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Types of traditional settlements and forms of folk houses
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Settlement is the general name of various forms of human settlements. This class mainly teaches the types of traditional settlements in Shanxi, namely urban settlements and rural settlements. Feel the site selection and layout characteristics of these two settlements through real photos.On this basis, it introduces the forms of folk houses in Shanxi. Shanxi folk houses follow the general law of the construction of folk houses in other local settlements, draw local materials and adjust measures to local conditions. However, due to the great differences in natural and geographical conditions, the forms and styles of folk houses in Shanxi traditional settlements are very different. With the accumulation of years, these residential forms constitute the distinctive characteristics of Shanxi settlements and have unique artistic value.


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Best Practices for Three-Node Hybrid Deployment
For a TiDB cluster, if you have no requirements on high performance but need to control the cost, you can deploy the TiDB, TiKV, and PD components on three machines in a hybrid way.
This document offers an example of three-node hybrid deployment and a TPC-C test against the deployed cluster. Based on this example, this document offers best practices for the deployment scenario and its parameter adjustment.
Prerequisites for deployment and the test method
In this example, three physical machines are used for deployment, each with 16 CPU cores and 32 GB of memory. On each machine (node), one TiDB instance, one TiKV instance, and one PD instance are deployed in a hybrid way.
Because PD and TiKV both store information on the disk, the read and write latency of disk directly affects the latency of the PD and TiKV services. To avoid the situation that PD and TiKV compete for disk resources and affect each other, it is recommended to use different disks for PD and TiKV.
In this example, the TPC-C 5000 Warehouse data is used in TiUP bench and the test lasts 12 hours with the terminals parameter set to 128 (concurrency). Close attention is paid to metrics related to performance stability of the cluster.
The image below shows the QPS monitor of the cluster within 12 hours with the default parameter configuration. From the image, you can see an obvious performance jitter.
QPS with default config
After the parameter adjustment, the performance is improved.
QPS with modified config
Parameter adjustment
Performance jitter occurs in the image above, because the default thread pool configuration and the resource allocation to background tasks are for machines with sufficient resources. In the hybrid deployment scenario, the resources are shared among multiple components, so you need to limit the resource consumption via configuration parameters.
The final cluster configuration for this test is as follows:
 readpool.unified.max-thread-count: 6
 server.grpc-concurrency: 2
 storage.scheduler-worker-pool-size: 2
 gc.max-write-bytes-per-sec: 300K
 rocksdb.max-background-jobs: 3
 rocksdb.max-sub-compactions: 1
 rocksdb.rate-bytes-per-sec: "200M"
 performance.committer-concurrency: 4
 performance.max-procs: 8
The following sections introduce the meanings and the adjustment methods of these parameters.
Configuration of TiKV thread pool size
This section offers best practices for adjusting parameters that relate to the resource allocation of thread pools for foreground applications. Reducing these thread pool sizes will compromise performance, but in the hybrid deployment scenario with limited resources, the cluster itself is hard to achieve high performance. In this scenario, the overall stability of the cluster is preferred over performance.
If you conduct an actual load test, you can first use the default configuration and observe the actual resource usage of each thread pool. Then you can adjust the corresponding configuration items and reduce the sizes of the thread pools that have lower usage.
The default value of this parameter is 80% of the number of machine threads. In a hybrid deployment scenario, you need to manually calculate and specify this value. You can first set it to 80% of the expected number of CPU threads used by TiKV.
This parameter defaults to 4. Because in the existing deployment plan, the CPU resources are limited and the actual requests are few. You can observe the monitoring panel, lower the value of this parameter, and keep the usage rate below 80%.
In this test, the value of this parameter is set to 2. Observe the gRPC poll CPU panel and you can see that the usage rate is just around 80%.
When TiKV detects that the CPU core number of the machine is greater than or equal to 16, this parameter value defaults to 8. When the CPU core number is smaller than 16, the parameter value defaults to 4. This parameter is used when TiKV converts complex transaction requests to simple key-value reads or writes, but the scheduler thread pool does not performs any writes.
Ideally, the usage rate of the scheduler thread pool is kept between 50% and 75%. Similar to the gRPC thread pool, the storage.scheduler-worker-pool-size parameter defaults to a larger value during the hybrid deployment, which makes resource usage insufficient. In this test, the value of this parameter is set to 2, which is in line with the best practices, a conclusion drawn by observing the corresponding metrics in the Scheduler worker CPU panel.
Scheduler Worker CPU
Resource configuration for TiKV background tasks
In addition to foreground tasks, TiKV regularly sorts data and cleans outdated data in background tasks. The default configuration allocates sufficient resources to these tasks for the scenario of high-traffic writes.
However, in the hybrid deployment scenario, this default configuration is not in line with the best practices. You need to limit the resource usage of background tasks by adjusting the following parameters.
rocksdb.max-background-jobs and rocksdb.max-sub-compactions
The RocksDB thread pool is used to perform compaction and flush jobs. The default value of rocksdb.max-background-jobs is 8, which obviously exceeds the resource that is in need. Therefore, the value should be adjusted to limit the resource usage.
rocksdb.max-sub-compactions indicates the number of concurrent sub-tasks allowed for a single compaction job, which defaults to 3. You can lower this value when the write traffic is not high.
In the test, the rocksdb.max-background-jobs value is set to 3 and the rocksdb.max-sub-compactions value is set to 1. No write stall occurs during the 12-hour test with the TPC-C load. When optimizing the two parameter values according to the actual load, you can lower the values gradually based on monitoring metrics:
 - If write stall occurs, increase the value of rocksdb.max-background-jobs.
 - If the write stall persists, set the value of rocksdb.max-sub-compactions to 2 or 3.
This parameter is used to limit the disk traffic for the background compaction jobs. The default configuration has no limit for this parameter. To avoid the situation that compaction jobs occupy the resources of foreground services, you can adjust this parameter value according to the sequential read and write speed of the disk, which reserves enough disk bandwidth for foreground services.
The method of optimizing the RocksDB thread pool is similar to that of optimizing the compaction thread pool. You can determine whether the value you have adjusted is suitable according to whether write stall occurs.
Because TiDB uses the multi-version concurrency control (MVCC) model, TiKV periodically cleans old version data in the background. When the available resources are limited, this operation causes periodical performance jitter. You can use the gc.max_write_bytes_per_sec parameter to limit the resource usage of such an operation.
GC Impact
In addition to setting this parameter value in the configuration file, you can also dynamically adjust this value in tikv-ctl.
tiup ctl tikv --host=${ip:port} modify-tikv-config -n gc.max_write_bytes_per_sec -v ${limit}
In application scenarios with frequent updates, limiting GC traffic might cause the MVCC versions to pile up and affect read performance. Currently, to achieve a balance between performance jitter and performance decrease, you might need to try multiple times to adjust the value of this parameter.
TiDB parameter adjustment
Generally, you can adjust the TiDB parameters of execution operators using system variables such as tidb_hash_join_concurrency and tidb_index_lookup_join_concurrency.
In this test, these parameters are not adjusted. In the load test of your actual application, if the execution operators consume an excessive amount of CPU resources, you can limit the resource usage of specific operators according to your application scenario. For more details, see TiDB system variables.
This parameter is used to control how many CPU cores an entire Go process can use. By default, the value is equal to the number of CPU cores of the current machine or cgroups.
When Go is running, a proportion of threads is used for background tasks such as GC. If you do not limit the value of the performance.max-procs parameter, these background tasks will consume too much CPU.


