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Answer in brief.
Describe any five points of importance of coordinating.
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Describe the importance of coordinating.
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Explain importance of coordinating with any Four Points.
Answer the following.
Explain importance of coordinating.
Co-ordination refers to the integration and synchronization of the group efforts so as to provide unity of action for organisational goals. Coordination is a hidden force which binds all other functions of management together.
The importance of co-ordinating is as follows:
The need for coordination arises out of the fact that different elements and efforts of an organization are to be harmonized and unified to achieve the common objectives. The importance of coordination can be discussed as follows:
- Encourages Team Spirit:
In organizations, a group of individuals works together. There may be the existence of conflicts, disputes between individuals, departments, and employers, and employees regarding organizational policies, roles, and responsibilities, etc. Coordination arranges the work in such a way that minimum conflicts are raised. It increases the team spirit at the workplace.
- Gives Proper Direction:
Coordination integrates departmental activities for achieving the common goal of the organization.
The work is arranged in a very systematic way. The interdependence of departments gives proper direction to the employees.
- Facilitates Motivation:
Coordination motivates the employees to take initiative while completing their assigned tasks.
Effective co-ordination increases efficiency and results in the growth and prosperity of the organization. A prosperous organization ensures job security, higher income, promotion, and incentives. Such monetary and nonmonetary incentives provide job security and motivate the employees for hard work.
- Optimum Utilization of Resources:
Managers try to integrate all the resources systematically. It helps in utilizing all available resources at its optimum level. Co-ordination also helps to minimize the wastage of resources and control the cost of work.
- Achieve Organizational Objectives:
Co-ordination leads to minimizing the wastages of materials, idle time of employees, delay in completion of targets, departmental disputes etc.to a great extent. It ensures the smooth working of the organization in the process of achieving the objectives of the organization.
- Improves Relation:
Co-ordination develops cordial relations between all the levels of management of an organization. Every department depends on the functioning of other departments. For example, the sales department works according to the production department, the Production department depends on the Purchase department, and so on. Coordination helps the employees to build strong relations among them and achieve the given targets.
- Leads to Higher Efficiency:
With the help of optimum utilization of resources and effective integration of resources, the organization can achieve high returns in terms of high productivity, high profitability as well as can reduce the cost. Thus, coordination leads to higher efficiency.
- Improves Goodwill:
Higher sales and higher profitability can be achieved due to synchronized efforts of organizational people, strong human relations, and lower costs. It directly results in creating goodwill for the organization in the market. It reflects on the market value of shares as well as it helps in building a good image in society.
- Unity of Direction:
Different activities are performed by different departments. Coordination harmonizes these activities for achieving the common goal of the organization. Thus, coordination gives proper direction to all departments of the organization.
All departments of the organization are headed by experts in their respective fields. The specialized knowledge of these departmental heads helps in managerial decisions. It leads the organization to march towards growth and success in the competitive world of business.


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Question: How long does tennis court crack filler last?
Answer: Cracking of asphalt and concrete pavement surfaces is a common problem. Even if the asphalt or concrete is properly built, there are still variables beyond the control of the contractor and crack filler producer.
There are different reasons for pavement cracking, but a majority of the cracks on concrete and asphalt courts are structural. This means that the cracks go completely through the pavement layers, into the base of the tennis court.
Acrylic tennis court crack fillers are designed to fill and seal off the surface of the crack. This is designed to minimize water and moisture flowing into the crack and stone base of the court, and slow down degradation of the court through further cracking. The main problem is that once a structural crack opens, there are two separated slabs of pavement constantly moving back and forth. This expansion and contraction happens daily, depending on temperatures, moisture, and other environmental conditions. That being said, cracks that have been filled may open within days, weeks, months, or years of application. An Acrylic crack patch is an ideal solution for this common problem.
Even though we offer some elastomeric acrylic crack fillers, the degree of movement in the crack determines how long the product can perform before breaking open or pulling away from one side of the crack. Frequency of moisture, freeze-thaw, and various climate conditions are other factors that play a role in longevity of crack fillers and repair.
Crack filling is a maintenance role. The best way to maintain a tennis court crack is to fill it whenever you see it open. A good rule of thumb is to check the court(s) over in the spring and early fall (when temperatures are not getting below 50°F or 10°C) and perform necessary crack filling to extend the life of the facility. Many sport surfacing contractors also offer maintenance programs, where they make spring and fall visits annually, and advise court owners of needed crack repairs, resurfacing, or other issues.

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My Qualifications & Experience
As an educator with over 30 years' experience, I have a passion for change and innovation especially where it advances social justice in education.
With a PhD in education along with counselling and coaching qualifications I have made it my business to understand change and innovation at a theoretical and practical level. I have held leadership and co-ordination roles, having lead education reform at a policy, curriculum and staff development level.
Innovation has been a key aspect of my teaching, presenting, research, and writing within the Education sector. I regularly write and podcast about education-related issues, as they intersect with social-justice.
My Teaching Journey
Listen to my chat with Pattie Porter on the Texas Conflict Coach Radio show. We discuss my inspirations and motivations; and what makes me tick.
Click on the images below to listen to a two part interview with me (Hosted by Rachael Lehr).
My Education Qualifications:
- Doctorate (PhD) in Education
- Graduate Certificate in Leadership & Training
- Graduate Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Bachelor of Education
- Diploma of Teaching
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
My Coaching & Counselling Qualifications:
- Certificate IV in Life Coaching
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My Education Experience:
- Current: Classroom Teacher (Primary)
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- Education Manager of Adult Migrant English Program (for recently arrived Refugees)
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A ray of light impinges from air onto a block of ice (n =1.309) at a 60.0° angle of incidence. Assuming that this angleremains the same, find the difference 2,ice - 2,water in the angles of refraction when the ice turns to water(n = 1.333).
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The Wesleyan Connection
Why have a Center for the Study of Religious Freedom at Virginia Wesleyan, a small Methodist liberal arts college? The answer is simple.
Liberal Arts Education
Religious and cultural pluralism are prominent features of our complex and rapidly changing world. If we are to be engaged and productive citizens, we must learn to appreciate diverse perspectives and worldviews. A liberal arts education helps prepare students to do this.
At Virginia Wesleyan, the Center supports this educational goal through its interdisciplinary courses, interfaith forums, and other events.
United Methodist Heritage
Religious freedom has always been part of the Methodist tradition. The United Methodist Church recognizes religious freedom as a basic human right for persons of all faiths. The Church's social principles support the separation of church and state and strongly condemn all forms of religious intolerance.
United Methodist Church Resolution on Religious Liberty
United Methodist Church Resolution on Separation of Church and State
United Methodist Church Social Principle on Church and State Relations
United Methodist Church Social Principle on Rights of Religious Minorities
The United Methodist Church declares religious liberty, the freedom of belief, to be a basic human right. Religious liberty includes the freedom to doubt or to deny the existence of God, and to refrain from observing religious practices. We believe it is the right of a person to be allowed to follow the call of conscience when it becomes impossible to live by both the dictates of the state and the decisions of faith.- United Methodist Church Resolution on Religious Liberty

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: the study of the conformation of the skull based on the belief that it is indicative of mental faculties and character
Study of the shape of the skull as an indication of mental abilities and character traits. Franz Joseph Gall stated the principle that each of the innate mental faculties is based in a specific brain region (organ), whose size reflects the faculty's prominence in a person and is reflected by the skull's surface. He examined the skulls of persons with particular traits (including criminal traits) for a feature he could identify with it. His followers Johann Kaspar Spurzheim (1776–1832) and George Combe (1788–1858) divided the scalp into areas they labeled with traits such as combativeness, cautiousness, and form perception. Though popular well into the 20th century, phrenology has been wholly discredited.


Old Winchester Hill, Hampshire
Old Winchester Hill map
Classification Moderate
Distance 10km (6.2 miles)
Typical duration 3hr 30min
Height gain 135m
Starting/finishing point Shoe Inn
OS grid reference SU 612 208 (Explorer Maps 132 and 119)
Walk in a nutshell
This route takes you from the pretty village of Exton to the pinnacle of one of the county's most impressive hill forts. Constructed 2,500 years ago, there are also vestiges of an earlier settlement in the form of bronze age burial mounds. Those who brave the slog to the top of this chalk ridge are richly rewarded with impressive views in every direction - on a clear day, you can see as far as the Isle of Wight.
Why it's so special
As well as the panoramic vista, Old Winchester Hill is a national nature reserve, rich in the flora of the Hampshire downland. Shrubs such as juniper and hawthorn thrive on the chalky soil, as does the yew tree - sometimes referred to as the "Hampshire weed". Part of this route also runs alongside the clear stream of the Meon.
Keep your eyes peeled for
In summer months, you can see clouds of chalkhill blue and meadow brown butterflies. The area is also a place of refuge for dormice, squirrels, badgers, roe deer and foxes.
But bear in mind
Although the majority of the walk is flat, the 400m or so that take you up the hill are quite a steep climb.
Impress your companions
This walk crosses a section of the disused Meon Valley railway line that, from 1903 to 1968, ran between Portsmouth and London. It earned its nickname, "The Strawberry Line", during the heyday of market gardening in Hampshire - trainloads of the fruit used to be loaded aboard at Wickham and Mislingford. The line was put to more momentous use in June 1944, when, as the final preparations for the D-day landings were underway at nearby Southwick House, Churchill and his war cabinet stayed for several days aboard a special train in the long siding at Droxford station.
Recover afterwards
The walk begins and ends at the Shoe Inn, so-called because it stands on the site of the old blacksmith's. Sup a pint of one of their selection of real ales or sample the delicious home-cooked dinners.
And if it's tipping down
In its day, the Southwick Brewhouse supplied ale to the Golden Lion pub next door, where generals Eisenhower and Montgomery took their breaks while planning the Normandy invasion. It closed in 1957, but now functions as a Victorian brewery museum and a shop, so leave some room in your knapsack for bottled ales and ciders.
How to get there
By car Exton lies on the A32 from Alton to Wickham; roadside parking is possible near the church or at the pub, but can be crowded.
By public transport The closest rail station is Botley, just under 12km away. Bus services to and from Exton are infrequent, so you might be better off taking a taxi for the last part of your journey.
Step-by-step guide
Walk ID 2975
1. Walk north-west along Shoe Lane. Turn right at end of road by the church, and continue along minor road alongside stream, up to main A32 road.
2. Cross A32, then a wooden footbridge over the river as the path bears right and heads towards farm.
3. Shortly before farm, path turns left over another footbridge towards a path lined by trees. This has two levels: the lower looks like the remains of an old railway line, the upper has clearer views of surroundings and takes you in a straight line to the underpass of the disused main Meonstoke line.
4-5. Cross line by going over or under bridge. On other side you face three alternative paths - take either left or middle (right-hand path will be used for return). The path follows Garden Hill Lane in a straight line, along the old railway siding. After 800m, you emerge at edge of Roll's Copse, at a T-junction with Monarch's Way.
6. Turn right. Keep hedgerow on right, following path uphill. Shortly after an S-bend, the path comes to a T-junction.
7-8. Turn left uphill, and after 250m, you enter trees on the edge of Old Winchester Hill reserve. Path continues more steeply, emerging on edge of the ancient hill-fort. Continue along either edge of the fort to the other end.
9. Go through the gate at the other end of the fort, and follow the upper path around a path bending to the left, emerging at a road after 800m. Pause to take in the dramatic view of the fort looking back from the road.
10. Follow the same path back to the fort and take the opposite route round the edge of the fort. Continue down the same path back to step 7.
11. From step 7, follow the path over the shoulder of the hill until you reach step 5 again. (This route opens up the view on the descent.) From step 5, turn left and retrace your steps to the start.


Non-financial determinants of retirement: A Literature Review
F.A.M. van Erp, Niels Vermeer, D. Vuuren
Research output: Contribution to journalBook/Film/Article reviewOther research output
8 Citations (Scopus)
Retirement is often concentrated at specific ages-in particular the 'normal retirement age' and an 'early retirement age'. Financial incentives cannot fully explain this. Moreover, the participation effect of a higher normal retirement age importantly exceeds the encompassing income effect. Based on a literature survey, we conclude that social norms, default options, and reference-dependent utility are likely explanations for the individual propensity to retire at specific retirement ages. Further empirical research on non-financial determinants of retirement is needed to fully understand individual retirement behavior.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)167-191
JournalDe Economist
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2014
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Farther vs Further
These two English words are very similar; keep reading for further information.
Farther means "more far/distant" in physical space.
Tom ran farther than Bill.
Which is farther, New York or Los Angeles?
Farthest means "the most far/distant."
I prefer the seat farthest from the window.
Pluto was once considered the farthest planet from the sun.
Further means "more far/distant" figuratively or non-physically, and can also mean "more/additional":
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Who is further along in her research?
Do you have any further ideas?
Further is also a verb: "to advance":
This class will further your understanding of ethics.
Furthest means "the most far/distant" figuratively.
That is the furthest thing from my mind.
The Bottom Line
Many English speakers use both farther and further to mean "more far" in space, but only further can be used for non-physical distance and to mean simply "more." If you are talking about actual distance, you can usually use either word without raising any eyebrows, but keep further in mind for all of your English furthering efforts.
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Today we are excited to announce that the EPA has joined the Physiotherapy and Refugees Education Project (PREP) as associate partner. PREP is an Erasmus+ project led by the Western University of Applied Sciences in Bergen, Norway. It seeks to address the mismatch between the competence of physiotherapists and the complex rehabilitation needs of a growing population of refugees and migrants in Europe. PREP is an incredibly important project kickstarting the further development of our profession in a particular important direction.
PREP is already comprised of an incredible group of partners, associate partners and collaboration projects including the Karolinska Institutet, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Physiopedia and many more, so we couldn't be more honoured to join this outstanding team.
(Excerpt from PREP website) Refugees and migrants have complex health needs that are a result of a cumulative trauma experienced in their home countries, during their dangerous journey, or in the period of adjustment in their new country. This diverse and non-homogenous group also comes with resources in terms of resilience that we need to learn from and use in the healing process. However, they also face barriers accessing healthcare services because of language and cultural differences, differences in socio-economic status, and a lack of familiarity with local environment and healthcare system. There is a gap in competence of health care professionals, including physiotherapists to meet their complex needs, many of which can be addressed by physiotherapy. There is a clear lack of definition regarding physiotherapists competencies needed to serve refugees and migrants, and a lack of common strategies to address challenges of migration which has negative implications for health.
A key aim of PREP will therefore be the development of online open-access courses for physiotherapists seeking to expand their knowledge and skills in the incredibly important and, in fact, urgent field. Because climate change and environmental degradation are major contributors to climate migration and this is expected to worsen over the coming years, knowing how to meet the needs of these populations and understanding the difficulties they are experiencing will also be a core theme from an environmental physiotherapy perspective. We are honoured to be able to contribute to the development of course content related to climate migration and future directions for physiotherapy.
Please be sure to visit the PREP website and follow and share on twitter to stay informed about this project and related developments.
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Over time with changes in a company's infrastructure, design, staff complement, and objectives, there comes a requirement to relocate network points. Some of reasons why you may need to relocate your current network points:
Such physical changes often force modifications to be made to a company's network, with the actual floor space in which to work being changed. Network point relocations will allow for better flow of activities and daily operations.
People and equipment must be positioned in a way that enables maximum efficiency and productivity and equipment may need to be moved to achieve this. The proximity of people within an office space can result in better collaboration of teams with objectives being met faster, better work being outputted, and ideas being exchanged more easily. In this case it makes great financial sense to relocate network points, to make this all possible.
Organisation restructures are commonplace today, and with them come role changes and job relocations. Often changes need to be made to the physical network to accommodate these moves.
Introducing new systems into your network, such as IP telephony, will likely require network cabling upgrades. If your current system has been well planned, and quality cabling been installed at the onset, it may simply require the relocation of some network points for the roll out of these additions.
With gradual network changes over time, if network cables have not been installed carefully or encounter significant increases in electrical or magnetic interference around them, signal disruptions and degradation can occur. This will affect data transmission, causing intermittent communication between devices, thereby slowing the network down and resulting in lost information, dropped calls, poor signal strength and frustrated employees. Network points may need to be moved to prevent this.
No matter what the reason, Supima Technologies is here to assist you with all your network cabling requirements.


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Definitions for capitonym
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word capitonym
A word that changes sound and meaning when the case is changed; a case-sensitive word.
Origin: capital + -onym
A capitonym is a word that changes its meaning when it is capitalized; the capitalization usually applies due to one form being a proper noun or eponym. It is a portmanteau of the word capital with the suffix -onym. A capitonym is a form of homograph and – when the two forms are pronounced differently – also of heteronym. In situations where both words should be capitalized, there will be nothing to distinguish between them except the context in which they are used. Although some pairs, such as march and March, are completely unrelated, in other cases, such as august and catholic, the capitalized form is a name that is etymologically related to the uncapitalized form. For example, August derives from the name of Imperator Augustus, who named himself after the word augustus, whence English august came. Likewise, both Catholic and catholic derive from a Greek adjective meaning "universal". Capital letters may be used to differentiate between a set of objects, and a particular example of that object. For instance in Astronomical terminology a distinction may be drawn between a moon, any natural satellite, and the Moon, to be specific the natural satellite of Earth. Likewise, Sun with a capital may be used to emphasise that the sun of Earth is under discussion.
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C# Job System tips and troubleshooting
When using the Unity C# Job System, make sure you adhere to the following:
Do not access static data from a job
Accessing static data from a job circumvents all safety systems. If you access the wrong data, you might crash Unity, often in unexpected ways. For example, accessing MonoBehaviour can cause crashes on domain reloads.
Note: Because of this risk, future versions of Unity will prevent global variable access from jobs using static analysis. If you do access static data inside a job, you should expect your code to break in future versions of Unity.
Flush scheduled batches
When you want your jobs to start executing, then you can flush the scheduled batch with JobHandle.ScheduleBatchedJobs. Note that calling this method can negatively impact performance. Not flushing the batch delays the scheduling until the main thread waits for the result. In all other cases use JobHandle.Complete to start the execution process.
Note: In the Entity Component System (ECS) the batch is implicitly flushed for you, so calling JobHandle.ScheduleBatchedJobs is not necessary.
Don't try to update NativeContainer contents
Due to the lack of ref returns, it is not possible to directly change the content of a NativeContainer. For example, nativeArray[0]++; is the same as writing var temp = nativeArray[0]; temp++; which does not update the value in nativeArray.
Instead, you must copy the data from the index into a local temporary copy, modify that copy, and save it back, like so:
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Call JobHandle.Complete to regain ownership
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to complete before the main thread can use them again. It is not enough to check JobHandle.IsCompleted. You must call the method JobHandle.Complete to regain ownership of the NativeContainer types to the main thread. Calling Complete also cleans up the state in the safety system. Not doing so introduces a memory leak. This process also applies if you schedule new jobs every frame that has a dependency on the previous frame's job.
Use Schedule and Complete in the main thread
You can only call Schedule and Complete from the main thread. If one job depends on another, use JobHandle to manage dependencies rather than trying to schedule jobs within jobs.
Use Schedule and Complete at the right time
Call Schedule on a job as soon as you have the data it needs, and don't call Complete on it until you need the results. It is good practice to schedule a job that you do not need to wait for when it is not competing with any other jobs that are running. For example, if you have a period between the end of one frame and the beginning of the next frame where no jobs are running, and a one frame latency is acceptable, you can schedule the job towards the end of a frame and use its results in the following frame. Alternatively, if your game is saturating that changeover period with other jobs, and there is a big under-utilized period somewhere else in the frame, it is more efficient to schedule your job there instead.
Mark NativeContainer types as read-only
Remember that jobs have read and write access to NativeContainer types by default. Use the [ReadOnly] attribute when appropriate to improve performance.
Check for data dependencies
In the Unity ProfilerA window that helps you to optimize your game. It shows how much time is spent in the various areas of your game. For example, it can report the percentage of time spent rendering, animating or in your game logic. More info
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window, the marker "WaitForJobGroup" on the main thread indicates that Unity is waiting for a job on a worker thread to complete. This marker could mean that you have introduced a data dependency somewhere that you should resolve. Look for JobHandle.Complete to track down where you have data dependencies that are forcing the main thread to wait.
Debugging jobs
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Do not allocate managed memory in jobs
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In the circuit I have a proximity sensor that is triggering a relay by going to a micro-controller. This is working fine until the micro-controller ignores the sensor (due to a fail safe I have programmed into the controller), upon a soft reset (NOT A REBOOT, sending a signal to the controller to come out of inactive mode), the sensor is still sending 5VDC when it shouldn't be sending anymore then 1VDC. What is the cause of this? or How can it be fixed?
Note, Everything runs normally if I hold something in front of the proximity sensor for a second or two, then take it away?
Short Recap: Sensor works fine --> controller ignores input due to another input --> controller starts receiving input --> sensor sends out 5VDC even if nothing is in front of it.
Sensor Information: Proxmity sensor 6VDC input @ 300mA max
Micro-Controller: Arduino Based Micro-Controller Input pins - 40mA max
- Are you powering the sensor from 6 V DC?
Yes, the Sensor is being powered by 6 V DC.
Provide a link to the sensor so that we don't have to look it up.
- What is the pot wiper connected to?
I would assume the wiper is connected to the Signal line(Black). Its not an external pot.
- Why have you added a pot? Is it to reduce the voltage to the micro-controller? If so, what voltage is the micro running on?
The controller is running 5VDC but is a more "rugged" arduino that can take up to 30VDC per I/O pins.
- Provide a link to the sensor so that we don't have to look it up.


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Tales of the Coast
Coastal Dynamics
Wind and Glaciated Coasts
Glaciated coasts are strongly affected by waves, which are driven by wind. Waves rework glacial deposits such as outwash that is deposited when glaciers melt.
On the Atlantic coast, previous glaciers left many depositional features behind, including moraines and drumlins. Wind creates waves that have significantly modified these features over time. For example, the original town of Boston was settled on drumlins in the 1600s, and the islands in Boston Harbor are reworked drumlins. Nantucket Island, Block Island, and Long Island are partially submerged moraines that have been extensively reworked.
Glaciated coast
Source: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA)
Wind and Glaciated Coasts
Wind-driven waves rework sediment along glaciated coasts in Alaska and northern New England.


I have a discrete signal as follows: \Big[x(1) \,\,\, x(2) \,\,\, \dots \,\,\, x(M+K) \Big] and I want to do some operation (esp. a well known matrix e.g Vandermonde) to create this matrix:
Generating the above matrix can not be done using a simple matrix multiplication, (is it?). However, is there any known operation for such arrangement?


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Rice Coordinated Agricultural Project(RiceCAP)
RiceCAP is the abbreviated name for the Rice Coordinated Agricultural Project. The University of Arkansas is the lead institution on this $5 million dollar, 4-year grant from the NIFA National Research Initiative (NRI) competitive grants program. Rice is an important crop for both the United States and the world, and Arkansas produces approximately half of the rice grown in the United States.
The grant title is "A Coordinated Research, Education, and Extension Project for the Application of Genomic Discoveries to Improve Rice in the United States." The project will initiate and coordinate research on rice at several institutions in different states. More importantly, it will combine research, education and extension to:
- develop new technology for rice production,
- educate the next generation of scientists in use of this technology for plant breeding, and
- through extension efforts, will educate the farmers and consumers of the value of using genomic information to improve agricultural crops.
The rice genome was completely sequenced recently and is being analyzed using genomic tools and resources. The RiceCAP will use the genomic sequence, tools, and resources to solve problems in rice production and improvement that can not easily be solved by traditional plant breeding. The research goals of the RiceCAP are to identify genes and markers for traits important for milling yield (the amount of processed rice on which a farmer makes income) and for resistance to sheath blight disease. Traditional plant breeding has not made much progress on improving milling yield or resistance to sheath blight disease. Thus, the RiceCAP provides an exciting opportunity for developing new genomic and molecular biotechnology tools for more efficient and effective rice cultivars which, in turn, can lead to improved economics of rice production.
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Why would researchers place a worm's mind into a Lego robot body? Why, fo' science! [cue stage lightening]
In a project called OpenWorm, researchers have coded the mind of a roundworm and combined that software with a Lego robot. They were able to watch what was happening within the software while the robot moved around. The robot did, apparently, continue to behave the same as a roundworm.
Of course this will continue to move into a place where human minds are uploaded into software. It is inevitable. Why? The god of science demands it. Demands it!
The god of science, in case you aren't aware, is Cthulhu.


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© 2014 – Routledge
Critical Realist Activity Theory provides an exciting new contribution to the New Studies in Critical Realism and Education series by showing how the nature of learning is tantamount to the critical realist notion of the dialectic. The science of learning is too important to leave solely to the sciences; it needs philosophy as well. The task of this book is to take a further step and clear the conceptual field for an ontologically grounded view of the science of learning through critical realism, making use of dialectical critical realism and the philosophy of meta-Reality, as well as basic critical realism.
The objective of the book is neither to accommodate the nature of learning to strategies and techniques, nor to adjust to the demands of institutions and authorities. Its key goal is to explain how the very nature of learning constitutes itself; that is, its aim is to explain how a stratum of learning emerges out of the need to absent something that has been left out in human reality. In this precise sense, the book does much more than simply reveal the aspects of reality that have been omitted from the conceptualization of learning, it helps to reformulate a proper understanding of the nature of learning. An implication of this understanding of learning is that it begins to advance the fundamental question of what it means to be a human being.
This book will be of great interest to academics and students interested in Vygotsky, Luria, Activity Theory and Critical Realism more generally across both Europe and the US.
Introduction: CRAT: Learning is a passage through the dialectic 1. Learning as product and learning as process 2. Learning as process-in-product 3. Learning as product-in-process 4. Learning as re-enchanted commons


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Birds are more like us than we realize. They eavesdrop on their neighbors in order to figure out where to build their nests and once, their eggs hatch, they sometime engage in "chick abuse," the bird equivalent of child abuse. And just like humans, birds that were abused THEMSELVES are more likely to abuse their offspring!
For one species of seabird in the Galápagos-- Nazca boobies--the child abuse "cycle of violence" found in humans plays out in the wild. This is the first evidence from the animal world showing those who are abused when they are young often grow up to be abusers. Among the ocean-going seabirds live in colonies in the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, victimization by adults on other birds' chicks is widespread. They raise solitary nestlings on the ground and frequently leave their offspring unattended while foraging at sea, so there is much opportunity for adult birds to bully and beat up neighbor nestlings.
Biologist Dave Anderson says, "A bird's history as a target of abuse proved to be a strong predictor of its adult behavior." Traumatic abuse of developing young significantly increases the chances those maltreated individuals will exhibit the same maltreatment later in life as adults.
Anne and Whitley have taken a lot of abuse over the years, but we're still here. We hope to be around tomorrow too, but that can only happen with YOUR support, so please: Subscribe today!


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I would like to track total CPU and memory use on an Ubuntu 20.04 machine. For that purpose, I am about to install the sysstat library. I read the manuals of and posts on
sar and related functions, but am still confused about the syntax.
What I would like to do: Record total CPU and memory use every five seconds. Export the data once a day as CSV and delete the binary data.
What confuses me: 1. There are multiple settings specifying time intervals.
sar -u %system -r %memused 5 records CPU and memory use every five seconds. On top of that, the package generates "activity reports" every ten minutes as defined by
5-55/10 * * * * root command -v debian-sa1 > /dev/null && debian-sa1 1 1 in
/etc/cron.d/sysstat. I am confused about what happens every five seconds and what happens every ten minutes. Does the program first cache the data every five seconds and then writes it to a file every ten minutes? 2. Multiple functions write to disk. Which of them do I need?
sar -u %system -r %memused -o 5,
sadc -u %system -r %memused 5 -, or
sa1? 3. Do I need to execute the code that generates a daily CSV file (
sadf -d /var/log/sysstat/sa$(date +%d -d yesterday) > /home/some_user/sar_data.csv) as a chron job?
As a side note: if anyone knows of a solution that would be computationally more efficient than this sysstat approach, feel free to suggest it.


I unfortunately dropped my aunt's phone in water. I didn't tried anything yet (I'm afraid of a short circuit). Is there a quick and cheap way to completely dry out the internals of this mobile phone so it will not fail when I turn it on?
Phone: Samsung metro duos
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Condition: Dropped in 2 ft of water for about 2 minutes.
In case the phone fell into water there is a high risk of short circuits due to the electrical conductivity of water. This does not only cause damage to the parts but can also lead to an overheating of the battery. Over a longer period of time the power supplied from the battery to the circuits causes a reaction resulting in corrosion of the circuits (remember electrolysis experiments in school, two nails in glass of water, wired to a battery?) and failure. Therefore the first action we should take is to
Immediately remove the battery
Do not try to operate the device. It will make things worse for sure.
Remove all water
After having removed the battery we have to get rid of all the water in the device.
 1. Remove all parts (SIM card, memory cards, headsets)
 2. Open the case and dismantle as many parts as you can
 3. Remove gross water drops with a dry towel or handkerchief.
 4. Patiently let the device dry at room temperature for several days (time needed depends much on the environmental humidity where you live).
Tips for taking a phone apart:
 - try to remember, or take pictures, to be able to get them back together again. You may need to use a fine screw driver for this.
 - Keep the screws in a safe place and note down where they go - modern phones use many different lengths and widths of screw. Draw a basic picture of the phone on paper and place the screws in the same place on the picture as you remove them
 - Consider putting screws gently back into the same holes they came out of, after you have removed the part they were securing, if the phone will be in bits for a while
 - Follow a YouTube video tutorial of how to take you particular phone apart. Search for "iphone 6 tear down" or "dismantle galaxy s8" for more
 - remember that a YouTube video might be done on a phone that has been taken apart before, and might have been put back together wrong. Many videos of the iPhone 6 teardown, for example, have the screen ribbon cables in the wrong order. Your phone's presentation should override the video. Also bear in mind that popping the screen off a phone gets easier the more times it's done so the video may look like the screen just falls off when it actually needs a good pull. Watch a few
Remove salt or sugar
In case it fell into salt water, soup or beverage we have to remove salt or sugar too to avoid later corrosion or short circuits. This can be done by immersing all parts except the battery in a bath of distilled water.
Accelerate the drying process
There are several ways to accelerate the drying process. Use any but do not use the sun, an oven or a hair dryer - the heat may damage your device.
 1. Put all parts in an air tight bag with a water absorbing substance for some days (at least 2). This could be rice or silica gel bags (which come in the packages of many electronic devices) but do not use salt because of its corrosive potential.
 2. Immerse all parts (except the battery) in isopropyl alcohol. This will solve all remaining water and it then evaporates much faster than water alone. There is a small risk however to damage non-alcohol resistant glued parts by this.
 3. Professionals use a vacuum chamber for rapid water removal but we mortals may have no access to that.
What if the device still does not work?
Well, then you should know that you are not alone. Only a fraction of phones will survive from being drowned. Unfortunately due to moisture detectors within the devices your warranty will be void in any case.
Sadly from newer devices the battery can no longer be removed. Therefore the chances for rescue are much smaller. In many cases though, the battery will have a connector cable that can be unplugged. You'll have to open the phone up and look for it. Again a video tutorial found via a search like "change iPhone 6 battery" will provide the minimal set of steps needed to disconnect the battery
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 Rice is the key answer here... saved me a couple of times before. – Danny Beckett May 28 '15 at 21:41
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 "Open the case and dismantle as many parts as you can but try to remember to be able to get them back together again." When disassembling something that I'm not immediately confident about, I normally take a few pictures at various stages. Especially for something like this, where I wouldn't be putting it back together for days. – TIO Begs May 29 '15 at 15:11
There are reports of being electrocuted by a phone, but I don't know the viability of this idea. Below is what I have done on multiple occasions:
 - Turn off the phone and take the battery out. Put the phone in a bowl of rice after drying all the water you can off. Leave the phone off for a day or 2.
Note: If the phone is damaged, I.e. won't turn on, buckling somehow, etc. You may have to take it to the phone shop to see if they can do anything. There are waterproof cases to help avoid this. A plastic sand which bag makes a lovely waterproof case for cheap. As well, I have never heard of the recovery of a phone that has been underwater that long. Asking them what parts are damaged could be a great place to start, maybe you can replace them yourself.
 - Some sources say that rice does not work, but putting a rag over a vacuum cleaner and sibling the water out can help. Use rice as a extra precaution.
 - Never use hair dryers and never lie to the phone store about there being water in the phone. They can tell by indicators and the heat dan harm the phone.
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 Being electrocuted by a phone, sounds like a myth... The phone can short circuit, yes, but I highly doubt it being able to electrocute anything. – holroy May 21 '15 at 14:24
 - The voltage of a cellphone battery is unable to hurt anyone (unless you put it on your tongue, which is quite harmless). The amperage isn't enough to be noticeable either. Not to say you can't turn it into something dangerous, but they aren't in cellphone circuitry. – Mast Jun 9 '15 at 3:41
 - With regards to the rice suggestion, it should be uncooked rice or any other foodstuff to which you add water to cook as it was draw the moisture out of the phone. For this to work effectively, seal the phone into a food container tightly packed with uncooked rice and leave someone warm (such as a window sill in direct sunlight). Obviously you want to discard the rice afterwards. – Steve Matthews Jul 24 '15 at 8:27
 - Regarding the electrocution part, I've repaired (or attempted to repair) hundreds of phones that have been liquid damaged, the only risk I came across was a short circuit in the camera flash, which burnt a lovely perfect square into my finger. I've never had any shocks thankfully. Rice does work, but be sure to wrap the phone in a thin layer of tissue (or other porous material) or similar so you don't get grains stuck in gaps, if possible silica gel is much more effective. I got a tonne of it from a local clothes store (it was shipped with their orders). – Pudd Jul 24 '15 at 13:16
 - Electrocution is an unlikely risk, UNLESS the phone includes a "real" camera flash of some sort. There are other risks from a compromised battery, though - if that can be afforded, buy a new battery after getting the phone working, and dispose of the old one safely. – rackandboneman Dec 13 '18 at 14:22
Take all the cases, backs, SIM cards, SD cards, and anything else off. Then fill a bag with uncooked rice and bury the phone in the rice. The rice will remove the moisture from the phone.
I feel like my answer is already here, BUT if you dropped the phone in salt water then your best bet to avoid corrosion is to actually soak the phone in isopropyl alcohol, while off of course, for a while. Remove and soak in clean alcohol, repeat a few times to make sure the salt is all gone, then just leave the phone to dry for a couple of days to make absolutely sure it is dry before turning on again.
Beware that phones and water don't mix and you likely need a new one, but this method can go a long way in preventing corrosion after the phone is dry.
To dry out a phone after its been wet, do not put out in the sun to dry it out.
Take it apart and put the pieces in uncooked rice. Worked for me and the rice should absorb the moisture. You might need to replace battery.
Remove the batteries and dip your phone in the sack of rice grains for a day. I read that it absorbs all the moisture. You can google it for more clarifications.
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Gather Your API URL and API Key in ActiveCampaign
- Log in to your ActiveCampaign account.
- Click on your account in the navigation bar in the top right corner and the click the My Settings item.
- Get the ActiveCampaign API URL and Key after going to My Settings by clicking on Developer, which will bring up a section titled API Access. Below is an illustration of what you will see and the steps numbers accordingly:
- After you come to the "API Access" window, copy the URL and Key listed in the API Access area. You will need to paste this information into two fields in the next step.
Integrate ActiveCampaign with MemberMouse
- In the MemberMouse menu, click Email Settings and then click on the Email Integrations tab.
- Choose ActiveCampaign from the Select Provider dropdown menu.
- Enter the API URL and the API Key that was retrieved from the ActiveCampaign website.
- Click to save your settings.
Map Your Membership Levels and Bundles to Mailing Lists
Now, you are ready to move onto the next part of the ActiveCampaign email integration where you'll map membership levels and bundles to mailing lists.
- Read this article to learn how to map membership levels to mailing lists.
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South Shetland Islands
61° 00' to 63° 37'S, 53° 83' to 62°
- A 540 km chain of four main island
groups, some are volcanic, including eleven major islands (Elephant
and Clarence Islands; King George and Nelson Islands; Robert, Greenwich,
Livingston, Snow, and Deception Islands; Smith and Low Islands)
and several minor ones with many islets and rocks. Located about
120 km north of the Antarctic Peninsula in the Southern Ocean.
- Area: 3687 km².
- Highest elevation: 2105 m (Mount
Foster, Smith Island).
- About 80 % glaciated.
- Sighted and first landing 1819,
sealers arrived 1820.
- Permanent occupation (scientific
station) from 1944 (previously sealers and a scientific expedition
wintered unintentionally, and a garrison was deployed briefly).
Whaling station operated at Deception Island 1912-31.
- British territory, part of British
Antarctic Territory; also claimed by Argentina, part of 'Antartida
Argentina'; and Chile, part of 'Territorio Chileno Antartico' (under
the aegis of the Antarctic Treaty).


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Ptropa is the unevolved forme of Tropius. (found here, made by 'lydario' on DeviantArt)
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Breeding Information: 'When Tropius breeds while holding the "Fertile Seed" it produces not an egg, but a larger fruit on its neck, in place of the bundle of smaller ones. It then falls off, and grows into a Ptropa'
Specie: Fruit Pokémon
Type: Grass/Flying
Height: N/A
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Pre-Evolution: N/A
Evolution: Tropius
Requirements for Evolution: N/A
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Communicate Through Social Networking
At the heart of Oracle WebCenter Portal is the concept of group participation and social networking, linking users and information together in useful ways. For example:
- Sales people can contribute to reports and planning documents linked to a CRM record.
- Managers can bring together data from enterprise systems with documents in Microsoft Office, and securely share the results with customers and colleagues.
- Users can manage documents and projects in a WebCenter Portal: Spaces, create and edit project documents in a wiki, and send related announcements to space members.
The services that support these group concepts are:
- Activity Graph: Enables users to quickly view the most recent documents, discussions, and announcements in one location. Enables tracking of any kind of activity that the user performs in order to influence results and recommendations from other services.
- Announcements: Offers an effective group communication mechanism for important activities and events.
- Blog: Provides the means for an individual or a community to share personal insights with online audiences. This service supports two types of blogs: personal blogs for individual users, and community blogs that enable members to share their views on a particular topic.
- Comments & Likes:.
- Discussions: Enables community discussions on a set of topics, facilitates quick resolution of issues, and provides a searchable knowledge base.
- Documents: Enables users to display and manage their documents and files in a content repository.
- Events: Provides group calendars to enable users to schedule meetings, appointments, and any other type of team event. Additionally, a dedicated Events page is available to every space where the moderator has enabled the Events service.
- Instant Messaging and Presence: Enables users
to see who in their community is online, and provides instant access
to interaction options, such as sending an instant message, writing a
mail message, and displaying a peer's profile.
- Links: Provides an easy way for users to share their knowledge with others. Often, there are many tasks that require users to remember the relationship between different items. For example, an employee might have to remember where to file their expense reports, and also have to remember where the document describing the rules has been stored. Using Links, users can connect seemingly unrelated items together. In this way, they do not have to rely on memory and new users receive the benefit of their work.
- Lists: Allows users to create and manage all types of lists. This is an extremely powerful capability for users to keep track of meeting action items, open issues, new product or project ideas, project status, and more.
- People Connections: Enables users to quickly assemble their business networks. The People Connections service includes task flows or portlets that show off a user's profile, visualize the user's connections list or network, display all the invitations pending and accepted from others, deliver a whiteboard (often called a wall) to project out relevant information about one's role or self, and provide a means to monitor and manage received and given kudos.
- Polls: Enables any user to take a poll of their constituents and users to gather consensus, get their feedback and make informed decisions. The Polls building environment is a wizard based approach at determining the list of questions with the different responses. At the end of taking a poll, users can be presented with a graph of the results as well so that they can understand the overall results as well.
- Tags: Provides a way for users to mark items that they use infrequently so that they can find them quickly when required. In addition, tagging allows for others to find items based on their own labels instead of a corporate taxonomy. The capability to tag items delivers a better organization of information based on how users really use and label the items, often called a folksonomy. Since tags are directly integrated with searching, users can immediately find what they need.
- Wiki: Provides a means of working simultaneously on documents and sharing ideas, either in the context of communities, or as individuals.


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The correct installation method for the pipe connector and pipe patcher, customers can refer to the following installation methods to learn:
1. Remove the burrs and sharp corners of the tube end to ensure that the connector does not damage the rubber seal;
2. Mark the width of half of the pipe joints at both ends as an installation instruction;
3. Put the tube on the joint and adjust the allowable tolerance range of the joint.
4. The joint has passed into the set range;
5. According to the rated torque value on the joint housing, tighten the joint bolt, the torque value on the wrench must be placed in the corresponding value;
6. Once fastened, do not turn the connector on the pipe.
- Pipeline Connector Basics
- Daily Maintenance Of Pipe Quick Connector
- Steel Pipe Repair Method
- Flange Classification
- What Is A Pipe Patcher?
- Multifunctional Shunt Three-way Features
- Causes Of Pipe Blockage
- What Is A Pipe Joint Part?
- Pipe Connector Patch App
- Multi-function Pipeline Connection Patcher
- Single Band HandiClamp & HandiTap
- Pipe Coupling
- Dismantling Joints PN 16
- The GRIP Coupling With PN 25
- Style 118 Repair Clamp
- Leak Repair Clamps
- Ductile Iron Locking Section Pipe Repair Clamp
- Pipe Repair Clamp With Flange Branch


TensorFlow 1 version View source on GitHub
Computes the elementwise value of a polynomial.
If x is a tensor and coeffs is a list n + 1 tensors, this function returns the value of the n-th order polynomial
p(x) = coeffs[n-1] + coeffs[n-2] * x +... + coeffs[0] * x**(n-1)
evaluated using Horner's method, i.e.
p(x) = coeffs[n-1] + x * (coeffs[n-2] +... + x * (coeffs[1] + x * coeffs[0]))
Usage Example:
coefficients = [1.0, 2.5, -4.2]
x = 5.0
y = tf.math.polyval(coefficients, x)
Usage Example:
tf.math.polyval([2, 1, 0], 3) # evaluates 2 * (3**2) + 1 * (3**1) + 0 * (3**0)
tf.math.polyval can also be used in polynomial regression. Taking advantage of this function can facilitate writing a polynomial equation as compared to explicitly writing it out, especially for higher degree polynomials.
x = tf.constant(3)
theta1 = tf.Variable(2)
theta2 = tf.Variable(1)
theta3 = tf.Variable(0)
tf.math.polyval([theta1, theta2, theta3], x)
coeffs A list of Tensor representing the coefficients of the polynomial.
x A Tensor representing the variable of the polynomial.
name A name for the operation (optional).
A tensor of the shape as the expression p(x) with usual broadcasting rules for element-wise addition and multiplication applied.
Numpy Compatibility
Equivalent to numpy.polyval.


nextRun will be set to 0.
This is useful for jobs which have to be fired from time to time.
To fire such an asynchronous job, just set nextRun=NOW() and wait for the next system cron run.
If such a job is running and a new nextRun=NOW() is applied, the 'AutoCron' job will be fired again during the next system cron run.
Type: Mail
Currently QFQ uses a special sendmail notation - this will change in the future.
 - Mail:
 {{!SELECT '' AS sendMailTo, 'Custom subject' AS sendMailSubject, '' AS sendMailFrom, 123 AS sendMailGrId, 456 AS sendMailXId}}
AutoCron will send as many mails as records are selected by the SQL query in field Mail. Field Mail body provides the mail text.
All columns of the SQL are available in STORE_PARENT.
Type: Website
The page specified in URL will be opened.
Optional the output of that page can be logged to a file (take care to have write permissions on that file).
 - Log output to file'='output.log - creates a file in the Typo3 host directory.
 - Log output to file'=/var/log/output.log' - creates a file in /var/log/ directory.
Also overwrite or append can be selected for the output file. In case of append a file rotation should be setup on
OS level.
To check for a successful DB connection, it's a good practice to report a custom token on the T3 page / QFQ record like 'DB Connect: ok'. Such a string can be checked via Pattern to look for on output=/DB Connect: ok/. The pattern needs to be written in PHP PCRE syntax. For a simple search string, just surround them with '/'. If the pattern is found on the page, the job get's 'Ok' - else 'Error - …'.
Access restriction
To protect AutoCron pages not to be triggered accidental or by unprivileged access, access to those page tree might be limited to localhost. Some example Typoscript:
# Access allowed for any logged in user or via 'localhost'
[usergroup = *] || [IP =]
 page.10 < styles.content.get
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 page.10 = TEXT
 page.10.value = Access deniedPlease log in or access this page from an authorized host. Your current IP address:
 page.20 = TEXT = getenv : REMOTE_ADDR
AutoCron / website: HTTPS protocol
 - For https the PHP extension php_openssl has to be installed.
 - All certificates are accepted, even self signed without a correct chain or hostnames, not listed in the certificate. This is useful if there is a general 'HTTP >> HTTPS' redirection configured and the website is accessed via https://localhost/…


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for Goal Setting & Sabotage Clearing.
Bromeliad Sub-family 2 – Issues with Emotion | Middle Vibration
Cryptanthus ( crip-tan-thuss ) are known as 'the Earth Stars' in horticulture because of their starlike appearance. The leaves of the Cryptanthus can be a wide range of colors from greens, to reds to dark chocolate. The patterns on the leaves are spectacular with their silver, wave-like appearance. The name is derived from the Greek words 'cryptos' ( hidden ) and 'anthos' ( flower ). There are many species of Cryptanthus and all of them are native to Brazil.
Botanical Archetype – SELF REFLECTION, Contemplation, Introspection, 'Looking to Self for Answers'.
Root Issue – PROJECTION of consciousness, 'Looking to World for Blame'.
- Self sabotage caused by hidden thought patterns.
- Blaming others or the world outside for circumstances that you played a role in creating.
- Lack of responsibility for your circumstances because you give away ownership.
Primary Emotion / Emotional Symptom – BLAME, PROJECTION of ROOT CAUSE.
- + Reflect, Contemplate, Question, Deeper Questions to Be Asked, Hidden Answers, Introspection, Meditation, Revelation, Role, Look for Answers, Own, Owning Your Reality, Take Responsibility.
- – Blame, Projection, Self Sabotage, Subconscious Thought Pattern, Hidden Issue, Seeds of Circumstance.
Lesson – All of Reality is Linked to Your Consciousness is everything.
- Cryptanthus raise awareness around hidden issues that are buried within the subconscious mind.
- Cryptanthus highlight the role that you play within circumstances.
- Cryptanthus defuse 'sabotage patterns' or more simply, 'other thoughts that are contrary to your current desire'.
A 'Botanical Archetype' provides background information about a plant family and its effects on the mind / body system.
This is the botanical symbol for genus Cryptanthus. It is found in all of our books, clinical manuals, flower notes and charts.
Simply cross-reference it to gain deeper insight into the *nature ( *genus ) of the issue ( **species )
The Skyflowers Project – Since 1997
Your purchase of any product on this website helps to fund further plant research. Thank you for your support.


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Although the first oil found in Eastland County was discovered near Rising Star in 1909, it was not until 1920, close to the end of the Eastland County boom, that a major strike attracted attention to Rising Star. In an attempt to prevent the town from becoming a tent and shanty town, officials issued strict building regulations, but speculators and oilfield workers circumvented them by hastily building a town five miles to the west. In just over a year that town was gone and the boom finished. By the 1960s some oil was still being produced near Rising Star, and pecans and peanuts had replaced cotton as the main crops. The 1980 census found 1,204 people living in Rising Star. The town was incorporated and had a bank, a post office, and twenty-seven businesses. In 1990 the population was 859. The population was 835 in 2000.
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Macmillan has only the entry Home Town.
Oxford also has only the entry Home Town (although all examples suggested have hometown written).
Cambridge has only the entry Hometown.
Microsoft Word keeps correcting me (I use BrE dictionary). It underlines Home town: I should write Hometown.
1) Which is the word I should use: Home Town or Hometown?
I've read here that:
Home town is used for "My home town is Flower Mound." Home is modifying the noun, town.
Hometown is an adjective, as in "My hometown memories."
2) Is this all right? Do both words exist, one as a noun and the other as an adjective? If it is the case, why the dictionaries don't have both entries?
Hometown as a noun is American English. Home town (n.) is British English.
Since it's a two-word phrase in British English, it would need to be converted into a compound adjective by using a hyphen, rather than combining them into one word: "My home-town memories" rather than "hometown memories". In American English, "hometown" is also the adjective form.
That's probably why "hometown" isn't appearing in your BrE dictionary searches. "Home-town" may not either, since many compound nouns don't have dictionary entries.
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The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 is an international treaty, accepted by 189 states till date, that defines a guideline for diplomatic relations between numerous independent countries. It specifies the privileges of a diplomatic mission that enable the diplomats to perform their diplomatic functions without the fear of any legal trouble or harassment from the host country. This forms the legal basis for the diplomatic immunity. The articles of the Vienna Convention are considered as a cornerstone for modern international relations.
According to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 (VCDR), diplomatic immunity is granted to only certain individuals depending on their rank and the amount of immunity they require to carry out their official duties without legal harassment from the host nation. Diplomatic immunity allows foreign representatives to work in host countries without fully understanding the customs of that country. However, diplomats are expected to respect and follow the laws and regulations of their host countries.
Article 31 of the Convention exempts diplomatic agents from the civil and criminal jurisdictions of host states, except for cases in which a diplomatic agent (1) is involved in a dispute over personal real property, (2) has an action involving private estate matters or (3) is in a dispute arising from commercial or professional business outside the scope of official functions.
The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963 (VCCR) is an international treaty that defines the guidelines for consular relations between the independent countries. A consul normally operates out of an embassy in a different country, and performs two functions: (1) protecting the interests of the country and the countrymen of the consul, and (2) furthering the commercial and economic relations between the two countries. While a consul is not a diplomat, they work out of the same premises, and under this treaty they are afforded most of the same privileges, including a variation of diplomatic immunity called consular immunity. This treaty has been accepted by 176 countries.
Consular immunity offers protections similar to the diplomatic immunity, but these protections are not as extensive, given the functional differences between consular and diplomatic officers. For example, consular officers are not given absolute immunity from a host country's criminal jurisdiction (they may be tried for certain local crimes upon action by a local court) and are immune from local jurisdiction only in cases directly relating to their consular functions.


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The pco.flim is the first Frequency Domain FLIM camera using a two tap CMOS sensor. Synchronized modulation of pixels and stimulated light enables you the analysis of luminescence decay times in the range of 100 ps – 100 µs.
With its 1008 x 1008 pixels resolution the pco.flim reads out 45 double frames/s at a max. You can use it for a modulation frequency range of 5 kHz – 40 MHz.
Using C-mount as standard the system is easy to connect to any microscope or lens. Further, the USB 3.0 interface lets you connect the camera to all kinds of computers. This saves you significant efforts and costs for operation and research.
The pco.flim laser is a homogeneously illuminating light source designed for use with the pco.flim. It features a digital modulation frequency range of 0 – 250 MHz. You can either order the pco.flim laser for widefield epifluorescence microscope illumination, or for Total-Internal-Reflection-Fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy, light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) and confocal spinning disk microscopy.
Choose between a wide range of different wavelengths and light output powers. The laser is ideally suited if your relevant luminescence lifetimes are in the range of a few nanoseconds. In case you are using a Nikon microscope, the Nikon double-safety-shutter option is also available.


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Connecting the community
Industry associations and social media in wind energy
In the modern era, social media is one of the most useful tools for businesses to share their message, build brand identity, and reach completely new target groups. Industry associations can complement this by representing the goals and concerns of a sector. This also applies to wind energy and could be a key driver of future expansion.
Social media use is growing year on year. In fact, it is estimated that over 45% of the global population is active on social media. Enterprises now realize that if they are not present on these channels, they could be missing out priceless exposure and opportunities for business growth. There is plenty of potential for the wind energy sector. By increasing its online presence, wind energy can strengthen its position as a leading and viable source of green electricity, combat the rise in "fake news," and promote the latest technologies.
Providing exposure to the things that matter
The power of social media doesn't lie in the fact that it offers people information, more that it engages people and brings them into a discussion. There is no doubt that a widespread shift away from conventional power sources, which have been in use for decades, requires action from the population. Without a way to reach the general public and not only specialists or professionals already involved in the sector, it is harder to set the wheels in motion for this change.
Giving the wind energy sector a collective voice
Industry associations, such as WindEurope, the Chinese Wind Energy Association, the Global Wind Energy Council, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and many more represent the interests of the wind energy sector in different regions. These associations are usually comprised of members from different states or countries that assist the sector in various ways. Their activities include hosting events, lobbying, influencing legal policy, and acting as a united voice for businesses. Combating fake news and providing credible and accessible information is a key aim for associations.
A potential obstacle for wind energy?
Even though social media has the potential to highlight wind energy as a viable source of green electricity, it can also create new challenges. In the same way that individuals can promote wind energy, people can also put common negative myths in the spotlight – such as wind turbine noise causing cancer or power shutdowns occurring when there is no wind. Additionally, to stay competitive on social media, wind energy companies will need to be very active online. This means investing time and money into creating interesting and engaging social media content.
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Gas Secretion and Absorption
One clear advantage of having a swimbladder is that little to no extra energy is necessary in order to remain stationary at a constant level of water. Only a slight control by use of the pectoral fins is required to balance out the propulsive force of water exiting the gills. Fish with no swimbladder on the other hand, such as mackerels, sharks, and rays must expend energy by constantly swimming in order to keep from sinking.
| Another advantage of swimbladders is
oxygen storage. Physoclists and physostomes alike may occasionally
use the oxygen present within their bladder as an emergency backup in times
of urgent need, although, this emergency store can only be of aid for a
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Finally, swimbladders in some fish are known to increase hearing abilities. With the presence of inner earswimbladder connections, these fish have exhibited greater sensitivity to sound, however it is not yet clear whether there is also an increase in frequency selectivity (Coombs & Popper 1982a)
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How to Clean Ceramic Tile
Ceramic tile is created by mixing sand and clay and heating it to high temperatures to create a hard, durable surface. There are different types of glaze that are applied to the surface which is the most vulnerable area when cleaning.
Cleaning Ceramic Tile Floors
You Will Need:
 - Mop
 - Water
 - 2 Buckets
 - Old cloths, towels or rags
 - Vacuum with attachments
 - Dish soap (optional)
Steps to Clean the Tile:
 1. Begin by removing loose dust and dirt with a canister vacuum or vacuum with attachments. Do not use a regular vacuum as the bristles and beater bar can scratch and damage the surface of the tiles. Only use a soft bristled attachment or brush free unit to remove the dust and dirt.
 2. Fill two buckets with warm water. The first bucket will be used to wash the floor, and the second bucket will be used to rinse. If the floors are especially dirty, add a drop or two of dish soap to the washing water.
 3. Use the mop to scrub the surface of the tile floor.
 4. Use clean water from the second bucket to rinse the floor.
 5. Repeat as necessary until the floor is clean. Replace the buckets of water as needed to keep clean water available.
 6. As a final cleaning step, use the old cloths or towels to wipe over the damp floor.
 7. Along with removing any excess water, the towels will remove any remaining dirt.
Cleaning Ceramic Tile Countertops/Backsplashes
You Will Need:
 - Water
 - Bucket or spray bottle (depending on the size of the area)
 - Old cloths or rags
 - Dish soap (optional)
 - Old toothbrush or small scrub brush
Steps to Clean the Tile:
 1. Start by removing any loose dirt or dust with a clean soft cloth. Dust removers, such as Swiffer Dusters, work well for this.
 2. Fill two buckets or spray bottles with clean, warm water. If the counters are especially dirty, add a small amount (a drop or two) of dish soap or cleaner to the washing water.
 3. Spray the surface with the washing water.
 4. Use a soft cloth to scrub the surface of the tiles. Use an old toothbrush or small scrub brush to remove any dirt from the grout.
 5. Rinse with clean water and wipe dry with a clean cloth.
Additional Tips and Advice
 - Although some recommend vinegar for cleaning dirty tile, it is not preferable. The acidic properties of vinegar can damage the surface leaving it looking dull rather than clean and shiny.
 - Avoid any acid based cleaners as they can fade and dull the tiles.
 - Avoid cleaning tiles with soap. Soap will leave a residue that will make the tiles appear dirty.
 - Want your tiles to shine? After cleaning, buff them with a clean, soft cloth.
 - To keep your tiles looking their best, keep them dry. Standing water leads to fading and staining. Wipe up spills and splashes promptly.
 1. Lynn says:
 Tile is easy to clean, but if the grout is dirty the tile will look bad anyway. You can use non-scratching powder cleaner like Bon Ami or Bar Keepers Friend to clean grotty grout. You'll need an old toothbrush, a bowl of warm water, and the powdered cleaner. Wet the toothbrush, dip the bristles in the cleaner, then scrub the grout clean. When you've scrubbed all the grout, rinse the tile thoroughly with clean water.
 2. Lynn says:
 Don't pour bleach on it! For badly stained or yellowed grout, make a paste out of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda and spread it on the grout – keep the paste off the tiles as much as you can. Let the paste set until it's dry, then wash it off. Your grout should be noticeably whiter.
 3. Lynn says:
 Our whole family swears by this stuff, even if it does seem to produce stronger fumes than any other cleaner in existence and those fumes smell like maraschino cherries dipped in battery acid.
 For that reason, make sure you're using the Tilex in an area that has a fan, an open door, and possibly some nearby windows you can open. Spray the Tilex all over the tile to be cleaned, a light coating will do, then leave the room for fifteen minutes to half an hour. When you come back in, immediately rinse the Tilex off the tiles as thoroughly as you can, then wet a sponge and wipe the tiles down with warm water. Rinse the tiles again and you're done. If you use the Tilex regularly, say once a week, you shouldn't have any problem with soap scum buildup or hard water deposits.
 4. Lynn says:
 If your ceramic patio tiles are dirtier than a high-pressure blast from the garden hose will take care of, get a bucket of hot soapy water and use a sponge mop to scrub the tiles clean. Rinse with the hose. Don't use a string-type mop to clean outdoor tiles, because the strings will collect leaves, twigs and debris and the mop will be ruined.
 5. Lynn says:
 I put down rugs on my tile entryway for people to wipe their feet on in wet weather, but because the tile is slick the rugs slid around and spread a wet, slippery mess all over the place. The quickest solution I found was to lay down cheap suction cup backed rubber bathtub mats on the tile and then lay the rugs on top of them. The mats keep the rugs in place, and they also keep the water, snow and mud on the rugs from soaking through and possibly staining the grout between the tiles.
 6. Stacy says:
 Spray with Greased Lightening and let it sit but not dry. Then, use a hand held steamer on the area and then use clean rags to dry the water and dirt that will run out of the grout.
 7. Cara says:
 Use Soft Scrub. Brush with an old toothbrush and then wipe away with clean warm water.
 8. Chelsea says:
 Use bleach, scrub with a brush and rinse with water.
 9. Ginny says:
 How do I clean the ceramic tile in my shower. It has a soap scum on it that I can't get off?
 10. Gerard says:
 How can we avoid streaks after cleaning smooth ceramic tiles above our cooker hob? We've used sprays, etc., and have taken care not to use abrasives, and each time they look streak-free close up, but taking a step back into daylight, they look more streaky than ever. Please help!
 11. Allen says:
 I have a problem in our bathroom (the tiles). The dirt is hard to remove, and maybe it is caused by soap residue… please help me (tips) to remove this dirt.
 12. Melanie says:
 Maybe this article will help: How to Clean Soap Scum.
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Seemingly the same fact goes under several names: MacMahon master theorem, Wronski relation, unnamed fact about symmetric functions - I wonder what is history and what should be ''correct name''?
Let me remind the facts and formulate questions more precisely:
Denote by $e_k$ elementary and $S_k$ complete symmetric functions, then it is well-known that
Fact (with NO name (e.g. Wikipedia) ): $\sum_i S_{k-i} e_i = 0 $ or in terms of generating functions: $ (\sum_{i=0...\infty} t^i S_i ) (\sum_{i=0...n} t^i e_i ) = 1 $.
Proof: $1/(\sum_{i=0...n} t^i e_i )= 1/\prod_i (1-t\lambda_i)$ and using expansion in the geometric progression we get $(\sum_{i=0...\infty} t^i S_i ) $.
Question 1 It seems this relation is too simple to bear someone's name, correct? Nevertheless is its history known? Who was (were) the first to mention?
Let $A$ be a matrix.
Fact (MacMahon Master theorem or Wronski relation). $det(1-tM)(\sum_i Tr t^i S^i(M)) =1 $, where $S^i$ are symmetric tensor power of $M$.
Proof. Assume $A$ is diagonalizible, then it is can be proved in the eigenbasis and is exactly the previous fact. Any complex matrix can be approximated by diagonalizble and since it is algebraic identity this is enough.
It is clear how MacMahon enters this story - he found combinatorial application and describes them in his book, see e.g. Wikipedia
The name of Wronski is used e.g. in papers:
Toru Umeda Application of Koszul complex to Wronski relations for U(gl)
or in many papers by Russian authors on quantum groups e.g. A. Isaev, O. Ogievetsky, P. Pyatov, On quantum matrix algebras satisfying the CayleyHamilton-Newton identities page 9.
Question 2: How Wronski enters the story? Should the relation for complete and elementary symmetric functions be also called "MacMahon" or "Wronski" relation, since it is equivalent to their theorem?
The motivation for asking is writting some Wikipedia article (by the way comments are welcome) as well proper refering in my own articles.
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I think the $e_i$ are usually not defined with the signs you've given them. Also, you use both $A$ and $M$ for what I think are the same matrix, and the version of the MacMahon Master Theorem I'm familiar with has $t$ a diagonal matrix of indeterminates rather than a scalar indeterminate. – Qiaochu Yuan Aug 4 '12 at 14:50
Oops I missed signs, and A =M thanks! Concerning t or diagonal T it is not important. You can absorb them in matrix M. One adds "t" just for convergence. – Alexander Chervov Aug 4 '12 at 15:20
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I will answer only the second question. Full disclosure: I wrote much of the WP MacMahon Master Theorem article.
No, you should not call a trivial symmetric function identity after MacMahon (which was already used by Euler and Newton, see e.g. Newton's identities). His theorem is much deeper than you make it seem, due to its relations to combinatorics. This linear algebra proof which you view as trivial is in fact a relatively recent observation, which (to my knowledge) appeared in print only when the MMT was generalized to various non-commutative rings, etc.
To make a general point, the history of mathematics is complicated and should be treated in context rather than with the present day hindsight. My favorite example is Cayley's formula which was originally proved by Carl Borchardt (i.e. before Cayley) as an elementary consequence of Kirchhoff's determinant formula. This is also how we teach it these days. So, should we rename Cayley's formula after Kirchhoff or Borchardt? The best way is to leave things as is - it was Cayley's paper (which references Borchardt's), which, after all, made a major impact on the developments of combinatorics.
More egregiously so, Cauchy's identities for symmetric functions appear in the same setting as the product formulas you mention. Richard Stanley told me that he checked every page of Cauchy's collected papers and is now convinced that Cauchy never proved these. So, should we rename them? No, I say keep the name. We are used to it by now. Same with "MacMahon" and "Wronski". There is really no need to name and re-name things unless the current terminology leads to some kind of confusion... (see here for a story of one such renaming which possibly saved lives).
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Thank you very much for your kind reply. Macmahon application to Dixon identity is great, but I think the fact itself and proof I mentioned were known to many people without knowledge about Macmahon unfortunately. E.g. the fact is mentioned in "Loop groups" by Pressley Segal as a footnote (may be Russian translation only? ). My master thesis contain this proof and actually more general facts _URL_-alg/_PHONE_ – Alexander Chervov Aug 4 '12 at 11:25
I see. Yes, this often happens when same/similar result is being obtained in parallel in different field. MacMahon's contributions were in the 1920s. I stand by my view that no history of MMT and symmetric functions needs revision, but would be interested to learn more about Wronski's work. – Igor Pak Aug 5 '12 at 5:03
_USER_ I certainly agree with you, that revision is useless. I'll try to find out about Wronski and hopefully add a comments later. – Alexander Chervov Aug 8 '12 at 5:58
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The Rubicon River was a river in northern Italy in Roman times that was used as a boundry under Roman law. No leader was allowed to bring an army into Italy, which meant passing the Rubicon. As the flow of rivers change over time, modern geologists can only approximate where the river was located during the time of Ancient Rome.
Crossing the Rubicon
Crossing the Rubicon is an expression that refers to Julius Caesar's decision in 49 B.C. to cross the Rubicon River with an army as he marched toward the Roman Senate and therefore war. After his great success in Gaul, forces allied against him had the Senate pass a decree that he had to give up his armies and return to Rome - most likely to be brought up on charges. Caesar defied them. The expression means to go beyond the point of no return, much as Caesar did when he crossed the Rubicon River. At the time that he crossed he uttered his famous phrase, "Alea iacta est!" ("The die is cast").


Poke a Communist Day
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International Poke a Communist Day (IPACD)
On the 7th of March every year, beneath the noses of many of our readers, a secret underground revolution is taking place. Invented in the early 1980's, International Poke a Communist Day has become a worldwide underground phenomenon, culminating in the fall of the Berlin wall, the creation of Sun Microsystems, and the Suing of Alinghi by BMW Oracle. But what exactly is it, some may ask. Well, thankfully, you need never ask again. I present to you, a full history of Poke a Communist day, how you can celebrate it, local communist hotspots and so on. This will be supplemented with Not Quite Legal Preteenage pictures showing their first time to go fully nude pictures, annotated diagrams, and lots more besides.
edit How Did It All Begin?
Canadian flag Blame it on Canada
We know those crazy canucks are somehow connected to this.
One summer afternoon (Thursday the 7th of March, 1983 to be exact) two friends were traveling along a yellow brick road, when they happened upon a defenseless party of Italians. Being communists, and therefore the proud owners of below average intelligence levels, the two friends decided that this would be the perfect opportunity to poke those Mao sucking yellow bellied Marxists in the ribs. Due to lack of intelligence the communists were unable to retaliate, and so was born the concept of Poke a Communist Day. Promoted by the Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations, International Poke Communist Day gained notoriety when, on 7th March, 1992, the Founding of the Council of the Baltic Sea States was completed, allowing former socialist republics to lose the shackles of socialism, and spent their assigned 3/45 hour rest periods poking their communist Russian neighbours.
edit Notable Events
The National Anti-Communist Party of the People's Republic Of Bratislava is the internationally acclaimed organizer of Poke a Communist Day. They are responsible for organizing mass events every year on the 7th of March. Some of their most valuable achievements are listed below:
 - The sinking of The Titanic
 - Invention of the Periodic table
 - Formalization of the Iranian nuclear calendar
 - Fall of the Berlin Wall
 - Discovery of Jewranium: an element similar to gold, but only owned by jews
Our Great Lord, the Almightily Jewish Alexander Millington the 1st, Scion of Annoyance, Rooter of Rednuts, declared that these shall be the facts known to the Bretheren, and these facts ONLY!
Any attempt to change these items shall result in IMMEDIATE DOOM...and your mum blowing up! Our Current Lord of the Poke, Alexander Millington the 23rd and 1/2, has declared that any who dare to tempt his wrath, shall be beaten cruely with a big stick...with nails in it!
edit How To Prepare for the Poking of the Communists!
 1. Huff a certain number (13.65 to the power of pi(3682.344348493892837251268454421015553533224069439040625820222948011853542177068341959820465042573824583451894576718051247727743655476389608948577777118652276125344806452327451563105085955403052423523530064929395200058458748126997364290542348507357892448859758567773633231569333395627555451799993631883935902848041032915473518031974032069327443527225645147589061066650345160794160317862808181155517012255108469306443083493165556690066145701058263561576219499260176682608750548159947095826451796885569294734910657939007782501176155644536311509093939029328585995303296235096228706631116158146625185053368052762942756842914975091552333041770514475764666670322269244308151859108667136203682293217761823940934884318510803774401098645151132343103936166051342750230306193523035244995376519951304059641906137650389952014730768774530741138566089787716489615944689497205876478563334303668287312293939745664553169364305149793577090169588140056361539058841039127740848528660829562397889790088133324665942429120431388595714217420978680601600936760918901136807215219326628561626374725356119508563055082467940731253412274203212899025206394567333357830255663917398544012816164219807956551768296315899907719386627568578285937287240972998638658054089025399242591734829620542048620572417693500164679665811557470067632198396095593653279734356965819976162609760635742458451474037813946348171787939555468854512977614527929993359651043809631040941411283383077991857364962104420804516865555297008027296541226630828677144388461579228754973867260586134482696324780679621134348552492704835618693841315684201866762841540346598494971715135860067384414087438813730100914046147359869297054911519403280893412233385944880831430521428512676748659066634931807668918028621193929705231077097494215094402210200262592038198716427814651619881330523226627399189076173412312351535462202309008722770...)) of kittens, and revel in the glory that thou receiveth from our Lord, Mr. Biggles!
 2. Stretch the Finger of Poking, namely by having a bat (or equivalent).
 3. Find a Suitable Victim. Note, Victim MUST BE A COMMUNIST!
 4. Beginneth the POKE!!!!
edit But How Do I celebrate???
In the early days of IPACD, simply finding a lone communist and poking him with a finger was enough. However, in the late 90's, people began to realize that this was becoming boring, and as everyone knows, bored people become communists, and bored communists die. This led to the kitten huffing epidemic of 1994, and at this point it was realized that in order for IPACD to continue, something had to be done. Enter Ed Farrell, inventor of numerous useful items, among them the table leg, the little rubber bit on the end of chair legs, and freaky dog sex. He was hired by the National Anti-Communist Party of the People's Republic Of Bratislava to come up with a series of activities that could be used indefinitely during every IPACD from 1995 to 3045.8. After months of mediation, he arrived at the conclusion that three things were needed:
 1. The Running of The Communist
 2. The cat toast device powered "Communist Poker"
 3. A set of rules as to what defines a Communist
edit The Running of The Communist
Is a Borat-esque event held all over the world. each community finds themselves a communist, dresses them up with a large Marx/Stalin/Lenin head, and run them through the town. at this point, the local Kitten Huffing youth must take a break from this activity, and attempt to kill the communist using a combination of huffing equipment and/or small knives, knuckle dusters, flower pots etc. should they fail (unlikely) then the adult population is let loose, with pitchforks, shovels, hammers and Tanks. yes, thats right... TANKS... which just happen to PWN. yeah. told u so. Tanks, Mutha Fucka.
edit What Defines a Communist?
 - Italians? Definitely.
 - Chinese? why even bother asking
 - Those dang Russians
 - Asians in general? almost certainly. unless they're black.
 - Eastern Europeans? Naturally, unless they are from Bratislava.
 - People from East Germany between 1961 and 1989. It wasn't their choice, those dang Russians (see above) were forcing them.
But what links all of these people? it is a general sympathy towards communists. pockets of these vile creatures can be found all over the world. a communist is someone who does not feel that it is necessary to revel in the joys of kitten huffing, or the simple pleasures of masturbation, freaky dog sex and eating capitalist pie. they have implicit trust in their leaders, most of whom are fucking dodgy people who are only interested in getting a higher position on the world loser scale.
ANYONE who sympathises with these ideals is also a communist, and so therefore the wrath of anti communist Pokings must fall steadily and repetitively upon them. filthy cabbage eaters.
edit So How Can I Implement this in EVERYDAY LIFE?
IPACD occurs once a year. that means once every 365/6 days. that


Story: Te Ao Mārama – the natural world
Page 5. Mana, tapu and mauri
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The concepts of mana, tapu and mauri relate both to people and to the natural world.
Mana refers to an extraordinary power, essence or presence. This applies to the energies and presences of the natural world. There are degrees of mana and our experiences of it, and life seems to reach its fullness when mana comes into the world.
The most important mana comes from Te Kore – the realm beyond the world we can see, and sometimes thought to be the 'ultimate reality'.
Certain restrictions, disciplines and commitments have to take place if mana is to be expressed in physical form, such as in a person or object. The concepts of sacredness, restriction and disciplines fall under the term tapu. For example, mountains that were important to particular tribal groups were often tapu, and the activities that took place on these mountains were restricted.
Mauri is an energy which binds and animates all things in the physical world. Without mauri, mana cannot flow into a person or object.
The flow of mana
The idea that mana can flow into the world through tapu and mauri underpinned most of Māori daily life. For example, sacred stones possessing mauri were placed in fishing nets, where they were able to attract fish. The stones were placed in bird snares for the same purpose. When fish arrived in the nets or birds in the snares, Māori saw something more than just the creatures before them – they saw energy within these physical forms. The harvest of fish was the arrival of Tangaroa, god of the sea, which meant the arrival of mana.
Mauri stones were also used to prepare people who would receive mana. In the traditional whare wānanga (school of learning), small pebbles (whatu) were used in a student's initiation ceremony. It was believed that when the student swallowed the pebbles, the mauri in them was taken into the stomach, establishing the conditions whereby mana in the form of knowledge and learning could come into the person. This is the theory behind Māori meditation practices, known as nohopuku (to dwell inwardly, in the stomach).
Taniwha are ferocious creatures or guardians, representing the life force (mauri) of a place in physical form. They were seen as a constant presence in waterways, ensuring that fish and other resources remain plentiful.
Tohunga (priests and other experts) were able to harness mauri and cause it to enter a boulder, a tree or a fish. This had such a powerful effect that the object seemed to take on a life of its own. There are many stories of trees moving against river currents and having a supernatural aspect, leading to a belief that these objects were taniwha.
Taniwha and chiefs
Taniwha were closely linked to the local chief, who was also known as a taniwha. The fertility of a region was seen as directly linked to the mana of that land and its chief, who would control the taniwha in the river. This is important in the concept of tangata whenua (people of the land). Only tangata whenua could control the mauri, and therefore the fertility, of their region.
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The claim that Britain is a Christian country is not based on the idea that people are Christians but upon the fact that the social and moral principles upon which British society is based, drew upon primarily Christian traditions. Obviously these have evolved over time, it could be argued that the secular, liberal tradition that has its roots in the Enlightenment has drawn society away from its Christian roots although some basic values remain.


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This chart communicates the same insights as a contour plot. What is interesting is the choice of hexagonal buckets (rather than squares) to aggregate data. In fact, any tessellation would work, in particular Voronoi tessellations.
3-D Voronoi tessellation
The reason for using hexagons is that it is still pretty simple, and when you rotate the chart by 60 degrees (or a multiple of 60 degrees) you still get the same visualization. For squares, rotations of 60 degrees don't work, only multiples of 90 degrees work. Is it possible to find a tessellation such that smaller rotations, say 45 or 30 degrees, leave the chart unchanged? The answer is no. Octogonal tessellations don't really exist, so the hexagon is an optimum.
Hexagonal binning plots (source: here)
Implementation in R
The three plots described here (Voronoi diagram, hexagonal binning and contour plots) are available in the ggplot2 package.
Voronoi diagrams can be used for nearest neighbor clustering or density estimation, the density estimate attached to a point being proportional to the inverse of the area of the Voronoi polygon containing it.
Example of contour map (source: here)