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The main goal of the KI-Campus project is to attract a wide range of interested parties in Germany and provide them with training in the area of AI. The use of the pilot online learning opportunities for AI is open to both students and lifelong learners. Therefore, as the project progresses a varied and high-quality academic portfolio will be established.
In the initial stage of the project, a digital learning platform ("KI-Campus"), specializing in the topic of AI, will be developed as a prototype. Various actors (universities, educational institutions, companies, etc.) are enabled to provide online learning opportunities on AI. While achieving the goal of strong networking, the need and acceptance of a nationwide platform will be clarified and long-term operating models developed.
In the sub-project "MOOC platform for the AI campus," HPI is transforming its existing and proven MOOC platform openHPI into an open source project. This includes the control and moderation of the developer community, as well as quality control of the code components contributed by the community. In addition, the HPI MOOC platform will be further developed for specific projects with a focus on AI-driven features and then, for example, be integrated with features such as chatbots, transcription, translations, and recommendations.
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Descent of Man
Charles Darwin first illustrated an evolutionary explanation of beards in 'The Descent of Man'.
In which he hypothesized that the process of sexual selection may have led to beards. Females find hirsute suitors sexy. Explanations for the existence of beards include signalling sexual maturity and signalling dominance by increasing perceived size of jaws, and clean-shaved faces are rated less dominant than bearded. Detractors may deny it, but modern biologists have reaffirmed Darwin's theory with evidence that the ladies find mates with beards more attractive than their clean-shaven brethren.


Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Hanson's Point in the Red River Gorge, Kentucky
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Biome Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest
Bird species 200[1]
Mammal species 73[1]
Area 192,200 km2 (74,200 sq mi)
Country United States
Habitat loss 14.8%[1]
Protected 8.37%[1]
The Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests is an ecoregion of the Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Biome, as defined by the World Wildlife Fund. It consists of mesophytic plants west of the Appalachian Mountains in the Southeastern United States.
This ecoregion consists of the following EPA level III ecoregions:
This ecoregion is located in the plains and hill country west of the Appalachians in northwest Alabama and east central Tennessee, eastern Kentucky, western North Carolina and Virginia, most of West Virginia, western Maryland, southeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. These forests are known for their rich diversity of plants and animals, which is due to several contributing factors, especially that the area was an unglaciated refugia for many species. It shares species with the high elevation Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests to the east, the hardwood forests to the west, and the mixed hardwood/conifer forests to the south.
The climate varies from humid continental in the north to humid subtropical in the south.
They are one of the most biologically diverse temperate forest regions on earth. It has an unusually diverse tree flora, with as many as 30 tree species at a single site including many relics of the ancient forest that once covered North America more widely. Along with the forest there is a rich undergowth of ferns, fungi, herbaceous plants, shrubs and small trees as well as areas of glade, heath, shale, peat bog and cranberry bog.
Mesophytic forests[edit]
Mesophytic forests are found on deep and enriched soils in sheltered topography such as coves and low-elevation slopes. They are often found near small streams. The herb layer is very rich and, in undisturbed areas, the trees can grow very large. Typical trees include sugar maple (Acer saccharum), beech (Fagus grandifolia), tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera), basswood (Tilia americana), northern red oak (Quercus rubra), cucumber tree (Magnolia acuminata), and black walnut (Juglans nigra). Other trees found here are eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), white ash (Fraxinus americana), sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), and yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava).[2]
Dry calcareous forests[edit]
The southern Ridge and Valley/Cumberland dry calcareous forests occur on dry to dry-mesic calcareous habitats on low escarpments of the Cumberland Plateau. They are often found on deep soils in a variety landscapes within their range. Trees are mainly oaks and hickories, with other species less abundant. Oaks include white oak (Quercus alba), northern red oak (Quercus rubra), post oak (Quercus stellata), chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), and Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii). Hickories include shagbark hickory (Carya ovata). Other trees can be sugar maple (Acer saccharum), eastern red-cedar (Juniperus virginiana), or pines.[3]
Appalachian cove forests[edit]
Appalachian cove forests are found in sheltered concave slopes with a moist environment. Characteristic tree include yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava), sugar maple (Acer saccharum), white ash (Fraxinus americana), basswood (Tilia americana), tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera), Carolina silverbell (Halesia tetraptera), eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), beech (Fagus grandifolia), cucumber tree (Magnolia acuminata), and Fraser magnolia (Magnolia fraseri).[4]
Dry-mesic oak forests[edit]
Dry-mesic oak forests cover large areas at lower and middle elevations on flat to gently rolling terrain. Mature stands have a variety of oak and hickory species adapted to dry-mesic conditions. Oaks include northern red oak (Quercus rubra), white oak (Quercus alba), black oak (Quercus velutina), and scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea); hickories include mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa), shagbark hickory (Carya ovata), red hickory (Carya ovalis), and pignut hickory (Carya glabra). In addition, red maple (Acer rubrum), sweet birch (Betula lenta), and yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) are common; sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is occasional. In areas that have been recently disturbed, white pine (Pinus strobus), Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana), or tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) can be abundant. Areas of impeded drainage sometimes harbor small wetlands, including non-forested seeps or forested wetlands with red maple (Acer rubrum), swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor), or black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica).[5]
Dry oak forests and woodlands[edit]
The Allegheny-Cumberland dry oak forest and woodland forest system is found on acidic soils on the Allegheny and Cumberland plateaus, and ridges in the southern Ridge and Valley. The forests are typically dominated by white oak (Quercus alba), southern red oak (Quercus falcata), chestnut oak (Quercus prinus), scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea), with lesser amounts of red maple (Acer rubrum), pignut hickory (Carya glabra), and mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa). A few shortleaf pines (Pinus echinata) or Virginia pines (Pinus virginiana) may occur, particularly adjacent to escarpments or following fire. Sprouts of chestnut (Castanea dentata) can often be found where it was formerly a common tree.[6]
Low-elevation pine forests[edit]
Southern Appalachian low-elevation pine forests occur on a variety of topographic and landscape positions, including ridgetops, upperand mid-slopes, and in lower elevations (generally below 2,300 feet (700 m)) such as mountain valleys. These forests dominated by shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) and Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana).Pitch pine (Pinus rigida) may sometimes be present. Hardwoods are sometimes abundant, especially dry-site oaks such as southern red oak (Quercus falcata), chestnut oak (Quercus prinus), and scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea), but also pignut hickory (Carya glabra), red maple (Acer rubrum), and others. The shrub layer may be well-developed, with hillside blueberry (Vaccinium pallidum), black huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata), or other acid-tolerant species most characteristic. Herbs are usually sparse but may include narrowleaf silkgrass (Pityopsis graminifolia) and Goat-rue (Tephrosia virginiana).[7]
Montane oak forests[edit]
Montane oak forests occur on exposed ridges and on southto west-facing slopes at middle elevations. Soils are thin and nutrient-poor and trees are often stunted and wind-flagged. Northern red oak (Quercus rubra) and white oak (Quercus alba) are common, as are sprouts of American chestnut (Castanea dentata). Winterberry (Ilex montana), flame azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum), catawba rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense), and great rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) are common shrubs.[8]
Hemlock-northern hardwood forests[edit]
Hemlock-northern hardwood forests are found at higher elevations. They include yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis), mountain maple (Acer spicatum), sugar maple (Acer saccharum), beech (Fagus grandifolia), and eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis). Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) and rhododendron (Rhododendron spp.) are found in the understory.[9]
Spruce-fir forests[edit]
Spruce-fir forests occur at the highest elevations, above 3,200 feet (980 m). Their environment is cool and wet, with frequent fog and precipitation. Red spruce (Picea rubens) and Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) dominate the forest canopy.[10]
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A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, the best-known cantons - and the most politically important - are those of Switzerland. As the constituents of the Swiss Confederation, theoretically (and historically), the Swiss cantons are semi-sovereign states.
Cantons exist (or existed) in the following countries:

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The Virginia National Geographic Bee is coming up next month and a Roanoke County student is set to compete against the top students in the state. You can read all about that in Wednesday's education notebook, but in the meantime would you have what it takes to compete?
Come back this afternoon for the answers.
1. From its source in Minnesota, the Mississippi River flows south about 2,300 miles before emptying into what large gulf?
2. A subspecies of brown bear known as the Kodiak bear takes its common name from an island that lies off the southern coast of what state?
3. The Danakil Depression, located in part of the Great Rift Valley, is one of the lowest points on which continent?
4. What is the term for the triangular deposit of sediment sometimes found at the mouth of a river — moraine or delta?
Full disclosure: I think I knew the answer to one maybe two of these questions. Good luck.