Step 9: Manually adding participants
Published 2/1/17, 4:02 PM, by Aaron Bird
This tutorial will explain how to manually add a rider to an event. This could be in response to a postal entry.
The steps to manually add a participant can be summarised as:
 1. If you already know the CTT ID of the participant, you should use this ID and add the new participant
 2. If you do not know the CTT ID, you should search for the ID using the participants first name, last name and gender. If a match is found, you should use this CTT ID
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The Hefei TV tower is taken as an analytical case to examine the control method with a fluid viscous damper under wind load fluctuation. Firstly, according to the random vibration theory, the effect of fluctuating wind on the tower can be modeled as a 19-dimensional correlated random process, and the wind-induced vibration analysis of the tower subjected to dynamic wind load was further obtained. On the basis of the others' works, a bimodel dynamic model is proposed. Finally, a dynamic model is proposed to study the wind-induced vibration control analysis using viscous fluid dampers, and the optimal damping coefficient is obtained regarding the wind-induced response of the upper turret as optimization objectives. Analysis results show that the maximum peak response of the tower under dynamic wind load is far beyond the allowable range of the code. The wind-induced responses and the wind vibration input energy of the tower are decreased greatly by using a fluid viscous damper, and the peak acceleration responses of the upper turret is reduced by 43.4%.
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Computing Projectile Size from Crater Diameter
H. Jay Melosh and Ross A. Beyer
This is a program to estimate the size of a projectile that made a gravity-dominated crater of the given size. Three different estimates are presented, but the pi-scaling method is currently considered the best!
Crater Descriptor
Enter the crater diameter in km
This diameter is: Transient Final
Projectile Descriptor
Enter the projectile density in kg/m3 or
Impact Conditions
Enter the impact velocity in km/sec or
Enter the impact angle in degrees
The impact angle is measured between the approach trajectory and a plane tangent to the surface. This angle is 90 degrees for a vertical impact.
Target Descriptors
Enter the target density in kg/m3 or
Enter the acceleration of gravity in m/sec2 or
Target Type
liquid water
loose sand
competent rock or saturated soil
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Predecessors (and their counterparts, successors) are how you as the project manager tell Project what the logical flow of tasks should be throughout your project. This tab of the Task Information dialog allows you to see all the tasks that are predecessors for the task currently being edited in the dialog. This section shows you how to create a new predecessor.
graphics/one_icon.jpg As in all tabs in this dialog, you can edit the task Name and Duration fields.
graphics/two_icon.jpg The grid on this tab lists all the tasks that are predecessors to the task named in the Name field.
graphics/three_icon.jpg The type of link is shown in the Type field. In this case, Define Requirements has a Finish-to-Start link to this task, meaning that the Define Requirements task must finish before the Write Specifications task can start.
graphics/four_icon.jpg The Lag field lets you define a span of days between the predecessor side of the link and the successor side of the link. This means that if you add a one-day lag on the link shown, Write Specifications cannot start until one full day after Define Requirements finishes.
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text: We have proposed a method of simultaneously measuring aerodynamic sound and fluid ow using parallel phaseshifting interferometry (PPSI). PPSI can observe phase of light instantaneously and quantitatively. This method is useful for understanding the aerodynamic sound because PPSI can measure near the source of the aerodynamic sound. However, the components of sound and ow should be separated in order to observe detail near the source of sound inside a region of ow. Therefore, we consider a separation of the component of sound from simultaneously visualized images of sound and ow. In previous research, a spatio-temporal filter was used to extract a component satisfying the wave equation. The ow and the sound are different physical phenomena, and the ow cannot be expressed by the wave equation. Hence, we think that the spatio-temporal filter enables us to separate the component of sound from the simultaneously visualized images. In this paper, we propose a method for separation of ow and sound using spatio-temporal filter in order to visualize the component of the aerodynamic sound near its source. We conducted an experiment of the separation of data measured by PPSI. The results show that the spatio-temporal filter can extract the sound from air-ow except for the sound near objects and boundaries.


Is there a way that I can use the same monitor with both my desktop and notebook computers, without constantly switching cables?KVM Switch
You need a KVM switch (KVM stands for keyboard, video, monitor). This lets you hook a single keyboard, monitor, and mouse up to multiple PCs and notebooks. The actual computers can run simultaneously, while the monitor displays only what's running on the selected computer; the mouse and keyboard control the selected system.
A button on the front of the KVM lets you toggle between systems. In your case, you wanted the monitor to extend the amount of data displayed on your notebook. That's no problem, as long as your notebook supports dual displays.D-Link DKVM-2
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During implementation, NGDBuild reports the following errors:
"ERROR:NgdBuild:412 - Invalid UCF/NCF file entry value detected while reading UCF file addtest.ucf, line number is 0..."
"ERROR:NgdBuild:31 - Errors found while parsing.ucf file "addtest.ucf". Please check for syntax errors in the UCF file. For more information on legal UCF constraints, please see the "Attributes, Constraints, and Carry Logic" section of the Libraries Guide."
These messages indicate that a parsing error occurred when the UCF file was being read. Check the syntax of the constraint at the line number specified in the error message. The value specified in the error message indicates the place in the line where the syntax error occurs.
This error will sometimes occur if a "=" is missing in the middle of the constraint or if a semicolon is missing from the end of a line. It can also occur if a keyword is misspelled, or if there is no object to which the constraint is attached.
If the line number specified is "0," check the last entry in the UCF file for valid syntax.


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At the behest of Gerhard Paseman I'll describe the problem that I alluded to in name for a partial order.
Let $M = M(\infty)$ denote the set of all finite subsets of the positive integers $\mathbb{N}$. As I mentioned in my other question, $M$ has a partial order defined as follows: If $S \in M$ and $i \ge 1$ is an integer, denote by $S_i$ the $i$-th largest element of $S$. We say that $S \ge_R T$ if $|S| \ge |T|$ and $S_i \ge T_i$ for $i = 1, \dots, |T|$. For any finite subset $A \subset M$ define the polynomial $$ f_A(t) := \sum_{S \in A} \sum_{T \in A} t^{|S \Delta T|},$$
where $S \Delta T$ denotes the symmetric difference. If $ p \in (0,1)$ say that a finite subset $A \subset M$ is optimal at $p$ if $f_A(p) \ge f_B(p)$ for all subsets $B \subset M$ with $|B| = |A|$. Say that $A$ is optimal, if there is some $p \in (0,1)$ for which $A$ is optimal at $p$. Say that $A$ is isomorphic to $B$ if there is a permutation $\pi \in S_{\infty}$ (permutations of $\mathbb{N}$ which only move a finite set of elements) and a subset $T \in M$ such that $B = \{ \pi(S) \Delta T : S \in A \}$. It's easy to see that if $A$ is isomorphic to $B$ then $f_A(t) = f_B(t)$.
Another way of thinking of $M$ is to consider it to be infinite sequences of 0's and 1's with only a finite number of 1's (i.e. infinite bit-strings). Then cardinality becomes Hamming weight and symmetric difference becomes exclusive or. Isomorphic sets of bit-strings would be obtained from one another by permuting coordinates (every bit string in the set gets permuted in the same way), and then xoring everything with a common bit-string.
In (Gordon, Miller, Ostapenko) we proved that if $A$ is optimal then it is isomorphic to an order ideal for the order $\le_R$. For a fixed value $N$ for $|A|$ we were then able to make a search for all order ideals of size $N$, and then determine the optimal ones (for some $p$) among those. We were able to do this by looking at the subposet of $M$ of elements $S \in M$ such that $|\{ T : T \le_R S \}| \le N$. In particular we were interested in optimal sets whose cardinality is a power of 2. The search for cardinality 64 took about 1/2 hour. Unless we have a new idea the search for $N=128$ is out of the question. For $N=64$ there are _PHONE_ order ideals of cardinality 64, but less than 100 of them are optimal. Thus I was hoping that if there are theorems around about the structure of the order ideals of $M(\infty)$ that that might help us to make a more efficient search. In the previous question, Richard Stanley pointed out that the partial order that I was using had been studied before in one of his papers.
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Thank you for showing this problem. I assume in the definition of A isomorphic to B you want B= instead of A=. Also, I apologize for an earlier error. The partial order I and Libor Polak used involved multisets, not sets, of the positive integers. I shall contemplate upon this problem. Gerhard "Ask Me About System Design" Paseman, 2011.08.11 – Gerhard Paseman Aug 11 '11 at 19:03
Also, it is easy for me to get confused. A in M suggests that A is a set of numbers. A finite set A from M is a finite subset of M. By a finite set A in M I am guessing you mean the latter, but I would expect A subset M instead of what you have, which is A in M. Can I consider it a typo, and mentally substitue the subset symbol for the member of symbol in those places to get your meaning? Gerhard "Ask Me About System Design" Paseman, 2011.08.11 – Gerhard Paseman Aug 11 '11 at 19:11
_USER_: I fixed the typos (I think that I got all of them). One other thing: you can also define a different partial order on subsets of M: Say that $A \ge_D B$ if $f_A(t) \ge f_B(t)$ for all $t \in (0,1)$ (the $D$ is for dominates). It's necessary (but not sufficient) for $A$ to be maximal in this partial order (at least restricted to sets of cardinality $|A|$) in order for it to be optimal. I found empirically that almost all of the maximal sets for $N=64$ were optimal. – Victor Miller Aug 11 '11 at 22:36
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Introduction to the hat matrix in regression
What is the Hat matrix (known in econometrics as the projection matrix ) in regression?
The geometry of the Hat matrix in regression.
How does the Hat matrix gets its name?
Interpretation of the Hat matrix in bivariate (simple linear) regression
Having shown my students the geometric interpretation of what the Hat matrix does, I had one student who came stuck after trying to get the picture in his head for the case of a bivariate regression – I could see how he was thinking – and I am sure he is not the only one who gets stuck with this. So let me share with you his question, and resolve it.
Properties of the Hat matrix with proofs
The hat matrix (projection matrix in econometrics) is an orthogonal projection.
Hat matrix is an orthogonal projection
I have yet to explain the difference between a projection, and an orthogonal projection, and this is something I do now. We are interested only in orthogonal projections, not any old projection. I shall explain: difference between these 2 projections; linear algebra properties of these 2 projectionsintuitively why is a projection matrix idempotent? All this is explained using the Hat matrix.
Projection and orthogonal projections
A matrix is a projection matrix if and only if it is idempotent; a matrix is an orthogonal projection if and only if it is symmetric and idempotent.
The idempotent property makes any projection matrix positive semi definite. The symmetric property is used in the proof but isn't required as a condition (if I understand correctly) as the symmetric condition is implicit in the quadratic form, by which I mean that in a quadratic form, x'Ax, even if A is not symmetric it may be written equivalently as a quadratic form with a symmetric matrix, namely:
Because of this when we look at quadratic forms, we can just study the cases for symmetric matrices.
How is it that the Hat matrix projects a vector on to the column space spanned by X?
So we know that a projection matrix is a linear transformation that takes a vector and puts it into the space spanned by the column vectors in the matrix. But the Hat matrix is a function of the Xs. So how can we say that the Hat matrix projects a vector onto the column space spanned by the vectors in matrix X? Shouldn't it be that H projects a vector onto the space spanned by the vectors v, where v s are the vectors in the H matrix? This is something I had been puzzled about – and I would have loved to have heard the explanation in my econometrics classes – something that never happened. (Closest I got to an explanation was in my 2nd year linear algebra class). Sit back and watch while I tell you one of my favourite stories.


