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-Xiu An; Deng-Ao Li; Xiaoli Yang (pp. 2144-2148).
► SiC powders were synthesized from the Si/C system in a nitrogen atmosphere by combustion synthesis. ► The carbon fiber/SiC composite with different mixture ratios have been prepared by as-prepared material. ► The effect of the mol ratio of carbon fiber/SiC on the microwave loss properties of the composites is investigated. ► A possible microwave absorbing mechanism of carbon fiber/SiC composite has been proposed.SiC powders were synthesized from the Si/C system in a nitrogen atmosphere by combustion synthesis. The carbon fiber/SiC composite with different mixture ratios have been prepared by as-prepared material. The structure, morphology and properties of the composites are characterized with IR, XRD, scanning electron microscope (SEM), Network Analyzer. The complex permittivity (ε′r−jε″r) and reflection loss (dB) of the composites have been measured at different microwave frequencies in S-band and C-band (30–6000MHz) employing vector network analyzer model PNA 3629D vector. The effect of the mol ratio of carbon fiber/SiC on the microwave loss properties of the composites is investigated. A possible microwave absorbing mechanism of carbon fiber/SiC composite has been proposed. The carbon fiber/SiC composite can find applications in suppression of electromagnetic interference (EMI), and reduction of radar signature.
Keywords: Ceramics; Composite materials; Microstructure; Microwave absorption
High efficiency all phosphorescent white light-emitting diodes based on conjugated polymer host
by Qiaoli Niu; Junbiao Peng; Yong Zhang; Yong Zhang; Bo Liang (pp. 2149-2153).
► Conjugated polymer PFO was used as the matrix of phosphorescent dyes. ► Double doping ratio of FIrpic and Ir(DMFPQ)2pbm in PFO was tuned to 10:1 to achieve white light. ► Back energy transfer was suppressed by hole-transport layer PVK. ► Performances of the WPLEDs were improved via introducing CBP into PVK.High efficiency all phosphorescent white electroluminescence was realized by double doping of blue-light-emitting bis(2-(4,6-difluorophenyl)-pyridinato-N,C2′) picolinate (FIrpic) and red iridium complex Ir(DMFPQ)2pbm into conjugated polymer host poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) (PFO). Effects of hole-transport layer (HTL) on the performances of white polymer light-emitting diodes (WPLEDs) were investigated. First of all, PVK as the HTL was essential, because the back energy transfer from FIrpic to PFO caused by the low-lying triplet energy level of PFO was suppressed by PVK. Furthermore, performances of the WPLEDs were enhanced by introducing CBP into PVK owing to improved balance of electron and hole current. The resulting all phosphorescent WPLEDs have a peak luminous efficiency of 15.5cd/A and a peak power efficiency of 6lm/W. Commisssion Internationale de L'Eclairage (CIE) coordinates of (0.41, 0.38) were realized at a current density of 18mA/cm2. The obtaining of the efficient all phosphorescent white electroluminescence with PFO as host polymer will broaden the approaches of white light generation and be a big promote for the application of phosphorescent WPLEDs.
Keywords: Phosphorescent; Back energy transfer; White polymer light-emitting diode; Conjugated polymer
Electronic energy transfer between poly(9,9′-dihexylfluorene-2,2-dyil) and MEH-PPV: A photophysical study in solutions and in the solid state
by René A. Nome; Hueder P.M. de Oliveira; Leni Akcelrud; Teresa D.Z. Atvars (pp. 2154-2161).
Display Omitted► Description of the lower efficient energy transfer processes in solutions. ► Demonstration that FRET is a high efficient process in films. ► Evidences that trivial process is present in both solutions and films.Some aspects of the energy transfer processes between poly(9,9′-dihexylfluorene-2,2-dyil) and MEH-PPV in solutions of good and poor solvents and in solid state blends are addressed. The resonant non-radiative energy transfer in solution is discussed in terms of the Förster dynamic model and using steady-state and dynamical photoluminescence we observed that it is a very inefficient process, almost independently of the solvent. Also in solution the intensity decrease was discussed in terms of trivial energy transfer process. On the other hand, in solid state the resonant non-radiative energy transfer process is more relevant and strongly dependent on the MEH-PPV concentration in the blends. In this case, Förster approach may be relevant but it is not good enough to correlate the quenching efficiency with the blend composition. Trivial energy transfer process together with resonant energy transfer process play an important role for systems with donor higher concentration.
Keywords: Poly(9,9′-dihexylfluorene-2,2-dyil); MEH-PPV; Solvent effects; Electronic energy transfer; FRET; Polymer blends
Elaboration and characterization of polyaniline films electrodeposited on tin oxides
by C.C. Buron; B. Lakard; A.F. Monnin; V. Moutarlier; S. Lakard (pp. 2162-2169).
► Electrochemical polymerization of polyaniline films on fluorine tin oxide and indium tin oxide. ► Characterization of electropolymerized films (IRRAS, XRD). ► Determination of polymer's film properties: thickness, roughness, morphology (profilometry, SEM, AFM).This paper presents the electrochemical synthesis of polyaniline films on fluorine tin oxide (FTO) and indium tin oxide (ITO) in acidic medium by both potentiodynamic and potentiostatic methods. The use of potentiodynamic deposition showed that conductive polyaniline films were synthesized by the same process than on noble metals and allowed the determination of the electrodeposition potential used for further potentiostatic electrodepositions. The electropolymerization was then performed by chronoamperometry and appeared easier on ITO than on FTO. The electrodeposited polyaniline films were extensively characterized in terms of chemical nature, electrochemical growth, thickness, roughness and morphology. The chemical nature of the films was identified through infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analyses. The roughness and the morphology of the polymer coatings, determined by profilometry, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy, were correlated to the calculated thickness of each polyaniline film and to the nature of the substrate.
Keywords: Polyaniline; Tin oxides; Electrochemistry; Surface analysis; Atomic force microscopy
Synthesis and electrochemical properties of Li3V2(PO4)3/MWCNTs composite cathodes
by Yong Zhang; Yan Lv; Lizhen Wang; Aiqin Zhang; Yanhua Song; Guangyin Li (pp. 2170-2173).
► The first study to apply MWCNTs for the synthesis of Li3V2(PO4)3 (LVP)/MWCNTs materials. ► Novel methods for the synthesis of LVP/MWCNTs by microwave assisted sol–gel method. ► The doping of MWCNTs can greatly improve the high rate dischargeability of LVP/MWCNTs electrode. ► The J0 is 2.92mAcm−2, which is larger compared with the results of J0 reported by other articles.Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)-doped lithium vanadium phosphate Li3V2(PO4)3 (LVP)/MWCNTs x ( x=0, 1, 3, 4, 5, 7wt.%) cathode materials for lithium ion batteries are synthesized by a microwave assisted sol–gel method. Moreover, the influences of doped MWCNTs on the physicochemical and electrochemical properties of the as-prepared samples are investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and electrochemical experiments. The results show that the optimal doping amount of MWCNTs is 4wt.%. Under this condition, the LVP/MWCNTs4wt.% sample has an monoclinic structure, the average particle size is about 0.2–4μm with very fine particle size, uniform shape and loose agglomeration. When charge/discharge at 0.1C, the sample reached the maximum discharge capacity (130mAhg−1), which is comparable to its theoretical capacity. Comparing with the sample obtained by conventional solid-state route, the obtained materials display lower charge transfer resistance, higher rate capability and excellent reversibility. The above experiments demonstrate that the LVP/MWCNTs4wt.% is a very promising cathode material which will be used in the future for lithium ion batteries.
Keywords: Multi-walled carbon nanotubes; Lithium vanadium phosphate; Physicochemical and electrochemical properties
Efficiency enhancement of inverted organic photovoltaic devices with ZnO nanopillars fabricated on FTO glass substrates
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Help to save cost, save time, increase effectiveness of product delivery planning.
If you need assistant for your transportation work, determine the product delivery points in sequence and then organize your routes which will reduce cost and increase efficiency. The Route Optimization is one feature of our TMS solution, which assists in product delivery route planning based on conditions for each type of business. It is simple and suitable for business with many transportation points. Users can apply the System to organize vehicles to transport goods automatically, by selecting the type of transportation with shortest distance or least delivery time, in order to estimate cost and expenses that have occurred from product transportation and evaluate job plans in advance.
- Input Purchase Order Information:
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Rural Communities and Planning
The concept of community is complex. Starting, engaging, and stabilizing a community, including its buildings and people, requires a diverse skill set. Every community presents its own unique challenges and opportunities. Postgraduate degrees offered through the OAC allow students to critically examine communities and offer solutions to the issues they face using a broad range of theories and approaches.
- Capacity Development and Extension - MSc
- International Development Studies - MSc or MA*
- International Development Studies - PhD*
- Rural Planning and Development - MSc or MPLAN
- Rural Studies - PhD
Certificates and Continuing Education
*Collaborative interdepartmental programs within the University of Guelph.


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Click on the elements of interest for more details,
or make a new query.
The numbers that are shown in the parentheses indicate how
many of your word queries appear in each category.
- gods and goddesses from Latin and Greek myths: words from mythology (two matching results)
- -mancy, -mancer (Greek: divination, prophecy) words: belomancy to cheiromancy, part 2 of 9 (two matching results)
- The planet earth, words from myths (one matching result)
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- Tools & Workshop >
- Basic Grinding 101
Basic Grinding 101
Follow the three steps necessary to sharpen a chisel or similar tool with a grinding wheel.
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I've never seen the guy so angry: His wife used a favorite chisel to open a paint can and my friend Dominick took it personally. The big nick in the edge of that chisel was, well, just about criminal in his eyes. Ordinarily, a chisel or plane iron needs little more than an occasional honing on a wateror oilstone - unless, of course, it's been abused. A nick or other significant imperfection in its edge as the result of an encounter with a nail (or a paint can) or another tool will mean a more difficult sharpening job. The bench grinder is the tool of choice for such tasks.
One advantage the grinding wheel has is speed: It's quicker than using a coarse whetstone. Another is its shape: The tiny arc the wheel grinds into the tool is a hollow-grind, which means that the tool is likely to retain its sharpness for many honings.
To return a tool to usability, three steps are required to sharpen a chisel or a plane iron.
1. Square the Cutting Edge. Set the tool rest so that its top surface points directly along the radius of the wheel. The front edge of the rest should be approximately an eighth of an inch from the wheel. Put on your eye protection, start the machine, and, when it's up to
speed, gently but firmly slide the chisel back and forth across the wheel.
2. Grind the Bevel. Matching the original angle ground onto the edge is essential (note that the angle varies from tool to tool). One way to transfer the angle from the tool to the grinder is by using a bevel gauge to set the tool rest to the right angle. Another option is to use a grinding attachment that is set at the proper angle.
Now, with goggles on and your machine at full speed, move the blade back and forth across the wheel. Do it gently. And don't forget to bathe the tip of the tool in a water or oil bath. A blade that has been allowed to get blue hot loses its "temper," namely, the hardness or resiliency of its manufacture. In practice, the loss of temper means the tools will not hold a sharp edge, dulling quickly with minimal use. So dip the blade frequently in a water or machine oil bath while grinding.
3. Hone the Tool. Now that the shape of the tool has been restored, hone it on a oilor waterstone.
Squaring a Driver Edge. A chipped or rough-edged screwdriver is easily sharpened on a bench grinder. The steps are the reverse of those for a chisel. Start by grinding the broad, flat edges of the driver tip, holding the shaft of the driver so that it is tangential to the blade. This grinds a slight convex curve into the tool (again, a "hollow grind"). After hollow grinding, reset the tool rest so that the shaft of the tool points at the center of the wheel. Grind the tip square, gently by firmly sliding the tip back and forth across the flat edge of the wheel.
In talking grinding, there are three key words that will help you get what you want.
Grit. Wheels consist of bonded abrasives, particles called "grit."
Grain Size. The "grain size" of that grit identifies whether the wheel is coarse, medium, fine, or some gradation in between. The larger the grain, the coarser the wheel.
Grade. The hardness of the bond between the grains of grit determines the hardness of the wheel. Hard wheels are used for grinding soft materials, and soft wheels for harder materials.
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SQLite::VirtualTable::Pivot::Cursor - a cursor for a pivot table query
Objects in this class represent cursors for queries on pivot tables.
They maintatin a statement handle corresponding to an unpivotted query on the base table. The pivotting operation is done one row at a time, as data is returned; i.e. we order by the id, and group on the fly.
It must be possible for multiple cursors to exist at once on the same pivot table, in case it occurs more than once in a query.


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This article was published originally on 8/25/2010
Alert readers across Iowa and in neighboring states are asking, "Why are there are so many dragonflies this summer?" I'm not sure what explains this larger-than-normal number of dragonflies but callers are reporting anywhere from "dozens" to "hundreds" of dragonflies flying in swarms during late afternoon to early evening.
Excessive rainfall in this year does not explain the abundance. Dragonflies develop as nymphs in rivers, streams and lakes. Most take at least one year to develop from the egg to the adult stage, and some take 2 or 3 years. So the swarmers you see now are at least one year old and probably two. These are the offspring of last year's adults (if not the adults that were flying back in 2008 or 2009). To me, that means this year's abundance is related to what happened 1 to 3 years ago, and not what happened 1 to 3 months ago. In fact, I predict that dragonfly numbers will be down in the next 1 to 3 years as flooding of 2010 may have been detrimental to nymphs in flooded streams. More water in the stream, and especially flooding, would seem to work against the dragonflies, not for them.
What we do know is that dragonflies are more numerous in high-quality water, so abundance is an indicator of healthy aquatic ecosystems, and that's a good thing.
Dragonflies are often observed long distances from the nearest water. It appears they travel long distances and then congregate ("swarm") in areas where there is a plentiful flying food source such as emerging winged ants, mosquitoes, etc. Yes, dragonflies eat mosquitoes, but it's apparent they are not keeping up with this year's bumper crop.
More information about dragonflies
Dragonfly photographed near Hungry Jack Lake MN. By Richard Minnick.


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You can access the data of the people in your 'Inner Circle'. Following is the data you can access:
- Measurements – archive of all the measurements and calculated vitals.
- Health Card – all the information filled in the 'Health Card' of the person.
- Dynamics – statistics and graphs for all the vitals for any selected period.
To view the person's data, click their icon in the 'Inner Circle' of the 'Overview' screen. You will see a screen with a menu where you can select what to view.


The Central Gonja District is located at the southern end of the Northern Region of Ghana. It covers a total land area of 8,353 Km2, representing 12% of the total landmass of the Northern Region. Buipe is the administrative capital.
The land form of the district is low lying but gently undulating at altitudes ranging between 150m to 300m above sea level though some parts average 600m.
The area is traversed by two major rivers - the White Volta, which flows longitudinally through the district, and the Black Volta, which forms the district's southern boundary with the Kintampo North Municipal. A lot of streams crisscross the district and flow into the two Volta Rivers.
It shares boundaries in the north with the Tamale Metropolis, the Kintampo North Municipal of the Brong-Ahafo Region in the south, East Gonja Municipal in the east and the West Gonja District in the west.
The population of the District according to 2010 population and housing census stands at 87,877 with 43,860 males and 44,017 females.


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Study: You Could Be A Jerk (And Not Have A Clue)
Researchers at Columbia Business School have revealed an essential truth of life at the office: the boss could be an overly-assertive, insensitive, polarizing jerk and be completely unaware of his or her behavior. That's news? Perhaps not, but it is a news release from Columbia Business School, where researchers paired up developing professionals for mock negotiations over issues such as licensing rights. After the deal–making, each person answered questions about their own assertiveness and their counterpart's assertiveness. The negotiators were then asked to guess what their counterpart said about them. The envelope please….The studies found that, generally speaking, negotiators have a lot of work to do in the self–awareness department. For example, one study found that 57 percent of people actually seen by their counterpart as under–assertive thought they had come across as appropriately assertive or even over–assertive. They also found that 56 percent of people actually seen by their counterpart as over–assertive thought they had come across as appropriately assertive or even under–assertive. Wait, there's more: the researchers found that many people getting assertiveness right mistakenly thought they were seen as pushing too hard.


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The piece starts off talking about what is arguably Dorothea Lange's most recognizeable image, that of a California pea picker Florence Owens Thompson. The image was taken while Lange was employed by the Farm Security Administration in March, 1936.
One incredible piece of information I learned from the NPR piece was that all of the images that Dorothea Lange took during her work with the FSA became the proprety of the US Government. The original images were accompanied by captions that she wrote for each image, but they were not distributed with the images when the FSA would make them available to news outlets. Not even the titles of her images were preserved.
Listen to the NPR piece embedded below, or visit this link to read more about the new book by Linda Gordon.


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Internet message boards often contain threads on Esbit and ways to improve its efficiency. Some have suggested that the distance between the burning tablet and the bottom of the pot is too close with the commercial stoves and that better results were achieved by increasing this distance. This appeals to that kernel of knowledge retained from our high school chemistry class regarding the Bunsen burner; there was a hot spot in the flame at which the beaker bottom should be placed. If the beaker was placed lower than this point, boil times increased. Shouldn't this same concept apply to Esbit?
It's an interesting idea, but I have always been a skeptic when it comes to claims made on message boards. Often people test their ideas in very subjective ways, if at all. In particular, I was not convinced that Esbit's 'hot spot' was significantly higher than the pot height on the commonly available commercial stoves. But at heart I'm a pragmatist and am not married to any particular backpacking method other than a level headed evaluation of what works best in a given situation. In that spirit, a short experiment designed to evaluate Esbit efficiency vs pot height was performed.
The basic idea was to vary the height of the pot, boil some water, and then determine the mass of Esbit consumed. A standard Esbit wingstove was modified by attaching 4" coat hanger wire stands to each wing with epoxy. After each test, the wires were cut to lower the stove and the test repeated. In order to keep the test conditions as equal as possible, the boiling point was determined with a lab grade analog thermometer, the water to be boiled was all drawn from a large basin with a cooking grade measuring cup, and a digital postal scale was used to determine the mass of Esbit consumed.
Result: the efficiency of the heating process increased as the pot
height decreased. I suspect that this is because the 'hot spot' of the flame produced by combusting Esbit is very close to the tablet itself.
Probably the most important conclusion reached in this experiment pertains to people who choose to hunt up rocks with which to suspend their pots over a burning Esbit tablet. These people will quickly lose the weight savings from not carrying a stove to extra Esbit consumed during boiling unless they pay careful attention to the distance between the bottom of their pot and the burning tablet. Unrelated to this experiment but also of concern, Esbit tablets leave a residue on the combustion surface incompatible with the 'Leave No Trace' philosophy. Carry a tablet holder of some sort, be it homemade or commercial.
Commercial Esbit stoves are at a height conducive to an efficient heating process. Homemade solid fuel tablet stoves should be made so that the height of the pot over the burning tablet is similar to that of the commercial stoves.
Have a healthy dose of skepticism for anything you read on Internet message boards. Well-meaning people sometimes spread misinformation at these forums.
This experiment was performed very close to sea level, so the temperature at which a boil was attained was 212*.
Esbit combusts at a temperature of about 1400*F; if you're going to make your own tablet holder stay away from aluminum cans as they cannot withstand such temperatures.
My scale only reads to the 1/10 of an ounce. It should be noted that for the three lowest heights, visually there was more uncombusted tablet as the height decreased.
These tests were conducted inside without environmental conditions like wind and cold that are present in the backcountry. Esbit's efficiency is very influenced by wind.
I condsider Esbit stoves a good choice for fair weather backpacking. When the seasons change, you'll find me with a more powerful stove.


