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1. The Life and Exploits of Three-Finger'd Jack
The Life and Exploits of Three-Finger'd Jack
2. Quasheba's Revenge
3. Runaway Cudjoe
4. Kitty's Emancipation and Other True Stories of Jamaican Slaves
5. Lovely Norah and Other Ladies of St. Molasses Island
6. Beckas's Buckra Baby
7. Maroon Medicine
8. The Jonkonnu Mask and Other Survival Stories
9. Old Jamaica Conversations
10. Old Jamaica Journeys
11. Old Jamaica Memories
12. Old Jamaica Notes
13. Old Jamaica Poems
14. Old Jamaica Stories
The Life and Exploits of Three-Finger'd Jack by William Burdett is a novel about Jack Mansong, an African military hero, who was betrayed into slavery and taken to Jamaica. Jack ran away from the plantation where he worked and escaped into the mountains, where he led a gang of sixty rebels who fought, during the 1780s, for freedom that was not attained until well over fifty years after. Jack Mansong is one of the unsung heroes of Jamaica.
Quasheba's Revenage is an adaptation of a story originally written by Charles Dickens, William H. Ainsworth, and Albert Smith. When a young slave woman's husband is killed through the connivance of other jealous slaves, she takes revenge through an ingenious scheme that bolsters her resistance spirit and eventually leads to her freedom.
Runaway Cudjoe by George Cruikshank is a novel based on a true story about a runaway slave in 1820s Jamaica. Cudjoe escapes into the mountains where he lives for the first time in freedom with other runaways. Their liberty is constantly under threat from the British military on the hunt. This is a story that reveals the strong resistance spirit of Jamaicans in the past when they had to fight against slavery.
Kitty's Emancipation and Other True Stories of Jamaican Slaves
Kitty's Emancipation and Other True Stories of Jamaican Slaves by Henry Bleby, is a collection of four short stories: "Kitty's Emancipation," "Old Moggy," "Old Hope," and "Betsey's Education." The stories recall the experiences of slaves in Jamaican, before the advent of emancipation in 1838. Some of the incidences are genuinely beautiful and help to reinforce one's hope in humanity, while others are heart-wrenching and painful to read. At the same time all are testament to the strong survival spirit of the Jamaican people.
Lovely Norah and Other Ladies of St. Molasses Island
Lovely Norah and Other Ladies of St. Molasses Island by George Hammond Hawtayne, is a collection of five short stories: "Miss Elsie's Hospitality," "Ginger and Mrs. Stump," "What Happened to Abba Clarke?" "The Hurlock Sisters," and "Lovely Norah." The stories explore some comedies, as well as the various complexities of life on a fictional Caribbean island during the 18th Century colonial period.
Becka's Buckra Baby
Becka's Buckra Baby by Tom Redcam (Thomas Henry MacDermot), is a novel that explores the social implications and unforeseen consequences when a young lady gives a little black girl the Christmas gift of a white doll. The novel was first published in1905, and is claimed by many to represent the beginning of modern Anglophone Caribbean prose writing.
Tom Redcam was a pioneer of stories written by Jamaicans, about Jamaica, for Jamaicans. Today, the main library on the island, as well as the street on which it is located, is named in his honour.
Maroon Medicine by E. Snod (E. A. Dodd) is a collection of four short stories that portray the lighter side of people in Jamaica. First published in 1905, these fictional stories: "Maroon Medicine," "Paccy Rum," "The Red Cock," and "The Courting of the Dudes," are sketches from rural Jamaican life in the early 1900s, and as such are both extremely humorous and immensely valuable.
The Jonkonnu Mask and Other Survival Stories
The Jonkonnu Mask is a collection of ten stories about children who survive against all the odds. Meet Aisha who goes to live with her mother in a foreign country, Boogsie the car washer, the Windscreen Boys, a scholarship girl, and determined Omari, Jamila, and more. These children not only survive, they go on to build lives that are honest and valuable.
Old Jamaica Conversations
Old Jamaica Conversations is a collection of ten conversations that recall the Jamaican people's unique history and culture. The various conversations recapture the cruelties of the Atlantic slave trade and slavery, the difficulties the slaves faced when they wanted to convert to Christianity or worship freely, the joy many felt on the eve of emancipation in 1838, insightful proverbs and parables, as well as different view of the future of the island nation. Included in the collection are: "No Rum! No Sugar! Or, The Voice of Blood," by an anonymous author; William Knibb's "The Persecuted Disciple" and "The Death of a Female Slave;" William Jameson's "I Never See Goshen People So Quiet;" James Phillippo's "Seven Christian Dialogues;" Joseph Williams's "Ashanti Proverbs in Jamaica;" Charles Joseph Rampini's "Jamaican Proverbs;" and John Henderson's "The Politics of a Jamaican Negro," and "The White Man's Politics."
Old Jamaica Journeys
Old Jamaica Journeys is a collection of ten revealing journeys people took to and through the island of Jamaica. First is Alexander Falconbridge's account of sailing with slaves to the island, which is followed by Henry Bleby's "Just to Look at Massa Minister." The complexities of the island are recalled in Charles Rampini's "To the Bullhead" and "In Bluefields Bay;" Edgar Bacon's "Port Antonio;" Charles James Ward's "The Blue Mountains;" John Henderson's "Bog Walk;" Joseph Williams's "Weird Happenings," (about the earthquake of 1907); and finally, H. G. De Lisser's "Kingston," and "On the Way to Montego Bay."
Old Jamaica Memories
Old Jamaica Memories is a collection of ten articles that give glimpses into how ordinary people lived on the island through the years. Alexander Barclay's 1827 account of plantation life is valuable, as too Benjamin McMahon's "Sarah from Harmony Hall." The other memories are: James Edward Alexander's "A Favoured Isle;" Henry Bleby's "I Saw the Monster Die," (about a watch night service on the eve of emancipation – July 31st, 1834); Jas Thome and Horace Kimball "A Day with Special Magistrate,
Richard Hill," during the apprenticeship period; James Phillippo's "Clarkson Town" that describes one of the first free villages established by former slaves; Theodora Elizabeth Lynch's "The Cotton-Tree;" Robert Hill's scrutiny of Jamaicans in the 1890s; Ralph Hall Caine's recollection of the 1907 Kingston earthquake; and finally an exploration of unique Jamaican religious observances with H. G. De Lisser's "Revival Time."
Old Jamaica Notes
Old Jamaica Notes is a collection of extracts from books that address different aspects of life, or particular experiences, in old-time Jamaica. The collection begins with Robert Montgomery Martin's "From Columbus to Cromwell," and traces the early history of the island, from the arrival of the Spaniards to the British capture in 1655. The next account is Emmanuel Heath's "I Saw the Earth Open," an eyewitness account of the1692 earthquake that destroyed the pirate's lair of Port Royal. The other notes are: Charles Joseph Rampini's "The Obeahman;" Alexander Barclay's "Catching Fish and Crabs;" Frederick John Robinson's "What Happened to Eleanor James;" Michael Scott's "John Canoe," an extract from his celebrated novel, Tom Cringle's Log; Mary Gaunt's "The Plantation Books," William Knibb's "The Planning of the Christmas Rebellion in 1831;"
Algernon Aspinall's, "The Legend of Rose Hall;" and finally John Henderson's the light-hearted "Love Letters."
Old Jamaica Poems
Old Jamaica Poems is an anthology of twenty-four great poems about Jamaica that were written during the last three-hundred years. In many cases the verses are preceded by a brief account of the poet's life, such as the interesting chronicle of Francis Williams, a Jamaican who was probably the first negro poet in all of the Americas to have his poems published. Other poets represented in the collection are: Philip Morin Freneau, John Marjoribanks, Edward Rushton, Charlotte Turner Smith, Emily Capadose, Richard Robert Madden, Tropica (Mary Adella Wolcott), Henry Shirley Bunbury, Tom Redcam (Thomas Henry MacDermot), Eva Nicholas, and Claude McKay.
Old Jamaica Stories
Old Jamaica Stories is an anthology of stories that cover a range of topics at the heart of the island's history and culture. The collection begins with Henrietta Camilla Jenkin's "The Runaway," an extract from her1859 work, Cousin Stella. Next is a story from another renowned novel, Hamel, The