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 An organized crime
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 An organized body of workers
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 A well organized event
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 An orgnised society.
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10 reasons your kids need their cousins growing up
Family gatherings are an important part of growing up, especially if your kids have cousins similar in age.
Most of us remember hanging out with our cousins at family barbecues or we may have even been lucky enough to live close by and even go to school, or be in the same class, as a relative.
In fact, cousins play a vital role in a child's development and social interactions.
10 reasons your kids need their cousins growing up
Family gatherings are an important part of growing up. Source: Pixabay
Here are 10 reasons why your kids need their cousins….
1. Cousins are your first best friends
Siblings are too – but cousins are like siblings that don't annoy you as much! Plus, they're more like a friend as you can have sleepovers at your cousin's house!
2. You'll always have someone to hang out with at family gatherings
It's nice to have someone to hang out with at Great Aunt May's annual family tea. Family gathering are so much better and less of a chore if your cousins are there when you're younger.
3. It's basically like having more siblings
This is great if you are an only child. If you only have a brother, you may have a female cousin or vice versa. It's like having lots of siblings that you don't have to share all your toys with all of the time!
4. It's easier to make plans with cousins
If your parents are going to visit their siblings then it's easy to make plans for playdates with your cousins.
5. You can share hand-me-downs
If you have a cousin that lives nearby, chances are you'll have clothes for life!
10 reasons your kids need their cousins growing up
Cousins are basically extra siblings. Source: Pixabay
6. You'll always have someone to confide in
Kids are always going to complain about their parents, let's face it. Having a cousin to vent to is always handy, as they will understand more where you're coming from.
7. You're connected for life
Like siblings, cousins are family. You share grandparents, aunts, uncles and other cousins. That's super special.
8. You have more role models
Whether you're the youngest or the oldest child in your family, chances are there will either be someone older than you or younger than you when you have cousins.
Things, like manners, can be learnt from older cousins. Exposure to more people is always a good thing when it comes to learning social cues.
10 reasons your kids need their cousins growing up
You have friends for life in cousins. Source: Pixabay
9. You get to reminisce with cousins
Not many people get to see their friends on Christmas Day, but chances are, you'll spend it with your cousins. This way, you make so many personal memories that you can look back on later in life.
10. Cousins love each other unconditionally
Friends often come and go as you grow up, but your cousins will be there from birth until adulthood. There may be bickers but they'll resolve quickly because of those family connections.
10 ways aunts play a super special and important part in our children's lives
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Rendering LaTeX using KaTeX and Jekyll
 06 December 2014 │
 LaTeX, Jekyll
So as a Ph.D. student who studies in Computer Science, using LaTeX to render the equations in my blog is inevitable. In general, I hope the render can support the following features:
The most popular way to render LaTeX within Jekyll is using MathJaX. There are lots of blogs (e.g. this) to show you how to configure it. But MathJaX has a huge shortage on rendering speed. It's slow, not for a bit, but so slow that you can see the web page refreshing itself.
Recently, I came across a new project KaTeX. It's fast as you can see the comparison below in which KaTeX is on the left and MathJax is on the right.
KaTeX vs Mathjax
So how to make KaTeX work in the Jekyll? Will Drevo offers a comprehensive manual to make it work. However, it requires us to write LaTeX code inside HTML div block. And I found this blog to explain how to use KaTeX with JavaScript. Combining both of these works, and with some extra effort, I find the approach to use KaTeX seamlessly inside Jekyll.
First of all, we need to configure Jekyll using Kramdown as markdown parser and MathJax as Kramdown's math engine. In result, inline math equation will be rendered into a script block with "math/tex" as type. Like this: tex code . Similarly the display style math equation will turn into a script block with "math/tex; mode=display" as type. Like this: tex code .
Secondly, let us put the required resources into the HTML head.
Finally, with the power of jQuery and KaTeX, we replace all the TeX code block to rendered high quality equations fast. But remember, this JavaScript should be loaded at the end of HTML file.
Here's the final result of rendered equation in below. Also you can do whatever custom you want in CSS file using class inline-equation and equation.
P(x)=1σ2πe(xμ)22σ2 P(x)=\frac{1}{\sigma\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-\frac{(x-\mu)^2}{2\sigma ^2}}


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To create copies:
- Go to "Shared with me" in your old Drive.
- Select the files that you wish to save.
- Right-click on them and select "Make a copy". How to make a copy of a shared file in Google Drive.
- Go to My Drive and view the files.
Download a copy of a file
- On your computer, open a Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Forms home screen.
- Open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
- At the top, click File. Download as.
- Choose a file type. The file will download onto your computer.
Following are the steps to Move Files from Shared With Me to My Drive:
- Click "Shared with me" tab located at the left side of window.
- Click a file which you want to move.
- Click "Add to My Drive" icon located at the top of the window. …
- A "Move To" window opens up.
- Select the folder from "My Drive" to move the file.
The first Google Drive limits the number of downloads of the file. The reason is that in the span of 24 hours, many people access the file. This case usually appears on Google Drive files that have been shared by someone. As a result, you cannot download the file in Google Drive.
There are detailed steps. Step 1: Go to the website of Copy URL to Google Drive. Step 2: Paste the link, select the target folder you want to save to and click on "Save, Copy to Google Drive". Step 3: Click on "Save to Google Drive" button in the new window to complete the task.
Follow the steps below:
- Open a browser window and copy the link of the file that you want to download.
- Now open an Incognito window or any other browser but make sure that you are not signed in into your google account in that tab or browser.
- Hit download.
- That's it.
Why there is no download option in Google Drive?
If you're using multiple Google accounts (e.g. for work and personal), Google Drive sometimes might improperly mix up permissions to download certain files. To fix this, log out of all Google accounts. Then only log back in with the account that should have access to the file you want to download and try again.
Can viewers of Google Drive download?
Viewers are library users who can access documents in a read-only mode. By default, viewers can download, copy and print attachments.


