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Senior Research Scientist in Crop Physiology/Nutrition
· Develop innovative approaches for improving nutrient and water use efficiency
· Build & maintain networks with universities and other research bodies
· Provide local & national research leadership
An opportunity exists within CSIRO Plant Industry's Floreat Park laboratories for a scientist interested in developing a research career in the area of crop physiology with a particular emphasis on understanding fundamental mechanisms that underpin, and exploring ways of improving, the efficiency of utilisation of nutrients and water resources in the Australian cropping systems. We would be particularly interested in applicants with experience in one or more of the following areas:
· manipulation of the plant‐soil interface for improved use of nutrients;
· identification of plant genotypes with improved nutrient use efficiency;
· crop root systems needed for improved use of water and nutrients;
· potential to manipulate soil/plant microbial interactions for improved crop production.
The position is likely to involve the supervision of a Postdoctoral Fellow. The successful candidate should have at least 6 years of experience post doctorate, with knowledge and experience in plant science, soil science or agronomy. You should be comfortable doing research in the field, glasshouse and laboratory and have experience in managing staff, a strong commitment to team work, an ability to write successful research grants,a record of securing funding from industry, a strong publication record particularly in refereed journal publications, the capacity to present research findings to a range of audiences, and a willingness to develop a collaborative network with universities and other research bodies in the field.
Specifically you will:
· contribute to the design, conduct and analysis of field‐ and laboratory‐based experiments;
· contribute to developing innovative concepts, approaches and methods for improving nutrient and water use efficiency;
· communicate findings through reports, leading academic journals, book chapters, seminars and conferences;
· interact with growers, collaborating scientists and funding agencies and foster the application of research and development with stakeholders;
· write and submit research proposals to funding bodies;
· help build CSIRO's reputation in the field of crop physiology/nutrition;
· work in an interdisciplinary team including plant scientists, microbial and molecular biologists;
· provide research leadership locally and nationally and develop a program of research that is world‐class.
Location: Floreat (Perth) Western Australia
Salary: AUD102K ‐ AUD120K plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Indefinite / Ongoing
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To be considered you will have a PhD in plant science or soil science or equivalent field, and demonstrated research experience in plantsoil interactions.
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· experience in conducting research on an aspect of plant use of nutrients, microbial transformation of nutrients in soil or the effect of the plant root‐microbial‐soil interface on nutrient and water uptake;
· excellent interpersonal, negotiation and representational skills. High‐level written and oral communication skills, including experience in publishing journal papers;
· the ability to work as part of a multi‐disciplinary research team and provide research leadership, including supervision of staff;
· the ability to liaise with industry and universities to pursue research and development opportunities;
· knowledge, understanding and a commitment to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and Occupational Health and Safety.
Australia is founding its future on science and innovation. Its national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), is a powerhouse of ideas, technologies and skills for building prosperity, growth, health and sustainability. It serves governments, industries, business and communities.
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text: I throw this up every year or so. You'll notice the influence of the two megathrusts under Lake Ontario. The gap between Hamilton and Cleveland is due to a huge Precambrian basin, shown in the reflection seismic. The Hamilton fault is strongly defined. These earthquakes continue to show a strong affinity to water, and are generally at a fraction of the rate of Oklahoma. The rare earthquake (1 in 500) is a 6+. The 'destructo' is an M7. This class of earthquake is strongly shown in the sediments.

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Generally speaking, any food produced by a non-kosher animal is non-kosher. Thus, the egg of a non-kosher bird is not kosher but the egg of a kosher bird, such as a chicken, is kosher. If one comes across an egg and does not know which bird laid it, how does one tell a non-kosher egg from a kosher egg?
The Talmud gives us two ways to tell if an egg is of a non-kosher bird. If the egg is totally round like a ball rather than round at one end and tapered at the other end, a non-kosher bird laid the egg. So, too, if the yolk of the egg surrounds the white of the egg rather than the other way around, or if the egg has no white but is filled with yolk. If, however, the egg is round at one end and tapered at the other, the white of the egg surrounds the yolk and it looks like the egg of a chicken or of another identifiable kosher bird, the egg is kosher and may be eaten without any further investigation as to its pedigree.
In accordance with the general principle articulated above, the egg of a neveilah chicken that died before it was properly slaughtered, as well as the egg of a treif chicken that suffered from one of the treif-rendering defects previously discussed, is prohibited for consumption.
If a non-kosher egg, such as the egg of an eagle, was cooked in the same pot as kosher eggs, the kosher eggs remain kosher and may be eaten provided the non-kosher egg was cooked in its shell. The reason for this is that a kosher item cooked with a non-kosher item only becomes non-kosher if it absorbs the taste of the non-kosher item cooked together with it.
The shell of the non-kosher egg acts as a buffer through which the taste cannot be transferred to the kosher eggs. If, however, the non-kosher egg is taken out of its shell or its shell is cracked and it is cooked with the kosher eggs, the kosher eggs become non-kosher and cannot be eaten even if the kosher eggs remain in their shells unless the ratio of the kosher eggs to the non-kosher egg is at least 61 kosher eggs to the 1 non-kosher egg.
What is the status of an egg with bloodstains or blood specks?
The basic principle here is that the Torah only prohibits the consumption of blood of meat but not the blood of eggs. Nevertheless, there is a concern that a blood spot in an egg may indicate the presence of the beginning of the formation of the embryo of a chick. Although a hatched chick would be permissible for consumption if properly slaughtered, the embryo of a chick inside an egg of a bird, even a kosher bird, is forbidden for consumption. Such a blood spot that raises the concern of the existence of the beginnings of an embryo in the egg is referred to in the halacha as dam rikum.
The concern of dam rikum, however, is only present in the case of an egg laid by a chicken that mated with a rooster but it is not present in the case of an egg laid by a chicken that was not fertilized by a rooster. A fertilized egg may hatch into a chick after the hen has sat upon it for a period of three days whereas an egg that was not fertilized by a rooster, referred to in the halacha as beitza hamuzeret, will never hatch into a chick never mind how long the hen sits on it. Accordingly, any blood found in an unfertilized egg cannot be dam rikum and under Torah law may be eaten.
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The Rambam, therefore, adds a second component: by getting angry, Moshe misled the people as to the nature of God. The masses felt that Moshe's anger was reflective of God's anger.
One of the most complex Tanach personalities is the central figure of this week's Haftorah: Yiftach, the Shofet, Judge.
"I saw an advertisement for group swimming lessons during the summer," Mr. Leiner said to his wife. "I think it would be good for our Pinchas."
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Question: As Shavuot is fast approaching – a holiday on which we dwell on the story of Ruth and the origins of the royal house of David – I was wondering if you could help me resolve something. The Mishnah never makes any mention of the Hasmonean kings, the mitzvah to light a Chanukah menorah, or the miracle of the oil that lasted eight days. Some people say that Rabbi Yehudah HaNassi – the redactor of the six orders of the Mishnah and a scion of King David – omitted these topics because the Hasmoneans improperly crowned themselves, ignoring the rule that all Jewish kings are supposed to come from the tribe of Yehudah. They argue that this is also why the Talmud does not include a separate tractate on Chanukah. Is this true?
In this week's parshah the Torah discusses many halachos of tumah. One halacha is that a person who is tamei may not enter the Mikdash. Doing so makes him liable for kareis.
The highway was packed with bumper-to-bumper traffic, and there I sat with hands gripped tightly on the steering wheel, begging the cars to move. My heart swelled at the thought of seeing my son, who was just coming back from his year of learning in Eretz Yisrael. How I had missed him! Though I was used to him being away (if you can ever really get used to a child being away), a special space in my heart was empty – as I waited for him.
No one lives in a vacuum. No, that doesn't mean we didn't get sucked up through a vacuum cleaner hose in the pre-Pesach cleaning frenzy, it means that whether we like it or not, our environment—the people and things around us—makes a big impact on who we are.
According to biblical law, once an area has been converted in to a reshut hayachid by enclosing it with a halachically acceptable eruv, one may carry inside the enclosed area. But according to rabbinical law, it is simply not enough to enclose an area in which one wants to carry with an eruv. This alone will not permit carrying from the home into the street or vice versa. Neither will it alone permit carrying from a condominium apartment into the lobby or other common areas.
Yidsville had a small but dedicated Jewish community. There was one Orthodox synagogue, led by Rabbi Well, a day school, women's mikveh, kosher butcher shop, pizza store and restaurants.
In this week's parshah the Torah tells us that Hashem told Aharon to redeem every firstborn child. This is known as pidyon haben. The Rema, in Yoreh De'ah 305:10, rules in the name of the Rivash that one may not appoint a shaliach to perform pidyon haben. Many Acharonim argue with this ruling and posit that one can appoint a shaliach to perform pidyon haben.
You may remember how we once did an experiment with a story (about a monster fire in Arizona) without Jewish protagonists, but containing a universal lesson that I believed worthy to record for the readers of Chodesh Tov. We are there yet again, this time directly north in Wisconsin.
Please bear with me as we once again record a story we investigated in the hope that the lesson is unique and worthy of our attention. It is going to take us five full columns to complete the tale, and I thank you in advance for your patience.
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More evidence that Jews tried to change their fate at the hands of the Nazis: Archaeologists discovered that Jews at the Sobibor death camp built an escape tunnel but apparently didn't live to use it.
An ancient frog can now be added to Israel's history. The "painted frog," though to be extinct, turns out to be a descendant of a one million-old frog.
Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey died Monday at the age 89. His life was a classic Jewish rag-to-riches story of a young man who worked his way to business and political success.
The Middle Ages have returned to Europe, or maybe they never left. Jews dipping matzos in blood is old hat. Now a Norwegian newspaper depicts circumcision as a violent and bloody religious custom.
The heinous crime that put "Prisoner X" Ben Zygier in an Israel jail where he killed himself was not known until today: He butchered a secret Mossad operation to bring home the remains of 3 soldiers.
The surgery was a complete success, but the surviving twin is still not out of danger.
Last week, police executed a search warrant in the couple's former home in Dewitt.
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Re: Caitians - height
I don't say the 2-3 meters for Caitians can't be possible, but it has no strong enough evidence that it is the only possibility or that this variant should be more autoritative than others.
Obviously not. But what I originally said stands: material exists that claims a relationship between the two felinoid species, and material exists that claims no such thing. If one assumes that the two species are related, then 2-3 meters is a better range than 1.8-2 meters, per onscreen evidence. If one recognizes that it's sort of futile to explain the similarities of Star Trek species by claiming that A1 and A2 are lost colonies of A (because the whole alphabet wouldn't then suffice for covering all the cases of B1 through B999 having shared characteristics, C1 through C999 likewise, etc), then Caitians are short and Kzinti are tall and that's it.
And I still think the simplest explanation for FASA's bizarre "2-3 meters" claim is that whoever wrote that page of the sourcebook didn't understand metric measurements.
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 Compliance with FMLA can be a complex process that can trip up even the most seasoned HR professional. This CLE course will present an in-depth checklist, including step-by-step procedures, to ensure an understanding of compliance obligations, how to meet and administer them in the workplace. The course will provide a fully comprehensive understanding of the legal requirements of the FMLA as they relate to leaves of absences and benefits including leave eligibility, definitions of key terms such as health condition, and approving FMLA leaves. The course will also explain how to institute policies to protect against future liability by clarifying terms and policies such as familial relationships under FMLA, the 12-month period, medical certifications, intermittent and reduced leave, and reinstatement.
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Evaluation of experimental bridge [electronic resource] : Massman Drive bridge over Interstate 40 in Davidson County /
Abstract (Summary)The Massman Drive Bridge is a 284ft. two-span continuous steel bridge over Interstate 40 in Nashville, TN. The bridge is an experimental design that unifies the construction economy of simple span bridges and the structural economy of continuous span bridges. The structural system involves bridge girders initially erected with simple supports at the center bent and abutments. Before the deck is placed, an experimental connection is used to rigidly connect the two adjacent girders over the center bent. The experimental connection couples a cover plate in tension and two kicker wedge plates in compression. The kicker wedge plates supply resistance with direct bearing between each other and the compression flanges of the adjacent girders. A total of 84 weldable strain gages were applied to three of the five bridge girders. The majority of the strain gages were placed at the connection on the plates and girder. Data collected during placement of the bridge deck concrete was used to evaluate the bridge performance under dead load. Several live load tests were later performed and will be reported by others. The data indicate that the three girders instrumented were continuous across the experimental connection. The two interior girders were found to exhibit similar behavior. However, the one instrumented exterior girder was found to have a reduced stiffness at the connection, as compared to the two interior girders. The effectiveness of the connection appears to be dependent on the erection of the wedge plates. A rationale for this behavior is presented but is not conclusive. Overall, the conclusion is drawn that the method works, in the sense that continuity over the center bent was achieved under the weight of the freshly cast deck.
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GrovePi Invention Curriculum
The GrovePi Invention curriculum is a series of 19 (1-4 hour each) step-by-step, self-paced lessons, complete with student worksheets and assessments. The objective is for each student to invent a device to control something in the real world — and the course prepares and inspires them with lessons on how to code in Scratch each of the 12 sensors that come in the kit.
Objective: Students will create an invention with the GrovePi Kit (and the Raspberry Pi). After learning how to control the electronic devices and sensors in the kit with Scratch coding, you can apply your knowledge to build many smart devices and control all kinds of things.
Grades: 6 to 9 (classes, maker spaces, or clubs).
Time: Fits a school term or semester. The 19 lessons are 1 to 4 hours each and include optional activities and additional exercises. So approx. 20 to 40 hrs are needed to complete the lessons. An open ended design and invent project is included, and exercises can extend the time up to 80 hrs. Tips are also provided for teachers on how to use the lessons in shorter class sessions, clubs, or maker spaces.
Level: Beginner. No prior programming or engineering experience is required. Students with prior Maker or coding experience will still be challenged and engaged.
How Does It Work? This is a video-based, hands-on, self-paced invention or engineering course. It introduces the Internet of Things, Inventing, Engineering Design, and using the Raspberry Pi, the electronic devices in the GrovePi kit, and Scratch programming.
Students create two projects – one an independent Scratch program and the other an invention using the GrovePi Kit. Some suggestions for projects include a weather station, security alarm, pet monitor, and a game device. Also students can create devices to collect data for science experiments such as measuring how temperature and humidity affect plant growth, or how light levels affects plant growth.
The GrovePi kit requires no soldering and has plug-in ports for the devices which make it easy for students to design with it (and to reuse the kits over and over again). The Scratch programming is a graphic drag and drop environment which is easy to use, but robust enough to include complex programming.
This online curriculum includes lessons with videos, projects, step by step instructions, hands-on activities and worksheets — applying CSTA, NGSS, ITEA, CTE, and CC Math, ELA standards. This is great curriculum for middle school or high school invention or coding courses.
Teachers: See the Standards Met with this Curriculum.
Objective: The students will
Each Lesson includes the following elements:
- Background information & resource links (some to share with students & some for teachers)
- Introductory questions & information to share with the students
- Step-by-step procedure for the project
- Student handouts, charts, worksheets
- Closure exercises
- Assessment questions
- The Lessons use Scratch, a beginner drag-and-drop programming language developed at MIT. It is perfect for beginners, and no prior experience is expected or required.
- For students with more advanced programming skills, there is room to expand upon the lessons provided to do more sophisticated activities with the sensors as well as data collection and analysis techniques. Students can also use Python, Java, C++ and Node.js to program the GrovePi, but this curriculum is designed to teach and incorporate Scratch.
This curriculum comes with a full printed instructors guide, online access to the curriculum (where you can download worksheets, watch videos, etc.), and you can add on teacher training as well ($350 for one skype session).
What else will I need that does not come with this curriculum?
For purchases of 5 or more robots, please see our GrovePi Classroom Kit.
- GrovePi Base Kit: GrovePi Board and 12 sensors & modules.
- Raspberry Pi (works with any version of the Raspberry Pi)
- Wifi Dongle (requires our custom Wifi Dongle, even for the Pi 3, because our software is not yet totally compatible with the onboard wifi)
- microSD card (with Dexter Industries custom software – available for purchase pre-loaded with our software or else you can download and image the cards yourself)
- Ethernet Cable
- Power Wall Adapter
- Computers with internet access
- Optional: Materials for students to add to their invention with crafts or other recycled materials.
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The Servo Package is a device that rotates. It connects directly to the GoPiGo and enables you to control an attached sensor's rotation with software. This package comes with the servo and mounting hardware for attaching an ultrasonic sensor or Raspberry Pi camera to the GoPiGo Raspberry Pi robot car.


