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Purpose: The use of medical scribes has emerged as a strategy to increase clinic workflow efficiency and reduce physician burnout. While oncology clinics may be ideally suited to scribe integration because of the high burden of documentation, oncology-specific scribe research has been limited. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of scribe integration on clinic workflow efficiency and physician satisfaction and quality of life in outpatient oncology clinics.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective, concurrent qualitative and quantitative analysis of patient visit durations and survey data for 129 attending physicians affiliated with an academic hospital's cancer center between January 2017 and January 2019. Thirty-three physicians were paired with scribes in each physician's individual clinic or clinics.
Results: In terms of clinic efficiency, physicians with scribes had a 12.1% decrease in their overall average patient visit duration compared with their own time before receiving a scribe (P <.0001) and spent significantly less time completing charts at the end of the day (P =.04). Compared with their peers, oncologists with scribes showed a 10%-20% decrease in the duration of all patient visits. Scribes also contributed to patient care, as shown by 90% of physicians surveyed who strongly agreed that they spent less time at the computer and more time with patients; 100% of physicians surveyed strongly agreed that scribes improved their quality of life.
Conclusion: The integration of medical scribes into oncology clinics across several oncologic disciplines has the potential to reduce burnout through increasing physician satisfaction and quality of life, improving patient care, and streamlining clinic workflow.


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NC ExpLORe is North Carolina's learning object repository. Simply stated,Â a learning object is a re-usable piece of content that meets a learning objective. A learning object can be a learning module, an audio or video clip, a simulation, an assessment, or other course content.
Instructors can locate content for courses by searching NC Explore, and then integrateÂ the learning objectsÂ into online courses. Sharing and reusing content saves time and expands the amount of resources available. Also, these items can be adapted, if necessary.
To get started with NC ExpLORe, create an account or login as a guest to browse available learning objects. You can also create and contribute some of your own!

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Accessory Dwelling Units
Guide to Developing Accessory Dwelling Units
An Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), also known by other terms such as a laneway house, granny flat, or mother in law unit, is a separate housing unit on the same lot as a typical single family house. It can be either attached or detached from the main house. It could be rented out to a tenant, or it could be provided for free to the homeowner's friends or family.
ADUs are self-contained dwellings. That means an ADU should provide space for cooking, sleeping, and using the bathroom.
ADUs have a long history in Bremerton. They were a popular form of housing since the days of World War 2, when Bremerton's population boomed and housing was desperately needed. However, because many of those historical ADUs were small and built cheaply and quickly, they were not often considered in a positive light. Most people can imagine the benefit of having an ADU on their property, whether for housing their loved ones who can no longer live independently, or gaining additional income from rent. However, in recent decades the Zoning Code limited ADU construction, and many property owners that wanted to accommodate an ADU on their property were blocked from doing so.
In December of 2020, the City of Bremerton took a huge step forward and made it easier than ever to establish an ADU (Ordinance No. 5410). This page will help you to determine whether an ADU is feasible for your property, and inform you of the City's requirements for ADUs. Below is a table showing some quick standards for ADU construction. Click here for a helpful guidebook that will walk you through developing an ADU. If you have any questions, please contact the Department of Community Development at or _PHONE_.
What is an ADU? An additional, accessory dwelling unit on a lot with an existing principal unit added to or created for use as a complete, independent or semi-independent living unit with provisions for cooking, eating, sanitation and sleeping.
What areas of the City are ADUs permitted? An ADU may be permitted anywhere a new or existing single-family dwelling unit is allowed. ADUs are exempt from the density requirements of the underlying zone.
What is the maximum size of an ADU (square footage)? An ADU is limited to one thousand (1,000) square feet or not more than sixty (60) percent of the principal unit's total habitable floor area, whichever is greater.
 - If the primary residence is greater than 1667 square feet, an ADU can be 60% of its size.
 - If the primary residence is 1667 square feet or less, an ADU can be up to 1000 square feet.
How many ADUs can a property have? Each property can have a one (1) single family home and two (2) ADUs, for a maximum total of three (3) dwelling units. These ADUs can be either detached or attached to the single family home.
Must the owner live on site? No, owner occupancy is not required.
Is parking required for an ADU? The first ADU is not required to provide an additional off-street parking space. The site must comply with Chapter 20.48 BMC - that means the two (2) paved parking spaces for the single family home must be provided. A 2nd ADU must provide an additional paved parking space, for a total of three (3) spaces.
What are the required yards (setbacks & development coverage)? In the R-10 zone, the minimum front and rear yard setbacks are 15 feet, and the side yard setbacks are 5 feet. Contact a Planner to determine your zone.
An ADU must comply with the development standards of the underlying zone for the principal unit including setbacks, height, and lot coverage. However:
 - An ADU can be placed directly on the rear property line, if it abuts an alley.
 - An ADU can be as close as 3 feet from the side property lines, as long as the wall closest to the property line is built according to fire separation standards.
What are the design standards for ADUs? ADUs must preserve the appearance of the main house as a single-family dwelling,and the design of an ADU should blend into the existing house or the neighborhood. That means no duplex-like designs, and nothing that sticks out like a sore thumb. Try to design an ADU so that the materials used complement the design of the main house.


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In the grip of a climate crisis, demand for video calls is soaring
Video conferencing at work are often cringeworthy recipe for disaster – but their popularity is soaring. What gives?
27 Jan 2020
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Have video calls suddenly become cool? Walking around the average office used to reveal people tapping on keyboards and speaking into phones. Today, you're more likely to see colleagues talking to screens filled with smiling faces in rooms booked out specifically for a video call.
Even meeting invites have changed. Where there was once a list of telephone numbers for every imaginable country with a passcode to get in, there is now just a single button to press to join a video call.
For years, video conference systems have lurked in the background, largely ignored as a worse version of a conference call. But after years of being the target of frustration and Cisco has predicted that video traffic, fuelled by conferencing and streaming services, will grow ninefold between 2017 to 2022 to a point where it will account for four fifths of all internet traffic.
The demand for video calls is so high that one in every two companies are making around 2,000 video calls per month, according to data from Forrester.
So what is driving this massive increase in video calls? Perhaps it's because all human beings prefer to see people's faces when they conduct business with them if they can. But ask those observing the rise of faces on screens and it seems three major influencers are at play: people have become comfortable with using video calls socially, they want to show off to everyone that they're working hard, and perhaps most importantly, people want to cut down on their carbon footprint.
Fred Mazzella, founder of car-pooling service BlaBlaCar, is using video conferences to reduce his personal carbon footprint from something approaching 100 flights per year to up to five. Even any speaking engagements are now fulfilled through live streaming rather than flying to the destination.
He believes more company bosses want to take action on the environment, but also that nobody gets much out of flying around the world to see the inside of another office if they don't have to.
Younger workers who have grown up making video calls via social apps on their smartphones are the ones driving the change, Mazzella says.
"Nobody likes getting up at 4am to get to an airport to spend a couple of days in meetings without ever seeing a place. It's not travelling, it's just moving where you work," he explains. "It's good for the environment and everyone's work-life balance."
Not everyone has bought into the hype that the resurgence of video calls has created. Rob Campbell, strategy director at advertising agency R/GA, believes the environmentally friendly argument tells only half the story.
It hides what he calls a "dirty little secret". Executives seeing one another on the computer screen is an opportunity to show each other they care about the environment – even if they don't – and demonstrate how busy they really are.
"I think a lot of people will say they're cutting down on carbon footprint – and they probably are – but it's also down to people wanting to show people that they're in the office. They want to be seen to be busy," he says.
Whatever the reason, the rise of video calls is probably going to make our working lives easier – and more accountable. Unlike an informal face-to-face meeting, a video call can easily be recorded and used to mine minutes and meeting notes.
Chintan Patel, chief technologist at Cisco, claims this additional recording function will make video calls far more useful than a normal phone conversation or a traditional meeting.
"Videos are a record of what was agreed and can be shared with colleagues. But because they've been recorded, that means they can be transcribed and even translated," he says.
As companies obsess over productivity, video communication is only going to gain more traction. Expect to see more links to 'join' and far fewer safe-cracking pass codes and instructions on how to dial in from Uzbekistan.
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text: In this paper, we analyze a game called the lowest unique bid auction (LUBA). It is known that there is no closed form solution for the symmetric mixed strategy equilibria in LUBA. We propose two alternative approaches. We use weak dominance to identify upper bounds for players' bids. Under symmetry, we provide a method to compute a mixed strategy equilibrium by utilizing the recursive structure of the winning chances of the bids under one assumption.


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The Oert Spider
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 55,270. Language: English. Published: August 9, 2012. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic
In a world already under stress a new and terrifying peril emerges threatening all life on earth. This unearthly quantum monster, takes the form of a scintillating spider. Not really alive, it kills without remorse or limit. It is left to two young scientists and a brilliant, but almost derelict older physicist to solve the terrible mystery of the Spider and its spawn before the world is lost.