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Definition of Africanize
verb [with object]
1make African in character: (as adjective Africanized)an Africanized form of Cajun music (in Africa) restructure (an organization) by replacing white employees with black Africans.
(usually as adjective Africanized
) hybridize (honeybees of European stock) with bees of African stock, producing an aggressive strain. In recent years hybrids have spread from Brazil to the US, where they have become known colloquially as "killer bees.".

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Application to Request Registration as a Beneficiary
What does it mean to be a MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet beneficiary?
The MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet programme is a unique fundraising tool which is already being used by over 8 000 schools, charities and welfare groups (our "beneficiaries"). We provide these registered beneficiaries with the opportunity to use the MySchool programme in order to raise supplementary annuity income for their organisations. This tool includes our management of the programme infrastructure, logistics, payment processing and allocation, card issuing, client service, query management, and reporting tools. We also provide the registered beneficiaries with various resources, such as customised application forms, website content and advice on how to use the programme to raise monthly sustainable funds through the programme.
It is up to the beneficiary to use these tools to raise funds and incorporate it into their fundraising plan.
How much money do beneficiaries make? How do they ensure the programme is a success?
It is the beneficiary's responsibility to use the tools we have provided to their benefit. MySchool does not manage the individual beneficiary's fundraising efforts. Therefore the amount of funds raised through the programme is dependent on various factors. We can learn a lot from beneficiaries who use the programme to raise substantial amounts of funds each month.
Those registered beneficiaries that are currently successfully using the programme have:
- A dedicated fundraising champion who manages all fundraising activities - including the MySchool Fundraising programme.
- At least 1000 active MySchool supporters - who use their cards frequently (on a monthly basis) at the various MySchool partners.
- Supporters located in MySchool partner service areas (i.e the supporters are willing and able to support the organisation at local partners, and our national partners).
- A fundraising and communications plan. They communicate with their supporters on a regular basis, through their various communication channels, to keep them updated on where to swipe their MySchool card, the funds raised and how these funds are used - they also remember to say "thank you" to their supporters!
- Events where they sign up new supporters and ensure their current supporters keep supporting them.
- A MySchool information page on their website, linked to MySchool on social media platforms, and have marketing material to show potential supporters and encourage them that they can be nominated as a beneficiary.
What is the difference between a School, Village and Planet Beneficiary?
There is only one MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet card, which gives you access to support up to three Beneficiaries. Our Beneficiaries are all classified as one of the following:
- MySchool Beneficiaries: registered schools.
- MyVillage Beneficiaries: charities that helps communities and individuals (adults and children).
- MyPlanet beneficiaries: organisations that focus on the improvement and protection of the environment and animals.
How to become a MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet Beneficiary
- Make sure you qualify for an organisation to qualify for registration as a MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet Beneficiary, it must be either:
- a school that is registered with the Department of Education; or
- a non-profit organisation (NPO) or a public benefit organisation (PBO) that is registered as an NPO or a PBO with the South African Revenue Services; and must focus on:
- uplifting people with physical or mental disabilities, orphans or the vulnerable; or
- uplifting people through education or social development; or
- protecting the environment; or
- protecting animals; or
Your organisation cannot qualify as a Beneficiary if it is:
- a charity promoting religion (this includes institutions such as churches, mosques and temples);
- a charity promoting a specific political group or orientation;
- a charity promoting specific social activism issues or views;
- a sports club or association;
- an interest or hobby group; or
- a profit-making company.
Individuals cannot qualify as Beneficiary.
2. Send us the correct documents
Send us the following documents (by email only) so that we may process your application to be a Beneficiary:
- the completed MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet Beneficiary Application Form containing your full details and your signature indicating that you agree with our Terms and Conditions;
- a copy of your organisation's letterhead;
- a copy of your organisation's VAT registration form (if VAT registered);
- a short (no more than 300 words) description of what your organisation does;
- a marketing plan setting out how you intend to manage your status as a Beneficiary. The marketing plan must include:
- how many SUPPORTERS you currently have;
- how you stay in contact with them; and
- how you plan to increase the number of Supporters you currently have.
3. Wait for us to contact you
We will review your application based on the criteria we have determined, at our sole discretion. The application review process takes 8 / 10 weeks from the time that we receive the completed application. Failure to submit the required details and supporting documentation will result in your application not being reviewed and your application being declined. We will contact you to let you know whether your application has been successful and to confirm the next steps.


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Bloggers Paradise
Even a blogger has to take a vacation some time or another. Heres some tips on how you an get your eyes to join in on the vacation.
Focus on providing relaxation to your eyes through the following ways:
1. Wear your corrective lenses (glasses or contacts) to allow clear comfortable vision
2. Use the 30/30 rule whenever you are reading or using a computer
3. Keep your eyes moist and hydrated – use artificial tears daily just as frequently as you would with hand lotion
30/30 RULE
The 30/30 rule is quite simple. After doing 30 minutes of reading or computer work, take at least 30 seconds off the near work.
Take your eyes away from the near object and look far away. If you are near a window, look out into the trees and the mountains. Blink your eyes several times while looking into the distance. Then you can continue on with the near activity for another 30 minutes.
Just as we get tired from work, school, or the gym our eyes can get overworked as well. Our busy western lives and modern age is infused with gagdets such as iphones, ipads, and laptops. We sit on these devices for several hours a day. Provide your eyes a break and step outside for a change. Enjoy your surroundings and relax.
We will be taking a few weeks break from the blogging world, hope you can enjoy some time to yourselves as well this spring break!


