s the enemy towards the given direction
SetAutomaticDirection(bool bFlag)
enables/disables automatic direction based on velocity
{"X":int, "Y":int} GetPosition()
gets the enemy's coordinates
{"X":int, "Y":int} GetPlayerPosition()
gets the player's coordinates
casts a spell in the direction faced by the enemy
Whenever the player enters a room, the game application checks if a cutscene is available, in which case, control of the player is temporarily relinquished from the user while the cutscene is played. Cutscenes are implemented as script-defined functions in a script file Cutscenes.cns. The application locates the function on the assumption that the function's name is of the format Cutscene_RNN where RNN is the room identifier. The cutscene function consists of a sequence of host function calls that control the character interactions during the scene. The following script function defines the cutscene for the central room R32. This particular scene encourages the player to explore the North exit:
// centre cut-scene
function Cutscene_R32()
 // do scene only first time round
 if (s_canSeeLight!= null) return;
 s_canSeeLight = true;
 // disable player control
 // move uo to room centre and talk
 Player_MoveTo(320, 160);
 while(Player_Moving()) yield;
 Player_Say("I can see strange lights coming beyond this doorway!");
 while(TextWindow_IsActive()) yield;
 // move closer to door and talk some more
 Player_MoveTo(320, 170);
 Player_Say("Maybe I should have a look...");
 // return control to player
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To support scripted cutscenes, the following host functions are defined in the game application:
Player_SetActive(bool bFlag)
enables/disables player control
Player_SetPosition(int iX, int iY)
sets the player's position
Player_MoveTo(int iX, int iY)
requests the player to move to the given position
bool Player_Moving()
returns true if the player is moving
Player_Say(String strMessage)
makes the player say something in the chat window
bool Player_HasAllVials()
returns true if the player has collected all four vials
Boss_SetActive(bool bFlag)
shows/hides the enemy boss
Boss_SetPosition(int iX, int iY)
sets the boss' position
Boss_MoveTo(int iX, int iY)
requests the enemy boss to move to the given position
bool Boss_Moving()
returns true if the enemy boss is moving
Boss_Say(String strMessage)
makes the boss say something in the chat window
Boss_SpawnEnemy(String strType)
spawns an enemy of the given type
bool TextWindow_IsActive()
returns true if the chat window is still open
Points of Interest
Conceptually, DOD is a very simple game that could have easily been developed without the use of embedded scripting. However, thanks to scripting, it is possible to not only alter the dungeon layout, but also the A.I. behaviour of the enemies and the game's overall plotline. Handing more power to the scripting system increases the "moddability" of the game. In the next article, I will present a complete IDE application for Conscript that demonstrates the use of the Conscript API in a more sophisticated way, such as the provision of debugging functionality and the implementation of a host function module plug-in mechanism.
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City Parks May Be Bad for the Environment
But according to new research, green parks in dry climates -- which bring thick carbon-capturing grass to regions normally populated by sparse native vegetation -- may actually increase the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere.
"The greenhouse gases produced by maintaining the park are the problem," reports Amy Townsend-Small, an earth scientist at the University of California, Irvine. Her research suggests that parks in arid cities, as they are currently managed and landscaped, are not as "green" as they look.
Her measurements of soil carbon and the air above the park's turf in Irvine showed that grass itself captures a fair amount of CO2 and emits only a tiny amount of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that soil bacteria create while digesting fertilizer.
But when Townsend-Small included estimates about how much energy and fuel was required to manage the land -- and the pollution produced by equipment such as lawn mowers and leaf blowers -- she calculated the resulting carbon footprint created from landscaping maintenance to be 10 times the amount of carbon that the park's green area could absorb.
Just watering the grass alone produced enough carbon to override any potential reduction in the gas that the lawn might produce.
The numbers were even worse for the park's athletic fields, where turf is continually torn up and replanted before it can store significant amounts of carbon.
Published in the Jan. 22 issue of the journal Geophysical Research Letters, the research suggests that parks in arid cities, as currently managed, should not count as carbon credits.


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Teaching Students About Atalanta
In an age where superheroes dominate popular culture, it's essential to remind our students of the extraordinary heroes of the past. One such figure is Atalanta, a legendary Greek heroine who defied traditional gender roles and overcame formidable challenges. By incorporating her story into our teaching, we can inspire and empower students to question societal expectations and pursue their own path.
Atalanta was a figure in Greek mythology renowned for her exceptional skills in hunting and athletics. Born to King Iasus of Arcadia, she was abandoned at birth due to her father's disappointment with having a daughter. Nevertheless, Atalanta survived thanks to divine intervention and grew up in the wilderness raised by a bear.
Despite her hardships, Atalanta emerged as a skilled huntress and combatant. When she reached adulthood, she joined the hunt for the dreaded Calydonian Boar and eventually played a vital role in slaying the beast. Her determination also extended to her love life: unwilling to settle down without a fair challenge, she demanded prospective suitors beat her in a footrace.
1. Begin with a story circle: Introduce Atalanta's tale through storytelling or reading aloud from ancient texts such as Ovid's Metamorphoses or Apollodorus' Bibliotheca. Encourage students to actively listen, ask questions, and discuss their insights after hearing the story.
2. Encourage critical thinking: Ask students to identify key themes within Atalanta's narrative that are still relevant today. Examples include gender roles, parental expectations, and individuality versus conformity.
3. Explore visual arts: Have students create illustrations depicting scenes from Atalanta's story or research ancient art that includes portrayals of this fascinating heroine.
4. Compare and contrast: Challenge students to compare Atalanta's tale with other myths. What similarities and differences can they discover among different heroes and heroines?
5. Modern-day parallels: Discuss the significance of using Atalanta as a role model in today's world, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging our own strengths and seizing opportunities.
6. Analyze narratives: Invite students to create their own stories featuring Atalanta, exploring how her legend could have evolved if she had been born in contemporary times.
The story of Atalanta offers valuable lessons on resilience, self-reliance, and defiance of societal expectations that resonate strongly with students today. By incorporating her inspiring narrative into your teaching, you can provide them with an empowering role model from ancient history who embodies the values of courage, conviction, and perseverance in the face of adversity.

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Cherimoya Fruit Tree
Trees are offered in large size, similar to 24" box. Remove lower branches and let it grow as a single main trunk. Fast growth, best to also order other plants that will attract bees (see jade plant below as an example) to provide optimal pollination and maximize harvest production. Fruits have high nutritious value with properties to fight cancer.


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Leaving the Capital (離都帖)
Cai Xiang (蔡襄, 1012–1067), Song Dynasty (960–1279)
Album leaf, ink on paper, 29.2 x 46.8 cm, National Palace Museum, Taipei
 This letter to Gentleman Du was written by Cai Xiang in a period of mourning for the loss of his eldest son (1055), but for the most part Cai still maintains his poise of vigor and beauty in calligraphy. Nonetheless, a few strokes of the brush still reveal fluctuations of emotion that transmit the pain that he must have felt as he was writing. The brushwork here is rounded and solid, while also flowing and wandering, thus revealing Cai Xiang's complete success in traditional calligraphic studies. In the flowing grace of the brush movement in the few characters, the forms and structure are enchanting, while the generous spacing of the character structure and the hook method here conform to that of Yan Zhenqing (顏真卿, 709–785).


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First recorded during the canonisation of Saint Lawrence Justinian under Pope Leo X (_PHONE_), the Devil's Advocate (Advocatus Diaboli) used to be an official position within the Roman Catholic Church, whose job was to uncover character flaws, misrepresentation of evidence or fraudulent behaviour.
During the canonisation process, the Promoter of the Faith (Promotor Fidei), better known as the Devil's advocate (Advocatus Diaboli), was a lawyer appointed by Church authorities to to take a sceptical view of the proposed candidate. Meanwhile, an opposing case would be made by the Promoter of the Cause, also known as God's advocate (Advocatus Dei), who would argue in favour of canonisation.
These specific positions of office are now obsolete and both functions are now performed by the Promoter of Justice (Promotor Justitiae) but, where the candidate might prove controversial, informal testimony may still be sought from those opposed to the canonisation.
However, the Devil's Advocate has now entered into common parlance and is used to refer to someone who takes a contrary position in an argument or discussion, in order to encourage further consideration and debate about the topic's potential ramifications.


