Increasing Your Share Voice
One of the ways brands measure their social media presence and gauge their visibility online is Share of Voice. It's one of the most important metrics in social media marketing. It helps businesses understand how well they are performing in comparison with their competitors. If you want to know how you can use Share of Voice so that you never miss out on any important insights, we'll be sharing with you the social metrics you should be focusing on, ways to measure them and tell you how your business can use it effectively.
Measuring Share of Voice
If you do a quick search on Google on how brands can measure their Share of Voice, you will see a lot of articles telling you how to do it. Some will recommend tracking the brand mentions manually on all social media channels while some will even give you a formula on how you can calculate to measure the effectiveness of your campaigns. In reality, neither of these options are the best way to do it.
When it comes to measuring your social media metrics online, it should be something that you and your dedicated team can sustain for a long time. For instance, you can invest in social media management tools that can track mentions of your brand across multiple platforms. Doing that will be far more efficient in the long run. Not only it will help you see all your brand mentions in one place, but you can also compare your data with the data of your other competitors.
Using Share of Voice
Share of Voice, or SOV for short, can show how large or small the impact you're making in the social media scene. Here's how you make use of this metric:
 - You can evaluate brand awareness and brand recognition.
 - You can calculate Share of Voice for competitive research.
 - You can measure how effective your campaigns are and will be.
Growing Your Share of Voice
The goal of every social media marketer is to get brands noticed by the right people online. Having a strong social media presence is critical for increasing your Share of Voice. Here are few strategies that will help you to achieve just that:
1. Stay Active and Be Consistent
If your social media content is lackluster or inconsistent, it can sabotage the growth of your business. So, if you want to people to notice and keep talking about your brand online, you need to be active and consistent with your output. But how do you get the right people to hear you and how often should you post on social media channels to stay relevant?
We know that it's hard to find the right posting frequency because not all social media platforms are the same. To strike a balance, you must learn about your audience demographics (of your chosen platform, of course) to avoid getting blocked and unfollowed.
Let's say you plan to post Facebook once a week. It's likely that those updates will not get as much engagement or worse, will get overlooked by your followers. This happens if a social media marketer planning the scheduled posts does not have any idea about their audience and online behavior. There are millions of active users sharing and uploading content to Facebook. If you allow something like that to happen, your post will just drown in the sea of information. Make sure to do your research to maximize your social media efforts.
To give you some direction, here's an example of a good social sharing frequency:
Sharing Frequency
Source: WebGen
2. Produce Shareable Content
It's a challenge for many to continuously produce interesting, meaningful content for their audience. Social media marketers have to know the ideas that will work for their target market and what will not. They also have to ensure that the content they put out on their channels out is something that their audience would want to consume and share to other people.
To determine whether a content is good and share-worthy, here are five questions to ask before hitting that publish button according to Altitude Marketing:
 - Who is your content intended for? It's imperative to learn what your prospects are looking for so you can offer them solutions and tailor the content to their needs.
 - Does it offer a solution? Addressing the issues your prospects have not yet encountered will keep you ahead of the game. You need to provide your prospects solutions to possible problems they might have with your product or service.
 - Is it timely? Keeping your content timely and relevant will make people look to you as a trusted source. This puts your brand in a good position to become a leader in your industry. That's exactly how you increase your Share of Voice on social media.
 - Is it engaging? For a content to be engaging, it needs to be thought-provoking, human and relatable. No one wants to read a piece of article that looks like it was produced by an automated software.
 - Is it customer-focused? Content published should not only benefit you but also your customers. You can try producing an infographic, article or even a video that would help educate your audience online.
3. Delight Your Customers
When you deliver excellent customer service through social media, not only do you convert your clients to loyal customers, but you also make them happy enough to create satisfaction-driven content. They are usually in the form of online ratings and product reviews. It's essentially free marketing for your business. This is because smart buyers nowadays look up customer reviews online to hear what other people have to say before buying that product. In fact, 77% of them spend their time online doing just that.
You can also delight your customers by engaging with them in helpful ways. Tune in to their conversations on social media channels. A social media monitoring tool will allow you to check and track all brand mention across networks. From there, you will be able to see discussions and exchanges among your fans and followers, know what they say about your brand and make improvements if necessary.
How does this relate to Share of Voice?
It translates to positive conversations for your brand. When people are happy with your service, there's a good chance they'll be sharing their experience on their social media channels improving your likability as a brand and have a better Share of Voice online.
4. Respond to Feedback
Make sure that you let your customers know that you are listening to them by responding to their feedback. You can simply do this by acknowledging their concerns or praises online. Thank your fans for their kind words when they recommend you. Lend an ear when they voice out their negative opinions or criticisms about your brand. It's as simple as that.
If you don't know how to respond to negative feedback on your social media pages, you can learn from social media marketer Mandi Gould on how to react and deal with them properly.
How to Respond to Negative Reviews Example
Source: LinkedIn
You can keep track of all the conversations about your brand by building complex monitors using a social media management platform. This tracks the hashtags and phrases for your brand globally or your network specifically. You can do so many things, especially with the configuration options because it gives the users complete control of how searches will be conducted.
5. Build an Online Community
Last but not the least, focus on having your own community online. When strengthening your Share of Voice, it's important to join in existing conversations. However, if you really want to be regarded as a leader in your industry, you have to take the lead. and start the conversations. Find topics that are relevant to your audience. Find new updates and spark a discussion among your fans and followers. Look for something that will surely pique their interests otherwise they won't be compelled enough to join in the talk.
How to Build an Online Community
Source: IntNetworkPlus
If you want to know more how you can build your own online community, here are tips from experts you can follow to strengthen your Share of Voice.


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Racial, ethnic and gender differentials in socio-economic status : the Israeli labor market case
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In the present study, data from the Labor Force Surveys of Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) for the years 1990 and 2000 are used to examine the occupational segregation in the Israeli labor market based on the 5 ethnic sub-samples including European-American Jews, Asian-African Jews, Russian Jews, Native-Born Jews and Non-Jews who mainly represent the Arab citizens of Israel. The analysis is done separately for men and women to avoid interaction since men and women demonstrate different labor market characteristics in general and in Israel. OLS regression analysis and decomposition techniques are used to differentiate between the effects of human capital and labor credentials and the other factors on the socioeconomic gaps between different ethnic and racial groups. The results indicate that there are significant socioeconomic differences both among different Jewish groups and between Jewish and non-Jewish. Moreover the differences among the groups can only partially be explained by the differences in labor credentials of the groups.

