' is matched against a non-empty set, we just arbitrarily choose one value in the set and match it against the pattern 'p'; and match the rest of the set, with that value removed, against the pattern 'ps'. You cannot control what order the values are chosen in. Thus: let x & xs match {10, 20, 30} in (x, xs) might evaluate to '(20, {10, 30})' or to '(30, {10, 20})' or to '(10, {30, 20})', or to one of these on Mondays and another on Tuesdays, and never to the third. You cannot control it or predict it. It's good style to only pattern match against sets when the final result will be the same no matter in what order the values are selected from the set. A question that came up in class was whether 'x + y' could also be a pattern. In this language (and most languages), no. The difference between 'x & xs' and 'x + y' is that '&' is a *constructor* whereas '+' is a *function*. We will be talking about this more in later weeks. For now, just take it that '&' is special. Not every way of forming a complex expression corresponds to a way of forming a complex pattern. Since as we said, 'x & xs' is a pattern, we can let 'x1 & x2 & xs' be a pattern as well, the same as 'x1 & (x2 & xs)'. And since when we're dealing with expressions, we said that: [x1, x2] is the same as: x1 & x2 & [] we might as well allow this for patterns, too, so that: [x1, x2] is a pattern, meaning the same as 'x1 & x2 & []'. Note that while 'x & xs' matches *any* non-empty sequence, of length one or more, '[x1, x2]' only matches sequences of length exactly two. For the time being, these are the only patterns we'll allow. But since the definition of patterns is recursive, this permits very complex patterns. What would this evaluate to: let ([xs, ys], [z & zs, ws]) match ([[], [1]], [[10, 20, 30], [0]]) in z & ys Also, we will permit complex patterns in λ-expressions, too. So you can write: λ'(x, y).' φ as well as: λ'x.' φ You can even write: λ '[x, 10].' φ just be sure to always supply that function with arguments that are two-element sequences whose second element is '10'. If you don't, you will have a pattern-matching failure and the interpretation of your expression will "crash". Thus, you can now do things like this: 'let' 'f match' λ'(x, y). (x, x + y, x + 2*y, x + 3*y);' '(a, b, c, d) match f (10, 1)' 'in (b, d)' which evaluates 'f (10, 1)' to '(10, 11, 12, 13)', which it matches against the complex pattern '(a, b, c, d)', binding all four of the contained variables, and then evaluates '(b, d)' under those bindings, giving us the result '(11, 13)'. Notice that in the preceding expression, the variables 'a' and 'c' were never used. So the values they're bound to are ignored or discarded. We're allowed to do that, but there's also a special syntax to indicate that this is what we're up to. This uses the special pattern '_': 'let' 'f match' λ'(x, y). (x, x + y, x + 2*y, x + 3*y);' '(_, b, _, d) match f (10, 1)' 'in (b, d)' The role of '_' here is just to occupy a slot in the complex pattern '(_, b, _, d)', to make it a multivalue of four values, rather than one of only two. One last wrinkle. What if you tried to make a pattern like this: '[x, x]', where some variable occurs multiple times. This is known as a "non-linear pattern". Some languages permit these (and require that the values being bound against 'x' in the two positions be equal). Many languages don't permit it. Let's agree not to do this. ### Case and if... then... else... ### In class we introduced this form of complex expression: 'if' φ 'then' ψ 'else' χ Here φ should evaluate to a boolean, and ψ and χ should evaluate to the same type. The result of the whole expression will be the same as ψ, if φ evaluates to ''true', else to the result of χ. We said that that could be taken as shorthand for the following 'case'-expression: 'case' φ 'of' ''true then' ψ';' ''false then' χ 'end' The 'case'-expression has a list of patterns and expressions. Its initial expression φ is evaluated and then attempted to be matched against each of the patterns in turn. When we reach a pattern that can be matched---that doesn't result in a match-failure---then we evaluate the expression after the 'then', using any variable bindings in effect from the immediately preceding match. (Any match that fails has no effect on future variable bindings. In this example, there are no variables in our patterns, so it's irrelevant.) What that right-hand expression evaluates to becomes the result of the whole 'case'-expression. We don't attempt to do any further pattern-matching after finding a pattern that succeeds. If a 'case'-expression gets to the end of its list of patterns, and *none* of them have matched its initial expression, the result is a pattern-matching failure. So it's good style to always include a final pattern that's guaranteed to match anything. You could use a simple variable for this, or the special pattern '_': case 4 of 1 then 'true; 2 then 'true; x then 'false end case 4 of 1 then 'true; 2 then 'true; _ then 'false end will both evaluate to ''false', without any pattern-matching failure. There's a superficial similarity between the 'let'-constructions and the 'case'-constructions. Each has a list whose left-hand sides are patterns and right-hand sides are expressions. Each also has an additional expression that stands out in a special position: in 'let'-expressions at the end, in 'case'-expressions at the beginning. But the relations of these different elements to each other is different. In 'let'-expressions, the right-hand sides of the list supply the values that get bound to the variables in the patterns on the left-hand sides. Also, each pattern in the list will get matched, unless there's a pattern-match failure before we get to it. In 'case'-expressions, on the other hand, it's the initial expression that supplies the value (or multivalues) that we attempt to match against the pattern, and we stop as soon as we reach a pattern that we can successfully match against. Then the variables in that pattern are thereby bound when evaluating the corresponding right-hand side expression. ### Recursive let ### Given all these tools, we're (almost) in a position to define functions like the 'factorial' and 'length' functions we defined in class. Here's an attempt to define the 'factorial' function: 'let' 'factorial match' λ 'n. if n == 0 then 1 else n * factorial (n-1)' 'in factorial' or, using 'case': 'let' 'factorial match' λ 'n. case n of 0 then 1; _ then n * factorial (n - 1) end' 'in factorial' But there's a problem here. What value does 'factorial' have when evaluating the subexpression 'factorial (n - 1)'? As we said in class, the natural precedent for this with non-function variables would go something like this: let x match 0; y match x + 1; x match x + 1; z match 2 * x in (y, z) We'd expect this to evaluate to '(1, 2)', and indeed it does. That's because the 'x' in the 'x + 1' on the right-hand side of the third binding ('x match x + 1') is evaluated under the scope of the first binding, of 'x' to '0'. We should expect the 'factorial' variable in the right-hand side of our attempted definition to behave the same way. It will evaluate to whatever value it has before reaching this 'let'-expression. We actually haven't said what is the result of trying to evaluate unbound variables, as in: let x match y + 0 in x Let's agree not to do that. We can consider such expressions only under the implied understanding that they are parts of larger expressions that assign a value to 'y', as for example in: let y match 1 in let x match y + 0 in x


If you want to change the settings of a class (e.g. number of participants, instructor) without affecting past class, you can do this in two ways:
 1. For temporary changes: Edit the lesson directly in the settings of a specific lesson. See also: Edit individual lessons
 2. For permanent changes: Create a new class with the new settings, which replaces the old class.
 - In the admin area click on «Set up my studio» - «My class schedule».
 - Create a new class or make a copy of the affected class with the new settings. Set the start date to the day on which the new settings apply.
 - Finish the old class by editing it and set the end date to the day when the new class starts.