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How could I accurately run a function when the minute changes? Using a setInterval could work if I trigger it right when the minute changes. But I'm worried setInterval could get disrupted by the event-loop in a long-running process and not stay in sync with the clock.
How can I run a function accurately when the minute changes?
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First off, you should use setInterval for repeating timers, since it (tries to) guarantee periodic execution, i.e. any potential delays will not stack up as they will with repeated setTimeout calls. This will execute your function every minute:
function f() {
 console.log(new Date);
setInterval(f, 60 * 1000);
Now, what we need to do is to start this at the exact right time:
function repeatEvery(func, interval) {
 // Check current time and calculate the delay until next interval
 var now = new Date,
 delay = interval - now % interval;
 function start() {
 // Execute function now...
 //... and every interval
 setInterval(func, interval);
 // Delay execution until it's an even interval
 setTimeout(start, delay);
repeatEvery(f, 60 * 1000);
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You can try to be as accurate as you can, setting a timeout each X milliseconds and check if the minute has passed and how much time has passed since the last invocation of the function, but that's about it.
You cannot be 100% sure that your function will trigger exactly after 1 minute, because there might be something blocking the event-loop then.
If it's something vital, I suggest using a cronjob or a separate Node.js process specifically for that (so you can make sure the event loop isn't blocked).
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You may have to read the comment of MMJ within the linked article. – KooiInc May 29 '12 at 8:26
This may be an idea. The maximum deviation should be 1 second. If you want it to be more precise, lower the milliseconds of setTimeout1.
function checkMinutes(){
 var now = new Date().getMinutes();
 if (now > checkMinutes.prevTime){
 // do something
 console.log('nextminute arrived');
 checkMinutes.prevTime = now;
1 But, see also this question, about accuracy of timeouts in javascript
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If in his application a callback from a previous function gets triggered just before checkChange that callback might take 1-2 seconds (if he needs to process something on the spot), so he cannot be 100% sure, right? – alessioalex May 29 '12 at 8:17
True. That's why I added a footnote. Aside from that: a method taking 1-2 seconds processing time would trigger me to optimize my scripting. – KooiInc May 29 '12 at 8:23
+1 nice simple example.... – ManseUK May 29 '12 at 8:48
My first thought would be to use the Date object to get the current time. This would allow you to set your set interval on the minute with some simple math. Then since your worried about it getting off, every 5-10 min or whatever you think is appropriate, you could recheck the time using a new date object and readjust your set interval accordingly.
This is just my first thought though in the morning I can put up some code(its like 2am here).
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I've put up a possible solution for you:
/* Usage:
 * coolerInterval( func, interval, triggerOnceEvery);
 * - func : the function to trigger
 * - interval : interval that will adjust itself overtime checking the clock time
 * - triggerOnceEvery : trigger your function once after X adjustments (default to 1)
var coolerInterval = function(func, interval, triggerOnceEvery) {
 var startTime = new Date().getTime(),
 nextTick = startTime,
 count = 0;
 triggerOnceEvery = triggerOnceEvery || 1;
 var internalInterval = function() {
 nextTick += interval;
 if(count == triggerOnceEvery) {
 count = 0;
 setTimeout(internalInterval, nextTick - new Date().getTime());
The following is a sample usage that prints the timestamp once every minute, but the time drift is adjusted every second
coolerInterval(function() {
 console.log( new Date().getTime() );
}, 1000, 60);
It's not perfect, but should be reliable enough. Consider that the user could switch the tab on the browser, or your code could have some other blocking tasks running on the page, so a browser solution will never be perfect, it's up to you (and your requirements) to decide if it's reliable enough or not.
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How many RPMs does a CD spin at?
It depends. The old phonograph records spun at a constant speed (for example, 33 or 45 revolutions per minute).
That made it easy to make a turntable to handle them, but it meant that the music recorded near the outside of the record had better sound than the music recorded on the inner grooves.
A CD solves this by varying its speed as it plays, so that the speed of the bumps below the laser beam always stays constant.
That means that as the CD begins playing, the music on the inside groove (yes, the album starts on the inside and works its way toward the outside) sounds as good as the music near the outside.
On the inside grooves, a CD spins at a rate of 200 revolutions per minute and gets as fast as 500 rpm as the laser beam approaches the outside edge.
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4 thoughts on "How many RPMs does a CD spin at?"
 1. No, Outside edge has farther to go, so must spin faster to cover that distance. Think of an 800m running Track, outside lane gets a head start.
 2. How could the outside spin faster than the inside..
 RPM = Revolutions per minutes..
 Yes the outside might travel faster but it does "EXACTLY" the same number of revolutions per minute otherwise it wouldnt be a solid disc.
 3. The device has variable speed. As the laser nears the outer portion of the cd the device increases rpm. The cd does not spin at two speeds simultaneously.
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Time recording terminals
From the attendance recorder directly into the project
Data from time recording terminals can be automatically transmitted to Projektron BCS using an import processor.
The import processor for time recording terminals offers the following options:
- Export of personnel numbers and corresponding time stamps from the time recording terminals to a CSV file that can be imported to Projektron BCS
- Calculation of breaks and attendance times based on come-and-go pairs from the time recording terminal
- Optional: Automatic extension of break times if the statutory break times are not used in full
- Automated import of the previously created CSV file and mapping of breaks and attendance times with Projektron BCS time recording


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September 10, 2023
5 Strategies to manage activity storage costs in Dynamics 365
Storage of activities in Dynamics 365 can become costly, especially if large amounts of data are stored. Activity storage refers to customer activities, such as emails, appointments, tasks and other interactions, within the Dynamics 365 environment.
The cost of storing activities can vary depending on the Dynamics 365 plan you use, the number of users, the number of activities generated, and the length of time you choose to store the data. As data accumulates over time, it can increase storage requirements and potentially result in higher costs.
Consider the following 5 tips to effectively manage activity storage costs:
1 Data interest policy
Define data retention policies based on your business needs. For example, you can choose to keep certain types of activities for a specific period of time and then delete or archive older data to reduce storage space usage.
2 Clearing and archiving policy
Review and clean up unnecessary or obsolete activities regularly. Archiving historical data to a separate storage system can help cut costs while still maintaining access to older records. Microsoft recently announced that they are moving the Description column of emails older than 12 months to unstructured Azure Blob storage. This will actually reduce your database storage and increase your file storage, which will help many organizations reduce costs. For larger organizations, however, this may be limited because you cannot currently change the threshold, and the search options are not ideal. We have developed custom solutions for our customers that can get around these limitations by using Azure Cosmos and Virtual Entities.
3 Use monitors
Monitor storage consumption and volume of activity to identify unexpected spikes or trends. This can help you prepare for potential cost adjustments and optimize the use of storage.
4 Optimize activity tracking
Track only essential activities that add value to your business. Reducing unnecessary tracking can help control storage growth.
5 Consider different licensing options
Depending on your organization's needs, educate yourself about different Dynamics 365 plans and licensing options to find the most cost-effective solution.
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I see, I see what you don't: resources and governance in Microsoft 365
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About the ALCA
The Australian Lure Coursing Association was established in 2013 to ensure a consistent approach to the sport of lure coursing across Australia.
Mission Statement
The purpose of the Australian Lure Coursing Association Incorporated (IA41383) is to promote and administer the sport of Lure Coursing in Australia at a National Level.
 1. To encourage the participation of dogs in organised Lure Coursing events.
 2. To provide and maintain a national unified set of rules, under which state Lure Coursing bodies conduct Lure Coursing events.
 3. To develop and maintain a code of ethics under which state bodies and participants participate in lure coursing events
 4. To develop and maintain a set of criteria under which lure coursing events in Australia are judged to be used by all member clubs.
 5. To promote the sport of Lure Coursing as a sport for all dogs.
 6. To develop a set of procedures and criteria under which new judges are trained and assessed.
 7. To cater for the demand of various groups and clubs to have and operate lure coursing events in an organised and professional manner.
 8. To develop a set of coursing plans and procedures for setting out suitable layouts of courses.
 9. To provide a platform for interstate Lure Coursing competitions.
 10. To develop and maintain a grading system to allow dogs to progress through grades and to obtain titles in Lure Coursing.


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Ragi Porridge Recipe
Ragi malt and ragi porridge are the same things with different names. Ragi is cooked in either milk or water and it is very healthy for babies and adults alike. Ragi can be given to babies as early as they start on solids because it has high nutritional value; it is a good source of Vitamin B1 and B3, calcium, and iron.
Ragi is also known as finger millet and is widely consumed in southern parts of India. As ragi does not have a taste of its own, its porridge can be made in two ways, either sweet or salty. If you want to know how you can make ragi porridge for your baby, read on. We have a quick recipe for you!
Type of Meal
Any baby above 7 months of age
Breakfast or mid-morning snack or evening snack
For Sweet Porridge
|Ragi flour||4 tbsp|
|Sugar or dates or jaggery||1.5 tbsp|
|Milk (optional)||1 cup|
|Ghee (optional)||1 tsp|
|Cardamom powder (optional)||¼ tsp|
For Salted Porridge
|Ragi flour||4 tbsp|
|Salt||As per taste|
|Cumin powder||1 tbsp|
|Curry leaves||1 sprig|
|Coriander leaves (finely chopped)||1 tbsp|
|Oil or ghee||1 tsp|
Below is a step-by-step guide on how to make both salty as well as sweet ragi porridge.
1. First Method: Heat a pan, and take ragi flour in it. Next, add water to it. Mix it well and let it cook. Keep stirring it constantly to prevent it from burning and until the mixture thickens. Once it turns thick, your ragi malt will be ready. Turn off the heat and serve warm.
2. Second Method:
- Mix the ragi flour in ¾ cup of water.
- Heat the remaining water in a pan and bring it to a boil. Next, add the ragi mixture to it.
- Keep on stirring and cook it on medium heat.
- Turn off the flame when the mixture thickens.
- Now add dates or sugar or jaggery and milk to adjust the consistency and make it sweet.
- Add some ghee and dry fruits to make the recipe more nutritious.
- Your sweet porridge is ready to serve.
- Take ragi flour and water in a pan and cook well. Keep stirring until the mixture thickens.
- Now add salt and buttermilk to adjust consistency and bring taste.
- Salted porridge is ready to serve.
- If you wish to add a tempering then, heat ghee or oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and curry leaves. Let them splutter. Switch off the flame. Put this seasoning and coriander leaves to the prepare ragi porridge to enhance the taste.
- Serve the yummy porridge to your little one!
Follow the below tips to enhance the nutrition content and taste of this simple ragi porridge recipe:
- It is better if you prepare the porridge without milk. Because adding milk reduces the iron content of ragi.
- Adding fruit like apple or banana helps in the absorption of iron from ragi. So you can add fruit to the sweet porridge.
Nutrition Information (Per 100 Grams)
|Dietary Fiber||11.1 g|
|Vitamin C||2.3 mg|
Note: These values are only for the sweet porridge.
Following is the list of benefits your child will get out of this homemade ragi porridge baby food recipe:
- Ragi is extremely beneficial for your growing child. As you can see from the table above, the calcium content of this recipe is so high. Calcium will help in the development of bones and teeth and avoiding bone-related diseases.
- Ragi is a good source of natural iron. When mixed with a fruit, the Vitamin C present in the fruit leads to easy absorption of iron. This helps in increasing the haemoglobin in kids.
- Not only iron and calcium, but ragi is also loaded with a good amount of protein, phosphorous and calcium. These minerals also serve as the building blocks in growing children.
- Ragi also keeps the child full for long.
Ideally, you should make ragi flour at home by sprouting the ragi grains and dry roasting them. After this, they can be powdered in the mixer. This serves best for the babies. But if you cannot prepare it at home, buy the prepared ragi flour from the supermarket!
Follow the instructions and prepare this effortless and nutritious recipe for your growing child. This will keep him healthy and energetic. Happy Parenting!


