word 2007. In this view, you can see how the document will print according to its page breaks.
The feature in Word that you can open to see how your document will look after printing.
Checking a document for errors, especially spelling, grammar, and layout.
The feature in Word 2007 with which you can assign or restrict editing rights to a document.
A text box that highlights a quote from the document in which it appears.
A collection of thumbnail presets that you can apply to text. You can use these styles to quickly format your document.
1. (noun) In Mail Merge, a collection of information about a person, organization, or event. A record consists of fields, which are individual pieces of information, such as first name, last name, date, address, and phone number. 2. (verb) To set down in permanent form, such as through writing.
The search pane that opens on the right side of the screen when you right-click a word with a wavy red or green underline and then choose Look Up from the menu that appears.
A panel of tabs representing different functional areas in Word. Each tab contains command buttons and icons, organized into related groups. A new feature of Word 2007, the Ribbon replaces the menus and toolbars from earlier versions of Word.
Typically, a block of supplementary material placed in a text box in a document.
A Microsoft Word feature that lets you add several different types of useful diagrams to your document. The idea behind SmartArt diagrams is to represent a bullet list as a diagram of interconnected shapes.
Manually inserting a new line without creating a new paragraph. On a PC keyboard, the shortcut is Shift+Enter.
A feature in many applications that checks spelling (and often grammar) against a built-in dictionary.
1. (noun) A collection of formatting commands that can be applied to text to make a document look more consistent and attractive. 2. (verb) To make consistent with a formatting convention by applying a certain style.
Words that have similar meanings, such as pink and rosy.
A special type of document file used as the basis for formatting new documents.
A special type of shape designed to place text on your Microsoft Word document without regard to the normal page margins.
The way text is arranged in relation to a picture or image in a document.
An option for arranging text around an image in a document, such as In Line with Text, Behind Text, In Front of Text, or Tight.
The built-in Word feature that offers synonyms and antonyms.
The feature in Word with which you can monitor who adds and deletes what from a document. You can hide Track Changes but still have them enabled.
Abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator. Used in common speech to mean a Web address, such as _URL_.
Faint or faded words or images that appear in a document behind the text. One common example is a Confidential watermark placed diagonally across the page.
A collection of preformatted watermark options in Word.
A Microsoft Word feature that takes ordinary text and transforms it into a preformatted (and often rather artistic) design.
A collection displaying Microsoft Word's many WordArt options.


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The Power of the Stop Shot (Part 2)
The Power of the Stop Shot (part 2 of 2)
In Part 1 of this 2-part series, we defined the stop shot and all its wonderful benefits. You learned to use the stop shot to calibrate your stroke, stop the cue ball, and control the slide in the early stages of position play. I promised you that once you were able to execute the stop shot from any distance at any speed, then you would always be able to predict which direction the cue ball is going. By now, I'm assuming you've had the opportunity to shoot hundreds, maybe thousands of stop shots. Have you mastered it yet? Are you able to consistently get that cue ball to slide and stop at the point of contact? If you've grasped the concept of a sliding cue ball then you're ready for part 2.
In this lesson, we will use the same speed and tip position that we learned, to execute a stop shot, to cut shots. Before, when the shot was lined up straight in, the cue ball had nothing to do but to stop. It transferred 100% of its energy into the object ball. Now, if you apply that same speed and tip position to cause a sliding ball at the point of contact, you can predict which direction the cue ball will be traveling.
Where is Whitey Going?
As a basic rule of thumb, when the cue ball is sliding at the point of contact with the object ball, you can trust it will travel at an imaginary perpendicular line from the line of which the object ball is traveling.
This diagram illustrates the direction the cue ball slides when it contacts the object ball. Obviously, the more extreme the cut angle, the less energy the cue ball transfers to the object ball. Therefore, the cue ball will come off at a greater speed. To keep that cue ball on the perpendicular line while controlling the speed, the same theory applies that we used with the stop shot.
To achieve the same results, LOWER SPEED = LOWER TIP POSITION.
