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In REST API, a resource is an abstract notion. When the client and the server communicate with each other, they exchange representations of resources.
The resource representation has the form of an XML document. For example, if you request information about a Veeam backup server connected to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager will return a resource representation of the Veeam backup server resource similar to the following:
A resource representation is a document that holds all data you need to know about the resource and its behavior. Typically, a resource representation contains the following data on the resource:
- General information about the resource: name, ID, URL and type
- Information about other resources related to the resource
- Set of actions that can be performed with the resource (if applicable)
Information about related resources and actions available for the resource is presented in the form of links.
- Resource Representations for Non-Key Resources
- Resource Representation for Key Resources
- Resource Representations for Collections of Resources


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Radioactive phosphorus therapy
This page tells you about radiotherapy treatment with radioactive phosphorus. There is information about
Radioactive phosphorus is a radioactive form of the element phosphorus. It can be used as a treatment for some blood disorders, including one called polycythaemia rubra vera (PCRV). Polycythaemia rubra vera means that your bone marrow makes too many red blood cells. You may make too many platelets and white blood cells too.
Radioactive phosphorus is absorbed by the bone marrow and gives a dose of radiation, which stops it making excess cells. Very little radiation is given to the rest of the body. This treatment is not commonly used because other types of treatment are available. It may be used if you have had PCRV for some time.
You have radioactive phosphorous as an injection in the outpatient department. You can go home straight after the treatment.
There aren't usually any side effects. After the injection you will be temporarily radioactive but this is not harmful to you. It is not a hazard to anyone else because it is such a small dose and the radioactivity has such a short range. Treatment with radioactive phosphorus over many years can cause leukaemia.
Your medical physicist or radiotherapy doctor (clinical oncologist) will be able to explain the treatment to you in detail if you would like. You can find helpful booklets and leaflets on our thyroid cancer reading list. The thyroid cancer organisations page has other sources of information.
If you want to find people to share experiences with online, you could use CancerChat, our online forum. Or go through My Wavelength. This is a free service that aims to put people with similar medical conditions in touch with each other.
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FUTA Overview
COVID-19: FUTA Researchers Recommend Cocoa-Zobo-Ginger Beverage as Immunity Booster against Diseases
In the wake of the rampaging Corona Virus Pandemic, a group of Researchers at the Federal University of Technology Akure,FUTA led by Nathaniel Fagbemi a Professor of Food Science Technology, has recommended the regular consumption of a blend of Cocoa-Zobo-Ginger beverage which has the potential to boost immunity of people against communicable diseases and viruses. The Cocoa-Zobo-Ginger beverage with high antioxidant potential was developed by the FUTA Researchers from blends of Hibiscus sabdariffa (zobo) and ginger blends and Natural Cocoa Powder. The cocoa–zobo–ginger beverage possesses high antioxidant activities and show potential as a health security beverage that can boost immunity against diseases and viruses.
The researchers say though Oxidation reactions are necessary for life especially during respiration, complex electron transfer and incomplete reduction of oxygen can result into generation of highly reactive and damaging Reactive Oxygen Species leading to oxidative stress. Oxidative stress has been associated with the cause of significant damage to biological molecules such as lipids, proteins, DNA and development of chronic diseases such as cancer, arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, diabetes, neurological disorder and weakening of immune system.
They said research has shown that though the human body has physiological defense mechanism, which produces antioxidants to reduce oxidative damage, additional antioxidants may be necessary during severe oxidative stress and for constant maintenance of oxidative balance. Functional beverages that are high in antioxidants like the Zobo-Ginger-Cocoa drink can adequately protect against oxidative stress and boost immunity in case of stress or diseases. They said a better immunity help to fend off diseases and also improves chances of survival of ill persons. The Cocoa-Zobo-Ginger beverage could be made in cold or hot water extracts making it vital in the hot tropical climate as well as in the cold Harmattan seasons obtained in Nigeria. They said its ingredients are easily available and can be made and enjoyed by all strata of the society.
The University has the Cocoa-Zobo-Ginger beverage blends in sachets which has been developed and exhibited in many NUC organized university trade fairs and scientific exhibitions and would be ready to enter into partnership with Government agencies and other interested stakeholders for mass production. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Joseph Fuwape, said FUTA will continue to respond to emerging national and global trends and challenges through relevant researches and product development.


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Retention At STCC
Can a college examine student retention prior to defining what retention is to the particular institution? There is currently one standard, national retention definition that was established by the federal government and must be reported by all colleges on an annual basis. That definition is:
Program Retention: Tracks the full-time student in a degree program over time (6yrs/4yr college, 3yrs/2yr college) to determine whether the student has completed the program.
Center for the Study of College Retention: Retention
This cohort-based rate is the rate from which the Federal Student Right to Know Graduation Rate is calculated. But this retention definition does not include students who carry less than a full-time load in their first semester at the college. At STCC, this rate represents about 50% of our incoming class on average.
- Course Completion Rates
- Course Pass Rates
- Focus Group Findings for Post Traditional Students 2013
- Retention Analyses 2013
- Fall to Spring Retention Rates - Overall & By Gender
- Fall to Spring Retention Rates by Ethnicity & Student Type
- Placement & Retention Analysis of General and NonGeneral Studies Students.
Fall to Fall
- Cohort: A cohort is a body of students that have something in common. This can be start term; enrolled term; their program or course; or a demographic profile such as gender, race, service received, or academic placement.
- First-time: A first-time student is one who is attending STCC for the first time.
- Freshman vs Transfer: A freshman never attended college previously while a transfer is a student who has prior college experience whether they are transferring in credits from another institution or not.
- New Student: A student enrolling in credit bearing courses
- Census Date: The date the college takes an official snapshot of the term enrollment. It is also called the freeze date.
Types of Retention Reporting
- Course Retention: The Course Completion Rate is the number of
students enrolled in each credit course after the course census
date divided by the number of students who successfully complete
the course and earn a grade of D- or better at the end of the term.
- For Achieving the Dream, this definition is modified to a Course Pass Rate that reflects the number of students who successfully complete the course and earn a grade of C or better at the end of the term.
- Student Retention: Tracks the students' enrollment patterns.
There are three relevant time frames:
- Term to Term tracks the student enrollment pattern across consecutive terms Fall to Spring or Spring to Fall.
- Year to Year tracks the student enrollment pattern across consecutive years Fall to Fall or Spring to Spring.
- Progressive Retention tracks an incoming class (term cohort) through their academic experience.
Definition of Institutional Cohorts
The term-based Cohort used to calculate a retention rate can be based on one of many definitions. STCC reports:
- Total Term Headcount = All students enrolled with registered credits in a specific term.
- National Cohort = All first-time, full-time degree-seeking Freshman in a specific term.
- Freshman (CSRDE) Cohort = All first-time degree-seeking Freshman full or part-time in a specific term.
- Incoming (ATD) Cohort = All incoming degree-seeking first-time freshman or transfer students in a specific term.
- Persisting (BHE) Cohort = Any new students in a specific term who attempted at least 18 credits within two years of initial enrollment and did not enroll in ESL.
- Concentrator (Perkins) Cohort = Any student who has earned 12 credits by the start of a specific term.

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Compare States per 100 k population
Data Source: The COVID Tracking Project ( The data is updated everyday at around 6:00 pm EST.
What does this show?
 1. Shows selected metric (Cases, Deaths, Current Hospitalizations and Tests per 100 k population) on map of the US. Current hospitalization is non additive metric - so, pick only one day using the slider to see the data for that day. Default view shows time range from July 1st to latest date.
 2. The bar chart shows all relevant metrics per 100,000 population by state cohorts.
How to use this?
 1. Select "Reporting Date" slider to select the date range. Reporting date is the date when cases are reported and may be different than date of actual event. For example, a death occurred on July 11th may only have been reported by hospital on July 21st. Since different states have different methodologies - it is nearly impossible to always tie back event date to reporting date.
 2. Pick a "Per 100 k" metric from the radio button.
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Elections FAQ 13
What is "direct legislation" and what are its limits?
Direct legislation is a process that authorizes citizens in cities and villages to draft and submit a proposed ordinance or resolution to the governing body of the community for adoption or submission to the general electorate for adoption or rejection. Importantly, direct legislation authority "is a creature of statute and its use must comport with the requirements established by the legislature." Heitman v. City of Mauston Common Council, 226 Wis. 2d 542, 547, 595 N.W.2d 450 (Ct. App. 1999) (citing Landt v. City of Wisconsin Dells, 30 Wis. 2d 470, 478-79, 141 N.W.2d 245 (1966)).
A petition for direct legislation must be signed by "[a] number of electors equal to at least 15 percent of the votes cast for governor at the last general election in their city or village." Wis. Stat. sec. 9.20(1). Upon certification as to sufficiency and form by the city or village clerk, "[t]he common council or village board shall, without alteration, either pass the ordinance or resolution within 30 days following the date of the clerk's final certificate, or submit it to the electors at the next spring or general election." Wis. Stat. sec. 9.20(4). If adopted by the council or board or by the voters in the election, the ordinance cannot be vetoed, nor can it be repealed or amended for a period of two years, except by a vote of the electors. Wis. Stat. sec. 9.20(8).