How Deep Are Gas Lines Buried? Everything You Need To Know Before Digging Your Yard
How deep are gas lines buried
Gas lines are buried at a minimum of 24 inches away from the ground, but this depth varies from region to region. If you plan to dig holes or trenches, call 811 in advance to have any utility lines marked. Doing this will help avoid mishaps that may affect public utility supply or cause accidents.
There are thousands of underground utility lines beneath our yards that might get faulty when we dig without caution. You can try and identify gas lines by yourself, but it is not recommended. You better be safe than sorry, and so it would help if you called beforehand to have utility lines marked for you. In this guide, we take you through some effective ways of locating underground utility lines before you dig. Read on!
When To Call 811 For Utility Marking
Here are some of the reasons you should call 811 before you dig in your yard for them to come and mark any gas or utility lines:
1. When digging post holes for putting up a fence
2. Creating your garden pond
3. Digging foundations for a garage or shed
4. Installing irrigation systems or drainage lines
Utility Lines That Require Marking Before You Dig
The call before you dig service does not mark some utilities such as security systems, landscape lighting wires and systems, lawn irrigation systems, and other utilities that were installed by private companies. It is also important to note that 811 only marks utility lines up to the initial connection point to a home. If these lines continue underground, 811 consider them your property and not theirs. Here's a list of utility lines that are usually marked by 811:
1. Natural gas pipes
2. Internet and cable tv wires
3. Electric service wires
4. Water and sewer mains
5. Telephone service wires
How To Find Utility Lines By Yourself
Finding utility lines by yourself is challenging and comes with high chances of failure. Different utility lines are buried at different depths, and sometimes, these lines are not marked. However, sometimes it is possible to find these lines by yourself though we do not recommend it. The easiest way to find utility lines is to find out where they start and end then find a route between those two points. For example, to locate a gas line, mark where the pipe joins your house from the street and mark this point. Next, find where the gas lines are connected to your house and figure out a straight line between these two points. Never try to probe the ground to find a utility line as it might be dangerous and costly in the long run. It is wise to call 811 to countercheck before you dig since this method is not conclusive, and the 811 marking service is free of charge.
How 'Call Before You Dig' Marking System Works
811 has been the number to call before you start any digging since 2005. The U.S federal government set up this number to alert regional services that locate underground public utilities throughout the country. In New England, this service is referred to as dig safe while in all other areas; it is known as 'call before you dig.' Here's a detailed step by step insight on how the process works:
1. Call 811 at least three days before when you want to dig/ this lead time may vary according to your region
2. Your call is directed to a central call center, and you are asked questions regarding the nature of your digging project. The call agent then reaches out and informs any public utility that might be affected by your digging to come and mark utility lines.
3. The utility company then sends workers to come to your facility and mark underground utility pipes or wires using either paint or flags. These markings have color codes that represent different utilities:
1. White: Proposed excavation
2. Green: Sewer line
3. Pink: Survey markings
4. Purple: irrigation and reclaimed water
5. Orange: alarms and communications
6. Red: Electric lines
7. Yellow: natural gas, oil, steam
8. Blue: Potable water
4. 811 markings are valid for one month since this paint may wash off over time. Ensure that all utilities are marked before you start digging. If for some reason, you delay your project for a month, it is advisable to call 811 to have the process repeated.
The free utility location service is amazing and free, but it also has some limitations. This service only marks utilities up to their initial point of entry. The service doesn't coordinate marking of utilities that were installed by private companies. In case you want to locate underground cables or pipes installed by a private company, you may have to call the company and part with a fee.
Key Points To Note When Digging Around Utility Lines
1. It is helpful to know the depth of different utility lines before digging so you can avoid them. For phone and cable lines, they are buried about 12 inches deep, water pipes are buried about 12 inches deep, but some are buried an extra 12 inches below the frost line. Natural gas and electric pipes have buried a minimum of 24 inches deep.
2. Once utility lines are marked for you, it is advisable to keep a distance of about 15 inches from either side of the marked lines. This is because the gadgets used to detect utility lines are not 100% precise
3. In case you bought a home with existing utility lines and you don't know their exact location, it is advisable to contact a private locating company. This will help you pinpoint the exact location of utility lines and plan your projects around that.
4. Be careful when digging and do it slowly to protect any lines that were not identified for marking.
There are millions of underground utility lines in our yards, and we need to be extra careful when we dig to avoid accidents or explosions. Knowing their exact location and depth is crucial in ensuring we are safe. Ensure you call before you dig to ensure you don't cut out public utility supply. We hope this information was enlightening and helpful to you.
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Sasha and Rhys initially began growing vegetables because they wanted to
teach themselves skillsthey started out as homesteaders who were preparing for self sufficient sustainability and wanting to live the good life.
Sasha, who is originally from the city in the South West of America, couldn't
get enough of the country life and Rhys, who grew up on a beef farm outside of Lismore, was more than happy to return to his roots.
But they quickly learned that love for the land wouldn't be enough to pay the mortgage at the end of the day. So the doomsayer and the city slicker started a farm.
Today Green Goddess Farm is on its 11th season of growing certified organic fruit and vegetables for the Northern Rivers and surrounds. They place high emphasis on quality nutrient dense produce, soil health, and regenerative farming. They grow a diverse range of seasonal vegetables and their mixed orchard of apples, kiwi fruit, nashi pears, and peaches is becoming mature enough to provide local fruit to the community.
They also keep bees and make skin care products from their wax. As their website says 'we eat what you eat', which highlights their original desire to feed themselves coupled with their drive to serve their community and provide access to good quality produce for all.
Being a community, we support each other : )
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1519.1 What does good cause mean?
"Good cause" means that you did not file the lump-sum death payment application within the time limit because of:
Circumstances beyond your control, such as extended illness, communication difficulties, etc.;
Incorrect or incomplete information given to you by us;
Your efforts to get the evidence to support the claim, not realizing you could file the application within the time limit and submit the supporting evidence later; or
Unusual or unavoidable circumstances that show that you could not reasonably be expected to have been aware of the need to file the application within a specified period.
1519.2 When is good cause NOT established?
Good cause is not established if:
You were informed that an application for the lump-sum death payment had to be filed within the initial two-year period; and
You did not file the application because of neglect, or because you did not then want to claim the lump-sum death payment.

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Mud Kitchens are the perfect addition to any outdoors play space. They encourage children to develop their fine motor skills, increase their understanding of materials and provide opportunities for learners to develop their imaginations through creative play, while having all the fun of making mud pies and potions. This imaginative kitchen also encourages children to interact with others and the world round them, improving speech and language skills and social skills naturally as children play. Teachers can use this as an effective learning resource in any outdoor play area as well as during their forest school activities. It provides limitless opportunities for children to explore and discover using natural resources, bringing them a greater understanding of nature.
The Mud Kitchen comprises of a lengthy, timber framed kitchen unit with a durable, fade-resistant, wipeable worktop, a cooker and two different sized stainless steel sink trays. It offers opportunities for groups of children to work together collaboratively, supporting children developing their social and emotional skills, through investigative play. The oven has a hinged door and the sink bowls are removable, making the Mud Kitchen easy to wash down. It's ample storage, available both underneath the worktop and through useful hanging hooks both above and on the sides of the unit, enables the easy access and effective storage of any required resources. Little mud chefs can easily and successfully help to tidy and clean the cooker and leave it ready for the next groups.
The Mud Kitchen inspires imaginative role play and can effectively support curriculum teaching and learning. Combined with the Restaurant Activity Panel and a selection of our popular, timber tables and benches you can even develop a substantial play dining space for children to experience. We also have our Mini Mud Kitchen, which is perfect for smaller budgets and spaces.
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(**) Binary search trees (dictionaries)
Use the predicate add/3, developed in chapter 4 of the course, to write a predicate to construct a binary search tree from a list of integer numbers.
add :: Ord a => a -> Tree a -> Tree a
add x Empty = Branch x Empty Empty
add x t@(Branch y l r) = case compare x y of
 LT -> Branch y (add x l) r
 GT -> Branch y l (add x r)
 EQ -> t
construct xs = foldl (flip add) Empty xs
Here, the definition of construct is trivial, because the pattern of accumulating from the left is captured by the standard function foldl.


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The three-year project will deliver online learning platforms for Ghana, Ethiopia, and Egypt
SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — At an online meeting on November 25, UNESCO and Huawei announced the launch of the implementations phase of the Technology-Enabled Open Schools for All (TeOSS) project in Ghana, Ethiopia, and Egypt.
Aligned with UN SDG4, TeOSS will serve as a basis for powering the digital transformation of the education sector and support the three UNESCO member states in building resilient education systems that can withstand global disruptions such as COVID-19. Evaluating project outcomes will help guide strategies and models for scaling out TeOSS at a national level, and for expanding the project to other African nations to drive ICT integration into teaching and learning.
In addition to connecting schools, the TeOSS projects in Ghana, Ethiopia, and Egypt will provide training for teachers and students in the use of digital tools, establish online platforms to link school and home learning, and develop digital curricula that can be accessed remotely without supervision. It is aimed to help students become confident digital citizens capable of navigating the virtual world independently and equip teachers with the skills required to use existing and new digital tools to maximize learning outcomes.
"The project is designed to test schooling models that can respond immediately to new challenges imposed by the pandemic and also leverage technology to help enable the development of future models of schooling," said Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO. "It is defined by a digital school model that makes programs accessible for all students, whether in times of crisis or not – it is a case of going beyond the current situation and opening a new horizon of teaching and learning."
Planned in close collaboration with the governments of Ghana, Ethiopia, and Egypt in line with their existing national strategies, the TeOSS projects have been developed to meet specific local needs.
In Egypt, an ICT skills framework has been developed for teachers and students in K12 schools. Digital courseware development experts and primary and junior high school teachers will receive training, and a National Distance Learning Centre will be established for use by educators nationwide to ensure continuity in professional development.
"Egypt's new education system 2.0 emphasizes the integration of technology into the educational process with multiple digital learning resources and learning platforms to ensure education for all and achieve educational quality and access." said Dr. Reda Hegazy, Deputy Minister for Teachers' Affairs for the Ministry of Education and Technical Education in Egypt. "The teacher's role has shifted from providing information to being a guide and facilitator of the educational process through digital learning resources."
The TeOSS project in Ethiopia will focus on ICT infrastructure build-out to connect pilot schools, train teachers and students, and build a Learning Management System integrated with a Teacher Training Platform.
"Ethiopia understands very well the need for ICT and digitalization in our future schooling system to deliver quality and inclusive education equitably for all, without any disruptions, as stipulated in our new education sector roadmap," said Dr. Fanta Mandefiro from the State of Ministry of Education of Ethiopia. "This project is perfectly aligned with our aspirations and the activities of our programs and initiatives for utilizing digital content in our education system."
In Ghana, the focus is on creating digital content for all subjects, as well as providing training for teachers and students at Primary and JHS schools. The project will also build an e-repository that teachers can use to upload content and which learners can access online and offline with little or no supervision.
"I am glad to note that this UNESCO-HUAWEI is building on the already established partnerships and collaborative efforts with our national institutions, particularly CENDLOS, which is the institution mandated by the Government of Ghana to facilitate the integration of ICT into the education system across the board," said Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Education for Ghana.
"The digital platforms that Technology-enabled Open Schools for All will create mean that learning never needs to stop – whatever the future holds," said Kevin Zhang, CMO of ICT Infrastructure for Huawei. "Huawei is fully committed to working with UNESCO, governments, and all stakeholders to deliver successful, sustainable, and scalable projects."
The TeOSS project and the partnerships that will implement it are crucial for digitalizing education and driving equitable and inclusive access to lifelong learning opportunities for all.
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Data, Reports & Maps
Need for Assistance Worksheet
The Need for Assistance (NFA) worksheet looks at a specified geographic area and provides a score that is based on specific core barriers to care and other health indicators to prioritize underserved areas in need of more healthcare resources. NFA worksheets are a requirement for new access point applications for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) or FQHC Look-Alikes. The Bureau of Health Systems Development has developed a database to pull together all of the information required in a NFA worksheet and provides this information as a free resource.
The barriers and health indicators covered in the NFA worksheet include:
- Population to One FTE Primary Care Physician Ratio
- Percent of Population at or Below 200 Percent of Poverty
- Percent of Population Uninsured
- Distance or Travel Time to Nearest Primary Care Provider Accepting New Medicaid and/or Uninsured Patients
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Prenatal and Perinatal Health
- Child Health
Review the NFA Data Resource Guide for more information on the data included in the NFA.
- FFIEC Geocoding System
Enter an address and get census data and geocodes specific to that location
- HealthCare Service Delivery Sites (HRSA)
- UDS Mapper
Note: Information provided in PDF files, unless otherwise indicated.

