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Would a higher albedo result in an overall cooler climate?
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Those who are looking for an answer to the question «Would a higher albedo result in an overall cooler climate?» often ask the following questions:
❗ A cooler climate film?
- A Cooler Climate is a 1999 American made-for-television drama film directed by Susan Seidelman starring Sally Field and Judy Davis. It is based on a book with the same name by Zena Collier and originally aired on Showtime on August 22, 1999.
- Can marijuana survive in a cooler climate?
- What climate zone is just cooler than subtropical?
- What is the duration of a cooler climate?
❗ Best air cooler for kerala climate?
Air cooler is not suitable in kerala climate. after some time of continuous usage our skin will sticky because the humidity(moisture) level will increase.
- Why does san francisco have a cooler climate?
- Why is the climate at the beach cooler than climate in the country or city?
- Why does atmosphere become cooler at higher elevations?
❗ Cooler temperatures are found at higher?
- Why does cooler water have higher oxygen level?
- Will a higher tser make my car cooler?
- Why do alaska has a cooler climate than hawaii?
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A higher albedo would mean that more energy would be returned to space. This would mean a cooler climate.
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Why do places in coastal areas have cooler climate?
Because the sea and sea breezes have a cooling effect on the land.
Why does it get cooler the higher you go?
The basic answer is that the farther away you get from the earth, the thinner the atmosphere gets. The total heat content of a system is directly related to the amount of matter present, so it is cooler at higher elevations. The heating of the earth itself also plays a role.
Can a swamp cooler be used in a dry climate?
- Swamp or evaporative coolers are a great way to cool down your home, especially if you live in a dry climate. Swamp coolers add water to the air to cool it down, raising the humidity in your home. They work best in dry climates. To use a swamp cooler, you first must pick the right one for your home.
Why does canada have a cooler climate than the us?
Most of the United States is located in the mid-latitudes, where the climates are moderate. Canada is colder because so much of it lies far north in the higher latitudes.
Why is the climate cooler near a body of water?
because water absorbs heat when it evaporates, that's why you sweat.
Who would win cooler or cell?
Who would win, Cooler or Cell? - Quora. Now if we just have them one on one in their basic states Cell wins no contest. It took Gohan who was mastered Super saiyan to beat him. While Cooler could not even scratch newly obtained Super sayian Goku.
Why would my lg cooler leak?
Leaking is likely caused by improper installation of the air conditioner. If the unit is not tilted from front (inside) to back (outside) by ¼" to ½" water may leak inside the room. Check our INSTALLATION CHECKLIST below to make sure your unit is installed properly.
Do i live in the right climate for an evaporative cooler?
2. Do I live in the right climate for the evaporative cooler? In areas experiencing high temperatures and low humidity, evaporative coolers effectively lower temperatures to as low as 20 – 40 degrees Fahrenheit. However, in instances of high humidity, the cooler cannot cool you down effectively.
How much would a evaporative cooler cost?
Cheap evaporative coolers can go for as little as $100, but a good quality one would run around $500. If you contact the company of your choosing to purchase the evaporative cooler, I'm sure they could negotiate a business discount. This is not something that is for certain; some companies may only offer retail prices.
Why would a swamp cooler stop working?
Check the Fuses and Power
Because evaporative coolers have less electronic parts than air conditioners, the most common reason that the unit doesn't start is due to a blown fuse. Check the breaker and see if a fuse was blown. You may also have a breaker inside the unit that may need to be reset.
What is higher than an eagle but cooler than a penguin?
a lion :) so awesome
Which climate is characterized by hot dry days with cooler night temperatures?
Which coastal location experiences a cooler summer climate due to ocean currents?
southwest coast of South America
Why do temperatures become cooler as you go higher above sea level?
because as you go up the sea level gets higher
Why is it that the higher you go the cooler it becomes?
this is due to the reduction in the atmospheric air and therefore at higher elevations the heat holding capacity is reduced
Which is the best air cooler for chennai india climate what about symphony?
As climate of Chennai is humid and it is notrecommendtoo buy Aircooler, but if you dont have big budget you can go for somedomesticdehumidifier. Symphony is not having any good model airclloer for Chennai climate.Even though SYmphony Ninja is a good option overall.
Why does baguio have a cooler climate than other places in the philippines?
Baguio is cooler than in Manila because Baguio is in higher place than in Manila. As we move upwards from sea level the atmospheric pressure decreases so the boiling point of water also becomes decreased. Baguio is also a mountainous place. The higher the place is the cooler the climate.
Who would win king cold cooler or frieza?
Cooler is definitely stronger than Frieza but it isn't known exactly how strong King Cold is.
Because of this temperatures become cooler as you go higher above sea level?
Because of this, temperatures become cooler as you go higher above sea levelBecause of elevation temperatures become cooler as you go higher above sea level.
When you get higher in the exosphere does it get hotter or cooler?
If a person get higher to atmosphere he feels cooler, when he getting higher than atmosphere to exosphere he feels hotter.
A star much cooler than the sun would appear?
What symptoms would appear from a contaminated water cooler?
The disease occurs when a person drinks water contaminated with the LDB bacteria and accidentally inhales in the water or otherwise breathes the bacteria into the lungs.... Once the pneumonia symptoms settle in, they may progress to:
- a high fever.
- a dry then productive cough.
- shortness of breath.
- chest pains.
What would be a capacity of a water cooler?
Let's assume that a cooler having 50 liters per hour capacity means 50*79.8=3990 k cal /h and this means 3990/3024=1.319 TR is the actual design capacity.
Would shading a swamp cooler make it perform better?
You're going to get better cooling action without having the added evaporation of all of that direct sunlight on the water. So, it's a good idea to shade those units when it's physically possible to do that. And you're right: it's known both as a swamp cooler and an evaporative cooler… So it works better in the shade.


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Ion strings make brilliant beams
Aug 15, 2001
Physicists have long struggled to combat heating in the ion beams used in high-energy experiments. Laser cooling can be used to reduce collisions between the ions, which create heat and reduce the energy of the beam. Now Ulrich Schramm and colleagues at the University of Münich have created the first 'crystalline' ion beam, which is virtually free from collisions. "The crystalline beam is the ultimate state for an ion beam in terms of brilliance and stability", Schramm told PhysicsWeb. "It represents a different phase and has its own properties" (T Schätz et al 2001 Nature 412 717).
Collisions in high-energy ion beams reduce the beam intensity and can be remedied by extra focusing devices or the use of low-density beams. However, physicists predicted 20 years ago that in a sufficiently cool beam, the ions would not collide because their Coulomb repulsion would outweigh their kinetic energy.
Such 'crystallization' has been achieved before in ion traps - in which the ions are stationary - but it is more difficult in a circulating beam because of the motion of the ions and interactions between the beam and the storage ring. These problems affect both large storage rings - such as the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven - and smaller ones.
Schramm and co-workers injected magnesium ions into their 0.36-metre circumference storage ring, PALLAS - the Paul laser cooling acceleration system. The beam was laser-cooled and its fluorescence monitored. The team found that, at a certain laser wavelength, the diameter of the beam fell and the fluorescence peaked sharply. This pinpoints the transition to the crystalline state, during which the range of ion velocities drops by 75%.
The fluorescence measurements showed that the ring contained around 18 000 ions, and the temperature of the beam fell from 30 to 0.4 kelvin as the crystalline state emerged. In this new phase, the ions reach a speed of 2800 metres per second - corresponding to a beam energy of 1 electron volt - and resemble a one-dimensional thread. The beam can perform over 3000 revolutions of their storage ring without further cooling
According to Schramm, the technique could be used for a wide range of experiments. "Crystalline ion beams could aid inertial confinement fusion - which mimics stellar nuclear reactions - while precise experiments with relativistic beams could test special relativity", he says.
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Katie Pennicott is Editor of PhysicsWeb

