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Songworks 3 Tutorial Videos
1. The Edit Window
An overview of the music editing window
2. The Keyboard Window
An overview of the keyboard tools window
3. Entering Music in Step Time
How to enter music note-by-note in the edit window
4. Entering Chords
How to enter chord symbols in the edit window
5. Entering Text
How to enter either free or lyric text in the edit window
6. Entering Music in Multiple Parts
How to enter multiple voices on the same staff
7. Adjusting Staves
How to adjust the positioning of staves on the printed page
8. The Letter Keys Piano
Improvising melodies on the letter keys "piano" with optional chord accompaniment
9. Active Listening
Playing music by tapping the rhythm - for fun or for learning a part
10. Shape Notes
An explanation of shape notes and how you can use Songworks to write music with shapes.
11. Selecting Staff Items
How to select notes, rests and other staff symbols.
12. Selecting Text
How to select text blocks.
13. Selecting Chords
How to select chord symbols.


Ministry reforms school entry rules
This is a new point in the ministry's recently announced draft circular on university enrolment. The move aims to ensure quality of teacher training institutions and relieve public concern, especially after many students with low examination results were recently admitted to teacher training institutions. The change will also mean that more students will have opportunity to attend universities. Universities, especially private ones or less popular ones, should find it easier to enroll enough students. Besides using high school exams for university admission, universities and colleges could organize their own exams to select students suitable to their needs and goals. According to the draft, teacher training institutions can consider university admission to students with good performance in 12th grade. Colleges and vocational schools can consider admission to students with average studying performance. Students from high schools for gifted students can be admitted to teacher training institutions if they earned first, second or thirds prizes in contests at province, national or international levels. In previous years, only students with national or international prizes received the incentive. Another new regulation in this year's university enrollment is that universities, colleges and vocational schools are not allowed to enroll if they don't publicize how many of their students get jobs within 12 months of graduating. They also have to publicize information on their facilities including classes, labs, equipment and their staff. In Vietnam, students are classified into three areas to get extra points for their high school graduation and university entrance exams based on… [Read full story]
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Example hotel gallery
The work begins with the inspection, during which the most representative rooms and suites, the external and internal spaces, the halls, the restaurant, etc. are identified. Then let's start with the shots. Each room is photographed from multiple angles and using different light solutions: we take advantage of the ambient light, natural light, we position the flashes to illuminate the details or the whole. In the post-production phase, with the professional software Photoshop ©, we process the images by combining, if necessary, multiple shots, correcting any perspective distortions and optimizing the colors.


When you're using any USB connection option other than Charge Only, you must properly disconnect the phone from the computer. Never just yank out the USB cable. Doing so can damage the phone's storage, which is a Bad Thing. Instead, follow these steps to do things properly:
 1. Close whichever programs or windows are accessing the Droid Bionic from the computer.
 2. Properly unmount the phone from the computer's storage system.
 On a PC, locate the phone's icon in the Computer or My Computer window. Right-click the icon and choose either the Eject or Safely Remove command.
 On a Macintosh, drag the phone's storage icon to the Trash.
 3. On the Droid Bionic, pull down the notifications.
 4. Choose USB Connection.
 5. Choose Charge Only.
 6. Touch the OK button to confirm.
 The phone's storage is unmounted and can no longer be accessed from your computer.
 7. If you like, unplug the USB cable.
When you choose to keep the phone connected to the computer, the phone continues to charge. (Only when the computer is off does the phone not charge.) Otherwise, the computer and phone have ended their little tête-à-tête and you and the phone are free again to wander the earth.


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Studies in the area of freshwater research reported from University of Wisconsin
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According to recent research from the United States, "We quantified standing stocks of large wood in 12 streams along the north shore of Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota during June - September 2007. All large pieces of wood (> 0.1 m in diameter for a portion > 1 m in length, n = 963) were measured."
"Standing stocks of large wood ranged from 0.01 to 0.48 pieces/m, lower than most published values from around the world. Wood inputs to streams in northeastern Minnesota may be less than elsewhere due to differences in tree species, environmental conditions, and past forest management practices," wrote E.C. Merten and colleagues, University of...
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Best ways to fix a white screen on Mac
Your Mac stuck on white screen and you desperately grab your phone to google solutions? As it mostly happens abruptly, you need to find the fast way to bring your Mac back to life. So, let's get down to work right away!
Why my Mac stuck on white screen?
Macs are reliable computers, but on the rare occasions they may encounter trouble and won't load. When this happens, you see a blank white screen, your Mac becomes pretty much unusable, and you keep asking yourself, "Why won't my MacBook turn on?"
Usually, this happens after updating your operating system to a new version, when dealing with incompatible drivers, or if some applications fail to upgrade. This results in a blank screen on Mac until some steps are taken to bring your computer back to its normal state.
How to fix the MacBook white screen
Before you do anything to solve the Mac frozen screen, try an easy fix: check your peripherals. Try to disconnect all of them (printers, scanners, USB devices, etc.) with the exception of the keyboard and mouse. Then reboot your Mac. If it boots up now, one of those peripherals is the source of the plain white screen problem. However, if it fails and your MacBook won't load, check out other possible ways to wake up your Mac.
1. Boot into safe mode
A safe boot feature in macOS and Mac OS X was designed for troubleshooting purposes. It allows to check the disk for all possible file system errors and if needed, a repair would be run. Starting your Mac in safe mode is the first thing you should do when your Mac won't turn on.
To start up in safe mode:
 1. Press the power button, then immediately press and hold the Shift key.
 2. When you see the Apple logo, release the Shift key.
Once you boot using safe mode, the very first thing is deleting cache files. A cache is a place where data is stored temporarily to help things load faster. But eventually, files in a cache become outdated and start to pile up on your Mac, resulting in a white screen problem. Here's a comprehensive guide "How to clear cache on a Mac."
After you've deleted the cache files, you should also remove recently installed applications. But note that dragging them to the Trash is not the right way to remove apps as it leaves behind tons of associated files on your Mac. But don't worry, there is a utility that will help you — CleanMyMac X. Its Uninstaller module is designed to uninstall apps completely, with no leftover parts and pieces behind.
Simply download the app (it's free to try), launch it, choose Uninstaller and select the app you want to delete. Click Uninstall and the application will be removed completely. As simple as that!
As you've removed all the clutter, restart as normal without pressing any keys during startup. Probably you won't see that MacBook white screen anymore.
PRAM/NVRAM is a small amount of memory that your Mac uses to store certain settings and access them quickly. These settings include sound volume, time zone, startup disk selection, and more. If you experience some issues related to these settings, resetting PRAM might fix your MacBook stuck on white screen.
Here's how to reset PRAM/NVRAM:
 1. Shut down your Mac.
 2. Immediately press these four keys together: Command+Option+P+R.
 3. Hold down the keys until you hear the startup sound.
 4. Release the keys.
When your Mac finishes starting up, you should go to System Preferences and adjust some settings that were reset, such as time zone, display resolution, etc.
3. Use Disk Utility to verify or repair disks
Disk Utility can fix several disk problems, including the white screen on Mac. That's why use it to your advantage if the above steps didn't work.
 1. Restart your Mac holding the Command and R keys.
 2. Release the keys when you see the Apple logo.
 3. Click Disk Utility and then click Continue.
 4. Choose the disk you want to repair.
 5. Click the First Aid button.
If Disk Utility says the disk is about to fail, there's nothing you can do — you have to replace it. If it reports that the disk has been repaired, you're done. You can click Show Details to get more information about the repairs.
4. Reinstall macOS
If all the approaches are failing and you still see that white screen on your Mac, you may need to reinstall your operating system. Don't worry, it won't affect your files, apps, user setting, etc. Only a fresh version of the macOS will be installed on your Mac again. Here's how to do that for macOS SierramacOS High SierramacOS MojavemacOS Catalina and macOS Big Sur
Note that sometimes the standard reinstall methods won't work due to the issues with the drive. In this case, you'll need to use the internet recovery to reinstall the operating system.
Follow these steps to reinstall macOS from the internet:
 1. Turn on or restart your Mac.
 2. Hold down the Command+Option+R keys until you see the Apple logo or a spinning globe.
 3. When startup is complete, you'll see the Utilities window.
 4. Choose Reinstall macOS and click Continue.
Follow the onscreen instruction to complete the process.
Once you've brought your Mac to life, make sure to do some maintenance to prevent such unpleasant issues in future. A utility we've mentioned above — CleanMyMac X — will help you keep your Mac in shape for years. Apart from cleaning your Mac from all the junk, it gives you access to all maintenance scripts that allow to quickly optimize the system performance and never worry about the health of your Mac.
With the solutions above, you'll fix the white screen problem on Mac, so that it can function as a new one. Cheers!
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A conversation with NY based therapist and director, Molly Castelloe, about the concept of psychological projection and her documentary, 'Vamik's Room' about Vamik Volkan, a Turkish Cypriot psychiatrist, internationally known for his work bringing together conflictual groups for dialogue and mutual understanding.
We talk about group identity and how unresolved past traumas can be projected onto others, creating new traumasnamely perpetrated by power holders. What could healing historical traumas look like? Why is it important for all parties to engage in?
For more info on the film:
For an entry with Psychology Today:
Bloodlines: From Ethnic Pride to Ethnic Terrorism
by Vamık D. Volkan
-Another book exploring racialized trauma in the US:
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
by Resmaa Menakem