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Jody Zellen: Visual Chaos
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Artist Statement:
 "Visual Chaos" is a short Web work that explores the idea of chaos on the Web. In "Visual Chaos" I created a number of moving windows, as well as windows that appeared in specific places on the screen. I wanted there to be a screen filled with little windows, all doing their own thing. I also used a clickable list to create a poem. Each word is a link that opens a new window. You can read the poem a number of ways. Contained within "Visual Chaos" are a number of flash movies that use historical images of Los Angeles as source material, adding current images and texts as animations to explore the relationship between the past and the present, as well as the ancient, the modern, and the future city.
 "Visual Chaos" uses the space of the Web as a sculptural space, allowing viewers to interact with animated graphics to delve deeper and deeper into an imaginary city. The images are culled from various print media sources. The texts are either found passages from urban theory or specifically written poetic musings on the city. The site explores ideas relating to an abstracted idea of the city. The images depict shadows and bodies. It explores the ideas of being swallowed by the city. In "Visual Chaos" I explore grids as a metaphor for the many different paths one can journey down in the modern metropolis. One of the things I am interested in is to counter the use of the Web solely as a source of information.


When you are a part of multiple organizations, your user account is separate for each organization. This allows for more granular control of user accounts by the Organization Admins, such as requiring two-factor authentication. The organization's short name is used to specify the org you are logging into. Once logged in, if you have verified your email, you can change between all organizations you are a part of.
Organization short name
If you are a part of two or more organizations, when you log into Command you will need to specify the organization's short name to indicate which org you are logging into. This short name is a unique identifier for the org. When logging in, if you do not know the short name, you can select the Email me a list button to have them emailed to you, along with email verification links for each org.
Changing between organizations
You can see all of the organizations you are logged into by selecting the organization name on the left sidebar in Command, and move between organizations from that list.
Select any of the organizations listed to switch between them.
If the org you are switching to has higher authentication requirements, two-factor authentication or SSO, you will be required to log in to that account when changing to it.
Unable to see all your organizations
You may find that not all of the organizations you belong to show up in the list when selecting the org name in Command's left-hand menu. This will happen when your email is not verified in each of the organizations.
The easiest way to do this, especially when you are a part of many organizations, is to go to the login screen and select the Email me a list option as shown in the above Organization short name section. This will send an email with verification links for every org you are a part of.
The other option is to log in to each organization and select the Verify Email button, which will send you an email to verify your email for that particular organization. This will need to be done for each organization you are a part of, if you want to be able to switch between organizations without having to log in each time.
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Attributes represent certain statistics that each character has, and determine (among other things) how good a character is at certain actions.
A screenshot of the character screen with skills highlighted.
Skills represent a character's expertise across various fields and together with skills determine how good or bad a character is at a given task. Skills cap at 100.
Skill Effects
Diplomacy.png Diplomacy
 - +1 General opinion per each level above 8, -1 per each level below 8[1]
 - +1% Monthly prestige per level (starting from −8 at level 0)[2]
 - Determines the opinion gain from certain character interactions
 - Determines the effectiveness of diplomacy schemes
Martial.png Martial
 - +2% Levy size per level
 - +2% Levy reinforcement rate per level
 - +1 Advantage
Stewardship.png Stewardship
 - +2% Domain taxes per each level above 8, -2% Domain taxes per each level below 8
 - +1 Domain limit per 5 levels
Intrigue.png Intrigue
 - +1% Scheme discovery chance per level
 - +1 Hostile scheme success chance per level
 - Determines the effectiveness of intrigue schemes
 - Determines imprisonment success chance
Learning.png Learning
 - +0.1 Monthly piety per level
 - -1% Conversion cost per level
 - +1% Cultural fascination bonus if cultural head
 - Determines the prestige cost to increase crown authority
 - Determines the success chance of Demand Conversion
War.png Prowess
 - Determines the effectiveness in duels (e.g. title challenge for Tribal rulers)
 - +10 Toughness as knight per level
 - +100 Damage as knight per level
Value thresholds[edit]
Value thresholds, while not as important as the exact value of a skill, are taken into account in various events to determine the chances for a good or bad outcome. Skills are decided by education traits and can be affected by other trait types.
Values Description
0–4 Terrible
5–8 Poor
9–12 Average
13–16 Good
17-68 Excellent
69 Nice
70+ Excellent
Dread is a measure of how feared a ruler is by their vassals. Enough dread compared to another character's boldness can make characters either intimidated or terrified, allowing most diplomatic actions to succeed despite negative opinion.
Dread is gained by various actions that inspire fear, such as torturing or executing prisoners. However, it is also possible to lose dread through actions showing compassion or weakness, including releasing prisoners and accepting faction demands. Each character additionally has natural dread which is the value towards which dread will drift over time (either up or down), at a base rate of 0.5 per month. The lifestyle perk Forever Infamous prevents dread from decaying.
Each character has a hidden boldness attribute, which is decided by its traits. A character becomes intimidated by characters whose dread is 20 above their own boldness and terrified by characters whose dread is 45 above their own boldness.
Intimidation and terror[edit]
Intimidated characters are less likely to join factions or schemes against the character they're intimidated by, while a terrified character will never join factions or schemes against them. In addition, it affects their acceptance for various character interactions:
Interaction Intimidated.png Intimidated acceptance Terrified.png Terrified acceptance
Arrange marriage +75 +150
Blackmail +50 +100
Negotiate alliance +50 +100
Offer guardianship +50 +100
Offer ward +50 +100
Ransom +40 +100
Ask to take vows +25 +50
Imprison +25 +50
Retract vassal +25 +50
Revoke title +25 +50
Demand conversion +10 +20
Offer vassalage +10 +20
Marry -50 -75
Dread gain[edit]
The amount of dread gained through actions is modified by the following:
Source Dread gain
The Tower of London +30%
First Guile dynasty legacy perk +20%
Martial authority focus.png Authority focus +20%
Dreadful perk in Torturer tree ( Intrigue lifestyle) +30%
Hard Rule perk in Overseer tree ( Martial lifestyle) +20%
Public Display of Ruthlessness modifier ( Host Feast) +25%
Suspicious Reputation modifier ( Learning lifestyle event) +20%
Dangerous to Know modifier ( Learning lifestyle event) +20%
Wind Spirits' Blessing modifier ( Seek Aid of the Spirits decision) +25%
Torturer trait +50%
Paranoid trait +25%
Callous trait +25%
Vengeful trait +15%
Irritable trait +10%
Natural dread[edit]
The natural dread of a character is modified by the following (default value is 0):
Source Natural dread
First Guile dynastic legacy perk +15
Intimidation focus +30
Serve the Crown lifestyle perk +15
Wrathful trait +20
Arbitrary trait +15
Sadistic trait +35
Albino trait +15
Scaly trait +10
One-Eyed trait +10
Cannibal trait +20
Greatest of Khans trait +50
Compassionate trait -15
Wounded trait -10
Severely Injured trait -15
Brutally Mauled trait -20
Sickly trait -20
Infirm trait -15
Incapable trait -25
Maimed trait -15
Blind trait -10
Ill trait -10
Bubonic Plague trait -30
Cancer trait -20
Consumption trait -10
Great Pox trait -20
Gout-ridden trait -5
Leper trait -20
Lover's Pox trait -5
Pneumonia trait -10
One-Legged trait -10
Small Pox trait -15
Typhus trait -15
Health is a measure of how likely a character is to die. Male characters are born with health between (and including) 4.5 and 4.9; female characters are born with health between (and including) 5.0 and 5.4.[3] Once a character reaches the age of 25, they have a 7.5% chance to lose −0.125 health each year. The chance increases by 2.2% each year.
Health Can die Description Interval
Health negative.png Dying Yes You are at Death's doorstep health < 0
Health negative.png Near Death Yes You are not long for this world... 0 ≤ health < 1
Health.png Poor Yes You are ailing 1 ≤ health < 3
Health.png Fine No You are feeling fine 3 ≤ health < 5
Health positive.png Good No Your humors are balanced 5 ≤ health < 7
Health positive.png Excellent No You are full of vim and vigor! health ≥ 7
Some traits, tenets and modifiers provide bonuses Disease resistance (health). This means that any health penalties applied to the character are negated by the amount of disease resistance the character has. Note that there is also disease resistance for fertility.
Health boosts and penalties[edit]
Health effects have different names depending on the value:[4]
Displayed as Range of values
Catastrophic Health Penalty value < −4
Critical Health Penalty −4 ≤ value < −3
Severe Health Penalty −3 ≤ value < −1
Major Health Penalty −1 ≤ value < −0.75
Moderate Health Penalty −0.75 ≤ value < −0.5
Minor Health Penalty −0.5 ≤ value < −0.25
Tiny Health Penalty −0.25 ≤ value < 0
Small Health Boost 0 < value < +0.25
Medium Health Boost +0.25 ≤ value < +0.5
Significant Health Boost +0.5 ≤ value < +0.75
Huge Health Boost +0.75 ≤ value < +1
Massive Health Boost +1 ≤ value < +2
Godlike Health Boost +2 ≤ value
Death is the end of a character's life. For landed characters, it triggers succession for any held titles. There can be multiple causes:
 - When health is either poor, near death or dying, there is a chance at a given interval to die. The lower a character's health, the bigger this chance is.
 - Secret murder.png Upon success of a murder scheme, the targetted character dies.
 - The Attempt Suicide decision has a chance for the character to die.
 - Knights may die in battle or in duels, with this chance increasing with low prowess and other factors.
 - Characters may die when the holding they are currently residing in is captured in a siege.
 - Imprisoned characters may be executed by their jailors.
 - Various events may cause death.
See also: Breeding
Fertility represents a character's chance to have or cause pregnancy. Married couples and heterosexual lovers have a monthly chance to get the woman pregnant based on the average fertility of the two partners.
A character's base fertility is determined by their age:
Gender Age
16–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–60 61–70 70+
Male 100% 100% 100% 90% 80% 80% 70% 60% 50%
Female 100%