ing stiffness is selected based on the answers to the questions. The age of the player is not in this system but should play a role also. Young kids should play with a more comfortable string bed, comfort string at lower string bed stiffness, to prevent injuries and so that they learn to use the power out of the string bed. Lower the calculated stiffness by one stiffness class (3 kg/cm) for children under 16. Keep in mind that today's pros play at relative low stiffnesses (Federer at 34 kg/cm) so that they can use the power of the string bed to lift the speed of their game.
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The right side of the route map shows the string bed stiffness and the stringing tension for each category of player. The relation between the string bed stiffness and the stringing tension will be explained in a later chapter of this series.
In the next chapter of this series we will deal with string bed stiffness.
About the author
In 1982, Fred Timmer and his father started the Stringway business, based on the cross stringing tool that Timmer designed. A development engineer with the Dutch Nuclear Centre, Timmer has designed all Stringway products. He also has conducted research on the mechanics and properties of racquet strings, which has led to the development of the Tension Advisor (translator from string bed stiffness to stringing tensions), the Rucanor Tennis computer and the Stringlab. Since 2010, Timmer has worked on a string classification system with the USRSA and the Dutch racquet forum. You can reach him at
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Mechanical pressure switches are one of the most important tools to reduce costs and improve service efficiency of water treatment operations. These switches sense the pressure of a fluid and activates or deactivates a pump, compressor, or other mechanical device when the pressure reaches a preset threshold. The switches help regulate the pressure of water in a treatment plant, ensuring that the plant is able to operate at optimal levels. Hence, pressure switches are critical for water treatment professionals as they are responsible for regulating the flow of water in a system by automatically turning the system on and off as needed. Without proper regulation, water treatment systems can be overwhelmed with too much water pressure, which can lead to damage or even failure. In addition, these switches can also help protect water treatment systems from damage by preventing too much pressure from building up in the system. At Cannon Water Technology, we offer several makes and models of mechanical pressure switches that help reduce costs and improve efficiency of any treatment plant.
Pressure Switches Working Principle
A pressure switch is a device that senses the pressure of a fluid and automatically activates or deactivates a device in response to the fluid pressure. The switch can be set to activate at a certain pressure, or it can be set to deactivate at a certain pressure. The switch can also be set to activate or deactivate based on a difference in pressure between two points in a system.
General Features of Mechanical Pressure Switches Offered by Cannon Water
Our selection features various pressure switches, which are designed for a specific purpose. For example, some switches are used to regulate the pressure in a system, while others are used to detect a change in pressure. The following are some common features of the switches.
- Pressure switches are highly accurate and can be calibrated to within a very tight tolerance. This makes them ideal for use in critical applications where small changes in pressure can mean the difference between success and failure.
- Another key feature of these switches is that they are durable and can withstand harsh environments. This is important in applications where the switch will be exposed to extreme temperatures, vibrations, or other conditions that could damage a less robust device.
- The switches are easy to install and use, so you can start using them right away.
- Mechanical pressure switches come in a variety of different sizes and styles, so you can find one that fits your needs.
- They are available in different mounting options and enclosures.
Applications of Pressure Switches
There are a variety of industries that utilize our switches to monitor and control process parameters. Some of these industries include:
Mechanical pressure switches are an important piece of equipment for many industrial and commercial applications. At our company, we offer a wide variety of these switches to meet your needs. We also offer a variety of deals and discounts on these switches, so you can get the best possible price. Cannon Water also offer a variety of customization options so that you can get the perfect switch for your needs. If you have any questions about our products or services, our team is always here to help. Contact us today to learn more about our pressure switches and how we can help you find the perfect solution for your needs.


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Improved Average-Voice-based Speech Synthesis Using Gender-Mixed Modeling and a Parameter Generation Algorithm Considering GV
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For constructing a speech synthesis system which can achieve diverse voices, we have been developing a speaker independent approach of HMM-based speech synthesis in which statistical average voice models are adapted to a target speaker using a small amount of speech data. In this paper, we incorporate a high-quality speech vocoding method STRAIGHT and a parameter generation algorithm with global variance into the system for improving quality of synthetic speech. Furthermore, we introduce a feature-space speaker adaptive training algorithm and a gender mixed modeling technique for conducting further normalization of the average voice model. We build an English text-to-speech system using these techniques and show the performance of the system.


Padre Pio and Chiesa viva
Why Was Padre Pio Poisoned?
By Dr. Franco Adessa
"The dossier "The Secret
 of the Padre Pio's Empty
Tomb" exists, currently,
in Italian, English and Spanish
and has already been distributed
to the Religious authorities,
the Clergy and the top political
authorities, worldwide.
The darkness that envelops this
"secret" could easily be dispelled
if one could only answer,
in an exhaustive way, these three
simple questions:
1. Was Padre Pio poisoned?
2. Who wanted Padre Pio poisoned?
3. Why was Padre Pio
With reference to the contents of
the dossier "The Secret of the
Padre Pio's Empty Tomb" and
of the book bearing the same title, and from which this
dossier was drawn, we will try to answer these three questions.
Let us state, that whereas to answer the first two
questions, it will only be necessary to report, even if in a
summarized form, already well-documented historical
events, the real difficulty concerns the presentation of the
facts that will have to fully answer the third question."
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SALT LAKE CITY — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A man who challenged the World War II internment of Japanese-Americans will be honored in Utah under a declaration signed by Gov. Gary Herbert.
The declaration signed Friday establishes Jan. 30, 2013, as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution.
Korematsu, who died in 2005, was arrested in Oakland, Calif., in 1942 after refusing to enter an internment camp. His case led the U.S. Supreme Court to examine the internment order's legality.
The Topaz Internment Camp about 16 miles northwest of Delta processed about 11,000 Japanese Americans from 1942 to 1945.
Thousands of Japanese Americans living in the San Francisco Bay area were sent by train to the remote Utah camp after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.


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Both physical education (PE) and classroom teachers can use Sworkit Kids to get kids exercising. It's a perfect short activity to get students moving after a long lesson or first thing in the morning, or as a longer activity during gym class. Sworkit Kids can be used anywhere that the app can be shown to students: in PE class, in a regular classroom, at home, outside, inside, while watching television, while doing homework, or with friends or family.
No sign-up is needed to use Sworkit Kids, and there are no ads. Because the exercises are demonstrated visually, it's useful for English language learners (ELLs) as well as students with hearing impairments. Very little space is needed for each student, but the exercises will still get them moving enough to get a good workout. Students can share their favorite workouts with friends and family, and students can also do these workouts at home.Continue reading Show less
Sworkit Kids is an exercise and fitness app aimed at students in elementary and middle school, though it can be used for students of all ages and even adults. The app guides students through exercise routines focusing on strength, agility, flexibility, and balance, such as doing the crab crawl, squats, or side plank. It combines interval training with randomized exercises so it's never the same workout twice. Exercises are demonstrated in videos starring kids. Students then do each of the exercises for 30 seconds along with the kids on the screen. Workouts can be from five to 60 minutes or a custom workout length. App users can also skip to the next exercise or skip back to a previous one just by tapping the arrows, but this won't affect the overall workout length. The exercise timer only counts down during the exercising times, not in between.
Sworkit Kids comes with a built-in custom workout already available (Kids Beginner Full Body Workout, with 24 exercises), but you can still choose how long the workout should last. Intermediate and advanced workouts are also available. You can also design your own custom workout, choosing from 66 different exercises from all three categories. You can copy a popular workout; some of these will be in different languages, and some are geared toward specific groups, such as Third Grade or Pre-Game Warm-Up or Standing Only Workout (for when the ground isn't conducive to exercising). The are other features, including setting reminders, toggling exercise cues and next-exercise countdown, and auto-play, as well as offering content in 12 different languages.
Sworkit Kids is an ideal app to teach students how to do some basic movement exercises that they can use throughout their lives: strength, agility, flexibility, and balance. The app is simple and completely ad-free, so it's easy to use at any time without worrying about privacy issues. The exercises are manageable for most kids and adults, and are reminiscent of the body movement exercises that adults today might have done in gym class.
The variety of exercises is enough to keep learning fresh, but limited enough so that students will quickly become familiar with how to perform each exercise. Reminders keep students exercising regularly, and even short workouts will increase fitness quickly. Since exercises are demonstrated visually, students won't necessarily need to be able to read or be able to hear the app's sound to follow along. There are also 12 different languages for the app, which is handy for ELLs. Sworkit Kids is simple and basic, but it's also uncluttered, easy to use, and customizable; it aims to make fitness fun and fit into students' lives whenever they have an opportunity for exercise.