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Kentucky Historical Society
KHS to Host Family History Workshop Sept. 8
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 23, 2012) – The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) and Kentucky Genealogical Society (KGS) will host a free family history workshop at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort. Topics include Frankfort Cemetery and how to locate and document burial sites.
The morning session will be a presentation about the historic Frankfort Cemetery by its former superintendent, Jim Richardson. Frankfort Cemetery, incorporated in 1844, is on the National Register of Historic Places and is the final resting place of 17 Kentucky governors and a number of notable military leaders, civic leaders, artists, writers and early pioneers, including Daniel Boone. Participants will receive driving directions and a map of Frankfort Cemetery, and be able to visit the cemetery after the workshop, weather permitting.
In the afternoon, Tina Wingate will talk about her work documenting Frankfort Cemetery. She will also demonstrate strategies for using findagrave.com to locate ancestors' burial sites, post photos and gravestone transcriptions, and document cemeteries.
To make a reservation, contact the KHS Reference Desk at _PHONE_, ext. 4460 or _EMAIL_. The registration deadline for this workshop is noon Friday, Sept. 7.
Presented by KHS and KGS on the second Saturday of each month, each free family history workshop takes place at the Center for Kentucky History. Topics range from how to begin documenting your ancestry to specialized resources for experienced genealogists. If requested at the time of registration, an optional light lunch is available for $6, payable at the door.
-30-An agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, the Kentucky Historical Society, established in 1836, is committed to helping people understand, cherish and share Kentucky's history. The KHS history campus includes the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Old State Capitol and the Kentucky Military History Museum at the State Arsenal. For more information about the Kentucky Historical Society and its programs, visit _URL_.


A CBC News report last winter that detailed how many university students could not accurately answer basic geography questions has inspired some academics to deal with the problem at a meeting in St. John's.
The report showed how some Memorial University students in St. John's could not identify Europe on a map, and some did not even know the name of the ocean that surrounds them.
The report was based on Memorial professor Judith Adler, who says her students consistently have trouble with basic geography.
"After this initial disclosure, other Canadian university professors have come forward, divulging that Memorial University isn't the only institution with geo-illiterate students," said a statement from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, which is meeting this weekend with members of the Canadian Association of Geographers.
The group plans to chart a plan of action to "raise the profile of geography and to underline the importance of geoliteracy."
To that end, we put together the following quiz. Test your own knowledge on questions that run from local to global.


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Damages in Comparable Coaches' Contracts to Assess a School's Economic Damage from the Loss of a Successful Coach
Richard T. Karcher
Professor of Law
Florida Coastal School of Law
This Essay addresses the difficulty of proving financial harm that results when a head coach departs during the contract term and the school thereby abruptly loses a valuable asset, that being a successful and stabile athletic program. Due to the unique and specialized nature of head coaches' services and the industry they work in, ordinary measures for assessing damage based on substitute performance and transaction costs are insufficient. The author offers a theory of measuring a school's damages within the construct of a lost income-producing asset valuation, using a methodology based on liquidated damage amounts in comparable coaches' contracts.


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Bulk adding Firefly usernames using a CSV file
Use a CSV file to quickly and easily add Firefly usernames in bulk.
- Create a CSV file populated with the following columns (in this order):
- full name
- Open the Control Panel, then choose Users > Import Users.
- Select a group from the drop-down, then choose Import Users.
- Select Choose File, locate your CSV file and select Open.
- Choose Import Users again to upload.


text: Nowadays smart cities are becoming more and more a hot topic in the technological world. Some different approaches emerged and many city departments approved investigation and implementation of the smart city technology in their cities. The implementation of these processes is becoming a landmark for the modern cities. This paper proposes a generic semantic model to easily plug and manage heterogeneous smart devices and areas of cities, in order to integrate all the diverse components that constitute a fully integrated and functional smart city environment. This semantic model can be used in the most diverse city scenarios; to demonstrate it, a specific scenario is presented in this paper, describing the usage of the proposed semantic model to detect new components and share information among the smart components.


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Fingerprint image enhancement is an essential preprocessing step in fingerprint recognition application. There are many authors proposed the different fingerprint enhancement methods. Most present well-known methods are base on Gabor filters. However, the present proposed Gabor filters almost can not be efficient in some cases such as: the local orientation changes rapidly and the fingerprint image is heavily noisy. This paper proposes a novel filter design technique based on the orientation consistency to improve the Gabor filter with the aim that achieves higher efficiency in clarifying the high curvature ridges of the noisy fingerprint images. It is called adaptive orientation consistency-based Gabor filter (AOC-BGF). Actually, this is the technique which tunes adaptively the Gabor filter window size based on analyzing the orientation consistency. The orientation consistency describes how well the orientations over a neighborhood are consistent with the dominant orientation. The performance of the minutiae detection process on the database FVC2004 DB4 shows the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method.


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Crabs Live All Over The World
What Eats A Crab? Photo:Gordon E. Robertson
What eats crabs?
What do crabs eat?
Crabs live all over the world. Some kinds, or species, live in salt water, others live in fresh water. Some even spend all their time on dry land.
Most crabs have many natural enemies, or predators. Birds attack smaller crabs, sometimes carrying them high into the air and then dropping them on boulders to crack their shells.
Fish with powerful, shell-crunching jaws also eat crabs.
Many kinds of mammals, from seals to raccoons, also look forward to a crab dinner.
What does a crab eat? Crabs eat small bits of plant and animal material that they find in the water and along the shoreline.
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Blunt Family History
Blunt Name Meaning
nickname for someone with fair hair or a light complexion, from Anglo-Norman French blunt 'blond' (Old French blund, blond, of Germanic origin). nickname for a stupid person, from Middle English blunt, blont 'dull', 'stupid' (probably from Old English blinnan 'to stop', or Old Norse blundr 'sleep').
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


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Demographic information on Fire inspectors in the US. The average age of male Fire inspectors in the workforce is 47.3 and of female Fire inspectors is 42.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Fire inspectors is White.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Fire inspectors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fire inspectors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Fire inspectors need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Science, and Persuasion.
Projections on wages and job growth for Fire inspectors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Fire inspectors are expected to see a growth of 9.7% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow faster than the national average.


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The name Ephraim seems to commonly be given two etymologies, one referring to an "ash heap" and the other referring to "fruitfulness". Example I can understand the fruitfulness etymology linking אֶפְרַיִם back to פָּרָה, but where does the etymology of "ash heap" come from? Are these competing etymological theories, or are they somehow compatible?
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I've added the genesis tag since Joseph gave the name to his second son in Genesis 41:52. The NET Bible explores the meaning of the name, but doesn't mention the "ash heap" definition. +1 for an interesting question. (I hope you'll activate your account here soon and that we'll see you around.) – Jon Ericson Nov 13 '12 at 18:37
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I'm not sure this is a answer, certainly if it is, it is speculative. However, it isn't clear why "ash heap" is an option here, because the word clearly derives from the word for fruitfulness. But as we know, words are a lot more than their etymology. They are a network of associations tying together different ideas based on the context in which they are used. Just a a pineapple is neither a pine cone nor an apple, the word stands on its own meaning, and own usage.
However, a couple of points worth considering. First, it is more commonly used of the place name Bethlehem Ephrath. This is the place where Joseph's mother Rachel was buried, Jacob's beloved one. Perhaps the place was named "Fruitful" originally but then became associated with the mourning for Jacob's beloved Rachel -- especially at that time, so close the actual event. Hence the two meanings, originally the literal, later the associated meaning of sadness. Of course ash heap is strongly associated with mourning in the Abrahamic tradition.
The best parallel I can draw is our English word Columbine. The columbine is a beautiful flower found in the woodlands of high altitude states like Colorado. However, now in English when we hear the name we think not of the flower but the tragedy associated with the school of that name. Beauty and terror in one word. Were your name Columbine, what would you think? How would you feel?
Another point that I think is pretty interesting is the context of the verse. The name is given, and its meaning is ambiguous, with the two possible meanings being almost opposites. The name is first given in Gen 41:52, occurring right in the middle of the Egyptian crisis (see the following few verses), seven years of plenty (fruitful), seven years of famine (ash heap.) In the seven years of plenty, and seven years of famine, which did the LORD make Jacob, plentiful or mourning? The fruitful and ash heap ambiguity seems quite poignant in that light I think.
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I was 3 miles from the Columbine school when the incident at the Aurora theatre occurred. – Blessed Geek Nov 14 '12 at 20:05
Pardon me for inserting my less than scholarly conjectures.
Due to the Hebrew words for
 1. Ash
 2. Fruit
In my own words
 1. Ash as an adjectival descriptor
 = Stuff that has been made to be, appear to be like, ash.
 Frequently, in languages including English and Hebrew, we use the adjectival or participle descriptor with an implied object. And then ascribe plural declension to that descriptor. Therefore
 = plurality of such ash-related stuffs.
 Hence, Ephraim
 2. Concoct a 1st person singular hiphil causative to fruit
 = I cause (target) to bear fruit.
 (Is that the way to hiphilize a word ending with yod? I'm not sure).
 And then similarly, ascribe dual or plurality - I doubly/multiply cause (targets) to bear fruit.
Conjecture #2 is less plausible because a pual form might be more appropriate - I am caused to bear fruit - I am fruitful -> I am doubly/multiply fruitful.
Therefore, I vote for conjecture #1 - Plurality of stuffs that have been made into or appear as ash. Which would collide with all the good things biblical/rabbinic scholars have said about the tribe of Ephraim.
Someone with good biblical hebrew could please critique my conjectures.
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BTW, אפר in modern hebrew also mean to put on make-up. Does this come from an ancient source of painting one's face, as I think ancient Egyptians must have practiced. Therefore, the hiphil could imply a make-up artist. – Blessed Geek Nov 14 '12 at 21:09
Ashes for eye shadow? Only a guess. – Bob Jones Nov 27 '12 at 0:48
I looked up אפר in BDB, which led to three references in torah (and more in the rest of tanakh that I didn't chase):
וַיַּעַן אַבְרָהָם, וַיֹּאמַר: הִנֵּה-נָא הוֹאַלְתִּי לְדַבֵּר אֶל-אֲדֹנָי, וְאָנֹכִי עָפָר וָאֵפֶר.
And Abraham answered and said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, who am but dust and ashes. (Gen 18:27)
וְאָסַף אִישׁ טָהוֹר, אֵת אֵפֶר הַפָּרָה, וְהִנִּיחַ מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה...
And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer... (Num 19:9, see also 19:10)
I think the connection to fruitfulness (פָּרָה) is more likely, but perhaps these verses are what support the alternate "ashes" explanation.
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Both fruit and ash come from the two-letter sub-root פֶר.
Sub-roots are not words, though some are occasionally used as such. They are primarily metaphoric concepts which are narrowed by the intersecting ideas of the letters which are added to them.
פֶר means young bull. As such it is the metaphor of the young bull. It is viril (fruitful) and it is the sacrifice (ash heap).
The aleph (אֵ) represents separation (see the heavens and the earth separated by the firmament), so the separated bull is the ash heap. The yud (י) represents the initial spark of creation and when added to the bull becomes fruitfulness.
It is made plural with the suffix. The metaphoric meaning of doubling is that the thing happens in heaven and on earth.
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I'm not familiar with the notion of "sub-roots" having any meaning (any more than that it's meaningful to say that "Bob" and "job" are related just because they have two letters in common). Can you share sources that support that approach? – Gone Quiet Nov 18 '12 at 4:10
Google "Hebrew subroots" to find Jewish sources. Although it is all over the internet now, it was originally only taught to Jewish men over age 40. It is also suggested by rabbis that individual letters have hieroglyphic meanings and that an unknown Hebrew word can be discerned from the meaning of the letters. – Bob Jones Nov 18 '12 at 4:51
In the case of bull it is a two letter word as well as a subroot. – Bob Jones Nov 18 '12 at 4:51
Oh.. and English is not deeply rooted as is Hebrew, so I agree that your example is nonsense. – Bob Jones Nov 18 '12 at 4:56
Sub-roots is a very midrashaesque concept. Meaning they have expository and gematric value in scholarship but not much evidence linguistically. As you can see my similar attempts at hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/2062/… was voted down. Perhaps, whoever voted me down should consider voting this down too - to be fair to me. – Blessed Geek Nov 21 '12 at 2:23
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Solving Connection timed out Error The Isle Evrima Dedicated Server
This post is going to be in a collection of posts dedicated in resolving common issues with setting up a dedicated server for the Isle Evrima. This one is the most common I see, so lets talk about what it is, and why it's showing up. IF you are unable to connect, but others are see "Your router doesn't have Hairpinning enabled." Below. This is the most common issue.
The biggest reason for this error comes from users attempting to connect to a server running on the same computer or the same local network. Lets explain why. If you are running your own server, you need to know the details of what is happening in your own network.
The client server architecture
For a server/client connection to work(the client being the game itself), a server has to bind a an ip address. The isle server binds to the local network address, for example "192.168.1.100". This local address is tied to a computer/server. Everyone with an internet connection has this "LAN" with a collection of IP addresses that are typically in the same format, but can be different. In a Local network we can easily connect between devices because everyone has a unique IP and there is no firewall. BUT, the Isle dedicated server is meant to be ran publicly with outside access. Others can't use our LAN ip address, so our server advertises its "public" ip address to the server list.
- When someone sees your server, They attempt to connect to the public ip address advertised by your server, which is sent out over yourservers Query port(typically 7778)
- The client attempts to connect via your Game Server Port(typically 7777), which has the public IP address, and manages what goes "inside" to the local area network, and where it goes.
- The router checks the incoming connections port to see if it has any forwarding rules, and if it does, it sends the connection to the ip address you have forwarded (your isle server)
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As you can see in the error message, the users client failed to connect. We see the IP address and the port. What could this mean? Well our game client could not connect. But notice this is your networks public ip address that is being advertised by your server, not the private address that you need to use within your local network. So that leads us to 3 possible issues you are having.
Your router doesn't have Hairpinning enabled.
You're game client is grabbing the public IP address, but you need to connect to a device in the local are network (your own computer or another inside your home). In this case, most modern routers have something called "Hairpinning" enabled, but some don't, and in that case, you won't be able to do this. The resolution here is to run the server in a place other than your local network, enable hairpinning on your router, or buy a router that supports it. You can also try to use a VPN on your game computer, and then try to connect, so that you go out, and then back inside your network, using your public IP. Other than that, there is no way to direct 1 IP to another on windows.
"NAT hairpinning, also known as NAT loopback or NAT reflection, is a feature in many consumer routers where a machine on the LAN is able to access another machine on the LAN via the external IP address of the LAN/router".
You are forwarding your Query port, but not the game port.
In this case, your server is being listed, but the client can't connect because the actual game server port is blocked. Your resolution here is checking _URL_ with port "7777" If it failed, the port is blocked at either your router, or computer/server firewall. If this fails, please don't spam dedicated server hosting communities with issues involving port forwarding. It over shadows people with real issues, and can usually be resolved with a few google searches.
The Server has an internal issue that caused the game thread to fail.
This can be identified by red text within the console. This is the least likely issue, but looks for an error indicating that the game server listen port (usually 7777) failed to find to an interface. In this case, something on the computer your server is running on is currently using that port. This can be identified by viewing the "resource monitor" in windows, and checking the tcp bind section to see if a program is using port 7777/7778. If it is, stop it and try again.
Anyways, I'll be linking this back to those that have issues.