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Deploying software updates on several workstations one at a time can be a time-consuming procedure. Automated deployment utilities should be used to save time and make it possible automatically by starting a download on selected systems. Also, this is a very safe method to monitor and manage the software. So, would you like to know how to deploy updates on several systems at once? Then here are the directions given below, read them carefully:
Deploy Individual Updates
- Firstly, invoke the 'Patch Manager Administrator Console' option.
- Thereafter, select the Enterprise option.
- You should click on the 'Update Services' option.
- Then choose the 'WSUS Server' option.
- Go to the Updates option and click on it.
- When you have done that, you will be capable of seeing four choices that are considered for ease.
- You have to choose whatever update type you would like to deploy and choose an update through the list.
- Select the update, and right-click on it, then choose the option of 'Update Management' via the drop-down menu.
- Go to the first screen, and you will be capable of selecting the machine behavior.
- Once you finish the update, reboot the system, then choose the OK button.
- Later, you have to add the computer, laptops, or other devices to which the update is to be deployed.
- Select the option of Add Computer given.
- Afterward, give the needed info and choose the Add button.
- It will add the system to the list. In case you would like to add additional systems and then choose the Next option.
- You should schedule the updates deployment to occur daily, monthly, or weekly.
- If it all according to the requirements, choose the Finish option.
- Now, you can see the detailed update summary. In case you would like you to modify anything, select the Back option. If not, select the Finish option.
Deploy Updates Based on Certain Criteria
- Once again, launch the 'Patch Manager Administrator Console.'
- After that, expand the Enterprise option.
- Then choose the Update Services option and then select 'WSUS Server.'
- You should click on the Computers and Groups option.
- Go to the 'All Computers' categories.
- Thereafter, click on the machines group or a system and right-click on the screen.
- Then choose the option of 'Update Management Wizard.'
- You have to choose a rule already present on the list or specify your criteria.
- Select the lower option then choose the Next option.
- If you want to add the rule, select the 'Add Rule' option, and choose the option for the need.
- When you have defined and set your own rules, select the Next option.
- Thereafter, you will be capable of arranging after and before the machine update behavior with few other choices.
- You should select the button of Finish.
- Navigate to the next screen, and you have to choose the system again then select the Next button.
- Later, you will be capable of scheduling the task to happen on a daily, monthly or weekly basis whether you would like to.
- Now, choose the button of Next.
- Finally, you will be given a task overview, including information about the task.
- When you have done, select the Finish option.
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Fix Chrome update problems & failed updates
If you're having problems updating Chrome on your computer, you may see:
- Update failed: Updates are disabled by administrator
- Update failed (Error: 3) An error occurred while checking for updates: Update server not available
- Update failed (Error: 4) An error occurred while checking for updates: Update check failed to start
- Update failed (Error: 7) An error occurred while checking for updates: Download failed
- Other errors that mention that "Update failed"
Try the possible fixes below.
Close and relaunch Chrome
Short-term connection problems might affect your updates. To fix the problem, try these steps on your computer:
- Quit Google Chrome:
- Windows: Press CTRL + SHIFT + Q.
- Mac: Press Command [ICON] + Q.
- After a few minutes, open Chrome again.
Check for Malware
Unwanted software might have affected Chrome's ability to update. Learn how to fix the problem, depending on your computer:
Download and run the Chrome Cleanup Tool. It's an app that searches your computer for suspicious programs and offers to remove them for you.
Remove bad software and other programs on your computer that you don't remember installing.
- In the lower left corner of your screen, open Finder.
- On the left side of the box that appears, click Applications.
- Look for any programs you don't recognize, then do one of the following:
- Double-click Uninstall or Uninstaller and follow the on-screen steps.
- If you don't see these options, drag the icon from the Applications folder into the Trash.
- Empty your trash when you're done.
Programs to remove
Here are some common programs that might change your settings and are known to cause problems.
- Price Meter
- Mail.ru Sputnik/Guard
- Conduit Toolbars, Community Alerts & ValueApps
- Shopper Pro
- Consumer Input
- Content Defender
- Movie Dea
Reboot your computer
The update might have been stopped on your computer. Try rebooting your computer and updating Chrome again.
Download Chrome again
It's possible that some files are missing on your computer. To fix, uninstall Chrome. Make sure you meet the system requirements, then download Chrome again from _URL_ and try reinstalling.
If your computer doesn't let you to complete these steps, then you'll need to contact the person who has administrator rights to your computer to complete the Chrome update.
Laura is a Google Chrome expert and author of this help page. Leave her feedback about the page.


