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Today's tutorial is an in-depth overview of how to use the Up To Replenishment method for purchasing. Up To is one of the most common Advanced Forecasting methods in Prophet 21.
What is an Up To Item in P21?
There are four main calculations that make up the Up To Replenishment method in Prophet 21.
- Order Point: Lead time, Review Cycle, and Safety Stock all factor heavily into the calculations for Order Point.
- Order Quantity: The calculations for Net Stock and Order Point both factor into this final calculated number.
- Required Units: This fourth calculation only applies to a purchasing unit of measure with a different unit size or a case of items.
We have already done an in-depth tutorial on the first calculation, Net Stock (learn about Net Stock here). This training focuses on the other three calculations in the Up To Replenishment method: Order Point, Order Quantity, and Required Units.
How to Calculate Order Point:
Order Point adds your Lead Time Days, Review Cycle Days, and Safety Stock Days into one number. The calculation then multiplies that number by the Daily Usage.
- Daily Usage: The Forecast Usage for the next month is divided by the calendar days of the month you run it in.
- Lead Time Days are either the Calculated Lead Time or Published Lead Time on the item.
- Review Cycle is how often you look at this item or product line. This video tutorial covers where you can set Review Cycle and explains the factors that control it.
- Effective Safety Stock Days for this item are set to thirty straight days. This video tutorial explains Safety Stock Days and how to set them in Prophet 21.
Example: Add 45 (Lead Time Days) + 14 (Review Cycle Days) + 30 (Safety Stock Days) together. That combined number is multiplied by the Daily Usage for a Calculated Order Point of 376.
- When you move to the bottom of the Order Point calculation, you will find the MAX calculation. Right beside the MAX is an Item Order Point (in this example, the Item Order Point is 100).
- Item Order Point is the manual Order Point (or Min) on an item.
- This function takes the Max (The greater of the two numbers—in this case, the calculated Order Point) and moves it further down through the calculation.
How to Calculate Order Quantity:
Order Quantity has several different factors that play into the calculation.
- The first calculation is the Max.
- This calculation takes your listed Period Usage (your forecast usage) and multiplies it by the set minimum Periods to Supply (months in this instance).
- ABC Class is an important factor that affects the Periods To Supply number.
Example: The Max Calculation takes the listed Period Usage of _PHONE_ and multiplies it by three (months) Periods to Supply and gets a result of 393.
- The second calculation works with the Max and the Order Point we got in the previous calculations (in this case, the Calculated Order Point).
- The Max shows that the Order Quantity is based on whichever is the greater number between Periods To Supply or Order Point. That number will move down to the final part of this calculation.
Example: Since the Calculated Order Point is the greater number, the value of 393 moves down. And to the right, it subtracts the Net Stock value found in the very first calculation. The final Order Quantity of 250 is then populated on the far left of this screen.
How to Calculate Required Units:
The three main calculations for the Up To Method are the Net Stock, Order Point, and Order Quantity. There is also a chance for a fourth calculation though.
If your preferred purchasing method was a CASE of individual eaches, you would have a final calculation for Required Units.
The first calculated number would be divided by the unit size, which would tell you what your required units were.
Example: If I had ten items in a case, and my Order Quantity was the 250 we calculated above, I would order twenty-five cases.
However, the Required Units calculation does not apply in our previous examples because the required units were in Each or EA.
The Up To method is a little bit more complicated than Min Max, but it is an incredibly useful process to know. I probably have about a million monthly conversations with Atlas P21 customers about it.
You simply need to understand how Lead Time, Review Cycle, Safety Stock, even the manual Min (Order Point), and of course, Net Stock, which is the base of all these purchasing methods play into this calculation. And Prophet 21 does an excellent job of breaking down the formulas on the screens.
Continue Learning: How to effectively manage your inventory using MIN/MAX.
If you have ideas on other topics for similar tutorials or have a different video you want to see, comment below.
And if you need some in-depth help with using purchasing in Prophet 21, contact us for a free consultation.


Melting snow creates flooding crisis across Scotland
UK Today News: As temperatures rose rapidly in Scotland on Friday, the melting snow caused some chaos in the region and created floods throughout the country. Many schools and offices which were shut down over the past week due to excessive snowfall, reopened yesterday, and so did roads and railway routes.
The sudden rise in the temperature to 20 degrees has resulted in damaged pipes, flooded roads had disrupted normal traffic on the roads. The access to the Edinburg airport was reportedly closed due to flooding and created chaos for those who were due to catch their flights.
Many streets in Scotland had been closed, after fears that falling snow would hurt someone passing on the street. On Thursday morning, water from a burst water pipe filled Glasgow's Saltmarket. The water had destroyed several computer systems and phones.
The temperature compared to last week was 20C warmer in some parts of Scotland.
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Defining Essbase Security using Metaread Filter
Defining security in multidimensional databases like Essbase is a subject that some administrators would rather prefer to get around. Anyway it's no rocket science and follows a clear logic, how read, write or no access should be applied to applications, databases or numbers in the database, by using filters, in order to achieve the respective settings for making data available to users – or even not available. But there is another, fourth setting available in Essbase filters, which some administrators are not yet aware of, or at least not aware of how to apply it correctly: the so called Metaread access setting. So let's have a look at this very useful option and shed some light on its efficient use.
Not only giving or denying access to the data and figures in an Essbase database is frequently required, but also in some cases blocking the user's ability to see members and hierarchy, in other words parts of the metadata. This is what the Metaread filter addresses. But Metaread in various ways is different from the other three filter options, None, Read and Write. First of all, as it does not apply to the data/numbers in the database like all the others, but to metadata, where it limits visibility of members and parts of the hierarchy. Also it doesn't know an AND logic, but only OR. And finally it overrides definitions made with Read or Write in the way, that even granted Read or Write data access on given members or member combinations cannot be executed, when Metaread definitions exclude these members from being seen at all by the user.
So how does it work in detail: Usually users can display all metadata, meaning they can see all members in the hierarchy, even if no Read or Write data access is given to them on these members. Metaread now adds another layer to existing filter definitions and enforces them by removing certain members or branches from the user's view. It only allows users to see the explicitly defined members and their ancestors in the hierarchy, where for the ancestors only the hierarchy/member names are visible, while for the declared members always at least read access for the respective data is granted. In the case that data Write access would be given at the same time for the members defined in Metaread, this access would be maintained as Write and not reduced to read-only. Siblings of the defined Metaread members are not visible at all. This is illustrated in the example below.
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For all other cells not being specified in the Metaread filter, unless not defined differently in another filter, the minimum database access applies, first the one defined at the user access level, or with second priority the setting from the global database access level, like this would be also the case with the common filter definitions.
Of course, also for Metaread, overlapping definitions might occur, but here we have to watch out as they are again treated in a different way, like the following example referring to the hierarchy seen above shows:
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This definition, unlike for None, Read or Write, would not grant data access to California and West. Instead it would allow data access only to California, but not to its parent West, for which only the hierarchy would be shown. In order to avoid these conflicting settings for Metaread, it is recommended to define all members from the same dimension in one single filter row, hence the correct way to define data access on both members would be:
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So as you can see, Metaread is a bit special, but not that complicated to use. And it adds another helpful option to the common None, Read and Write settings in Essbase security filters.
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Quick Answer: Are Mermaids Sirens?
Are sirens evil?
A search of the sea floor around their island would turn up entire ships, wrecked as they tried to get to the Sirens.
Yet, the Sirens may not have been evil by nature.
It's possible that the Sirens sang to avenge the wrongs against them.
Abused by life, they decided to become monsters and destroy the lives of others..
What did mermaids do?
In European folklore, mermaids (sometimes called sirens) and mermen were natural beings who, like fairies, had magical and prophetic powers. They loved music and often sang. Though very long-lived, they were mortal and had no souls.
What are Air raid sirens used for?
A civil defense siren (also known as an air-raid siren or tornado siren) is a siren used to provide an emergency population warning to the general population of approaching danger. It is sometimes sounded again to indicate the danger has passed.
When did sirens become mermaids?
1250-60), sirens are a kind of human-bird-fish hybrid with amphibious webbed feet. Or take this illustration, where the siren is a winged merperson. By the 14th century, the siren's identity had become standardized as a fish-tailed temptress with a hypnotic voice. The words siren and mermaid were interchangeable.
What the mermaids eat?
In this fairy tale, mermaids eat fish, sea vegetables and a dash of fat (following the Zone Diet, of course), which is how they get their healthy and youthful appearance. As it turns out, seaweed, a primary vegetable in their diet, has numerous health benefits that could help you embrace your inner mermaid.
Why do mermaids sing?
Sirens are dangerous creatures, that are half woman half bird. Sirens live on remote islands and rocks in the middle of the ocean, and sing songs to lure sailors to crash into the rocks. Whereas mermaids are gentle creatures who seek to help and become friends with humans.
Are mermaids friendly?
This is just one of many tellings of mermaid lore, however. In other traditions, mermaids can be benevolent or beneficent, giving gifts or falling in love with humans. Tales are often recounted in which mermaids save men who have been shipwrecked and bring them safely to shore.
What siren means?
(Entry 1 of 2) 1 often capitalized : any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing. 2a : a woman who sings with enchanting sweetness. b : temptress.
How does a siren sound?
What happened to the show siren?
Mermaid drama Siren canceled by Freeform after 3 seasons. Freeform's mermaid drama Siren has been canceled after three seasons, EW can confirm. TVLine first reported the news. Out of Freeform's lineup of seven series, Siren ranked second in the demo, coming behind only grown-ish, and was No.
What is the difference between mermaids and sirens?
The main difference between mermaids and Sirens is that the latter are predators, killers, and dangerous creatures. … Mermaids may not necessarily kill men, like Sirens do. Mermaids are known as beautiful aquatic creatures that used their voices to enchant sailors and fall in love with them.
Do sirens eat humans?
How old do mermaids live?
Life Cycle. Mermaids live for hundreds of years, much longer than humans but they do eventually face a natural death. It is possible that mermaids can stay young forever as when Betty got back her object of power, she became young and beautiful again.
What is a sea siren?
Siren, in Greek mythology, a creature half bird and half woman who lured sailors to destruction by the sweetness of her song. … According to Homer, there were two Sirens on an island in the western sea between Aeaea and the rocks of Scylla.
Do mermaids kill?
They are usually female, but are sometimes male. They are regarded as diabolical beings, and are often femme fatale, luring men to their deaths. The Persian word "برایم بمان" or "maneli" means "mermaid".