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Biomarkers study in rainbow trout exposed to industrially contaminated groundwater
AbstractThe spill of liquid industrial waste from chemical and petrochemical industries in Mercier lagoons located 20 km south of Montreal, Quebec, caused a major groundwater contamination by industrial contaminants. The aim of this study was to investigate the toxic effects of Mercier groundwater, following 4 and 14 days of exposure to graded concentrations from three wells at increasing distances 1.2, 2.7 and 5.4 km from the source of contamination. Rainbow trout were examined for several biomarkers of defense [ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) and gluthatione S-transferase (GST) activities] and those of tissue damage [lipid peroxidation (LPO) and DNA strand breaks]. The results showed that EROD activity was significantly enhanced in hepatic tissue at 1.2 and 5.4 km, whereas inhibition in activity was observed in group at 2.7 km. Therefore, GST activity was significantly increased at 3.1% concentration for the 2.7 km well. No change in LPO was observed. However, a significant induction of DNA strand breaks in liver was obtained at each distance. In conclusion, the data suggest that the release of these contaminants in groundwater leads to increased biotransformation for coplanar aromatic hydrocarbons and DNA damage in groundwater.
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Kiln Setings Video Instructions for Patsy Croft Kilns of Enameling and Jewelry
The Built-in Digital Set Point Controller on the 66F-TEW Kilns
The Built-in Digital Set Point Controller on the 55F-TE and the 55F-TEW Kilns
Enameling and Jewelry Kiln operating instructions.
The TEC220 Three-button Controller is a highly accurate and customizable instrument. In this installation, the controller's basic setpoint functions are used to reach your target temperature rapidly. Once plugged in and after an initial startup sequence, the controller displays the current interior kiln temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (°F). With the "ELEMENTS ON" toggle switch in the UP/ON position, the kiln will immediately begin to heat and will seek the last programed set point temperature.
To change the target temperature:
 1. With the toggle in the off position, press the SET key (first key on left) until you see the displays SPI.
 2. Now press the "UP" or "DOWN" Arrow keys to your desired temperature.
 3. Then press both the up and down keys at the same time to see your new set temperature.
 4. It will began to recalibrate to the new set point temperature.
Opening the kiln door during heating will cause the temperature to drop quickly. Temperature recovery to your set point is rapid. I fire at 1400 degrees on average and I can open the door, place my jewel in side, close the door and the temperature has regained my set point in several seconds.
My kilns do not have a silent relay. I choose this because it clicks which is a signal to me it is at temperature. And a reminder the kiln is on before leaving the studio.
Be aware that the kiln's elements are "ON" and may have 120 volts to them when the toggle is in the UP/ON position. Always flip the toggle to the off position, "elements off" when you are finished firing.
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Blowing-up noncommutative weighted projective spaces (joint work with Colin Ingalls.)
David Patrick
For any positive integer n, the weighted projective space P(1,1,n) is defined to be Proj k[x,y,z], where x and y have degree 1 and z has degree n. This space has exactly one singular point, and if we blowup at this point, we get the smooth rational surface Fn. In this talk, we discuss the noncommutative analog of this construction. Starting with a noncommutative P(1,1,n), as defined by Stephenson, we will describe the process of blowing-up the ''singular point'' of the noncommutative weighted projective space. The resulting algebra, which resembles the homogeneous coordinate ring of a bundle of rational curves over a rational curve, is the homogeneous coordinate ring of a noncommutative analog of Fn. As time permits, we will describe the relationship between the blowing-up construction and the construction of noncommutative ruled surfaces using bimodules.
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The arches were built in 1913 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the village's founding and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A community founded by Thomas Lake Harris in 1867 is also considered a historic site.
According to a history written by Ed Kurtz Sr., the Harris community members were considered Socialists. In 1875, Harris left the area to found a new community in California and was followed there by many of his members. The Harris house is now privately owned.
Brocton operates its own water, sewer and power plants, and the community is also known as the birthplace of railroad sleeping car inventor George Pullman and Marmaduke cartoonist Brad Anderson.
The state Department of Corrections' Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correction Facility is located within the village's borders.


What Do Prairie Dogs Eat?
Prairie dogs eat mainly green leafy plants, insects and prairie plants. Prairie dogs are not dog species but are instead a type of rodents. They usually come out from their burrows to get food in the wild.
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Prairie dogs eat insects, grasses, leafy vegetables, leaves and other plants. They are opportunistic feeders in that for the most part they will eat what is available to them. You can find more information here: _URL_


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My house's number can be written
as ABCD but it also equals to
A^B * C^D.
Find the number..-no computer programs!!!
(In reply to Poor BASIC people...
by Federico Kereki)
...who have to use extinct birds for such a little program! In Visual Basic you can use the following:
For A = 0 To 9
For B = 0 To 9
For C = 0 To 9
For D = 0 To 9
If A^B*C^D = A*1000+B*100+C*10+D Then
Text1.Text = Str(A)+Str(B)+Str(C)+Str(D)
That's a whole 2 lines less (as long as I don't declare my variables and include the return statement... ;) )
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Before the Fall : German and Austrian Art in the 1930s
A fascinating book all about the modern art movement in Germany in the 1930s
The 1930s in Germany and Austria were marked by economic crisis, political disintegration, and social chaos. This beautifully illustrated catalogue accompanying an exhibition at the Neue Galerie surveys the development of the arts in these two countries between the two world wars. Presenting nearly 150 paintings and works on paper, this book reveals artistic developments that foreshadowed, reflected, and accompanied the beginning of World War II.
Works by Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, Max Ernst, Oskar Kokoschka, and Alfred Kubin are presented alongside pieces by lesser-known artists such as Friedl DickerBrandeis, Albert Paris Gutersloh, Karl Hubbuch, Richard Oelze, Josef Scharl, Franz Sedlacek, and Rudolf Wacker. This book features essays about the appropriation of artistic idioms, the reactions of artists toward their historical circumstances, and major political events that shaped the era.
- Author: Olaf Peters
- Hardcover: 288 pages | 200 illustrations
- Date published: March 2018
- Language: English
- ISBN: 978-_PHONE_
- Product Dimensions: 29.6 x 24.7 cm


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The family plays an important role in uniting people into cooperative groups. Communication is crucial in family relations and knowledge of appropriate discourse norms starts in the family domaiin. This book focusses on talk in families: talk between mothers and children, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law; grandchildren and elderly grandparents, and talk among adolescents within families. Based on detailed micro-analysis of home-based interactions in Malaysia, Language Choices and Discourse of Malaysian Families: Case Studies of Families in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia provides a qualitative analysis of authentic talk between members of families and reveals how through conversations, relationships are maintained and strengthened.
This book is for anyone interested in the discourse of Malaysian families and is aimed especially at students working on discourse analysis. It uses multiple frameworks of analysis which include the Theory of Accommodation, Second Language Acquisition, Speech Acts, Communicative Strategies and Critical Discourse Analysis.
This product was added to our catalog on Monday 01 January, 2007.