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Recycling Orchestra Plays Mozart With Garbage
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It may be a long way from Paraguay's sprawling garbage dumps to the stately concert halls of Europe, but for one group of talented youths the distance isn't so vast -- after all, if music comes from the heart then it really doesn't matter if the instruments are made of trash.
The immensely talented 'Orchestra of Recycled Instruments' seems to have perfected symphonies of several classical composers, while at the same time perfecting the art of reuse. Thanks to an innovative program, called Sonidos de la Tierra, needy kids across the country are learning to change their lives through music and recycling.
Sonidos de la Tierra (translated as 'Sounds of the Earth') was first organized in 2002 as a way of educating young people from poor and underdeveloped regions of Paraguay through the shared experience of creating music.
Since then, the program has grown to reach over 3,000 children from 72 of the nation's poorest communities -- bringing with it the unique joy and personal satisfaction that comes with working to master a musical instrument.
With the help of more than 100 international sponsors, Sonidos de la Tierra has been able to put otherwise out of reach classical instruments into the hands of needy Paraguayan youths -- but perhaps the program's greatest contribution comes in special workshops that teach them how to make those instruments themselves, out of recycled materials.
So far, the Orchestra of Recycled Instruments may be the most widely known group of musicians to arise from Sonidos de la Tierra, having played over 80 concerts both in Paraguay and abroad.


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The Average Value of a Function
A series of calculus lectures. How to find the average value of a function?
Finding the Average Value of a Function
Average value of a function over a closed interval
Calculating average value of function over interval
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Working principle of greenhouse motor
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Greenhouse motorIt is the integration of reducer and motor (motor). This integration may also be called a gear motor or gear motor. The geared motor is a fixed speed motor. Once the speed ratio is selected, the motor is selected and the output speed is fixed.
The greenhouse motor is mainly used for driving the sunshade net and window opening inside and outside the greenhouse. Its working principle is as follows:
The reduction motor drives the drive shaft to rotate, and the drive shaft drives the A-type gear to rotate, and the gear rotation causes the frame to reciprocate. Because the frame and the push rod are connected together, the push rod and the frame move at the same time. The driving side profile and the push-pull rod are connected by a push rod connecting clamp, and one end of the sunshade is fixed on the driving side profile, thereby shading. With the reciprocating movement of the driving edge profile, the curtain can be opened and closed.
The reducer is used to change the speed and output torque to provide high torque and low speed. Reducer speed ratio=input / output speed, if the revolution ratio is 100, the output torque is about 100 times the input torque. (Rotational speed slows down and torque increases)
One of the heavy parts in the greenhouse motor is the limit device. The quality of the limit device directly affects the stability of the geared motor and the accuracy of the positioning of the system such as curtain drawing and window opening. So how can we determine the quality of the limit device? This requires users to try it by themselves. After buying a new geared motor, first try to check whether the limit device is sensitive before use. After connecting the motor power line and limit signal line according to the manual under no-load state, power on to see if the limit device It is important to be able to cut off the power supply of the motor as required and stop it accurately.


Wavechasers and the Samoan Passage
Watch as a team of wave chasers heads to Somoa where they search for an undersea river five kilometers beneath the ocean's surface. There they measured skyscraper-sized internal gravity waves, which break and produce strong turbulence underwater. Understanding these deep waves and flows is critical to understanding more about the Earth's climate and can help to improve climate models. The team is still chasing waves: they now know where the waves start, but they are still searching for where they end up.


GHCJS Examples
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GHCJS Examples
Hello World example, uses the bare minimum of functions from ghcjs-dom to get text into the browser window.
Only slightly more elaborate than =hello=, sets a large chunk of static HTML, and then selects several elements by id.
Use hamlet and blaze-html to create the inner HTML content.
Use ghcjs-dom to read from an input field and echo the value to a paragraph..
Like echo, but register a callback on a button, and only update the paragraph when the button is pressed. This is the simplest example with a callback.
A countdown timer using an MVar event queue to tie the knot. Callbacks on DOM elements add events to the queue. A single Haskell thread pops events from the queue and updates the (global) state. A render function is called in a loop by requestAnimationFrame and updates the DOM based on the global state. This is the simplest example with an event queue.
Uses diagrams-ghcjs and ghcjs-canvas to render to a Canvas element. Also uses ghcjs-jqueryto setup the initial DOM. There's probably a better way without jquery, however.
Uses ghcjs-canvas to render a bouncing ball.
Uses diagrams-ghcjs to render a bouncing ball.
Uses diagrams-reflex to render a circle, and respond to clicks on the circle. The counter should update only when the circle is clicked, not when other parts of the SVG are clicked.
Uses diagrams-reflex to render a circle at the current mouse position. Uses the mouse position event streams associated with each Diagram by diagrams-reflex.


Ready to test your little grey cells? Imperial's best minds set the ultimate puzzle challenge.
1: Hard
I have nine coins in my pocket. Some of these are 2p pieces and the others are 5p pieces. I am contemplating buying some buns. I notice that I can buy four buns without requiring any change but, although I can afford them, I do not have the coins to buy five buns without needing to get change. How much does a bun cost and how many coins are there of each type?
Dr Lynda White, Principal Teaching Fellow in Experimental Design, Department of Mathematics
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Solution: A bun costs six pence and there are 4 two pence coins (and 5 five pence coins).
We can infer from the wording of the question that the number of two pence coins is one of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, and correspondingly 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 or 2 for five pence coins.
We are looking for a total value of coins which is a multiple of 5 but which cannot be attained exactly using the two and five piece coins and which therefore require change. In addition, the corresponding multiple of 4 must be attainable exactly.
When the number of two pence coins is 2, 5, 6 or 7, a straightforward check shows that all total costs which are affordable multiples of 5 can be attained exactly so we do not have a solution here.
When the number of two pence coins is 3, all total costs which are affordable multiples of 5 can be attained exactly except for 35. This would lead to a bun price of 7 pence but 28 pence (which would be the cost of 4 buns) is also not attainable. Again, there is no solution.
However, when there are 4 two pence coins we find that all total costs which are affordable multiples of 5 can be attained exactly except for 30. This leads to a bun price of 6 pence and we see that 24 pence (=2+2+5+5+5+5), the price of 4 buns, can be attained exactly. This is the only solution.
2: Very hard
I keep all my worldly wealth in a numbered Swiss bank account. Recently, the bank decided that all account numbers must have between 30 and 80 digits and may not start with a zero. It's complicated, but I can work mine out each time I need it. If I multiply my number by nine I get the same number with the last digit shifted to the front (so that, for example, 134689 would become 913468). Can you help me work out my account number?
Professor Jonathan Mestel, Professor of Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics
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Solution: 10112359550561797752808988764044943820224719
Digit by digit construction:
If an integer has the same number of digits when it is multiplied by 9, it must start with a 1. Its next digit must be either a 0 or a 1. However 11… would give 99… when multiplied by 9 which wouldn't work, as putting a 9 in front would give 911… So the only possibility is that the first two digits are 10:
First two digits are 10
and the product must begin with a 9. This means the last digit is 9. When we multiply by 9 we find 9*9 = 81 so the last digit of the product must be 1, carrying 8 towards the next digit and
The last two digits are 19.
Continuing in this manner we have 9 x 1 + carry over 8 = 7 carry 1, 9 x 7 + 1 = 4 carry 6 so that
The last 4 digits are 4719.
Continuing the backwards construction, we have
9 x 4 + 6 (carried over) = 42 = 2 carry 4
9 x 2 + 4 (carried over) = 2 carry 2
9 x 2 + 2 (carried over) = 0 carry 2
9 x 0 + 2 (carried over) = 2 carry 0
So currently we have 9 x 10………20224719 = 910…….._PHONE_
….and carrying on in this manner (9x2 +0 = 8 carry 1 etc) we eventually find the solution of 44 digits:
Incidentally, instead of terminating after 44, we could have continued the process, going round the loop once more. This would duplicate the 44 digit string giving us an 88 digit solution. 1011235955056179775280898876404494382022471910112359550561797752808988764044943820224719. But this is too large for the bank's specifications, thank goodness.
Construction of entire integer
To construct an integer with the required multiplication property, call it x and suppose it has k digits, with a last digit N. Then removing the last digit is equivalent to subtracting N and dividing by 10. We then put N at the front which is adding N x 10k-1. We deduce that
9x= (x-N)/10 + N(10k-1)
Or 90x = x-N +N(10k )
And solving for x
x = N(10k-1) / 89
This requires 10k - 1 to be divisible by 89. Using "Fermat's Little Theorem", since 89 is prime, this happens for k = 88 (and possibly for smaller values of k which divide 88). We know N = 9 giving a possible solution
x = 9(1088-1)/89 = 1011235955056179775280898876404494382022471910112359550561797752808988764044943820224719
However 88 digits is too long given the specification.
By inspection, we spot the smaller solution 10112359550561797752808988764044943820224719.
Note (1088-1) = (1044-1)(1044 + 1) and 1044 + 1 = _PHONE_……001 which on multiplication appends a 44 digit number to itself. So provided 89 divides 1044 - 1 and not 1044 + 1, we have a smaller solution.
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A medieval farmer is in their house and needs to get water from a river and then take the water to animals in a barn. The farmer would like to take the shortest route to the barn, but doesn't know about calculus (as it hasn't yet been invented). The farmer's house is 400 yards west of the river, which runs north-south, and the barn is 200 yards west of the river, but 800 yards further north than the house. How can the farmer work out the shortest path, and how long will that path be?
Dr Daniel Mortlock, Lecturer in Astro-Statistics, Department of Physics
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Solution: 1000 yards
There are several ways to solve this problem that don't involve calculus. The simplest is to imagine a "copy" of the barn that is at the same north-south position (i.e., 800 yards north of the farm) but 200 yards to the *east* of the river. The quickest route is then, obviously (at least assuming the farmer knows about Euclid) a straight line from the house to the "copy" barn. The implied path to the real barn is then like the farmer "bouncing" off the river like light off a mirror. The distance is given by Pythagoras's theorem as [(400 yards + 200 yards)^2 + (800 yards)^2]^(1/2) = 1000 yards. (It's actually a classic "3-4-5" triangle, albeit a bit disguised.)


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This astonishing memoir is the story of a family who always felt slightly foreign in every country and developed a chameleon-like ability to adapt to their surroundings. Gini Alhadeff was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and grew up in Cairo, Khartoum, Florence, and Tokyo. With a vivid gift for narrative, Alhadeff evokes the languid Alexandria of the early decades of this century (where her mother's family made its fortune in cotton) and some of its beguiling honorary citizens: a violet-eyed aunt who refused to have new slipcovers made for her sofa so President Nasser would find the old ones when her house was impounded; a cousin who was taught the limits of reason by Wittgenstein at Cambridge and became a monsignor; a gynecologist uncle interned at Auschwitz and then Buchenwald, who lived to tell his tale with stark unsentimentality. With a keen sense for both the comic and the tragic, Alhadeff sizes up what is left of the family fortune: a tendency to live beyond one's means, the stories and legends that survive the rise and fall of families, and the present as a paradise for those who, having lost all, have nothing to lose.


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CFI spikes TRACK & FIELD opposition
In Fratex Industria e Comércio Ltda v Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) (Case T-103/07, September 23 2009), the Court of First Instance (CFI) has upheld a decision of the Board of Appeal of OHIM in which the latter had found that there was no likelihood of confusion between the figurative trademarks TRACK & FIELD USA and TRACK & FIELD.
USA Track & Field Inc filed an application for the registration of TRACK & FIELD USA (and winged shield design) as a Community trademark for goods in Class 25 of the Nice Classification ("clothing, footwear and headgear"). Fratex Industria e Comércio Ltda opposed the application on the basis of its earlier Portuguese registration for TRACK & FIELD (and athlete design) for clothing in Class 25.
The Opposition Division of OHIM upheld the opposition. The Board of Appeal annulled the decision, stating that there was no likelihood of confusion between the marks because:
- the device elements of the marks were different;
- the mark applied for contained the additional word element 'USA';
- the expression 'track & field' was secondary in the mark applied for because of its position and size;
- consumers would focus on the device elements of the marks; and
- 'track & field' was descriptive of the goods for the English-speaking section of the relevant Portuguese public, but was fanciful for the other section of the public.
The board also held that the term 'USA' in the mark applied for would be seen as a reference to the geographical origin of the goods and that the device element would have no conceptual significance. The board concluded that there was no likelihood of confusion because the overall impression of the marks was different. Fratex appealed to the CFI.
Fratex requested that the CFI order that OHIM refuse the application. It also referred to the arguments and evidence submitted before OHIM, and suggested submitting new evidence. Fratex further argued that OHIM had infringed the provisions of Article 8(1)(b) of the Community Trademark Regulation (40/94), claiming that:
- the word element 'track & field' was dominant in the mark applied for;
- in Portugal, 'USA' would not be understood as a reference to the country because the United States are designated by the abbreviation 'EUA'; and
- 'USA' would be seen to refer to the verb 'usar' (Portuguese for 'to use/to be used to') and could be understood as a slogan.
Fratex further alleged that the marks were phonetically identical and had no meaning in Portuguese, and, therefore, were also conceptually identical. In view of the identity of the products, there was a likelihood of confusion because the relevant public would consider that the companies were economically or legally linked.
First, the CFI stated that it was not entitled to issue orders to OHIM, which had to draw the appropriate inferences from the grounds of the CFI's judgment. The CFI also confirmed that a general reference to the arguments set out in the proceedings before OHIM did not satisfy the requirements of Article 44(1)(c) of the Rules of Procedure of the CFI and, therefore, could not be taken into account. Moreover, evidence which was not produced before OHIM could not be used to contest the validity of the board's decision before the CFI.
The CFI further held that the stylized image of an athlete and the expression 'track & field' written in large characters in the earlier mark would retain the consumer's attention. For the English-speaking consumers who would understand 'track & field', the image of the athlete would illustrate the word element.
In respect of the mark applied for, the device element and the expression 'USA' were visually dominant, while the expression 'track & field' was unremarkable or secondary. The overall assessment of the marks thus showed that the significance of the expression 'track & field' differed in each mark. The fact that both marks contained this expression was insufficient in itself to conclude that they were visually similar. The expression 'USA' - whether the relevant public understood it or not - and the winged shield element would be of the most significance to consumers because of their size and position in the mark. In respect of the expression 'USA', its potentially low distinctive character did not necessarily mean that this element could not be seen as dominant in the mark applied for.
Conceptually, the athlete device in the earlier mark was meaningful - even the section of the public who would not understand 'track & field' would perceive the concept of athletics. The mark applied for was conceptually different because of the device of a shield with wings and the addition of 'USA', which referred to a geographical origin of the goods. The expression 'USA' was commonly used and the English-speaking part of the Portuguese public would understand that it designated the United States. Therefore, consumers would not perceive the concept of running activities in the mark applied for. The CFI concluded that the expression 'track & field', which was common to both marks, was insufficient to outweigh the conceptual differences between the marks.
Phonetically, the CFI held that consumers would consider the visual impact of the figurative element when pronouncing the mark TRACK & FIELD USA and would focus on the dominant word element (ie, 'USA'), whereas they would read the earlier mark as 'track & field'. Although the expression 'track & field' was of minor importance in the mark applied for, a section of the public could still pronounce it before or after the word 'USA'.
In respect of the likelihood of confusion, the CFI concluded that the phonetic similarity did not outweigh the visual and conceptual differences between the marks. The visual differences were of particular interest in the fashion industry, where the appearance of goods was one of the most relevant factors for the public at the time of purchase. The board was thus right to decide that given the substantial visual and conceptual differences and the relative insignificance of the phonetic similarity, there was no likelihood of confusion between the marks, despite the identity of the goods.
The decision shows that the extent of the visual, phonetic or conceptual similarities in the global assessment of marks with a view to determining the likelihood of confusion is not based on a subjective approach but, instead, will depend on the facts specific to the case. The CFI concluded that in light of the conditions under which the goods are marketed, the nature of the goods and the perception of the public, the visual aspect was the most important. Interestingly, the expression 'USA' was considered as a dominant element of the visual impression and a contributory factor to the conceptual difference between the marks, despite relating to the geographical origin of the goods.
Emilie Scheffer and Chris McLeod, Hammonds LLP, London
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An audit is an unbiased examination/evaluation of the walking and biking environment. The general purpose of an audit is to identify concerns for pedestrians and bicyclists related to the safety, access, comfort, and convenience of the environment. In addition to identifying problem areas, an audit can be used to identify potential alternatives or solutions (such as engineering treatments, policy changes, or education and enforcement measures). Audits can be performed before, during, or after the construction of a project.
Audits involve a review of all the data for a location or travel corridor analyzed by a multi-disciplinary team independent of the site or project being audited. Informal audits can be performed by any individual or community group. More formal audits (i.e., those that follow a standardized set of audit procedures) can also be conducted; these are usually performed by a multidisciplinary team of trained professionals, including engineers, planners, transportation researchers, pedestrian and bicycle specialists, and others. A multi-disciplinary team will often allow a fresh look at traffic conditions at a location or along a corridor.
The Federal Highway Administration's Road Safety Audit (RSA) Guidelines and Prompt Lists can be used to assess the safety of bicycle or pedestrian facilities:
- Bicycle RSA Guidelines and Prompt Lists (2012)
- Pedestrian RSA Guidelines and Prompt Lists (PDF) (2007)
Other audits and checklists include:
- CDC Worksite Walkability Audit Tool — Instrument developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assess the walkability surrounding a workplace.
- AARP Sidewalks and Streets Survey — Adapted from PBIC's Walkability Checklist and focusing on older pedestrians, this toolkit is designed so that communities can make walking safer by teaching small groups to take simple "walkability" surveys and to take recommended actions for community improvements.
- Toolkit for the Assessment of Bus Stop Accessibility and Safety — Tool developed by Easter Seals Project Action to evaluate pedestrian access features and connections, assess passenger comfort amenities, evaluate safety and security features, and document information features.
- Universal Design Audit Checklist — Tool developed by the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access to assess the design of a facility for universal access.
Active Living Research hosts a number of resources related to walking audits, including:
- Active Neighborhood Checklist
- Analytic Audit Tool and Checklist Audit Tool
- Systematic Pedestrian and Cycling Environmental Scan (SPACES) Instrument
- Measurement Instrument for Urban Design Quantities Related to Walkability
- Physical Activity Resource Assessment (PARA) Instrument
- Pedestrian Environment Data Scan (PEDS) Tool
- Path Environment Audit Tool (PEAT)
- Rural Active Living Assessment (RALA) Tools


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This rare wooden club came from the Thames foreshore at World's End, Chelsea. It was found in 1996. It has been scientifically dated to 3600-3300 bc. The club is currently on display in the Museum of London's London before London gallery which tells the vast story of London prior to the coming of the Romans.
Weapons in the wet
The club is made of alder wood. It is roughly the size of a modern cricket or baseball bat. It would have been a formidable weapon. It was lost at the river's edge at a time when climatic changes were causing sea and river levels to rise. It owes its survival to the waterlogged conditions in which it lay.
Many other ancient objects have been found in the river in the Chelsea area. Some may have been deliberately placed there as gifts to the gods or to tribal ancestors.
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Queen's Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male sovereign known as King's Counsel (KC), are senior lawyers in various Commonwealth countries.
They are appointed by letters patent to be one of "Her Majesty's Counsel learned in the law". They are not a separate type of lawyer. They are more than long serving lawyers, because their status is given by the Crown and recognised by the courts.
Queen's Counsel have the privilege of sitting within the Bar of court, and wear silk gowns of a special design (hence the informal title Silks). The special robes are the reason why becoming a QC is often called "taking silk".
In order to "take silk" a lawyer usually has to serve as a barrister or a Scottish advocate for at least 10 years. Recently solicitors have also been appointed Queen's Counsel.
A QC's status means they generally charge higher fees than ordinary barristers, and always have another barrister as an assistant. This assistant is called a "junior" even if the junior has been a lawyer longer than the "silk".


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Set up a signature which shows up just for emails you send from the Gmail app.
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You can add up 10,000 characters in your Gmail Signature.
 1. First, open Gmail.
 2. At the top right, press Settings. then See all settings.
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The CITEpro module "High-throughput bioassays with bacteria" is used for the testing of single chemicals, mixtures and environmental samples using bacteria-based assays such as the Ames test. Genotoxicity test are done with samples with and without metabolic activation (1). The samples are then dosed with a Hamilton Start robot in 384 well plates and bacteria are added (2). After incubation cytotoxicity is assessed using a plate reader (3). Then each 384 well plate is copied over to 12 x 384 well plates and revertant indicator added using the pipetting robot (2). After another 48h the number of revertant well is scored with a plate reader (3).
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Our goal is to provide safe, reliable gas service to our customers and ensure the safety of people living and/or working near our gas pipelines. Public awareness is a critical component of our overall safety program. Every employee of Suburban Natural Gas must be committed to fulfilling our public awareness responsibilities.
The objectives of our Public Awareness Program are:
- To educate both our customers and non-customers who live or work near our pipelines how to recognize the odor of natural gas and how to respond if they detect possible gas odors. Early recognition of gas odor and proper response can save lives.
- To raise the awareness of the affected public and key stakeholders of the presence of buried natural gas pipelines in the communities we serve. A more informed public will also understand that they have a significant role in helping to prevent third-party damage accidents.
- To help excavators understand the steps that they can make to prevent thrid-party damage and respond properly if they cause damage to our pipelines.
- To help emergency response agencies that may assist Suburban Natural Gas in an emergency understand the proper actions to take in response to a gas release or emergency.


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In 2008, Ford et al. (2008) pointed out for management research, that "it is time to expand our understanding of resistance to change". Since 1947, when Kurt Lewin discuss the first time the concept of resistance to change within his field theory, managerial psychology researchers have extended, criticized, modified and re-conceptualized the understanding of employees‟ responses to change initiatives. Also information systems research has identified resistance to change as major reason for IT project failures. However, as our analysis in this paper shows, there are a lot of opportunities for IS research to research resistance to IT-induced change. Using a literature review the paper discusses different concepts of resistance to change from managerial psychology and IS research in order to provide a better understanding of resistance to IT-induced change. The paper highlights implications from managerial psychology research to update the understanding of resistance to change in information systems research.


Ways to handle bulk bags safely
When bulk bags are handled with care, they last longer. Bulk bags are an excellent choice for any company that wants to store or move large quantities of product. When purchasing these useful products, ensure that you choose a company that has the highest level of quality and have met regulatory requirements for design, transportation and storage.
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When lifting bulk bags, it is easier to steer the forklift forks into the loops if you approach the bag straight ahead rather than from an angle, aligning the front and back loop centres with each fork.
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When you receive a shipment of bulk bags, make a clean, dry location for them – preferably out of the sun. This will protect the bags from severe weather, sunlight damage and other hazards that could jeopardise their durability and reliability.
Try using corrugated paper pallets instead of wood pallets to help protect the pallets from scuffing and contamination. You may store your bulk bags outside, but they can degrade if exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light for an extended period of time. UV inhibitors can be applied to the bags' woven fabric, but they do not last forever.
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I expect this is a classical question, so feel free to point me to classical answers: what is the fastest-growing function $f(t)$ for which we know that $$ |2^t - 3^{t'}| \ge f(\min(t,t')) \;? $$ In particular, do we know that the gaps between powers of 2 and powers of 3 get exponentially large as $t,t'$ increase? Do we know anything like this for any other pair of integers besides 2 and 3?
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What you need is the theory of lower bounds for linear forms in logarithms. A good place to start reading about this is the following article by Evertse:
In particular, Corollary 1.8 of the article (a Corollary to a famous theorem of Matveev) gives
$$ \lvert 2^a-3^b \rvert \ge \frac{\max(2^a,3^b)}{(e \max(a,b))^{C}} $$ where $C$ is a positive constant (that is easily computable--see the proof and also the statement of Theorem 1.7).
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Can you give a rough and ready estimate of $C$ for those who just want to be impressed with this neat result? – Felix Goldberg Dec 21 '12 at 11:05
I guess you expect $t$ and $t'$ to be integers. In this case, having a small $2^p-3^q$ is related to having a small $\frac{\log 3}{\log 2} - \frac{p}{q}$. So it's Diophantine approximation, and this is very well studied. The first result in Diophantine approximation is that there exists an infinity of rational $p/q$ such that $$ \left|\frac{\log 3}{\log 2} - \frac{p}{q}\right| < \frac{1}{q^2}. $$ In which case it's not hard to compute that $$ \left| 2^p - 3^q \right| = \mathcal{O}\left( \frac{3^q}{q} \right). $$ This is valid of course for all $2$'s and $3$'s.
If now you want lower bounds, then you will need to know a upper bound for the irrationality measure of $\frac{\log 3}{\log 2}$, which is hard to get, but hopefully someone did it. Do you want more details?
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I was a little hesitant to post the following thing after the very thorough answers and references, yet it contains a concrete inequality, and may be of interest as a first elementary approach towards the full complexity of the problem.
The idea is that if $2^t$ and $3^ {t'}$ are too close to each other, then $2^{t+1}$ is close to $2\cdot3^{t'}$, hence it is roughy in the middle between $3^ {t'}$ and $3^ {t'+1}$, and therefore far from any power of $3$. To make this into a more quantitative form: assume that $t$ and $t'$ satisfy $$|2^t -3^ {t'}| < \frac{1}{5} 2^t\,.$$ Then it follows plainly
$$ 3^ {t'} + \frac{1}{5} 2^t < 2^{t+1} < 3^ {t'+1} - \frac{2}{5} 2^t \,.$$ Therefore the closest power of $3$ to $2^{t+1}$ is either $3^ {t'}$ or $3^ {t'+1}$, in any case not closer than $ \frac{1}{5} 2^{t+1}$. This tell us that the inequality $$\min _ {t'\in\mathbb{N}} |2^t -3^ {t'}| > \frac{1}{5} 2^t$$ holds for at least one out of two consecutive integers $t$ and $t+1$. So at least half of the powers of $2$, in a density sense, have a distance from the powers of three of at least one fifth of their size.
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NTP is a core protocol used today's IT infrastructure to synchronize date and time information. In order to work properly, we need to configuration NTP port in our server, client and intermediate systems like switch, firewall, router.
NTP Port UDP 123
NTP uses the UDP port number 123 by default. NTP services run on UDP protocol because of the UDP simplicity and performative behavior. NTP is also a very simple protocol just like ask and get response manner which is very well suited with the connectionless UDP protocol.
Reliable NTP Port TCP 123
As stated previously NTP uses UDP transmission protocol by default with port number 123. As UDP is not fully reliable protocol it may create some problems during usage. TCP provides more reliable transmission of the protocol packages. So TCP port number 123 can be used for more reliable and less problematic NTP transmission.
Linux NTP Port Configuration
In this part, we will learn basic steps to list and change NTP port configuration. These steps can be run all major Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Kali, Fedora and CentOS.
List NTP Service Ports
We will start by listing NTP ports with the tool
grep. We will grep port number
123 from the output of the netstat command listening UDP and TCP ports.
$ netstat -tuln | grep 123
We can see that there are NTP services listening port number
123 in different interfaces like localhost which is
127.0.0.1 and all interfaces
Print NTP Service Status
In Linux distributions, NTP services status can be listed with the
systemctl command like below.
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Define "cannot run SQL on production box". Does that mean STRSQL is not available? If that is what is presumed to be preventive for running SQL, then that is a false inference. There are many ways to use\run SQL besides via STRSQL. Anyhow...
Create a translate table which maps all of the decidedly "printable characters" to the same weight, to a blank [i.e. x'40']. What that list of characters is unknown or at least ill-defined to us, the readers; i.e. outside whatever are your thoughts [not yet] expressed on the matter. With Query/400 specify that conversion\translation table in the Define Collating Sequence [4=xlate table], and be sure the processing option is set to apply the collating sequence generally to the comparison against the string of one blank. In this manner, a comparison to the single blank is padded with blanks for comparison with either blanks or non-printable characters; request records where the string is not equal to the blank... because all printable characters were mapped to blank. Of course an inverse translate table with a negative of that predicate is just as workable.
There are other means to do similar, but that all depends on what the real goal is. While the task described is fairly specific, that task might not closely reflect the actual overall intent. For example one might intend to prevent "non-printable" characters from being spooled, so as to prevent printer issues. However in that case, probably better to use the RPLUNPRT [Replace Unprintable characters] feature of the printer file rather than the database. Other specifics of the scenario including how many fields and records may influence what might be considered as perhaps /better/ means to accomplish the desired goal, if indeed the specific task may not reflect the exact goal.
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Social Media Audit for Teens
Did you know more than 50% of colleges view the social media profiles of prospective students? Or that 60% of employers are using social media to research job candidates? What impression do colleges and potential employers get when they view your social media accounts?
This social media audit will give you:
- A social media audit
- Individualized video (MP4) report noting positives for your account
- Individualized video (MP4) and PDF report noting any items that need to be cleaned up or addressed
- Guidance for how to address issues and what to avoid moving forward


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A 'set' subclass providing fuzzy search based on N-grams.
The NGram class extends the Python 'set' class with efficient fuzzy search for members by means of an N-gram similarity measure. It also has static methods to compare a pair of strings.
The N-grams are character based not word-based, and the class does not implement a language model, merely searching for members by string similarity.
See the documentation, which includes a tutorial and release notes.
Use the GitHub issue tracker to report issues.
To install python-ngram from PyPI:
pip install ngram
How does it work?
The set stores arbitrary items, but for non-string items a key function (such as str) must be specified to provide a string represenation. The key function can also be used to normalise string items (e.g. lower-casing) prior to N-gram indexing.
To index a string it pads the string with a specified dummy character, then splits it into overlapping substrings of N (default N=3) characters in length and associates each N-gram to the items that use it.
To find items similar to a query string, it splits the query into N-grams, collects all items sharing at least one N-gram with the query, and ranks the items by score based on the ratio of shared to unshared N-grams between strings.
In 2007, Michel Albert (exhuma) wrote the python-ngram module based on Perl's String::Trigram module by Tarek Ahmed, and committed the code for 2.0.0b2 to a now-disused Sourceforge subversion repo.
Since late 2008, Graham Poulter has maintained python-ngram, initially refactoring it to build on the set class, and also adding features, documentation, tests, performance improvements and Python 3 support.
Development takes place on Github. On checking out the repo run tox to build the Sphinx documentation and run tests. Run pip install -e. to install the module in editable mode, inside a virtualenv.
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Difference between Siberian Tiger and Bengal Tiger
Although many think that Siberian and Bengal tigers have their own species, they are actually subspecies of the Panthera Tigris. These tigers both eat some of the same animals and can eat a very large amount of meat each day. It would take humans weeks to consume the amount of food that they do per day. Both of these tigers are very beautiful and have different colors and shades. One interesting notion is that they both have stripes on them and both are huge cats that pounce on their prey instead of chasing it.
Although these beautiful tigers look slightly the same to one another and are mistaken for the same, you can tell which is which by their location. This is one of the main and key differences between the two. Bengal Tigers can be found in India as well as Burma and Bangladesh. On the other hand Siberian Tigers can be found mostly in Russia now, and a few in China and Korea. The reason North Korea ad China don't have as many anymore is because they are being killed by illegal poachers.
The habits of these two beautiful creatures are somewhat the same and yet very different. One thing we will discuss is their eating habits. Both of these tigers eat a large amount of meat a day and Siberians in particular can consume up to 200 pounds in one day. They both eat animals like pigs and deer, amongst other things. Siberian tigers will kill bears when they can't find their normal food, usually brown bears. Bengal Tigers like to stay in the brush, tropical jungles and tall grasses. Siberian tigers enjoy being alone and mark their territory using their pee or scratches and also cover a huge territory of almost 400 acres.
These tigers are in serious trouble of becoming extinct. Not only is there a small number of these two tigers left, but they are also being shot down and poached for their fats, furs and bones to make Chinese medicine. Siberian Tigers are thought or assumed to only exist in numbers of about 400 in the wild and only a mere 500 that are held captive in zoos and such. Bengal Tigers, on the other hand, are also endangered and there are known to be about 3,000 tigers or so left. This means that shortly both species of tigers are set to disappear forever in relatively short span of time if nothing is done to save them from extinction.
- Both of these tigers consume a lot of meat each day, sometimes reaching 200 pounds of meat a day.
- They both also commonly eat pigs and deer an avoid contact with humans.
- Siberian Tigers are mainly in Russia, with a few in China and North Korea.
- Bengal Tigers on the other hand are in India as well as Bangladesh.
- These two tigers are beautiful creatures that are facing extinction if we don't act fast and protect them.


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Seghal Foundation's Innovative Recharge Well will Help Developing Countries
senghalrechargewellIn rural India, access to clean drinking water is hard to come by. The country is the second most populated in the world, so that leaves a lot of people without fresh water.
Especially since the population will only continue to grow, it's important to fulfill this basic need. Luckily, the Sehgal Foundation has come up with an insanely easy and simple way to alleviate some of the problem. Their new recharge wells are simply taller, taking advantage of hydrostatic pressure to create a well.
When liquids are confined to narrow space that are long in length, like a tube, it increases the pressure. This is called capillary action. A good example of this seen in everyday life are paper towels. If you take a paper towel and just dip the corner in a puddle of water, the water will spread to more of the towel. Capillary action is a fundamental principle of physics, and it is especially wonderful when innovation can be gleaned from old concepts and shows the power of creativity in science.
The civil engineers at the Sehgal Foundation, an Indian non-profit that has been around for sixteen years, improved on the recharge wells already used in India. Recharge wells take rainwater and "push" it back underground where it can be safely stored. However, in rural India, most of the underground water is too salty for humans to drink and they have been struggling with contamination problems.
The recharge wells are tubes that stick out of the ground to redirect the water. The increased hydrostatic pressure from the longer tubes creates a pocket of fresh water at the bottom, preventing it from mixing with the salty water. A hand pump will deliver the liquid to the surface.
Simple, efficient, and innovative. If only all problems could be solved this easily.
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An international scientific expedition has revealed a South Pacific island roughly the size of Manhattan and clearly marked on online maps and marine charts does not, in fact, exist.
The 'undiscovery' of the island -- which until now was midway between Australia and New Caledonia -- highlights how much there still is to learn about the oceans, scientists say.
"We saw this mysterious island on all the scientific maps and weather maps but not on this one navigational chart that was on our ship," Ph.D student Sabin Zahirovic, part of the research team on board the RV Southern Surveyor, told CNN.
"So we decided to go see if it was actually there."
The ship didn't find an island
The island, identified as Sandy Island by Google Maps and Sable Island on others, was supposed to be quite large in size -- 156 square kilometers (60 square miles) -- but the ship sailed right through the area where the island was supposed to be.
"The captain was actually quite nervous because the island was showing up on all the maps," Zahirovic said.
The undiscovery was made during the ship's voyage this month. Although the team had originally planned to check out the existence of the island during the day, they had arrived at the location of the island at night due to a navigational error.
"We were watching all of our depth-sounding equipment. Luckily for us the sea floor turned out to be very deep there," said Zahirovic, who is studying the tectonic evolution of the eastern Coral Sea.
The implications are significant


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Robotic-vacuum maker, BU team up on antisniper device
(Correction: Because of an editing error, a story in yesterday's Business section about an anti-sniper system developed by iRobot misidentified the date on which the company unveiled the system. It was demonstrated by iRobot on Monday at a convention of the Association of the United States Army in Washington.)
IRobot Corp. of Burlington, famous for its robotic vacuum cleaners, has teamed up with researchers at Boston University to develop a military robot capable of spotting enemy snipers.
''You'll actually see the sniper before the smoke disappears from the shot," said Joe Dyer, iRobot's executive vice president and general manager.
IRobot demonstrated the system, called REDOWL (for Robot Enhanced Detection Outpost with Lasers), at the Association of the United States Army convention in Washington yesterday. Testers struck pieces of metal to simulate gunshots. REDOWL quickly aimed its infrared camera and laser rangefinder at the source of the noise, just as it did in tests at a Medfield gun range.
REDOWL is based on iRobot's PackBot, a battery-powered lightweight robot already in active service with the armed forces. PackBots are used to explore dangerous terrain or enter buildings to search for booby traps.
Glenn Thoren, deputy director of the Boston University Photonics Center, wondered if an antisniper system could be mounted atop a PackBot. He used laser rangefinder gear from Insight Technology Inc. in Londonderry, N.H., and sound-detection equipment developed by BioMimetic Systems, an acoustics start-up company founded by Boston University. The REDOWL also includes a Sony digital camera that can zoom in on distant objects or people, and display infrared images at night. When REDOWL's microphones detect a gunshot, the device calculates the source of the sound, swivels the camera, illuminates the target with either visible or infrared light, and uses a laser to calculate the range.
Yet the entire system adds only about 5.5 pounds to the PackBot's weight. Thoren said it's small enough to mount on military vehicles or on the sides of buildings. That makes it much smaller than Boomerang, a competing antisniper technology being developed for the military by BBN Technologies Inc. in Cambridge.
Dyer said that in tests, the REDOWL detected gunfire sources with 94 percent accuracy, and can distinguish between guns. ''It can tell the difference between a 9 millimeter pistol and an AK-47 or an M-16," he said.
The machine also works in urban settings, where snipers are hard to spot because gunshot sounds echo off buildings. Dyer said REDOWL's software can detect the original sound source and ignore the echoes.
In theory, a REDOWL system could fire back at an enemy, but Thoren said the hardware isn't strong enough to support the weight of a gun. Besides, he said, it would be dangerous to have a weapon-toting robot that could open fire on its own.
''You need to have a man in the loop," he said.
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Rules For Part Time Jobs For International Students In the UK
The United Kingdom has been the prime destination for education for a long long time. Many students dream of living and studying in London. However, the cost of living and studying here can get a little expensive, when compared to other countries. As a result, a lot of students decide to become employed, in order to have additional income during their stay here. According to employment law UK, students are allowed to work with certain restrictions. Below we have summarised some of the rules of working as an international student in the UK.
Jobs For International Students In the UK
The work laws for international students are ever changing, here we have summarised the latest rules that must be followed regarding students working hours uk:
 1. Students allowed to work a maximum of 20 hours:
 1. Full-time students, studying at a degree level or above.
 2. Students attending Short-Term studies abroad programme in the UK at an overseas Higher Education Institution.
 2. Students allowed to work a maximum of 10 hours:
 1. Full-time students, studying below degree level.
 2. Any course where the student is a Tier 4 (Child) Student, aged over 16 years old.
The above mentioned students can undertake full-time work during vacation periods.
 1. Students not allowed to work in the UK:
 1. Part time students, studying at post-degree level or above.
 2. Students studying at any level in a publically funded further education college.
 3. Students studying at any level as a private provider
 2. Tier 4 (Child) students under the age of 16 years old.
Things You Must Avoid
There are some employment laws in UK you must keep in mind when undertaking jobs in the UK as an international student.
If you are allowed to work in the UK, you cannot do the following:
 - be employed as a doctor or dentist in training (except on are cognised foundation programme);
 - be employed as an entertainer;
 - be self-employed
 - engage in business activity;
 - fill a full-time, permanent vacancy (except on a recognised foundation programme or where you are filling a post as a Student Union Sabbatical Officer).
 - Please keep in mind that if you break any laws relating to your work, you can be deported, and you could face legal repercussions, which will be detrimental to your career.
 - You shouldn't solely rely on what you earn, part-time employment cannot sustain the living costs in the UK.
 - Most importantly, focus on your studies, money should not be your main concern. You will have plenty of time for that after you graduate!
It takes a lot of courage to study abroad, many students overcome financial strains in order to attend university in the UK. Undertaking part-time work can he essential for international students, not only for the money you can earn, but also for the valuable experience of meeting new people and becoming part of a new culture.
At Study Bridge, we understand the struggles you can be going through, thus we urge you to get in touch with us, any time you need assistance. We also provide career assistance and student guidance throughout their studies. With Study Bridge you'll never be alone.


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Established scientific models are supported by multiple independent lines of evidence.
September 9, 2013
A scientific model can be relied on when it's had its tyres kicked, its log book examined, its mechanics tested, its body checked and it's been taken for many test-drives.
In short…
Scientists have most confidence in models that have been tested from as many different angles as possible. The great bulk of established scientific knowledge consists of such models. Much of the work at the frontiers of science consists of performing additional tests on the more sparsely-supported models.
In order to reach a reliable conclusion about how the world operates it is better to have multiple independent lines of evidence converging on one conclusion. That, of course, requires multiple studies.
Steven Novella, American neurologist, 2012.
Indicators of climate change
What is meant by multiple lines of independent evidence.
In science, no model is accepted until it is tested against the real world. But a single line of evidence (for example, from one particular study or experiment) is not usually sufficient to establish the model beyond reasonable doubt.
The gold standard of testing is 'multiple independent lines of evidence', meaning that the model has been thoroughly tested and supported by many different investigations. If the evidence from these converges and indicates the model is correct, we can have great confidence in the model. In this case, the consensus of the scientific community swings behind the model and it becomes the accepted explanation.
Sometimes, there is a lot of evidence in support of a model, and some other evidence that fails to support it. As long as there is no falsifying evidence, scientists would say that the weight of evidence supports the model.
Why multiple lines independent evidence increase reliability of models.
Convergence of evidence is not the same as replication. Replication is a kind of checking of results, in which an investigation is repeated by researchers who are independent of the original investigating team. Convergence requires that the different lines of evidence come from different types of tests, sometimes from completely different fields of science. The more different and less connected the test techniques, the greater the support they provide by convergence.
 - The discovery that CFCs were responsible for depleting the Ozone layer was made after multiple independent lines of evidence converged. The evidence came from measurements taken at ground stations, via balloons and aircraft, satellite data, and chemical studies.
 - The Plate Tectonic model of the Earth is supported by multiple independent lines of evidence – magnetic stripes in rocks showing sea-floor spreading, the global distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes, comparable fossils found on widely separated continents and satellite measurements.
 - The Anthropogenic Global Warming model proposes that the current global warming and associated climate change are caused principally by human emissions of greenhouse gases. This is supported by multiple independent lines of evidence. For more details, see here.
 - The biological evolutionary model is supported by evidence from many different fields: paleontology, geology, geneticsmolecular biologybiogeographycomparative anatomy and many others. Richard Dawkins relates some of them in this podcast.
 - During the latter half of the 19th century, there was a remarkable lack of convergence in scientist's estimates of the age of the Earth. Geologists argued for an age of perhaps billions of years and evolutionary biologists agreed that such timescales were needed for present lifeforms to evolve. However, physicists had other ideas. The influential physicist William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin) used calculations based on energy flows to estimate the age of the Sun at 20 – 60 million years, and the age of Earth at about 100 million years. The disagreement persisted until the discovery of nuclear reactions at the turn of the century. The realization that nuclear energy is responsible for both the Sun's energy and the heat within the Earth changed the nature of the calculations. All evidence now converges on an age of 4.5 billion years for the Earth.
 - The Big Bang model for the origin of the universe is supported by multiple lines of evidence: the expansion of space as described by Hubble's Law, the existence of the cosmic microwave background radiation, the distribution and evolution of galaxies, the abundance of light elements in the universe, the large-scale structure of the universe, and many others.
Steven Novella's quote is from A Study Showed…., JREF Swift blog, 2012.
The Climate system graphic is from the Australian Government Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
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Culture Lab: Advanced Placement Project 'Twiddletone'
This project sets out to gain information about the handling of textiles that have been electronically enhanced through a sound response related to touch. By doing this it presents differences between the fabric hand of a traditional and a sound enhanced e-textile and suggests how an audio dimension can be integrated in the design process. The question of how to design towards a mutable interaction and e-fabric hand in textile design will be addressed, under consideration of traditional evaluation of the fabric hand. The overall aim is to explore the potential of fabrics as sound interfaces, not interposed between input and output, but as "coordinators between phenomena" (Dourish, 2001) of tactile and audio experience.
A case study, informed by two pilot studies, has been conducted to detect types of touch when handling sound augmented fabrics. Results are presented in descriptions of commonalities and differences in touching behaviour, with four highlighted individual cases. Four touch types are identified as 'strokers, scrunchers, sensor-focused and freestyle'. Finally, ideas for further studies are introduced based on the results and a textile design-led approach. The practice-based study has been conducted by a researcher with a background in e-textile design, throughout a four months long project placement in Culture Lab at Newcastle University.
This work is supported by the Media and Arts Technology programme, EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre EP/G03723X/1.


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Map of flight path and driving directions from Teresina to Araçatuba.
Shortest flight path between Teresina Airport (THE) and Araçatuba Airport (ARU).
How far is Araçatuba from Teresina?
There are several ways to calculate distances between Teresina and Araçatuba. Here are two common methods:Vincenty's formula (applied above)
- 1217.601 miles
- 1959.539 kilometers
- 1058.066 nautical miles
Vincenty's formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points on the earth's surface, using an ellipsoidal model of the earth.Haversine formula
- 1222.381 miles
- 1967.231 kilometers
- 1062.220 nautical miles
The haversine formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points assuming a spherical earth (great-circle distance – the shortest distance between two points).
Time difference and current local times
There is no time difference between Teresina and Araçatuba.
Carbon dioxide emissions
Estimated CO2 emissions per passenger is 162 kg (357 pounds).
Frequent Flyer Miles Calculator
Teresina (THE) → Araçatuba (ARU).


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The equipment is turned ON and the Centrifugal Pump Excel spreadsheet is opened from the Bb. The green button on the left panel is pressed and then the left and right panels are set to zero by pressing black colored buttons. Then the suction and discharge valves are turned on slowly turned to quarter until the handles are inline with the pipes. Then the pump is turned and the motor rpm is set to 2500 rpm by slowly turning black colored motor speed control knob. After allowing the equipment to stabilize for 30 obtain the readings of pressures, torque, motor speed and power. Now, increase the delivery pressure by 0.1 bar, again note down the before readings. All the above steps are repeated at 1500 rpm and the readings are noted. Lastly, the above steps are repeated by decreasing the suction pressure to 0.05 bar and the readings are obtained. Then the equipment is stopped by fully opening the suction valve.
With the obtained readings, the following sample calculations are done and the required plots are plotted.


text: This paper presents two surrogate-assisted optimization strategies for structural constrained multiobjective optimization. The optimization strategies are based on hybridization of multiobjective population-based incremental learning (MOPBIL) and radial-basis function (RBF) interpolation. The first strategy uses MOPBIL for generating training points while the second strategy uses a Latin hypercube sampling (LHS) technique. The design case study is the shape and sizing design of a torque arm structure. A design problem is set to minimize structural mass and displacement while constraints include stresses due to three different load cases. Structural analysis is carried out by means of a finite element approach. The design problem is then tackled by the proposed surrogate-assisted design strategies. Numerical results show that the use of MOPBIL for generating training points is superior to the use of LHS based on a hypervolume indicator and root mean square error (RMSE).


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Frank Morgan's Math Chat
May 20, 1999
ANSWER (Joe Shipman). The most interesting question turns out to be: Which direction provides the best chance of reaching the tracks in time to intercept the train? The answer is: due north or due south. Of course if the train is heading westward, you have no chance, unless you can outrun a train. Your only hope is that the train is heading a relatively small angle q north of east [or south of east, you have to guess which]. In this case, due north gives you the best chance. You will reach the track before the train if the ratio of your speed to the train's speed is greater than the sine of q. This is true for anyone, no matter how far east of the toot. If you take some other direction to the track, you'll travel farther than someone else heading due north to the same spot, and thus need a greater velocity.
Unfortunately, even if the mathematician runs due north at 1/4 the speed of the train, he has only about a 4% chance that the train is heading a small enough amount north of east for him to intercept it.
Shipman concludes, "Personally, I would... go due west and flag the next train, judging that it is more likely there'll be another train before I die of thirst." Many readers agree. In particular, Joe Conrad agrees that this mathematician should not expect to be lucky enough to intercept the first train: "True, he could get lucky, but he's already lost in the desert so luck is not part of this mathematician's 'track' record."
John Snygg reports that at a problem-solving conference, he was the only one to solve this problem. His more complicated solution found the circle of points where he and the train might arrive simultaneously, drew the most distant track to meet that circle, and showed that it met the circle due north. The most elegant solution he encountered was one by a Russian student, Michael Chetchelnitsky, who used the law of sines.
NEW CHALLENGE (John, RiverGlen School). For a circular piece of paper, the lines along which you can fold it "in half" (with half the area on each side) are precisely the lines through the center. What other shapes work the same way?
Send answers, comments, and new questions by email to _EMAIL_, to be eligible for Flatland and other book awards. Winning answers will appear in the next Math Chat. Math Chat appears on the first and third Thursdays of each month. Prof. Morgan's homepage is at _URL_
Copyright 1999, Frank Morgan.


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First Class requirement #5a: Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of native plants found in your local area or campsite location.
Cottonwoods leaves are large, light-colored, and shaped like a spade. They grow a lot of leaves in the spring. Some of these pictures show very few leaves because they were taken at the end of summer. When the summer heat hits Dallas-Fort Worth, the cottonwoods can drop half their leaves in order to slow down evaporation and preserve their moisture.
Cottonwoods grow very fast because they make very soft wood. So where tree growth is new, you will often see cottonwoods sticking up above the tops of other trees.
Click on the pictures to see them up close.
Cottonwood branches are often almost white. So it is no surprise that they are related to poplars and aspens.
Cottonwoods are most likely to be confused with sycamores. The last picture on this page is a sycamore to show the differences. Sycamore leaves are more divided into sections than cottonwood leaves. And on big sycamores the bark is shaggy, while on big cottonwoods the bark instead has ridges.
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Straw and silk ribbon
Given by N A Bicknell
Museum no. T.59-1936
The printed hat band on this child's straw hat depicts the aeroplane flown by French aviator Louis Bleriot (_PHONE_) on the first flight across the English channel, in July 1909. The flight is significant in aviation history because it was the first time a plane was flown across a large body of water.
The hat is of a popular shape for children in this period. The green petersham edging on the brim of the hat is also used at the centre of the crown. This green ribbon motif is decorated with large silk embroidery stitches, a style of embellishment which was frequently used in women's fashionable dress at the end of the first decade of the 20th century.


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Trees should loom large in the world of a child, as peaceful havens, backdrops for childhood memories, and inviting friends in nature. While trees in children's books are often depicted as leafy, green and fruitful, this artistic interpretation highlights the tree rings in the trunk. A closer look reveals that the rings are comprised of drawings of animals — the creatures who rely on the gentle giants to thrive. A subtle, yet mandatory reminder, the Tree of Life poster is thought-provoking art that doubles as education.
Designed on recycled paper with offset lithographic printing, we like that it translates from the nursery to the living room, and helps "form the basis of social attitudes towards Mother Nature for the many people out there who want to make a difference in our world." Learning about deforestation and animal preservation in one glance, if this poster were a Rorschach ink blot test, we hope the next generation's immediate answer upon viewing it would be: save our rainforests.