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1. Cultivate a philosophy of appreciation
When was the last time you were thrilled over something as simple as blowing bubbles? Cultivating a philosophy of appreciation is about seeing opportunities in the seemingly insignificant, and reframing them as important to your wellbeing.
2. Understand that life is made up of 'moments'
These are just as vital as conventional units of time. When you review your day ahead and think, 'Meeting at 1pm', also say, 'Moments matter', then make a pact with yourself to notice the sun break through the clouds, or the wind move through the trees.
3. Write a list of daily 'joys'
At the end of the day, create a list of things that stood out for you in a 'small pleasures' book. If you've had a tough day, you may have to work hard to find a positive moment. Even if it's, 'Drank the perfect coffee', that's something to find joy in.
'Small Pleasures' (The School of Life, £14.99)


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The Validity of Disease-specific Quality of Life Attributions Among Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Department of Quantitative Health Sciences
Health Services Research | Statistics and Probability
BACKGROUND: A crucial assumption underlying all disease-specific quality of life (QOL) measures, that patients can validly differentiate a specific disease in the presence of multiple chronic conditions, has not been tested using multiple methods. Our objective was to evaluate the convergent and discriminant validity of QOL attributions to specific diseases among adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCC).
METHODS: Adults age 18 and older (N=4,480) sampled from eight pre-identified condition groups (asthma, COPD, angina/MI with angina, congestive heart failure, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis) completed an Internet survey. Comorbid conditions were determined using a 35-condition checklist. Product-moment correlations were analyzed separately by pre-identified condition group using the multitrait-multimethod of construct validation, where traits were defined by 9-26 conditions and each condition was measured by two methods: disease severity rating and Disease-specific Quality of Life Impact Scale (QDIS) global rating. A third method (symptom or clinical marker) was available for the eight pre-identified conditions. Convergent validity was supported when correlations among different methods of measuring the same condition (trait) were substantial (r > /=0.40). Discriminant validity was supported when correlations between the same and different methods of measuring different conditions were significantly lower than corresponding convergent correlations.
RESULTS: In support of convergent validity, 22 of 24 convergent correlations were substantial (r=0.38-0.84, median=0.53). In support of discriminant validity, 833 of 924 tests (90.2%) yielded significantly higher convergent than discriminant correlations across the eight pre-identified conditions. Exceptions to this pattern of results were most often observed for comorbid conditions within the same clinical area.
CONCLUSIONS: Collectively, convergent and discriminant test results support the construct validity of disease-specific QOL impact attributions across MCC within the eight pre-identified conditions. Noteworthy exceptions should be considered when interpreting some specific QOL impact attributions and warrant further study. Pursuit of a summary disease-specific QOL impact score standardized across MCC is recommended.
Disease-specific measures, Health-related quality of life, Multiple chronic conditions, Multitrait-multimethod analysis, Patient-reported outcomes, Validity
Int J Stat Med Res. 2016;5(1):17-40.
International journal of statistics in medical research
Ware JE, Gandek BL, Allison JJ. (2016). The Validity of Disease-specific Quality of Life Attributions Among Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions. UMass Chan Medical School Faculty Publications. Retrieved from _URL_


text: A new packet-switching network technique is described which, while utilizing certain aspects of the ARPANET technology, introduces a substantially different technique for handling traffic which is longer than a single packet in length. The technique is keyed to a common-user network environment, where a wide variety of subscriber types, ranging from computers to simple terminals, are to be serviced. Subscribers in most cases would be remotely located from the network switching nodes. By splitting the buffering between the originating and destination nodes and by essentially eliminating the segment reassembly process, substantial reductions in on-line buffering can be achieved, while still maintaining short response times for interactive messages and large bandwidths for long data exchanges. In this paper we describe the network operational concepts and traffic flow for various subscriber types, show specific examples and timing diagrams for message flows, and present a comparative analysis of the buffer sizing, throughput, and delay for this new technique compared to the well-known ARPANET technique of packet switching.


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Johnson, Kiersten. 2007. Migration, Economy and Policy: Recent Changes in Armenia's Demographic and Health Indicators: Further Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys Data. DHS Trend Reports No. 3. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Macro International.
Although only five years elapsed between the 2000 and 2005 Armenia Demographic and Health Surveys (ADHS), the country underwent considerable social and economic changes during this period. These changes, including population movement and increased disparities between poor and rich households, are associated with demographic and health outcomes for the population. Policy changes also produced measurable impacts on health and demographic outcomes.
Many of the trends between the 2000 and 2005 ADHS surveys reflect the impact of considerable population movement. For example, in Armenia as a whole, children are nearly three times more likely to have a non-coresident father in 2005 as they were in 2000. In the same vein, the proportion of currently in-union mothers without a husband coresident has increased. This absence of husbands is related to the decrease in contraceptive use since 2000: the proportion of discontinuations ascribed to infrequent sex or husband absence doubled over the five-year period.


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BAYOU, TX (SAN PATRICIO COUNTY)
BAYOU, TEXAS (San Patricio County). Bayou, between San Patricio and Mathis on a bayou that drained an area of fertile San Patricio County land, was settled in the post-Civil War period. Thomas Bernard Magowan settled on a farm on the bayou in 1876, and other families followed until perhaps a dozen lived in the area. The community had its own school, administered by the schools of San Patricio, and the loose community of families considered themselves a settlement apart from San Patricio. The later history of Bayou is unknown; most of its area is now ranchland.
Keith Guthrie, History of San Patricio County (Austin: Nortex, 1986).
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Keith Guthrie, "BAYOU, TX (SAN PATRICIO COUNTY)," Handbook of Texas Online (_URL_ accessed May 22, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

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Measuring O3 Output
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How to Measure Ozone Output
We are commonly asked how to measure output or verify that an ozone generator produces the amount of ozone the manufacturer claims. This tech sheet will cover how to measure the output of your high concentration ozone generator.
It is key to understand that the output of an ozone generator is almost always measured in grams per hour (g/hr), also known as ozone output. The ozone measurement instrument will read Ozone Concentration: % by weight or grams per meter cubed (g/m3). To mathematically determine the g/hr (Ozone Output) from % by weight or g/m3 (Ozone Concentration), you will need to determine the flow rate of the ozone generator in liters per minute (lpm).
The calculations to use when you have determined the gas flow rate and concentration are below:
From % by weight using oxygen as a feed gas:
Ozone Output (g/hr) = (( lpm x 0.001) x 60) x (14.3 x % by weight)
From % by weight using dry air as a feed gas:
Ozone Output (g/hr) = (( lpm x 0.001) x 60) x (12.8 x % by weight)
From g/m3:
Ozone Output (g/hr) = ((lpm x 60) x 0.001) x g/m3
Another resource we offer is a handy online calculator. Just enter your flow and concentration values and we do the work!
Note: When using % by weight to measure ozone concentration, the calculation to determine Ozone Output is different because the density of the gas is different. Due to the difference in the density of the gas, there are separate conversion formulas used to determine the output of an ozone generator (as shown above).
Ozone Measurement Device
A related question is which ozone measurement device should be used to facilitate these measurements. The short answer is, only a high concentration ozone analyzer. Note that the units of measure used are: % by weight and g/m3. This is due to the high concentrations of ozone produced by most ozone generators. We are also asked why parts per million (ppm) is not used as a unit of measure. Let me provide a quick example using a very small ozone generator.
An ozone generator producing 2 g/hr ozone from 10 lpm of air would produce 0.26% ozone concentration.
2 g/hr = ((10 lpm x 0.001) x 60) x (12.8 x 0.26% by weight)
0.26% ozone = 1573 ppm conversion info here
At only 2 g/hr of ozone output the ppm value is already 1573 ppm. The parts per million (ppm) unit of measure is just not conducive to these calculations. Therefore, it is rarely, if ever; used when calculating generator output.
The high concentrations that are created limit the number of ozone measurement devices that can be used, which is why the process is restricted to high concentration UV ozone analyzers.
Components Needed
 - Mass Flow Meter will measure overall gas flow accurately for a flow measurement
 - 0 - 2 ppm Flow Meter will regulate and measure gas flow through the ozone analyzer
 - Ozone Analyzer will measure the ozone concentration in % by weight or g/m3
 - Ozone Destruct Unit will convert ozone back to oxygen to safely be vented into the air
Other Important Considerations
When choosing an ozone analyzer, ensure that the analyzer you are purchasing operates within the range that you will be operating within. Some ozone analyzers are limited to low ranges only, so ensure that you choose a device capable of reading a higher concentration of ozone than you will ever need to measure.
Also ensure that the analyzer you are purchasing will measure ozone concentration using the units of measure that you desire. If choosing an analyzer that measures ozone in percent (%) by weight, be sure to specify whether you are using oxygen or dry air gas. Some analyzers may be only factory configurable and cannot be configured by the user.
Gas flow is a very critical component of the calculations used to measure ozone output. A small deviation in actual flow measurement will result in a large error in the resulting ozone output figure. Since this is such an important value, we recommend using a high quality Mass Flow Meter to measure the total gas flow entering the ozone generator. A mass flow meter will measure total gas flow. This measurement is also pressure compensated to eliminate that potential variable. Using the mass flow meter prior to the ozone generator will remove the possibility of ozone corroding the delicate components inside the mass flow meter.
Most high concentration ozone analyzers will only require a very small gas flow rate. This will require a small flow meter to regulate and measure that gas flow. An advantage of this small flow rate is that the ozone analyzer could be used as an on-line measurement device. If the ozone generator uses a gas flow rate of 20 lpm and the analyzer will only consume 1 lpm for accurate measurement, this set-up only requires a 5% slipstream of the ozone gas.