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Children's author Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo is one of the UK's best-loved kids' authors and he's been talking to Newsround about his latest book, Shadow.
The former Children's Laureate has seen loads of his books get turned into stage plays and now Hollywood director Steven Spielberg is turning one of Michael's most famous books, War Horse, into a movie!
Michael Morpurgo's Shadow - book cover
Shadow is based on the true story of a sniffer dog in Afghanistan, who went missing during an attack while out on patrol.
The soldiers thought the dog was dead, but 14 months later he shows up alive. The question is, who looked after him all that time?
Shadow is an imagined story about what happened to the sniffer dog. An Afghan boy called Aman befriends the dog when it turns up outside the cave where he lives.
When Aman's family flees the country and comes to England as asylum seekers, the dog Aman has called Shadow won't leave their side...
Why did you choose to set your new book in Afghanistan?
I've written a lot about war before but particularly wars that have been in the past. With these stories we know the outcome. But when we write about a war that's going on, it's much sharper because we're still full of anxiety about it.
You've written quite a few books about war - what's your interest in war?
Everyone is interested in war, in that people don't want it to happen. I'm much more interested in peace than in war but it's important to understand why we fight.
I grew up in 1943 [during World War II], I was a war baby. The first world I knew was a country that had been through a war. It affected me deeply.
Why should kids be interested in war?
It's important because kids know it's there, they watch TV, they know these things are going on. Books that kids read should be about what is going on in the world.
How did you research for the book?
I did a lot of research about soldiers in Afghanistan, and about Afghan people living in north Afghanistan. I found out about people living in caves in a place called Bamiyan. I researched those people in particular and decided that's where my family should come from.
I also researched a detention centre for asylum seekers called Yarl's Wood. It's the only place in the country where we still imprison children and I was very upset about that.
I visited Yarl's Wood. I didn't visit Afghanistan but I did talk to people who had been there.
Shadow is based on a dog - are you a dog lover?
Yes, we've had dogs in my family all my life until seven or eight years ago, when our beloved lurcher died and we felt we couldn't replace her. Now is the only time I've never a dog.
What's your favourite animal?
Elephants, but they're quite difficult to keep in your house!
I like their eyes - when you look into their eyes you know they're intelligent. I'm fascinated by how ancient they are and how they're prehistoric animals.
You have seven grandkids - do you test out your stories on them?
I don't test my stories on them anymore. I did a little with my children when I was younger. But I do test my stories out on school children. When I visit schools I read them what I've been writing.
I only tested out Shadow on my wife. She always says the same thing - it's very good, but it's not as good as War Horse.
War Horse is being made into a movie - how do you feel about that?
I feel very flattered that one of our great storytellers [Steven Spielberg] has chosen War Horse to make into a film. He's one of very few directors who can do it justice.
It's a very difficult story to tell. At the heart of the story there's an animal - the horse tells the story. There are no stars. It's about a war, the young people, and the animals with them. [Spielberg] will tell it brilliantly in the cinema.
What tips would you give kids who want to become writers?
Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.
Start writing two or three lines every day about something interesting that's happened to you. Go places, meet people - so you have lots to write about.
Read a lot of books, read everything - fill your head with stories, poems, facts.
What kids' book do you wish you had written?
Treasure Island. It's the first book I loved, when I was about nine, the greatest adventure story for boys. Robert Louis Stevenson is my writing hero.


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Examples of front-end evaluation products from recent projects include two reports that summarized user needs survey data.
- This report provided guidance for the development of a suite of workshops, courses, and online resources for K12 teachers of climate science.
- A survey of the global coral-interested community provided guidance to a NASA-funded project to provide high-resolution Coral Reef Watch products to users.
The final evaluation report provides summative evaluation results to project managers and the funding agency. One example is the final evaluation report for the NSF-funded Geophysical Research at Storm Peak (GRASP). Data were collected using participant surveys and interviews.
Evaluation data provides valuable information for journal articles. Two examples are as follows:


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More than 36 million Americans have a disability. Improving the health of this large segment of the population is a central concern for public health. This chartbook presents information about the health of adults with disabilities in Oregon. The information in this book can be used by people with disabilities, their family members, policy makers, health professionals, disability service providers, and others interested in the health and well-being of people with disabilities.
The information in this book came from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The BRFSS is a telephone survey that asks about health, behaviors that affect health, and access to health care. The survey is random, meaning that any resident might be called. However, some groups of people are not included. Children under age 18 and people who are in an institution, such as a jail or nursing home, are not included in the survey. People who have no telephone or only have a cell phone are not included. Those who do not speak English or Spanish are not included. Some people who have a disability may not be included because they do not understand the questions, cannot get to the phone in time, or use a special telephone that sounds to the caller like a fax machine.
The BRFSS survey is done every year by each state or territory health department.
The information used for this book was collected in Oregon in 2008.
What do we mean by "disability"?
In the BRFSS survey, people are considered to have a disability if they answer "Yes" to one or both of the following questions:
- Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?
- Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone?
Disability in Oregon
How many people in Oregon have a disability?
About 746,663 Oregon adults age 18 and older have a disability. This is a little more than one quarter (25.7%) of the adult population of Oregon in 2008.
What age groups are most impacted by disability?
Disability becomes more common as people age. In the 18-39 age range, 15.1% of Oregon adults have a disability. Among 40-59 year olds, 27.1% have a disability and among 60-79 year olds, 36.7% have a disability. Among Oregon adults age 80 or older, 47.1% have a disability.
How much education do people with disabilities have?
Over seven percent (7.6%) of people with disabilities have less than a high school education, 27.2% have a high school education only, 34.7% have attended some college or technical school, and 30.5% of people with disabilities are college graduates.
Of people without disabilities, 9.2% have less than a high school education, 27.0% have a high school education only, 27.8% have attended some college or technical school, and 36.0% are college graduates.
How many people with disabilities are employed?
Among people with disabilities, 31.8% are employed for wages, 7.9% are self-employed, 3.6% have been out of work for more than a year, 4.1% have been out of work for less than a year, 6.7% are homemakers, 4.2% are students, 26.9% are retired, and 14.9% are unable to work.
In contrast, 56.3% of people without disabilities are employed for wages, 10.2% are self-employed, 1.6% have been out of work for more than a year, 3.4% have been out of work for less than a year, 8.3% are homemakers, 4.7% are students, 15.0% are retired, and 0.5% are unable to work.
What is the annual household income of people with disabilities?
Twelve percent (12.2%) of people with disabilities have a household income of less than $15,000 per year, 21.8% have an income between $15,000 and $25,000, 15.7% have an income between $25,000 and $35,000, 15.7% have an income between $35,000 and $50,000, and 34.6% have an annual income of $50,000 or more.
Only four percent of people without disabilities have a household income of less than $15,000 per year, 15.0% have an income between $15,000 and $25,000, 13.0% have an income between $25,000 and $35,000, 16.5% have an income between $35,000 and $50,000, and over half (51.5%) have an annual income of $50,000 or more.
How satisfied are people with their lives?
About 31.6% of people with disabilities are very satisfied with their lives, 55.9% are satisfied, and 11.7% are dissatisfied or very dissatisfied.
Among people without disabilities, 51.8% are very satisfied, 46.8% are satisfied, and 1.8% are dissatisfied or very dissatisfied.
Excerpted from: Oregon Office on Disability and Health. (2010). Disability in Oregon: 2010 Annual Report on the Health of Oregonians with Disabilities. Portland, OR: Center on Community Accessibility, Oregon Institute on Disability & Development, Oregon Health & Science University.
Copyright © 2010—Oregon Institute on Disability & Development—Center on Community Accessibility.


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With the condition of infrastructure serving as a point of national discussion, useful life estimates for capital assets make for a timely accounting topic. Governments must maintain support for the useful life estimates they use for assets, and have a process to reassess the estimates periodically. As auditors, there are times we find governments have not kept the documentation to support the estimates they used for reporting or have not performed a recent reassessment, making it difficult to determine whether the reporting is accurate. To further complicate the matter, long-lived assets such as infrastructure and buildings can prove challenging when estimating useful lives. If the useful life of an asset, or class of assets, appears questionable and a government cannot support the useful life estimate it used or has not reassessed that estimate in many years, then this can quickly become an area of audit concern.
Why is this important?
Ultimately, useful lives should be reasonably accurate to allow the financial statements' users to accurately assess the government's financial condition and to serve as a foundation for the government's capital planning and budgeting. The allocation of asset costs affects annual operating expenses and operating income. The financial statements also convey information about the extent to which assets are depreciated. For example, an entity with assets that are nearly fully depreciated might need to replace those assets soon, which could reduce future cash flows. Although inaccuracies in assets' useful life estimates might have a small effect on financial reporting or budgeting in the short term, the effects can grow to become significant over time.
How to estimate a useful life?
Ideally, a government should base useful life estimates on its actual experience and plans. However, if this information is not available, the government can look to industry guidelines for a starting estimate and then revise the estimate as additional information becomes known. Some factors from the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB Comprehensive Implementation Guide 7.14.1) to consider when establishing or reassessing useful life include:
- The asset's present condition
- The asset's expected use
- Construction type
- Maintenance policy
- How long the asset is expected to meet service and technology demands
Reassessing useful life
Governments should reassess useful life periodically, as indicated by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB Comprehensive Implementation Guide 7.14.4). This would normally be part of the government's periodic inventory and condition assessment procedures, according to the Budgeting, Accounting and Reporting System Manual (BARS 22.214.171.124). Some examples of situations that could lead to a change in useful life include:
- A government changes its funding policy regarding when it plans to replace assets.
- New information becomes known about the longevity of key materials used in the asset construction.
- Maintenance activities did not occur as planned.
- Condition assessments indicate that assets are deteriorating significantly more or less rapidly than expected.
During a reassessment, a government should involve operational staff directly responsible for managing and maintaining the assets, such as its engineers. It is also best to consider and incorporate information from capital asset planning processes about the timing of scheduled asset replacement. For audit purposes, we also recommend governments keep documentation to support the decisions reached.
Typically, adjustments should be made to future useful life estimates. However, there might be circumstances when an impairment expense or correction of an error for prior periods is appropriate. Our office is available for technical assistance if entities have questions on making corrections or adjustments of this nature.
The Performance Center will provide a series of articles on this topic to help local governments in this area of capital assets. To reach the Performance Center, call _PHONE_ or email _EMAIL_. Our Local Government Support team also provides accounting assistance and can be reached using the HelpDesk.