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Hartshorne at the end of page 76 of his Algebraic Geometry book gives an example of a scheme which is not an affine scheme. The scheme is constructed by gluing two affine lines together along their maximal ideals obtained by removing a point P. There's also a figure accompanying the example:
Can someone please explain how to show that this is not an affine scheme?
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Is that only because it's not Hausdorff? – Keivan Monfared Feb 3 '12 at 21:41
Many affine schemes are not Hausdorff. – Qiaochu Yuan Feb 3 '12 at 21:44
One way to do this is to observe that an affine scheme is separated, but this scheme is not separated. – James Cranch Feb 3 '12 at 21:45
I think "Hausdorff" here means "separated". – Laurent Moret-Bailly Feb 4 '12 at 9:30
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Call $X $ your scheme over the field $k$, $P_1$ and $P_2$ the two special closed points, $A_1$and $A_2$ their respective open complements and $A_{12}=A_1\cap A_2$, so that $A_i\simeq \mathbb A^1_k$ and $A_{12}\simeq\mathbb G_m$, all affine schemes.
Here are some (not independent) proofs that $X$ is not affine.
Proof 1
The point $(P_1,P_2)\in X \times X $ is in the closure of the diagonal $\Delta_X\subset X \times X $, but $(P_1,P_2)\notin \Delta_X$. So $\Delta_X$ is not closed, hence $X$ is not separated and a fortiori not affine
Proof 2
The images of the restriction map $\Gamma(A_i,\mathcal O_X)=k[T] \to \Gamma(A_{12},\mathcal O_X)=k[T,T^{-1}]$ are both
$k[T]$, and together do not generate $ k[T,T^{-1}]$. However, in an affine scheme (or more generally in a separated scheme) the ring of regular sections on the intersection of two open affines is generated by the images of the regular sections on the two opens.
Proof 3
The two open immersions $\iota_j:\mathbb A^1_k \to X$ with respective image $A_j\subset X$ coincide on the open subscheme $\mathbb G_m\subset \mathbb A^1_k$ but are nevertheless distinct. This couldn't happen if $X$ were affine (or just separated).
Proof 4
The cohomology vector space $H^1(X,\mathcal O_X)$ is infinite dimensional, whereas the cohomology of a coherent sheaf on an affine scheme vanishes in positive degree.
In detail, consider the covering $\mathcal U=\lbrace A_1,A_2\rbrace$ of $X$. It is a Leray covering because $A_1,A_2,A_{12}$ are affine hence acyclic, for the coherent sheaf $\mathcal O_X$ (cf. Proof 2). Thus Čech cohomology computes genuine cohomology.
The Čech complex is the linear map $$C^0=\Gamma(A_1,\mathcal O_X)\times \Gamma(A_2,\mathcal O_X)=k[T]\times k[T]\stackrel {d^0}{\to} C^1=\Gamma(A_{12},\mathcal O^*_X)=k[T,T^{-1}]\to 0$$ given by $$d^0(P(T),Q(T)) =Q(T)-P(T) $$.
Hence we get $H^1(X,\mathcal O_X)=k[T,T^{-1}]/k[T]$
Proof 5
The Čech complex above proves that $\Gamma(X,\mathcal O_X)=k[T]$ so that the restriction to the strictly smaller open affine subscheme $A_1\subsetneq X$ is bijective: $res: \Gamma(X,\mathcal O_X)\stackrel {\simeq}{\to} \Gamma(A_1,\mathcal O_X)$.
This cannot happen for an affine scheme $X$.
[In categorical language: $\Gamma$ is an anti-equivalence from the category of affine schemes to that of rings]
Proof 6
Every global function $P(T)\in \Gamma(X,\mathcal O_X)=k[T]$ (see Proof 5) takes the exact same value at $P_1$ and $P_2$, namely $P(0)\in \kappa(P_1)=\kappa (P_2)=k$.
In contrast given two closed points in an affine scheme, there exists a global regular function vanishing at the first one but not at the second.
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My friend Otto Forster once told me that he had seen in an old German book on group theory the sentence "Um den Satz zu erhärten, geben wir einen zweiten Beweis", which translates as: "To harden the theorem, we give a second proof". Logicians tell me that they are not convinced of the hardening. Pity, that – Georges Elencwajg Feb 4 '12 at 13:19
I'm impressed. Very nice answer. – Leo Alonso May 22 '12 at 17:33
Thanks for the kind words, _USER_. – Georges Elencwajg May 24 '12 at 6:18
Compute the ring $R$ of globally defined regular functions. If the scheme were affine, then there would be a bijective correspondence between closed points of the scheme and maximal ideals of $R$, given by taking a closed point to the ideal of functions that vanish at that point. But the two points represented by the colon in your diagram give the same ideal of $R$, so this "correspondence" is not injective. Therefore, the scheme is not affine.
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Leonard Schlesinger in Action Trumps Everything writes about how entrepreneurs think:
1. They take a small (smart) step forward.
2. Pause to see what they learned by doing so; and
3. Incorporate that learning into what they do next.
Successful entrepreneurs put thinking into action to see if they are right. Then they act again based on what they learned from the prior action. You can't predict the future, especially in the age we live, when technology is rapidly redefining how work is done and the economy is changing people's behavior in unexpected ways. Go with that. You can't map out a comprehensive predictive business blueprint because there are too many variables. Take one small smart step at a time, adjust, and step again. Action informs the business plan. Not the other way around.


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Please note that the information contained in this article is now superceded by the article located Here
. This article will remain published to serve as a reference for the new implementation.
Please note, this document is written refering to a pre-production version of the DIGGSML schemas, things may or may not exist in the release version (specifically the "readings" tag may well change name!)
This is how we are thinking of implementing monitoring in DIGGSML, it's not set in stone, it's just one possible way of implementing Monitoring.
I'd be welcome to recieve comments (either attached to this article or via the contact facility) if you have any opinion on other ways of doing this.
Since a SamplingPoint inherits from Observation, just like Hole and FoundationGroup do, it can contain all of the common properties that are included in Observation (Geometry, CRS, Id, Name and StartDateTime are all common properties inherited from Observation) and those that are mandatory are still mandatory in SamplingPoint. A SamplingPoint contains a collection of Instruments. These instruments are the physical inspection instruments that are used to monitor.
Single Reading Instruments
A good example of a single reading instrument is a Piezometer, detecting water level, actually recording the position of the water, since ground level can move (with excavations and so on) and therefore depth (or more accurately distance down the hole from ground level) isn't necessarily a valid measurement.
Continuing our Piezometer example, a Piezometer records a number of positions, so there is a positions tag, inside which we can specify a default CRS to use when recording the individual positions within this Instrument (this will often be a reference to the CRS of the SamplingPoint itself). After you have specified the CRS to use to locate points, next you can specify the points themselves, this is done using a "readings" property, which in turn contains many PositionReading objects.
Each of these PositionReading objects defines a reading made at a point in time, so it contains the DateTime the reading was taken, and the position itself that was read, it may optionally also contain another CRS, to enable the specification of a movement in the path the reading was taken on (for example a ground level change during excavation).
Example 1 - A Single Reading Piezometer
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Here a Piezometer is recording water level at one minute past midnight every day, the final PositionReading shows how the change in ground level on the third day means the value changes, but the actual level did not.
Multiple Reading Instruments
Multiple reading instruments are slightly different, but the only thing that differs between a multiple reading instrument and a single reading instrument is that there are many reading types reported.
They are used when the same physical instrument reads more than one thing at the same time, take an Annometer measuring wind speed and direction in the same instrument.
Example 2 - A Multiple Reading Annometer
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This Annometer example shows a single instrument (the Annometer object) recording two parameters (the directions and velocities properties) at the same time as the aforementioned Piezometer. Note how the readings themselves are independant, so you are not constrained to monitoring all of the parameters at the same time.
I hope this article helps explain how to implement monitoring in DIGGSML, Monitoring is an important part of the geotechnical framework and I hope this article shows how DIGGSML can be used to transfer monitoring data of all types in one internationally standardized way, helping systems interoperate together to the best of their abilities.