Write in Service log Action
After Write in Service log Action completes, some details of its performance are retained in dynamic Variable Wizard values. These dynamic values can be used by any subsequent Action within the same Task as a parameter specifying its operations.
Variable Wizard - Write in Service log Action
Variable Wizard retrieves the following dynamic values from the Write in Service log Action:
Entry textReturns the exact text that was written into the service log file.
Entry typeReturns a value indicating whether the log file entry was categorized as information, warning or error message.
Action completion statusThe value that indicates whether writing the service log file was completed successfully or failed.
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Suspended load refers to that part of the total sediment transport which is maintained in suspension by turbulence in the flowing water for considerable periods of time without contact with the stream bed. It moves with practically the same velocity as that of the flowing water..
- Definitions, processes and models in morphology
- Manual Sediment Transport Measurements in Rivers, Estuaries and Coastal Seas
- ↑ Rijn, L. C. van (1986). Manual sediment transport measurements. Delft, The Netherlands: Delft Hydraulics Laboratory
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Assessing The Impact Of Railway Restructuring In Nigeria
The study presents railway restructuring as a solution option to railway problems in Nigeria. It aims at ascertaining the efficiency of the critical input factors of Nigerian Railway corporation (NRC) while comparing it with that of the restructured developed and best practices railways to establish the basis for restructuring. A manpower survey was carried out. Benchmarking method was used to determine the best restructuring model for Nigeria. Descriptive statistical tools and simulation model were also used in carrying out the analysis. In this respect, we identified low investment, low technological capacity and capability, low productivity unreliable services, High operating ratios, weak administration, obsolete equipment and technology, low motivation and large labour force as the most severe problems to overcome. Against this background, the implication of railway restructuring in Nigeria for development was examined. The simulation results show that the restructured railways in Nigeria would save time, increase the number of traffic and increase revenue generation. The study concluded that there is a wide gap between NRC and the best practices and restructured railways as a result of the observed inefficiencies in all the critical input factors. We recommend among others the adoption of the concessional model, the repeal of the 1995 railway acts as amended to make the railway market in Nigeria contestable and viable.
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The Exo Terra Repti Glo 10.0 is a UV Strip Light for reptiles that features a very high UVB output, similar to the desert environment your bearded dragon or other desert reptile is used to, so it's perfect for reptiles like bearded dragons.
Deserts get more direct sunlight than any other reptile habitat because of fewer clouds, less air humidity and no shade - so desert reptiles are more exposed to UV and have evolved to use it, becoming an essential factor for their health and wellbeing.
The UVB light emitted by this Exo Terra Repti Glo 10% UV is used by your reptile to synthesise vitamin D3 to turn dietary calcium into strong bones.
For an even higher light output we recommend combining a Repti Glo 2.0.
- Ideal for all desert dwelling reptiles.
- Ultra High UVB output.
- Effective up to 50 cm (20").
- Provides necessary UVB rays for optimal calcium metabolism.
- Recommended for use with screened terrariums. Terrariums with dense screen covers (screens can filter out UVB rays).


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Broadcasting is a feature that allows you to send multiple messages to several filtered contacts at once, giving you the option to specifically choose your targeted customers.
To start a broadcasting process, follow the 3 easy steps below:
1- Create one or more message templates:
- In the "Broadcasting" section hit the "Add Template" button, give your template a name so that you can easily refer to it later.
- Choose your message type then insert your message content.
- Click "Save Template".
- Select the message template you just created from the dropdown.
2- Select your target contacts:
Choose the WhatsApp accounts you want to send the message template to. You have the options to choose between targeting your contacts, groups, labeled chats, broadcasts, countries or even import your custom Excel sheet list.
You can pick two random numbers as a separation duration between every message, to reduce the possibility of getting caught as a spammer.
Click "Start Messaging" to start the broadcasting process, a red border will blink to inform you that the messaging is in progress, you can stop the operation anytime by clicking the red "Timer" icon in the header. While broadcast process is running, you can freely use WhatsApp Web as it is not.


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This Schedule will support the designation or establishment of National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) Body/ies in the Australian Capital Territory (the ACT), in accordance with Part 4 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT).
Article 17 under Part 4 of the OPCAT provides that 'Each State Party shall maintain, designate, or establish, at the latest one year after the entry into force of the present Protocol or of its ratification or accession, one or several independent national preventive mechanisms for the prevention of torture at the domestic level.'
In the context of Article 17, 'designate' means to assign the role of NPM to an existing institution or institutions, and 'establish' means to set up a new body or bodies to carry out the functions of an NPM on an ongoing basis.
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So, here is my problem: I am working on a top down 2d shooter in Java and have a character, which can move and rotate/fire to the mouse direction. Shooting guns etc. works fine but now i am trying to implement a shell ejection system, which "ejects" the shells next to the player. The problem is, that i can't just draw the shells next to the player since the player has an x and y position which are rotating. I want the shells to have a random radius in which they will be ejected. But i don't know how to implement something like this. Any suggestions?
EDIT: That's my shell-ejection method, which doesn't work(the angle represents the player angle):
 public void shellEjection(){
 x=(float) x*((float) (Math.cos(angle)));
 y=(float) y*((float) (Math.sin(angle)));
 double length = Math.sqrt((mouseX - x)*(mouseX - x) + (mouseY - y)*(mouseY - y));
 double xVel = (5 - x) /length * 5*bulletVelocity;
 double yVel = (5 - y) /length * 5*bulletVelocity;
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 \$\begingroup\$ To which class is this method attached? How is it called? \$\endgroup\$ – Vaillancourt Dec 7 '16 at 18:56
 - \$\begingroup\$ it's attached to the bullet class. \$\endgroup\$ – Cringe Dec 7 '16 at 18:59
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 \$\begingroup\$ What does the code which calls this method look like? How is it used? \$\endgroup\$ – Vaillancourt Dec 7 '16 at 19:01
 - \$\begingroup\$ edited my code. Hope it's more clear now. \$\endgroup\$ – Cringe Dec 7 '16 at 19:16
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 \$\begingroup\$ Who calls that code? :P \$\endgroup\$ – Vaillancourt Dec 7 '16 at 19:17
To give you a pseudo code solution:
 1. Get X and Y from the gun (gun position).
 2. Work out the relative rotation of the gun from the player (purple arrow), so that you can easily offset the shell fall direction later.
 3. Work out the direction and distance that the shell should fly, you will probably want a general direction that the shell will fall in since shells in real life don't tend to fall into exactly the same location.
 4. spawn the shell and start moving it in the direction that you determined in the last step.
 5. stop moving (and manipulating) the shell once it reaches the point you want it to land at.
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I made a quick image of what I mean to better illustrate these steps above. That should be the rough steps of what you need to do. Keep in mind that you will want to use an object pool to stop yourself wasting resources and if it's available to you stop updating the shell object once it reaches it's final point so that you only render it (not wasting precious CPU cycles).
Hope this helped :)
From what I understand the problem that you have is that you don't know how to find the XY position of the gun since the gun is at an offset from the middle of the character. I'm guessing that the gun is always in the same position when being fired relative to the center XY (or at least you know about every position or can figure that out another way).
What you can try doing is figuring out what the distance is from the center to the gun, then use Sin and Cos (yay maths) to figure out where the gun is in space based on the rotation. There is a great site that visualises the relationship between sin and cos here.
So to give an example:
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Use pythagoras theorem to work out the distance, again check that website i mentioned above to get a better writeup.
 - \$\begingroup\$ Yes, i had the same kind of idea in mind. The angle for the falling shell direction itself is not a problem since it's dependent on the shot-angle. The main problem i have, is the "ejection"-movement/direction itself. The ejection direction is dependent on the rotation which is updating the whole time and that's what i don't really understand how to achieve. \$\endgroup\$ – Cringe Dec 7 '16 at 21:03
 - \$\begingroup\$ Yes and no, the ejection direction is dependent on the shooting angle only when the player shoots and a shell needs to be ejected. After that the shell only needs to follow its direction while the gun can move anywhere at any angle, after they spawn you should think of them as unrelated objects in your game that you need to move. \$\endgroup\$ – user3797758 Dec 7 '16 at 21:52
 - \$\begingroup\$ Yes and that's the problem. I don't know how to couple the rotation with the movement(the update of the x and y position to eject the bullet next to the playeror the weapon in this case). \$\endgroup\$ – Cringe Dec 7 '16 at 22:20
 - \$\begingroup\$ ok i tried working with shapes now. I aligned a line to the player center and it rotates just like i want it to. I thought about maybe letting the bullets fly in the vector of a the bullets length but when i rotate the shape, the x and y positions of the line don't change. I am not that good with trigonometry, so a little help here would be much appreciated :( Maybe a code formula or something? \$\endgroup\$ – Cringe Dec 8 '16 at 15:54
 - \$\begingroup\$ ok, no problem the edit should have you covered. \$\endgroup\$ – user3797758 Dec 9 '16 at 16:27
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The Thomas-Fermi equation with dimensionless variables is identified as; $$ \frac{d^2\phi}{dx^2} = \frac{\phi^{3/2}}{x^{1/2}} $$ with the boundary conditions as $$ \phi(0) = 1 \\ \phi(\infty) = 0. $$ There are many series approximation solutions available to this equation. I am interested in finding the integral representation for the solution of this differential equation. Are there any literature sources available in this direction?
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Number of groups of prime power order
John Baez left a comment on my post on group statistics saying
It's known that the number of groups of order p^n for prime p is p^{2n^3/27+O(n^(8/3))}. It might be fun to compare this to what Mathematica says.
Here goes. First let's let p = 2. Mathematica's FiniteGroupCount function tops out at n = 10. And for the range of values Mathematica does support, 2^{2n^3/27} grossly overestimates the number of groups.
 Table[{FiniteGroupCount[2^n], 2^((2./27) n^3)}, {n, 1, 11}]
 {{1, 1.05269}, {2, 1.50795}, {5, 4.}, {14, 26.7365},
 {51, 612.794}, {267, 65536.}, {2328, 4.45033*10^7},
 {56092, 2.61121*10^11}, {_PHONE_, 1.80144*10^16},
 {49487365422, 1.98847*10^22}, {FiniteGroupCount[2048], 4.7789*10^29}}
OEIS has entries for the sizes of various groups, and the entry for powers of 2 confirms the asymptotic formula above. Maybe it's not a good approximation until n is very large. (Update: Here's a reference for the asymptotic expression for all p.)
The OEIS entry for number of groups of order powers of 5 has an interesting result:
For a prime p >= 5, the number of groups of order p^n begins 1, 1, 2, 5, 15,
61 + 2*p + 2*gcd (p – 1, 3) + gcd (p – 1, 4),
3*p^2 + 39*p + 344 + 24*gcd(p – 1, 3) + 11*gcd(p – 1, 4) + 2*gcd(p – 1, 5), …
We can duplicate this with Mathematica.
 Table[FiniteGroupCount[5^n], {n, 0, 6}]
 {1, 1, 2, 5, 15, 77, 684}
and the last two numbers match the calculations given in OEIS.
There's something interesting going on with Mathematica. It doesn't seem to know, or agree with, the formula above for groups of order p4. For example,
 Table[FiniteGroupCount[7^n], {n, 0, 6}]
 {1, 1, 2, 5, FiniteGroupCount[2401], 83, 860}
I get similar results when I use larger primes: it can't handle the fourth power.
 Table[FiniteGroupCount[389^n], {n, 0, 6}]
 {1, 1, 2, 5, FiniteGroupCount[22898045041], 845, 469548}
The results for n = 5 and 6 agree with OEIS.
Is OEIS wrong about the number of groups of order p4 or should Mathematica simply return 15 but there's a gap in the software?
Also, does anybody know why the agreement with the asymptotic formula above is so bad? It's just as bad or worse for other primes that I tried.
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4 thoughts on "Number of groups of prime power order
 1. Just looking at that formula, it doesn't seem like you should expect it to give a "good" approximation. The big-oh term has a power of 8/3, compared to 3 for the leading term (so you wouldn't expect it to be that small for the values of n you're looking at, even if the constant in the big-oh term is not astronomically large), and, more importantly, it's in the exponent. In other words, the ratio of the logarithms approaches 1, although probably slowly, but the actual ratio of FiniteGroupCount to the approximation might not even approach 1 at all.
 2. Including the big-oh term would make the upper bound even worse. The estimate is already off by several orders of magnitude without it. So unless I'm missing something, the expression has no practical utility.
 3. Yes, the number of groups of order p^4 is 15 unless p=2. I suspect it was accidentally overlooked in Mathematica.
 4. If my understanding of the notation is correct, the big-oh term is an error term which could be either positive or negative, much like writing sin(x) = x + O(x^3) for x close to 0. In the examples in this post, it is clearly negative. The bound you get from this formula is a very weak bound, but it is at least a bound, which is better than nothing.
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The Zumalakarregi Museum, as a benchmark centre for learning about and enjoying the 19th century in the Basque Country, offers a dynamic journey through a period that holds the key to understanding society today.
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...a history museum focused on events and people.
... a museum that uses unconventional techniques to teach visitors about the society and history of the Basque Country in the 19th century
Learning itineraries
 1. The Zumalacárregui brothers: a Carlist general and a Liberal politician. Two representative personages, providing two different viewpoints on the Basque Country in the 19th century, set against the transition from the Ancien Régime to Liberalism.
 2. The industrial revolution. From traditional iron-working to foundries: early industry and the advent of the railways in the 19th century.
 3. War and peace. A reflection on the origins, forms and consequences of violence taking the 1st Carlist War as an example of warfare. A thought-provoking itinerary that is highly relevant today as it helps to understand the peace processes drawn up to resolve conflicts.
 4. The century of the revolutions. A look back at the key points for understanding Carlism and Liberalism in the Basque Country in the 19th century, and the difficult, violent transition from the Ancien Régime to the Liberal system.
 5. "The century of the revolutions" *NEW*
 6. Birth of the Liberal state. The crisis of the Ancien Régime and the formation of the Liberal state
 7. Iron roads. A journey through the vestiges of the early industrialisation process in the area around the Zumalakarregi Museum: the Ormaiztegi viaduct, the mines of Zerain and the old Mirandaola iron-works in Legazpi.
 8. A journey through our past (combined ticket). Participants observe everyday rural and urban life on a tour of the Igartubeiti Farmhouse Museum and the Zumalakarregi Museum, learning about the development of architecture, the economy and society from the 16th century to the 19th.
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What Do the Sizes Mean on Trees and Shrubs?
Generally, the bigger the number, the bigger the price, the bigger the plant.
Plants with a number sign (#) followed by a number are roughly equivalent to gallon pot sizes (i.e. #2 = 2 gallon, #3 = 3 gallon and so on). These plants are sold in containers.
Plants with a height (i.e. 5-6') indicate an estimate of the current height of the plant.
Plants measured in inches (i.e. 2.5") indicate the caliper (trunk width) of the plant.
Plants measured by caliper (inches) are generally larger than plants measured in height (feet).
Plants with B&B in the size are sold as balled and burlap (not in a container).
For more information, please see this video that will show you examples and tips on selecting trees and shrubs.


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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence and development of after burn joint limitation by scar contracture.
METHODS: In 2011-2012, consecutive patients were enrolled in this prospective multi center cohort study. Eligible were all patients admitted to the 2 participating Dutch Burn Centers with acute burns across or adjacent to the neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle. Passive range of motion was measured in week 3 and subsequently every 3 weeks until discharge, on discharge from the hospital and during follow-up at the outpatient clinic at 3-6-9-12 months after burn.
RESULTS: Limited range of motion of non-operated burned joints (N = 195) was restored back to normal within 6-9 months. From the operated burned joints (N = 353), 58.6% demonstrated a limited range of motion at 3-6 weeks declining to 20.9% at 12 months. The upper part of the body was affected more often by scar contracture than the lower part. At 12 months, the shoulder was limited most often (51.3%) and the hip least often (0%). Reconstructive surgery was performed in 13.3% of the operated burned joints.
CONCLUSIONS: Persistent joint limitations at 12 months were exclusively present in joints that needed skin grafting for rapid wound closure. The upper part of the body was more prone to contracture formation than the lower part, from which the shoulder was most often involved. More than half of the limited range of motion seen in the acute phase, resolved in the long term. The need for reconstructive surgery was less than expected.
|Journal||Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries|
|Publication status||Published - Jun 2019|
- burn injuries