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Additive: E171 - Titanium dioxide
Functions: Colour
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natural number n < m such that gcd(n, m) = 1. A self-invertible element is an element whose inverse is itself.
In the proof of Wilson's Theorem for a prime p, the numbers 1 to p - 1 all have inverses. This is not true for a general m. In fact it is certain that (m - 1)! ≡ 0 (mod m), for this reason we instead consider the product of all invertible elements in mod m.
For the case where m = p is prime we also appealed to the fact 1 and p - 1 are the only elements when squared gives 1. In fact for m = pk, 1 and m - 1 (≡ -1)are the only self-invertible elements (see exercise). But for a general m, this is not true. Let's take for example m = 21. In arithmetic modulo 21 each of the following numbers has itself as an inverse
1, 20, 8, 13
so how can we say the product of all invertible elements equal to 1?
We use the CRT described above. Let us consider the case where m = 2pk. By the CRT, each element in mod m can be represented as a two tuple (a,b) where a can take the value 0 or 1 while b can take the value 0, 1,..., or pk - 1. Each two tuple corresponds uniquely to a pair of congruence equations and multiplication can be performed component-wise.
Using the above information, we can easily list all the self-invertible elements, because (a,b)2 ≡ 1 means (a2,b2) = (1,1), so a is an invertible element in mod 2 and b is an invertible element in mod pk, so a ≡ 1 or -1, b ≡ 1 or -1. But in mod 2 1 ≡ -1, so a = 1. Therefore, there are two elements that are self invertible in mod m = 2pk, they are (1,1) = 1, and (1, -1) = m - 1. So in this case, the result is the same as when m has only a single prime factor.
For the case where m has more than one prime factors and m≠ 2pk. Let say m has n prime factors then m can be represented as a n-tuple. Let say m has 3 distinct prime factors, then all the self-invertible elements of m are
 1. (1,1,1)
 2. (1,1,-1)
 3. (1,-1,1)
 4. (1,-1,-1)
 5. (-1,1,1)
 6. (-1,1,-1)
 7. (-1,-1,1)
 8. (-1,-1,-1)
their product is (1,1,1) which corresponds to 1 in mod m.
1. Let p be a prime. Show that in arithmetic modulo pk, 1 and pk - 1 are the only self-invertible elements.
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Fermat's Little Theorem[edit]
As mentioned in the previous section, not every element is invertible (i.e. has an inverse) mod m. A generalised version of Fermat's Last Theorem uses Euler's Totient function, it states
a^{\phi(m)} \equiv 1 \pmod m \!
for all a ≠ 0 satisfying gcd(a,m) = 1. This is easy to see from the generalised version of Wilson's Theorem. We use a similar technique from the prove of Fermat's Little Theorem. We have
(ab_1)(ab_2)\cdots (ab_{\phi(m)}) \equiv b_1b_2\cdots b_{\phi(m)} \pmod m
where the bi's are all the invertible elements mod m. By Wilson's theorem the product of all the invertible elements equals to, say, d (= 1 or -1). So we get
a^{\phi(m)}d \equiv d \pmod m \!
which is essentially the statement of Fermat's Little Theorem.
Although the FLT is very neat, it is imprecise in some sense. For example take m = 15 = 3 × 5, we know that if a has an inverse mod 15 then aφ(15) = a8 ≡ 1 (mod 15). But 8 is too large, all we need is 4, by that we mean, a4 ≡ 1 (mod 15) for all a with an inverse (the reader can check).
The Carmichael function λ(m) is the smallest number such that aλ(m) ≡ 1 (mod m) for invertible a. A question in the Problem Set deals with this function.
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Two-torsion Factorisation[edit]
It it quite clear that factorising a large number can be extremely difficult. For example, given that 76372591715434667 is the product of two primes, can the reader factorise it? Without the help of a good computer algebra software, the task is close to being impossible. As of today, there is no known efficient all purpose algorithm for factorising a number into prime factors.
However, under certain special circumstances, factorising can be easy. We shall consider the two-torsion factorisation method. A two-torsion element in modular m arithmetic is a number a such that a2 ≡ 1 (mod m).
Let's consider an example in arithmetic modulo 21. Note that using the CRT we can represent any number in mod 21 as a two-tuple. We note that the two-torsion elements are 1 = (1,1), 13 = (1,-1), 8 = (-1,1) and 20 = (-1,-1). Of interest are the numbers 13 and 8, because 1 and 20 (≡ - 1) are obviously two-torsion, we call these numbers trivially two-torsion.
Now, 13 + 1 = (1,-1) + (1,1) = (2,0). Therefore 13 + 1 = 14 is an element sharing a common factor with 21, as the second component in the two-tuple representation of 14 is zero. Therefore GCD(14,21) = 7 is a factor of 21.
The above example is very silly because anyone can factorise 21. But what about 24131? Factorising it is not so easy. But, if we are given that 12271 is a non-trivial (i.e. ≠ 1 or -1) two-torsion element, then we can conclude that both gcd(12271 + 1,24131) and gcd(12271 - 1,24131) are factors of 24131. Indeed gcd(12272,24131) = 59 and gcd(12270,24131) = 409 are both factors of 24131.
More generally, let m be a composite, and t be a non-trivial two-torsion element mod m i.e. t ≠ 1, -1. Then
gcd(t + 1,m) divides m, and
gdc(t - 1,m) divides m
this can be explained using the CRT.
We shall explain the case where m = pq and p and q are primes. Given t is a non-trivial two-torsion element, then t has representaion (1,-1) or (-1,1). Suppose t = (-1,1) then t + 1 = (-1,1) + (1,1) = (0,2), therefore t + 1 must be a multiple of p therefore gcd(t,m) = p. In the other case where t - 1 = (-1,1) - (1,1) = (-2,0) and so gcd(t - 1,m) = q.
So if we are given a non-trivial two-torsion element then we have effectively found one (and possibly more) prime factors, which goes a long way in factorising the number. In most modern public key cryptography applications, to break the system we need only to factorise a number with two prime factors. In that regard two-torsion factorisation method is frightening effectively.
Of course, finding a non-trivial two-torsion element is not an easy task either. So internet banking is still safe for the moment. By the way 76372591715434667 = 224364191 × 340395637.
1. Given that 18815 is a two-torsion element mod 26176. Factorise 26176.
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I was solving a question from the Regional Math Olympiad (RMO) 2014.
Find all positive real numbers $x,y,z$ such that
Here's my solution:
These expressions are cyclic. Therefore all solution sets must be unordered. This implies that $x=y=z$.
Thus, $x=2014$ and the solution is
$$x=2014\quad y=2014\quad z=2014$$
Here's the official solution:
Adding the three equations, we get $$\frac1x+\frac1y+\frac1z=\frac3{2014}$$
We can also write them as $$2xz-2yz+1=\frac z{2014},\quad2xy-2xz+1=\frac x{2014},\quad2yz-2xy+1=\frac y{2014}$$
Adding these, we get $$x+y+z=3\times2014$$
Therefore, $$\left(\frac1x+\frac1y+\frac1z\right)(x+y+z)=9$$
Using $\text{AM-GM}$ inequality, we therefore obtain $$9=\left(\frac1x+\frac1y+\frac1z\right)(x+y+z)\ge9\times(xyz)^{\frac13}\left({1\over xyz}\right)^{\frac13}=9$$
Hence equality holds and we conclude that $x=y=z$.
Thus we conclude $$x=2014\quad y=2014\quad z=2014$$
What I wonder is if there is something wrong with my approach. If yes, what is it? If no, then why is the official solution so long winded?
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 $\begingroup$ What exactly is a "solution set" and what does it mean for a solution set to be unordered? If a "solution set" is a set, then of course it is "unordered" because all sets are. Why would this imply that $x=y=z$? $\endgroup$ – littleO May 14 '18 at 10:48
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 $\begingroup$ Any solution of $(x-2y)(y-2x)=0$, if permuted, results in another solution. That doesn't mean we can conclude that $x=y$. It just means our solution set is symmetric across the line $x=y$. $\endgroup$ – G Tony Jacobs May 14 '18 at 10:57
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 $\begingroup$ That's still a claim that would require proof. $\endgroup$ – G Tony Jacobs May 14 '18 at 11:05
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 $\begingroup$ Would $x+y+z=4$ be a counterexample to your logic? $\endgroup$ – Bram28 May 14 '18 at 11:21
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 $\begingroup$ see jstor.org/stable/_PHONE_ entitled "Do symmetric problems have symmetric solutions?" $\endgroup$ – Matthew Towers May 14 '18 at 11:48
Consider the system of equations
$xy + z = 1, \quad yz + x = 1, \quad zx + y = 1$
These equations are related by cyclic permutations of $(x,y,z)$, but they are satisified by $(1,1,0)$ (and its cyclic permutations) when $x$, $y$ and $z$ are not all equal.
There are also solutions where $x=y=z=\frac{\pm \sqrt{5}-1}{2}$, but these are not the only solutions.
 - $\begingroup$ Ah. Of course. I didn't realize that. However, the question asks for positive reals. Could you provide an example where the solution set is wholly positive and unordered, but where the unknowns aren't equal? $\endgroup$ – DynamoBlaze May 14 '18 at 11:04
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 $\begingroup$ How about the same left-hand sides, but they're all equal to $3$? Then every permutation of $(1,1,2)$ works. $\endgroup$ – G Tony Jacobs May 14 '18 at 11:07
As Mohammad Riazi-Kermani and gandalf61 show, you cannot conclude $x=y=z$ simply from the cyclic invariance of the system of equations. However, in this case you can make a simple argument that starts with an observation based on cyclic invariance, namely that you may as well assume $x\ge y,z$ (i.e., cycle through $(x,y,z)$, $(y,z,x)$ and $(z,x,y)$ and pick the one that starts with the largest of the three numbers).
If $x\ge y,z$, then $2x-2y\ge0$ while $2z-2x\le0$, so that
$${1\over2014}=2x-2y+{1\over z}\ge{1\over z}\implies z\ge2014$$
$${1\over2014}=2z-2x+{1\over y}\le{1\over y}\implies 2014\ge y$$
so we now have $x\ge z\ge 2014\ge y$. But this now tells us $2y-2z\le0$, so that
$${1\over2014}=2y-2z+{1\over x}\le{1\over x}\implies2014\ge x$$
so we now have $2014\ge x\ge z\ge 2014\ge y$, from which we see $x=z=2014\ge y$. The final equality, $2014=y$, comes by sustituting $x=z=2014$ into any of the three equations.
Note, the implication ${1\over2014}\ge{1\over z}\implies z\ge2014$ requires the assumption $z\gt0$.
The equations being cyclic does not necessarily mean the variables are equal.
For example $$ x+y+z=6\\x^2+y^2+z^2=14\\x^3+y^3+z^3=36$$ Solutions are not equal. $$x=1, y=2,z=3$$ is one solutions set.
 - $\begingroup$ This isn't cyclic. Cyclic would be $3x^3+2y^2+z=11,3y^3+2z^2+x=11,3z^3+2x^2+y=11$. What I mean by cyclic is that you can just shift the places of the variables one to the left or one to the right to get another one of the given equations. $\endgroup$ – DynamoBlaze May 14 '18 at 13:46
 - $\begingroup$ _USER_ Thanks for the comment. That is quite different from what I was thinking. $\endgroup$ – Mohammad Riazi-Kermani May 14 '18 at 14:09
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 $\begingroup$ _USER_ That's not the standard definition of "cyclic". $\endgroup$ – Acccumulation May 14 '18 at 17:40
The general cyclic system is $$ f(x,y,z)=f(y,z,x)=f(z,x,y)=0$$ with some function $f$. There is not the slightest reason to assume that $f(42,\pi,e)\ne 0$.
First, your use of the word "cyclic" isn't quite consistent with its usual meaning.
Second, a counterexample:
yz+x = 0
zx+y = 0
(1,1,-1) satisfies these equations.
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Liz and the Blue Bird
Liz and the Blue Bird
2018, NR, 90 min. Directed by Naoko Yamada. Voices by Atsumi Tanezaki, Nao Tōyama, Miyu Honda, Konomi Fujimura, Yuri Yamaoka.
REVIEWED By Richard Whittaker, Fri., Nov. 2, 2018
There's a deception in the opening moments of Liz and the Blue Bird: It's not, as the European fairy tale opening of a young woman in a mythical forest might suggest, another anime adaptation of a Western fantasy. That's the story of a piece of music that's being prepared by a school orchestra, and the background to the story of shy oboist Mizore Yoroizuka (Tanezaki) and cheerful flutist Nozomi Kasaki (Tōyama). The two are both popular soloists and loyal best friends. Their enemy is simply time: As seniors, both are becoming increasingly and painfully aware that their bond has an expiration date. They're growing up, and facing separate futures where crushes and clubs don't really mean anything.
Liz and the Blue Bird is effectively a standalone spin-off from the successful novel and anime series Sound! Euphonium, chronicling the lives and complexities of the Kitauji High School music club. In the show, Mizore and Nozomi were background characters, but here the spotlight is on them, without any need to dive into the broader backstory. Instead, it's an instantly recognizable story of connection and loss, of how important teen friendships are without ever falling into melodrama. Director Yamada proved her skill in depicting young adults with bullying mortality tale A Silent Voice, but this time she has more space to dedicate to the tiniest of interactions, with the fairy tale's lesson about letting your friends find their wings becoming increasingly poignant and relevant.
What's most impressive is that Yamada gives delicate life to a wafer-thin story of two friends drifting apart. Without ever feeling choppy or over edited, the shots are composed in microscopic detail, and by letting the camera land on unexpected items, like the way the girls move their hands when they talk to each other, or tiny drifts out of focus when they become distracted. There are odd flights of abstraction, such as during some of the rehearsals, while the sideways glimpses of the fairy tale (increasingly a metaphor for the girls' ailing relationship) have a soft, hand-painted, almost impressionist feel, evocative of early Miyazaki, or Yoshio Kuroda's The Dog of Flanders. It gives a subtle contrast to the luminous CGI-enhanced but more realistic depictions of classroom life. There are no violent clashes or extraneous drama about boys. Instead, it's a simple and tender portrait of how friendships aren't always forever.
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the region between the labels, and perform a paste.
A final operation in cut and paste editing is the edit->clear operation. If a region is highlighted or in/out points exist, the affected region is cleared by edit->clear. But if the insertion point is over an edit boundary and the edits on each side of the edit boundary are the same resource, the edits are combined into one edit comprised by the resource. The start of this one edit is the start of the first edit and the end of this one edit is the end of the second edit. This either results in the edit expanding or shrinking.
With some edits on the timeline it's possible to do trimming. By trimming you shrink or grow the edit boundaries by dragging them. In either drag and drop mode or cut and paste mode, move the cursor over an edit boundary until it changes shape. The cursor will either be an expand left or an expand right. If the cursor is an expand left, the dragging operation affects the beginning of the edit. If the cursor is an expand right, the dragging operation affects the end of the edit.
When you click on an edit boundary to start dragging, the mouse button number determines which dragging behavior is going to be followed. 3 possible behaviors are bound to mouse buttons in the interface preferences. See INTERFACE.
The effect of each drag operation not only depends on the behavior button but whether the beginning or end of the edit is being dragged. When you release the mouse button, the trimming operation is performed.
In a Drag all following edits operation, the beginning of the edit either cuts data from the edit if you move it forward or pastes new data from before the edit if you move it backward. The end of the edit pastes data into the edit if you move it forward or cuts data from the end of the edit if you move it backward. All the edits thereafter shift. Finally, if you drag the end of the edit past the start of the edit, the edit is deleted.
In a Drag only one edit operation, the behavior is the same when you drag the beginning or end of an edit. The only difference is none of the other edits in the track shift. Instead, anything adjacent to the current edit expands or shrinks to fill gaps left by the drag operation.
In a Drag source only operation, nothing is cut or pasted. If you move the beginning or end of the edit forward, the source reference in the edit shifts forward. If you move the beginning or end of the edit backward, the source reference shifts backward. Where the edit appears in the timeline remains the same but the source shifts.
For all file formats besides still images, the extent of the trimming operation is clamped to the source file length. Attempting to drag the start of the edit beyond the start of the source clamps it to the source start.
In all trimming operations, all edits which start on the same position as the cursor when the drag operation begins are affected. Unarm tracks to prevent edits from getting affected.
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It would be sufficient to perform all changes to the timeline using editing operations, but this isn't very extensible. Certain timeline changes should produce a different effect in the output without involving a unique procedure to apply each change. This is why we have effects.
Effects fall into three categories, and each effect in a category is applied using the same procedure.
Some of the effects don't process data but synthesize data. In the case of a synthesis effect, you'll want to select a region of the track so the dragging operation pastes it without deleting it.
When dragging more than one effect onto a track, you'll see the effects layering from top to bottom, on the bottom of the track. When the track is played back, effects are processed from top to bottom. The output of the top effect becomes the input of the bottom effect and so on and so forth.
In addition to dragging from the resource window, there are 2 other methods of applying them:
When an effect exists under a track, it most often needs to be configured. Go to the effect and right click on it to bring up the effect popup. In the effect popup is a show option. The show option causes the GUI for the effect to appear under the cursor. Most effects have GUI's but some don't. If the effect doesn't have a GUI, nothing pops up when the show option is selected. When you tweek parameters in the effect GUI, the parameters normally effect the entire duration of the effect.
The two other effect types supported by the Attach Effect dialog are recycled effects. In order to use a recycled effect, three requiremenets must be met:
In the case of a shared effect, these conditions must be true. In the case of a shared track, there merely must be another track on the timeline of the same type as the track you're applying an effect to. If you right clicked on a video track to attach an effect, there won't be anything in the shared tracks column if no other video track exists. If you right clicked on an audio track there won't be anything in the shared track column if no other audio track exists.
Shared effects and shared tracks allow very unique things to be done. In the case of a shared effect, the shared effect is treated like a copy of the original effect except in the shared effect the GUI can't be brought up. All configuration of the shared effect is determined by the GUI of the original effect and only the GUI of the original effect can be brought up.
In addition, once the shared track has processed the output of the original track like a realtime effect, the shared track mixes itself into the output with it's settings for pan, mode, and projector. Thus, two tracks are mixing the same data on the output. Most of the time you don't want the shared track to mix the same data as the original track on the output. You want it to stop right before the mixing stage and give the data back to the original track. Do this by enabling the mutepatch_up.png mute toggle next to each track for whom you don't want to mix on the output.
Many operations exist for manipulating effects once they are in the timeline. Because mixing effects and media is such complex business, the methods used in editing effects aren't as concise as cutting and pasting. Some of the editing happens by dragging in/out points, some of the editing happens through popup menus, and some of it happens by dragging effects.
The three editing behaviors of track trimming apply to effect trimming and they are bound to the mouse buttons that you set in interface preferences. See INTERFACE. When you perform a trim edit on an effect, the effect boundary is moved by dragging on it. Unlike track editing, the effect has no source length. You can extend the end of an effect as much as desired without being limited.
Also unlike track editing, the starting position of the drag operation doesn't bind the edit decision to media. The media the effect is bound to doesn't follow effect edits. Other effects; however, do follow editing decisions made on an effect. If you drag the end of an effect which is lined up to effects on other tracks, the effects on the other tracks will be edited while the media stays the same.
In some cases you'll want a trimming operation to change only one row of effects. This can be achieved by first positioning the insertion point on the start or end of the effect. Then press shift while beginning the trimming operation. This causes the operation to change only one row of effects.
When you're moving effects up or down, be aware that if they're shared as shared effects, any references will be pointing to a different effect after the move operation.
Finally, there's dragging of effects. Dragging effects works just like dragging edits. You must select the arrow.png arrow to enter drag and drop mode before dragging effects. The effects snap to media boundaries, effect boundaries, and tracks. Be aware if you drag a reference to a shared effect, the reference will usually point to the wrong effect afterwards.
The rendered effects are not listed in the resource window but instead are accessed through the Audio->Render effect and Video->Render effect menu options. Each of these menu options brings up a dialog for the rendered effect. Rendered effects apply to only one type of track, either audio or video. If no tracks of the type exist, an error pops up.
A region of the timeline to apply the effect to must be defined before selecting Render effect.... If no in/out points and no highlighted region exists, the entire region after the insertion point is treated as the affected region. Otherwise, the region between the in/out points or the highlighted region is the affected region.
Secondly, the tracks to apply the rendered affect to need to be armed. All other tracks are ignored.
Finally, the rendered affect processes certain track attributes when it reads its input data but not others. Transitions in the affected track are applied. Nudge is not and effects are not. This allows the new data to be pasted into the existing position without changing the nudge value.
In the render effect dialog is a list of all the realtime and all the rendered effects. The difference here is that the realtime effects are rendered to disk and not applied under the track. Highlight an effect in the list to designate it as the one being performed.
Define a file to render the effect to in the Select a file to render to box. The magnify.png magnifying glass allows file selection from a list.
Select a file format which can handle the track type. The wrench.png wrench allows configuration specific to the file format.
Finally there is an insertion strategy just like in the render dialog. It should be noted that even though the effect applies only to audio or video, the insertion strategy applies to all tracks just like a clipboard operation.