How to Open XER File?
What is a Primavera P6 XER Project File?
An XER file is a file format natively used by the Oracle® Primavera P6 enterprise project and portfolio planning and management software solutions. Software tools from the Primavera suite of Construction and Engineering solutions such as the P6 use the.xer file format to store schedule data about the projects created within the application.
The XER file format is used to store the data upon an export and communicate the project information between different project stakeholders and P6 databases.
In its textual structure this file format has the potential to store enormous amount of project data. The P6 application is a complex solutions dedicated to match the needs of large organizations and therefore it has the potential to store schedule data in more than 170 tables, associated with different relationships. When this data is exported on an.xer file it is roughly gathered in 20 to 66 tables. Different categories of project data are imprinted into the output file, such as records and data values for Global, Project, Activity Codes, Calendars, Activities, Projects, Resources and their inter-relationships.
XER files can be opened by the Primavera P6 software itself, but a more easier way to open an XER file is through the ScheduleReader software, due to the fact that this XER file viewer does not connect to any database and can open large project files in this or the XML file format in a matter of seconds.
This.xer file reader is a standalone, independently developed software solution and it is not connected or associated with the Oracle® corporation.
Following are the instructions of how to open an XER file with ScheduleReaderTM.
To open XER file follow the next steps:
Open submenu in ScheduleReader
Locate your.XER file.
Select it and click open.
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The IBM Softcopy Reader is an online documentation reader and organizer made up of two programs, the Book Reader and the Bookshelf Organizer.
Book Reader allows you to open softcopy books created with one of the IBM BookManager® Build programs.
- View and navigate through the softcopy books and PDFs online
- Do searches within the book
- Create notes
- Copy text
- Print text selections, a section, or the entire book


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Automatically Capture Website Screenshots Every Hour, Day, Week, or Month
- Provide your advertisers and sponsors with visual proof that their ads are being displayed when and where they should be.
- Archive web pages and social media channels for regulatory compliance.
- Keep track of your competitors with a time-lapse view of their marketing shifts and website revisions.
- Automate repetitive tasks like checking your website's search engine ranking, page speed, potential SEO errors, etc. Simply review regular screenshots containing all of the information.
- Create an archive of your company's digital history and brand evolution.
How it works:
- Add the web page addresses you want to capture
- Select a screenshot frequency for each page (hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly)
- An initial screenshot will be taken within a few minutes
- Then, a screenshot will be taken automatically at the selected interval (for example, every day at 9:00 AM)
- All screenshots are stored and backed up automatically. You can easily view, download, or share any screenshot.
- Move on to bigger and better things knowing you're covered!


ISSP [2019] : Creating an Educational Program to Promote Sustainable Water Use in Baan Yang
In the village of Baan Yang, a sudden shift away from opium cultivation left farmers practicing unsustainable techniques to grow food. Residents are aware of the ecological impacts, but tradition and socioeconomic barriers prevent them from transitioning to new, sustainable techniques. Our project focuses on creating an educational program for the Baan Yang School to introduce village students about their impact on the surrounding environment, along with educating them about water quality and conservation. The ultimate goal of our educational program is to promote sustainable farming techniques by instilling a passion for the environment in the younger generation.


The MNIST dataset contains images of handwritten digits from 0 to 9. Using the machine learning K-Means algorithm to cluster the MNIST dataset achieves poor results. This experiment seeks to improve and measure the accuracy by using an autoencoder to massage the input data prior to K-Means. To measure the results a purity score will be generated and a confusion matrix will display the distribution of the clusters.
The notebook is available on GitHub
Generate a K-Means Baseline
Show Baseline Results
The baseline sorted matrix shows that only the cluster mapping to 0 was correctly matched most frequently. These results show that using K-Means on the MNIST dataset will not work well.
Create Autoencoder
The autoencoder will use the Keras machine learning interface to compress an image and then reconstruct it. The autoencoder will consist of encoder layers which will reduce the image to a specified number of data elements, and decoder layers which will predict the original image data matrix. Once the autoencoder is trained a model will be created using the encoding layers and the weights saved from the autoencoder. This encoder model will then be used to transform the image data prior to K-Means clustering.
View Reconstructed Images to Confirm Auto Encoder is Working
Create Encoder
Visualize Encoded Images
In this example n_dims=10 and only the first 3 dimensions are visualized. Visualization can be more helpful when n_dims=2 or 3.
Train K-Means with Encoded Images
Use the encoded data to train K-Means and visualize the centers of each cluster. Again only the first 3 dimensions are being used for visualization and visualization would be most useful when n_dims=2 or 3.
Create a Purity Score and Visualize the Results
The purity score and visualization will help ascertain the improvement of clustering.
By using a deep learning convolutional and dense network the purity score increased from about 0.59 to about 0.66. The sorted confusion matrix shows that the most common occurrences within a cluster can be used to map all classes to the MNIST training targets with using encoding where when not using encoding only one class was able to be identified.
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Robertson would rather pay bankers than teachers
15 May 2019
Chris Leitch
Finance Minister Grant Robertson's claim that 'there is simply no more money to go into the [education] sector" is a lie, according to Social Credit Party Leader, Chris Leitch.
I challenge him to explain why he would rather pay $6,000,000,000 dollars every year to bank shareholders and PPP scheme financiers, yet refuse teachers, support staff, and principals the funding needed to provide our children with the best education possible.
He's putting wealthy bank shareholders ahead of children - the next generation of wealth generators – which is exactly what National's finance ministers did.
Mr Robertson's understanding of how the money system works is patently paper thin, and he's relying on what advisers in Treasury, who have been sourced from the private banking industry, are telling him.
He could stave off the forthcoming teacher's strike overnight if he understood anything about Labour Party history, and took a leaf out of Michael Joseph Savage's book.
Labour's first Prime Minister used the Reserve Bank to create the credit necessary to rebuild the nation.
5,000 houses were built by 1939, and 30,000 by 1949, financed by Reserve Bank credit.
The European Central Bank was creating credit at the rate of $35 billion Euros per month through its quantitative easing programme, without any sign of inflation, so there's no reason why the Reserve Bank here couldn't fund our government in a similar way, without charging interest.
That would give him $6 billion dollars every year to spend on New Zealanders instead.
Putting bankers ahead of children shows that Labour's economic policies are no different from National's.
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The Zumalakarregi Museum, as a benchmark centre for learning about and enjoying the 19th century in the Basque Country, offers a dynamic journey through a period that holds the key to understanding society today.
It is...
...a history museum focused on events and people.
... a museum that uses unconventional techniques to teach visitors about the society and history of the Basque Country in the 19th century
Learning itineraries
 1. The Zumalacárregui brothers: a Carlist general and a Liberal politician. Two representative personages, providing two different viewpoints on the Basque Country in the 19th century, set against the transition from the Ancien Régime to Liberalism.
 2. The industrial revolution. From traditional iron-working to foundries: early industry and the advent of the railways in the 19th century.
 3. War and peace. A reflection on the origins, forms and consequences of violence taking the 1st Carlist War as an example of warfare. A thought-provoking itinerary that is highly relevant today as it helps to understand the peace processes drawn up to resolve conflicts.
 4. The century of the revolutions. A look back at the key points for understanding Carlism and Liberalism in the Basque Country in the 19th century, and the difficult, violent transition from the Ancien Régime to the Liberal system.
 5. "The century of the revolutions" *NEW*
 6. Birth of the Liberal state. The crisis of the Ancien Régime and the formation of the Liberal state
 7. Iron roads. A journey through the vestiges of the early industrialisation process in the area around the Zumalakarregi Museum: the Ormaiztegi viaduct, the mines of Zerain and the old Mirandaola iron-works in Legazpi.
 8. A journey through our past (combined ticket). Participants observe everyday rural and urban life on a tour of the Igartubeiti Farmhouse Museum and the Zumalakarregi Museum, learning about the development of architecture, the economy and society from the 16th century to the 19th.
Outdoor guided tours
 1. Mining structures in Ormaiztegi
 2. The mining landscape of the Goierri
 3. Historical tour of Ormaiztegi. NEW!
 4. Following the iron-ore trail. NEW!