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The pylon station is a type of deep underground subway station. The basic distinguishing characteristic of the pylon station is the manner of division of the central hall from the station tunnels
The pylon station consists of three separate halls, separated from each other by a row of pylons with passages between them. The independence of the halls allows the architectural form of the central and side halls to be differentiated. This was especially characteristic for stations built in the 1960s, when as a result of the policy of "total economy," the side halls and tunnel walls were significantly poorer than the central hall.
Building stations of the pylon type is preferable in difficult geological situations, as such a station is better able to oppose earth pressure. However, the limited number of narrow passages limits the throughput between the halls.
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The pylon station was the earliest type of deep underground station.[citation needed] One variation is the so-called "London-style station." In such stations the central hall is reduced to the size of an anteroom, leading to the inclined walkway or elevators. In some cases the anteroom is also the base of the escalators. In the countries of the former USSR there is currently only one such station: Arsenalna in Kiev. In Moscow there were such stations, but they since been rebuilt: Lubyanka and Chistiye Prudy are now ordinary pylon stations, and Paveletskaya-Radialnaya is now a column station.
In the Moscow Metro, typical pylon station are Kievskaya-Koltsevaya, Smolenskaya of the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line, Oktyabrskaya-Koltsevaya, and others.
In the Saint Petersburg Metro, pylon stations include Ploshchad Lenina, Pushkinskaya, Narvskaya, Gorkovskaya, Moskovskie Vorota, and others.
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Henry Edward Garrett (27 January 1894—26 June 1973) was an American psychologist and segregationist. Garrett was President of the American Psychological Association in 1946 and Chair of Psychology at Columbia University from 1941 to 1955.
A.S. Winston chronicles Garrett's involvement in the International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics (IAAEE), the journal Mankind Quarterly, the neofascist Northern League, and the ultra-right wing political group, the Liberty Lobby.
In the 1950s Garrett helped organize an international group of scholars dedicated to preventing race mixing, preserving segregation, and promoting the principles of early 20th century eugenics and "race hygiene." Garrett was a strong opponent of the 1954 United States Supreme Court's desegregation decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which he predicted would lead to "total demoralization and then disorganization in that order."
He is credited with coining the term equalitarian dogma in 1961 to describe the then politically fashionable view that there were no race differences in intelligence, or if there were, they were purely the result of environmental factors. Those who questioned these views often put their careers at risk.
He wrote in the Citizens' Council monthly journal The Citizen, "Despite glamorized accounts to the contrary, the history of Black Africa over the past 5,000 years is largely a blank," and, "The crime record of the Negro in the United States is little short of scandalous." (Garrett 1968)
Edwin R. Guthrie
|Henry Garrett elected APA President|
- Garrett, H.E. (1980). I.Q. and Racial Differences. Newport Beach, CA: Noontide Press, 1980
- Garrett, H.E. (1968) "Scientist Explains Race Differences," The Citizen, January, pp. 14-19.
- Winston, A. S. (1998). Science in the service of the far right: Henry E. Garrett, the IAAEE, and the Liberty Lobby. Journal of Social Issues, 54, no. 1, 179-209.
- "Henry E. Garrett, Psychologist, Dies." New York Times. Jun 28, 1973. pg. 50.
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- Top IQ-tester Henry E. Garrett, WWII, and the effort to preserve segregation Historical and Investigative Research


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The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. (Albert Einstein)
The Treatment Centre for Victims of Torture (TZFO), opened in1995, was the first standard treatment centre in Switzerland for refugee victims of torture and war. A scientific study commissioned by the Swiss Red Cross ("The Language of Extreme Violence", H.R. Wicker, 1991) provided the basis. According to the study, a quarter of the recognized refugees living in Switzerland were victims of systematic torture in their home country.
In 2002, the treatment centre was renamed the Swiss Red Cross Outpatient Clinic for Victims of Torture and War (AFK) and integrated into the Swiss Red Cross Centre for Migration and Health. The Swiss Red Cross AFK is now part of the Department of Health and Integration and forms a permanent feature of what the Swiss Red Cross offers as standard. It employs 13 established specialists in the fields of psychology, psychotherapy, psychiatry, medicine, and welfare advice, and three secretarial and administrative staff. The work of the specialists is supported by around 25 translators in over 20 languages.


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Explore the rich artistic legacy of the ancient Costa Ricans in this exhibition of vessels and figures that helps us trace relationships between the peoples of Costa Rica and their neighbors north and south. In ancient Costa Rican cultures, these objects were used to teach about mythology, religion, and the environment. Today, they help archaeologists reconstruct ancient paths of trade and distribution, revealing that thousands of years ago Costa Rica was, in effect, already regionally "globalized." The exhibition is guest curated by Fred Lange, and archaeologist of Central American cultures.
This exhibition was organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, and generously funded by the William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. Hall Fund. Fred Lange's residency at the museum was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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(ARA) - Making community service a required part of school curriculum is a growing trend sweeping through schools across North America, as is the teaching of core values, such as fairness, respect and collaboration.
Educators agree that embracing service learning and character education, in addition to bringing benefits to the community, is also improving academic outcomes and student behavior.
"We wanted to get to a place where all of our young people understand their place in the world and how they can make an impact," says Guilford County, N.C., Schools Superintendent Maurice Green, in a recent interview in The Generator, a publication of the National Youth Leadership Council. As teachers work to incorporate these elements into the classroom they are welcoming innovative ideas from diverse sources.
Recognizing the need, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer research and patient services, has designed 14 lesson plans for teachers to use in the classroom. The lesson plans integrate the themes of LLS's Pennies for Patients and Olive Garden's Pasta for Pennies programs into all academic areas.
Both programs encourage students to collect spare change to help fund lifesaving cancer research and patient services. Nearly 90 percent of children diagnosed with leukemia now survive thanks to remarkable research advances, but many are still dying. The programs hit home with the students because they are a way to directly benefit children who are diagnosed with cancer.
School teachers and staff across North America, such as Kim Stetzel, a fourth grade teacher in St. Louis, have long recognized the value of LLS's School & Youth programs, which operate in more than 25,000 schools.
Stetzel says a lesson plan she will teach this year fits perfectly with her history class. "Marching Through Time" has students creating a series of timelines - one of significant events in their own lives, one of noteworthy events in Missouri and one on the progress in research, discoveries, treatment options and cure rates of childhood leukemia.
"This lesson plan personalizes the concept of timelines for the children and teaches them about important events in history and in the advancement of treatments for a disease that impacts their peers," says Stetzel.
While Stetzel's students are participating in the lessons in class, they are also engaging in real life lessons as they raise funds to help support the research that has given so many of their peers the hope of living longer, better lives. Stetzel's students participate in Pennies for Patients to honor a schoolmate, fifth-grader Adam Bristoe, who is a leukemia survivor.
Stetzel has used other lessons as well. A few months ago, as part of her math lessons, she used the "Lucky Penny" lesson plan and last year her students wrote and performed a play on leukemia awareness and friendship.
"These lesson plans to help to enrich the learning experience of my students," says Stetzel. "They are learning important concepts in a variety of subjects while doing a service that improves the community."


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Numerous evaluations of conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs show positive shortterm impacts, but there is only limited evidence on whether these benefits translate into sustained longer-term gains. This paper uses the municipal-level randomized assignment of a CCT program implemented for five years in Honduras to estimate long-term effects 13 years after the program began. We estimate intent-to-treat effects using individuallevel data from the population census, which allows assignment of individuals to their municipality of birth, thereby circumventing migration selection concerns. For the nonindigenous, we find positive and robust impacts on educational outcomes for cohorts of a very wide age range. These include increases of more than 50 percent for secondary school completion rates and the probability of reaching university studies for those exposed at school-going ages. They also include substantive gains for grades attained and current enrollment for others exposed during early childhood, raising the possibility of further gains going forward. Educational gains are, however, more limited for the indigenous. Finally, exposure to the CCT increased the probability of international migration for young men, from 3 to 7 percentage points, also stronger for the non-indigenous. Both early childhood exposure to the nutrition and health components of the CCT as well as exposure during school-going ages to the educational components led to sustained increases in human capital.
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text: Personal control is increasingly regarded as an important determinant of health and well-being. While some theorists such as White (1959) have suggested that there may be an intrinsic need to control the environment, others (Rodin, Rennert, & Solomon, 1980) have argued that the evidence suggests that the motivation for control stems from the belief that it ensures positive outcomes. In either case, there is rather compelling evidence that, in general, beliefs in personal control are associated with a myriad of positive health outcomes and lack of control with various forms of ill-health (Miller, 1979; Thompson, 1981). That control processes should also prove important in determining the stressfulness of occupational experiences, then, should not be surprising. This paper reports the development and psychometric assessment of a new self-report measure of employee control.


The Ionic Toothbrush
How does it compare with a sonic or power brush?
A clinical meta-analysis of oscillating brushes (power and sonic) found that only certain types remove significantly more plaque than a manual toothbrush. And even then, the amount of plaque removed was only up to 11% more than a manual brush.
Research on the Ionic toothbrush showed that it removes up to 48% more plaque than a manual toothbrush. The Ionic toothbrush works on a different principle to other toothbrushes, making it extremely effective, even in hard-to-reach areas of the mouth
How does it remove plaque?
As dentists know, teeth normally have a negative polarity while plaque has an opposite or positive polarity. This is why plaque clings to your teeth.
The Ionic toothbrush from Dr. Tung's breaks this ionic bond by temporarily reversing the polarity of tooth surfaces as you brush. The plaque molecules are then repelled by the teeth and drawn to the negatively polarized bristles of the IONIC toothbrush.
Is the IONIC toothbrush Clinically Proven?
Yes. There have been many studies demonstrating the effectiveness of the IONIC toothbrush. One important study at Marquette University School of Dentistry showed a very significant 36.17% reduction in plaque. This was up to 48% MORE effective than a manual toothbrush. The same study showed a big improvement in gingival health - up to 51% - for the IONIC toothbrush group.
Plaque scores were determined using the Turesky-Gilmore-Glickman Index. Likewise, gingival indices were determined using the Loe Silness Gingival Inflammation Index. Other studies in both Japan and the USA have shown similar improvements in plaque scores, as well as improvements in dental hypersensitivity.
How do I test the battery?
The power cell lasts up to two years with normal use. It is easy to test the battery on our new Ionic toothbrush with integrated battery tester!
 1. Push button. Red light indicates that the battery has power and is working properly.
 2. If the light does not go on when testing, it is time to order a new IONIC toothbrush set.
 1. We recommend testing the battery monthly.
 2. The light does NOT go on when USING the toothbrush.
Do I need to use toothpaste?
You can use the Ionic toothbrush with or without toothpaste since the cleaning action occurs through ionic action - reversing polarity to make teeth repel plaque - and not merely through the mechanical scrubbing action as occurs with other toothbrushes. (You have to use an abrasive like toothpaste with other toothbrushes to help with the mechanical cleaning, as with scrubbing a floor.)
The Ionic toothbrush on the other hand, makes teeth repel plaque and also attracts plaque to the toothbrush head, both due to Ionic technology. This means you do not have to brush so hard, which is better for the gums. You do need some fluid for the ionic effect to work - this can be water (a wet toothbrush head) or toothpaste, as per your preference.
What is your warranty on the toothbrush?
Dr. Tung's Products warrants the IONIC toothbrush for one year from the purchase date against all defects in manufacturing, workmanship and power source failure. If within one year of date of purchase, this product fails to function because of defects in materials or workmanship, it can be returned for replacement.
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How do I care for my IONIC toothbrush?
 - After brushing, rinse and dry your Ionic Toothbrush and store in a dry place. (If your toothbrush lies in water / moisture, this will reduce the battery life and will void the warranty)
 - It is preferable to store your toothbrush away from metal surfaces.
 - Remove the brush head occasionally to rinse off toothpaste residue.
Note: If you cannot easily remove the brush head, toothpaste residue build up on the metal rod may be the issue. You can loosen this residue by soaking your Ionic Toothbrush in hot water for 2 - 3 minutes. Once you've soaked your toothbrush, you should more easily be able to remove the brush head. You can help prevent this from happening in the future by removing the brush head every 3 - 4 weeks and wiping off any accumulated build-up.
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buoyancy División en sílabas: buoy·an·cy
Pronunciación: /ˈboiənsē/
Definición de buoyancy en inglés:
1The ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid.
Oraciones de ejemplo
 - My lungs then re-expand, my wetsuit buoyancy returns and I float to the surface.
 - Built into each wheel unit was a flotation tank with sufficient buoyancy to float the unit.
 - The boats took on more water than they had buoyancy.
1.1The power of a liquid to keep something afloat.
Oraciones de ejemplo
 - Water's buoyancy makes a swimmer feel weightless and reduces stress on joints in the spine, hips and knees.
 - Raziel, on the other hand, begins the game in the spectral realm, a plane where lost souls gather, objects can't be moved and water has no buoyancy.
 - And because of its buoyancy, water is also used in rehabilitation programs.
2An optimistic and cheerful disposition: the happiness and buoyancy of his nature
Más ejemplos en oraciones
 - At his Balzacian best, he radiated warmth, buoyancy, optimism and hope; but in his more Dostoyevskian mode, he was consumed by doubt, loneliness, envy and disappointment.
 - Where a month ago there was optimism and buoyancy, there is hopelessness.
 - Discussions became political after next to no time (and all the other Kiwis were National or centre-right) so there was a bit of hope and buoyancy that National and Dr Brash will win this year.
3A high level of activity in an economy or stock market: there is renewed buoyancy in the demand for steel
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 - Much of the Korean economy's buoyancy can be traced to the effects of banking reforms since Korea's 1997 financial crisis.
 - After a long time, the revived projects are exceeding the value of projects shelved, showing overall buoyancy in the economy and investment.
 - The health of a country's economy should not be judged by the buoyancy of its stock market or its currency's strength.
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Gimenes, Itana M.S. and Barroca, Leonor
Enterprise frameworks for workflow management systems.
Software Practice and Experience, 32(8) pp. 755–769.
This paper proposes an enterprise framework for workflow management (WFM) systems based on
the Workflow Management Coalition generic architecture. In addition, it presents one smaller objectoriented
framework for task scheduling. This framework is obtained by refining one of the packages
of the overall framework. The task scheduling framework was designed following the concept of model
framework as in Catalysis. This sort of framework can be used as a template to generate code components
within an application domain. According to this approach we can develop WFM components that can
interoperate within a well-defined enterprise framework. This paper also presents the process of developing
interoperable code components from model frameworks.
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2019-2020 Teacher of the Year
Lanett High School prepares each student to be college and career ready. Graduates are equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in college and/or job training that will lead to a prosperous career. To reach this goal, LHS students are immersed in a rigorous and broad curriculum where inquiry, creativity, and consistently practice the most important skill for success at the next level – learning how to learn. LHS is more than just report cards and diplomas. Students are challenged and engaged academically in an environment where diversity is valued, character is developed, and the entire population supports each other to achieve their goals. At LHS, students make lifelong friends, develop professional relationships with faculty, and learn the values of family and community. Students are prepared to make a life with purpose and meaning.


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That's 'Gnathia Marleyi' To You: Scientist Names New Species After Bob Marley
Originally published on Thu July 12, 2012 4:00 pm
We're not quite sure what to make of it. Is it an honor? Is it an insult?
Either way, a biologist and a fan of Bob Marley has decided to name a new species in honor of the Jamaican singer.
"I named this species, which is truly a natural wonder, after Marley because of my respect and admiration for Marley's music. Plus, this species is as uniquely Caribbean as was Marley," Paul Sikkel, assistant professor of biology and a field marine biologist at Arkansas State University, said in a press release.
Also, Gnathia marleyi is the first new species described in the Caribbean in more than two decades.
But... and you were expecting a but... here are some of the characteristics of the species described in the latest issue of the journal Zootaxia.
-- Gnathia marleyi is a parasite.
-- Juveniles hide in coral rubble, sea sponge or algae and sneak up on unsuspecting fish to infest them.
-- Adults can live without feeding for two or three weeks before dying.
-- They are blood suckers, "ecologically similar to land-based... ticks or disease-carrying mosquitoes," Sikkel says.
-- In its press release Arkansas State explains, "About 80 percent of all organisms found on coral reefs are parasites. The gnathiid isopods are among the most ecologically important of them, according to biologists, because many diseases afflicting desirable fish are either caused by, or are transmitted by gnathiids."
-- So the Gnathia marleyi might have something to do with the demise of some coral.
All that said, would Marley be proud to be associated with that creature? Marley was of course famous for preaching unconditional love. "Love would never leave us alone," he sang famously on Could You Be Loved.


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A formal model for analysis and control of human-involved computer integrated manufacuring systems
Abstract (Summary)iii Two separate and very distinct approaches to research related to factory control have been pursued – automatic control and man-machine interactions. In spite of the significant work conducted in both areas, very limited crosscutting research has been conducted in this important integration area. It is still true that human integration into highly automated manufacturing environs can be cumbersome and result in system anomalies (crashes and illogical transitions). Research in this critical integration area has likely been limited due to the nature and tools used in these two areas. The focus of the proposed research is to develop formal models and controllers that utilize previous work in both of these critical areas in order to create a comprehensive framework for controller modeling and development containing both automatic and human components. The proposal offers a vision of how a human can fit within a computer-control framework so that the system can take full advantage of tasks and activities that humans do well, and those that computers perform more effectively. The specific classes of human activities addressed herein include: 1) dynamic decision making and 2) physical material handling. The environment that is modeled is one that contains CNC machines, robots, automatic storage systems, and humans. To address the central issue of the proposed work, an automata-based system control model is used to control flexible automated equipment on the shop-floor. Hooks for integrating the human into the controller are modeled by creating a descriptive model using finite state methods where a set of possible human activities is developed. An operator function model characterizing the behavior of human in the various shop-floor iv roles is developed so that a logical partition of activities can be created. Transition methods and software tools that allow the human and computer system to interact seamlessly are developed for a general class of automata and operator function models. It is critical to identify how parts are handled in a system so that a system controller for the human-automation cooperative system can consider possible situations caused by a human operator. For this reason, the impact of human activities on the control complexity from a part states' view is addressed. The number of possible part flows at a certain state is used to measure the control complexity. Finally, a structure specification of a human-automation interaction and a formal approach to describe the operational features of the structure are presented from a control-theoretic perspective.
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White Rock (Cambria) SMCA
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This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:
35° 32.85' N. lat. 121° 05.85' W. long.;
35° 32.85' N. lat. 121° 06.70' W. long.;
35° 30.50' N. lat. 121° 05.00' W. long.; and
35° 30.50' N. lat. 121° 03.40' W. long.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Recreational Fishing:
- Allowed Species: None
- Prohibited Species: All
- Commercial Fishing:
- Allowed Species: Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) and bull kelp (Nereocystis spp.) under the following conditions:
- Any individual kelp harvester with a valid permit issued pursuant to Section 165 and holding a valid lease to Administrative Kelp Bed 208 may take no more than 125 tons of kelp from the portion of Administrative Kelp Bed 208 within the White Rock (Cambria) State Marine Conservation Area in any calendar month.
- Duplicate landing records must be kept on board the harvest vessel in accordance with the requirements of Section 165.
- Prohibited Species: All other living marine resources EXCEPT those listed above.
Effective as of: September 21, 2007


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-(Hager, on Chinese Hieroglyphics,
B. xxxv, in the British Museum)
The fish is a symbol for fidelity and unity in China, specifically the koi, as they frequently swim together in pairs. Often fish charms or figurines are given as gifts at weddings to symbolize the newly-weds fidelity and perfect union. The fish, due to its ability to reproduce in speed and volume, also symbolizes fertility and abundance.
The yin-yang is the symbol of the cosmic philosophy or religion of Tao and how opposing forces interconnect, interact, and are mutually dependent in the physical, natural world. This symbol is also shown with two fishes, where Yang's eye is in the Yin fish and Yin's eye is in the Yang fish.
Part of the Buddhist belief is that fish represent happiness, well-being, and freedom. Symbolizing living in a state of fearlessness, the fish lives without danger of drowning in the waters of sufferings and is able to swim freely and spontaneously.
Lastly, the mokugyo ('wooden fish'), a Japanese fish effigy, is carved on a round-ish shaped solid block of wood (hollowed out) with fish-scales and sometimes with a lion's or dragon's head. It is used as a drum along with a kyouten (sutra-reading). The large eyes seen on the never-blinking mokugyo are shown as a reminder that God is always watching us.
1. The Doorway to Symbolism
2. The Meaning of Fish
3. Norse Mythology
4. Tattoo Designs - Symbols - Fish
5. Dagon, Cybele, & Catholicism
6. Dagon Photograph (1)
7. Dagon Photograph (2)
8. The "Dagon" Mitre Photograph
9. Celtic Symbols
10. IXOYE - Christian Fish
11. Christian Fish - Basic
12. Atargatis
13. Dagon
14. Piscean Journey
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Developmental characteristics of firesetters: Are recidivist offenders distinctive? [2018]
This study examined the prevalence of developmental disadvantage and the extent that disadvantage could differentiate between recidivist and one‐time firesetters in an Australian sample of firesetting offenders.
Variables pertaining to developmental experiences were collected from file data held by the Western Australian Department of Corrective Services pertaining to all offenders (n = 354) convicted of a firesetting offence between 2005 and 2010. Analyses of variance were conducted between recidivistic and one‐time firesetters to investigate which developmental factors were related to risk of recidivism.
Based on previous research, it was hypothesized that firesetters would have poor developmental experiences characterized by high rates of abuse, parental absence, early substance use and poor educational achievement. This hypothesis was partly supported. Multiple firesetters were much more likely to be victims of childhood sexual and physical abuse and be diagnosed with a learning disability.
Current theories of firesetting maintain that an impoverished developmental experience catalyses the development of psychological risk factors that precipitate and maintain firesetting behaviour. The high prevalence of developmental risk factors among this population lends evidence to this relationship.
These data suggest that physical and/or sexual abuse, the absence of a mother or father figure through childhood, problematic substance use, poor academic achievement and the presence of speech, learning and reading deficits are common among firesetters generally and the presence of childhood abuse and learning disability is a risk factor for repeat firesetting.
Ryan Bell, Rebekah Doley, Deborah Dawson
Legal and Criminological Psychology, Volume 23, Issue 2, September 2018


Phobic and anxiety disorders in Hispanic and Caucasian youth
Golda S. Ginsburg, Wendy K. Silverman
Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review
Knowledge about phobic and anxiety disorders in Hispanic youth is sparse. This study compared 99 Hispanic and 143 Caucasian youth, aged 6-17, on various sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Results indicated that Hispanics and Caucasians were remarkably similar on the majority of indices examined, including age at intake, gender, patterns of primary diagnoses, clinician interference rating, percentage with school refusal, and percentage with more than one diagnosis. Hispanic children were more likely to present with a primary diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder and were more likely to come from families with lower incomes compared to Caucasians. Hispanic parents also rated their children as more fearful than did Caucasian parents. The study's findings are viewed as an initial step in extending the existing literature on childhood anxiety disorders and Hispanic mental health.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)517-528
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Anxiety Disorders
Issue number6
StatePublished - Nov 1996
Externally publishedYes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
 - Psychiatry and Mental health
 - Clinical Psychology
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Nov. 10, 2010 Researchers at the University of Derby and colleagues at the University of Cambridge believe they have found which species has the largest testicles in relation to body weight on the planet -- and why!
Yet the research team also discovered that large testes did not necessarily relate to a larger amount of sperm produced -- which goes against traditional thinking in the science world.
Biologists at the University of Derby, which led the research project, say that the Tuberous Bushcricket (Platycleis affinis) produces testes which are 14% of the male body mass, according to research published November 9 in Biology Letters, a Royal Society Journal.
It compares to a species of fruit fly (Drosophila bifurca), whose testes to body weight ratio has been recorded as 10.6%.
Lead researcher Dr Karim Vahed, Reader in Behavioural Ecology at the University of Derby, said: "We couldn't believe the size of these organs, they seemed to fill the entire abdomen.
"We are also interested in the reason why they are so large. An almost universal evolutionary rule appears to be that such variation in relative testes size is linked to female mating behaviour; testes tend to be larger in species where females are more promiscuous, as has been demonstrated in various species in fish, birds, insects and mammals.
"But at least two hypotheses could account for this pattern -- sperm competition on the one hand and male mating rate on the other.
"Yet our study appears to be the first study to show that, in the case of the Tuberous Bushcricket, bigger testes don't necessarily produce more sperm per ejaculate."
As part of the Derby-led study, Dr Vahed, Darren Parker (a recent Derby Biology graduate now studying a PhD at St Andrews University) and Dr James Gilbert at the University of Cambridge, compared relative testes size across 21 species of bushcricket. As with other studies, they found testes were proportionately larger in species where females mated with more males -- female Tuberous bushcrickets mate with up to 23 different males in their two-month adult life.
However, the surprise was that the Tuberous Bushcricket did not produce more sperm: in fact they produced less voluminous ejaculates.
Dr Gilbert said: "Traditionally it has been pretty safe to assume that when females are promiscuous, males use monstrously-sized testicles to deliver huge numbers of sperm to swamp the competition -- even in primates. Our study shows that we have to rethink this assumption. It looks as though the testes may be that big simply to allow males to mate repeatedly without their sperm reserves being exhausted."
Dr Vahed said: "This strongly suggests that extra large testes in bushcrickets allow males to transfer relatively small ejaculates to a greater number of females. Males don't put all their eggs (or rather sperm!) in one basket."
Traditionally, the assumption is that larger testes produce more sperm per ejaculate and thereby provide males with an advantage in sperm competition (when males are vying for the fertilisation of the female's eggs).
Sperm competition is most intense when the female of the species mates with many males; the male that has produced the most sperm is often assumed to be at an advantage, hence the development of larger testes in such species.
But more promiscuous females also increase the number of mating opportunities available for the male. It is therefore possible that larger testes have evolved in more polyandrous species because they allow an increased rate of ejaculate production, enabling the male to engage in a greater number of successive matings, as indicated by this latest study.
The researchers suggest these findings offer food for thought about the links between endowment, promiscuity and reproduction within insects in the biological world.
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The Timucua were the Native American tribe living in northeast Florida and southeast Georgia at the time of first contact with Europeans. A few books written in the Timucuan language were created for the Spanish religious authorities as a way to convert the natives to Catholicism in their native language. Now a Florida professor has discovered one such book that had been unknown to researchers until now. Read the story below:
Timothy J. Johnson, Craig and Audrey Thorn Distinguished Professor of Religion at Flagler College, recently discovered a Spanish-Timucua book by the Franciscan Friar Francisco Pareja. The book, previously unknown to scholars, was published in Mexico in 1628.
Pareja and his anonymous Timucua co-editors, authored 130 folios with various woodcut images. The book is permanently housed in the Codrington Library of All Souls College in Oxford, England. The title of the work is, "IIII. parte de catechismo en lengua Timuquana y castellana: En que se trata el modo de oyr Missa, y sus ceremonias," which translates in English to "Part Four of the Catechism in the Timucua and Castilian Languages, which treats the manner of listening to the Mass and its ceremonies."
The rare find came when Johnson, on sabbatical for the Fall 2019 semester, had been researching Spanish-Timucua sermon stories from seventeenth century Florida and came across a reference to the book in the Codrington Library. In disbelief of what he was reading, he quickly notified the staff and requested images to verify his hunch. Once the existence of the book was verified, the library offered to make the entirety of the book available online, found here.
Says Johnson of the initial findings: "This discovery is what dreams are made of for people who work with historical documents. This book allows scholars to further explore a pivotal historical period in American history that has been neglected for far too long."
The native language of most of Northern Florida in the Spanish colonial period was Timucua, and Franciscans began to study this language and teach native people reading and writing at the end of the sixteenth century. Two books published in Timucua in 1612 are the oldest written materials in an indigenous language of the present-day U.S.
The Timucua people were devastated by disease, war, and slavery, and though there are probably descendants, there is no modern Timucua tribe. Because the language is no longer spoken, linguists and historians have been eager to learn as much as possible about the language and its speakers through a small number of published religious materials in Timucua, including catechisms, a confessional, and a doctrina – an explanation of Christian doctrine.
According to Professor George Aaron Broadwell of the University of Florida, who is an expert in Timucua literature and language, "The discovery of this previously unknown book in Timucua is a very rare occurrence. The last discovery of a new item in this language happened in the nineteenth century."
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Scientists Study Immune System for Better Mormon Cricket Control
By Stephanie Yao
January 18, 2011
Better understanding of the Mormon cricket's immune system could help identify when microbial control agents will be most effective against this pest, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist and cooperators.
Like its grasshopper cousin, the Mormon cricket plagues farmers and ranchers in the Northern Plains during the summer. Cricket infestations can wipe out acres of grasses and field crops through their voracious feeding. They also pose a danger to drivers when their crushed bodies build up on highways and create road slicks.
Entomologist Robert Srygley, with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory in Sidney, Mont., is studying the Mormon cricket's immune system to determine its most vulnerable stage during development. This will help identify when biocontrol agents will be most effective in curbing infestations. ARS is USDA's principal intramural scientific research agency.
The researchers have found that a young Mormon cricket will sacrifice the growth of its immune system to allocate more resources for physical growth. Enzyme assays have also revealed that the immune system is weakened with each molt, when the insect sheds its exoskeleton as it grows larger. At the adult stage, the Mormon cricket no longer molts and therefore no longer needs to compromise its immune system. Based on these findings, it seems ideal to apply biocontrol agents during the insect's immature or early-adult life stages.
Srygley also conducted field experiments with university colleagues to compare protein-fed Mormon crickets with carbohydrate-fed ones. They found insects lacking enough protein in their diets were deficient in an enzyme key to combating fungi. Similarly, crickets lacking enough carbohydrates in their diet were deficient in an enzyme involved in fighting bacteria. Details of this study have been published in Ecological Entomology.
Srygley plans to further study this phenomenon by rearing carbohydrateand protein-deficient crickets in the laboratory. He hopes this knowledge will help scientists identify which microbial control agents would be most effective to use against this seasonal pest.
Read more about this research in the January 2011 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.


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Sometimes businesses need the transfer of ownership; be it LLP of Private Limited Company. There are many reasons for this. There may be statutory requirements because of which one may need to transfer the ownership. For example, if it is not possible to be the owner of more than one business enterprise at the same time.
The willful transfer of ownership is also possible. Meaning, if the owners desire to transfer the ownership, it can be done. Both the LLP and PLC have got a different due procedure that needs to be followed to transfer the ownership.
Transferring of ownership of an LLP
Formation of an LLP takes place with the combination of partners and designated partners. Under the law, it is required to have a minimum of two designated partners. The transfer of ownership will require the agreement to add or remove a partner in LLP and thereby by substituting the current designated partners for the new ones. Once appointed, a partner or a designated partner can be changed, removed or appointed.
Here is the procedure to add or remove partner in LLP:
1. Applying for a digital signature certificate
It is essential for verifying an individual's identity and for signing the form digitally. Submit the following documents for obtaining such a certificate:
- PAN Card of the applicant
- Address proof of the applicant
- Photo of the applicant
- Email Id of the applicant
- Phone number
2. Apply for DIN Number
In the form named DIR-3, the Director Identification Number of the Director will be applied along with the address proof and the identity proof of the applicant.
- After this, all the existing partners of the LLP will call a meeting and pass a resolution to add a designated partner in an LLP.
- The supplementary LLP agreement must be drafted to add a new partner.
- The acceptance of the incoming partner is necessary for writing.
- Filing of Form-4 within 30 days of the appointment is essential.
- After that, filling of form no-3 is essential along with the supplementary and the original LLP agreement within 30 days of entering into a supplementary agreement.
- After this, the name of such new partners reflects and will be on the website in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
For a private limited company
For transfer0 of ownership of the company, one has to transfer the shares of the said company or even add or remove a director in the company. Preference is given to the existing shareholders and then to the outsiders.
Steps to transfer Shares of a Private Limited Company
Step1: Going through the articles of association of the company to check that they do not contain any restriction.
Step 2: Obtain the share transfer deed in the prescribed format.
Step 3: Executing the share transfer agreement duly signed by the Transferor and Transferee.
Step4: Stamping of the share transfer agreement is necessary.
Step4: Have a witness sign on the share transfer agreement with his/her name and address.
Step5: Attaching the share certificate with the transfer agreement and delivering the same to the Company.
Step6: Company will a resolution and issue
A comparative outlook of the transfer of ownership between LLP and PLC reveals some essential steps. Moreover, these steps are very necessary to transfer the ownership of either the PLC or the LLP. We can conclude that both the LLP and PLC involve some essential due process. However, it is clear from this study that the transfer of ownership in LLP is a somewhat tedious task in comparison with PLC, many times it involves an additional step of the addition of designated partners.
Furthermore, in LLP, filing of different forms is necessary, unlike in the case of the PLC. Hence, we can conclude that both the processes are different but have the same objective. Both are unique in their way.


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Topics Map > Human Resource System (HRS) > HRS Human Resources Administration
Viewing Employee Job Data Records in HRS
OverviewThis document points out data fields in an employee's HRS Job Data record. This job aid also identifies fields on the employee's Job Data record which may be helpful for accountants, budget analysts, and financial specialists.
Your HRS security role determines whether or not you have access to display all information on an employee's Job Data record.
- HRS Security Role Needed: HR Job Data View Only
Instructions for Setting Job Data Search Criteria
1. From the HRS Main Menu, use navigation path: Workforce Administration > Job Information > Job Data.
2. In the Job Data screen, the Find an Existing Value tab displays searchable fields.
- Empl ID (Employee ID) is a unique 8-digit employee identification number (e.g. 00004099).
Note: This was known as the Person ID in the legacy IADS (Integrated Appointment Data System).
- Empl Record (Employee Record Number) identifies each job. For most employees, the Empl Rcd will be 0.
Note: Employees with multiple, concurrent jobs will have a unique record number for each job, assigned sequentially based on date of hire for each job (e.g. 0, 1, 2, 3, etc.) Per UW policy, after a job ends, the employee record number will be reused for future jobs.
- Name consists of the employee's first name (given name) and last name (surname). Example: Jane Doe.
Note: You can do a partial name search
- Last Name is the employee's last name or surname (e.g. Doe).
Note: You can do a partial last name search.
- Middle Name is the employee's middle initial or middle name (e.g. A or Anne), if applicable.
Note: You can do a partial middle name search.
- Include History, when selected, allows you to display the future, current, and historical job data records for the employee. If unselected, you only display the employee's future-dated record or current record.
3. Click the Search button to display results based on your search criteria.
4. Depending upon your search criteria, the following may display:
- No matching values were found.
[Solution: Verify that you entered the information correctly. Also, try narrowing your search criteria]
- If more than one Job Data record exists for the employee, a Search Results section displays; locate the Job Data record you wish to view (e.g. Empl Rcd 0), and click on it.
- If only one Job Data record exists for the employee, the Work Location tab will display the employee's Future or Current Job Data record.
Viewing the Work Location Tab
3. In the top right of the Work Location Details section, a scroll area displays if the employee has more than one job data record.
Note: If you did not select Include History on the Find an Existing Value tab above, you can click the Include History button (at the bottom right area of the screen) to change the scroll area display to view historical job data records. When the Include History button is active, it displays as "grayed out."
- The HR Status (e.g. Active) and Payroll Status (e.g. Active) display for the employee's Future or Current job data record.
Note: Employees who are in Active HR Status and Active Payroll Status need to have payroll funding entered on the Funding Data Entry page in HRS for their Future or Current job data record; refer to Adding or Changing Appointment Level Funding for Employee's Salary Expense in HRSException: Non-paid employees with a Pay Group code of "NON" are not paid through HRS; consequently, these non-paid employees do not need funding entered in HRS. You can find an employee's Pay Group code on the Payroll tab.
Tip: If you wish to see funding information for all employees in Active HR Status, you can run an Employee Funding Summary Report by campus, division or department; refer to Running the Employee Funding Summary Report in HRS.
- The Effective Date (e.g. 08/20/2018) represents the "as of" date of the employee's job Action (e.g. Return from Short Work Break).
- The Effective Sequence field (e.g. 0) indicates 0 for the first entry, 1 for the second entry, 2 for the third entry, etc., for multiple entries with the same job Effective Date. The highest effective Sequence number takes precedence.
- The Action field (e.g. Return from Short Work Break) indicates what personnel action took place on the Effective Date.
- The Reason field (e.g. Start Academic Year) describes the Action.
- The Job Indicator field (located below the Reason field) displays either Primary Job or Secondary Job for the employee's Empl Rcd #.
- Underneath the Action and Reason fields, a thin line separates the top and bottom portion of the Work Location section. Look to the right of the line to see whether the job record you are displaying is the employee's Future, Current or History job record.
- The Expected Job End Date (EJED) field will display the appointment end date for jobs with a Continuity code of 02A, 02B, 02C, 05A, 05B, 05C or N.
Note: The Continuity code is located on the UW Custom tab.
- The Position Number field (e.g. 00003715) is formerly known as the Appointment ID. If the Position Number is blank, this means the employee (e.g. Student Help) was not hired into a Position.
Note: To display detailed Position information, refer to Searching For an Employee's Position Number From Job Info in HRS
- The Business Unit field (e.g. UWMSN) displays the 5-character campus code identifier.
Note: For a list of campus identifiers and institutions, refer to Campus Codes Used in Location / Appointing Department / Academic or Summer Pay Groups in HRS
- The Department field (e.g. A487400) is the employee's appointing department (Organizational Department),
Note: The appointing department in HRS always begins with the alpha code campus identifier; this was formerly known as the Major Dept in our legacy system.
Note: For a summary of campus codes used in the appointing Department field, refer to Campus Codes Used in Location / Appointing Department / Academic or Summer Pay Groups in HRS
- The Date Created field is the date the information was entered into HRS.
4. At the bottom of the Work Location tab (e.g. page), all of the available tab names are listed (Work Location, Job Information, Job Labor, Payroll, Salary Plan, Compensation, UW Custom, UW Benefits).
- When at the bottom of a page, use the tab names to quickly navigate among tabs.
5. If an employee's History record displays a Hire Action, effective date of 02/10/2011, with the Reason of Conversion, this is the date all employees' personnel records were converted to HRS from our legacy payroll system.
- To verify the original start date of the employee, click the Employment Data link, located at the bottom of the Work Location tab
Viewing the Employment Data Page
- The Original Start Date equals the Appointment Effective Date for jobs converted to HRS on 02/10/2011 from the legacy payroll system.
- The Adj Cont Service Date (Adjusted Continuous Service Date) field is the Seniority Date for University Staff employees.
2. To display whether a faculty appointment is tracking tenure data, expand the USA section.
- The Accrue Tenure Services field shows a check mark when HRS tracks tenure data for faculty appointments.
Note: For more information on tenure tracking, refer to Entering Tenure Tracking in HRS
3. To return to the Work Location tab, click the Job Data link at the bottom of the Employment Information page.
Viewing the Job Information Tab
1. To display Job Information details for the employee, click the Job Information tab
2. After clicking the Job Information tab, the Job Information tab displays:
- The Job Code field and description are equivalent to the legacy terms, "Title Code" and "Title Name"
- The Empl Class (Employee Classification) field is equivalent to the legacy term, "Appointment Type."
Note: For a complete list of employee classification categories, refer to Employee Classifications (Empl Class) in HRS
- The Full/Part (Full-Time/Part-Time) field is used in HRS reporting.
- The Pay Basis field was formerly known as "Salary Basis." It is defined as the principal condition in terms of time, production, or other criteria, along with salary rate, which determines the compensation paid to an employee.
Note: At UW, employees with a Pay Basis of No Pay Basis are unpaid appointments and do not need payroll funding entered in HRS.
Note: For a list of the seven types of Pay Bases used at UW, refer to Pay Basis Descriptions in HRS
- The Combined Standard Hours/FTE field shows both the employee's standard hours and the FTE (full-time equivalent) percentage for all active jobs.
Note: If employee has more than one job, the combined standard hours are those in effect at the time of this Effective Dated row.Note: For FTE to Standard Hours conversion, refer to FTE to Standard Hours Conversion Table for HRS
- The Encumbrance Override field allows a campus department to choose whether or not to encumber an employee's earnings.
Note: When the Encumbrance Override indicator displays a checkmark, any data entered in the UW


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Setting up WePay as your payment processor on Classy will enable you to start processing donations. To get started, you'll need to visit the Payment Processor Portal under your Classy Settings tab.
In this article, you'll learn how to set up WePay as your payment processor:
1. Open the Settings tab
2. Click on Payment Processor Portal
3. Click on WePay4. Click Authorize WePay
5. Fill out the sign up form in the pop-up that appears to create a WePay account
- Click Log In on the form if you already have a WePay account
Verify Your Information
Note: The last 4 digits of your Social Security number are needed to verify your identity and confirm that you are authorized to act on behalf of your organization. To learn more, view this WePay help article.
From here, you can connect a bank account.1. Choose how you would like to receive your funds
2. Enter your banking information into the text blocks
3. Click Save
From here, you'll be taken to an Active Payment Method screen. The Status will display Active to show that your payment processor is connected.
Note: You must enter your banking information within 30 days of setting up WePay. If you do not complete this process, your donations will be refunded by WePay.


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Parker Kraus - Biogeochemistry
Colorado College, Fort Collins
Carbon Monoxide Flux in Four Wetland Communities
The production of carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), and methane (CH4) by sediment from four wetland communities was measured over a period of 4 days. CO production was documented in intact cores from freshwater wetlands, but not brackish wetland sites. Sediment slurries were incubated anoxically in serum bottles, half of which had CO added to the headspace. Bottles were treated with either sodium molybdate, BES, or a control. Sodium molybdate was used to inhibit sulfate reduction and BES was used to inhibit methanogenesis. Inhibition of microbial processes did not result in significant differences in CO concentrations. Freshwater wetlands were found to produce CO at a greater rate than brackish wetlands, absent the addition of CO. Soils were only observed to consume CO when the gas was added to the headspace. Brackish wetlands were found to consume CO at a greater rate than freshwater wetlands. These results conflict with previous studies, which assumed soils to be net consumers of CO.


Definition for THURS'DAY
THURS'DAY, n. [Dan. Torsdag, that is, Thor's day, the day consecrated to Thor, the god of thunder, answering to the Jove of the Greeks and Romans, L. dies Jovis; It. Giovedi; Sp. Jueves; Fr. Jeudi. So in G. donnerstag, D. donderdag, thunder-day. This Thor is from the root of W. taran, thunder; taraw, to strike, hit or produce a shock; Gaelic and Ir. toirn, a great noise; toirneas, thunder. The root of the word signifies to drive, to rush, to strike. In Sw. thördon is thunder.]
The fifth day of the week.
Return to page 62 of the letter "T".


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Drawing of Digging Stick and Stone Weights
The Khoikhoi were semi-nomadic pastoralists (herders of sheep and cattle), who hunted game and gathered edible plants, nuts, roots, berries, and honey to supplement their diets. There was a division of labor between men and women: men hunted and tended the cattle while women looked after small stock and gathered food in the surrounding countryside. One of the implements used by women was the digging stick weighted with stones. Although the implement may appear primitive, consider what went into making it and how practical it was in its environment for its intended uses.
Ratzel, Friedrich. Drawing of digging stick and stone weights. Völkerkunde. Volume 1 (Leipzig and Vienna, 1894).


Which is mathematically synonymous with:
(silence)(frog splash!) = old pond
old pond/frog splash! = silence
What we have done is to integrate the break of silence with the frog splash to define the old pond. Or the (the break of) silence is defined as the old pond divided by frog splash Furthermore we could also read it as the old pond divided by frog splash! Defines (the break of) silence.
I realize that I have added my own interpretation to El Konde's intention of 'silence' in his poem by redefining'silence' as 'the break of silence' but I think it is arguable that Basho was talking about the break in silence as opposed to silence itself. I believe my addition makes El Konde's version much more clear.
Now let's look at Bobs change to El Konde's Poem and its mathematical synonyms:
silence / frog splash! = old pond
silence / old pond = frog splash!
(frog splash!) (old pond) = silence
So what Bob expresses by his change is that the break of silence is defined by the integration of frog splash! and old pond or that the old pond is defined by the break of silence per frog splash and last but not least … frog splash is defined by the break of silence per old pond
Now that we have broke it down, you the reader can make your own decision on what version makes the most sense to you.
Note: (Bob's intention may have been to think of'silence' standing as itself, not as 'break in silence', but I doubt it especially since he has ignored it altogether in his new poem)
In conclusion lets look at Bob's Mathemaku for Basho:
(pond)(frog) = (((((((haiku)))))))
So it shows that Bob is consistent with multiplying pond and frog but he has 'defined haiku' as opposed to defining 'the break in silence'.
By putting parenthesis around the word haiku he has incorporated a vispo technique in his mathematical poem to imply splashing water waves.
So much for evolution,
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It appears that Varys "the Spider" from Game of Thrones may be onto something. In what appears to be a very mixed blessing, castrated male orb spiders are far more agile and energetic than their fully endowed rivals.
During mating, males typically have their junk snipped off and are often killed and eaten by females. But for those who survive, the dramatic decrease in weight turns them into formidable fighters.
Top image: Ian Waldie/Getty Images.
And yes, the reduction in excess weight is significant. The genitals of an orb spider accounts for 9% of its total mass. Just for reference, if a 185lbs human male had the same proportions, his genitals would weigh nearly 17lbs.
The discovery was made by scientists from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, National University of Singapore, China's Hubei University and the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. By using razor blades and a microscope (of course), they were able to compare the physical endurance of male orb spiders before and after genital amputations (both for half-eunuchs with one palp removed, and full-eunuchs with both palps removed).
The scientists then irritated the spiders with small paint brushes until they were exhausted.
What they discovered was, when compared to non-castrated spiders, the full-eunuchs exhibited an 80% increase in physical endurance, while the half-eunuchs experienced a 32% increase — a change of affairs that likely accounted for their success in fending off belligerent rivals.
So, while large palps are favorable for reproduction, they are clearly a hindrance for endurance and mobility. Clearly, half-eunuchs and full-eunuchs (who together account for 25% of males who survive mating) have been given physical advantage. But why?
The researchers believe there may be a very good evolutionary reason for this. Surviving males are better able to protect their females from the advances of non-castrated spiders. In other words, female spiders may castrate males in order to make them better protectors.
You can read the entire study at Biology Letters.
Top image via tumblr. Inset image via Smithsonian Science/Matjaž Kuntner.


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I must admit that although I love the C# programming language dearly, I do sometimes find the thing lacking. And when that happens, I generally tend to either sulk or, better, go on crusades implementing things like monads just to have things my way. This article is yet another story about a feature I wanted, and this feature is called a range.
Note: there's no source code accompanying this article. It's all rather trivial, really.
Range? WTH are ranges?
Okay, let me briefly explain: say you've got a string and you want to remove its last character. What do you do? Well, the typical solution is to write
s.Substring(0, s.Length-1)
which is technically correct but feels like you're hacking zombies with a scalpel (the opposite of 'brain surgery with a chainsaw'). And in fact, certain languages such as Python (and Boo, by proxy) let you express this idea of slicing up arrays more succinctly. Specifically, you can use negative range values to measure distance from the end of the array. (Or from the end of one element past the array, as the case may be.)
Unfortunately, in C# we're screwed by default, because there's no way for us to replace the preceding expression with something nice like s[0:-1]. Or is there?
String Extensions
Let's theorize for a little while. Say you've decided that it's time to end the tyranny of Substring() with a simple extension method that somehow lets you enter all sorts of crazy values or even leave them blank
public static string Substring(this string obj, int start = 0, int end = -1)
 if (end < 0) end = obj.Length + end;
 return obj.Substring(start, end-start);
But this wouldn't work because there already is a method called Substring() that takes two parameters (albeit differently named). So, what can we do? Well, we can give up and die, rename the method to something like SubString (may VB.NET users forgive us) or, better yet, attempt to encapsulate the whole concept of rangeness (or rangedness) in a separate structure.
Range Structure
public struct Range
 public int Start;
 public int End;
Great, right? We can now use this thing in our APIs, and the creepy extension method we wrote previously can now make more sense:
public static string Substring(this string obj, Range range)
 if (range.End < 0) range.End = obj.Length + range.End;
 return obj.Substring(range.Start, range.End - range.Start);
However, the invocation is still creepy because we need to write something like
string s = "abcde";
string ss = s.Substring(new Range{Start=1,End=-2});
which I'm sure you agree is ugly and not worth the effort. We could narrow it down to a collection initialization Range{1,-2}, but this would require Range to implement IEnumerable which is unidiomatic and generally bad. There has to be another way.
Range Construction
And indeed there is a better way. Remember extension methods? Well, we can have them on any type including, you guessed it, an int. So, without further ado, I bring you the fluent range builder:
public static Range to(this int start, int end)
 return new Range {Start = start, End = end};
Trivial, right? You've now got a way of quickly defining a range with weird negative values (if you must) as follows:
string ss = s.Substring(;
Isn't that better? And yes, I know it's not perfect, but guess what, we live in an imperfect world.
Is that it?
The answer to this question is philosophical and depends on how much you actually want. I've shown a very simple example of using a range with the Substring extension, but generally, ranges are used to take slices out of arrays/matrices/vectors. For example, applying this concept to an enumeration, we could come up with something like:
public static IEnumerable At(this IEnumerable obj, Range range)
 var list = obj.ToList();
 if (range.Start < 0) range.Start += list.Count;
 if (range.End < 0) range.End += list.Count;
 return list.Skip(range.Start).Take(range.End - range.Start);
The above takes a slice out of any IEnumerable (list, array, etc.) given the provided range. Obviously in a real scenario there'd be more rigorous checks on the range parameter, as well as obvious concerns related to materializing the whole collection. The above is for illustration purposes only.
It gets better, though. For example, what if that range parameter above was actually of type params Range[] instead? This would, as if by magic, allow you to take several slices out of one collection and concatenate them all together. Wouldn't that be great?
But ranges are ultimately very fragile things, only really useful for denoting the start and end of something. What if you wanted, say, to assign the value of 0 to particular elements of an array? Would you create some Set() extension method? Perhaps, but there's a more powerful alternative.
A view is just a range plus the object it relates to. This difference is crucial because once you have both the range and the target object, you can do all sorts of naughty things like setting all the values in range to a particular value. Let's flesh out this view thing. First of all, it's pretty obvious what the class looks like:
public class ArrayView
 public Range Range;
 public T[] Array;
 public ArrayView(T[] array, Range range)
 Array = array;
 if (range < 0) // you know the drill
 Range = range;
I'm using an array for illustration purposes, something else could be there! The point is that now instead of an At method we can have a View method:
public static ArrayView View(this T[] array, Range range)
 return new ArrayView(array, range);
The view acts on a pretransformed range (negative values, remember?), but what does it let us do? Well, for starters we can implement a basic indexer:
public T this[int i]
 get {
 // don't forget to pre-transform, then
 return Array[Range.Start + i];
 set {
 // same here, then
 Array[Range.Start + i] = value;
And here's how you would use it:
var a = new[] {1, 2, 3, 4};
var b = a.View(;
b[0] = 42;
And yes, a[2] really does equal 42, as you would expect.
Fun with views
So what can you actually do with views? Well, how about views-of-views? After all, there's nothing stopping us from having yet another indexer that takes another Range, so…
public ArrayView this[int start, int end]
 // pretransform, as always
 return new ArrayView(Array,
 new Range
 Start = start + Range.Start,
 End = end + Range.End
Yep, I'm actually using two parameters in that indexer to represent the range more fluently. If you prefer to use notation, just create an overload. In fact, having one is a good idea for the general case. But wait, what about the setter? Well, on this particular occasion the only thing that will save you is a Set() method that would set the value of each element. Using the = operator doesn't make much sense in this case.
Here are some other fun things you can do with views:
 - Implement set operations. Obviously these make sense only when the type of array referenced in the view is the same.
 - Implement IEnumerable. It kind of makes sense, that way you can iterate a view of an array.
In one of the Batman films, the Joker character says something along the lines of «see how much chaos you can do just with gasoline?». Well, this article is another illustration of how much you can do with extension methods – an unreasonably powerful feature that can let you spawn objets with magical powers.
Your mileage will, invariably, vary. But ranges can be useful, in ways that go beyond this article. Good luck and stay tuned for more unreasonable uses of extension methods!
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fly ( flies plural & 3rd person present) ( flying present participle) ( flew past tense) ( flown past participle )
1 n-count A fly is a small insect with two wings. There are many kinds of flies, and the most common are black in colour.
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wouldn't harm a fly phrase with brd-neg, V inflects (emphasis)
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let fly phrase V inflects
A simmering row ended with her letting fly with a stream of obscenities.
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send someone/something flying phrase V inflects, PHR after v
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fly on the wall phrase v-link PHR
What I'd give to be a fly on the wall when Davis finds out what's happened to his precious cargo.
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to fly in the face of →
to fly the flag →
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pigs might fly →
sparks fly →
time flies →
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INFORMAL adj ADJ n (disapproval)
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It is "actually."
For the experienced listener, "actually" is a dead giveaway of an area that at the least needs to be further investigated, and may point at a deception.
Let me explain. When you use the word "actually" properly, you are comparing two thoughts and providing clarification.
For example:
Question: "Did you go to the store for milk?"
Answer: "Actually, I stopped at a gas station."
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This study investigated changes in both the liar's and the conversational partner's linguistic style across truthful and deceptive dyadic communication in a synchronous text-based setting. An analysis of 242 transcripts revealed that liars produced more words, more sense-based words (e.g., seeing, touching), and used fewer self-oriented but more other-oriented pronouns when lying than when telling the truth. In addition, motivated liars avoided causal terms when lying, whereas unmotivated liars tended to increase their use of negations. Conversational partners also changed their behavior during deceptive conversations, despite being blind to the deception manipulation. Partners asked more questions with shorter sentences when they were being deceived, and matched the liar's linguistic style along several dimensions. The linguistic patterns in both the liar and the partner's language use were not related to deception detection, suggesting that partners were unable to use this linguistic information to improve their deception detection accuracy.
Source: "On Lying and Being Lied To: A Linguistic Analysis of Deception in Computer-Mediated Communication" from Discourse Processes, Volume 45, Issue 1 January 2008, pages 1 – 23
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