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Methane is being targeted by policymakers and stakeholders as a more potent warming gas than CO2 in the short-term horizon. The oil and gas industry, along with other sectors, are being challenged to clearly report and reduce their emissions.
To enhance understanding of these issues, IPIECA published a factsheet on Exploring methane emissions in June 2015. The paper considers methane emissions and their wider implications, and explores the associated challenges, opportunities and continuing efforts within the oil and gas sector to address them.
In September 2015, IPIECA released the third edition of the IPIECA/API/IOGP Oil and gas industry guidance on voluntary sustainability reporting. This guidance recommends reporting on direct ("Scope 1") methane emissions as a common reporting element.
IPIECA, supported by the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), organised a methane workshop in October 2015 with external speakers, company case studies and an industry roundtable around discussion on gaps in knowledge and potential areas of work moving forward. The workshop also considered data, studies and measurements from a wide range of oil and gas operations globally.
The workshop helped identify where IPIECA could focus future activities in this area, which included common definitions, reviewing and inputting to the Climate and Clean Air Coalition Oil and Gas Methane Partnership source management guidance, developing IPIECA guidance to complement existing materials, and data gathering (to be done by OGCI). Throughout 2016 and beyond we will be developing guidance on definitions, terminology, and methane management, and engaging with other organisations to improve the industry's performance.
- Climate & Energy
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Definition of pyrotechnics
n. - The art of making fireworks; the manufacture and use of fireworks; pyrotechny. 2
The word "pyrotechnics" uses 12 letters: C C E H I N O P R S T Y.
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Adding one letter to pyrotechnics does not form any other word in this word list.Words within pyrotechnics not shown as it has more than seven letters.
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How You Study as a Postgraduate
Studying at postgraduate level can introduce you to new ideas, up-to-date research, and critical thinking skills, while developing advanced specialist knowledge of a particular subject. This learning can enhance your current career ambitions or even enable you to embark on an entirely new path.
Postgraduate students have the opportunity to experience a challenging and engaging balance of teaching and research. It can include seminars, tutorials, laboratory work, and research activities.
Postgraduate study at the University of Lincoln is divided into two areas, taught and research programmes, and the route you choose may have a great impact on how you learn.
Teaching and Learning During COVID-19
Taught Programmes
Taught postgraduate programmes comprise three main stages. The first two stages are Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma, which consist of a number of primarily taught modules that are individually assessed. The third stage, the Master's, usually consists of an individual research-based project supervised by an academic with expertise in the subject area.
Taught programmes typically last from one year full-time to two or three years part-time. More course-specific information can be found on individual course pages.
Research Programmes
MA/MSc by Research courses offer a tailored, supervised research programme and are suited to students wishing to undertake a research degree of specific interest in a niche area. These normally take one year full-time or two years part-time to complete.
An MPhil qualification requires you to use your critical investigation skills and show a comprehensive understanding of appropriate research methodologies in your field. Subject to satisfactory progress on the MPhil, students often continue to PhD-level study.
A PhD is often seen as the pinnacle of academic achievement. To receive a PhD you must produce a thesis which makes a distinct and original contribution to knowledge in an area of specific interest to you. Completion usually takes three years full-time or five to six years part-time.
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Quick Answer: How Do You Free Up Passive Losses?
How are any prior year unallowed passive activity losses treated?
Treatment of former passive activities.
You can deduct a prior year's unallowed loss from the activity up to the amount of your current year net income from the activity.
Treat any remaining prior year unallowed loss like you treat any other passive loss..
Can I use passive losses offset capital gains?
Passive losses on the property that you still have are not "unsuspended" until you dispose of the property. You can use these losses to offset other passive income (i.e. Schedule E income, perhaps some Partnership income), but you cannot use it to offset the capital gain.
How do you get past Passive Activity Loss Limitations?
Material Participation Exception One of the most common ways to get around passive loss rules in order to deduct your rental losses is to meet the criteria of material participation. A taxpayer must spend at least 50 percent of work time and 750 hours a year engaged in real estate activities.
Can you deduct passive losses against ordinary income?
As a general rule, a taxpayer cannot offset passive losses against wage, interest, or dividend income. The rental of real estate is generally a passive activity. … Federal tax law provides that up to $25,000 of losses associated with real estate rental activities can be netted against ordinary income.
When can I use my passive activity losses?
Key TakeawaysPassive activity loss rules are a set of IRS rules stating that passive losses can be used only to offset passive income.A passive activity is one wherein the taxpayer did not materially participate in its ongoing operation during the year in question.More items…•
What is the income limit for passive losses?
Under the passive activity rules you can deduct up to $25,000 in passive losses against your ordinary income (W-2 wages) if your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is $100,000 or less. This deduction phases out $1 for every $2 of MAGI above $100,000 until $150,000 when it is completely phased out.
How long can you carry forward passive activity losses?
Losses that are not deductible for a particular tax year because there is insufficient passive activity income to offset them (suspended losses) are carried forward indefinitely and are allowed as deductions against passive income in subsequent years.
What is passive activity income?
Passive income is earnings derived from a rental property, limited partnership, or other enterprise in which a person is not actively involved. … Portfolio income is considered passive income by some analysts, so dividends and interest would therefore be considered passive.
How are passive losses deducted?
Passive activity losses are generally not deductible. They can be used to offset other income that came from passive activities, but they cannot be used to reduce your other taxable income.
What happens to suspended passive losses?
These suspended losses are not lost, rather they are carried forward indefinitely until either of two things happens: You have future rental income (or other passive income) you can deduct them against, or. You dispose of your entire interest in the property.
How do you calculate passive loss?
Enter your losses on Worksheet 5 on Form 8582 if you have a net loss from all passive activities. Add them up, then divide each individual loss by the total. If, say, activity A gives you a $25,000 loss, and B gives you a $75,000 loss — totaling $100,000 — you'd have 25 percent and 75 percent as the results.
What are examples of passive income?


text: Alkali-aggregate reactivity (AAR) is one of the major causes of damage in concrete. Potential susceptibility of aggregates to this reaction can be determined using several methods. This study compares gravel alkali reactivity results obtained from different tests conducted on coarse aggregates with complex petrography. The potential for the reactivity in the aggregates was revealed in the chemical test using treatment with sodium hydroxide. Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction were used to identify the reactive constituents. The expansion measured in the mortar bars test confirmed that the aggregate was potentially capable of alkali silica reactivity with consequent deleterious effect on concrete.


