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free_in : term -> term -> bool
Tests if one term is free in another.
When applied to two terms t1 and t2, the function free_in returns
true if t1 is free in t2, and false otherwise. It is not necessary
that t1 be simply a variable.
- FAILURE CONDITIONS
In the following example free_in returns false because the x in SUC x
in the second term is bound:
whereas the following call returns true because the first instance
of x in the second term is free, even though there is also a bound instance:
# free_in 'SUC x' '!x. SUC x = x + 1';;
val it : bool = false
# free_in 'x:bool' 'x /\ (?x. x=T)';;
val it : bool = true
If the term t1 is a variable, the rule vfree_in is more basic and probably
- SEE ALSO
frees, freesin, freesl, thm_frees, vfree_in.


Can vaccinations cause autism dogs? Yes, you should vaccinate your pets. And no, they can't get autism. That's the message the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is pushing out to pet owners according to TIME.
It comes amid a mounting trend of individuals who refuse to vaccinate their pets due to a mistaken belief that shots can cause autism in dogs. This theory — which originally stems from a widely discredited and later retracted 1998 study that purported to find a link between autism and the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine — has been repeatedly disproven in humans, and has no scientific basis when it comes to animals.


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The multispatial probe was an advanced probe designed by Lieutenant Commander Tuvok of the USS Voyager in 2375. It was equipped with unimatrix shielding, also designed by Tuvok.
On the probe's first flight, a Malon export vessel, eleventh gradient attempted to steal it so they could locate suitable planets as dumping grounds for antimatter waste. To stop them, the crew of Voyager sent the probe into the atmosphere of a class 6 gas giant. The probe was later retrieved by the newly-constructed Delta Flyer, ahead of a competing salvage team sent by Malon Controller Vrelk. (VOY: "Extreme Risk")
Later in 2375, the crew of Voyager used the multispatial probe to explore a pocket of subspace beyond a subspace sinkhole, where a shuttlecraft carrying Tuvok, Tom Paris and The Doctor had crashed. The probe subsequently served as a transporter relay, allowing them to be rescued. (VOY: "Gravity")
When Voyager and the bounty hunter race known as the Hazari began to think of plans to defeat a smart group known as the Think Tank, Tom Paris suggested they use the probe to scout subspace, where the group's ship was known to hide. However, B'Elanna Torres dismissed it, due to the supposition that it would take weeks to scout the area. (VOY: "Think Tank")
In 2376, B'Elanna Torres piloted a shuttle on a solo mission to retrieve the multispatial probe, after it entered an ion storm. (VOY: "Barge of the Dead")
In VOY: "Blink of an Eye", the CGI model of the multispatial probe was also used to represent a standard class 5 probe.
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Transportation of building materials in Ukraine
Specificity of transportation of building material
The construction of any object is a difficult and interesting task. In its implementation, various types of building materials are used: gravel, boards, pipes, metal structures, soil, lime, cement, sand, farms, etc. Each kind of building material has its own specifics of transportation, and should be delivered as quickly as possible and without damage to the object.
Often, for transportation of building material, these types of transport:
 1. Dumpers
 2. Rolling stock, mainly for oversized transport, namely, metal structures, beams, trusses, etc.
 3. Cement carriers
Cargo transportation of cement is one of the most extensive works in the transportation of building materials. At the same time, it is necessary to understand the specifics of the transportation of such expensive construction material, which, if not correctly transported, can lose part of the cargo due to spraying. It is also necessary to take into account the detrimental effect of moisture on cement, any interaction with water should be excluded. When transporting cement dust, it can also adversely affect the health of the driver, so you need to ensure the integrity and insulation of the packaging. Implementation of cement loading is carried out with the help of vacuum in the center of the cement carrier or bunker. Unloading is performed using a pneumatic method and a screw.
Transportation of construction cargo in bulk is performed using a dumper. It is carried out by forklift, belt conveyors, excavator. This kind of cargo transportation is used during excavation operations, as well as stripping works.
It has an interesting specificity of transporting liquid concrete. First, the transportation of concrete is limited in terms of time, because concrete has the property to harden because of the breakdown into component parts. In winter, it can freeze, so care must be taken to maintain certain climatic conditions of the container. An obligatory condition is the sealing of the body, containers, in order not to lose part of the material during loading. A transport agent for transportation is a concrete carrier with a stirrer drum.
Brick and its derivatives, transported on pallets or in a container way.
Logistic company "Rona" and transportation of building materials in Ukraine.
The company "Rona", takes into account all the features of logistics of cargo transportation of building material in Ukraine, ensures delivery on time, without losses, with minimal transportation costs. We work for all 24 regions of Ukraine.
Choosing transportation of building materials with the company "Rona" you will ensure a reliable delivery of cargo, which allows you to minimize the time of delivery of your facility.


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Adenosine receptor antagonism affects regional resting vascular resistance during rat peritoneal sepsis
Background. To identify vascular beds where endogenous adenosine plays a significant role as a mediator of resting perfusion alterations associated with sepsis, we tested the hypothesis that adenosine receptor blockade would cause differential regional increases in vascular resistance during intraperitoneal (ip) sepsis in the rat. Materials and methods. Rats (250-350 g) were catheterized and randomized to septic or nonseptic groups. Sepsis was induced with an ip injection of cecal slurry (150 mg/kg in D5W; 5 ml/kg), and baseline hemodynamics, cardiac output (CO), and blood flows (microspheres) were measured 24 h later. Animals then received the adenosine receptor antagonist 8-phenyltheophylline (8-PTH; 10 mM, 1.5 ml/kg), its vehicle (1.5 ml/kg), or normal saline (1.5 ml/kg), iv, and measurements were repeated. Results. Septic animals treated with 8-PTH had a significant increase in skeletal muscle, hepatic portal, and cerebral vascular resistance with concomitant decreases in CO when compared with vehicle at 1 min. No significant resistance changes were observed in the renal, adipose, or coronary vasculatures. Adenosine receptor blockade caused a significant increase in +dP/dt and -dP/dt during sepsis, indicating that the reduced CO was not secondary to myocardial depression. Conclusions. These data suggest that adenosine receptor-mediated actions during sepsis affect vascular beds selectively and indicate a significant role for adenosine in resting perfusion redistribution in sepsis.
Journal of Surgical Research
Motew, S. J.; Sam II, A. D.; Mourelatos, M. G.; Sharma, Avadhesh C.; Alden, K. J.; Ferguson, J. L.; and Law, W. R., "Adenosine receptor antagonism affects regional resting vascular resistance during rat peritoneal sepsis" (1998). PCOM Scholarly Papers. 949.

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A multiscale approach to balance trade-offs among dam infrastructure, river restoration, and cost
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Aging infrastructure and growing interests in river restoration have led to a substantial rise in dam removals in the United States. However, the decision to remove a dam involves many complex trade-offs. The benefits of dam removal for hazard reduction and ecological restoration are potentially offset by the loss of hydroelectricity production, water supply, and other important services. We use a multiobjective approach to examine a wide array of trade-offs and synergies involved with strategic dam removal at three spatial scales in New England. We find that increasing the scale of decision-making improves the efficiency of trade-offs among ecosystem services, river safety, and economic costs resulting from dam removal, but this may lead to heterogeneous and less equitable local-scale outcomes. Our model may help facilitate multilateral funding, policy, and stakeholder agreements by analyzing the trade-offs of coordinated dam decisions, including net benefit alternatives to dam removal, at scales that satisfy these agreements.
Roy, S. G., Uchida, E., Souza, S. P., Blachly, B., Fox, E., Gardner, K.,... Hart, D. (2018). A multiscale approach to balance trade-offs among dam infrastructure, river restoration, and cost. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(47), 12069-12074. doi:10.1073/pnas._PHONE_


What is the difference between center of gravity and center of mass?
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An unconstrained object (no axle or pivot) on which there is no net force will rotate about a point called the center of mass.
 - The center of mass remains motionless while every other point on the object undergoes circular motion around it.
 - The center of mass is the mass-weighted center of the object.
 - The distribution of an object's mass is balanced around its center of mass.
The center of gravity is the point at which the resultant torque due to gravity disappears.
 - Gravity acts on every particle in the object, exerting a downward force of magnitude _TAG_# on a particle #"i"#.
 - The gravitational torque is found by treating the object as if all its mass were concentrated at the center of mass.
 - The point at which gravity acts is called the center of gravity
 - The magnitude of the gravitational torque on a particle is _TAG_(tau)=m_igd_i# where _TAG_# is the moment arm
 - An object will balance on a pivot only if the center of mass is directly above the pivot point. Otherwise, the gravitational torque will cause the object to rotate.
#:.# As long as gravity is uniform over the object (always true for objects on Earth), there is no difference between the center of gravity and the center of mass.


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Bosma (1978, 1981b) and Carignan et al. (1990) found a trend for the gas distribution to have the same shape as DM distribution. This correlation between gas and DM is puzzling and if real, has no easy explanation in the light of present CDM models. Not only is there a general trend, but several individual features found in the rotation curve seems to correspond to features in gas circular velocity. This can be observed in Fig. 2 for NGC 1560 and Fig. 8 for NGC 2460.
This fact has inspired a theory (commented in section 3.1), identifying the dark matter with an as yet undetected dark gas. The magnetic hypothesis would provide another explanation, as the rotation curve is due in part to magnetic fields, which are generated by gas. A direct relation is not obvious when very extended curves are obtained (Corbelli and Salucci, 1999). Bosma (1998) himself states that this relation may not be correct.

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The name "Kythera" (ky-the-ra) was derived from the Antikythera Mechanism which is a mysterious device that was discovered by sponge divers off the coast of the Greek island Antikyther. The mechanism was so advanced in design that scientists have been studying it for decades to discover its purpose. The machine dates from around the end of the 2nd century B.C. and is the most sophisticated mechanism known from the ancient world. Nothing as complex is known for the next thousand years. The Antikythera Mechanism is now understood to be dedicated to astronomical phenomena and operates as a complex mechanical "computer" which tracks the cycles of the Solar System.
For this reason we used the name Kythera for the valve mechanism at the core of a new line of PolarStar mechanical HPA systems. Although it contains very few parts and is easy to install and maintain, the system incorporates a very intelligent design and is unlike anything else on the market. The system was designed as a mechanical system from the ground up and uses a realistic trigger mechanism which can be applied to single-shot, semi-automatic and fully-automatic systems.
The first of these systems is Kythera SA (Semi-Automatic), the semi-auto-only variant for use in AEG gearboxes.
So, what makes the Kythera so unique?
What sets this system apart from other mechanical systems is the design of its trigger. The trigger mechanism is designed to replicate the function, weight and feel of a real single-action firearm trigger. It feels real because it is real. The hardened alloy steel sears catch and release the stainless steel spool valve in the same way the sears of a real firearm catch and release the hammer or striker. This gives the Kythera trigger the distinct break and reset you would expect to feel when firing a real single action firearm. The trigger mechanism in the Kythera SA is also adjustable, allowing the user to fine tune the weight and over travel. Additionally, the internal firing valve is balanced and the only force applied during firing is the main spring. This means the function and feel of the trigger is independent of input pressure and velocity.
Complete Shot Cycle
The design of the Kythera SA completes a shot cycle on the trigger pull. This gives you the proven closed bolt performance of the Fusion Engine and F2 in a completely mechanical, waterproof system with a realistic trigger. It does not require the trigger to be released before the nozzle chambers the next round and the firing volume is refilled. This occurs automatically and consistently every shot, with adjustable nozzle dwell and return speed.
As the system resets and recharges immediately after firing, it is ready to fire again before the trigger has been released. This means the system can cycle very quickly for faster follow up shots.
Extremely Efficient and Consistent
The valve design of the Kythera operates without the need for air to control the opening or closing of the valve. Without a pilot valve, 100% of the air going into the system is fired through the nozzle allowing it to operate very efficiently. In addition to being extremely efficient, the system is also extremely consistent. The valve is released at the same point every shot with the same force applied, regardless of trigger input.
Universal Charging Cord
The steel cord visible at the back of the system is attached to a cocking mechanism for the internal spool valve. Although the system automatically cocks the spool valve when the system is pressurized, since the Kythera uses a balanced valve, it is possible in certain situations that the valve could stall and needs to be manually cocked. This typically only happens if the system is run completely out of air so that the pressure drops below the operating range of the system. The cord is designed to be either routed through the grip of the rifle for easy access or even possibly attached in some fashion to the charging handle.
The Kythera SA system installs into a standard gearbox as a single assembly and typically does not require any modification to the gearbox. The only parts needing to be retained from the gearbox is the trigger, spring guide, selector and safety components.
- Designed from the ground up as a high performance mechanical HPA system, not a modification of a solenoid operated design.
- Patent pending valve mechanism provides excellent efficiency and consistent velocity combined with a realistic trigger pull and reset.
- Completes a full shot cycle on the trigger pull alone which translates into consistent nozzle movement and rapid follow up shots.
- Adjustable trigger. Adjustments include: Weight, length of pull and over travel.
- Adjustable nozzle dwell/return speed.
- Wide operating pressure range of 60 to 180psi.


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WHAT IS A POINT OF SALE SYSTEM?
Point of sale (POS) or checkout is the location where a transaction occurs. A "checkout" refers to a POS terminal or more generally to the hardware and software used for checkouts, the equivalent of an electronic cash register.
A POS terminal manages the selling process by a salesperson accessible interface. The same system allows the creation and printing of the voucher.


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Green Supply Chain Design: A Lagrangian Approach
Merrick, Ryan J.
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The expansion of supply chains into global networks has drastically increased the distance travelled along shipping lanes in a logistics system. Inherently, the increase in travel distances produces increased carbon emissions from transport vehicles. When increased emissions are combined with a carbon tax or emissions trading system, the result is a supply chain with increased costs attributable to the emission generated on the transportation routes. Most traditional supply chain design models do not take emissions and carbon costs into account. Hence, there is a need to incorporate emission costs into a supply chain optimization model to see how the optimal supply chain configuration may be affected by the additional expenses. This thesis presents a mathematical programming model for the design of green supply chains. The costs of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were incorporated in the objective function, along with the fixed and transportation costs that are typically modeled in traditional facility location models. The model also determined the unit flows between the various nodes of the supply chain, with the objective of minimizing the total cost of the system by strategically locating warehouses throughout the network. The literature shows that CO2 emissions produced by a truck are dependent on the weight of the vehicle and can be modeled using a concave function. Hence, the carbon emissions produced along a shipping lane are dependent upon the number of units and the weight of each unit travelling between the two nodes. Due to the concave nature of the emissions, the addition of the emission costs to the problem formulation created a nonlinear mixed integer programming (MIP) model. A solution algorithm was developed to evaluate the new problem formulation. Lagrangian relaxation was used to decompose the problem by echelon and by potential warehouse site, resulting in a problem that required less computational effort to solve and allowed for much larger problems to be evaluated. A method was then suggested to exploit a property of the relaxed formulation and transform the problem into a linear MIP problem. The solution method computed the minimum cost for a complete network that would satisfy all the needs of the customers. A primal heuristic was introduced into the Lagrangian algorithm to generate feasible solutions. The heuristic utilized data from the Lagrangian subproblems to produce good feasible solutions. Due to the many characteristics of the original problem that were carried through to the subproblems, the heuristic produced very good feasible solutions that were typically within 1% of the Lagrangian bound. The proposed algorithm was evaluated through a number of tests. The rigidity of the problem and cost breakdown were varied to assess the performance of the solution method in many situations. The test results indicated that the addition of emission costs to a network can change the optimal configuration of the supply chain. As such, this study concluded that emission costs should be considered when designing supply chains in jurisdictions with carbon costs. Furthermore, the tests revealed that in regions without carbon costs it may be possible to significantly reduce the emissions produced by the supply chain with only a small increase in the cost to operate the system.


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a tailless monkey that can walk almost erect
These animals are mentioned twice in the Bible (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chr. 9:21). Apes were brought from India by the fleets of Solomon and Hiram. The Hebrews called them "koph_," and the Greeks "_kepos," both words being just the Indian Tamil name of the monkey, kapi, i.e., swift, nimble, active. No species of ape has ever been found in Israel or the adjacent regions.


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- Flower nameAlpine Aster
- Scientific nameAster alpinus
- Aliasアスター・アルピヌス, Alipne aster, Aster Alpinus
- Place of originEurope, such as Switzerland and North Africa ~ Asia
- Place of floweringHigh mountain, Overseas, Sub-alpine, Specific area
- Flowering seasonJune, July, August
What is Alpine Aster
Alpine Aster, scientific name:Aster Alpinus, is a hardy perennials of the Aster genus, of the Asteraceae department native to Switzerland, etc. Sub-alpine and Alpine-the indigenous Alpine gravels. Crowding the spatula-shaped leaves at the base of the stem. Summer a thin stalk from the middle of the leaf, stem, purple flowers bloom flower. So severe and harsh environment of the snow the wind plant, plant height is low.
Common name: Alpine Aster, scientific name:Aster Alpinus, also known as: Aster alpinus, Habitat: Switzerland, Europe and North Africa to Asia, and environment: (sub) Alpine area, living type: perennials, height: 15-20 cm, leaf: spatula shaped, leaf color: green, leaf arrangement: roots, flowers bloom: stalk before single bloom flower, flower color: purple, white, flower diameter:3-3.5 cm, Flowering period: June-August.


is returning all of the contacts that it has knowledge of.
This is a primitive operation, not an iterative one.
The name of this RPC is misleading. Even if the key to the RPC is the nodeID of an existing contact or indeed if it is the nodeID of the recipient itself, the recipient is still required to return k triples. A more descriptive name would be FIND_CLOSE_NODES.
The recipient of a FIND_NODE should never return a triple containing the nodeID of the requestor. If the requestor does receive such a triple, it should discard it. A node must never put its own nodeID into a bucket as a contact.
A FIND_VALUE RPC includes a B=160-bit key. If a corresponding value is present on the recipient, the associated data is returned. Otherwise the RPC is equivalent to a FIND_NODE and a set of k triples is returned.
This is a primitive operation, not an iterative one.
Node Lookup
This section describes the algorithm that Kademlia uses for locating the k nodes nearest to a key. It must be understood that these are not necessarily closest in a strict sense. Also, the algorithm is iterative although the paper describes it as recursive.
The search begins by selecting alpha contacts from the non-empty k-bucket closest to the bucket appropriate to the key being searched on. If there are fewer than alpha contacts in that bucket, contacts are selected from other buckets. The contact closest to the target key, closestNode, is noted.
The criteria for selecting the contacts within the closest bucket are not specified. Where there are fewer than alpha contacts within that bucket and contacts are obtained from other buckets, there are no rules for selecting the other buckets or which contacts are to be used from such buckets.
The first alpha contacts selected are used to create a shortlist for the search.
The node then sends parallel, asynchronous FIND_* RPCs to the alpha contacts in the shortlist. Each contact, if it is live, should normally return k triples. If any of the alpha contacts fails to reply, it is removed from the shortlist, at least temporarily.
The node then fills the shortlist with contacts from the replies received. These are those closest to the target. From the shortlist it selects another alpha contacts. The only condition for this selection is that they have not already been contacted. Once again a FIND_* RPC is sent to each in parallel.
Each such parallel search updates closestNode, the closest node seen so far.
The sequence of parallel searches is continued until either no node in the sets returned is closer than the closest node already seen or the initiating node has accumulated k probed and known to be active contacts.
If a cycle doesn't find a closer node, if closestNode is unchanged, then the initiating node sends a FIND_* RPC to each of the k closest nodes that it has not already queried.
At the end of this process, the node will have accumulated a set of k active contacts or (if the RPC was FIND_VALUE) may have found a data value. Either a set of triples or the value is returned to the caller.
The original algorithm description is not clear in detail. However, it appears that the initiating node maintains a shortlist of k closest nodes. During each iteration alpha of these are selected for probing and marked accordingly. If a probe succeeds, that shortlisted node is marked as active. If there is no reply after an unspecified period of time, the node is dropped from the shortlist. As each set of replies comes back, it is used to improve the shortlist: closer nodes in the reply replace more distant (unprobed?) nodes in the shortlist. Iteration continues until k nodes have been successfully probed or there has been no improvement.
Alpha and Parallelism
Kademlia uses a value of 3 for alpha, the degree of parallelism used. It appears that (see stutz06) this value is optimal.
There are at least three approaches to managing parallelism. The first is to launch alpha probes and wait until all have succeeded or timed out before iterating. This is termed strict parallelism. The second is to limit the number of probes in flight to alpha; whenever a probe returns a new one is launched. We might call this bounded parallelism. A third is to iterate after what seems to be a reasonable delay (duration unspecified), so that the number of probes in flight is some low multiple of alpha. This is loose parallelism and the approach used by Kademlia.
This is the Kademlia store operation. The initiating node does an iterativeFindNode, collecting a set of k closest contacts, and then sends a primitive STORE RPC to each.
iterativeStores are used for publishing or replicating data on a Kademlia network.
This is the basic Kademlia node lookup operation. As described above, the initiating node builds a list of k "closest" contacts using iterative node lookup and the FIND_NODE RPC. The list is returned to the caller.
This is the Kademlia search operation. It is conducted as a node lookup, and so builds a list of k closest contacts. However, this is done using the FIND_VALUE RPC instead of the FIND_NODE RPC. If at any time during the node lookup the value is returned instead of a set of contacts, the search is abandoned and the value is returned. Otherwise, if no value has been found, the list of k closest contacts is returned to the caller.
When an iterativeFindValue succeeds, the initiator must store the key/value pair at the closest node seen which did not return the value.
If no node lookups have been performed in any given bucket's range for tRefresh (an hour in basic Kademlia), the node selects a random number in that range and does a refresh, an iterativeFindNode using that number as key.
A node joins the network as follows:
 1. if it does not already have a nodeID n, it generates one
 2. it inserts the value of some known node c into the appropriate bucket as its first contact
 3. it does an iterativeFindNode for n
 4. it refreshes all buckets further away than its closest neighbor, which will be in the occupied bucket with the lowest index.
If the node saved a list of good contacts and used one of these as the "known node" it would be consistent with this protocol.
Replication Rules
 - Data is stored using an iterativeStore, which has the effect of replicating it over the k nodes closest to the key.
 - Each node republishes each key/value pair that it contains at intervals of tReplicate seconds (every hour). The republishing node must not be seen as the original publisher of the key/value pair.
 - The original publisher of a key/value pair republishes it every tRepublish seconds (every 24 hours).
Expiration Rules
 - All key/value pairs expire tExpire seconds (24 hours) after the original publication.
 - All key/value pairs are assigned an expiration time which is "exponentially inversely proportional to the number of nodes between the current node and the node whose ID is closest to the key", where this number is "inferred from the bucket structure of the current node".
The writer would calculate the expiration time when the key/value pair is stored using something similar to the following:
 - find the index j of the bucket corresponding to the key
 - count the total number of contacts Ca in buckets 0..j-1
 - count the number of contacts Cb in bucket j closer than the key
 - if C = Ca + Cb, then the interval to the expiration time is
 - 24 hours if C > k
 - 24h * exp( k / C ) otherwise
The requirement that data expires tExpire (one day) after the original publication date is more than ambiguous and would seem to mean that no data can ever be republished.
In any case, the system is required to mark the stored key/value pair with an original publication timestamp. If this is to be accurate, the timestamp must be set by the publisher, which means that clocks must be at least loosely synchronized across the network.
It would seem sensible to mark the key/value pair with a time to live (TTL) from the arrival of the data, tExpire (one day) or a fraction thereof.
Implementation Suggestions
It would seem useful to add to the Contact data structure at least:
 - an RTT (round trip time) value or a set of such values, measured in ms
 - more IP addresses, together with perhaps
 - protocol used (TCP/IP, UDP)
 - NAT information, if applicable
 - whether the address is local and so reachable by broadcast
Adding an RTT or set of RTTs to the Contact data structure would enable better decisions to be made when selecting which to use.
The round trip time (RTT) to the contact could be as measured using a PING RPC or using a conventional Internet network ping.
Possible Convoy Effects
Implementors should take care to avoid convoy effects. These occur when a number of processes need to use a resource in turn. There is a tendency for such bursts of activity to drift towards synchronization, which can be disasterous. In Kademlia all nodes are requird to republish their contents every hour (tReplicate). A convoy effect might lead to this being synchronized across the network, which would appear to users as the network dying every hour.
Random Number Generation
Implementors should remember that random number generators are usually not re-entrant and so access from different threads needs to be synchronized.
Also, beware of clock granularity: it is possible that where the clock is used to seed the random number generator, successive calls could use the same seed.


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A command to calculate the angle between two planes. Each plane is spanned by the first two eigenvectors from the corresponding PCA.
The algorithm is described in section 12.4.3 of Golub & van Loan (1996):
First we form the projection of one set of eigenvectors on the other set. This results in a 2×2 matrix C:
|C = E1′ E2,|
where E1 and E2 are 2×dimension and dimension×2 matrices that contain the first two eigenvectors of the PCA's, respectively.
Next, we compute the singular value decomposition of C:
|C = U Σ V′|
Now the cosine of the angle between the two planes is given by σ2 and the angle in degrees is therefore:
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Meaning of muskmelon
Pronunciation: (musk'mel"un), [key]
- a round or oblong melon, occurring in many varieties, having a juicy, often aromatic, sweet, yellow, white, or green, edible flesh.
- the plant, Cucumis melo reticulatus, of the gourd family, bearing this fruit.
- cantaloupe (def. 1).
- muskmelon (Thesaurus)


Flèche (fencing)
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This article is about the fencing term. For the architectural element, see Flèche. For other uses, see Flèche (disambiguation).
Rubén Limardo attacks Ulrich Robeiri (left) with a flèche, Masters épée 2012
Fabian Kauter (right) hits Diego Confalonieri (left) with a flèche attack, Trophée Monal 2012 (épée)
The flèche /ˈflɛʃ/ is an aggressive offensive fencing technique used with foil and épée.
In a flèche, a fencer transfers his weight onto his front foot and starts to extend the arm. The rear leg initiates the attack, but the ball of the leading foot provides the explosive impulse that is needed to drive the fencer toward the opponent.[1] Continuing to bring the weapon, arm, and front shoulder forward, he picks up his back foot, crossing his front leg, and landing it in front of the other foot - as if taking an exaggerated walking stride. It is at this point, when the back foot lands and just after that arm has become fully extended, that the hit should be made. In foil, the attack is considered over when the back foot lands, and the opponent can seize Right of Way by initiating an attack.
After attempting the hit, the fencer continues to move forward, running past his opponent, to avoid the riposte if he was parried, or a counterattack. If the fencer moves past as quickly as possible the opponent generally only has one chance to hit the fleching fencer as he/she passes. Rules prevent body contact with the opponent in foil. Infraction of the rule may result in a warning, awarding a touch to the opponent, and/or expulsion from the competition.[2] In épée, contact merely results in a stopping of play without penalty, unless it was done with jostling, brutality, or to avoid being hit.
The flèche involves speed and an element of surprise. The flèche is absolutely not a charge down the piste at an opponent at distance. The flèche utilizes timing, not distance, so the distance shouldn't be greater than a step-lunge.
The flèche is not allowed in some types of tournaments, especially in high school fencing. For example, the flèche is forbidden in New Jersey interscholastic fencing.
The term flèche is a French term meaning "arrow," referring to the surprising style of the attack. Under FIE rules it is illegal for a sabreur to cross his or her legs, making the flèche illegal. Sabreurs can instead use a flunge - a portmanteau of flying and lunge - where a lunge (generally cutting to head) is made with a leap to give speed and close the extra distance.
 1. ^ Garret, Maxwell R. and Mary Heinecke Poulson. Foil Fencing. University Park: Pennsylvania State UP, 1981, p. 49.
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Follow along with Sid the Science in this fascinating Kid I'm Not Afraid of the Dark Book as he takes on some simple science experiments to teach children that there is nothing to be afraid of when the lights are out.
Sid the Science Kid is scared of the dark but he engages in some science experiments that help him and his friends understand why there's nothing to fear. Young readers will enjoy the fun illustrations in this Sid the Science Kid I'm Not Afraid of the Dark Level 1 Book.
- Author: Meister, Cari
- Reading level: Children's, Age 6-7
- Publication date: 5/3/2011
SKU #: SID-200-9780061852619


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Tunnel erosion in the loess of Banks Peninsula
Degree GrantorUniversity of Canterbury
Degree NameMaster of Science
This study has examined in more detail than previous studies, and within the framework of the erosion model, the physical setting in which tunnel erosion occurs on banks Peninsula. Two selected parameters were studies in detail using quantitative techniques, that is, slope aspect and soil erodibility. Tunnel erosion on Banks Peninsula is largely a culturally induced form of erosion. European man disrupted the balance between climate, soil and primitive tussock cover by removing this protective cover, allowing the increased runoff easier access to the highly erodible parent material loess below the compacted layer in the soil. It appears most of the tunnel systems on Banks Peninsula today may be relict features corresponding to a period of maximum pasture deterioration prior to the late 1940's.


1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Potter, Philip Cipriani Hambley
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POTTER, PHILIP CIPRIANI HAMBLEY (_PHONE_), English musician, was born in London, the son of a pianoforte teacher, and godson of a sister of G. B. Cipriani, the painter. He was educated for the musical profession under Attwood, Callcott, Crotch and Woelfl; later at Vienna, where he received encouragement from Beethoven. In 1816 an overture by him was performed at a Philharmonic concert, and he began a distinguished career as a pianist. In 1822 he became a professor, and in 1832 principal (resigning in 1859) of the Royal Academy of Music; in 1860 an exhibition was founded there in his honour. Cipriani Potter composed many works, now mostly forgotten, though important in their day. He died on the 28th of September 1871.


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Methyl mercaptanMethyl mercaptan is a colorless gas with a smell like rotten cabbage. It is a natural substance found in the blood, brain, and other tissues of people and animals. It is released from animal feces. It occurs naturally in certain foods, such as some nutss and cheese. The chemical formula for methyl mercapatan is CH3SH.
Methyl mercaptan is released from decaying organic matter in marshes and is present in the natural gas of certain regions in the United States, in coal tar, and in some crude oils. It is manufactured for use in the plastics industry, in pesticides, and as a jet fuel additive. It is also released as a decay product of wood in pulp mills.


Should you worry about your state's pass average?
In my opinion, law students waste too much time and energy worrying about their state's bar passage rates.
Your state's overall pass average for a particular exam is not the biggest predictor of individual success. Instead the factors which are actually within the control of the student tend to prove to be the more accurate predictors of success. In other words, the amount of time spent in preparation, the amount of practice testing done by the student, etc. are more significant predictors of success. So are things like whether the student studies full-time versus trying to hold down a job or handle other outside distractions.
In my experience, students who put in the necessary hours and who use their study time effectively tend to pass the exam every time regardless of the overall state pass average. So rather than worrying about factors that are beyond your control, why not focus your energy on the things you can control and make the success factors work in your favor.


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What Entails Non-profit Accounting Services.
Usually the businesses take the initiative in being in business so that they can acquire the profit. It is not usually all organizations that engage in economic activities are after profit, others like non profitable organizations get to provide services to general public. Such organizations are like the charitable institutions, educational institutions and also the religious organizations. Most of the times the non-profitable institutions are set for the welfare of the society including culture and art. For the organization to operate they raise funds from their members and also from the public for them to achieve their objectives. It is through the donations and the help of other people that the non-profitable organizations become successful.
For the records to be well kept in any given institution it has to have an accountant. Proper records of the incomes, assets, expenses and liabilities need to be kept for the non-profitable organization. Records need to be kept because they will be accountable to the contributors. The organization will therefore need to have an accountant that will help them to keep much of the records.
The accountants will be helpful in preparing the financial statements annually and that will be according to the accounting principles. The financial statement will get to consist of the balance sheet, income, payments as well as the expenditure. For the funds of the organizations to be well kept, there is need to consider various factors whenever you want an accountant for your non profitable organization. Before you choose an accountant for the organization, there is need to ensure that he or she has undergone all the needed formalities to be an accountant. These days people might fake their professions as well as their certificates hence the need to be thorough before choosing one.
The other essential thing to consider is the experience of the accountant. It is vital to consider transparency and accountability before choosing the accountant for the profitable organization. There is need for the accountant to be equipped and be ready to serve the community since it entails anon profitable organization. When considering an accountant, it is essential to consider the level of education that the person has undergone. The person should be well informed about accounting and has all the skills that is required. When the organization considers such factors, it will be in a stable accountability of the funds.
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Right Behind You: Tales of the Spooky and Strange
"Right Behind You" is an anthology of 9 spooky stories from G.R. Wilson.
1. The MessengerAn imaginative young boy has a life-changing encounter.
2. Mr. ToothySay "Hello!" to everyone's favorite clown in the mirror!
3. La Tempete Faim- A family at sea struggles for survival against supernatural elements.
4. The Golden Arm- A new author's telling of the classic ghost story made famous by Mark Twain.
5. The Social NetworkStrange events are afoot concerning the computer systems of a junior high school.
6. Fang and Claw- A "found" journal gives an account of a ranger's hunt for a savage and intelligent beast.
7. The Witch's Ghost- A powerful witch gets her revenge on the Puritan town that so gravely wronged her.
8. The OrbWhat is the meaning behind a perfect orb found by the sea?
9. Newbrooke Infirmary- A dare leads one boy into the very heart of a haunted church infirmary.
Content-wise, the stories are intended for Young Adults and older.


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Shots - Health Blog
Seniors In Medicare 'Doughnut Hole' More Likely To Stop Heart Drugs
Medicare patients who reach the annual gap in coverage for prescription drugs known as the "doughnut hole" are 57 percent more likely than those with continuous insurance coverage to stop taking drugs for heart-related conditions such as high blood pressure or heart disease.
That's the result of a study by researchers from the Harvard Medical School, Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, and CVS Caremark, the drugstore chain. It's in the latest issue of the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, published by the American Heart Association.
The researchers looked at the records of more than 100,000 Medicare patients with heart conditions who had Medicare prescription drug coverage in 2006 and 2007. They compared those who fell into the doughnut hole — when Medicare stops paying for drugs and patients are required to temporarily cover 100 percent of their cost -– with those who had continuing insurance coverage. The coverage limit resets every year.
Stopping what could be critical, life-saving medication was not what people hoped would happen when patients reached the gap. "Some policymakers have argued that sensitizing Part D consumers to drug costs through mechanisms like the coverage gap would encourage beneficiaries to use only essential and lower-priced medications," the researchers wrote. Part D is the name of the optional program that covers prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries.
But using only necessary drugs and finding better deals hasn't been the case, either in this study or others like it. "Researchers have observed increased rates of drug discontinuation and adherence across both essential and potentially unnecessary drugs but have not observed higher rates of switching to generic drugs during the coverage gap," the study said.
One notable finding was that those who stopped taking their drugs didn't seem to experience serious health consequences. But the researchers cautioned that their study looked at only a very short timeline, and the patients who ended up in the study "experienced a relatively small number of adverse events, limiting our power to detect differences."
The researchers also noted that the 2010 Affordable Care Act is gradually closing the doughnut hole, which would alleviate the problem. This year seniors get a 50 percent discount on brand-name drugs once they reach the coverage gap and a 14 percent discount for generic drugs.
But that could disappear if the Supreme Court rules the entire health care law unconstitutional.


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Private landowner information
Over 75% of Minnesota's land is privately owned. Many of our fish and wildlife resources rely on the day-to-day actions of private landowners and the conservation practices they employ on their lands.
Landowners will find here information to help them:
- manage fish and wildlife resources on their land
- manage recreation on their land (i.e., deal with hunters, anglers and other recreators who ask to use their land)
Manage fish & wildlife resources
Technical resources to assist you in implementing conservation practices on your land.
- Native plant suppliers and landscapers in Minnesota
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LAW6057 Cultural Diversity and the Law
This module explores how legal systems manage cultural diversity, which includes religious, ethnic and linguistic diversity. The module takes the English legal system as the core case study and compares it to the experience of other legal systems in the management of cultural diversity. The comparative study of legal approaches to cultural diversity includes an exploration of legal pluralism, the significance of long-standing and newer diversities introduced through immigration, the problems of assimilation and integration, and paradigms of citizenship, multiculturalism and secularism.
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The Zoo's three olive baboon babies are now 16 months old and have started to develop some great talents! Because of their constant curiosity and motivation, the baboon babies have learned how to paint and partake in the University of Rochester cognitive research study.
So how do you teach a baboon to paint? Cheerios were placed underneath the door frame, shown in the picture to the right, behind a dot of paint. In order to get to the Cheerio, the baboons had to reach under the door frame and pull towards them. Every time they "finger painted," a Cheerio was given as a reward. Once this concept was figured out, getting paint on them and everywhere else was fun!
Baby baboon Pico de Limon, shown in the picture to the left, was the first baby to join the study with the University of Rochester that many of our adult baboons have been working on for the last two years. He is progressing very quickly, learning that choosing the cup that held the most peanuts meant that he got to eat them! In just a few weeks, he now has three cups placed on the board and has been able to choose successfully that three peanuts going into one cup is more than one peanut going into another.
We are very excited to see what level his counting skills are at compared to the adults as well as getting some insight as to what age these skills start to develop.
- Jenna Bovee, Zoo Keeper


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TRUE if successful; otherwise, FALSE. Note that FALSE is returned even if the record was successfully locked but other record locks cannot be maintained.
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Category:Gobies/Blennies - Common Names
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This category lists the common names of Gobies, Blennies, Jawfish and Dartfish. Whilst this name is often made up by resellers and has no scientific merit, it is the name often first associated to the animal by its locals, beginners and the casual aquarist.
- See here for a list of Gobies/Blennies etc by Latin name.
Pages in category "Gobies/Blennies - Common Names"
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Definitions for john brown
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word john brown
Princeton's WordNet
 1. Brown, John Brown(noun)
 1. John Brown
 John Brown was an American abolitionist who believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States. During 1856 in Kansas, Brown commanded forces at the Battle of Black Jack and the Battle of Osawatomie. Brown's followers also killed five pro-slavery supporters at Pottawatomie. In 1859, Brown led an unsuccessful raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry that ended with his capture. Brown's trial resulted in his conviction and a sentence of death by hanging. Brown's attempt in 1859 to start a liberation movement among enslaved African Americans in Harpers Ferry, Virginia electrified the nation. He was tried for treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, the murder of five men and inciting a slave insurrection. He was found guilty on all counts and was hanged. Southerners alleged that his rebellion was the tip of the abolitionist iceberg and represented the wishes of the Republican Party to end slavery. Historians agree that the Harpers Ferry raid in 1859 escalated tensions that, a year later, led to secession and the American Civil War. Brown first gained attention when he led small groups of volunteers during the Bleeding Kansas crisis. Unlike most other Northerners, who advocated peaceful resistance to the pro-slavery faction, Brown believed that peaceful resistance was shown to be ineffective and that the only way to defeat the oppressive system of slavery was through violent insurrection. He believed he was the instrument of God's wrath in punishing men for the sin of owning slaves.
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Engaging the opportunities and challenges of family money
Cambium: (n) in trees, the layer of generative cells originating all secondary growth
How We Work
Successful engagements are defined by enduring outcomes. Enduring outcomes are realized by both short and long term utility of strategies, education and structures.
Positive results are founded upon the needs, capacities, vision and desires of those involved. Thus, a successful engagement begins with an informed understand of what the client is looking to create or implement, who will be involved and how the outcomes will be realized.
The work proceeds with clarifying needs, defining goals and structuring strategies for attaining a successful outcome. This implementation is built upon the unique composition of the families involved and each process is unique to the individuals engaged. Finally, integrating the changes into family life such that they are enduring is essential to the final phase of our consultations.
Stages of a Typical Engagement
Phase I: Discovery
What are you trying to achieve?
Who will be involved?
A thorough process of discovery illuminates the focal issues the client expects to impact. The "what" of an engagement is shaped by these goals and, importantly, by who will be involved. Each individual and family brings a unique set of values, history, talents, capacity and possibility. Discovery focuses on the issues both at hand and heart, assessing strengths and areas of growth. With a solid grasp of the individuals, relationships, opportunities and challenges, an assessment is made integrating the goals of the engagement with what will work with in this specific situation with these specific people. Recommendations for implementation conclude Phase I.
Phase II: Engaging and Implementing
How are the goals of this engagement going to be realized?
Importantly, why are we committing to this?
For an engagement to be sustained and successful, those involved must feel included, committed and motivated. At the beginning of a consultation, quite often individuals are at different places with regard to their interest and commitment. A thorough process of discovery unearths core interests in each individual such that engaging can become meaningful and powerfully relevant to his or her life. Participants have both "stakes" and "shares" in the process and outcome. These personal and familial interests help shape the common goals for the engagement and standards by which they will be assessed. 'Why' a client engages then becomes the basis for 'how' the engagement moves forward. Phase II involves collaboratively defining structure, process, action, and roles for each participant. The desired outcome is defined both on an individual and group (family, council, board or business) level. Phase II moves from assessment into action, becoming the "working" phase of the engagement. Periodic assessment of progress and satisfaction shape the work and establishes a pattern of recursive learning.
Phase III: Integrating and Enduring
How will the accomplishments be integrated into individual and family life?
What is the measure of an enduring result, and how will it be maintained?
Education, change, communication, growth – these are the indicators of success. There are many opportunities in life to experience an "a ha" moment, but fewer times when these are integrated into an enduring transformation in one's life. Our engagements foster increased awareness, evolving development, and opportunities to put new experiences into practice. The results are metabolized into a new ways of approaching issues and creating solutions. A recursive process evolves with such learning, and new methods, habits and accomplishments build infrastructure to sustain continued progress.
In the process of the collaboration, we develop assessments, tools, and resources that are unique to client needs. Progress and goals are evaluated by standards the clients define, which can be refined throughout the engagement and thereafter. The consultation transitions from a central place in the process to an ancillary one, with increased capacity within the individuals and family becoming the basis for moving forward. The future is met with new capacities, vision, strength, and possibility.


Education Equity Fund
Why does Philadelphia need an Education Equity Fund?
PILOTs aren't taxes–they're voluntary payments. There's no requirement for where the funds are directed. This means that it's up to us to make sure that when our city's wealthiest institutions pay their fair share, that money directly meets the needs of our students, not the priorities of outside institutions.
In other cities, mega-nonprofits have tried to "dictate what their money goes toward." Here in Philly, we know what it looks like when mega-nonprofits call the shots. In our May 5th Speak Out, we heard from Philadelphians who have been directly impacted by our School District's funding crisis. Nonprofit-driven initiatives never make up for a lack of basic necessities–teachers, textbooks, nurses, counselors, libraries, and safe and healthy school buildings.
As we fight for a more equitably funded public education system in Philadelphia, the last thing we need is a closed-door deal that gives the wealthiest institutions total control over funding for our schools.
Philadelphia needs a PILOT agreement that meets the most essential needs of our most vulnerable public school students. This means that we need Mayor Kenney to establish an Education Equity Fund for our city's mega-nonprofits to pay into via PILOTs. A publicly administered fund that directly serves the School District will be the best way to establish accountability and transparency for a stable, sustainable PILOT agreement.


Dark Fish
March 7, 2021
By Damond Benningfield
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Many deep sea fish are dark colored or even ultra black to help them blend in to the dark sea around them. Credit: public domain
In the darkness of the deep ocean, the faintest glimmer of light can mean the difference between life and death. It can scare away prey or draw in predators. So remaining completely dark can help a deep-sea fish catch a meal -- or avoid getting caught.
A recent study found some fish that have a big advantage in that area. Their skin is almost completely black -- it reflects no more than one-half of one percent of the light that strikes it. That makes the fish much darker than charcoal, and among the darkest living organisms on the planet.
Researchers collected fish from depths of up to 6500 feet during cruises in the Gulf of Mexico and Monterey Bay in California. They found 16 species that they described as "ultra black." Most of them are medium-sized, suggesting they need to be especially careful to attract prey and avoid predators. And a few use light-producing "lures" to pull in prey, so dark skin eliminates any reflections that might give them away.
The scientists used electron microscopes to study the structure of the skin of these fish. And they used computer models to understand how the light behaves once it hits the skin.
They found that small organs like those in our own skin contain a high level of black pigment. And the organs are shaped in such a way that the light they don't absorb is reflected into the surrounding skin, where it can be absorbed by the other organs. The combination makes these "ultra-black" fish almost impossible to see in the deep ocean.


Toga Himiko's name meaning in Japanese
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Toga Himiko's name meaning in Japanese
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Kanji and meanings of Toga's name
A dark heroine, Toga Himiko! Her name was written in katakana first, but later how to write it in kanji letters was revealed.
It seems they show both her quirk and dreadful background. What's hidden in her name? Let's see it together!
Toga written in kanji
The first letter means to pass something or to get across. The second one means myself.
The whole word TOGA can be interpreted "pass myself (to someone)". Toga Himiko says that she wants to become completely the same as someone she loves. In a way, she throws herself away to be her beloved one. "Passing herself" name may express this twisted way of her loving someone.
The family name Toga exists in reality, but it doesn't use the same kanji as her name.
For your information, the sound TOGA can mean a sin in Japanese. It may imply the fact that she's a criminal and in a dark side.
Himiko written in kanji
The first kanji HI means "to suffer" or "to wear or pull something over one's head". This character contains negative nuance and we usually don't use it for a person's name.
The second one MI means body or oneself.
And the third one KO means a kid and it's a suffix letter for girl names.
If we understand them literally, it means "wear oneself". I think it seems there are two meanings in it.
One is simply her quirk, Transform. To wear someone's body.
The other is related to her past. She has suppressed her real emotion and herself and been wearing a mask of a normal person until the murder case she committed when she was in junior high. In this case, her name can be interpreted as "wear myself".
The first name HIMIKO is an ancient queen's name of Japan. It's said she was the first king in Japan. Details about her are still wrapped in a mystery, but we all learn about her name in our history class.
Himiko was a shaman and therefore she frequently appears as a mystic character with some mysterious powers in manga and anime.
Since HI letter in her name uses kanji with bad meaning, we don't name a person Himiko. It only shows up in creative works.
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Publisher: Novello & Co
Three Motion Settings (2005),
1. In the Attic
2. To Whom it May Concern
3. What Language to Speak
Novello & Co Ltd
Solo Voice(s) and up to 6 players
This cycle sets three poems written by Andrew Motion at three distinct stages of his career. Motion (b. 1952), currently Poet Laureate, cites 'In the Attic' as "the first one I'd ever done which felt anywhere near right". The subject matter of the text, composed when he was 20 years old, is a theme that Motion has returned to throughout his creative output: the ten years his mother spent in a coma and her subsequent death. 'To Whom it May Concern' represents a sardonic outlook on the state of contemporary poetry, while 'What Language to Speak' sets two meditative sentences from the extended poem, 'Lines of Desire'.
The settings are simple, largely modal and influenced by the sonorities achieved in Samuel Barber's works for piano. There is an air of slow recitative in the outer numbers, which aims to create the sense of melancholic recollection prevalent in the text.


Implementing image sprites in CSS
Image sprites are used in numerous web apps where multiple images are used. Rather than include each image as a separate image file, it is much more memory and bandwidth-friendly to send them as a single image, so the number of HTTP requests is reduced.
Suppose an image is given to every item with class toolbtn:
.toolbtn {
 background: url(myfile.png);
 display: inline-block;
 height: 20px;
 width: 20px;
A background position can be added either as two x, y values after the url() in the background, or as background-position. For example:
_TAG_ {
 background-position: -20px 0px;
_TAG_ {
 background-position: -40px 0px;
This would move the element with the ID 'btn1' 20 pixels to the left and the element with the ID 'btn2' 40 pixels to the left (assuming they have the class toolbtn assigned and are affected by the image rule above).
Similarly, you can also make hover states with:
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Full working demo at CSS Tricks
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The Montessori School of Bowling Green serves Early Childhood through Middle School aged children. It is operated as an independent, nonprofit institution, governed by a Board of Directors comprised of former school parents, current school parents and community members. The student body is drawn from Bowling Green and the surrounding area. The school recruits and admits students of any race, color or ethnic origin and the student body is representative of the community. The school follows all truth-in-advertising laws.
In April 1999, The Montessori School of BG became the first school in Ohio to be accredited by the American Montessori Society and in 2013, completed its re-accreditation which holds the accreditation until 2020.
An Accredited Montessori School has the following characteristics:
- It is devoted to a mission
- It knows itself
- It keeps its promises
- It accepts objective evaluation
- It is recognized
- It is self-correcting
- It is student centered
- It plans its future
- It enjoys the confidence of the professional community
- It creates confidence in families
- It maintains the responsibilities of accreditation
The Montessori School became chartered by Ohio's State Board of Education as a nonpublic school in July 1991. This does not mean that we are a "Charter School." Instead, it means that our complete courses of study for all nine curriculum areas (Art, Health, Language Arts, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Reading, Science and Social Studies) meet the requirements, and have been approved by the State of Ohio for grades K-8. These courses of study are revised as needed to remain current. The charter entitles the school to a nominal amount of state funding for the purchase of materials; school age children to free transportation on the city school buses; and the school to participate in various school-related programs in Wood County.
Day Care License
The Montessori School of Bowling Green is legally licensed to operate under the State of Ohio Child Day Care laws. The license and a current inspection report hang outside the school office and the laws and rules are available for your review. The licensing record, including but not limited to compliance forms, health, building and fire department inspections, is available upon request from the Ohio Department of Education. The school is licensed to serve preschoolers and kindergartners at any one time in the early childhood classrooms. It is also licensed to serve preschool, kindergarten and school aged children in the before and after school care programs. The Ohio Department of Education's number is _PHONE_. For further information, see appendix A: Information Required by Ohio Administrative Code.


Table of Contents
 1. About the Security Guide
 2. Introduction to Informatica Security
 3. User Authentication
 4. LDAP Security Domains
 5. Kerberos Authentication Setup
 6. Domain Security
 7. Security Management in Informatica Administrator
 8. Users and Groups
 9. Privileges and Roles
 10. Permissions
 11. Audit Reports
 12. Command Line Privileges and Permissions
 13. Custom Roles
Security for Data Analyzer
Security for Data Analyzer
When you create the Reporting Service, you can configure the secure HTTPS properties for Data Analyzer.
To secure the connection between the browser and the Reporting Service, configure the following Reporting Service property:
Enable HTTPS on port
The SSL port that the Reporting Service uses for secure connections. You can edit the value if you have configured the HTTPS port for the node where you create the Reporting Service. Enter a value between 1 and 65535 and ensure that it is not the same as the HTTP port. If the node where you create the Reporting Service is not configured for the HTTPS port, you cannot configure HTTPS for the Reporting Service.
Default is 16443.
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When a saturated gel is deformed, its mechanical response is profoundly influenced by the flow of liquid in its pores. For example, if a gel bar is suddenly deformed in 3-point bending, the liquid cannot immediately flow out of the pores, so the gel initially responds incompressibly; consequently, its deflection provides a measure of its shear modulus, Gp, rather than Young's modulus, Ep. In this paper, the kinetics of deformation of such a rod are analyzed, showing that it is possible to obtain the permeability, D, of the gel from the time-dependence of the load, as well as finding both Gp and Ep. Analyses are presented for the time dependence of the load at constant deflection for a square and cylindrical beam, and for load at constant deflection rate for a square beam. The method is applied to determine Gp, Ep, and D for a silica gel made from tetraethoxysilane.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Materials Chemistry


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Release V6-0 is the latest version of SapphireTrend, Jemmac Software's world leading real-time process visualization package. Headline features in V6-0 include support for displaying digital values using symbols or text on strip-charts, logarithmic scales, optional Plot Title bars and additional Plug-in dll statistics in the Sapphire Collector.
The new pen 'Digitals' option allows the user to define a range of ordinal values for a pen and then use symbols to delimit state change as opposed to a continuous trend line. This significantly de-clutters Strip charts when trending digital values.
- In addition enumerations can be defined so that a textual representation of the data can be displayed in the Item Details Area under the plot. So rather than displaying an integer value of "1" and leaving the user to remember what that means, more meaningful values such as "Closed" or "On" can be displayed instead.
- As an alternative to displaying symbols on the plot, the user can set the symbol style to none and display a text string (Alias) instead, i.e. "Open", "Closed", "On", "Off", etc…
- Where enumerations are used, the actual numeric value can be read via the tooltip on the Pen Pointers (if displayed).
- Pre-defined sets of common digital definitions (for example based on tag definition type) can be stored for future use and loaded into stPro via a dedicated new Sapphire file type of ".SphDigital".
- Note: Template ".SphDigital" files are delivered in the "examples" folder under the Sapphire install path. The files are text based and use a format that is identical to the digital defintion sections as written to Plot files for plot containing digitals. This allows the plot files to be used to seed user and site defined templates for common digital tag types.
The Plot Title Bars can now be removed by right-clicking on the plot and deselecting View->Title Bar. For multi-plot Sessions this increases the visible plot regions height relative to the overall application window size. This gives more visible plot acreage for the same screen size.
- To maintain clarity a new option has been added allowing the plot title to be displayed within the plot window itself when the title bar is removed. Controls have been provided defining the location for the title (i.e. top-left, middle-left etc) and the size of the text to use. A new User Preference has been added for the title colour.
- Note: For added convenience the option to disable the Plot Title Bar and then display, position and size the title within the plot window itself can be quickly copied from one plot to others using the right-click "View->Apply to All" option.
Pens can now use Logarithmic scales instead of linear scales as was the case in previous releases. The setting is on a per pen basis and applies to all graph styles.
- Note: If a pen in logarithmic mode has scales that are out of range for logs (i.e. zero or less) the tick mark labels and the value displayed in the item details area will report that the scales are invalid.
Print Application Window
A new print option called "Print Application Window" has been added allowing a Session (single Tab) to be printed as a whole (including all the plots and maintaining the plot layout.
- Note: With the appropriate third party software installed, stPro can 'print' directly to a PDF document, Image files (via Snag IT or similar) etc.
For more details about SapphireTrend, see the Product page for it.


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REPLICATION OF FORT ST. JEAN BAPTISTE
Fort St. Jean Baptiste de Natchitoches was a strategic outpost, established in 1716, that prevented the Spaniards, in Mexico, from advancing further into French Louisiana. The Fort continued to serve this vital function until the entire French colony west of the Mississippi, with New Orleans and the Isle of Orleans on the east bank, was ceded to Spain in 1762, following France's defeat by England in the French and Indian War. It was finally abandoned soon after the 1803 Louisiana Purchase when the United States built Fort Claiborne nearby.
The reconstruction of the Fort is based on a carefully drawn plan made in 1733 by the French architect/engineer Ignace Francois Broutin after he visited the Fort in August 1732 and at that time had several new buildings built; including a long barracks building, a small warehouse and a house for the warehouse keeper.
Careful research was conducted in the archives of France and Spain on colonial fortification construction methods and working from Broutin's plan and description of the Fort, an authentic reconstruction was accomplished. Fort St. Jean Baptiste was replicated utilizing many of those same construction methods, adapting to some modern measures, such as treated lumber, concealed fasteners, and concrete footings, to assure a longer life. It serves as an important era in Louisiana's colonial history, demonstrating the fortification construction and life style of a Louisiana frontier settlement.


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Financial and time aspects of Rent-to-own to landlords
- Have a good understanding of all your cost associated with Rent-to-own.
- Have a common knowledge about costs related to property purchase in the UK.
There are the following savings for landlords using Rent-to-own:
>> Let's focus first on time.
The joint venturer fully manages the property, so the landlord spends a second worrying about property management. In reality, the tenant buyers mentality is that they own the property, so to be fair, there is relatively little control to be carried out. So for landlords, it doesn't cost anything, it doesn't take any time, and it is not the landlord's responsibility. Maintenance - it does include time and money. Both are the joint venturer responsibility. But again, the tenant-buyer mentality is the owners, so they look after their house, and they in most situations carry out some work themselves. However, obvious legal requirements like gas and electricity certificates, Energy Performance Certificate etc., are done by the joint venturer. So for landlords, it doesn't cost anything, it doesn't take any time, and it is not the landlord's responsibility. Rent collection - rent is paid by the joint venturer, so any delays or missed payments by the tenant don't affect the landlord—no time spent chasing tenants for money. The joint venturer sets up the standing order to transfer the rent to the landlord on a set date every month.
>> Savings on money.
No management, so no letting agent fees. That's a savings of, usually, 10% plus VAT. So with the rent of £1000 a month it is £120 a month, so £4320 in 3 years. No maintenance. It is difficult to calculate precisely but let's say that each landlord spends at least £700 annually for minor maintenance together with required certificates. It is £2100 per three years. Potential Tax Savings. Because of the long term rent structure connected with the sale, each landlord can move some of the rent to be included in the sale price. Then there is a Capital Gain Tax instead of income tax and therefore no National Insurance Contribution and lower tax rate with delayed tax to pay. Its various but potential savings in three years will reach thousands of £.


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The Sentence Pattern Chart
Sentence Pattern Chart
The Sentence Pattern and Parts of Speech Chart consists of two colorful 19" X 25" posters for the bulletin board that display simple sentence structure in context. A pamphlet accompanies the system with exercises where students analyze both sentence patterns and parts of speech at the same time in a "whole grammar" method which simplifies and clarifies function.
The method, developed over years in a busy classroom, is also designed so that students can transfer their work to a machine-scorable answer sheet that takes seconds to correct, then work through and correct their own errors. In the daily plan, the method permits a warm-up lesson as well as a permanent display that students can refer to on need.
Packing all the basics into an ever available visual lesson and display saves valuable class time, which can then be spent on meaning-based activities. Also adaptable to your preferred grammar or reading texts. The posters' flip sides are designed for easy testing.


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What is your favorite sport? Wait, do I mean your favorite sport to play or your favorite sport to watch? Does it matter? Are your favorite to-watch sport and your favorite to-play sport the same sport or different? How does your list of favorite sports to play associate or correlate with your favorite sports to watch?
In this activity students rank a list of sports in order from favorite to play to least favorite to play. Then they rank the same list of sports from favorite to watch to least favorite to watch. Students take the rank for each sport and plot the points on the grid. One example is pictured below.
This activity targets 8th grade and/or high school to scatter plot standards and can be easily adapted for younger students, say 5th grade, to introduce or practice graphing in one quadrant.
The activity: WhatsYourFavoriteSport.pdf
For members we have an editable Word docx and teacher hints and suggestions.
CCSS: 8.SP.1, HSS.ID.B.6
Could also be easily adapted for 5th grade teachers to address 5.G.1, 5.G.2


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from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Central and dorsal or aboral: applied to the central ossicle of the stem of crinoids, as members of the genus Comatula.
- n. In crinoids, a centrodorsal ossicle which unites the skeleton of the stalk with the body.
- n. In paleont., a pentagonal plate found in many non-pedunculate crinoids (for example, Uintacrinus) at the base of the cup and probably representing an atrophied stalk.
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THE MESSAGE OF THE GEORGIA GUIDESTONES 1. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature. 2. Guide reproduction wisely – improving fitness and diversity.
There's an irrational fear of nature that has dogged our maturing as a species. Before singularity gods replaced the gods that inhabited volcanoes and/or storms


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SkyScan 1172 Micro-CT
Micro-CT Scanner with Adaptive Geometry
The SkyScan 1172 represents a new generation in high-resolution desktop X-ray microtomography (Micro-CT) systems for in vitro scanning. The combined ability of the sample stage and the x-ray camera to move is a novel architecture which allows for an unprecedented combination of image resolution, sample size accommodation, scan speed and sample throughput. The innovative scanning geometry of the SkyScan 1172 Micro-CT is particularly advantageous at intermediate resolution levels, where scans are completed up to ten times faster with the same resolution and image quality, compared to previous Micro-CTs with a fixed source-detector design.
To request a brochure that introduces micro-CT and the Skyscan products
Call Ben at _PHONE_ or email: _EMAIL_
Adaptive Geometry - A bright idea in microtomography
Using Adaptive Geometry, the Skyscan 1172 Micro-CT adjusts the distance between the X-ray detector and source for the optimum position for a given scan. A majority of scans can be performed with the detector closer to the source for higher intensities on the detector which means faster scan times and more throughput for you. When you need higher resolution (below 4 microns) or a larger field of view, the Skyscan 1172 Micro-CT moves the detector to the far position. Adaptive Geometry gives you the flexibility to manage workflow without compromising resolution.
Introduction to X-ray Microtomography (Micro-CT)
Microtomography uses a similar technique as X-ray tomography systems used in medicine (CT Scans) but with much finer resolution. Multiple 2D X-ray images are stored while either the sample or the source / detector pair is rotated. Internal structures are reconstructed as a series of 2D cross sections (up to 2600 in a single scan) which are then used to analyze the two and three dimensional morphological parameters of the object. The process is non destructive and requires no special preparation of the specimen. For comparison, medical CT systems have pixel sizes in the range of 1mm, the Skyscan 1172 Microtomograph can acquire images with 0.5 micron pixel size.
The powerful imaging capabilities of X-ray tomography are now available in a range of desktop instruments suitable for microscopic imaging of small objects with a wide range of applications: 3D bone analysis, food studies, soft tissue research, insects, microelectronics, materials, geological studies and more. Specialized software (CTAn) has been developed for the analysis of Micro-CT images including bone morphometry, porosity, fractal analysis and more (see related pages).
- Dynamically variable acquisition geometry for shortest scan at any magnification
- Fully distortion corrected 11 Mp X-ray camera
- Up to 8000 x 8000 pixels in every slice
- Down to 0.5 micron isotropic detail detection
- Single computer or cluster (optional) 3D reconstruction
- Software for 2D/3D image analysis, bone morphology and realistic visualization
- Scanning during compression, tension, cooling, heating with optional stages
- X-ray source
20-100kV, 10W, <5µm spot size or 20-80kV, 8W, <8µm spot size
- X-ray detector
11Mp, 12-bit cooled CCD fiber-optically coupled to scintillator
- Maximum object size
27mm in diameter (single scan) or 50mm in diameter (offset scan)
- Detail detectability
<0.5µm at highest resolution
single PC or cluster volumetric reconstruction
- Optional stages
micropositioning, cooling, heating, compression / tension
- Radiation safety
<1µSv / h at any point on the instrument surface


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Clue: Native of Katmandu
We have 2 answers for the clue Native of Katmandu. See the results below.
- Like some mountain guides
- Neighbors of Indians
- Like soldiers known as Gurkhas
- Sherpas, e.g.
- High land language
- Some Annapurna climbers
- From Katmandu
- From Kathmandu, e.g.
- Certain Himalayan native
- Like some Sherpas
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- Universal - December 16, 2013
- USA Today - December 09, 2011
- Washington Post - September 28, 2000
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Viewpoint: Protecting the flood plain -, Albany News, Weather, Sports
Viewpoint: Protecting the flood plain
It's easy to criticize government programs, but from time to time, one comes along that might produce some good.
We think one of these is the flood plain recovery program the Natural Resources Conservation Service offered recently.
All this rain we've seen recently really brings the purpose of the program into focus. The program is designed to put floodplains, where people have built houses, or planted crops, back into their natural state.
The government pays up to 100% of the cost of restoration. If the land is crop land, trees will be planted, and native vegetation will return. If there's a house or other structure there, the government will pay to relocate it.
While the land can't be developed, landowners still own the land, and can use it for hunting and fishing.
This will help restore the natural floodplains of the rivers in the state.
The benefits for us all would be reduced erosion, improved water quality, protection of fish and wildlife habitat, and protection of endangered species.
We salute the effort to restore Georgia's floodplain.


Smart Takes
Ford unveils Evos concept; intelligent hybrid car built for the cloud
Ford unveils Evos concept; intelligent hybrid car built for the cloud
Posting in Design
Ford unveils the Evos concept car, a plug-in hybrid vehicle designed with cloud-based intelligence that can automatically adapt performance to individual drivers and road conditions.
Here's something I never thought I'd write: take a gander at the first car designed expressly for the cloud.
American automaker Ford on Tuesday unveiled its Evos concept car, a plug-in hybrid vehicle that it says represents the design direction of its entire global fleet. (And a new direction it is: it's a fastback-style model with gullwing doors and a trapezoidal grille.)
The vehicle intends to be a showcase for intuitive in-car tech, from the Microsoft-based Sync and MyFordTouch telematics systems to its hybrid electric powertrain, that will appear in future Ford vehicles.
Simply, it's the next step in a smarter car: situational adaptation.
[Photo Gallery: Ford's Evos concept car: sharp from every angle]
[Photo Gallery: Designing the Ford Evos concept car]
Which includes features such as:
 1. Seamless connectivity between the vehicle and the driver's "personal cloud‟ of information, from home to office to car.
 2. That information includes the driver's work schedule, local traffic or weather conditions and other pertinent information to a trip.
 3. The car can therefore detect and "know" the driver and automatically adapt handling, steering, suspension and powertrain systems to the person's habits or to the immediate road ahead.
 4. It can monitor the physical state and workload of the driver and adjust the driving experience accordingly.
 5. It can automatically play the same music or news program that was just streaming at home.
 6. It can heat or cool the interior to an ideal temperature before the driver gets in, using a predicted departure time, rather than an explicit request.
 7. Wireless communication abilities allow the car to close the garage door and switch off the lights automatically as it pulls away.
 8. The car's cloud-based abilities can offer driving recommendations via social media networks and even reset your alarm clock if a morning meeting is cancelled.
 9. A heart-rate monitoring seat, allergy-free interiors, location-aware air quality sensors, filtration systems and a situationally-aware instrument panel (displays only necessary gauge information) round out the brainpower.
 10. Underneath the hood, a lithium-ion plug-in hybrid powertrain borrowed from the Ford C-Max Energi makes it happen. (Why hybrid and not all-electric? So it can achieve a range of 500 miles.)
It's all about the transition, ensuring that the car isn't a technological black hole -- nor a new platform to master. It's also all about stepping toward autonomy -- letting the vehicle judge what's best for it, rather than the default factory settings.
Paul Mascarenas, chief technical officer and vice president of Ford Research and Innovation, likened the vehicle to a "personal assistant." (The PDA, reincarnated as a 3,000-lb. machine?)
"We see technology as more than just an impressive list of microprocessors, sensors and software," Mascarenas said in a statement. "It's about the application of that technology to create an experience that enhances the driver's time behind the wheel."
Or, succinctly: context.
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Jamaica Latitude and Longitude Map
Jamaica's latitude and longitude is 18° 15' N and 77° 30' W. Below is the map of Jamaica showing major towns, roads, airports with latitudes and longitudes plotted on it.
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|Description: Find Jamaica latitude and longitude map showing comprehensive details including cities, roads, towns, airports and much more.||Disclaimer|
The geographical alignment of Jamaica includes latitude of 18° 15' N and longitude of 77° 30' W. The particular latitude of Jamaica shows its position in Northern Hemisphere and its moderate proximity to the equator.
The country of Jamaica has an area of 10,991 square kilometers. The terrain of Jamaica is pervaded by crags and cliffs, while the shore line is broken and irregular.
The climate of Jamaica is tropical and the conditions are warm and humid. The central part is dominated by moderate weather. The latitude and the longitude of Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, are 18° 00' N and 76° 48' W respectively. The time followed in Jamaica is UTC-5 which signifies that the standard time of Jamaica is similar as Washington.
|Annotto Bay||18°17'N||76°45'W||Black River||18°00'N||77°50'W||Cambridge||18°18'N||77°54'W||Falmouth||18°30'N||77°40'W||Kingston||18°00'N||76°50'W||Lucea||18°25'N||78°10'W||May Pen||17°58'N||77°15'W||Montego Bay||18°30'N||78°0'W||Morant Cays||17°22'N||76°0'W||Morant Pt.||17°55'N||76°12'W||Negril||18°22'N||78°20'W||Pedro Cays||17°05'N||77°48'W||Port Antonio||18°10'N||76°30'W||Port Maria||18°25'N||76°55'W||Port Morant||17°54'N||76°19'W||St. Ann's Bay||18°26'N||77°15'W||Savanna-la-Mar||8°10'N||78°10'W||South Negril Pt.||18°14'N||78°30'W|


Hertz to Megahertz - Hz to MHz
How to convert from Hertz to Megahertz
The conversion factor between Hertz and Megahertz is 1.0E-6. To convert an amount in Hertz in Megahertz, multiply the the desired amount in Hertz by 1.0E-6:
Amount(Hertz) × 1.0E-6(Conversion Factor) = Result(Megahertz)
Definition of units
Let's see how both units in this conversion are defined, in this case Hertz and Megahertz:
Hertz (Hz)
Megahertz (MHz)
Hertz to Megahertz conversion table
Below is the conversion table you can use to convert from Hertz to Megahertz
Hertz (Hz) Megahertz (MHz)
1 Hertz 1e-6 Megahertz
2 Hertz 2e-6 Megahertz
3 Hertz 3e-6 Megahertz
4 Hertz 4e-6 Megahertz
5 Hertz 5e-6 Megahertz
6 Hertz 6e-6 Megahertz
7 Hertz 7e-6 Megahertz
8 Hertz 8e-6 Megahertz
9 Hertz 9e-6 Megahertz
10 Hertz 1e-5 Megahertz


Ways Parents, Students Can Research Campus Safety
Prospective students should explore campus safety and crime statistics as they consider colleges….
Georgia (Jun 16, 2014)By
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Prospective students should explore campus safety and crime statistics as they consider colleges.
Sexual assaults, school shootings and other forms of on-campus violence are a major part of the national discussion of campus safety. The threat of a stolen laptop isn't as frightening, but there are many types of crime that can affect college students.
As prospective college students and their families try to choose the right school, researching campus safety can seem daunting, uncomfortable or even impossible.
To thoroughly evaluate a school's safety, prospective students need to research crime statistics, ask current students and campus staff the right questions and explore the programs universities have to protect and assist students, experts say.
[Learn how to stay safe on a college campus.]
Under the law, schools must submit an annual security report, maintain a crime log, share statistics for a variety of crimes that happen on campus and in some off-campus facilities, issue timely campus alerts, maintain a fire log and create policies to handle reports of missing students.
Families should first check the annual security report, which schools must submit by Oct. 1 each year, says Abigail Boyer, assistant executive director of programs at the Clery Center for Security On Campus.
The Department of Education has a site that allows users to research statistics by institution. Families should also be able to find the information through a university's website.
The Clery Act provides basic rules, but colleges have flexibility in how they implement certain sections, including how they handle campus alerts about safety issues such as a shooter.
For example, the length of time it takes for a student to receive a notification from the campus in an emergency is important but varies by school, says Robert Lang, who heads up security efforts at Kennesaw State University. Lang says that families should also ask about the variety of alerts a school uses beyond text messages and emails. Kennesaw's alert system includes computer pop-ups that can override classroom lectures, messages that display on digital signs around campus and a siren system.
Lang encourages families to ask schools who handles campus safety measures and how those measures are divided up. Some schools may have departments and programs dedicated to campus security and safety or have university police, while others may work with local police.
Families should also think about where students will spend time when they're not on campus.
"You need to do some homework too, about not just the campus itself, but the city surrounding it," Lang says.Under a federal law known as the Jeanne Clery Act, brick-and-mortar schools that receive federal student aid are required to share information about crime on and around their campuses. …


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Research Impact : The cautious climate in Ireland of teachers being involved in assessing students' work is delaying the enactment of such curricula and, more specifically for this paper, currently hindering associated assessment processes. It is therefore fitting and timely to explore the extent to which the current discussions in Ireland around teachers being responsible for assessing their own students' work is subsequently impacting (or not) the delivery and assessment of physical education. This discussion is particularly timely given the very recent endorsement of the introduction of the new Leaving Certificate Physical Education as a full optional subject.
MacPhail, A. & Murphy, F. (2017). Too much freedom and autonomy in the enactment of assessment? Assessment in physical education in Ireland, Irish Educational Studies, DOI: 10.1080/03323315.2017._PHONE_