All position play begins with understanding the slide zone. When you know which direction the neutral cue ball is going, you can manipulate that line simply by aiming higher or lower. Aiming above center causes a rolling cue ball and moves the line forward, above perpendicular. Aiming lower to cause backspin brings the cue ball backward below the perpendicular line.
When you're able to control the rock, not only does it mean you can play better position for your next shot, but think how handy it will be when you need to avoid a scratch or break out a group of balls. These fine points are what keep players from finishing a run out.
Things to Consider
- How clean are the balls? If the balls are dirty they will act as gears upon contact and cling together for a fraction of time before the cue ball slides on the perpendicular line. Likewise, if the balls are newly washed, they can become much more responsive. If the balls were just cleaned, you may want to aim a little higher than you would think or bring your speed down.
- How worn is the cloth? Slippery, new cloth will also make a surprising difference. When a table is freshly recovered, the cue ball tends to slide in place, even though it may be rolling. Therefore, this will shift the slide window. You'll need to bring your speed down to achieve the desired results.
- Is the cue ball actually sliding at the point of contact? Playing with the Aramith Pro Cup Measle Cue Ball helps you see exactly where the cue ball is sliding at various speeds and distances. You can also easily identify if you've inadvertently hit too high or low based on the cue ball's response after it contacts the object ball.
- Did you cheat the pocket? Object balls can still go in even if they don't enter the center of the pocket. Whichever side of the pocket the object ball enters will shift the perpendicular line of the cue ball. This can be used to your advantage when you need to create more or less angle but always be specific with exactly where you intend to pocket the ball.
Understanding how to adjust your speed and tip position to manipulate the slide zone will help you predict the path of the cue ball.
The next time you're in the mile high area and looking for a Denver billiard instructor, be sure to look me up.


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Exiting the program.
Defines the exit codes that a program can return.
indicates successful termination;
indicates program failure with an exit code. The exact interpretation of the code is operating-system dependent. In particular, some values may be prohibited (e.g. 0 on a POSIX-compliant system).
On program termination, the standard
stderr are flushed automatically; any other buffered
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January 18, 1813
Joseph Farwell Glidden: The Father of Barbed Wire
Joseph Farwell Glidden was born on January 18, 1813, and became known as the "Father of Barbed Wire." In 1874, Glidden was issued patent #157,124 for the first wire technology that was capable of restraining cattle. While his barbed wire was neither the first nor the last, it was ruled the best after a three year legal battle.


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In a milestone for people who don't identify as male or female, the United States just issued its first-ever 'X' gender passport, joining other countries including Australia, Canada, Argentina, and Nepal who allow citizens to designate a gender other than male or female on their passports.
According to the Associated Press, the State Department released a statement revealing they expect to offer the option to gender-nonconforming, intersex, and nonbinary citizens by early 2022.
The State Department now allows passport applicants to self-select male or female without requiring them to submit medical certification if their gender does not match the gender listed on other identification records, the Associated Press reports.
"When a person obtains identity documents that reflect their true identity, they live with greater dignity and respect," the U.S special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, Jessica Stern, said in a statement reported by the AP. "We see this as a way of affirming and uplifting the human rights of trans and intersex and gender-nonconforming and nonbinary people everywhere."
"Offering a third gender marker is a significant step towards ensuring that our administrative systems account for the diversity of gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics," Stern told the Washington Blade. "Because people do not always fit within a male or a female designation, it doesn't benefit anyone to have inconsistencies between people and systems."
"I am proud that the United States seeks to protect and promote the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons globally and this is an excellent example of leading by example," added Stern.


text: We present a framework for training GANs with explicit control over generated facial images. We are able to control the generated image by settings exact attributes such as age, pose, expression, etc. Most approaches for manipulating GAN-generated images achieve partial control by leveraging the latent space disentanglement properties, obtained implicitly after standard GAN training. Such methods are able to change the relative intensity of certain attributes, but not explicitly set their values. Recently proposed methods, designed for explicit control over human faces, harness morphable 3D face models (3DMM) to allow fine-grained control capabilities in GANs. Unlike these methods, our control is not constrained to 3DMM parameters and is extendable beyond the domain of human faces. Using contrastive learning, we obtain GANs with an explicitly disentangled latent space. This disentanglement is utilized to train control-encoders mapping human-interpretable inputs to suitable latent vectors, thus allowing explicit control. In the domain of human faces we demonstrate control over identity, age, pose, expression, hair color and illumination. We also demonstrate control capabilities of our framework in the domains of painted portraits and dog image generation. We demonstrate that our approach achieves state-of-the-art performance both qualitatively and quantitatively.


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An ideal solution or ideal mixture is a solution in which the enthalpy of solution is zero ΔHsolution = 0; the closer to zero the enthalpy of solution, the more "ideal" the behavior of the solution becomes. An ideal mixture is one in which the activity coefficients are equal to one. The concept of an ideal solution is fundamental to chemical thermodynamics and its applications, such as the use of colligative properties. Since the enthalpy of mixing (solution) is zero, the change in Gibbs free energy on mixing is determined solely by the entropy of mixing.
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Economics Doctoral Students Secure National Science Foundation Funding
Economics doctoral students Brendan Livingston
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By Liz Warren-Pederson
Doctoral students in economics at the Eller College have a long history of attracting grant funding for dissertation projects — Carl Kitchens and Brendan Livingston are the latest. Each was awarded a $10,000, one-year Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant from the National Science Foundation Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.
"I'm trying to figure out what happened to private charities during the Great Depression," said Livingston. "Researchers are unsure why current poverty relief is provided by the government rather than by churches and charities."
One theory, he noted, is that New Deal legislation forced people to donate to the poor, reducing voluntary contributions to private charities. "Previous data about this time period is inconclusive because we don't have data on donations to charities," he explained. "The NSF grant allows me to create a data set where I observe both donations and spending by charities before and during the Great Depression. This allows me to tell a story about what happened to private charities during the Great Depression."
Kitchens, meanwhile, is working on a paper that explores eminent domain, or the power of the state to seize a citizen's private property, such as land, with compensation but without consent. The paper uses data from the Tennessee Valley Authority, one of the biggest eminent domain cases in the country's history. Some of Kitchens' data indicates that the project may have lowered electricity costs less than projected.
Other recent recipients of dissertation grants from the NSF include:
Jonathan Fox: "Public Health Movements, Local Poor Relief, and Child Mortality in the United States: _PHONE_."
Jedidiah Brewer: "The Effect of Hypermart Entry on Traditional Gasoline Retailers: Evidence from a Natural Experiment."
Samuel Allen: "Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Political Economy of Worker's Compensation Benefits: 1940 -2000."
Ryan Johnson: "Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Economic Progress of American Black
Workers in Periods of Crisis and Change, _PHONE_."
Melissa Thomasson: "Examining the Impact of Government Tax Policies on the Development of the
Market for Health Insurance."
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Let $S$ be a compact orientable 2-surface with $\chi(X)\leq -3$. Y.Minsky and H.Masur proved that the curve complex of $X$ is $\delta$-hyperbolic and infinite. E.Klarreich (see also U.Hamenstadt) proved the Gromov boundary of the curve complex of $S$ is bijective to the collection of ending laminations. Denote the collection of ending laminations by $B$.
Note: ending lamination implies that its complement in $S$ is a collection of (once-punctured) ideal polygons.
My question is: Given a number $N$, is there possible that there is a collection of essential simple closed curves $Y=\{c_{\eta} \mid \eta\in B\}$ such that $d_{\mathcal {C}(S)}(c_{\eta}, c_{\zeta})\geq N$, for any $\eta, \zeta \in B$ and $\eta \neq \zeta$?