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How do I know if a small fish is a minnow?
Q: How do I know if a small fish is a minnow?
A: Not all small fishes are minnows; many are the young of other fish. A number of characteristics serve to separate small fish from true minnows. All minnows have naked heads except during breeding season when mature male develop many hornlike bumps, called tubercles. Some minnows also develop bright colors during breeding season, as suggested by such names as redside dace, redbelly dace, rosyface shiner, red shiner and redfin shiner. A single dorsal fin with fewer than 10 soft rays is characteristic of all native minnows. In carps and goldfish, the dorsal fin has a hard ray and more than 10 soft rays. Minnows lack teeth in their jaws, but have specialized teeth in their throat (pharynx) region. These pharyngeal teeth are useful in identifying the various minnow species.
Minnesota is currently home to 47 different minnow species, according to the Bell Museum of Natural History.
- Roland Sigurdson, DNR MinnAqua Program
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Nonlinear finite elements/Homework 11
Problem 1: Small Strain Elastic-Plastic Behavior
For small strains, the strain tensor is given by
In classical (small strain) rate-independent plasticity we start off with an additive decomposition of the strain tensor
Assuming linear elasticity, we have the following elastic stress-strain law
Let us assume that the theory applies during plastic deformation of the material. Hence, the material obeys an associated flow rule
where is the plastic flow rate, is the yield function, is the temperature, and is an internal variable.
Answer the following questions. Show your derivations in a clear and step-by-step manner.
Part 1
Let be the equivalent plastic strain, defined as
Express the time derivative of in terms of and. This is the evolution law for.
Part 2
For an adiabatic process, the rate of change of temperature can be written as
where is the Taylor-Quinney coefficient, is the density, and is the specific heat. Express in terms of and. This is the evolution law for.
Part 3
Write down the rate form of the elastic stress-strain law. Assume that deformations are small so that objectivity of the rates is not a concern.
Part 4
The consistency condition during plastic flow requires that
Write down an expression for the time derivative of using the chain rule.
Part 5
Use the consistency condition and the expressions you have derived in the previous parts to derive an expression for in terms of,,,, and.
Part 6
The continuum elastic-plastic tangent modulus is defined by the following relation
Derive an expression for the elastic plastic tangent modulus using the results you have derived in the previous parts.
Part 7
The theory of plasticity also states that the material satisfies the von Mises yield condition
where is the deviatoric part of the stress. Derive an expression for in terms of the normal to the yield surface
Part 8
The yield stress is given by the Johnson-Cook model
where is the initial yield stress, are constants, is a reference temperature, and is the melt temperature. Derive expressions for, and for the von Mises yield condition with the Johnson-Cook flow stress model.
Part 9
Assume that the elastic response of the material is linear, i.e.,
Derive the expression for the elastic-plastic tangent modulus for a von Mises yield condition with Johnson-Cook flow stress for a linear elastic material using the expressions that you have derived in the previous parts.
Part 10
Discretize the equations for (equation 1), (from part 1), and (from part 2) using Forward Euler. Use the following notation in your discretized equations:
where is the time step, is the value of at, is the value of at.
Part 11
The Kuhn-Tucker loading-unloading conditions are
Write down a discrete form of the Kuhn-Tucker conditions.
Part 12
In the radial return algorithm, we define a trial elastic state as
where are the stress and strain at and are the values at. Show that, if the elastic response of the material is linear, equation (2) can be written as
Hint: Start by showing that
Part 13
Starting from equation (3) show that
where is the deviatoric part of and is the deviatoric part of.
Part 14
Hint: The stress is given by
Express this equation in terms of and. Then use the discretized equation for (part 10) and the relation for for isotropic elasticity. Finally compute the deviatoric stress terms after showing that
Part 15
The discretized form of the Kuhn-Tucker conditions in conjunction with the consistency condition gives us
Use this condition and the relations you have derived in the previous sections to arrive at a nonlinear equation in that can be solved using Newton iterations.
Part 16
Let the nonlinear equation be. Recall that the Newton method requires that we iterate using the formula
where is the Newton iteration number. Derive an expression for the derivative of that is required in the above formula.
(You can use Computational Inelasticity by J.C. Simo and T.J.R. Hughes for pointers.)
Problem 2: Billet Upset Forging
Consider the isothermal upset forging of the cylindrical billet shown in Figure 2.
Assume that the dies are rigid. Also assume that sticking friction is in effect between the billet and the die faces when they are in contact.
The billet has an initial radius of 10 mm and its initial height is 30 mm. The shear modulus of the material is 384.6 MPa, the bulk modulus of the material is 833.3 MPa, the initial yield stress is 1 MPa and the linear hardening modulus is 3 MPa.
Model a quarter of the cylinder using symmetry boundary conditions.
Apply a compressive force of 1 kN to the die.
- Plot the final shape of the billet. Compare your results with those shown in Simo and Hughes (Fig. 9.8, p. 325).
- Plot a curve of the die force (kN) versus the die stroke (mm). Compare your results with those shown in Simo and Hughes. Do you observe any volumetric locking?
(Use an implicit software to solve these problems.)
Problem 3: Taylor Impact Tests
Consider the impact of a cylindrical Taylor impact specimen on a rigid target. The undeformed and deformed profiles of the specimen are shown in in Figure 3.
The initial length of the specimen is 30 mm. The initial diameter is 6 mm. The initial velocity is 188 m/s. The initial temperature is 718 K.
The material of the specimen is OFHC copper. The properties of the bar are (in SI units):
|Coeff. Thermal Expansion||1.76e-5|
The plastic deformation of the specimen is described by the Johnson-Cook model and plasticity. The Johnson-Cook model parameters are (in SI units):
- Use LS-DYNA to simulate the Taylor impact test. Assume that there is no friction between the anvil and the specimen. Plot the final deformed shape of the specimen and compare that with the experimentally determined shape given in the table below. What differences do you observe and why?
Point x (mm) y (mm) 1 0.000000 0.000000 2 5.436409 0.000000 3 4.711554 0.852540 4 4.611804 2.040725 5 4.581879 3.228910 6 4.615129 4.141866 7 4.585204 4.980980 8 4.448878 6.175878 9 4.312552 7.223092 10 4.073150 8.344149 11 3.870324 9.465205 12 3.597672 10.868203 13 3.388196 11.707317 14 3.218620 12.902215 15 3.152120 13.949429 16 2.982544 15.070486 17 2.952618 16.674871 18 0.000000 16.674871 19 0.000000 0.000000
- You can generate a mesh in ANSYS and tranfer it to LS-DYNA if you want.
- Show whether energy is conserved during your simulation.


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Qlucore helps reduce plants' dependancy on fungicides
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Scientists at the Institution of Plant Protection Biology within the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have been researching how to reduce the dependence on chemical fungicides in farming, assisted by Qlucore Omics Explorer.
The scientists used Qlucore Omics Explorer to aid their research which focused on understanding plant defence mechanisms and so produce plants that are more resistant to disease, which will lessen pesticide use, and ultimately benefit the environment.
The research is focused on how plants defend themselves against oomycetes and fungi. Oomycetes, also known as 'water moulds', are a group of several hundred organisms that include some of the most devastating plant pathogens. The team of 16 at the Institution of Plant Protection Biology have been studying biochemical components of plant defense and the interactions with pathogens and trying to identify resistance factors that can be used in future breeding for disease resistance crops, and in developing methods for induced resistance by applying non-toxic inducing agents in order to reduce the dependence on chemical fungicides.
In the past, one of the major problems facing the scientists was how to handle the increasingly vast amounts of data that was being produced from their research.
'Seeing structures in the data and finding meaningful biology in them has been a problem,' commented Dr Erik Alexandersson, Assistant professor at SLU Alnarp, Institution of Plant Protection Biology.
'We have used Qlucore both for gene expression and quantitative proteomics data,' continued Dr Erik Alexandersson. 'Some of the sampling is done in the field in order to obtain molecular data in a realistic setting as it would be out in the farm avoiding laboratory artifacts. We see clear differences in the mechanisms at play in these two settings. Qlucore has turned out to be very powerful in handling noisy data and quickly assessing underlying structures not relevant to the research question. We were recently able to "save" a noisy dataset by taking the set-up time into account and use the function "eliminate factor" in Qlucore.'
By the active use of Visualisation techniques important structures and patterns can be identified quickly, with the user getting instant feedback. Qlucore Omics Explorer allows 3D modelling and the ability to change parameters quickly and easily which can make the whole process of analysis more efficient.


Captive bank
A captive bank is a whollyor partially-owned subsidiary of a company that plays its role as a bank only for the benefit of one legal entity (usually the same company that owns the bank), its customers, and suppliers.
Captive banks generally offer all the basic baking services such as safe keeping of deposits. However, some captive banks also offer additional services like merchant banking and financing.
One very common, though not defining, characteristic of captive banks is that they are usually offshore banks. Offshore banks are banks that are located outside the country of residence of the depositor. The countries in which offshore banks are usually located are called tax havens since they have low tax jurisdictions, which is obviously advantageous financially and even legally.
Offshore banks, and thus captive banks, enjoy the following benefits due to the banking laws of the countries where they are usually located:
- Lower taxes – As mentioned earlier, these banks are located in tax havens. Transferring savings and investments to the captive bank means less tax liability for the bank customers since their country of origin has much higher tax rates.
- Greater privacy – Depending on the country where the bank is located, banking secrecy laws are usually more stringent. In some cases, anonymous bank accounts are even permitted.
- Easy access to funds – Due to lax banking laws, it may be easier to move around large sums of money.


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Mercury History: Henry Ford adopted the Mercury brand in 1939 to compete with the General Motors Buick but most models were based on other Ford models. Mercury became a part of the Lincoln division in 1945 and adopted the Lincoln platform in 1949, the year Mercury's also became know as "Lead Sleds". Mercury's heyday was in the 1950's but it was considered a spin off of Fords, and then Lincolns, until the early 1970s when the Cougar and Marquis were introduced. Sales peaked in 1978 when almost 600,000 units were sold but by the 1980s the Mercury had lost its uniqueness again and the image began to suffer. Ford tried to revive the Mercury lineup in the 1990s with front-wheel drive, an import called the "MMerkur" and a mini van but less than 100,000 units were sold in 2010. Ford dropped Mercury from the Lincoln division the following year.
The first Mercury logo was a head profile of the Roman god Mercury. From the 1960s to the 1980s the Cougar became the logo amid a series of cat-named models followed. Some of the upper end models adopted the Lincoln diamond.
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Besides a large complex brain and similar chromosomal structure we know that dolphins share our common ability to feel pleasure and pain, and to form complex, lasting emotional bonds. These are the things that make human life meaningful and valuable. Because these capacities are shared by dolphins, and sometimes had to a greater degree, we must recognize that the same things make their lives meaningful and valuable.
Dolphins have evolved highly developed nervous systems and demonstrate a capacity for intelligence, emotion, and self-awareness that is rivaled by few other species on the planet. Their hearing is at least 10 times more sensitive than that of humans and they have evolved an extra sense, an echolocation system to image their environment in three dimensions. Imaging studies have also shown that the dolphin brain contains up to three times more specialized "spindle" neurons than the human brain. These neurons are thought to function in the processing of emotions and awareness, and have thus been found only in the large brains of higher vertebrates.


Domestic fee-paying students
If you enrol in a unit of study as a fee paying student:
 - you must pay full tuition fees for your studies
 - the Commonwealth does not contribute towards the cost of your education, however
 - you may be eligible for a FEE-HELP loan to help pay your tuition fees.
How much do I pay?
Fee-paying students are charged tuition fees per unit of study by UniSA. Please refer to the program information page to find the fees set for each program. This value is the cost of one year of full time study, equivalent to 36 units.
The tuition amount for each course is based on the annual program fee and the unit value of the course. The formula for calculating the tuition amount for this course is:
 (Annual fee/36) x course unit value
As an example:
Contemporary Management Skills BUSS 5244 has a unit value of 4.5 and if a student is studying Master of Business Administration with an annual fee of $AU 27,500 the tuition for BUSS 5244 would be calculated as follows:
 $27,500/36 = 763.88 rounded down to two decimal places.
 $763.88 x 4.5 units = $3437.46
Am I eligible for FEE-HELP?
A FEE-HELP loan can cover all or part of your tuition fees, find out if you are eligible.
What are my payment options?
Find out how to pay tuition fees.
What are my responsibilities?
You are responsible for paying fees by due dates, enrolling by census dates, reading notices and invoices and staying out of bad financial standing (BFS).


This Short Film Will Tell You What Humans Have Done To The Earth
Humans have changed the natural landscape of the earth dramatically. Cities are not naturally occurring. Humans plow the fields and cut down the rain forests, and build large skyscrapers that are not going anywhere soon. This dramatically changes the landscape. You won't believe what humans have done to the earth.
We have altered the face of the Earth more than any other species, and the pace of change is increasing. We're not the only animals that shape their surroundings. Ants, beavers, and elephants, among other creatures, remake their environments to suit their purposes. But no species has been as thorough or as global about it as humans.
Check out this short film that will tell you what humans have done to the earth:
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The United States is the most expensive country to give birth in
Prices aren't just high—they also vary wildly.
The United States is the most expensive country to give birth in
It's a time when parents should be thinking about baby names and nursery decor, but for many American parents an impending birth means an impending bill and stress over money.
Indeed, the United States is the most expensive country to give birth in, and the 'fee-for-service' payment system may be why.
According to the International Federation of Health Plans, the average cost of a vaginal delivery in the United States is about $10,808. More recent data from health care technology firm Castlight Health suggests that number may be a bit lower, at $8,775, and nonprofit organization FAIR Health says it's actually higher, with the average cost for a vaginal delivery coming in at $12,290.
The variations reflect different methodologies, but all the data sets reveal one thing: Americans pay way more to give birth than parents in other nations. In countries like Sweden (where the maximum daily cost for a hospital stay is about $11 USD) or Canada (where most costs are covered by provincial health plans), parents don't have to wonder how much they'll pay to bring a baby home from the hospital.
Prices aren't just high—they also vary wildly. As noted in a study published in the journal Health Affairs, the cost of a hospital stay related to a low-risk delivery can range from $1,189 to $11,986 (that's just for facility fees and does not including the cost of an OB or a midwife).
For most families, it's the post-delivery hospital stay that adds up. Data from Truven Health Analytics shows facility fees are a significant portion of the cost of giving birth, far outstripping fees for maternity care providers, pharmacy, radiology and imaging, laboratory, and anesthesiology services.
And once you add in everything, the total of a family's bill depends a lot on where they live. A vaginal delivery that costs $6,075 in Kansas City would be billed at $15,420 in Sacramento.
According to the authors of the study in Health Affairs, the variation birth-related hospital costs suggest there may be opportunities to reduce bills by "increasing the coordination of care, and emphasizing value of care through new payment and delivery systems reforms."
Some health sector experts agree, changes need to take place to standardize and reduce the cost of giving birth in America.
"The price variances seen in both routine and cesarean deliveries reflect the larger systemic problems in our nation's healthcare system," says Kristin Torres Mowat, senior vice president of Plan Development and Data Operations at Castlight Health.
American parents want to know how much a birth will cost them, but, as new father Johnny Harris wrote for Vox, finding out the cost of having a baby before you have one is very challenging. "It's significantly easier to find out how much it costs to park at a hospital than how much it will cost to get treatment," Harris wrote.
The out-of-pocket costs a family pays after a birth are not only dependent on the location of the hospital, but also on their insurance. Negotiated rates, deductibles and health plan coverage varies, but regardless of your plan and state, if you're in America you're paying more than you would anywhere else in the world.
Add to that the struggle for paid parental leave, the high cost for childcare, and lost income for parents who do stay home for a few years and it seems like the price tag on birth in America is just the beginning.
Parenthood may be pricey (we don't even want to think about how much college is going to cost), but it always feels worth it when we bring home that new baby.
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By Matt Walker
Editor, Earth News
A unique ability to soak up the sun
The Oriental hornet has a unique ability to harvest solar energy, scientists have discovered.
The large wasp species has a special structure in its abdomen that traps the sun's rays, and a special pigment that harvests the energy they contain.
The discovery helps explain why these hornets have a large yellow stripe across their body and why they become more active as the day gets hotter.
It also changes our understanding of how insect metabolism can work.
Xanthopterin works as a light harvesting molecule transforming light into electrical energy
Entomologist Dr Marian Plotkin
The discovery, reported in the journal Naturwissenschaften, was made by a team of researchers working in Israel and the UK, led by Dr Marian Plotkin of Tel-Aviv University.
Wasps are usually most active in the early morning, when they are around twice as active as at any other point in the day.
Oriental hornets (Vespa orientalis), which range from the Near East to India, are most active in the middle of the day.
Scientists have also long observed that Oriental hornet workers, which dig out nests underground, correlate their digging activity with the intensity of sunlight.
However, it was unclear why these Oriental hornets behave in this way.
That was until one biologist, the late Professor Jacob S Ishay, proposed that the insects may somehow be capable of harvesting solar radiation.
The sheet-like cuticle structure
Dr Plotkin's team has now tested this hypothesis, with remarkable results.
Using an atomic force microscope, they examined the fine structure of the hornet's cuticle, hard layers of which form the insect's outer body, or exoskeleton.
The part of the cuticle coloured brown is made from an array of grooves, with a height of just 160 nanometres.
The structure of the yellow part of the hornet's body is different.
This is made from a series of oval-shaped protrusions, each containing a pinhole-sized depression. Each protrusion is just 50nm tall and interlocks with another.
Further tests revealed what these structures do.
Essentially, say the researchers, they stop light being reflected off the hornet's body. Instead the light is trapped, and harvested for energy.
The yellow pigment harvests light
The brown part of the insect's body has the best anti-reflectance properties, helping to split any sunlight that falls upon it into several beams travelling in different directions.
The cuticle also contains a second thin sheet-like structure, with a series of sheets stacked on top of each other, with decreasing thickness from top to bottom.
Stacked together in every layer are rod-like structures composed of chains of a polymer called chitin. These rods are embedded in a protein matrix.
This intricate structure further serves to trap light within the cuticle, forcing it to bounce between different layers.
Capturing the sun
But the ability of the hornets to harvest solar energy does not stop there.
Within this cuticle is a pigment that actually captures the energy of the sun's rays.
"The pigment melanin gives the hornet its dominant brown colour. The pigment xanthopterin, in the head and abdomen in a form of stripes and bands, gives the Oriental hornet its bright yellow colour," explains Dr Plotkin.
Highly magnified view of the wasp cuticle
"Xanthopterin works as a light harvesting molecule transforming light into electrical energy."
The hornets' ability to convert sunlight in this way could explain why they become more active during the middle of the day, when the light intensity is highest.
"We assume that some of the energy is transformed in a photo-biochemical process which aids the hornets with their energy demanding digging activity," Dr Plotkin told the BBC.
The solar-powered hornets have one further unique claim.
Until now, insects were thought to perform metabolism in an organ known as the fat body, which performs a similar function to the human liver.
Most of the fat body is in an insect's abdomen surrounding the gut, where it can quickly take up absorbed nutrients, though some is scattered elsewhere.
"We have found that the main metabolic activity in the Oriental hornet is actually in the yellow pigment layer," says Dr Plotkin.


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HEATMAP displays a matrix as an image whose color intensities reflect the magnitude of its values. In addition, it enables you to specify the following properties:
* X- and Y-axes tick labels:
Display the row/column indices or any other numeric or text labels. X-axis tick labels can even be rotated.
* Text labels:
Overlay the heatmap image with formatted text labels. The text labels can be derived from the original numeric matrix or a different matrix or cell array for displaying another dimension of data. You can control the font size and font color of the labels. The labels update automatically with zooming, panning or resizing the figure.
* Custom color maps:
Use MATLAB's default color maps or specify your own. The function provides two additional color maps - "money" (shown in the example image) and "red" (a color map of red color intensities). Specify Linear or Logarithmic color maps and the number of color levels. You can even use different color maps for different heat maps within a figure.
* Other configurable parameters such as grid lines, color bars.
For detailed examples, see the associated document heatmap_examples.m
NOTE: If using rotated tick labels, HEATMAP will resize the axes to make room for the tick labels. When overwriting existing heatmap plots with a new heatmap, use CLF to first clear the figure. See heatmap_examples for an illustration.


text: While the siting of wireless facilities is generally a local matter subject to zoning ordinances and statutes, the FCC has some rules relating to the location and construction of communications towers. For example, to ensure safe air navigation FCC rules require the registration of towers or other structures that support antennas, such as water towers or buildings, that are more than 200 feet in height or located near an airport runway. The FCC administers these requirements through the Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) system. The FCC also administers rules to ensure the construction of communications towers complies with environmental and historic preservation laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act and National Historic Preservation Act. In addition, the FCC has provided guidance on how long a state or local government has to act on a zoning application.


The hot and cold of butterfly dancing
Hypothesis: courtship behaviour in squinting bush brown butterflies ( Bicyclus anynana) is related to the climate they experienced when they were mere caterpillars
I stumbled across a very interesting piece of work that I plan to write about (just as soon as I get my hands on the paper). Two researchers, Kathleen Prudic and Antónia Monteiro, at Yale University were curious as to why both male and female squinting bush brown butterflies, Bicyclus anynana, sport attractive spots on their wings -- a character that is usually reserved for males who do the courting. They found that when the caterpillars (larvae) were raised in warmer and wetter conditions, the male butterflies performed mating dances to attract females. But when butterflies developed in drier, cooler temperatures, it was the females who danced for the males.
In some animals, males and females look the same, even developing the same sexual ornaments (wing spots in butterflies, for example). There are several hypotheses to explain why sexual ornaments are found in both sexes. These hypotheses include genetic correlation, same sex competition, and mutual mate choice.
But this hot-off-the-presses study finds that one particular butterfly species, endemic to parts of Africa, shows developmental plasticity in their mating behavior based on the temperatures they experienced when they were caterpillars. In short, males did the courtship dancing when they were raised at warmer temperatures, whilst cooler temperatures made the females into the dancers: the "choosy sex" depends upon climate. So in this situation, there is selective pressure on both sexes to develop and maintain sexual ornaments -- spots on their wings.
As a result of their work, the authors propose another hypothesis for why sexual ornaments are found in both sexes: reciprocal selection.
If you follow the link to the reference, you can stare longingly at the paywalled paper:
Kathleen L. Prudic, Cheonha Jeon, Hui Cao and Antónia Monteiro. Developmental Plasticity in Sexual Roles of Butterfly Species Drives Mutual Sexual Ornamentation. Science (7 January 2011) Vol. 331 no. 6013 pp. 73-75 DOI: 10.1126/science._PHONE_


What key is 21 guns?
F major
What I've done chords?
Why is it called 21 guns?
The 21-gun salute, commonly recognized by many nations, is the highest honor rendered. The custom stems from naval tradition, when a warship would signify its lack of hostile intent by firing its cannons out to sea until all ammunition was spent.
Did David Bowie write 21 guns?
On its release, however, many rock critics noted the similarities between the melody of the song's chorus and "All the Young Dudes," a song recorded by the glam rock band Mott the Hoople in 1972, but written by David Bowie. Rather than risk a lawsuit, Green Day decided to list Bowie as a songwriter on "21 Guns."
Is 21 guns a protest song?
"21 Guns" is a protest song, protesting war. This song is an anti-war song which targets world peace. Although this song doesn't protest a specific war, it protests war in general. … The song references the 21 Gun Salute, which is performed as a military honor.19 мая 2013 г.
What is the F note on guitar?
Here is the basic version of the F chord. … It is played by barring the first two strings with the first finger on the first fret, then picking up the A note with the second finger on the second fret of the 3rd string, and grabbing the F note with the third finger on the third fret of hte 4th string..
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Axionic black holes from massive axions
Theodore J. Allen, Mark J. Bowick, Amitabha Lahiri
Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review
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A black hole may carry axionic charge in a theory which has gravity coupled to a massless two-form Kalb-Ramond field. We show that this effect persists if the axion has a topological mass term coupling the Kalb-Ramond potential to a U(1) gauge field. Such mass terms arise in the low-energy effective theory of the string.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)47-51
Number of pages5
JournalPhysics Letters B
Issue number1
StatePublished - Mar 8 1990
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text: Instead of conventional steel making and continuous casting followed by hot and cold rolling, strip casting technology modified with the addition of a continuous annealing stage (namely, modified strip casting) is a promising short-route for producing ferrite-martensite dual-phase (DP) and multi-phase transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steels. However, at present, the multi-phase steels are not manufactured by the modified strip casting, due to insufficient knowledge about phase transformations occurring during in-line heat treatment. This study analysed the phase transformations, particularly the formation of ferrite, bainite and martensite and the retention of austenite, in one 0.17C-1.52Si-1.61Mn-0.195Cr (wt. %) steel subjected to the modified strip casting simulated in the laboratory. Through the adjustment of temperature and holding time, the characteristic microstructures for DP and TRIP steels have been obtained. The DP steel showed comparable tensile properties with industrial DP 590 and the TRIP steel had a lower strength but a higher ductility than those industrially produced TRIP steels. The strength could be further enhanced by the application of deformation and/or the addition of alloying elements. This study indicates that the modified strip casting technology is a promising new route to produce steels with multi-phase microstructures in the future.


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Robert A. was visiting Chicago a few weeks ago and discovered something very interesting. He was sightseeing inside the ornate Chicago Cultural Center and noticed this frieze on the ceiling:
This is the Grand Army of the Republic Rotunda. Taking a closer look at the corner:
Here's a sharp photo someone else took of the Don't Tread on Me frieze.
Is that neat, or what?
Robert and I are intrigued and want to learn more. I've never seen this combination of symbols before. Was it some flourish of the architect? Did the designer make it up, or reproduce it from somewhere?
The Chicago Cultural Center was opened in 1893. It was originally a dual-purpose building: a Chicago public library, and a museum/meeting hall for the Grand Army of the Republic veterans association.
Robert found a booklet entitled "The People's Palace: The Story of the Chicago Cultural Center" which briefly mentions the rotunda:
"At the top of the stairway is the 45-foot by 50-foot Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Rotunda. The ceiling is embossed with plaster carvings of swords, shields, helmets, and flags. This ornamental heraldry serves to remind viewers of the loss that comes with war."
That's not much, and sounds a little bit like politically-correct pap to me. How does that frieze symbolize the loss that comes with war?
I find it interesting that these symbols aren't from the Civil War. They're from the American Revolution: the Liberty Cap, the Liberty Tree, and our Don't Tread on Me snakes. To the degree that DTOM symbols were used in the Civil War, it's my understanding that they were used by the South, not the North. This dome and hall were funded and used by the GAR, i.e. Union veterans.
Does anyone have insights?


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Geometry proof
 1. Dec 12, 2004 #1
 I finished this proof that took about a whole page and I was just wondering if there were an easier way of doing things that would take less work. here's the problem.
 PQ and PR are two chords of a circle with centre O. OT is perpendicular to PQ and OS is perpendicular to PR. IF OT = OS prove that T,S,R and Q are concyclic.
 I am going to go through my steps without proof cause it would take forever. I just want to get an idea if I am doing it the easiest way.
 It would probably help if you drew this out.
 First I proved QT = RS
 then QTO is congruent to RSO
 Then you can prove TS is parallel to QR
 from there i can conclude that Triangles AKP,BKP are similar
 If you use that KP is common, you get that AKP and BKP triangles are congruent
 So KA=KB
 and you can use it to prove KR=KS=KT=KQ
 I hope that helps
 You can simplify further the proof if you use symmetry
 Everything over OP is symmetric to everything on the other side of OP
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Absorption of Radium and Thorium from New Mexico Uranium Mill Tailing Solutions.
Beard-HR; Salisbury-HB; Shirts-MB
The Bureau of Mines investigated the absorption of radium and thorium from waste uranium leach liquor by clays and other materials. This work was conducted in support of the Bureau's goal of minimizing the environmental conflicts, impacts, and occupational hazards associated with mining and milling operations. Tailing and soil samples from New Mexico were evaluated for their potential to absorb radium and thorium from tailing liquors. Absorption ranged from 0 to 97 pct for radium and 0 to 60 pct for thorium. Some samples that readily absorbed radium were contacted with various salt solutions that could be present in tailing solutions to determine whether desorption would be a potential problem. The desorption of radium ranged from 0 to 75 pct. An alpha spectrometric method was used to determine the radium and thorium concentrations in the solutions and solids.
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Profiles of the Columbia Astronauts
On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it tried to reenter the Earth's atmosphere after a sixteen-day mission in space. All seven members of the crew were lost. The mission was focused on a broad range of science experiments. The remarkable crew—six Americans, one Israeli; three seasoned astronauts, four on their first space flight; an African-American and the first Indian-American astronaut, scientists, surgeons, a fighter pilot—are profiled below.
Michael P. Anderson
Lt. Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Birthplace: Plattsburgh, New York
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Anderson grew up in a military family. In 1971 he moved from Plattsburgh, New York, to Spokane, Washington, when his father was assigned to the Fairchild Air Force Base. After graduating from college, Anderson became a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force where he logged over 3,000 hours as a pilot. Chosen by NASA to enter its astronaut training program in 1994, Anderson trained to be a mission specialist and a payload commander. In 1998, Anderson became the payload commander on the shuttle Endeavor, which resupplied the Mir space station. Anderson, who is one of 14 African-American astronauts selected by NASA, was responsible for carrying out more than 100 science experiments on the Columbia. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
David M. Brown
Captain, U.S. Navy
Birthplace: Arlington, Virginia
Captain David M. Brown grew up in Arlington, Virginia. After medical school, Brown joined the Navy as a flight surgeon. He was selected for pilot training in 1988, becoming the first Navy physician chosen in ten years to enter the program. In 1990 he became a naval aviator, ranking first in his class. Captain Brown was selected by NASA as an astronaut in 1996. He served as a mission specialist aboard Columbia, conducting biological experiments. Before entering medical school, he had a brief but colorful career in the circus, working as an acrobat and stilt walker.
Birthplace: Karnal, India
Kalpana Chawla grew up in the Punjab region of northern India where she excelled in science. Chawla came to the United States to study aerospace engineering and joined NASA in 1995 after gaining her U.S. citizenship. At the Johnson Space Center, Chawla studied to be a mission specialist. In 1997, as a member of Columbia, flight STS-87, she became the first Indian-American woman in space. She was in charge of operating the shuttle's robotic arm. As a mission specialist on Columbia, Chawla carried out numerous science experiments. She is survived by her husband.
Laurel Blair Salton Clark
Commander (Captain-Select), U.S. Navy
Birthplace: Ames, Iowa
Commander Laurel Clark grew up in Racine, Wisc. After medical school, Clark joined the Navy and specialized in undersea medicine. She served as a radiation health officer, an undersea medical officer, a diving medical officer, and a submarine medical officer. She then trained to become a naval flight surgeon. In 1996 she was selected for the NASA space program. One of two women aboard the space shuttle Columbia, Dr. Clark served as a mission specialist, responsible for a variety of medical experiments, including the effects of gravity on the heart and lungs. She is survived by her husband and a child.
Rick D. Husband
Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Birthplace: Amarillo, Texas.
A native of Amarillo, Texas, Husband learned to fly at 18, eventually becoming an Air Force test pilot. He was selected for the NASA space program in 1994, and undertook his first space flight in 1999, serving as the pilot of the space shuttle Discovery. During its ten-day mission, the Discovery made the first docking at the International Space Station, preparing it for the arrival of the first resident crew. Husband then served as Chief of Safety for the Astronaut Office before becoming the mission commander for the space shuttle Columbia. He is survived by his wife and two children.
William "Willie" McCool
Commander, U.S. Navy
Birthplace: San Diego, California
A native of Lubbock, Texas, Eagle Scout William "Willie" McCool's father was a chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy. After graduating second in his U.S. Naval Academy class, McCool trained to be a Navy test pilot. Logging over 2,800 flight hours in 24 aircraft, McCool made 400 successful aircraft carrier landings. McCool was chosen by NASA in 1996 and trained to be a shuttle pilot. This was his first shuttle assignment. He is survived by his wife and three children.
Colonel, Israeli Air Force
Born: Tel Aviv, Israel
After high school in Tel Aviv, Israel, Ilan Ramon trained in the Israeli Air Force. He fought in the Yom Kippur war of 1973 and later served in the Lebanon conflict in 1982. He became an Israeli air force colonel and was later accepted into NASA's astronaut program as a payload specialist. One of his experiments involved collecting images of dust storms and monitoring their effect on climate. Col. Ramon became the first citizen of Israel to enter space. The son of a holocaust survivor, Ramon brought a drawing by a 14-year-old killed in a Nazi concentration camp with him into space. The boy's drawing was called "Moon Landscape." He is survived by his wife and four children.
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Chives are one of the most convenient types of herbs to grow in your garden They are a seasonal herb, which suggests they grow back year after year. They're likewise one of the earliest crops from my garden every spring, and among the current in the fall. However I can't grow them all year, so I need to freeze them for winter season use. Freezing chives is extremely simple, and a terrific way to protect the taste of freshly gathered chives.
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How to freeze chives from your garden.
Recently I wrote a post about how to harvest chives, however how do you preserve all those chives once you've harvested them? In my opinion, the simplest way to protect chives is by freezing them.
1. Rinse the chives: After harvesting the chives, rinse them in cold water and remove any brown or yellow stems. Drain them and pat them dry.
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2. Dry the chives well: I like to utilize my salad spinner to remove the excess water from the chives so they'll dry much faster (optional). If they're too wet when you freeze them, they tend to stick together.
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3. Chop the chives: When you get the majority of the water off the chives, just chop them up as you generally would.
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4. Flash freeze chives: Flash freezing the chives will keep them from sticking together. Spread out the chives out on a cookie sheet and position them in the freezer for about 5 minutes.
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5. Keeping chives: When you're done, just pour the chives into a freezer bag or other freezer safe container, then save them in the freezer.
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I grow two types of chives, regular chives and garlic chives, and maintain them both the very same way. You can utilize frozen chives in recipes the same way you would use fresh chives, they taste simply as tasty. It's so great to be able to delight in garden fresh chives all year long.


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The Probation Division is responsible for supervising defendants on both post and pre adjudicated status.
Metro Court's Probation Division supervises a broad range of misdemeanor and felony cases including DWIs and domestic violence cases under the jurisdiction of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court. The court's probation officers have the responsibility of ensuring court compliance, and promote positive changes in the lives of the defendants they supervise through supervision and intervention strategies. Additionally, the probation officers are charged with the responsibility of monitoring restitution, treatment compliance, drug and alcohol screenings, preparing pre-sentence reports, appearing in court and making recommendations on sentencing, preparing for probation violation hearings, and working closely with officers in specialty court programs to ensure appropriate transfers are made when a defendant is either being referred to or from one unit to another.
The Specialty Courts Division utilizes a number of different strategies to support community safety, reduce recidivism, and guide participants to a more successful future. Each specialty court program team works to identify the causative factors related to the participant's entry into the criminal justice system and provide a multidisciplinary approach to provide the participant with essential tools for a successful outcome. Each program outlines clear requirements, obtainable goals, structure, incentives, and immediate consequences for violations. Additionally, the specialty court programs utilize therapeutic interventions, judicial interaction/oversight, drug and alcohol screenings, and face-to-face contact with specialty court probation officers to promote consistency and support to the participants. Defendants who meet the program requirements and agree to participate will have earned adjudication incentives, and an improved understanding of how to live healthier lives.
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Comical caricatures of performers were especially popular in Szechwan Province during the Eastern Han dynasty (A.D. 25-220). Used as tomb figurines, they provided entertainment in the afterlife, and an entire troupe might be interred with the deceased. Drummers like the one represented here specialized in a kind of storytelling that was part spoken, part sung. This one sings merrily, his brow wrinkled in laughter. His heavy body suggests he may be a dwarf. Performers of similar build appear on Han tomb tiles decorated with scenes of juggling and sword balancing.
Although ceramic Han tomb figures were mass-produced, this type is surely one of the most engaging and expressive examples of Han dynasty figural art.


Manger son pain noir :
Manger son pain noir (Eating black bread) is an expression that means going through a difficult period, having difficulties.
This expression comes from the rebirth, bread becomes a common food. Noble people eat white bread which is better while poorer people ate black bread. This meant that they were in difficulty.
For example : Les étudiants pendant la période de pandémie mangent leur pain noir.
Manger de la vache enragée :
Manger de la vache enragée (Eating rabid cows) means having an angry attitude. In this expression we have the word 'vache', the cow, and 'enragée', rabid which means someone who has rabies (the disease) or is very angry.
This expression comes from the fact that in the past, when there was no food, some people were forced to eat meat from sick animals that sometimes had rabies.
For example : Elle a mangé de la vache enragée ou quoi? Elle a l'air énervée.
French Idiomatic Expression - Manger de la vache enragée
Manger à tous les râteliers :
Manger à tous les râteliers (Eating at all racks) means taking advantage of all possible sources, taking advantage of as many things as possible selfishly.
'Un râtelier' is a rack, an object in which animals can eat.
Animals will often eat at all racks and take advantage of their neighbors' food.
For example : Il mange vraiment à tous les râteliers. Il demande de l'argent à ses parents, à son oncle et maintenant à son frère.
Manger son chapeau :
Manger son chapeau (Eating your hat) means acknowledging your mistake.
Admitting that one has made a mistake is something difficult to do in general, eating one's hat is also difficult, hence the meaning of this expression.
This expression would originate from the equivalent English expression.
For example: Parfois, il faut savoir manger son chapeau pour favoriser la communication.
French Idiomatic Expression - Manger son chapeau
Manger sur le pouce :
Manger sur le pouce (Eating on the go) means eating very quickly. The thumb here represents the finger.
When we eat on the thumb, we don't sit at the table, we're going to eat a sandwich, so we're going to use our hands, our thumbs.
For example : Le midi, j'ai une pause très courte donc je mange sur le pouce.
Manger dans la main de quelqu'un :
Manger dans la main de quelqu'un (Eating out of someone's hand) means being submissive and dependent on someone.
When you eat out of someone's hand, you are like an animal that has been domesticated, you have no control.
For example : Depuis qu'il a une piscine, tout le monde lui mange dans la main.
French Idiomatic Expression - Manger dans la main de quelqu'un
Manger les pissenlits par la racine :
Manger les pissenlits par la racine (Eating dandelions by the root) means being dead.
The expression comes from the fact that when someone is dead and buried the flowers grow above him and the roots are then his only food.
For example : Je n'ai pas hâte de manger les pissenlits par la racine.
Manger du lion :
Manger du lion (Eating lion) means having a lot of energy. This expression is a metaphor in reference to lions, which are animals full of energy and strength.
For example : Tu es en forme ce matin. Tu as mangé du lion?
French Idiomatic Expression - Manger du lion
Your turn, make a sentence with one of these idiomatic expressions, write it in comment!


Question: How Do You Remove Pencil Marks Without Eraser?
Why is my eraser hard?
Why do pencil erasers get hard.
Because it works by "absorbing" the pencil lead and over time that makes it brittle or harden.
Dirt and lead and all kinds of stuff it comes into contact with just hardens over it..
What should I do if my kneaded eraser is hard?
If it is too stiff, break it into pieces and knead each piece until it is no longer stiff. If that doesn't work, rinse it under warm water, then knead it. What happens if you stretch a kneaded eraser farther than you should? If you stretch it too much, it will break apart easily.
Why can't you erase colored pencil?
Colored pencils are mostly wax/oil that holds the pigment, so rubber won't pick up their marks easily like graphite–you'll probably find that an eraser just smudges colored pencil.
What is the best pencil eraser?
How do you make a homemade kneaded eraser?
You can make a kneaded eraser out of pretty much any solid eraser that you have, even the one on the end of a pencil, just by rubbing it on a piece of paper to create crumbs and then kneading the crumbs together into a putty.
How do you completely remove pencil marks?
How to Clean StainsErase it! That's right, try the eraser. … Liquid Detergent. If a soft eraser failed to remove the stain, apply a few drops of liquid detergent to the affected area and rub gently with a soft, damp cloth. … All Purpose Cleaner. … Vegetable Oil. … Baby Wipes. … Toothpaste.
Can you erase colored pencil marks?
One technique is to apply a small amount of solvent to the area you want to fix, which will loosen the colored pencil marks, and then use the electric eraser over the area. … It's also a good idea to observe how the paper reacts to the eraser, because some papers can handle erasing better than others.
What is the easiest pencil to erase?
The more easily a graphite mark will smudge – the more easily it will erase. So no matter how lightly you draw with a hard pencil (6H) it will be harder to erase than a soft pencil (HB or 2B).
What can be used instead of eraser?
Eraser Alternatives for Pencil Marksrubber bands (Depending on the type, they're as effective as standard erasers.)the edge of a sneaker.white flexible earphone cords.the sole of a Chukka Boot or a Bass Weejuns boat shoe.a scrap of art paper folded four times—good for lifting lead.
How do you revive a pencil eraser?
Dip the eraser into the water. Gently knead it and squeeze it with your fingers until you can feel it begin to soften. Find a paper towel and dry the eraser. Place it in a cool dry place to completely dry to normalcy.
Can you erase pencil marks on a canvas?
John, if you have it on a stretched canvas, put a block of some kind back behind the pencil so you can use more force with the eraser. It should be a hard eraser like the Staedtler white eraser. If it's mounted on a board, do the same but without the block.
What happens if you put an eraser in the microwave?
Microwaving these "rubbers" will melt them, leaving a mess inside your oven. You also shouldn't microwave these. … People also ask, can an eraser melt plastic? Eraser Melts Plastic.
Does pencil wash out of clothes?
Have you ever noticed pencil marks and stains on your clothes? … Removing them from washable fabrics such as cotton, linen, or polyester can be as simple as using a soft eraser to get rid of the stain (just as long as you are being cautious as not to ruin the fabric you're working with).
What can you do with old erasers?
9 Extremely Useful Things You Can Do With Pencil ErasersStabilize A Frame. Tired of picture frames that are always tilting to one side and scuffing up your walls? … Remove Adhesive Residue. … Erase Scuff Marks. … Save An Earring. … Keep Track Of Pins. … Keep Shoes Shiny. … Plant Seeds Perfectly. … Revive Rechargeable Batteries.More items…•
How can I decorate my eraser?
Decorate Your ErasersChoose the scrapbook paper you want to use. … Glue one end (I used mod podge and it worked very well) to the edge of the existing eraser cover. … Brush on a light layer of mod podge around the entire eraser cover. … Let the covers dry and put them back on the erasers.


text: Derivatives of 1,4-naphthoquinone play an important role in various biological processes through the reaction with a nucleophile. For example, the anticancer activities in tyrosine phosphatase are due to the reactivity of 1,4-naphthoquinones with a nucleophile, the cysteine residue, in the active site. Here we study the reactivity of 2-ethylthio-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinones against various types of primary amines, which are one of the more important nucleophiles in the biological environment. We first synthesized 2-ethylthio-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone from the reaction of 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone epoxide with ethanethiol in the presence of N-methylimidazole. Then, 2-ethylthio-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone was reacted with various alkylamines in different reaction conditions. The alkylamines studied here were methylamine, ethylamine, isopropylamine, and tert-butylamine. The major product of each reaction, regardless of its reaction condition, is 2-alkylamino-3-ethylthio-1,4! -naphthoquinone. In addition, in the presence of oxygen, 2-ethylthio-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone epoxide was efficiently formed. In the reaction under argon (Ar) atmosphere, however, the formation of epoxide was completely excluded. Reaction with methylamine, the least hindered nucleophile in our study, is notable because unlike other alkylamines, it produces an additional minor product, regardless of the presence or the absence of oxygen. The study of elucidating this additional minor product is in progress.


You asked: What colleges have the most diversity?
What is considered a diverse college?
Diversity often means race, ethnicity or tribal affiliation, but also extends well beyond those factors to sexual identity and orientation, income level, first-generation status, cultural background and gender. But depending on what a college needs or wants in a class, that term can extend even further.
What is the most diverse school in the United States?
Clark Middle School Most Diverse School in America. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Anchorage is about 67 percent white, 8 percent Asian or Pacific Islander, 7 percent Native, 6.8 percent multiracial, 6.7 percent Latino and 4.2 percent black.
Which Ivy League is the most diverse?
Cornell University is one of two Ivy League schools to rank among the most diverse colleges in the country, along with Columbia University.
What college has the highest percentage of black students?
Colleges with the Highest Percentage of Black, Non-Hispanic…
 - Spelman College (Atlanta, GA): 97.05%
 - Morris College (Sumter, SC): 94.92%
 - Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA): 94.29%
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What college has the lowest diversity rate?
Washington, founder of what is now Tuskegee University. Beth Medrash Govoha ranks as the least diverse primarily bachelor's school in the United States. The odds that two students chosen at random would have a different ethnic or racial background or differ in U.S. citizenship status are only 6.1%.
What diversity can I bring to a college?
Your identity can include any of the following: gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, religion, non-traditional work experience, non-traditional educational background, multicultural background, and family's educational level. Any or all of these could be unique.
Which is the hardest UC to get into?
Hardest UC Schools to Get Into
What state has the most diverse schools?
Based upon our data, the 10 states with the most diverse public schools are:
 - Florida.
 - Nevada.
 - Maryland.
 - New York.
 - Illinois.
 - New Jersey.
 - Alaska.
 - California.
What are the best colleges for black students?
For our analysis, we compared colleges' graduation rates specifically for black students.
 1. Princeton University. Princeton, N.J. …
 2. Harvard University. …
 3. Duke University. …
 4. Cornell University. …
 5. Florida Agricultural. …
 6. Spelman College. …
 7. University. …
 8. Yale University.
What is the least diverse ivy?
These numbers represent 1,597 out of 4,307 students and 108 out of 734 faculty, respectively, making Dartmouth the least diverse schools in the Ivy League.
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What is the easiest Ivy League to get into?
What percentage of Ivy League is black?
The ethnic and racial construction of the University is diverse. The African-American signify as 5.6 percent of the population with Asian-American at 13.9 percent, followed by Hispanic/Latino at 9.4 percent, Native American at a meager amount of 0.324 percent, and lastly Whites at the highest occupancy of 44.3 percent.
What school has the most black people?
North Carolina A&T State University is the largest HBCU in the nation.
What is the largest black college?
North Carolina A&T State University was established in 1891. Established as the Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race in 1891, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the largest HBCU by enrollment and the largest among all agriculture-based HBCU colleges.
Which state has most black colleges?
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Health Care Assistants
Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement, ECGs, spirometry (lung tests) and ABPMs (24 hour blood pressure monitoring). They may act as a chaperone or assistant when a patient or doctor requests one.
Members of the team are:
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Healthcare Assistant (female)
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Phlebotomist (female)
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Phlebotomist (female)


Understanding images: Part 1 – The basics
Theresa Estrada, a program manager on the Word team, writes today about the basics of working with graphic objects–shapes, text boxes, pictures, and more. This is the first of a series of posts about graphic objects.
Figures, also called graphic objects, can add a ton of pizazz to a document, but they don't always behave the way you might expect, which can be incredibly frustrating. With a little behind-the-scenes information, you can put your figures in their place.
The basics
What do I mean when I say "figure"? A figure is any type of graphic object that you can insert in a document, except for tables. That includes shapes, text boxes, pictures, clip art, charts, SmartArt, and WordArt.
In terms of how figures behave in your document, there are two basic types:
 - Inline with text
 - Floating
You can change a figure's behavior by using the Wrap Text menu in the Arrange section on the Format tab, which appears when you select the figure:
Wrap text menu on Format tab
Figures that use the Square, Tight, Through, Top and Bottom, Behind Text, or In Front of Text wrapping style are all considered floating. So how do you know which option to use?
Inline figures
In line with text, or inline, is the default behavior for pictures, clip art, charts, and SmartArt. When a figure is inline, it is treated exactly the same as any other character in the document. For example, if you insert a picture like the cute dog below, it has to actually be on a line. The line's height increases to accommodate the picture, and the picture moves with the text around it. The figure will respect any formatting applied to the paragraph it is in, such as aligning the paragraph in the center of the page.
Puppy with rubber duck by Fotolia at
Inline figures' behavior is familiar and predictable, but the downside is that they are tied to the lines of text. This means you can't position them in many places on the page without resorting to fancy layout tricks. These figures don't usually look integrated with the document, since the text doesn't wrap around them. Finally, there is no way to force an inline figure to stay in a specific location.
Floating figures
Enter the floating figure, which is the default behavior for shapes and text boxes. The big difference between inline figures and floating figures is that floating figures are inserted on a separate drawing layer. Anything in the drawing layer "floats" independently of text, which means you can position a floating figure almost anywhere. These figures can have text wrapping around them or be positioned in front of or behind text. Text wrapping can help integrate a figure with the rest of your content, as you can see from the dog picture in this example:
Photo inserted in text as floating figure; Puppy with rubber duck by Fotolia at
Floating figures are incredibly flexible in how they can be positioned, and they solve most of the problems related to inline figures. However, this flexibility can sometimes lead to surprising results.
Looking ahead
I'll spend the next few blog posts demystifying the options related to floating figures, including:
 - How to wrap text around your figures in a variety of ways.
 - Why your figures sometimes jump to new locations (and how to prevent that from happening!).
 - Quick ways to get figures to align with each other (and stay aligned).
– Theresa Estrada is a program manager on the Word team who spends most of her days (and some nights) studying how users work with figures in their documents.


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Simulation Of Compliance Choices For The Disinfection By-Products Regulatory Impact Analysis.
The U.S. EPA is in the process of developing regulations designed to limit the concentrations of disinfectants and their by-products in drinking water systems. The objective of regulatory analysis is to determine the potential impacts of implementing different regulatory options. This paper describes one aspect of this analysis.
|Regulatory Impact Analysis; Disinfectants; Disinfection By-products; Compliance; Drinking Water Regulations; Drinking Water|
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|Background Benefit-Related Document|
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