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COLUMBUS — Ever spent hours while doing research wading through reels and reels of microfilm looking for information from old Ohio newspapers? Thanks to the Ohio Historical Society those days are numbered now that the Mount Vernon Democratic Banner is among the first historic Ohio newspapers to be digitized and uploaded to the Library of Congress' Chronicling America Web site at _URL_
The Ohio Newspaper Digitization Project, a part of the National Digital Newspaper Program developed by National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress, will enable the Ohio Historical Society to digitize 100,000 Ohio newspaper pages from _PHONE_. The statewide project will result in historic newspapers from all regions of the state being reformatted for the sake of preservation and accessibility to a wider audience.
"The Ohio Digital Newspaper Program opens up access to a wealth of information in Ohio's historic newspapers. It is truly invaluable to be able to search and read these newspapers online from anywhere at any time, and a tremendous benefit to not only the people of Ohio, but the nation as a whole," said Susan Allen, director of technology services at the Worthington Library in Columbus. "The Democratic Banner reflects the political, social, economic and cultural diversity of the central Ohio region during the first quarter of the 20th century. Students of all ages, genealogists, historians, teachers and everyday citizens interested in learning about the history of their community and the state of Ohio will find this to be a great resource."
Established in April 1838 by Chauncey Bassett and Joel Robb, the Mount Vernon Democratic Banner changed ownership and editorship nine times until it was finally purchased by Lecky Harper in December 1853. Under Harper's 64-year editorship, the Democratic Banner flourished, with increased subscriptions and a distinctive point of view. Harper was a Peace Democrat with a national reputation for being strongly critical of big government, child labor, Whigs and the Civil War. He was also a strong defender of foreigners, having emigrated from Ireland when he was five. Harper often used editorials to criticize the Ohio State Times and the Mount Vernon Republican.
After Harper's death in 1895, his sons, Frank and William, took over the weekly paper. The strong political viewpoint and sensational headlines continued, with a focus on national political news. Readers were kept informed about laws, taxes and politicians. Many articles also related incidents of crime, death, and injury. Yet local news was not forgotten, and several sections of the Democratic Banner, including one titled "County Correspondence," were devoted to local affairs and gossip.
Under subsequent editorship, starting in 1917 when Frank Harper began to lease the paper to Stephen J. Dorgan, the Democratic Banner became more conservative, although it was still considered progressive. National and international news items, especially those relating to World War I, filled the front page of each edition, but overall, the newspaper focused more on local developments. Dorgan included cartoons and sports news in the paper as well. In 1935, the newspaper was sold to the Republican News to form the Republican News Daily Banner, which later changed its name to the Mount Vernon News.
The Ohio Historical Society's Archives/Library at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus contains the largest collection of Ohio newspapers in existence. The newspaper holdings contain: newspapers published from _PHONE_; 4,500 titles, 20,000 volumes; and nearly 48,000 rolls of microfilm of Ohio titles
Much of the microfilm in the society's newspaper collection was created in 1971 as part of a National Endowment for the Humanities initiative called the United States Newspaper Program. Since then, the information published in the thousands of deteriorating wood-pulp newspaper volumes in the society's collections has been transferred to more than 16,000 rolls of master negative microfilm. The Ohio Newspaper Digitization Project builds upon this earlier effort.
"Thanks to a $353,069 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities last year, the Ohio Historical Society has been able to digitize a select number of historically significant Ohio newspapers," said Sharon Dean, OHS director of collections.
According to Dean, the initial project was limited to a small number of newspapers published from _PHONE_, so an advisory group of journalists, historians, educators, scholars, librarians and archivists selected runs from 13 titles to be digitized. The newspapers eventually will be uploaded to the Chronicling America Web site over the next year.
The 13 selected publications include: Perrysburg Journal, in Perrysburg, from 1880 to 1920; Marion Daily Mirror, in Marion, from 1907 to 1912; Marion Democratic Mirror, also in Marion, from 1880 to 1906; Akron Daily Democrat, in Akron from 1899 to 1902; Stark County Democrat, in Canton, from 1891 to 1910; Knox County Democratic Banner, in Mount Vernon, from 1910 to 1922; Springfield Republic, in Springfield, from 1885 to 1888; Hillsboro News-Herald, in Hillsboro, from 1886 to 1914; Hocking Sentinel, in Logan, from 1886 to 1906; Ohio Democrat, in Logan, from 1886 to 1906, and also the Ohio Democrat-Sentinel from 1906 to 1909; Marietta Leader, in Marietta, from 1896 to 1901; and the Mahoning Dispatch, in Canfield, from 1877 to 1968.
In addition to the Library of Congress site, researchers also will be able to access the newspapers at _URL_. For more information about the Ohio Newspaper Digitization Project, contact Eric W. Schnittke at _PHONE_ or.


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Top ways push technology can be used to increase the life of your radios and the effectiveness of your communications:
The desired maintenance activation can be programmed into the network to automatically initiate a notification or process (such as starting a maintenance check or a designated reprogramming of radios), or it can be initiated by a system manager who presses a specific START key on the program, which initiates the process manually. But the process itself, however instigated, is automatic after that point. The system connects to the network components and runs a preventative maintenance program on them and produces a report of its findings, allowing radio technicians to focus on mechanical repairs and writing reprogramming instructions, which the system could then carry out. Some maintenance processes, such as managing battery charging and re-installation, reprogramming instructions, and the like, will still require the work of the radio technicians; only the server-based digital radio network functionality would be subject to the push process.
2. PLANNED UPGRADES
Because the radio network and its components are being monitored regularly by the system server, you will likely know in advance when the system approaches insufficiency and needs to be serviced or even upgraded. The data provided by the radio's automated maintenance server should provide clues as to the health of your radio system.
3. AVOID THE UNEXPECTED
For the same reasons, by knowing in advance the overall health of your radio network, problems can be anticipated ahead of time and avoid sudden crashes of the network or a component thereof. Since evaluation and preventative maintenance of the network is being done automatically and continuously, potential problems can be caught, diagnosed, and treated early.
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Changes over time can be well illustrated by percent change. However, if another variable, population, is added, that percentage must be on a per capita basis to show accurate figures. For instance in the city of Palm Springs, in the year 1993, there were 1000 pets registered with the city. In 1995, there were 1100 pets. It is obvious that we increased the number of pets by 100 and the percentage of change, is an increase of 10 percent. If the population was 10000 people in 1994 and 13000 people in 1995, did we actually increase the ratio of pets to population, or decrease it on a per capita basis?
To determine that, you must divide the number of pets by the number of people in the city.