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Cougars are an animal found in Red Dead Redemption. Also known as the Mountain Lion, Red Lion, Puma, Catamount, or Mountain Screamer, they prowl the prairies, forests, and mountains and are often heard before they are seen. Cougars are known to prey on travelers and their horses throughout the game world. Cougars may be hunted, skinned, and traded with merchants for cash.
In Undead Nightmare, Undead Cougars roam New Austin and West Elizabeth, and are deadly predators.
To gain Master Hunter Rank 5 and a scrap of the Expert Hunter Outfit, the player must kill cougars with a knife and dynamite respectively.
Cougars are one of the most vicious predators in the game, though sometimes difficult to find. They kill horses and players with as little as two attacks. Cougars use the 'hit and run' technique to knock down the player then quickly ready their next attack a safe distance away. They often travel in pairs, attacking one at a time, unless chasing an NPC. It is easier to tempt a cougar out of hiding while riding on horseback than to actively hunt one.
Cougars are difficult to spot due to their low stance and tan color that acts as camouflage, and the fact that they are silent when running or stalking. Cougars are nocturnal. However, they can be found in small numbers during the daytime and are quite active at dawn.
The Cougars are usually found around Rio Bravo, where they can stalk their prey while staying camouflaged in the trees, but they are generally found in most areas of New Austin and West Elizabeth.
 - Wreck of the Serendipity - They can be found within the "U" shape the road makes. Between 5 AM and 6 AM is the most frequent time to spot one.
 - Rio Bravo - Around Fort Mercer and Plainview. Around Repentance Rock, they are virtually the only animal that spawns at night. In the land north of Fort Mercer, cougars can be found frequently during the day, and players may be attacked by up to five in one sitting.
 - MacFarlane's Ranch - In the hills north of the ranch.
 - Stillwater Creek - Several can be found at all times of day sometimes prowling around the water.
 - Cougars, along with wolves, coyotes, and bobcats, are often found in the random encounters where an NPC is being chased by a gang of predatory animals.
 - (Multiplayer Only) Tanner's Reach - A large family of Cougars and sometimes Khan the Jaguar lives within the perimeter of the hunting cabin. There are at least eight of them and they attack at once, so approach the area with caution.
 - Plainview - Cougars frequent the road near here which is heading into the US/Mexican border late at night and during the day.
 - Silent Stead - Occasionally a good spawning point for cougars in single player. The player can get onto the roof by going around the back and jumping onto the overhang. Facing the road, the cougars spawn by some boulders to the player's right. They come in pairs about thirty seconds apart. They are easier to find by placing bait.
 - Rattlesnake Hollow - Continually produces cougars during the day in single player. Go there with caution.
 - Beecher's Hope - usually in the late afternoon. They will normally be chasing prey (foxes, rabbits, etc.) in packs of two.
 - The Great Plains - In the northern areas, between the railroad tracks and the river. The most reliable spawning spot is where the trees are thinning out, where Tall Trees meets the Great Plains. They can also be found in the Great Plains where the fox symbol is located on the map.
Tips and Tricks
 - The most important thing to remember is that if the player has taken any damage whatsoever before a cougar attacks, its attack means instant death. Only a full health bar is any defense against one.
 - Cougars usually attack from behind, charging in a straight line from an unseen spot in the bushes.
 - They will often snarl audibly just before they run over to attack. Their charge is silent, and they are fast.
 - Cougars usually spawn in pairs, and cougars in some locations respawn as fast as wolves.
 - Cougars will chase, stalk, and attack NPC humans, wild horses, and other herbivores, but will totally ignore other dangerous animals and be ignored by them. This can lead to the very dangerous situation of being attacked by wolves and a cougar at the same time.
 - A very easy way to kill cougars is to get in a stagecoach or on top of a nearby roof or large rock, because they can't hit the player and they will walk around in circles, making it very easy to kill them.
 - When attacked, the player will be knocked down and defenseless for a few seconds. Cougars often use hit and run attacks: attacking the player or horse and then running off, turning around when out of sight, and attacking again. If they cannot back off sufficiently by turning around, for example if there is a wall behind them, they will attempt to back off forward, encounter the player again, and instantly attack a second time, killing the player, who has no chance of defending. This appears to be an unintended pathfinding bug rather than a feature.
 - Trying to block an attack from a Cougar with a knife is useless. The cat will knock the player down. Even worse, the knife animation may prevent Marston being knocked down; if this happens, the Cougar will attack again instantly and kill him.
 - Occasionally, shooting or knifing a cougar will cause it to turn and run; this is especially true if it is critically damaged. Lasso the cat to keep it from escaping. Chasing after it is generally a bad idea since the player will often find themselves so distracted by the first cougar they do not notice a second.
 - Riding on horseback while being attacked by cougars is a good strategy, although the cougar only needs to scratch the horse once and it dies. This can provide the player with a shield, but expendable horses should be ridden if the player is hunting cougars this way.
 - Players should remember that rolling can be extremely useful when in combat with Cougars. If the player does not kill a Cougar while it is sprinting towards them, they can perform a roll by remaining in aim mode and pressing X (Xbox 360) or the square button (PS3) while pushing the movement stick to perform the roll in that direction. After you have evaded the Cougar, it will usually run back into the foliage and attempt to stalk the player again, so don't lose sight of it or assume it has gone.
 - When traveling, a Random Encounter involving a NPC asking for help trapping animals may happen. This can provide an opportunity in finding cougars.
 - Use of Medicine is highly recommended; if attacked by a Cougar, as soon as you get up, open your Satchel and heal yourself. Due to Cougars' hit and run technique, this can save the player.
 - In Multiplayer, a Cougar will only take one hit to kill you, as opposed to the normal two hits in Singleplayer.
 - The 5th Master Hunter Challenge requires that two Cougars be killed and skinned with a Hunting Knife.
For more information on how to achieve this, see the relevent entry in the Master Hunter Challenges page.
 - The Expert Hunter outfit requires you to kill a Cougar using dynamite.
For more information on how to achieve this, see the Expert Hunter Outfit page.
Spawning Glitch
Sometimes in cougar locations throughout single player, players can experience large amounts of cougars attacking very frequently. These glitches can continue indefinitely until the player leaves the area. This differs from the usual one or two cougars at one location at a time.
This glitch was also reported in Free Roam, where the player in question was in a firefight in the Great Plains. The player was consecutively attacked by cougars for 10 to 15 minutes. The only way to stop the glitch is for all the players in the Great Plains to evacuate the area for around 15 minutes.
In another glitch, Cougars can become very popular in certain parts of the Cholla Springs area, sometimes appearing in random towns such as Armadillo, which can become annoying because cougars can easily kill you when they take you by surprise. However, this glitch is extremely rare.
 - The Undead Cougar is the Cougar equivalent encountered in the Undead Nightmare DLC pack.
 - Cougars and bobcats share the same sound file.
 - Several residents of MacFarlane's Ranch talk about a Giant Cougar, claiming it killed three lawmen and that it stole and ate a baby.
 - Despite their relatively small size, cougars have been seen attacking bears, but this is quite rare.
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text: At the Western Institute of Technical and Further Education (WITAFE) in New South Wales (NSW), vocational education and training (VET) courses are being delivered to students in isolated homesteads and remote Aboriginal communities by Interactive Distance eLearning (IDL). IDL provides satellite-supported two-way broadband voice, oneway video and Internet access for school-age and adult distance education. Adults commonly access VET courses offered by WITAFE using the equipment provided to their children who are students of a 'School of the Air' or through community facilities in remote Aboriginal communities. By providing lessons via satellite to isolated students TAFENSW is helping to counter long-standing inequities in distance and rural education by decreasing the digital divide and assisting with rural renewal. Through a case study, this paper examines the influence of the provision of IDL and Internet access for adult students in isolated homesteads in NSW and also the benefits and challenges of teaching and learning with IDL.