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Shell Scripting case
A case construct helps us to simplify nested if statement. You can match several variables against one variable. Each case is an expression matching a certain pattern.
Look at the above snapshot, you can write one pattern or more than one pattern together according to the situation. Let's see an example to understand it more clearly.
Look at the above snapshot, we have shown a script to show the capital of different states. States Punjab and Haryana are written together as they share same capital.
Look at the above snapshot, user can enter a state name and script will display its capital respectively.


some of the longer and tricker theorems you come across.
 1. Any two elements \(x_\alpha \lt x_{\alpha_1}\) must contain a rational between them. Since there's only countably many rationals, we can't have a chain of uncountable length.
 2. And after looking through the paper, I'm extremely grateful I didn't try to stubbornly prove it myself.


A command-line DHCP manager
About once a month, I get a letter from a reader looking for a program that can generate an ASCII text file showing all of a system's existing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) leases. Fortunately, a tool in Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit offers a solution to this common problem.
The Problem
The DHCP service simplifies assigning IP addresses to computers on a network. After you designate a range of IP addresses (a scope in DHCP terminology) on a Windows NT server that acts as a DHCP server, you no longer need to manually enter IP addresses on your NT or other Windows workstations. Like magic, your PCs find the DHCP server, and the DHCP server gives them the next available IP address automatically.
Because DHCP gives the addresses only for a fixed length of time, the PCs lease their IP addresses from the server. The DHCP Manager that comes with NT Server lets you see a list of all currently-leased IP addresses, or active leases, but you can view them only through the DHCP Manager GUI.
You cannot use the DHCP Manager to output a list of active leases to a file. However, you might want to dump lease information to an ASCII file for several reasons: You need to feed information about active leases into your Domain Name System (DNS) servers (the link between the Windows Internet Naming Service--WINS--and DNS can be troublesome). You want to use the information as input into a homegrown network management tool. You want to back up the data, or you're just curious.
Problem Solved
DHCPCMD solves the text-dump problem. DHCPCMD is a command-line tool that lists active leases, creates new scopes, and modifies DHCP server parameters. I'll focus on the active lease listing function, because it's the most useful. The syntax looks like
dhcpcmd enumclients \[-v\] \[-h\]
Serveripaddress is the IP address of the DHCP server. You must use the server's IP address or a NetBIOS name (such as \\JUBJUB); DHCPCMD cannot resolve DNS names. Scopeaddress is the network number of the DHCP scope. Look in the left pane of the DHCP Manager, and you'll see the network number under the server's name. (If you're not clear about what a network number is, see "IP Routing with NT," March 1996.) The DHCP Manager lets you use labels, such as basic scope, as the scope address, but DHCPCMD takes only the network number. If you use the -v option, DHCPCMD will give you a lot of information through long, descriptive messages. If you use the -h option, DHCPCMD will include hardware information about the machines with active leases.
Suppose you have a DHCP server named Numberman at IP address that hands out leases from through, and the network number of this scope is You can ask the server to show you its active leases with either of the following commands:
dhcpcmd enumclients
dhcpcmd \\numberman enumclients
DHCP's response might look like
1200.200.100.10MYIBM01/30/1998 02:32:41
2200.200.100.11DOODAD01/30/1998 02:47:41
Command successfully completed.
In this example, only two computers have IP addresses on Numberman, but DHCPCMD will dump IP addresses for as many computers as you have. You can redirect the output to capture the list of computers for future reference. To save the previous list, I type
dhcpcmd \\numberman enumclients >saveit.txt
DHCPCMD will save the output to saveit.txt.
DHCPCMD is a cool tool that you're likely to find useful. Just remember that you must refer to DHCP servers by their IP address or NetBIOS name (not their DNS name), and you must refer to scopes by their network number (not their scope name). In addition, I found a limitation of DHCPCMD: I couldn't run the tool on a DHCP server from a workstation in a non-trusted domain, even though NT had authenticated me on the DHCP server with an account that the DHCP server recognized as an administrative account. Thus, a final rule: Run DHCPCMD from NT machines in trusted domains.


Sun Java System Message Queue 4.3 Developer's Guide for C Clients
A handle that specifies the properties that determine the behavior of this connection. You must create this handle using the MQCreateProperties function before you try to create a connection. This handle will be invalid after the function returns.
See Table 4–2 for information about connection properties.
An MQString specifying the user name to use when connecting to the broker.
The library makes a copy of the username string.
An MQString specifying the password to use when connecting to the broker.
The library makes a copy of the password string.
An MQString used to identify the connection. If you use the connection for a durable consumer, you must specify a non-NULL client identifier.
The library makes a copy of the clientID string.
A connection-exception callback function used to notify the user that a connection exception has occurred.
A data pointer that can be passed to the connection exceptionListener callback function whenever it is called. The user can set this pointer to any data that may be useful to pass along to the connection exception listener for this connection. Set this to NULL if you do not need to pass data back to the connection exception listener.
Output parameter for the handle to the connection that is created by this function.
The MQCreateConnection function creates a connection to the broker. The behavior of the connection is specified by key values defined in the properties referenced by the propertiesHandle parameter. You must use the MQCreateProperties function to define these properties.
You cannot change the properties of a connection you have already created. If you need different connection properties, you must close and free the old connection and then create a new connection with the desired properties.
Setting a Client Identifier
The messaging service uses a client identifier in combination with a durable subscription name to uniquely identify each durable subscription. If a durable subscriber is inactive at the time that messages are delivered to a topic destination, the broker retains messages for that subscriber and delivers them when the subscriber once again becomes active.
Handling Connection Exceptions
Use the exceptionListener parameter to pass the name of a user-defined callback function that can be called synchronously when a connection exception occurs for this connection. Use the exceptionCallBackData parameter to specify any user data that you want to pass to the callback function.


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This paper provides an overview on the state of art of research on social entrepreneurship and the establishment of this topic in the academic world. It uses scientometric methods, especially bibliometrics, in measuring the maturity of social entrepreneurship research. The empirical part reveals the increasing number of literature, the institutionalization of social entrepreneurship in seven dimensions, the emergence of thematic clusters, and methodological issue. The paper makes concrete suggestions on how to overcome methodological challenges at the boarder of advanced qualitative and early quantitative research designs. Using Harzing's 'Publish or Perish' software this article furthermore provides a ranking of the 20 most cited academic contributions in social entrepreneurship. Surprisingly, almost half of the most cited papers have not been published in journals but in books, rising doubts on the current (over-)rating of journal publications.
Social entrepreneurship bibliometric study citations review organizational establishment academic institutionalization development of empirical measurement scales