NengoDL allows Keras models to be integrated directly into a NengoDL network, through the use of nengo_dl.TensorNode (see this example). However, rather than keeping a model defined in Keras/TensorFlow, sometimes we may want to convert it to a native Nengo model (composed only of Nengo objects, such as nengo.Ensemble and nengo.Connection). One reason we might want to do this is if we want to be able to run the model on different Nengo backends. Keras models can only run in the NengoDL Simulator, but a native Nengo model can run in any Nengo Simulator (including backends for specialized neuromorphic hardware). Another reason we might want to convert a Keras model to a Nengo network is so that we can use Nengo's spiking neuron types rather than the standard Keras/TensorFlow activation functions.
Whatever the motivation, the nengo_dl.Converter tool is designed to automate the translation from Keras to Nengo as much as possible. To use it, simply instantiate a Keras model and then pass it to the Converter:
inp = tf.keras.Input(shape=(28, 28, 3))
conv = tf.keras.layers.Conv2D(filters=32, kernel_size=3, activation=tf.nn.relu)(inp)
flat = tf.keras.layers.Flatten()(conv)
dense = tf.keras.layers.Dense(units=10, activation=tf.nn.relu)(flat)
model = tf.keras.Model(inputs=inp, outputs=dense)
converter = nengo_dl.Converter(model)
The Converter object will have a.net attribute which is the converted Nengo network. This can then be passed to a Nengo Simulator. For example, we could run that converted Keras network in the standard Nengo (not NengoDL) Simulator:
with nengo.Simulator( as sim:
The converter also has.inputs and.outputs attributes which can be used to look up the Nengo Nodes/Probes corresponding to the Keras model inputs/outputs. For example, to see the output of the converted network:
nengo_dl.Converter has many options that control different aspects of the conversion process. For example, we could change all the tf.nn.relu activation functions in the Keras model to spiking neurons:
converter = nengo_dl.Converter(
 model, swap_activations={tf.nn.relu: nengo.SpikingRectifiedLinear()})
We will not go into all the available options here; see the API docs for more details.
Keep in mind that the Converter is designed to automate the translation process as much as possible, but it will not work for all possible Keras networks. In general, the Converter will fall back to using TensorNodes for any elements that cannot be converted to native Nengo objects (set allow_fallback=False if you would like this to be an error instead). The Converter.verify function can be used to check that the output of the Nengo network matches the output of the Keras model.
Extending the converter
Since we know that it will not be possible to automatically translate all possible Keras models, the Converter has been designed to be easily extensible. So if you have a model containing elements that the Converter does not know how to translate, you can augment the Converter with custom conversion logic.
For example, suppose we have a model containing a custom Keras layer:
class AddOne(tf.keras.layers.Layer):
 def call(self, inputs):
 return inputs + 1
inp = tf.keras.Input(shape=(1,))
dense = tf.keras.layers.Dense(units=10)(inp)
addone = AddOne()(dense)
model = tf.keras.Model(inputs=inp, outputs=addone)
Converter would fail to convert this model to native Nengo objects, since it does not know how to translate the AddOne layer:
converter = nengo_dl.Converter(model, allow_fallback=False)
Traceback (most recent call last):
TypeError: Unable to convert layer add_one to native Nengo objects
We could set allow_fallback=True to use a TensorNode to implement the AddOne layer, but suppose we want to use native Nengo objects instead. We need to make a custom nengo_dl.converter.LayerConverter subclass, which contains the logic for translating an AddOne layer. Note that this may require some knowledge of how Keras layers work under the hood, which is not extensively documented. Your best bet may be to look at the existing LayerConverter classes to find a similar Layer type to start from.
As an example, here is how we might translate the AddOne layer:
class ConvertAddOne(nengo_dl.converter.LayerConverter):
 def convert(self, node_id):
 # create a Nengo object representing the output of this layer node
 output = self.add_nengo_obj(node_id)
 # connect up the input of the layer node
 self.add_connection(node_id, output)
 # create a node to output a constant 1 vector
 bias = nengo.Node([1] * output.size_in)
 # connect up the bias node to the output (thereby adding one to the
 # input values)
 conn = nengo.Connection(bias, output, synapse=None)
 # mark the above connection as non-trainable (since we didn't have any
 # trainable parameters in the AddOne layer, we don't want any in the
 # converted Nengo equivalent either)
 self.set_trainable(conn, False)
 return output
And now if we try to convert the original Keras model, we can see that it is successfully transformed into a native Nengo network:
converter = nengo_dl.Converter(model, allow_fallback=False)
assert converter.verify()


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But ocean wallpapers are more than just visually pleasing; they also inspire us to explore and discover. By featuring hidden treasures such as shipwrecks, underwater caves, and mysterious sea creatures, these wallpapers ignite our curiosity and fuel our sense of adventure. They remind us that the ocean is a vast playground waiting to be explored, full of secrets and surprises that are just waiting to be discovered.
The deep blue hue of the ocean is known to have a calming and soothing effect on our minds. It evokes a sense of tranquility and peacefulness that can help us unwind and relax. By adorning our iPhones with ocean wallpapers, we can bask in the beauty of the deep blue and carry a piece of that serenity with us wherever we go. Whether we're stuck in traffic or waiting in line, a quick glance at our ocean wallpaper can transport us to a place of calmness and rejuvenation.
Moreover, ocean wallpapers allow us to indulge in the magic of the ocean. The vibrant colors, the playful dolphins, and the intricate coral reefs create a captivating and whimsical experience that can brighten even the dullest of days. They remind us of the wonders of nature and the joy that comes from exploring the unknown. With an ocean wallpaper on our iPhone, we can tap into our sense of wonder and rekindle our childlike curiosity.
In conclusion, ocean wallpapers for iPhones are a gateway to the majestic depths of the ocean. They bring beauty, tranquility, inspiration, and a touch of magic to our screens. By unveiling the hidden treasures of the ocean, these wallpapers remind us of the wonders that lie beneath the surface and encourage us to explore and discover. So, dive in, explore, and let the breathtaking ocean wallpapers mesmerize you with their splendor.
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satisfaction n1 a : the act or fact of satisfying
b : execution of an accord by performance of the substituted obligation often used in the phrase accord and satisfaction compare accord, transaction
c : a document indicating that an obligation has been satisfied [a of mortgage]
2 : the quality or state of being satisfied
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.


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The Gray Glassy Tiger, also known as the Wood Nymph (Ideopsis juventa) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. This butterfly is dark gray or black with two rows of circular white dots along the margins of its wings and any elongated white patchs closer to the body. The elongated white patches appear to radiate from the thorax and have a slight pale blue tint.
**Please keep in mind that these specimens are dried and unspread (as shown), meaning the wings are closed. These specimens are useful if you want to use their wings only (for artwork, fairy dolls, jewelry) or simply to study them for science.
In order to spread butterflies for mounting and display, we will include instructions on how to hydrate the butterflies to spread their wings.
- You will receive a specimen similar to that shown
- Each specimen is approximately 1.5″ unspread (3″ spread)


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Select Guidance Pattern screen (WAYLINE)
Select to access the Select Guidance Pattern screen. This screen will allow you to select a Guidance pattern to help guide your vehicle as you move across a given field.
Selected Guidance Pattern indicated in Bold
Select Guidance Pattern screen
- Select to select AB Lines Guidance pattern.
- Select to select Identical Curves Guidance pattern.
- Select to select Adaptive Curves Guidance pattern.
- Select to select Pivots Guidance pattern.
- Select to cancel the selection and return to the Guidance screen.
- Select to accept the selection. If accepted, you will be taken to a screen similar to the one shown in figure 6-18. This screen appears when a Guidance pattern is accepted. Here you
7. Note – This button only appears when AB lines is selected as the guidance pattern. Selecting will take you to another screen that will allow you to manually enter the longitude and latitude coordinates for A and B (refer page 6-16).
8. Select to cancel the selection and return to the Guidance Pattern Selection screen.
9. Select to accept the selection and return to the Guidance Pattern Selection screen.
Saving Guidance Patterns for Future Use
AB Lines, Pivots, Identical Curves and Adaptive Curves can be set and saved for use in specific fields. These lines can then be recalled in future when performing another application job in the same field.
Creating and saving these lines can ONLY be done while the vehicle is on the field and a Boundary file or Job file has been created. The only exception to this is the manual entry of A and B point coordinates.
Creating an AB line can be done in either one of two ways. You can either select an A and a B point while you are on your field and your GPS is active or you can can enter the coordinates of the A and B points manually. This is done by creating a new AB line file and selecting item 13 on figure 6-19. You will then be taken to a screen similar to as shown in figure 6-20.
Follow the instructions on page 6-16 to manually enter A and B point coordinates.
In Coverage Triggered mode, the guidance path begins to be drawn when coverage mapping is turned on. The end point of the guidance path is defined when coverage mapping is turned off.
This means that the guidance path will only be tracked when coverage mapping is on. When coverage mapping is turned off and on again, this initiates the tracking of a new guidance path.
This mode is particularly useful when used with Auto Section Control.
Manual End Of Row
In Manual End of Row mode, the beginning of the guidance path is defined when an A point is set and the end of the guidance path is defined when a B point is set.
This is similar to how AB Lines are set except that the guidance path is tracked based on the actual path of the vehicle and not on the direct distance between the A and B point.
This mode is the preferred choice when performing round and round coverage of a field
U-Turn Recognition mode is the same as Manual End of Row mode with one additional feature. In U-Turn Recognition mode, the console will detect when your vehicle is making a U-Turn and will automatically close the guidance path.
This means that instead of setting the B point to close the guidance path, the System 110/150 will do this automatically when a U-Turn is detected.
U-Turn Recognition mode is the preferred choice when performing row by row coverage of a field.