Definition of intoxicate in English:
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Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt
1 [with object] (usually as adjective intoxicated) (Of alcoholic drink or a drug) cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties or behaviour: he was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated
More example sentences
 - We don't allow people into sessions if they are intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
 - The person is intoxicated through alcohol or drugs
 - Kids who abuse inhalants often look and act as if they're intoxicated from drinking alcohol.
inebriate, make drunk, make intoxicated, make inebriated; befuddle, fuddle, stupefy, go to someone's head, make someone's head spin
informal make legless, make woozy
drunk, inebriated, inebriate, drunken, tipsy, the worse for drink, under the influence; blind drunk, dead drunk, rolling drunk, roaring drunk, as drunk as a lord, as drunk as a skunk; sottish, gin-soaked
Scottish informal fou
North American informal loaded, trashed, out of one's gourd, blitzed, ripped
US informal jacked
British vulgar slang pissed, rat-arsed, arseholed
informal, dated in one's cups, lit up
euphemistic tired and emotional
archaic sotted, foxed, screwed
rare crapulent, crapulous, bibulous, ebriate
1.1Excite or exhilarate (someone): he became intoxicated with his own power
More example sentences
 - The excitement and anticipation of the opportunity intoxicated him.
exhilarate, thrill, elate, delight, captivate, enthral, entrance, enrapture, invigorate, animate, enliven, excite, stir, rouse, move, inspire, inflame, electrify; fire with enthusiasm, fire someone's imagination
informal give someone a buzz, give someone a kick, bowl over, tickle someone pink
North American informal give someone a charge
2 archaic Poison (someone).
late Middle English (in the sense 'poison'): from medieval Latin intoxicare, from in- 'into' + toxicare 'to poison', from Latin toxicum (see toxic).
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_USER_ {280, title = {Automated chat generator}, number = {AIC-12-131}, year = {2012}, institution = {Naval Research Laboratory, Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence}, type = {NCARAI Technical Note}, address = {Washington, DC}, abstract = {This document summarizes work towards the development of an automated chat generator, whose components are summarized in Figure 3. Our goal is that this will automatically generate chat that (slightly) resembles Navy Combat Information Center (CIC) chat, such that the resulting data can be used in a 5514 project that concerns automated chat highlighting and chat summarization.}, keywords = {chat analysis, chat generator}, author = {Bryan Williams and David C Uthus and David W Aha} }


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Transducers, what are they?
They are in essence filter and map, step away from thinking about them as working on lists, and recast them as process transformations.
They are applicable if you model your data as a succession of steps, where each step ingests an input. Building a collection is just one instance of a process of that shape, the generalization is
'seeded left reduce'
Why do we use the term transduce? It means 'leading across' which is what we do, we take input and lead it across transformations. It is not a programming thing, it occurs in real life too:
Put the baggage on the plane:
- Break apart pallets
- Inspect them
- Label heavy things
What matters here is what you do, not how the luggage gets to you. You don't have separate rules for luggage on a trolley or luggage on a conveyor belt.
So, we already have the instructions for this (map, mapcat, filter) but, we only make rules for very specific situations (lists, stream, observables) We are like luggage handlers that first put luggage from the belt on a pallet, because that is what we happen to have instructions for.
Transducers fix this!
Transducers modify a process by transforming its reducing function.
Processes that use transducers are transducible processes: they use a transduces to transform their reducing function and then do their job with the transformed reducing function.
Transducers are fully decoupled, they know nothing of the process they modify.
Early termination. Sometimes you want to stop an entire process. In Closure there is a reduce for that and transducers also support reduce. If the reducer gets a reduced value from the next call, it must never call the function again with that argument.
Ultimately, the goal is to reuse code better and to have 1 'thing' to apply to all sorts of datatypes:


When is the year of jubilee?
What years are jubilee years?
If the Jubilee year is the 50th year as confirmed by Leviticus 25:10–11, it must necessarily be a separate year from the first 49 years comprising the whole of the first seven Sabbatical cycles. Therefore it cannot be identical with the seventh Sabbatical year, as 49 does not equal 50.
Is 2019 a Jubilee year?
So declare God's goodness over your life because today we have a reason to celebrate and 2019 is the year of jubilee. Happy New Year Readers and thank you for your encouragement and support of this column throughout the years.
Is 2021 a Jubilee year?
When was last Jubilee year?
Israel is embarking on the Jubilee Years in 2017-18 to mark the anniversaries of very significant events that shaped the history of modern Israel and the Jewish people. These events express the deep bond between the people of Israel and the Land of Israel, and the people of Israel's journey of hope.
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Is 2020 a shmita year?
The next Shmita year is 2021-2022 (5782).
What is a 50 year jubilee called?
Latin-derived numerical names
Anniversary Latin-derived term Other terms
40 years Quadragennial / Quadragenary Ruby jubilee
45 years Sapphire jubilee
50 years Semicentennial / Quinquagenary Golden jubilee
60 years Sexagennial / Sexagenary Diamond jubilee
How many types of Jubilee are there?
Silver jubilee, for a 25th anniversary. Ruby jubilee, for a 40th anniversary. Golden jubilee, for a 50th anniversary. Diamond jubilee, for a 60th anniversary.
How many jubilees has Queen Elizabeth had?
The first British monarch to mark 50 years on the throne in a significant way was George III, followed by Queen Victoria. The Queen has had significant jubilee celebrations in 1977 (for her Silver Jubilee), 2002 (for her Golden Jubilee) and 2012 (for her Diamond Jubilee).
What does the number 50 mean in Hebrew?
50. The gematria of the Hebrew letter נ The 50th year of the land, which is also a Shabbat of the land, is called "Yovel" in Hebrew, which is the origin of the Latin term "Jubilee", also meaning 50th.
What is a jubilee year in the Church?
Does Israel let the land rest every 7 years?
Jewish-owned land is to be left fallow, whatever grows there is to be free and at year's end, all personal debts are to be forgiven. Shmita occurs every seventh year, as a kind of sabbatical for the land, and it is mandated in the Torah.
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What's a silver jubilee?
Silver jubilee marks a 25th anniversary, also known as a quadranscentennial anniversary. The anniversary celebrations can be of a wedding anniversary, the 25th year of a monarch's reign or anything that has completed a 25-year mark.
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consistent with use in the 20 randomly selected homes that we monitored.
Maximize Dehumidification, Minimize Energy Use
In summary, our study suggests that households in Wisconsin use a significant amount of energy to dehumidify their homes. In addition, the degree to which dehumidifiers are used over the course of a year can vary dramatically, with some units remaining idle most of the year and other units running virtually nonstop. Households in the upper quartile of use could easily consume more than 1,000 kWh per year to dehumidify their homes. We found that all homes in the upper quartile maintained daily basement RH levels of less than 50%, and several of these homes maintained RH levels of less than 40%. Helping households to determine the dehumidifier settings that minimize energy use but maintain adequate levels of dehumidification may give Focus on Energy an opportunity to promote home energy conservation.
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Meaning of EXPERIMENTAL in English
— experimentally, adv.
/ik sper'euh men"tl/, adj.
1. pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
2. of the nature of an experiment; tentative: The new program is still in an experimental stage.
3. functioning as an experiment or used for experimentation: an experimental airplane.
4. based on or derived from experience; empirical: experimental knowledge.
5. something that is experimental.
[ 1400-50; late ME experimentalis. See EXPERIMENT, -AL 1 ]