Fix Missing Msnp32.dll Error On Windows 98 or 95
The following error message may be displayed when you start your Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows 98 SE computer.
Unable to load the dynamic link library:
The system cannot find the file specified.
Some or all of the following features are not available:
Microsoft Network
When you click the OK button in the message to continue loading Windows, you may find the icon for Network Neighborhood missing from the Desktop. Additionally, you will not be able to access other computers and resources on the network.
Cause of the Error
Resolution Method
You can solve the missing msnp32.dll error in this case by extracting a new copy of the DLL file from the Windows installation disk, and then copying it to its location on the hard disk.
To do this task on Window 98, perform the following steps:
 1. Open Start menu, select Run, type sfc and then press Enter.
 2. In the System File Checker dialog box, select the Extract one file from installation disk option.
 4. Click Start.
 6. Here, browse to the location where the Windows installation files are located. If you have Windows 98 or 98 SE OEM version on your computer, then you maybe able to locate the files in the C:\Cabs folder on your hard disk. Otherwise, provide the path to the Windows setup files on the Windows Setup CD.
 7. Click OK, and then follow the screen instructions to extract the msnp32.dll file to your computer.
Note: This is the path to the folder where your Windows operating system is installed.
On Windows 95, perform the following steps to extract the msnp32.dll file to your computer:
 1. Use the Find command in the Start menu to locate the folder in which the Cabs files are located. By default, the folder is C:\Cabs. If you are unable to locate this folder, insert the Windows 95 setup disk in the CD-drive.
 2. Next, perform a search to find the location for the Extract.exe file. In case you do not find this file on the system, then copy the file from Windows 95 setup floppy disk 1 or the Windows 95 CD-ROM to the root folder of your computer. By default, C: is the root folder. To copy the file at MS-DOS Prompt, type the following commands-assuming that your CD-drive is represented by E:
 3. copy E:\extract.exe C:\
 If you are extracting from the floppy, then use the following command:
 copy A:\extract.exe C:\
 4. Now, use the extract command to replace msnp32.dll file to your computer.
 5. If you are extracting from C:\Cabs folder, use the following command at MS-DOS prompt:
 extract C:\Cabs\msnp32.dll /L c:\windows\DLLFilePath
 If you are extracting from CD-drive, use the following command at MS-DOS prompt:
 extract E:\Cabs\msnp32.dll /L c:\windows\DLLFilePath
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I thought this was a fun little point. Boeing's trying to work out the effect of Wi-Fi on airplanes. Obviously a fairly important thing to be doing. We all want to be able to use Wi-Fi, but there's a worry that it might have an effect on the systems that control the plane. Which would not be good if a version of Angry Birds got into the flight navigation computer for example.
So, in order to do this Boeing loads up a plane with bags of potatoes. No, really:
Boeing has hauled in around 20,000 pounds of potatoes to use as human substitutes during its tests with airplane WiFi. The aircraft maker is checking that onboard wireless signals don't interfere with navigation and communication systems. Groaningly titled SPUDS (Synthetic Personnel Using Dielectric Substitution), the tubers apparently replicate how airborne signals are bounced and absorbed by real-life passengers, but without the need for Boeing to offer complimentary snacks or tiny drinks during testing.
You can see Boeing's video here.
But why potatoes? Why not mannekins, which would be the same shape as people? Or if vegetables are important, cabbages or carrots say?
The answer is, about the mannekins, that we're trying to find something that looks similar to a human being for radio waves, not light waves. So it isn't the shape that we're really interested in. As far as radio waves are concerned (yes, I know they're the same thing as light waves, just a different wavelength) a human being is really a slightly solid bag of water. Water with a bit of stuff in, some proteins, carbohydrates, that sort of stuff. And so is a potato. So as far as radio is concerned a potato looks more like a human than a mannekin does.
As to the other veggies possible: potatoes are cheap.


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According to the International Continence Society, overactive bladder is a symptom-defined condition characterized by urinary urgency, with or without urgency incontinence, usually with urinary frequency and nocturia (night-time urination). The term overactive bladder is appropriate if there is no proven urinary tract infection or other obvious pathology.
Overactive bladder was identified in 6.5% of Finnish men and 9.3% of women. In younger age groups the condition was more common among women, but among those over 60 years old it was more common among men. Urinary frequency and nocturia were generally more common than usual among those with an overactive bladder. However, most reported urinary frequency and nocturia was not overactive bladder.
The research is based on a questionnaire conducted 2003-2004 among 3,000 Finnish women and 3,000 Finnish men. Their ages ranged from 18 to 79. The subjects were taken from the population register.
Professor Teuvo Tammela and Professor Anssi Auvinen are in charge of the research group, whose members are from the University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital and the South Karelian Central Hospital in Lappeenranta.


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Does cultural policy matter in public-art production? The Netherlands and Flanders compared, 1945 – present
Cultural policy has produced divergent intentions underlying the direction of public art since its advent in Western Europe in 1945. Literature has feebly demonstrated the extent to which differentialities in cultural policy have affected the production of public artworks over time and space. This paper fills this gap as regards Amsterdam and Ghent, cities that are situated in different national institutional contexts. It shows dissimilarity—in that one finds a relatively higher number of public artworks, more spatially dispersed and more diversified public artworks in Amsterdam than in Ghent, which is particularly a result of institutional differences—and similarity between these cities, in terms of initiatives by local communities and arts actors, irrespective of the local policy context. These results provide insight into policy concern with public-art production and the everyday practices and cultural traditions that underpin it.
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Protecting the Rights of Older Australians from Abuse
I, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, Attorney-General of Australia, having regard to:
- the principle that all Australians have rights, which do not diminish with age, to live dignified, self determined lives, free from exploitation, violence and abuse
- the principle that laws and legal frameworks should provide appropriate protections and safeguards for older Australians, while minimising interference with the rights and preferences of the person, and
- relevant international obligations relating to the rights of older people under United Nations human rights conventions to which Australia is a party.
REFER to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) for inquiry and report, pursuant to subsection 20(1) of the Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996 (Cth), the consideration of:
- existing Commonwealth laws and frameworks which seek to safeguard and protect older persons from misuse or abuse by formal and informal carers, supporters, representatives and others. These should include, but not be limited to, regulation of:
- financial institutions
- social security
- living and care arrangements, and
- the interaction and relationship of these laws with state and territory laws.
Scope of the reference
In undertaking this reference, the ALRC should identify and model best-practice legal frameworks. The ALRC should also have regard to other inquiries and reviews that it considers relevant, including:
- the recommendations of ALRC Report 124, Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws (2014)
- the recommendations of the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs report on violence, abuse and neglect against people with disability (2015), and
- the recommendations of the Commonwealth House of Representatives report, Older People and the Law (2007).
In conducting this inquiry, the ALRC should specifically consider best practice laws, as well as legal frameworks including, but not limited, to the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the Aged Care framework, which:
- promote and support older people's ability to participate equally in their community and access services and advice
- protect against misuse or advantage taken of informal and formal supporter or representative roles, including:
- formal appointment of supporters or representatives
- informal appointment of support and representative roles (eg family members)
- prevention of abuse
- mitigation of abuse
- reporting of abuse
- remedies for abuse
- penalties for abuse, and
- provide specific protections against elder abuse.
Collaboration and consultation
In undertaking this reference, the ALRC should identify and consult relevant stakeholders, including Commonwealth departments and agencies, state and territory governments, key non-government stakeholders, including advocacy and policy organisations and service providers, the Age Discrimination Commissioner and the Aged Care Complaints Commissioner.
The ALRC should provide its report to the Attorney-General by May 2017.


Watch this mercury drop suspended on Teflon as the surface is vibrated at specific amplitude and frequency. The frequencies create different modes of resonance, because the molecules vibrate faster when shaken at a certain speed.
This is similar to how your glass of water will form ripples if exposed to the right sounds (like the thumping of a T-rex walking toward your car). The vibrations from the sounds moves the molecules of mercury and form them into different geometric shapes.
At mode two, the mercury switches between two elliptical shapes that are perpendicular to each other.
In mode three, the form has three corners, and the mercury blob switches between two "directions." The cycle continues, four, five, six, seven and eight cornered shapes. When subjected to a random vibration, one that didn't resonate with the liquid element, chaos ensues.
The noises used in the video are too low in frequency for us to hear, but they are on par with the very deep tones elephants use to communicate long distances.
The video was uploaded in 2007 by YouTube user alextremes. Make sure to heed its warning: "Mercury is extremely dangerous so don't play with it. It can go through skin and mercury vapors are toxic. DON'T TRY TO DO IT AT HOME."
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GEPF: Who receives your pension benefits?
Feb 1, 2021
GEPF beneficiary nomination formOne of the questions I receive from most retirement fund members is about who has a claim to their retirement funds if they die in service.
As a member of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) one of the most important documents you need to keep up to date is your beneficiary nomination form. This will inform the trustees as to who your legal and financial dependants are, as well as their contact details. It will make it easier for the fund to make the relevant payments, ensuring your family receives the urgent financial support they need.
It is important to note that while your nomination form can assist the trustees in identifying and contacting beneficiaries, the trustees are still obliged to identify all legal or financial dependants and ensure that the death benefit is distributed equitably amongst the dependants.
The trustees will do an investigation into the dependence of any surviving legal dependants. Legal dependants include a spouse, parents, children, etc. However, anyone who can prove that they were financially dependent on the deceased has a rightful claim on some of the proceeds. This could include a child from another relationship, a parent, or even another partner who was financially supported by the member.
Once the trustees have identified all the dependants, they distribute the benefits according to the level of dependence. For example, if a member of the fund was married and had one adult child who was employed, then the spouse would receive the full benefit.
However, if the child was still living at home, or studying, and therefore dependent on the deceased, then they could have a claim. This does assume that there were no other dependants. Minor children from other marriages or relationships would also be considered in the dependency assessment.
Benefits are based on how long the member was in service at the time of death. If a member dies with less than ten years' service, the lump sum which will be distributed is based on either the member's final salary (average of last two years per definition) or the value of the member's pension in the fund at that time, whichever is greater.
If a member passes away with more than ten years' service, a lump sum (death-in-service gratuity) is paid to beneficiaries and a monthly pension is paid to the spouse. If the member was a single parent, the minor children receive a child's pension.
What does a beneficiary nomination form do?
A nomination form is completed while you are still alive and can only be changed by the member of the fund. It is used to identify potential legal/financial dependants, or other beneficiaries if you do not have any dependants.
If you are not married and do not have children or any other dependants, your gratuity will still be paid out to anyone you choose – including your parents or siblings.
The nomination form does not, however, supersede the responsibly of the trustees to provide for financial dependants.
If, for example, the nominated beneficiaries are not financially dependent on the deceased and there are other financial dependants not included on the form, the nominated beneficiaries may receive no money. Only in cases where there are no legal or financial dependants do the trustees distribute death benefits in line with the beneficiary nomination.
Make sure that the total percentage provided for each beneficiary adds up to 100%. You cannot, for example, nominate three beneficiaries giving them each 50%.
How does one prove financial dependence?
In the case of a spouse and minor children, financial dependency is assumed ‒ no further proof is needed.
Financial dependence can also be proved by a divorce order or by supplying bank statements proving that the deceased paid for certain expenses.
Tuition fees, bond repayments, medical aid and any other expenses that were paid by the deceased can be used to prove financial dependence.
It is important to understand who does not qualify as a financial dependant as this can become a contested issue, especially if there were relationships outside the marriage.
A financial/legal dependant includes:
 - A spouse. In the case of customary marriage, if there are two valid spouses, both of them will get an equal share of both gratuity and annuity.
 - A child under the age of 18, or a child who is still receiving financial support such as tuition.
 - A parent who is receiving financial support.
A financial dependant does not include:
 - An adult child who is not receiving financial support from the member.
 - A former spouse or partner who has not received any financial support and financial support is not stipulated in the divorce agreement.
If there are no financial dependants and the member has specified the beneficiary on the nomination form, then payment would be made.
Scenario 1: A member has adult children from a previous relationship who are not receiving financial support. The member is married and has young children with the current partner.
Likely outcome: The trustees will only consider the spouse and minor children as beneficiaries for distribution.
Scenario 2: A member has adult children from a previous relationship and is paying their tuition. The member is married and has young children with the current partner.
Likely outcome: The trustees will distribute the retirement fund among the spouse, young children and adult children in relation to level of dependency. As each case is treated individually, it depends on how many adult children there are. Adult children are usually given a percentage not exceeding 20% if still studying. The age of children is taken into consideration when percentages are determined. The gratuity will be shared amongst all dependants and the spouse will also receive a monthly pension.
Scenario 3: The member has adult children from a previous relationship who are not receiving financial support. The member is not legally married but living with a long-term partner.
Likely outcome: The long-term partner needs to apply to be recognised as the life partner of the deceased in order to be recognised. If the life partner's application is approved, he/she will receive a share of the gratuity and the monthly pension. In a case where the life partner is not approved but the partner can prove financial dependency on the deceased, the gratuity will be shared among all qualifying dependants, however the partner will not receive the spousal pension.
Where can members get the nomination form?
The nomination form can be obtained from GPAA regional offices, your HR department, or the GEPF website.
Forms can be submitted at the various regional offices, to your HR department, or can be emailed to
Register your spouse or life partner
As your spouse or life partner is entitled to an annuity when you die, it is important that you register him/her by providing your human resources department with either a certified copy of your marriage certificate, customary union certificate, lobola agreement, civil union certificate, or a certificate confirming your marriage in any other religion.
This article was sponsored by the GEPF.
 1. Good day,
 My dad worked for the city of Cape Town for over 22 years and as such, passed away a few days ago.
 I am 20 years old (turning 21 this year) and was his eldest child from his first (and only) marriage until my mom and him divorced and he also had a partner whom he has 2 children with of which are also younger than 18.
 My question is that my dad's family were never in his life and now that he has passed, they're showing up claiming that I am not due anything even though by word of mouth, it was said that I was nominated to get 50% of whatevers my dad was to be paid out but I am not sure how to go about verifying this?
 Ps. In the same sentence, I was advised that because I hurriedly got married about 6 month ago (customary marriage, not legally) I am not entitled to be paid out anything. Can you advise on this or whom it is I would need to query this info with?
 Any help would be much appreciated.
 - Firstly my condolences on the loss your father. The City of Cape Town fund does not fall under GEPF but the pension fund act rules would apply. This means the trustees of the fund will determine who receives the benefits based on financial and legal dependency. Children under the age of 18 would definitely fall under financial and legal dependency. It would depend on the rules of the fund whether you would qualify (some include children under 21 especially if still studying). The mother of the younger children would possibly have a claim either for the support of the children or if she was a financial dependent in her own right. The best thing to do is to submit your details and provide any evidence if he ever supported you or your mother financially (there may be a provision in the divorce agreement). I do not think whether or not you are married would make a big difference unless it is used to prove that you had no financial dependency on him. I would recommend you just deal directly with the fund and ignore the other relatives – they can can submit their own claims.
 2. I am divorced. I have a minor child [age 17]. I am in a long term relationship currently. I have made my fiancé one of the beneficiaries but was told that he will not be guaranteed his share of my pension because my child has to be looked after first, but yet we are financially dependent of each other and he assist financially to support my child because his biological father does not contribute enough. If I die he will not be able to financially support himself or continue to look after my son, although he is not the biological father. We also were told that the biological father will have all the right to my pension which will go into a trust. So how will my fiancé be able


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Figure out what all the latin means. Many muscles have either the attachments and/or functions in the name, which can help you figure out the rest of them.
If you've got a series of muscles in a row (like in the forearm, for example) figure out a way to remember what order they're in, so if you're asked to identify one of them, you can go through the order and see where it fits.
Think about the action to help figure out the attachment sites (if it's going to abduct, it's got to pull on the bone THIS way, so it's got to attach here) or vice versa.
Ask for easy ways to remember particular muscles ("So X muscle is the one with the really long, thin tendon, right?" "All the flexors are on this side of the arm, right?" and so on).
And yes, study a lot.
For me personally, it is easier for me to learn the muscles if I try to connect their action with where they're located in relation to other structures rather than making flashcards and memorizing the info for each muscle by itself. But if flashcards and memorization work for you, go for it. It just doesn't do me a darn bit of good.


