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Journey to the Heart of Hockomock Swamp
Our Hockomock adventurers filmed their journey into the swamp. Click to see this fascinating place first-hand!
By Kate Frazer
From Route 138 in Easton, Hockomock Swamp looks like a wall of snarled vegetation. Thick and impassible, there are no trails here, no clear way in or out. Quickly I see why this place has inspired ghost stories featuring pterodactyl-like creatures, canoeing ghosts and even Bigfoot himself.
But what really lives in this vast wetland?
Five of us from The Nature Conservancy — two scientists, a writer, a board member/ecologist and his 13-year-old granddaughter — got to the heart of this question. Using maps and remote sensing, we set out to survey a path from the side of the road to the most remote location in Hockomock.
Is the swamp a scary, icky place? Or a treasure trove of biodiversity? What is the use of this wet green wilderness? And why should we protect it? Journey along with us and find out.
The air is heavy with the threat of rain and the constant roar of traffic. Route 138 cuts north to south through the middle of Hockomock, but as yet, few other human developments have encroached upon it. This is as close to wilderness as remains in this heavily-settled part of the United States.
Alison Bowden, director of the freshwater program in Massachusetts, and Richard Forman, a board member and ecologist, are already identifying plants. Nearly everything by the road is invasive. They name reed canary grass, glossy buckthorn, Japanese knotweed and purple loosestrife.
But one plant, a native species, overtakes all others. "Clethra," says Alison. "We're about to get very familiar with it."
As we plow our way through the first 200 feet of the plant, it tugs at our arms and legs. We disappear from the road, and the vegetation springs back into place. One by one we are swallowed by the swamp.
When the undergrowth opens up a little, we notice that the maple swamp's floor is now bumpy with hummocks and hollows. There are new plants, too: sphagnum and other mosses, cinnamon fern and Canada mayflower. Land protection specialist David McGowan snaps a twig of yellow birch and offers it to us. It smells faintly of wintergreen.
"Where is all the water?" asks 13-year-old Brianna, shaking a few drops from a leaf.
"There's probably lots of standing water here in spring and winter," Richard explains. "The ground is very spongy." We all test it, bouncing lightly. "Peat and sphagnum have great capacity to absorb water, and the water table is low now." As further evidence, Alison points to the base of a tree, which is circled by stained leaves and water rings.
In an average year, 7.5 billion gallons of water fall on Hockomock. The swamp acts as a giant sponge, capturing rain and melting snow and slowly releasing it to tributaries that eventually flow into the Taunton River, which harbors many rare species. If the swamp were filled or paved over, many surrounding towns in Southeast Massachusetts would be in danger of flooding, and many species would lose their homes.
"This is an immense water storage area that doesn't cost a cent to maintain," says Alison. "Oftentimes the best strategy for a wetland is to simply leave it alone."
Around the 1,000-foot mark, curious chickadees and titmice fly in, scolding us for our presence. David hears wood thrush and northern waterthrush farther ahead. The traffic noise is slowly replaced by the squelch of our boots and the snapping of branches.
Hockomock swamp's Wampanoag name means "place where spirits dwell," from a belief that good spirits led visitors to abundant deer and fish. Remarkably, the swamp remains relatively unchanged more than 300 years later. Bald eagles, river otter and osprey still enjoy rich habitat here, and rare amphibians and reptiles — like the blue-spotted salamander and Blanding's turtle — thrive in the moist conditions.
But there have been major impacts — the foremost of which was the installation of a railroad berm in the 1840s.
"The railroad is unused now, but it still alters the swamp's hydrology," says Alison. "So do nearby roads and culverts, which are often sources of pollution and barriers to migrating animals." Hockomock still functions well because of its size, but further fragmentation could quickly change all of that.
We reach the rail line at the 2,600-foot mark. The dry, gravel path marks a hard line between two swamp types: red maple and Atlantic cedar. Deer flies form buzzing halos around our heads, and we dash toward the cedar swamp.
Will they make it to the most remote spot in the swamp? And find their way back out? Keep reading!...


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Troubleshooting Hive replication using REPL
You need to know how to recover from the FAILED_ADMIN state that stops the replication process.
Problem: A non-recoverable error appears for a replication job and the status says FAILED_ADMIN. How do you recover a schedule from the FAILED_ADMIN state?
Solution: Perform the following steps to recover a replication schedule from this state:
- Navigate to the error log path.
- Search for the file _non_recoverable.
- Open the file, and look for information about an error that caused the replication failed.
- Fix the error.
- Delete the _non_recoverable file.
The_non_recoverable file from the last replication command execution must be deleted; otherwise your replication attempt will malfunction.
Problem: Notification events are missing in the metastore.
Solution: If notification events are not present in the metastore during replication, the replication might be in a FAILED_ADMIN status. When this occurs, notifications are deleted in the metastore. In this case, the workaround is to start a fresh bootstrap phase of replication, as follows:
- Drop the target database using beeline.
- Remove the dump directory on HDFS for the required policy. The path of _non_recoverable
error file path has the dump directory path.
The replication continues where it stopped.