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Best practices in green freight for an environmentally sustainable road freight sector in Asia
The efficient movement of goods and services is important in achieving sustainable development. All main modes of freight – road, water, air, and rail – have impacts on the economy, environment, and society that need to be managed. Freight trucks account for 24% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from transport vehicle use and also have a major impact on fuel use and fuel security, air pollution, traffic accidents, and HIV/AIDS. This paper focuses on the road freight sector as it is the dominant mode of freight in Asia. It is a sequel to the paper "Challenges and Opportunities for an Environmentally Sustainable Road Freight Sector in Asia" that was prepared for the 5th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in 2010.


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In vivo flexion and kinematics of the knee after TKA: comparison of a conventional and a high flexion cruciate-retaining TKA design
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This study investigated the in vivo 6DOF knee kinematics and tibiofemoral contact location after total knee arthroplasty using a conventional and a high flexion cruciate retaining component (15 NexGen CR, 11 NexGen CR-Flex). Each patient performed a single-leg lunge while being imaged by a dual fluoroscopic imaging system. Data were analyzed at hyperextension, 0° to 90° in 15° intervals, and at maximum flexion. The average maximum weight-bearing flexion for all the CR patients was 110.1° ± 13.4°, and for all the CR-Flex patients was 108.2° ± 13.2°. No difference was seen in the maximum flexion achieved by the patients, and the kinematics demonstrated by the groups was similar. However, at high flexion, the tibiofemoral articulating surfaces were more conforming in the CR-Flex design than the CR design, suggesting that the use of the high flexion component improved the tibiofemoral contact environment at high flexion in patients who could achieve high flexion.


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Freshman/Sophomore Seminar - Exploring the Short Story in the Philippines and Indonesia
In both the Philippines and Indonesia, the short story is an important vehicle for artistic, emotional and socio-political expression and experimentation. This seminar will introduce students to some of the major contemporary themes, including romance, resistance, gender, and the challenges of modernization and the new global order. The comparative perspective will enrich our understanding of the strong narrative traditions of these two important countries of island Southeast Asia. This seminar may be used to satisfy the Arts and Literature breadth requirement in Letters and Science.


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Saw Doctor's wagon
Harold Wright's mobile home and workshop
This distinctive wagon was the home and workshop of Harold Wright for more than 30 years. Wright migrated from England to Australia in 1930. During the Depression of the 1930s, national unemployment levels reached over 30 per cent and many people travelled as itinerant workers to survive.
Wright constructed this wagon as his home and workshop in 1935. For the next 34 years he travelled throughout north-west Victoria and New South Wales, promoting himself as 'The Saw Doctor'.
Wright travelled with his wife Dorothy, whom he met in Queensland, and their daughter Evelyn. The family had dogs, cats and chickens and they rarely spent more than a few days in any one place.
Wright attracted business by decorating his wagon, which he affectionately named the Road Urchin, with signs, trinkets and bright paint. He used a variety of grinding wheels and files to sharpen all manner of items, including saws, scissors, lawnmower blades, knives, and shears.
Moving with the times and the economy, Wright refurbished and enlarged the original horsedrawn wagon, fitting it onto the chassis of a truck, towing it with several different tractors and, when rising fuel costs and shortages started to bite, hitching it back onto a horse.
Wright continued to live and work in his wagon until his death in 1969. Soon after, Dorothy sold the wagon and tractor to a secondhand goods dealer in Wangaratta, Victoria. In 1977, the wagon was saved from obscurity and the scrapheap by collector Peter Herry, who recognised the remarkable vehicle that had trundled through his town during his childhood. The National Museum bought the wagon and tractor from Peter and Wyn Herry in 2002, ensuring that this extraordinary piece of history is preserved.
The 'office' side of the Saw Doctor's wagon
The 'home' side of the Saw Doctor's wagon
The cabin of the Saw Doctor's wagon
Recovering the wagon
Bringing the wagon safely to the National Museum in Canberra was a laborious process, involving many trips to Peter and Wyn Herry's farm near Wangaratta, about 400 kilometres away. Over six days, Museum staff packed and transported 3000 loose items – including hundreds of metal files – each of which were photographed, dusted, wrapped and labelled. Then the wagon, which weighed about five tonnes and was structurally unsound after decades in storage, was winched out of the Herry's barn, lifted onto a truck and driven to Canberra.
Conserving the wagon
The arrival of the dilapidated wagon and tractor at the Museum signalled the beginning of an extensive conservation project to rejuvenate and stabilise it. It took six months just to clean it, using a process of brush vacuuming and washing. Then the wagon, tractor and contents were treated to prevent further deterioration. Conservators stitched and reinforced the torn canvas awnings, stabilised and wax-coated the paintwork, and restored the tractor engine to working condition. Placing the wagon on the sub-frame seen in the photos below helped stabilise the structure and made it much easier to move around. Due to their sheer numbers, many of the loose tools and domestic items remain in storage.
Transport and treatment of the wagon and tractor
The Saw Doctor – Flash interactive
Audio and transcript of Door to store caring for your collection talk - Listen to members of the National Museum Registration team discuss the documentation, photography, uplift and transport that was needed to make the Saw Doctor's wagon a part of the Museum's collection.
The Saw Doctor's wagon is currently on show in the Hall at the National Museum of Australia.


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Definition - What does Supervening Cause mean?
A supervening cause is a cause of an injury, or of damage that comes after the initial set of events has already been put into place, but without which the harm could not have taken place.
In the context of the law, the person responsible for the supervening cause can be liable for the harm as opposed to the person who created the proximate cause.
Justipedia explains Supervening Cause
Often, there are multiple causes that go into harm being caused. For example, if a truck driver doesn't tie his load down and the products start spilling onto the highway, this could be a proximate cause. However, if a person behind the truck swerves unnecessarily far into oncoming traffic and causes an accident, this would be a supervening cause. In order to find out who would be fully liable for the damage caused by the accident, a court case would most likely have to ensue.


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VSS UHVC (Cryo): 19 - 125 mm Stepper Motors
UHVC (Cryo) Stepper Motors
Motors for use in vacuum should not only withstand the vacuum (no bursting of air inclusions), they must not contaminate the vacuum either. By selecting suitable materials and optimised conditioning processes phytron VSS stepper motors are ideally suited for use in a vacuum.
Through many years of experience with special materials for use in Space, we have put a focus on materials with minimal molecular outgassing and high heat resistance. This is the prerequisite for a high vacuum quality and genuine measurement results in scientific and medical applications.
For exact positioning in vacuum, stepper motors are therefore particularly suitable because they can precisely position even without sensitive feedback providers. Therefore phytron VSS stepper motors can be used in particularly challenging environmental conditions (radiation, cryo temperatures and in a modified design even in Space).
Since stepper motors do not generate jitter effects while holding a position, this technology is ideal for precisely aligning optical instruments, mirrors, antennas or samples e.g. in high-resolution microscopes, particle accelerators or molecular analysis devices. As a medium-sized company, we manufacture the VSS series in Germany and modify the standard motor to perfectly fit to your application.
- Two-phase stepper motors for applications in ultra high vacuum (Cryo) up to 10-11 mbar
- Suitable for low temperatures: He (-269 °C) or N2 (-196 °C)
- Radiation resistance up to 106 J/kg
- Stainless steel housing
- Holding torques from 3.4 mNm to 9.9 Nm
- Full steps per rotation: 500 (0,72°), 200 (1,8°), 72 (5°)
- Protection class IP 00 because of outgassing holes to avoid pockets of trapped gas
Optional:Gears, Double shaft, Temperature sensors
Customised constructions:Titanium housing - Space - Reduced magnetic emission


Gforth locals
Locals can be defined with
{ local1 local2... -- comment }
{ local1 local2... }
: max { n1 n2 -- n3 }
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The similarity of locals definitions with stack comments is intended. A locals definition often replaces the stack comment of a word. The order of the locals corresponds to the order in a stack comment and everything after the -- is really a comment.
The name of the local may be preceded by a type specifier, e.g., F: for a floating point value:
: CX* { F: Ar F: Ai F: Br F: Bi -- Cr Ci }
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Gforth currently supports cells (W:, W^), doubles (D:, D^), floats (F:, F^) and characters (C:, C^) in two flavours: a value-flavoured local (defined with W:, D: etc.) produces its value and can be changed with TO. A variable-flavoured local (defined with W^ etc.) produces its address (which becomes invalid when the variable's scope is left). E.g., the standard word emit can be defined in terms of type like this:
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A local without type specifier is a W: local. Both flavours of locals are initialized with values from the data or FP stack.
Gforth allows defining locals everywhere in a colon definition. This poses the following questions:


Question: Does Bleach Dissolve Toilet Paper?
What will dissolve feces?
Wait until it dissolves the poop, and then flush the toilet a few times..
What enzyme breaks down poop?
RID-X is made of four natural enzymes that each break down a certain element of solid waste. Cellulase breaks down toilet paper and some food matter, lipase breaks down fats, protease breaks down proteins and amylase breaks down starches.
How long does it take for paper towel to dissolve in water?
In fact, they can take up to eight days to dissolve, which makes their flushability claim useless, because we can't wait eight days to remove wastewater from Castro Valley!
What chemical will dissolve toilet paper?
Try placing two tablespoons of lye in toilet tissue, tightly wrapping the tissue so that it does not release the lye until flushed down, then drop in the toilet and flush immediately, using a full bucket of water to force it down if necessary.
What dissolves paper fast?
With a little heat and some acidic liquid, you can dissolve paper quickly and efficiently. Pour five cups of lemon juice into a cooking pot. Heat the lemon juice to a boil. While the lemon juice is heating, cut the paper by hand or with scissors into half-inch pieces.
Does vinegar dissolve poop?
Pour vinegar into the toilet – Use equal parts of vinegar and baking soda. This means that for one cup of baking soda, use one cup of vinegar. Once you pour the vinegar into the toilet, it will combine with the baking soda and begin fizzing immediately. The fizzing will build up quickly but also subside quickly.
Does hot water dissolve toilet paper?
Step 2: Return and See Your Handy Work. (Hot water helps break up toilet paper quicker and the soap lubricates the passage of solid material).
How long does it take for toilet paper to decompose?
one to three yearsIn this article, Backpacker reports it can take toilet paper anywhere from one to three years to decompose. Not quite as quick as you might think. Besides, regardless of whether toilet paper decomposes quickly or not, leaving it around is just plain gross.
Does acetone dissolve paper?
Acetone. Acetone is a powerful organic solvent that can be used to easily and quickly remove ink from paper. … It will remove most ink without causing any damage to the paper. Acetone is the major ingredient in nail polish remover.
Does bleach dissolve paper towel?
Does bleach dissolve paper towels? There are wipes but Inthink biggest clog was prom kitchen paper towels. … Bleach isn't a solvent and won't do much more than the water will. Bleach won't do it.
What toilet paper does not clog toilets?
Charmin Ultra Soft looked like a standard premium toilet paper. Its packaging claimed that it's a "no plunger" toilet paper. Meaning it won't clog your pipes.
Why is poop coming back into toilet?
How to fix a poop coming back up toilet problem – Quora. This means a blockage or flooding somewhere. If you have an inspection cover near where your sewage pipe joins the main pipe, check to see if it is also backed up; if yes, try clearing the blockage with drain rods (or pay someone else to do it).
What liquid can dissolve paper?
The secret lies in the fact that the paper is made of Sodium Carboxyl Methyl Cellulose (no, really, we didn't make that up.) It dissolves in cold water, hot water, steam, and most aqueous solutions.


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Why is the isolation of hazardous energies associated with plant important?
A range of hazardous energies exists in mobile and fixed plant in mining operations, such as stored, electrical, and mechanical energies. During normal operating conditions, workers are generally protected from these energies by controls such as the plant's design and guarding.
However, when normal operating conditions are interrupted during work such as:
- clearing an obstruction
the consequences can be significant if isolation controls are deficient, removed, bypassed or deactivated and people are exposed to hazardous energies. It is important to ensure potential exposures to hazardous energies during such work are identified and controlled. The consequences of unwanted events can be serious or even fatal.
In the past, isolation processes in the mining industry were not given adequate emphasis. It was common practice to use tags only to identify that a circuit or item of plant was deactivated or de-energised and that personnel may be working on or around it. In many instances, the potential sources of hazardous energies were not recognised and isolation was not understood or properly applied.
A guideline on isolation of hazardous energies associated with plant in Western Australian mining operations is available for industry use.
The guideline provides information on the development of safe systems of work associated with the isolation of hazardous energies, where protection is required from:
- the movement or operation of plant
- the movement of materials handled by plant
- contact with energy
- used to operate plant
- used to carry out processes associated with plant
- produced or carried by plant
- stored within plant.
For an introduction to the damage that can be done by stored energy, see the toolbox presentation below on improving hazard awareness.


The Obelisk
The Pyradym™ Obelisk Base Cabinet is a powerful accessory to use with the Pyradym BioResonance Healing Instrument, and together combine to create a modern obelisk embodiment in a portable form.
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Whereas, the Pyradym uses a tactile device attached to the interior of the base panel of the instrument to create the articulated vibrational aspects of the generated sound, the Obelisk Base Cabinet significantly increases the sensorial impact of the instrument.
The sound that Pyradym generates is primarily, (but not exclusively), "felt" as the low frequency physioacoustic ("vibrational") component, presenting a higher SPL (Sound Pressure Level) into a bigger space requires a little more "oomph" if you're trying to cover a larger group of a dozen people or more.
The Obelisk Base Cabinet is ideal for "sound bath" applications, and is an ideal solution for churches, yoga studios, and large meditation rooms.
Although the term "subwoofer" is generally used as a descriptor for this application, a subwoofer's specific purpose is to accurately reproduce recorded music information, and are typically designed to be as acoustically "transparent" as possible and not influence the tonal "colour" of the any recording you play through them.
Sonically, the Obelisk is actually designed to enhance the sound of Pyradym and provide more of a "woodyness" to the larger tone being synthesized by Pyradym.
In a musical instrument context, you can think of it terms of where the strings of a Piano or Upright Bass generate the actual sound frequencies (notes) of the instrument, it is the WOOD and the construction of their cabinets that project the sound into the space around them and gives the instrument it's tonal character and natural "organic" feel.
Additionally, the Obelisk cabinet is designed to naturally resonate with Pyradym, meaning that the Obelisk cabinet will increase the volume of the Pyradym instrument without the electronics even being turned on.
While adding "breath" to Pyradym's sound, it energetically couples to the Base Cabinet to then function as the pointed "Benben" portion of an obelisk as once they did in ancient Egyptian temples.
In Egyptian creation texts, the Benben was stated as a physical Primeval Point of Origin, and a temple built around it became a source of knowledge and higher awareness for initiates who were of integrity and purity enough to follow the path into gnosis.
Stone Obelisks found throughout the world have their origins in the Atlantean culture, and were believed to have been the "anchor points" for that society's power grid technology, as well as being subtle energy "antenna" technology to be used for "tuning in" to the Universe.
An extremely powerful design, the Obelisk concept was carried forward in the thousands of Sacred Sites that were created by the many temple cultures that have existed over time who had incorporated the structure into their churches and standing stone circles.
Scattered throughout the world, a number of them still stand today as both a testimony and a reminder of a time when mankind would build such monuments to inspire and maintain a more intimate connection to the energy of our planet.
Regarded as "Oracles", these monolithic structures were placed in very specific locations within the temple site, where due to the location's telluric characteristics, connection with other levels of consciousness was enhanced and made more immediate.
These energetic "hot spots" were also sonically enhanced by the Obelisk, and were typically reserved for marriage ceremonies, sound healing sessions, and fertility rituals.
Occurrences of "out-of-body experiences" and prophetic visions during these activities were common.
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PRICE: $3,300.00 USD
Standard Finish: Cherry, Wenge, or Natural (Other finishes available by request at extra cost)
Dimensions: 18" x 18" x 28" (approx.)
Weight: 45 pounds (net)
Max. Power Requirement: 120 VA
Enclosure Construction: Overlaid Cabinet-grade Hard Maple plywood;
Connexion: Molded 3-wire cordset, 10 ft. (non-removable)
Protection: User accessible fuse (Other finishes available by request at extra cost)
INPUT: The PYRADYM OBELISK BASE comes complete with a 3' long hard-wired signal input cable that is intended to plug directly into the EXT. AUDIO OUT connector of the PYRADYM Instrument.
Output Controls:
THRU AUDIO: Is a parallel audio send to the PYRADYM Instrument's AUDIO OUT, and can be connected to any external stereo line-level amplification or recording system by inserting a stereo phone plug into this jack.
(External Audio Output Impedance: 4.7K Ohms, 2.2v p-p)
VOLUME: Controls the PYRADYM OBELISK BASE cabinet's generated sound level. This control features the same "logarithmically damped contour" design feature that the PYRADYM instrument uses to create a more natural volume characteristic when the knob position is changed. In other words, when the knob is rotated to a new position, the volume change of the instrument will not be immediate, but will swell or diminish with a slow, natural time delay.
MUTE: This switch has a pushbutton toggle function which controls whether the sound will be output to the cabinet's internal transducer. Similar to the PYRADYM instrument, the associated GREEN indicator will light to indicate the tactile output is ON. This feature enables one to disengage the audio send to the cabinet, which also features the same logarithmic contour characteristic as the VOLUME control when changed.
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5 Foolproof Invisible Ink Recipes
Who doesn't like to send secret messages?
People have been doing it for ages. In fact Giovanni Battista Della Porta, an Italian guy who lived about 500 years ago invented what I believe is the most creative way to send a secret message.
Giovanni wrote messages on the shell of a boiled egg using a mixture of alum and plant pigments. The message seeps through the shell and can only be read by peeling the egg. How crazy is that? Imagine peeling your egg for breakfast and finding a secret message!
While I can't tell you how to send a message via hard-boiled egg, I do have several simple, foolproof recipes for invisible ink. All of these can be written on ordinary white paper.
Milk and Pencils
Write it: Use a cotton swab or toothpick to write your message with whole (must be whole or at least 2% – won't work with skim) milk. Let the paper dry completely.
Read it: Rub the graphite (black part) of a sharpened pencil on some sand paper over the message so that a graphite powder falls onto the paper. Gently rub the graphite over the paper until your message appears.
How it works: When your message dries on the paper, most of the milk evaporates but the fat stays on the paper. Graphite sticks to the fat more than the paper to reveal the message.
Heat Activated
Write it: Use a cotton swab or toothpick to write your message with vinegar, milk, lemon juice – or really any fruit juice will work. Let the paper dry completely.
Read it: Heat the paper using a hair dryer, hot iron, holding it near a light bulb or warming it in the oven at 300oF for 10 minutes.
How it works: All of the liquids are mild acids that weaken the paper wherever you write your message. The acid also stays on the paper after the invisible ink has dried. When you heat the paper, the acidic message burns or turns brown before the rest of the paper.
Wax Resist
Write it: Write your message with a white crayon.
Read it: Paint over the message with watercolors – darker colors like red, green or blue work best.
How it works: Wax repels water. This is why wax paper is so useful – it can't get wet. Here the watercolor paints will not stick to the white crayon drawing and your message is easily visible.
Acids & Bases
Write it: Mix 2 tablespoons of baking soda with 2 tablespoons of water. Use a cotton swab or toothpick dipped in the mixture to write your message. Let the paper dry completely.
Read it: Use a cotton swab, sponge or paint brush dipped in grape juice to paint over the message.
How it works: The baking soda, a base, reacts with the grape juice, an acid, to produce a different color on the paper.
Black Light
Write it: Use a cotton swab or toothpick to write your message with clear or white liquid laundry detergent. Let the paper dry completely.
Read it: Hold the paper under a black light to see the message.
How it works: Laundry detergent contains phosphors which fluoresce or glow in the ultraviolet light given off by the sun (and black lights) and make your clothes (and secret message) look bright.