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Instructor: Kerry Gray
One of the text structures that authors often choose when giving instructions is sequential order. In this lesson, we will examine this text structure and discuss strategies for putting sentences in the proper sequence.
Sequencing as a Text Structure
Think about the steps involved in baking a cake. What would happen if you changed the order? There's a reason the recipe says to preheat the oven before mixing the batter. Sequence matters, and sequencing is putting the steps in a process in order from beginning to end. It's an important skill, not only for reading comprehension, but is also used in other content areas, such as math, science, and social studies. Let's examine some sequence structures that will help you organize instructions in a passage.
Chronology vs Sequence
A common error with putting things in sequential order is assuming that it's the same as putting things in chronological order. Chronology has to do with the time that something happens. For example, on the Titanic's maiden voyage, this is the chronology:
Chronology of the Sinking of the Titanic
 - April 14, 11:40 PM, the Titanic strikes an iceberg.
 - April 15, 12:05 AM, Captain Smith orders the crew to prepare the lifeboats.
 - April 15, 12:45 AM, the first lifeboat is launched.
 - April 15, 2:20 AM, the Titanic sinks.
 - April 15, 4:10 AM, the Carpathia picks up the first lifeboat.
The chronology describes the order of events at a particular time and setting. Baking a cake is a sequence of events because it doesn't matter when or where you start; the order of the process will remain the same. For example, here is the sequence of making a cake:
Sequence of Baking a Cake
 1. Preheat the oven.
 2. Lightly grease the pan.
 3. Mix the ingredients in a bowl.
 4. Pour the batter in the pan.
 5. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 35 minutes.
Whether you make the cake now or wait until your birthday, the sequence is consistent. Sequencing is the text structure that is generally used when the author is giving instructions. Signal words that you will often see when things are put in sequential order include: first, next, before, lastly, finally, and then.
Sample Passage
To illustrate the importance of sequence, let's read the following passage.
How to Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Then, you'll use a butter knife to spread approximately 2 tablespoons of peanut butter evenly across the top of one of the slices of bread. The next step will be to spread approximately 1 tablespoon of jelly evenly across the top of the other slice of bread. The first step to making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is to go to the store to purchase bread, peanut butter, and jelly. Next, you'll remove two pieces of bread and place them side-by-side on a plate. Finally, you'll place the slice of bread that's covered with peanut butter upside-down on top of the slice of bread that's covered with jelly so that the peanut butter and jelly are facing each other.
While all of the steps are in place, this passage doesn't make a lot of sense. To put it back in the proper order, let's look for some transition words. The first sentence will be the one that begins with 'The first step…'
It's also pretty easy to find the final sentence in the sequence because it begins with the transition word 'Finally.'
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I don't see it as just semantics at all. If you choose to not help, you choose to allow pain to continue. You become part of the problem.
Oh, so it's no different than walking up to someone begging for money and kicking them in the head to rob them of what little money they managed to accumulate?
Callous indifference is not the same thing as intentionally causing harm. You have a point that it can contribute (often seriously) to a problem, and it is something that needs to be addressed, but I don't think it helps to try to lump the two together. You can't deal with callous indifference by using the same methods you use to deal with intentional harm. So it's not just a semantic difference, it's the fact that the two are dissimilar and shouldn't be treated the same way.
There may be a difference in scope but there is no difference in intent. The intent is "my religion is right and I have the right to do what I want to someone because of it".
There is both a difference in scope and a difference in intent, which I'll explain by analogy.
Let's take bullying
. Someone who suffers from this has to deal with active harassment - frequently by a few individuals, and infrequently by others - as well as a form of callous indifference - people who say "just ignore them" and other platitudes. Both of these are harmful to the person being bullied, but there's no question that the former is far harder to deal with. The main problem with the latter is that it can contribute to the overall problem despite whatever the person might actually intend
Now, it's not the same thing with religion, but it's close enough to count. People who think they're doing something helpful because of their religion may be misguided or simply wrong, and may actually be doing more harm than good with their efforts. But it is generally not an issue of them intentionally and deliberately trying to do harm to the people they're trying to help, it is an issue of not understanding that their attempts to help are actually not very helpful or even possibly harmful. And I don't think it helps to reinterpret someone's actions in the worst possible light, anymore than it would to do so in the best possible light. The best thing to do is to simply be accurate - to explain why something thought to be helpful was actually harmful, without unduly castigating the person doing it.
Railing about Mother Teresa being sadistic and manipulative isn't going to get through to people convinced that she was saintly and beatific any more than my railing at well-meaning people who give seriously bad advice to those being bullied would show them that their advice was harmful and why.


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Parks in this Network
Southwest Alaska Network
The SWAN I&M Program is one of 32 National Park Service I&M Networks across the country established to facilitate collaboration, information sharing, and economies of scale in natural resource monitoring. It is comprised of five national park units, each of which contain a rich and varied array of natural and cultural resources. These parks and their partners are dedicated to understanding and preserving the region's unique resources through science and education.
A summary of projects, observations, and new methods used by SWAN during the 2012 summer field season
A listing of published reports concerning natural resources that are monitored and managed at Southwest Alaska Network parks.


This TikTok Shows How You Can Walk to Russia From the U.S. — and Cross a 22-hour Time Zone
International travel is a lot simpler than it sounds.
A TikTok user called laubandrew posted a video that explains just how you can actually walk from Alaska to Russia. The explanation is mostly hypothetical, but it's an interesting way to show just how close North America is to the Asian continent.
aerial view of Big and Little Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska
In the video, laubandrew notes the close proximity of two islands in the Bering Strait that mark the division between Russia and the United States. The first island is called Big Diomede, which is 25 miles off the coast of Russia, and the second island is called Little Diomede, which is about 16 miles off the coast of Alaska.
"These islands are only two-and-a-half miles apart," the TikTok user said in the video. "Which means that in the winter when the water freezes, you can walk from the United States in only 20 minutes."
Although, it's probably not recommended to walk to these islands. Although they are in close proximity to each other, the walk isn't quite so solid getting from the mainlands to the islands, especially in the dead of winter. In 1987, long distance swimmer Lynne Cox swam from one island to the other in about two hours, although this was in the middle of August.
But since they are parts of two different countries, the two islands are also in completely different time zones.
"To make matters even crazier, Big Diomede Island is 21 hours ahead of Little Diomede Island, which means that if you were to walk from the United States to Russia, you'd literally be walking into the next day. This is why they call Little Diomede 'Yesterdayland' and Big Diomede 'Tomorrowland,'" said the TikTok user.
Though we're used to seeing the U.S. and Russia on opposite sides of the map, the video certainly points out just how connected nations actually are, regardless of whether this is a practical way to travel or not.
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focus in the console, and vice versa.
 5. In the debug view, the basic entities should automatically be part of a first "default group". This group could be collapsed or even hidden, but cannot be modified. This makes the debug entities always available to be added to different groups.
 6. A debug entity can be part of different groups at the same time, just like for PTC sets.
 - When an entity is part of multiple groups, the expansion/selection should be done for the instance that the user is currently focused on. If a thread stops and the user was looking at it, that is the one that should expand. If a threads stops and is part of a group that the user was looking, that is the one that should expand.
 7. Predefined hardware related groups (from HW definitions) shall be possible to use in the GUI.
 - Groups can be specified from some configuration file. For example a project could provide a list of pre-defined groups. This applies to static concepts such as cores, but not threads.
 8. Groups should somehow be persisted across debug sessions.
 1. If the content of a group is not available when the new debug session is started, we could let the group fill itself gradually as things appear.
 2. If things disappear (e.g., threads) the group will continue to exist with a smaller content.
 3. Persistence should be per launch.
 4. Need support for import/export.
Synchronous operations
CDT should support the concept of synchronous operations. Synchronous operations have the following requirements:
 1. Start, stop, step any number of debug entities (e.g, cores) synchronously
 2. For step, next, finish operations only, one entity (e.g., core) acts as "group leader", defining the stop condition for the operation. All other entities execute the same number of cycles/instructions. The leader should be the one for which the source code is in focus, i.e. the source code that the user wants to step. E.g., -exec-next --synchronous --thread 6, should step thread 6 and all other threads in the ptc set based on when thread 6 really stops. Note that step, next, finish operations are only allowed when a thread/stack frame is selected.
 3. Need for an option to decide if the threads should be synchronized with the others of the group, or should not. This option could be shown in the Debug view using the little icon of a chain to show that the group has the synchronized option enabled (they are linked together). What we hope for is to be able to click on the chain icon directly in the debug view instead of having a context menu or a toolbar menu.
 4. When selecting an element (e.g., thread) within a group and doing an operation (e.g., step) we can do two things:
 1. step the entire group with the selected thread as the leader (sync option on)
 2. only step the selected thread leaving others stopped (sync option off)
 5. In non-stop mode, if there are threads running in a group, allow the synchronous operation and we let the backend filter the running threads out of the command, or let the backend decide what it wants to do (e.g., like an error). CDT must allow performing the operation even though there are some elements running.
 6. We should have soft groups based on multi-selection, where the user could select multiple elements and then the operation would apply to only those elements. To select the leader in this case, it could be the last element that was selected; the leader should be indicated in a different color within the selection. Potentially using an Alt-key modifier would provide a way to add things to a soft-group without changing the selected leader
Enhancements to Register view
The register view is currently limited and does not lend itself well to multi-core debugging. Below are some requirements for the Registers view.
 1. Need for filtering. Registers shown should be controlled using regular expressions
 2. The view should have two modes:
 - Showing the content of the real registers (i.e., top stack frame)
 - Showing the content of the real registers (i.e., top stack frame) and also show the value of each register that was pushed on the stack, kind of like a stack frame display, or a hover, or …
 3. Symbol matching on pointer registers, so if a register points to a variable/symbol, the view will show the name of the symbol.
 4. Compact presentation of registers to save space.
 - This could use a multi-column display to have the list of registers be in a 'square-type' display instead of a long list.
 5. If supported by GDB, Eclipse should make use of MI commands that read/write multiple registers in single operation for better performance.
 6. Different display format for each entry
 7. Bit registers should be shown with their different parts, even with a hover to show what each part affects
Pin & Clone
Pin and Clone is a new feature of CDT which allows to 'clone' the different debugging views and 'pin' or 'lock' each one of them to a particular context. This allows looking at the data of different debugging contexts at the same time.
 1. It should be possible to pin to a specific core/thread/current-thread
 2. In the Expressions view, a different approach could also be used. We could use a 'path' to define the context of an expression. For example'myvar' would be for the current selected thread/frame, but 'thread2/frame0/myvar' would refer to 'myvar' for thread 2 and frame 0, no matter what the current selection was. This could be way to pin a single expression instead of pinning an entire view. The path should allow for the chip to be specified.
Enhancements to the Expressions View
 1. The Expressions view can currently be used to show registers. It would be nice to be able to use regular expressions in the Expressions view to help create many entries. For example, 'r*' would create an entry for all the registers that start with 'r'. To support this, the regular expression would need to specify the type of the entities to be created, e.g., registers, variables; Eclipse could then use the entire list of registers or current variables to find the ones that match the regular expression.
 2. Import/Export of expressions
 3. Different display format for each entry
 4. Symbol matching for an expression
Enhancements to the Memory View
CDT currently offers two memory views: the standard Eclipse Memory view and a simpler Memory Browser. The requirements below could apply to one or both of these views, depending on what makes more sense.
 1. Concept of 'memory regions'
 - For example: the current stack, some protected memory regions, the legal stack space, some hardware circular buffers, etc. These regions can be shown in the memory view: One way to show it is to have a colored line over the region; having such a line allows multiple regions that overlap to still have their corresponding line be shown, one on top of the other. The real requirement is to be able to distinguish between such overlapping regions. These regions will need to be defined somehow, some from hardware for example.
 - If we want to have user-program-defined regions, like circular buffers, this may also require user-definitions. Regions could also be defined by the user based on different variables of the program. For example showing a region that describes an array, and showing the visual cue for the index variable passing through the array.
 2. Visual cues for different aspect of the data.
 - show such things as the start and end of the stack.
 - show where registers point within the memory. This does not mean that any register that happens to point to memory should be shown. Instead we want to show the registers that are meant to point to memory, such as the stack pointer register. The list of such register is target-specific
 - show memory regions
 - Showing where user-selected variables point to. If a variable is selected in variables view, the memory view would highlight the corresponding region.
 3. Context-menu for variables that allows to choose in which memory it should be shown. The existing "View Memory" could have a sub-menu listing the different memory spaces which the user can choose from
 4. Support for different physical memories with the same addresses. There must be a way to tell which memory to look at when showing the memory view. To support different memory spaces (logical or physical) the memory view will need to indicate which memory is being shown. The logical memory spaces would be provided from the backend (most probably statically).
 5. Memory views showing different memories could have different background shades of color, to make it easier to distinguish the different memories. Colors should be automatically assigned based on the configuration of the memories
 6. Multiple memory ranges within the same address space should be possible to display. Although this can currently be done using multiple memory views, it would be nice to be able to show multiple ranges in the same view, with a visual divider. This is for space efficiency.
Breakpoint enhancements
The breakpoint handling in the CDT (and Eclipse in general) is currently very limited. The Breakpoints view has recently been enhanced to allow for a richer set of features, which are not yet being used by the CDT. Below is a list


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Can solar panels withstand hail and survive hurricanes?
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Like any outdoor equipment, solar panels are subject to the changing weather. Depending upon where you live, your panels may experience heavy rain, high winds, or even hail. In this article we'll examine how solar panel systems stand up to intense weather conditions, and what government organizations and industry groups are doing to improve their products and protect consumers from weather-related solar panel damage.
How well do solar panels withstand hail and hurricanes?
As a whole, solar panels are durable and hold up very well in inclement weather. A report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on 50,000 solar energy systems installed between 2009 and 2013 indicates that only 0.1% of all PV systems have been reported as affected by damaged or underperforming modules each year. We'll briefly examine two types of weather that have the potential to damage solar systems – hail and hurricanes.
Solar panels and hail
Solar panel manufacturers test their products to ensure that they are capable of withstanding hail storms. In most cases, solar panels are tested and certified to withstand hail of up to 25 mm (one inch) falling at 23 meters per second (approximately 50 miles per hour).
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In fact, not long ago, NREL's main campus in Golden, Colorado was hit with a severe hailstorm just last month. Of over 3,000 panels on or adjacent to the roof of a net-zero energy building, only one panel was broken during the storm. To get an idea of the intensity of the storm, the same weather system left shattered car windows and dents in vehicles and home roofs around the Denver area. The single broken panel appeared to have been hit simultaneously with several large hailstones in a very concentrated location, leading to micro-cracking of the surface glass. The conclusion: hail may be an impressive physical force, but solar panels are well-equipped to withstand impacts even from large hailstones.
Solar panels and hurricanes
With high wind speeds and heavy rain, solar panels may be at risk of being dislodged from their spot or damaged by high volumes of water. However, similar to hail, solar panels are typically tested by manufacturers to ensure that they can survive hurricanes. Most solar panels are certified to withstand winds of up to 2,400 pascals, equivalent to approximately 140 mile-per-hour (MPH) winds. Additionally, the typical aluminum and glass casings that hold solar cells and constitute a solar panel are highly waterproof, even during extreme rain.
As with hail, real-life extreme weather events have demonstrated solar's durability in hurricanes. During Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey was hit especially hard. New Jersey also has one of the highest solar power capacities in the United States. In the second quarter of 2012, just before the hurricane hit, the state had installed 103 megawatts (MW) of PV capacity. Analysis after Sandy hit revealed little to no damage to PV systems from the storm. According to a spokesperson for a solar system installer servicing over 200 customers in the regions of New Jersey hit hardest by the storm, a few metal casings covering wires from the panels were damaged by flooding, and one very large system had just two panels come loose.
More recently, Hurricane Maria's path through Puerto Rico has given insight into the durability of solar energy systems. A 645 kilowatt (kW) rooftop solar array on San Juan's VA Hospital installed in 2015 continued to operate 100 percent post-storm, even though it was exposed to 180 MPH hurricane winds. What kept this system intact while other local arrays weren't so lucky? As was the case with Hurricane Sandy, the racking and anchoring systems used to keep the solar panels in place were the ultimate factor in determining wind resiliency. By utilizing flexible racking devices, the VA Hospital system was able to work like a chain link fence to bend under stress rather than staying rigid and eventually breaking. Solar panels can be installed to survive the extreme winds seen in hurricanes, and can be a source of reliable power when other parts of the electrical grid are wiped out.
How solar stakeholders are ensuring that your panels can withstand extreme weather
In addition to the hail and wind certifications that solar manufacturers offer for their products, there are several organizations and initiatives within the solar industry currently working on making solar panels more durable, long-lasting, and cost-effective. Here is a brief overview of some projects in the works.
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's SunShot Initiative, which aims to bring down the general cost of solar energy for all Americans, also supports initiatives to improve durability in solar panels. The SunShot Initiative funds NREL researchers to participate in the International PV Quality Assurance Task Force, or PVQAT, which focuses on designing solar energy technology standards.
PVQAT has 12 individual task groups working on implementing their approach to PV component and system quality and bankability. Their three-pronged approach looks to establish a rating system for PV modules based on climate and application of interest, a guideline for factory inspections and quality assurance during manufacturing, and a comprehensive certification of PV systems. Combined, these efforts ensure that modern solar panels will be manufactured with the highest durability standards available.
Additionally, the Durable Module Materials Consortium (DuraMAT), a group of national research laboratories and universities, is focused on improving the physical materials and designs of PV modules. DuraMAT is part of the Energy Materials Network (EMN), a Department of Energy program working on decreasing the time to market for materials critical to clean-energy technologies.
Install home solar panels to ensure a reliable energy source for years to come
Solar panels are one of the most durable and reliable energy technologies in the world, and industry efforts mean that they are becoming more resistant to severe weather damage every day. Installing a home solar energy system ensures that your home can produce its own power, even during severe weather events. When you register for the EnergySage Solar Marketplace, you can find the solar installer that's right for your home or business, and compare offers side-by-side to find the best deal for a long-lasting, sustainable, and reliable energy system.
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12 thoughts on "Can solar panels withstand hail and survive hurricanes?
 1. AvatarRobert L. Gumm
 I perceive three (3) potential sources of problems one might experience after having roof-mounted solar panels installed:
 1. Broken panels from over-sized hailstones such are experienced in the south and west
 2. Roof leaks caused by the effects of frequent freezing and thawing of water that seeps in at rooftop mounting points.
 3. Buildup of leaves, pine cones, and pine needles beneath the panels from large leafed shade trees and conifers upwind of the prevailing winds of the installation.
 4. Exorbitant costs involved with the replacement of damaged panels situated within a large plane of panels.
 2. AvatarSue Kamaidech
 The text above notes "little to no damage" to PV during Sandy. Not true.The largest single failure of PV experienced as of that date occurred on a NJ rooftop during that storm. It destroyed thousands of modules. See articles with photos below. Aerial photos from the customary Philadelphia airport landing path showed another similar failure on the same system the next summer, during a comparatively minor storm.
 3. AvatarJay
 We know what 170 mph winds do to standard poles and wire electricicity distribution systems. Puerto Rico is in crisis having relied on the former. Now they should be used as a test case for massive solar investment. Besides, their electric utility is in bankruptcy. Is this solution as obvious as it appears? Or do we want to bring in fleets of helicopters to replace the old network That snaked into tropical rainforest? See story on Bacardi building in San Juan.
 1. AvatarCarlos
 This article should be updated to reflect the massive damage done to solar panels in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria which I believe made landfall as a category 4. For example, the 25.5 MW Humacao Solar Project, which had 87,696 panels, received massive damage based on photos and video available on the internet. While I think Puerto Rico should absolutely modernize its electrical grid and rely predominately on renewable energy, there needs to be some thought on how to properly protect these important resources given the climate, so our fellow citizens have some chance to recover from these catastrophic events. As an aside, many of the blades in the Punta de Lima wind farm also appear to have been destroyed.
 4. AvatarDaniel
 I understand that Hurricane Sandy did a whole lot of damage… largely because coastal cities aren't built for them… but as a Floridian who has gone through 7 major hurricanes, Sandy is not a good baseline for *real* maximum sustained winds. I mean seriously, it only made landfall as a Cat 1. Not anywhere close to the Cat 3-5's we see in the South. If a Cat 1 can knock down ANY solar panels, I don't think that bodes well for stronger hurricanes…
 1. AvatarLM
 As a fellow Floridian, I agree. I need to know what happens at 170-180 mph winds. Anything else just isn't useful information.
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The forest: from fairytales to horror films
The 'deep, dark wood' is both a magical realm and a place of danger
The Gruffalo
The Gruffalo: a horrifying creature lurking in the darkness of the forest? Photograph: BBC/MAGIC LIGHT COMPANY
Forests have the ability to stir a wide range of emotions in humans. And it has not gone unnoticed by story-tellers.
From an early age, children are familiarised with the narrative device of the "deep, dark wood". From the Brothers Grimm's 19th-century fairytales, such as Hansel and Gretel and Little Red Riding Hood, through to modern-day children's classics The Gruffalo and Harry Potter, forests are places where hidden dangers and horrifying creatures lurk in the darkness.
"The forest is often used as a source of threat in our culture," says Peter Hutchings, professor of film studies at Northumbria University, who specialises in the horror genre. "It represents an older, pre-modern world that we have pushed aside, but which will now come back to endanger our protagonist. In gothic horror, the forest is where primitive people and animals live. In fairytales, the forest can be both a magical realm as well as a place of danger. We see this in Snow White, for example."
Horror films, in particular, have exploited forests for dramatic impact, says Hutchings. "In The Blair Witch Project, for example, the forest is used to excellent effect. It's a landscape of increasing disorientation where modern gadgets such as mobile phones fail to work. It's also a place that forces you to experience the full darkness of the night." In Sam Raimi's 1981 cult classic The Evil Dead, a demon spirit possesses the trees in a forest and uses a branch to rape one of the female characters holidaying in a (now a horror cliche) isolated log cabin – a scene that led the film to be classified as one of the first-ever "video nasties" in the UK.
But forests are also used as a leveller or sanctuary for our heroes. Robin Hood is only able to operate with the cover of Sherwood Forest. And in First Blood, John Rambo flees to the forest in an attempt to hide from corrupt cops.


Six big differences between international air transport and international air express
Quốc tế air transport refers to the whole process of logistics, information stream realized, and control management from the aircraft to the airport of the destination, and then the carrier unloads the goods from the plane to the receiver. Many friends consider international air transport and air express as the same. Actually, they are in great distinction. Then the Flydis Logistic Co., Ltd will explain the differences according to six points.
The subject of transportation
The international express's subject is mainly the freight forwarding companies, such as DHL，UPS，FedEx，TNT，EMS, and other suppliers of international express service. The packages we plan to post are delivered to the destination by the forwarder. But we often contact our agency of international transport first and the latter, the forwarding agent.
The scope of service
Generally, international air transport can only deliver to the airport. After arriving at the airport, the other affairs are dealt with by the customer or his transport company. But the air express is always delivered to the door. But what should pay attention to is that international express doesn't include customs clearance of destination but the assistance of customs clearance. If there is a problem with customs clearance, it needs the receiver's help.
International express service includes the agency service of the domestic export declaration but no the customs declaration of destination and the delivery of packages with the customs declaration of destination.
International air transport doesn't include the handle of customs clearance. The customer needs to go to the airport and claim the goods for customs clearance. And it doesn't include the customs duty and tax of the destination country. Unless the air transport service project, the goods will not be delivered to the door.
Time limit
The deadlines of international air transport and express are almost the same, about several days. Which one is faster depends on the destination. Ví dụ, international air transport should be faster to Tokyo. To this day, the time limit is relative to these three factors as follow:
 1. The efficiency and strength of the airline.
 2. The flight timetable in the airport.
 3. The speed of customs clearance to the destination.
Charge mode
The calculation of international air transport cost is based on the formula, length×width×height/6000. And the length, chiều rộng, height are all measured in centimeters. Large quantities of goods are called dumping and are also known as foam goods. For instance, the Nano pillows' actual weight is 5 kilograms, but the volume weight is 28 kilograms.
Trace cargo mode
You can trace and inquire about the corresponding company website through the odd provided by international express. For international air transport, you can inquire on the airline website by the number of bills of lading.
Different requirements of weight
International air transport services can deliver any weight. But the weight of a single package of international express should not surpass 69kg, which is called oversized goods.
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Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.
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Thermographic Improvements Benefit Automotive Industry
- Sunday, 01 April 2007
Stress and Fatigue Analysis
For most of the past decade, the automotive industry also has used IR imaging systems as part of their stress analysis and metal fatigue evaluation program. Both applications use a lock-in thermography technique to make energy measurements that compliment visible imagebased correlation methods for stress analysis. Often, these two approaches are seen as competitive; however, that ignores the inherent differences in the spatial and energy measurements generated by visible and IR imaging systems. Lock-in thermography measures minute changes in temperature through Fourier analysis produced by the thermoelastic effect in stressed materials.
Improvements in spatial resolution, thermal resolution, size, cost, and energy consumption are widening thermography applications in the automotive industry. At the same time, greater understanding by IR camera makers of automotive applications is leading to new calibration, filtering tools, lock-in analysis, and peripheral I/O, making thermography systems more effective for real-world automotive applications.


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How many amino acids exist in the biosphere?
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20 amino acids exist in the biosphere.
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- What are proteins?
- Give any two examples of amino acids.
- Define a homopolymer.
- Name the most abundant protein found in the animal world.
- Expand the term RuBisCO.
- Name the protein which is most abundantly found in the biosphere.
- When is a protein structure called a tertiary structure?
- Identify the following: Protein which enables glucose to transport into cells Intercellular ground substance
- State the functions of proteins.
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What happens when a chemical bond is formed?
(A) energy is always absorbed
(B) energy in always released
(C) more energy is released than is absorbed
(D) energy is neither released nor absorbed
Correct Answer : energy is always absorbed
Question Asked : SSC Section Officer (Audit) Exam 1997
Explanation : If a bond is broken, energy Is released; and If a bond is formed, energy must have been absorbed. The energy within bonds is'stored' and can be easily thought of as potential energy. Upon the breaking of these bonds, the energy is released thereby creating usable energy.
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"The Three Pearls" is a translation of "Las tres perlas" by Spanish writer Luis Coloma, SJ (1851–1914). Although Coloma never explained why his subtitle describes the story as a "Legend in Imitation of German Tales" ("Leyenda imitada del alemán"), his efforts to write what he called "recreational stories" for children were consistent with the Grimms' project, which included the ten children's legends appended to their famous fairy tales. Coloma's children's stories are still read with pleasure today.
Fedorchek, Robert M.. "The Three Pearls (A Legend in Imitation of German Tales)." Marvels & Tales 23.1 (2009). Web. .