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Cart Ruts Mystery Solved
From The Portsmouth News:
Researchers at the University of Portsmouth believe they have solved an ancient Mediterranean mystery.
The mystery of how 2ft deep tracks were cut into the rock of Malta has been a puzzle for years.
Now Professor Derek Mottershead, of the university's geography department, has followed generations of scholars to unravel the mysteries of the Maltese landscape.
The tracks, or ruts, were almost certainly caused by carts because the rock was not strong enough to support the wooden wheels of loaded carts.
They are up to 2ft deep and more than 30km of them run in pairs criss-crossing the island.
Professor Mottershead's team came up with a design of a cart to fit the field evidence, estimated its weight and calculated the stresses involved.
They discovered that in some places the rock was so soft that after heavy rain a single passage of a cart could cause the rock to fail.
Professor Mottershead said: 'The ruts have been studied and talked about for centuries and though it is obvious they are related to vehicles nobody understood how they were made or even when.
'The underlying rock in Malta is weak and when it's wet it loses about 80 per cent of its strength.
'What is unique to Malta is the sheer number of ruts. For years they have attracted the attention of archaeologists but until now we didn't have a convincing explanation of the mechanics of how they could have been formed.'
The team included Dr Alastair Pearson and Martin Schaefer, also of the University of Portsmouth. Their research was published in the journal Antiquity.
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Explosions Are Main Cause of Spine Injuries in U.S. Soldiers
FRIDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Explosions are the main cause of spine injuries among wounded U.S. military personnel, a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed more than eight years of data on back, spinal column and spinal cord injuries suffered by American military personnel serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. Of nearly 11,000 evacuated casualties, about 600 (nearly 5.5 percent) had a total of more than 2,100 spinal injuries.
Explosions accounted for 56 percent of spine injuries, motor vehicle collisions for 29 percent and gunshots for 15 percent, the study found. In 17 percent of spine injuries, the spinal cord also was injured. Fifty-three percent of gunshot wounds to the spine led to a spinal cord injury.
The study also found that 92 percent of all injuries were fractures, 84 percent of patients' wounds were the result of combat and spinal injuries often were accompanied by abdomen, chest, head and face injuries.
The findings, published Sept. 19 in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, are an important first step in helping orthopedic surgeons develop treatment plans for military personnel with spine injuries, as well as for civilians with similar injuries, according to the researchers.
"In these current military conflicts, the latest technologies in body armor, helmets and other protective devices have helped save many soldiers' lives," Dr. James Blair, an orthopedic surgery chief resident at the Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, in Texas, said in a journal news release.
"We also have access to advanced life-saving techniques in the field and medical evacuation strategies that are keeping many more service members alive," he added.
"But when a person survives an explosion or vehicle collision, there has still been a great deal of force on the body," Blair noted. "Many of those survivors are coming to us with severe injuries to their spine and back. We needed to describe and characterize these injuries so recommendations can be made on how to provide the most effective treatment and rehabilitation for our wounded warriors."
The North American Spine Society has more about spine and spinal cord injuries.
SOURCE: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, news release, Sept. 19, 2012


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This unique study of the theology of the book of Daniel examines the cultic motif within the book as it relates to space and time. Numerous references and allusions to cult are investigated with linguistic, literary, and contextual analyses. The findings are then related to the main theological themes of the book such as judgment, eschatology, kingdom, and worship. It is evident that the idea of cult plays a dominant role in Daniel, and that it demonstrates the intention of the author to present the issue of conflict of two opposing systems of cult and worship. For all who are interested in an exegesis of Daniel that pays dutiful attention to the theology of Daniel, The Cultic Motif in the Book of Daniel is a must-read.
«Winfried Vogel's erudition in his field is very impressive and thus creates an ethos of convincing power for his thesis, namely, that the book of Daniel is 'permeated by cultic ideas and concerns', and that the cultic motif contributes to the theology of the biblical book with 'an impact greater than heretofore anticipated'. I unreservedly recommend 'The Cultic Motif in the Book of Daniel'.» (André LaCocque, Professor Emeritus, Chicago Theological Seminary) «'The Cultic Motif in the Book of Daniel' provides us with a significant key to the book of Daniel: the cultic dimension. The demonstration of the pervasive and intense presence of this motif, in space as in time, and the analysis of its theological meaning have considerable impact for the understanding of some of the most obscure and complex issues in the book of Daniel. In this light, Daniel's allusions to the Day of Atonement, his stress on worship, and his perspective on the cosmic prophetic horizon make better sense and enrich the reading of this mysterious book. Winfried Vogel's observations and contributions are an unavoidable prerequisite for all students interested in the interpretation of the book of Daniel.» (Jacques Doukhan, Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Exegesis, Andrews University)
Dr. Winfried Vogel ist Redakteur für TV und Radio (HOPE Channel) und Theologischer Berater am Europäischen Medienzentrum Stimme der Hoffnung in Alsbach-Hähnlein an der Bergstraße. Zuvor war er Direktor und Theologiedozent am Seminar Schloss Bogenhofen in Österreich. Es ist ihm ein Anliegen, den Glauben an Gott relevant und transparent zu machen und Menschen für ein konkretes Leben mit Gott zu begeistern.
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In R, I create a data frame in a following way:
data <- data.frame(dummy=rep('dummy',10000))
data$number = 0
data$another = 1
When I run a for loop that assigns values to data frame (iterating through rows), my code runs infinitely slow
calculation <- function() {2}
somethingElse <- function() {3}
 for (i in 1:10000) {
The above snippet runs in 20 seconds on my laptop. In other languages like C or Java, this finishes instantly. Why is it so slow in R? I remember reading that R stores matrices column by column (unlike C, for example, where it's row by row). But still, I'm puzzled about why it takes so much time. Shouldn't my data.frame fit comfortably in memory (eluding slow disk write behavior)?
As a continuation of my question, I'd like to ask for a quick way to fill my data frame by row, if there exists one.
EDIT: Please note that I'm not trying to assign constants 2 and 3 to my data frame, in the actual problem that I was trying to solve calculation() and somethingElse() are a bit more complicated and depend on another data frame. My question is about efficient insertion into data frame in a loop (and I'm also curious about why this is so slow).
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If you are unable to provide an example that actually matches your situation, no one will be able to help you. – joran May 23 '13 at 20:38
In the first snippet, I do initialize the data frame. If you do a str(data) after the first snippet, it is "10000 obs. of 3 variables". – Davor May 23 '13 at 20:42
Look, the short answer is that R isn't C, and so techniques that are fast in C may be slow in R. If I had to guess, the real solution to your problem would be to totally rethink how you're calculating the values being inserted. But we obviously can't help with that, because you've provided us no information on that topic. – joran May 23 '13 at 20:45
_USER_ I'm quite clear that R is not C. If you know why this is so slow, please elaborate in more detail. What kind of argument copying is taking place here? Why is reading from data frame in the same way fast, but writing is not (even though data frame is pre-allocated)? – Davor May 23 '13 at 21:09
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The answer is vectorization:
data[,2] = 2
data[,3] = 3
finishes instantly for me. For loops in interpreted languages like R are veeeeery slow. Performing this kind of operation by assigning a vector directly (i.e. vectorized) is much, much faster.
Programming in a new language requires a new mindset. Your approach breathes a compiled language, no need for the for loop.
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In my actual problem, I assign to this data frame something that I've calculated (from some other data). I know that I can assign all the same values using what you wrote above, but my values all different and I need to assign them one by one. – Davor May 23 '13 at 20:33
The for loop isn't slow, it's the copying induced by the assignment. – joran May 23 '13 at 20:35
_USER_ if you want an accurate answer, please extend your example above. This answers the question you ask above, although this is not your real question. – Paul Hiemstra May 23 '13 at 20:39
I've edited my question so that it's more clear about what I'm actually asking. – Davor May 23 '13 at 20:52
As long as the result of calculation is vector of the length of data[,2], this will still work fine. – Paul Hiemstra May 23 '13 at 20:54
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In the Light of Truth – The Grail Message (MP3 CD)
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In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message is a classic work that offers clear and perceptive answers to questions which challenge every human being. Written between the years 1923 - 1937, it is a collection of 168 essays addressing all spheres of life ranging from God and the Universe to the Laws in Creation, the meaning of life, responsibility, free will, intuition and the intellect, the ethereal world and the beyond, justice and love. It answers eternal questions such as what does it mean to be human, what is the purpose of life on Earth, and what happens to "me" when I die. In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message explains the causes and significance of the unprecedented crises facing humanity, and our responsibilities to the future.
Concerning In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message, Abd-ru-shin writes:
"I wish to fill in the gaps which have so far always remained unanswered in the souls of men as burning questions, and which never leave any serious thinker in peace, if he honestly seeks the Truth."
Throughout the Grail Message readers are urged to weigh questions and answers intuitively, to confront them within their own life experiences, and only to believe that which they can perceive inwardly. Only through this process can one reach true conviction in one's life.
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Update: Cialfo has rolled out an updated User Experience (UX). For a limited amount of time, clients will be able to switch from using the new UX and previous UX. This article will address both types of UX.
The Tasks and Assessments section is a powerful tool that allows counselors to store and share files/documents with students and enables task automations in Cialfo. You would have access to 3 folders.
New User Experience (UX)
Previous User Experience (UX)
 1. The school shared folder. The entire counseling team has access to files/tasks added here. Tasks created in this folder can be linked to grades or groups, thereby enabling automatic task assignment.
 2. Personal - Only the creator would have access to files/tasks added here.
 3. Cialfo - These are sample tasks created by Cialfo which you can use as a template. Before editing a task list under Cialfo, it is suggested to copy it to the school folder by clicking on the task list > Actions > Copy >School shared folder. This will ensure that you still have access to the original template in Cialfo folder for future use.
Difference between a Task list and Application Config
 1. Task List - A separate list of tasks and essays that students will receive once.
 2. Application Config - a set of tasks and essays that students receive inside every school application that meets the config's criteria. Application Configs can send tasks to all students, or to students applying to particular schools or countries. EG: You would have separate Application Configs for tasks and essays pertaining to (A) all colleges in the United States, (B) all colleges in Canada, or (C) all applications to Stanford University.
Creating a Task List
To Create a task click on the Add Resources button and from the drop down select Task List. It will then open a pop-up window which will require you to give your task list a name. This is more like a category under which you can add your individual tasks. Give your task list a name and click 'Create'.
Once you click 'Create' you get the option of adding a Task or Essay. Give your task or Essay a title. Select a due date (optional) and fill in any other required information. Visible to by default is set to everyone (counselors and students). You can change to staff only if you don't want it visible to students or set a future date for when the task should be visible to students. If you would like to share any files with the students, you can upload it under'student files' and if there are any internal files that only counselors should have access to, you can upload them under'staff only files'. Click here if you need to understand the difference between a Task and an Essay.
Assigning or Publishing a task list
Resources can be assigned to students automatically (by linking it to a grade or group) or manually (by importing or bulk-assigning it to any students you choose). Students added to the linked grade or group will automatically receive the latest version of the task list.
To assign the task list by grade tick the checkbox 'assign task list to grade' and then you can select all grades if you want the task list to be linked to all the grades or you can select the individual required grade. Make sure to click 'publish' for the task list to get assigned to the students.
Creating an Application Config
To Create an Application Config click on the Add Resources button and from the drop down select Application Config. It will then open a pop-up window which will require you to give your task list a name. This is more like a category under which you can add your individual tasks. Give your task list a name and click 'Create'. Creating the tasks will be similar to how to create a task list. The main difference is that Application Configs are linked to a student's application and these tasks will appear in the student's respective school's task list. You can set the criteria for the application config by selecting one of the options in Tasks will be added to these applications. For. eg. If you select the criteria as all applications, the tasks will appear under all the student's applications. Whereas if you select the criteria as Applications to one school and select Brown University, the tasks will only appear for students that add Brown University as their applying school. The screenshot below displays a scenario wherein the selection is Applications in Region - United States. So the tasks will appear under each of the student's US school.
Assigning or Publishing a Application Config
This works similar to assigning a task list as mentioned above. Do remember that these tasks will only appear if the student's application matches the selected criteria.
Archiving a Task List
Assume that you have created a task list but not happy with it and would not want to use it any more. At Cialfo we use the term 'Archive' instead of delete. Since, this allows us to restore the file if it was accidentally deleted. This needs to be done in 2 steps.
Step 1: This step is applicable only if you have assigned the task list to any students.
Click on the task list that you would like to delete. Scroll to the bottom of the page to the 'Added Students' section. Select all the students and click on the Archive Selected button.
Step 2: Scroll to the top of the task list page. Click on Actions button and then Archive.
Assigning existing tasks to the new students at the start of the school year
The video below explains how you can use an existing task list for the next school year too with just a few tweaks.
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VSPE (Virtual Serial Port Emulator) is a software which provides us the utility to access multiple com ports on the same PC. We can create new serial ports virtually and can connect them as we want. For example I can create 2 serial COM ports and if I pair them then they will be connected with each other. So that I can run two applications
communicating with each other using different com ports.
The best application of this software is for the simulation of electronic circuits, which are interfacing with the any serial devices like GSM modem, RFID, Bluetooth, PC etc. We can create any circuit in Proteus ISIS simulation software. Then we can
run it and also give inputs such as switches, signal generators etc. but to communicate with serial devices we can not use it directly. We need to create the hardware and then need to interface it with our PC physically. Then access it via Hyperterminal, RealTerm, Terminal or any software which can communicate with COM port. But this is not a reliable solution. So here the VSPE comes in picture. So the idea would be to:
Create circuit in the proteus. Then open any terminal app such as Hyeper terminal or realterm. Here I am taking example as Real Term. Choose choose two different comports in Proteus and Real Term. So that for our proteus circuit we can monitor and control serial data from our PC itself virtually.
Here I am showing an example of simplest tutorial on VSPE: "Connecting 2 com ports and testing them."
The steps are as below:
- Download any serial port software such as Terminal, RealTerm, HyperTerminal.
- Download VSPE software as per your PC configuration 64 bit or 32 bit: _URL_
- Install them. Open VSPE. Click the "Create New device.." button
- Select pair option from the drop down list. Click next.
- Select available com ports as per your PC. Here I am taking example as COM1 and COM2. You can choose any. But remember later on you need to select same ports while using them in your applications. Click finish.
- Then you should come back to home screen of VSPE. You should see notification that COM1 and COM2 Running. If not so you press the green coloured Play button and you will get notification below:
- Then start using real term for accessing the PC serial port.