Sylvia Plimack Mangold
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Sylvia Plimack Mangold (born September 18, 1938) is an American artist, painter, printmaker, and pastelist. She is known for her representational depictions of interiors and landscapes.
Life and career[edit]
Plimack Mangold was born Sylvia Plimack in New York City, the daughter of Ethel, an office administrator, and Maurice Plimack, an accountant and businessman.[1][2][3] She grew up in Queens, and attended the High School of Music and Art in Manhattan, after high school she was accepted into the program at Cooper Union in 1956. She continued her studies at Yale University and graduated with a B.F.A. in 1961. In the same year she married Yale classmate and fellow painter Robert Mangold.
After studying at Yale with William Bailey and others, Plimack Mangold worked as a representational painter. Her paintings in the early 1960s were paintings of floors, walls and corners, compositions where mirror images were also introduced, making the space more complex. In the 1970s she added trompe l'oeil elements such as metal rulers and masking tape along the borders of the images. In the 1980s she introduced the images of the landscape to the canvas affixed by the image of masking tape. Eventually, the landscape image filled the entire canvas and focused on individual trees, their branches cropped so as to create the spaces between the limbs and branches of the trees. All the landscape paintings are done from observation. Even as the subject matter of Plimack Mangold's paintings has shifted, her work has always been based in perceptual realism, inviting viewers to observe from up close and mirroring her own process of observation.[4]
Mangold received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1975. Her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Neuberger Museum of Art at the State University of New York at Purchase, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, and the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut, and is represented in the aforementioned museums in Boston, Hartford, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art.[citation needed]
She is the mother of film director and screenwriter James Mangold, and a musician Andrew Mangold.
 1. ^ The paintings of Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Albright-Knox Art Gallery (1994), page 115
 2. ^ Sylvia Plimack Mangold - works on paper, _PHONE_, Davison Art Center, University of Michigan. Museum of Art (1992), page 7
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 4. ^ Berlind, Robert (July–August 2012). "Sylvia Plimack Mangold: Recent Works". The Brooklyn Rail.
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 Course Title: Suspension, Steering and Alignment
 Title Abbreviation: SUSPENSION/STEER/ALIGN
 Department: AT
 Course #: 131
 Credits: 6
 Variable: No
 IUs: 8
 CIP: 470604
 EPC: 712
 REV: 2014
 Course Description
Operation, diagnosis and repair of suspension and steering systems including wheel balance and alignment. Scope of course will cover a variety of front and rear suspension types.
Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: AT 100 or 107, AT 121, AT 133 and MATH 96.
Additional Course Details
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 22
Lab: 88
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree, Required for certificate
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Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
 1. Understand the operation of the shop, employee and employer responsibilities.
 2. Understand safety and the hazards of the automotive industry, lifting, fire, hazardous waste, and how to react to them.
 3. Understand wheel bearings, their function, and how to successfully service them.
 4. Understand the construction of tires and explain how to identify the proper tire for the vehicle. Understand plys, belts and treads.
 5. Understand the design and operation of shock absorbers and MacPherson struts.
 6. Understand the different types of suspension systems. Understand how to service the following systems: Coil springs, torsion bar, multiple leaf springs, ball joints, I-beam, MacPherson strut, long/short arm, and equal length arms.
 7. Identify the following rear suspension systems: Independent type, leaf-spring type and multi-link type. Explain the service needed to keep them working properly.
 8. Have a basic understanding of computer-controlled components of the vehicles and service procedures.
 9. Understand the purpose, design and operation of power steering pumps and function of drive belts.
 10. Understand and explain how a recirculating ball steering gear functions. Also understand both manual and power steering gears.
 11. Understand the operation and service of a rack and pinion-type steering gear. Identify different types and make necessary adjustments.
 12. Understand the operation and service of four-wheel steering systems. Identify the operation at both lower and higher speeds. Understand parking ability.
 13. Understand and identify the different types of frames and their service.
 14. Understand camber and caster and how to adjust them on all vehicles.
 15. Understand steering axis and toe-in. Explain how to service the steering axis and how to check and service the toe-in or toe-out.
 16. Understand the need for a computerized alignment on your car. Understand the different angles of alignment and how to adjust them.
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
2. Critical Thinking
Outcomes: Students will be able to...
3. Communication
Outcomes: Students will be able to...
6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility
Outcomes: Students will be able to...
10. Technology
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Course Contents
 1. Suspension and steering types.
 2. Wheels, tires, and balancing.
 3. Suspension and steering inspection and component service.
 4. Wheel alignment.
 5. Axle and driveshaft service.
 6. Shock absorber and MacPhearson strut service.
 7. Power steering/hydraulic system service.
 8. Vibration diagnosis.


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Sole Source Suppliers and Escrow. While a sole/single source alliance can benefit both the buyer and the supplier companies through the creation of a more solid business/ partnering arrangement, the downside occurs if the supplier is unable to deliver.
In order to understand the full impact of this"downside", just be reminded of any recent problem you have had obtaining product from your sole source supplier.
What measures can be taken to protect our companies from these downside possibilities? While contracts are limited in their abilities to "solve" a problem, they can be helpful in addressing the issues to facilitate a solution.
Consider requiring that your supplier establish an escrow account in which the supplier deposits all designs, manufacturing data, processes, etc. necessary to manufacture and support the product. In addition, and if the bill of material for the product includes purchase of certain proprietary products, the supplier would deposit authorization that the buyer be able to purchase these proprietary products from third party suppliers. The contract would grant your company a license to use all the information in the escrow account if the supplier does not perform its contract obligations.
Keep in mind that in order to be able to effectively use this information, your company might likely first require technical understanding of the products. If that is the case, your contract will want to obligate the supplier to provide access to and training in the understanding and use of the information and data during the actual contract performance.
- Employee Issues: Confidentiality; Ownership; Nonsolicitation; Noncompete
- Confidentiality. The issue of confidential information and the employee's responsibility is two pronged. The first prong relates to that confidential information which the employee either develops or learns in the course of his or her employment with the company.
In general, state laws provide that an employee may not, either during or after his employment, divulge or use trade secrets which were developed by him during his employment or divulged to him by his employer, even absent an express agreement. The rationale is that a employee is in a relationship of trust and confidence with the company. In addition, most companies require that their employees sign an agreement which acknowledges that the employee will maintain the confidentiality of the company's trade secret information both during and after employment.
The problematic aspect of this issue is raised when the employee wants to go to work for a competitor of the employer. The employee should be aware that under appropriate circumstances, the ex-employer may prevent the employee from going to work at a competitor if the following three factors are found to exist:
(1) The former employee has knowledge of the first employer's trade secrets;
(2) The employee's new job duties (and the products and technology he is working on) are so similar to those in the former position that it would be extremely difficult for him not to rely on or use the first employer's trade secrets; and
(3) The former employee and the new employer cannot be depended upon to avoid using the trade secret information.
The second prong relates to that confidential information provided by a third party to the employee's company.
In those cases in which the employer signs a non-disclosure agreement to maintain the trade secrets of a third party, the employee -as an agent of the recipient company - is bound to the non-disclosure agreement and must abide by the confidentiality provisions. Failure to do so may subject both the company and the employee to damages.
- Ownership of Intellectual Property. If a work was created by an employee as part of his or her job, the law considers the product a work for hire, and the employer will own the intellectual property rights to that work, as explained above. A work for hire is defined as "a work made by an employee within the scope of his or her employment".
In many instances, the courts have considered the intellectual property rights to a product developed by the employee to belong to the employer when the employee used company resources in developing the product, even if the employee's development was done outside working hours.
- Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements. The non-compete clause prevents the ex-employee from working for a competitor or going into a business which competes with his or her ex-employer. The non-solicitation clause restricts the ex-employee from soliciting the business of the ex-employer's customers or suppliers.
The enforceability of these provisions vary by state. For example, in most employee/employer circumstances, California does not recognize the enforceability of a non-compete clause. Even in those states that do enforce non-compete provisions, the clauses must be narrowly written such that they are reasonable in time and geography limitations. The enforceability of the clause generally revolves around the underlying question of: Is there a legitimate business purpose for such restriction? In the absence of a sound business reason, the courts are reluctant to enforce a non-compete clause.
The non-solicitation clause will come under similar scrutiny in terms of reasonable time period and location, but is more often enforced by courts. A non-solicitation agreement may restrict the ex-employee from doing business with a supplier or customer of the ex-employer for a certain period of time.
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Superradiant scattering by a black hole binary
I present a novel type of superradiance that arises in black hole binary spacetimes. Given the right initial conditions, a wave will undergo amplification when it scatters off the binary. This process is fuelled by the extraction of energy from the binary's orbital motion, so does not rely on the spins of the constituent black holes. Despite the inherent complexity of such a system, analytic results can be obtained in the limit where large hierarchies of scales are present; a limit for which an effective field theory (EFT) approach is ideally suited. In this talk, we will discuss how the general EFT for black holes interacting with external fields is constructed before applying it specifically to study superradiance.
This talk is part of the DAMTP Friday GR Seminar series.
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What are tracking IDs, and how does the new site help Associates use them?With tracking IDs, Associates can analyze the performance of various Web sites or merchandising strategies while accumulating earnings under a single Associates ID. For example, Associate storeid-20 might use the tracking ID storeid-1-20 to track referrals from one section of his Web site, and storeid-2-20 to track referrals from another section. Each ID would generate earnings for his Associates account storeid-20. He can view earnings for all tracking IDs taken together, or generate reports for each tracking ID individually. If you would like to create tracking IDs for your Associates account, please visit your account and click on "Manage your Tracking ID" link.
We've added several features to the site to help Associates who use tracking IDs analyze their performance and build custom links. You'll:
- Get results faster. The Tracking ID Summary Report now includes data for only those tracking IDs that have activity in the requested time period, making it easier to read and faster to load.
- Analyze performance more easily. Reports data for Associates accounts now include the tracking ID for each transaction. Get all the data you need in a single download instead of generating a report for each tracking ID.
- Save time while building links. You can change the tracking ID to be used in the resulting code at any time while you're building links. This increases your flexibility and eliminates the need for you to repeat steps.


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By default, the OnSign TV players are designed to always be connected, so whenever there is any content update, all connected players will immediately synchronize and download the updated content.
The player total bandwidth consumption varies based on five main factors:
- Player Control channel - This is the data sent back and forth to the server, so the player can check for content updates and also report its basic status.
- Player Statistics - This is the data sent to the server containing player resource usage such as CPU, memory, disk usage, among others, and campaign/media playback report.
- Player Media Download - This is a direct result of all media that needs to be downloaded to by the player.
- Live Content - This category includes web pages, streaming content (like youtube)
- Apps Dynamic DataApps will require the download of dynamic content to be presented on screens e.g.: weather info, currency info, etc.
To illustrate some practical examples, here are some scenarios with the average expected data consumption:
Case 1. A player configured to :
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Is there a rule or something I can use to calculate a good number for max_connections, default_pool_size and max_client_conn?
The defaults are odd. PostgreSQL defaults to max_connections=100 while pgbouncer defaults to default_pool_size=20. Shouldn't default_pool_size always be higher than max_connections? Otherwise, what's the point? I thought pgbouncer was meant to let us handle more connections by lowering their overhead (by reusing PostgreSQL's connections). I'm confused.
I'm looking for advice similar to the ones found in PostgreSQL's wiki, like "this parameter should be ~50% of your memory".
I remember there was a spreadsheet for MySQL that would let you calculate these kind of parameters. It would be awesome to have something like that for PostgreSQL/pgbouncer.
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First, please read our canonical question on Capacity Planning.
The specific advice you're asking for is capacity planning advice, and you're going to have to work that out on your own, for your particular environment.
Second, You are looking at this wrong.
The amount of memory (or any other resource) you have doesn't dictate the number of connections you set, the number of connections you need dictates how beefy a server you must purchase.
The per-connection resource requirements are given in the manual in considerable detail, as well as discussed on the Wiki you linked to. Figure out what your environment needs (or make an educated guess) and ensure the hardware you are going to run on can handle what you're going to throw at it.
Specifically re: connection limits and pool size, you should have "enough" connections to meet your application's requirements - either on a single server or through a pool/bouncer.
"Enough" is a relative number: An application that makes (and continually reuses) one connection only requires one connection. An application that establishes a connection for each end-user who logs in requires as many DB connections as it has users.
The default values for both Postgres and pgbouncer are sensible as defaults:
 - 100 database connections is a lot for the typical person throwing Postgres into an environment.
 Developers probably won't need more than 10. Anyone else will know enough to increase the number.
 - 20 connections from pgbouncer per DB pool means you can get 4 pools pointing at one server and not overwhelm the default Postgres connection limit.
 It is possible to have multiple pooled resources in pgbouncer pointing at one back-end database, and you always want some available connections on your back-end servers.
If the defaults are not suitable for your environment you are expected to change them.
Remember that pooled connections does not mean "always tie up every database connection available".
The point of pgbouncer as you noted is to reuse connections. The efficiency gain here doesn't require that you tie up every available connection, merely that you don't disconnect, reconnect, re-negotiate SSL, re-authenticate to the database, and re-run your connection setup queries every time.
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I don't see the point of buying more hardware before configuring things properly. "Anyone else will know enough to increase the number". Well, where can I learn to know enough? I'm not finding much material about connections. Is it just trial and error? The spreadsheet I mentioned for MySQL used to work like a charm. Using more connections than the indicated by it would result in the server running out of memory. Right now I have 4GB, I was expecting to have to increase the defaults. Also, 20x4=80, what are the other 20 for? – ChocoDeveloper Feb 25 '13 at 17:42
_USER_ Please re-read my answer in its entirety (you're asking some things that I've already addressed), and spend a few minutes with the documentation I linked to. You are still looking at this backwards (see the first paragraph of my answer). Bear in mind that Postgres is NOT MySQL: You need to forget everything you think you know from your MySQL tuning experience. Postgres is more like Oracle. Study the manual, and proceed according to the instructions it gives you. – voretaq7 Feb 25 '13 at 18:00
Alright, thanks. – ChocoDeveloper Feb 25 '13 at 18:30
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 Suicide prevention expert Mark Goulston, co-creator and moderator of the new documentary Stay Alive, shares his six-step technique for calming yourself or someone else who may be on the verge of self-destruction.
 What would you do if you encountered a suicidal person? The classic scenario of a person standing on a bridge likely comes to mind when we think of suicide. But an at-risk person can show up in your life in any number of ways.
 A friend might call you in hysterics saying they no longer want to live, or a family member could show up threatening self-harm with a weapon. Or you might encounter a passerby who suddenly becomes volatile. In any of these cases, you know that what you do next is important. If you don't say the right things, the results could be deadly.
 "You may never have given this subject much thought," says Dr. Mark Goulston, suicide prevention expert and co-creator and moderator of Stay Alive, a new 75-minute video/podcast documentary available here on YouTube, serving at-risk populations and featuring suicide survivor Kevin Hines and suicide prevention advocate Rayko. (_TAG_) "But in a time when mental illness, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD, is at an all-time high, it's more important than ever to know what to do to calm down an at-risk person.
 "Suicide is now the second-leading cause of death among teenagers in the United States, after accidents," adds Goulston. "The hope that we could help people find their way out of despair was the impetus for creating this film. Suicide prevention isn't just about helping the person who is afflicted. To really move the needle toward saving lives, we need to remove the societal stigma surrounding suicide."
 Goulston explains that this process begins with helping the people who care about at-risk individuals gain understanding and offer support. The next step is helping society recognize the true struggles of those at risk.
 Misunderstanding and judgment only further isolate a person who is suicidal. Instead, it's time for more compassion. When everyone understands how much suffering is really going on, we have a real chance to reach out and save lives.
 If someone in your life—or perhaps even a stranger—appears to be out of control and potentially self-destructive or dangerous, Dr. Goulston says interventional empathy is a powerful tool. It's a simple process he has been sharing with law enforcement officers as a way to deescalate potentially violent situations.
 But anyone can learn to practice interventional empathy, and it could help save someone's life—even your own! That's right; not only does interventional empathy help calm down other people, but you can use it to calm yourself if you ever begin to spiral into despair or self-destruction.
 Here is a six-step process for showing interventional empathy if you or someone you encounter appears as if they may become violent or self-destructive:
 Step 1: Say, "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!"
 Saying this signals you or others to stop agitated behavior. It's pretty primal. After all, this is the same thing you say to a horse when it rears up and is about to start galloping out of control.
 Step 2: Say, "Shh…Shh…Shh…Shh…"
 This sound signals to quiet not just people's words but their minds as well. It's what our teachers did in elementary school, and it still works to quiet a noisy room.
 Step 3: Ask, "What happened to you to get you so upset?"
 This is a way of validating that people have a reason to be upset as opposed to telling them they're wrong or to just "shut up!"
 Step 4: Say, "Tell me more."
 Saying this invites the person to share a story of events leading to this confrontation. As they relate their story, they will feel listened to, understood, and will understand that you are validating the fact that something led to the current confrontation.
 Step 5: Ask, "Is this why you're acting the way you are?"
 This question connects what they say to how they are behaving and communicates that you understand that whatever they are doing makes sense from their point of view. This further deepens your rapport. It also increases their oxytocin levels and decreases their levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, lowering their reactivity and agitation.
 Step 6: Say, "A better thing to do right now would be to ______________."
 Once the person relaxes, you can suggest an alternate behavior. By using "fill in the blank" language, you invite the person to help you come up with a better solution. This empathetic communication transforms their combativeness into communication and helps you both come up with a way out of the situation.
 Why This Works
 "Empathy is a secret weapon for calming down agitated people," says Goulston.
 "It works because it literally disarms each part of a person's brain in sequence, moving from their most primitive reptilian 'fight or flight' brain, through their mammalian emotional brain, and up into their human rational brain."
 But here's the problem: When we are confronted by an agitated and possibly destructive of self-destructive person, we feel threated and can't access our rational brain. When this happens, Dr. Goulston says we usually try to stop that person with a verbal confrontation or admonishment.
 This response may work for police officers holding a gun; however, when the rest of us shut a person down, it frequently escalates the situation because they feel even more cornered, often causing them to act more irrationally and struggle all the more to access their rational mind.
 So, the next time someone appears to be out of control and potentially self-destructive or dangerous, use the technique above to help calm them and hopefully save a life. And remember that it can also work for you.
 If you are in turmoil, Dr. Goulston says to imagine someone who cares about you, living or dead, guiding you through those six steps of interventional empathy in your mind's eye. Feel their love for you as they do it. Then feel your own gratitude toward them for their having cared about you. You will discover that you can't feel grateful and angry at the same moment.
 "When someone is in trouble, they need the gift of empathy more than anything else," concludes Dr. Goulston. "Luckily, we are all equipped to offer this to anyone who needs it. And whether that person in need is you, your best friend, your child, or a stranger on the street, you can change a life—maybe even save a life—by showing that you care."
 If you or someone you love needs help, call 911 or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or visit
 Dr. Mark Goulston is the co-creator and moderator of the suicide prevention documentaryStay Alive. He is a former UCLA professor of psychiatry, FBI hostage negotiation trainer, suicide and violence prevention expert, and one of the world's foremost experts on listening. He is the author of the best-selling "Just Listen": Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone, which became the top book on listening in the world.
 Dr. Goulston'sHBR IdeaCast episode Become a Better Listener is ranked number one of all their podcasts. He is also the host of the My Wakeup Call podcast. Dr. Goulston is on the Board of Advisors for HealthCorps and will be receiving the Dr. W. Mark Warfel Resilient Heart Award in April 2019.
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 Producers Frank Kilpatrick ( and Linda Kilpatrick, along with director Paul Emami (, partnered with Mark, Kevin, and Rayko to create Stay Alive to express the purpose of helping you or someone you love to find their way out of despair. We hope this video is a helpful catalyst for having conversations about those at risk or even with yourself. If you or anyone you know has been touched by suicide and is feeling isolated, we hope you find the video valuable and share it with others.
 Stay Alive is a 75-minute video/podcast documentary serving at-risk populations. The program's two sections, Understanding, and Helping, deliver messages of education, compassion, and caring for those who are in deep despair, along with guidance for their families and friends who love them. Stay Alive is recommended for individuals, families, schools, communities, social services, and churches—anywhere there is a need.
 Moderated by Mark Goulston, MD, participants in Stay Alive's intimate and disclosing discussion also include Kevin Hines, best known as the man who jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and survived (, and suicide prevention advocate Rayko ( _TAG_
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what does pheasant taste like
Many people like the idea of eating pheasant because it is seen as a somewhat exotic dish. If you have never eaten it before, are you curious about it? Do you ever think to yourself, what does pheasant taste like?
Pheasant is a type of poultry and is fairly similar in texture and taste to chicken, or turkey. Just like chicken and turkey, it has a combination of both white and dark meat. Pheasant has very little natural fat, so when you cook it, you have to be careful not to let it become too dry, otherwise, it will be bland, tasteless, and tough. But, with the right recipe, if cooked with care, the pheasant can taste absolutely delicious and leave you salivating for more.
Pheasant is best cooked on the bone, with butter and seasonings slipped under the skin, in order to give you a soft, moist and tender dish. Later on in this article, we will look at one or two recipes and methods of cooking pheasant in order to guide you with preparing it in the most delectable way.
If you called up a gourmet foodie and asked, "What does pheasant taste like?" The reply will be that while pheasant may taste similar to chicken, its true flavor is more like game meat, with a smokey flavor. Wild pheasant has a fairly strong, aromatic flavor. It has quite a distinctive taste.
If you have ever cooked turkey, you will know that it takes a long time to cook to perfection. I remember my Mom cooking turkey every year for the holidays. The aroma that wafted through the house as the turkey took its time slow-roasting in the oven made us all walk around with our tongues hanging out, nagging for just a quick taste. But my Mom was adamant, saying "Good food takes time to prepare. When it's ready, the wait will be worth it."
She was so right about that. And when wondering what pheasant tastes like, the same rule of thumb applies to cooking it. Slow roasting on medium heat, with just the right seasonings and sauces, will give you the ultimate melt-in-your-mouth taste of perfectly cooked pheasant.
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Is Pheasant Healthy to Eat?
Pheasant is considered by nutritionists to be an extremely healthy source of protein. With our frenetic lifestyles today, many people often tend to choose the easy way out, eating a lot of fast foods, processed meats, rich dairy products, and foods high in trans-fats.
It is no secret that making a habit of eating these foods and following this type of diet is a sure way to cause damage to your arteries. There is more and more emphasis today on the importance of following a healthy diet, and the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle.
If you are wondering what pheasant tastes like, you might also like to know that making it a regular part of your diet has many health benefits. It is very lean, making it low in saturated fats. Unlike certain red meats, pheasant will not clog your arteries with fatty deposits. If you suffer from high cholesterol, you can safely allow pheasant to appear regularly on your table.
What Do Pheasants Eat?
what does pheasant taste like
When trying to answer the question, what does pheasant taste like, it is helpful to look at what pheasants themselves eat? I remember an old favorite television advert, from my childhood, for a certain brand of frozen chicken. The slogan was a simple, but highly memorable one. The reason that they taste so good, is because they eat so well. The same principle would apply to pheasants.
In the wild, pheasants eat fruit, seeds, insects, and even small mammals. Farm-reared pheasants are usually fed a healthy diet of mixed grains, corn, and seeds. They are not fed a fatty diet and are not given any meat to eat. The result is that pheasant is a healthy source of lean protein.
In addition to its protein value, pheasant meat is also rich in vitamins B-6 and B-12. It contains essential minerals such as selenium and potassium and is low in sodium. All-in-all, pheasant is not only an exotic and alluring dish. It is also a healthy and nutritious choice.
Can You Eat Pheasant Eggs?
Pheasant eggs are full of healthy nutrients. They are very rich in protein and amino acids and contain high levels of vitamins B and D. There are many delicious ways to cook these eggs, either on their own or as valuable ingredients in other dishes.
What is the Best Way to Cook Pheasant?
Before actually cooking your pheasant, it is necessary to clean it very well. If you buy from a reputable butcher, it should have already been hung for a few days to ensure that the meat is soft and tender.
Your butcher should also have made sure that your bird has been plucked clean and does not have any stray feathers. When you unwrap it before cooking, even if it looks clean, it is recommended to wash it well by rinsing thoroughly under cold running water. Remember to rinse the inside cavity well, too. You will also want to dry it carefully, in order to prevent the juices from being too watery when you cook it.
Should You Cook Pheasant in the Oven, or on the Stove Top?
You will achieve the best results from slow-roasting your pheasant in the oven at a medium temperature of about 330-350 degrees Fahrenheit. Any hotter than that and your bird will dry out. If you attempt to cook pheasant on the stovetop, the heat of the flame will be too intense and it will not cook evenly. The outside will be hard and dry, while the inside might be under-done.
How Should You Prepare the Pheasant?
what does pheasant taste like
My favorite recipe is so simple and straightforward, but oh so scrumptious! I honestly believe that a recipe does not have to be complicated and intricate, and long and involved, in order to be good. In fact, it is often the simplest and easiest recipes that yield the best results. An added bonus to this recipe is the fact that you literally only dirty two dishes in your kitchen.
 - 1 whole pheasant
 - 3 cups of water
 - 3 tablespoons coarse salt
 - 1 tablespoon sugar
 - 2 bay leaves
 - 2 tablespoons good quality olive oil or softened butter
 - A little maple syrup
 - A sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper
 - Fresh thyme
 - Cut up carrot sticks
 - 1 whole onion, peeled
First, soak the bird in brine. Make the brine by boiling the water, salt, bay leaves, and sugar. Cover and leave to cool completely. When cool, pour the brine over the bird and place it in the fridge for about 8 hours, or overnight.
Hint: if you like nice, crispy skin, remove the bird from the brine and leave it uncovered in the fridge for another 4-6 hours.
Take the pheasant out of the fridge and, while it reaches room temperature, preheat your oven to at least 400 degrees. Rub the bird well with olive oil or softened butter. Try to slip some under the skin as well. This will give you lovely golden, crispy skin. Sprinkle freshly ground black pepper and drizzle very lightly with maple syrup.
Stuff the cavity with the onion, carrot sticks and fresh thyme. Place in a roasting pan and roast uncovered in the oven on high for only fifteen minutes. Take the dish out of the oven, and turn the temperature down to 330-350 degrees. You can leave the oven door slightly ajar to speed up the cooling process. Put the bird back in the oven and roast slowly, also uncovered, for another 30-45 minutes, or until the juices run clear. Take it out of the oven and let it stand for about 10 minutes before carving and serving.
What Does Pheasant Taste Like When Cooked in a Slow Cooker?
The beauty of the recipe given above is that it is easily adapted to slow-cooking. However, you will need more liquid. Follow all the instructions as above, but before placing in the slow-cooker, brown your bird lightly in a pan with a little hot oil, to give it an appetizing color. Put the pheasant into the slow cooker. You can also add some vegetables, like potatoes and pumpkin or baby marrows. Now you will need some liquid to ensure that it doesn't dry out. Take 3-4 cups of good quality chicken stock. Add a generous splash of sherry. Cover the cooker and allow it to cook on low for about 8-10 hours.
How Do You Carve A Pheasant?
Carving a pheasant is much the same as carving a chicken. The trick is to use a very sharp knife. Place your fork in the centre of the breast and slice downwards in a short quick motion. The meat should come away from the bone. If the breast pieces are very large you can slice them up into smaller pieces. Now cut off the wings, and separate the legs and thighs. Serve with a selection of vegetables to suit your taste.
You are now ready to pour yourself a glass of your favorite wine, and tuck in and enjoy a mouthwatering, healthy meal!
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With cameras set up in Sumatra looking for mediumand small-sized wild cats, such as leopards, a research group involving the University of Delaware's Kyle McCarthy, found images of something else entirely — a rabbit. Not just any ordinary rabbit, but a Sumatran striped rabbit, one of the world's rarest species and one that had been captured on film only three times before.
There has never been a viable study of the Sumatran striped rabbit and McCarthy, assistant professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR), said that while his group plans on continuing their study of small cats, they are now also focusing on the rare rabbit species.
"This is the most data that anybody has compiled on these rabbits ever," said McCarthy. "The idea would be to go get a better idea of how many there might be in an area and we're hoping that this can spur that forward."
For the study, led by Jennifer McCarthy, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the group obtained 10 photographs of the Sumatran striped rabbit on two separate occasions in locations 790 meters apart in the Liwa region of Bukit Barisan Seletan National Park.
After obtaining the photographs, the group conducted an informal survey of colleagues who have worked in other protected areas of Sumatra to find out if they had ever seen or documented on film the Sumatran striped rabbit to get a better idea of where the rabbits might be living.
According to Kyle McCarthy, there is a great need for collaboration among the many groups studying animal species in the area because "this is one of those things that can just fly under the radar."
With disparate researchers in different groups in many different parks, McCarthy said scientists have to collaborate or they could miss out on an important discovery.
The group found that most of the researchers hadn't recorded the species, but they did find that scientists in Kerinci Seblat National Park, the largest park in Sumatra, had recently seen the rabbits multiple times.
One of the main factors working in the rabbits' favor is that the group photographed them in an area that thus far has not been subject to heavy amounts of poaching. "One of the problems is that Sumatra continues to be settled and so we're going to get more and more pressure around the edges of the parks and we're going to see more poaching," said McCarthy. "In other parts of this exact same park, we see a lot of poaching across the boundaries. This part is up high enough that we don't see as many people and we don't see as many poachers." A point that McCarthy wanted to make clear is that most of the poachers are doing so to feed themselves, not as a means to profit.
McCarthy said that one of the reasons the group is so eager to launch a study of the rabbit is that "this could be a good spot to try and conserve them, especially for now, because they haven't had that poaching pressure yet and so there's probably a bigger population there."
For now, McCarthy is just excited to be able to bring focus to a species that has been neglected for too long. "We've had a chance to not rediscover a species but, in essence, to bring focus back to a very rare rabbit. Often things like rabbits go overlooked because most people don't even know there is a Sumatran rabbit. Part of doing field work in remote locations is that we are able to see things like this, and it can be really important for conservation."
Details of the research and the team's findings are being published in Oryx, an international wildlife journal. For a first look at the article, see the journal website.
The research was funded by the Mohamed bin Zaved Species Conservation Fund, Panthera and the McCarthy Laboratory in CANR's Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology.
Article by Adam Thomas
Photo courtesy of Kyle McCarthy
This article can also be viewed on UDaily
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Power reserve indicator
Power reserve indicators (known as "Réserve de Marche" in French) were developed alongside long power reserve movements which can run for more than 2 days. Typically shown on the dial with a pointer, power reserve indicators are also sometimes located on the movement itself, visible through a display caseback or aperture. They are often geared directly to the winding system and usually use a gearing mechanism based on estimated power for a given number of winding turns. Others are attached to the barrel and use mainspring torque as an indicator of power reserve remaining.
Some power reserve indicators are marked with a fixed number of days, while others show a simple "+/-" or "ab/auf" ("up/down" in German). There can also be power reserve indicators for further functions, for example the alarm function.
Breguet developed a prototype power reserve indicator in 1933 but did not bring it to production. Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced the modern power reserve indicator in 1948 on the Powerwind Ref. 163 watch's Cal. 481. Jaeger-LeCoultre heavily marketed this feature in the Futurematic watches of the 1950s and continues to offer a model bearing the name, Réserve de Marche today. Zodiac was another early company to use a power reserve indicator, introducing it in 1949 on a pioneering automatic watch movement.


How Guinness is made
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Can you identify the key ingredients involved in brewing Guinness? Although Guinness has been around for over 250 years, the company still uses the same ingredients and the same traditional brewing steps to brew the perfect pint.
In this lesson for bartenders and servers, Stephen Kilcullen dives deep into the four main ingredients used to create the beer, and the six classic steps that are undertaken to brew every batch of Guinness. You will find out more about:
 1. Milling and mashing
 2. Wort separation
 3. Boiling
 4. Fermentation
 5. Maturation and storage
 6. Packaging
Learn how different the yeast used to create Guinness is to other brewing yeasts, and how specific ingredients are delicately balanced throughout the process. Stephen explains that at Guinness breweries, there are brewers on site who have been with the company for over 40 years. This lesson will give bartenders and servers insight into the unique beer and brand.
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The four key ingredients to brew Guinness
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 3. Release the code search.
 4. Next, You have to Press and release the component key you wish to program.
 5. (the indicator light should have blinked and remained lit).
 6. The directions are, from this point on, identical to the others (which had you holding the code search button while you press and release the component key)
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Planning Region 2
Early Development Network
Planning Region 2 is a group of parents, agency representatives, child-care providers, special education providers, and school district representatives who meet at least five times a year, working together to:
- Discuss issues, make recommendations and provide feedback to local agencies related to the provision of services and resources for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families within the 4 counties and 16 school districts within Planning Region Team 2. (Formerly Region 225, Elkhorn is now its own team, Region 25.)
- Work with the Early Development Network Services Coordinators to identify gaps and duplications of resources or to develop/share resources.
- Identify regional training and technical assistance needs for parents, family members, child care providers, and special education service providers that help them identify infants and toddlers with disabilities and to help them meet their developmental needs.
- Work on Child Find and public awareness to identify infants and toddlers with disabilities.