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 A Danish pastry, sometimes abbreviated Danish especially in the United States, is a viennoiserie pastry, of Viennese origin, which has become a specialty of Denmark and neighboring Scandinavian countries. Certain other countries, like the United States, commonly consume Danish pastries. It is called wienerbrød in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Norway and Sweden. It is referred to as facturas in some Spanish speaking countries. In Vienna, the Danish is referred to as "Plundergebäck" or "Golatschen". Like other viennoiserie pastries, such as croissants, danishes are made of laminated yeast-leavened doughs, creating a layered texture similar to a puff pastry.
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IBM Rational Change: Highlight on the ListBox "Any" default value
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Every ListBox created (or already present by default) in the IBM Rational Change's "ListBox Manager" is supposed to have a default value, commonly called "Any".
This document gives better understanding on the impact of modifying this default value, and gives general guidelines on how to fix your database if this value is missing or inconsistent.
The following situations are clarified below:
 - If your Listboxes don't display the value "Any"
 - If you have changed your default value but still see "Any" in your Listboxes
 - If you see both values ("Any" and your new default value)
 - If some of your Listboxes show one of the symptoms above, and some other ListBoxes inconsistently how another one of the symptoms above.
Every value present in a ListBox is read from the file "pt_listbox.cfg", which doesn't get modified if you edit the file "pt.cfg" that contains the default value "Any".
Therefore, your ListBoxes might not necessarily reflect the changes you made to your default value.
Resolving the problem
Please note that the information present in this Technote is not meant to help you customize IBM Rational Change.
This is only a general highlight on Change's default value, meant at helping you fix your ListBoxes (and the underlying database attributes) if you mistakenly damaged them.
This information has been tested with IBM Rational Change patch 07, but most likely applies to the whole 5.x generation.
1. What is the default value?
The "default" value may also be called the "undefined" value.
It is the value that will be displayed and selected in an IBM Rational Change ListBox if the corresponding attribute was actually not given any of the "real" values also present in the ListBox.
2. The default value is mandatory
By default, Rational Change offers the default value "Any". You should see that value in every single ListBox.
When you use Change's ListBox Manager (as an administrator), Change doesn't allow you:
- to remove it
- to duplicate it
3. How does Change identify the default value?
 3.1. When you are in the ListBox Manager
 Change compares the ListBox entry that you are trying to modify with the default value defined in the file "pt.cfg" (as follows):
 If you change that value in the file, and then reload Change's configuration (admin interface --> "General" --> "Load"), then you will witness that Change immediately prevents you from tempering with that new default value in the ListBox Manager.
 You will also witness that you are now free to temper with the now-obsolete default value (e.g. "Any"), as it now has no particular meaning.
 CAUTION: You might witness a few glitches while you use the ListBox manager, during the transition (as you are not supposed to act this way):
 For example, you might witness that all entries of that ListBox get actually deleted when you save them, until Change finds again that your ListBox contains consistent values, especially the default value. Therefore, act carefully if you find yourself in the situation described above.
 3.2. When you are in Change (user interface)
 We assume the admin has reloaded Change's configuration (admin interface --> "General" --> "Load").
 Then Change will display in each ListBox the values it has read from pt_listbox.cfg (which defines every ListBox). (Exception: Dependent listboxes are generated "on the fly", therefore you might immediately observe any change made in either pt_listbox.cfg or pt.cfg).
 The default value is considered to be the very first entry of the ListBox, whatever it may be (that is, the entry with id 0).
 That is because:
 - As explained earlier, a default value is always expected to be present in each ListBox.
 - On an HTTP form, a "listbox" is always set to one of the values it contains. It can't be set to "blank".
 3.3. In the underlying Synergy/Informix database
 For optimisation reasons, Change simply does not save an attribute that has an undefined (that is, "default") value. If you run queries on a CR, you will see that it does not contain any of the undefined attributes.
 Symmetrically, an attribute that is expected in a CR but is found not to exist in the database, will be considered by Change as "undefined", and will therefore be rendered with the "default" value.
 Note: You might still witness such output in your event.log file, but it's only to make the information more readable. If the attribute is undefined, then it does not exist in the database.
4. What inconsistencies should I be prepared to observe?
 4.1. An attribute I know as being set to "default" ("Any") still appears to be set to an actual value
 This is a direct consequence of 3.2.
 Ask yourself: "Is it the first ListBox entry?" - "Where has my expected default value, that should be the first entry, gone?").
 In reality, the attribute actually has no value (i.e. it has the default value), even though the very first ListBox entry seems to be selected.
 4.2. Some of my ListBoxes show one default value (e.g. "Any"), and some others show a different default value (e.g. "MyDefaultValue")
 See 3.2. for an explanation. Are some of them dependent ListBoxes?
 See 4.3 for a solution.
 4.3. I have changed my default value in pt.cfg, but not all my ListBoxes offer to select it
 That's because the ListBoxes entries are read from "pt_listbox.cfg", which is not necessarily re-generated after you modify "pt.cfg".
 You need to force Change to re-generate pt_listbox.cfg, so that every ListBox it contains has a default value matching the one from pt.cfg. Until that becomes true, you will find yourself in a dangerous state of inconsistency (see caution from 3.1).
 In order to do so, you can :
 a. Manually modify/add/remove some entries in the ListBox manager, as described in 3.1, until you end up with the entries you wish to see AND the new default value (re-read from pt.cfg by Change as you save your ListBox).
 As explained in 3.1, you might lose all your ListBox entries at some stage. But provided you remember what they should be, and provided you need change only a few ListBoxes, then this is a rather user-friendly fix.
 b. Edit pt_listbox.cfg and update the first entry of each ListBox to match the default value from pt.cfg.
 This is the cleanest and safest solution.
 4.4. The attributes in the Printer Friendly View don't have the same values as in the CR I'm viewing.
 This is a variation of 4.1.
 The Printer Friendly view is right.
 However the form you're currently watching displays flawed information, for the reason explained in 4.1.
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MPEP Q & A 158: Can Maintenance Fees be Paid in Cash?
 Can Maintenance Fees be Paid in Cash?
Can maintenance fees be paid in cash?
Maintenance fees may not be paid in cash.
A maintenance fee may be paid:
 - with Treasury notes
 - with national bank notes
 - with post office money orders
 - with certified checks
 - over the internet by electronic funds transfer (EFT), credit card, or deposit account payment methods
Chapter Details:
The answer to this question can be found in chapter 2500 of the MPEP. This chapter covers maintenance fees.
The answer is from the 9th Edition, Revision 08.2017. Depending on future changes to the MPEP, the question and answer may or may not be applicable in later Editions or revisions.
Section Summary:
This question and answer comes from section 2522 of the MPEP. The following is a brief summary of section 2522.
2522 Methods of Payment
This section outlines the ways a maintenance fee may be paid. In addition, it covers instances when the payment will not be accepted (like, for instance, when the payment is less than the required amount).


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Is there a function in Emacs to check whether a given existing file lies somewhere "under" a (root) directory, that is anywhere inside the tree structure of the root directory.
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Check find-name-dired or find-dired.
They use the using the find utility.
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Fixing Java Serialization Bugs with SerialKiller
On Friday, FoxGloveSecurity published a rather inaccurate and misleading blog post on five software vulnerabilities affecting WebLogic, WebSphere, JBoss, Jenkins and OpenNMS. By incorrectly attributing the vulnerability to the Apache Commons Collection library, the blog post generated misinformation on the root cause and possible fixes (e.g. this news.softpedia article).
If you're still unsure on what is the actual issue, Charles Miller published a short blog post illustrating the problem.
Probably thinking that the Apache project wasn't interested in fixing the bug, FoxGloveSecurity's post also contains working exploits for all products.
In fact, even though proof of concept code was released OVER 9 MONTHS AGO, none of the products mentioned in the title of this post have been patched, along with many more. In fact no patch is available for the Java library containing the vulnerability.
As it turned out, some vendors were not aware and others were already working on a patch in their products but haven't released it yet.
Summing up, we're now dealing with five pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting major products. Luckily, the specific services affected by those vulnerabilities are generally not exposed over the Internet thus reducing the overall risk.
Inspired by this story, I started thinking on how I could fix the problem in a systematic way. It didn't take me long to discover this article on using method override to create a look-ahead deserialization filter. While the article explains a potential solution, it didn't provide an easy-to-use library that can be used to protect Java applications.
Introducing SerialKiller
SerialKiller is an easy-to-use look-ahead Java deserialization library to secure applications from untrusted input. You drop the jar in your classpath, use SerialKiller instead of the standard and configure it to allow/block specific classes.
The library, together with a simple tutorial, is available on Github:
At the moment, it supports the following features:
 - Hot-Reload for the config file, so that you don't need to restart your application after changing SerialKiller's config
 - Whitelisting. If you can quickly identify a list of trusted classes, this is the best way to secure your application. For instance, you could allow classes belonging to your application package only
 - Blacklisting. The default config file already includes a few known attack payloads (thanks to YSoSerial). This can be used to block the exploits released by FoxGloveSecurity
If you want to contribute, ping me on Twitter or using Github.
November 14, 2015 at 7:10 PM
We just released a different solution to this problem. It's free and open source. Contrast-rO0 is a lightweight Java agent that uses instrumentation to block attacks targeting object deserialization problems like those described above.
This approach is the only way to protect your *entire* application because the problem can exist in libraries or frameworks. Rather than re-architecting your entire messaging infrastructure, this agent absolutely prevents this vulnerability from being exploited.


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As the title says, I need to draw a shape/polygon in Farseer using debugview. I have this piece of code which converts a Texture to polygon:
//load texture that will represent the tray
 trayTexture = Content.Load("tray");
 //Create an array to hold the data from the texture
 uint[] data = new uint[trayTexture.Width * trayTexture.Height];
 //Transfer the texture data to the array
 //Find the vertices that makes up the outline of the shape in the texture
 Vertices verts = PolygonTools.CreatePolygon(data, trayTexture.Width, false);
 //Since it is a concave polygon, we need to partition it into several smaller convex polygons
 _list = BayazitDecomposer.ConvexPartition(verts);
 Vector2 vertScale = new Vector2(ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(1));
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 verti.Scale(ref vertScale);
 tray = BodyFactory.CreateCompoundPolygon(MyWorld, _list, 10);
Now in DebugView I guess I have to use "DrawShape" method which requires:
DrawShape(Fixture fixture, Transform xf, Color color)
My question is how can I get the variables needed for this method, namely Fixture and Transform?
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Have you looked at the sample implementation of the DebugView? It draws shapes perfectly for me. – Vaughan Hilts Aug 5 '12 at 22:30
You will find Fixtures and Transform in created body: FixtureList and GetTransform – krzat Feb 1 '13 at 20:45
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Have you tried the official documentation?
The getting started section shows how to create a fixture:
Fixture A fixture attaches (fix) the shape to the body so that the centroid of the shape becomes the body's position. Whenever you move the body, you also move the shape. Once a collision occur to the shape, the force is calculated and applied to the body.
Her is the code to create a World with a single body:
 1: //Create a World object with zero gravity
 2: World world = new World(Vector2.Zero);
 4: //We create a body object and make it dynamic (movable)
 5: Body myBody = world.CreateBody();
 6: myBody.BodyType = BodyType.Dynamic;
 8: //We create a circle shape with a radius of 0.5 meters
 9: CircleShape circleShape = new CircleShape(0.5f);
 11: //We fix the body and shape together using a Fixture object
 12: Fixture fixture = myBody.CreateFixture(circleShape);
You can also use the fixture factory
 Fixture fixture = FixtureFactory.CreateCircle(_world, 0.5f, 5, new Vector2(10, 0));
You can probably create a default transform (that doesn't transform anything) using:
Transfrom transform;
Note that you can also use the Box2D manuals, since Farseer offers the same features.
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Hi Roy. Farseer documentation is just obsolete since it's made for version 2.X. FixtureFactory have been removed in Version 3, and another problem is I don't want a circle shape! I want my own custom shape which is made from the texture. – keyvan kazemi Apr 7 '12 at 16:49
It's true that the V3 docs are way basic, but I pulled this from them. I haven't installed Farseer, but have you looked at the other methods of the FixtureFactory, I'm sure there are more options :). – Roy T. Apr 7 '12 at 18:31
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The name of our artwork in Chinese is 和平紀念碑. In English, it means the commemoration of the monument of peace. It is situated in Kaohsiung County and is made of imported Italian black marble. The artist, Guowei Tu, created it in 1993. The monument was built to commemorate the 228 event.
After World War II, because of the corrupt local KMT leadership, people couldn't live a liberated life as they wished. It all started when the Taipei police tried to arrest an offender for selling smuggled cigarettes, which caused bloody conflict involving other vendors. The long buried unsatisfied feelings of the people finally erupted. The conflict then spread, involving the whole of Taiwan. Many innocent people became victims of this tragedy. Whenever people see this monument, they will always be reminded of this tragic event and the importance of peace among the people.
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"Let's Get Physical, Physical Internet" is an underground experimental performance, in conjunction with the exhibition Wang Wang Wang 网网网 at I: Project Space gallery.
We often forget the physicality of the Internet and our reliance on it's servers around the world. The Internet is as physical as our ability to access it. How have we come to depend on it? How does it comfort us? How does it agitate us? How does location affect our ability access to it? How do we use it to fulfill our material needs? How does it preserve our own physicality?
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- [noun] (physics) the process of diffusing; the intermingling of molecules in gases and liquids as a result of random thermal agitation
- [noun] the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
- [noun] the property of being diffused or dispersed
- [noun] the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"
Synonyms: dispersion, dispersal, dissemination

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The Naval Monument, a memorial to members of the U.S. Exploring Edition lost in 1839 and 1840, was designed by Drayton, an artist of the scientific corps, in the 1840s.
The United States Exploring Expedition of _PHONE_ was created to gain a better understanding of oceanography and science, and to promote international trade. Its findings were the basis of much of American science, and many of the specimens gathered on the expedition formed the collection of the Smithsonian Institution.
The associate officers of the scientific corps designed this monument as a public memorial for the lost members of the expedition, on land donated by the Cemetery. Today, public monuments of this kind are typically seen in public parks, however its presence at Mount Auburn is a reminder that the rural cemetery was the predecessor to the public park and garden movement. The 20-foot white marble obelisk was carved by Struthers & Son, from Philadelphia, and is festooned with roses in relief, a different bloom on each side.
Described in Mount Auburn Illustrated, 1847, as "a lofty cenotaph of pure white marble, ornamented on the four sides with festoons of roses in relieve, and presenting altogether a monument of good proportion, strikingly chaste and simple." It reads:
THE MEMORY OF
LIEUTENANT JOSEPH A. UNDERWOOD,
MIDSHIPMAN WILKES HENRY,
UNITED STATES NAVY
FELL AT THE HANDS OF SAVAGES,
THE CAUSE OF SCIENCE AND PHILANTHROPY,
ONE OF THE FEEJEE GROUP OF ISLANDS,
JULY 24, 1940.
PASSED MIDSHIPMEN REID AND BACON
WERE LOST AT SEA, OFF CAPE HORN
IS ERECTED BY THEIR
OFFICERS AND SCIENTIFIC CORPS,
JAMES W. E. REID,
FREDERICK A. BACON,
UNITED STATES NAVY.


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How to trigger an Azure Synapse pipeline run from C#
As part of a reporting project we've been working on recently, we needed to be able to kick off an Azure Synapse pipeline run from C# code running in an Azure Functions app. Documentation is a bit sparse in this area, so here's how to do it.
How do I do it?
 1. Add a reference to Azure.Analytics.Synapse.Artifacts. You can find the API documentation here. This provides the C# API for talking to Synapse. At the time of writing, I used the 1.0.0-preview.4 version.
 2. In your code, create a new instance of the Azure.Analytics.Synapse.Artifacts.PipelineClient class. This requires the dev endpoint for your Synapse instance, as well as your preferred means of authentication. More on this below.
 3. Assuming your pipeline needs some parameters supplying, create a Dictionary containing them.
 4. Execute PipelineClient.CreatePipelineRunAsync() method to kick off the pipeline run.
Show me the code!
 var pipelineClient = new PipelineClient(
 new Uri(""),
 new DefaultAzureCredential());
 var parameters = new Dictionary
 { "parameter1", "value1" },
 { "parameter2", "value2" },
 Response run = await pipelineClient.CreatePipelineRunAsync(
 "",
 parameters: parameters).ConfigureAwait(false);
 // The response contains the Id of the new pipeline run.
The dev endpoint you need when creating the PipelineClient can be found in the portal, and has the form
https://
Screenshot of the Azure Portal with the necessary endpoint information highlighted
How does my code authenticate to the Synapse API?
Authentication is via the Azure.Identity library, so you have the standard options. DefaultAzureCredential is probably the one you'll need - it works through a list of authentication mechanisms in order of likelihood (you can see the list here), starting with credentials stored in environment variables and ending with an interactive browser login prompt.
If like me your code is running in an Azure Functions app with a Managed Identity (and assuming you don't override it using environment variables), this means that the Managed Identity of the Functions app will be used to authenticate to the Synapse endpoint. And when running locally, it should pick up your Visual Studio or Azure CLI credentials and use those.
Either way, in order to run the pipeline, that identity will need to have been granted the Synapse Credential User role in your Synapse instance. This can be done using the "Access Control" panel in the Management area of Synapse Studio (note the warning when you grant access - it can take a few minutes for the update to take effect).
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I am currently working on a project that uses an IR LED and a photodiode in a proximity sensor configuration (shown below). My question is, I have read some sites that state that your human body reflects IR light transmitted by the IR LED hence when you touch or move your hand close to the proximity sensor the circuit will activate. But other sources say that the human body does not reflect IR light but rather refracts it. So which is correct does the IR light emitted by the IR LED gets reflected or refracted towards the photodiode when your finger or hand moves closer to the sensor?
The second part I noticed is that even if the IR LED is removed the sensor still activates because our bodies do also emit radiation which the photodiode can detect. Provided the threshold voltage is low enough. So then what's the point of having an IR LED in the circuit if the circuit already activates when a finger gets closer to the circuit, or am I understanding this wrong?
N.B The circuit I built is going to be used to detect when a finger or hand gets closer to the sensor.