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Many developing countries are suffering from air pollution recently. Governments have built a few air quality monitoring stations in cities to inform people the concentration of air pollutants. Unfortunately, urban air quality is highly skewed in a city, depending on multiple complex factors, such as the meteorology, traffic volume, and land uses. Building more monitoring stations is very costly in terms of money, land uses, and human resources. As a result, people do not really know the fine-grained air quality of a location without a monitoring station. In this paper, we introduce a cloud-based knowledge discovery system that infers the real-time and fine-grained air quality information throughout a city based on the (historical and real-time) air quality data reported by existing monitor stations and a variety of data sources observed in the city, such as meteorology, traffic flow, human mobility, structure of road networks, and point of interests (POIs). The system also provides a mobile client, with which a user can monitor the air quality of multiple locations in a city (e.g. the current location, home and work places), and a web service that allows other applications to call the air quality of any location. The system has been evaluated based on the real data from 9 cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guanzhou, and Shenzhen, etc. The system is running on Microsoft Azure and the mobile client is publicly available in Window Phone App Store, entitled Urban Air. Our system gives a cost-efficient example for enabling a knowledge discovery prototype involving big data on the cloud.
}, author = {Yu Zheng and Xuxu Chen and Qiwei Jin and Yubiao Chen and Xiangyun Qu and Xin Liu and Eric Chang and Wei-Ying Ma and Yong Rui and Weiwei Sun}, month = {March}, number = {MSR-TR-2014-40}, title = {A Cloud-Based Knowledge Discovery System for Monitoring Fine-Grained Air Quality}, url = {_URL_ year = {2014}, }


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Pex is a testing tool developed by Microsoft Research. It provides three very useful capabilities to support testing. First, it can explore your code and suggest which tests you should have. Second, if you have parameterized tests, Pex can figure out which combination of parameters needs be tested in order to give you full coverage of possible scenarios. And finally, if you use Code Contracts, then Pex will employ that information to fine-tune the unit tests it suggests or generates for you. I'll review the three aspects in more detail after a quick look at installation and set up.
You can download Pex from Microsoft. If you're curious about the underlying technology, you can also access a few PDF documents explaining the internal workings of the tool from the site. Pex is a standard add-in for Visual Studio and should be installed like any other.
Suggesting Unit Tests
Now let's look at what Pex can do. Suppose you are not a TDD proponent; at some point, you may happen to have a C# class and no unit tests for it. With Pex, all you need do is right-click on the class code in Visual Studio and click the Pex|Create Parameterized Unit Tests menu item. The effect is that a new test project is created and added to the selected solution; moreover, the test project can target MSTest the default Visual Studio testing framework as well as other frameworks, including NUnit. Open up the project and you'll find good parameterized tests are there for you to complete and run. However, auto-generated tests don't really do much except invoke a method with parameters. At the very minimum, you'll want to complete them with some assertions.
A parameterized unit test is simply a test that accepts parameters; parameters can be provided in a number of ways depending on the framework. Typically, you pass parameters from a database file. In Visual Studio MSTest, you need to write a wrapper parameter-less test configured to know about the data source. This wrapper test will be invoked iteratively; it reads values from the current row and passes those values to the parameterized test. The challenge is choosing meaningful input values for the tests. This is where the second key feature of Pex comes to the rescue.
Choosing Meaningful Input Values
Open the previously created unit test file and right-click on it. This time, click on the Run Pex Explorations menu item. At this point, Pex analyzes the code of the method under test and figures out which values it would make sense to test for. Pex uses an implementation of the dynamic symbolic execution technique that basically processes the code and calculates the results of the method execution. Every time a new possible result is found, Pex determines which combination of values leads to the result and adds the values to the list. In this way, it iteratively discovers all possible outcomes of a method and, at the same time, it also determines a way to produce them.
The result of a Pex exploration is a list of auto-generated classic unit tests, which call the method with any meaningful combination of inputs previously determined. You can just copy these tests into a test project and integrate them in the build process with the guarantee of a high coverage and, more importantly, strong insurance against corner cases. Generating parameterized unit tests is often a long and boring process Pex automates that process and reduces it to just a click or two.
Code Contracts and Pex
Fully integrated in.NET Framework 4.0, Code Contracts are Microsoft's implementation of the tried-and-true idea of software contracts most notably, preconditions, postconditions, and invariants. In particular, Code Contracts are used to annotate methods with conditions that must be preliminarily verified for the code to run. As an example of Code Contracts and Pex integration, consider the following scenario. Suppose you have a method that does some work on a string parameter. Suppose also that your implementation blindly assumes the received string is a non-null string. You are therefore potentially exposed to a null reference exception. A quick exploration by Pex reveals the issue, in the form of a notification, which allows you to add a test.
A warning about a possible defect is a great help, but Pex can do more. If Code Contracts are enabled for the project, then Pex will offer to add a proper precondition to your code so that you can catch any invalid data and take control of the situation. Pex will run an analysis of the code and build a base of knowledge about your code. Code Contracts provide additional information that contributes to an even more accurate analysis from Pex.
In summary, Pex is an innovative white-box testing tool that can be used both as an aid to generate nontrivial unit tests and as a peer reviewer to quickly look at your code and find holes and omissions in it. Pex is not dependent on Code Contracts, but it can use Code Contracts to enhance your tests if they are already employed in your code. One limitation I should mention is that it works only with managed code.
Pex is an innovative testing tool that represented a deeper commitment to unit testing than Microsoft had previously exhibited. Since it was released, Microsoft has continued bringing out tools that facilitate unit testing. In Visual Studio 2012, for example, it shipped a framework called Microsoft Fakes. Fakes facilitates the construction of unit tests with stubs and mocks, plus a runtime redirection of code in what the company calls "shims." These technologies will be discussed in upcoming articles. Meanwhile, if you need help generating humdrum unit tests that exercise code thoroughly, download Pex and have it do most of the heavy lifting.
[For a hands-on look at using Pex, see "Working with Microsoft PEX Framework" Ed.]
Dino Esposito is a frequent writer on Microsoft developer technologies.


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Capturing connector logging can be very helpful when diagnosing error messages or other unexpected behavior.
You will simply need to set two connection properties to begin capturing connector logging.
- Logfile: A filepath which designates the name and location of the log file.
- Verbosity: This is a numerical value (1-5) that determines the amount of detail in the log. See the page in the Connection Properties section for a breakdown of the five levels.
- MaxLogFileSize: When the limit is hit, a new log is created in the same folder with the date and time appended to the end. The default limit is 100 MB. Values lower than 100 kB will use 100 kB as the value instead.
- MaxLogFileCount: A string specifying the maximum file count of log files. When the limit is hit, a new log is created in the same folder with the date and time appended to the end and the oldest log file will be deleted. Minimum supported value is 2. A value of 0 or a negative value indicates no limit on the count.
Once this property is set, the connector will populate the log file as it carries out various tasks, such as when authentication is performed or queries are executed. If the specified file doesn't already exist, it will be created.
The verbosity level determines the amount of detail that the connector reports to the Logfile. Verbosity levels from 1 to 5 are supported. These are described in the following list:
|1||Setting Verbosity to 1 will log the query, the number of rows returned by it, the start of execution and the time taken, and any errors.|
|2||Setting Verbosity to 2 will log everything included in Verbosity 1 and additional information about the request.|
|3||Setting Verbosity to 3 will additionally log HTTP headers, as well as the body of the request and the response.|
|4||Setting Verbosity to 4 will additionally log transport-level communication with the data source. This includes SSL negotiation.|
|5||Setting Verbosity to 5 will additionally log communication with the data source and additional details that may be helpful in troubleshooting problems. This includes interface commands.|
The Verbosity should not be set to greater than 1 for normal operation. Substantial amounts of data can be logged at higher verbosities, which can delay execution times.
To refine the logged content further by showing/hiding specific categories of information, see LogModules.
You may want to refine the exact information that is recorded to the log file. This can be accomplished using the LogModules property.
This property allows you to filter the logging using a semicolon-separated list of logging modules.
All modules are four characters long. Please note that modules containing three letters have a required trailing blank space. The available modules are:
- EXEC: Query Execution. Includes execution messages for original SQL queries, parsed SQL queries, and normalized SQL queries. Query and page success/failure messages appear here as well.
- INFO: General Information. Includes the connection string, driver version (build number), and initial connection messages.
- HTTP: HTTP Protocol messages. Includes HTTP requests/responses (including POST messages), as well as Kerberos related messages.
- SSL : SSL certificate messages.
- OAUT: OAuth related failure/success messages.
- SQL : Includes SQL transactions, SQL bulk transfer messages, and SQL result set messages.
- META: Metadata cache and schema messages.
- TCP : Incoming and Ongoing raw bytes on TCP transport layer messages.
LogModules=INFO;EXEC;SSL ;SQL ;META;
Note that these modules refine the information as it is pulled after taking the Verbosity into account.


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Whitbarrow National Nature Reserve: Howe Ridding Wood
This reserve consists of broadleaved ancient woodland overlying limestone. It is on the west side of Whitbarrow Scar. The limestone creates small crags, scree slopes, and terraces. On them grow yew and Lancastrian whitebeam in the low crags. Ash and hazel grow in areas of better soil. Oak, birch, holly, and small-leaved lime are also seen in the reserve.
Some scarce and uncommon species grow beneath the trees and include dark red helleborine, rigid buckler fern, mezereon, green hellebore, wild daffodil and herb Paris. Winter sees the arrival of mosses on the tree trunks.
The remains of an orchard can be seen at the northern end of the reserve where there are a number of springs. Next to the orchard is an area known as Calf Close Wood. Oak, birch and alder thrive in the waterlogged soil.
Red squirrels, red deer, and roe deer live in the reserve. Birds include the buzzard, tawny owl, sparrowhawk, woodcock, great spotted woodpecker, and nuthatch. The reserve is especially favourable for butterflies with 23 species recorded. The rare high brown fritillary and the pearl-bordered fritillary are two of them.
Sheet No 97
SD 435 882
Open to members and non-members.
From A590 head to Witherslack and past the Witherslack Hall School for one km. Park at site of footpath leaving the road on right hand side and follow path through woods to reach the reserve.
Photos courtesy Martin Black
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Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX - parse XLSX files
version 0.14
 use Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX;
 my $parser = Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX->new;
 my $workbook = $parser->parse("file.xlsx");
 # see Spreadsheet::ParseExcel for further documentation
This module is an adaptor for Spreadsheet::ParseExcel that reads XLSX files.
Returns a new parser instance. Takes no parameters.
Parses an XLSX file. Parsing errors throw an exception. $file can be either a filename or an open filehandle. Returns a Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Workbook instance containing the parsed data.
This module returns data using classes from Spreadsheet::ParseExcel, so for the most part, it should just be a drop-in replacement. That said, there are a couple areas where the data returned is intentionally different:
In Spreadsheet::ParseExcel, colors are represented by integers which index into the color table, and you have to use Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->ColorIdxToRGB in order to get the actual value out. In Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX, while the color table still exists, cells are also allowed to specify their color directly rather than going through the color table. In order to avoid confusion, I normalize all color values in Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX to their string RGB format ("#0088ff"). This affects the Fill, BdrColor, and BdrDiag properties of formats, and the Color property of fonts. Note that the default color is represented by undef (the same thing that ColorIdxToRGB would return).
Spreadsheet::ParseExcel doesn't support formulas. Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX provides basic formula support by returning the text of the formula as part of the cell data. You can access it via $cell->{Formula}. Note that the restriction still holds that formula cell values aren't available unless they were explicitly provided when the spreadsheet was written.
Large spreadsheets may cause segfaults on perl 5.14 and earlier
This module internally uses XML::Twig, which makes it potentially subject to Bug #71636 for XML-Twig: Segfault with medium-sized document on perl versions 5.14 and below (the underlying bug with perl weak references was fixed in perl 5.15.5). The larger and more complex the spreadsheet, the more likely to be affected, but the actual size at which it segfaults is platform dependent. On a 64-bit perl with 7.6gb memory, it was seen on spreadsheets about 300mb and above. You can work around this adding XML::Twig::_set_weakrefs(0) to your code before parsing the spreadsheet, although this may have other consequences such as memory leaks.
Worksheets without the dimension tag are not supported
Intra-cell formatting is discarded
Diagonal border styles are ignored
In addition, there are still a few areas which are not yet implemented (the XLSX spec is quite large). If you run into any of those, bug reports are quite welcome.
Please report any bugs to GitHub Issues at _URL_
Spreadsheet::ParseExcel: The equivalent, for XLS files.
Spreadsheet::XLSX: An older, less robust and featureful implementation.
 perldoc Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX
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The Gateworks Ventana Family of Single Board Computers is well suited for multimedia applications. The Freescale i.MX6 processor has hardware encoding and decoding making for very little processor overhead. To take advantage of this hardware decoding it is important to always use the 'vpuenc' and 'vpudec' gstreamer pipeline elements.
- vpuenc – VPU (Video Processing Unit) encoder
- vpudec – VPU (Video Processing Unit) decoder
It is also important to use a high compression video format such as H.264 which uses significantly less network bandwidth while retaining good quality. To use this, we encode by using the following pipeline element:
- vpuenc codec=avc
When streaming over the network, TCP is a reliable protocol but often too stringentfor video applications. UDP is often preferred so that even if packets are lost, the stream will continue without waiting for the lost packet. To use UDP, we use the udpsrc and udpsink pipeline elements.
Here is an example pipeline to stream live video over the network using two Ventana Single Board Computers. Be sure the two single board computers are on the same network and can ping each other. Both should also be running OpenEmbedded Yocto operating system. An analog video camera is connected to the video input on a Ventana board. Another Ventana board is connected to a HDMI monitor.
Start the server board pipeline first: (board with HDMI monitor connected)
root@ventana:~# gst-launch udpsrc port=9001! h264parse! queue max-size-time=0 max-size-buffers=0! vpudec low-latency=true frame-plus=1 framedrop=false! mfw_v4lsink sync=false async=false
Then start the client pipeline (board with analog video camera connected)
root@ventana:~# gst-launch tvsrc device=/dev/video0! vpuenc codec=avc! udpsink host=192.168.1.2 port=9001sync=false async=false
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Points of Interest:
- See an unusual geologic feature – a chert shut-ins, cliffs and wet-weather waterfall.
- Enjoy a scenic Ozark creek with chert boulders and a large shelter cave.
Natural Features Description: Solid beds of chert such as this are uncommon and here the chert is 40 feet thick. This chert, unlike the common chert rocks found throughout the Ozarks, is completely silicified forming these massive beds. Shut-ins occur where a broader stream is "shut in" to a narrow canyon-like valley. Shut-ins typically occur in Missouri where streams flow through softer sedimentary bedrock materials such as dolomite or sandstone and then encounter a more resistant rock, in this case chert. Chert is composed of silica dioxide and is highly resistant to weathering.
This area is very scenic, especially after a rain when water cascades down over a 10 feet tall waterfall and through a chert shut-in stream. A spring-fed creek keeps water flowing to some degree through the shut-in typically six to eight months of the year. The chert cliffs support a number of lichens and mosses as well as a few hardy fern species such as hairy lip fern. The name "Cowards Hollow" is thought to have been derived from local legend that the area's shelter cave was used as a hideout from Civil War deserters.
This natural area is within the Mark Twain National Forest. From Doniphan, take Highway 160 west to Highway C. Go north on C for 13 miles. Turn left (west) on to Forest Service Road 3142 (gravel). Head west for 2.5 miles. Turn right (north) on to Forest Service Road 4875. Travel 0.3 mile and park. Walk the trail to the north crossing under the powerline and into the natural area. A map and compass are recommended to explore this area. Hunting and fishing are permitted.


