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 - Proper Tips for Vaping Outside During the Winter
 Proper Tips for Vaping Outside During the Winter
 If you're new to vaping, you probably aren't familiar with the struggle vapers face during the winter months. In addition to having to brave the cold every so often to enjoy your vape, the drop in temperature also complicates the mechanics of your device. Below are some helpful tips for vaping this winter.
 Winter Vaping Outdoors Tip #1: Keep Your E-Liquid at Room Temperature
 While stepping outside for a quick vape won't ruin your e-juice, prolonged exposure to the cold could cause the liquid to thicken. Avoid this by limiting the device's time in the cold or by keeping it warm in your hand. Otherwise you run the risk of not only thickening your liquid, but also damaging your coil.
 Winter Vaping Outdoors Tip #2: Protect Your Equipment from Moisture
 Remember that your vape is an electronic device and that, like all electronics, it doesn't mix well with moisture. By simply moving from the warm interior of your home to the freezing cold outside, condensation can form on the most sensitive parts of your vape. Take the necessary precautions by packing it in a protective carrying case to keep the moisture away.
 Winter Vaping Outdoors Tip #3: Limit Your Devices Exposure to Freezing Temperatures
 In addition to damaging your hardware, freezing temperatures can also do a number on your device's battery life. When batteries are exposed to the cold, it can cause lithium inside to create plating over the electrodes, thereby causing your device's battery to overheat or charge at a slower rate. If you absolutely must vape outside in the cold this winter, allow your device to acclimate to the warmth of your home before charging it.
 Final Winter Vaping Outdoors Tip: Avoid the Metal Drip Tip
 If you're a fan of metal tips, you may want to consider a nice plastic tip this winter. It could spare you from a rather painful realization. When freezing metal comes in contact with something warm and wet, it will very likely stick to it. The same principle applies when your mouth touches a metal tip of a vape. If you're not into plastic drip tips, you can always spring for one of the wooden or glass variety.
 Of course, you could always choose to vape inside your home to avoid exposing your device (and yourself) to the bitter cold.
 - What Makes A Cheap Vaping Coil Well...Cheap?
 What Makes A Cheap Vaping Coil Well...Cheap
 Vaping, atomizing, and electronic cigarettes are a relatively new yet revolutionary concept in self-medication practice. The benefits to vaping and using these products are expertly verified and quite varied as well. Within these various tools of the trade however lie crucial components, necessary to the act of mechanical vaping – our most beloved activity.
 Importance of the Coil
 Perhaps the most important of all of these components is the coil. This central part of the vaping mechanism is single-handedly responsible for the device's changeover of liquid to gas, and the subsequent presence of a usable vapor. This is true regardless of the coil class - MOD coils, portable vaporizer coils, or e-cig coils.
 Because of their crucial role to the entirety of the vaping experience, coils have thus become a matter of elevated interest. Particularly, there has been much more curiosity as to how these coils differ at different quality levels as well as how they function in the first place. To make it all easier to understand, let's break it down to the basics. The following may come as a bit of a science lesson to some, but we'll keep it brief, explaining the function of the coil as well as providing some basic insights into electricity itself.
 How It Works
 First, some basics about electricity will really help one to understand their coil and its quality. Electricity flows very well through particular metals. In other metals however, it struggles to flow as well and thus encounters what is referred to as "resistance". Resistance can be terrible in some applications. Here though, the concept of resistance is actually necessary.
 This is where the coil comes in. The coil acts as this aforementioned, metallic path of travel for the electricity generated by the device's battery. The electricity naturally wants to flow across the body of this part whenever the battery sends power to it. However, due to its finely crafted, intentionally resistant composition, the electricity must struggle to run through it.
 The result here is a controlled and focused heat point – a super-heated and very focused point on the coil in which this reaction takes place. Subsequently, the vaporizer's liquid solution is pulled across this finely focused heat source. This then creates the inhalable vapor ultimately sought.
 The Effect of Coil Quality
 As in all manufactured wares, costs are a big governor over quality in product when it comes to vaping coils. Regardless of the type of vaporizing mechanism, the core innerworkings of the coil are much the same. Variations in quality however change everything.
 How exactly does quality differ between coils? In most cases, cost-control dictates the type of metals and casting processes used in the creation of a coil. Overall quality in design is also touched by the consideration.
 In a low quality coil, the company has likely saved money on the mass production of its coil via the use of cheaper metals, manufacturing processes, and designs. The result is a coil that does not employ the optimal metal compositions or design for the optimal electrical resistance and resulting vaporization. Perhaps then the coil dies quicker because the metal couldn't withstand the constant and demanding electron travels across it. Maybe the coil only works intermittently, a sign of troubled travel of electricity through the cheaply-made design. Regardless of the symptom, coil quality greatly dictates effective and reliable vaporization in addition to actual occurrences of bad symptoms.
 These are the basics of the concept of the coil as well as the effects of quality on these crucial parts. Cheap coils will typically produce equivalent results while quality ones will do the same. To the benefit of the patron though, the wide variety in available choices here is always a plus.
 Whether you run a dripper or a tank, a regulated variable voltage/variable wattage device is a valuable addition to every vaper's arsenal. These devices give users the ability to adjust the wattage in order to tailor the heat and vapor output of the unit to their preference. Additionally, regulated devices eliminate voltage drop which plagues mechanical units.
 The Chain Reaction is a 50 Watt 26650 regulated device made by Amigo Itsuwa which features a durable yet sleek design. The attractive styling boasts a durable carbon fiber battery tube cover which compliments the stainless steel components and protects the copper battery tube and red bronze contacts. The OLED display is easy to read, and the software is intuitive.
 The device operates in the manner that all experienced vapers have come to expect: utilizing a power button which doubles as an on/off switch and two buttons for wattage adjustment from 7 to 50 Watts. The buttons offer satisfying tactile feedback and are of durable proven design. Disassembly of the unit is achieved by first unscrewing the bottom cap and removing the battery. The carbon fiber covered copper tube can then be unscrewed from the rest of the device, although this would be unnecessary for any purpose other than deep cleaning of the unit.
 Although the device will fire as low as 0.3 Ohms, the sweet spot for this device is between 0.5 and 0.8 Ohms for RDA's and will handle any sub Ohm tank currently on the market utilizing coils in the correct range. The Chain Reaction features an overload protection circuit and will also measure the resistance of the build placed on the sturdy non-adjustable 510 connection preventing any shorts or undue stress to the battery. The sensible range, combined with the 26650 battery, provides an all-day vape which will satisfy even the most habitual vaper's.
 The 26650 powered regulated devices offer the experienced vaper a sensible go-to device which will meet the needs of these advanced users. In the hands of an experienced user, these devices are safe and reliable when compared to the outdated technology previously available. As always, battery safety should be of paramount concern to any ambassador of the vape community in order to project a positive image of our hobby.
 - Key Differences Between Internal and External Battery MODs
 Key Differences Between Internal and External Battery MODs
 MODs have become all the rage and are used by millions of vapers as the next level in the world of vaping. These devices are available in different brands and they use different types of batteries. A MOD is the modification of the device that allows increased or decreased vapor production, battery life, and voltage usage. The main drive of battery operated MODs are to provide heat to the liquid solution, which comprises of vegetable & propylene glycol and nicotine. These devices are offered with diverse battery types and functions.
 Types of Internal and External Batteries
 The primary differences between internal and external batteries are internal batteries are built into devices and external batteries are removable. Internal battery type, lithium polymer, also know also known as LiPo is permanently installed in a MOD and isn't removable. The device must be thrown away when its natural life usage has expired. To recharge the battery, the vaper is advised to use a computer's USB port that provides additional safety features compared to a wall socket.
 External battery MODs are replaceable and available in Lithium IMR or Lithium Manganese (Li-Mn), IMR/Hybrid, and ICR Lithium Ion (Li-Ion). Lithium IMR is considered the safest


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Scheduling Custom Django Management Commands
Last updated October 18, 2021
Create a custom management command
Create the Python file
Custom Django management commands are nested within a Django project's apps. For this tutorial, if the Django project contains more than one app, decide which app the custom management command will most closely relate to, and use that app to follow the steps below.
A Django project contains one or more apps. In this tutorial, you'll be working within one of the apps and not the overall Django project.
The Python file that contains the code for the custom command is nested inside several directories:
- At the root level of the Django app, create a directory called
commandscreate a file named something similar to
print_book_titles.py. Stylistically, the name you choose for this file should reference the outcome of the task when it runs.
At this stage, the app's file tree will look similar to this:
Django automatically maps the name of the command file to the command that is run in the CLI (
python manage.py print_book_titles)
Code the command's logic
The following code snippet is for a short custom management command. View the Django documentation on Writing custom django-admin commands for guidance on more complex needs.
from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
from some_app.models import Book
help = 'Prints all book titles in the database'
books = Book.objects.all()
for book in books:
self.stdout.write(self.style.ERROR('Field "title" does not exist.'))
self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS('Successfully printed all Book titles'))
return statement at the end of each logical flow of the
handle() function so Heroku Scheduler knows when it can shut down. This ensures you are only charged for dyno time that is needed to run the job.
Verify the command works as expected
Ensure the command works by running it in a one-off dyno:
- From the CLI, run
heroku run bash -a your-app-name
- Navigate to the directory containing
python manage.py
Setup Heroku Scheduler
Provision the Add-on
Schedule the job
Open the Heroku Scheduler tool by following the steps in Heroku Scheduler - Scheduling Jobs. When prompted, enter
python manage.py as the command to run.
manage.py file is not at the root level of the Heroku app's git repo, the command that is run within Heroku Scheduler will need to first navigate to the directory that contains the
manage.py file. The command would look something like
cd my-project && python manage.py .

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First, you'll need to configure AWS to work with Internal. Then, enter the following information to connect S3 to Internal:
When you connect DynamoDB to Internal, we'll generate the following automatically:
Internal currently supports filtering and sorting on the key Only the "=" operator is supported.
To enable uploading files to specific S3 buckets, use the S3 Uploader component.
If you have images stored in S3 and you would like to display these images in Internal, use the Image component.


Question: Who Made The Scream?
Who stole The Scream?
Summer Night at Åsgårdstrand (1904) painted by Edvard Munch.
The Scream was recovered in the beach resort of Åsgårdstrand.
How much did the scream sell for?
Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch's The Scream has become the most expensive artwork sold at auction, after it fetched $119.9m (£74m). The 1895 pastel was bought by an anonymous buyer at Sotheby's in New York.
What painting has been stolen the most?
What did Munch suffer from?
When was the scream created?
1893We've all been there. The Scream was created by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893 but it has become a masterpiece – the masterpiece – for our time. There are comparably "iconic" works of art – the Mona Lisa, Van Gogh's Sunflowers – but they exist in a world of art and beauty.
What is the most expensive painting in the world?
Who bought the Scream painting?
financier Leon BlackA version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream," sold in May for close to $120 million. The buyer has been revealed to be New York financier Leon Black. The owner of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" has been revealed.
How does the scream make you feel?
Like Van Gogh's Starry Night, the landscape of The Scream painting almost vibrates with a swirling whirlpool of feeling and emotion. In the manner of a true Expressionist, Munch uses bright colors and bold strokes to express his chaotic emotional state in that moment.
What is the scream made of?
Munch used a mixture of media in his works of art. The two versions of The Scream studied here were found to include oil paints and oil paints thickened with beeswax and also oil crayons containing beeswax and Japan wax, as well as casein pastels, a paraffin wax crayon and at least one gum-bound paint.
What inspired the scream?
According to Edvard Munch, the inspiration for this painting was drawn from a past event. "The Scream" was a result of the anxiety and fear he felt on a day while walking with two friends. The serene atmosphere, which he had hoped to enjoy, was suddenly interrupted by changes in the sky, caused by the setting sun.
Why is scream so famous?
Depicted by the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch in 1893, The Scream is the most famous representation of the modern man facing an existential crisis. The artist created five versions of this artwork but the one above is actually the most famous. … In fact, the artwork was sold for more than US$106.5 million in May 2012.
Was the scream ever found?
Where is scream painting now?
The National Museum in Oslo holds one of the world's most important collections of paintings by Edvard Munch, including such famous and iconic works as "The Scream".
Who is the person in the scream?
The Scream is the popular name given to a composition created by Norwegian Expressionist artist Edvard Munch in 1893. The original German title given by Munch to his work was Der Schrei der Natur (The Scream of Nature), and the Norwegian title is Skrik (Shriek).
What is the most expensive painting of all time?
Salvator Mundi"Salvator Mundi," a 600-year-old painting by Leonardo da Vinci, had just sold for $450 million. It was the most expensive painting ever sold at auction.
What emotions does the Scream show?
It is the fact that the painting itself is so relateable that its fame has withstood hundreds of years. Its popularity has not faded. When we look at the painting, we see ourselves in it, frozen in a perpetual scream of horror. It is our anxiety, our hurt, our suffering, our mental illness.
How long did the scream paint take?
The Scream isn't one piece, but four. In 1893, the Norwegian artist made a painted version as well as a crayon piece. Two years later, he created another pastel version. Then in 1910, he used tempera paints on board for his final Scream.
How many times has the Mona Lisa been stolen?


Experts Outline Cybersecurity Predictions for 2018
With the massive data breaches of 2017 in the rearview mirror, what cybersecurity headlines and developments can Oregonians expect in 2018? Building on the launch of Cyber Oregon in November, top cybersecurity experts and members of the Oregon Cybersecurity Advisory Council say it's imperative that business leaders learn from the events of the past year, strengthen community involvement, and continue to build awareness about cybersecurity issues—especially as we work together to protect sensitive information.
Oregon Cybersecurity Advisory Council Members and other cybersecurity experts share their insights on what's in store for the coming year. At a glance, we can expect these developments:
 1. Artificial intelligence
 2. Cryptocurrency
 3. Biometric hacking
 4. Connected devices
 5. GDPR regulations
 6. Social engineering
 7. Employees posing risk
 8. DDoS attacks
 9. Complex attacks across multiple devices
 10. Ransomware targeting Internet of Things
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Science Put on Ice By Federal Shutdown
The federal government has finally ended its 16-day shutdown, and as workers return to their desks and tourists parade back into national parks, science is picking up the pieces and—in some cases—starting from scratch.
The National Science Foundation's summer U.S. Antarctic Program came to a destructive halt as D.C. juggled with the budget crisis. The foundation suspended all activities not essential to human safety and preservation of property, leaving our understanding of the earth's past and future to be held hostage by congress' inability to function.
The short Antarctic research season runs from October through February, and relies on the government for the funding of planes, ships and research equipment. Scientists and support staff from the private sector and federal agencies flock to the Earth's southernmost continent to collect data on the biological study of animals, astronomical research, and long-term research on climate change and weather.
Although two weeks might seem like a short period of time, it is actually a large chunk of season in which most exploration and research is done on the Antarctic ice. Some scientists have lost a full year's worth of work and must start their research over, putting back together the puzzle pieces ripped apart by the shutdown. Equipment that was put into place last year must be serviced and repaired, and data retrieved. Due to the shutdown, that equipment was left unattended, allowing snow to pile up and ruin machinery that cost the government hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The NSF released a statement reaffirming the restoration of the program, but noted that there are "some activities that cannot be restarted once the seasonally dependent window for research has been passed."


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Other Forms of LignansLignan
Lignans are a diverse group of plant-derived compouds that are the building block for plant cell walls. Lignans are one of two major classifications of phytoestrogens; the other class is isoflavonones. Lignans are a weak form of estrogen that act as an antiestrogen in the body, competing for estrogen receptor sites. Lignans can be found in whole grains, seeds, berries, and vegetables. The richest source of lignans is flaxseed. Lignans are being heavily studied for role in the prevention of cancer, among many other important functions, such as antioxidant activities.
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UWC Educational Model and Principles
Kurt Hahn, Founder of UWC
What makes UWC different?
We believe that education should help young people discover that change is possible, and that they can make it happen.
As a UWC student, you'll learn how you can inspire change through courageous action, selfless leadership, and careful listening. You'll take part in experiences and community activities, so that you're prepared to build with confidence and lead with compassion in later life.
So how do we achieve this?
We've built our educational model on a set of principles that aim to help you reach your potential - academically, morally, socially and emotionally. Our schools each have their own distinct identity, but they're united by these common values:
 3. Physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle are integral to developing a balanced person and to expanding our potential. Unhealthy lifestyles limit human potential.
 4. Community interaction is at the heart of school life. This requires the full and active participation of all members of the school or college.
We've built our approach and curriculum on these principles, and have inspired thousands to find the skills and confidence to spark change.
After UWC, you'll be able to progress to your chosen university, or to the calling that suits you.
You'll leave here with a strong academic foundation. But also a stronger understanding of yourself, the world around you, and the power to help others.
It's an education, built differently.


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Two of Climate Communication's Science Advisors and closest friends, Michael E. Mann and Warren M. Washington, have been awarded the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, considered the "Nobel Prize for the Environment."
Drs. Mann and Washington were honored for their pioneering scientific work as well as their the courage and commitment to informing and advancing public discourse on climate change. We heartily congratulate them on their remarkable achievements and are grateful for their contributions to the field and to the world.
For more information on their work and award see EOS' article "Tyler Prize Awarded to Climate Scientists Washington and Mann."


Hann or Hanning or Raised Cosine
The Hann window (or hanning or raised-cosine window) is defined based on the settings $ \alpha=1/2$ and $ \beta=1/4$ in (3.17):
$\displaystyle w_H(n)=w_R(n) \left[ \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} \cos( \Omega_M n) \right] = w_R(n) \cos^2\left(\frac{\Omega_M}{2} n\right) \protect$ (4.18)
where $ \Omega_M \isdeftext 2\pi/M$.
The Hann window and its transform appear in Fig.3.9. The Hann window can be seen as one period of a cosine ''raised'' so that its negative peaks just touch zero (hence the alternate name ''raised cosine''). Since it reaches zero at its endpoints with zero slope, the discontinuity leaving the window is in the second derivative, or the third term of its Taylor series expansion at an endpoint. As a result, the side lobes roll off approximately 18 dB per octave. In addition to the greatly accelerated roll-off rate, the first side lobe has dropped from $ -13$ dB (rectangular-window case) down to $ -31.5$ dB. The main-lobe width is of course double that of the rectangular window. For Fig.3.9, the window was computed in Matlab as hanning(21). Therefore, it is the variant that places the zero endpoints one-half sample to the left and right of the outermost window samples (see next section).
Figure 3.9: The Hann window (hanning(21)) and its DTFT.


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SCOTUS Narrows Scope of TCPA to Only Systems that Use Random Number Generators
In a long-awaited decision, on April 1, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States released its opinion in Facebook v. Duguid et al., and unanimously adopted a narrow interpretation of the term "automatic telephone dialing system" or ATDS under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA"). Hundreds of TCPA class action complaints are filed every year against defendants in all industries leveraging text message or calling consumers. One of the central legal questions addressed in these litigations is whether the text messaging systems used to contact consumers are ATDS such that TCPA liability can stand. Specifically, if these databases are used to store, but not generate, numbers, can they constitute an ATDS? The Supreme Court's opinion answers this question in the negative, and provides necessary clarity to the ATDS definition, and its narrow holding is expected to benefit TCPA defendants nationwide.
The Allegations in Facebook v. Duguid et al.
In Duguid, Plaintiff Noah Duguid alleges he received several text messages from Facebook alerting him that someone had attempted to access a Facebook account associated with his number from an unknown browser. Duguid alleged that he did not have a Facebook account and never provided Facebook his telephone number. As a result, Duguid asserted that Facebook violated the TCPA by maintaining a database that stored phone numbers and programing its equipment to send out automated text messages to those numbers each time the associated account was accessed by an unrecognized device or web browser.
Facebook argued that the database in which it stored telephone numbers was not an ATDS such that TCPA liability could be established, and the Supreme Court agreed. As defined by the TCPA, an "automatic telephone dialing system" is a piece of equipment with the capacity both "to store or produce telephone numbers to be called, using a random or sequential number generator," and to dial those numbers. Based on Duguid's allegations, at issue was whether that definition encompassed equipment that can "store" and dial telephone numbers, even if the device does not "us[e] a random or sequential number generator." The Supreme Court of the United States held that because Facebook's database system did not involve a random or sequential number generator but simply stored numbers, the text messages sent from the system did not violate the TCPA.
What Now?
The Supreme Court's holding has the potential to greatly limit the number and scope of putative TCPA class actions in the future as it eliminates from the definition of ATDS those systems which do not use a random or sequential number generator, but simply store numbers.
Despite this added clarity, TCPA litigation remains complex. Being proactive and building robust and scalable policies into the foundation of your organization will help mitigate legal risk. The Beckage TCPA team has handled numerous class actions litigations in this space and can help your business navigate this complex area of the law.
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DKM Pairs is a memory game where you need to match pairs of tiles. Playing is very simple - you turn over one tile and then try to find a matching tile. There are 32 levels, each getting progressively harder.
When you click on the first tile of a turn and you have exposed a matching tile in a previous turn, a message tells you that the pair is known. This indicates that you should then be able to make a match (if you have perfect recall). The scoring system incorporates this principle. In some levels, all the tiles are revealed initially for a few seconds. This makes it harder to score a perfect recall as it assumes you remember where each tile is.
You can also play against another human New! or a computer opponent (bot).
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Note: The level difficulty settings may not be very accurate at first. As usage statistics are gathered, they will be calibrated to be more precise.
 - Each time you make a successful match you score 20 points.
 - If you fail to match and you should have been able to (a matching tile was previously shown), you score (-5 * number of times match tile has been shown). So if a matching tile has been revealed three times before, you will score -15.
 - At the end of a level, if successful, you score a bonus of the number of seconds remaining. Also, if you have perfect recall, you score a bonus of (5 * number of pairs in the level).


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Week 2 PPC Agenda
The Prioritizing Play Conference is almost upon us an I can't wait to share all of our amazing speakers and their topics! Check out what we've cooked up for week 2:
Relating to Play as a Spatial Justice Issue:
Case Study with Kelsey Langley of KOOP Adventure Play:
Using my love language of story sharing, I'll open each week's content with a short story of play from my playwork experience that highlights the work we're about to dive into and sets the tone for where we're headed during the week.
Alex Cote, Playworker:
Stories from a children's garden, an adventure playground, and a school playground about how adults can make more room for children's play by thinking creatively about how people read space. Why weeds are valuable, clutter is freeing, and you have more space than you think you do.
Wendy Russell, Researcher, University of Gloucestershire
Rules for re-enchanting our relationship with play: an introduction to critical cartography. Critical cartography is all about mapping and mapping is all about space. This presentation looks at using mappings to think differently about how space works and therefore about how we as adults can work to create the conditions that support play. Seeing space as 'produced' rather than as a neutral container for action highlights the power issues in this production; that's why this approach is one that sees playing as an issue of spatial justice.
Mischelle Brown, Humans2Nature:
Popping Up adventure play in unusual, unexpected and wild spaces exploring the opportunities for spatial justice in child's play.
Suzanna Law & Morgan Leichter-Saxby, Pop-Up Adventure Play:
In an interview with Morgan and Zan, they share about their namesake model that is used around the world and how it might help you in your own setting. We chat through an array of topics centered around claiming space for children and play in a variety of settings including materials and considerations to make along the way.
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Edit: I discovered a partial answer to my own question in the process of writing this, but I think it can easily be improved upon so I will post it anyway. Maybe there's a better solution out there?
I am looking for an easy way to define recursive functions in a let form without resorting to letfn. This is probably an unreasonable request, but the reason I am looking for this technique is because I have a mix of data and recursive functions that depend on each other in a way requires a lot of nested let and letfn statements.
I wanted to write the recursive functions that generate lazy sequences like this (using the Fibonacci sequence as an example):
(let [fibs (lazy-cat [0 1] (map + fibs (rest fibs)))]
 (take 10 fibs))
But it seems in clojure that fibs cannot use it's own symbol during binding. The obvious way around it is using letfn
(letfn [(fibo [] (lazy-cat [0 1] (map + (fibo) (rest (fibo)))))]
 (take 10 (fibo)))
But as I said earlier this leads to a lot of cumbersome nesting and alternating let and letfn.
To do this without letfn and using just let, I started by writing something that uses what I think is the U-combinator (just heard of the concept today):
(let [fibs (fn [fi] (lazy-cat [0 1] (map + (fi fi) (rest (fi fi)))))]
 (take 10 (fibs fibs)))
But how to get rid of the redundance of (fi fi)?
It was at this point when I discovered the answer to my own question after an hour of struggling and incrementally adding bits to the combinator Q.
(let [Q (fn [r] ((fn [f] (f f)) (fn [y] (r (fn [] (y y))))))
 fibs (Q (fn [fi] (lazy-cat [0 1] (map + (fi) (rest (fi))))))]
 (take 10 fibs))
What is this Q combinator called that I am using to define a recursive sequence? It looks like the Y combinator with no arguments x. Is it the same?
(defn Y [r]
 ((fn [f] (f f))
 (fn [y] (r (fn [x] ((y y) x))))))
Is there another function in clojure.core or clojure.contrib that provides the functionality of Y or Q? I can't imagine what I just did was idiomatic...
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I noticed that writing fibs in this way results in terrible performance because (I presume) the combinator doesn't store results under the symbol fibs, but rather re-generates values on the fly? How can I make this more performant? – ivar Jul 30 '10 at 15:59
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I have written a letrec macro for Clojure recently, here's a Gist of it. It acts like Scheme's letrec (if you happen to know that), meaning that it's a cross between let and letfn: you can bind a set of names to mutually recursive values, without the need for those values to be functions (lazy sequences are ok too), as long as it is possible to evaluate the head of each item without referring to the others (that's Haskell -- or perhaps type-theoretic -- parlance; "head" here might stand e.g. for the lazy sequence object itself, with -- crucially! -- no forcing involved).
You can use it to write things like
which is normally only possible at top level. See the Gist for more examples.
As pointed out in the question text, the above could be replaced with
(letfn [(fibs [] (lazy-cat [0 1] (map + (fibs) (rest (fibs)))))]
for the same result in exponential time; the letrec version has linear complexity (as does a top-level (def fibs (lazy-cat [0 1] (map + fibs (rest fibs)))) form).
Self-recursive seqs can often be constructed with iterate -- namely when a fixed range of look-behind suffices to compute any given element. See clojure.contrib.lazy-seqs for an example of how to compute fibs with iterate.
c.c.seq provides an interesting function called rec-seq, enabling things like
(take 10 (cseq/rec-seq fibs (map + fibs (rest fibs))))
It has the limitation of only allowing one to construct a single self-recursive sequence, but it might be possible to lift from it's source some implementation ideas enabling more diverse scenarios. If a single self-recursive sequence not defined at top level is what you're after, this has to be the idiomatic solution.
As for combinators such as those displayed in the question text, it is important to note that they are hampered by the lack of TCO (tail call optimisation) on the JVM (and thus in Clojure, which elects to use the JVM's calling conventions directly for top performance).
top level
There's also the option of putting the mutually recursive "things" at top level, possibly in their own namespace. This doesn't work so great if those "things" need to be parameterised somehow, but namespaces can be created dynamically if need be (see clojure.contrib.with-ns for implementation ideas).
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I'll readily admit that the letrec thing is far from idiomatic Clojure and I'd avoid using it in production code if anything else would do (and since there's always the top level option...). However, it is (IMO!) nice to play with and it appears to work well enough. I'm personally interested in finding out how much can be accomplished without letrec and to what degree a letrec macro makes things easier / cleaner... I haven't formed an opinion on that yet. So, here it is. Once again, for the single self-recursive seq case, iterate or contrib might be the best way to go.
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Thanks for the great reply! I'm aware of iterate but it is hard to use in my particular problem (because the real structure of the problem uses data from multiple irregularly shaped trees, not a simple Fibonacci). I will definitely study that macro and rec-seq though! – ivar Jul 31 '10 at 11:48
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fn takes an optional name argument with that name bound to the function in its body. Using this feature, you could write fibs as:
(def fibs ((fn generator [a b] (lazy-seq (cons a (generator b (+ a b))))) 0 1))
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Nice catch! I forgot about that one. – ivar Aug 1 '10 at 21:55
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Baron Carlo Marochetti (_PHONE_)
Bronze on a granite pedestal
George Square, Glasgow
James Oswald (_PHONE_) was a prominent Reformist, noted orator, and twice MP for Glasgow. Marochetti executed two other monuments in George Square, equestrian statues of the Queen and Prince Albert, and also the well-known one of the Duke of Wellington outside the former Royal Exchange (now the Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art). Compared to those, this statue seems unexceptional, but Oswald's frock coat and casual pose seemed quite startling in its day: "[t]he representation of a public figure in contemporary dress was unusual for this time and provoked some hostile criticism," writes Ray McKenzie (131). Stones used to be thrown into his hat, and perhaps still are. One of the passers-by who managed to get a stone into it was, apparently, Joseph Conrad (see McKenzie 132). Marochetti's Wellington has fared much worse, being rarely seen without a traffic cone on his head, and sometimes on his horse's head too.
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Achieving the optimum balance for a life lived well
Ever wondered what balance of exercise, sleep, food and work delivers the best outcomes for your physical and mental health?
A team of scientists led by researchers in South Australia is embarking on a four-year study to find out.
The international team will use 200,000 data sources from Fitbits, activity monitors and time-use surveys linked with health data to create a prototype.
University of South Australia lead researcher Dr Dot Dumuid said first-class prototype would provide personalised advice on how best to use a 24-hour period for specific health outcomes.
She said Israeli mathematicians, University of Adelaide computer scientists as well as global behavioural epidemiologists and public health specialists would develop an analytical method to work out the ideal length of time needed on activities in order to achieve particular outcomes.
The software will form the basis of an online tool allowing people to improve time management while achieving the optimal health for their lifestyle.
"Every day everybody is given 24 hours. How people allocate that time to activities impacts their health," Dr Dumuid said. "We already know that things like screen time, exercise, sleep and work-life balance influence health, but now we are thinking about these things as linked parts that together make up a complete day. So, rather than talking about activities in isolation, we talk about 'healthy days' or 'the optimal mix of activities'."
The project was this month awarded a $951,708 grant from Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council to collate data, create and test optimisation methods and develop a prototype.
"We already have access to many such data sets, and we are reaching out to studies across the world to gain access to their data also," Dr Dumuid said.
"But because people measure time in lots of different ways and there are different brands and different parameters that people have used in their studies, we will have to do some calibration across the different studies to make sure they can be put together.
"In industry optimisation, this kind of data happens all the time. For example, people optimise the mix of fertilizer to get the best crop yields but then there are also other factors like the lowest cost."


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Steve Holland tells me he is a student of yacht design at Southampton, and has reminded me that we need to consider the cross-flow beneath a heeled hull. These are the points he makes:
There may be another good reason to reduce the root chord of the foils of a beamier hull, and that is to lessen the ventilation effects on keel and rudder when these hulls heel. Because of the hull beam and the resulting increased stiffness, skippers of the "skiff"-type hulls carry their suits into higher wind ranges than narrow-beam hulls. It is not unusual to be able to see the keel fin and rudder root out of the water of a well-heeled skiff, and to be able to see the resulting turbulence this causes. Narrowing the root chord of these foils is meant to reduce this turbulence, reduce the drag, and reposition the lost foil area further down, well below the water surface to where it can do useful work.
Perhaps it is worth considering more carefully the required change in aerofoil cross section of the fin from root to tip. Given the hull cross-flow, it is clear that the fin, ideally, needs to twist somewhat to accommodate the higher angle of attack at the root. A rotating fin is not permitted by class rules, but an equivalent change would be to have a significantly thicker section profile at the root with maximum thickness further forward. This more rounded entry would accommodate the higher angle of attack better. The disadvantage, of course, is that the thicker section adds to drag on the run.
Alternatively, we can have an "L" shape keel, shown in the first of the diagrams here. When the boat heels, the bulb will tend to twist the fin in such a way that the root is effectively twisted off, or washed out.
While the fin, ideally, needs to twist off because of the higher angle of attack at the root, then needs to twist back in its mid-span to meet the "normal" leeway angle of attack, it also needs to twist off again at the tip because of the upwash induced there, just like the twist needed in the sails because of their induced upwash. So if we accommodate the higher angle of attack at the root with a thicker chord and maximum thickness further forward, perhaps we can accommodate the need for tip twist by carefully regulating the torsional stiffness of the lower third of the fin and locating the bulb CG well forward of the fin's leading edge. This gives us a "reverse L" shaped keel with a prognathous bulb, shown in the second diagram. As the hull heels, the weight of the bulb will twist the fin and induce wash-out, producing the sort of twist we need to reduce tip drag and premature stall.
In either case, arranging the keel as an "L" or "reverse L" shape places the fin, and hence the sail plan, either much further forward, or much further aft than current designs. If we have a "reverse L", presumably the boat is a little less nimble in the tack, though has better directional stability, with the converse applying with a regular "L" shape.
Larry Robinson offers a caution:
Finally, the page on balance points out that the more symmetric the heeled waterplane is, the less the lift produced by the hull. This was thought to provide a better-balanced boat as the wind gusts or lulls. It may also be the case that a more symmetric heeled waterplane produces less lift-induced drag, as well as producing less cross-flow under the hull, allowing the fin and rudder to work better.
We also know that some hull designs produce more asymmetric heeled waterplanes than other designs. Such designs thus produce more cross-flow and lift around the hull, and (we're guessing here, of course) might benefit if their keel was more like the "L" type. Where the hull design provides a more symmetric heeled waterplane, then it will generate relatively less cross-flow and lift, and would be better with the usual "T" keel or maybe a slightly prognathous "reverse L" keel. Hmmm...
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Goodbye in Spanish = Adiós!
You can pronounce is like = ah-dee-OS!
This is a word that once you use once, whether you're trying to speak Spanish or not, you'll end up using it the rest of your life in your normal language just because it's such a cool word! Saying Goodbye in Spanish is one of the easiest words for your brain to stick with and remember and the action of leaving a person, event, conversation, etc, is such a common everyday event that we just keep thinking of the word over and over. But did you know there are other ways to say goodbye in Spanish? In this lesson we're going to talk about a few different ways to say goodbye in Spanish and also few ways that folks from various countries specifically say goodbye in Spanish. This will help you understand what someone is saying when you're visiting various Spanish speaking countries.
Another really common way to say goodbye in Spanish is also a form of Italian. I actually use this word more than using the word adiós. This words is Chau! Its a great quick way to say goodbye in Spanish and it kinda mixes Italian into it which I like as well. You can always combine the either of those forms of saying bye with including the subject of your conversation:
"señor," "señora," or "señorita" and so on.
But I'm sure you've heard of phrases in Spanish that also mean goodbye in Spanish too, right? Often times you'll here folks say something that doesn't really mean goodbye in Spanish but it means something relational to your health, your luck, or seeing you again in the future. So how do you say all of those? Great question!
One of the most common words you'll here in the Spanish language is the word hasta. Hasta can actually be used to describe directions or a situation or a time that goes "up until" a certain point. You could think of the word hasta as up until. Here are some great examples of how to use the word hasta.
- Hasta mañana. (Until tomorrow.)
- Hasta luego. (Until later.)
- Hasta pronto. (Until soon, see you soon.)
- Hasta entonces. (Until then.)
- Hasta más tarde. (Until later.)
- Hasta siempre. (Until forever. Although well known, this phrase has a very strong connotation of permanence. It might be used when a couple is separated by death). We don't recommend using this phrase much since it might not sound sincere due to its strong meaning.
Another really common phrase that I use a lot, especially if I plan on seeing someone again that day or at a specific event, is the phrase nos vemos. The word "nos" stands for "we" and the word "vemos" if the conjugated form of "ver" which means "to see". Vemos is the conjugation of "us" so the phrase actually means "we see us" referring to a point in the future. I know, it sounds we're when you think about it in English because you're thinking it's missing a few words and things seem out of place. Welcome to Spanish 🙂 Don't think of phrases or sentence structures as wrong but just different and correct in their own way. Your best bet is to just accept it for what it is and then start to use it as much as possible until it sounds natural and your brain accepts it.
Hopefully this articled help you learn a little bit about the different ways to say goodbye in Spanish. If you're wondering about some other simple Spanish phrases, check out my other articles on how to say good morning in Spanish and how to say hello in Spanish.


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UN/ISDR Calls for Increased Education on Disasters and Climate Change
19 December 2011: In acknowledgement of the impacts of Typhoon Sendong, which recently hit the south of the Philippines, Margareta Wahlström, UN Secretary-General's Special Representative on Disaster Risk Reduction and Chief of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR), offered her sympathy to the people affected, and stressed there are lessons to be learned from the tropical storm.
In her message, Wahlström underscored the need for increased education on disasters and climate change, so that people understand the risk they expose themselves to when they refuse to heed evacuation warnings. Underscoring the need to improve the effectiveness of early warning systems, Wahlström noted that storm was identified two days before flash floods swept through Cagayan de Oro City and Illigan City.
Philippines Senator, Loren Legarda, and UN/ISDR Disaster Risk Reduction Champion for Asia, also called on local governments throughout the Philippines to "invest in flood infrastructure." [UN/ISDR Press Release][UN Press Release]


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Inheritance diagram for IPython.history:
History related magics and functionality
Alternate name for %history.
Print input history (_i variables), with most recent last.
%history -> print at most 40 inputs (some may be multi-line)%history n -> print at most n inputs%history n1 n2 -> print inputs between n1 and n2 (n2 not included)
Each input's number is shown, and is accessible as the automatically generated variable _i. Multi-line statements are printed starting at a new line for easy copy/paste.
-n: do NOT print line numbers. This is useful if you want to get a printout of many lines which can be directly pasted into a text editor.
This feature is only available if numbered prompts are in use.
-t: (default) print the 'translated' history, as IPython understands it. IPython filters your input and converts it all into valid Python source before executing it (things like magics or aliases are turned into function calls, for example). With this option, you'll see the native history instead of the user-entered version: '%cd /' will be seen as '_ip.magic("%cd /")' instead of '%cd /'.
-r: print the 'raw' history, i.e. the actual commands you typed.
-g: treat the arg as a pattern to grep for in (full) history. This includes the "shadow history" (almost all commands ever written). Use '%hist -g' to show full shadow history (may be very long). In shadow history, every index nuwber starts with 0.
- -f FILENAME: instead of printing the output to the screen, redirect it to
- the given file. The file is always overwritten, though IPython asks for confirmation first if it already exists.
Repeat a command, or get command to input line for editing
Place a string version of last computation result (stored in the special '_' variable) to the next input prompt. Allows you to create elaborate command lines without using copy-paste:
$ l = ["hei", "vaan"] $ "".join(l) ==> heivaan $ %rep $ heivaan_ <== cursor blinking
Place history line 45 to next input prompt. Use %hist to find out the number.
%rep 1-4 6-7 3
Repeat the specified lines immediately. Input slice syntax is the same as in %macro and %save.
Place the most recent line that has the substring "foo" to next input. (e.g. 'svn ci -m foobar').


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Mount Union Students Face Their Fears
October 18, 2012
ALLIANCE, Ohio — For the third year in a row, University of Mount Union students enrolled in assistant professor of psychology Dr. Kevin Meyers' abnormal psychology course had the opportunity to overcome a specific phobia at Cedar Point Amusement Park.
Students learned to overcome their phobias through a process known as "exposure therapy." This year's 'Face your Fears' project was held at Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH. Students explored and overcame the "roller coaster phobia" which falls into the category of anxiety disorders known as specific phobias.
Specific phobias can be focused on certain objects or certain environments and their impact on the individual. A person with a specific phobia disorder is commonly diagnosed with behavioral disorders and the individual can suffer from anxiety attacks, persistent fear and the action of avoiding the object or environment to which their fear stems from.
This is where the concept of exposure therapy comes into play. Exposure therapy is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy in which the individual is gradually exposed to their fear over time. According to Meyer, Cedar Point is a prime location to expose students to their roller coaster fears since Cedar Point has moderate to medium to extreme roller coaster varieties available.
The overall goal of the 'Face your Fear' project is to expose students to a real-world application of how a specific therapeutic method can be applied to successfully treat a behavioral disorder. Students were active in collecting various types of data, serving as an active sample in a real-time working study, and will have the opportunity to integrate what they learn into a course project. Through this process, several individuals will in fact overcome their roller coaster phobia, opening up a previously inaccessible source of fun and excitement they can now be free to explore.Back to Previous Page


How many RPMs does a CD spin at?
It depends. The old phonograph records spun at a constant speed (for example, 33 or 45 revolutions per minute).
That made it easy to make a turntable to handle them, but it meant that the music recorded near the outside of the record had better sound than the music recorded on the inner grooves.
A CD solves this by varying its speed as it plays, so that the speed of the bumps below the laser beam always stays constant.
That means that as the CD begins playing, the music on the inside groove (yes, the album starts on the inside and works its way toward the outside) sounds as good as the music near the outside.
On the inside grooves, a CD spins at a rate of 200 revolutions per minute and gets as fast as 500 rpm as the laser beam approaches the outside edge.
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 1. No, Outside edge has farther to go, so must spin faster to cover that distance. Think of an 800m running Track, outside lane gets a head start.
 2. How could the outside spin faster than the inside..
 RPM = Revolutions per minutes..
 Yes the outside might travel faster but it does "EXACTLY" the same number of revolutions per minute otherwise it wouldnt be a solid disc.
 3. The device has variable speed. As the laser nears the outer portion of the cd the device increases rpm. The cd does not spin at two speeds simultaneously.
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Julia Louise Gage Carpenter (1851 – 1931) was the sister of Maud Gage Baum and sister-in-law of L. Frank Baum. Baum borrowed details from the life of the Carpenter family when he wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
After Julia Gage married James D. "Frank" Carpenter in 1882, the couple attempted to homestead in La Moure County, North Dakota, at a site about twenty miles outside of the tiny town of Edgeley. The location was isolated, bleak, and treeless; the wood for their cabin had to be brought to the site by wagon. Baum exploited this detail to paint the gray bleakness of the Kansas prairie at the start of his most famous novel: the wood for the cabin of Uncle Henry and Aunt Em also had to be transported by wagon to its desolate location. Like Henry and Em, the real-life Carpenters eventually had to abandon their homestead. Frank Carpenter worked at several jobs, including blacksmith, in Edgeley between 1899 and 1901; then the couple and their surviving children, daughter Magdalena and son Harry, moved to Fargo. The family eventually settled in Chicago while the Baums were living in the city.
The Baums were especially close to Magdalena Carpenter; at one point Maud even attempted to adopt her niece, though sister Julia would not consider it. Baum borrowed from the Carpenters once more for literary effect: when he wrote The Twinkle Tales he chose the setting of Edgeley for the stories. Magdalena Carpenter is said to have been intelligent and independent; arguably, the character of Twinkle has some resemblance to her.
Julia Gage Carpenter kept a diary of her homesteading experience, which has been used by scholars and historians as a source for the subject.
Julia and Magdalena Carpenter were the witnesses for Baum's last will and testament.
- L. Frank Baum. Twinkle and Chubbins: Their Astonishing Adventures in Nature-Fairyland. Introduction by Michael Patrick Hearn. Escanaba, MI, The International Wizard of Oz Club, 1987.
- Katharine M. Rogers. L. Frank Baum, Creator of Oz: A Biography. New York, St. Martin's Press, 2002.


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Partnership is the most common form of business organisation in India. Partnership firms are governed by the provisions of the Indian Partnership Act,1932. The Act lays down the rules relating to formation of partnership, the rights and duties of partners and dissolution of partnership. It defines partnership as a "relationship between persons who have agreed to share the profits of business carried on by all or any of them acting for all". This definition gives three minimum requirements to constitute a partnership :-
- There must be an agreement entered into orally or in writing by the persons who desire to form a partnership.
- The object of the agreement must be to share the profits of business intended to be carried on by the partnership.
- The business must be carried on by all the partners or by any of them acting for all of them.
Under the Act, persons who have entered into partnership with one another are individually called as 'partners' and collectively as 'firm' and the name under which they run their business is called the 'firm name'.
Provisions relating to taxation of Partnership Firms
Partnership firm is subjected to taxation under the Income Tax Act,1961. It is the umbrella Act for all the matters relating to income tax and empowers the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to formulate rules ( The Income Tax Rules,1962 ) for implementing the provisions of the Act. The CBDT is a part of Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance. It has been charged with all the matters relating to various direct taxes in India and is responsible for administration of direct tax laws through the Income Tax Department. The Income Tax Act is subjected to annual amendments by the Finance Act, which mentions the 'rates' of income tax and other taxes for the corresponding year.
Under the Income Tax Act, the Partnership firm is taxed as a separate entity, distinct from the partners. In the Act, there is no distinction between assessment of a registered and unregistered firms. However, the partnership must be evidenced by a partnership deed. The partnership deed is a blue print of the rights and liabilities of partners as to their capital, profit sharing ratio, drawings, interest on capital, commission, salary, etc, terms and conditions as to working, functioning and dissolution of the partnership business.
Under the Act, a partnership firm may be assessed either as a partnership firm or as an association of persons(AOP). If the firm satisfies the following conditions, it will be assessed as a partnership firm, otherwise it will be assessed as an AOP:-
- The firm is evidenced by an instrument i.e. there is a written partnership deed.
- The individual shares of the partners are very clearly specified in the deed.
- A certified copy of partnership deed must accompany the return of income of the firm of the previous year in which the partnership was formed.
- If during a previous year, a change takes place in the constitution of the firm or in the profit sharing ratio of the partners, a certified copy of the revised partnership deed shall be submitted along with the return of income of the previous years in question.
- There should not be any failure on the part of the firm while attending to notices given by the Income Tax Officer for completion of the assessment of the firm.
It is more beneficial to be assessed as a partnership firm than as an AOP, since a partnership firm can claim the following additional deductions which the AOP cannot claim :-
- Interest paid to partners, provided such interest is authorised by the partnership deed.
- Any salary, bonus, commission, or remuneration (by whatever name called) to a partner will be allowed as a deduction if it is paid to a working partner who is an individual. The remuneration paid to such a partner must be authorised by the partnership deed and the amount of remuneration must not exceed the given limits.