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Abstract:Minimalist accounts lack a natural theory of markedness, whereas Optimality-Theoretical accounts lack derivational procedure. We argue, then, that neither standard Minimalist nor standard Optimality-Theoretical frameworks enable straightforward, parsimonious accounts of what we call pairedness behavior, where a given language exhibits multiple forms occupying the same niche. We adopt a hybrid OT/MP account, first, to explain the unmarked/marked dichotomy of anticausatives in German, and, second, to explain why languages often exhibit direct and indirect causatives.
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Walking-in-place techniques for locomotion in virtual environments typically have two problems that impact their usability: system latency (particularly troublesome when starting and stopping locomotion), and the fact that the change in the user's viewpoint may not be smooth and continuous. This paper describes a new WIP interface that improves both latency and the continuity of synthesized locomotion in the virtual environment. By basing the virtual avatar motion on the speed of the user's heel motion while walking in place, we create a direct mapping from foot-motion to locomotion that is responsive, intuitive, and easy to implement. In this paper, we describe the technique, analyze its starting and stopping latency, and provide experimental results on the suppression of false steps and general usability of the system.
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Chronic repair spending is a known symptom of power quality issues
By Christopher Smith
Undesired operation" may sound nicer than "failure," but in the healthcare industry, nobody's looking to spare the equipment's feelings. And failing medical equipment incurs costs that can be counted in multiple columns: the risk of diagnostic error, scheduling issues, lost billing, overtime, lost productivity, employee stress and turnover, and (of course) repair and replacement costs.
However, if you are experiencing constant failures in medical equipment, the problem may not be with the equipment itself. It might be your electricity. Medical technology is susceptible to power quality issues, and healthcare facilities have complex, variable power draws that can lead to power quality problems.
How Do I Know It's Power Quality?
If your problem is persistent or abnormally frequent, that could mean something external to the equipment is hastening its failure. Start by checking the frequency and timing of equipment issues. If you can match your failures to changing demands on your power system, you could have a power quality problem.
There's no "one-size-fits-all" troubleshooting method that will help you uncover power quality issues, and if you suspect them, you need to consult immediately with someone qualified to safely assess your system.
It's important to think about the whole system, since it's not just a question of power loads from large equipment like MRI machines and CT scanners. Computers and other equipment throughout your facility create nonlinear loads. Those nonlinear loads can create disturbances in power systems that affect both your electrical assets and the equipment they supply power to.
Why Are Power Quality Issues Destructive?
The term "power quality" doesn't exactly convey the serious technical problem it describes, so let's take a moment to explore what it means. Most of us think about electricity as just "on or off," but there are really three states of operation: transient, steady state, and decay. Remember "an object at rest tends to stay at rest, and an object in motion tends to stay in motion?" It's the same for electricity.
Whenever anything is energized or deenergized, there's a transient state before the equilibrium you expect—the steady state—is achieved. Sometimes that equilibrium is harder to achieve than it should be. Meanwhile, the voltage is surging and sagging in the system, which can give a device more than it can safely handle or less than it needs to operate reliably. Both situations can damage equipment or cause it to fail, especially after repeated occurrences.
The other common power quality problem is harmonics. Alternating current is like a wave, and just like other kinds of waves, it can experience interference. There are many pieces of powered equipment in a healthcare setting—from medical devices to computers to operational needs like HVAC—each of which creates its own little ripple in that wave. There's a real danger that all those ripples can add up and create enough distortion to damage equipment or cause failure.
One of the most dangerous causes of power quality issues is improper grounding. Proper grounding is key to the protective mechanisms in place to limit dangerously high voltage and the risk of shock and arc flash from electrical incidents. When power quality problems are ignored, it could mean improper grounding is being ignored—a clear safety risk.
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One hospital experiencing unexpected failures from a medical imaging system asked ABM Healthcare to investigate. An integral part of the machine, a solid-state card, had already been replaced multiple times. That meant multiple failures had been endured and the cost of parts and labor had multiplied.
ABM found that it wasn't really a repair issue with the imaging equipment. The real cause of failure was the excessive harmonics in the electrical system powering the unit. Instead of just replacing the part again, the power quality issue was resolved with improvements to the hospital's high-voltage cabling. That stopped the habitual failure of the imaging system and had the added benefit of alerting the hospital to harmonic problems throughout the facility that could now be addressed before further systemic damage occurred.
Let's Look at Another Case
Here's an example of the interdependency of equipment and power systems in a healthcare setting: the hospital in question was experiencing multiple trip conditions. In this case, variable-frequency drives (VFDs) for the HVAC system were tripping during normal operation. Underperforming ventilation was a concern for the hospital—and disabling the ground fault protection was a nonoptimal solution.
The tripping might have been caused by maintenance issues with the VFDs themselves, and so an HVAC tech could have been called, but the frequency and persistence of the issue pointed to power quality issues. Focusing just on fixing or replacing the drives might not solve the problem, and letting any underlying power quality issues continue could put other critical equipment in the hospital at risk. For instance, the possibility of higher ground currents in the system could create safety hazards and equipment failure risks.
Two main points about the evaluation should be made before we look at the results. First, the successful analysis depended on measuring real, dynamic load behavior in the facility during a routine operational day, which takes some expertise in testing—including accounting for the control systems of the VFDs. Second, a clear record of the failures the facility experienced helped the investigating power engineers to best pinpoint their testing strategy, so a clear preliminary investigation of the facts is always important, but on no account should unqualified persons ever attempt testing of trip conditions or power equipment.
ABM engineers took measurements on the load side of the VFD, looking at the ground currents, total harmonic distortion, and the phase-to-phase voltage. By graphing all the data throughout operations and testing while controlling other key variables, a clear cause of the problem was uncovered.
A current unbalance was detected, with a variation over that specified by the VFD manufacturer for power inputs. The study revealed that the rising ground current happened concurrently with the current unbalance. The key to avoiding the ground current problem and the tripping conditions was keeping the current unbalance from happening.
The recommendations for fixing that problem, however, had to take the whole system into account. To avoid increased costs and decreased efficiency, the electrical power distribution system had to have its load balancing verified and checked for small insulation breakdowns that could have been contributing to the high ground leakage currents.
For this system, the VFDs were part of the problem, but repairing or replacing them wasn't the total solution. To truly fix the problem and mitigate the risk of failure for the hospital as a whole, the issues with the electrical power distribution had to be addressed before they caused damage to diagnostic equipment or otherwise interfered with patient treatments.
Is It Time for a Second Opinion?
Don't let power quality problems go undiagnosed, causing damage not only to your medical equipment, but to the electrical assets of your facilities themselves. To keep safety hazards from developing and ensure compliance with Joint Commission, National Fire Protection Association, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards for healthcare facilities, it's important to heed the advice healthcare providers give their patients: listen to the warning signs.
When medical devices, computer systems, or other equipment experiences failure, it might not just be that equipment. Talk to a facility solutions partner with expertise in both the equipment and the power assets your staff and patients rely on.
Christopher Smith is a general manager at ABM Electrical Power Solutions. Questions and comments can be directed to 24×7 Magazine chief editor Keri Forsythe-Stephens at [email protected]


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The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, together with the Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, has unveiled a new infrastructure rating system called Envision. The system is designed to help policy-makers evaluate the sustainability of infrastructure, set realistic national priorities, and conduct a national discourse on infrastructure investment.
Envision rates all types and sizes of civil infrastructure projects in terms of environmental, economic, and community benefits. Infrastructure owners, engineers, contractors, and regulators can address all major infrastructure project stages: planning and design, construction, operations and maintenance, and decommissioning.
The rating system's credits and points are tied to measurable economic benefits to more fully account for impacts — such as job creation, triple bottom-line outcomes (social, environmental, economic), enhancements to community resilience, and regional competitiveness — that are not included in standard financial measures.
Educational programs will be offered to Envision users, and its developers plan to release two companion tools this year: a pre-planning checklist for assessing project sustainability, and a comprehensive guidance document and score calculator that analyzes and rates a project's achievement of sustainability objectives.