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Paint is the image editor included with Windows. Most photographers probably overlook MS Paint for editing photos as it has relatively limited tools compared with the likes of Photoshop. However, the new Windows 10 Paint 3D app has certainly added another dimension to the image editor. One thing you can do with both Paint apps is add a transparent background to a picture so that one image can overlap another.
There are two ways that you can make a picture's background transparent. The first method involves cutting out a foreground area in an image so that the rest of its surrounding background becomes transparent. Then you can paste the foreground over another image. The second method involves deleting an area from a picture so it's left with a transparent area that you can fill by adding a second background image layer.
You can add transparent backgrounds to selected foregrounds with the original Paint. However, that Windows accessory doesn't save transparent backgrounds so that you can combine images with layers.
However, you can set up image layers with transparent backgrounds in Paint 3D. This is how you can make a background 100% transparent in both Paint and Paint 3D.
Add Transparent Backgrounds to Images With Paint
- Open Paint by clicking the Cortana button. Enter the keyword 'Paint' in Cortana's search box, and select to open Paint.
- Next, click File > Open; and select an image to open.
- Press the Select button, and then click the Transparent selection option.
- Select the Free-form selection option on the Select button's menu.
- Trace around a foreground area to preserve from the original picture with the cursor by holding the left mouse button. The rest of the picture left outside the traced area will be the transparent background.
- Right-click within the rectangle that appears around the selected area. Select Cut on the context menu to remove the selected foreground from the picture as in the snapshot below.
- Now open an entirely new image in Paint.
- Press the Ctrl + V hotkey to paste the foreground area you traced from the first image. As that picture now has a transparent background, you can see the rest of the second image behind it as shown below.
- Now left-click the pasted foreground image, and drag it to a suitable position on the background picture.
Add Transparent Backgrounds to Saved Images With Paint 3D
Cutting the foreground out in Paint leaves a blank area in the original picture. However, that does not become a transparent region in the original picture when you save the image. Consequently, the area cut out remains blank when you open the image and utilize layers in other image-editing software as shown in the snapshot directly below.
However, Paint 3D in Windows 10 does save transparent areas in images. Although the app doesn't include a full layers tool, you can also insert one picture on top of another so that it overlaps. This is how you can fill the transparent area left in one picture with a background layer image in Paint 3D.
- Enter 'Paint 3D' in Windows 10's search box. If you haven't had the Creators update, add the app to Windows 10 from this website page.
- Select to open the Paint 3D app below.
- Click Menu > Open > Browse files, and select an image to open in Paint 3D.
- Press the Canvas button to open the sidebar shown directly below.
- Click the Transparent canvas setting on the sidebar.
- Press the Select button, and then drag the selection rectangle over an area of the image to delete.
- Press the Ctrl + X hotkey to cut out the area from the picture as in the snapshot below. That leaves the picture with a blank transparent area that any background layer can fill.
- Click Menu > Save as, and select the 2D PNG option.
- Enter a file title in the text box, and press the Save button.
- Click Menu > New to open a blank canvas.
- Click Menu > Open > Browse files, and select to open a background layer image for the transparent picture you just saved.
- Click Menu > Insert, and select to open the transparent image that you saved. The transparent image will open on top of the background layer as shown in the snapshot directly below.
- As you can see, the background image layer now fills the transparent area in the overlapping picture. You can resize the overlapping picture by moving the cursor to one of the selection border's corners, holding the left mouse button and then dragging the cursor.
- To rotate the foreground picture layer, hover the cursor over the rotation circle at the top of the selection border and hold the left mouse button. Drag the cursor left or right to rotate the selected layer clockwise or anti-clockwise.
So, that's how Paint and Paint 3D users can add transparent backgrounds to images. Then you can combine the transparent images with other pictures by pasting the selected foreground or overlapping them with layers.
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Thermal modeling is a process of creating a model of any object and run its simulation to show how will it function thermally using simulation software. Diverse segments of design can be examined and the results can be represented in the form of graphic or text. After modeling and simulation work, results are validated according to the given set of parameters and are verified whether the design will fail or pass as per the required conditions. In case of failure of design, the model is redesigned again until the required results are obtained. Many software companies like ANSYS, FUSION 360 provides CAE and CAD simulation software for thermal modeling. Below are some key benefits of thermal modeling.
Key Benefits of Thermal Modeling Services
- Thermal Modelling service reduces the initial costs of engineering like change in design, wastage of materials, and manufacturing cost. By visual modeling and doing thermal simulation according to the requirements, we can reduce the cost to manufacture it and minimize the error without making changes in the real world which could have taken much time, cost, and material.
The world of business is changing dramatically. With new technologies adopted, companies are making the best use of it for flexibility. The same goes for hiring higher executives of the company. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) plays an important role in the growth of the business. Some companies prefer hiring a virtual CFO to cut down the cost and manage to get things done.
Hiring a virtual CFO can bring a lot of benefit to the company-
- Cost Efficiency
One of the reasons why hiring a CFO virtual is the best investment is because the process is cost-efficient. The quality of the work will be unaffected by the fact that the professional works remotely. There is no on-demand separate desk arrangement, which will reduce the salary.
A part of the risk management is failure analysis. It is increasingly popular among industrial processes and management operations. Whether it is related to return on investment or installation of new equipment in on an industrial floor, data analysis and factor assessment related to a failure lead to a solid foundation for the future. In this way, management can stay updated regarding the factors and future risks to reduce the probability of failure properly.
Reasons for Conducting Failure Analysis
The prime reasons for performing a failure analysis are mentioned below.
- Root Cause Determination
Determining the factors behind failure or anything leads to proper analysis and elimination of such factors. It also leads to determining and eradicating the flaws in the design of a product or a plan to make things better for the future. Close inspection done by the experts recreating the environment of a failed incident will disclose the factors that the team should be aware of.
XBRl (Extensible Business Reporting Language) is an open standard mark-up language optimized for business information, but not limited to financial and accounting information. It is the variant of XML (Extensible Markup Language) adopting the same syntax and related technologies. The XBRL aids data sharing more than XML does by removing the obstacle of human terminology from the equation.
The XBRL tags are computer-readable, allowing the electronic transmission of data along with resources relating to each concept helping to define their semantic meaning. The capability of XBRL to communicate semantic meaning associated with specific data elements, independent of software application. This makes use of the transmission of business and financial information to multiple company stakeholders and regulators.
How Did XBRL Originate?
XBRL technology arose from the need for reliable and financial related data to be reported to multiple regulatory bodies. The technology created follow issues-