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Travel Series: Kagoshima, Japan, Jikuya Shochu Distillery
Jikuya Shuzo
Address: 1427 Hirakawa, Satsuma, Satsuma District, Kagoshima Prefecture _PHONE_, Japan
Phone: +81 996-54-2507
Maiko Jikuya is one of the very few female Toji (distilling meister) in Kagoshima (and Japan!) and the fourth generation Toji of Jikuya Distillery, a family run business that was established over 100 years ago. It is located in a small town called Satsuma in Kagoshima prefecture of Kyushu. The warmer southern regions such as Kagoshima, are more suitable for distilling Shochu rather than brewing Sake.
Since we visited in June, there was nothing going on at the distillery. They still make Shochu seasonally, which means that they wait for the sweet potato harvest in the fall, and the season continues from fall to winter. Shochu can be made from a variety of different ingredients but the most common are barley, sweet potato and rice (you can also find Shochu made of buckwheat, sesame, carrot, Kokuto, Kuzu and many more!). The main ingredient is not the only importantas in Sake making, the Koji and water play a vital role in making quality Shochu.
While Jikuya only makes sweet potato Shochu, they play around with different types of sweet potatoes and different types of Koji, which is what affects the aroma of Shochu. Koji is the national fungus of Japan, which is used for making Shochu, Sake, Miso, soy sauce, Mirin, and rice vinegar. It is used to inoculate steamed rice, barley or soy beans, which is then used as a sort of fermentation starter. For Sake, it is the type of yeast that influences the aroma, but for Shochu, it is the Koji that influences the aroma and overall character. All three types of Kojiwhite, black and yellow, are used in Shochu making, but in Sake making, breweries use mostly yellow Koji types. When yellow Koji is used to make Shochu, the result is a very floral and light spirit. In both Sake and Shochu, Koji is what breaks down the starches into fermentable sugars.
Sweet potato (Imo) Shochu is an acquired taste in my opinion, but I was surprised when I tasted the Shochus at Jikuya. When I think of a typical Imo Shochu I think of super funky aromas and a rich, caramel-like finish on the palate, but Maiko makes a lot of delicate, floral and fruit forward shochus that are quite feminine yet powerful. Jikuya ages their shochu in huge clay pots (Kame) for at least a year to be able to label them as Kame Shochu. We were lucky enough to try some young Annou Imo Shochu straight from the pot (so it was cask strength as well). I was amazed at how smooth it was.
We were also lucky to try their raw spring water (dug up from 40 meters underground) from Mount Shibi (pictured in the background). This is the water they use to make their Shochu. This water was ridiculously soft, with a full body. Apparently Mizuwari (half Shochu half water) and Oyuwari (half Shochu half hot water) made with this water is something special but unfortunately we did not get to try…
It would have been more interesting to visit during the busy season but in retrospect it was probably good that we went during the down season because Maiko actually had time to show us around! Jikuya only has 11 employees! I am always amazed at how small many of these Shochu distilleries and Sake breweries are. I hope that Jikuya's shochus will be available in New York soon!
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On Friday, October 21, 2005, the Cape St. George Light collapsed into the Gulf of Mexico. On Monday, December 1, 2008, the reconstructed lighthouse was opened to the public. Built in 1852 on what is now Little St. George Island, the Light finally succumbed to beach erosion and pounding waves. Working with state and federal government support, the St. George Lighthouse Association spearheaded the effort to salvage the pieces of the Light. Volunteers cleaned the mortar off thousands of the old bricks. The original plans were obtained from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and the lighthouse was reconstructed on St. George Island, using as much of the original materials as possible.
Please browse the accompanying pages to read about the Light's history and to see photos of the Light through the years, including extensive coverage of the reconstruction effort. Take a look at our merchandise and membership opportunities, and the calendar of upcoming events. And come visit and climb the 92 stairs to the top of the Light. Your continued support of the Cape St. George Light is important to help maintain our historic lighthouse for future generations!
The Cape St. George Light is located at 2 East Gulf Beach Drive, St. George Island, FL 32328.

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Compared to small animals, measurement of various biochemical analytes in exotic species is quite limited due to differences in physiology and metabolism and the small amount of blood volume that can be withdrawn at a single sampling. Typically, samples are collected into heparin (green top tubes) to maximize plasma yield versus serum, where it is difficult to obtain sufficient serum off a clot for analysis. Generally, microtainers (tubes that hold 0.5 to 1 ml of blood total) are used, which also helps plasma harvesting. We usually require two full heparin microtainers to obtain sufficient plasma from most exotic species for biochemical analysis. This allows us just enough sample to run the analysis and perform repeats to recheck results, if needed, or obtain accurate values when analyte concentrations are high (after sample dilution). At Cornell University, we offer a non-mammalian panel, which was established with input from our wild-life and exotic animal clinicians. This panel consists of the following:
- Electrolytes: Sodium, potassium, chloride. These are interpreted similarly to that for mammalian species, with some unique species peculiarities. For general methods and test interpretation for all species, please refer to the relevant pages under the electrolyte section of the chemistry pages.
- Minerals: Calcium and phosphate. These are interpreted similarly to that for mammalian species, with the attending non-mammalian species differences. For general methods and test interpretation for all species, please refer to the relevant pages under the mineral section of the chemistry pages.
- Renal markers: Since non-mammalian species do not produce urea, uric acid is used as the marker of renal function. As for mammalian species, renal function will alter electrolytes and minerals.
- Liver markers: We run both AST and GLDH as markers of liver injury. As for mammals, AST is also found in high concentrations in muscle, whereas GLDH is relatively liver specific in non-mammalian species. Information on general test procedures and interpretation can be found on the relevant pages under the liver injury section of the chemistry pages.
- Protein: We only run total protein in non-mammalian species. This is because albumin measurement is inaccurate in these species with the bromcresol green method (the most common method used to measure albumin in mammalian species). We recommend serum electrophoresis for more detailed assessment of the different types of protein in non-mammalian species.
- Energy metabolism: We measure glucose in non-mammalian species. Information on methods and general test interpretation is provided under the energy metabolism section of the chemistry pages.
- Muscle: We measure CK activity. This is mostly to aid with interpretation of AST results (since AST is found in both muscle and liver) but also as a marker of muscle injury. Very high CK activity (>50,000 U/L) is seen in birds after trauma. Please refer to the muscle section of the chemistry pages for information on interpretation of CK values and method of measurement.


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Do ladybugs eat flowers?
No, they eat aphids. The aphids are what eat flowers and houseplants, so the ladybugs are actually good for your garden and houseplants.
No, ladybugs cannot eat flowers. But the insects in question (Coccinellidae family) may feed upon floral nectars and pollens in the younger portions of their generally year-long life cycles and natural histories. As adults, they will be known more for protecting flowers from harmful pests than for damaging any of the plant's aboveand below-ground body parts.
How can you, as a human, be friends with ladybugs? You can appreciate the beauty and usefulness of ladybugs. Ladybugs eat aphids, tiny insects that suck the sap out of plants and flowers, causing them to wither and die. Aphids are especially fond of roses and fruit trees, so ladybugs can help protect the flowers and fruit trees from aphids by eating them. You should be careful not to harm a ladybug. If you find…


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De Maillet was a French diplomat and traveller, whose posthumous work Telliamed (his name spelled backwards) was published in 1748. A cosmogony, covering the creation and pre-history of the Earth, it argued that all rocks and all forms of life had their origin in a diminishing ocean. He considered the Earth to be more than 2 billion years old. De Maillet's belief in mermaids and mermen made his book an object of easy ridicule by later naturalists.
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Templates for reporting pre-hospital major incident medical management : systematic literature review
ForfatterFattah, Sabina; Rehn, Marius; Reierth, Eirik; Wisborg, Torben
Introduction In 2010, a total of 385 natural disasters killed more than 297 000 people worldwide and affected over 217 million others. More standardised reporting of major incident management have been advocated in the previous years. Prevention, mitigation, preparedness and major incident response may be improved through collection and analysis of high-quality standardised data on medical management of major incidents. Standardised data may elevate the level of scientific evidence within disaster medicine research. Methods and analysis A systematic literature review will be conducted to identify templates for reporting pre-hospital major incident medical management. The first set of entry terms aims to describe major incidents published during the last 20 years. The second set aims to focus the number of search results from the first set to those publications that describe templates based on data collections from these major incidents. Predefined free search phases will be combined with the first two sets.
SiteringBMJ Open 2(2012) nr. 3:e001082
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BMW History: Karl Rapp was an aircraft engine manufacturer, which is why the BMW logo symbolizes a spinning white propeller. After World War I the Treaty of Versailles prohibited Germany from making aircraft so BMW made railcar brakes. The first BMW motorcycle was introduced in 1923 and by 1933 they were producing cars. During World War II BMW produced engines, jet engines and weapons for the German army and the factory suffered major damage from allied bombs.
The first post-war BMW was produced in 1952 but they were too expensive for the market and sales were low. In 1959 BMW considered selling out to rival Daimler-Benz but new money from investors saved the day. Between 1994 and 2000 BMW bought the Rover Group which built the Rover, Mini and Land Rover brands and had the rights to the Austin, Morris, Riley, Triumph and Wolseley marques. In 2000 BMW sold their interest in the Rover Group but kept the rights to Mini, Rover, Triumph and other marques.
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Some techniques exist for isolating a mobile device from cell tower communications. Fully charge the device before the examination, and consideration should be given to having a fixed or portable power source attached. The following provides an overview of various cellular network isolation techniques.
- Cellular Network Isolation Card (CNIC) – A CNIC mimics the identity of the original UICC and prevents network access to/from the handset. Such cards prevent the handset from erasing call log data due to a foreign SIM being inserted. This technique permits acquisition without concern of wireless interference.
- Shielded Containers – A portable shielded container may allow examinations to be conducted safely once the phone is situated inside. Cables connected to the container must be fully isolated to prevent network communications from occurring. This method is one of the most frequently used.
- Shielded Work Areas – Shielding an entire work area can be an expensive but effective way to conduct examinations safely in a fixed location. A "Faraday tent" is a cheaper alternative that also allows portability. Feeding cables into the tent is problematic, however, since, without proper isolation, they can behave as an antenna, defeating the purpose of the tent. The workspace may also be very restrictive.
- Disabling Network Service – The cellular carrier providing service to the mobile device might be able to disable service. The service provider or network operator must be determined and contacted to identify the service to be disabled (e.g., the equipment identifier, subscriber identifier, phone number). However, such information is not always readily available, and the coordination and confirmation process may also impose delays.
- Jamming/Spoofing Devices – Emitting a signal stronger than a cell phone's or interfering with the signal rendering communication useless. Another technique involves tricking the phone into thinking a "no service" signal is coming from the nearest cell tower. Because such devices may affect communications in the surrounding public airspace beyond the examination area, unlicensed use may be illegal in some jurisdictions.


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LAURENCE CADBURY COLLECTION
Assembled at the beginning of the 20th century, the Laurence Cadbury Collection helps show what life was like in a 16th and 17th century house.
Dating from about 1500 to the early 1900s it comprises furniture and domestic objects, agricultural artefacts, armour, archives and decorative works.
On permanent display, the collection includes:
This would have been used in a church to store food that parishioners collected for the poor. The food would then be 'doled out' to them, hence the expression 'on the dole'.
16th CENTURY CHEST
Dating from 1520 our oldest chest is carved with ornate scenes depicting a variety of strange creatures and mythical beasts.
1592 TESTER BED
Plaited reeds or rushes were woven together to create a cover for the bed's rope supports. A feather mattress was probably placed on top.
This depicts Henry VIII's Surrey palace of Nonsuch. There was to be 'nonsuch' like it, but Henry died before it was completed.
A space-saving piece of furniture with an under-seat storage area and a top that folds down to form a table.
This large cupboard, dated 1673, was used for storing tableware.
A carved wooden Bible Box that stored objects of great value, most notably the family's Bible.
A 1713 cupboard with three sections; the top can be lifted down and used as a bench.
18ft OAK TABLE
Dating from the 1630s, this spectacular 18ft eight-legged table was brought from Crook Hall, Lancashire, in 1921.


GitLab Web Editor
Sometimes it's easier to make quick changes directly from the GitLab interface than to clone the project and use the Git command line tool. In this feature highlight we look at how you can create a new file, directory, branch or tag from the file browser. All of these actions are available from a single dropdown menu.
Create a file
From a project's files page, click the '+' button to the right of the branch selector. Choose New file from the dropdown.
New file dropdown menu
Enter a file name in the File name box. Then, add file content in the editor area. Add a descriptive commit message and choose a branch. The branch field will default to the branch you were viewing in the file browser. If you enter a new branch name, a checkbox will appear allowing you to start a new merge request after you commit the changes.
When you are satisfied with your new file, click Commit Changes at the bottom.
Create file editor
Template dropdowns
When starting a new project, there are some common files which the new project might need too. Therefore a message will be displayed by GitLab to make this easy for you.
First file for your project
When clicking on either LICENSE or.gitignore, etc., a dropdown will be displayed to provide you with a template which might be suitable for your project.
MIT license selected
The license, changelog, contribution guide, or.gitlab-ci.yml file could also be added through a button on the project page. In the example below, the license has already been created, which creates a link to the license itself.
New file button
Note: The Set up CI/CD button will not appear on an empty repository. You have to at least add a file in order for the button to show up.
Upload a file
The ability to create a file is great when the content is text. However, this doesn't work well for binary data such as images, PDFs or other file types. In this case you need to upload a file.
From a project's files page, click the '+' button to the right of the branch selector. Choose Upload file from the dropdown.
Upload file dropdown menu
Once the upload dialog pops up there are two ways to upload your file. Either drag and drop a file on the pop up or use the click to upload link. A file preview will appear once you have selected a file to upload.
Enter a commit message, choose a branch, and click Upload file when you are ready.
Upload file dialog
Create a directory
To keep files in the repository organized it is often helpful to create a new directory.
From a project's files page, click the plus button (+) to the right of the branch selector. Choose New directory from the dropdown.
New directory dropdown
In the new directory dialog enter a directory name, a commit message and choose the target branch. Click Create directory to finish.
New directory dialog
Create a new branch
There are multiple ways to create a branch from GitLab's web interface.
Create a new branch from an issue
Introduced in GitLab 8.6.
If your development workflow dictates to have an issue for every merge request, you can quickly create a branch directly from the issue to speed the process up. The new branch, and later its merge request, will be marked as related to this issue. Once merged, the MR will automatically close the issue. You can see a Create merge request dropdown below the issue description.
NOTE: Note: You won't see the Create merge request button if there is already a branch with the same name or a referenced merge request or your project has an active fork relationship. If you would like to make this button appear, a possible workaround is to remove your project's fork relationship. Once removed, the fork relationship cannot be restored and you will no longer be able to send merge requests to the source.
Create Button
This dropdown contains the options Create merge request and branch and Create branch.
New Branch Button
Once you choose one of these options, a new branch or branch and merge request will be created, based on the default branch of your project, by default master. The branch name will be based on the title of the issue and as a prefix, it will have its internal ID. Thus, the example screenshot above will create a branch named 2-make-static-site-auto-deploy-and-serve.
When you click the Create branch button in an empty repository project, GitLab automatically creates a master branch, commits a blank file to it, and creates and redirects you to a new branch based on the issue title. If your project is already configured with a deployment service, such as Kubernetes, GitLab takes one step further and prompts you to set up auto deploy by helping you create a.gitlab-ci.yml file.
After the branch is created, you can edit files in the repository to fix the issue. When a merge request is created based on the newly created branch, the description field will automatically display the issue closing pattern Closes _TAG_, where ID the ID of the issue. This will close the issue once the merge request is merged.
Create a new branch from a project's dashboard
If you want to make changes to several files before creating a new merge request, you can create a new branch up front. From a project's files page, choose New branch from the dropdown.
New branch dropdown
Enter a new Branch name. Optionally, change the Create from field to choose which branch, tag or commit SHA this new branch will originate from. This field will autocomplete if you start typing an existing branch or tag. Click Create branch and you will be returned to the file browser on this new branch.
New branch page
You can now make changes to any files, as needed. When you're ready to merge the changes back to master you can use the widget at the top of the screen. This widget only appears for a period of time after you create the branch or modify files.
New push widget
Create a new tag
Tags are useful for marking major milestones such as production releases, release candidates, and more. You can create a tag from a branch or a commit SHA. From a project's files page, choose New tag from the dropdown.
New tag dropdown
Give the tag a name such as v1.0.0. Choose the branch or SHA from which you would like to create this new tag. You can optionally add a message and release notes. The release notes section supports Markdown format and you can also upload an attachment. Click Create tag and you will be taken to the tag list page.
New tag page
When creating or uploading a new file, or creating a new directory, you can trigger a new merge request rather than committing directly to master. Enter a new branch name in the Target branch field. You will notice a checkbox appear that is labeled Start a new merge request with these changes. After you commit the changes you will be taken to a new merge request form.
Start a new merge request with these changes
If you'd prefer not to use your primary email address for commits created through the web editor, you can choose to use another of your linked email addresses from the User Settings > Edit Profile page.