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How Business Advising and Foster Parenting are similar
Disney Creativity Keynote Speakers
Worth a second, closer, look.
How Business Advising and Foster Parenting are similar.
Your love and affection for both are deep and real.
You work like everything matters.
And yet.
And yet there's a reality that's hard to shake off.
It is someone else's company.
It is someone else's child.
You care so much, and yet you must surrender to the reality that you do not have final say on any outcomes.
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As a dental school applicant, you are encouraged to participate in the DAT well in advance of applying to dental school. Ideally, you should take the DAT exam at least one year before entering dental school.
Submission of DAT scores is an admission requirement of most of the 10 Canadian dental schools, though not all the schools require results from the Manual Dexterity Test. Canadian DAT scores are accepted by most U.S. dental schools, but because the U.S. DAT does not include a manual dexterity component, results of the U.S. DAT cannot be used for admission to Canadian dental schools. For exceptional circumstances, contact the dental school regarding their possible acceptance of U.S. DAT scores.
Examinations are held twice a year, in November and February, at various test centres across Canada. The testing program is designed to evaluate general academic ability, comprehension of scientific information, twoand three-dimensional visual perception and manual dexterity.
While all Canadian dental schools require applicants to submit DAT scores as part of the admission process, the test results are only one factor considered in evaluating the admission potential of an applicant. The relative importance of DAT scores in evaluating the admission potential of an applicant is determined by each dental school and is not regulated by the DAT Program.
Registration for the DAT is not an application to dental school. Information on admission requirements of individual dental schools must be obtained directly from each dental school.
DAT regulations, guidelines and fees are subject to change without notice.
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Pre-Dental School Requirements
To complete an application for entry to a dental school, contact the school(s) of your choice directly and return the completed application according to the instructions given by the school(s) you are applying to.
There are certain basic pre-dental education courses that must be completed before enrolment in dental school. Since these requirements vary from school to school, it is essential that applicants contact the appropriate school(s) to determine specific admission requirements. Contact information for Canadian dental schools is listed on its own page.
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|SCOPE OF DENTAL APTITUDE TEST (DAT)|
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|Manual Dexterity Test (MDT)||N/A||30 minutes|
|Survey of Natural Sciences (SNS)||70 questions ( Biology 1-40 chemistry 41-70)||60 minutes|
|Perceptual Ability Test (PAT)||90 questions||60 minutes|
|Reading Comprehension Test (RCT)||50 questions||50 minutes|
There are 4 examinations included in the English DAT and 3 examinations included in the French DAT. The tests are administered over one half (½) day and include:
1. Manual Dexterity Test - 30 minutes
Carving a specified model out of a cylindrical bar of soap specially made for the DAT.
*Please note that not all Canadian dental schools use the Manual Dexterity Test (MDT) as part of their admission requirements. It is your responsibility to verify the admission requirements of dental schools that you are interested in applying to and to understand each school's admission requirements. Students who plan to apply to more than one school should strongly consider taking the MDT.
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Biology - origin of life; cell metabolism (including photosynthesis); enzymology; cellular processes; thermodynamics; organelle structure and function; mitosis/meiosis; biological organization and relationship of major taxa (using the five-kingdom system: monera, planti; anamalia; protista; fungi); Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology - structure and function of vertebrate systems (integumentary, skeletal, muscular, circulatory, immunological, digestive, respiratory, urinary, nervous/senses, endocrine, and reproductive); Developmental Biology - fertilization, descriptive embryology, and developmental mechanisms; Genetics: molecular genetics; human genetics; classical genetics; Chromosomal genetics; Evaluation, Ecology, and Behaviour: natural selection; population genetics/speciation; cladistics; population and community ecology; ecosystems; animal behaviour (including social).
General Chemistry – Stoichiometry and General Concepts (percent composition; empirical formulae; balancing equations; moles and molecular formulas; molecular formula weights; molar mass; density; calculations from balanced equations; gases (kinetic molecular theory of gases; Dalton's, Boyle's, Charles', and ideal gas laws); liquids and solids; (intermolecular forces; phase changes; vapour pressure; structures; polarity; properties); Solutions (polarity; properties; colligative; non-colligative; forces; concentration calculations) Acids and Bases (pH; strength; BrØnsted-Lowry reactions; calculations) Chemical Equilibria (molecular; acid/base; precipitation; calculations; Le Chatelier's principle); Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry (law of thermodynamics; Hess's law; spontaneity; enthalpies and entropies; heat transfer) Chemical Kinetics (rate laws; activation energy; half-life) Oxidation-Reduction Reactions (balancing equations; determination of oxidation numbers; electrochemical calculations; electrochemical concepts and terminology) Atomic and Molecular Structure (electron configuration; orbital types; Lewis-Dot diagrams; atomic theory; quantum theory; molecular geometry; bond types; sub-atomic particles) Periodic Properties (representative elements; transition elements; periodic trends; descriptive chemistry) Nuclear Reactions (balancing equations; binding energy; decay processes; particles; terminology) Laboratory (basic techniques; equipment; error analysis; safety; data analysis)
3. Perceptual Ability - 60 minutes
The Perceptual Ability Test is comprised of six subtests: 1) apertures, 2) view recognition, 3) angle discrimination, 4) paper folding, 5) cube counting, and 6) 3D form development.
4. Reading Comprehension (English DAT only) - 50 minutes
Consists of 3 reading passages. Ability to read, organize, analyze and remember new information in dental and basic sciences. Ability to comprehend thoroughly when studying scientific information. Reading materials are typical of materials encountered in the first year of dental school and require no prior knowledge of the topic other than a basic undergraduate preparation in science.
The Englishand French-language examinations require approximately 5 and 4 hours respectively, with no formal lunch break. However, stretch breaks will be provided.


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Determine if gpuArray or CUDAKernel is available on GPU
TF = existsOnGPU(DATA)
TF = existsOnGPU(DATA) returns a logical value indicating
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Create a gpuArray on the selected GPU device, then reset the device. Query array's existence and content before and after resetting.
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What's In A Name? Trumeau Mirror
Our trumeau wall mirror designs have been a steady seller for us over the years. The history behind these elegant designs is interesting – A quick search on Wikipedia:
A trumeau mirror is a wall mirror originally manufactured in France in the 18th century. It takes its name from the French word trumeau, which designates the space between windows. In England it is normally known as a "pier glass."
Trumeau mirrors were originally intended to hang on a wall between windows, providing a decorative element and bringing more light to the room. Most antique trumeau mirrors are highly ornate and often gilded.
The mirror is almost always rectangular and sometimes includes a decorative portion at the top, with the mirror below it. Those designed to be placed above a mantelpiece, rather than between windows, could have candles placed in front of the mirror to increase ambient light.
Reproductions of 18th-century trumeau mirrors became popular in the Regency period in the 1950s, when French furniture was popular.