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What do you mean by "$Y=c_\eta, \eta\in B$"? What is $c_eta$? Do you mean that $c_\eta$ is a sequence of scc's $c_{\eta,n}$ representing the ideal point $\eta$? Then the answer is obviously yes: $$ \lim_{n\to\infty} d(c_{\eta,n}, c_{\zeta,n})=\infty, $$ and it holds for any $\delta$-hyperbolic geodesic space, simply by the definition of Gromov boundary. – Misha Nov 4 '12 at 14:06
Actually, you do not even need the space to be geodesic for this to hold, although the curve complex is geodesic. – Misha Nov 4 '12 at 14:52
To correct your reference, the theorem equating the Gromov boundary of the curve complex to the space of ''ending laminations'' is due not to Hamenstadt but to Klarreich – Lee Mosher Nov 4 '12 at 17:10
_USER_, $Y$ is defined to be a collection of essential closed curves. I want to write it as a collection, but I don't know how to do it. And the number $N$ depends only on the surface $S$. – yanqing Nov 4 '12 at 23:34
_USER_ Mosher, you are right. I just correct it. – yanqing Nov 4 '12 at 23:37
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Are you trying to index a countable collection of curves by the (uncountable!) space of ending laminations?
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Who knows what OP means by $c_\eta$: Could be a single vertex (then, of course, the map is not going to be 1-1), could be a sequence, could be something completely different... – Misha Nov 5 '12 at 23:15
$c_{\eta}$ is a single vertex. – yanqing Nov 6 '12 at 0:02
Then anonymous answered your question, since you cannot have an injective map from continuum to a countable set. – Misha Nov 6 '12 at 0:09
_USER_, I am not sure that the vertices of the curve complex is countable. – yanqing Nov 10 '12 at 0:10
The fundamental group of your surface is countable (it is finitely generated) and homotopy classes of closed curves correspond to conjugacy classes in this group. The vertices of the curve complex are homotopy classes of essential simple closed curves. – staylor Nov 10 '12 at 18:00
Just to summarize the above: the answer is "no" because the curve complex has countably many vertices while the boundary is uncountable. To give an easier example of this sort of thing, consider the regular four-valent tree, also known as the Cayley graph of the rank two free group. The tree is countable while its Gromov boundary is a Cantor set, and so uncountable.
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Great, thanks very much – yanqing Nov 21 '12 at 0:25
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aha is a noun meaning "rage" in Quenya.
PQ *akhâ from Root *AKH.
In the First Age, aha was pronounced acha.
Aha is also the name of the eleventh letter of the Tengwar alphabet. In Westron it was called Shé and it had the value of sh in Mannish modes.
The original name of Aha was Charma and in Quenya it had the value "ch". Over time the "ch" in Quenya softened to "h" at the beginning of words and the letter, now called Acha, was only used in the middle of words where ch still retained. Still later the "ch" sound disappeared altogether and the letter name as well became Aha.
In Sindarin, Aha still refers to the "ch" sound. In Westron the letter is called Shé and has the value of "sh".


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- On the Home screen, click the Maps icon.
- Press the key > Get Directions.
- Do one of the following to specify a starting location:
- To specify your current location, if your BlackBerry smartphone has an internal GPS receiver or is paired with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver, set the Start field to My Location.
- To specify the location that you are currently viewing on a map, set the Start field to Use centre of map. If you are viewing a favourite location, click the location address.
- To specify a new location by selecting the location on a map, set the Start field to Select from map. Click the location on the map.
- To specify a location or contact, set the Start field to Find Location. In the Find a store, café etc. field, type the information for the location or contact. Press the key on the keyboard. Click a location or contact.
- To specify a new location by typing the address, set the Start field to Find Location. In the Find an address field, type the address. Press the key on the keyboard. Click the location.
- To specify a favourite location, set the Start field to From Favourites. In the list, click a favourite location.
- Repeat step 3 to specify an ending location.
- To change the route options, click Route Options. Select the Fastest or Shortest option. Select or clear the check box beside one or more route options. Click OK.
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Curation for Engagement
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Driving engagement is all about enabling the user to easily get to what they need when they need it to accomplish what they are trying to do. Webinfinity data has confirmed that curation is key.
There are multiple ways to curate assets within the Webinfinity system - interests, tag-driven widgets, collections and information pages.