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 A fun way to spend an afternoon. Family friendly - the children will enjoy this.
 Shotover Jet is the name of a New Zealand adventure company based in Shotover Canyon, near Queenstown, New Zealand. They offer what is apparently the world's most exciting Jet Boat right through the steeply walled canyon.
 ===What is a jet boat and how does it work?===
 You may be wondering what jet boating is. Imagine, if you will, a cross between a hovercraft and a motor boat that can carry up to 28 passengers. These are very rapid boats that can operate in very shallow water and move very close to obstacles. This is ideal for the famous braided rivers of the South Island, which are twisty, shallow, meander over the seasons and have many frequent obstacles.
 Unlike a propeller driven boat, these boats are powered by jets of water. The water is sucked up through two inlet areas underneath the boat, and then jetted powerfully out of the two rear jets to provide both steering and propulsion. The direction the jets point in is adjustable, which means that the jets are also used for very rapid braking. By combining the two jets and separately adjusting the power, the boats can make extremely rapid changes in direction and speed and operate in only a few inches of water.
 ===Jet boating as a sport===
 Of course, this is New Zealand, so what was initially a practical way of getting around has been developed into an adventure sport - these boats are driven to thrill! The sport boats have four tiered rows of seats, with the rear ones being raised above the front ones - partly for a better view, but also because that's where the jet is. Heated hand rails make the experience a little bit more comfortable, but do take a woolly hat to keep warm and your sunglasses to keep the wind out of your eyes. And make sure you hold on for the sharper turns, because you do slide all over the place.
 The most fun thing that can be done in a jet boat (but not in normal boats) is a 360-degree spin that is virtually on the spot. It's a little bit like a handbrake turn; by angling the jets just right, you do a tight left hand or right hand spin and go all the way around. This causes the occupants to be flung around the boat (hold on!) and a big splash that soaks half of the boat. For this reason, the driver will mix left hand and right hand spins to ensure that everyone ends up with a sexy punk drowned rat hairstyle by the end of the trip.
 ===Shotover Canyon===
 Shotover canyon is a steeply walled narrow gorge, filled which white, churning water and a myriad of rocky obstacles, only some of which are visible above the water line. It is through this treacherous passage that the boats journey. Very rapidly. The pilots know their boats well, so drive extremely close to the walls for maximum adrenaline rush. You are being filmed for the duration of the ride by a camera at the front of the boat and another one at the rear. Selected clips of this (presumably the best) are made available as a pricy souvenir at the end of the ride. So overact the fear to your heart's content as you near the walls, or yawn and look bored, as you choose.
 ===Safety and comfort===
 For safety reasons, you wear life jackets and for comfort, you don waterproofs. Don't expect these to keep you dry - you will be soaked by the end of it, particularly if you sit in one of the edge seats. The edge seats are definitely more fun - do take one of those. All of your bags and other possessions will be left in secure lockers whilst you are on the boat, but I generally don't bring anything I can't afford to lose just in case.
 ===The price===
 The jet boat ride costs NZD$109 (about £45) for adults and $69 for children. So this is not a cheap activity, but adrenaline sports in New Zealand are generally extremely pricy, so this is not an unreasonable price. A bus to the canyon is provided as part of the price. You should budget about another £10-20 per person for souvenirs, such as the video or a t-shirt.
 ===Is it the most exciting Jet Boat ride in the world?===
 We also went Jet Boating on a river near Te Anau, so this was our second experience of the sport. Shotover was a little bit more exciting (because of the fear we were going to drive into the walls), but as adrenaline sports go, this is definitely extremely tame. But tame doesn't mean boring - it was plenty fun enough. So perhaps it is true that it is the most exciting in the world, but that's not saying very much. It does however, have a huge celebrity following. There is a wall of photographs of famous celebrities going boating, including many rock and film stars.
 ===Other things===
 They do have a minimum age of 3 years old, and insist on adults accompanying young children. People with medical conditions should speak with them about individual requirements. It does involve a fairly steep walk down to the river, but there is access for people with limited mobility.
 There is a cafe and a shop at the centre. We didn't have much time to try these because we were there at the end of the day and the last shuttle bus of the day was waiting for us. Overall, you should expect the round trip to take about 1.5 -2 hours, including boat ride. It is a good idea to book in advance, particularly in busy times, but in April (Autumn in NZ), we were able to turn up on the day and get seats. Opening hours vary on the time of year, but this sport requires good light, so usually finishes around 3.30-4.30 depending on time of year.
 An excellent choice for a family friendly adventure sport if you are in New Zealand. Fairly tame, but lots of fun.
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I have a table with two column - [security_role_name] and security_role_cd. Datatype for security_role_cd is smallint in Security_Role table.
I have following data selection logic. The datatype returned varies based on the scenario of data:-
 1. No data in table
 2. One record present in table
 1. Why is the datatype varying in these scenarios
 2. How to correct it
Note: Currently i am using try..catch to meet this scenario
 private int GetNextRoleID(SqlConnection connection)
 int? newRoleID = null;
 //string commandText = "SELECT (MAX(security_role_cd)) AS [NewRoleID] FROM Security_Role ";
 string commandText = "SELECT TOP 1 security_role_cd AS [NewRoleID] FROM Security_Role ORDER BY security_role_cd DESC";
 SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(commandText, connection);
 command.CommandType = System.Data.CommandType.Text;
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You can look at reader.GetFieldType(0). For example:
 int i;
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Thanks. Is following also worth using? SqlDbType type = (SqlDbType)(int)reader.GetSchemaTable().Rows[0]["ProviderType"]; – Lijo Nov 9 '12 at 11:47
_USER_ that adds a lot of overhead... the reader already knows the types... just ask the reader what the type is, IMO. – Marc Gravell Nov 9 '12 at 12:07
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Health Canada is warning parents and caregivers to get rid of a popular old toy that is no longer considered safe after the recent choking death of an infant.
The department says Fisher-Price Little People toys made before 1991 are a choking risk for small children and should be discarded in a way that ensures they aren't re-used or resold.
The company changed the design of the popular toys in 1991 after seven deaths and one serious injury in children under three who had choked on the little figurines.
The newer style is chunkier and too big to go down the throat of a young child.
Health Canada issued the warning after recently learning of a death of a 10-month-old child who had been playing with one of the old-style Little People toys.
The death occurred after an older "Little People" figure became lodged in the child's throat. This incident has brought attention to the fact that these products are still used in play in Canadian households. Additionally, these products continue to be sold in some second-hand retail establishments (including internet retailers and resellers).
The older toys are about two centimetres in diameter, while the newer ones are about three centimetres wide, as well as being taller and chunkier.
Fisher-Price launched a public information campaign in 1992, entitled the "Family Alert Program," in response to reports of seven fatalities and one serious injury related to the use of these figures by children under the age of three.
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Surrey Police Federation is a branch of the Police Federation of England and Wales, who are the representative body to which every police officer below the rank of Superintendent belongs. It was established by the Police Act 1919 to provide the Police with a means of bringing their views on welfare and efficiency to the notice of the government and the Police Authorities.
All the elected officials of the Police Federation must be serving Police officers. Police officers are not permitted to belong to trades unions and must not take part in politics. Under the provisions of the Police Act, the police are forbidden to take industrial action and to incite anyone to do so is a criminal offence. Police pay, allowances, pensions and conditions of service are negotiated nationally in the Police Negotiating Board, which covers the United Kingdom Police service.
Following a police strike in London in 1918, and subsequent trouble between an unofficial body called the National Union of Police and Prison Officers and the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, the Government appointed Lord Desborough to head a Committee of Inquiry into the Police Service.
The Committee reported in June, and recommended standard conditions of service for all police forces in Great Britain. The Home Secretary was to become directly responsible for the service, and an advisory Police Council was to be appointed.
Desborough also recommended that there should be a Police Federation to represent the interests of constables, sergeants, inspectors and chief inspectors on matters affecting their welfare and efficiency.
The Government quickly accepted the Desborough Report and the pay scales he recommended. This meant a substantial improvement in police pay for most forces. It was also announced that, following the passages of the Police Act and the setting up of the Police Federation, members of the police forces would no longer be allowed to belong to a trade union, meaning the end of the Police Union. A second strike, called in defiance of the Police Act, was a failure: only on Merseyside was there a large response from the police, and rioting had to be put down by military intervention. All 2,000 strikers were dismissed.
1920 – First meeting of the Police Council The first meetings of the Police Council of England and Wales drew up new Police Regulations which were approved by Parliament. Many local authorities strongly objected to the new powers of the Home Secretary and complained about the high level of police wages.
The Police Pensions Act standardised pensions for all police forces. However, by requiring officers to serve for 30 years, instead of 26 years, for their maximum pension entitlement, in many areas conditions were worsened.
The Home Secretary told the Joint Central Committee that a pay cut for provincial forces, as recommended by the Geddes Committee on Public Expenditure, could only be avoided by savings in other areas. It was agreed that there should be: a cut in rent allowances and the abolition of tax refunds on them; a 'levy' of 2.5% of pay; reductions in plain clothes and subsistence allowance; overtime was to start after nine hours duty instead of eight. The 'levy' was considered a temporary measure.
The agreement at the Police Council split the JCC and aroused bitter protests from branch boards. It was a major blow to confidence in the new Federation.
The levy was renewed for another year. In July, the Government yielded to pressure from the local authorities and reconvened Lord Desborough's Committee to reconsider the pay scales it had drawn up in 1919.
Desborough reported that the Committee saw no reason to alter police pay, saying that it was not the right time for "disturbing an agreement come to so recently".
Following disagreement at the Police Council, a Committee under Lord Lee recommended that the deductions from pay and rent allowances should be ended, but that pension contributions should be doubled to 5%.
The year of the General Strike saw the Times newspaper set up a National Police Fund, in response to public's gratitude for the work of the service.
The Police (Appeals) Act gave members of the police service a limited right of appeal against disciplinary decisions.
The JCC was unable to find a secretary after Station Sergeant Berry resigned because there were no official facilities. After much argument, the Home Secretary agreed to an annual grant of £300 a year to cover all Federation expenses, and agreed that the JCC Secretary, although not a full-time Federation official, would be given 'every facility' to do the work.
The Police Council convened, for the first time since 1925, to discuss the Home Office proposal for a National Police College to train the higher ranks. The scheme was accepted by all bodies represented on the Police Council, but was abandoned because of the economic crisis the following year.
The Home Office agreed that the new JCC Secretary, Constable Albert Goodsall of the Metropolitan Police, should be the first full-time official of the Federation.
The May Committee on National Expenditure recommended a cut of 12.5% in police pay as part of general cuts in public spending, phased over two years. May also recommended the abolition of the right to retire on 'half pay' pensions after 25 years' service.
A sub-committee of the Police Council recommended that there should be no change in pensionable pay, but that there should be 'temporary deduction'. The sub-committee was divided on the pensions issue, but a majority proposed that the pay of new entrants should be reduced.
The Government decided to reduce police pay by 10% in two instalments of 5%, taking into account the reduction in police pay when pension contributions were increased in 1925.
The Federation held a series of mass meetings of the membership to protest against the pay cuts.
A Committee, under Sir George Higgins, recommended that the pay of new entrants to the police should be lower than the pay of existing officers. The Government accepted the report and two scales of pay, 'A' for existing officers and 'B' for recruits, were introduced.
Lord Trenchard, the Metropolitan Commissioner, persuaded the Home Secretary to ban the Federation from holding Open Meetings, on the grounds that they were being used to make protests against Government policy.
The JCC submitted a resolution to the Home Secretary which drew attention to 'dissatisfaction in the Force'.
Lord Trenchard's Annual Report for 1932 contained a strong attack on the Metropolitan Branch Boards, accusing them of attempting to stir-up discontent in the force and of issuing a steady stream of propaganda against his policies.
The Commissioner's Report also contained his proposals for a Metropolitan Police College, which would train bright young officers and recruit others from public schools and universities. After graduating from the college, the students would be given the rank of Junior Station Inspectors.
A scheme to recruit constables on ten-year contracts in the Metropolitan Police was announced. These officers would not qualify for promotion or permanent appointments, but would be paid a gratuity on completing their engagement.
The Trenchard proposals were embodied in the Metropolitan Police Act of 1933, and amongst other provisions, Metropolitan chief inspectors were taken out of membership of the Police Federation.
The 10% pay 'cut' was reduced by one-half (and abolished altogether the following year).
1939 – World War Two impacts on the service With the outbreak of war, the right of police officers to retire on pension was suspended, and they were classed as a reserved occupation. Thousands of officers who were military reservists were called up and their places were taken by temporary police officers, members of the wartime Police Auxiliary Service.
For the first time since Desborough, police pay was increased, thanks to a five shillings a week supplementary payment to take into account wartime inflation, plus a war duty allowance of three shillings in lieu of overtime. This only applied to men receiving less that £5 a week.
A Committee, under Lord Snell, reported that the pensions of police widows and the allowances paid to dependent children should be increased, provided that the pension contribution was increased to 7%. The Federation opposed any increase in contributions and the Snell Report was shelved. The JCC Chairman, Inspector Strangeways, resigned after being censured for supporting increased contributions.
The ban on Open Meetings, imposed in 1932, was lifted.
After a long period of strained relations between the Federation and the wartime Home Secretary, Herbert Morrison, the entire JCC was summoned to the Home Office where they were told they were entitled to submit representations. However if Morrison refused their requests, it was their job to justify his decisions to their membership, not to continue to press their claims.
'Scale B', the lower pay scale for post-1932 recruits, was abolished. Police pay was formally increased for the first time since 1919.
The ban on married women serving in the police service was lifted.
The Report of the Police Council Committee on Rent Allowances recommended that the rent allowance should be high enough to reimburse the reasonable rent and rates of all members occupying unfurnished rent property. New maximum allowances of 30 shillings for the provinces and 35 shillings for London were recommended, and these proposals were accepted by the Government. The system by which police authorities paid a compensatory grant in respect of income tax on rent allowances was also introduced.
The National Police College was established, offering higher training for serving officers. Hendon Police College had closed in 1939, and had not been reopened.
A 'London Allowance' was introduced for the first time, starting at £10 a year for constables.
The Oaksey Committee of Inquiry into the Police Service published its First Report after a lengthy examination of pay and conditions of service. Oaksey recommended a modest pay increase, conditional upon police officers agreeing to 'average'; i.e. to have their pensions based on the their average pensionable pay over the last three years of their service.
The Oaksey recommendations came as a major disappointment and did nothing to solve the great