Miguel Bruns Alonso, a student from the Netherlands' Delft University of Technology, has conceived a prototype pen that can measure and reduce the level of the user's stress.
The anti-stress pen features motion sensors and built-in electromagnets that react to the person's nervous system and detect stress. The pen was able to reduce the rate of heart fall by an average of five percent in an experiment performed on various persons.
Miguel Bruns Alonso's anti-stress pen is truly an important accessory in the busy modern world.


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The name given to any food dish prepared with mixed ingredients that include a starch (pasta, potato or grain), a protein (meat, poultry or fish), and vegetables combined with a soup sauce to keep it all together and baked in a covered dish. Greek and Latin in origin, the term Casserole is a common reference for a variety of different food dishes that combine ingredients in a soup-based sauce such as cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup. Another term used in reference to a Casserole is hotdish. Chicken and rice, tator tot hotdish, or tuna noodle hotdish are all forms of a Casserole or hotdish. Casserole may also be a term used to describe the piece of kitchenware in which the food is being served, such as a Casserole pot or dish. Casserole dishes are typically round and made from metal or oven-safe glass and pottery.
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How do i call an 800 number from mexico
How do I call an 800 number from my cell phone in Mexico?
Calling a 800 number from Mexico To successfully dial this number, you need to change the 800 prefix of the number. Instead, dial 001 then 880 and then the rest of the phone number. For example: if the US toll free number is 800 -_PHONE_, a caller in Mexico would dial : 001-_PHONE_.
Can I call an 800 number from outside the US?
Re: Dialing an 800 number from outside the USA. In general you cannot call 800 numbers from outside the U.S. or Canada. They are intended for domestic calls that will be paid for by the receiver of the call. Dial 882 for an 877 number and dial 883 for all 866 numbers.
How do I call a 1800 number from abroad?
Like all international 800 numbers, you can call 1800 numbers from overseas by dialing that country's international dialing prefix before the number. For example, to call an Australian 1800 number from overseas, you must first dial +61.
How do I call a US phone number from Mexico?
Regardless of why you want to call home, you can call a U.S. landline or cellphone number from Mexico by first dialing Mexico's exit code"00," followed by the U.S. country code "1," and then the destination number. For example, if calling West Los Angeles (area code 310) from Mexico, you would dial "00-_PHONE_."
How do I dial a number in Mexico?
How do I call a cell phone in Mexico?
Calling to/from Mexican cell phones Calling a Mexican cell phone from overseas: Dial Mexico's country code (+52) then the area code, and then the number. Do not include the '1' after the +52, as was required before August 3, 2019.
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How do you call an 800 number?
How can I call a toll free number? Toll free numbers are called the same way you would any other number. Just be sure to dial "1" followed by the correct toll free prefix ( 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, or 888).
How do I call an 800 number from Spain?
Another way to dial North American toll free numbers from abroad is by replacing the 3 digit toll free codes with other codes introduced years ago: 880 replaces 800 – so the example UK to US call above would become: 00 _PHONE_. 881 replaces 888 – again, the example US to Canada call above would be: _PHONE_.
What area code is 800 in USA?
With toll free numbers the charges are paid for by the party who is called instead of the caller. Although area code 800 is not assigned to a geographical area or time zone, calls to any toll free number may be restricted by the customer. Other toll free area codes are 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
How do I call an Indian 1800 number from UK?
How to call an India toll free number from the USA First, dial the US exit code 011. Then, dial the Indian country code 91. Next, dial the 3-digit toll-free number. Usually it is 800. Finally, dial the rest of the telephone number to be connected.
How do I call a 1800 number from Globe?
Toll-free 1800 numbers are for domestic calls only. For domestic calls to a 1800 number from a mobile device or landline, you must dial 1800xxxxxxx (where xxxxxx is your number 1800 ). Incoming calls to toll-free 1800 numbers are charged. Incoming calls to all other Zadarma phone numbers are free.
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How do 1800 numbers work?
Toll free numbers are telephone numbers with distinct three-digit codes that can be dialed from landlines with no charge to the person placing the call. Such numbers allow callers to reach businesses and individuals out of the area without being charged a long-distance fee for the call.
How do I call a toll free 855 number from Mexico?
Okay, in case anyone is interested, if you must call a 1- 855 US number from Mexico, dial : 001-884 and the number.
What do Mexico phone numbers look like?
Below is an example of what a Mexican phone number looks like if you were to call it from various countries: If you're calling +52 55 _PHONE_ from the US or Canada, you would dial 011 52 55 _PHONE_. If you're calling +52 55 _PHONE_ from the UK or Europe, you would dial 00 52 55 _PHONE_.
How do you call Texas from Mexico?
To call a Houston landline or mobile phone number from Mexico, follow this dialing procedure. Dial Mexico int'l access code / IDD: 00. Dial US country code: + 1. Dial a 10-digit Houston phone number. Mexico


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U.S. and China Strive for Communication Channels Amidst Rising Tensions: Secretary Blinken's Insights
In a bid to avoid conflict and foster better relations between the United States and China, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has emphasized the urgent need to establish stronger lines of communication. However, these efforts have hit roadblocks, particularly in the military-to-military sphere. During his recent talks with Chinese officials, Secretary Blinken discussed the importance of preventing miscommunication and misunderstanding that could potentially lead to conflicts. Additionally, the secretary highlighted the need for improved cooperation in tackling the fentanyl crisis, a dire issue affecting both countries. Let's delve deeper into the details.
Establishing Robust Lines of Communication
The Significance of Military-to-Military Communication
Secretary Blinken emphasizes the importance of establishing military-to-military communication channels to avoid clashes caused by miscommunication or misunderstanding. While progress has been made in several areas of communication between the United States and China, military communication remains a challenge.
Efforts are underway to bridge the communication gap and establish regular engagement between the two nations' defense chiefs. While no formal agreement has been reached, both sides have acknowledged the imperative nature of dialogue and the benefits it would bring.
The U.S.-Soviet Experience
Drawing lessons from the Cold War, Secretary Blinken compares the need for communication with China to the successful establishment of a hotline between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. However, he clarifies that the envisioned communication with China would be more focused on regular engagement rather than a hotline-like system.
Addressing the Fentanyl Crisis
Cooperation in Battling the Fentanyl Epidemic
Secretary Blinken stresses the need for greater Chinese cooperation in combatting the fentanyl crisis, which is a significant threat to Americans' lives. He highlights the impact of stricter regulations in the past, leading to a significant reduction in manufactured fentanyl from China.
Precursor Chemicals and International Cooperation
The secretary outlines the challenges posed by precursor chemicals used in fentanyl production. These chemicals, often transported to Mexico, exacerbate the crisis as they are transformed into fentanyl and subsequently reach the United States. International cooperation, particularly with Chinese chemical manufacturers, is crucial in addressing this issue.
United States-China Partnership
Secretary Blinken urges the United States and China to work together in curbing the fentanyl crisis, emphasizing that it is not about placing blame but rather about finding mutually beneficial ways to solve the problem. Sharing information, improving labeling practices, and implementing stringent protocols to prevent illicit use of precursor chemicals are key areas for collaboration.
Diversion Tactics and China's Role
Confronting Diversion Tactics
Lawmakers have accused China of intentionally using diversion tactics to flood the United States with fentanyl, exacerbating the crisis. The secretary acknowledges that cooperation from China has decreased in recent years but highlights the progress made through previous collaborations.
Chinese officials have cited concerns over U.S. sanctions and the scheduling of fentanyl as reasons for limited cooperation. Secretary Blinken acknowledges these concerns while emphasizing the shared responsibility of both nations in working together to combat the crisis.
Despite China's concerns, Secretary Blinken emphasizes the urgent need for enhanced cooperation. He believes scheduling fentanyl and addressing China's concerns, alongside active collaboration, are essential steps toward mitigating the crisis.
Secretary Blinken's recent talks with Chinese officials shed light on the challenges and potential ways forward regarding communications and cooperation between the United States and China. While progress has been made in various aspects, further efforts are needed to establish military-to-military communication channels to prevent conflicts arising from miscommunication. Additionally, both nations must prioritize joint action to combat the fentanyl crisis, including information sharing, improved labeling, and the prevention of illicit use of precursor chemicals. Despite concerns raised by China, Secretary Blinken emphasizes that cooperation is crucial, and by working together, the United States and China can address these pressing issues.


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This step-by-step tutorial will guide you through the process of Google Classroom Integration With LMS Theme
Schools and technology companies can use the Classroom API to build tools that interact with Classroom and G Suite for Education, and make Classroom work
Step 1 : Please install and activate the plugin DesignThemes Webinar
Step 2 : Navigate to the WP Dashboard > DT Webinar > General > JSON Credentials. Please add your Google Classroom API JSON text
Step 3 : You can choose the page layout for the classes which are retrieved from Google Classroom
Step 4 : Go to _URL_ for creating the api keys. Login with the gmail id that is going to be the admin email of google classes
Step 5 : Create new project and then Credentials > OAuth client ID, there you need to enter your url and the redirect url. For url use your domain name and for the redirect url use this url _URL_ Replace yourdomain.com to corresponding one.
Step 6 :Now you can download the json file from the option shown in this screenshot
Step 7: Open the json file and copy the content and paste it in the json text area mentioned in point 2 and click save. Once saved just click the button "Connect / Reconnect To Google Classroom" now it will be redirected to the google auth page. Sign in with the gmail id in which you have created google classrooms.
Step 8: Now all the google classrooms data will be saved in our site.
Step 9 : To Display the google classrooms in the frontend, just create a new page and assign "Google Classroom Template" as shown in this screenshots


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A new Rice University-led study of ancient predators remains reveals new information about how prehistoric humans found – or did not find – food.
For more than three decades, archaeologists thought that one potential source of meat — crucial for the development of the early human brain — was the flesh abandoned from sabertooth cat kills. Until very recently, researchers thought that prehistoric humans stripped flesh from abandoned animal carcasses to consume, but these ancient remains suggest that was not the case. The new research, conducted on fossil remains from 1.5 million years ago, reveals that sabertooth cats fully devoured the flesh of their prey and even consumed some bones.
These iconic ancient predators, named for their enormous upper canines, roamed the landscapes of Africa, Eurasia and the Americas from the Miocene to the late Pleistocene. Manuel Dominguez-Rodrigo, a visiting professor of anthropology at Rice and the study's first author, was able to determine together with his colleagues the eating habits of these prehistoric cats based on their skeletons and those of their prey.
The discovery is significant, according to Dominguez-Rodrigo, because it indicates that early humans relied on various methods to find protein sources. It lends credence to the notion that early humans were already skilled hunters.
Dominguez-Rodrigo said the research helps further this area of study as it eliminates a source of this important type of food for ancient humans. However, he said, there are still a lot of unanswered questions about how prehistoric humans hunted and gathered food, and these topics will be the focus of future work.
Cover Photo: Examples of African warthog carcasses consumed by modern lions.
Source: Rice University


Is there sound coming from the Sun? (Beginner)
Hello, I am an amateur astronomer. I also enjoy working with sound and harmonic ratios. My question is, does sound emanate from the sun? Would such a sound wave create nodes that would allow for a planet's distance from the sun?
There are definitely some sound waves propagating through the Sun's interior. Because of the composition of the Sun (basically, a big ball of gas), sound waves can propagate quite easily in it. The study of such waves is called helioseismology. By observing oscillations at the surface of the Sun, astronomers try to figure out the patterns of the waves inside, which tells them a lot about the internal structure of the Sun (the same can be applied to other stars as well).
However, this doesn't mean that there is some sound coming from the Sun! Unlike light waves, sound waves cannot travel in vacuum: they need a medium in which they can travel. So since space is very close to empty, sound waves cannot propagate.
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Why do tents leak when touched?
tents leak when touched
this is a major problem currently in the world of camping.
mainly because the conversations are massive interfere with something you find it is becoming very widespread, and it is very almost mistaken for a leak.
leaked a while these days of very, very waterproof, it is very unlikely that they have been disclosed admits that there will be occasional problems when you have a real leak but probably condensation is 90% – 99 % of the time. Actually this due to humidity or water inside the attempted.
so, the principle is really because we now use more fabrics that would like expect durable and certainly easier to faster and drier.
so, it's just basically makes things a lot simpler if you got a wet tent, you could dry it faster.
what is fundamentally the customers and us as retailers want to get out of the tent to sell.
something that is faster and easier, and it is you see it certainly with inflatable tents like this here.
in the past years, it has been absorbing polyester, poly-cotton material, which is naturally breathable as well as raincoat.
so, the joys are when you get humidity in tents naturally on us, opens through heat let air pass-through it is much cooler inside. It helps again with condensation.
why do tents leak when touched
condensation may occur whether someone is in a tent or not. just brings you down to temperature change outside and even less when we inside a little and exhaling the materials we use now look more like polyester, so it is a non-breathable material on which they put a PU coating make waterproof.
the problem with that, as I said, it becomes very waterproof and, in some cases, when you can take something like this kind of him is hard 6000 mils close the head for this particular tent, therefore essentially what this means is that they put a material down put around sitting on top fill the water until they get three pins or drops of water fall through and that is when they define what is waterproof it so that it can take six meters of water put under pressure on this material.
why do tents leak when touched
The Department of Defense classifies waterproof as approximate or seven eight hundred six thousand meters you said astronomically raincoat but like I said, it's not them breathing so the problem is even though what will not come in humidity is not going out.
so, when you find yourself here again with the tempo change you find the windows how I sort to have missed it or there are droplets along the roof that goes down purely condensation is not really water coming through the tent itself.
what do you it's when you have a lot waterproof material like this, they also need to put it together and therefore so they make holes sew holes in what they are doing now you are going to make this waterproof do they heat weld the seams they put on a clear heating tape while the joined and this prevents the water from coming in.
a person will, in fact exhale in a night's sleep a pint of water, so you are talking about five hundred and sixty milliliters ago there are around, and so it is a lot of water, your exhale apply overnight to sleep.
I mean a 500-milliliter bottle of water so a person alone in a night's sleep in any tent, I'm good to breathe out bats.
So wear mine, these are eight-man tents and you can have eight people inside by about would say six people for six beautiful beds in the back, and the six people asked about a little more free liters of the water. a lot of water just one single night and that's why again using non-breathable materials make even more noticeable condensation.
Now because we have zoning groundsheets which is still a beautiful thing and it's something that makes a lot of camping more than a luxury process of luxury items for.
Do like you everyone really wants, and this essentially intensifies, and you make it more visible condensation and you find more water in your tent these days because it's has nowhere to escape.
Years ago, when we start the material if you discerning the groundsheet is like a water would literally come finalize the point, then exit the tent because it is only in the groundsheets.
Now he collects it remains, and it is a lot more notable and as said the water would be always naturally try to find the lowest so point when you find something like.
this is a faithful tent naturally what you will find that he will try to get to the lowest point for you to notice you find it around the base of the beams as it is lowest points or again he will try and drip the point of suspension, so never lanterns rooms pull anything, so he won't actually try and come and find the land.
one thing manufacturers are now trying to do to overcome the problem is that they put more ventilation panels in you see it more in the new tents.
you mainly get along just to give air circulation to try and keep it as cool and how the condensation as possible.
now the tents have passed always had a ventilation panel above the bedroom. it's always the case now, but still, as I said with sewn into sheets of soil moisture is trap even more, than it was last or ten years.
so this is where you know something like the ventilation panels on the sides are a primordial absolute that you have opened it even if it is a cold day because that's just going to help with condensation.
Many tents leak by accidentally touching them from the inside.
This phenomenon can be extremely annoying, although there are explanations and a few ways to solve the problem.
There are two main factors that keep water from coming out of your tent: hydrostatic head and surface tension.
While "HH" is a characteristic of the tent, surface tension is simply the reason water forms a mass of droplets which cannot pass through the pores of the fibers.
However, when you touch the tent from the inside, you increase the chances of breaking this surface tension, leaving the hydrostatic head as the only water repellent.
The best way to overcome this problem, in my opinion, is to limit the occupied interior space. For this, you can use a sleeping pad instead of a large mattress.
A different approach would be to get a larger tent, maybe 1 to 2 people larger. This way, you decrease the chances of hitting it by increasing the potential space.
Well, that would be it. I hope my article raised some solutions and answered your questions.
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Falcon researcher Dr Donna Falconer (photographed by a
motion-activated camera) uses a walking pole to protect
herself from attacking falcons, at Ferintosh Station, near
Mt Cook. Photo supplied.
There is no room for complacency over the future of the
endangered New Zealand falcon, researcher and falcon advocate
Dr Donna Falconer says.
Dr Falconer, who recently gained a University of Otago PhD in
geology, and has had her distinctive name since birth,
swiftly found herself inspired by a series of close
encounters with New Zealand falcons after moving to Twizel
six years ago.
Her subsequent research and close-up photography involving
falcons will feature in a talk she will give at the Orokonui
Ecosanctuary at 1pm tomorrow.
Dr Falconer said she was seriously considering going back to
Otago University to study for another PhD, on these birds.
It was a good time to be raising awareness about the karearea
or New Zealand falcon, as the latest season's fledglings were
''starting to make themselves known''.
Chicks from the Eastern falcon subtype, in the mid/southern
South Island, started fledging from early December until the
middle of this month and were easy to tell from their parents
because they had white/grey feet and soft fleshy body parts,
whereas adults were all yellow.
Two of the biggest threats inexperienced falcons faced were
being electrocuted by power lines or hit by cars when eating
Falcons were ''a bit of a double-edged sword'' where
ecosanctuaries were concerned.
''As majestic as they are, it's only natural they'd put all
those incredible hunting skills to good use given the
veritable smorgasbord of fine dining opportunities at their
wing tips in such places.''
Orokonui Ecosanctuary general manager Chris Baillie said two
falcons and a hawk overflew the ecosanctuary from time to
She was not aware of having lost any birds or other animals
through falcon predation, and birds and lizards had places to
hide if needed.
''Falcons are part of the ecosystemthey deserve
conservation as much as any other native species.''


How much has Ukraine's army changed? / ENG video
The Ukrainian armed forces have started switching to NATO standards. Medics, military police, intelligence, and general staff were the first to introduce Western terminology, ranks and equipment. Just six years ago, the Ukrainian army symbolised corruption and underdevelopment. Today, Western analysts see it as an impressive military force.
In the spring of 2014, Russian troops occupied Crimea, and Russian subversives invaded Donbas. Ukraine could only confront them with 6,000 soldiers, or 4% of its 140,000-strong army, which took three months to revitalise. Meanwhile, a volunteer army defended the country, and civilians brought them food, medicine, bulletproof vests, Jeeps, and even armoured vehicles.
The army reforms began in 2015. How much has the Ukrainian army changed?
In 2015, President Petro Poroshenko approved a new military doctrine and national security strategy, with Russia as the main opponent. Ukraine dropped its non-aligned status. The goal of the army reforms was NATO membership, which was even added to the Constitution.
Since 2013, Ukraine's defence budget has tripled. Military personnel's salaries have also tripled. Today, junior officers in the Ukrainian army earn about the same as their Belarusian counterparts, but half that of a Russian lieutenant.
Russian military's power: Fact or fiction / ENG video
Soldiers were given new uniforms. This was how Ukrainian fighters looked in 2013: a late-Soviet-type uniform, bullet-proof vest and machine gun from thirty years ago, World War II backpack and helmet. And this is how they looked in 2015: modern camouflage, Kevlar helmet, body armour, equipment vest, and tactical backpack.
Food has also improved. Before 2016, army canteens were supplied with 40 types of products, while now there are 396.
Structure and numbers
In May 2014, Kyiv brought back the draft, which had been abolished under Viktor Yanukovych. No conscripts were sent into the ATO zone, and reservists were mobilised instead. Six waves of mobilisation led to an influx of 210,000 troops. Draftees, conscripts, and contracted soldiers helped double the size of the army.
Today, 250,000 people serve in the Ukrainian armed forces, of whom 150,000 have combat experience, but only one-sixth of conscripts are in the army.
Russian aggression forced the army to change its structure. Now there are five types of Ukrainian troops: Ground Forces, the Air Force, the Navy, Paratroops as a separate force, and now there are Special Operations Forces, tasked with intelligence, sabotage, and disinformation.
In November, the forces introduced new ranks based on NATO standards. Warrant officers were replaced by professional sergeants, to command platoons, train young fighters, and assist officers, as in the West.
Ukrainian officers have become more responsive and proactive. The war has taught them not to await orders from above, but to make decisions themselves.
"The 24th Samaro-Ulyanovsk "Berdychivskaya" (awarded the Orders of the October Revolution, Red Banner, Suvorov, and Bohdan Khmelnytsky) Mechanised Brigade". Similar cumbersome Soviet unit names were discontinued in 2015.
The following year, Soviet stars disappeared from officers' epaulettes, and were replaced by diamond-shaped ones, as worn by Ukrainian People's Republic soldiers in the early 20th century. The new parade uniform was also based on traditional UPR and Western army uniforms.
And in October 2018, the Verkhovna Rada approved a military greeting, which also dates back to the times of the UPR – "Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes!"
How much does a country spend on one soldier per year? ($, in thousands)
Defence plants began operating at the start of the Donbas war, repairing Soviet-era equipment, but also supplying troops with new anti-tank missiles, armoured personnel carriers, tanks, and high-precision missile systems.
Since 2014, the United States has provided Ukraine with 1.6 billion dollars' worth of military aid. To compare, this is the cost of 250 Abrams tanks, or one-third of Ukraine's military budget this year.
But before 2018, America was supplying not tanks, but artillery radar, night-vision devices, and medical kits. Yavoriv exercise range near Lviv – where U.S. instructors train Ukrainian soldiers – was modernised using American funds.
Two years ago, Washington agreed to sell Kyiv sniper rifles and 37 Javelin anti-tank missile launchers. The government is now considering buying American fighter jets and helicopters.
The bottom line
Within a few years, Ukraine has managed to increase its defence budget several times and build up an army capable of stopping the Russian war machine. From relics of the USSR, Ukrainian troops have now become a symbol of patriotism and rapprochement with the West. The Ukrainian military is currently the most-respected state institution.
But problems remain – the Ukrainian army receives much less funding than the Russian or neighbouring NATO armies. It needs to replace 30-year-old planes and anti-aircraft systems, as well as warships, half of which were lost in Crimea.
Civil society and officers with war experience are seeking to radically alter the army, but reforms could be delayed by Ukraine's old sore points – corruption, and the generals' and politicians' unwillingness to change.
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