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As Chief Technology Officer at Route1, Yamian Quintero leads the teams responsible for developing a number of core technologies for Route1 MobiNET and other related products and services.
He is also responsible for expanding the company's intellectual property portfolio. Quintero brings over 10 years of information security experience in the fields of cryptography, identity management, security protocols and smart card technology.
Prior to joining Route1, Quintero was a senior cryptographic developer with Kasten Chase Applied Research. In this role, he was the lead cryptographic engine developer and played a key role in developing a hardware-based cryptographic accelerator. Previously, Quintero held positions as systems architect, project leader, and security researcher responsible for designing and implementing a public key cryptosystem that is used today by a national certification authority. Quintero acquired extensive knowledge in the use and deployment of smart cards, and was involved in the development of a toll collection and electronic purse system. Among Quintero's innovative academic assignments is the development of an automatic theorem proof in the graphs theory field. Quintero has written articles on smart card technologies and cryptographic techniques that have appeared in numerous journals and trade publications.


International Education Committee
The purpose of the International Education committee is to facilitate international, multicultural and cross-cultural experiences for faculty, staff and students of the Kremen School of Education and Human Development.
2012-2013 Goals:
 1. To seek funding and support for such international experiences.
 2. To establish priorities related to International Education.
 3. To consult on methods for the recruitment of international students.
 4. To engage in international recruitment, with the purpose of fulfilling a Kremen goal, "to negotiate at least one successful partnership with an overseas university to facilitate student and faculty exchange."


text: We investigate the stationary and dynamical behavior of an Anderson localized chain coupled to a single central bound state. Although this coupling partially dilutes the Anderson localized peaks towards nearly resonant sites, the most weight of the original peaks remains unchanged. This leads to multifractal wave functions with a frozen spectrum of fractal dimensions, which is characteristic for localized phases in models with power-law hopping. Using a perturbative approach we identify two different dynamical regimes. At weak couplings to the central site, the transport of particles and information is logarithmic in time, a feature usually attributed to many-body localization. We connect such transport to the persistence of the Poisson statistics of level spacings in parts of the spectrum. In contrast, at stronger couplings the level repulsion is established in the entire spectrum, the problem can be mapped to the Fano resonance, and the transport is ballistic.


How do I decide how many classes to take?
If you are an incoming frosh, we recommend signing up for 12-15 units of coursework in your first quarter. Keep in mind that adjusting to Stanford is at least the equivalent of a 3-unit course, so give yourself some room to breathe! After your first quarter, you can try taking on more if you like. In order to graduate in 4 years, you'll need to take an average of 15 units per quarter.
Important Deadlines
You will need to sign up for at least 12 units by the end of the first day of classes in order to be considered a full-time student. (See Also: What is a Unit?)
The official deadline to add and drop classes (Final Study List deadline) is the end of week three. However, while you can drop classes all the way through the third week, you should attend any classes you might take starting the first week of classes. Professors are often very reluctant to allow students to add a class that they have not been attending, and you may have missed work that cannot be made up.
After the third week of classes, your schedule for the quarter is set (the Final Study List deadline is 5pm on Friday of Week 3).
Things to consider as you choose the best combination
Number of classes
How many classes should you take? It depends. It depends on the classes, it depends on the workload, it depends on your other commitments, it depends on who you are and how you learn. This decision is best finalized after classes start--the ideal approach is to attend more classes than you expect to take, and by the end of Week 1, decide which of those classes make the best combination for you that quarter.
Typically, expect classes of 3-5 units to be main academic classes that can fulfill requirements and count toward a major, while classes of 1-2 units are usually lecture series or athletic classes, with fewer assignments outside class. Students will combine these in an infinite variety of ways.
12-15 units is ideal for your first quarter. The maximum number of academic units a first-quarter frosh may enroll in is 20. Students past their first quarter may request an exception to take 21 or 22 units in certain cases. See your Academic Advising Director or AARC advisor for details.
Cognitive shifting between types of studying/work often shows a better result than focusing in on one kind of learning. And it leads to less burn out. Most students do best with a balanced workload demanding a mix of exams and essays, of reading and problem sets, of STEM and humanities topics.
Four main academic classes may be nicely balanced among math, Spanish, chemistry, and history, but if you have two essays and two midterms all due in the same week, you might want to tweak something. It's useful to actually write down all the major deadlines on the Quarter-at-a-Glance planner, and then evaluate the commitments you are making.
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Vision Statement: To cultivate a collaborative effort to improve the quality and breadth of community-based obesity prevention.
What is a Community-based Obesity Prevention Initiative?
CO-OPS defines community-based obesity prevention initiatives as initiatives that seek to promote healthy eating and physical activity, in a way that would be expected to influence energy balance thus contributing to the prevention of obesity at the population level. The type of initiatives or programs that the CO-OPS Collaboration focuses on are those that consider the socio-cultural and environmental determinants of obesity within a setting or population group, rather than those with a focus solely on individual behaviour change or weight loss (treatment).
CO-OPS includes practitioners, funders and evaluators of programs which have obesity prevention as part of their objectives as well as healthy eating and physical activity programs which contribute to obesity prevention.
The CO-OPS Collaboration acknowledges that there are a range of different interventions throughout Australia of varying size and scope, each with an important role in community-based obesity prevention. The CO-OPS Collaboration aims to develop resources and support systems that account for these differences.
Knowledge translation and exchange
The CO-OPS Collaboration has employed a Knowledge Broker who is available to CO-OPS sites to assist with advice and support and facilitate the knowledge translation process.
CO-OPS aims to harness the use of research and evidence to improve the planning, implementation and evaluation of community-based obesity prevention initiatives.
CO-OPS endeavours to create a support system that will accelerate the use of knowledge, evidence and evaluation by those involved in community-based obesity prevention.
We aim to effectively share information and evidence with participating sites through a wide variety of communications including:
- Publish and communicate widely (including through scientific conferences, journals and the media) on best practices approaches to community-based obesity prevention;
- Provision of on-going support and advice services for new community-based projects;
- Maintenance of an up to date evidence-based website, training tools and resources;
- Provision of online facilitated forums;
- Review of previous best practices to ensure currency and validity;
- Development of evidence-based summaries of community-based projects; and
- Maintenance of continuous knowledge sharing capabilities.


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How Can Oracle Be Applied in Education Today?
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Information Technology has literally taken over every sector of the industry today. Computers and computerized devices are used in manufacturing, healthcare, and research, food processing and even education. I.T. resources such as laptops, tablets, Smartphone, intelligent circuits, Wi-Fi transmitters and more are utilized every day to run companies, industrial plants and organizations too. These I.T. resources are divided into hardware and software resources. One of the software resources used is the Oracle database. It is used to store information for future editing, viewing, and retrieval. The Oracle database is used in organizations as well as education centers. Why is it preferred over other database software in the market? Read on to find out.
Characteristics of Oracle database software
Oracle database software can run on all operating software platforms. Examples of these are Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX. It is also compatible with all standard protocols of networking. This database software satisfies all the industry standards applied in the technology sector. Moreover, developers can expect full support in the Oracle database software from manufacturers. This is essential in adding or adjusting the available features of this database software. Oracle also allows online backups for the latest versions. You can cover all the stages of a database development cycle.
Oracle is also capable of storing large databases. Moreover, it can support both numbers and alphanumeric characters in the data it stores. The databases created with Oracle are object-oriented in nature. As a result, this software is versatile and can be applied in companies, manufacturing plants and education facilities. Moreover, this database software allows the use of cursors. This makes it easier for developers to work with it. Security is a major feature in database software today. Oracle enforces this by dealing with each computer transaction independently. This secures the data that is involved in each transaction. Why is Oracle used for student learning computer concepts? Read on to find out.
Why Oracle can be used for education
This database exhibits concepts of database computing that students need to learn so as to fill roles such as being a remote oracle dba. These concepts include:
 1. Consistency
 2. Atomicity
 3. Durability
 4. Isolation
Consistency of data
For a database to stay secure, it needs to be consistent. This means that it should move from one valid state to another without compromising the integrity of the data stored in it. Oracle exhibits this characteristic. Thus, it is used to educate students on the database creation concept.
Atomicity of data
The data involved in a database transaction is viewed by the system as one unit. In this way, the results of a transaction can only take one of two forms. It can be rolled back in its entirety or committed fully. There is no half-way point. This is atomicity of data. It is an important concept of databases that students can learn from Oracle.
Durability of data
After a database transaction is complete, the results are durable. This means that they are able to survive various conditions such as system failure or viral infection. The results of the transactions in an Oracle database are durable and secure. This is another concept that students can learn using Oracle database software.
Isolation of data
The Oracle database program handles each data transaction independently. None is visible to the other or even to other users of the same database. A transaction can only be viewed after it is complete. This is a feature that contributes to data security.
In addition to the above concepts, there are other reasons why Oracle can be used in an educational setting.
Ability to perform effective error correction
This database software allows you to recovery your data efficiently in case of human error. This error can be incorrect entry or improper editing. Oracle saves multiple instances of a database. Therefore, human error can be corrected by backing up to the latest instance.
Ability to perform data recovery
The nature of saving multiple instances of a database also contributes to faster recover of Oracle databases. In case of resource corruption or system failure, you can restore your database by activating the most recently saved instance.
It has a short learning curve
Oracle has a short, comfortable learning curve. Its concepts are easy to grasp. Moreover, it is built such that it can be easily used in various organizations. This makes it ideal database software to use for teaching data storage concepts to students.
Research Methodology
Every year our worldwide group of specialists leads a yearly study of thousands of big business programming sellers by reaching them legitimately on their most recent quarterly and yearly incomes by nation, practical zone, and vertical market. We supplement their composed reactions with our own essential research to decide quarterly and yearly development rates, notwithstanding client wins to find out whether these are net new buys or extensions of existing usage.
Another component of our proactive research procedure is through nonstop improvement of our client database, which stores more than one million records on the venture programming scene of more than 100,000 associations around the globe.
The database gives client knowledge and logical data on what kinds of big business programming frameworks and other significant advancements are they running and their affinity to contribute further with their present or new providers as a major aspect of their general IT change undertakings to remain aggressive, fight off dangers from problematic powers, or agree to inner commands to improve by and large endeavor productivity.
The outcome is a mix of stock side information and request age client knowledge that enables our customers to more readily situate themselves fully expecting the following wave that will reshape the endeavor programming commercial center for quite a long time to come.
Today, it is necessary to teach students some of the fundamentals of I.T. These are the creation, storage and access of data. This is done using database software such as Oracle. A number of reasons why this particular software is effective in education are indicated above. They are comprehensive and applicable in any student facility teaching I.T.
Author's Bio: Andrew Thompson is a remote oracle dba. He has been in this position for five years. In addition to maintaining Oracle databases for organizations, he also teaches the system to students. The characteristics of Oracle normally prepare students for the demanding world of data maintenance. Andrew made a valid contribution to this report.
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Designed for pets, the $2,000 "JooZoo" bauble responds to pet behaviors by playing MP3s. So why the big price tag? Because it's covered in diamonds and gold.
According to the company, the play system enhances your pet's physical health and relieves stress through automatic content responding to various pet behaviors. For example, when you leave your pet at home alone or while your pet travels in a vehicle, the JooZoo encourages physical movement or increases blood flow rate by sound wave stimulation.
Alternately, you could use your vocal chords to produce the phonemes "GUD DAHG" and initiate vibrations in the dogs head with light, repetitive downward strokes. For free.


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Sometimes when developing a flow we find that the flow becomes non-responsive. This can be caused by a few different reasons but one of the most common is that the flow is stuck in a logic loop.
This can be caused by poor code design or design of the flow itself. Even after identifying and fixing the logic within the flow, you are still stuck with the task of replacing the deployed flow within the Broker.
WebSphere Message Broker has built in recovery measures. This means, if the Broker detects that the EG has crashed or stopped unexpectedly, it will try to restart this process. To avoid the flow going back into its hung state, you should shut down the input source. For example, you can disable the input queue if using MQ as your input source. After this is done, you can kill the EG process. When the EG restarts you will see an error stating the message flow couldn't connect to the input source. From this point you can stop the message flow and then delete it.
This will allow you to redeploy the corrected flow to replace the old one.


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Applying visual effects to the desktop - Shoot
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This article discusses how an application can apply visual effects to the desktop, by copying desktop contents, applying effects on it and then re-displaying it.
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This article discusses how an application can apply visual effects to the desktop, by copying desktop contents, applying effects on it using GDI functions and then re-displaying it. Additionally this application also demonstrates how to play wav files using Win32 API.
Shoot comes in handy when you are frustrated with your computer and would like to literally shoot the brains out of it. This application when run, converts your mouse pointer to a gun's target finder and wherever you click, it makes a gun shot sound and burns a hole through the desktop. To close the application just hit the escape key.
Like all other windows, the desktop window also has a device context associated with it. The Win32 API GetDCEx(...) can be used to get a handle to this desktop device context. Using this handle, you can copy the desktop window contents to some device context of your application. Then using any combination of GDI operations, various visual effects can be applied to it.
Using the code
We start copying the desktop window in the constructor of the dialog class, since we need to do this before, the window for this application comes up. We first get a handle to the desktop device context and then convert it to a pointer to a CDC object. We also get the screen resolution.
int screenMaxX = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN);
int screenMaxY = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN);
Then we create a device context in memory that is compatible with the desktop device context.
m_pProcDC = new CDC;
m_pProcDC->CreateCompatibleDC (pDesktopDC);
When a memory device context is created, a 1x1 pixel sized bitmap is selected to it and hence GDI operations on it do not produce the required effect. We circumvent this by creating a bitmap of the same dimension as the desktop and selecting it to the memory device context.
m_pBMP = new CBitmap;
m_pBMP->CreateCompatibleBitmap (pDesktopDC, screenMaxX, screenMaxY);
m_pProcDC->SelectObject (m_pBMP);
The memory device context is now ready for use and we can copy the contents of the desktop device context to it.
 m_pProcDC->BitBlt(0, 0, screenMaxX, screenMaxY, pDesktopDC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
Once this is done you can apply any visual effect to the memory device context and then redisplay it.
However in this application we will not apply the visual effect right now. We need to create a bullet mark on the screen when the user clicks. For that we use a bitmap resource named IDB_SHOTMARK which is like a gunshot mark. To use this bitmap, we load it and select it to another device context created in memory.
m_pShotDC = new CDC;
m_pShotBmp = new CBitmap;
m_pShotBmp->LoadBitmap ( IDB_SHOTMARK );
m_pShotDC->SelectObject ( m_pShotBmp );
When we are done with copying desktop contents and loading bitmaps, we are ready to display them.
In the OnInitDialog we make the dialog cover the whole desktop, by giving it the size of the desktop and making it stay always on top using a call to SetWindowPos.
::SetWindowPos( this->GetSafeHwnd(), HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0,
 GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN), GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN),
We also keep the gun's view finder cursor, which is another resource, ready, by loading it.
HINSTANCE hInstResource = AfxFindResourceHandle (MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDC_TF),
m_hCursor = ::LoadCursor(hInstResource, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDC_TF));
In the OnPaint handler we display the desktop window by copying it from the device context in memory where we had stored it previously to the dialog's device context.
CDC *pDC = GetDC();
pDC->BitBlt (0, 0, screenMaxX, screenMaxY, m_pProcDC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY );
The only thing that is left is to show the gunshot mark and make the sound, when the user clicks. For this we handle the message WM_LBUTTONDOWN where we copy the contents of the gunshot bitmap loaded in the m_pShotDC device context to the point where the user clicked. We also play the wav file using the PlaySound function. To use this function you need to link the VC98\Lib\WINMM.LIB with your application and include the mmsystem.h header file in your application.
void CShootDlg::OnLButtonDown(UINT nFlags, CPoint point)
 // Show gunshot mark
 CDC *pDC = GetDC();
 pDC->BitBlt (point.x - 10, point.y - 10, 48, 48, m_pShotDC, 0, 0, SRCAND);
 // Play gunshot sound
 ::PlaySound((LPCTSTR)soundFile, NULL,
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The project assumes that the winmm.lib is available as..\..\VC98\Lib\WINMM.LIB. So you need to extract the shoot sources in the MyProjects folder or change the relative path before building the application.
The application assumes that the gunshot.wav file is present in the same folder as the executable. If it does not find the wav file, the gunshot sound will not be made.
 - v1.0 - This is the initial version.
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