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When the hospital ceased to operate in 1979, the address was 3131 Lakeshore Boulevard West, and it was located at the northeast corner of Lakeshore Boulevard West and Kipling Avenue, in the former City of Etobicoke, Ontario. When it opened on January 21, 1889, it was situated what was then considered the western part of the village of Mimico. Later, this area eventually develped into an industrial centre called New Toronto in the 1890s and was subsequently incorporated as a village in 1913. At that time, the address was 1007 Lakeshore Road. When Lakeshore Road was renamed, becoming an extension of Lakeshore Boulevard West, and the address was changed to 3131 Lakeshore Boulevard West. In 1967, New Toronto became part of the Borough (and later, in 1984, City) of Etobicoke which was merged into the new City of Toronto (part of the Greater Toronto Area) in 1998.
Years of Operation and the Official Names
The asylum opened on January 21, 1889 and closed down on September 1, 1979. It was originally known as the Mimico Branch Asylum, as it formed part of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum at 999 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario, caring only the chronically ill. Between 1889 and 1979, it was also referred to as the Mimico Insane Asylum (renamed 1894, becoming a seperate institution that offered treatment to all types of patienta), Ontario Hospital, Mimico (1920), and later Ontario Hospital, New Toronto (1934). In 1964, the name was changed again to Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital. Unofficially, the hospital has been commonly referred to as a Lakeside Sanatorium, Lakeshore Asylum, Mimico Asylum and Lakeshore Hospital, along with the usual range of derogatory names associated with psychiatric hospitals, such as a "nuthouse," "looney bin," etc.
Years of Construction
The initial stage of construction of the asylum started in 1888 and was completed in 1889. Assembly Hall was built in 1897 and the Gatehouse in 1899. For more information on the history of specific structures, prefer refer to The Architecture.
The Architect and the Style
Kivas Tully (1820–1905), the Chief Provincial Architect, was responsible for preparing architectual plans for the buildings. He also designed a number of other structures in Toronto, including the Old Trinity College. The design of the therapeutic landscape was developed by Samuel Matheson, a landscape gardener. The asylum was built in the combination of the Romanesque and Gothic Revival styles.
Patients without any family and/or financial resources were buried to rest at the asylum cemetery, located at the corner of Evans and Horner Avenues, about five kilometers north. Wooden coffins were made by patients at the asylum carpentry shop. After the closure of the hospital in 1979, the cemetery was abandoned. Beginning in 2005, restoration efforts have been made by a group of volunteers. Please consult the Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery Project.
The Closure in 1979 and the Aftermath
Despite an active protest of the staff, some patients and their families, as well as local residents, the hospital was closed down on September 1, 1979, following the decision of the Ministry of Health. Dennis R. Timbrell, the Minister of Health,, made an announcement in his speech on January 22, 1979 with regard to this decision.
The decision was inspired by the prevailing trend of deinstitutionalization, which advocated that that mental health patients were able to benefit more from their treatment by living in the community as opposed to being committed to an institution. Furthermore, the issue of funding for the continued operation of the mental hospital from the government was also taken into consideration. At the time of the closing, the hospital was seen as an antiquated relic of Canada's Victorian past, with the most recent renovations having been done in the 1930s.
After the closure, as it was the case with other psychiatric hospitals in Canada and abroad, many of the patients became homeless. The most severely ill were transferred to the newly constructed Queen Street Mental Health Centre (the former Provicial Lunatic Asylum), as well as Whitby and Hamilton Psychiatric Hospitals, which remained opened. Other patients were released and an outpatient community psychiatric clinic was opened in Cottage 2. Later, the Lakeshore Outpatient and Community Clinic was opened at 3170 Lakeshore Boulevard West and it continued the tradition of providing mental health services in New Toronto until 2008.
During the 1980s, the grounds were used by a number of film corporations to shoot movies, most famously Police Academy and the television series Night Shift, among others. And as it is usually the case with many many old, abandoned institutions, most of the structures quickly began to deteriorate, often falling prey to frequent trespassing and ensuing vandalism.
The underground tunnels were designed in order to quickly travel between the various buildings, and were often used by staff during unfavourable weather conditions. Patients probably had restricted access, and probably they were required to be accompanied by a member of the staff. When the asylum was first built, it was equipped with a miniature railway tracks, located in the tunnels, which were used to deliver food to individual wards from the main kitchen, located in the Central Building. It was removed in the thirties due to its deteriorating condition. Today, the tunnels are still utilized by the Humber College, accessible only to staff.
Some of the present staff and students of Humber College, which now occupies the site of the former hospital, claim that the former Cottages are, in fact, are visited on a regular basis by ghostly appearances. For more information, please go to Haunted or Not?
Anonymous. "History of Ontario Hospital, New Toronto, Henceforth to be Known as Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital" [Unpublished, written
by an unnamed patient with assistant of John Sutherland, Chief Attendant, c. 1964].
Beemer, Nelson. [Untitled letter]. March 22, 1909.
Court, John. "Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital–A Vital Part of the CAMH Legacy." May 1, 2001.
Deverell, Rex. "The Assembly Hall: A Lakeshore Landmark, 1898–2001." May 2001.
Gunn, Donald Ross. "Five Year Program." Etobicoke: Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital, 1971.
Hansen R. C. "Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Orientation Package." Etobicoke: Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital, c. 1972.
"It All Started Back in 1890." Rapport February 1975.
Keefer, Alec. "Excerpt of Market Gallery Exhibition Didactics re Lakeshore."
McKerrow, L.W. Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital: Submission to Committee on Mental Health Services, Ontario Council of Health. Etobicoke: Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital, May 1978.
Melamet-Vetter, Walther. "The Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital, A World of Its Own, Another Coocoo's Nest, In New Toronto." Toronto: July 1989.
All primary sources retrieved from the Archives for the History of Canadian Psychiatry and Mental Health Services, January 30 and April 21–22, 2005. Images from the Archives of Ontario, Asylum Projects, RootsWeb, City of Toronto Archives, and from author's collections.