System Administration Guide: IP Services
ProcedureHow to Plan for an IPMP Group
The following procedure includes the planning tasks and information to be gathered prior to configuring the IPMP group. The tasks do not have to be performed in sequence.
 1. Decide which interfaces on the system are to be part of the IPMP group.
 An IPMP group usually consists of at least two physical interfaces that are connected to the same IP link. However, you can configure a single interface IPMP group, if required. For an introduction to IPMP groups, refer to IPMP Interface Configurations. For example, you can configure the same Ethernet switch or the same IP subnet under the same IPMP group. You can configure any number of interfaces into the same IPMP group.
 You cannot use the group parameter of the ifconfig command with logical interfaces. For example, you can use the group parameter with hme0, but not with hme0:1.
 2. Verify that each interface in the group has a unique MAC address.
 For instructions, refer to SPARC: How to Ensure That the MAC Address of an Interface Is Unique.
 3. Choose a name for the IPMP group.
 Any non-null name is appropriate for the group. You might want to use a name that identifies the IP link to which the interfaces are attached.
 4. Ensure that the same set of STREAMS modules is pushed and configured on all interfaces in the IPMP group.
 All interfaces in the same group must have the same STREAMS modules configured in the same order.
 1. Check the order of STREAMS modules on all interfaces in the prospective IPMP group.
 You can print out a list of STREAMS modules by using the ifconfig interface modlist command. For example, here is the ifconfig output for an hme0 interface:
 # ifconfig hme0 modlist
 0 arp
 1 ip
 2 hme
 Interfaces normally exist as network drivers directly below the IP module, as shown in the output from ifconfig hme0 modlist. They should not require additional configuration.
 However, certain technologies, such as NCA or IP Filter, insert themselves as STREAMS modules between the IP module and the network driver. Problems can result in the way interfaces of the same IPMP group behave.
 If a STREAMS module is stateful, then unexpected behavior can occur on failover, even if you push the same module onto all of the interfaces in a group. However, you can use stateless STREAMS modules, provided that you push them in the same order on all interfaces in the IPMP group.
 2. Push the modules of an interface in the standard order for the IPMP group.
 ifconfig interface modinsert module-name
 ifconfig hme0 modinsert ip
 5. Use the same IP addressing format on all interfaces of the IPMP group.
 If one interface is configured for IPv4, then all interfaces of the group must be configured for IPv4. Suppose you have an IPMP group that is composed of interfaces from several NICs. If you add IPv6 addressing to the interfaces of one NIC, then all interfaces in the IPMP group must be configured for IPv6 support.
 6. Check that all interfaces in the IPMP group are connected to the same IP link.
 7. Verify that the IPMP group does not contain interfaces with different network media types.
 The interfaces that are grouped together should be of the same interface type, as defined in /usr/include/net/if_types.h. For example, you cannot combine Ethernet and Token ring interfaces in an IPMP group. As another example, you cannot combine a Token bus interface with asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) interfaces in the same IPMP group.
 8. For IPMP with ATM interfaces, configure the ATM interfaces in LAN emulation mode.
 IPMP is not supported for interfaces using Classical IP over ATM.


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Background: Both heart failure symptoms and self-care are associated with patient outcomes. Although it is thought that symptoms drive self-care, there is limited evidence to support this assumption over time. Aims: To determine whether patterns of physical symptoms are significantly associated with heart failure self-care over time. Method: Latent mixture analysis was used to identify subgroups based on physical symptoms of dyspnea, sleepiness and edema (using the heart failure somatic perception and Epworth sleepiness scales). Growth modeling was used to determine if symptom subgroups were associated with self-care behaviors (using the self-care in heart failure index) over 6 months. Sociodemographic and clinical variables predicting the likelihood of subgroup membership were identified using logistic regression. Results: The sample (n=146) was on average 57 years old, 70% were men and 59% had class III/IV heart failure. Two symptom subgroups were identified (entropy 0.91): a high symptom group (n=24; 16%) with no significant change in symptoms over time (high sustained), and a low symptom group (n=122; 84%) with no significant change in symptoms over time (low sustained). The high sustained group was associated significantly with better self-care behaviors at baseline and over 6 months. Women (odds ratio (OR) 3.67, P=0.023) and patients with more depressive symptoms (OR 1.16, P=0.015) were more likely to be in the high sustained symptom group. Those treated with a renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system agent were less likely to be in the high symptom group (OR 0.17, P=0.015). Conclusion: Patients bothered more by symptoms are consistently more engaged in self-care behaviors over time. The results of this study support symptoms as an important driver of self-care behaviors.
- Heart failure
- symptom management
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Advanced and Specialized Nursing


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The term Kungfu doesn't just mean martial arts but describes someone with extreme skills in any activity. This comes from years of rigorous training through infinite levels of difficulty. Is it possible to have kungfu skills in ordinary motions like walking, jumping, turning, even lying on the back? Harry Yuan, an America fitness coach, sports science graduate and traveller goes back to his roots and the land of kungfu: China. Spurred on by his search for art in
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Have you ever wished you had more concrete evidence of what was said in a text message? Maybe you need to prove a point, resolve a dispute, or record important information. I don't know.
Whatever the reason, printing text messages is a great way to save a hard copy of your conversations, which can be helpful if you need to go to court or simply hold someone accountable.
But how do you print text messages on your iPhone? It's not as simple as you think. Unlike some other phones, the iPhone doesn't have a built-in option to print messages directly from the Messages app. However, there are several options, depending on how many messages you want to print and whether you need physical or digital copies.
1. Using screenshots
The easiest and quickest way to print text messages on your iPhone is to take a screenshot of the conversation and print it from the Photos app. This method is suitable if you only have a few messages to print and you don't mind having them in image format. Here's how:
- going to message Select an app and conversation I want to print.
- To take a screenshot of a conversation, depending on the type of iPhone you have, lock button And that top volume button At the same time, or on some older iPhones, home button And that lock button at the same time.
- Then go to photograph App.
- Tap. album Click on the tab to select it screenshot.
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- click select and tap all screenshots Select the items you want to print (checkmarks will appear in blue circles).
- Then in the bottom left corner Share button.
- Then select Print.
- Please make sure you have wireless printer Now that it's in range and connected to your iPhone, adjust the settings as needed.
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- Tap Print Click in the top right corner and wait until the message prints.
You have successfully printed text messages on iPhone using screenshots. However, if you have a large number of messages to print, this method may not be very efficient as you will have to take multiple screenshots and print them one by one. In that case, you may want to try the following method.
2. Convert text messages to PDF on Mac
One way to save your entire text conversation is to convert the chat to PDF from your Mac. However, as you'll see in the steps below, if you want to download all the text messages you've exchanged with someone over a long period of time, you may have to scroll back and forth a lot. In some cases, the Messaging application may close automatically. This process works well for short-term printing/saving, but is somewhat unreliable for printing/saving conversations over long periods of time.
- open i-message Apps on Mac.
- choose text conversation I want to save it by Click on it.
- select File.
- Then select Print.
- From the drop-down menu, File type.
- please select Save as PDF.
- Now choose what you want save as, where If you want to save it, title, author and subject.
- then click keep.
- with this, PDF Conversation text and images.
3. Send a conversation to another phone number
Let's say you don't have access to a printer, but want to copy and export a text thread from your iPhone. You can send it to another number and print it later. This is great if you want to share parts of a conversation, but not the entire text thread you've been sharing with someone for years. To send a conversation, follow these steps:
- Start. iMessage app On your iPhone.
- find conversation What you want to save open it.
- Tap and hold message bubble In conversation.
- Tap more.. when the menu is displayed.
- Manual selection all messages Tap the circle to the left of the message bubble to save the message you want to save.
- select all messages Tap the circle to the left of the message bubble to save the message you want to save.
- Tap. share Options at the bottom right of the screen.
- Go ahead and choose. to People you want to share conversations with.
- click green circle up arrow To share.
4. Use of third-party apps
Another way to print text messages on iPhone is to use a third-party app: Eye-mazing. This app allows you to export your messages as PDF files that you can print from your computer or save as digital copies. This method is suitable if you have a long history of messages to print and want to save them in text format. Here's how:
- After downloading, Install the app on your computer, and launch that.
- Connecting Connect your iPhone to your computer using a USB cable.
- unlock Tap your iPhone trusted device When prompted.
- In the app's sidebar, device and click message.
- choose conversation I would like to export it.
- In the top right corner, select from and to The date of the conversation you want to print.
- Adjust settings as needed, printer Connect to your computer and click Print Also.
Alternatively, if you want to export your messages as a digital copy and save it to your computer, you can do the following:
- follow me same procedure The steps up to step 6 are the same as above.
- Instead of clicking "Print", Export to PDF.
- click Next, and select name and location Specify the location to save the PDF file.
- click export, Wait until the messages are exported.
Cart important points
Printing text messages on your iPhone can be useful for a variety of purposes, including recording evidence, documenting important information, and preserving memories. However, it's not that easy to do this directly from the Messages app, so you'll have to use some alternative methods, such as taking a screenshot or using a third-party app like iMazing.
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Jam Fest Rhythm & Beats
Throughout the ages, music and rhythmic sounds have been a binding agent of all people. JamFEST strikes a chord with everyone. A popular conference energizer, this 45 to 90-minute event gets your teams moving, shaking and jamming in harmony. No previous experience or musical ability is needed.
Boom Sticks, Rubber Gloves, GoGo Bells, Jug Drums and Congas are all provided. It's not long before the rhythm buids and team members are jamming together, creating, changing and expressing their inate musical talents.
Boom Sticks are lightweight, hollow, color-coded, plastic tubes, finely tuned to musical pitches by length. They produce "floating, ethereal type" musical tones when struck together, against the hand, the floor, or nearly any other surface. Boom Sticks are often used by performance artists to add an element of spectacle and by educators to teach the concepts in rhythm, harmony, and melody.


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Lately, I have been loving a good fishtail braid. They are actually really easy to create and a beautiful way to wear your hair on a day you don't feel like drying it! Here are the steps to create one yourself:
1. Divide your hair into two large sections, parting straight down the middle. For a sharper look, you can use a comb to part your hair evenly.
2. Pull a thin strand of hair from the outside of the left section. Pull it over the top of the left section, and grasp it under the right section. Basically, the strand of hair has gone over the left section and finishes under the right section.
3. Repeat Step 2 on the other side. Pull a skinny strand of hair from the outside of the right section, pull it over the right section, then weave it under the left section.
4. Keep alternating sides, weaving over and under, until you reach the bottom of the braid.
5. Tie off the end with a hair bobble or elastic.


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CANBERRA, Australia — A newly discovered horse fly in Australia was so "bootylicious" with its golden-haired butt, that entomologists named it: Beyonce.
Previously published results from Bryan Lessard, a 24-year-old researcher at Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, were recently announced on the species that had been sitting in a fly collection since it was captured in 1981 – the same year pop diva Beyonce was born.
He says he wanted to pay respect to the insect's beauty by naming it Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae.
Lessard said Beyonce would be "in the nature history books forever" and that the fly now bearing her name is "pretty bootylicious" with its golden backside.
"Bootylicious" was the title of a song by Beyonce's previous group, Destiny's Child.
It's unknown if the rare species is a bloodsucker like many female horse flies. Lessard says he was unable to find any live specimens when he went looking in 2010 in northeast Queensland's Atherton Tablelands, where it was captured three decades ago. However, at least one member of the public has alerted him that he was recently bitten by what's locally called the "gold bum fly."
The description of the fly was earlier published in the Australian Journal of Entomology, but the results were announced last week.
Lessard says he hasn't heard from Beyonce, who recently gave birth to her first child, but he is a fan and hopes she will take his scientific gesture as a compliment. He also said the name was picked to help draw attention to the importance of his field and the need for more researchers to catalog and study insects.
Horse flies are "vital pollinators of native plants, not just in Australia, but all over the world," Lessard said. "It's extremely important to name all the undescribed species so we can measure our human impact on the environment and hopefully protect it for future generations to enjoy."
Shakira was hoping the fly with the golden butt would be named after her:
The horse fly, of which there are around 4,400 species worldwide, serves as an important pollinator of many plants. He explained: "Horse flies act like hummingbirds during the day, drinking nectar from their favorite varieties of grevillea, tea trees and eucalypts."
However, it's not only the fly's spectacular behind that led to it being named after the Bootylicious star. This particular horse fly was first collected by scientists in the same year that Beyoncé was born – 1981.
"Most Australian Scaptia species have been described, however, these five 'new' species of a sub-group (Plinthina) have been housed in Australian collections since the group was last studied in the 1960s," Lessard said.


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The Rudolph Walker Foundation Objectives are:
1. To provide young people with a sense of purpose.
2. To recognise that different people have different talent and skills, which need to be nurtured individually and sympathetically to help them fulfil those talents and skills.
3. To understand that self-esteem is crucial to the development of responsibility and ambition in young people; and to develop self-esteem through team work and common objectives and goals.


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It turns out that even the Mayan civilization, which hardly used metal, polluted the surrounding environment with mercury
Maya civilization that flourished before European settlement in southeastern Mexico were polluting the surrounding environment with mercury. Some cities had mercury pollution that exceeded modern standards, and evidence was found to suggest that the rulers of the time had chronic mercury poisoning.
A new study has found that multiple cities of the
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Speaking of environmental pollution by heavy metals, you may have a strong image of it occurring in modern society where industrialization has progressed. However, a research team led by Duncan Cook, a geological archaeologist at the Catholic University of Australia, examined past research data that analyzed the soil of 10 archaeological sites from the Mayan civilization classical period (around 250 to 950). Mercury pollution was confirmed at seven sites. One of the archaeological sites was found to have toxic levels of mercury that exceed modern standards, and it was also found that fairly serious pollution had occurred.
Since the Maya civilization and Europeans first came into contact with each other in the first half of the 16th century, all of the ruins studied in this study had declined by the 12th century, suggesting that mercury pollution was influenced by Western civilization. not. However, mercury is a metal that has been used all over the world for a long time, and among them, a mineral made of mercury sulfide (II) called'cinnabar'has been used in various civilizations including the Maya civilization as red (vermilion). has been used as a pigment for
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In fact, artifacts colored with mercury-containing paints and powders have been found at the ruins of the Mayan civilization. Professor Nicholas Dunning of the University of Cincinnati, co-author of the paper, pointed out that the bright red color of cinnabar was precious and sacred to the Maya civilization, who believed that 'blood' contained the power of the soul. However, people at that time did not know that mercury was deadly toxic, so it is believed that mercury leaked into the soil through gardens and floors.
Mercury can hardly be collected in the limestone-rich Maya region, but it is speculated that the Maya civilization obtained mercury mined from deposits at the edge of the Maya region through trade. Mercury has been mined in these deposits since the Olmec civilization, which flourished in BC, and the Maya civilization around 300 AD used mercury for coloring ornaments and burials.
It is not clear how much mercury pollution affected the Maya people, but chronic mercury poisoning causes damage to the central nervous system, kidneys, and liver, leading to tremors and paralysis, blindness, deafness, and mental health problems. known to cause problems. Dark Sun, one of the last rulers of Tikal, the economic center of the classical Maya civilization, is depicted as obese in murals, but one of the symptoms caused by chronic mercury poisoning is obesity.... apparently...
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"Environmental mercury contamination is commonly found in modern urban and industrial areas," Cook said. 'It's hard to explain without considering the archeology of the area, which shows that the Maya civilization used mercury for centuries.'
Also, co-author of the paper, Professor Tim Beach of the University of Texas at Austin, commented, ''Even the ancient Mayan civilization, which used little metal, greatly increased the concentration of mercury in the environment.'' Commented. It is sometimes pointed out that modern society is the era of the '' Anthropocene'' in which humans affect the geology and ecosystem of the earth, but the results of this research show that the '' Mayan Anthropocene '' existed. claimed to be proof.
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