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Gilson supplies everything you need for testing hot-mix asphalt mix designs, including all of the preparation methods and tests to determine binder content, strength, durability, and physical characteristics.
- Marshall Testing is the most widely used method for measuring the load and flow rate of asphalt specimens. Gilson supplies everything from Marshall Stability Systems, to Compactors, molds and more.
- Specific Gravity products and equipment comply with required standards, and are used with the Rice Test in determining specific gravity of asphalt and assuring quality of asphalt mixtures.
- Ignition Furnaces offer an accurate, efficient and environmentally-friendly way to measure asphalt content in hot-mix asphalt samples.
- Gilson Quartermaster Asphalt Sample Divider separates large hot-mix asphalt samples needed in Superpave specifications for quality control analysis.
- Extractors, Filter Paper & Solvents determine asphalt binder content. Extractors are available in Reflux, Centrifuge and Vacuum models.
- Asphalt Wheel Trackers accurately evaluate rutting, fatigue cracking and moisture susceptibility for hot and cold asphalt mixes.
- Superpave Heavy Duty Oven is built to handle the heavy loads and rough use from Superpave gyratory molds and large samples.
- Superpave Gyratory Compactors evaluate asphalt mix design while preparing compacted specimens for further testing.
- Asphalt Mixers are available in portable and industrial-grade laboratory models for thorough sample mixing and blending of materials.
- Draindown Basket is a simple test to find the level of binder separation during production, transport and placement of asphalt mixes.
- Hveem-N-Beam Tester accurately displays live load, peak stress and load rate for Hveem asphalt testing, R-Value testing of soil samples and recorded flexural testing of concrete beams.
- Specimen Measurement tools include easy-to-use digital calipers and diameter measuring tapes for accurate specimen measurements.


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The current-in-plane tunneling technique (CIPT) has been a crucial tool in the development of magnetic tunnel junction stacks suitable for magnetic random access memories (MRAM) for more than a decade. The MRAM development has now reached the maturity to make the transition from the R&D phase to the pilot production phase. This will require an improvement in the repeatability of the CIPT metrology technique. Here, we present an analytical model that can be used to simulate numerically the repeatability of a CIPT measurement for an arbitrary MTJ stack prior to any CIPT measurement. The model describes mathematically the main sources of error arising when a micro multi-electrode probe is used to perform a CIPT measurement. The numerically simulated repeatability values obtained on four different MTJ stacks are verified by experimental data and the model is used to optimize the choice of electrodes on a multi-electrode probe to reach up to 36% improvement on the repeatability for the resistance area product and the tunneling magnetoresistance measurement, without any hardware modification.
- Magnetic tunneling junction
- Electrode position error


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The workshop below was written by Kathryn Hurley at Google and is a brilliant guide to how to get started with Fusion tables.
Fusion Tables is a modern data management web application making it easy to host, manage, collaborate on, visualize, and publish data tables online. Follow the steps below to upload your own data to Fusion Tables and create a map!
Embed Map Visualization in web page
Google Maps API Fusion Tables Layer
- Download the zip file here: zip.
- Unzip. Zip file includes:
- population.csv – Population data for zip codes around the bay area
- embedded_map.html – Basic HTML page
- Go to Google Docs
- If you have not already created a Google account, create a Google account and then sign in
- Select Create -> Table (Beta)
- Click Choose File.
- Browse to find the population.csv file.
- Click Next >>.
- Click Next >> again.
- Update the Table name to Bay Area Population. Add any attribution data and/or change the description.
- Click Finish.
- The file will upload to Fusion Tables. Here's an example of what the table will look like in Fusion Tables:_URL_
Now that you have the Bay Area population data in Fusion Tables, we're going to merge with a table containing the zip code boundaries. Fusion Tables has special handling for KML (Keyhole Markup Language) that is used to represent geographical features such as points, lines and polygons / boundaries. The table containing zip code boundaries has two columns we are interested in: one for the zip code labeled "name" and one labeled "geometry" where each cell has KML for the corresponding boundary. We can use these boundaries to represent the locations when they are put on the map, otherwise they will only be points on the map.
- Make sure you have the Population table open in your browser.
- In the Population table, select Merge.
- Paste the following URL in the Text box under Merge with: _URL_
- Click the Get button.
- Select the columns you want to merge on. Make sure the radio button next to Zip is selected in the left column, and select the radio button next to name in the right column. These columns both have zip codes in the same format. Merge works by looking for exact string matches in the selected columns and then linking matching rows together.
- Enter a table name for your merged table in the text box next to Save as a new table named. Suggested name: Bay Area Population merged with KML.
- Click Merge tables.
- Select Visualize > Map. You may initially see "data loading" messages. Wait a minute and zoom in or refresh to see the correct images.
- Click on one of the polygons on the map to see what is displayed in the InfoWindow.
Now let's customize the content in the InfoWindow.
- Click on Configure info window.
- Deselect all checkboxes except for the 2 next to Zip and Population. Notice how the HTML in the right panel is updated as you do this.
- Select the Custom tab.
- Update the HTML to the following:
- Click Save.
- Click on one of the zip code boundaries. The InfoWindow content should be similar to the following:94403Population: 37919
Now add some styling to the map to create an interesting visualization of the data.
- Click Configure styles.
- Select Fill color under Polygons in the left column.
- Select the Gradient tab.
- Select the radio button next to Show a gradient.
- In the drop-down menu next to Column, select Population.
- In the text box next to Through, enter the number 90900.
- Select any colors you want in the drop-down menus or keep the default.
- Click Save when done.
- The map will be updated with the new style.
- Click the Share button in the top right corner.
- Select the radio button next to Unlisted or Public. The visibility will be updated immediately on selection.
- Close the window.
- Open the embedded_map.html file using a Text Editor (please ensure Rich Text Format is off). This file is in the zip file you downloaded at the beginning of this tutorial.
- Go to Map visualization page for the example create above (if you have closed the window, find the table in your docs list at docs.google.com, reopen it and click on Visualize -> Map)
- Click on "Get embeddable link". You should see the following (your table id will be different):
- Select the text in the box "". Copy the text.
- Go to the embedded_map.html text editor and paste the select text below the line "Bay Area Population with Embedded Map". The file should now look like:
- Save the file and open it in a browser. You should now see:
- First, find the Table ID for your table. You can do this by:
- Selecting File > About. The Table ID is the value next to Numeric ID:.
- Open the map.html file using a Text Editor (please ensure Rich Text Format is off). This file is in the zip file you downloaded at the beginning of this tutorial.
- Find the line that reads:var tableid = XXXXXX;
- Replace the XXXXXX with your Table ID.
- Review the code. The code creates a new Map and a FusionTablesLayer to display on the Map.
- Save your updates.
- Open the map.html file in a browser. You should see your Fusion Table data on the map.
- Now, update the query sent to the Fusion Table Layer to include a filter. To do so add the "where" clause below, just after line 40 as follows:
select: 'geometry',from: tableid,
where: 'Population > 40000′
- Shape Escape: _URL_ Escape allows you to upload shape files to Fusion Tables. Simply go to shpescape.com and select the zipped shape file you want to upload. Shape Escape creates a Fusion Table with the shape file data for you!
- FusionTablesLayer Builder: _URL_ a few steps beyond the built-in "Get embeddable code" feature, FusionTablesLayer Builder generates all the code necessary to include a Google Map with a Fusion Table Layer on your own website.


Calum Stirling
Image: Remote Village,
Copyright the artist 2019
Calum Stirling - Makrolab: - research footage
Landstylus: Survey#2
A single screen video work for cello, prepared score and CGI animation.
Cello: Sonia Cromarty
A project initiated as part of the Makrolab residency in 2002 to explore if topography can be played like the surface of a record and what might that landscape sound like? Whilst on residency at Makrolab the artist worked with a 20km square map around Glen Tilt in the Scottish Highlands. Translating it into a soundmap which could be 'driven' around using a software 'Landrover', the landstylus. Sound in this case is being harnesses as the interpretative voice to discover whether the shape of actual landforms can indeed generate a some or any of the parameters commonly associated with an emotive language such as music. The project was part inspired by the aptly named 'Hill and Dale' audio recording process pioneered by Edison in 1910.
Makrolab >


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Book Buddies Program
Ms. Jeanette Rosenberg
Book Buddies is a research-based one-on-one tutorial program that supports reading instruction in the classroom. It enlists trained community volunteers to provide instruction to first and second grade students who need extra support in literacy acquisition. The program is in its 18th year of operation in the school division. There are approximately 120 tutor-student pairs who are supervised by eight reading specialists at five elementary schools.
Volunteers are trained to become effective tutors in a two-hour group session in September and a follow-up building-level session in January. They receive additional support throughout the year by the reading specialists at each school. A published manual is made available to the new tutors.
The reading coordinators write individualized lesson plans for each tutoring session. They assess the students three times a year, participate in scheduling, and maintain communication with the students' classroom teachers.
Research data shows that students are achieving, as evidenced by increases on measures of alphabet and word recognition. The Book Buddies Program has attracted widespread national attention at reading conferences and in national and international professional journals. It has been replicated throughout Virginia and around the nation. The Book Buddies Program is the recipient of the Virginia State Reading Association's 1997 Literacy Award.
Persons who are interested in volunteering in the Book Buddies Program may obtain additional information by calling _PHONE_.

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2 verb
assault2 [transitive]
1 to attack someone in a violent way:
Two men assaulted him after he left the bar.
sexually/indecently assault
He was found guilty of indecently assaulting a student.
2 literary if a feeling, sound, smell etc assaults you, it affects you in a way that makes you uncomfortable or upset:
The noises and smells of the market assaulted her senses.
3 to strongly criticize someone's ideas, plans etc
4 to try to do something very difficult:
a task force to assault the problems
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Definition of recompense :
1. An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable return.
2. To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.
3. To give recompense; to make amends or requital.
4. To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate.
5. To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for.
pay off, gratuity, premium, allowance, recoupment, honorarium, contribution, furbish up, mend, fix, pay, fee, reparation, resort, consideration, stipend, spend, indemnify, bushel, reward, finance, renovate, even off, invest in, down payment, reprisal, doctor, remediate, settlement, quittance, wages, damages, counterbalance, overcompensate, make up, remuneration, advance, repair, requital, satisfaction, fund, restore, payback, recreate, touch on, animate, indemnification, indemnity, reanimate, repay, quicken, disburse, revive, deposit, requite, restitution, vivify, salary, payment, even out, compensation, bear the cost/expense etc., amend, hire, earnings, repayment, remittance, pay out, revivify, put up, right, cover, even up
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I want to sync items of two tables
faces_encoding and faces_person to a channels clone.
Do you think the following is a good approach?
Example for face encodings:
- Create an item (in table item).
- Use column item.app=faces and item.title=encoding to find (all of them) later on.
- Store a face encoding (content of a row in faces_encoding) in column item.obj
- Store the hash of the item in the encoding (faces_encoding.file_hash)
- Use item.sync_an_item($channel_id,$item_id)
- Before the channels clone starts a face recognition (it is always only triggered manually by the user via browser)
- Select all items using item.app=faces AND item.title=encoding
- Read the encodings from the items and write the encodings if new or changed
Depending on how it goes I would change it, e.g.
- Sync an image with all encodings instead each encoding separately.
- Of course I have store the file (image) hash in each encoding.
Do you can imagine a completely different way of syncing the data?
Is attach more appropriate or iconfig or...?
Once it works for ZAP I would port it to Hubzilla.
Many thanks in advance.


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Satellite Image of Lake Carnegie in Australia
Lansat 7 (15m) Satellite Image of Lake Carnegie in Australia
Click on image to view in high resolution.
Lake Carnegie is an ephemeral lake in Western Australia. It fills with water only during very rare periods of significant rainfall, such as during the huge 1900 floods and in numerous recent tropical wet seasons when the monsoon and tropical cyclones have been moved south by recent climate change. In dry years, it is reduced to a muddy marsh.
Water entering the lake, unlike in more easterly playas of the Australian arid zone, does not come from well-defined river channels since the soils of the region are so weathered – lacking tectonic or glacial activity since the Carboniferous ice ages – that sediment is completely absent and the terrain so flat that only the most unweatherable rocks remain on the surface and well-defined river channels cannot form especially since the extreme age of the soils and consequent high rooting density of native flora limits runoff to an extreme extent. Image credit: NASA/USGS


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Tipster Dean Culver has created a dynamic block in AutoCAD for a labeled bracket.
"The bracket is a dynamic block that is inserted, then rotated to the right, left, top, or bottom using AutoCAD's normal Rotate command. Using the rotation action (blue dot) placed within the text, you can rotate the text to the desired orientation.
"The bracket can be stretched by using the blue arrows located on either side of the bracket to the left or right or from the top or bottom, depending on how the bracket is oriented. The text will remain centered in relation to its length, unless you modified the text position prior to stretching. The whole block can be moved using the dynamically placed base point at the center apex of the bracket."
Notes from Cadalyst Tip Reviewer Brian Benton: This is a great example of what you can do with dynamic blocks in AutoCAD. There are several ways to manipulate it, and it has a text option. If you need to create annotation similar to this, give it a try — or just take a look at how the block was constructed so you can create dynamic blocks.


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We evaluated the dynamics of walleye Sander vitreus population size structure, as indexed by the proportional size distribution (PSD) of quality-length fish, in Escanaba Lake during 1967–2003 and in 204 other lakes in northern Wisconsin during 1990–2011. We estimated PSD from angler-caught walleyes in Escanaba Lake and from spring electrofishing in 204 other lakes, and then related PSD to annual estimates of recruitment to age-3, length at age 3, and annual angling exploitation rate. In Escanaba Lake during 1967–2003, annual estimates of PSD were highly dynamic, growth (positively) explained 35% of PSD variation, recruitment explained only 3% of PSD variation, and exploitation explained only 7% of PSD variation. In 204 other northern Wisconsin lakes during 1990–2011, PSD varied widely among lakes, recruitment (negatively) explained 29% of PSD variation, growth (positively) explained 21% of PSD variation, and exploitation explained only 4% of PSD variation. We conclude that population size structure was most strongly driven by recruitment and growth, rather than exploitation, in northern Wisconsin walleye populations. Studies of other species over wide spatial and temporal ranges of recruitment, growth, and mortality are needed to determine which dynamic rate most strongly influences population size structure of other species. Our findings indicate a need to be cautious about assuming exploitation is a strong driver of walleye population size structure.
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Effects of recruitment, growth, and exploitation on walleye population size structure in northern Wisconsin lakes


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Optional Arguments in VBScriptBy Francis Chau
A frequently asked question about VBScript is "How can I make an argument of a Function or Sub optional?" and matter of factly, it's been answered on ASPFAQs.com at _URL_ The answer to this question? VBScript does not support optional arguments, however, JScript does and the FAQ shows an example of this in JScript.
To circumvent this VBScript limitation, I will show you a technique that can be used to simulate optional arguments in VBScript that I call the Array-based approach. I'll also demonstrate the more widely accepted NULL-checking approach.
Using the Array-Based Approach
To see how to use the array-based approach for creating subroutines with optional arguments, let's start by an example subroutine:
Notice in the subroutine declaration, we've only defined one argument,
rArgs will be an array of values we would like to pass into our
The next few lines declare our local variables and initializes them to default values (empty
strings, in this case).
Next, we use the
UBound() function to determine the number of arguments passed.
Then assign the array elements to the local variables:
Since the array is zero-based, our first
Case branch assigns the first element to
v1 variable. As we need to add more arguments to our function, we can easily
We conclude our subroutine by printing out the values of our local variables.
To call this subroutine we need to create an array of the size based on the number of arguments we wish to pass into the function, and then populate this array with the values we wish to pass to the function. Finally, we pass along the created array as the single argument to the function:
Notice that you can also use the
Array constructor syntax like so:
Now that we have a way to pass only the arguments we choose using the array-based method, let's take a look at another approach at optional arguments: the NULL-checking approach, which we'll examine in Part 2.


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PUSH is an abbreviation for:
Find a translation for PUSH in other languages:
Select another language:
What does PUSH mean?
- to press against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
Use the citation below to add this abbreviation to your bibliography:
PUSH also stands for:
- People Understanding Severe Handicaps
- People Understanding The Severely Handicapped
- People Understanding The Severly Handicap
- People Understanding The Severly Handicapped
- People United To Save Healthcare
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| < July >
|Normal Max/ High Temperature
|Min/ Low Temperature
|Number of Wet Days (probability of rain on a day)
|Average Sunlight per day
|Average Daylight per day
|Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours
|Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day.
- The average temperature in Felixstowe, England in July is very mild at 17.5 °C (63.5 °F).
- Afternoons can be warm with average high temperatures reaching 21 °C (69.8 °F).
- Overnight temperatures are generally mild with an average low of 14 °C (57.2 °F).
- The average daily temperature variation/ range in July is 7 °C (12.6 °F).
- The weather in July is a little parched with rain occasionally. A mere 47mm (1.9in) of liquid is deposited across an average of 12 days.
- The heavens above Felixstowe, England are fine with on balance a detectable 6:36 of magnificent sunshine per day.
- The shortest day is 15:33 long and the longest day is 16:38 long with an average length of 16:11.
- There are approximately 9:20 per day when bright sunshine is absent due to cloud, haze or the sun being too low on the horizon to register.
- It is sunny approximately 41.4% of daylight hours and cloudy 58.6% of daylight hours.
Check the distance to and compare the Felixstowe, England July averages with somewhere beginning with:
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Weather Trend Graph for July in Felixstowe, England, Uk
Navigate to July Weather in Locations Surrounding Felixstowe, England:
- Hull, England, Uk - 227.2 kms (141.2 miles) NNW
- Waddington, Uk - 185.2 kms (115.1 miles) NW
- Birmingham, England, Uk - 215.5 kms (133.9 miles) WNW
- Lyneham, Uk - 234.4 kms (145.6 miles) W
- London, England, Uk - 125.8 kms (78.1 miles) WSW
- London-Gatwick, Uk - 134.8 kms (83.8 miles) SW
- Brighton, England, Uk - 162 kms (100.7 miles) SW
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Orange was first used to refer to the fruit around 1300 but not used as a color word until around 1540.
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International Festivals are common in all countries. However countries hosting international festivals are unaware of the expectations and behavior of travellers related to their food choice behavior before their visit. A study was conducted with specific reference to Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF), Sarawak, Malaysia, to explore the food choice behavior of international travellers relating to neophobic behavior. The study followed interpretive research philosophy and exploratory study design with phenomenological interpretations, case studies and Delphi method. The research design integrated a longitudinal design during 2016 to 2017 period to develop a food choice consumer behavior model with triangulated tools and methods, identified causative factors related to consumer food choices. The study followed purposive sampling with a sample of 148travelers during the festival and data collection was done with the triangulated tools of indepth interviews, content analysis and observation following phenomenology method. The investigators came up with a thematic model in relation to food choice behavior of RWMF travelers, by extending theoretical and practical contributions.
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Can You Use A Paper Towel As A Coffee Filter Substitute?
This article answers an unusual question: Can you use a paper towel as a coffee filter substitute? We propose some ideas for improving the taste if you're out of options.
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Paper towel is the closest coffee filter substitute you can find at home
You lazily walk into the kitchen with disheveled hair and eyes half-open to brew an aromatic pot of Java only to realize that you are out of coffee filters. OMG! What will you do?
This may spark feelings of anxiety and my true condolences are with you. But, you are not alone! Almost every coffee enthusiast or others faces this predicament when there is not enough time to rush to a store to get filters and you also don't want to go to the coffee shop.
So, what's the other alternative? A paper towel, because this is the closest substitute you can get for a filter. Just make sure you do not make it a habit to use paper towels frequently, and you will not have to worry about any health hazards.
Can You Use a Paper Towel As A Coffee Filter?
Yes, you can. When you have run out of coffee filters and you badly need your morning fix, you can try your old college roommate's method for a quick fix. As you put that paper towel in the filter cup, you may wonder if you are doing the right thing.
What about chemicals in the paper towel? Will they leach into your cuppa? Is this method harmful to your health? Let's find out.
Your coffee filter has a lot in common with paper towels. Other than the thickness and ability to absorb, they are few differences between the two. However, if you thought a paper is only made of wood pulp then you are mistaken.
You need to keep a few things in mind when using a paper towel as a substitute filter and I have mentioned them below:
Are The Papers Towels Bleached?
When the thought of using a paper towel in the place of filters crosses the mind, the first thing or concern is chemicals used for bleaching paper towels. Paper bleaching is certainly an issue and it can allow unwanted chemicals to leach into your cup.
However, in most cases, the contaminants are not severe and the health risks are negligible (unless you make it a habit to use paper towels every day).
When you pour hot water over the grounds placed inside the paper towel, water acts as an extracting agent for any industrial chemical used in the manufacturing process. As most paper towels are bleached using chlorine, the chlorinated dioxins present in the product may pose some health risks.
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Water acts as an extracting agent for any industrial chemical
Surprisingly, a study in the '80s revealed that one in every ten thousand cases of cancer among coffee drinkers was due to dioxins leaching from the paper filters. While the chemicals leaching from coffee filters are low, the number of dioxins extracted from paper towels may certainly be harmful to your health in the long run.
While the recent improvements in the paper bleaching industry have reduced this risk to a large extent, some traces of dioxins may still be present in the bleached paper. If you wish to completely eliminate the risk of dioxin intake, switch to natural paper instead!
Are The Paper Towels Recycled?
Well, let's not forget that the paper towels were not designed to be used as a coffee filter. It is meant for wiping, but of course, you may use it as a makeshift paper filter when you badly need coffee and the box is empty. Everyone does. I have done it too.
However, the paper contains contaminants that it gets during the manufacturing process. These contaminants like strengthening agents, fillers, and dyes have rarely gone through toxicity testing. Some papers may even contain phthalates, Bisphenol-A (BPA), and other hormone imitating chemicals.
Food regulators approve these products because they believe that the papers will not come in contact with the food we consume. When the paper is recycled, contaminants also get recycled with the wood pulp, resulting in traces of chemicals in recycled paper towels.
That does not mean that you should not buy recycled paper towels because they have a myriad of environmental benefits. Just that using them for filtering your coffee is not the ideal way to start your mornings.
How To Use A Paper Towel As A Makeshift Coffee Filter？
Running out of coffee filters on a cold winter morning may feel like a big deal. You certainly don't want to go out of the house without something filling your grumpy stomach. This is when paper towels can come to your rescue.
Almost every household has paper towels so when you are in a situation like this, just grab a towel and make a temporary filter out of it. While your coffee may not taste as great, it is certainly better than no coffee at all!
Step 1: To make a temporary coffee filter, always use a full-sized paper towel and lay it flat over a table
Step 2: Now fold the paper towel vertically into half
Step 3: Again fold the paper towel into another half (you will now get an almost square shape)
Step 4: Now take the folded paper towel and use the open ends to create a pocket to put your coffee grinds and keep it back into the filter cup
Step 5: Put your favorite coffee grounds inside the pocket
Step 6: Remember to fold the outer edges to ensure that the pot lid closes completely
Step 7: Now add hot water (not boiling hot) slowly into the filter cup and let the coffee drip into the pot
Step 8: Now enjoy your morning coffee. This may not taste as great as the coffee flavor you are used to, but you can still manage to have coffee without any filters
What Are Other Alternatives To Paper Towel？
Many coffee enthusiasts may not approve of paper towels as the right substitute for paper filters. If you have similar feelings, here are some alternatives that you may try. Each method has its own set of pros and cons, but as I said these come in handy as a quick-fix solution when you suddenly run out of coffee filters.
Cheesecloth is a cotton cloth used in the making of cheese and it resembles a gauze used for separating liquids from solids. They come in different grades ranging from very fine to open ones. You may use a fine cheesecloth to brew when you have run out of coffee filters.
Use in the same method as mentioned for the paper towels. Fold or cut it into halves to fit your brewing equipment. The biggest advantage of using cheesecloth as a substitute is that the fabric is stronger than paper towels and it will not tear at the time of brewing.
On the downside, not many people have cheesecloth as easily available as paper towels. Even if you do, you will need to cut it and discard it after one use.
Cloth Napkin
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Set a cloth napkin on the automatic drip or pour over the basket
If you have no paper towels at hand, you may use a dishtowel or a clean cloth napkin to brew your coffee. To use a cloth napkin as a filter, set it on the automatic drip or pour over the basket (you may use a rubber band to secure the cloth on the top while letting it slightly droop inside).
Now, put two tablespoons of freshly ground coffee inside the napkin and slowly pour hot water (again not boiling hot) into it. Carefully remove the cloth napkin from the mug to prevent the grounds from dropping into the mug and rinse the cloth.
The advantage of using this method is that almost everyone has a clean towel somewhere in the house and this is a reliable method. The cons include the probability of staining the cloth napkin, puddles on the sides of the mug, and your coffee tasting a lot like laundry detergent.
Mesh Sieve
Another way to save your mornings when you run out of coffee filters is using a mesh sieve. To use this option, put two tablespoons of coffee grounds in a measuring cup and pour not-very-hot water into the cup and stir it using a spoon. Let it sit for 5 minutes or more if you prefer a really strong coffee.
Now you can pour out the coffee into a mug using a fine mesh sieve.
The advantage of using this substitute is that it is extremely scalable and you may brew a whole pot of coffee using this method. You can also control how strong you want your coffee to be.
On the downside, a mesh sieve cannot hold the finest coffee grounds that drip into the mug and does not retain the oils that are usually absorbed by the filters. Your coffee may taste different using a mesh sieve, but this certainly better than no coffee!
Can You Use A Paper Towel As A Coffee Filter: The Final Word
Just because you ran out of coffee filters or you don't have access to one while traveling does not mean you have to give up the joy of treating yourself to a delicious cup of Joe. Using paper towels instead is a quick and reliable substitute that can save your mornings.
While coffee purists may disapprove of this method citing various reasons, I feel this is the most sustainable solution. After all, who doesn't have paper towels?
You may also try the other methods mentioned in this post to see what works best for you!
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How To Breed A Bay Roan Horse?
How do you breed a bay roan?
The roan gene must be inherited from at least one parent known to carry the roan gene, and the black points must be inherited from at least one parent that is black or has black points. Bay roans have a uniform mixture of white and red hairs on a large portion of the body and a darker head.
What is the difference between a bay and a roan?
Bays often have a reddish sheen, and when affected by the roan gene, the horse looks similar to a red roan. However, a bay roan will have black points, whereas a red roan will have dark red points.
How do you make a horse roan?
What do you breed to get a blue roan horse?
Blue Roan Horse Breeds These include many European draft breeds such as the Brabant, Italian Heavy Draft, Rhenish-German Cold-Blood, etc. Blue Roan horses are also quite common in North American breeds such as Paint horses, Paso Finos, the Quarter Horse, Standardbred, Mustang, and Tennessee Walking horse.
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Can you breed a roan to a roan?
I have heard, but this might be an old wives tale, that you shouldn't breed roan to roan or the offspring can die, its a fatal combination or something. This is very true. If you put two roans together that contain the O gene you have a high possibilty that the foal will die shortly after birth.
What does a bay roan look like at birth?
Bay foals exhibit slightly reddish coats with black-tipped ears, light coloring on their lower legs, and small black patches on the rear of their heels. They are born with dark skin and are frequently mistaken for a chestnut.
Do blue roan horses turn white?
Note that the head/face is darker than the body. This horse will not turn white, and will always retain black legs, mane, tail, and head.
How rare are blue roan horses?
Are blue roan horses rare? Blue roans are likely the rarest roan color. But no, they aren't rare, but they are definitely not as common as many other equine colors.
What does a roan horse look like?
Roan is a horse coat color pattern characterized by an even mixture of colored and white hairs on the body, while the head and "points"—lower legs, mane and tail—are mostly solid-colored. The silvering effect of mixed white and colored hairs can create coats that look bluish or pinkish.
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What color looks good on a blue roan horse?
For the purpose of finding what colors you should wear with your horse, your horse will be in one of the following color groups: Black – black is universal and can wear any color. Brunette (Bay, Black, White, Gray, Blue Roan ) – these horses look good in bright jewel tones such as blue, purple, pink and red.
Does Blue horse exist?
Although no one has real evidence that blue horses exist, there are many tales of sightings across the region from legions of true believers. Legend has it that a horse called "Big Lex" turned blue from grazing in nourishing bluegrass pastures his entire life.
Is a palomino horse?
How do you get a blue roan calf?
The blue roan color in cattle is usually the result of breeding a black cow (or bull) to a white bull (or cow) and results in a wide variety of blue coloration depending on the ratio of black to white hairs. To get a solid blue calf you want to mate a solid colored (not spotted) animals.
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This paper proposes a scalable design for next-generation optical cross-connects (OXCs). We present a novel strategy for dimensioning the switching capability as a long term planning. Switching fabrics in OXCs have to be expanded according to traffic growth, which may incur a scalability problem due to the exponentially increasing cost in manufacturing and maintenance. The proposed scheme expands the switching capacity of OXCs with wavebandand fiber-switching components (or, equivalently, expands the network capacity with wavebandand fiber-switching tiers). To minimize the number of extra fibers for wavebandand fiber-switching tiers required to satisfy a given traffic matrix, we formulate the problem of routing and wavelength assignment (RWA) with tunnel allocation (RWAT) into a constraint programming (CP) process. The CP is simplified as two integer linear programming (ILP) processes that are performed sequentially. Experiments are conducted on four examples to compare the throughput and the number of switching points when different switching architectures are adopted under different traffic increase. The benefits of our approach are demonstrated. Finally, we conclude that the proposed optimization scheme can dimension the networks with expandability and scalability to the growing traffic demand.