Webinfinity - Many curation options
The Webinfinity solution is designed with many different curation options to drive engagement. "Interests" are driven by tags in the system. They can be configured for specific user engagement scenarios such as a library of specific resources, resources for a specific task, promotions for a specific product or solution, and many more only limited by the curator's imagination and target user needs. An Interest automatically curates specific types of resources, for specific types of job functions and tasks, and for specific geographic locations and languages, according to the configured rules. Interests become extremely useful when the curator wishes to auto-curate a specific group of defined assets.
To create an interest, the content must all have at least one factor in common. For example, an interest can be all battle cards loaded into the system or it can be all battle cards for a specific geography, target audience or selling situation. Interests become fragmented and potentially less useful, when the topic broadens to more types of assets, user roles, geographies or tasks. They are most valuable when the defining point of curation can be pinpointed.
Dynamic tag-driven widgets in the Webinfinity solution work in much the same way as interests. These widgets are useful to present information to the user with specific tags typically on an information page or as assets related to a specific item. "Explore Count" widgets present the user with a count so they can easily see how many assets are available - key uses being for suggested content in a guided selling scenario, the number of approved incentives, and many more. "Tag Explore" widgets are useful when the curator wants to automatically create a list of assets on a page, using the tag categories contained in an entire tag list. This is a quick way to auto-build an explore page for users to quickly see what's available for a specific product or solution area.
"Collections" and "Information Pages" are designed to easily and manually curate an experience, configuring content, applications and tools together to produce quality outcomes for specific job functions and tasks, and for specific geographic locations and languages. Collections are ordered by the curator to potentially guide the users through the assets on a specific topic. Search and filtering work inside the collection to enable the user to easily pinpoint what they need. Information Pages are designed to provide an even more structured approach to the presentation of the assets. They are an aggregation point for a curated experience, combining interests, collections and potentially the dynamic widgets described above.
Manual vs. dynamic curation - which is best?
Manual curation is better suited for specific product launches and announcements, specific time-stamped incentives and promotions, or specific guided experiences needing a manually configured structure. Manual curation would apply if the content does not have one specific tag common denominator. A product launch may include price lists, battle cards, guides, product specifications and more.
Dynamic curation is particularly powerful when the curator wishes the system to auto-track and add assets as they are posted - e.g. news, technical reports, promotions, deals, price lists, etc. Dynamic curation is used for grouping items to produce a pinpointed experience such as is the case with specific asset libraries, and possibly specific tasks depending on the breadth and variability of the assets. Dynamic curation could also be ideal for regional curators looking to group specific announcements or promotions for a specific country or region. This task can be onerous if done manually.
The final decision regarding dynamic vs. manual curation of content has to do with placement. A dynamic "interest" will list items chronologically with the newest item on top. A manual "collection" or "information page" allows the curator to order the content items based on what makes sense for the topic at hand. The key here is to understand what the target users need to find what they need to accomplish their task.
Topics: Enterprise, Personalized Experience, Content, Engagement
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The Role of the Phases of The Moon in Weight Loss
The Role of the Phases of The Moon in Weight Loss
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The Role of the Phases of The Moon in Weight Loss
Can The Moon Influence Weight Loss?
The alignment of the Moon, Sun and Earth that occurs during a Full Moon cause changes in the atmospheric pressure and movement of the water in the Earth's rivers and oceans. According to the International Federation of Phyto and Aromatherapy, Full Moon also has an effect on human's metabolism enabling people to remove the toxins and fat from the body faster and easier.
Lunar Cycles
The lunar cycles have a direct impact on our health, our emotions, and our overall state of mind tend to change during Full Moon, but the influence of the Moon does not stop here; there are studies that show how, during Full Moon, patients who undergo heart surgery have better surviving rates but also less time spent in the hospital during the recovery period.
It is also believed that women have a stronger connection with the moon due to their menstrual cycles. In some points during the menstrual cycle, fluid retention can occur and, even though, not all women are at the same point in their menstrual cycle when Full Moon occurs, it is believed that the werewolf diet, or the lunar diet, can help them lose weight.
What Is The Werewolf Or Lunar Diet?
The werewolf or lunar diet can help people to expel toxins from the body, stimulating the process of lipolysis (the process of decomposition of fat stored in the cells in our bodies), helping the organism to absorb nutrients by supporting the enzymes in our bodies.
The werewolf diet is a type of detox diet that cleans the intestines of toxins, allowing people to lose weight and excess water from the body. Women might be able to see better results than men, however this diet is good for both sexes.
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Moon Diet Plans
People who want to lose weight should know that there are two moon diet plans they can follow. Both plans include liquid cleanse that not only help them lose weight but also reduce cravings. The liquid cleanse can be done during Full Moon, New Moon or the beginning of a moon phase.
The Basic Moon Diet Plan
This diet plan is simple and easy to follow – all people have to do in order to lose excess liquid from their bodies is to consume only water and juices during Full Moon or New Moon. It is recommended to consume liquids known for their diuretic properties, such as spring or mineral water, green tea and fresh juices made at home from fresh vegetables and fruits.
The Extended Moon Diet Plan
As opposed to the basic moon diet plan that covers only one phase of the moon, the Full Moon or the New Moon, the extended plan covers all phases of the moon including the waning phase and waxing phase. This plan has three different steps.
The first step of the extended moon diet plan is a replica of the basic diet moon plan and it should be done during both Full Moon and New Moon.
The second step that takes place during waning moon involves eating solid, regular food and drinking eight glasses of water per day. The eight glasses of water are very important if you want to reduce your cravings and to continue to lose weight during the other phases of the moon.
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The third and last step involves avoiding sweets and fats and not eating after 6 PM. The waxing moon is the phase of the moon when people experience the most food cravings so being extra careful during this period of time is mandatory for the success of the moon diet plan.
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A memorable and enriching stay can extend well beyond our hotels. That's why The Ritz-Carlton proudly offers Impact Experiences, providing inspiring opportunities for our guests to contribute to the local community. Impact Experiences are compelling social and environmental impact activities where there is one constant – each program makes a lasting and authentic difference.
Impact Experiences offers on-property activities that can be incorporated in the conference agenda during lunch breaks, receptions and coffee breaks, including:
- Partnering with the hotel's culinary team to prepare the ingredients for a regionally adapted dish for donation to a local hunger relief organization;
- Assembling school supplies and art materials in backpacks for donation to students whose academic success is threatened by poverty;
- Collaborating in teams to assemble emergency preparedness kits for shipping to a disaster relief facility or community organization;
- Designing and creating greetings and birthday cards for children in a local pediatric healthcare facility or children's organization.
- Impact Hour, a platform for leaders from The Ritz-Carlton Community Footprints partner organizations to showcase how they are successfully addressing social and environmental issues.
Additionally, Signature Impact Experiences invite our group guests to take part in an off-site volunteer activity, unique to the destination.


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Let $1)\\&=&1+2t(1-t)(\Re()-1)) \end{eqnarray}
Since $x\neq y$ and $||x||_2=||y||_2$, we conclude that $x\neq ky$ for every scalar hence we get $\Re()\leq||<||x||_2||y||_2=1$. So, $||tx+(1-t)y||_2<1$.
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For $1 < p < \infty$, Minkowski's inequality is an equality if and only if one of the vectors is a multiple of the other by a nonnegative scalar.
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If the vectors is multiple of the other by scalar implies the equality is trivial. How about the converse? – beginner Nov 30 '12 at 6:43
You can go back over the proof of Minkowski's inequality, and Hölder's which is usually used in that proof. At some point you may use something like the fact that the minimum of the function $f(x) = x^p/p - x$ for $x \ge 0$ is at $x=1$. Now note that this is a unique minimum ($f$ is strictly convex)... – Robert Israel Nov 30 '12 at 8:20
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An air bubble of volume 21 cm3 is at the bottom of a lake 40 m deep where the temperature is 3.0°C. The bubble rises to the surface, which is at a temperature of 25°C. Take the temperature of the bubble to be the same as that of the surrounding water. What is the volume of the bubble just as it reaches the surface?