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The precise language used in your paternity report is very important but, because it's also very technical, it can sometimes be hard to understand. The report language is familiar to scientists, lawyers, and judges. To help with understanding your results, we've also shown you how they might say it on TV, instead of in a courtroom.
If you did an at-home peace-of-mind test, your report will not show the names of participants: participants are only identified by number and by their role in the test (for example, alleged father or child).
We include names of participants on the report only for witnessed, chain-of-custody tests.
Each paternity test report shows the following information:
- Combined Paternity Index (CPI)
- Probability of Paternity
- Data table of DNA markers (or genetic systems)
The Conclusion states whether the possible father is EXCLUDED or is NOT EXCLUDED as the biological father (see explanations below). The data table lists the different DNA markers (or "genetic systems") examined by scientists to create the CPI and Probability of Paternity.
If the Conclusion reads, "is EXCLUDED as the biological father," this means that he is NOT the father because the data in the table do not support a paternity relationship. When a possible father is EXCLUDED as the biological father, the Combined Paternity Index (CPI) is 0 and the Probability of Paternity is 0%.
If the Conclusion reads, "is NOT EXCLUDED as the biological father," this means that he is most likely to BE the father because the data in the table strongly support a paternity relationship. When a possible father is NOT EXCLUDED, the Combined Paternity Index (CPI) is 100 (or larger) and the Probability of Paternity is typically 99.99% (or higher).
Why do TV personalities say "you are the father" while scientists say you are "not excluded as the biological father"?
Scientists use precise language, whereas TV personalities generalize for dramatic effect. DNA paternity testing uses powerful statistics to create a probability of paternity, and the highest probability possible is 99.99% (not 100%). Saying, "You ARE the father," implies a 100% probability of paternity, which is technically incorrect.
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A 99.99% probability of paternity is so powerful, that it's routinely accepted as evidence in favor of paternity by genetic scientists, courtroom judges, and even the U.S. State Department. Although the scientific language is more technical than how they say it on TV, the bottom line is the same: a DNA paternity test probability of 99.99% is strong enough for a judge to confidently allow (or deny) child support, immigration, or even conviction in a criminal case. It's also why a TV host feels confident enough to say, "You ARE the father."
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Reasons to Dump a Mutual Fund
Many financial advisors and academics do not advise selling stocks and mutual funds when prices are dropping during bear markets. If you can just hold on from side to side thick and thin, they argue, you are likely to enjoy returns better than any other asset class over the long run.
Though, there are occasions when selling a mutual fund might be acceptable. Buy and hold is not everlastingly. Here we glance at the top eight reasons for selling a mutual fund.
1. Portfolio Rebalancing
Over time, trends in financial markets may cause asset allocations to diverge from desired settings. In other words, some mutual funds can nurture to a large proportion of the portfolio while others shrink to a smaller proportion, exposing you to a different level of risk.
To avoid these possibilities, the portfolio can be rebalanced periodically by selling units in funds that have relatively large weights and transferring the proceeds to funds that have relatively small weights. Under this rule, the time to sell equity mutual funds is when they have enjoyed high-quality gains over an extended bull market and the percentage allocated to them has drifted up too high.
2. Mutual Fund Changes or Mismanagement
Mutual funds might change in a many number of ways that can be at odds with your original reasons for buying. For an instance, a star portfolio manager could jump ship and be replaced by someone missing the same capabilities. Or there may be approach drift, which arises when a manager gradually alters his or her investing approach over time. (For more insight, check out Focus Pocus May Not Lead to Magical Returns and Must You Follow Your Fund Manager?)
Other signals to move on include an increasing trend in annual management expense ratios (MERs) or a fund that has developed large relative to the market. If the fund has developed large compared to the market, managers could have difficulty differentiating their portfolios from the market in order to earn above-market returns.
3. Investor Growth
As you gain more and more experience and you can acquire more and more wealth and hence you may outgrow mutual funds. With larger wealth comes the ability to buy enough individual stocks to achieve adequate diversification and avoid MERs. And with superior knowledge comes the confidence to do it yourself, whether it is actively picking stocks or buying and holding market indexes through exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
4. Life Cycle Changes
Although stocks historically have been the best investments to own over the long run, their instability makes them untrustworthy vehicles in the short term. While retirement, children's post-secondary educations, or some other funding requirements approach, a good idea is to shift out of stock-market funds into assets that have more certain returns, such as bonds or term deposits, whose maturities coincide with the time that the funds will be needed.
5. Mistakes
Every now and then, investors' due diligence is incomplete and they end up owning funds they otherwise would have not purchased. For an instance, the investor might discover that the fund is too impulsive for their tastes, a closet-index fund with a high MER, or invested in undesirable securities.
Portfolio errors might also have been dedicated by the investor. A frequent mistake is over-diversifying with too many funds, which can be difficult to keep tabs on and can tend to average out to market performance (less fund fees).
Another common misstep is to puzzle owning a large number of funds with diversification. A large number of funds will not smooth out fluctuations if they tend to move in the same direction. What's desirable is a collection of funds, of which some can be expected to be up when others are down.
6. Valuation
Shift out of mutual funds to rebalance your fixed portfolio allocations by using a stretchy or opportunistic approach. A common valuation benchmark is the price-earnings ratio (P/E ratio); for U.S. stocks, it has averaged 14 to 15 over time, so if it rises to 24 to 26, valuations are overextended and the risk of a downturn is prominent.
7. Something Better Comes Along
Selling on every occasion something better came along. In the mutual fund territory, some funds can come onto the market with innovations that are better at doing what your fund is doing. Or, over time, it may become obvious other portfolio managers are performing better against the same benchmarks.
8. Tax Reduction
Mutual funds held in taxable accounts might be down significantly from their purchase price. They can be sold to understand capital losses that are used to offset taxable capital gains and thus lower taxes.
If the sale was exclusively to realize a capital loss for taxation purposes, the investor will want to re-establish the position after the 30-day period necessary to avoid the superficial-loss rule. The investor might take a possibility that the price will be the same, lower or might choose to hold a proxy for the fund's price movement.
Tax-loss selling tends to take place during August to late December. That's also the era when many funds have anticipated the capital gains and income they will be distributing to investors at year end. These amounts are taxable in the hands of the investor, so a supplementary reason to sell a losing fund from the tax point of view may be to avoid a large year-end distribution that would entail paying additional taxes.
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The LENGTHEN command is used to change the length of objects and angles of arcs.
How to access the lengthen command
- When using 2D Drafting workspace,
Home tab > Modify panel > Lengthen, as shown in the following picture,
2. When using GstarCAD Classic workspace,
Modify > Lengthen, as shown in the following picture,
3. Command Entry: LENGTHEN
Enter "LENGHEN", as shown in the following picture,
A step-by-step tutorial
After executing the Lengthen command, we are prompted to
Select an object or [DElta/Percent/Total/DYnamic]:
- Lengthen a line
We can lengthen a line, arc, polyline, elliptical arc using the DElta parameter.
Please note: when prompted to enter delta length, we could enter a negative value to shorten the length.
2. Lengthen an arc
Another thing we can do with DElta parameter is to change angles of arcs.
Please note: when prompted to enter angle increment, we could enter a negative value to shorten the arc.
- Specify the total length
We can stretch object from the endpoint that is nearest from the selected point to specified total lengthen
Specify the total angle


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- The use of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine in Sri Lankan cancer care: results from a survey of 500 cancer patients
Nayar, K. R.
- The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Health, School of Medicine and Public Health
- While the introduction of biomedicine within the Sri Lankan healthcare system has resulted in reduced reliance on traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) over the last century in Sri Lanka, treatment modalities such as Ayurveda, Sinhala and traditional religious practices still receive considerable public support. Cancer is an increasing burden in Sri Lanka, and whilst Sri Lankans are known to use TCAM for everyday ailments, there has been no research examining the role of TCAM in the context of cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and patterns of TCAM use by cancer patients. The study design was a cross-sectional survey. Data were obtained from two Sri Lankan hospitals using a consecutive convenience sample of 500 cancer patients currently receiving biomedical treatment, over a 10-week period in 2008. Analyses showed that 67.4% of those surveyed used one or more TCAM in conjunction with biomedicine for cancer treatment. The most common were Sinhala, Ayurveda and traditional religious practices. Of those patients who used TCAM, 95.0% gave the main reason for usage as 'they thought it would cure their cancer'. The strongest reason for not using TCAM was on advice from their doctor (80.5%). The high use of TCAM amongst cancer patients in Sri Lanka raises numerous important issues, including those related to patient safety, potential benefit, interactions with biomedical cancer treatments, and delays in seeking biomedical cancer care. Further research is needed to explore the decision-making processes of cancer patients, including the perceived benefits/limitations of key processes in biomedical and TCAM care.
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In this article, we will understand 2 simple yet beneficial ways of how can a user stream a VLC video they wish to view from Mac to Apple TV with AirPlay.
AirPlay is such a phenomenon through which the user is able to use the screen of any iOS Device to view or stream a video with the Apple TV. It is very helpful for the user when they have to share their digital content with the people around them. It provides a bigger screen viewing experience for everyone present.
So how VLC Media Player and AirPlay can be combined as VLC AirPlay and be used together on a larger screen of Apple TV will be seen in two different and convenient ways
Part 1: Stream MP3/MP4 videos from Mac to Apple TV
How can a user stream an mp3 or an mp4 video format from Mac to Apple TV using AirPlay?
Step 1:
- First, the user should open the video they wish to stream over AirPlay.
- It should be done using VLC Media Player present on the Mac.
Step 2:
- When VLC Media Player has been opened, then the user should move to the top right hand side of the Mac desktop.
- Then click or highlight on the icon looking like a small TV.
- On doing this, a dropdown list with all the available devices connected to the Mac Desktop opens up.
- Next select Apple TV. This is the means through which the selected video will be streamed on the bigger screen.
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Step 3:
- Next the user should go to audio setting present on the top left hand side of the screen of the VLC Player window.
- By clicking or highlighting on the audio option a dropdown menu will appear.
- At the ending of the dropdown menu the "Audio Device" option will appear.
- Then by clicking on the Audio Device option an additional list of options will open.
- When the option of AirPlay is seen, ensure that a tick mark is present, i.e. it should be selected. This will ensure that the video is rendered through the Apple TV which the user will use later on.
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Step 4:
- Next, move to the option which is present just after the Audio option which is the 'Video' option.
- Highlight or click on the Video option with which a drop down menu will appear.
- After doing that, the user will find themselves present with a list of different options for playing the video of their choice.
- So the user should select the appropriate and setting through which they would like to play the video.
- The best recommended choice for a greater viewing experience for everyone present around will be 'Full Screen.'
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Once after any video has been converted into a compatible version for the Apple TV, then it uses the VLC AirPlay Mirror Apple TV for displaying these videos from the Mac. Some of the different ways of converting an MKV Video have been mentioned below;
Part 2: Stream MKV videos from Mac to Apple TV
How can the user stream VLC videos of MKV Format from the Mac to their Apple TV using AirPlay?
An Apple TV or a Mac will not stream a video of an MKV or AVi format or any other which isn't compatible for the system. So if such a problem arises then the user would require two such tools would be used.
1. Subler:
Subler is software which the user can use to access and convert the format of their.mkv file to a compatible version for streaming on the AirPlay Apple TV.
2. AirPlay Mirroring:
The user will use it for streaming the converted VLC Video to the Apple TV but only after conversion.
Let us look at both of it in detail now and see the step by step method for the conversion of the video.
1. Subler:
Software called 'Subler' is used to convert a VLC Video file into a compatible version to be accessible for the Mac and streaming on the Apple TV through AirPlay.
It is completely legal software to be used for a Mac User. While conversion it shows the video file, its audio and its subtitles all separately.
A step by step conversion way for such a file has been mentioned below.
Step 1:
Installing Subler
- First the user needs to download and install the software Subler for their Mac. The file conversion won't take place without this software.
- Once it has been downloaded, the user should click on the installed file and hit "Command & N" keys together. This opens up Subler.
- It can be seen at bottom of the screenshot shown.
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Step 2:
Creating a New Project
airplay vlc to apple tv
- Once Subler has been opened, the user has to create a new project and add their VLC files. This can be done either by clicking the plus "+" button on the top left hand side corner of the Mac or either by dragging and dropping the file into the opened Subler Window.
- Or the file can be dragged and dropped into the newly opened Subler window.
Step 3:
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- After this is done, the user will be presented with the window containing the description of the file. Remember;
a. "H.264" is the video file.
b. "AAC" is the audio file
Do not uncheck the video and audio files. They have to be kept checked before the conversion.
- After this, then the user should click on the "Add" button.
Step 4: Saving the Video
airplay vlc to apple tv
- The user should look at the top left hand corner of the screen. The "File" option will be visible. So they should click it.
- When the dropdown menu appears, then click on "Save" option. On doing this the "Save" Menu will open of the Mac.
- The user should then select the appropriate file format and the place where they want to save it.
- Then click "Save" option on the opened window. The file has been saved.
This file is now ready to be streamed on the Apple TV. And for this, once again the user has to use VLC AirPlay Mirroring.
2. AirPlay Mirroring:
Ensure that the file has been converted into a compatible version to be streamed to the Apple TV. Then the user should open AirPlay Mirroring and check the following things.
airplay vlc to apple tv
- Ensure that when AirPlay is opened, the "AirPlay Display" option should be shown as connected. It can be seen on the top of the window.
- Also ensure that the option of AirPlay Apple TV has been connected as a tick mark. It can be seen towards the end of the dropdown menu.
The user will need to follow the same steps as above for streaming this converted video as mentioned above in the first way. This is the only way a VLC file can be streamed from the Mac to AirPlay Apple TV. But in this case conversion of the file into a compatible version has happened.
Why is AirPlay Mirror used?
- Know that Apple TV does not support files having the.mkv extension and hence the AirPlay Mirror will act as a medium to convert such VLC videos so that they compatible with the Apple TV.
Why should all the steps be followed one after another in order? If not what can happen?
- While streaming the VLC videos through VLC AirPlay from Mac to Apple TV, ensure that all the steps are followed consistently one after the other. If not it can result in the person not having proper audio or video for the streaming video. Audio will be played only through the Mac Desktop and not through the Apple TV.
What is the benefit of streaming to the Apple TV?
- When VLC videos are streamed from the Mac to the Apple TV, the Apple TV can support almost all types of video files and formats.
Hence, these were the few simple and useful steps in which we can Stream VLC Videos from Mac to Apple TV With AirPlay. Hope these 2 ways will be useful to you as well.
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Custom Build Scripts
docker build is the common way to build container images, but there are others.
Tilt supports these other tools with the function custom_build instead of docker_build.
All custom_build calls require:
 - A name of the image to build (as a ref, e.g. frontend or '_URL_-name/frontend')
 - A command to run (e.g. bazel build //frontend:image or build_frontend.sh)
 - Files to watch (e.g. ['frontend'] or ['frontend', 'util', 'data.txt']). When a dependency changes, Tilt starts an update to build the image then apply the YAML.
There are a couple different image-building patterns.
The Easiest Way: Get Someone Else to Write it For You
Before you write your own custom builder, check out the Tilt Extensions repo to see if someone has already written a custom_build wrapper for your tool.
Tilt Extensions can be simple. Here's an example that uses Ko, the Go image builder.
Ko Tilt extension
Custom Docker Builds
Suppose you have a script that wraps docker build, but adds some application-specific abstractions.
Here's a simple example that invokes docker build to build an image named frontend from the directory frontend:
 'docker build -t $EXPECTED_REF frontend',
Tilt will run this command to build the image, verify that the image is in the Docker image store, then push the image to the appropriate image registry.
You can also use this pattern to use docker flags that the docker_build() function doesn't support.
Jib, Bazel, or any other builder that interoperates with Docker
Many tools can create Docker images, then write them to the local Docker image store.
For example, Jib has plugins that integrate with your existing Java tooling and create Java-based images.
The tilt-example-java repo has an example Tiltfile that uses custom_build to generate images with Gradle and Jib:
 './gradlew jibDockerBuild --image $EXPECTED_REF',
Bazel, the general-purpose build system, also takes this approach. Bazel's rules_docker extension assembles Docker images and writes them to the local Docker image store.
See the tutorial on how to use custom_build to build images with Bazel.
Buildah (or any image builder indepdendent of Docker)
Buildah is an independent Docker image builder.
Buildah has its own API and own image store. A custom_build() call needs to both build and push the image.
 'buildah bud -t $EXPECTED_REF frontend && buildah push $EXPECTED_REF $EXPECTED_REF',
The skips_local_docker parameter indicates that we don't expect the image to ever show up in the local Docker image store. Tilt shouldn't try to verify the image locally.
There are a couple of caveats you should be aware of with buildah (and similar builders):
 - They often require privileged access. You may need to run Tilt with sudo or inside an appropriate sandbox
 - If you're using Tilt to push to an insecure registry, you will need to configure your builder for that registry. For example, to use buildah with Microk8s, you need to add localhost:32000 to registries.insecure.
How to Write Your Own
We've looked at a couple simple recipes for how to write a custom build script.
To write more complex ones, we need to understand in more detail how they work.
All the commands above contain $EXPECTED_REF. What is that?
Tilt always pushes a content-based, immutable tag, not a bare ref. (Instead of _URL_-name/frontend, Tilt injects _URL_-name/frontend:tilt-ffd9c2013b5bf5d4, where the ffd9c2013b5bf5d4 part is based on the contents of your image). Before explaining why (see below), let's describe what this means for your Tiltfile and build script.
There are two ways for Tilt and your build script to coordinate image builds.
The Good Way
Most tools take a destination of the image as an argument (e.g. docker build).
 - Before running your build script, Tilt sets the environment variable $EXPECTED_REF with a randomized tag (e.g. EXPECTED_REF=_URL_-name/frontend:tilt-12345).
 - The custom build script builds the image and tags it with $EXPECTED_REF.
 - After the build script exits, Tilt reads the new image at $EXPECTED_REF, re-tags it with a content-based tag, and pushes it to the image registry.
The Hacky Way
Other tools have an image ref hard-coded in configuration. They'll build to the same tag each time.
Instead of writing a wrapper script around your tool, tell Tilt what tag the build image will have with custom_build(..., tag='_URL_-name/frontend:dev').
After Tilt runs your build command, it will find this image and retag and push it with a content-based tag.
This method is generally less robust, because the script is building to a mutable tag instead of an immutable tag.
An Improvement on the Hacky Way
If you're willing to invest more into your custom build script, you should use content-based tags!
custom_build(outputs_image_ref_to='ref.txt') will tell Tilt that your custom build script intends to write a tagged image reference to the file ref.txt.
Tilt will then inject that image into your deployments.
If Tilt has detected a local registry, it will populate the environment variable REGISTRY_HOST (e.g., REGISTRY_HOST=localhost:5000) before calling the build script.
Determining the Content-based Tag
In rare cases, another script in your build system may need to know what tag Tilt is going to deploy. This typically only comes up if your team has written their own artisanal image build system that's closely coupled with Kubernetes.
Tilt has a special command to help with this. After you build the image, run:
tilt dump image-deploy-ref $EXPECTED_REF
Tilt will read the image, determine the hash of the context, and print out the full name and content-based tag.
NOTE: This is not a common use-case. Usually, when teams ask about this, they're writing a workflow engine that creates its own pods (like Airflow), and need a way to get the deploy tag at runtime. So they hack custom_build to grab the deploy tag at build-time, and plumb it through to their runtime pods. There's a better way to do this. Use this guide instead.
Live Update and Other Features
Tilt's docker_build supports other options. The most impactful is Live Update, which lets you update code in Kubernetes without doing a full image build. custom_build supports this as well, using the same syntax.
custom_build supports most other options of docker_build, and a few specific to non-Docker container builders. If you find an option you think should exist but doesn't, let us know in the _TAG_ channel in Kubernetes Slack.
Adjust File Watching with ignore
While most of the points in our Debugging File Changes guide hold true for custom_build, the ignore parameter (which adjusts the set of files watched for a given build) works a bit differently, and is worth discussing briefly.
The ignore parameter takes a pattern or list of patterns (following.dockerignore syntax; files matching any of these patterns will not trigger a build.
Of note, these patterns are evaluated relative to each dep. E.g. given the following call:
 'docker build -t $EXPECTED_REF.',
 deps=['dep1', 'dep2'],
Tilt will ignore dep1/baz and dep2/baz.
Why Tilt uses Immutable Tags
Immutable tags have a long history in the Kubernetes community.
The Knative team has this presentation that gives a good overview: Why we resolve tags in Knative (join _EMAIL_ for access).
Mutable tags have good usability and security properties. For example, a registry:v2 image that has the latest, most secure minor version of the v2 major version.
Immutable tags have good reliability and caching properties. For example, if you're rolling out 3 pods of registry:v2, you want to be sure all pods have the exact same version. Deploying with a mutable reference creates a race condition. Pods created at different times from the same definition may end up running different code as the reference is overwritten.
Tilt only deploys immutable tags. Instead of pushing to _URL_-name/frontend, Tilt re-tags the image as _URL_-name/frontend:tilt-ffd9c2013b5bf5d4. The unique bit is a Nonce or a digest of the contents. (Technically the tag isn't write-protected in any way, but the improbability of collisions means we can pretend it's immutable.)
Tilt then injects the new tag into the container spec. This makes the Tilt experience faster and more reliable, because we can instruct Kubernetes to cache the tag aggressively as if it's immutable.
Knative uses a similar strategy, but the immutability is enforced by a Kuberentes operator, instead of by client-side tooling.
When You're Done
If you have a more complex build script that you're not sure how to integrate with Tilt, we'd love to hear about it. Come find us in the _TAG_ channel in Kubernetes Slack or file an issue on GitHub.
We'll love you even more if you share it with other Tilt users as an extension!
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This query can use an index, if one has been defined on the result of the lower(col1) operation:
CREATE INDEX test1_lower_col1_idx ON test1 (lower(col1));
As another example, if one often does queries like this:
then it might be worth creating an index like this:
The syntax of the CREATE INDEX command normally requires writing parentheses around index expressions, as shown in the second example. The parentheses may be omitted when the expression is just a function call, as in the first example.
Index expressions are relatively expensive to maintain, since the derived expression(s) must be computed for each row upon insertion or whenever it is updated. Therefore they should be used only when queries that can use the index are very frequent.
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We'll admit that we're a little late discovering Sign Libra, but this new track from her forthcoming album Sea To Sea is an absolute beauty.
Accompanied by an equally colourful visual, 'Sea of Islands' is an vibrant, fun and quite frankly unquie exploration into sound which embodies the intricacy and singularity of Sign Libra's music.
The nine song album explores the "philosophical and mythological nature" of the "seas" of the moon's surface, known collectively as lunar maria. Each track is devoted to a different "liquid expanse."
Part of the proceeds from the album will go to Music Fund, a humanitarian organisation that helps young people in conflict zones and developing countries practice music in suitable conditions.
Sea to Sea follows her 2018 ballet composition, Closer to the Equator, released via Sounds of the Dawn / Antinote.
Watch the video and check out the tracklisting below.
1. Sea of Fecundity
2. Sea of Islands
3. Sea of Waves
4. Sea of Serenity
5. Sea of Vapours
6. Sea of Nectar
7. Sea of Cleverness
8. Sea of Tranquility
9. Sea of Knowledge


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Seismic Acquisition and Processing in the SCOOP Play, OK
DownUnder Geosolutions (DUG)
The SCOOP Play (South Central Oklahoma Oil Province) is an oil and liquids-rich province with one of the thickest, highest quality shale resource reservoirs in the United States.The play covers Stephens, Carter, Grady, and Garvin Counties which are considered to be the top oil producing counties in Oklahoma with 3.2 BBo produced, and comprising 60 reservoirs.These primary targets include the Springer, Hoxbar, Caney formations; while the Woodford is the most drilled strata historically.
In 2016 Silverthorne Seismic, LLC completed a wide azimuth, high resolution 3D survey over the southern end of the SCOOP where the Ardmore, and Anadarko basins meet. Expected dips were ranged from 70 – 90+ degrees, with some beds being overturned.
The survey was acquired by Dawson Geophysical utilizing the GSR system.Given the structural complexity of the southern end of the SCOOP play, it was decided that a 55 foot bin spacing would be used, in addition to a 30 line recording patch comprising 360 stations per line.When all available stations were utilized, the patch would give us approximately 40,000 feet of offset.
Given the history of oil and gas production in this area, there a substantial amount of infrastructure to navigate through; particularly in the Velma and Sho-Vel-Tum oil fields.This required reducing buffers from IAGC standards. Utilizing active PPV Vibration Monitoring (PPV), vibrator trucks were able to get within 150 feet in some cases. PPV testing showed that 45 feet was the closest proximity to any pipeline or well-head however, no source point was placed closer than 125 feet.Due to these buffers, there were areas where signal to noise dropped due to lack of near offsets.
The wide azimuth data acquired using modern acquisition parameters was then processed and imaged to form a high-fidelity image of the subsurface. Key aspects of the time processing sequence included the derivation of an appropriate refraction statics solution, tailored amplitude-friendly noise attenuation and high-fidelity interpolation. Multiple noise attenuation algorithms were applied in different domains with a strong focus on signal protection and bandwidth preservation. Careful quality control was required to design the appropriate sequence, significantly improving the signal-to-noise ratio while preserving the very steep dips present in the area (see figure 1). After deconvolution, this leads to a broader reliable bandwidth, key to producing a high-resolution image of the subsurface. The interpolation step then further improved the data by compensating for the acquisition coverage irregularities, especially in the shallow subsurface.
The velocity model building strategy relied on integrating all available information to form a geologically and geophysically consistent model. The tomographic refraction statics solution was utilized to form the shallow section of model. The well data were also integrated to ensure a good fit between the seismic velocities and the well velocities and help derive the anisotropy field. Several passes of highresolution anisotropic reflection tomography were then performed to update the model. The careful integration of these techniques leads to a geologically consistent model, flat gathers and an excellent match between well and seismic data. The final image obtained using pre-stack Kirchhoff depth migration (see figure 2) showed significant uplift when compared to legacy datasets.
Careful quality control during the time processing and a geologically and geophysically consistent model building approach are key to leverage the benefits of modern land seismic acquisition and generate an enhanced, highresolution, image of the subsurface for interpretation.
Chuck Diggins began his career as Research Geophysicist with Western Geophysical in 1978. Since then he has focused on development, training and services associated with reflection and refraction statics software at companies such as Green Mountain, Maverick, Renegade and XtremeGeo.
Chuck has taught classes in 30 countries, consulted on statics issues worldwide, and provided statics services for both oil and geophysical companies. He has also chaired several SEG technical sessions and workshops.
Chuck recently served as Center Manager for Sterling Seismic Services' Houston office. In 2015, Chuck and Yvonne Diggins created Statics Rocks, LLC, dedicated to all things statics: services, consulting, teaching, programming, etc.
In 2017, Chuck joined DownUnder Geosolutions (DUG) as Principal Geophysicist. Chuck lives in Louisville, Colorado and enjoys biking and photography.


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40 Pomeranian German families bought more than 1,000 acres of land in the western part of
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Healthcare professionals including psychotherapists are legally and ethically obliged to ensure informed consent for the provided treatments comprising type and duration or potential benefits and possible risks (e.g., side effects) among others. In the present contribution, we argue that as potential benefit, informed consent can foster the patient's meaning response. Moerman's notion of the meaning response as the physiological or psychological effects of meaning in the course and treatment of an illness is a useful concept in explaining the effects of communicating a treatment rationale as part of the informed consent procedure. The more compelling the rational explanation of the targeted treatment effects including an explanatory model and a model of unique and common change mechanisms, the stronger the meaning response is expected to be resulting in increased hope and positive expectations with regard to the treatment.
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Pope Gregory XIII left out ten days because the calendar was in delay in comparison to the course of the year. The reform was a daring step for him and an ambitious goal for the world. It took centuries until all regions of the world followed.
The Gregorian calendar adjusts the difference to the solar year by adding more leap days. It was introduced initially in continental Europe. The first valid date is 15th October 1582. The Julian calendar, which was used before, showed a divergence of ten days to the solar year (the duration the earth turns around the sun).
The Julian as well as the Gregorian calendar start from the premise that the year one is the first year after the birth of Christ, i.e. the first year anno domini. This means that the third millennium has started on New Year 2001.
Here you will find information about calculating the day of the week for a date that you have chosen. The day of the week is based on the Gregorian calendar. The algorithm is based on the everlasting calendar from Theodor Wagner. (US/NA).
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(A) When 600 cm3 of air is pumped into flask A,what will happen to the balance?
(B) What is the volume of tbe air is flask A now? (C) What properties of air do this set-up illustrated?
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(A) When 600cm3 of air is pumped into Flask A, the balance will tip in favor of Flask A. This is because the additional 600cm3 of air has added to the overall mass of air in Flask A.
(B) The volume of air in Flask A is unchanged at 1000cm3. This is because the Flask is made of solid glass that cannot expand easily even as the pressure of air in the flask increases.
(C) The experiment demonstrates that air (i) has mass and (ii) can be compressed.
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(A) Same observation (but I think there is no need write explanation in the answer since not asked "why", correct?)
(B) 1000 cm3 (same thing no need explain because no "why"?) But if asked, it is because air has no definite volume and can be compressed to take up the same volume in the flask, rather than due to the material of the glass. [consider another experiment if we pump air into a flask and into a balloon in comparison.]
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Discover the easiest ways to generate keywords in bulk using Excel. These formulas are the basis of so much work, and keyword generation really will just give you a top-level understanding of the formula's use.
Concatenate – Join as many cells together as needed
=CONCATENATE(*First CELL to join*,*Second CELL to Join*)
Concatenation is a method that many people are using, and its just adding one cell to another. This can be useful to start things off, but there ampersand (&) does this too, a lot cleaner with a lot more flexibility.
So use this if you're used to it, but I'd recommend switching to using the below ampersand (&) method.
& – The better way of joining items together
=*CELL to Join*&*CELL to Join*&"Some text to join on the end"
My preferred method, you literally just put an '&' between each cell you want to work with.
So =A2&" "&B2 will output A2, a space, and B2. Nothing really complex about it, giving you full freedom.
Substitute – Swap text in a cell, for other text
=SUBSTITUTE(*CELL for text swap / the template*,*Old text for replacing*,*New text to replace with*)
Giving a little more customizability through template elements, the substitution formula lets you bulk substitute out specific dynamic elements into a keyword template.
So you could have a list of categories, products, locations, or really anything else, and just swap them out in a keyword template.
You can create keywords following a specific rule, and this tends to generate less keywords overall, with a higher percent of them having volume as you know the formats to follow.
Merging keywords with MergeWords
Mergewords offers a simple version of the formulas above, allowing you to just paste in the different parts of the keywords and output the merged keywords.
You can use merge words by visiting here and then just pasting each portion of the keyword in their respective box.
The big downside here is that you don't have control about what version gets merged with what, like you do in the templated formula.
However, this offers a good method of merging many different keywords together, fast, and in extreme bulk.


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the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there was no artificial illumination, all activities hadto be carried on during the day.
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- a large pad for supporting the reclining body, used as or on a bed, consisting of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, that contains hair, straw, cotton, foam rubber, etc., or a framework of metal springs.
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Indian sub-continent voters to play a decisive role in general election
Over 25 constituencies have 40 per cent voters from ethnic minorities
14th April 2010: Indian sub-continent voters will play a more decisive role in the 2010 general election than ever before.
A new research suggests nothing less than 25 parliamentary constituencies have more than 40 per cent of their voting population from ethnic minorities. In fact, the voters are from the Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities.
The parliamentary constituencies where over 40 per cent of the population was categorised as being from an ethnic minority in the 2001 census include East Harrow 66.3 per cent, Birmingham Ladywood 64.9 per cent, Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath 64.8 per cent, and Brent South 64.6 per cent.
The research, by Prof. Muhammad Anwar of the University of Warwick, even suggests they are more likely to turn out to vote than their white neighbours.
Prof. Anwar has asserted that ethnic minorities voter registration is approaching levels of white voters; and their turnout is now higher than the national average.
In the previous general election held in 2005, the national average turnout was 61.4 per cent, but for Bangladeshi voters it was 76 per cent, Pakistanis 70 per cent and Indians 67 per cent.
The higher levels of turn-out among Asians and particularly Muslim groups are likely to continue in future.
The findings come just about for weeks before the general elections.
The research says the minorities are still 'massively undervalued and under-represented', even though the ethnic minority vote will be more important than ever before.
Prof. Anwar says in recent years Muslims in Britain and elsewhere have become a focus of attention for politicians and the media. As such, Muslims themselves have become more conscious of their rights and responsibilities as British citizens, including participation in the electoral process.
UKIP calls for end to mass uncontrolled immigration
Let illegal immigrants become British citizens: Lib-dem


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As healthcare professionals, we will always be at risk of neddles stick or shraps injury whilst at work. Have you had a personal experience wth needle stick? Pleases do share.
The following guidance has been taken from an NHS website and this is just a simple reminder on how we deal with such incident, if ever it happens.
"If you pierce or puncture your skin with a used needle, follow this first aid advice immediately:
- encourage the wound to bleed, ideally by holding it under running water
- wash the wound using running water and plenty of soap
- don't scrub the wound while you're washing it
- don't suck the wound
- dry the wound and cover it with a waterproof plaster or dressing
You should also seek urgent medical advice:
- go to the nearest accident and emergency (A&E) department, or
- contact your employer's Occupational Health service, if you injure yourself at work"


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On February 9, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released an announcement about updates that postsecondary institutions must make to their cybersecurity and data protection policies in order to comply with the Federal Trade Commission's amended Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (Safeguards Rule), a component of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). The effective date for most of the changes to the Safeguards Rule is June 9, 2023. The announcement provides a summary of the changes to the Safeguards Rule, explains the impacts of the changes on postsecondary institutions, and describes changes to ED's enforcement of the GLBA requirements.
As background, and as discussed here, the Safeguards Rule requires nonbanking financial institutions to develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive information security program to keep their customers' information safe. The amended Safeguards Rule requires more specific criteria for what safeguards financial institutions must implement as part of their information security programs. Title IV schools that have agreed to participate in federal student financial aid programs must comply with the Safeguards Rule to protect student financial aid information.
Notably, the Safeguards Rule uses the terms "customer" and "customer information." For a postsecondary institution, customer information is information obtained when providing a financial service to a student (past or present). According ED's announcement, institutions provide a financial service when they, among other things; make institutional loans, including income share agreements; or certify or service a private education loan on behalf of a student. The inclusion of income share agreements to the announcement is consistent with ED's prior statement that income share agreements are private education loans under the Truth-in-Lending Act and Regulation Z.
An institution's written information security program must include the following nine elements (seven if the institution maintains information on less than 5,000 students):
- A designated qualified individual responsible for overseeing and implementing the institution's security program.
- A risk assessment that identifies reasonably foreseeable internal and external risks to the security, confidentiality, and integrity of student information.
- Safeguards to control the risks the institution identifies through its risk assessment.
- Regular testing and monitoring of the safeguards.
- Policies and procedures to ensure that personnel can enact the information security program.
- Oversight of the information system service providers.
- Evaluation and adjustment of its information security program in light of the results of the required testing and monitoring
- The establishment of an incident response plan.
- Periodic (at least annual) reports from the designated qualified individual to those with control over the institution.
ED plans to conduct compliance audits and any GLBA findings will have the same effect on an institution's participation in the Title IV programs as any other determination of non-compliance and will require resolution through a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) or put the institution's participation in the Title IV programs at risk.


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Abstract: This paper studies both theoretically and empirically the impact of using trade as a peace instrument to avoid an anticipated interstate conflict between countries disputing a historical territory. The impact of trade is examined through the role of organized interest groups in influencing their governments' foreign policies. A game theoretical model is used to observe the dynamics at the domestic and international level of negotiating a peace agreement that can be accompanied with a trade agreement. Using backward induction, I find that the probability of conflict depends on the contribution schedules offered by organized interest groups, weighted aggregate welfare, and military cost. Using the linear probability model with fixed effects, I test the model empirically. The main result is that the probability of an interstate conflict is lower when the government adopts trade liberalization policies in export-oriented industries while protecting import-competing industries. This indicates that organized interest groups are key when it comes to using trade to dampen conflicts.
(JEL Codes: F13, F14, F51, F52, F53)


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Crossing Large Gaps And Chasms
The following trick is a simple way to cross large gaps if you cannot figure out how to solve the puzzle (for example, catapults). Re-allocate your skill points, if needed, to equip Zoya with the low gravity arrows and Amadeus with the Conjure 2 or higher abilities. Create a low gravity field and suspend one of Amadeus's boxes within it, refire the low grav arrows, and reposition the box as needed to center the bubble over the chasm. Suspend two or more of Amadeus's boxes within the field to create a bridge. With some practice, you can move the low gravity field with you as you jump from box to box.
Super Mario Surprise
Work your way through the first half or so of the secret Dwarven Caverns stage and you'll reach an area where you can use a drill machine to access a switch that will open the pathway allowing you to advance. That switch is located in the room's lower right corner, and you may notice a door just beyond it that appears to be a dead end. A double jump will allow you to pass the door, though, and beyond it you'll find a cool Easter Egg that pays homage to Super Mario Bros.


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The Computing at School Working Group is an informal group that aims to promote the teaching of computing at school. Our membership is broad, and includes teachers, examiners, parents, university faculty, and employers.
CAS was born out of our excitement with our discipline, combined with a serious concern that our brightest students are being turned off computing by a combination of factors that have conspired to make the subject seem dull and pedestrian. Our goal is to put the fun back into computing at school.
They have a conference and regional support groups called hubs. So if you are a pre-collegiate computer science teacher or a university faculty/lecturer with an interest in helping support such education in the United Kingdom you will want to look into this program.
In the US there is still the Computer Science Teachers Association which, while is largest in the US, is really international in scope and membership.
Speaking of the CSTA, they just released the draft of a model curriculum (Level I Course: Foundations of Computer Science) that covers K-8 computer science. They are looking for comments and opinions on it so take a look.


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Which drugs do people take? The Guardian/Mixmag survey is one attempt to explain the facts behind this controversial issue - which sees users claim that more of them use cannabis than energy drinks.
Conducted by Global Drug Survey, we wanted to know which drugs people take, how often and why. The survey of 15,500 people studied a wide range of illict and legal substances, from alcohol and cannabis to cocaine and MDMA - as well as newer drugs such as mephedrone and synthetic cannabis. These are the results.
The answers came from countries around the world, mostly the UK and US. Here are some of the key findings:
- fifth of young drug users admit to taking "mystery white powders" without any idea what they contain - 15% of overall respondents say they have taken a unknown white powder in the last 12 months, a third admitting its was supplied by someone they didn't trust. But younger drug users were much more likely to take risks with unknown substances, with a fifth of all survey respondents aged between 18 and 25 saying they had taken mystery powders
- more respondents in the UK and US admitted to taking cannabis than either tobacco or energy drinks
- Those who defined themselves as clubbers were more likely to take ecstasy than smoke cigarettes
- 3.5% of those in the UK said they had even taken ecstasy, or MDMA, anually
- Alcohol is used regularly by almost all drug users, and apart from tobacco, the substance respondents would most like to take less of. Two-thirds of male respondents and 60% of women drank reported drinking at hazardous or harmful levels - though a fifth of regarded their drinking as average or below average levels
This is how we animated the results:
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This mural was a collaborative project between the Lummi Cedar Project (Community Partner) Tami Chock. NWIC's Art History Class taught by Ramon Murillo and WWU's Art History Class taught by Julia Sapien Both are the (Instructional component of the project).
This project was a group effort brought together by the Centers for Service Learning at Northwest Indian College and at Western Washington University. The project was meant to foster a sense of cultural understand between Lummi and Bellingham and to build bridges and break barriers, as well as work to end some stereotypes that exist. The artwork will find its permanent home at the Lummi Youth/Teen Center.
The artwork depicted represents thoughts, ideas and heartfelt dialogues and discussions that the Lummi Cedar Project hosted and invited Elders and other members of the community to participate in. Lummi really opened up their homes to allow the students to enter and be able to complete this work!


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You never know what season it will be in this lab. The temperature and humidity can be changed to replicate a range of environmental conditions from frozen winter (-20°C) to stifling summer (+35°C) and up to 95% RH (relative humidity). Scientists are using the lab to pilot, design, develop and test state-of-the-art winter clothing and footwear that is safe and easy to use, especially for older people and those with disabilities. Studies are being carried out to design winter footwear that can prevent slips and falls in winter. The unique features of this lab enable the researchers evaluate the thermal properties and slip resistance of different pavements under winter weather cycles. In addition, the lab is used to examine how the body responds to heat and cold, and to develop exercise programs for people with health conditions such as heart disease and asthma. Assistive technology and accessible environment designs are also tested and enhanced here to suit Canadian climates.
Slippery sidewalks in winter are responsible for many serious injuries and deaths each year. Pavement condition is one of the sources of slips and falls. Recently, a study has been conducted in ClimateLab to investigate the melting pattern of snow and ice on three different types of pavement, including conventional, heated and permeable pavements.
The ClimateLab environment has been used to research the effectiveness of clothing to protect people of all ages from the effects of cold weather, and has also been used to evaluate the effects of cold water versus cold air on hands.
The temperature in ClimateLab can be adjusted from -20C to +35C. A key feature of the ClimateLab design is the observation room that is separated by insulated glass from the climate chamber, so that data can be collected from biomechanics and physiologic measurement systems in comfort.
Studies have shown a link between snowfall, low temperatures and risk of heart attack. There were nearly 9,000 hospitalizations due to falls on ice in Canada in 2016-2017, making them the number-one cause of sport or winter injuries, according to the statistics from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.


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Suppurate: To form or discharge pus. The adjective is suppurative, as in suppurative arthritis. The noun is suppuration, and is rarely used today. From the Latin puris = pus.Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary
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Winter camping outings create a few challenges of their own, one of which is controlling moisture in your tent, typically brought into play from the amount of moisture in the air. Upon hitting a cooler surface that warmer moisture vapor cools and turns from vapor to liquid in the form of condensation on that surface. It doesn't take long for that humidity to dampened everything inside your winter tent shelter.
Typically moisture builds up inside your tent from several sources: cooking in your vestibule, tracking in snow, tucking your head inside your sleeping bag and closing up your vents to retain heat all contribute to excess moisture in your tent. That moisture that can condense on the walls and ceiling to flake or rain down upon you as you move around inside.
Here are some main sources of moisture in a tent and ways to lessen its dampening affects on your environment.
- Tent site location– cold air settles in low areas, cooling surfaces within tent. Your warmer breath and body heat warms the water vapor so when it comes in contact with the cold sides/walls of tent, it condenses…and drips/dampens the inside of the tent. Better to camp under/nearer trees where air is warmer and consequently the tent and contents are warmer, too.
- Make sure you pitch your tent properly, tightening all panels to optimize the spaces between tent's outer walls and the tent fly for better air flow.
- Cooking food in your tent's vestibule generates steam that can circulate into your tent creating significant water vapor in that confined space;
- Tracking snow on your boots or stashing wet clothing in the tent is a sure way to increase the moisture in the air. Best to leave boots outside, or dry all clothing off before bringing it into the tent;
- Breathing inside sleeping bag. We exhale a lot of moisture when we breath. Pumping that moist air inside our sleeping bag when our face is tucked under the collar means excess moisture in our bags. A sleeping bag liner can be dried each morning and dedicating one pair of under-layering specifically for sleepwear enables you to dry them out after each night's sleep. (TIP: dark colors – sleeping bag interior, liner, bed clothing – dry faster than light colors when hung outside).
- Utilizing tent/fly air vents – wall/ceiling/fly vents create a ventilated air flow around and through the tent. It's a balancing act to create air flow without losing too much valuable tent-warming air in the exchange. Well balanced cross-ventilation can minimize moist air build-up and create a comfortable exchange of air within the tent.
- Moisture from ground/snow belowcan be minimized by using a ground cloth between snow and tent. It's even more effective if the ground cloth is inside the tent, forming a second and more reliable waterproof floor against melting snow underneath.
Cold weather camping includes seasonal challenges of its own. Adjusting to the elements can let you enjoy camping throughout all the seasons.


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Adjective: terrified 'te-ru,fId
 1. Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
 "the terrified horse bolted";
 - panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, frightened
Verb: terrify 'te-ru,fI
 1. Fill with terror; frighten greatly
 "The defendant was convicted of placing dynamite in a certain building with intent to injure, intimidate, and terrify human beings";
 - terrorize, terrorise [Brit]
See also: afraid, 'fraid [non-standard]
Encyclopedia: Terrified


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Listening to great sound doesn't have to come at a great price. With just a few materials, you can build a box to house your speakers with sound quality as good as anything you might buy. Follow the steps listed below and build your own speaker box.
- Speaker driver
- Wood Glue
- Black speaker cloth
- Insulation, such as fiberglass or polyfill
Here's what to do:
- Purchase six wood boards. These boards will be the sides of your speaker box. Before deciding what wood to buy, ask a sales' associate what wood provides the best acoustics [source: Anderson].
- Measure and cut the boards so they fit around your speaker driver. The measurements will depend on the size and style speaker box you want to build.
- Measure the face of your speaker driver. Cut a hole in one of the boards for the speaker driver to sit in. This board will be the front panel of the speaker box.
- Screw the speaker driver to the front panel of the speaker box. (Place the screws in the holes on the speaker driver's side.)
- Cut the black speaker cloth to fit across the entire front panel board. Glue the cloth to the edges of the board.
- Drill holes in all the boards. Screw five of the boards together, including the board with the speaker driver, creating a box. Leave the box open in the back.
- Screw a brace to the inside of each corner of the box. This makes the box sturdier and prevents the boards from shaking when the volume is high.
- Fill the box with insulation. Choose your insulation based on the sound you want to create. Experiment with different amounts of insulation until you perfect the acoustics [source: Sabin].
- Make a hole in the back panel for the speaker wires to connect to the electricity.
- Thread the wires through the hole.
- Screw in the back panel to close the speaker box. Your speaker box is ready.


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luser definition jargon, abuse
/loo'zr/ A user
; especially one who is also a loser
are pronounced identically.) This word was coined around 1975 at MIT
, when you first walked up to a terminal at MIT and typed Control-Z to get the computer's attention, it printed out some status information, including how many people were already using the computer; it might print "14 users", for example. Someone thought it would be a great joke to patch the system to print "14 losers" instead. There ensued a great controversy, as some of the users didn't particularly want to be called losers to their faces every time they used the computer. For a while several hackers struggled covertly, each changing the message behind the back of the others; any time you logged into the computer it was even money whether it would say "users" or "losers". Finally, someone tried the compromise "lusers", and it stuck.
Later one of the ITS machines supported "luser" as a request-for-help command. ITS died the death in mid-1990, except as a museum piece; the usage lives on, however, and the term "luser" is often seen in program comments.
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