Customize Bus Object Import and Export
You can use the Bus Editor to import bus objects to the base workspace and to export bus objects from the base workspace, as described in Save and Import Bus Objects. By default, the Bus Editor can save bus objects to, and import bus objects from, a MATLAB® code file or MAT-file. The files must be in a location that is accessible using an ordinary Open or Save dialog box.
You can write customized MATLAB functions that provide alternative import or export (or both) functionality. For example, you can write a customized function that stores the objects as records in a database, in a format that your organization uses.
After you design and implement a custom bus object import or export function, use the Simulink® Customization Manager to register the function. The registration process establishes custom import and export functions as callbacks for the Bus Editor Import to Base Workspace and Export to File commands. The callbacks replace the default capabilities of the Bus Editor. Customizing the Bus Editor import and export capabilities has no effect on other MATLAB or Simulink functions. Canceling import or export customization restores the default Bus Editor capabilities for that operation without affecting the other.
Required Background Knowledge
Customizing bus object import or export requires that you understand:
 - MATLAB language and programming techniques
 - Simulink bus object syntax
 - The proprietary format into which you translate bus objects, and the techniques necessary to access the facility that stores the objects.
 - Any platform-specific techniques for obtaining data from the user, such as the name of the location in which to store or access bus objects.
Write a Bus Object Export Function
A custom bus object export function requires at least one argument. You can use additional arguments to handle special actions by the function. The value of the first argument is a cell array containing the names of all bus objects that the Bus Editor has selected. You can use functions, global variables, or any other MATLAB technique, to provide values for any additional arguments. The general algorithm of a customized export function is:
 1. Iterate over the list of object names in the first argument.
 2. Obtain the bus object corresponding to each name.
 3. Translate the bus object to the proprietary syntax.
 4. Save the translated bus object in the local repository.
This example shows the syntactic shell of such an export callback function is:
function myExportCallBack(selectedBusObjects)
disp('Custom export was called!');
for idx = 1:length(selectedBusObjects)
 disp([selectedBusObjects{idx}'was selected for export.']);
Although this function does not export any bus objects, it is syntactically valid and can be registered. It accepts a cell array of bus object names, iterates over them, and prints each name. An operational export function:
 - Uses each name to retrieve the corresponding bus object from the base workspace
 - Converts the object to proprietary format
 - Stores the converted object
The additional logic is enterprise-specific.
Write a Bus Object Import Function
A custom bus object import function can take zero or more arguments to perform its task. You can use functions, global variables, or any other MATLAB technique to provide argument values. Also, the function can poll the user for information, such as a designation of where to obtain bus object information. The general algorithm of a custom bus object import function is:
 1. Obtain bus object information from the local repository.
 2. Translate each bus object definition to a Simulink.Bus object.
 3. Save each bus object to the MATLAB base workspace.
This example shows the syntactic shell of an import callback function is:
function myImportCallBack
disp('Custom import was called!');
Although this function does not import any bus objects, it is syntactically valid and can be registered with the Simulink Customization Manager. An operational import function:
 - Gets a designation of where to obtain the bus objects to import
 - Converts each bus object to a Simulink.Bus object
 - Stores the object in the base workspace
The additional logic is enterprise-specific.
Register Customizations
To customize bus object import or export, provide a customization registration function that inputs and configures the Customization Manager whenever you start Simulink software or refresh Simulink customizations. The steps for using a customization registration function are:
 1. Create a file named sl_customization.m to contain the customization registration function. Alternatively, you can use an existing customization file.
 2. At the top of the file, create a function named sl_customization that takes a single argument (or use the customization function in an existing file). When the function is invoked, the value of this argument is the Customization Manager.
 3. Configure the sl_customization function to set importCallbackFcn and exportCallbackFcn to be function handles that specify your customized bus object import and export functions.
 4. If sl_customization.m is a new customization file, put it anywhere on the MATLAB search path. Two frequently used locations are matlabroot and the current working folder. Alternatively, you can extend the search path.
Here is a simple example of a customization registration function:
function sl_customization(cm)
disp('My customization file was loaded.');
cm.BusEditorCustomizer.importCallbackFcn = _USER_;
cm.BusEditorCustomizer.exportCallbackFcn = @(x)myExportCallBack(x);
When Simulink starts up, it traverses the MATLAB search path looking for files named sl_customization.m. Simulink loads each such file that it finds (not just the first file) and executes the sl_customization function at its top, establishing the customizations that the function specifies.
Executing the example customization function displays a message (which an actual function probably would not). The function establishes that the Bus Editor uses a function named myImportCallBack() to import bus objects, and a function named myExportCallBack(x) to export bus objects.
The function corresponding to a handle that appears in a callback registration can be undefined when the registration occurs. However, it must be defined when the Bus Editor calls the function. The same latitude and requirement applies to any functions or global variables used to provide the values of additional arguments.
Other functions can also exist in the sl_customization.m file. However, the Simulink software ignores files named sl_customization.m, except when it starts up or refreshes customizations. Any changes to functions in the customization file are ignored until one of those events occurs. By contrast, changes to other MATLAB code files on the MATLAB path take effect immediately.
For more information, see Registering Customizations.
Change Customizations
You can change the handles established in the sl_customization function by:
 - Changing the function to specify the changed handles
 - Saving the function
 - Refreshing customizations by executing sl_refresh_customizations
Simulink traverses the MATLAB path and reloads all sl_customization.m files that it finds, executing the first function in each one, just as it did on Simulink startup.
You can revert to default import or export behavior by setting in the sl_customization function the appropriate BusEditorCustomizer element to [] and then refreshing customizations. Alternatively, you can eliminate both customizations in one operation by executing:
where cm was previously set to a customization manager object (see Register Customizations).
Changes to the import and export callback functions themselves, as distinct from changes to the handles that register them as customizations, take effect immediately, unless they are in the sl_customization.m file itself. If the callback functions are in the sl_customization.m file, they take effect next time you refresh customizations. Keeping the callback functions in separate files usually provides more flexible and modular results.
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Entering Recovery Mode on Samsung Galaxy M30 (6GB RAM + 128GB)
Do you need to enter recovery mode on your Samsung Galaxy M30 (6GB RAM + 128GB) device? Are you struggling to access this important mode on your device? Do not worry as we have got you covered in this guide. In this guide, we will be discussing all the necessary steps that you need to follow in order to access recovery mode on your Samsung Galaxy M30 (6GB RAM + 128GB) device.
Why Entering Recovery Mode is Important
Most users may ask themselves why entering recovery mode is important in the first place. Here are some of the reasons why entering this mode is important:
- Recover lost data: With recovery mode, you can access certain data, which may be hidden in the core system of your device. Such data can be recovered with the recovery mode.
- Perform a Factory Reset: One of the most common means of speeding up a device is by performing a factory reset. Recovery mode allows you to directly access the core of your device to perform the reset.
- Install Firmware Updates: Firmware updates are an important means of adding new features to the devices. Moreover, new firmware updates also fix bugs and other irregularities in devices. To install such updates, you will need to access recovery mode.
- Other Tasks: Other than just the mentioned tasks, the recovery mode also allows you to perform other tasks, such as clearing the cache memory, wipe data, and so on.
How to Enter Recovery Mode on Samsung Galaxy M30 (6GB RAM + 128GB)
Now that you know why the Recovery mode is important, it is now time to discuss the steps of entering the recovery mode on Samsung Galaxy M30 (6GB RAM + 128GB). Here are the steps that you need to follow:
- Step 1: First of all, turn off your Samsung Galaxy M30 (6GB RAM + 128GB) device completely.
- Step 2: After the device is turned off, press and hold the Volume Up and Power Button together for a few seconds.
- Step 3: You will now see a screen with the Android robot icon.
- Step 4: By using the Volume Up and Down keys, go to the 'Recovery Mode' option.
- Step 5: Now, press the Power Button to select the 'Recovery Mode' option to enter it.
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text: [en] A long deformation record (16.5 ka) showing nonsteady earthquake recurrence is established for the Aksu thrust (Tianshan, China) on the basis of cosmogenic 10Be dating of faulted surfaces. Topographic leveling across the Aksu fault scarp indicates up to 10 m uplift across a moraine abandoned 16.5 ka and similar uplift of 6 m across two inset surfaces yielding ages of 12.5 and 5 ka. Successively smaller uplifts of terraces younger than 5 ka indicate that three or more major earthquakes occurred during this period. These data show that the Aksu thrust fault was quiet for at least 7500 years and active in the last 5000 years and probably in the interval 16.5–12.5 ka. The seismic cycle along the Aksu thrust fault over the last 16,500 years was thus strongly irregular showing long quiescence and clustering, which is a challenge for paleoseismology and hazard assessment. This irregularity also makes it more difficult to estimate long-term shortening rates. Nevertheless, we are able to constrain a minimum total shortening rate (>7 mm/yr) across the southern Tianshan front for the last 12,500 years that is about a third of the total geodetic rate for the western Tianshan (20 mm/yr).


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Log Boat is an uncommon type of boat that is made with a unique part of hollowed wood, Called "Monoxylon" is the oldest type of boat than have been found by the archeologist, these boats are similar in many countries, but the denomination is very different for example in Germany is called "einbaum" and in South America are called Canoas.
Its construction considers several basic steps:
The uses that people gave to this boat were very diverse, for example:
In South Africa: In Africa was there was many types of fishing boats, Log-Boat were very common in Limpopo River, and many rivers. Log Boat in South Africa used to be used for transport, fishing and hunting.
In Europe: If we talk about Log Boat in Europe we will find a big history around these boats. For example Byzantine Empire has used this boat to attack Constantinople, and many people gave different uses such as transport, fishing and hunting.
In North America: In North America these boats were famous, with different uses. These boats were used for ceremonial purposes.


text: In this work, we present the results of an optical search for Supernova Remnants (SNRs) in the spiral galaxies NGC3184 and NGC2903. The SNR identification technique consisted of constructing continuum-subtracted H-alpha and [SII] lambda lambda 6716,6731 images and then using [SII] / H-alpha ratios obtained from the image. The SNR candidates are normally identified as nebulae that have [SII] / H-alpha ratios > 0.4 compared with HII regions < 0.2. Our list of candidates contains 29 objects in NGC3184 and 10 objects in NGC2903. We compare our SNR candidate list against the existing X-ray and radio observations of the two galaxies. Knowing the positions of the SNRs, we can compare their distributions relative to FIII regions and spiral arms. From these distributions, we can investigate such properties of possible SNR progenitors as their parent stellar populations and supernova types. These observations were performed with the 1.5m Russian-TurkishTelescope (RTT) Spectrograph TFOSC's (TUG Faint Object Spectrograph and Camera) CCD imaging system using narrowband interference filters at Turkish National Observatory (TUG) in March 2006.


