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The Chevrolet Motor Company presents "Streamlines". Learn all about wind resistance and how shape can effect the movement of an object through the air. All recorded by a motion picture camera.
It's handy to know the basics of streamlines in case you ever have to deal with fluid resistance of any sort, including air.
Wikipedia on Streamlines
"Fluid flow is characterized by a velocity vector field in three-dimensional space, within the framework of continuum mechanics. Streamlines, streaklines and pathlines are field lines resulting from this vector field description of the flow. They differ only when the flow changes with time: that is, when the flow is not steady.
- Streamlines are a family of curves that are instantaneously tangent to the velocity vector of the flow. These show the direction in which a massless fluid element will travel at any point in time.
- Streaklines are the loci of points of all the fluid particles that have passed continuously through a particular spatial point in the past. Dye steadily injected into the fluid at a fixed point extends along a streakline.
- Pathlines are the trajectories that individual fluid particles follow. These can be thought of as "recording" the path of a fluid element in the flow over a certain period. The direction the path takes will be determined by the streamlines of the fluid at each moment in time.
- Timelines are the lines formed by a set of fluid particles that were marked at a previous instant in time, creating a line or a curve that is displaced in time as the particles move.
Definition of Streamlines
By definition, different streamlines at the same instant in a flow do not intersect, because a fluid particle cannot have two different velocities at the same point.
Similarly, streaklines cannot intersect themselves or other streaklines, because two particles cannot be present at the same location at the same instant of time; unless the origin point of one of the streaklines also belongs to the streakline of the other origin point.
However, pathlines are allowed to intersect themselves or other pathlines (except the starting and end points of the different pathlines, which need to be distinct).
Streamlines and timelines provide a snapshot of some flowfield characteristics, whereas streaklines and pathlines depend on the full time-history of the flow. However, often sequences of timelines (and streaklines) at different instants—being presented either in a single image or with a video stream—may be used to provide insight in the flow and its history."


Scientists will discover: Olive is the most destructive of cancer
Scientists discover: Olive is the most powerful cancer destroyer We are expanding visitors to new reports today through our wind News and start with the most significant news, scientists discover: the most powerful olive destroyer For cancer.
Naseem News, Spanish scientists have found that the bark of olive fruit contains an "olive acid" substance that destroys cancer cells and stressed that olive is an "invaluable product in the fight against cancer."
According to a study published in the Journal of Molecular Biology, the olive skin contains 80% olive oil. This substance has the potential to delay the development of tumor tumors and destroy cancer cells.
Scientists have remarked that olive oil also contains vitamin "E" is essential for the work of all organs and organs of the body naturally and this vitamin is a powerful antioxidant and protects the body from the harmful effects of toxins Stimulates the immune system and helps protect the body against viral and bacterial infections and improves regeneration weaving.
Olive contains other useful ingredients such as potassium salts, phosphorus, iron and other useful elements. According to experts, olives regularly use a lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
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The Italian American Table
United States - 21 Feb 14
Looking at the historic Italian American community of East Harlem in the 1920s and 30s, University of Gastronomic Sciences professor Simone Cinotto recreates the bustling world of Italian life in New York City and demonstrates how food was at the center of the lives of immigrants in his new book, The Italian American Table: Food, Family, and Community in New York City.
From generational conflicts resolved around the family table to a vibrant food-based economy of ethnic producers, importers, and restaurateurs, food was essential to the creation of an Italian American identity. Italian American foods offered not only sustenance but also powerful narratives of community and difference, tradition and innovation as immigrants made their way through a city divided by class conflict, ethnic hostility, and racialized inequalities.
Drawing on a vast array of resources including fascinating, rarely explored primary documents and fresh approaches in the study of consumer culture, Cinotto argues that Italian immigrants created a distinctive culture of food as a symbolic response to the needs of immigrant life, from the struggle for personal and group identity to the pursuit of social and economic power. For generations of Neapolitan, Sicilian, and Calabrese immigrants in New York, Italian American cuisine was much more than a remnant of the home country; Cinotto shows, in vibrant detail, how the Italian American table we now celebrate emerged as the outcome of years of selective incorporations of cultural fragments, resources, and meanings available to the immigrant community. Adding a transnational dimension to the study of Italian American foodways, Cinotto recasts Italian American food culture as an American "invention" resonant with traces of tradition and shows how generations of creative, ambitious improvisers in tenement kitchens and behind restaurant stoves cooked, ate, and shared the foods that helped them make their way into American culture.
"Full of rich analysis and insights, this first book-length scholarly study of Italian immigrant foodways in the United States offers an explanation for why and how food became so closely attached to the creation of Italian American ethnic identities. A convincing and significant contribution."--Donna Gabaccia, author of We Are What We Eat: Ethnic Food and the Making of Americans
"With rich descriptive detail that is fascinating and engagingly presented, The Italian American Table advances our understanding not only of Italians' migration experiences but of immigrants in general. Simone Cinotto uncovers a treasure trove of data from various historical sources and weaves it together into a clear and compelling narrative."--Carole M. Counihan, author of Around the Tuscan Table: Food, Family, and Gender in Twentieth-Century Florence
Simone Cinotto teaches history at the University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo, Italy, where he is the director of the Master's Program in Food Culture and Communications: Food, Place, and Identity. He is the author of Soft Soil, Black Grapes: The Birth of Italian Winemaking in California.
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American Indian Cigarettes
Want to learn more about Indian cigarettes? Read on for facts and info on cigarettes that were created by the Native American Indians…
Indian Cigarettes have an interesting history and background in their origin. The Native American Indians were known as smoking heads by the colonists who encountered them. They were known to smoke loosely rolled pieces of paper filled with tobacco. In fact tobacco was introduced to the whole world by Native Americans and was used as the precious commodity which filled the coffers of the British Empire.
Tobacco was the Americas equivalent of cash contribution to the British Empire as they colonized the world. As the colonists took over Indian land and their populations took a hit during the battles, Indians became more submissive. This resulted in basic levels of peace and promulgated the cultivation of different agriculture and trade crops. One of these trade crops was tobacco plantations.
Creation of Indian Reservations
After the colonization of North America and South America, Native Indians were confined to reserves and most of their traditions have been preserved in their native land. After fierce battles the native Indians refused to leave certain areas where their dead were buried and the belief in spirituality and preservation of their interaction with the universe and nature.
Popularity of Native Indian Cigarettes
As the Native Indians amalgamated with the rest of the population, an interesting law was passed in America. This law basically excludes Native Americans from paying taxes on regular consumer items and includes the sale and purchase of tobacco.
This means in turn that the American Indian can actually sell those products which they do not purchase after paying applicable taxes. This results in a cheaper option of commodities which can be purchased by non-native Americans either online or by visiting the reserves of the native Americans.
In earlier decades it was the common phenomena to see Americans rush to Indian reservations to purchase different commodities and save up on the cost.
Why would anyone want to spend an extra amount when they can get the same product and the quality for a little less online or by visiting the reservations?
By purchasing Indian cigarettes one could save on the hefty price tag of good cigarette brands but you would have to travel all the way to the Indian reservation. However, with the advance of technology you can actually now shop online and have access to duty-free prices and discounted prices from all over the world.
The prices in turn are similar to those available in the market at Indian reservations. Purchasing Indian cigarettes online means that you save yourself the hassle of driving all the way to the reservation and get the Indian cigarettes at your doorstep.
You can purchase famous brands like Misty, Spirit and Camel among others from the Indian Reservation or online vendors. In fact apart from this you can purchase fresh tobacco, rolling paper and different paraphernalia to create your own tobacco product.
Since Indian tobacco is famous for its quality this aspect is retained even till today. The high quality is the reason why people keep heading back by driving for miles to reach the reservations to purchase Indian cigarettes rather than pay full price at one of the tobacco stores close to home.


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Mystery Adventures / Running Mysteries
Provide Clues
Source Starfinder #25: The Chimera Mystery pg. 43
In a good mystery novel, movie, or TV show, clues form a trail. Each clue leads the detective to the next until the investigator has that flash of inspiration that lets them solve the case. However, a mystery adventure needs to operate on a different scale. Since you aren't in control of the PCs, you have few guarantees that the PCs can find all the clues. You also have no assurance the clues might lead players to the correct solution. Therefore, ensure that clues are an abundant resource.
A good rule is that for every important piece of evidence you think is necessary for the PCs to solve the crime, you should provide at least three ways for the PCs to discover it. For example, you want the PCs to know that the murderer killed their victim in a fit of rage. First, the state of the crime scene and forcefulness of the blows that killed the victim should be one indicator. A PC who succeeds at a Medicine or Perception check should notice the clue. Second, one of the other suspects might mention the culprit's temper. A PC who succeeds at a Diplomacy check might prompt the NPC to relate an incident where the culprit engaged in an attack similar to the crime. Third, the PCs might stake out the culprit and spot that person venting irritability on a computer display, but doing so might require a successful Stealth check to avoid the culprit's notice (which causes them to behave more calmly in front of observers).
With three avenues leading to the same piece of information, you help ensure the PCs can find it no matter what kind of skills they have and what methods of investigation they use. The PCs might also discover the same information in multiple ways. Doing so confirms the validity of that clue and likely stresses its importance. That reinforcement, in turn, helps lead the investigators to the right solution.
Equally as important is avoiding using a single clue as a focal point of an investigation, unless the clue is easy to find and essentially ends the investigation. If the PCs need a specific piece of evidence to proceed from an earlier point, they might not find what they need and the adventure can stall. You might be able to get away with such a design if the clue is dramatic, such as catching the culprit in the act of a second murder, but such reveals must be used sparingly in a campaign of mystery adventures.
Alternatively, you can reserve an all-important clue so that it appears wherever the PCs do their most thorough searching. In such a case, you are guaranteeing the evidence is found. This is where being flexible comes in handy, especially if you need to alter the adventure to fit your group.


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MiniVac 601 was created as an educational kit for digital circuits. The creator of MiniVac 601 is Claude Shannon and the computer was sold by Scientific Development Corporation.
The benefits of electromechanical switches was primarily data storage. Six simple switches are used for binary data input, LEDs represent output, and the large round button is used to enter decimal number change. Although the MiniVac 601 was well received by hobbyists and educational institutions, but large corporations did not accept it.
However, after the manufacturer changed the colour of the casing from red and blue to black, improved the features of the switches, and re-named the model to MiniVac 6010, the price rose up to 479 USD. After these changes, hundreds of these models were sold to various companies in the 1960's.

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GPath is a path expression language we've integrated into Groovy which is similar in aims and scope as XPath is to XML.
1. Expression language for tree structured data
2. Implementations for XML
3. Can specify a path to an element
a.b.c -> all the elements inside inside
4. Can specify attributes
a"_USER_" -> the href attribute of all the a elements
a.@href -> an alternative way of expressing this
The best example of GPath for xml is test-new/groovy/util/XmlSlurperTest.groovy.
1.Accessing element as property
3.Accessing element body
If the element is a father node,it will print all children's text.
3.Explore the DOM use children() and parent()
4.Find elements use expression
Here is a two line example of how to get a list of all the links to.xml files listed on a web page. The Neko parser is used to parse non-well formed html; it ships as part of the standard Groovy distribution.
Getting Groovy with XML by Jack Herrington.

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N1 units should arrive with batteries installed. If there is a plastic pull tab sticking out from the front of the unit, please pull the tab out to reconnect the batteries and restore power to the unit during the set-up process.
The power status can be checked by pressing either of the buttons on the side of the unit. While pressing the button, look at the LED indicator on the top of the unit making sure the it flashes green/amber.
- If the indicator does not flash, check that the plastic pull tab has been removed.
- If it has been removed, open the case to confirm 2 CR2450 are installed properly. The flat side with a "plus" (+) symbol should be visible.
- If the batteries are install properly, and the indicator will still not flash when the button is pressed, the batteries likely need to be replaced.
Joining the Network
Power on the device to search for the network:
- On detection of a compatible network, the LED indicator will turn green for five (5) seconds; otherwise, the LED indicator will remain off.
- During the first two minutes after powering on, the device will check for a network every 15 seconds.
- After the first two minutes: the N1 will check for a network every 15 minutes.
If the device does not connect within the first two minutes, check to make sure a K1 Gateway is within range and powered on with all LED indicators glowing. Please reach out to Kairos if the device continues to not connect.
- Pressing the button once causes the device to check its status with the network:
- The LED indicator will flash green if a report is successfully sent to the network
- The LED indicator will remain off if the device does not receive a response from the network.
- Pressing and holding for five (5) seconds causes the LED indicator flashes green 20 times causes the device to turn off and restore factory settings. If the indicator does not flash, the operation was unsuccessful.
The N1 remains in a sleep mode to preserve battery life for one (1) hour before sending a message to the network indicating it is still online. If a leak is detected, it wakes up immediately and sends an alarm over the network.
If the N1 has not joined the network, it will continue to try every 15 seconds for a two (2) minute window. After trying for two minutes, the device goes to sleep for 15 minutes before attempting to connect again.
- Use a flathead screwdriver, or similar tool, to remove the battery cover and remove the two CR2450 batteries.
- Replace with a pair of CR2450 batteries, making sure the (+) is visible once installed.
- Follow the steps in the Powering On section to ensure the device is operating.
- Keep the unit dry - rain, various liquids, or moisture build-up may corrode the electronics or short circuits. If the device becomes wet, please remove batteries and allow it to dry completely before restoring the batteries and testing the unit.
- Do not use or store in dusty or dirty areas.
- Do not store in excessive heat or expose to fire. High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices, destroy batteries, and deform or melt some plastic parts. Batteries can explode under high heat conditions.
- Do not store in excessive cold. There is a risk that, as temperature rises, moisture will form inside and damage the electronics.
- Do not throw, knock, or shake the device. Rough handling of equipment can destroy internal circuit boards and delicate structures.
- Do not wash with strong chemicals or detergents. Any chemicals entering the case can cause corrosion, damaging the housing and/or the electronics.
- Do not apply with paint. Paint could clog contacts and render the device ineffective.


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In order to explore the suitability of continuous3 H- TdR infusion into pregnant rats for radiotoxicity studies in the offspring, the incorporation of tritium into the developing animals has been studied by biochemical means. In the offspring, the total incorporated activity (μCi/g wet weight) and the specific activity of DNA (μCi/mg DNA) show a direct relationship to the tritium activity applied to mothers. The distribution of activity between DNA and acid soluble fraction is organ specific, but independent of the activity applied. The slopes of the regression lines for DNA specific activity are organ specific. These facts have to be taken into consideration when dose calculations are attempted. On the other hand, the direct relationship between activity applied to mothers and the incorporation into the offspring establishes the system of continuous3 H- TdR infusion into pregnant rats as a suitable model to study3 H- TdR toxicity in mammalian cells under conditions in which all cell nuclei are exposed to DNA-bound tritium.
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The Mysterious Degradation Of The Apollo Reflector Arrays
Posted: 04 Mar 2010 09:10 PM PST
The efficiency of the Apollo reflector arrays drops by a factor of ten during a full Moon. Now a new analysis may explain why
Lunar laser ranging experiments have produced a treasure trove of interesting information about the Moon, for example that it is spiralling away from us at a rate of 38 mm per year.
The experiments are simple. Astronomers fire a laser pulse at a reflector placed on the lunar surface by the Apollo 15 mission and then use a telescope to look for the reflection, some 2 seconds later.
The observations are challenging. Of the 10^17 photons that set out towards the Moon in each pulse, only one makes it back, on average. And only then if seeing conditions are good.
When conditions are good, astronomers often take aim at the arrays left by the Apollo 11 and 14 missions which are only a third of the size of Apollo 15's and therefore harder to see. If the observers are feeling lucky, they might also try for the Russian Lunakhod 2 array (the Lunakhod 1 array hasn't been seen since 1971).
All in all, astronomers have been taking observations since 1969, first from the MacDonald Observatory in West Texas and later from the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico. This gives them a substantial database with which to analyse the behaviour of the reflectors.
So how have these reflectors fared in the harsh conditions on the lunar surface over the years? That's the question addressed today by Tom Murphy at the University of California San Diego and a few buddies. And their analysis poses an interesting problem.
First of all they say that the efficiency of all three Apollo reflector arrays has fallen by an order of magnitude during their sojourn on the Moon. The Lunakhod reflector has fared even worse. When it arrived on the moon in 1973, its signal was 25 per cent stronger than Apollo 15's. Today it is ten times worse.
What's happened this gear?
The reflectors consist of an array of cubic prisms that operate by total internal reflection. In addition, the Lunakhod prisms have silvered surfaces and are more exposed. Degradation of this silvering probably explains its relative drop in performance.
But what has caused the degradation of the Apollo prisms? Anything that settles on or damages the optical surfaces of the prisms will reduce the efficiency of the total internal reflections. Murphy and co discuss several possibilities such as micrometeorite damage, lunar dust aggregation and the breakdown of the Teflon mounting rings which may have left deposits on the back surface of the prisms.
Any of these mechanisms could account for the drop but its hard to pin one down.
However, there is another more intriguing puzzle about the laser ranging data. When the Moon is full, the efficiency of all the Apollo reflectors drops by another factor of ten. Murphy and co have ruled out ground-based effects such as the saturation of their photon detectors when the moon is bright.
So why does this happen? One clue comes from the study of returns during total lunar eclipses. Within 15 minutes of an eclipse occurring, the efficiency of the reflectors returns to its normal levels. When the eclipse ends and the Moon is full again, the efficiency immediately drops again.
That strongly points to a thermal effect. When the Sun is low in the lunar sky, its rays cannot directly enter the prisms which are recessed in the arrays. But when the Sun is overhead (which is when the Moon appears full on Earth), its rays travel directly into the prisms. This is probably heating the prisms, distorting them and reducing the efficiency of their reflections.
But why now? The full Moon effect was not a problem in the early days of lunar ranging.
"Dust is perhaps the most likely candidate for the observed degradation," say Murphy and co. The sunlight is probably absorbed by dust on the optical surfaces which in turn heats the silica prisms.
Dust is known to hover above the lunar surface because of electrostatic forces and micrometeorite impacts probably send a few puffs into the lunar atmosphere on a regular basis.
Interesting work. And one that is of more than passing interest for many astronomers because it has implications for anybody thinking of sending gear to the Moon in future. Various astronomers want to send telescopes to the Moon, particularly the far side because of the tremendous seeing conditions there and its isolation from the Earth. Knowing how the Apollo gear has fared will be crucial when it comes to designing this stuff.
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New Model Captures Spread of Personal Information Through Social Networks
Posted: 03 Mar 2010 09:00 PM PST
If you ever share personal information with friends online you probably already use a special set of rules to determine what to reveal and what to keep secret. Now a new model of social networks attempts to capture that process
If you ever chat online to friends, colleagues and relatives, you probably have a set of unwritten rules about the kind of information you share with whom. The sort of thing you might take into account is the likelihood that this person will share your information with others, who these other people might be and whether this will be good or bad for you. Above all, you will almost certainly accept that divulging personal details brings you certain benefits, if only that it will strengthen the social bond between you and your correspondent.
But this attitude to sharing personal information is probably in stark contrast to the way you think about the information you share when carrying out an electronic transaction such buying a book or signing up for a newsletter. In this case, most people feel strongly that they should minimise the information they share.
Strangely, most studies of privacy and the spread of personal information through networks have focused on the latter scenario.Today, Jon Kleinberg and Katrina Ligett at Cornell University redress the balance.
These guys have created a model of information sharing that attempts to capture these subtle rules. In the model, two people must agree to share information. The model assumes that they do this strategically to maximize their benefits they receive based on their expectations about what others will do. The model captures the benefit or disadvantage by allowing it take a positive or negative value.
The result is a kind of network formation game, in which players must decide which links to maintain and which to cut so as to maximize their benefits or minimise their losses.
Clearly, this is a game that can produce extremely rich behaviour. Kleinberg and Ligett's goal is to study the the most basic version of the model that is still rich enough to produce meaningful results.
What they find makes for interesting reading. For example, they say that the model provides an easy way to monitor social welfare, simply by adding up the benefits that everybody gets. They can also look for networks that maximise social welfare.
Kleinberg and Ligett look particularly at stable networks in which people are not forced to make and cut ties since these seem to best represent the ones that humans form naturally. But the new approach allows the researchers to ask an interesting question:


Rhubarb pie
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Rhubarb pie
A slice of rhubarb pie
Type Pie
Place of origin UK
Variations butter, flour, rhubarb, sugar
Rhubarb pie is a pie with a rhubarb filling.
Besides diced rhubarb, it almost always contains a large amount of sugar to balance the intense tartness of the plant.
Rhubarb pie is particularly popular in those areas where the rhubarb plant is commonly cultivated, including Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the New England and Upper Midwestern regions of the United States.
In Canada and the United States, strawberry rhubarb pie is a popular late-spring pie, generally combining the first strawberries of the season with the last of the rhubarb.
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1985 in LGBT Rights
In 1985, there were 3 recorded legal changes made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 5 changes made and 14 in the following year. A total of 209 legal changes were made in the 1980s.
 - April 17
 LGBT discrimination becomes illegal.
 just passed gender identity and expression protection. under Bill C-16 makes it illegal to spread hate propaganda. discrimination and hate speech high for aboriginals and lgbt communities.
 - LGBT discrimination becomes illegal in some contexts.
 Non-inclusion of Gender Identity in Charter.
 - March 12
 Homosexual activity becomes legal.
LGBT Organizations Founded in 1985
 - GLAAD FaviconGLAAD
 GLAAD builds support for equality by amplifying the voice of the _TAG_ community and holding the media accountable for the words and images they present.
 - Arcigay FaviconArcigay
 Arcigay is a non-profit organization which operates throughout Italy through local committees, clubs and associations promoting and protecting the right to equality.


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In the X-Men comics, Sentinels are a type of advanced robots created to hunt and capture mutants. They were designed by Bolivar Trask, a scientist who believed that the existence of mutants posed a threat to humanity.
The Sentinels are programmed to identify mutants and capture or eliminate them. They have a wide range of capabilities, including advanced weaponry, flight, and shape-shifting abilities. Some versions of the Sentinels are even capable of adapting to the powers of the mutants they are fighting, making them a formidable opponent.


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The CMS promotes the advancement, discovery, learning and application of mathematics in Canada.
About Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS)
Founded in 1945, the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is a volunteer and member-based, not-for-profit, federally registered charity. The CMS is the national voice of mathematics in Canada.
Mathematics is essential to the success of our nation, our enterprises, and our lives. Mathematics allows economies to be understood and business sectors to function, and helps individuals understand and change the world around them.
Donations to the CMS support such activities as:
- Research and collaboration
- Research and educational publications
- Innovative projects
- National mathematical competitions
- Scholarships and grants


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A bipartite graph is a graph $G = (V, E)$ whose vertices can be partitioned into two sets ($V = V_1 \cup V_2$
and $V_1 \cap V_2 = \emptyset$) such that there are no edges between vertices in the same set (for instance, if
$u, v \in V_1$, then there is no edge between $u$ and $v$).
There are many other ways to formulate this property. For instance, an undirected graph
is bipartite if and only if it can be colored with just two colors. Another one: an undirected graph is
bipartite if and only if it contains no cycles of odd length.


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- An example of a million is the $1,000,000 prize money for a state lottery.
- An example of a million is when large numbers of people protest across the U.S.; a protest of the millions.
The definition of a million is a thousand thousands, expressed as 1,000,000, or is a very large number of people.
- a thousand thousands; 1,000,000
- a million (unspecified but understood) monetary units, as dollars, pounds, francs, etc.
- an indefinite but very large number: a hyperbolic use
Origin of millionMiddle English millioun from Old French million from Italian milione from mille, thousand from Classical Latin
amounting to one million in number
nounpl. million, or mil·lions
- The cardinal number equal to 106.
- A million monetary units, such as dollars: made a million in the stock market.
- often millions An indefinitely large number: millions of bicycles on the road.
- often millions The common people; the masses: entertainment for the millions.
Origin of millionMiddle English milioun from Middle French million from Old Italian millione augmentative of mille thousand from Latin mīlle ; see ghesloin Indo-European roots.
From Old French, from Italian milione ("million"), from mille ("thousand") (from Latin mille) + the augmentative suffix -one.


How To Choose Court Ordered Courses to Fulfill Requirements? [Answered]
Being arrested and going through court proceedings can be one of the most stressful times in your life. In some instances, a judge may require defendants to complete specific courses during a probationary period, in exchange for a more lenient sentence, to regain a driver's license or other arrangements. Be aware of your options when choosing which courses to take from which provider in order to ensure your efforts fulfill your obligation.
Thinking Course
A court-ordered decision making course can help you to reevaluate the options you're faced with and make choices based on the impact they will have on your future and build a path to achieving your goals one decision at a time. Some of these courses are in-person courses that require you to be in a specific physical location at a specific time. Others are online courses that offer flexibility in terms of scheduling and location, allowing you to maintain the obligations you already have on your time.
Anger Management
In addition to fulfilling court-mandated requirements, an anger management course can enhance your abilities to navigate relationships and understand that emotions need not control your life. You may be required to complete a specific number of hours of the educational course, and some course providers offer extended or condensed versions of the course, depending on your specific needs.
Substance Abuse
Identifying the signs and effects of substance abuse is often covered in these courses. Choose a professionally licensed course provider to make sure your content gives you the most possible benefit. Improve your understanding of the costs of addiction in order to make more constructive choices.
Fees for court-mandated courses can vary widely, and content is not always quality. Double check that the courses you take to fulfill requirements meet the standards specified by your agreement. Ensure that you will receive written proof of course completion to present at your next court appearance and move forward with your life.
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This paper proposes a scalable design for next-generation optical cross-connects (OXCs). We present a novel strategy for dimensioning the switching capability as a long term planning. Switching fabrics in OXCs have to be expanded according to traffic growth, which may incur a scalability problem due to the exponentially increasing cost in manufacturing and maintenance. The proposed scheme expands the switching capacity of OXCs with wavebandand fiber-switching components (or, equivalently, expands the network capacity with wavebandand fiber-switching tiers). To minimize the number of extra fibers for wavebandand fiber-switching tiers required to satisfy a given traffic matrix, we formulate the problem of routing and wavelength assignment (RWA) with tunnel allocation (RWAT) into a constraint programming (CP) process. The CP is simplified as two integer linear programming (ILP) processes that are performed sequentially. Experiments are conducted on four examples to compare the throughput and the number of switching points when different switching architectures are adopted under different traffic increase. The benefits of our approach are demonstrated. Finally, we conclude that the proposed optimization scheme can dimension the networks with expandability and scalability to the growing traffic demand.


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Patients with tracheotomies are managed by a wide variety of healthcare professionals. As a result, information regarding best practice is scattered throughout the medical literature and can be difficult to identify and implement in the clinical setting. Tracheotomy Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach is a practical review of all tracheotomy procedures and acute and chronic tracheotomy care. It combines evidence-based practice and expert opinion to create an invaluable hands-on guide for any healthcare provider managing patients with tracheotomies. Each chapter is authored by at least two different subspecialists, contains case studies with real-life examples of problematic clinical scenarios, and is enhanced by high quality images. The rationale for different approaches is discussed to guide the decision-making process. Written and edited by tracheotomy experts from a wide variety of disciplines, Tracheotomy Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach is essential reading for anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists and critical care and emergency physicians.
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There is no need to finish the interior of the box, because it is protected from the weather and should you be fortunate to attract a colony, it will be necessary to discard the box at the end of the season of actual use. Discarding a used nest box is important because there is no practical way to sterilize a wood box. There are a wide variety of parasites, which feed off bumblebees and the nest contents during the season. Eggs of these parasites may be deposited in cracks and crevices. Nest boxes constructed of metal or plastic could probably be cleaned with steam or chemicals. Wood boxes are quickly made, and easy to replace.
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text: Giant tree frogs are the largest known tree frogs. Each one can grow up to 5.5 inches (14 centimeters) long. Sticky pads on their fingers and toes help them climb trees. They lay their eggs in the water (at bottom). Tadpoles hatch from the eggs, gradually grow legs, and then move to land and become adult frogs.


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 When installing MINT for the first time, various universal items catalogs are uploaded. These can be used to automatically populate relevant information in your files.
 MINT hosts files, created by the user, which act as containers for all the building information collected. Each file offers a File Overview screen, providing quick access to client information, directions to the site, and the ability to call the client. It also consists of the following main areas, each briefly discussed below. All information is collected offline. No internet connection is needed.
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Grace Elizabeth King (November 29, 1852 - January 12, 1932) was an American author of Louisiana stories, history, and biography, and a leader in historical and literary activities.
She was born in New Orleans on November 29, 1852, the third of what became seven children of lawyer William Woodson King and Sarah Ann Miller King. The family had an aristocratic background but had been impoverished by the American Civil War. Grace King later studied under Charles Gayarré and eventually found her living in writing; among her subjects were other women who had been put in the same situation.
In 1915 she was awarded an honorary degree in letters from Tulane University. Her many literary friends and acquaintances included Mark Twain and Edmund Wilson.
She is buried in Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.
Grace King High School on Grace King Place in Metairie, Louisiana, is named in her honor. The Residential Life Administration building at Louisiana State University is also named after her.
- ^ Bush, Robert. Grace King: A Southern Destiny. Louisiana State University Press, 1983: 2. ISBN 0-8071-2487-7


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The years following World War II were dark days for science in Germany. But in 1951, a light began to glimmer. Two physicians from the island of Lindau, supported by wealthy Swedish count Lennart Bernadotte, established a meeting of Nobel Laureates. At first they drew participants from Germany and its neighboring countries. As the years went by, the meeting grew to include young scientists until it became the international gathering it is today.
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The Chinese are the greatest consumers of the nut. It is thought that pistachio nuts have been eaten by humans for at least 9000 years. Legend even has it that the Queen of Sheba restricted the eating of pistachios to the royal court and forbade commoners to grow them!
Pistachios are not just eaten as a snack – they are also used in cooking, while their sweet flavour sometimes finds them used in desserts, such as Lebanese dish baklava. You can sometimes find pistachio ice cream alongside more common flavours such as chocolate or strawberry.
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A FILM AND READING-BASED DIALOGUE ON RACE AND FAITH IN AMERICA
This year, parishioners at St. Bart's and members of neighboring faith communities are invited to participate in a journey over the sacred ground of racial introspection and reconciliation. In this 10-part series developed by the Episcopal Church, we will walk through the chapters of America's history of race and racism, while weaving in threads of family story, socio-economic status, and political and regional identity. Goals include:
- Examining the impact of white privilege
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 1. What is dynamic range?
 the method of describing the extent to which a signal can vary and still maintain accuracy.
 We can think of dynamic range as "number of available choices."
 2. What are the units of dynamic range?
 decibels (dB)
 3. Dynamic Range is... (3)
 - 1.) a comparison
 - 2.) a relative measurement
 - 3.) a ratio
 4. What is the general rule of dynamic range?
 the dynamic range of information decreases the more it is processed.
 5. What technique reduces the dynamic range of a signal without introducing errors?
 6. What are the three requirements of compression?
 - 1.) the largest signal remains the largest
 - 2.) the smallest signal remains the smallest
 - 3.) the range of signals is reduced
 7. Can compression be adjusted by the sonographer?
 8. EXAMPLE of compression
 An uncompressed signal within the receiver of an ultrasound system has a dynamic range of 110 dB. The signal undergoes 40 dB of compression. What is the dynamic range of the compressed signal?
 110-10=70 dB
 9. What does a narrow dynamic range mean? (3)
 - 1.) fewer shades of gray
 - 2.) black and white (bistable)
 - 3.) high contrast
 10. What does a wide dynamic range mean? (3)
 - 1.) many choices of gray
 - 2.) gray scale
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A method for 3D model content-based search and retrieval based on the 3D Radon transform and a querying-by-3D-model approach, is presented. Descriptors are extracted using the 3D Radon transform and applying a set of functionals on the transform coefficients. Similarity measures are then created for the extracted descriptors and introduced into a 3D model-matching algorithm. This results to a very fast and accurate matching method. Experiments were performed using two different databases and comparing the proposed method with others. Experimental results show that the proposed method can be used for 3D model search and retrieval in a highly efficient manner.


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Mahananda Navami is an auspicious day observed in Northern parts of
by certain Hindu communities. Navami is the ninth day in a fortnight in a traditional Hindu lunar calendar. Mahananda Navami 2013 date is February 19, September 13 (Bhadrapad Month), December 11 (Margashirsh). This particular Maha Nanda navami is observed in a couple of other months too. The main ritual involves purifying oneself in holy rivers like India Ganga.
Mahananda Navami is observed mainly on the ninth day (navami) during shukla paksha (waxing phase of moon) of Magha mahina or Magh month. (January – February), Bhadrapad month and Margashirsh month.


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So, exactly what do foxes eat? Although foxes are often categorized as being carnivores, in actuality, they are omnivores and consume an extremely diverse diet.
A fox may prey on something as small as an insect to something as large as a red-crowned crane. Primarily they feed on invertebrates like mollusks, insects, crayfish and earthworms however, they also love fruit with their favorite being apples, plums and blackberries. Foxes are also happy to consume a variety of vertebrate such as rabbits, voles, mice, eggs, birds, reptiles, amphibians as well as fish and have even been known to attack deer fawns.
When asking the question, "What do foxes eat?" it is important to know that they are scavengers and opportunists. They will feed on about anything they can find and when they make their way into urban areas they will eat your garbage and the food from outside pet bowls.
Foxes generally like to hunt for their food alone. Their hearing sense is incredibly powerful allowing them to find mammals hidden in very thick and tall grass. When they do locate their potential food source, they jump very high into the air and pounce upon the hiding prey. Foxes also love to stalk animals like rabbits, hiding and waiting until they get close and then lunging suddenly to initiate the chase.
These animals are extremely possessive with their food and never share unless it is a dog fox feeding with a vixen during a period of courtship or a vixen who happens to be feeding her beloved cubs.
Foxes have an odd stomach size in regards to the total size of their body and are only capable of eating about half the food they should be able to, in relation to their body weight. When a fox has more food than it can eat, it will hide the food in holes dug beneath the earth's surface similar to a dog burying a bone. They will dig these holes in a scattered fashion throughout their claimed territory rather than hiding it all in one spot. This is to prevent their entire food supply from being stolen in the event another animal locates their secret stash.
Foxes are primarily crepuscular, meaning they are most active, especially in regards to hunting, at dusk and dawn. However, if they live in an area with a lot of human interference from lights and such, they become nocturnal.
They claim their territory and work alone in the summer but often pair up in the winter and several dens are built throughout their area. Their primary den is for shelter in the winter, birthing and raising their young. The smaller dens created are used for food storage and shelter in case of emergency. The smaller dens are often connected to the main den with a series of small tunnels.
In the winter foxes fall into a monogamous relationship and work together to raise their pups. Young pups are mature around 10 months and disperse promptly as soon as they are ready.
Foxes communicate with vocalization and body language. They have a very large vocal range and can often sound like a human screaming. Additionally, they will also use scent for communication, using feces and urine to mark the boundary of their territory.
Foxes are usually loved or hated by humans. They carry an abundance of disease and therefore become an enemy to farmers. The biggest threat to foxes is the fur industry. Luckily there are countries like Hong Kong that protect the species to prevent extinction.


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Air pollution may trigger heart attack, Yale study finds
Even a few hours' exposure to ambient ultrafine particles common in air pollution may potentially trigger a nonfatal heart attack, according to new research by the Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Connecticut, and published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
Myocardial infarction is a major form of cardiovascular disease worldwide. Ultrafine particles (UFP) are 100 nanometers or smaller in size. In urban areas, automobile emissions are the primary source of UFP.
UFP constitute a health risk due to their small size, large surface areas per unit of mass, and their ability to penetrate the cells and get into the blood system. The lack of consistent findings across epidemiological studies may be in part because of the different size ranges and exposure metrics examined to characterize ambient UFP exposure.
The authors were interested in whether transient UFP exposure could trigger heart attacks and whether alternative metrics such as particle length and surface area concentrations could improve the investigation of UFP-related health effects. The study looked at more than 5, 898 nonfatal heart attack patients between 2005 and 2015. The individual heart attacks were compared against air pollution UFP data on the hour of the heart attack and adjusted for a range of additional factors, such as the day of the week, long-term time trend and socioeconomic status.
"This represents an important step toward understanding the appropriate indicator of ultrafine particles exposure in determining the short-term health effects, as the effects of particle length and surface concentrations were stronger than the ones of particle number concentration and remained similar after adjustment for other air pollutants," said Kai Chen, PhD, assistant professor at Yale School of Public Health and the study's first author, in a statement. "Our future analyses will examine the combined hourly exposures to both air pollution and extreme temperature. We will also identify vulnerable subpopulations regarding pre-existing diseases and medication intake."


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Algorithmic Portfolio Optimization in Python
Author :: Kevin Vecmanis
In this installment I demonstrate the code and concepts required to build a Markowitz Optimal Portfolio in Python, including the calculation of the capital market line. I build flexible functions that can optimize portfolios for Sharpe ratio, maximum return, and minimal risk.
In this article you will learn:
 - How to fetch stock market data from Quandl
 - How to create a portfolio simulation function
 - What the Markowitz Bullet is and how to plot one
 - What the optimization process is all about
 - What minimization functions are
 - How to create an optimization function with scipy.optimize
 - What the efficient frontier is and how to plot it
 - What the capital market line is and how to plot it
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Portfolio optimization is a mathematically intensive process that can be accomplished with a variety of optimization functions that are freely available in Python.
In Part 1 of this series, we're going to accomplish the following:
 - Build a function to fetch asset data from Quandl.
 - Show how this data can be converted into return matrix and a covariance matrix.
 - Show how to simulate a basket of thousand of portfolios using the same assets.
 - Show how portfolio weights can be optimized for either volatility, returns, or Sharp Ratio.
 - Build the Markowitz efficient frontier.
 - Build the Capital market line.
 - Calculatet the optimal portfolio weights based on the intersection of the capital market line with the efficient frontier.
The theory behind the capital market line and efficient frontier is outside the scope of this post, but plenty of material is available with a quick google search on the topic. Explanations of concepts will be provided throughout this post as required. I assume here that the reader has a basic familiarity with modern portfolio theory (MPT).
Fetching data from Quandl
The first function we define pulls assets from Quandl based on a list of ticker names that we provide in the variable 'assets'.
# Standard Python library imports
import pandas as pd
# 3rd party imports
import quandl
def fetch_data(assets):
 assets: list
 takes in a range of ticker symbols to be pulled from Quandl.
 Note: It's imporant to make the data retrieval flexible to multiple assets because
 we will likely want to back-test strategies based on cross-asset technical
 indictors are ratios! It's always a good idea to put the work and thought
 in upfront so that your functions are as useful as possible.
 df: Dataframe
 merged market data from Quandl using the date as the primary merge key.
 count = 0
 auth_tok = ''
 _TAG_ an empty dataframe
 df = pd.DataFrame()
 # Because we will potentially be merging multiple tickers, we want to rename
 # all of the income column names so that they can be identified by their ticker name.
 for asset in assets:
 if (count == 0):
 df = quandl.get('EOD/' + asset, authtoken = auth_tok)
 for i in range(len(column_names)):
 column_names[i] = asset + '_' + column_names[i]
 df.columns = column_names
 count += 1
 temp = quandl.get('EOD/' + asset, authtoken = auth_tok)
 column_names = list(temp)
 for i in range(len(column_names)):
 temp.columns = column_names
 # Merge all the dataframes into one with new column names
 df = pd.merge(df, temp, how = 'outer', left_index = True, right_index = True)
 return df.dropna(inplace = True)
We're going to complete this post by optimizing portfolio weights for a basket of five assets:
TLT: Long bond ETF
GLD: Gold
SPY: S&P 500 ETF
QQQ: Nasdaq ETF
VWO: Emerging Market ETF
data = fetch_data (['TLT','GLD','SPY','QQQ','VWO'])
Quandl data comes with a bunch of different column headers - but here we will strip out only the adjusted closes of each asset by creating a mask.
features = [f for f in list(df) if "Adj_Close" in f]
['TLT_Adj_Close', 'GLD_Adj_Close', 'SPY_Adj_Close', 'QQQ_Adj_Close', 'VWO_Adj_Close']
adj_closes = df[features]
Now our dataframe will only contain columns with the adjusted closes listed above.
By plotting the normalized adjusted closes we can see the relative performance of each asset. The ideal portfolio will benefit from assets that tend to covary in opposing ways.
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
Next we can calculate the daily average returns for each asset in the dataset by doing the following
import numpy as np
returns = np.log(adj_closes/adj_closes.shift(1))
TLT_Adj_Close 0.000226
GLD_Adj_Close 0.000307
SPY_Adj_Close 0.000329
QQQ_Adj_Close 0.000493
VWO_Adj_Close 0.000269
dtype: float64
To get the average annualized returns we multiple by 252 trading days
returns.mean() * 252
TLT_Adj_Close 0.057061
GLD_Adj_Close 0.077453
SPY_Adj_Close 0.083012
QQQ_Adj_Close 0.124264
VWO_Adj_Close 0.067879
dtype: float64
 TLT_Adj_Close GLD_Adj_Close SPY_Adj_Close QQQ_Adj_Close VWO_Adj_Close
TLT_Adj_Close 0.000076 0.000012 -0.000043 -0.000042 -0.000057
GLD_Adj_Close 0.000012 0.000142 0.000005 0.000001 0.000037
SPY_Adj_Close -0.000043 0.000005 0.000141 0.000137 0.000189
QQQ_Adj_Close -0.000042 0.000001 0.000137 0.000161 0.000188
VWO_Adj_Close -0.000057 0.000037 0.000189 0.000188 0.000339
Likewise, we can get the annualized covariance matrix for these 5 assets accordingly
returns.cov() * 252
 TLT_Adj_Close GLD_Adj_Close SPY_Adj_Close QQQ_Adj_Close VWO_Adj_Close
TLT_Adj_Close 0.019235 0.003047 -0.010901 -0.010618 -0.014447
GLD_Adj_Close 0.003047 0.035806 0.001322 0.000274 0.009242
SPY_Adj_Close -0.010901 0.001322 0.035492 0.034597 0.047544
QQQ_Adj_Close -0.010618 0.000274 0.034597 0.040468 0.047254
VWO_Adj_Close -0.014447 0.009242 0.047544 0.047254 0.085304
The following single line of code generates a random array of weights that sum to 1.0. In the portfolio, one of the assumptions is that all funds will deployed to the assets in the portfolio according to some weighting.
weights = np.random.dirichlet(np.ones(num_assets), size=1)
weights = weights[0]
[0._PHONE_ 0.40789785 0.08818814 0._PHONE_ 0.26034738]
From these weights, we can calculate the expected weighted return of the portfolio of assets using these random weights.
exp_port_return = np.sum(returns.mean()*weights)*252
The next thing we do is calculate the portfolio variance by way of the following. Here we're using to take the dot product of the three arguments. Weights is transposed into a column matrix from a row matrix. It might look fancy and confusing, but without transposing the weights we would end up multiplying all variances by all weights, which isn't what we want.
port_var =,*252, weights))
port_vol = np.sqrt(port_var)
Quick summary of what we just did!
The previous lines of code generated the portfolio mean return and portfolio volatility for one set of randomly selected weights. In order to find an optimal solution, we need to repeat this process iteratively many thousands of times to determine what the optimal asset weights might be. We're going to do this next.
While we're at it, we might as wrap all of this up into a function.
The Portfolio Simulation Function
# Standard python imports
import time
import numpy as np
def portfolio_simulation(assets, iterations):
 Runs a simulation by randomly selecting portfolio weights a specified
 number of times (iterations), returns the list of results and plots
 all the portfolios as well.
 assets: list


Are Men More Likely to Be Secular Than Women? September 17, 2014
Are Men More Likely to Be Secular Than Women?
This is a guest post written by Phil Zuckerman. Zuckerman is a professor of sociology and secular studies at Pitzer College. His latest book, Living the Secular Life, will be published this December.
As many of you may be well aware, Sam Harrisrecently quoted comments concerning why most of his fans tend to be male set off some serious criticisms; Greta Christina's condemnation of Harris was particularly stinging.
The issue of whether or not men tend to be more secular than women is clearly a hot-button issue; people can be easily outraged or offended by related insinuations, declarations, or interpretations when it comes to the proclivities of men and women to be more or less religious or secular. And women within the secular movement (or any movement) have a right to be hyper-vigilant when it comes to sexism, chauvinism, and any other manifestations of patriarchal malfeasance.
But just because this is a thorny and potentially offensive contention — that men may be more secular than women — doesn't mean that we should avoid it. And it certainly doesn't mean that it can't be empirically supported or denied. Furthermore, if the data does indeed show a gender difference when it comes to religiosity/secularity, how do we then interpret or explain that difference? Our "spin" will make all the difference in the world.
Decades of Research
Let's start with the data. Do countless studies consistently reveal a discernable difference between men and women when it comes to being secular or religious? The short answer is: yes. Now, that doesn't mean that every study shows such a difference, or that the difference is always significant. Nor does it mean that the difference is discernable on every measure of religiosity/secularity — for example, orthodox Jewish men are more likely to regularly attend synagogue than orthodox Jewish women.
But when we take the existing corpus of sociological, psychological, and anthropological data together — from the past sixty years — there is clear empirical support for the claim that men are more likely to be secular than women. As Marta Trzebiatowska and Steve Bruce note in their book Why Are Women More Religious Than Men? (Oxford University Press, 2012), "since 1945 the Gallup polling organization has consistently found that, on every index used, American women are more religious than men, and not by small margins."
Consider, for example, that according to the American Religious Identification Survey, men currently make up 58% of Americans who claim "no religion," 70% of Americans who self-identify as atheist, and 75% of those who self identify as agnostic. Or consider the Pew Forum's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, which found that 86% of American women claim to be religiously-affiliated, but only 79% of American men claimed as much; 77% of women believe in God with absolute certainly, but only 65% of men do; 66% of women pray daily, but only 49% of men do; 63% of women say that religion is very important in their lives, but only 49% of men say as much; 44% of women attend religious services on a weekly basis, but only 34% of men do. The differences may or may not be significant — social science gets fuzzy here — but they are consistent. And for one final example, consider the fact that the Freedom From Religion Foundation reports that 79% of its members are men (see Melanie Brewster's essay "Atheism, Gender, and Sexuality" in the Oxford Handbook of Atheism, 2013, for further details).
In short, whatever measures one uses to assess religiosity — frequency of prayer, belief in God, church attendance, or self-identification — men in the United States are more likely to be secular-leaning than women, on average.
And the "on average" is key, folks. The above studies do not illustrate that all men are more secular than all women. It is just an average. A percentage.
OK, but are these averages and percentages universal? Do we find similar differences in other countries around the world?
The short answer is, again: yes.
Global Patterns
According to data analyzed by Ariela Keysar and Juhem Navarro-Rivera (see "A World of Atheism: Global Demographics" in the Oxford Handbook of Atheism, 2013), 77% of self-designated atheists in the Ukraine are male, 76% in Portugal, 70% in Uruguay, 67% in Japan, 65% in Israel, 65% in Mexico, 61% in Sweden, 60% in the Netherlands, and so on. True, there are some exceptions — for example, men make up only 47% of self-designated agnostics in Belgium. And only 48% of agnostics in Japan. But these are exceptions; the overall pattern of men being more atheist or agnostic than women the world over is clear and strong, leading these authors to conclude that "atheists, both positive and negative… are predominantly males" and "global comparisons reveal a wide spectrum of male dominance within the positive atheist sub-population."
I could go on and on, and cite countless other studies and surveys — both national and international — that illustrate the same gendered pattern. But rather than trot these all out, I'll let the words of professor Tiina Mahlamäki sum them all up:
"Statistics conducted in countries all over the world, for as long as statistics on religion have been collected, confirm that women are more religious than men. This concerns every dimension of religion. Women participate in religious ceremonies more often than men; women pray more often than men; they more likely than men believe in God, a Spirit, or Life Force; they hold matters of faith and religion more important than men do. Women are more committed than men to their religious communities and are less willing to resign from them. Although older women are more religious than young ones, women of all ages are more religious than coeval men are. Women are members of both traditional religious communities and new religious movements more often than men. Young, urban men are the least religious of all groups."
(See her article "Religion and Atheism From a Gender Perspective" in Approaching Religion, 2012).
Of course, none of the above means that this gendered difference is fated and eternal. In 25 years, we could find different results. But for now, the data is clear and consistent: men are more likely to be secular than women.
But wait — what about that WIN-Gallup poll? True, that massive international survey from 2012 reports that, globally, the gender difference is actually non-existent. Indeed, according to their surprising data, 14% of women worldwide identify as convinced atheists, while only 12% of men worldwide do. And in terms of claiming to be non-religious, both genders are at 23%. Wow. That's amazing. Fascinating. And it is an utter and complete exception to so many decades of similar research. It may very well be valid. But for now, it is such a major outlier — so much so, that until we have more studies and more data confirming these unique and exceptional findings, we should remain skeptical.
So how do we explain the vast body of research that reports that men, on average, tend to be more secular than women?
Here are some leading possibilities:
 - It could have to do with power and privilege, and the lack thereof. In most societies, men control more wealth than women and tend to have more political and social power than women. As such, women are more easily excluded, exploited, and discriminated against. Perhaps, as a result of this, they are more likely to turn to the consolation of religion.
 - It could have to do with agency, and the lack thereof; men generally have more freedom than women in most societies; they have a greater ability to decide what work to do, where to live, how to get and manage money, etc. In most societies, women are thus more vulnerable than men — financially, legally, domestically, etc. This could make the psychological comfort and institutional support of religion more appealing to women than men.
 - It could have to do with socialization: perhaps boys are socialized to be assertive, independent, and rebellious, while girls are socialized to acquiescent, relational, and obedient, which then manifests itself later in life with women being more open to religion than men.
 - It could have to do with the patterned roles for men and women in society; women tend to be expected to take up roles as caregivers and nurturers, raising children and tending to the sick and elderly, while men tend to be exempt from such roles; this again could make religion more appealing to women than men, for various reasons.
 - It could have to do with who traditionally works inside/outside the home. While men traditionally work outside the home, women the world over are more likely to work within the home, and this might make religious involvement more interesting and appealing to women; indeed, we know that women who work outside the home tend to be less religious than those who work within the home, and those nations with the highest rates of women working outside the home — for example, Scandinavia — tend to be among the most secular.
 - And finally, it could have something to do with innate differences between the sexes, be they genetic, neurological, physiological, or hormonal.
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Meteor is a skill located in the Mages Guild (which can be found in the Guild skill tree). Meteor is an ultimate. Meteor is a base skill, and can be morphed into Ice Comet
or Shooting Star
Meteor deals the following types of damage: Flame Damage. Which means that it gets buffed by the following blue champion point trees: Elemental Expert, Elf Born, Master at Arms, Spell Erosion, Thaumaturge. Also the following red champion point trees protect against this skill: Elemental Defender, Iron Clad, Thick Skinned.


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The whole point of a BJT is that it is driven by current, not voltage. That current might be small but it is current never the less because it is current that makes the transistor work. FETs on the other hand are voltage devices and draw negligible current apart from the initial charging of the gate source capacitance.
I never stated that a BJT could work without current! I originally recommended using FETs over on the 3 mA pins because I know the difference on how they operate.
Lets look at each in turn:-
1) Common emitter - the normal way I would recommend, base current determines collector current
2) Common base - note the page says this is not suitable for a TTL voltage buffer, it has a low gain and typically I use this for video coupling.
3) Common collector better known as an emitter follower. - This has no voltage gain but a current gain, you do not need a base resistor because of the feedback on the emitter keeping the emitter / base voltage stable. However this is 0.7V so this means when you use it as a voltage buffer you loose 0.7V. Used with the Due that will reduce the voltage output from 3V3 to 2.6V. When lighting an LED this will not be high enough for blue and white LEDs although it is enough for red and green. Again I would not recommend this due to the voltage drop that it produces.
Although you are correct that I should have stated, "common emitter" and not "common collector". I... wasn't in a frame of mind conducive to self proof-reading when I wrote it. I took your comment in a way you probably didn't mean, and furthermore let it irritate me more than I should have even if you did.
Regardless, with NPN a common emitter
circuit the voltage difference between the base and emitter will be the VIN
. Since VOUT
can be expressed as follows VOUT
; how is VIN
not effectively controlling VOUT
? Yes, I intentionally didn't mention that the current will be amplified as well and that is fundamental to the operation of the BJT. However, in my mind at least, it wasn't necessary because the maximum current is so low and all the pins except DAC0 and DAC1 are either outputting digital or PWM signals. So it's just easier when biasing the circuit to concentrate on the voltage, either setting it up to be an actual voltage amplifier or a switch, and only address the current in the context of ensuring it doesn't go above 3 mA.


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Biometri Organ Reproduksi Bagian Luar dan Karakteristik Ejakulat Anoa (Bubalus sp.) yang Dikoleksi Menggunakan Elektroejakulator Setelah Diinjeksi hCG
AbstractThis experiment aimed to investigate characteristics of reproductive organ (external parts) of the anoa (Bubalus sp.) and semen characteristics that collected by using electroejaculator after hCG injection, as an initial step on implementation of assisted reproductive techniques. Anoa is Indonesian endemic fauna that included into Appendix I by CITES. Anoa breeding efforts have not succeeded, due to their agressivity, soliter, wildness and monogamous. This experiment was carried out in Ragunan Zoo (Jakarta), Taman Safari Indonesia (Bogor), and Divison of Reproduction, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB). Biometry of reproductive organ were measured by microcaliper and nylon tape. Semen was collected by electroejaculator, under anesthetized condition. Ejaculate was evaluated macroand microscopically. The results showed that the reproductive organ was larger as it is getting older. But, it was generally smaller compared to the buffalo's. The characteristics of fresh semen were: volume 1.02±0.28 ml, pH 6.93±0.19, mass movement 0, progressive motility 52.50±18.91%, live-death ratio 67.48±8.24%, concentration 263.33±105.06 billion/mL and total abnormality 31.86±3.72% (primary abnormality 9.52±3.85%, secondary abnormality 22.33±1.46%). The semen qualities were fairly good, even though some parameters showed lower number compared to buffalo's. It is important to improve the collection technique, animal handling and appropriate extender development for semen cryopreservation.
Key words: anoa, biometry of external reproductive organ, semen characteristics, electroejaculator
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Ayşe Hafsa Sultan
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Ayşe Hafsa Sultan
Valide Sultan
BustOfAyseHafsaSultan ManisaTurkey.jpg
Bust of Ayşe Hafsa Sultan in Manisa, Turkey
Spouse Sultan Selim I
Sultan Suleiman I
Şehzade Orhan
Şehzade Musa
Şehzade Korkut
Hatice Sultan
Beyhan Sultan
Şah Sultan
Fatma Sultan
Hafsa Hanım Sultan
Full name
Devletlû İsmetlû Ayşe Hafsa Vâlide Sultân Aliyyetü'ş-Şân Hazretleri
House House of Osman (by marriage)
Father Meñli I Giray
Born Ayşe
5 December 1479
Havsa, Edirne Province, Ottoman Empire
Died 19 March 1534(1534-03-19) (aged 54)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Burial Yavuz Selim Mosque, Fatih, Constantinople[1][2] (present day Istanbul)
Religion Islam
Ayşe Hafsa Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: عائشہ حفصہ سلطان; 5 December 1479 – 19 March 1534), or in short, Hafsa Sultan, was the first "Valide Sultan" (Queen Mother) of the Ottoman Empire, wife of Selim I and mother of Suleiman the Magnificent. During the period between her son's enthronement in 1520 and her death in 1534, she was one of the most influential persons in the Empire, as her son's de facto co-regent during these fourteen years, coming second only to the sovereign, which is a point remarked also by the ambassadors of European powers at the Ottoman court.[3]
Although Ayşe Hafsa Sultan's year of birth is known, historians debate that she was the daughter of Meñli I Giray of the Crimean Khanate. According to an alternative theory, the daughter of Meñli I Giray of the Crimean Khanate was another consort of Selim I known as Ayşe Hatun, consequently the stepmother of Suleiman the Magnificent.
The Ottoman inscription (vakfiye) describes her as Hātun binti Abd-ul-Muin (Daughter of Abd-ul-Muin), which means that her father was possibly a Greek convert to Islam. The reason behind calling her Hafsa was that she was from Havsa, a district of Edirne Province of Turkey.
Having resided in the city of Manisa in western Turkey with her son, who administered the surrounding region between 1513 to 1520, the town being one of the traditional residences for Ottoman crown princes (şehzade) in apprenticeship for future power, Ayşe Hafsa Sultan is the initiator of the Manisa's "Mesir Festival", a local tradition still continued today. She also had a large complex consisting of a mosque, a primary school, a college and a hospice built in the city.
She was also the first imperial spouse to be called by the title usually rendered in English language as "Sultana" (full title in Turkish; "Valide Sultan", literally "the Queen Mother" but in only approximate terms in the Ottoman context). Her period signalled the shifting status of the sultan's mother and her increased share in power.[4] After the birth of her son Suleiman, born 6 November 1494 in Trabzon, she had also five daughters: Hatice, Beyhan, Şah, Fatma and Hafsa[5]
Ayşe Hafsa Sultan died in March 1534 and was buried near her husband in a mausoleum behind the qiblah wall of Yavuz Selim Mosque, in Fatih, Istanbul. The mausoleum was largely destroyed in an earthquake in 1884, a reconstruction effort started in the 1900s (decade) having been left discontinued, and her tomb today is much simpler than it was built originally.
Hospice famed especially as a mental hospital built by Ayşe Hafsa Sultan in Manisa, Turkey.
 3. ^ Pietro Bragadin, Venetian Republic's ambassador in the early years of Suleiman the Magnificent's reign notes "a very beautiful woman of 48, for whom the sultan bears great reverence and love..." Leslie Peirce (1993). The Imperial Harem : Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire p. 62 ISBN 0-19-508677-5. Oxford University Press.
 4. ^ Amy Singer (2002). Constructing Ottoman beneficence: An imperial soup kitchen in Jerusalem p. 90 ISBN 0-7914-5351-0. State University of New York Press.
 5. ^ Hafsa the daughter later married Dukakinzade Ahmed Pasha, grand vizier for ten months in 1514 - 1515 and, after his execution, a vizier and soldier of note, Çoban Mustafa Paşa.
 and three other sons: Orhan, Musa and Korkut. There were half a dozen notable female figures in Ottoman history who were named "Hafsa". Among these, it is Ayşe Hafsa Sultan who is referred to as "Hafsa Sultan" in short, "Sultan" in this case standing for "Sultana".
 A namesake also of primary historical prominence and who had preceded Ayşe Hafsa Sultan by about two centuries was the wife of the sultan Bayezid I and the daughter of İsa Bey, the last bey of Aydin, and she is generally referred to as Hafsa (Hâfize) Khātun. It is this earlier Hafsa who is at the origin of the final form the name of a town depending Edirne, Havsa, has taken.
 The word Hâfiz designates a male person who memorized the Qur'an, and Hâfize indicates that the person is female. Hafsa is the more common and easier to pronounce, especially when fastly discoursed, of this name.
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Preceded by
Gülbahar Hatun I
Valide Sultan
30 September 1520 – 19 March 1534
Succeeded by
Nurbanu Sultan


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Healing 'Brick City': A Newark Doctor Returns Home
A physician who overcame a difficult upbringing meditates on the nature of his career and the relationship between medicine and public service.
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Can Dogs Eat Pork
How about a delicious pork BBQ for dinner tonight? People love to enjoy pork cooked with various spices and in BBQ as well. Can dogs eat pork? Pork is generally not suitable for dogs. However plain and cooked without any seasoning once a while is fine. This article deals with various forms of pork and their precautions when serving to dogs.
Is Pork Good For Dogs To Eat?
Dogs are meat lovers and they are interested in having barbecue just like their masters. Pork is that kind of meat which should be given to dogs but with some considerations. Like the normal meat pork is not that suitable for dogs. Can dogs eat pork meat? Pork is safe for dogs only when it is plain and cooked without bells and whistles. Whenever you are cooking pork make sure it is cooked without any spices, seasoning, and certain other ingredients which are toxic to dogs such as onion, garlic, nutmeg and others. Can dogs eat pork mince? Yes mince can be eaten by dogs but when cooked plain without seasoning. Pork is also barbequed but never think of BBQ sauce for dogs. These kinds of sauces contains flavors, salt and other toxic ingredients. In case any unfortunate situation happens you need to call your vet immediately.
How Much Pork Can A Dog Eat?
You have to be careful while giving pork to your dog. When it is being served for the first time, it should be given in a small amount so that you will come to know if your dog is allergic to pork meat or not. Most of the dogs show allergic reactions to dogs. Pork is rich in fat which dogs cannot digest easily. When your dog has eaten too much fat then he will have inflammation of pancreas. So serve small amount of it to your dog once a month as a change from routine diet.
How Much Pork Can A Dog Eat
Can Dogs Eat Pork Bones?
The left over pork bones are very tempting for dogs. These bones can be chewed easily but that does not mean your dogs can have pork bones. People also ask can dogs eat pork chop bones cooked should know that the cooked pork bones get dried out hence they become brittle. The cooked bones when consumed are most likely to splinter. This can cause internal damage to the organs. When the pork bones are consumed by your dog then it will cause choking hazards. Can dogs eat pork shoulder bones? Shoulder bones cooked will cause splinter in your dog. However uncooked pork bones are better than the cooked ones. Make sure the pork bones should be replaced with edible dental bones of fine quality.
Can Dogs Eat Pork Fat?
Pork fat is generally not recommended to dogs. Pet owners put the life of their dogs in complete danger when they offer pork fat to dogs. The animal fat from the manufactured food for pets is not safe for dogs. It usually includes salts and preservatives which are not recommended for dogs. So the cooked pork fat is not recommended to dogs at any cost.
Can Dogs Eat Raw Pork?
Raw pork is not good for dogs as it seems to be. The raw diet is not a good option and pet owners should be aware of its harms for dogs. Can dogs eat raw pork chops? Now they cannot because in raw pork there is the danger of parasites and worms. This the major reason which makes raw pork unfit for dogs.
My Dog Ate Raw Pork what Do I Do?
It is normally seen that dogs tend to eat raw pork because they cannot resist eating meat. If your dog has eaten raw pork or the pork which was not completely cooked then there are chances of his getting a parasite infection. There appear the initial infection symptoms such as stomach upset, vomiting which leads to diarrhea. Your dog becomes lethargic and gets high fever as well. After you notice these symptoms then immediately contact your vet so that treatment can be started as quickly as possible.
Can Dogs Eat Cooked Pork?
Can I feed my dog cooked pork or my dog ate pork chop bones should a big question after reading that raw pork is not fit for dogs. Cooked pork can be given to dogs but make sure it is cooked plain without any spices and flavors. We human love to add spices and additives in our food but when you are preparing it for dog then you have to avoid all such things. It should be cooked without onion and garlic powder and also without nutmeg. Avoid any sauces because they are toxic to dogs. Cooked pork is loaded with fat content and not all dogs can eat it easily. So check whether you dog can eat it or not.
Can Dogs Eat Cooked Pork
Can Dogs Eat Pork Bones Cooked?
Cooked bones are absolutely not recommended to dogs. They can be very dangerous because cooking makes then them hard and brittle. They can splinter the internal organs of dogs. So if you want to save your dog's teeth, gums and throat from severe damage then you have to avoid giving cooked pork bones to dogs. Every time cannot be the same. If your dog has been eating the cooked bones then any unfortunate situation can happen without your knowing.
Can Dogs Eat Pork Bones Raw?
Raw bones are very much different from the cooked bones. Raw dogs when chewed are actually not harmful as long as they are not swallowed. Chewing them will clean your doggy's teeth and it is also a good mouth exercise. Usually people say my dog swallowed pork chop bone what will happen now? Swallowed bones will do so much harm to your dog's internal organs. So call your vet immediately. However it is not recommended by the experts as they can splinter the organs. So you need to avoid serving raw pork bones to dogs as they will cause choking hazards which is a very dangerous situation.
Final Verdict:
Can dogs eat pork? Pork is actually not very safe for dogs. In raw form it contains the risk of parasitic infections. However cooked form without bones is a good option. The cooked pork with spices and bones should be avoided as they can cause splinter and choking hazards in dogs.
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DEC2BIN function
This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the DEC2BIN function (function: A prewritten formula that takes a value or values, performs an operation, and returns a value or values. Use functions to simplify and shorten formulas on a worksheet, especially those that perform lengthy or complex calculations.) in Microsoft Excel.
Converts a decimal number to binary.
DEC2BIN(number, [places])
 - Number Required. The decimal integer you want to convert. If number is negative, valid place values are ignored and DEC2BIN returns a 10-character (10-bit) binary number in which the most significant bit is the sign bit. The remaining 9 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation.
 - Places Optional. The number of characters to use. If places is omitted, DEC2BIN uses the minimum number of characters necessary. Places is useful for padding the return value with leading 0s (zeros).
 - If number < -512 or if number > 511, DEC2BIN returns the _TAG_! error value.
 - If number is nonnumeric, DEC2BIN returns the _TAG_! error value.
 - If DEC2BIN requires more than places characters, it returns the _TAG_! error value.
 - If places is not an integer, it is truncated.
 - If places is nonnumeric, DEC2BIN returns the _TAG_! error value.
 - If places is zero or negative, DEC2BIN returns the _TAG_! error value.
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Formula Description (Result)
=DEC2BIN(9, 4) Converts decimal 9 to binary with 4 characters (1001)
=DEC2BIN(-100) Converts decimal -100 to binary _PHONE_)
Applies to: