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National Cancer Survivors Day 2021:10 Hopeful Quotes To Inspire Cancer Survivors and Fighters
Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. According to WHO, over 45% of people around the world were estimated to be affected by this disease between 2008-2030. It was also projected that 10 and 11 million cancers will be diagnosed each year in lowand middle-income countries by 2030. Right now, there are millions of people worldwide fighting this insidious disease. We know cancer isn't all rainbows and sunshine and keeping a positive outlook during this time can be quite difficult. But sometimes messages of hope can always inspire strength.
Many cancer patients hold on to optimistic messages that promise good times hard and helps them to get through each day with the promise of hope on the horizon. Here are few quotes that we hope might inspire every cancer survivor and fighter to hold on and fight the good fight.
 - "Be thankful for this day. You are here, breathing and living life. Even if it's not the life you want or hoped for, it's life. There's always something to be thankful for."
 - "Never give up. Never give in. Never, ever, ever give up."
 - "Cancer is a word, not a sentence. Cancer is NOT a death sentence. It's just one word in your sentence; one part of your life."
 - "It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars. Try and find some beauty in your situation. You won't be the person you were before cancer, but that does not have to be a bad thing."
 - "I had cancer, cancer never had me. You are not defined by what you are going through. Cancer will never have you. You are much more than your disease."
 - "Optimism: someone who figures that taking a step backwards after taking a step forward is not a disaster; it's more like a cha-cha. You may not be where you want to be right now, but you're just doing the dance that is called life."
 - "Small steps every day. Every small step counts. You might not reach your goal today but that is okay."
 - "You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and twice as beautiful as you'd ever imagined. Don't let cancer cause you to sell yourself short or forget your worth."
 - "Good thoughts only. The bad thoughts will try and sneak in, but don't let them. Focus only on the good thoughts."
 - "Broken crayons still colour. Nobody's perfect. If you feel broken, don't let that determine your worth. You can still do so much."
National Cancer Survivors Day is celebrated every year on the first Sunday in June. In 2021, National Cancer Survivors Day will fall on June 6. The day is meant to "demonstrate that life after a cancer diagnosis can be a reality".
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jun 06, 2021 01:27 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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GEM Report team launched a new website on SDG 4
UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report team (GEM) has launched a new website, called Education Progress. The portal compiles data from various data sources that help examine the progress made towards SDG 4. It provides extensive possibilities for visualization and comparison of progress that each country has reached in five key areas related to education: access, equity, learning, quality, finance. This resource significantly facilitates examining the achievements of different countries on their way to better education.


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Understanding Installation of Steam Tracing for Long-Term Application Success
QMax recently released a detailed whitepaper on how HTC thickness and installation quality affect tracing performance. Here is a short segment along with a link to download the complete whitepaper. One of the most misunderstood and misused components of conductive steam tracing systems is heat transfer compound, or HTC. HTC is a viscous mastic designed to fill small air gaps between the tracing element and the object to be heated. Heat transfer compound is considerably more effective at transferring heat than static air, but has relatively poor thermal conductivity compared to the other components in a steam tracing system. If used in very thin layers, however, HTC helps maximize the performance of heating systems. This paper discusses and demonstrates why the performance and success of conductive steam tracing systems is highly dependent upon proper installation and use of HTC. Around the world, sulfur operations rely heavily on high performance steam tracing and jacketing to heat piping, equipment, and vessels. Failure to properly heat these systems can cause sulfur to freeze and ultimately shut down a processing plant or even an entire refinery. To ensure that a steam tracing system will operate as designed, especially for critical processes like liquid sulfur and vapors with sulfur compounds, proper system installation is critical for long-term success. To help understand how HTC thickness and installation quality affect tracing performance in critical operations like those involving sulfur, QMax Industries Inc. focused on testing two high performance steam tracing technologies: FTS (Fluid Tracing System) and CST (Carbon Steel Tracing). The systems were tested extensively with controlled HTC thicknesses for their effectiveness in melting elemental sulfur by tracing a sulfur-filled vessel in a QMax Industries Inc. facility. The outcome of improperly installing HTC, regardless of the reason or steam tracing technology used was consistent: as the HTC layer thickness between the tracing and pipe or vessel increases, the overall heat transfer rate from steam to process decreases. Increasing HTC thickness by only 1/16-inch from an optimal thickness of 1/32-inch increased the time required to melt elemental sulfur by as much as 70%. Click to download the complete whitepaper on "Understanding Installation of Steam Tracing for Long-Term Application Success". If you have questions about using steam tracing in your facility, contact the team at Campbell-Sevey.

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text: This study examined the combined effect of physical exercise and cognitive training on memory and neurotrophic factors in healthy, young adults. Ninety-five participants completed 6 weeks of exercise training, combined exercise and cognitive training, or no training (control). Both the exercise and combined training groups improved performance on a high-interference memory task, whereas the control group did not. In contrast, neither training group improved on general recognition performance, suggesting that exercise training selectively increases high-interference memory that may be linked to hippocampal function. Individuals who experienced greater fitness improvements from the exercise training (i.e., high responders to exercise) also had greater increases in the serum neurotrophic factors brain-derived neurotrophic factor and insulin-like growth factor-1. These high responders to exercise also had better high-interference memory performance as a result of the combined exercise and cognitive training compared with exercise alone, suggesting that potential synergistic effects might depend on the availability of neurotrophic factors. These findings are especially important, as memory benefits accrued from a relatively short intervention in high-functioning young adults.


How to Excel in Sports Video Editing
By Brian Clapp | December 16, 2013
This is a guest article written by Zacary Spencer of
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Beginning your career as a Production Assistant at a sports network will include tasks like video editing and logging live events (Photo Courtesy: ESPN MediaZone)
Video editing is both easy and tricky. This goes for any subject, since every video ever shot and edited has purpose. The editing process reflects this purpose as it should.
The venue of Sports is a particularly fun one in which to create videos. Passion and creativity can do amazing things. Still, sports lovers need to know the editing techniques involved to form their particular vision with projected sense of professionalism.
Sports Video Editing: the Importance of Elements
The elements involved in sports video editing include lighting, angles, sound, sequencing and transitions. All are important, and any sports video would be incomplete without them. Videographers need to know how to use each element effectively by understanding its influences on both the video and the viewer.
Lighting is probably the most important because viewers rely on it to see. This element increases the dramatic effect of a game through vividness of shapes and colors. A balance of sharpness and contrast allows the scene to captivate long after the event has ended. If the lighting is not right, the images appear washed out or too dark. The lighting, when appropriate, motivates the viewer to invest emotionally in the video.
Angles are usually predetermined during shooting. However, sequencing requires certain angles to promote a particular purpose and focus. A motorcycle jump filmed with a handlebar camera, for instance, places the viewer right there in the action where he or she can feel the exhilaration. Angles enhance viewer perspective and incorporate said viewer into the event.
Sound is crucial for emotional effect. Whether the videographer decides to use a rock song, classical music or simple effects, the sound reflects the intended tone of the piece. A humor video, for example, might require a 'DING' when a football player falls on his derriere or a 'THUD' when a runner gets tackled. These sound effects bring about a lightheartedness that directly influences the viewer's state-of-mind. The same goes for, say, a much more dramatic tone conveyed by the song "We Will Rock you," which in turn inspires a sense of devotion in said viewer. With sound, the tone of the video and feelings of the viewer become one.
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Voices are sounds that take on a distinct role. Interviews and narration provide insight that affects emotions through discussion. Viewers become intellectually stimulated and think about the game or player in different ways when they hear what others have to say.
Sequencing involves placing video clips in a certain logical order to convey a story. Segments should be short so they are manageable, and their progression in accordance with the project's purpose. For example, a parent's video showcase of a son's little league game can contain a clip of the boy getting hit in the head by a fly ball followed by him sitting on the bench in a sorrowful state while rubbing his head. The sequence of these two clips highlights the bewilderment of the boy's experience. In like fashion, the viewer understands the significance of the sequence and, at the same time, discerns the parent's frame-of-mind as determined by the other elements employed.
Pacing ties into this. Sequencing and clip length together create the pace of the video, which initiates dramatic effect by creating the appropriate emotion to stir viewers and draw them into the action or reflection as necessary. The movement of the entire event induces viewers to respond accordingly.
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In professional settings an editing system like Avid is often used
Transitions used in segment-splicing for sports reflect the relationship between spectator and player, and are essential in capturing the essence of the game because the event is only one-sided without either one. This relationship fuels the viewers because they feel as part of the event this way.
Cuts, the most common form of transition, allow for a quick shifting back and forth between spectator and player to illustrate the dichotomy involved, weighing the importance of each entity as an equal part of the game. Dissolve transitions provide a "melting" from one into the other. This can suggest oneness in that relationship instead of two equal sides. A fan's attention "dissolving" into a running quarterback shows player and spectator in sync. Transitions convey a variety of dynamics depending on the particular aspect of the relation the filmmaker wants or needs to establish.
The Story behind the Struggle
Within every sporting event there is an inherent struggle denoting conflict. This is the essence of any sports competition and that on which spectators thrive for entertainment and excitement. This struggle always reflects some sort of a story that explains it; no conflict, even one in sports, exists without reason. Careful editing can assist in the telling of this story whatever it may be.
By splicing well-timed segments together just right with the appropriate transitions, for instance, videographers can share a story overtly or even with subtlety. A quick back-and-forth alternation between, say, players from opposing sides can illustrate tension, or a historically unwavering rivalry, shared by both. Dissolves can generate depth and reflection, especially when the video shares a history of a team or two players. The appended sequences, accompanied by the right music, may suggest a brotherhood shared between players. The length of the clip and the various elements used contribute to story-telling just as much as the content does. The collective elements can tell a story of courage, drama and determination without words, although they often backup narration in a demonstrative way.
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It is important to remember that these calculations are for soluble oxygen content; the total oxygen content which includes both the soluble oxygen and
the oxygen associated with inclusions could be much higher.
For single element deoxidation, the solubility of oxygen in liquid iron at 1600°C (2912°F) is given as a function of the concentration of
the alloying element. In each case, the melt is in equilibrium with the respective pure oxide; e.g. SiO2, Al2O3 etc.
It can be clearly seen that aluminum is the strongest of the common deoxiders followed by titanium. Rare earths are about as strong aluminum as deoxidizers
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Spin lasers in the fast lane
28 October 2011
Data transmission for the Internet of tomorrow
RUB scientists develop new concept for ultrafast lasers
Electrical engineers in Bochum have succeeded in developing a new concept for ultrafast semiconductor lasers. The researchers make clever use of the intrinsic angular momentum of electrons, called spin, to successfully break the previous speed barriers. The new spin lasers have the potential to achieve modulation frequencies of well above 100 GHz in future. This is a decisive step towards high-speed data transmission, e.g. for the Internet of tomorrow. The researchers report on their results in the prestigious journal "Applied Physics Letters" of the American Institute of Physics.
Optical data transmission: the basis of our information society
Optical data transmission by semiconductor lasers is a basic prerequisite for the globally networked world and today's information society. The ever increasing degree of networking and the desire to exchange larger amounts of data are the driving force behind the development of ever faster optical data transmission systems. The maximum speed of conventional semiconductor lasers has long been a limiting factor - typical modulation frequencies are currently at levels well below 50 GHz.
Over 100 GHz possible: a barrier collapses
By using spin lasers, Bochum's researchers were able to overcome the previous limits for the modulation speed. Whereas in conventional lasers, the spin of the electrons injected is entirely arbitrary, in spin lasers, only electrons with a previously determined spin state are used. By injecting these spin-polarised electrons, the laser is forced to work simultaneously on two laser modes with different frequencies. "This frequency difference can easily be tuned using the so-called birefringence in the resonator, for example by simply bending the microlaser" said Dr. Nils Gerhardt. By coupling the two laser modes in the microresonator, oscillation with a new frequency occurs, which can theoretically reach well over 100 GHz. The researchers around Dr. Gerhardt obtained their results in the collaborative research centre 491 of the Universities of Bochum and Duisburg-Essen ("Magnetic Heterostructures: Spin Structure and Spin Transport").
Concept of a spin laser: By injecting spin-polarised electrons in semiconductor based microlasers, modulation speeds can be reached that are far superior to any conventional lasers
Oscillations in spin lasers: Relaxation oscillations, as shown in (a) mark the maximum speed achievable in conventional semiconductor lasers. By using spin-polarised electrons, oscillations are generated in the polarisation of the light field, which can be much faster than the relaxation oscillations (b). Since the oscillation lifetime can easily be tuned via the current (c), such spin lasers are ideally suited for optical data transmission


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Mobility, muscular strength and endurance in the cervical spine in Swedish air force pilots
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Author list: Alricsson, Marie;Schüldt, Kristina
Publication year: 2001
Start page: 336
End page: 342
Number of pages: 7
ISSN: 0095-6562
PURPOSE: Muscle strength, endurance and range of movement of the cervical spine in a group of Swedish Air Force jet pilots (AF) and in a reference group of conscripts doing their military service (RG) were compared. METHODS: We tested 30 (AF) 24-42 yr and 33 (RG) 19-22 yr. A questionnaire was used to document complaints. Maximum voluntary isometric muscle strength of the flexor and extensor muscles of the cervical spine and sub-maximum isometric endurance in the flexor and extensor muscles were measured. RESULTS: Eleven AF (37%) and four RG (12%) had experienced discomfort in the neck within the previous year. The pilots flexor and extensor muscle strength (47 Nm and 65 Nm) was superior to that of the conscripts (36 Nm and 59 Nm) (p = 0.0001, p = < 0.05, respectively). However, the RG group had greater isometric endurance in the flexor muscles than AF (p = < 0.05) and greater neck rotation (p = <0.005). There was no difference between the two groups in the other variables. CONCLUSION: Differences between the groups with regard to muscle strength and endurance might depend on variations in work-related physical muscle strain, and/or differences in fiber composition in the muscles, which might be reflected by pilot selection procedures.
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"Friction" and "interaction" are the central ideas of epic abrasion. Friction represents the resistance of two surfaces scraping each other and the tension between contrasting musical materials. A sense of friction also occurs when the relation between the performance effort and the audible outcome is unbalanced. The interaction within the ensemble resembles a group dialogue in everyday life, where the focus is constantly shifting among the participants. Everyone can be active independently at the same time, but they can also form different groups opposing each other or a few active participants can be exchanging intensely while the others are passively present. Throughout the work, just as in life, interaction is developed and kept alive by the notion of friction. The friction can appear in different forms, such as unspoken expectations, thoughts that are presented verbally but only reveal a fraction of its original meaning, or extreme outbursts of anger suppressed by conversation etiquette. While exploring the musical friction, each instrumental voice inhibits a role, just as an actor in a play would elaborate with different levels of expression. Friction, as musical material, ranges from the barely audible frictionless sounds such as long streams of air through the wind instruments and light scratches of a metal bowl rim to the strong friction-based musical materials such as the heavy scratch noises in the strings and the rattling timbre of the prepared piano in the lowest register. The blackboard manifests the synergy of friction and interaction by acting both as a messenger and a sound object during the piece. The percussionist, functioning as a "filter", interprets the noise from the performance space as well as the other musicians' playing and creates messages on the blackboard. These are instantly interpreted by the ensemble in an ongoing, circular feedback dialogue. As a contrast, the strict notation is used in other sections of the piece to focus on instants of abrasion and develop them into longer sequences of obstinate dialogues, perceived in the relief of layered timbres with shifting intensity.
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Hansel and Gretel is an opera by nineteenth-century composer Engelbert Humperdinck, who described it as a Märchenoper (fairy tale opera). The libretto was written by Humperdinck's sister, Adelheid Wette, based on the Grimm brothers' fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel". It is much admired for its folk music-inspired themes, one of the most famous being the "Abendsegen" ("Evening Benediction") from act 2.
The idea for the opera was proposed to Humperdinck by his sister, who approached him about writing music for songs that she had written for her children for Christmas based on "Hansel and Gretel". After several revisions, the musical sketches and the songs were turned into a full-scale opera.
Humperdinck composed Hansel and Gretel in Frankfurt in 1891 and 1892. The opera was first performed in Weimar on December 23 1893, conducted by Richard Strauss. It has been associated with Christmas since its earliest performances and today it is still most often performed at Christmas time. This 1990 recording stars Anne Sofie von Otter and Barbara Bonney. Jeffrey Tate conducts.


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Definitions for ice bag
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word ice bag
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ice′ bag'(n.)
 1. a waterproof bag filled with ice and applied to a part of the body, as to reduce pain or swelling.
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 1. ice pack, ice bag(noun)
 1. ice bag(Noun)
 A waterproof bag with a wide-mouthed stopper designed to hold ice, for service as an ice pack.
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Naua is a cursive or connective syllabic alphabet invented by Carl
Buck and used to write Kala, a conlang also invented by Carl Buck.
Naua is the primary script for Kala and is adapted from Ajan,
which was originally created around 2002 and inspired by Nüshu.
- Type of writing system: quasi-featural as the shapes of the consonants and vowel diacritics are meant to relay phonetic information. For instance, all sounds pronounced with the lips ("labial" sounds) have some element in common.
- Direction of writing: vertically in columns running left to right.
- Number of symbols: 14 consonant syllables and 9 basic diacritics that can be combined in numerous ways.
- "Naua" means 'rope; to tie' in Kala and refers to the appearance of the script and its resemblance to a rope, or thread.
Where ~ appears, it indicates free variation between phonemes.
Naua brush strokes and direction
Naua writing method
- The graphemes for pa and ka.
- Combining these renders pak.
- Adding a koli, or "tail" renders paka.
- Diacritic marks for /e/ and /o/ render peko /ˈpeː.ko/.
- Marks the labialization of /p/; /ˈpʷaː.ki/
- Shows the palatalization of /k/ and demonstrates two diacritics on one glyph; /ˈpaː.kʲo/, pakyo.
- The nasalization mark is shown on the ka syllable to render /ˈpun.ka/ or /ˈpuŋ.ka/, punka.
- The nasalization mark is shown on the initial glyph and demonstrates two diacritics on one glyph; /ˈᵐpoː.ka/, mpoka.
The conventional link between glyphs does not always occur. There are eight constructions which use the koli to link glyphs that do not fit together in the standard way. When writing a word that begins with a vowel glyph that is followed by a na or nya, a koli is used instead of the zero consonant symbol. This is the only occasion that a koli will be marked with a vowel diacritic.
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Sample text in Naua
kua tlana tsiya ma'a katsi ma kueli itlo nasa kam tlitsi ma toya yoha ma kanku ma'a tsaku te takun ketahe
all human free with dignity and rights equal born 3PL reasoning and conscience possess and 3PL. RECP with idea of brotherhood behave.NEC
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards
one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
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What Is The History Of The Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog Breed?
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a large-sized breed of dog bred in the United States. The breed was developed in the 19th century as a hunting dog. The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a descendant of the English retriever and is related to other American retriever breeds, such as the Labrador Retriever and the Golden Retriever. The breed gets its named after the Chesapeake Bay, where it was developed.
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever was developed in the 1800s by hunters who needed a dog that could withstand cold weather and had a strong swimming ability. The breed was created by crossing several different retrievers, including the Newfoundland, Flat-Coated Retriever, and other American and British retriever breeds. The American Kennel Club recognized the Chesapeake Bay Retriever in 1878.
What Does A Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog Look like?
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a large breed with a thick, oily coat that can be either wavy or curly. The coat is typically brown or reddish, and the hair is short to medium in length. The breed sheds moderately throughout the year. The coat protects the dog from cold water and harsh weather conditions.
How Big Is An Adult Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog?
Chesapeake Bay Retriever dogs are large dogs, with males typically weighing around 80 pounds and females around 70 pounds. They are muscular dogs with thick coats, making them appear even larger than they are. The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a large breed of dog, with males averaging 23-26 inches in height and females 21-24 inches. Despite their large size, Chesapeake Bay Retriever dogs are relatively agile and have a lot of energy. They need plenty of exercise and they make great hiking or running companions. If you're considering adding a Chesapeake Bay Retriever to your family, be prepared for a big dog with lots of energy!
Are There Other Dog Breeds Related To The Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog?
Many breeds are related to the Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog, including the American Water Spaniel, Boykin Spaniel, Curly-Coated Retriever, Flat-Coated Retriever, Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Standard Poodle, Welsh Springer Spaniel. These breeds share some common ancestry with the Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog and share many of the same basic physical and temperamental traits.
What Is The Life Expectancy Of A Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog?
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog's lifespan is about 10 to 13 years. This breed is known for being a healthy and hardy breed, but like all dogs, they are susceptible to some health problems. Some more common health problems in Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dogs include hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, and eye problems.
Can A Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog Be Trained?
A Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog can be trained to do many things. Some of these things include: retrieving, obedience, and hunting. Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dogs are known for their loyalty, intelligence, and strength, making them excellent training candidates. With the right owner, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog can be a great companion and working dog.
What Are Some Interesting Facts About A Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog?
1. The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a large, strong breed of dog originally bred for hunting waterfowl.
2. The breed is known for its thick, oily coat, which helps protect it from the cold waters of the Chesapeake Bay.
3. The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is an intelligent breed and is often used as a working dog in various occupations.
4. The breed is also known for its loyalty and affectionate nature, making them great companions.
5. The Chesapeake Bay Retriever has a lifespan of 10-12 years and is relatively healthy, although they are susceptible to hip dysplasia and other joint problems.
How Does A Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog Interact With People?
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog is a friendly, outgoing breed that loves being around people. Loyal and affectionate towards their owners these dogs make great companions. They are also good with children and other pets, making them ideal family dogs. However, they can be protective of their family and home, so proper socialization is essential. They are active dogs who need plenty of exercise and love to play fetch and swim. The Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog makes a wonderful addition to any home with proper training and care.


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Mystical Properties
Sapphires are known as the stones of wisdom and serenity. They release mental tension and dispel depression. They facilitate meditation, calm the mind, and provide the mental clarity required to surmount obstacles. Sapphires align the physical, mental, and spiritual planes and restore balance within the body. When worn at the throat, they facilitate creativity and self-expression. Sapphires are used to develop the "third eye," and are often associated with out-of-body experiences, telepathy, and precognition.
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Mismatch of "Baseline Usage" between PPM and DWH
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The "Baseline Usage" values in PPM and DWH do not match under certain circumstances.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a Project
2. Allocate a team member
3. Assign this resource to a task, say Task 0
4. Assign this same resource to another task, say Task 1
5. Create a baseline
6. Lets say the "Baseline Usage" shown at this point is 250 (under the "Team" tab)
7. Running the Load Data Warehouse job will put Baseline Usage = 250, in the DWH
8. Go ahead and delete the assignment made on Task 1 at step 4
9. The PPM UI (under "Team" tab) will still report Baseline Usage at 250
10. But on running the Load Data Warehouse job, the Baseline Usage available in the DWH will be, say 150
11. This results in users seeing different values in the PPM UI (under "Team" tab) and in the DWH.
Caused by DE31586
Release: All PPM Releases
This happens because Load Data Warehouse job picks up Baseline Usage by filtering for "PRJ_BASELINE_DETAILS.OBJECT_TYPE" = "TEAM", but the Load Data Warehouse gets the Baseline Usage data by filtering for "PRJ_BASELINE_DETAILS.OBJECT_TYPE" = "ASSIGNMENT"


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Her Parents Abandoned Her At The Age Of 3, But Wild Dogs Raised Her As Their Own Feral Child
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Stories of children raised by animals are popular in folklore and literature - The Jungle Book for one - but there are more documented cases of this happening in reality then you'd think. While few and far between, there have been incidents when orphaned or abandoned children were taken in by animals. Called feral children, such kids often fail to develop language and basic social skills. One such case involved a Ukranian child named Oxana Malaya. Neglected by alcoholic parents at age three, Malaya took refuge with a wild dog pack.
After she was discovered - five years later - the world was captivated by the story of the girl raised by wild dogs. Malaya was the subject of many documentaries and articles over the years. She was dubbed the "Dog Girl" - a term she really doesn't prefer, who would? - and while her reintroduction into society has been difficult, she has successfully transitioned. Here's everything there is to know about how one girl survived living in the wild among animals.
 - After Five Years With Her Dog Pack, The Animals Tried To Protect Her From Authorities
 Oxana Malaya was discovered in Ukraine in 1994. According to accounts, a neighbor noticed there was a little girl living in the woods and contacted authorities. When Malaya was discovered, she was living with a pack of wild dogs.
 The dogs instinctively protected Malaya from the officers, having accepted her into their pack.They had to be bribed with treats so authorities could take Malaya. She was believed to have been living with the dogs for roughly five years.
 - Her Adoption By The Dogs Was Due To Horribly Negligent Parents
 While the details remain somewhat unclear, Malaya likely ended up in the care of the dog pack due to neglect on behalf of her negligent, alcoholic parents. When she was three, according to the story, her parents left her outside one night. Malaya crawled into a nearby hovel where wild dogs congregated.
 Her parents never tried to find her, so she ended up being adopted by the pack and forgetting basic language and social skills.
 - It Was Difficult For Her To Shed Her Dog-Like Tendencies
 Even years after being found, at 23, Malaya still displayed tendencies similar to wild dogs. She would shake her head when wet to get off the water. She would hide things given to her, much like a dog hides food or supplies. She also walked in a somewhat dog-like fashion and would still occasionally walk on all fours like a dog.
 - Her Intelligence Was High Considering Her Separation From Society
 When child psychologist Lyn Fry met with Malaya as part of a documentary, she was actually surprised with Malaya's intelligence and overall development. Malaya's drawing skills matched that of a five or six-year-old and she had a sophisticated enough grasp of language to understand prepositions.
 She was also able to recognize herself in the mirror without trouble. Most feral children are much farther behind in terms of development.


I know that 'i.e.' is an abbreviation of 'that is'. But, my question is about pronouncing it perhaps,
 1. in normal speech,
 2. reading from a piece of text containing the abbreviation, etc.
In the US, most people (I have interacted with) pronounce 'i.e.' by uttering the two letters 'I' and 'E'. So, it would sound like 'eye ee'.
However, I have heard very few Americans say 'that is' instead of 'eye ee'. I have observed this when I saw them read a piece of text like a news article. It's like they replaced 'i.e.' with 'that is' in the text and then, read it.
How common is the latter pronunciation in the US? How is 'i.e.' said in the rest of the English-speaking world?
 - I believe that the audience of the orally delivered text plays a role in whether or not "eye ee" is readily understood. In any event, though I would be inclined to say "eye ee", I would not plow right through it, I'd put a pause in my reading before and after saying "eye ee" as if to announce the subsequent text. – Kristina Lopez Jul 5 '13 at 21:20
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 Possible duplicate of this: english.stackexchange.com/questions/574/… – Kaiser Octavius Jul 5 '13 at 21:38
In normal speech, I would say "that is." I would not say "eye ee" for a couple of reasons.
 - The audience may not actually know what "eye ee" means.
 - It could be ambiguous because another term IE could mean something other than "that is". Consider a speech about web browsers. The audience would not know what you are referring to when you say "eye ee". Is that i.e. or is that Internet Explorer? The audience can probably come to the conclusion of which one it is, but for clarity, you should say "that is".
 - Public speakers do not usually say i.e., so you should follow that convention.
While reading i.e. from text, I still say "that is." It is the same with e.g., I would say "for example." However, it is not incorrect to say "eye ee" since you, yourself know what the context is, it is fine.
To summarize, it is very common to say "that is". If you are reading aloud to listeners who are unable to see the text, I would recommend saying "that is" to avoid any ambiguity. If they can see the text and clearly know that you are conveying the abbreviation i.e, you can say "eye ee". If you prefer, you can say the full latin: id est
 - Yeah, you never say "i.e." as letters; you say it as the words it means: that is. – tchrist Jul 5 '13 at 21:22
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 For e.g., I usually say the latin: exempli gratia. – rcollyer Jul 5 '13 at 22:52
[disclaimer: I can't speak for the US, so I'll go with the "rest of the world" department]
I read "i.e." as eye ee as well, if I have to, but most often I just say "that is", because i.e. stands for id est and you know the rest.
The reason why I'd avoid "eye ee" is because:
 1. it might be misheard or not understood properly (you never know)
 2. someone might not know what it stands for
 3. "that is" is equally correct (it's why the i.e. is there for, anyway), and clearer
 - Technically, he didn't ask what you would do. He asked how common it is. – GEdgar Jul 5 '13 at 20:46
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 And what, he expected me to have the results of a survey? The closest you can get is personal statements and see where the average falls. – Corina Jul 5 '13 at 21:17
 - Um, no. One pronounces i.e. as "that is". – tchrist Jul 5 '13 at 21:21
 - Oh dear, are you still butthurt, tchrist? – Corina Jul 5 '13 at 21:58
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Enterprise information systems implemented in the organizations are critical assets to provide competitive advantage in changing sectoral conditions and continuity of business processes and management of enterprise resources. In this regard, information security approaches and assessment techniques are used to examine the maturity level of enterprise and determine the risks and potential solutions for enterprise information systems. This study aims to measure information systems in terms of information security and risks. On the other hand, it is also aimed to describe the potential effects of assessment techniques and tools for state organizations to manage their critical assets. In order to achieve these aims, information systems of one of the large scale health sector organizations in Turkey were assessed via an international assessment tool that is adapted to Turkish conditions in some parts like legal regulations. The results obtained through assessment tool provide the current maturity level of the organization and remark the points that should be improved for the security of information systems and the critical components such as risks, processes, people, IT reliance and technology.
Eroğlu, Ş. ve Çakmak, T. (2016). Enterprise information systems within the context of information security: a risk assessment for a health organization in Turkey. Procedia Computer Science, 100, 979-986. DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2016.09.262


Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide
To Create a Personal Address Card
 1. Choose New from the Card menu.
 Address Manager displays a template for a new card in the scrolling pane. Each line in the template card represents a field specified in the vCard specification. All fields are optional, although you should fill in at least the Name field.
 2. Type the relevant information for the new address card in the scrolling pane.
 If you are unsure as to the appropriate format of information such as phone numbers, and the like, print out an existing card and use it as a guide.
 3. When you are satisfied with the details you have entered, choose Save As from the Card menu.
 Address Manager displays the Save As dialog box.
 4. Type a name for the new card file and click Save.
 The file name should contain the name of the person to which the card relates. Address Manager saves the file under the file name that you specified in the Addresses folder.
 Tip -
 For address cards (which conform to the vCard standard), some operating environments such as Windows recognize the.vcf file extension. If you intend mailing your address cards to users of such systems, you may want to use this file-naming convention.
 5. (Optional) Verify your new personal address card by searching for it with Personal Cards selected in the Search menu.
 Address Manager finds and displays the personal address card you created.


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PROSHAR Gender Impact Assessment
This study examines the Program for Strengthening Household Access to Resources (PROSHAR)'s impact on gender issues in southwestern Bangladesh. PROSHAR improves livelihoods (Strategic Objective (SO) 1); builds local knowledge of and access to health and nutrition services (SO2); and strengthens people's capacities to respond to chronic disasters such as cyclones, drought, or flooding (SO3).
PROSHAR has integrated gender considerations throughout each of these SOs to ensure that men and women have equal opportunities to participate in and benefit from project activities. This gender impact assessment examines how PROSHAR's gender integration efforts have affected men and women's time allocation, mobility, and decision making. It also studies the most significant changes that occurred because of PROSHAR's work with gender issues.


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The Future of Salmon and Trout Stocking in Lake Michigan
Five species of salmon and trout support a world-class recreational fishery in Lake Michigan. Stocking has played an important role in maintaining the balance between predators and forage fish, such as the non-native alewife, since the late 1960s. If too many salmon and trout are in the lake, forage fish decline and salmon starve or fall prey to disease. If too few salmon and trout are in the lake, the non-native alewife could foul beaches and affect native species populations.
Ongoing research is being used to investigate the possibility that changes to stocking policy could improve fisheries and limit the risk of predator-prey imbalance. Fisheries managers in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana will set a stocking policy for Lake Michigan salmon and trout by fall of 2012.
LAKE MICHIGAN SALMON STOCKING SURVEY RESULTS
Survey results are now available and are being considered along with biological data and other factors as managers move toward a decision on future stocking policy.
See: Survey Results
Lake Michigan Salmon Stocking Workshop
Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, Michigan
Saturday, April 14, 2012
This half-day workshop was free and open to the public. Participants learned more about specific options for stocking policy and had the opportunity to speak with fisheries managers about the future of Lake Michigan fisheries. Check out the recorded webinar for more details.
- Lake Michigan Salmon Stocking Strategies Briefing (PDF)
Includes overview of collaborative decision-making process, status of fishery and forage base, and stocking options under consideration.


Using Machine Learning to Ensure the Capacity Safety of Individual Microservices
Using Machine Learning to Ensure the Capacity Safety of Individual Microservices
Reliability engineering teams at Uber build the tools, libraries, and infrastructure that enable engineers to operate our thousands of microservices reliably at scale. At its essence, reliability engineering boils down to actively preventing outages that affect the mean time between failures (MTBF).
As Uber's global mobility platform grows, our global scale and complex network of microservice call patterns have made capacity requirements for individual services difficult to predict. When we're unable to predict service-level capacity requirements, capacity-related outages can occur. Given the real-time nature of our operations, capacity-related outages (affecting microservices at the feature level as opposed to directly impacting user experiences) constitute a large chunk of Uber's overall outages.
To help prevent these outages, our reliability engineers abide by a concept called capacity safety, in other words, the ability to support historical peaks or a 90-day forecast of concurrent riders-on-trip from a single data center without causing significant CPU, memory, and general resource starvation. On the Maps Reliability Engineering team, we built in-house machine learning tooling that forecasts core service metricsrequests per second, latency, and CPU usageto provide an idea of how these metrics will change throughout the course of a week or month. Using these forecasts, teams can perform accurate capacity safety tests that capture the nuances of each microservice.
In this article, we define capacity safety at Uber and discuss how we leveraged machine learning to design our capacity safety forecasting tooling with a special emphasis on calculating a quality of reliability score, a measurement that allows load testing suites to programmatically decide whether to rely on the forecast or not.
Capacity safety at Uber
As part of our capacity safety measures, each microservice must be correctly provisioned such that it doesn't experience downtime in every data center concurrently. Under-provisioning can lead to capacity shortage, while over-provisioning can cause network-related challenges (such as higher than required connections) to downstream or upstream services.
Historically, our reliability engineering teams conducted platform-wide drills to ensure the capacity safety of core trip-flow services. Engineers monitor core metrics when the designated amount of simulated trips hit the platform. Besides monitoring microservices close to the platform's entry point, teams are also interested in understanding how the initial load and subsequent call patterns affect the performance of downstream microservices.
While this platform-wide approach solves the broader issue of capacity safety, it introduces numerous challenges, including the need to ensure both fidelity and a seamless developer experience. Fidelity is the notion that all critical services are tested in the same manner as they would be by natural traffic. Top-level microservices are tested thoroughly, but deep back-end microservices like mapping systems and payments services do not receive similar coverage. Additionally, in order to provide a controlled testing environment, platform-wide stress tests lock down the entire deployment system. As expected, this has a negative impact on the developer experience since it stalls ongoing builds and deployments.
To solve these issues, reliability engineers came up with a localized, automated, service-specific capacity safety test built on top of existing tooling that can be independently executed. This approach is more difficult, as the intricacies, patterns, and usage of each service must be taken into account. Moreover, in order to pass this test, we built in-house tooling to forecast core service metrics, thereby providing us with a better idea of whether or not our services will meet capacity safety requirements.
Designing a machine learning-supported architecture
Figure 1: The system architecture and design of the Maps Reliability Engineering forecasting system incorporates both data collection and storage and data forecasting, facilitating greater microservice reliability.
At a high level, each service in production at Uber is instrumented to emit metrics, some of which are resource and capacity-related. These metrics are stored in M3 and can be queried via API. Our prediction system uses a service queries configuration file to determine which services require forecasting. Internal developers interested in using the system can onboard their service by specifying their service name, a core metric (for example, requests per second), and an hourly/daily interval for forecasting.
Like any machine learning task, forecasts require a significant amount of training data to be reasonably accurate. There must be enough data capturing the trend and seasonal patterns of a time series in order to make accurate predictions. Our service utilizes a collector that performs range queries on M3 and stores the data in an abstracted storage layer.
When a service is up for forecasting, its corresponding training data is retrieved from the storage layer. The data then goes through multiple levels of preprocessing so that anomalous events are removed. In the forecasting step, various statistical techniques are used to derive accurate predictions. Finally, the prediction is validated to determine how well the model performed on the training data.
The prediction system can be configured to run at periodic intervals throughout a given block of time. This enables the system to adapt to service-level changes and events dynamically. For example, if a service started experiencing an unusually high amount of requests, the system would take into account this new pattern and change the forecast accordingly.
After each collection and forecasting period, the results are stored in the storage layer. If the forecast changes because of aforementioned events, the stale forecasts are overwritten with the newer forecasts using priority queuing. Finally, service owners interested in using the forecasts for testing purposes can query the data through the API.
Data acquisition
The data we use, such as information on CPU and memory usage, comes from reliable sources, such as server logs, event logs, and data center reports, giving us a robust training set for forecasting. Given that the forecasting horizon directly correlates with the size of the training dataset, we decided not to limit the amount of data points collected. However, the default retention policy of M3 prevents us from obtaining enough data for forecasting. In most situations, time series data diminishes in value the older it gets, so more often than not, it is economical to drop older data. However, this "stale" data plays an important role in the prediction system as it enables the models to forecast further and further into the future. After all, the models can only capture long-term trends and seasonal patterns with datasets that cover those historical trends and seasons.
Figure 2: The forecasting horizon is roughly 25 percent of the training dataset size. Therefore, if there are more points included in the training dataset, more points can be forecasted.
Because each range query to M3 only returns a limited amount of time series data points, we make successive queries to retrieve the entire dataset to accommodate our large fleet of servers, as depicted in Figure 2, above. However, since time series were periodically collected, we often noticed invalid data points at the beginning and end of each interval. This occurred due to an M3 design decision that pre-aggregates time series data as it comes in, then stores the output for future queries. When the collection interval is misaligned with the aggregation interval, there are no valid data points for the interval edges. To solve this problem, we introduced a buffer period at the beginning and end of each collection interval that is removed when stitching together data from consecutive collections. This feature enabled us to overwrite invalid data points while keeping the system compatible with M3's aggregation policy.
The next step involved persisting the collected data to build a training dataset over time. Uber's M3 team realized the increasing demand for longer retention and began to offer users an option to configure retention and aggregation policies for individual time series data.
Initially, we stored the time series data locally to facilitate rapid prototyping. We chose BoltDB, an open source embedded key-value store. BoltDB was a good choice for prototyping, but it was not sufficient for production, as the time series data could not be shared across multiple instances of the prediction system. Further, because the data was embedded, data was erased each time a new deployment occurred. As a result, we switched to DOSA, an open source storage solution we built on top of Apache Cassandra. DOSA was suitable for our needs as we were mostly conducting range queries based on timestamps, and did not need to perform complex relational queries. DOSA also solved our issues with BoltDB by providing a consistent view between instances and persisting across deployments.
Along with being persistent, we needed to keep the prediction system highly available, since it might encounter various kinds of failures during acquisition. To ensure fault tolerance, we run many instances of the prediction system across multiple data centers to guarantee at least one instance is running at any given time. In this scenario, data consistency is also an issue when concurrent collections occur. Since M3 pre-aggregates time series data, instances always query the same data, so no extra work needs to be done to maintain data consistency.
Data preprocessing
Before our system forecasts time series data, the historical dataset is preprocessed to remove outliers, anomalies, and other irregular variations that might affect our predictions. In particular, time series data retrieved from any service may contain time intervals where data center failovers occurred. Our current platform-wide capacity safety process requires data center failovers to occur. However, these time intervals must be removed from the dataset when systems in the "failed" data center show anomalous behavior.
The first step in preprocessing our time series data is identifying and removing time intervals that correspond to data center failovers. These intervals are easy to detect visually, as the traffic from one data center approaches zero while the traffic in another data center approaches twice its original load. However, automatically detecting data center failovers is a non-trivial task.
Figure 3: In this hypothetical scenario, the traffic in data center DC 2 during a failover gradually approaches zero, while DC 1 ingests the traffic that used to be in DC 2. After a couple of hours, both datacenters


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Given Name AMALRIC
GENDER: Masculine
PRONOUNCED: AM-əl-rik (English), ə-MAL-rik (English) [key]
Meaning & History
Germanic name derived from the elements amal meaning "work, labour" and ric meaning "power". This was the name of a 6th-century king of the Visigoths, as well as two 12th-century rulers of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Related Names
VARIANT: Emelrich
OTHER LANGUAGES: Amaury (French)


an ambassador is to represent the voice of MLOps across the BAA team with the intent to ensure that the AI R&D is leveraging MLOps and spreading awareness across the team.
Roles and responsibilities of the MLOps Ambassador Team
Figure 1: Roles and responsibilities of the MLOps Ambassador Team
Building out a proof of concept to gain hands-on experience with Kubeflow and TFX
We previously wrote about our experience applying TensorFlow to an already-published project in Image Classification of Race Cars. Our next step was to build a proof of concept from the ground-up, leveraging the power of MLOps through an end-to-end Kubeflow-based ML pipeline.
The aim was to build a POC that would serve as a more powerful search tool on the WWT homepage, taking in natural language inputs to output the relevant articles and content for customers and employees navigating the website. As an additional challenge, we decided to leverage Google's language model, BERT-Small (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers), which has over 110,000 training parameters. This complex combination of Kubeflow on AWS with a BERT-Small model stretched our team's thinking allowed us to deeply understand the pros and cons of this novel environment.
The visual below goes into how MLOps played a role in the entire process, offering increased modularity and a decreased in the amount of compute required, especially during the ingest and data processing step of the pipeline.
building an MLOps pipeline
Figure 2: Kubeflow allowed us to traverse a smooth pipeline from start-to-end
Building out an accessible and comprehensive MLOps training platform
While our role as an AI R&D team is to expand our current day capabilities by stretching the limits of what new tools and technology we operate with, we were aware that a lot of these learnings can dissipate without regularly maintained and updated training resources for the rest of our team to leverage.
Moving to new methods of operation and learning can be significant sources of friction for any data science team and increasingly more so for those with a higher number of operational models and teams. Therefore, we decided that integrating foundational organizational change management (OCM) components to this broader rollout of MLOps within our team would ensure that our gradual shift to these processes would be as streamlined as possible.
The creation of such a training platform and pathway for our data science team was a key push of the MLOps Ambassador group, especially with the organic interest we received from the broader BAA group as we showcased our POC.
Instead of boiling the ocean to collate a set of randomized training material, our process involved creating four personas that we defined as the primary interactors with MLOps tools in any organization.
Four primary personas for training
Figure 3: Four primary personas for training
We then sought to create a set of expected skills and capabilities for each of these personas and mapped each one either to an existing or home-grown training resource, with a lot of learnings extracted from our development of the POC mentioned earlier in this article.
The data science team has been getting to "touch and feel" Kubeflow, KALE and MiniKF to try and get exposure to a variety of tools so that we are prepared as we start to develop a formalized offering.
Our current training platform consists of a Wiki, as well as a resource center available to all members across the BAA team, with relevant links to resources and a recording of all the learning curves, road bumps and learnings our data science team come across as they get hands-on learning with a variety of MLOps platforms. Below is a description of our data-science team's current training efforts, which we hope to continually build and mature.
different training groups and their respective efforts
Figure 4: The different training groups and their respective efforts so far
Considering our development of internal MLOps capabilities, we have been engaged in some exciting business development opportunities with interested clients. This is evidence of the maturing market and our readiness to get ahead of the curve to respond aptly.
Our efforts are to continually develop a formalized MLOps offering to supplement our current analytics and AI offerings, offering the degree of scale that more technologically mature organizations seek.
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Project focus during our time on the AI R&D Ops rotation
Novel application of reinforcement learning
The R&D Operations team collaborates closely with WWT data scientists who are always welcome to work on R&D projects but who, when on rotation, work in pairs on a project chosen by the PSP.
During the past few months, multiple data scientist rotations tackled the same novel project, an exciting new application of reinforcement learning (RL) in the data center networking space. We were particularly excited about the research because of the way this project brings together different areas of WWT expertise, from core IT infrastructure to advanced analytics. The data scientist rotations made excellent progress, iterating through several different RL algorithms and reward matrices to find the most effective combination.
Now the problems to solve are more network engineeringand development-oriented, so the next data scientists on rotation will move on to experiment with different data sets and objectives. But there is more to come on this application of RL, so keep an eye out for future updates.
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New publications
On top of the major project for of the R&D Program over the last three months, the data scientists involved with the program also completed and documented two additional projects from the certified backlog. Their efforts represent the benefit of opening up the slate of projects deemed interesting by the PSP, allowing the data scientists additional opportunity to learn and get a head start on experimenting outside of their project work.
The resulting papers were the first to work through the newly formalized peer review process and are also indicative of the increasing breadth of the R&D community across WWT, as more groups and areas of the company become interested to be involved in the exciting R&D work.
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What's next?
Another highlight of the past few months has been the number of new and exciting technologies coming to market, even in the midst of COVID-19. The R&D team would like to highlight the following technology in particular for its applicability to WWT and our partners.
It's time to admit something. This article was not really written by a person...
It was, in fact, written by several people! Though we are very excited though about the possibility of custom-prompted and artificially generated prose that is indistinguishable from real human-created text, this article truly was written by the authors. As is clear from some lighthearted examples of fake content generated by OpenAI's new language model GPT-3 (here and here), we are closer than ever before to being able to speak to computers and have them answer.
This last and even more advanced model, described in a recently released paper, builds off OpenAI's 2019 success using scale to create a production-ready generalized pretrained text (GPT) response generator. OpenAI's engineers again leveraged an astronomically sized training data set and millions more parameters for the latest edition, and the organization has opened an API access point to their GPT-3 model for experimentation by academic, commercial and individual collaborators.
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Guilford's rich clock making history gave America the gift of time.
One of Connecticut's most notable historical achievements has been the practice of clock making. The craft reached particular heights in the town of Guilford, where astonishing, enduring, and elegant advancements in clock making arose.
In 1726, Ebenezer Parmelee was commissioned to build the first tower clock in Connecticut for the Guilford church. Prior to his work, most clocks produced in America were for domestic use and had to be imported from England. "Parmelee is remembered for the tall clocks that bear his name, as well as the very early Guilford tower clock," says Phillip Zea, president of Historic Deerfield and expert on early American clocks. "His son, Ebenezer Jr., also worked as a clockmaker, as did other family members."
There was a huge need for public clocks during this period, as many citizens of early America found domestic clocks prohibitively expensive. "Before the American Revolution, very few families could afford to own a clock at home," says Zea. "Public time was the only way to accurately mark the passage of the hours. Consequently, public or tower clocks were an important source of information and civic pride."
The Guilford tower clock was a particularly notable achievement. No other state possessed such an awe-inspiring example of the craft: it bore a hand-wrought iron frame, brass wheels, and a massive pendulum. "The public clocks that Ebenezer Sr. made for Guilford and Milford remain a tribute to his reputation," Zea says.
Parmelee is also celebrated due to his influence on successive generations of clockmakers. "Sometimes, significance is really a function of objects that survive with a signature or provenance, especially when multiple generations of craftsmen are involved," says Zea. "That is the case of the Parmelee family of Guilford, who worked as clockmakers and silversmiths over a couple generations."
Due to Parmelee's influence, the state of Connecticut would soon become home to a wealth of pioneering clockmakers. "American clock making is primarily a Connecticut story, especially during the nineteenth century with the innovations of Eli Terry, Seth Thomas, Riley Whiting, and Joseph Ives," Zea notes. "Their designs focused on making available at low cost clocks that most people [otherwise] could not afford."
It is, however, the enduring work of Ebenezer Parmelee and his Guilford spire clock that sets him apart to this day. Zea says, "The contributions of the Parmelee family to Connecticut clock making before the revolution is elevated by the survival of their work in both public and private timekeeping."


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Drought Stress Symptoms: Is Your Tree Suffering?
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Trees are big, tough and long-lasting. However, they're not invincible. They need certain things to survive just like we do. They need water, but when there's a drought, they aren't getting near enough of what they need to stay strong. Do you know if your tree is under drought stress? Do you know the symptoms to look for? Read on to learn more.
Understanding the Symptoms of Drought Stress
Drought stress affects trees differently, but they impact the tree in the same area regardless of its type: the leaves.
For a deciduous tree, you will notice that the outside edges of the leaves will begin to turn brown. The browning may also extend in between the veins. It isn't uncommon for the leaves to curl up or down at the edges, wilt or even prematurely yellow. Scorch is also a common symptom, which is where it appears as if healthy leaves have been through a fire. In some cases, this may be the indication of a bacterial infection of the tree.
For evergreen trees, the needles will exhibit symptoms of a similar nature, such as the browning from the tip and color changing (usually to purple, yellow or red). In extended periods of drought, evergreens may begin to produce smaller-than-usual leaves. You may also begin to notice that leaves drop before they're ready, or stop dropping completely.
Understand the Secondary Issues of Drought Stress
Although the aforementioned symptoms are enough to deal with, there are some secondary issues that could arise from drought stress. Your tree is weak, which means it is struggling to survive and other problems can affect it. This includes things like insect infestation, bacterial infection and diseases. When these things are combined with the drought stress, it can be enough to overwhelm the tree and possibly have it succumbing to its problems. In some cases, there may be underlying issues in the tree's root system, and root loss can lead to a very high risk of the tree toppling, especially during a heavy storm.
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Anatomy & Shot Placement
Anatomy & Shot Placement
Understanding the basic anatomy of an elk will help you make appropriate equipment and shot placement choices prior to your hunt.
Vital Organs
Let's first define the "vital organs" and the importance of choosing the vitals as an ethical shot. The most vital organs of elk and all game animals are the heart and lungs. A proper shot through the heart and/or lungs will offer the quickest kill, making it the most humane for the animal. These organs offer the best opportunity for a kill for firearm and archery hunters.
A double lung shot offers a hunter the best opportunity to take down an elk quickly. The lungs provide the largest target and by collapsing both lungs, the animal will be unable to travel a far distance. Though a heart shot will do the job as well, it presents a much smaller target and makes the margin of error smaller for the hunter. The heart is tucked behind the front shoulder towards the bottom of the body cavity. Miss low and you may miss all together, miss forward or high and you may hit shoulder blade (bone) losing necessary penetration.
Envision: You have an elk at 30 yards, whether you realize it or not your body will most likely release adrenaline and therefore you should expect heavier breathing, shaking and even enough excitement to make poor decisions. Would you rather have an inch margin of error or 4-5 inches?
Elk Shot Placement
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So what tissue, muscle and bones do your arrows and bullets pass through to reach the vital organs?
By now, you have an understanding of just how BIG elk really are. For an animal of this size to support its weight, its "frame" or skeletal system must be sturdy and strong and must be supported by the necessary muscles and tissues for movement.
The scapula of an elk can have a thickness ranging from ¼ inch to 2 ½ inches! Add to that the thickness of the skin/hide, heavy muscles and tendons. There is a lot of matter your arrow or bullet must travel through to even REACH the vitals—and it still must PENETRATE them to make the kill!
Let's take a closer look at elk anatomy from different angles. A proper shot-placement opportunity makes for the most humane kill for the animal, and an easier recovery for you.
Only two shot angles offer shot-placement opportunities to make the ideal double lung or heart shot for both archery and firearm hunters. The hunter's ability to wait for one of these two shots will increase the chance of a successful harvest and decrease the chance of injury and non-recovery of the animal.
This is the ideal shot for most archery and firearm hunters. It provides the hunters with the largest target of the vital area behind the shoulder blade (scapula). Properly placed shots will have little bone to pass through, enabling more penetration to the vitals. This shot angle also provides the best opportunity to make a double-lung/heart shot and offers a quick humane kill.
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Quartering Away
This shot offers another ideal shot-placement opportunity for hunters. The angle of the elk away from you will affect your shot placement for the proper entry and exit holes. An extreme quartering away shot will offer little room for error as the margin between the back hip and front shoulder shrinks as the angle of the elk away from the hunter increases. A slight quartering away angle will open up the vital area to the hunter and provide ample opportunity for a deep penetrating shot. The ability of a hunter to envision the arrow or bullet path through the elk is of high priority to successfully make a double lung shot.
Quatering Away
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While elk will present hunters with other less-ideal shot opportunities such as a quartering toward shot, these shots are not recommended as there is a high chance of hitting bone, resulting in little to no penetration of the vitals. The ability for a hunter to successfully make a double-lung shot decreases and the margin of error becomes much smaller as well. Especially when taken by bowhunters, these shots present the most likelihood of injury to the animal causing potential infection and death over an extended period of time. Many hunters use calls to draw the bulls to get close. That presents a problem because the bulls usually walk straight towards the noise and don't present a broadside shot. Caller placement then becomes important.
Poor shot Placement
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World War 3: Safest destinations in the world to live amid heightened global tensions
WORLD WAR 3 could erupt at any point as tensions begin to rise in the east after North Korea decided to blow up its joint liaison office with South Korea near the border. And now, clashes at the border between China and India have also sparked fears of World War 3. Amid rising tensions and uncertainty, where are the safest countries in the world?
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North and South Korea appear to now be at loggerheads after the North renewed threats of military action against its southern counterpart. An explosion was heard earlier today and then smoke was seen rising from a town on the border between North and South Korea. A four-storey building was blown up, symbolising possibly the beginning of another feud between the two nations. Five Chinese soldiers and a further 11 were also injured today after violent clashes erupted at the China-India border.
Both India and China lost soldiers in the battle, which took place at Galwan Valley.
Reportedly, these are the first casualities in decades to result from violent clahes between China and India.
North Korea's People's Army (KPA) is reportedly preparing to send troops into the demilitarised zone between the two countries.
The move will "turn the front line into a fortress", despite it remaining demilitarised since 2018.
The Indian Army has also said that it is meeting with military officials on both sides to try and quell tensions.
As tensions erupt and more worrying news continues to hit the headlines, many are beginning to grow concerned that World War 3 could be triggered.
If an all-out war is sparked, where are the safest countries in the world to avoid tensions?
Here's a list of five of the world's safest countries to avoid World War 3.
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World War 3: Safest destinations in the world amid North Korea vs South Korea tensions (Image: GETTY)
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World War 3: If an all-out war is sparked, where are the safest countries in the world? (Image: GETTY)
1) Iceland
Iceland has been the most peaceful country in the world since 2008, an impressive feat but not surprising considering its low crime and murder rate per capita.
But some of the main reasons the country is so safe might be surprising.
Unlike other nations, Icelanders don't have an army and the police do not carry guns.
There are also very strict driving regulations that mean Icelanders do not drive any faster than 55.9mph.
And surprisingly, the country is so safe that not even Iceland's president has a bodyguard.
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2) Singapore
Singapore is known for its cleanliness and for immediately shutting down travel amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The country also has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.
The reason for this is because if people do commit crimes, the penalties are more harsh compared to other parts of the world.
CCTV cameras are also abundant in nearly every corner, making it extremely safe.
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World War 3: The UK has plenty of nuclear bunkers (Image: GETTY)
3) Switzerland
Switzerland has multiple underground bunkers for its population, making it not only safe but potentially bomb-proof.
Back in 1963, every household was required to build an underground bunker.
The country hasn't fought a war in over two centuries and has remained famously "neutral" throughout some of the world's greatest conflicts.
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World War 3: Could Iceland be the safest place to go? (Image: GETTY)
4) UK
Although not the safest country in the world for crime or murder rates, the UK has a host of nuclear bunkers.
From Holborn in London to Aberlady in Scotland, the UK has plenty of nuclear bunkers that could protect citizens from a potential war.
A lot of the bunkers were built in preparation for the Cold War or are leftover from World War 2.
Some people even have Cold War bunkers in their back gardens.
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Most peaceful countries in the world (Image: EXPRESS)
5) New Zealand
New Zealand is both safe and is now home to nuclear bunkers, according to Travel Base Online.
Reportedly, several billionaires have decided to buy homes in New Zealand complete with secret 150-tonne nuclear bunkers 13 feet below the ground.
A company, based in Texas called the Rising S Company, installs the massive underground vaults which come in at an eye-watering £8.9million.
But as well as nuclear bunkers, New Zealand's rates of violence are also very low compared to the rest of the world.


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What is a tide? Mention its importance and also the geographical importance of the highest tide.
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The highest tides in the world can be found in Canada at the Bay of Fundy, which separates New Brunswick from Nova Scotia. At some times of the year the difference between high and low tide in this Bay is., taller than a three-story building.
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The development of Schramm-Loewner Evolutions, and other related objects, have lead to an explosion in the understanding of various conformally invariant scaling limits of discrete models from statistical physics. Of particular interest for this talk is the development of the conformal loop ensembles (CLE) gaskets which are designed to serve as the scaling limits of the outer cluster boundaries of various spin models. In parallel, there has been much development in the theory of quasi-conformal unifomization, most notably for this talk recent work by Mario Bonk on the quasisymmetric uniformization of carpets, provided that the carpets possess a certain degree of uniform geometric control. In this talk, I will discuss a current work-in-progress with Steffen Rohde investigating such uniformization type results for the CLE carpet. In a suitable sense, I will show that one can still gain some understanding of conformal uniformization of CLE, despite the lack of uniform control in the random setting.
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I changed name server of one domain.
Then I flush dns
root@host [~]# /etc/init.d/named restart
Stopping named: [ OK ]
Starting named: [ OK ]
root@host [~]# ping wallpaperx.org
PING wallpaperx.org ( 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from icmp_seq=1 ttl=53 time=36.0 ms
64 bytes from icmp_seq=2 ttl=53 time=36.7 ms
64 bytes from icmp_seq=3 ttl=53 time=35.9 ms
64 bytes from icmp_seq=4 ttl=53 time=35.9 ms
Well, ping still points to the old server.
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Pretty sure it takes time (up to a few hours) for a DNS change to propagate to all DNS servers, and there's nothing you can do about it. – Kevin Feb 16 '13 at 17:16
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You first need to understand Time to Live ( TTL ) in DNS
TTL is an acronym for Time To Live and refers to the capability of the DNS servers to cache DNS records. It represents the amount of time that a DNS record for a certain host remains in the cache memory of a DNS server after the latter has located the host's matching IP address.
If your DNS is cached by your ISP DNS server or Public DNS Server then you can to wait as per TTL values. If you restart the local DNS Server then it will not affect because it's taking the answer from another DNS server.
If you want to override that urgently then then you can add those entry in /etc/hosts file and run rndc flushname wallpaperx.org.
You don't need to restart the whole DNS server, it will flush all other sites from memory, and it will increase load on your server.
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If you have nscd running, you have to flush its name-resolver-cache as well: nscd -i hosts. Apart from that a named-restart will not do much.
Is this a primary DNS-server? Then the generation-number has to be raised after you changed the contents of a zone.
A secondary DNS-server? Then you might force to reload the corresponding zones before the TTL expires.
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