It should be noted that maps of offenders may not show all offenders in a given area. This is because home, work, school, and temporary address information may not be adequate to map. It also is important to recognize that not all institutions such as schools or day care centers may be located on offender maps. The MSHP receives mapped institutional data from different state agencies, and has no control over the completeness or accuracy of these data. Discrepancies in mapped data when found can be reported to the MSHP for correction.
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Visual Studio supports many file types. In a particular installation, the installed components determine which file types are supported. This topic lists solution and project file types that are supported in some typical installations. For information about other file types, search by using the file name extensions for each type.
Visual Studio uses two file types (.sln and.suo) to store settings specific to solutions. These files, known collectively as solution files, provide Solution Explorer with the information it needs to display a graphical interface for managing your files. They allow you to concentrate on your projects and final goals rather than on the environment itself each time you return to your development tasks.
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What Is 750ml?
750ml is a value of liquid measurements that is mostly used in the packaging of wines and liquor. This system is mostly used in the United States and it is also referred to as a fifth. It is preferred for its estimation to the once-common one-fifth-gallon bottle.
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750 mL can be expressed in a variety of way. 750 mL is equivalent to 25 ounces. 25 ounces is equivalent to 4-1/8 cups. This is a little bit more than 2 pints.
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Charcoal and Pig Iron Production in Brazil: An Example of Our Efforts to Address Human Rights Abuses in Our Supply Chain
Ford's efforts to address human rights abuses in the production of charcoal and pig iron in Brazil illustrate our proactive approach to addressing human rights issues deep in our raw materials supply chain. In 2006, Ford discovered that charcoal produced in Brazil with the use of slave labor had found its way into our supply chain. Pig iron is a key ingredient in steel production, and in Brazil, charcoal is often used as fuel in the production of pig iron (see the Pig Iron Producers graphic below). The charcoal is made from wood harvested in remote areas of Brazil where instances of forced labor have been found to occur. At the time this issue was brought to our attention in 2006, pig iron was purchased directly by Ford and used at our Cleveland Casting Plant.
When we learned of the situation, we immediately stopped sourcing from the site that was identified in the investigation, but we continued dialogue with the supplier and helped them to develop management systems until such time as the supplier could ensure it was not supporting forced labor in the supply chain for pig iron. We then identified all potential points of entry for pig iron in the Ford value chain and engaged with all relevant suppliers, seeking assurances from them that forced labor was not employed anywhere in their value chain. This included an intensive mapping of five to six tiers of suppliers (including importers, exporters and trading companies). We also requested additional detail regarding our Tier 1 suppliers' systems for safeguarding human rights throughout their operations, including procurement.
The Cleveland Casting Plant was closed in 2010, and Ford no longer directly purchases pig iron. Regardless, we have continued, through integrated supplier development programs, to convey our prohibition of forced labor and validate, where possible, supplier compliance. Validation continues to be challenging given the number of supply chain actors between Ford and the charcoal camps in Brazil. For this reason, in 2011 we renewed our inquiry into the potential points of entry for Brazilian pig iron to our supply chain and are evaluating specific supplier progress on management systems to ensure responsible procurement of this material. We also are working with the U.S. State Department, the International Labour Organization and the governing committee of the Brazilian National Pact to Eradicate Forced Labor to seek multilateral solutions that will help to validate information and improve transparency. Ultimately, we hope to enable responsible purchasing decisions throughout the supply chain.
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Kim Ki-duk and the Cinema of Sensations
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Despite the apparent usefulness for film analysis, the notion of "sensation" disappears in Deleuze's two Cinema books (Cinema 1: The Movement-Image and Cinema 2: The Time-Image ) published right after Francis Bacon: The Logic of Sensation (1981), which develops the idea of sensation. By tracing the conceptual origin of sensation from "event," "sense," and "affect," this dissertation answers the mystery of the disappearance of sensation in the Cinema books and clarifies the possibilities and limitations of using "sensation" in the analysis of film. It puts Deleuze's concepts of affect and sensation side by side with Korean director Kim Ki-duk's films so that they can initiate mutually beneficiary discussions. Among the fourteen films Kim made, Crocodile, The Isle and Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring are analyzed in detail. Each of these three films represents each stage of Kim Ki-duk's own transformation as a director, and corresponds to Deleuze's own deployment of the event into affect, sensation, and becomings. In the Cinema books, the concept of "sensation" is retained through the discussion of signs and images, but buried under the notions of the "affection-image" and the "impulse-image" because of the way "sensation" is conceptualized in Francis Bacon: The Logic of Sensation and because of the worry that "sensation" might be confused with the "sensational." While maintaining the conceptual thrust of event and sense, Deleuze reformulates affect and sensation in relation to movement in the Cinema books. Thus, "affect" appears when the movement decreases to a minimum, whereas sensation appears to mobilize the frozen movement. The understanding of Deleuzian usage of sensation prepares us to move beyond the conventional conceptual tools of narrative, symbolization, representation, and signification towards the flows of materials, forces and the virtual.


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A common complaint that doctors hear nowadays is that of dizziness after eating food. People get very easily disturbed when they feel dizzy after eating sugar or other food, primarily because lightheadedness is usually experienced when one has not had food to eat for a long time. This condition of lightheadedness after eating is mostly common in the elderly and women. Young people do not usually suffer from it. In most cases, feeling light-headed after eating is followed by fainting which is an even more distressing symptom. Despite the fact that these symptoms are worrying to go through and observe, dizziness after eating sugar or other food is only serious if it happens very often.
Why do I feel dizzy after eating? Some people who regularly feel light-headed after eating tend to write it off as a normal occurrence and ignore the symptom completely. However, people suffering from this condition should beware as getting dizzy after eating may be the only early symptom of an actual underlying condition. Hence, it is best to seek medical help before a new symptom arrives.
- Postprandial Hypotension
The most common cause of nausea and dizziness after eating is postprandial hypotension, which in simpler terms is low blood pressure after meals. Postprandial hypotension is mostly found in the elderly, which explains why it is usually only older adults who experience dizziness and fatigue after eating. To explain how postprandial hypotension affects your body and causes dizziness after eating, let us first explore how the body normally works.
As you already know, blood is the main transporter of substances in the body. Hence, the blood delivers food and oxygen to all the parts of the body. When one part of the body is more active, regulatory mechanisms in our body alter certain settings in the body to direct more blood flow to the active organ. When we eat food, our whole digestive system becomes very active and the cells of this system require more food and oxygen for optimal work. Thus, blood vessels supplying the abdomen become dilated to increase blood flow and consequently, blood vessels supplying limbs and the head become constricted to help with this process. The heart also starts beating faster to ensure ideal supply of blood to all the organs.
This was how the body works in normal conditions. In some people, mostly the elderly who experience dizziness after eating, these regulatory mechanisms have gradually stopped working due to a variety of reasons such as diabetes and hypertension. The problem could be because of blood vessels that are unable to constrict. Therefore, the blood vessels supplying the abdomen will dilate as usual but the other ones will fail to constrict. Hence, the surface area for the blood will increase although the volume of blood is the same. This will cause a sudden drop in blood pressure, so there will be lesser blood than usual supplying the brain and other organs. This in turn in exactly what causes dizziness after eating.
Faulty working of the autonomic nervous system can also cause postprandial hypotension and feeling dizzy after eating such as in Parkinson's disease. If the heart is unable to beat faster when the activity of the organs increases, then it will again result in low blood pressure. This in order will lead to lesser blood supplying the brain so that one experiences lightheadedness after eating sugar.
Atherosclerosis is the name given to the condition in which blood vessels harden and cause blockage of blood flow and dizziness after eating. This is can be caused due to the formation of plaque or cholesterol. Adults with high cholesterol or smoking habits and a history of this disease in the family are at a high risk for atherosclerosis. The blockage of blood flow caused by it is the culprit that makes you feel tired and dizzy after eating.
Gastritis, simply put, is the inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract due to excess acid in the stomach which can make you dizzy after eating. This can be caused due to a diet full of oily fast food, overeating, excessive alcoholic intake, eating food that has not been cooked properly or even irregularity in diet. Drinking large amounts of hot coffee or tea can also cause damage to your digestive tract. A common symptom of this condition is lightheadedness after eating.
- Disorder of the Labyrinth
The labyrinth is a part of the inner ear which also helps in body balance. When the labyrinth is affected by an infection or other disease, our ability of body balance is greatly disturbed which leads to dizziness after eating.
- Heart Disease
If your heart is not healthy enough to pump blood in optimum amounts to all organs, blood pressure becomes greatly reduced. This leads to dizziness after eating.
- Kidney Disorders
The kidney plays a very important role in regulating blood pressure, hence any disease which damages the kidney messes with its ability to maintain blood pressure leading to the person feeling dizzy after eating.
- Thyroid Gland Disorders
The thyroid gland is essential in terms of metabolism, energy and fluid balance. Under activity of the gland (hypothyroidism) or disorders like thyroiditis disturb the normal mechanisms and lead to dizziness after eating.
- Emotional Disorders
Excessive amounts of stress or deep depression can affect the body very negatively and also cause lightheadedness after eating. Eating disorders like anorexia only worsen the symptoms.
- Foods that cause dizziness after eating
Food rich in fats like dairy or fried fast food can put a lot of stress on your digestive system and make you feel light-headed after eating. Shellfish contain some toxins that can also cause damage. Food with excessive amounts of salt or food that hasn't been cooked properly can also make you dizzy after eating. Some people also feel light-headed after eating canned foods, pickled vegetables and foods with lots of baking powder. Excessive consumption of alcoholic beverage can also make you experience lightheadedness after eating meals.
- Medications that cause lightheadedness after eating
Medicines like antihistamines, diuretics, beta blockers and blood pressure controlling medication can make you feel light-headed after eating food.
Lightheadedness after eating is often a symptom of an underlying medical condition. In order to prevent serious damage, you should seek medical attention for proper diagnosis and care. Here are some daily self-care remedies to prevent dizziness after eating.
These were some daily preventative measures you can take if you feel dizzy after eating your meals, but remember you must seek proper medical attention to diagnose any underlying condition that you may have.


Trouble with Lichen
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Trouble with Lichen
1st edition
Author John Wyndham
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre Science fiction novel
Publisher Michael Joseph
Publication date
Pages 189
Preceded by The Outward Urge
Followed by Chocky
Trouble with Lichen (published 1960) is a science fiction novel by John Wyndham.
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The plot concerns a young woman biochemist who discovers that a chemical extracted from an unusual strain of lichen (hence the title) can be used to retard the ageing process, enabling people to live to around 200–300 years. Wyndham speculates how society would deal with this prospect.
The two central characters are Diana Brackley and Francis Saxover, two biochemists who run parallel investigations into the properties of a specific species of lichen after Diana notices that a trace of the specimen prevents some milk turning sour.
She and Francis separately manage to extract from the lichen a new drug, dubbed Antigerone, which slows down the body's ageing process. While Francis uses it only on himself and his immediate family (without their knowledge), Diana founds a cosmetic spa, and builds up a clientele of some of the most powerful women in England, giving them low doses of Antigerone, preserving their beauty and youth. When Saxover finds out about the spas, he erroneously assumes that Diana's motive is profit. Diana's aim, however, is actually female empowerment, intending to gain the support of these influential women, believing that if Antigerone became publicly known, it would be reserved only for the men in power.
After a customer suffers an allergic reaction to one of Diana's products, the secret of the drug begins to emerge. Diana tries to cover up the real source of the drug, since the lichen is very rare and difficult to grow, but when it is finally discovered, she fakes her own death, in the hope of inspiring the women of Britain to fight for the rights she tried to secure for them.
Francis realises that she may not really be dead, and tracks her down to a remote farm, where she has succeeded in growing a small amount of the lichen. Diana plans to rejoin the world under the guise of being her own sister, and continue the work she left off.
Wyndham, John (1960), The Trouble With Lichen, Penguin, p. 91, "This is not the age of reason, this is the age of flummery, and the day of the devious approach. Reason's gone into the backrooms where it works to devise means by which people can be induced to emote in the desired direction" . Minor adaptations added.
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The nursery web spiders are found in many parts of the world. Their habitat includes woodlands or grassland areas with tall grass. The nursery web spider is yellowish-brown in color with a light to dark brown band down the middle of its back, and a slender and tapering abdomen. It looks somewhat like a wolf spider, except with a different arrangement of its eyes. The name nursery web spider comes from the way the female takes care of its eggs. Nursery web spiders don't build their web to catch prey. They chase down their prey. The nursery web spider builds its web as a nest or nursery for its eggs. The female spider carries her egg sac in her mouthparts until the spiderlings are almost ready to hatch. The mother spider will then build a web or nursery around her egg sac. As they hatch, she will stand guard over the spiderlings until they are old enough to leave the nest. Play the following videos to learn more about the nursery web spider.


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Animal Species:Diana's Pigfish, Bodianus diana (Lacépède, 1801)
Diana's Pigfish can be recognised by its colouration. The species occurs in tropical marine waters of the Indo-West Pacific.
Diana's Hogfish, Diana's Wrasse
Diana's Pigfish can be recognised by its colouration. It has a purplish-brown head and a yellow body. The upper sides have four yellow spots and a region of dark spots posteriorly. There is a large dark spot on the pelvic fins and anteriorly on the anal fin. The caudal and anal fins both have a smaller black spot. The scales have brown margins. Juveniles look very different from the adults. They are reddish brown with white blotches and spots on the side of the body. They have large black spots on the fins.
The species grows to 25 cm in length.
Current research indicates that the name Bodianus diana has been used in Australia for more than one species.
The species occurs in tropical marine waters of the Indo-West Pacific. In Australia it is known from the coast and offshore islands of north-western Western Australia, around the tropical north of the country and south to southern New South Wales.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Distribution by collection data
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. In Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178.Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433. (as Bodianus sp)
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
- Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. Coral Graphics. Pp. 330.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
- Westneat, M.W. 2001. Labridae. in Carpenter, K.E. & V.H. Niem (Eds). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 6. Bony Fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles, sea turtles, sea snakes and marine mammals. FAO, Rome. Pp. iii-v, 3381-4218.
Mark McGrouther, Collection Manager, Ichthyology


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Home sweet home
Many desert animals make use of the wide variety of cholla found within the desert environment. The fleshy fruits are a source of both food and moisture for many species of mammals. Birds find the fortress of spines within the cholla plant an ideal location to build a safe nest. Shown here is a cactus wren, Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus, nest snuggled deep inside the protective spines of an isolated cholla.
When the fruit of the cholla cactus is allowed to mature, it forms what is commonly known as cholla buds. Cholla buds are considered the super food of the desert. Indigenous Native People, such as the Tohono O'odham, gathered these buds each spring. The buds provide a rich source of calcium and could be dried to use at a later time when other food sources were scarce.
Beauty in savage land
The many species of cholla found scattered across the North American deserts are a source of unique beauty in what often is a very harsh land. They have the ability to grow in such an arid region,while adding an endless array of shapes and sizes to the environment. Their fruits have long provided a invaluable source of food for both desert animals and the people of the desert. And their beautiful springtime flowers add a touch of refreshing color to an often bleak landscape.


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These two metrics are not the same. The first metric is
$$ds^2 = dr^2 + r^2 d\Omega^2$$
while the second metric is
$$ds^2 = r_0^2 d\Omega^2$$
where $r_0$ is a constant, the radius of the sphere. These are different quantities; the spaces involved don't even have the same number of dimensions. The Riemann curvature of the former metric is zero, while the curvature of the latter is not.
You're correct to conclude that the first metric should have zero curvature, since it's related to Cartesian coordinates by a coordinate change and the curvature is a tensor. But this doesn't say anything about the second metric.
You might think the second case should be the same, because the sphere can be embedded into flat space. The geometrical difference is that vectors on the sphere must lie tangent to the sphere. That means that parallel transport on the sphere is not the same as parallel transport in the embedding space, since in the former case, we have to project the vector back down to the sphere after every step.


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April 29, 2012 by Andrew
If you have been looking for scrimshaw patterns, we will be hosting several of them at scrimshaw.com. It can be especially daunting for the beginner to find a pattern or template to scrimshaw, and a great place to start is the iconic lighthouse.
The lighthouse is an historic part of the maritime landscape from as far back as 260 B.C. with the lighthouse of Alexandria. Warning sailors of rocky shores, guiding them through fog as well as a beacon of civilization, lighthouses served the maritime community throughout history. Most modern lighthouses operate automatically. Some lighthouses are also run as bed and breakfasts or vacation houses (see _URL_ The only time a lighthouse can be less than romantic is when the fog rolls in, and the foghorn starts to blow. Those who used to run lighthouses say they would get used to it, talking in between the soundings, and even sleeping through a foggy night!
There is a non-profit organization, the Beacon Preservation, Inc. which is dedicated to the preservation of lighthouses and their environments for educational, cultural, recreational, and historical preservation purposes. Their mission is to ensure that communities, civic organizations, and educational and research institutions are able to enjoy access to these important icons of nautical history. You can find out more about them at _URL_
The lighthouse pictured is in New Haven, CT – Lighthouse Point Beach – January, 2007(photo credit: Chris Amelung -
_URL_ CC Creative Commons Attribution License. Chris' site is
Clicking on the Lighthouse-Template will bring up a pdf which you can download and print out. There will be several sizes of the traced template varying from 1/4″ high to a 2″x3″ with the background. You can use these templates on anything from piano key ivory (often used as bookmarks) to lightswitch plates or other materials.
Cut out the size that fits your material and secure it in place with tape.
Using a sharp tool, you can pierce the paper and make a dot on your ivory, making dots every 16th of an inch or so, creating a "dot-to-dot" (kids will sometimes use the school's compasses – the type used to make circles, not to find true north) to do this.
Once you have gotten most of the template pierced, remove the paper.
You can see the dots easier if you fill them in by wiping oil paint across the surface then wiping it away, this will leave the paint in the impressions you created.
From here, you can continue putting stippled dots between the dots already there, or scribe from dot-to-dot to get the initial picture. Fill in a small area with dots or scribed lines, then coat and wipe the area with oil paint (or India ink). Using the large original picture as a guide you can then create the shadows, or get creative and add a different shoreline, add a ship in the harbor, or anything else you desire.
Here's a link to another picture of the lighthouse from Tony Fischer Photography
Write to us at "_EMAIL_" and let us know what you are looking for, we'll be glad to get you started.
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Resist temptation: concentrate on the correct concentrations
Most detergent products are designed to work at a specific concentration. The formulation, concentration and pH are a good measure of the strength of the solution. The temptation is to use more chemical in order to achieve better cleaning or faster results.
When cleaning carpet, resist this temptation! First, excess detergent will likely leave excess residue on the carpet, which can attract soils. Plus, using extra product will start to cost you serious money. Just calculate the cost of repeatedly using even one extra ounce per gallon of concentrate over a period of days or weeks!
Most importantly, many detergent systems need a specific amount of water to function properly. Making and using stronger-than-recommended concentrations may not actually clean as well.
Adapted from Restoration Science Academy's The Complete Guide to Restorative Drying


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The Center for Workplace Productivity at Orchid is a unique and innovative approach to working with businesses. Our core belief is that strong executive function roots grow a flourishing company, from startups to the established company. By getting to know the internal working habits of our clients, we help them identify the potential pitfalls for failure in the early stages and expansion phase of their company's development, and teach them more effective habits to build their business. Using a curriculum based on sound psychological and executive function principles, we build relationships with our clients from the infancy stages, infusing expertise in executive functions into their DNA. Our approach is:
Consultation: Assessing the needs of the organization and the individuals that comprise the team using norm-referenced, reliable and valid measurement tools. Additionally, we conduct interviews and spend 1-1 time within the organization to learn the environment.
Education: Curriculum based interventions to address areas of need identified through the consultation phase.
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A wildlife biologist is someone who studies and/or manages wild animals and their habitats. Wildlife biology as an academic subject or profession is usually narrowly defined as applying to terrestrial vertebrates as the subject of study, however, a more general definition will often include the study and management of fish and other non-vertebrate wildlife. The similar term wildlife ecologist is often also used in reference to wildlife studies, and are often interchangeable in practice. Wildlife biologists may be distinguished from wildlife ecologists in their focus on the physiology, abundance, demographics, populations, and other management-oriented questions for a particular species (often but not always a "game" or sport-hunted species), whereas wildlife ecologists may use similar metrics, but may study communities of species and their interactions and relationships with biotic and abiotic factors in their environments for conservation purposes.
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For example, I control a Pathraizer of Ulamog. One of my opponents cast Control Magic on it to take control of it. Then my other opponent casts the same spell. How can they both control it?
The last effect created takes precedence.
Section 613 resolves interaction of Continuous Effects. The rules relevant to this specific question are the following:
613.6. Within a layer or sublayer, determining which order effects are applied in is usually done using a timestamp system. An effect with an earlier timestamp is applied before an effect with a later timestamp.
613.6a A continuous effect generated by a static ability has the same timestamp as the object the static ability is on, or the timestamp of the effect that created the ability, whichever is later.
Continuous effects are continually reevaluated. This means that destroying the second Control Magic gives control of Pathraizer to the controller of the first Control Magic.
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Pen colour affects teacher-student relations
Seeing red Red pens are making students feel blue, according to a US study that recommends teachers refrain from using the colour when marking.
In a paper published in The Social Science Journal, sociology professor Richard Dukes and associate professor Heather Albanesi, at the University of Colorado, show the use of a red pen in marking has a negative impact on student relations with their teacher.
Dukes says while the findings are of moderate strength, they are statistically significant.
"They are like a gentle rain - not life-changing, but it is raining," he says.
For the study, the researchers randomly gave 199 participating undergraduate students one of four versions of an essay answer and mark by a hypothetical student named Pat.
The four versions included a high-quality response and a lesser-quality answer with comments from the teacher in either red or aqua.
The students were asked to rate whether they agreed with the teacher's grading, what grading they would give the paper and to rate various qualities of the teacher based on the essay comments including whether the teacher was: knowledgeable, organised, nice, enthusiastic and had a rapport with students.
Student participants were also asked to fill out a questionnaire at the end on the materials they had been given.
Teacher's 'bedside manner'
Dukes says the findings show that students' perceptions about the quality of learning are not affected by the use of the red pen.
However teacher-student relations are affected with comments written in aqua resulting in the teacher rating higher in their "bedside manner".
"When the student learns well (actually, performs well) and receives a high grade, the situation is a "win-win" (teacher and student are feeling good about the process)," says Dukes.
"However, when the student does not perform well, at least some of the blame is put upon the teacher."
Loaded with emotion
He says it appears the use of a red pen equates in the student's mind to shouting in the same way as writing in all capitals.
Writing in the colour red is therefore loaded with emotion, the researchers say.
This additional emotional loading of messages on the grading of student assignments may not be a tactic that teachers should use to convey constructive, critical comments to students, the researchers say.
Dukes says a change in marking pen colour can "generate worthwhile results by facilitating teacher-student interaction, and can do so without affecting rigour in the delivery of the curriculum".
"If red writing on a student's paper adds emotional loading that the teacher does not intend to be part of the content of the communication with the student, the rethinking of the choice of pen colour is worthwhile," the researchers conclude.
Dukes says he is unaware of the history of why red was chosen as a marking colour, "but it does not seem to have been a particularly good one".
He says the findings against the use of a red pen would likely apply to other professions, "especially those where it often is not wise to shout".


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"Side Effects of Baytril: What You Need to Know"
As is known about the famous medication, Baytril for Dogs, this antibiotic is the ideal solution to most of the infections that tend to affect your darling pets. Believe it or not but the medicine is used to treat a number of afflictions that affect the respiratory, urinary and digestive systems of your pet dogs. Apart from this Baytril is also used to treat open wounds since it kills pathogens that infect the wounds. Baytril antibiotic basically belongs to the family of fluoroquinolones and is very effective against a number of diseases however it is a chemical none the less that requires first hand prescription.
Side Effects of Baytril for Dogs
 1. Digestion: Some of the common side effects of an antibiotic that you can observe are the lack of hunger, vomiting and nausea. There is irregular bowel movements, prolonged diarrhea, additional upset stomach which consists of a diminished appetite. In case Baytril side effects of dogs are very frequent then you should get your animal checked at the vet.
 2. Fatigue: Dogs that are treated with Baytril antibiotic often suffer from exhaustion leading to excessive hours of sleep. This unusual fatigue witnessed is another one of Baytril side effects of dogs due to which your pet will sleep for longer durations. There is less interest or enthusiasm for fun and games which is rare in case of hyper animals.
 3. Nervous System: One of the most severe Baytril side effects of dogs is the impact of seizures. There is great imbalance in the body language of your pet dog which reflects poor coordination of muscles and brain cells. Involuntary spasms should be expected in case you've given your dog Baytril antibiotics.
 4. Cartilage Lesions: One of the general symptoms often seen while using Baytril for Dogs is the impairment of joint cartilages. The cartilage is a part of the body which happens to be fleshy, tough and a protective sheathe around the joints. It controls flexibility in the animal however cartilage lesion leads to body pain, swelling of joints and affects walking capacity of the animal.baytril for dogs16
 5. Optical Senses: A major symptom you'll come across while discussing the side effects of Baytril for Dogs is the loss of vision. Rare as it is, this particular symptom affects cats mostly and decreases the optical sensory cells due to which muscle coordination diminishes. This leads to either complete loss of vision or temporary impairment. It may also reduce the animal's capacity to concentrate and can affect their instinctive abilities.
If you're administering your pet dog with Baytril then there are certain safety precautions you should follow. By going to a vet and getting a prescribed document for purchasing the right dosage is very necessary if you don't want your animal to suffer from chronic disorders in the future. Baytril is highly effective so long as you use it in the right manner!
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TOADSUCK, TEXAS. Toadsuck, originally called Toadsuck Saloon, later became part of Collinsville in western Grayson County. Settlers arrived in the area in the late 1850s, and in 1869 a townsite was surveyed near Toadsuck Saloon, then located a half mile southeast of what is now the site of Collinsville. The town of Toadsuck took the name of the saloon. It may have been named by John Jones, an early settler and mill owner, after the city of Toadsuck, Arkansas. According to legend, the name was originally a reference to men consuming liquor until they swelled up like toads. However, the word "suck" was also commonly used in the region as a term for a whirlpool in a river. Hence, the town name may have simply meant "toad whirlpool." In 1869 William (Alfalfa Bill) Henry David Murrayqv, who later became a notable Oklahoma governor, was born in Toadsuck. The Texas and Pacific line was built within three quarters of a mile of Toadsuck in 1880, and by 1887 most of its businesses and residents had moved to the tracks. The railroad town was named Collinsville when it was incorporated in the 1890s.
Ancestors and Descendants: Grayson County, Texas (Sherman, Texas: Grayson County Genealogical Society, 1980). Frank X. Tolbert, "Tolbert's Texas" Scrapbook, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Lisa C. Maxwell, "TOADSUCK, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (_URL_ accessed June 16, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


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A league is a unit of length (or, rarely, area). It was long common in Europe and Latin America, but it is no longer an official unit in any nation. The word originally meant the distance a person could walk in an hour.[1] Since the Middle Ages, many values have been specified in several countries.
In nautical usage, a league of 3 nautical miles (5.5 km) is roughly how far an observer of average height (around 6 ft. or 1.8 m) can see when standing at sea level.[2] Thus, a ship travelling one "league" has reached what was previously the farthest visible distance on the horizon. The lack of an historical and global standard for the exact measure of a "league" can be accounted for by the variable elevation of the observer. For example, a crow's nest mounted atop a 50 ft. (15.2 m) mast extends the visible range to 9.35 miles (15.1 km).[3]
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English-speaking world[edit]
On land, the league was most commonly defined as three miles, though the length of a mile could vary from place to place and depending on the era. At sea, a league was three nautical miles (about 5.6 km). English usage also included any of the other leagues mentioned below (for example, in discussing the Treaty of Tordesillas).
Ancient Rome[edit]
The Argentine league (legua) is 5.572 km (3.462 mi) or 6,666 varas: 1 vara is 0.83 m (33 in).[5]
Brazil and Portugal[edit]
In Portugal, Brazil and other parts of the Portuguese Empire, there were several units called league (Portuguese: légua):
 - Légua of 18 by degree = 6,172.4 metres
 - Légua of 20 by degree = 5,555.56 metres (Maritime légua)
 - Légua of 25 by degree = 4,444.44 metres
The names of the several léguas referred to the number of units that made the length corresponding to an angle degree of a meridian arc.
As a transitory measure, after Portugal adopted the metric system, the metric légua, of 5.0 km, was used.
In Brazil, légua is still used occasionally in the country, where it has been described as about 6.6 km.
The French lieue – at different times – existed in several variants: 10,000, 12,000, 13,200 and 14,400 French feet, about 3.25 km to about 4.68 km. It was used along with the metric system for a while but is now long discontinued.
As used in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, a league is four kilometres.[6][7]
In Yucatán and other parts of rural Mexico, the league is still commonly used in the original sense of the distance that can be covered on foot in an hour, so that a league along a good road on level ground is a greater distance than a league on a difficult path over rough terrain.
The Danish or Swedish mil was defined as a suitable walking distance between rests, or between inns. While etymologically similar to a mile, the definition shares origin with a that of a league. An old Scandinavian mil ranges from 7.5 km to 12 km depending on nation or region, but has since metrification been defined as 10 km in Norway and Sweden.
The Spanish League or legua was originally set as a fixed unit of distance of 5 000 varas (0.84 m each), about 4.2 km (2.6 miles). Contemporary writers also show it as three millas (miles of 4 566 feet (1 392 meters) each making a total of 13 698 feet (4 175 m or 2.594 miles).[8] Officially the league was abolished by Philip II of Spain in 1568, but it is still in use unofficially in parts of Latin America, with exact meaning varying in different countries.
 - Legua nautica (nautical league): Between 1400 and 1600 the Spanish nautical league was equal to four Roman miles of 4 842 feet, making it 19 368 feet (5 903 meters or 3.1876 modern nautical miles). That seems pretty straight forward until one realizes that the accepted number of Spanish nautical leagues to a degree varied between 14 1/6 to 16 2/3 so in actual practice the length of a Spanish nautical league was 25 733 feet (7 843 meters or 4.235 modern nautical miles) to 21 874 feet (6 667 meters or 3.600 modern nautical miles) respectively.[8]
 - Legua de por grado (league of the degree): From the 15th century through the early 17th century, the Spanish league of the degree was based on four Arabic miles. Although most contemporary accounts used an Arabic mile of 6 444 feet (1 964 meters), which gave a Spanish league of the degree of 25 776 feet (7 857 meters or 4.242 modern nautical miles) others defined an Arabic mile as just 6 000 feet making a Spanish league of the degree 24 000 feet (or 7315 meters, almost exactly 3.950 modern nautical miles).[9]
 - Legua geographica or geográfica (geographical league): Starting around 1630 the Spanish geographical league was used as the official nautical measurement and continued so through the 1840s. Its use on Spanish charts did not become mandatory until 1718. It was four millias (miles) in length. From 1630 to 1718 a millia was 5 564 feet (1696 meters), making a geographical league of four millias to be 22 256 feet (6784 m or 3.663 modern nautical miles). But from 1718 through the 1830s the millia was defined as the equivalent of just over 5 210 feet, giving a shorter geographical league of just over 20 842 feet (6353 m or 3.430 modern nautical miles).[8]
 - Legua marítima (maritime league): From around 1840 through the early 20th century, a Spanish marine league equaled 18 263.52 feet (5566.72 meters or 3.005 79 modern nautical miles), i.e. about 35 feet (10 meters) longer than our modern maritime league.[8]
In the early Hispanic settlements of New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado, a league was also a unit of area, defined as 25 million square varas or about 4,428.4 acres (1 792.110 hectares).[10] This usage of league is referenced frequently in the Texas Constitution. So defined, a league of land would encompass a square that is one Spanish league on each side.
Comparison table[edit]
A comparison of the different lengths for a "league", in different countries and at different times in history, is given in the table below. Miles are also included in this list because of the linkage between the two units.
Length (m) Name Where used From To Definition Remarks
01,482 mille passus, milliarium Roman Empire Ancient Roman units of measurement
01,486.6 miglio[11] Sicily
01,500 Persian mile Persia
01,524 London mile England
01,_PHONE_ (statute) mile USA 1893 today 1760 yards From 1959 also called the U.S. Survey Mile. From then its only utility has been land survey, before it was the standard mile. From 1893 its exact length in metres was: 3600/3937 x 1760
01,820 Italy
01,852.3 (for comparison) 1 meridian minute
01,853,181 nautical mile Turkey
02,065 Portugal
02,470 Sardinia, Piemont
02,622 Scotland
02,880 Ireland
03,780 Flanders
04,000 general or metric league
04,000 legue Guatemala
04,190 legue Mexico[13] = 2500 tresas = 5000 varas
04,444.8 landleuge 1/25° of a circle of longitude
04,513 legue Paraguay
04,513 legua Chile,[13] (Guatemala, Haiti) = 36 cuadros = 5400 varas
04,808 Switzerland
04,828 English land league England 3 miles
Germanic rasta, also doppelleuge
(double league)
05,000 légua nova Portugal[13]
05,196 legua Bolivia[13] = 40 ladres
05,152 legua argentina Argentina, Buenos Aires[13] = 6000 varas
05,154 legue Uruguay
05,200 Bolivian legua Bolivia
05,370 legue Venezuela
05,500 Portuguese legua Portugal
05,510 legue Ecuador
05,510 Ecuadorian legua Ecuador
05,532.5 Landleuge
(state league)
05,540 leg


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Book Chapter or Conference Paper Title
Towards reusable personas for everyday design
Institute for Educational Development, East Africa
Publication ( Name of Journal)
Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
ACM digital library
Personas are artificial character based representations of user goals, attitudes, motivations and abilities which enable designers to focus their design efforts on key, targeted users. The success of personas in design is due to their capacity to enable designers to empathize with users and understand user goals. Persona development is rooted in the rigorous collection and analysis of data specifically related to the design project being undertaken. New design projects thus require the development of new personas. Since redevelopment is not always achievable attention has turned towards reuse of personas and the underlying data. This paper reports on ongoing research into the development of reusable personas for use by non-expert, everyday designers. Such designers are regularly faced with small scale but diverse design challenges for which they cannot carry out user research and modelling. They can, however, make use of general, reusable personas developed independently of their current design project.
(2016). Towards reusable personas for everyday design. Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2915-2922.
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The iBobber is a smart fishing tool that uses sonar to catch the fishes. After combining 19th and 21st century technology, iBobber has introduced an interesting twist of sonar and app connectivity to fishing.
What we need to do to catch a fish is just attach the bobber to the fishing line and it will detect where the fishes in water are and how deep the water is. It will communicate this information via Bluetooth to a Smartphone, which will allow you to adjust the casting and the depth resulting in increasing the chances of getting a bite.
Obviously, the sonar would not reach the Mariana Trench but it can detect the depth up to 135 feet and has a sonar angle of 42-degrees, means the detection diameter gets wide toward the bottom of the well over 20 feet.
It can also detect the height of a fish based on the scale size.
It also has an additional feature for those who love fishing; the iBobber will inform you about the temperature and also includes a lunar calendar which will help you to know the ideal fishing timing and locations. The iBobber app for iOS and android are available for free on play store.
The iBobber will notify you when the fish is caught in the hook.
The iBobber costs for $100.
The iBobber consists:-
Smallest on market Longest battery life
LED Beacon Strike alarm
Strike alarm Waterbed mapping


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Stan Brock
Remote Area Medical
Remembered by many as the co-star of the television series Wild Kingdom, Stan Brock grew up with the Wapishana Indians in the Central Amazon Basin. "We were 25-35 day's march to the nearest town with no health care," reports Stan, who eventually cut the trip to two hours by becoming a pilot.
Before founding Remote Area MedicalÂ® and coming to Knoxville, TN where he now lives, Stan Brock spent 15 years as general manager of the Rupununi Development Company Dadanawa Ranch (Guyana), the world's largest tropical cattle ranch (area 4,000 square miles, 40,000 cattle, 2,000 horses, 1,200 sheep); with extensive range management, beef marketing, and veterinary experience; was fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and Wapishana.
Stan Brock has a rich background in exploration and discovery - he was a pioneer Amazon bush-pilot ; a noted authority on wildlife conservation and management; and an expert on rainforests and their inhabitants. He became a Research Associate of the Royal Ontario Museum, Department of Mammalogy and is the discoverer of the new species of bat now known to science as Vampyresa brockii, in the northern Amazon Basin.
Known to millions throughout the world as co-host and associate producer of NBC's Wild Kingdom, the most popular weekly wildlife series ever broadcast on American television. He was director, writer, and narrator of another television series Stan Brock's Expedition Danger, and starred in the motion pictures Forgotten Wilderness, Galyon, The Indestructable Man, and Escape from Angola. Brock is an Airline Transport Pilot with Flight Instructor certificates, a skilled writer on a variety of subjects; publishedauthor of five books in hard-cover and numerous articles in Reader's Digest and other publications, and a physical fitness
expert.; 1st Cho Dan Black Belt Tae Kwon Do Karate.
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Talking about Alzheimer's disease using the words of Latinos and non-LatinosMay 21, 2011
(Published in LINKS: Minority Research & Training - Spring 2011)
Effective health communications is not just about clearly expressing your health message. You must deliver the message using language that literally and figuratively speaks to your audience. To improve communications about Alzheimer's disease and research, NIAsupported scientists asked participants—60 Latino Puerto Rican and 60 non-Latino White—living in the Philadelphia area how they would characterize Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's-related clinical trials using their own words.
Data collection and analysis
Participants, depending on their ethnicity, met individually with a Latina or non-Latina research assistant, in a location of their choice. Along with a brief interview, research assistants collected data through a series of free-listing exercises—the research assistant introduced a concept and the participant wrote down all the words he/she associated with that concept.
"For example, the interviewer would ask about 'the words that come to mind with you think of Alzheimer's disease' and participants would make a list," explains Jason Karlawish, M.D., 1997 Summer Institute on Aging Research attendee and lead author on the paper in Alzheimer's & Dementia.
Additional interviewing exercises were about symptoms of Alzheimer's and causes of the disease. Participants listened to a vignette about a wife who cares for her husband with Alzheimer's disease and then were asked to describe the wife. Participants who were caregivers were also asked to list words about Alzheimer's clinical trials, including risks/benefits of research and reasons to participate or not in research studies. Responses were grouped according to the participants' ethnicity and caregiver status.
The Puerto Rican Latino participants were mostly female. Non-Latinos were typically male with more years of education than the Latino cohort.
"We found certain words to describe Alzheimer's were common among all the participants suggesting they are pervasive in messages about the disease," says Karlawish. "For instance 'memory loss' was a universal expression to describe Alzheimer's disease as well as symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. 'Sadness' was also a common word used to describe Alzheimer's among all groups except Latinos who weren't caregivers."
Ethnicity played a role in the responses, as well. Latinos, especially those who were caregivers, used words related to behavioral and emotional problems to describe symptoms of Alzheimer's more frequently than people who were not Latino. Also, only Latino participants identified psychological and psychosocial stressors (specifically "loneliness" and "stress") as causes of Alzheimer's. On the other hand, caregivers who were not Latino listed biomedical causes of Alzheimer's such as "buildup of plaque" and "lack of brain activity," indicating they might have a understanding of the disease pathology.
During data analysis, investigators determined that gender, age, and years of education were not as salient as ethnicity and caregiver status.
Overall, Latinos who were not caregivers had the least knowledge about Alzheimer's disease. In fact, some could not come up with any words to describe Alzheimer's. Researchers suggest that providing general information about Alzheimer's disease could be an important health education message for the Latino community.
Findings about caregiving
In the study, researchers defined a caregiver as someone who had a friend or family member with Alzheimer's disease and who either assisted the patient with activities of daily living or decision-making or provided information to health care professionals. They found that the Puerto Rican Latino caregivers were mostly adult children and non-Latino caregivers were generally the spouse of the patient.
While Latino and non-Latino caregivers shared some common views of Alzheimer's, the researchers also found ethnicity did shape the caregiving experience. For example, Latinos never used the term "caregiver" to describe the wife of the Alzheimer's patient in the vignette.
"Interestingly, no participants used the word 'burden' to describe the caregiver's role, so this word might be best avoided in materials targeted to caregivers," says Karlawish.
Findings about clinical research
Researchers identified differences between how Latino and non-Latino caregivers characterized the risks and benefits of clinical trials for the Alzheimer's patient and caregiver. Most caregivers listed "time" or "side effects" as reasons to not participate in a clinical trial. But non-Latino participants also mentioned travel, concerns about receiving a placebo, and creating false hopes as deterrents, while some of the Latino caregivers did not list any downside.
In listing the benefits of participating in a clinical trial, both Latino and non-Latinos included patient improvement and improved memory. But, there were also differences. Some Latino caregivers said that learning more about the disease would be a benefit. Only non-Latinos identified helping others and helping research as benefits to participation.
Implications of the research
Findings from this study support the notion that when it comes to Alzheimer's messaging, one size does not fit all. "To be most effective, communications materials should account for differences in how Latinos and non-Latinos view the disease, the caregiver's role, and clinical trials," recommends Karlawish.
For example, the research suggests that the difference in how Latino and non-Latino respondents viewed clinical trials could be important to developing culturally appropriate recruitment materials. Materials aimed at recruiting Latinos, for instance, might be more effective if they describe the clinical trial as an educational opportunity for the caregiver, and materials for non-Latinos could portray participation as an altruistic opportunity. The researchers encourage additional research to determine if their findings apply to other Latino and non-Latino groups and have a wider application to Alzheimer's communications.
Reference: Karlawish J, Barg FK, Augsburger D, et al. What Latino Puerto Ricans and non-Latinos say when they talk about Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2011. 7(2):161-170.
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structure arrays. The fields specify the properties of an individual initial state or parameter. Type idprops idnlgrey InitialStates and idprops idnlgrey Parameters for more information.
ans =
 Name: 'Angular position'
 Unit: 'rad'
 Value: 0
 Minimum: -Inf
 Maximum: Inf
 Fixed: 1
ans =
 Name: 'Static gain'
 Unit: 'rad/(V*s)'
 Value: 0.2800
 Minimum: -Inf
 Maximum: Inf
 Fixed: 0
getinit(nlgr, 'Fixed')
getpar(nlgr, 'Min')
ans =
ans =
d. Obtain basic information about the object:
nlgr =
 FileName: 'dcmotor_m'
 Order: [1x1 struct]
 Parameters: [2x1 struct]
 InitialStates: [2x1 struct]
 FileArgument: {}
 CovarianceMatrix: 'estimate'
 EstimationInfo: [1x1 struct]
 TimeVariable: 't'
 NoiseVariance: [2x2 double]
 Algorithm: [1x1 struct]
 Ts: 0
 TimeUnit:'seconds'
 InputName: {'Voltage'}
 InputUnit: {'V'}
 InputGroup: [1x1 struct]
 OutputName: {2x1 cell}
 OutputUnit: {2x1 cell}
 OutputGroup: [1x1 struct]
 Name: 'DC-motor'
 Notes: {}
 UserData: []
Performance Evaluation of the Initial DC-Motor Model
nlgr.Algorithm.SimulationOptions.AbsTol = 1e-6;
nlgr.Algorithm.SimulationOptions.RelTol = 1e-5;
2. Compare the simulated output with the measured data.
The simulated and measured outputs are shown in a plot window.
compare(z, nlgr);
Parameter Estimation
Estimate the parameters and initial states using pem (Prediction-Error identification Method).
nlgr = setinit(nlgr, 'Fixed', {false false}); % Estimate the initial state.
nlgr = pem(z, nlgr, 'Display', 'Full');
Performance Evaluation of the Estimated DC-Motor Model
1. Review the information about the estimation process.
This information is stored in the EstimationInfo property of the idnlgrey object. The property also contains information about how the model was estimated, such as solver and search method, data set, and why the estimation was terminated.
ans =
 Status: 'Estimated model (PEM)'
 Method: 'Solver: ode45; Search: lsqnonlin'
 LossFcn: 0.0011
 FPE: 0.0011
 DataName: 'DC-motor'
 DataLength: 400
 DataTs: {[0.1000]}
 DataDomain: 'Time'
 DataInterSample: {'zoh'}
 UpdateNorm: []
 LastImprovement: []
 Iterations: 4
 InitialGuess: [1x1 struct]
 Warning: ''
 EstimationTime: 5.6600
compare(z, nlgr);
na = [2 2; 2 2];
nb = [2; 2];
nk = [1; 1];
compare(z, nlgr, dcarx);
4. Check the prediction errors.
pe(z, nlgr);
5. Check the residuals ("leftovers").
Residuals indicate what is left unexplained by the model and are small for good model quality. Execute the following two lines of code to generate the residual plot. Press any key to advance from one plot to another.
 resid(z, nlgr);
6. Plot the step response.
7. Examine the model covariance.
ans =
 1.0e-04 *
 0.1521 0.0015
 0.0015 0.0007
ans =
 0.0099 -0.0004
 -0.0004 0.1094
nlgr =
 u(1) Voltage(t) [V]
 States: initial value
 x(1) Angular position(t) [rad] xinit@exp1 0._PHONE_ (est) in [-Inf, Inf]
 x(2) Angular velocity(t) [rad/s] xinit@exp1 -0.133728 (est) in [-Inf, Inf]
 y(1) Angular position(t) [rad]
 Parameters: value standard dev
 p1 Time-constant [s] 0.243646 0.00390033 (est) in [-Inf, Inf]
 p2 Static gain [rad/(V*s)] 0.249645 0.00027217 (est) in [-Inf, Inf]
The model was estimated from the data set 'DC-motor', which
contains 400 data samples.
Loss function 0.00107462 and Akaike's FPE 0.00108536
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- superfluous •
Pronunciation: su-pêr-flu-ês • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Excessive, more than is necessary, extra and unnecessary.
Notes: You may use today's word adverbially if you cap it off with the usual suffix, -ly: superfluously. The long noun, superfluousness, is more awkward than the older, more compact superfluity [sup-êr-flu-i-ti]. The latter noun also exhibits a more graceful plural form: superfluities.
In Play: We are entering a season in which superfluity is acceptable. We tend to become excessive with food, presents, and generosity: "I love the Christmas decorations on your house, but I think the lights on everybody's clothes are a bit superfluous." It is a word you can use anywhere anytime: "No, your father and I think that hiring a maid would be superfluous so long as you and your brother are capable of movement."
Word History: Today's Good Word comes from Latin superfluus "overflowing", the adjective from superfluere "to overflow", composed of super "over" + fluere "to flow". Super comes from a Proto-Indo-European (PIE) root that also developed into Greek hyper with the same meaning (hypersensitive, hyperactive). We would expect the PIE [p] to become [f] in English, so Old English ofer, which later became over, does not surprise us. The root for flu- "flow" comes from PIE bhleu- "to swell, well up, flow". It turned into English blow, bloat, and bladder as it accumulated various suffixes over the years. (It would certainly not be superfluous to thank Mark Bailey for suggesting today's extremely Good Word.)


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The sustainable food agenda has always been important at Oxford Brookes. We recognise the importance of providing healthy food. As well as the environmental, economic and social impacts surrounding food systems.
Gather & Gather, our catering partners, were awarded 3 stars in the Sustainable Restaurant Association 'Food Made Good' program for their commitments to sustainability.
Key contract drivers are to promote healthy and sustainable food options at Brookes. This includes:
- actively sourcing locally grown produce
- promoting seasonal foods
- maintaining sustainable food and animal welfare accreditations such as Fairtrade
- reducing waste across the offering
- delivering greenhouse gas emission reductions.
We are proud to be a Fairtrade University. This enables us to make a positive contribution to developing countries by:
- offering better prices
- providing decent working conditions
- providing local sustainability and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers.
We also work closely with 'Good Food Oxford' and are signatories to the 'Good Food Oxford Pledge'. We aim to catalyse actions by individuals and organisations that promote a healthy, fair, ethical and environmentally sustainable food system in and around Oxford. And we encourage our community to get involved in local projects.
In line with the latest research we are moving away from a vegan framing approach. This means that Instead of a separate vegan catering outlet, we will embed vegan and vegetarian offerings across all our menus.


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For the safety of our members and guests, swimmers under the age of 15 must be within arm's reach of an adult at all times, or pass a YMCA swim test. Swimmers aged 5-14 may use a U.S. Coast Guard Approved Personal Flotation Device in place of passing a swim test or having an adult within arm's reach.
To swim in water deeper than the swimmer's armpits, the swimmer must pass the Deep Water Swim Test.
- Jump into water
- Tread water for 30 seconds
- Transition from treading to a front float for 10 seconds
- Return to treading for an additional 10 seconds
To swim without an adult in water shallower than the swimmer's armpits or in the designated shallow end, the swimmer must pass the Shallow Water Swim Test.
- Enter water to armpit depth
- Front float for 5 seconds
- Transition from floating to standing in water
- Back float for 5 seconds and return to standing


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One super-interesting nature walk activity was finding the tap root (main root that grows straight down), lateral roots (large roots that grow outward or laterally) and fibrous roots (fine roots that grow downward from the lateral roots) of trees. We took a walk near a creek where we were likely to see root systems due to erosion. Our findings were way cool!
(The Everchanging Erosion NaturExplorers study would be great for this topic, too. I'm just sayin'. )
After plenty of experiences along with lots of living science literature, I gave Caleb a "test" of sorts. He had to complete the file folder report below to prove his knowledge of trees. (The file folder template came from Easy File Folder Reports, Grades 3-6.) As a review before the "test", I had him read a wonderful little book called A Tree is Growing by Arthur Dorros.
And I can't forget the ever-so-interested preschooler who loves to be part of our botany lessons. He gathered some leaves on our walk and created some simple, but pretty, leaf prints when we returned home.
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Use SNES to solve the semilinear-system A(x) x = b(x) via a Picard type iteration (Picard linearization)
_TAG_ "petscsnes.h"
PetscErrorCode SNESSetPicard(SNES snes,Vec r,PetscErrorCode (*b)(SNES,Vec,Vec,void*),Mat Amat, Mat Pmat, PetscErrorCode (*J)(SNES,Vec,Mat,Mat,void*),void *ctx)
Logically Collective on SNES
Input Parameters
snes - the SNES context
r - vector to store function value
b - function evaluation routine
Amat - matrix with which A(x) x - b(x) is to be computed
Pmat - matrix from which preconditioner is computed (usually the same as Amat)
J - function to compute matrix value, see SNESJacobianFunction for details on its calling sequence
ctx - [optional] user-defined context for private data for the function evaluation routine (may be NULL)
We do not recomemend using this routine. It is far better to provide the nonlinear function F() and some approximation to the Jacobian and use an approximate Newton solver. This interface is provided to allow porting/testing a previous Picard based code in PETSc before converting it to approximate Newton.
One can call SNESSetPicard() or SNESSetFunction() (and possibly SNESSetJacobian()) but cannot call both
 Solves the equation A(x) x = b(x) via the defect correction algorithm A(x^{n}) (x^{n+1} - x^{n}) = b(x^{n}) - A(x^{n})x^{n}
 Note that when an exact solver is used this corresponds to the "classic" Picard A(x^{n}) x^{n+1} = b(x^{n}) iteration.
Run with -snes_mf_operator to solve the system with Newton's method using A(x^{n}) to construct the preconditioner.
We implement the defect correction form of the Picard iteration because it converges much more generally when inexact linear solvers are used then the direct Picard iteration A(x^n) x^{n+1} = b(x^n)
There is some controversity over the definition of a Picard iteration for nonlinear systems but almost everyone agrees that it involves a linear solve and some believe it is the iteration A(x^{n}) x^{n+1} = b(x^{n}) hence we use the name Picard. If anyone has an authoritative reference that defines the Picard iteration different please contact us at and we'll have an entirely new argument :-).
SNES, nonlinear, set, function
See Also
SNESGetFunction(), SNESSetFunction(), SNESComputeFunction(), SNESSetJacobian(), SNESGetPicard(), SNESLineSearchPreCheckPicard(), SNESJacobianFunction
Index of all SNES routines
Table of Contents for all manual pages
Index of all manual pages


Nofima rapportserie
Mapping the local-global wine chain from Europe to China: Towards shared standards and benchmarks in wine traceability and authenticity
Elde, Silje; Sørdahl, Patrick Berg; Svorken, Marianne; Nyrud, Thomas; Boéchat, Céline; Cordeiro, Cheryl Marie; Olsen, Petter
Utgiver: Nofima AS
Utgave: 10/2021
Antall sider: 42
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Trykt: 978-82-8296-674-0
Open Access: green
When investigating food authenticity and potential fraud, there are two main options. One approach is to focus on determining the chemical, physical, or sensory characteristics of the food samples themselves and check if they match the description provided; the other approach is to analyse the supply chain, and try to identify discrepancies in the recorded data. The work outlined in this report employs the latter approach to investigate wine exported from the Bordeaux region in France and imported to China. The mapping and analysis of the supply chain, and the indication of where fraud might happen was partly based on existing scientific literature, reports, and news stories, and partly on a number of interviews conducted with supply chain actors in France and in China.


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The NAFEA COVID-19 Project Grant provides funding for NAFEA members to undertake projects in the area of work-integrated learning. Applications are invited on topics related to one of the following themes:
- Development of resources that support the COVID-19 recovery process. Resources may target students, industry partners/organisations and/or supervisors on placement;
- COVID-19 related WIL risk management, with a particular focus on issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion;
- Self-care and well-being of students, staff and industry/community partners related to COVID-19, including supporting students with mental health conditions
For eligibility criteria, see the guidelines.
Applications Close: 7 July 2020