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Disk Area Allocation Details
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This topic provides details on the internal structure of the flash disk.
The flash disk has a number of areas. Each area includes one or more flash sectors. Each sector has a physical size of 264 bytes. Of those, only 256 bytes are used to store the data. Two last bytes of each sector store the checksum. Six remaining bytes are mostly left unused, except in the FRT/FAT areas (see below), where they do serve a useful function.
The flash disk has the following areas:
-BOOT sector, always at logical sector #0 (so it is the topmost physical sector of the flash — this was explained in Sharing Flash Between Your Application and Data). The boot sector contains the information about the sizes of other areas of the disk.
-File record table (FRT) area.
-File allocation table (FAT) area.
-Data area — actual data sectors of files.
-END BOOT sector — keeps the same data as the BOOT sector, but is located past the data area.
Each file record occupies 64 bytes. Therefore, each sector of the FRT area can fit 4 file records. Therefore, if you specify (during formatting) that you would like to have 15 different files, the fd.format (or fd.formatj) method will round this up to 16 files. This will require 4 sectors to fit. Actual amount of allocated sectors is always double that. This is done for sector leveling, which the fd. object takes care of internally. Also, the number of allocated sectors is never less than 8, again, for sector leveling reasons.
The maximum number of files stored by the.fd object is 64. Thefore, the maximum size of the FRT area is (64/4)*2= 32 sectors. Hence, the size of the FRT area is always between 8 and 32 sectors depending on the maximum number of files you need to store on the disk.
Each FAT sector consists of 128 FAT entries, 2 bytes per entry. Therefore, each FAT sector can fit the allocation data for 128 sectors from the data area of the disk. To improve sector leveling, the number of sectors allocated for the FAT area is, again, double against what's necessary. So, for every 128 sectors in the data area of the disk there are 2 sectors in the FAT area. At least 16 sectors are always allocated to FAT.
An example; supposing the data area has 1100 sectors. Therefore, 1100/128= 9 FAT sectors are needed. The fd. object will allocate double this required minimum, so 18 FAT sectors will be prepared. Let's suppose now that we only have 500 data sectors. This requires 4 FAT sectors, 8 after we double this amount. This is less than the minimal 16 FAT sectors that are always provided, so the fd. object will still allocate 16 sectors.
Allocation and capacity calculation example
The fd.format method takes, as an input parameter, the total number of sectors that you wish the disk to occupy. From that, and the supplied desired max number of files, the fd.format will work out the size of each area of the disk. Let's see this on a real example:
Supposing, you call fd.formatj(1300,41,100) — you want the disk to occupy 1300 sectors and store 41 file. You want the journal area to have 100 free sectors. So, what will be the size of the FRT, FAT, and data areas?
First, the fd.format deducts 2 sectors to account for the BOOT and the END BOOT sectors that must always be present. This leaves us with 1298 sectors.
Next, decuct the journal area — now only 1198 sectors are left.
Next, the fd.format determines the size of the FRT area: 41 is rounded to 44, this works out to hat (44/4)*2= 22 sectors are needed (this exceeds the minimum of 8, so we do not need to correct this number). We have 1198-22= 1176 sectors left.
Now, how many FAT sectors we need? 1176/128= 9.18, i.e. 10. Actual amount will be doubled, so we need 20 sectors (exceeds the minimum of 16, so we do not need to correct this number). Therefore, we are left with 1176-20= 1156 data sectors. This is what you will get from the fd.capacity R/O property (see Checking Disk Vitals).
One small caveat...
Now let us show you one trickier example. Say, you do fd.format(1301,4). You can quickly work out that you have 1301 sector for the FAT and data areas combined. Now, how should this be divided?
If you had 1300 sectors, then there would be no problem. Of them, 1280 would go to the data area, and 20 will belong to the FAT. 10 "necessary" FAT sectors will together hold 10*128= 1280 entries — just right for the size of the data area. The number of FAT sectors is always doubled, so FAT will get 20 sectors. Everything fits perfectly!
Now, there is no good solution for 1301 sectors. If you give this extra one sector to the data area, then you will need two more sectors for the FAT area — and you don't have those sectors. Allocating this extra sector to the FAT is useless, because you are not increasing the number of data sectors, so you don't really need an extra FAT sector. Hence, the value of 1301 is actually not suitable to us. Same goes for 1302. 1303 is good again, because three extra sectors allow us to give one sector to the data area, and add two sectors to the FAT area (FAT always increased in "doubles", remember?).
Fd.format avoid falling into the trap by correcting downwards the total disk size you request if it turns out to be one of the "problematic" values. So, if you do fd.format(1302,4), then the result would be as if you did fd.format(1300,4). The fd.totalsize R/O property reflect this.
Why is there the END BOOT sector?
The END BOOT sector exists for one purpose — to detect whether your application has encroached on the flash disk. As was already explained, on devices with the shared flash memory, the firmware/application and the data area reside in the same flash IC. Data area sectors are counted from the topmost physical sector of the flash memory. Therefore, the END BOOT sector is the one "closest" to your application. Should the application become larger and take some of the space that was previously occupied by the flash disk, the END BOOT sector will be overwritten. The fd. object will detect this during mounting and return 3- PL_FD_STATUS_FORMAT_ERR status code.


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What Does Preceding Mean?
Preceding is a word used in reference to order or arrangement. It can be used as an adjective to mean or show that something happens before the other does. For example, the preceding protests led to the resignation of the prime minister.
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Connecting to ODBC databases from Python with pyodbc
The section below provides a Python code sample that shows you how to connect to a database using the functions of the pyodbc module and Devart ODBC driver that implements the ODBC standard in data mapping. This code also works, with slight modifications, for accessing data in cloud applications from Python, such as Mailchimp, Salesforce, Dynamics 365, BigCommerce, or QuickBooks.
Need to connect Python to an ODBC database such as Oracle, MySQL, or SQL Server? You can do it with an open-source Python module pyodbc, Devart ODBC driver, and a few lines of code. The pyodbc module implements the Python DB API 2.0 specification, which was designed to provide a consistent interface to various databases and help developers write apps that can work with different databases without significant code changes. Python applications use an ODBC driver manager and ODBC driver to connect to the database server.
To connect to a database and retrieve data using the Python progamming language, you only need a few functions:
 - connect() function to create a connection to the database;
 - cursor() function to create a cursor from the connection;
 - execute() function to execute a select statement;
 - fetchone() function to retrieve rows from the query.
Steps to connect to ODBC database in Python
with pyodbc module
Install the driver and configure an ODBC data source in the driver settings
01.Import the pyodbc module and create a connection to the database.
import pyodbc
cnxn = pyodbc.connect('DRIVER={Devart ODBC Driver for SQLite};Direct=True;Database=mydatabase')
Start SQL Server Management Studio and create a linked server
02.Execute an INSERT statement to test the connection to the database.
cursor = cnxn.cursor()
cursor.execute("INSERT INTO EMP (EMPNO, ENAME, JOB, MGR) VALUES (535, 'Scott', 'Manager', 545)")
Run a query against the data storage
03.Retrieve a result set from a query, iterate over it and print out all records.
cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM EMP")
row = cursor.fetchone()
while row:
 print (row)
 row = cursor.fetchone()
Key Features
Direct mode
Native connection to traditional databases and cloud-based services from Python using an ODBC driver. No need to use client software to fetch your sales figures table or a list of the best sales managers from popular data stores such as Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, as well as cloud services such as Salesforce or Zoho CRM.
SQL data type mapping
Full support and mapping of data source-specific SQL data types to the standard ODBC data types. Access diverse data stores from Python through a unified interface with exceptional speed. You can create custom mappings between the data source fields and ODBC data types.
Secure connection
Devart ODBC drivers use SSL / SSH and HTTPS tunneling to protect user data as it flows between a remote server on the Internet and and the machine where your Python code is executed. Tunneling allows you to send communications securely between machines.
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How To: Match End Grain with Side Grain
End Grain
End grain close-up of unfinished white pine. Photo:
As you may recall from science class as a kid, wood is a collection of fibers that run in the same direction. Basically, it's a collection of the tree's xylum, all stacked up next to and on top of each other, like a bunch of drinking straws arranged in a grid pattern. So the side grain of wood represents the side sections of these fibers, whereas the end grain represents their ends.
And just like the drinking straws, when applying liquids like stain or oil finishes (or even glue) to wood, the different sections of the grain absorb the liquid differently, often resulting in a different color on the side and end grain. Fortunately, there's an (easy) extra step you can take to guarantee even color and tone anywhere on the wood.
Simply sand the end and edge grains to one higher grit than the side grain. So if you sand the side grain to 150, sand the end grain to 220; if the side is 220, the end and edge grains should be 320 and so forth. This makes the uniform roughness (which is really what sandpaper accomplishes) of the end grain smaller, where it soaks up less finish. Try it on your next project. You'll be amazed.
Wood Finishing End Grain
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TypeScript Type Guards, a quick introduction
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Type guards are a way to check the type of a variable. Specifically a way for the compiler to narrow the type of a variable. This help the compiler check for errors.
There 3 major types
 - typeof
 - instanceof
 - user defined
Let's look at examples
typeof type guard
let num = string | number;
if(typeof num === 'number') {
 // x is a number. we can can any number methods without getting errors from the compiler
In the snippet above the variable num could be of 2 types, string or number. To perform certain operation to this variable we might need to know the type before performing the operation. In this case be we use a typeof type guard using a if statement. Inside the if block the type of num is narrowed down to number.
Note This type is limited to string, boolean, number and symbol types.
instanceof type guard
Similar to typeof type guard, the instanceof type guard is used to narrow down class instances. Let use an example.
class Dog {
 bark() {
class Cat {
 meow() {
type HousePet = Cat | Dog;
function callOwner(pet: HousePet): void {
 if (pet instanceof Dog) {
 } else {
In the snippet above the argument pet of the callOwner function could be of two types, Dog or Cat. Here two types guard are used to detect the type of the pet before calling the associated method. The if block us used to check the Dog type while else block infers that we have a Cat.
User defined type guards
These type guards can be used to check interfaces. To implement user defined type guards we need to implement a function. This function is special because it's signature is different than regular function. This return of this function is called a type predicate. The type predicate has
 - the name of the parameter parameter
 - followed by 'is'
 - followed by the type of the we are checking
Lets look at an example.
interface Car {
 horsePower: number;
interface Plane {
 wings: number;
function isCar( c: Car | Plain) c is Car {
 return (c as Car).horsePower!== undefined;
In the snippet above, we wrote a type guard that checks that a variable is of type Car. This function requires 3 things
 1. a parameter to check
 2. The type predicate
 3. The body of the function perform a check an returns true if the parameter is of the wanted type, otherwise returns false.
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Agency for statistic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is publishing data on innovation activity of enterprises referring to the period 2016-2018, obtained through the biennial survey on innovation activities of enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina (INOV). The Survey was carried out on the sample consisting of 3.116 enterprises, with the response rate of enterprises, which completed the questionnaire of 67.8%.
Innovation-active enterprises are those that, in the observation period, have had completed product or process innovation activities and/or ongoing innovation activities at the end of 2018 and/or abandoned innovation activities and/or in-house research and development activities and/or contract-out research and development activities. Innovation activities in the observation period may result in innovation, be ongoing, delayed or abandoned
Out of the total number of enterprises, 35.6% introduced at least one of the above innovation activities in the observation period 2016-2018. In the same observation period, 64.4 % of enterprises have not implemented innovative activities.
Innovation activity of enterprises increases as their size increases. Thus, 59.4% of enterprises in the observed number of large enterprises (250 employees and more) were innovation-active, 46.6% in the observed number of medium enterprises (between 50 and 249 employees), while 31.5% of enterprises in the group of small enterprises (between 10 and 49 employees) were innovation-active
By section of the Classification of Economic Activities 2010, which in its content and structure fully complies with the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities of the EU, NACE Rev.2, the largest number of innovation-active enterprises was recorded in the section Information and communication, 63.9%, and the least innovative enterprises was recorded in the section Mining and quarrying, 17.


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SPR-IDA (Suspended Particulate Reagent – Iminodiacetate) is a sample preparation material for preconcentration of trace elements and reduction of high alkali metal (e.g. Na) sample matrix levels. The reagent consists of 10 micron diameter polymer beads that have been chemically derivatized with the iminodiacetate chelating agent. Small aliquots of the reagent can be added via a batch mode to a sample and separated with bound metals by gravity or centrifugation.
Seawater Example: The determination of trace elements in liquid samples such as seawater presents a number of challenges for inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The high dissolved solids content (approx. 3.5%) of seawater can suppress analyte signal, cause interelement interferences and clog the interface sampler and skimmer cones.
The seawater sample can be diluted, but at the expense of detectability, as some elements of interest are in the 5 to 50 ppt (ng/L) range. An alternative is a sample preparation technique that can selectively preconcentrate trace elements of interest while having much less affinity for major matrix components such as Na, K, Ca and Mg.
A chelating polymer resin called SPR-IDA (Suspended Particulate Reagent - Iminodiacetate) can be used for preconcentration/matrix elimination of seawater. The reagent consists of 10 micron diameter polymer beads derivatized with the chelating agent iminodiacetate. The beads are supplied as a 10% suspension in deionized water, and can be easily pipetted into a sample. The resin suspension aliquot is typically 0.1ml per 15mL of seawater sample.
Batch Mode Sample Preparation: After an aliquot of the resin suspension is added to the sample, the pH of the sample is adjusted to 8 and the resin is separated by gravity or centrifugation. The supernatant liquid is removed and the resin is washed to remove more of the remaining unbound sample matrix. Nitric acid is then added to the resin to release the bound analytes and the acid extract analyzed via conventional nebulization by ICP-MS. Important elements that are chelated by SPR-IDA include Al, Cd, Co, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, U, and Zn.
Iminodiacetate (IDA) on SPR Bead
Off-Line Sample Preparation: Sample preparation can be done offline, saving valuable ICP-MS running time (Ar gas and electricity) that is lost during traditional column loading, washing, and elution steps.
Avoid Sample Memory Effects: The SPR-IDA bead aliquot is used only once, avoiding sample memory effects from incomplete column elution.
Simple and Economical: No additional complex, costly liquid handling hardware (e.g. injection and switching valves) are needed. Typically 15 to 50 mL test vials (ex. polypropylene) are used for sample preparation with bead separation by gravity.


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You can create
and mount shadow sets using the $MOUNT system service in a user-written
program. Program calls to $MOUNT that create, mount, or add devices
to shadow sets use the same syntax. To direct the system to perform
any mount operation, you construct a $MOUNT item list. The item list
specifies the virtual unit that represents the shadow set and the
members (physical devices) that the shadow set contains.
The call to the $MOUNT system service has the
Example 5-1 illustrates MACRO-32 statements that produce
a $MOUNT system service item list to create and mount a shadow set.
Example 5-1 Item List to Create and Mount a Shadow Set
The following list describes the elements in Example 5-1:
Notice that the virtual unit item descriptor occurs
first. This item descriptor specifies DSA23 as the name of the virtual
unit. See "Creating a Shadow Set " for the proper naming syntax for the virtual unit and shadow set
The virtual unit item descriptor is followed by two
member-unit item descriptors. Because Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS
automatically determines the type of operation (copy or merge) necessary
before disks can join a shadow set, all of the devices are mounted
with MNT$_SHAMEM item descriptors. These item descriptors specify
that the physical devices, $4$DUA9 and $4$DUA5, are to join the shadow
set represented by DSA23.
The member item descriptors are followed by an item
descriptor that specifies MYVOLUME as the volume label for the shadow
The last item descriptor specifies DISK$MYVOLUME as
the logical name for the shadow set.
Later, if you want to add another device to the
shadow set, you make another call to $MOUNT that specifies an item
list that contains the name of the virtual unit and the name of the
device you want to add to the shadow set. Example 5-2 shows how
to add the physical device $4$DUA10: to the shadow set created in Example 5-1.
Example 5-2 Item List to Add a Member to a Shadow Set
"$MOUNT Shadow Set Item Codes" briefly describes the $MOUNT shadow
set item codes and discusses how to construct a valid $MOUNT item
list. For a complete description of the $MOUNT service and all its
item codes, see the HP OpenVMS System Services Reference


the electoral roll to give a limited amount of money.
While there is no doubt that individuals may also have a political agenda, the sense of corruption is much less in the case of individuals. It is also important that there is still room for modest donations from individuals to help fund new parties.
It is also legitimate for parties to gain funds from many individuals giving small amounts of money, and this can be a way to raise money without effectively selling influence.
Recommendation 5: Ban all forms of donations and fundraising payments except those received from individuals on the electoral roll and from bequests.
6. Caps on donations by individuals
While individuals should be permitted to donate to candidates and parties, it is necessary that these donations are restricted to smaller amounts that do not have the danger of corruptly influencing parties or members of Parliament.
Recommendation 6: Restrict donations by individuals to a maximum of $1000 in any one year to any political party, with donations to different branches of the same political party counting towards a single cap of $1000.
Recommendation 7: Restrict donations by individuals to a maximum of $1000 in any one year to candidates from the same political party, with donations to different candidates of the same political party counting towards a single cap of $1000.
7. Continuous disclosure of donations
At the moment, donations are not revealed to the public until the regular cycle of electoral returns and party annual returns are usually months after the federal election. This time lag dramatically reduces the accountability of parties and candidates. Voters have the right to know about donations before they go to the polls.
This committee has taken a small step in the right direction by recommending that any single donation of over $100,000 is disclosed within 14 days of receipt. This requirement can be easily avoided by spreading a donation out over a number of occasions, possibly in a very short period of time. This loophole should be immediately closed. Moves should be made now to ensure continuous disclosure of all significant donations.
Recommendation 8: If at any point a donor has given over $100,000 to a political party or candidate the party or candidate is then required to disclose all donations from that donor within fourteen days of the cumulative donations exceeding $100,000.
Recommendation 9: All donations from donors whose cumulative donations over the course of a year exceed $1000 be disclosed.
Recommendation 10: The government provide sufficient funding to the Australian Electoral Commission to develop a system to allow for immediate submission of returns for all donations of $1000 or more within seven days of the donation being given.
Recommendation 11: Once it is technically feasible, parties and candidates are required to disclose all donations from donors who have donated $1000 or more in that financial year within fourteen days of the donation being received.
8. Limits on spending during election campaigns
In the fiercely competitive environment of electoral politics, there will always be the temptation for parties and candidates to try to attract greater amounts of donations than their rivals, regardless of what rules are imposed restricting their ability to receive donations.
Restricting the level of expenditure is an effective way to bring fairness to the electoral system and stop the election funding arms race that has engulfed Australian politics.
Recommendation 12: A cap is imposed on election expenditure for each state for political parties and for each House of Representatives electorate for candidates for the three months prior to election day.
Recommendation 13: Penalties are imposed for violation of election expenditure caps, including loss of public funding, large fines, and in extreme cases disqualification as a candidate or as a Member of Parliament.
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Caryn R. Rodgers, PhD
- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Practice Specialty
- Harvard Medical School
- Main Location
- Academic Title
- Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Administrative Title
- Clinical Psychologist, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
- Clinical Focus
- Adolescent health
- Research Focus
Dr. Rodgers focuses on adolescent health promotion in low-income urban communities. Her research examines protective and risk factors for adolescent problem behaviors (i.e., sexual risk behaviors and substance use). Through the employment of community-based participatory research (CBPR) as a research approach, Dr. Rodgers works with communities, families and youth to further understand protective factors that promote resiliency, strength and adaptive functioning among economically disadvantaged urban youth of color. Through the identification and promotion of resilience within communities, she intends to develop and promote effective prevention and intervention programming to increase adaptive and successful outcomes for low-income urban youth and families of color.
Dr. Caryn Rodgers earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from St. John's University in Jamaica, NY. Following completion of her doctorate, Dr. Rodgers completed the Leadership in Education and Adolescent Health (LEAH) psychology fellowship in adolescent medicine through Harvard Medical School. Subsequently, she completed a fellowship in Community-Based Participatory Research as a W. K. Kellogg Community Health Scholar in the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore, MD.


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The new vapor retardant is a polyamide film that can become more than 20 times more permeable at high relative humidity than during times when there is low humidity, such as in the winter.
More typical polyethylene vapor retardants allow moisture to condense on cold surfaces and accumulate in the wall cavity when the seasons change.
The concept of a "smart" vapor retardant was introduced seven years ago in Europe and has become widely accepted there, CertainTeed says.
With a high resistance to water vapor diffusion in winter, says the manufacturer, the pores of MemBrain™ react to increases in the relative humidity so that water vapor can pass through. This lowered resistance supports the drying process.


Arthur Simen, M.D., Ph.D.
Arthur Simen, M.D., Ph.D., Yale University
Standard Research Grant (2009): $75,000
Prefrontal and Genetic Determinants of Suicidality in the Elderly with Cardiac Disease
Abstract: Aging and medical illness are important risk factors for the development of suicide and suicidal behaviors and thinking. Suicide risk is higher among the elderly than any other age group. Aging is associated with multiple psychosocial and biological stressors including medical illness, as well as changes in cognitive function that is governed by the prefrontal cortex. Studies to date have established the importance of poor neurocognitive function and medical illness in increasing risk for suicide in the elderly, but the causal mechanism remains unclear. This research program will test for the individual differences in suicidal ideation in the elderly which are due in part to individual differences in cognitive function, and that adaptive coping and hopelessness mediate the relationship between cognitive function and suicidal ideation. The research will examine the individual differences in prefrontal cortex function which are largely determined by genetic variation in HCN1, a gene involved in determining prefrontal cortex function, will be related to prefrontal cortex performance at the time of the first assessments in patients and their spouses. Prefrontal cortex cognitive function will be assessed using the CANTABeclipse program, a very well characterized and standardized computerized neuropsychological test package. This research will be done on a particularly high risk population, elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and their spouses. This work will serve as the foundation of a translational research program examining the multifactorial etiology of suicidal ideation in the elderly.


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Discovery of retrograde and inverted themes for indexing musical scores
This paper describes extensions to a musical score indexing program that enable it to discover sequences of notes that appear in retrograde and/or inverted form. The program was tested over a set of 50 orchestral movements by several composers of the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods. The retrograde and inversion discovery algorithm added an average of 3.76 patterns per movement to the index, increasing the number of notes in the index by 6.5%, and the number of entries by 8.2%. Among the patterns added to the index were variations of 3 themes in retrograde, 5 themes in inversion, and 3 themes in retrograde inversion.
Indexing, Music information retrieval, Theme discovery
Ren, Xiaona, Lloyd A. Smith, and Richard A. Medina. "Discovery of retrograde and inverted themes for indexing musical scores." In Proceedings of the 2004 Joint ACM/IEEE Conference on Digital Libraries, 2004., pp. 252-253. IEEE, 2004.
Proceedings of the ACM IEEE International Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2004


A rod of total mass $M$ and length $x$ has its tip attached to a string of negligible mass, so it spins in a circular motion horizontally free from friction with constant tangential velocity.
I have observed that the tension in the string can found via the integral
$$\text{tension}=(V_{\text{tangent}})^2 \int_0^x\mathrm dm/\text{length}$$
where $\mathrm dm$ is a small element of mass located along the rod.
However, suppose the rod is still attached to the string in a similar manner and instead I am only given its total mass $M$ and the location of its center of mass; how would I find the tension of the string in this scenario given that the rod is not attached at the point of its center of mass?
Your equation is wrong because $V_{tangent}$ varies along the rod. It should be inside the integral.
Finding the tension in the string by the 2nd method is much more sensible. All you need to do is apply the usual formula for centripetal force : $T=Mv^2/R$ where $R$ is the radius of the circle traced out by the CM of the rod.
 - $\begingroup$ For the second scenario i said we know the center of mass on the rod, but the rod is attached to the string NOT on the point of its center of mass, but yeah I now realize Vtangent varies $\endgroup$ – Prandals Jan 23 '17 at 20:12
 - $\begingroup$ Yes. $R$ is the distance from the CM of the rod to the centre of the circle. If the rod is uniform and the length of string is $L$ then $R=L+\frac12x$. $\endgroup$ – sammy gerbil Jan 23 '17 at 20:15
 - $\begingroup$ What if it wasnt uniform? Would knowing the center of mass be useless? $\endgroup$ – Prandals Jan 23 '17 at 20:24
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 $\begingroup$ $T=Mv^2/R$ applies even if the rod is not uniform. Knowing that the rod is uniform helps in locating the CM. If the rod is not uniform but you are told (or can otherwise calculate) the position of the CM relative to the end of the rod, you can still use the same formula.... The integral method and the CM method will give you the same answer for $T$. $\endgroup$ – sammy gerbil Jan 23 '17 at 20:28
 - $\begingroup$ Remember that V(r) in this case is proportional to r, since it is rotating as a solid. So that means that V^2(r)/r is also proportional to r. With that in mind you should fairly easily be able to show the indicated result with regard to the COM. $\endgroup$ – user93146 Jun 21 '18 at 15:28
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In response to the ethical code for higher education proposed by Education Minister Naftali Bennett, the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) stated today that this step is a "negative example" of how to write an ethical code. According to IDI, the code was written by an individual rather than through discourse with professors at Israel's various institutions of higher learning. It also undermines the autonomy of these institutions in violation of the Law of the Council for Higher Education.
"The ethical code that is being proposed unreasonably expands the definition of what is political. The definition does not differentiate between political and the public, between political and ethical, and between systematic preaching and free discourse. Political activity, according to the proposed ethical code, includes all direct support or opposition to 'a particular point of view in a recognized public dispute'. Thus, the proposed code refers to many questions of economics, ethics, law, and political morality as political and calls for their removal from academic discourse.
Finally, IDI's statement adds that the code undermines the gist of the academic mission and spirit, which lies in the academic drive to raise innovative ideas and challenge conventional wisdom.
"Such an ethical code tramples freedom of expression with a heavy foot. It would cause professors to self-censor and create an opening for pursuing and harassing professors," IDI's leaders say.
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|Title:||ETYMO - An Interpreter to Simulate Historical Sound Change|
|Description:||ETYMO is an IBM-compatible program which simulates regular historical sound change. ETYMO works as an interpreter which first reads a set of linguistical rules that describe the diachronical evolution of a language. It then applies those rules to ancestor words (which can be single words or corpora containing an unlimited number of words) and calculates its descendency line or lines (the program can handle ''single'' and ''multiple'' evolutions - in the latter case, the different possibilities are represented in an evolution tree). For each evolution step, ETYMO can give detailed information about the transformation. All evolutions can be saved and printed out. When used for corpus calculations, ETYMO can give statistical information about the regularity of the evolution. A set of linguistical rules describing the evolution from latin to spanish is available.
The program has been developped as a diploma work (''ETYMO - un interpr?teur linguistique dans le domaine de la linguistique diachronique. Avec une application? l'?volution du latin? l'espagnol'') at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland).
The program, it's source code, the linguistical data (a corpus with 600 spanish words) and the written diploma work can be downloaded a _URL_