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Demand Forecasting & The Seasonality Factor – Harve C. Light
Introduction To Demand Seasonality
Frequently, Churchill is asked to comment about the impact of Seasonality on Demand Forecasting. This white paper overviews Seasonality, its impact on demand forecasting and the inclusion of Seasonality in demand forecasting methodologies. Note: This paper intended to be a basic explanation of the topic and not an academic-type paper.
What Is Seasonality?
Within the timeframe of any given period of time such as one year, merchandise (as well as selling locations) experience distinct periods of time, such as a few weeks, when one or more types of merchandise are more (or less) desired by the buying public when compared to an average week. This repeatable increase or decrease in periodic consumer buying interest is defined as the merchandise or location's "Seasonality" and therefore must be accounted for when forecasting demand for the affected merchandise or location. To complicate matters, while the seasonal demand repeats over each year, etc. the actual seasonality periods can vary from year to year. (For example, Holidays)
What Is the Importance of Demand When Generating Forecasts?
Depending on the purpose of the forecasting, the importance of the Seasonality Factor can be very significant or very insignificant. For example, in continuity item regular periods (non-promotional) forecasting, Churchill performance testing has shown Seasonality to be the most significant single source of forecasting error. Poor Seasonal Indexes equals poor demand forecasts. On the other hand, there are many examples of merchandise that are required by consumers throughout the year where other factors such as price and promotions are more significant that seasonality.
One final comment. Seasonality of demand can be a very "local" factor. Churchill sees this situation whenever we build forecasting models for convenience or neighborhood stores. For example, individual stores may serve specific ethnic communities who observe holidays, etc. specific to the community.
How Is The Seasonality Factor Expressed In Demand Forecasting Methodologies?
There are many techniques for quantifying the seasonality component for demand forecasting purposes. One methodology that will demonstrate the principle is to utilize the "Relative Seasonality Index" methodology. Conceptually this methodology is a two-step methodology where:
 - Step One calculates the Average Periodic (weekly) Demand value as = Total Annual Demand / 52 Weekly Periods.
 - Step Two calculates the Relative Seasonality Index values as = Weekly Total Demand / Average Periodic (Weekly) Demand.
The output values of this methodology form a relative seasonality index where (quantitatively) the Average Demand Week will have a value = 1.0 and Weeks with historically greater seasonal demand will have index values greater than 1.0 (for example 1.82) and Weeks with historically less seasonal demand will have index values of less than 1.0 (for example.86).
What Are Some Examples Of The Seasonality Index Being Utilized In Demand Forecasting?
Here are three examples.
Example #1 relates to the forecasting of regular (non-promotional) continuity merchandise demand. Forecasting methodologies such as exponential smoothing, moving averaging, etc. first determine the underlying (nonseasonal) demand for the merchandise, location, etc. and then add the merchandise's Seasonal Index values to include Seasonality for specific periods such as weeks, resulting in seasonalized demand forecasts for each week.
Example #2 is a causal forecasting example such as the forecasting of promotional price lift. These forecasts can require the inclusion of the Seasonality Index values as Causal-based Forecasting Input values. Inclusion of the Seasonality Factor values can be important because Seasonality can cause another causal factor, such as Price Discount on Holiday merchandise, to be more or less significant e.g. more intense before the Holiday periods (resulting in higher lifts) when compared to the exact same Price Discount promoted four months after the Holiday periods which generally result in lower promotional lift.
Example #3 is a limited life product forecasting example. Seasonality can be an important factor during the limited lift season that the merchandise is offered for sale. For example, Swimsuits tend to be more in demand during the early and warmer weeks of the season and less in demand during the later and perhaps colder weeks of the season.
How Does Churchill Generate Specific and Detailed Seasonal Indexes Values?
First, I have to mention that Churchill expends substantial energy effort developing the best Seasonal Indexes possible within the limitations of the customer's historical sales data. Second, Churchill utilizes a combination of human engineered data preparation combined with our proprietary clustering and profiling technology. Our seasonality modeling tool is called Profile Cluster Builder™ (PCB). An executive summary of our PCB tool is included as the last page of this paper.
In general terms, Churchill models Seasonal Indexes utilizing the following methodology. As you read the steps of this methodology, please remember that, in most cases, we are building literally many thousands (or more) of seasonal indexes for the retailer.
 1. Churchill starts by carefully defining the Merchandise Level and Location Level forecasting requirements that the Seasonal Indexes are to be built to support.
 2. Since historical data accuracy generally limits the retailer's historical data usability, Churchill must audit the historical data for the purpose of improving data quality. Over the years, Churchill has developed several data cleansing techniques that help with this data issue.
 3. Next, since holidays and other seasonal events often change from year to year, the next step in this process is to organize the historical data from multiple historical years into one common format that represents Seasonality history properly aligned for the upcoming year to be forecasted. This step not only includes the specific period (week) of the holiday, etc. but also the affected weeks leading up to and following the event period.
 4. With the historical data aligned as best as possible, Churchill now turns to its Profile Cluster Builder tool to perform its "magic". Note: While the following tasks are presented in a sequential format, in reality there is much overlap in these steps.
 1. Gathers the historical data from similar merchandise/locations into common groupings. Churchill utilizes degree of fit type metrics for the grouping metric.
 2. Isolates and separates individual merchandise and locations whose historical data patterns are considered to be too different to be utilized in profile building.
 3. From the qualified historical data, PCB builds demand profiles that will represent the clustered groupings.
 4. And this brings us back to the identified outliers. PCB, using a two-step process, places the outliers with the already built profiles that statistically are most appropriate.
 5. After the PCB clusters and profiles have been built and tested, a series of "higher level" default profiles will need to be built and tested. These higher level default profiles will be utilized for forecasting seasonality in future new merchandise and/or locations that were not part of the original profile modeling process.
 6. We now have a collection of seasonal profiles and related cross reference tables that can be utilized for application-specific demand forecasting. Before these Seasonal Profiles can be shipped to the retailer, two additional things must occur.
 1. The Seasonal Profiles need to be performance tested for the purpose at hand.
 2. Sometimes, the format of the Seasonal Profiles must be transformed to align with the retailer's installed demand forecasting application.
In Closing
Because Churchill recognizes that Seasonality and the related Seasonal Indexes are a very important component in retail demand forecasting performance and conversely that lack of good Seasonal Indexes will be a major source of forecasting performance error, we take Seasonal Profiling very seriously. One final comment. Year to year, seasonality constantly changes. For example, product assortments evolve, selling locations open and close, holiday dates change, leap year occurs every four years and retail calendars require adjustment. Therefore, to achieve and then maintain high quality forecasts, please recognize that Seasonal Indexes require regular annual updating.
Churchill's Profile Cluster Builder (PCB) is advanced clustering and profiling technology that supports a wide variety of retail planning and forecasting applications. Sound clusters and the resulting profiles are essential to the success of most retail planning applications. Churchill's PCB Tool generates financially sophisticated clusters and profiles for any number of retail planning applications, including:
 - Intelligent Seasonal Profiling™
 - Intelligent Store Clustering™
 - Intelligent Size Profiling™
 - Intelligent Assortment Clustering™
Technology Strengths:
 - Multiple iterations of clusters and profiles ensure optimal results
 - Analysts can quickly focus on high margin and exceptional items
 - Hosted Service sets up and is operational within 60 days
 - Immediate planning application financial improvements
Application Functionality:
 - Identifies optimum hierarchical groupings of entities (ie: item/store, class/size/store, etc.)
 - Recognizes common historical & attribute patterns within each grouping and clusters accordingly
 - Standardized Clusters & Profiles are then built using these demand patterns and attributes
 - Cluster & Profile Fit Thresholds (degree of fit) can be adjusted to the individual retailer's application requirements
 - Outliers and anomalies are promoted to incrementally higher levels until an appropriate lower level solution can be created
 - Each entity (item, store, etc.) is then automatically assigned to a corresponding profile.
 - Output is a compatible file of the profiles or clusters that can overlay an existing planning system file
Additional Features:
 - Specifically designed for the high volumes of today's large retailers
 - Provided as a hosted services application designed to support multiple planning applications (seasonality, sizing, pricing, assortment, etc.)
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Students taking the Geographic Information Systems course taught at Bangor High School by Margaret Chernosky recently completed 12 posters detailing research related to Maine's involvement in the Civil War.
This outstanding research speaks for itself. The students researched different topics, such as Bangor's Civil War veterans, the involvement of Corinth residents, and the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment and the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment. One poster highlights the roles played by Maine women during the war.
- This poster highlights the men of Corinth who served the Union
- This poster provides detailed information about Maine's role at sea
- This poster details where Civil War veterans are buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Bangor
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Our Pseudemys nelsoni are all captive bred. The males are bigger then the females. The biggest male is about 28 cm SCL and 1,8 kg. They are housed for all the year in a large and deep pond with others Emididae like Chrysemys and Graptemys. We don't never notice aggressive behaviours among these turtles, because all the specimen have a lot of space available. We feed Pseudemys nelsoni only once a week with vegetables, grass, fruit, and once a month with dead fish and shrimps; in the pond they can find food everytime they need.


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Peeing is a normal process in all living things. It is the method by which we expel part of the organic waste that we manufacture.
In humans, for example, we have the option of peeing as well as defecating. And not only us of course, in nature we can observe thousands of examples of this style, so we see that it is normal.
Instead, have you seen a bird pee? Many people faced with this question realize that they have never done it. And the question arises as to what method they use to expel liquids. How do they do that?
Why don't they pee like a mammal does, for example?do birds pee
We must first take into account that what is normal for one animal does not have to be for another. Not having urination may sound strange to us, but in reality, there are millions of birds that have their method of excretion.
Since there are so many specimens in the world, we can stop thinking that it is something strange, but that it is simply typical of another species.
And it is that in the end, they are not so different either, since inside they have kidneys, which is an essential organ for filtration.\
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So how do birds pee?do birds pee
The big difference is that human beings have a bladder, which is responsible for temporarily storing liquids before they are expelled. In contrast, birds lack this organ.
So, being unable to store urine, they have another method to expel it, which is through uric acid.
This ends up mixing with the digestion wastes, take into account that these animals have only one expulsion route called the cloaca. By this means, they not only expel their waste but also the expulsion of eggs or semen.
This is why your scraps often have mixed colors. The black part is organic waste, while the white part is uric acid that has also been expelled.
This method is highly effective for water control, so you don't need to drink as much. And that by storing the vital liquid, your body would have extra weight to be able to fly.
And is there a bird that urinates?do birds pee
Yes, if there is an exception, which is the ostriches. It is true that it is still different from human beings because it does not have a bladder.
But it does make a separation between feces and urine, making it unique in the animal world.
As you can see, birds do not pee like us. But that does not mean that they do not expel liquids, they simply do it in a different way.
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The Psychedelic Experience Retreats - Creating a modern ceremony
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Ciara and Stefana are lead facilitators at the Psychedelic Experience Weekends, the pioneering programme offering legal, modern ceremonial retreats in The Netherlands using psilocybin-truffles. For over two years they have been holding space for people going on deep, often life-changing journeys. In their talk, they will share insights into their journey of creating a modern ceremony: Reconnecting to the ancient and disappearing wisdom of their own traditions and heritage, embracing multicultural influences brought about by globalisation; and incorporating insights from psychotherapy and related practices. They will discuss preparation, setting, integration, ethics, and their vision for the future.


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NO! Actually, we can't stop you from doing it, but according to Law Services, there is no indication that a person's score on one test date is a better indicator of performance than a score on another test date. Therefore, unlike the SATs where most colleges just looked at your highest scores, your average score will be reported to the law schools if you take the LSAT two or three times. It's worth repeating--this is not a test you take once just to see how you would score. You need to be fully prepared for the first time and do your best.
If your score is considerably below where you expected it to be, it may be necessary to retake the test. Check with the catalogues of the various law schools you are considering. Some only accept the first score, but the vast majority of schools will consider the average of your test scores. Keep in mind, however, that schools that look at second test scores expect to see a very significant increase on the second exam. A drop in score would be seriously detrimental.
Ideally, you will prepare for the LSAT over a long enough period of time that you will not take too much time from your Clark course homework. It is important not to detract from your normal academic pursuits and your grade point average.


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Grant Manager - Global Grants and Charitable Donations
The Grant Manager is responsible for executing healthcare related grant and charitable donation plans within the United States, Puerto Rico and globally. The Grant Manager exhibits a strong knowledge of grant making best practices, educational gaps in assigned therapeutic areas and participates in strategy development with Senior Managers. Additionally, the Grant Manager will lead cross-departmental projects designed to improve the effectiveness, efficiency or compliance of grant strategy execution.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Conduct and evaluating needs assessments, determining clinical/education gaps, determining learning objectives, completing compliance evaluations, managing grant spending against budget, and building and evaluating outcomes measurement reports.
- Assist in the development and implementation of grant and donation strategic plans.
- Review Medical Education (ME) and Non-Medical Education (NME) grants and Charitable Donations (CD). Ensure that requests align with applicable strategy, clinical and scientific principles and policy, laws/regulations, outcome measurements, adult learning principles and other relevant criteria.
- Analyze financial reports (e.g. budget, Plan, LBE), and activity outcomes and impacts.
- Attend supported programs to audit, monitor, or assess educational value on a periodic basis.
- Demonstrate in depth knowledge of all systems used in the grant management process, and contribute to system updates/upgrades.
- Keep abreast of best practices in grant processing and continually improve the quality and efficiency of grant review and approval.
- Abide by internal policies and procedures as well as external and local guidelines to ensure compliance with local laws and regulations.
- Demonstrate subject matter expertise through development and maintenance of departmental policies, procedures, training material, work instructions, audit documents, checklists, etc. Develop and deliver training to colleagues in related to grant review policies and best practices.
- Interact with requestors while demonstrating strong customer service during grant submission assessment and approval or denial. Proactively resolve issues that arise throughout process.
- Actively contribute to department mission by sharing recommendations/solutions for key business issues, and serve as key resource for interpretation of policies, procedures, and strategic grant and donation plans.
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The old ways are the best—reviving traditional knowledge in West Asia
01 July 2011 | News story
An ancient conservation practice born in the Arabian desert more than 1,500 years ago is now being revived in the battle-scarred greenery of Lebanon to help meet the complex challenges of a modern economy.
The pre-Islamic system of environmental protection known as 'hima'—Arabic for protected area—means that the local population rather than a distant authority decides how to manage ecosystems and how to reap their benefits.
Himas are areas set aside seasonally to allow regeneration of renewable natural resources and secure their sustainable use by the people living next to them. But time and political changes have led to their near disappearance. Now, led by IUCN Member the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon, a region-wide effort is underway to revitalize himas and other such effective conservation traditions.
The tradition of Hima spoke a language that the conservation community, after many years of research and field experimentation, has finally arrived at today. For hundreds of years it promoted equitable sharing of resources, social inclusion, sustainable use and management of scarce resources, rights and ethics. It is testimony to the wisdom that the people of Arabia showed in managing their harsh and resource-scare environment.
A few years ago, IUCN's Office for West Asia (ROWA) and its partners organised a workshop on the revival of Hima in the 21st century. The workshop prepared a roadmap to advance Hima through developing the knowledge, policies and implementation of this concept. The workshop produced a publication titled Al-Hima: A way of life in English, French and Arabic which is being used to spread knowledge and awareness.
Last year in Jordan, IUCN ROWA organized a follow up meeting on Hima to try to further revive the traditional knowledge that has been used to manage protected areas and to update the Hima publication.
The Jordan Ministry of Environment and IUCN are supporting environmental organisations and other partners in efforts to conserve the rich biodiversity that is still present in Jordan, but that is under severe pressure. IUCN has submitted a proposal to the ministry that seeks to strengthen local capacity to protect and manage biodiversity-rich areas outside the formal government-designated protected areas.
For more information contact:
Rania Faouri, Communications Officer Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA)


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I want to know what were the names of the bows of the warriors of the Mahabharata, their abilities and how they got them
The partial list of names of bows that was mentioned in Mahabharata are :
Krishna : Saranga
Arjuna : Gandiva
Rukmi : Vijaya
Siva : Pinaka
Yudhishthira : Mahendra
Bhimasena : Vayavya
Nakula : Vaishnava
Sahadeva : Aswina
Ghatotkacha : Paulastya
Prativindhya, Sutasoma, Srutakarman, Satanika, and Srutasena : the Raudra, the Agneya, the Kauverya, the Yamya, and the Girisa.
For detailed explanation, see the following passages from Mahabharata.
From Udyoga Parva of Mahabharata, we have the following excerpt
From of Sabha ParvaMahabharata, we have the following excerpt
From of Drona Parva of Mahabharata, we have the following excerpt
In Yudhishthira's hands was the celestial bow called Mahendra; and in the hands of Bhimasena, O king, was the celestial bow called Vayavya. For the protection of the three worlds Brahman created a bow. That celestial and indestructible bow was held by Phalguni. The Vaishnava bow was held by Nakula, and the bow called Aswina was held by Sahadeva. That celestial and terrible bow called the Paulastya, was held by Ghatotkacha. The five jewels of bows born by the five sons of Draupadi were the Raudra, the Agneya, the Kauverya, the Yamya, and the Girisa. That excellent and best of bows, called the Raudra, which Rohini's son (Valadeva) had obtained, the latter gave unto the high-souled son of Subhadra, having been gratified with him.
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Multi-Wall PP Paper Bag Making Machine
The complete machine consists 6 sections i.e. clothes stand, 3 color printing unit, pasting unit, forming unit, cutting unit, and delivery unit to integrate the production to produce all kinds of multiply PP tube bags for packing cement, fertilizer, sugar, flour, chemical, grain, etc.
- It is available to make 6-ply flat or gusset tubes.
- Pure paper bag, sandwich bag, single PP laminated cloth + paper bag are available.
- Cloth stand is equipped with auto. alignment tracer controller to detect the edge of the material precisely ensuring flat and neatly winding for finished product.
- The extruder performs durable sticky quality by the melting of plastic material (PP or PE)
- The printing unit uses water-based ink, the color registration is adjusted by front/back, left/right during the operation. To make different bag length needs to change gears and printing roller based on 0.5 inch.
- The conveyor stacker with auto. counting helps to stack the bags automatically on requested quantity for the convenience of transportation.


Alone Together, the Social Life of Benches illuminates the thoughts and memories of frequent users of two public spaces in London: General Gordon Square, Woolwich and St Helier Open Space, Sutton. Revolving around the micro-space of the humble bench, the emotional and experiential capacity of film is used to highlight themes such as the feeling of being in a space, the rhythm and flow of visitors to a place, and the importance of design for everyday street furniture.
The film acts like a stranger who joins you on a bench to 'watch the world go by', and break the ice by starting a conversation with their fellow bench user.
Alone Together was made as part of collaborative research 'The Bench Project', which explores how individuals and groups use public space. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council Connected Communities programme 2015.


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Karla Ekatherine Canseco is an interdisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. Her practice explores the nuances of identity through different mediums, particularly clay and performance. She incorporates the body knowledge that she has inherited from her family as immigrant workers into her work and as an access point to interpreting power dynamics. She is interested in how the body carries information that has been passed down and is present in all movement; She is intrigued by the way the body collapses conceptions of time such as past and present. Karla finds parallels between clay and the body by the way in which they both hold memory/history through impression and in containing what is present in the atmosphere. Her interest in the body's holding of knowledge is explored through making. Karla reinterprets her own history and translates it through sculptures by merging different symbols that represent her family's immediate history but also its sociopolitical implications.


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LIP Partners with National Center for Human Performance.
HHP's Laboratory of Integrated Physiology, has partnered with the National Center for Human Performance (NCHP)and established its motion capture laboratory on NCHP premises in the Texas Medical Center.
The University of Houston recently featured this partnership on its website, some excerpts from the article:
The team of HHP scientists and student researchers has been working with technologies to help medical professionals detect, diagnose – and even solve – balance, coordination and mobility issues. The researchers at the National Center for Human Performance also work with NASA to understand how astronauts' bodies react to gravitational changes. Special machines and equipment produce a variety of circumstances that safely simulate different natural conditions that may cause a person to lose balance. Software tracks and analyzes variables such as weight distribution, balance, motion, and walking patterns in the subjects as they experience shifts in their environment produced by the equipment. The NCHP team hopes to use this information to help doctors pinpoint which body parts and systems are working improperly. Doctors can then work with the patients and their families on healing therapies, appropriately calibrated prosthetics, and adaptive strategies to improve mobility.
"I am excited about HHP's presence in the Texas Medical Center, and I am confident that the quality of research conducted there will be of benefit to patients and those involved in movement rehabilitation,"
Another exciting project at the National Center for Human Performance uses electrodes to stimulate major muscle groups in a wheelchair-bound patient's legs. The electrical currents produce muscle movement that enables the patient to pedal a bicycle-like apparatus. Giving the patient the ability to pedal the machine produces two health-invigorating results. First, it allows the patient to exercise, so conditions such as obesity and high cholesterol that often challenge wheelchair-bound individuals can be mitigated. Secondly, the pedaling motion helps strengthen the affected muscle groups, helping to rehabilitate some patients.