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NATIONAL FLAG MATCH
National Flag Match is an educational game for kids to practice matching countries with their national flags. A national flag will appear on the left and four countries will be listed on the right. Children must click on the country that matches the flag correctly to advance to another question.
Recommended for Grades: 3,4,5


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Background: Melasma, which is fairly common in Indians, causes significant emotional and psychological impact. A Hindi instrument would be useful to assess the impact of melasma on the quality of life in Indian patients. Objective: To create a semantic equivalent of the original MELASQOL questionnaire in Hindi and validate it. Methods: A Hindi adaptation of the original MELASQOL (Hi-MELASQOL) was prepared using previously established guidelines. After pre-testing, the Hi-MELASQOL questionnaire was administered to 100 women with melasma visiting the out-patient registration counter of Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi. These women were also administered a Hindi equivalent of the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) questionnaire. Melasma area severity index (MASI) of all the participants was calculated. Results: The mean MASI score was 20.0 ± 7.5 and Hi-MELASQOL score was 37.19 ± 18.15; both were highly, positively and significantly correlated. Reliability analysis showed satisfactory results. Physical health, emotional well-being and social life were the most adversely affected life domains. Limitations: It was a single-center study and the number of patients studied could have been larger. Conclusion: Hi-MELASQOL is a reliable and validated tool to measure the quality of life in Indians with melasma.
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|Number of pages||7|
|Journal||Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology|
|State||Published - Jan 1 2016|
- quality of life
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- Infectious Diseases


Straddle Injury/Genital Trauma
What Is a Straddle Injury or Genital Trauma?
A straddle injury/genital trauma occurs when a female hits the vulva or perineum (external female genitalia) on an object and the force generated by the weight of her body causes an injury. This can occur during a fall or accident.
The vulva includes the labia minora, labia majora and clitoris. The perineum is this space between the vaginal opening and the anus.
Most straddle injuries cause trauma to the vulva and perineum. Rarely are the hymen or vagina injured.
What Are the Signs and Symptoms of a Straddle Injury?
Girls who have sustained a straddle injury typically report pain and may have bleeding, bruising or swelling. Young girls with a straddle injury or trauma to the genitalia may have pain with urination or difficulty urinating.
How Are Straddle Injuries Treated?
Treatment depends on the extent of the injury. It is important to get a good exam of the vulva, perineum and vagina. In most cases, this can be done while the patient is awake. However, there are some cases in which the patient may need to be sedated to do a thorough exam to determine the extent of the injury.
Many times a straddle injury does not require any surgical repair. The provider may recommend the following for aftercare/comfort:
 - Tub soaks in a bath of warm water
 - Over-the-counter pain medication
 - Ice packs
 - Estrogen cream applied to the vulva to help the skin heal
If there are cuts/injuries that need repaired, this can be done under sedation. The stitches will dissolve on their own.
The vulva and perineum typically heal very well and straddle injuries will likely have no long-term consequences.


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Women Who Exercise More and Watch Less TV Tend to Be Happier
A study of almost 50,000 women over a 14-year period found older women who exercised more and spent less time watching television were the least likely to be diagnosed with depression.
What's more, the study results published in the American Journal of Epidemiology also revealed women who exercised at least 90 minutes per day were 20 percent less likely to be depressed than those who exercised 10 minutes or less per day.
This could be explained by the endorphins released during exercise, as well as the boost in self-esteem more physically-active women often experience.
While television in and of itself couldn't be linked to depression, women who spent three hours or more in front of the tube every day were 13 percent more likely to be diagnosed with depression. These results may be due to those women spending their free time watching TV instead of exercising. It's also possible that they might have been experiencing some symptoms of depression before they were diagnosed, leading them to exercise less.
"[This] adds to the growing body of evidence that physical activity is important to maintain brain health," said Gillian Mead, who studies geriatric medicine at Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary.


A laser beam of wavelength =632.8 shines at normal incidence on the reflective side of a compact disc. The tracks of tiny pits in which information is coded onto the CD are 1.60 apart.
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Screening Could Help Prevent Fractures in Long-Term Care Residents
A new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine demonstrates that screening strategies vary widely — from 17 to 98 percent — in identifying women residing in nursing homes who are eligible for treatment of osteoporosis. Led by Susan Greenspan, M.D., professor of medicine at Pitt, the study sought to identify nursing home patients who would benefit from pharmacologic treatment of osteoporosis, which could decrease their risk for bone fractures. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become weak and break easily. "Osteoporosis in the frail elderly can have devastating consequences, but we have yet to perfect a system for identifying those patients who would benefit most from the treatment," Dr. Greenspan said. Learn more at _URL_


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For applying the dye directly onto the fabric. Excellent for stamping, stenciling, Dye painting, Screen Printing, Serti technique on silk and Ikat warp painting on wool or cotton as well as just painting.
The following method for using Dharma Fiber Reactive Procion dye is one of the best ways to paint the dye directly onto the fabric. The dye can be thickened with Sodium Alginate Thickener and used like a fabric paint or the thickener can be left out for water color and wash effects and for the French Serti technique of painting on silk. This method does not require any pre-treatment of the fabric but the fabric must be "cured" after dyeing, and after mixing up the dye, it must be used up that day.
The first step is to make a cold batch chemical water which can be stored a month or more in the refrigerator. (Make sure it's sealed and labeled!)
The chemical water is made by
mixing the following ingredients together:
1. 3/4 cup Urea (dissolve in hot water if necessary)
2.1 quart water (add a little Water Softener if needed)
3. Add Thickener (sodium alginate) gradually to suit your use,
from a tsp up to 4 tsp. Start with one tsp and add more very
gradually while you stir to avoid lumps. Allow to set for
2 hours or over-night as it will continue to thicken.
Pour off the amount of chemical water you need for one color (for ease of measurement use 1 cup increments). To each cup of chemical water add:
- 1 tsp. Soda Ash Fixer (be sure it dissolves)
- Dye to taste (try a pre-dissolved concentrate and drip & stir until color is right)
Do the above for each color you intend to use. Don't mix more than you need for one work session as the addition of the Soda Ash Fixer commences the chemical action and it begins to set; the mixture gradually loses strength and four to six hours later is about half exhausted.
Using the freshly mixed colors paint or print directly onto the fabric. Let it dry until damp, cover or wrap in plastic or otherwise stop the drying process and let sit for:
- 6 hours for pastels
- 12-24 hours for deep shades
Rinse in running cold water then wash out excess dye using Synthrapol and let dry.
Soda Ash is a mild alkali, and as such, will weaken the silk fibers over time. Therefore, don't leave the dye/soda ash on the silk longer than indicated above or longer than necessary in general. For those with steamers, the soda ash can be eliminated and the silk steamed with acetic acid (vinegar) instead.
Note: Once the soda ash is added to the dye the mixture has a definite life i.e. it begins to decrease in strength and eventually (some hours later) becomes worthless. If this is inconvenient for you, there is a way around it. Do like in the tie-dye method: pre-soak and saturate the fabric in a soda ash solution (1 cup per gallon of water). Now leave the soda ash out of the dye mixture (water, thickener, dye, Urea), paint it on and set as above. The dye, mixed as above without the soda ash, can be saved for several weeks if refrigerated.
Caution!! The color card is for the dyes on cotton. On silk, the colors shift. Best to do a test first. Procion blacks do not yield black on silk. Use a black silk dye like Acid dyes.


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Question - how do I re-arrange the elements in a list into a random order (e.g. to shuffle a pack of cards, or to arrange the tracks on a CD into a random order for playing each once?)
Answer - use the power of a Python module - in this case the random module which includes a shuffle fucntion that does exactly what you need.
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 - tofu natural
 - spices (shoarma, gyros, powder from the general store, you name it)
 - onion
 - garlic
 - fresh spice: coriander, etc.
 - chili sauce
 - raw vegetables: lettuce, etc.
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 1. Bake the pancakes using a mixture of flour, corn flour, soy milk and salt.
 2. Mash up the tofu with a fork, and mix the spice in.
 3. Fry the onion together with the garlic.
 4. Add the tofu and fry, till it's granular.
 5. Put the pancake on a dinner plate, put tofu and some lettuce in, add some chili sauce, and that's it.
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Purchases and sales of properties and businesses.
The purchase and sale of a property and/or a business raise a number of different tax issues, and planning ahead of an acquisition is therefore important to minimise costs and to avoid incurring unexpected tax costs.
Depending on how the transactions are executed (for example if the property is being sold or packaged in a company such that the shares are sold, if a business is sold through a transfer of assets and liabilities or if the shares in an operating company are sold), various tax issues arise - anything from income tax to VAT and stamp duties.


Pasting in Chicks – Causes, Prevention & Treatment
Baby chicks go through a lot before you get them home. They are hatched, shipped, and stocked at your favorite feed or pet store where they encounter all the hustle and bustle of a retail environment. Then you select them, transport them yet again and bring them to another new environment. For a baby animal that is only a few days old, that can mean a lot of stress, and stress can greatly impact the health of young chicks.
One of the most notable problems in chicks that are stressed is pasting. This problem (also called "pasty butt" or "poopy butt") is what happens when feces that are not the right consistency get stuck to the bird and can "paste" the vent (area where feces are excreted) closed. Left untreated, this problem, which on the surface just seems a little gross, can actually be fatal. Pasting can be caused by a few key triggers.
At the hatchery, chicks are not fed or watered since they are equipped to live on the yolk reserves inside their bodies for the two to three days it takes to ship them to their final destination. When they arrive they are thirsty and hungry and impulse for us is to place feeders and waterers immediately. However, one important step in preventing pasting is making sure that the baby birds in the brooder are all drinking before they are given food. When placing chicks in the brooder, have your waterer set up but do not place the feed right away. As each bird goes into the brooder, dip the beak into the waterer so they can get a small drink and also learn where their water source is. Watch your birds carefully at first, when you feel that all birds have found the water and had a good drink you can add the feed, but not before. This will prevent the birds from filling up on feed and not going to water like they should. Without water in their system, they cannot correctly digest their food, which leads to pasting.
Incorrect brooder temprature is also another scenario that can lead to pasting. If birds are
Baby chicks are under a lot of stress during the first weeks of life.
too warm they will dehydrate quickly, and chilled birds are highly stressed - both these conditions can result in pasting. Keeping waterers clean and water fresh is also essential – this will increase water consumption which is the best defense against pasting.
Identifying this problem is relatively easy for all the reasons you'd expect: chicks will have a build up of feces around the vent area, alerting you that they have a problem. Treating pasting can be unpleasant, but it is not difficult or costly. All you need is some warm water and latex gloves as well as lots of patience. Take the affected bird and gently try and swab the feces from the vent area. Using a wet paper towel works well; for extreme cases you may need to hold the vent area under lukewarm (not hot) running water. Sitting the chick in a mug or bowl of lukewarm water is also another option to loosen the feces before wiping them away. The main goal is to clear the vent area so the bird can resume defecating normally. After you have cleaned the bird up, applying some sort of lubricant, like vaseline, to the affected area can help prevent further problems. Closely monitor all your chicks for the first several weeks of life so you can catch signs of pasting and treat it quickly!


The BioCASE Provider Software (BPS), an xml data binding middleware, is used as an abstraction layer in front of a database. After local configuration the database is accessible as a BioCASE service - as defined by the BioCASE protocol - and can be used to create distributed heterogenous information systems. The BPS is agnostic to the kind of data being exchanged and any conceptual schema, such as ABCD for the BioCASE network, can be used to set up distributed networks.
The provider software is a collection of tools to be installed on the data provider's webserver. The core part of the provider software is the PyWrapper software. It is an XML/CGI database interface written in object-oriented Python, which allows a standard access to a variety of database management systems and arbitrarily structured databases. This software therefore "wraps" the database into a standard XML format. Since version 2.0 the core PyWrapper libraries are bundled with this package. The configuration assistant includes since version 2.0 a so called Concept Retrieval Interface (CRI) to find appropiate concepts to map your data to.
The connection to the database is done by different database modules that use SQL templates. This way it is easy to build new DB modules for different DB vendors. Non SQL capable databases will not be supported. There are a variety of DBMSs already supported by the wrapper - for a list of supported databases see the documentation.
PyWrapper Wiki Take a look at the brand new PyWrapper Wiki and the links provided on this site to find the documentation of the Provider Software: Tutorials on installation, configuration, mapping, debugging, the version history and the FAQ.
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Is Hydrogen gas present in biogas? As it is highly inflammable, may it ignite the other gases like methane?
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What's your question here? Are you asking why biogas with hydrogen doesn't spontaneously ignite? – Oreotrephes Jul 10 '13 at 6:51
first question is whether Biogas constitutes Hydrogen and if yes why doesn't then the biogas spontaneously ignite? – sk1 Jul 10 '13 at 6:57
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The constitution of the biogas depends greatly on its source and the fermenting microbe. But in general, it does contain hydrogen about 0-1%. Even if it did contain large amounts, the mixture would be inflammable, but it would not burst into flames without any external igniter, which could be any small fluctuation of heat if the mixture is too unstable. But in general, an inflammable gas doesn't start burning on its own.
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The auto ignition temperature of a combustible mixture of hydrogen in air is 500 degrees C source - Wikipedia. It will not spontaneously ignite, some part of it must first reach that temperature through a spark, flame, or other heat source. Once it ignites, the methane of course will burn too.
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Another common way to represent graphs is to use incidence matrices. Let be an undirected graph. Suppose that are the vertices and are the edges of G. Then the incidence matrix with respect to this ordering of V and E is the matrix, where.
Example. Represent the graph shown in Figure below with an incidence matrix.
Solution: e1 e2 e3 e4 e5 e6
Incidence matrices can also be used to represent multiple edges and loops. Multiple edges are represented in the incidence matrix using columns with identical entries, since these edges are incident with the same pair of vertices. Loops are represented using a column with exactly one entry equal to 1, corresponding to the vertex that is incident with this loop.
Example. Represent the pseudograph shown in Figure below using an incidence matrix.
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exact center of the top of the barrel.
 4. Take the engine block and hot glue it to the front of the barrel (over the words).
 5. Take red spray paint (a redish-maroon would work best) and spray the barrel and engine block.
 6. While waiting for that paint to dry, take the angled two PVC pieces and the two plastic covers.
 7. Cut holes in the centers of the plastic covers so that the PVC pieces will fit in snugly.
 8. Take the PVC pieces out and cut the outer edge of the plastic covers so that they can fit flat against the inside of the flashlight covers.
 9. Glue one plastic cover to each flashlight cover.
 10. Spray-paint both of them white.
 11. If your doll hands aren't white, spray paint them white too.
 12. While you wait for that paint to dry, take the Slinkys and PVC pieces.
 13. Attach each Slinky to a PVC piece. You can either risk using hot glue (this might gum-up the Slinky) or put sticky foil (as used for stained glass) on the end of the PVC and solder the Slinky to the PVC pipe. (I chose solder.) It's helpful to have someone assist with this step.)
 14. Take 1" pieces of wire and solder or glue them in a small loop to the top of each place where the Slinkys are connected to the PVC pieces.
 15. Drill a small hole in the upper wrist of each of the hands.
 16. Hot glue the hands to the Slinkys.
 17. In order to keep the Slinky from stretching all over the place during assembly, take some Scotch tape and tape it closed.
 18. Place the ends of each PVC arms into the hole in the shoulder assembly.
 19. Push the shoulder pieces down the arms to the curve in the PVC.
 20. Hot glue the PVC pieces to the barrel over the arm holes.
 21. Push the shoulder piece back up into place so it's as close as you can get it against the body.
 22. Hot glue the shoulder to the body.
 23. Touch up each point of exposed hot glue with white (or red) paint to keep it from showing.
 24. Paint the center part of the engine block silver. (The little knobs)
 25. Paint the tips of the engine block black.
 26. Drill three holes into the bowl that's used for his butt. The holes should be at 120 degrees to each other on the edge of the hole.
 27. With the barrel upside-down and the bowl on top, drill holes in the exact same positions on the bottom of the barrel.
 28. Using nuts and bolts, screw the bowl to the barrel.
 29. Stand back and admire Tom Servo's body!!! (Put his head on top for the complete effect...)
Step 4: Tom's Inner Secrets
 The Arms:
 1. Take two long sections of strong fishing line and tie each piece to the small holes you drilled in the upper wrist of each hand.
 2. Thread the fishing lines through the center of the Slinkys and through the wire loops which are attached to the PVC pipes.
 3. Thread both of the fishing line sections into the arm holes in the barrel.
 4. Tie both lines onto the plastic loop.
 This loop is what you can pull to make his arms flap. Releasing the loop will make his arms loose and floppy. Pulling it tight will make the arms stay tight. It's best to get the lines the correct length so that you can just put the loop over one of the screws in the inside of the bowl. When the loop is being held by one of the screws, his arms should be held tight in "display position".
 The Head:
 5. Take the 1.5 foot PVC pipe (as shown in the picture above with my hand) and place it inside the barrel with the female screw end at the top.
 6. Take the PVC connector (as shown in the picture with the thumb) and screw it through the neck hole and into the pipe in the barrel.
 You should now be able to use the pipe inside to turn the connector on the top. Servo's head will go on top of the connector.
 7. Fit the head on the connector piece.
 (WARNING! This is NOT as easy as it seems!) You'll still want the mouth to open and close. The connector piece will have to be melted and cut down on one side to allow the head to fit on straight AND to allow the mouth to move. There are no real exact measurements. You'll just have to cut away the connector piece so that the head fits.
 8. Attach Velcro to the inside of the head and the edges of the connector. This will allow you to easily remove the head if you want...but yet keep the head attached when it should be.
 9. In the inside of the far up as you can go, glue a small screw eye.
 10. Leaving the spring on the mouth, tie fishing line from the mouth, through the screw eye, and down the tube in the body.
 11. Place the head on the body.
 12. Tie the end of the fishing line which comes out the bottom to another plastic loop.
 This will control Servo's mouth. Pulling the loop will open his mouth. Releasing pressure will close it. All this can even happen while his head turns around 360 degrees!
PS: My Tom Servo is not for sale.
You can ask questions...but since this site has been unsupported for over two years, you will most likely be ignored. (Nothing personal, but I mean MST3K has been cancelled and we've moved on with our lives.)
Please don't ask where I found the parts. If they're easy to find, I already said so above. If they're hard to find, then I don't know where you can get them. (No...I don't know where you can get a barrel! Stop asking! ARRRGH!)
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United Nations Medals - The United Nations Special Service Medal
About the United Nations Special Service Medal
The United Nations Special Service Medal (UNSSM) was created in 1995 to recognise United Nations service of at least 90 days duration by military personnel and civilian police for which no other award is authorised. Approval has been given for New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel to wear the United Nations Special Service Medal for service in the following United Nations missions:
- United Nations Mine Clearance Training Team (UNMCTT) - Pakistan and Afghanistan, _PHONE_
- United Nations Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM) - _PHONE_
- Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) - _PHONE_
- United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs Accelerated De-Mining Programme (MADP) - Mozambique, _PHONE_
- United Nations De-Mining Programme (National Institute for the Removal of Obstacles and Explosive Ordnance (INAROE) - Angola, _PHONE_
- Programme for the Assistance to the Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Programme (UXOL) - Laos, _PHONE_
- United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) - Iraq, 2002-2003
- United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) - 2004-current
- United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) - 2005-current
- United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) - 2005-2006
- United Nations Mine Action Coordination Centre in Southern Lebanon (UNMACC-SL) - 2007-2008
The medal is bronze with an image of the globe (centred on the North Pole) surrounded by a wreath of leaves on the front (obverse). The letters 'UN', in capitals, sit above the image of the globe. On the reverse are the words "IN THE SERVICE OF PEACE". This is the same medal design as used for the United Nations Medal.
About the ribbon
The colours of the ribbon for the UNSSM are light blue in the centre and white on the edges, which are the basic colours of the United Nations. These colours represent service in the field under United Nations auspices that was not with a specific peacekeeping operation.
Clasps and Bars
The guidelines for the United Nations Special Service Medal state that a bar with the name of the United Nations Organization or country may be awarded with the United Nations Special Service Medal. To the best of the NZDF's knowledge, only three clasps have actually been created for, or issued with, the United Nations Special Service Medal:
- - the "UNSCOM" clasp for service with the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM) between 1991 and 1999
- - the "Timor Leste" clasp for service with the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) between 20 May 2005 and 30 June 2006; and
- - the "Afghanistan" clasp for service with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) since December 2004.
Numerals are not awarded for the UNSSM.
Order of Wear
An example of the position of the United Nations Special Service Medal in the Wearing of Medals in New Zealand Table can be viewed here. The position of wear of the United Nations Special Service Medal for each individual will vary depending on when an individual qualified for the United Nations Special Service Medal. As for Campaign and War medals, United Nations medals are worn in order of the date an individual qualified for each award.
Media statements concerning service by New Zealand personnel on United Nations missions recognised by the United Nations Special Service Medal
- Southern Lebanon
- 7 February 2008 - NZDF commitment to munitions clearance in Lebanon ends
- 30 November 2007 - Stay Safe: EOD Operations in Southern Lebanon
- 3 July 2007 - Defence Team Home from Lebanon
22 June 2007 - New Defence Personnel Bound for Lebanon
- 6 March 2007 - Kiwi Battlefield Clearance Team makes Explosives Progress
- 23 February 2007 - Defence Battlefield Clearance Team get to Work in Lebanon
- 8 February 2007 - Takapuna Man to Lead Defence Team in Lebanon
- 8 February 2007 - Defence to Send Specialist Force to Lebanon
- 15 February 2007 - On the Edge in Iraq - NZ's military advisor with UNAMI
- Mozambique and Sierra Leone
- 30 June 2005 - NZDF Withdraws from Mozambique and Sierra Leone


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This 1.6km (1 mile) walk beside the River Tees has a wealth of wildlife, including over 200 plant species. Many are common British species and twelve belong to the 'Teesdale Assemblage' — a uniquely rich association of plants for which Upper Teesdale is famous. The plants included here are the larger flowering ones which can be seen, at the appropriate time of year (when they are flowering), from this well used path. Not all will be in flower on one visit. The flowering times indicated are for the peak period. To prevent trampling on inconspicuous and perhaps rareplants it is advisable to keep to the path and already trampled areas; please do not extend them.
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Migration Routes of the Wood River Valley| 2007
community mapping commissioned by the Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Idaho. Locally specific, the map shows overlapping patterns of movement and migration over time by Native Americans, mining and railroad industries, sheepherders, domestic workers, second-home owners, and wild animals. It was researched through interviews with and map-surveys by Wood River Valley residents, visitors, workers, advocates, business owners, and students. The finished map was distributed at the Center for the Arts, in schools, and at tourist centers.
The outside face of the map consists of Wood River Valley residents' answer to the questions "where do you live" and "where is home"? The inside face shows historic and contemporary patterns of migration through the physical geography of the valley; where those migrating populations follow each other as the Valley's demographics and economies change; and where they come into conflict with each other (for example when residential development encroaches on seasonal wildlife migration areas.)


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It actually is providing an image, you just cannot see it because of contrast. The light you have in the picture is flooding the room with enough ambient light that the image that is actually formed has no contrast.
- Pinhole camera image quality heavily depends on the pinhole size.
However, the smaller the pinhole, the "dimmer" the image will be,
this is the problem that you have.
- In order to be able to view the image you will need to make the
pinhole basically in a box. The box could be an entire room (e.g.
cover all windows in a room with aluminum foil so it is very dark,
then prick a pinhole in the foil on one of the windows) or a smaller
box with a "viewing screen." The key think is that whatever "box"
that you use needs to be relatively dark inside.
A viewing screen can be something clear but diffuse, like parchment paper or privacy glass. Even with the viewing screen, you need to somehow make it dark enough so that your eyes can see it.
You could also make an enclosure large enough for you head to fit into, but still maintain a good level of darkness.
If you have an old webcam, this might work inside of an enclosed box, then you can view the image on your computer.
This is one of the things that makes using pinhole cameras in demonstrations difficult, you want the object being imaged to be well lit, but you need the viewing screen to be dark.


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Seeking the truth behind existence of charge: An Intricasy
 1. Mar 30, 2007 #1
 According to Klein Kaluza theory of fifth dimension (followed by string theory),
 there is an elecromagnetic dimension in which every particle of Universe (in Dirac Vacuum) perform translatory and rotational motion due to which they drag the e-m dimension. Thus if any two particles are placed quite distance apart due to spinning of both, they attract or repel each other depending on their spinning. If they've spins in same direction they repel each other and vice versa which is nothing but we can say it as charge.
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 I don't think so:
 1. If, spin is the reason of the "real charge", then why neutrinos don't have charge even they've spin.
 2. Photons also have spin but noc harge and also have a sinusoidally varying e-m field.
 3. Charge is not a relative quantity. Consider a condition- a light particle(A) is
 revolving around a heavy particle(B), B has a spin and same angular velocity
 as that of revolution of A. Now, from the respective of A, B isn't spinning,
 does it mean that from respective of A there's no chargeon B?
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Double Rainbow Over Salisbury Cove, Maine
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Provided by: Dong-Eog Kim, Dep't of Neurology, Dongguk University International Hospital, Korea
Summary authors & editors: Dong-Eog Kim, Jim Foster
This well defined double rainbow was observed over Salisbury Cove, Maine, late in the day on August 11, 2004. Since the primary and secondary bows are so arched, and because the strongest colors are red and orange, it's evident that these bows formed near sunset. Note that the color scheme for the inner bow (primary) and the outer bow (secondary) are the reverse of one another. The darkened strip of sky between the bows is referred to as Alexander's band --named after Alexander of Aphrodisias, who first described it over 2,000 years ago.