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The LockState ResortLock 1-Wire iButton Reader is a special wire device meant to help ResortLock users program their locks. The wire, which is actually an iButton reader, facilitates the transfer of data programmed through the PC into the iButton which can then be used to transmit information to your installed ResortLocks on any door.
The 1-Wire cable plugs conveniently into the USB port, so it's compatible to all computers. Once plugged in, the computer will automatically set up the drivers for the device. These drivers, however, can also be downloaded from ResortLock's website. Use a computer that has the ResortLock application software installed and from there you can program a
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What are dask bags? explain with example of group by.
Dask Bags contains the operations like map, filter, fold and groupby. These operations can be implemented on python objects with Dask bags.
Dask bags do this in parallel with a small memory foot print using python iterators.
Learn an example of Groupby with dask
from dask.distributed import Client import dask client = Client(n_workers=2, threads_per_worker=2, processes=False, memory_limit='500MB') client df = dask.datasets.timeseries() df.groupby('name').x.mean().compute()


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Let $X,Y$ be complex manifolds and let $f: X \rightarrow Y$ be a continuous map. When exactly do we say that $f$ is "holomorphic"? I am interested in the basic definition (possibly using charts), not an equivalent characterization.
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If $p$ is a point of $X$, then we say $f$ is holomorphic at $p$ if there is a chart $(U, \phi)$ on $X$ with $p \in U$, and a chart $(V, \psi)$ on $Y$ with $\phi(p) \in V$, such that $f(U) \subseteq V$ and the induced map
$$ \phi(U) \stackrel{\phi^{-1}}\longrightarrow U \stackrel{f}{\to} V \stackrel{\psi}{\to}\mathbb{C}^n $$
is holomorphic in the familiar sense (using $\phi(U) \subseteq \mathbb{C}^n$).
We say $f$ is holomorphic if it is holomorphic at all points.
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vInspired is a nationally recognised organisation.
vInspired for schools – accreditation for all students who are volunteers.
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Each student has an online account where they log hours spent volunteering towards a vInspired award.
How does it work?
vInspired schools provides an opportunity for all young people who devote any of their own time volunteering for schools and other appropriate community activities to be recognised, whether this is attending a Student Voice meeting, helping to plan an assembly or organising a charity event.
Young people add hours to their online personal volunteering account. They include a referee (the name and contact details of an adult who is in charge of the activity e.g. the name of a teacher and their email address); this referee is used centrally to verify that volunteering has taken place. Volunteering hours build towards vInspired awards. These are v10, v50 and v100 certificates. The numbers are representative of the hours spent volunteering.
Does it extend to volunteering beyond New Mills School?
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vInspired schools is part of a wider charity called vInspired. This enables young people up to the age of 25 to continue to log their volunteering hours meaning that students can continue to build up a resume of what they have done. vInspired awards are recognised by UCAS and major employers as a way for students to formally quantify the volunteering that they have done.
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the mass of cylinder one is 1.35 times the mass of cylinder two, and the volume of cylinder one is 0.792 times the volume of cylinder two. If the density of cylinder one is 2.70 g/cm3 what is the density of cylinder two?
THIS QUESTION HAS ME GOING CRAZY!!
density is mass/volume.
So, twice the mass, twice the density.
twice the volume, half the density. So, for cylinder 2, we have
(1/1.35) / (1/.792) * 2.70 = 1.584
d1 = m1/v2 = 2.70 g/cc
m1 = 1.35*m2 so
m2 = m1/1.35
V1 = 0.792*v2 so
v2 = v1/0.792
d2 = m2/v2
d2 = (m1/1.35)/( v1/0.792)
d2 = m1/1.35 x 0.792/v1 but
m1/v1 = 2.70
then d2 = 2.70 x (0.792/1.35) =?


Chemical analysis and classification of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) based on their country of origin using mass spectrometric methods and chemometrics
Journal: 2021/March - Food Research International
The current study applied gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), and thermal desorption direct analysis in real-time mass spectrometry (TD-DART-MS) methods to the analysis of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) samples from different countries. The black pepper powder samples were analyzed directly by TD-DART-MS without any extraction, but for GC-MS and LC-MS methods, a methanol extraction procedure was employed before the analysis. Various compounds, such as piperamides and terpenes, were detected. Partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) was used to classify black pepper samples based on their origins. Total ion mass spectrum (TMS) data profiles from GC-MS, LC-MS, and TD-DART-MS methods were constructed and evaluated for the performance of classification. A cubic-root data transformation was tested in the data preprocessing and found to be effective for improving the classification rates. The average classification rates of PLS-DA models with GC-MS-cubic-root-TMS, LC-MS-cubic-root-TMS, and DART-MS-cubic-root-TMS data representations were 94.1 ± 0.6%, 87.7 ± 0.6%, and 97.0 ± 0.3% respectively, for 100-time bootstrapped-Latin-partition cross-validation. This study presents for the first time the analysis of plant-based food materials by using TD-DART-MS, and it has been demonstrated as a simple and high-throughput method for classification studies.
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Design a kitchen in front view with your iPod, iPhone or iPad. Save it in your device or email your designs in 'pdf', 'png', 'jpg' or 'dxf' format.
Design a kitchen easily in three steps.
- Step 1: Select the dimensions of the wall.
- Step 2: Insert cabinets, appliances and accessories in front view.
- Step 3: Change the material of the cabinets and the wall and insert accessories.
EZ Kitchen includes a complete file manager that allows you to open, save and delete your designs in your device.
You can define several sections on the wall and apply different materials to each section. This is very useful to create a tiled backsplash.
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How to see/ understand the difference between male and female fruit trees?
How to see/understand the difference between male and female fruit trees? Is there a list of trees that need both to pollinate? How do I see the difference in real life? I am looking forward to hearing from you,
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Not all fruit tree have male and female. Most have perfect flowers, which means the male and female parts are contained in one flower.
On the fruit plants that have male and female, typically you can find the immature fruit either inside the flower or right below the flower on the female. It will look like a tiny, green version of the mature fruit, typically.


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The state Nature Preserves Commission has given three WKU professors its annual award for work that protects biological diversity.
Alfred Meier, Ouida Meier and Scott Grubbs were given this year's Biological Diversity Protection Award for their work creating the Upper Green River Biological Preserve. The preserve is on the banks of the Green River in Hart County.
The Green River is the most important river in Kentucky for the conservation of rare native mussels and fish. It hosts 109 fish species and nearly 60 mussel species. The area is also important for an endangered bat species found on the preserve and as a breeding and migratory habitat for songbirds.
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1 Department of Marketing and Statistics, Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University2 MAPP - Centre for Research on Customer Relations in the Food Sector, Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University3 Department of Management, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University4 Department of Management, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University
This paper discusses the food distribution systems of six Eastern European countries. It considers the macro and task environments of distribution systems, discussing the constraints and opportunities the environments present to companies. The institutional structure of retailing and wholesaling are analysed and important developments in the institutional structure are noted. The internal political economy of distribution channels in Eastern Europe is analysed and the modernisation of distribution systems discussed. Finally, some conclusions are offered and areas for future research suggested.
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Why Do Guinea Pigs Squeal? Find Out Now!
Guinea pigs are very sociable animals, and because of this, they have evolved to produce a series of vocalizations they use to communicate with other individuals of their species.
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Guinea pigs are called "Cuys" in some countries of South America. This name has an onomatopoeic origin and it refers to the vocalizations that these rodents emit regularly, in both domestic and wild environments. In this article, we pose the following question: Why do guinea pigs squeal? If you want the answer, we encourage you to read on.
Communication in the animal world is a fascinating evolutionary process, and, for this reason, various ethological researchers are trying to decipher the meaning of language in the different species in the animal kingdom.
About guinea pigs
Before entering fully into the world of guinea pig communication, we need to define the species in question. Surprising as it may seem, the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) is a species of hybrid rodent belonging to the family Caviidae. These curious pets are the result of the crossing of diverse species of the Cavia genus, such as Cavia aparea or Cavia magna.
Some of the differential characteristics of these small mammals are the following:
 - They come from the Andean region of South America
 - They weigh about 2 lbs and live between five and eight years
 - Guinea pigs are herbivorous animals and require a continuous supply of fiber and vitamin C to enjoy good health
 - This species has different morphotypes, which differ by the color arrangement and nature of their coat.
 - They're affable, calm rodents, and live in social groups.
It's this last characteristic that gives us the first clue as to why guinea pigs squeal. If an animal lives in a society, it has to have some way of communicating with its relatives, right?
Three guinea pigs posing.
So, why do guinea pigs squeal?
As simple as the question may seem, several ethological studies have designed experimental models to discover the reason for these vocalizations. This task is certainly not a simple one. Besides the existence of variations at an individual level, the squeals seem to have a different meaning according to the age of the guinea pig.
The guinea pig is especially multifaceted since, according to this research, it's capable of emitting up to 11 different tonalities. Some of them respond to the following situations:
 - Guinea pigs (especially the youngest ones) emit more audible sounds when they are in a new environment. This coincides with cortisol level increases in their bodies, a stress-related hormone.
 - When separated from their mothers, the guinea pigs emit calls out of loneliness, which are accompanied by an increase in the animal's movements and general agitation. Once the little ones return to their parents, the mothers emit a series of purrs to calm their offspring.
However, not everything is linked to the relationship between mothers and their children, since many other vocalizations are related to other processes. Up next, we'll be mentioning some examples.
A sound for every situation
Several studies have researched when, how, and why different vocalizations occur in various situations. These are some of the results:
 - The chortle is the most common vocalization among guinea pigs. It seems to be present in all kinds of situations, whether they're social or not. The emission of these preliminary sounds is very present when two individuals meet and try to identify each other. In addition, these sounds are later substituted by other noises more appropriate to the situation.
 - The moaning sounds they make are produced, in general, when a situation causes discomfort in the animal. For example, when a non-receptive female is approached by a reproductive male.
 - The squeaking sound is produced when the guinea pig experiences some type of physical pain.
There are many more sounds and noises emitted by guinea pigs, but one idea is clear: guinea pigs squeal to communicate with each other. Each tone has a specific function, and, from an evolutionary point of view, it's much more effective to warn others of a negative interaction with a sound than with a physical activity that requires more energy.
A close-up of a brown guinea pig.
A matter of sociability
As we've seen, social animals such as guinea pigs have developed complex linguistic mechanisms to communicate different feelings and emotions. This is beneficial for all members of the group since they can detect danger more quickly and avoid unnecessary fights among themselves.
In the animal world, everything has a biological response. Therefore, if you have a guinea pig at home, we encourage you to try to understand in what situations and with what frequency it produces these noises. After all, it may be trying to convey a message, such as continuous stress or feeling of loneliness.
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 - Arch-Tirado, E., & Collado-Corona, M. A. (2002). Análisis de vocalizaciones en periodos de soledad en cobayos recién nacidos, como normo-oyentes y con sordera provocada. Cirugia y Cirujanos70(6), 442-448.
 - Cavia, wikipedia. Recogido a 28 de julio en _URL_
 - Verduzco-Mendoza, A., Alfaro-Rodríguez, A., & Arch-Tirado, E. (2012). Etología y bioacústica en ratas y cobayos. Revista Mexicana de Comunicación, Audiología, Otoneurología y Foniatría1(1), 7-12.
 - Berryman, J. C. (1976). Guinea‐pig vocalizations: Their structure, causation and function. Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie41(1), 80-106.


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Question: Is it safe to refreeze a partially thawed turkey? I started to defrost a frozen turkey for a holiday dinner, but now I've had a change in plans. Can I refreeze the turkey?
Answer: It's fine to refreeze a thawed turkey — as long as you thawed it in the refrigerator. If that was the case, you can put it right back into the freezer according to the United States Department of Agriculture. If your turkey is fully thawed, you can safely keep it refrigerated for an additional one or two days before refreezing it. When you eventually thaw the turkey a second time, you may notice a decrease in quality, but it'll certainly be safe to eat.
If, on the other hand, you thawed the turkey in cold water or the microwave, the USDA advises that you should cook it immediately. That's because with either method, the turkey could have at least temporarily warmed up to a temperature higher than 40°F. At that point, harmful bacteria can begin to multiply and only further cooking will destroy it; simply refreezing the turkey won't do the trick.
Finally, if you thawed the turkey on the counter or in hot water, you shouldn't eat it at all. The USDA cautions that it's dangerous to eat any meat or poultry that's been thawed under those two methods, as the outer layer of the food would have been allowed to sit between the bacteria-breeding temperatures of 40° F and 140° F for far too long to be safe.


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Map of flight path and driving directions from Learmonth to Badu Island.
Shortest flight path between RAAF Base Learmonth (LEA) and Badu Island Airport (BDD).
How far is Badu Island from Learmonth?
There are several ways to calculate distances between Learmonth and Badu Island. Here are two common methods:Vincenty's formula (applied above)
- 2037.394 miles
- 3278.868 kilometers
- 1770.447 nautical miles
Vincenty's formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points on the earth's surface, using an ellipsoidal model of the earth.Haversine formula
- 2036.672 miles
- 3277.705 kilometers
- 1769.819 nautical miles
The haversine formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points assuming a spherical earth (great-circle distance – the shortest distance between two points).
Time difference and current local times
The time difference between Learmonth and Badu Island is 2 hours. Badu Island is 2 hours ahead of Learmonth.
Carbon dioxide emissions
Estimated CO2 emissions per passenger is 222 kg (489 pounds).
Frequent Flyer Miles Calculator
Learmonth (LEA) → Badu Island (BDD).


I'm trying to extract a section of a raster file that overlaps with a polygon shapefile in QGIS 2.18.3. When I run extract, I'm left with a large null value area as part of the extent of the output raster.
I have the polygon (.shp):
vector mask
And the raster (.tif) which had this large null value area since the first time I clipped one of two DEMs that were merged together to create this layer:
I used Raster -> Extraction -> Clipper tool with the.tif input and.shp mask layer shown above, and it produced this output:
Using clipping option "Crop the extent of the target dataset to the extent of the cutline" didn't do much better:
clipped to extent ws dem
Here are the settings I'm using in QGIS' clipping tool:
clipping config
How do I get the DEM clipped exactly to the boundaries of the shapefile of interest in QGIS? Open to recommendations of other open source GIS tools as well but would prefer using this since I'm already up and running and learning my way around it.
The raster is clipped exactly to the shapefile boundaries.
But remember, a raster is a kind of matrix. It's composed by n rows and m columns, so the extent of it is rectangular.
The black area are pixels without values, so you only have valid pixels in the extent of the shapefile.
If you want to hide null pixels, check this answer How to display NoData of a raster in QGIS.
What have you done is clip out some values. The result is the desired but the meaning is different:
What have you done:
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In this case, NULL pixels are defined by a value equals to 255. You can clip out those pixels setting a max of 254 and clipping out the remains values:
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Sure work, even you can set two boundaries to remove some values of the render (min and max). But QGIS has a dedicated section to remove NULL or No Data values. Gives you more control about how to handle these values:
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 - Aha! That linked question is the opposite of what I wanted to do but led me to the answer: on the raster layer in question, go to properties, style, load min/max values, then check "clip extent to canvas". I applied that and got a raster with the extent only displaying as the vector's boundary. – cr0 Jul 31 '17 at 1:29
 - I think your answer is pretty complete if you add that last part. You could take my text and add it, then I'll check yours off. Thanks – cr0 Jul 31 '17 at 1:29
 - _USER_ ok, I updated my answer – aldo_tapia Jul 31 '17 at 14:03
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Streak to Amazon RDS
How To Replicate Streak Data to Amazon RDS
Copying Streak data to Amazon RDS cannot be simpler. You just need to perform the following three simple steps.
Step 1
Specify necessary connection parameters for Streak.
Step 2
Specify necessary connection parameters for Amazon RDS.
Step 3
Select Streak objects to replicate.
Powerful Replication Features
Automatic Schema Creation
You don't need to prepare the Amazon RDS database — Skyvia creates the tables, corresponding to the Streak objects, in the data warehouse automatically.
Complete or Partial Replication
With Skyvia you can extract and load all the data from a Streak object or disable loading for some Streak object fields. You can also configure filters for data to replicate.
Change Data Capture
Skyvia not just copies Streak data to Amazon RDS once, it can keep your Amazon RDS database up-to-date with Streak automatically, ensuring you always have fresh data for data analysis without any user intervention.
Optimized Data Loading
True ETL — Data Import Tool
If you need more than just to copy data from Streak to Amazon RDS, you may use Skyvia's powerful data import functionality. Skyvia's data import tools will correctly extract Streak data, transform it, and load to Amazon RDS when Amazon RDS tables have different structure than Streak objects.
Automation and Monitoring
Flexible Scheduling
Use flexible scheduling settings to automate replication
Detailed Logging
Email Notifications
Enable email notifications and always know if anything goes wrong.
Integrate Streak and Amazon RDS with minimal effort and in only a few clicks!


What are the Risks of Yield Farming?
an image of a person holding a phone with crypto graphs and a laptop with the same - the Risks of Yield Farming
In several of our recent articles, we have discussed yield farming. I published the yield farming guide and then created a tutorial on how to do yield farming on Ubeswap. As explained in those articles, it is quite profitable. However, there are several risks of yield farming.
Any investment that offers medium to high rewards has risks, and yield farming is no different. That is why in this article, I will show you the risks of yield farming and liquidity mining so you are clear on what you're going into before you proceed.
If you don't know what yield farming is, click on any of the two links above to find out. I recommend you click on the first one and read through it before proceeding to the second.
What are the Risks of DeFi Yield Farming?
Here are the risks associated with yield farming:
 1. Risk of Impermanent Loss
 2. DeFi Smart Contract Risk
 3. Unfairness
 4. Risk of Scam
 5. Gas Fees
 6. Bugs in the Code
 7. Price Risks
 8. Strategy Risk
Risk of Impermanent Loss
Impermanent loss is one of the biggest risks of yield farming.
When farming yields on your assets, you add liquidity in pairs of equivalent value; if you add one ETH in an ETH/USDC pair and 1ETH is 2000 USDC, you must add 1ETH and 2000 USDC.
Suppose the value of ETH falls to 1000 USDC, the coins in the entire liquidity pool shifts to make up for that. When you have a huge loss in any of the coins in the pool in such situations, you can end up with an impermanent loss where you get a lower value than what you put in when you withdraw your liquidity.
The profit from farming yields on your cryptocurrency assets sometimes make up for the loss, but it doesn't always. Given the volatility of cryptocurrencies, you can be faced with this risk any time the value of a cryptocurrency drops. However, it only happens when the difference in value drops a lot.
DeFi Smart Contract Risk
Smart contracts control yield farming and DeFi. One bug in the smart contracts can cause the price of a token to drop to zero. A malicious hacker can exploit that bug to manipulate the project for any possibility, including losing all your cryptocurrency assets in the pools affected. To mitigate this risk, confirm that the smart contract has been audited.
Yield farming pools are controlled to a large extent by the founders and wealthier investors. That puts yield farmers with small funds at risk because if a wealthier investor takes out a large chunk of their investments, it can affect the platform.
One good example of this is what happened with Sushiswap. It fell quickly because the founder, Chef Nomi, removed his liquidity which ran in millions from the SUSHI/ETH pool. That caused a 73% crash in the price of SUSHI tokens which, of course, affected anyone holding the coin, including yield farmers.
Risk of Scam
When considering yield farming pools and applications to use, you need to be careful. Anyone can create an app for yield farming if they have the necessary skills. You must ensure that you are not using an app that isn't properly vetted or the owners aren't known.
Even then, you might still fall to this risk. The reason is that you get higher rewards from new protocols and applications; anyone that jumps on such in the first few weeks of launch can make a lot. When such things are new, you can't get reviews or comments from actual users.
You can still check online for comments because, in most cases, there would be some publicity about the app before they launch any liquidity pool. So, check GitHub, Twitter, and Reddit to see if there are negative comments.
Gas Fees
Gas fees on Ethereum are high – this is one fact that no one can debate. This is a problem for DeFi yield farming, especially for investors with smaller funds; wealthier participants might not mind.
When a lot of people take advantage of a yield farming opportunity and lock a lot of cryptocurrency in DeFi, gas fees skyrocket. In 2020, this was a big issue where gas fees reached over 100x more than usual due to yield farming activities on Uniswap.
When such happens, those with fewer funds would realize it's costly to withdraw their earnings and might end up losing money if they try. If they choose to leave the cryptocurrency in the pool, any other risks, such as impermanent loss and liquidation risks, can lead to a loss. Ethereum 2.0 with layer two scaling aims to solve this problem.
Bugs in the Code
Every app has bugs. Even when the developers do their best to ensure they don't, they can miss some of these things. For most top applications, such bugs don't cause much impact most of the time, but sometimes they can be serious. A malicious actor can exploit such issues to their advantage, making all investors in the yield farming pool lose their money.
Price Risks
This risk is not particular to farming yields on your cryptocurrency assets; it can happen to any crypto investor. As long as you hold crypto, you are liable to the risk of losing your money. Price changes happen a lot in the market. If the value of the coins in the pair you provide liquidity for lose value, you would lose some of your money,
There is also the aspect of the token. Some yield farming platforms offer their token as part of the rewards to yield farmers. If the value of the token falls, what you expect as returns for your investment reduces.
To give a clear picture of the above, here's this example. When farming yields on your assets in Ubeswap, you get UBE. If UBE was $5 when you invested but a few weeks later, it is $1, what you get in fiat is way different from what you expected at the time of your investment.
Strategy Risk
When doing yield farming, your strategy matters. You have to decide on what kind of pair to invest in. A hot pool today wouldn't be hot in a few weeks from now.
Here's the thing: if a pool provides 2000% returns which usually happens at launch, in a few weeks, that can drop to 300% because more money would have been pooled in by then. People would find out about that pool and invest, and as more people invest, the returns would reduce.
Although yield farming can be passive, you need to monitor your investment periodically, follow crypto news and us (subscribe for email updates), so you can pool out of a pool and invest in a better one when you need to.
You also look at the market's volatility as that can affect your capital and returns. If you weren't sure about a coin but invested only because of the high returns and the value is falling fast, you might decide to pool your investments in another pool.
Yield farming can be long term, so you shouldn't have to jump from pool to pool. Strategize wisely, and you will enjoy the returns from your crypto assets.
That is it for the risks associated with pulling your cryptocurrency in a yield farm. You can grow your cryptocurrency assets, whether Bitcoin, ethereum, Celo, and other cryptocurrencies in the blockchain. It's a great way to grow your cryptocurrency rather than leaving it to sit in an exchange or wallet.
I hope you take the suggestions in this article to mitigate your risks, so you earn more than you lose most of the time. Bear in mind that every good investment has risks; you just need to know how to mitigate them to reduce their impact.
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When you enter a URL in the Chrome Omnibar, that URL will be saved in the browser history and will show up when you type a similar query next time. This means that, if you have entered a wrong URL, that URL will be persistent and will always show up when you type a similar query. This can be rather annoying, and deleting the browser history doesn't clear it from the omnibar.
Here is a quick way to delete a URL from the Chrome omnibar.
Type the query in the omnibar and wait for the suggestion to show up. Use the down arrow key to select the wrong URL and press "Shift + Del" (In Mac, use "Fn + Shift + Del"). This will immediately remove the item from the omnibar.
1. This trick only applies to URL. You won't be able to remove search term with the "Shift + Del" key.
2. This trick applies to Firefox as well, except that you just need to press "Delete" instead of "Shift + Delete".


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Let $A$, $B$ and $C$ be discrete countable groups. Let $\alpha$ be an action of $A$ on $B$ and let $\beta$ be an action of $B$ on $C$.
Question Does there always exist a group $G$ which has $A$, $B$ and $C$ as subgroups and such that the group generated by $A$ and $B$ is $A\ltimes B$ and the group generated by $B$ and $C$ is $B\ltimes C$?
One obvious situation when such a group $G$ exists is when the action $\beta$ extends to an action of $A\ltimes B$. Then we can take $G=(A\ltimes B)\ltimes C$. But I'm interested in situations when $\beta$ doesn't extend.
For example take $A$ to be the infinite cyclic group with generator $t$, $B$ to be the free group on infinitely many generators indexed by $\mathbb Z$ (denote the generators by $g_n, n\in \mathbb Z$), and $C$ to be the rational numbers. Let $g_n$ act on $C$ by multiplication by $n$ if $n\neq 0$ and by identity for $n=0$, and let $t$ act on $B$ by sending $g_n$ to $g_{n+1}$.
Question In this specific situation does there exist $G$ as above?
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The solution below via HNN-extensions shows this works in general, by appealing to 'big' groups. An interesting further question is "When does there exist a group $G$ as above, generated by $A, B$ and $C$?" – Jonathan Kiehlmann Jul 7 '11 at 11:55
The amalgamated product is generated by $A,B,C$. You probably meant something else. – Mark Sapir Jul 7 '11 at 13:24
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The answer to the specific question is "yes". Let $U$ be the semidirect product of $C$ and $B$. Then as $G$, you take the HNN extension of $U$ with the free letter $t$ and associated subgroups equal to $B$, with the automorphism provided by the shift of generators. The result then follows from the usual properties of HNN extensions. The same argument applies in general when $A$ is cyclic.
In general you can take the semidirect products and take their amalgamated product with amalgamated subgroup $B$.
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If you have just had a new baby, you must register the birth. This applies to all children born in the Netherlands. You must register the birth within 3 days in the municipality where they were born. The mother, father or the mother's female partner (duomoeder) can register the birth.
You must register the birth of a new baby within 3 days, not counting the day of the birth. For example, was your child born on a Monday? Then you must register the birth on Thursday at the latest.
If the third day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the deadline for registering the birth is extended until the next working day. If that means you have only 1 day to register the birth, you will be given an extra day, to ensure that there are always at least 2 days to register the birth.
Late birth registrations
If you are late registering the birth, then the Registrar of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (ambtenaar van de burgerlijke stand) will inform the public prosecutor (officier van justitie). You may then have to pay a fine.
A baby's birth can be registered by the mother, father or the mother's female partner.
If the mother, father or mother's female partner are not able to register the birth, then the birth can be registered by:
someone who was present at the birth;
the owner of the house in which the child was born;
an employee of the institution where the child was born, such as a hospital.
If none of these people are able to register the birth, the birth can be registered by or on behalf of the mayor of the municipality where the child was born, or where the child was found if they are a foundling.
You do not have to bring the baby with you when you register the birth.
If your baby was born in a vehicle, for example in a car, ambulance, train or aeroplane, you must register the birth at the place of arrival, i.e. the location where your baby leaves the vehicle. This applies if that location is in the Netherlands.
If your baby is born during an international flight or an international sea voyage and the location where you arrive is not in the Netherlands, there are 2 options:
- if the boat or aircraft is registered in the Netherlands, you must obtain a temporary birth certificate (geboorteakte) from the captain of the aircraft or boat.
- If the boat or aircraft is not registered in the Netherlands, you must obtain a birth certificate from the authorities in the local area.
When you arrive at your destination, you must obtain a temporary birth certificate at your place of arrival and send this as quickly as possible to the civil registrar in the municipality of Den Haag (The Hague).
Bring these documents with you when registering a birth at the municipality:
- A valid form of identification.
- An acknowledgement of parenthood (akte van erkenning) or declaration of surname choice (akte van erkenning of naamskeuze) if issued before the birth.
- A declaration of birth, issued by the hospital or midwife.
The civil registrar at the municipality will issue the birth certificate. This is written proof that you have registered the birth of your child.
The birth certificate contains the following information:
- the baby's details, for example: name, date of birth, place of birth and time of birth;
- the personal details of the parent(s).
The birth certificate is the official proof of birth, and also proves who the child's parents are.
This is how it works in your (future) place of residence
Municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân: Registering a birth
Inform the municipality directly of the birth of your child. You can do so:
- At the service desk
You can book an appointment for this, for more information contact us at _EMAIL_
You pay a fee for a birth certificate. For more information, contact the municipality at _EMAIL_
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Task 1 (Table) – Changes in modes of travel in England between 1985 and 2000
Describe the information in the table and make comparisons where appropriate.
Write at least 150 words.
Average distance in miles travelled per person per year
Model Answer 1:
The line graph delineates how the vehicle preferences of British changed over the time by comparing the average distance an English travelled using different modes of carriers in 1985 and 2000. Overall, cars were British citizen's primary mode of transportation and taxi was the least used mode of travel for them.
As the data suggests, an English travelled more than 6400 miles on an average in a year which was almost 36% higher than the distance an average Brit travelled in 1985. Car use predominated this total travel as more than 4800 miles out of 6400 in 2000 were crossed using automobiles and a similar trend was seen in 1985. Use of personal cars in truth increased over the time, as the data outlines. Reliance on buses was higher than train and bicycle use and despite an average 255 miles walking by a Brit in 1985, it decreased after 15 years.
Taxi was perhaps the least preferred mode of commuting as only 13 miles were travelled by a British using it in 1985 which, despite an increase in 2000, was ignorable. Train travel hiked in 2000 while distance travelled by British in local buses dropped. All other transportations contributed to 585 miles of travel by a Brit in 2000, an increase than that of 1985.
Model Answer 2:
The table data outlines transportation preference by British commuters between 1985 and 2000. As is obvious, cars were the most common means of travelling in the two mentioned years in the UK.
Interestingly, British did not use taxi quite often back in 1985 – only 13 miles per year was cut by every citizen which made the taxi the least common mode of transportation this year. However, this number increased to 42 miles per person in 2000. On the other hand, bicycles were one of the least used vehicles in 2000 covering only 41 passenger miles. It is clear that cars were still on top of preference among commuters, increasing from 3199 miles in 1985 to 4806 miles in 2000. Walking habits remained almost the same by British while the use of local bus declined. Each passenger travelled around 250 miles per year in trains and that rose to over 350 after 15 years.
In summary, the overall distance travelled by an English citizen went up from 4740 to 6475 miles in 15 years and the car was the primary means of transportation for them.
[Author – Malaa]
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Ethiopia launching national youth volunteer service program
August 8,2018
The Ethiopian government is launching what is poised to become Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's flagship program of "trans-boundary volunteers."
With this program, youth volunteers are to serve outside of their respective ethnic-based Federal states, seemingly which is why it is named "trans-boundary", in the country.
1000 graduating students drawn from different parts of Ethiopia are taking part in the program which is commencing today. And volunteer youth are to get credit for their participation when they are looking for employment after graduation.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with the volunteers today before they are deployed to where they are assigned.
"When you serve the community as volunteers, you also need to learn and acquire knowledge as well," the prime minister told the volunteers. He meant to emphasize that there is knowledge in the community outside of university and other institutions of higher learning.
Apart from providing new graduates with relevant work experience, the motive of the program is to foster what the government describes as "people to people relation" and national feeling.
Ethiopia has a history of mobilizing youth for volunteer work in the community. Soon after the Ethiopian Revolution in 1974, Colonel Mengistu Hailemariam's government embarked on a nationwide illiteracy eradication program by deploying hundreds of thousands of youth in the countryside in different parts of the country to provide basic education. The program was successful so much so that illiteracy was significantly reduced in the country.
Although Abiy Ahmed's initiative in launching the program seems to be positive and perhaps a move in the right direction, especially if the program is given Ethiopian character as opposed to practices in the west, the political situation in the country could prove difficult to achieve the goals of the program.
This past week, for example, there has been an organized ethnic-based violence in Jijiga and other nearby towns, South Eastern parts of Ethiopia, where more than 29 people were killed and more than 10 churches were burned. Seen from that angle, it is questionable if it is the right time.
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Edit pattern settings in Logic Remote on iPhone
You can edit a variety of settings for the overall pattern, including the pattern length, playback mode, step rate, key and scale.
Edit pattern settings
In Logic Remote, tap the Pattern Settings button in the lower-left corner of the screen, then do any of the following:
To change the pattern length: Tap Pattern Length, then tap a new value.
To change the step rate: Tap Step Rate, then tap a new note value.
To change the playback mode: Tap Playback Mode, then tap a new mode.
To set the Swing value: Tap Swing, tap either 8th or 16th, then set the swing percentage using the slider.
To change the key: Tap Pattern Key, then tap a key, or tap No Transpose.
To change the scale: Tap Scale Quantize, then tap a scale, or tap Off.
To set the MIDI channel for all rows in the pattern: Tap MIDI Channel, then tap to set the channel number using the slider.
To set the automation mode for the pattern: Tap Automation Mode, then tap to select one of the automation modes:
Latch: Sets the automation parameter value to remain constant until a step with a different value is triggered.
Slide: Interpolates between the last set automation parameter value and the next, to produce a smooth, gradual change.
To set all rows in the pattern to use Legato mode: Tap the Legato switch.
When you select Legato mode, a 100% Gate value is increased by one tick so that it overlaps slightly with the following step. When triggering notes on a synthesizer or other software instrument, this ensures that the steps trigger the legato behavior of the instrument.
To reset the pattern: Tap Clear Pattern.