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Referencing Files in a Workbook
You can refer to the contents of data and Maple code files added to your workbook using Maple Workbook URIs.
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The Workbook URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) is used to represent the identity and location of files within a Maple workbook or files residing inside another workbook in a given file directory.
A URI would look like this:
Using the URI mentioned above as an example,
The substring, "this://" identifies this URI as a reference to the current open workbook.
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Finally, "MyCode.mpl" represents the Maple code file located in the root directory of the current workbook.
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What is a WHOIS lookup?
A WHOIS lookup allows you to find out information about a domain name that is already registered.
WHOIS is a protocol used to find information about networks, domains and hosts. All domain names have a WHOIS record, which will usually provide the following details:
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MOLAB (MObile LABoratory) is a world-class distributed infrastructure which consists of key laboratories across 10 European countries providing coherent access, under a unified management structure, to a set of mobile equipment and related competencies, for in-situ non-destructive measurements of artworks, collections, monuments and sites. The analysis may be orientated towards art‐historical or archaeological questions (execution techniques, dating, under‐drawings in paintings etc.; assessing the state of conservation of artefacts; determine or test the optimal preservation strategy to slow down alteration processes; monitoring conservation treatments and informing a risk assessment. All the techniques are non-invasive, so there is strictly no sampling or contact with the surface under exam. The motivation for MOLAB arises because a significant fraction of historical patrimony consists of wall paintings, monuments, sculptures, buildings that cannot be moved from their location which implies that non-invasive studies on these objects must be necessarily carried out in-situ, through mobile instrumentation. Even in the case of movable patrimony (such as paintings, ceramics, gems, manuscripts, etc.), it can often be quite difficult, if not impossible, to move such works to a laboratory, due the high risks and costs associated with their transportation and often fragile state. An advantage of MOLAB is that the measurements, being carried out in-situ, lead to real-time results, permitting an immediate discussion of the recorded data.
What is new. Now MOLAB includes mobile laboratories with unique competencies in-ground and aerial remote sensing as a key to enable interdisciplinary research in new fields and application scenarios such as i) exploration, survey and documentation of archaeological interests, ii) preventive and landscape archaeology, iii) interpretation, documentation and diagnosis of the state of conservation of built and monumental heritage. Also, the Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy includes new capabilities and provides unique results applied to cultural heritage objects.
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This project was entered in the LSAA 2011 Design Awards (Cat 1, 1968)
Inverted conic covering a communal deck for year 5 & 6 girls at Melbourne Girls Grammar
The structural form is an asymmetric inverted conic, with what is basically a rectangular upper perimeter. In plan the area covered is small, about 12.5m by 11m, and the height varies from 3m at the bale ring to 5.5m at the lower edge to 9m at the highest edge
The conical form is asymmetrical about all axes. The bale ring has been set close to one corner so that the inverted conical shape is accentuated by being well away from the adjoining buildings to which it is attached, and so that the stormwater drainage through the bale ring has minimal interference with use of the deck on wet days.
The function of the structure is to provide critical protection of the school students from the elements during breaks in their school day, creating an outdoor leisure environment that mixes native plants with modern aesthetic material technology. It provides a space where the children can relax and briefly escape the physical confines of school. Even whilst raining, the children can retreat to this area and have their senses stimulated by the rain drumming on the tensioned fabric whilst the water is collected and pushed along the highly strung cables, creating a cylinder of rushing water. Classes can be held on the tiered decking during most weather conditions.
The inverted conic shape is attached to buildings on the south and west sides, and rises high to open edges on the east and north sides. The shape has been designed to allow morning light to penetrate all year around, whilst the northern sun penetration is tailored to the seasons. In winter, the low sun penetrates and warms all areas of the deck, even though it it is still protected from rain and prevailing southerly and westerly winds. In summer the deck is protected from the high sun by the outer edges, and kept protected from hot afternoon sun by the adjoining buildings.
This structure and its environment was designed and constructed during one of the most devastating droughts Victoria was endured, where water and its conservation is paramount. In this project, the water is gathered in this giant funnel and collected in the enormous water tanks deep beneath the landscaped gardens. This water is then used to irrigate the plants, ensuring their survival even when water restrictions prevent use of mains water.
The architects had conceived the deck as a communal space and wanted to provide shelter to it without it feeling enclosed. A new building of significant height was being constructed on the south side, and an existing 4-storey building was located on the western side.
The entrant worked with the architects right from the conceptual stage, and soon developed the inverted conic form. Other constraints and requirements were then considered in developing the detail, including
- weather protected path of travel from the south,
- a sense of separation from the older building to the west
- minimization of supports through the deck and in the gardens, and location of these supports away from play spaces and paths of travel
- protection from rain
- sunlight penetration summer and winter
- inspiring shape and form appropriate to a venue for inquiring minds keen to learn and discover
The structural expression minimizes the appearance of supports by attaching the high southern edge into the facade of the new building, with the fixing beam incorporated into a pattern of screens which stand off the facade to provide shading and visual screening.
The north edge is attached to a circular hollow section on two struts which lean away from the structure and have a single cable guy for each strut, providing a clear visual statement as to the development of tension in the fabric surface. Lateral restraint is provided by a single attachment of one end of the CHS to the existing building. The struts and guys are set partway along the CHS to emphasis the floating cantilever at the outer end and to balance out structural actions on this member. Although the strut bases are designed as fixed, overhead safety cables are provided in inconspicuous locations to ensure stability of steel elements in the event of loss of fabric tension.
Catenary edge cables are provided on the east and west sides to ensure visual lightness of the structure is maintained.
Post bases and tie-downs are connected to bored piers drilled into the mudstone, so the expression of foundations is minimal. The bale ring tiedown uses eight stainless steel cables to form a hyperbolic paraboloid shape which also directs rainwater runoff into a collection pit.
The membrane geometry was quite difficult to achieve because of the high degree of offset of the conic. At first pass the contractor advised they could not pattern the required shape without using over-fabric cables. These introduced folds into the fabric shape which the architect did not want, so the entrant worked closely with the specialist analysis engineers to demonstrate the stress fields and patterning which allowed the design shape to be developed with fabric only, providing the smoothly contoured conic shape which was eventually constructed.
A fabric pre-tension of nominally 1.5 kN/m in warp and weft directions was used as the basis for the fabric tension, with higher stresses obviously being developed in the narrow conic area.
Other design loads included roof live load of 0.25 kPa and wind loads to AS 1170.2
Cost and durability were both important, so a PVDF/PVC coated polyester fabric was used, with galvanized cables for the guys and edge cables, and stainless steel for the elements closer to the users such as the bail ring tie-down cables. The main steel elements were coated with a high performance paint system (blast clean, inorganic zinc primer, and epoxy top coats) to provide in excess of 30 years durability in this environment.
The fabric used was Ferrari 1002 Fluotop T, from France, and all elements including fabric, structural steel and cables were fabricated in Australia.
A detailed site survey was carried out to confirm geometry of all connection points including set out and as-constructed positions for footings.
Shop details for steelwork were prepared and reviewed by the design engineer, and fabric patterns were prepared and reviewed by the design engineers. The details were developed to provide as much tolerance as possible, with adjustment available in all fabric connections.
Membrane fabrication used overlap seams and high frequency welding. Fabric tolerances were to within 5mm.
Steel fabrication was by conventional methods, and steelwork fabrication tolerances were 2mm.
The design was a collaborative effort between the designer/engineer and the architect for the early stages when the concept was developed, then required more detailed collaboration between the designer/engineer, the specialist engineer, and the contractor to ensure the vision of the original concept was delivered without compromise.
Construction was reasonably simple, with main steel supports at each end being installed, fabric being attached to those, then final tensioning being done by catenary cables and the conic tie-down cables.
Little maintenance will be required as steel and cable components are designed for long life with no attention other than periodic inspection.
The fabric will need to be cleaned, and access for this is easily obtained by boom lift or cherry picker. Frequency of cleaning will depend on how much soiling occurs, but the area is not heavily industrialized and annual cleaning is expected to suffice.
Project Number: 1968
Title: Melbourne Girls Grammar School Cover to Communal Deck
Location: 86 Anderson St, South Yarra, Vic 3141
Entrant: SEMF Pty Ltd
Role: Designer & Engineer
Client: Melbourne Girls Grammar School
Architect: Sally Draper & Associates
Structural Engineer: SEMF
Spec Consultant: Wade Design Engineers
Builder: Oasis tension Structures
Fabricator: Oasis Tension Structures
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