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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olivia Murphy, Postdoctoral research fellow in English, University of Sydney
A documentary from the Smithsonian Institute, examining new DNA and physical anthropology evidence, suggests the famous cavalry officer Casimir Pulaski (_PHONE_) might have been a woman, or intersex.
Pulaski is a hero of the struggles for Polish and American independence. He is credited with saving George Washington's life in battle and with establishing the first American cavalry force. According to the documentary, DNA testing has confirmed a female-appearing skeleton is indeed Pulaski's. This new evidence is the first hint that Pulaski – who seems to have lived as male from childhood – was anything other than a cisgendered man.
We may never know if Pulaski was intersex (that is, his body didn't fit neatly into either male or female categories) and did not question his gender. Or if he was, in fact, born female but chose to live as a man.
In either case, Pulaski would be the most senior military officer we know of to have female anatomical characteristics before the late 20th century. But he certainly wouldn't have been the only one on the battlefield.
The history of intersex men and women is one that requires more research. The lives of intersex people have often been made invisible throughout history. I hope that when more evidence comes to light Pulaski can be claimed as an inspirational intersex hero.
We know quite a bit, however, about women dressing as men and joining the military in the 18th and 19th centuries. There were famous women such as the British marine Hannah Snell (c._PHONE_) who, disguising herself as James Gray, signed up to fight in Scotland against the Jacobite invasion of 1745. Snell was later wounded trying to capture a French colony in India.
After revealing her gender, she was granted a pension by the king and made a living performing military exercises on stage. She also briefly kept a pub called "The Female Warrior".
A portrait of Hannah Snell, circa 1750. Wikimedia Commons
In contrast to Snell's self-promoting confidence, the Anglo-Irish military physician James Barry (c._PHONE_) kept the secret of his female birth all his life. Dressing as a man, Barry completed medical studies in Edinburgh and went on to have a long and distinguished career. Only after Barry's death was his sex discovered.
"William Brown" was the name taken by a black woman from Edinburgh who served aboard HMS Queen Charlotte from 1804 until after 1816, through the end of the Napoleonic Wars. She exhibited "all the traits of a British tar (slang for a sailor) and takes her grog with her messmates", according to a contemporary report.
The discovery of Brown's sex by her crew doesn't seem to have interrupted her career: she re-enlisted on the same ship after news broke that she was female.
Then there is the story of Jeanne Baré, who was not a soldier, but became the first woman known to have circumnavigated the globe (1766-69). She dressed in men's clothes to work as an assistant to Philibert Comerçon (she may also have been Commerçon's mistress), who was the botanist to French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville.
Portrait of Jeanne Barret (_PHONE_) by Cristoforo Dall'Acqua (_PHONE_). Wikimedia Commons
Baré was found out when the ships made it to Tahiti. While she had passed as a man with the crew, her disguise didn't fool the Tahitians, who pointed her out to Bougainville.
Why would women disguise themselves as men and join the army and navy? One major reason was that men were paid far better than women. For a working-class woman, despite the dangers of a military or naval career, the money might have looked too good to pass up.
There were prohibitions against women wearing men's clothing in the period, but prosecutions were relatively rare. The army and the navy were desperate for recruits and tended not to inquire too closely. As Snell's career shows, being brazen about one's cross-dressing adventures might be a ticket to a comfortable life.
Young women might also be inspired by the many popular ballads narrating the military and naval careers of cross-dressing women. One, The Ballad of Jack Monroe, exists in several surviving versions:
She went into the tailor shop
And dressed in men's array,
And went into a vessel
To convey herself away.
For women as well as men, joining the army or navy might be a rare opportunity to see the world. For an adventurous spirit, living in disguise may have added to the excitement.
But for many of these cross-dressing adventurers, there must have been one further reason: they just felt more comfortable, more like themselves, fighting and living not only alongside men, but as men.
ref. Adventurous identities: intersex soldiers and cross-dressing women at war – _URL_


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The organic food industry started to boom a decade ago and there has been no looking back ever since then. Rising consciousness amongst people about the side effects of artificial chemicals in food production has further boosted the growth of organic food in recent years. Given the kind of innovation coupled with this rising demand, organic food industry is yet to witness a full-fledged evolution. But one can safely assume that the organic food sector is here to stay.
Growth in e-commerce has acted like a catalyst for the industry to reach out to consumers, and the numbers are only showing an upward trend since 2013. Here are some probable reason why the organic food industry is expected to see an accelerated demand in years to come.
1. Digital Literacy and E-commerce facilitation
Due to the surge of smart-phone usage India, coupled with low-cost internet, there has been an increase in access to information about organic food. Added with this, e-commerce platforms acted like a facilitator reaching out to potential customers across the country. This is the reason why the growth of organic food was initially harnessed by Tier I cities, but the industry eventually reached out to potential customers in Tier II and Tier III cities. E-commerce platforms also made the sector competitive with more and more players entering into the organic food industry. Experts are predicting an increased penetration of organic food into Tier II and III cities in the years to come, leading to demand for organic food at a continually increased rate.
2. Insignificant price difference
The price difference between organic and inorganic food is insignificant; when compared to the health benefits carried by organic food. While organic food might be priced higher by a few pennies, it prevents the body from the needless intake of pesticides and fertilizers. This further cuts down the risk of health hazards and unnecessary medical expenses in the longer run.
3. Indian government supporting organic food industry
The Indian government is supporting and promoting organic farming by extending financial help to farmers adopting organic farming. Various government schemes like Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), National Food Security Mission (NFSM) and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) have been implemented to promote the sector. GOI also implemented the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) which involves accreditation programme for certification bodies, standards for organic production, promotion of organic farming etc.
4. Increase in export
The demand for Indian organic food has not only witnessed a steady rise in India but it is receiving appreciation on a global platform. Due to India's favourable agro climatic conditions coupled with the inherited tradition of organic farming, the quality of organic food to export is very high. As per reports, the demand for Indian organic food is on the constant increase worldwide; India exported organic products worth $515 million in the financial year 2017-18. The export trend will increase in the next five years.
One can say that the organic food industry will witness a humongous rise in the next five years. The industry is still naive and on an emerging phase; it has huge potential for growth and may even contribute to the economic growth of the country in the longer run.
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In Year 11, students enrol in five Stage 1 subjects each semester. Students must study English for both semesters and Mathematics for a minimum of one semester. Each semester length subject contributes 10 credits towards the NT Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET). To proceed to Year 12, students must have at least 100 credits and should have met the minimum requirement for Mathematics and English.


When Ice Is Melting Is It Releasing Or Absorbing Heat?
Does boiling water absorb or release heat?
Heat of vaporization of water That is, water has a high heat of vaporization, the amount of energy needed to change one gram of a liquid substance to a gas at constant temperature.
What will be the maximum rise in temperature of water after melting of ice?
Answer. 32 to 40 degree Fahrenheit and 0 to 4 degree Celsius is maximum rise in temperature of water after melting ice.
At what temperature does ice thaw?
32°FShare with the children that the temperature at which ice melts is called the melting point. The melting point is the temperature at which a solid turns to a liquid. The melting point at which ice — a solid — turns to water — a liquid — is 32°F (0°C).
Is heat released during evaporation?
Energy is required to change from solid to liquid, liquid to gas (evaporation), or solid to gas (sublimation). … Heat is taken from your skin to evaporate the water on your body. Evaporation is a cooling process. Latent heat of condensation is energy released when water vapor condenses to form liquid droplets.
Does melting ice give off heat?
As ice melts or liquid water evaporates, the molecules change state — from a solid to a liquid, from a liquid to a gas, or from a solid directly to a gas. … A total of 334 J of energy are required to melt 1 g of ice at 0°C, which is called the latent heat of melting.
Is heat absorbed during condensation?
Condensation happens when molecules in a gas cool down. As the molecules lose heat, they lose energy and slow down. They move closer to other gas molecules. Finally these molecules collect together to form a liquid.
How long does an ice cube take to melt?
45 to 60 minutesA 1 inch ice cube at 75°F room temperature (24°C) will take 45 to 60 minutes to melt. A standard 1 ounce cube (30 grams) will take 90 to 120 minutes to melt at the same temperature. The same 1oz (30g) ice cube submerged in a cup of hot water of 185° F (85° C) will take about 60-70 seconds to melt.
How can heat still get into the freezer?
Put water inside a refrigerator and it immediately starts to lose heat energy. The more heat it loses, the more kinetic energy its molecules lose, the more slowly they move, and the closer they get. … A home freezer, if you have one, can take the temperature down to somewhere between −10°C and −20°C (14°F to −4°F).
When the ice melts the temperature of the system?
For ice, the melting point is 0°C or 273K. The chemical element with the highest melting point is tungsten (3410°C), which is used for making filaments in light bulbs. During the melting process, till all the ice melts, the temperature of the system does not increase until after the melting point is reached.
When the ice is melting is it releasing heat or absorbing heat?
Ice cubes melting as their temperature rises. During melting, the ice absorbs latent heat, which is used to change the state of the water from ice to liquid water. While the ice is absorbing latent heat, its temperature is not changing.
Is heat absorbed during melting?
Which material does not absorb heat?
Clay, Water, Mud Water, mud and dirt do not easily conduct heat. The substances absorb the heat but require so much energy to heat up that the far side of the substances rarely receives any of the radiation.
What is heat absorption?
The heat of reaction is the total amount of heat produced in the reactor per mole of CO2 absorbed in the aqueous amine solvent. The CO2 absorption reaction is exothermic in nature; therefore, according to Le Chatellier's principle, the heat of CO2 absorption is increased with the increase in temperature.
When ice melts to water what is the heat?
When ice melts to form water, heat equal to latent heat of fusion is absorbed in order to overcome the interparticle forces of attraction.
Does freezing absorb or release energy?
During freezing, the temperature of a substance remains constant while the particles in the liquid form a crystalline solid. Because particles in a liquid have more energy than particles in a solid, energy is released during freezing. This energy is released into the surroundings.
Why does ice freeze because of heat?
Adding heat can cause ice (a solid) to melt to form water (a liquid). Removing heat causes water (a liquid) to freeze to form ice (a solid). When water changes to a solid or a gas, we say it changes to a different state of matter. Even though the water's physical form changes, its molecules stay the same.
Does boiling require energy?
Temperature and Boiling It requires energy to change from a liquid to a gas (see enthalpy of vaporization). In addition, gas molecules leaving the liquid remove thermal energy from the liquid. Therefore the temperature of the liquid remains constant during boiling.
What happens to heat when ice melts?
When you heat ice, its temperature rises, but as soon as the ice starts to melt, the temperature stays constant until all the ice has melted. This happens because all the heat energy goes into breaking the bonds of the ice's crystal lattice structure.


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Over recent years eco-tourism is becoming more and more popular all around the world, benefiting both local wildlife and people that live in the area. However, you don't need to travel thousands of miles to another country to really take advantage of seeing animals in their natural habitats as there are numerous ventures in the UK alone.
Although most of our large mammals have all but disappeared throughout the British Isles, there are still some that can be spotted in large numbers along the coasts co-inhabiting remote beaches with birds and other wildlife. There are only two species of Seal that are native to British waters which are the Grey Seal and the rarer Common Seal.
Both species are spotted with different shades of grey but are most easily distinguished by their differing muzzles with Grey Seals having a long more dog-like nose and Common Seals looking more cat-like in appearance. There are an estimated 36,000 Common Seals in UK waters and they are also home to what is believed to be half of the entire Grey Seal population.
Although around 75% of the UK's Grey Seals are found living off the Scottish coast, there are also large populations elsewhere, most notably around Blakeney Point on the north coast of Norfolk where both Grey Seals and Common Seals can be found inhabiting the beaches and sand-dunes together (along with numerous species of bird).
An hour boat trip takes you out through some of the most beautiful, marshy harbours in the country and right to the tip of Blakeney point which is a 3.5 mile long sandy strip that has become an uninterrupted paradise for all kinds of wildlife. Seal trips can be organised easily through local hotels and pubs and are well-worth wrapping up warm for as you won't be disappointed.


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TTI Study Finds Arsenic and Lead in Imported Glass Beads
The American Glass Bead Manufacturers' Association, which sponsored the study, is urging states and the U.S. government to limit heavy metal levels in glass beads used for highway markings.
A recent study sponsored by the American Glass Bead Manufacturers' Association says that a growing number of imported glass bead products for highway markings have high concentrations of heavy metals, including arsenic and lead.
The findings of the study, which was conducted by Texas A&M University's Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), were presented last month at the American Traffic Safety Services Association's 41st Annual Convention and Traffic Expo in Phoenix, Ariz.
The TTI study showed that imported glass beads had extremely high levels of arsenic and lead and were susceptible to rapid leaching with exposure to water. The high levels of heavy metal substances pose a hazard to highway worker safety and are an environmental threat, in terms of runoff into the soil, surface water, and drinking water, according to the association.
The trade group notes that glass beads manufactured by companies in emerging nations, particularly China, continue to use glass made from old glass-making techniques that require chemical modification, resulting in products containing high levels of arsenic and lead. U.S. producers use such materials as recycled flat glass to make glass beads, which do not contain high levels of arsenic and lead. These products are primarily used for highway safety markings, providing the light-reflective lane markings found on highways around the world.
"These findings are consistent with results from a recent New Jersey Institute of Technology/Rowan University study and also confirm what our membership has known to be true for some time," said Robert McClune, association president. "It's time for state and federal transportation officials and lawmakers to act and establish a federal standard for engineered glass beads in highway markings and prevent these hazardous substances from being applied to our roads and highways," he said.
Such a bill was introduced Feb. 15 by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster. The Safe Highway Markings Act of 2011prescribes standards for glass beads used in pavement markings, limiting the arsenic or lead content to 200 parts per million. The bill, which has been sent to the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, also requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold up to 5 percent of the apportionment of federal-aid highway funds for any state that fails to enforce requirements to ensure that glass beads used in pavement markings on or along federal-aid highway roads or highways do not contain more than 200 parts per million arsenic or lead.
Setting a heavy metals standard for glass beads has gained strong support from environmental groups like the Sierra Club, state and federal lawmakers, and unions like the International Union of Operating Engineers, according to the association. Nineteen states have adopted laws or regulations that require the use of non-toxic materials in the production of glass beads for highway markings. This same issue is gaining traction globally with the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, and several Canadian provinces. China has also set strict heavy metal standards for internal use but continues to export contaminated glass bead products to other nations, according to the association.
Based in Valley Forge, Pa., the association was established in 1991 and represents a majority of the glass bead manufacturing base in the United States. The trade group works toward the betterment of the industry and is involved in programs to expand and improve highway safety. For more information, call _PHONE_.
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In early 1938, the Keep America Out of War Committee was formed in New York to preserve and strengthen the anti-war movement. After undergoing a name change in May 1938, the committee dissolved and re-organized as the Provisional Committee Toward a Democratic Peace in December 1941. By February 1942, however, the committee evolved once more, this time into the Post War World Council.
This collection consists of pamphlets from the Post War World Council that document a range of opinions concerning the war and the world, including titles such as "Saboteurs of Victory," "The Case Against Compulsory Peacetime Military Training," "The Future of the Far East," and "Disarmament in the Post War World."
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text: Every nation rely on latest engineering technologies to foster in today's technological era. Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is one of the latest emerging technologies being the center of interest of today's researchers. All the researchers work hard to produce quick deliverables through Research and Development (RandD) and by applying different learning pedagogues. Currently, the learning pedagogues in Engineering RandD are Project Based Learning and Problem Based Learning (PBL). Based on these pedagogues, this paper propose and implements a hybrid pedagogy called Project Oriented PBL (PO-PBL) which is time effective and result oriented learning pedagogy. It has resulted in providing impetus to RandD in WSNs. Further the proposed pedagogy is divided into two paradigms namely PO-PBL Macro Model and PO-PBL Micro Model. We observed that PO-PBL Macro Model results in optimal number of deliverables in time restricted manner over large scale. Moreover, we have also implemented PO-PBL Micro Model, compared it with PO-PBL Macro Model and propose PO-PBL Micro Model as basis for designing self-learning algorithm for WSNs devices.


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This document specifies requirements and test methods for the migration of aluminium, antimony, arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, Chromium (III), Chromium (VI), cobalt, copper, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, strontium, tin, organic tin and zinc from toy materials and from parts of toys.
Packaging materials are not considered to be part of the toy unless they have intended play value.
NOTE 1 – See the European Commission guidance document no. 12 on the application of the Directive on the safety of toys – packaging.
The standard contains requirements for the migration of certain elements from the following categories of toy materials:
- Category I: Dry, brittle, powder like or pliable materials;
- Category II: Liquid or sticky materials;
- Category III: Scraped-off materials.
The requirements of this document do not apply to toys or parts of toys which, due to their accessibility, function, volume or mass, clearly exclude any hazard due to sucking, licking or swallowing or prolonged skin contact when the toy or part of toy is used as intended or in a foreseeable way, bearing in mind the behaviour of children.
NOTE 2 – For the purposes of this document, for the following toys and parts of toys the likelihood of sucking, licking or swallowing toys is considered significant (see H.2 and H.3):
- All toys intended to be put in the mouth or to the mouth, cosmetics toys and writing instruments categorized as toys can be considered to be sucked, licked or swallowed;
- All the accessible parts and components of toys intended for children up to 6 years of age can be considered to come into contact with the mouth. The likelihood of mouth contact with parts of toys intended for older children is not considered significant in most cases (see H.2).