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Rename Your amp
1. To rename your Amp press the MENU button, scroll to "BLUETOOTH" and press the Encoder to select.
2. Press the lower soft-key to select the Edit "*" cog to enter the "NAME screen.
3. "NAME" will appear in the screen.
4. Press the Encoder and you will see Mustang GT. You may enter a new name, or, to leave the default "Mustang GT" name in place, press the soft-key next to "DONE".
5. To enter a new name, scroll with Encoder to select a letter to edit, then press the Encoder and scroll to select letters, numbers or characters.
After renaming your amp you must search for your Amp on your Bluetooth device using the new name you've given. If no changes have been made, it will default to "MUSTANG GT".


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Normalization of timed neuropsychological tests with the PATA rate and nine-hole pegboard tests
Despite neurological patients show frequent physical impairment, timed neuropsychological tests do not take this into account during scoring procedures.Objective:
We propose a normalization method based on the PATA Rate Task (PRT) and on the nine-hole pegboard test (9HPT) as a measure of dysarthria and upper limb dysfunction.Methods:
We tested 65 healthy controls on timed neuropsychological tests (Attentional Matrices [AM], Trail Making Test, Symbol Digit Modalities Test, Verbal Fluencies) to determine the time spent on phonation or on hand movement during test execution. We developed correction formulas to normalize test times considering the patient's PRT/9HPT, their normality limits, and the test timing. We tested the method on 24 patients with Friedreich Ataxia (FRDA), as a model of motor and speech impairment.Results:
In healthy controls, phonation or hand movement is 13.5–61.7% of total test time. In FRDA patients, the effect of normalization improved all test results (range: 0.51–48.4%; p <.001). FRDA patients had worst scores in all tests when compared to controls, and the difference remained significant after correction except for the AM. At the individual level, the normalization method improved equivalent scores with fever patients showing impaired scores after correction.Conclusions:
We propose an innovative normalization method to reduce the impact of neurological disability on timed neuropsychological tests. This could be easily integrated in a clinical setting, as it requires a simple preliminary test with the PRT and 9HPT.


Getting Computer Names into a Cmdlet
Much of what folks do in PowerShell involves multi-computer management, and that means you need a way to tell commands (cmdlets) which computers to manage. Here are several techniques, all of which assume you're using a cmdlet that has a -computername parameter.
If you have a cmdlet whose -computername parameter binds pipeline input ByPropertyName, then you need to pipe in objects that contain a ComputerName property. You might start with AD Computer objects - but those have a name property instead. So you'll need to "rename" the property mid-pipeline:
Get-ADComputer -filter * | Select *,@{n='computername';e={$}} | Do-Whatever
You can use a CSV file, too. If the file contains a ComputerName column:
Import-CSV computers.csv | Do-Something
Again, that'll connect the "ComputerName" column to the -computername parameter of Do-Something (that is, whatever cmdlet you're using). What if your CSV has a "host" column instead? Use the same "renaming" trick as the first example:
Import-CSV data.csv | Select *,@{n='computername';e={$}} | Do-Something
Another trick is to use a parenthetical expression. The results of the expression are fed to the parameter. Here, I'll retrieve names from a text file, which lists one per line:
Do-Something -computername (Get-Content names.txt)
You can use that same parenthetical expression trick with any command that returns computer names. For example, let's go back to pulling them from AD. In this case, I'm getting Computer objects - but I don't want the entire object. I only want the contents of the Name properties. The -expandproperty parameter of Select-Object will take that one property and just returns its values:
Do-Whatever -computername (Get-ADComputer -filter * | Select -expandproperty Name)
With clever use of pipeline binding or parenthetical expressions, you can get computer names from almost any source and feed them to whatever cmdlet you like.
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There is also one more technique that I've learned on VUG (FreeNode _TAG_ IRC channel), that allows you to use scriptblock for parameters that read from pipe and use $_ there and properties of the object:
Get-ADComputer -Filter * | Test-Connection -ComputerName { $_.Name } -Count 1
Really nice for working with AD results. :)
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