I've been struggling with a certain combinatorics problem for weeks now. Unfortunately, I don't have a proper background in enumerative combinatorics, haven't learned that class yet. I've tried searching around the internet, but either I missed an answer or I couldn't find it.
My question is as follows:
a) Given a set X of n elements, count all possible unique combinations of length m that feature every element from X at least once. m>=n (Repetition is obviously allowed and needed when m>n)
So, if X is for example [1,2,3] and m is 5, I need to obtain the count of all distinguishable configurations of length 5 (order of the configuration matters) that feature 1,2 and 3 at least once.
For example:
11223,12312,32112 are all good.
b) Expanding on a, but with added restrictions. Some elements of X are given restrictions that they can't occur in some places of configurations. Count of configurations is needed.
For example, if X is [1,2,3,4,5], n=5, m=7 and the restriction is that 1 and 2 can't appear on the first position, and 4 can't appear on the third, some of the valid combinations would
_PHONE_,_PHONE_, etc. are valid combinations
Count is needed, same as in a.
I tried solving the b case immediately with something like this:
[3,4,5] -> numbers that can appear in the first position
[1,2,3,4,5] -> numbers that can appear in 2nd, 4rd,5th,6th, 7th position
[1,2,3,5] -> numbers that can appear in 3rd position
But I get stuck. I'm assuming that some form of inclusion-exclusion needs to be done here, but I am unable to figure out how. If anyone could give me some pointers, I would be very grateful.
 - $\begingroup$ The first problem is the well-known problem of counting surjections. $\endgroup$ – Ira Gessel Feb 11 '17 at 20:03
This question is better suited for math.stackexchange.
For a) count all combinations using at most all of X elements. Then subtract off all combinations using all but one of the X elements. You can develop a recursive relation on the number of elements from the set which will lead to the right inclusion-exclusion formula.
For b) there are two approaches, and I am too ignorant to provide all the details. The first is a case analysis. You say first that all of the elements appear in the unconstrained part. Then you count those combinations easily. Then you say all but one of the elements appear in the unconstrained part. Now you break into cases depending on where the last element is allowed to appear. Continue this development by restricting the number of elements appearing in the unconstrained part. Add up the totals.
The second way is to encode using generating functions. I do not know the details, but they look something like this. Represent each position by a polynomial. Multiply the polynomials together. Look at the coefficients of the monomials of interest. For example, your encoding may involve looking at the coefficients associated with x^{12345}, with x^{23154}, and maybe 118 other powers. Add those up.
Gerhard "Not A Student Of Combinatorics" Paseman, 2017.02.11.
 - $\begingroup$ I think I figured the generating function approach. Finally progress. Thank you very much! $\endgroup$ – plagueis Feb 12 '17 at 3:44
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Getting Computer Names into a Cmdlet
Much of what folks do in PowerShell involves multi-computer management, and that means you need a way to tell commands (cmdlets) which computers to manage. Here are several techniques, all of which assume you're using a cmdlet that has a -computername parameter.
If you have a cmdlet whose -computername parameter binds pipeline input ByPropertyName, then you need to pipe in objects that contain a ComputerName property. You might start with AD Computer objects - but those have a name property instead. So you'll need to "rename" the property mid-pipeline:
Get-ADComputer -filter * | Select *,@{n='computername';e={$}} | Do-Whatever
You can use a CSV file, too. If the file contains a ComputerName column:
Import-CSV computers.csv | Do-Something
Again, that'll connect the "ComputerName" column to the -computername parameter of Do-Something (that is, whatever cmdlet you're using). What if your CSV has a "host" column instead? Use the same "renaming" trick as the first example:
Import-CSV data.csv | Select *,@{n='computername';e={$}} | Do-Something
Another trick is to use a parenthetical expression. The results of the expression are fed to the parameter. Here, I'll retrieve names from a text file, which lists one per line:
Do-Something -computername (Get-Content names.txt)
You can use that same parenthetical expression trick with any command that returns computer names. For example, let's go back to pulling them from AD. In this case, I'm getting Computer objects - but I don't want the entire object. I only want the contents of the Name properties. The -expandproperty parameter of Select-Object will take that one property and just returns its values:
Do-Whatever -computername (Get-ADComputer -filter * | Select -expandproperty Name)
With clever use of pipeline binding or parenthetical expressions, you can get computer names from almost any source and feed them to whatever cmdlet you like.
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There is also one more technique that I've learned on VUG (FreeNode _TAG_ IRC channel), that allows you to use scriptblock for parameters that read from pipe and use $_ there and properties of the object:
Get-ADComputer -Filter * | Test-Connection -ComputerName { $_.Name } -Count 1
Really nice for working with AD results. :)
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入植農家からみた干拓地農業の変容過程-名古屋市近郊鍋田干拓地の事例The Changing Process of Farming on Reclaimed Land from the Settlers Point of View--A Case Study of Nabeta Reclaimed Land in the Suburbs of Nagoya City
This research examines the changing process of farming on reclaimed land, as seen from the changing farming conditions of each settler, in the context of national land reclamation, which took place after the Second World War when agricultural production was increasing.As a case study, I researched the background of 136 settlers who started farming in 1962 on Nabeta Reclaimed Land, Aichi Prefecture, situated at the mouth of Kiso River. I examined the following 3 points : (1) settlement conditions of Nabeta Reclaimed Land, (2) the influence of Typhoon hazards from Ise Bay on the farming behavior of settlers and (3) the influence of urbanization from the metropolitan area Nagoya. The results are as follows : 1) There occurred some differences in farming among settlers, depending upon the time of settlement, their native places, the land condition of their farm and their successors. The difference in farming was most greatly influenced by land conditions based on the time of settlement.2) The changing process of farming in Nabeta Reclaimed Land can be divided into 3 periods : 1 st period (commencement of farming), 2nd period (change in farming) and 3 rd period (settlement of farming).3) The farming conditions of settlers diversified gradually over 3 periods : 1 st period→2 nd period→ 3 rd period (Fig. 11). In the 1 st period, conditions were classified into thetype, mainly composed of field husbandry and animal husbandry. In the 3rd period, conditions could be classified into 4 patterns : field husbandry, animal husbandry, part-time farming and abandonment of farming. These were farming patterns that had been already started during the 2 nd period.4) In comparison with other reclaimed lands in Japan, the following can be considered as regional characteristics of Nabeta Reclaimed Land.First, about 20 percent of all settlers were close relatives of those people who were killed by Typhoon Ise Bay. They were less interested in farming, compared to normal settlers, and quite a few of them gave up farming when farming became diversified.Second, about 10 percent of cultivated land (an area of 302 ha) in Nabeta Reclaimed Land turned out to be owned by residents in Nagoya City. Further, settlers have been unable to make the most of accessibility to big markets, because of the lack of community integration in reclaimed land villages and because of the poor performance of specializing in one farm product.
地學雜誌 107(1), 25-48, 1998


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Aside from the cultural education we received while in the States, the interns learned a great deal about the American political process, as well as the political culture.
There were two differences between Ontario and Colorado that I found of particular interest because they indicated not only procedural differences but also a difference in political culture. Colorado has a system that is more akin to direct democracy than representative democracy. Citizens of Colorado, if they collect the appropriate amount of signatures on a petition (on the order of 150,000) can propose citizen legislation. Ontarians, on the other hand, cannot directly propose legislation in this way. Another interesting difference between these two states: any piece of legislation that affects taxes (either increase or decrease), must go on the ballot at the next election. In other words, every tax change is a referendum issue that must be directly decided by the people. Both these examples show that the people of Colorado feel that they are entitled to have a significant role in affecting legislation, should they feel an issue important enough to bring to the attention of their legislators.
The other most interesting difference between the Ontario legislature and the American model was the role of the legislators. America has a bicameral system at both the federal and state level: there are senators and legislators at both levels of government. Furthermore, the legislators in Colorado and Nashville are part-time, have term limits and are paid significantly less than our Ontario MPPs. This leads to a difference in how business is conducted in the legislatures—there is more emphasis on conducting the business of the House, because there is such a limited time in the Legislature during a session.
All these observations discussed demonstrate that the OLIP trip was very educational and informative as to the political differences between Ontario, Colorado and Tennessee.


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1. The Katy freeway, also known as interstate 10, located just West of Houston Texas, is reportedly the widest freeway in the World. How many lanes is this freeway?
2. This coming October, there will be 5 – Saturdays, and 5 – Sundays. This occurs once every 823 years. What is the name of this occurrence?
A. The 5 & 5
B. Not again
C. Money bags
3. In 1877 an Arizonia prospector found and set claim to a new vein of Silver. This area was way beyond where most prospectors would travel. Due its distance, his friends discouraged him from going and told him, he would probably end up dead if he continued. What was the name given to this area?
A. Two Guns
B. Boot Hill
4. When it comes to train tracks, what is the exact measurement between ties?
A. 7.0 inches
B. 8.5 inches
C. 9.7 inches
5. TRUE or FALSE – There are over 33,000 radio stations Worldwide?
6. Beethoven's fifth was the first symphony to include which musical instrument?
7. Which year did the Beach Boys form?
8. TRUE or FALSE – The phase "jet lag" was once called "boat lag" before airplanes existed?
9. What does the word "Zorro" mean in Spanish?
10. What is the oldest word in the English language?
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Over a twenty–year period, organized groups of concerned citizens regularly met with Canada's Prime Minister and Immigration Minister, bringing attention to the devastating reality of family separation in Chinese Canadian communities. Wong Foon Sien was a prominent voice in this movement, lobbying Ottawa annually. In 1957, the lobbying party included one woman, Jean Lumb, who represented women's interests. These efforts secured hard–won changes to immigration regulations, allowing more Chinese Canadians to sponsor a wider range of family members, notably unmarried offspring, husbands and wives, and elderly parents.
Family reunification and illegal immigration: 1947–1966
Appeal for change to the Chinese Immigration Act, Ottawa, Ontario, 1957. Multicultural History Society of Ontario, Jean Lumb Collection, G–4–1.
Chinese Canadians meet with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker (1957)
Family Reunifications and Illegal Immigration: