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We know that a six base pair sequence AGAATA occurs 1 time in 4096 nucleotides [ (1/4)^6 = 4096 ] correct?
Let's say we have a DNA library that is 50,000 base pairs in total (small library of 50 clones to keep numbers small) it should occur roughly ~12 times [ 50000/4096 = 12.2 ] with 100% probability?
1. What is the probability that it would occur twice? How about 5 times?
2. What is the probability it would occur once in a single clone from this library if the clone is 500 bp long? What about twice?
3. And finally, let's say AGAATA occurs 3 times in one 500 bp clone. Is this significant? What is the equation? I wanted to know basically, "This six base pair sequence has an X-percent probability of occurring within the clone, and an x-percent probability of occurring in the whole library. Thanks.
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Posted 14 September 2010 - 07:41 PM
Let's assume it's 25% each. And I can replace this sequence with any sequence. I'm just looking on how to do the math.


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Let $A\overline{X}=0$, where $A=(a_{i,j})\in M_{L, n}(\mathbb{C})$ is a given non-zero $L\times n$ matrix over the complex numbers $\mathbb{C}$, and $\overline{X}=(x_1, x_2, \cdots, x_n)^T $ is an $n$-column vector.
Suppose $L< n$, then we know that the above equations have non-zero solutions. My question is:
What are the sufficient (and necessary) conditions on $A$ such that we can find one solution $\overline{X}$ satisfying:
$$(P)\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |x_1|>\sum_{i=2}^n|x_i|$$
Here are some observations and remarks:
 1. We may assume $L>1$, since for $L=1$, $|a_{1,1}|<|a_{1,i}|$ for some $i>1$ is a sufficient condition.
 2. For $a_{i,1}\neq 0$, since $x_1=-\sum_{j=2}^n\frac{a_{i,j}x_j}{a_{i,1}}$, we know that a necessary condition for the property $(P)$ to be hold is that $\exists j>1$, s.t., $|a_{i,j}|>|a_{i,1}|$.
 3. My primary motivation to ask this question is that I want to consider equations in the general group algebras $\mathbb{Z}G$ for some countable discrete group $G$; see this problem: Find a special element in group algebra
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This is not really a full answer.
Split the matrix into the first column and the rest, so that $A=(A_1,A_2)$. We can set $x_1=-1$ by scaling, so that the problem is to find a solution to $$ A_2 x = A_1, \quad \|x\|_1<1. $$ A necessary condition is clearly that $$ \|A_1\|_1 = \|A_2x\|_1 < \|A_2\|_1. $$
The problem of finding a solution to $A_2x=A_1$ that minimizes $\|x\|_1$ instead of bounding it above is $\ell_1$-regularized least squares, but I don't know a good bound.
If we minimize $\|x\|_2$ instead, then this is an underdetermined least squares problem, so in the case that $A_2$ has full rank, the solution with the smallest 2-norm gives the sufficient condition that $$ \|A_2^t(A_2A_2^t)^{-1}A_1\|_1 < 1. $$
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Neurocognitive and functional impairment in adult and paediatric tuberculous meningitis.
journal contributionposted on 11.11.2020, 10:12 authored by Angharad G Davis, Sam Nightingale, Priscilla E Springer, Regan Solomons, Ana Arenivas, Robert J Wilkinson, Suzanne T Anderson, Felicia C Chow, Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium
In those who survive tuberculous meningitis (TBM), the long-term outcome is uncertain; individuals may suffer neurocognitive, functional and psychiatric impairment, which may significantly affect their ability to lead their lives as they did prior to their diagnosis of TBM. In children who survive, severe illness has occurred at a crucial timepoint in their development, which can lead to behavioural and cognitive delay. The extent and nature of this impairment is poorly understood, particularly in adults. This is in part due to a lack of observational studies in this area but also inconsistent inclusion of outcome measures which can quantify these deficits in clinical studies. This leads to a paucity of appropriate rehabilitative therapies available for these individuals and their caregivers, as well as burden at a socioeconomic level. In this review, we discuss what is known about neurocognitive impairment in TBM, draw on lessons learnt from other neurological infections and discuss currently available and emerging tools to evaluate function and cognition and their value in TBM. We make recommendations on which measures should be used at what timepoints to assess for impairment, with a view to optimising and standardising assessment of neurocognitive and functional impairment in TBM research.

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A SOFTWARE TOOL FOR ADVANCED RELIABILITY AND SAFETY ANALYSIS
A knowledge based approach has been presented for the safety and reliability analysis of complex systems allowing to identify critical events and event sequences and to model the causes of these events or sequences in fault trees. It has been shown that, in addition to topological information about the system to be modelled, it is necessary also to consider process related information. The elicitation of this process related information is performed by a computer assisted qualitative analysis, making use of knowledge bases containing system/unit knowledge and an event driven reasoning process. The construction of fault trees is then performed by using generic component knowledge (in the form of rules in first order logic and frames), together with process specific knowledge (in the form of rules in zero order logic) into a goal driven reasoning process. The approach will be implemented into an intelligent software tool (STARS: Software Tool for Advanced Reliability and Safety) in which windowing, menus and graphics will be used to obtain an advanced user-interface, and in which analysis capabilities are included.
Bibliographic Reference: 8TH SYMPOSIUM OF THE SOCIETY OF RELIABILITY ENGINEERS, HELSINGOR/DK, OCT. 5-7, 1987, AVAILABILITY: CEC-LUXEMBOURG, DG XIII/A2, BP 1907, MENTIONING PAPER ORA 33642 E
Availability: Can be ordered online
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Objectives: Retrospective cholecystography studies in adults with hereditary spherocytosis (HS) suggested detectable gallstones in 37% to 43% of patients. Since longitudinal studies using biliary ultrasonography are unavailable, the aim of the present study was to determine the incidence of gallstone disease, as detected by biliary ultrasonography, in children and young adults with HS. As individuals with HS who co-inherit Gilbert syndrome have a greater risk of developing gallstones, uridine diphosphate-glucuronyl transferase (UGT-IA) gene polymorphism was also determined. Patients and Methods: The authors retrospectively evaluated 44 patients aged 1.4 to 22 years with HS, 12 (27%) of whom underwent splenectomy. Ultrasonography was performed annually starting at the age of 4 years or at the time of diagnosis, if later. Results: Of the 44 patients, 18 (41%) developed cholelithiasis as demonstrated by gallbladder ultrasonography. In most patients (94%) the test first proved positive at age 4 to 13 years. Patients with HS and Gilbert syndrome tended to be younger at the time of cholelithiasis. Conclusions: Early cholelithiasis was detected in children and young adults with HS. To identify this complication, the authors recommend early annual biliary ultrasonography in HS children, starting at about 4 years of age. In patients with Gilbert syndrome, closer follow-up may be indicated.
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Interpolation vs. Extrapolation
Maintaining networked objects in sync is just one part of the problem when we consider multiplayer games. One of the prominent issues that arise is the lag, or other words, the time that takes to update from one player arrives other players, what can lead to jitter movement of characters or even "teleports" in some extreme cases.
In order to mitigate such cases, Photon Bolt implements two strategies with the objective to hide the lag as much as possible from the game experience: (i) interpolation (interpolated snapshots) and (ii) extrapolation (dead reckoning). They serve the same basic purpose: Smooth movement of remote player characters on screen, but they do it in vastly different ways.
Bolt has support for these algoritms on certain property types of the entity states, mostly used to synchonize position and/or rotation information, as described below:
Property Type Interpolation Extrapolation
Also know as Interpolated Snapshots (IS), follows a simple principle, works by taking two old but known positions and moving the character between them. To accomplish this, Bolt maintains a limited historical array of received data (that can represent the position and rotation of an entity, for example), used to compute a smooth transition between the current value and the last valid.
When using this technique to sync the Transform property of an entity, for instance, the gains consists in that most cases provides a very accurate representation of the world for each player, as in general only already known positions of the remote objects are rendered and in a few cases the entity will be snapped to a position.
The downside of the interpolation is that it requires a delay of the rendering object by some pre-set amount, as the object seen on a client do not represents the most recent value receive, meaning that the player is always behind the real game state (even if this gap is small), this is need to perform the lerp correctly. Also, the algorithm must run on each client for each entity and each property with it enabled, so consider using it with caution.
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Extrapolation is another approach used to reduce the perception of non-periodical state updates. This method, called sometimes of Dead Reckoning (DR), works by taking the last known position, rotation and velocity of a game object, and looking at them, try to predict where the entity is going to be in the future. If a player sends a packet every third frame, that packet contains the current position, rotation, and velocity of our object, the extrapolation algorithm in Bolt is able to deduce where the object is going be for the next three frames until a piece of new information arrives.
The key factor, in this case, is that if a new packet has not arrived when we have extrapolated to our third frame, we can keep guessing with the same algorithm - sure, the further into the future we guess the more likely it is that we're going to be wrong, but the DR algorithm uses something called projective velocity blending to do corrections when our real data arrives.
The benefit of using extrapolation is that we don't need any artificial delay on our packets, or well - we need very little at least, this lets the game render things faster to the players and does not introduce the same type of artificial lag as the interpolation. It is also a lot better when dealing with games with large player counts, as it handles lost packets or skipped packets (where there was no info for a specific entitiy position, rotation, and velocity) transparently.
The cost of DR is that it's not as precise as IS, and it can be hard to use if you have something like an FPS game where you want to do authoritative and lag compensated shooting, because of the nature of extrapolation (estimation), things might look a bit more different on each player's screen then if you were using interpolated values, which means that you could miss a shot even if you were aiming straight on a player that was moving perpendicular to you.
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Selecting The Smoothing Algorithm
When you create a new property of a Bolt Entity State, depending on the property type (listed here), you are able to select one of the available smoothing algorithms:
Smoothing Algorightm selection
Smoothing Algorightm selection.
When selecting the Interpolation option, there are no extra settings needed to be set, Bolt will take care of the running the algorithm, but when choosing the Extrapolation technique, some parameters can be changed to properly fill the needs of your game:
 - Extrapolation Velocity: this selects from where the velocity of your game object will be gettered or calculated: (i) Calculate from Position difference, (ii) Copy From Rigidbody, (iii) Copy From Rigidbody2D or (iv) Copy From CharacterController components.
 - Extrapolation Settings: configure the max number of frames in the future for the estimation and the error tolerance between the predicted value and the actual value, in order to set the data or not, without smooth.
Extrapolation Algorithm settings.
Extrapolation Algorithm settings.
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rest of the amount (that the lender believes is owed) is written -off by the lender.
SUIT -FILED / WILFUL DEFAULT In case the lender has filed a suit against you, there is specific reporting prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This is as follows:
1. No Suit Filed (or the field will be blank)2. Suit filed3. Wilful Default4. Suit filed (Wilful Default)
WRITTEN -OFF AMOUNT (PRINCIPAL) This field reflects the principal amount written -off by the lender. It follows that the difference between the total and principal written -off amounts is the interest
amount that has been written -off on this account.
WRITTEN -OFF AMOUNT (TOTAL) When a loan is written -off there is an interest and principal component. This field reflects the total interest and principal amount written -off.
WRITTEN -OFF AND SETTLED STATUS If this section is populated, the lender has either restructured your loan by offering you different terms (extended the loan tenure or reduced the interest rate, etch
written -off this amount, or settled at some amount less than what the lender believes it was owed.
The possible values are as follows:
1. Restructured Loan 2. Restructured Loan (Govt. Mandated) 3. Written -off (WO) 4. Settled 5. Post (WO) Settled
What are the main factors that affect my CIBIL score?
Many factors affect your credit score, the following being the five main ones:
 - Default or Settled status: Status of your loans is listed in the report. Nothing brings your score down more severely than a loan that has not been paid (defaulted) or has been paid only partially (settled).
 - Late payments: Paying your payments late can also hurt your score big time. The more payments you miss, the worse will be your score.
 - High credit utilization ratio: How much percentage of your total credit you use each month also affects your score. Your score drops when you have a high credit utilization ratio.
 - Unhealthy secured to unsecured loan ration: Secured loans include collateral while unsecured ones don't. If you only have unsecured loans, like personal loans, or most of your loans are unsecured loans, your score will be adversely impacted.
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text: The design of automated negotiators has been the focus of abundant research in recent years. However, due to difficulties involved in creating generalized agents that can negotiate in several domains and against human counterparts, many automated negotiators are domain specific and their behavior cannot be generalized for other domains. Some of these difficulties arise from the differences inherent within the domains, the need to understand and learn negotiators' diverse preferences concerning issues of the domain and the different strategies negotiators can undertake. In this paper we present a system that enables alleviation of the difficulties in the design process of general automated negotiators termed Genius, a General Environment for Negotiation with Intelligent multi-purpose Usage Simulation. With the constant introduction of new domains, e-commerce and other applications, which require automated negotiations, generic automated negotiators encompass many benefits and advantages over agents that are designed for a specific domain. Based on experiments conducted with automated agents designed by human subjects using Genius we provide both quantitative and qualitative results to illustrate its efficacy. Our results show the advantages and underlying benefits of using Genius for designing general automated negotiators.


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Markers and translations
I think I made this suggestion in its day, but I'll put it back in case it could be considered interesting.
It's all about the markers.
Every time a boss places a marker on a position, the text that is added is localized according to the language of its interface (as long as it is NOT EDITED).
When we are in worlds where we all speak the same language, there is no problem, but when someone has their game interface in another language, this becomes a problem because the text can come out in Russian, Polish, Spanish, English...
While it is true that each icon has a distinctive shape, sometimes the text is not understandable by whoever reads it.
My request would be:
Since we have translated all the texts of the different game markers (as long as they are not edited / customized), could a language variable be added to these markers to vary the displayed text according to the interface language?
It is clear that if the marker is edited / customized this variable would be deactivated, showing the text in the language that was written.
I am with the interface of the game in Spanish and I put a marker "Ver" whose Spanish text is "Vigila atentamente este objetivo y la zona circundante. Es posible que haya que actuar pronto." The game detects that the marker has the language variable equal to "esxxxxx" (where xxxx will be the code of the text translated into Spanish already existing)
If now another player enters whose interface is in English and accesses this marker, it will detect that the language variable is equal to "esxxxxx", so it will look for that code xxxxx in its interface language "en" and will display it on the screen. The result would be that the marker would appear as "Watch Closely" and in the English description it would be "Watch this target and its surrounding area closely. Action might be requires soon."
And similarly for the other languages.
If the bookmark is edited, the variable would change to "nottranslatable" and the interface language translation search would not be performed.
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Tax Act, State of Maine, 1827
In 1827 the state of Maine issued a tax act, which delineated the amount of taxes that each town was responsible for paying to the state. The state of Maine determined that the town of Baldwin was responsible for $76.30 of the fifty thousand dollars in taxes that it was assessed the inhabitants of the state owed. This tax act also lists exclusions and rules to include property to be taxed. Elias Thomas, the signer of this document, was the treasurer for the state of Maine from 1824 to 1827 as well as in 1829 and 1830.

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You can link together pairs of tools, so that changing the information displayed in one tool automatically updates the other. This can be done for virtually any tool in Common LispWorks, and provides a simple way for you to browse information and see how the state of the Lisp environment changes as you run your code. For instance, you can make between an Inspector and a Listener so that every time you evaluate a form in the Listener, its value is automatically inspected.
You can also link two copies of the same tool. This can be a very useful way of seeing two views of a tool at once. For instance, you could create a copy of the Class Browser by choosing Window > Clone, and then link them together. By keeping one browser in the subclasses view, and the other in the slots view, you can automatically see both the subclasses and the available slots for a given class.
Linked tools have a master-slave relationship. One tool (the slave) gets updated automatically, and the other tool (the master) controls the linking process. To link together any two tools:
To break a link, select -- No Link -- instead of a specific tool.
To view all the current links that have been established, choose Edit > Link from > Browse Links... Select any of the links listed and click on Remove Link(s) to remove them.


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- GeoGebra Materials Team
Line EF is a transversal of lines AB and CD.
When two lines are cut by a transversal, certain angle pairs are formed. Use the slider to show the different angle pairs. Each angle pair has matching colors. Write a definition of each angle pair by identifying where the angles are located. (The points may be used to move the lines.)


Bucklin voting
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Bucklin voting is a class of voting systems that can be used for single-member and multi-member districts. It is named after its original promoter, James W. Bucklin of Grand Junction, Colorado, and is also known as the Grand Junction system. As in Majority Judgment, the Bucklin winner will be one of the candidates with the highest median ranking or rating.
Voting process[edit]
Bucklin rules varied, but here is a typical example:
Voters are allowed rank preference ballots (first, second, third, etc.).
First choice votes are first counted. If one candidate has a majority, that candidate wins. Otherwise the second choices are added to the first choices. Again, if a candidate with a majority vote is found, the winner is the candidate with the most votes accumulated. Lower rankings are added as needed.
A majority is determined based on the number of valid ballots. Since, after the first round, there may be more votes cast than voters, it is possible for more than one candidate to have majority support.
Variants and relationships to other systems[edit]
The term Bucklin Voting refers to the process of counting all votes on all ballots that are above some threshold, and then adjusting that threshold down until a majority is reached. In some variants which have been used, equal ranking was allowed at some or all ranks. Some variants had a predetermined number of ranks available (usually 2 or 3), while others had unlimited ranks. There were also variants were akin to Borda voting in that lower-ranked votes counted for less.
The Bucklin procedure is one way to ensure that the winning candidate will be among those with the highest median rating. Another system with this property is Majority Judgment. Although Majority Judgment does not use the Bucklin procedure, it can be considered as a Bucklin system with a rated ballot, that is, one which allows equal or skipped rankings.[according to whom?]
Bucklin applied to multiwinner elections[edit]
Bucklin was used for multiwinner elections.[citation needed] For multi-member districts, voters marked as many first choices as there are seats to be filled. Voters marked the same number of second and further choices. In some localities, the voter was required to mark a full set of first choices for his or her ballot to be valid. However, allowing voters to cast three simultaneous votes for three seats could allow an organized 51% to win all three seats in the first round, so this system does not give proportional representation.
History and usage[edit]
The method was proposed by Condorcet in 1793.[1] It was re-invented under its current name and used in many political elections in the United States in the early 20th century, as were other experimental election methods during the progressive era. In two states, it was found to violate the state constitution and overturned; in the remainder of states using it, it was repealed. In Minnesota, it was ruled unconstitutional, in a decision that disallowed votes for multiple candidates, in opposition to some voters' single expressed preference,[2] and in a variant used in Oklahoma, the particular application required voters in multi-candidate elections to rank more than one candidate, or the vote would not be counted; and the preferential primary was therefore found unconstitutional. The canvassing method itself was not rejected in Oklahoma.[3]
Satisfied and failed criteria[edit]
Bucklin voting satisfies the majority criterion, the mutual majority criterion and the monotonicity criterion.[4]
Bucklin voting without equal rankings allowed fails the Condorcet criterion, independence of clones criterion,[5] later-no-harm, participation, consistency, reversal symmetry, the Condorcet loser criterion and the independence of irrelevant alternatives criterion.
If equal and skipped rankings are allowed, Bucklin passes or fails the same criteria as Majority Judgment.
Example application[edit]
The candidates for the capital are:
 - Knoxville, with 17% of the voters
 - Chattanooga, with 15% of the voters
The preferences of the voters would be divided like this:
42% of voters
(close to Memphis)
26% of voters
(close to Nashville)
15% of voters
(close to Chattanooga)
17% of voters
(close to Knoxville)
 1. Memphis
 2. Nashville
 3. Chattanooga
 4. Knoxville
 1. Nashville
 2. Chattanooga
 3. Knoxville
 4. Memphis
 1. Chattanooga
 2. Knoxville
 3. Nashville
 4. Memphis
 1. Knoxville
 2. Chattanooga
 3. Nashville
 4. Memphis
City Round 1 Round 2
Memphis 42 42
Nashville 26 68
Chattanooga 15 58
Knoxville 17 32
The first round has no majority winner. Therefore the second rank votes are added. This moves Nashville and Chattanooga above 50%, so a winner can be determined. Since Nashville is supported by a higher majority (68% versus 58%), Nashville is the winner.
Voter strategy[edit]
Voters supporting a strong candidate have an incentive to bullet vote (offer only one first-rank vote), in hopes that other voters will add enough votes to help their candidate win. This strategy is most secure if the supported candidate appears likely to gain many second-rank votes.
In the above example, Memphis voters have the most first-place votes and might not offer a second preference in hopes of winning, but the strategy fails, unless other voters also bullet vote, because they are not a second-place choice of competitors.
If all Memphis voters bullet vote, Chattanooga voters could cause their city to win by all bullet voting. However, if all Nashville voters also do the same, Memphis would win on the fourth and final round. In that case, Knoxville voters could do nothing to change the outcome.
In this particular example (but not always), bullet voting benefits one group of voters only if another group or groups do it as well. The example shows that, depending upon who does it, bullet voting may distort the outcome and could be counterproductive for some voters who do it (here, those from Chattanooga and Nashville).
To prevent bullet voting, voters could be required to rank all candidates on the ballot. This would provide the voter with a disincentive to bullet vote, as the vote would not be counted unless all candidates are ranked.
See also[edit]
 1. ^ Principles and problems of government, Haines and Hanes, 1921
 2. ^ Brown v. Smallwood, 130 Minn. 492, 153 N. W. 953
 3. ^ Dove v. Oglesby, 114 Okla. 144, 244 p. 798
 4. ^ Collective decisions and voting: the potential for public choice, Nicolaus Tideman, 2006, p. 204
 5. ^ Tideman, 2006, ibid


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What do these NAT errors mean?
If the Connectify Troubleshooter displays errors or warnings related to Network Address Translation (NAT), try the fixes below for each one:
The NAT is not running
This error is rare, and means that the Internet sharing service of the hotspot is not running even though the hotspot is broadcasting and accepting clients. To correct this issue, please try:
- Stop and restart Connectify Hotspot.
- Check that Connectify Hotspot is not being blocked by antivirus or security software. Make sure that Connectifyd.exe and ConnectifyService.exe are not blocked from running. As an alternative, try temporarily disabling any antivirus or security software to check if it is interfering with Connectify.
Learn more about configuring Connectify Hotspot to work with firewall and security software at _URL_
- In worst case scenarios, you may have to uninstall your antivirus or security software suite. We recognize this step leaves your computer unprotected. However, it is a crucial step in some cases. And in those cases, it quickly eliminates or confirms a conflict between the antivirus or security software program and Connectify Hotspot. With the availability of numerous antivirus or security software products, getting rid of the problem and installing one that works is a relatively easy solution to pesky issues.
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The NAT does not have a valid upstream (internet) configuration.
The configured 'Internet to Share' device either couldn't be found, or its properties could not be read. This would result in no Internet access for hotspot clients. To correct this issue, please try the following:
- Check that you selected an active Internet connection to share.
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The hotspot adapter's properties could not be read. This would either lead to no Internet access for clients, or clients may not be able to connect to the hotspot. To correct this issue, please try:
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"In pre-Colonial days, the Bowery was a country lane, running between the 'bouweries' (farms) of the Dutch burghers," the caption to this 1888 photo reminds us. It's part of the fascinating photo collection New York Then and Now, published by Dover in 1976.
The 19th century history of the Bowery is well known: it went from premier entertainment district to a skid row of cheap theaters, flophouses, and eponymous bums.
What's interesting in the above photo of Bowery at Canal Street is that the tracks of the Third Avenue El, constructed in 1878, are on each side of the street.
"In 1915 the structure and stations were rebuilt, with the addition of an express track, and were moved to the center of the street, providing more light for pedestrians and stores," the book explains.
Here is the same intersection in 1975. No more elevated; no more horses and wagons. Chinatown has edged in, yet most of the tenements that existed 87 years earlier are still there.
And so is the faded ad for "Carriage Materials" on the east side of the street!
The carriage materials ad has been painted over by 2013, and some of the old tenements and the big wooden water tower on the far right are gone too.
The intersection of Bowery and Canal Streets looks like one more bustling traffic-choked corner.


Event Registration in Event-Reflexive Programming
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Continuing our recent theme of an IRC bot, the next step in the story concerns the suggestion someone once made to me that given the way most of the internals of this bot worked, it shouldn't be too hard to have these events broadcast over some kind of IPC socket or similar, between multiple processes, to allow parts of the bot to be written out-of-process. Indeed, given the right kind of serialisation, there's no reason these extra parts had to even be perl, they could be implemented in a different language.
This idea has come up twice now in two different concepts, so I decided to think about it in some more detail. In principle the idea is sound enough, but as ever the devil comes down to the details. If every event was serialised and broadcast to every listening process, the IPC overheads could get very large, because most of the time most of the processes would ignore it. The simple form of event-reflexivity we have been using up to now has relied heavily on the very cheap (virtually free) cost of introspection within the code of one process, but now we need to find a better way to implement it.
The obvious way to start this is some kind of registration system. When each process connects to the central core, it starts off telling the core which events it is interested in, perhaps in a set of strings, or regexp matches, or something. This is a good first step in cutting down plenty of unwanted noise over the serialisation links, and generally improves things. This filtering doesn't have to be perfect as each connected process can still state it isn't interested in specific events it still manages to receive, but anything we can do on the core side to cut that down will obviously help.
However, further consideration of the specific domain of interest in being an IRC bot starts to suggest we can do something more powerful. Within IRC, it's quite likely that most events of interest to plugged-in processes will concern some specific IRC channel or user. It's also quite likely that at least some plugins may be interested only in events on specific channels or users, or matching only specific text, or some other criteria. If we could get the core event distribution mechanism to filter on these as well, we can further cut down on pointless IPC overheads.
The full implications and decisions of how this might work aren't really related to event-reflexivity, but what is of interest here is that this kind of event registration system doesn't have to be only for out-of-process management. In fact, as soon as we start to consider how event-reflexive programming might be implemented in a static language like C, as compared a dynamic language like Perl, we fairly soon conclude that there must be some kind of registration call, to hook up pieces of code and help in the event dispatch process on some level or another.
This leads us on to in fact two questions this time:
How useful is it to implement event reflexivity using explicit registrations of interest in events?
Does the answer depend on whether the language is static or dynamic? Can explicit registrations provide useful abilities even in dynamic languages, or they just add unnecessary complication
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Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Bob (plural Bobs)
- A generic male person.
- (cryptography, physics, etc.) A placeholder name for the person or system receiving a message or signal from a source conventionally known as Alice.
Despite being used as a common noun, the word is typically still treated as a name and left capitalized.
person or system receiving a message


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Human Intruder Detection (HIDS)
Monitoring the baggage system at the airside/landside boundary to prevent unauthorised or accidental intrusion thus creating a secure airside zone.
The landside/airside boundary is meant to be a barrier that prevents unauthorised people being where they shouldn't however due to the way an airport operates there must be holes in that boundary to allow or people or bags to travel back and forth. Whilst personnel access can be easily monitored/controlled the challenge with baggage handling is identifying human intrusion whilst allowing bag movement without false alarming.
Using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based belt monitoring system is a new way to tackle the problem of human (and child) intrusion through the baggage system.
With machine learning algorithms at the heart of the solution, and using multiple technologies, the system has been taught the difference between bags and humans and over time the system continues to learn the difference between what is a bag and what is a human, getting more and more accurate.
This means that it is not affected by any of the problems associated with just thermal based systems such as hot bags causing false alarms and needing regular recalibration or light curtain based systems which won't detect a human attached to a bag or underneath a bag. The system can also be applied to detect other anomalies within the baggage system such as bags left lying around, multiple bags in a single tray or bags falling off trays from tilt tray sorters.
The system is easily deployed to cover the baggage system using off the shelf components and architecture. As with other Saconsys solutions we believe that in order to maintain uptime and control costs we teach and support the airport to maintain the equipment – this means no costly maintenance contracts or waiting for engineers to attend site.
The system is also scalable meaning that you can add as you go along rather than having to make a large investment on day one.
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Create an application
Create API credentials using your child Sandbox account.
- Go here to create an application with your child Sandbox account.
- Provide relevant information about your application. A majority of the fields (Payment Callback URL, and Payment Redirect URL) can be set programmatically when developing your integration. "Application Name" and "OAuth Callback URL" are required at this point.
- Submit to receive your API Key and Secret.


Question: How Do I Become A PL SQL Developer?
Is SQL a good career?
Knowing SQL is a fundamental skill required to be a good Software Engineer.
Most, if not all, Software Engineering roles require SQL skills.
So, getting a grip on SQL is becoming almost an indispensable requirement for landing a Software Engineering job..
What is scope of PL SQL Developer in future?
By 2020, the salary of PL/SQL programmers will have gone up as the scarcity sets in. By 2024, PL/SQL programming will have become a highly-paid specialty (like COBOL is today), and the salary increase will tempt new developers into the field.
What degree do you need to be a database developer?
Earn a Bachelor's Degree in a Related Field Or Gain Foundational Training. If you're interested in pursuing a career in database development, earning a bachelor's degree in a related field such as applied mathematics or computer science is a good place to start.
Is PL SQL worth learning?
Since PL/SQL is a procedural language it is worthwhile investing time and money learning Object Oriented Programming to stay abreast with the latest programming trends.
How does PL SQL work?
Oracle PL/SQL is an extension of SQL language that combines the data manipulation power of SQL with the processing power of procedural language to create super powerful SQL queries. PL/SQL ensures seamless processing of SQL statements by enhancing the security, portability, and robustness of the Database.
PL/SQL's popularity as programming language. PL/SQL has moved to position 19 (from 20) for Jan 2019 (from Jan 2018), on the TIOBE index.
What is the role of PL SQL Developer?
Develop and provide support to all system interfaces and coordinate with all project managers to provide specifications for all core modules. Design and analyze all computer hardware, firmware and embedded systems and prepare and maintain various reports for metrics. …
Why we use PL SQL?
Are there certifications for SQL?
Microsoft offers several SQL-related credentials at the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) level: … MCSA: SQL 2016 BI Development (two exams) MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Administration (two exams) MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Development (two exams)
How many days it will take to learn PL SQL?
20 daysSimply speaking, PL/SQL is advanced version of SQL. PL/SQL will take 20 days.
How can I start a career in database?
How to Start a Career in Database AdministrationEarn a Bachelor's Degree. … Take Online Courses. … Learn SQL. … Learn Oracle. … Learn to Differentiate Between the Programs and Decide Accordingly. … Conclusion.
Is SQL difficult?
How can I practice PL SQL at home?
Text EditorType your code in a text editor, like Notepad, Notepad+, or EditPlus, etc.Save the file with the. sql extension in the home directory.Launch the SQL*Plus command prompt from the directory where you created your PL/SQL file.Type _USER_ at the SQL*Plus command prompt to execute your program.
Are SQL developers in demand?
How can I become a PL SQL Developer?
How to Become a Database DeveloperStep 1: Get training on key technologies and development languages, such as SQL, used by database developers. … Step 2: Gain practical, hands-on experience. … Step 3: Strengthen key soft skills, such as critical thinking and effective communication.
How can I learn PL?
You can create PL/SQL units like procedures, functions, packages, types and triggers, etc. which are stored in the database for reuse by applications. With PL/SQL, you can use SQL statements to manipulate Oracle data and flow of control statements to process the data.
Is PL SQL a programming language?
PL/SQL, or Procedural Language for SQL, is an extension for SQL in the Oracle database management system. Similar to general-purpose programming languages, PL/SQL includes elements like conditions and loops. With PL/SQL, you can also declare constants, variables, variable types, procedures, and functions.
Does SQL have a future?
SQL is dead, long live SQL You can count on that not going away. But, when your CxO comes to you to predict the future and its business implications, or to understand highly automated optimization solutions that get smarter over time, you may want to stop looking in the same old usual places.


Measuring DIN4150-2: what equipment do you need?
A lot of people know that vibration can cause damage if they exceed certain values. When you use the right vibration analysis equipment, you can always see if the machines are within the DIN4150-2 regulation prescribe. The problem is that a lot of people who want to use vibration monitoring to measure those vibrations do not exactly know what kind of vibration equipment they need. To help you, we will tell you everything you need to know.
What equipment's do you need?
Measuring DIN4150-2 is not easy at all. The vibration measurement technology has evolved a lot over the last decades. This makes the equipment that are used to measure DIN4150-2 incredibly special. But what equipment do you use?
The most important part is the vibration monitor. When you choose a vibration monitor, you need to take attention on the following points:
 - The frequency. There are types of vibration meters which work on different kind of measurements. The SBR-B has a different frequency range and a larger dynamic measuring range than the SBR-A. A SRB-B system is around ten times more accurate as the SRB-A system.
 - A filter. For a measuring device it is important to be able to filter the low frequencies.
 - The battery. In a lot of situations, you will need to measure on certain places where you do not have access to any power. In those cases, you need to be sure that the measuring equipment as a new, good working battery. We are lucky that there are some batteries that can working for almost a week before you need to charge them again. Beside this, there are also designs that are resistant to special climates, like heat, cold, dust and rain. When your battery is running low, but you are still busy measuring the vibrations, it is possible to charge the device in the middle of the project.
When your vibration meter had done the work, you need the data to give you insights on possible faults that are in the construction project. But you are not finished yet. You need a software to analyse, filter and interpret the data you have been measuring. There are multiple software systems that can do this but be sure you find the right one for your own situation.
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Tillerson, Mnuchin Urged to Use Sanctions Under Global Magnitsky Act
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today called on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin to robustly implement sanctions in 2018 under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. The call came in a letter, organized by Human Rights First, from 29 human rights and anti-corruption non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
The organizations participating in today's letter welcomed the administration's 52 sanctions designations under the Act in 2017 and its issuance of Executive Order 13818. Both of these actions strengthen the U.S. government's ability to hold human rights abusers and corrupt actors accountable for their actions. The letter also: expressed disappointment that the administration's designations weren't made in key regions and countries, such as the Middle East; urged the administration to produce designations that address key countries and areas of concern; and noted that NGOs will provide information to assist the administration in issuing additional sanctions designations moving forward.
"[W]e were disappointed to see that sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act were not imposed against human rights abusers and corrupt actors in many countries and regions of the world in which such crimes have been well documented," wrote the groups. "As your departments move forward in implementing Global Magnitsky sanctions in 2018, we urge you to avoid selective application of this powerful tool, as the impacts of human rights abuses and corruption referenced in EO 13818 are no less destructive and destabilizing in countries friendly to the United States than in those that are not."
Since the Global Magnitsky Act's enactment, Human Rights First has coordinated the efforts of dozens of NGOs to advocate for its implementation, and has led efforts to assist the U.S. government in assembling viable case files on potential sanctions designees.
"[W]e applaud your respective staffs for their demonstrated commitment to institutionalizing the use of a new, complex, and important diplomatic tool in its first year of existence, and for your departments' meaningful outreach to civil society," added the groups in closing. "In 2018, we will continue to assemble and turn over to the U.S. government information documenting human rights abuses and corrupt acts, while advocating for sanctions against the perpetrators of these crimes wherever they reside."
The Global Magnitsky Act is the most comprehensive human rights and anti-corruption sanctions tool in U.S. history. Under the act, the U.S. government may sanction foreign individuals and entities found to have committed gross violations of human rights or to have engaged in significant acts of corruption by subjecting designees to asset freezes and visa restrictions. On December 21, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 13818, entitled "Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption." The order expands the scope of who may be sanctioned under the Global Magnitsky Act, giving the U.S. government the power to sanction any foreign person found to be responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses and acts of corruption.
For more information, or to speak with Rob Berschinski, coordinator of today's letter, contact Christopher Plummer at [email protected] or _PHONE_.


Muonionalusta Meteorite Slice MM006
 - Stone of Growth, Strength and Protection
 - Known as the 'Iron-Nickel Meteorite', it would have to travel in space for 4 billion years before it landed on Earth, making it the same age if not greater age than our solar system
 - The "Widmanstatten Pattern" is the crystallised structure of nickel and iron composition under a special freezing process that happened in the outer space which cannot be copied on Earth, therefore making this the best way to distinguish real meteorite from fake
 - "Outer space" meteor contains very strong energy, please handle with care and is advised to not hold or put near bedside for long period of time as it triggers mental activities and may cause over activity or make one feel less grounded (spaced out) with prolong use
 - Helps to promote and enhance vital energy circulation and clear away unnecessary energy
 - A very strong protective stone that protect one against psychic attacks and harm
 You are purchasing the EXACT piece shown
 - Measurement: Approx. 2.8 x 2.8cm
 Weight: Approx. 12.3g
 Country of origin: Sweden
 Chakra(s) Representation: All
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Using Modifiers
Modifiers are small scripts which can hook in to the Seeker and pre and or post process the path before it is returned to the caller.
Modifiers are used by simply attaching the scripts to the same GameObject as the Seeker component is attached to. They will work automatically without any code modifications.
This can for example be a Raycast Modifier which removes unecessary nodes in a path to make it shorter but still valid. Or a Smooth Modifier which subdivides the path and smooths it to make it more aesthetically appealing.
Below is a comparison of a few of the most common types of modifiers/combination of modifiers on a grid graph.
The AIPath and AILerp movement scripts use modifiers however the RichAI movement script will ignore most of them (all that smooth and simplify the path). The RichAI movement script instead includes its own internal version of the funnel modifier which is slightly more specialized for the RichAI script. You can still attach other modifiers when using the RichAI movement script.
Simple Smooth Modifier
The simple smooth modifier is a modifier to smooth the path. It can do that either by just subdividing it and moving the vertices closer to each other or use splines, namely the Bezier curve.
Below are two images showing a path with the smooth modifier turned off first and then on. Note that the smoothed path cuts the corners a bit, this can be a problem with the smooth modifier since it does not take world geometry into account when smoothing. For variable documentation, look at the Simple Smooth Modifier documentation
Funnel Modifier
The funnel modifier is a modifier for simplifying paths on navmeshes or grid graphs is a fast and exact way.
As the name implies it applies the funnel algorithm to the path.
This will return the shortest path inside the path corridor the pathfinder calculated
You can see a list of all modifiers if you click on Modules above and go to "Modifiers".
Raycast Modifier
The raycast modifier simplifies paths by doing a series of straight line checks. This modifier is primarily useful on grid graphs, though depending on your game it can be useful if you are using a point graph too.
Custom modifiers
It is also possible to write your own path modifiers.


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Heide Warncke MA
Area(s) of interest: Dutch History, History of Books, Languages & Literature, Migration History & Diaspora
The Amsterdam Hebrew Printing Industry _PHONE_: The impact of intellectual, economic and religious developments on Hebrew Printing
University of Amsterdam
Supervisor(s): Prof. Emile Schrijver/ Prof. Paul Hoftijzer (Universiteit Leiden)
The dissertation will give an insight into the history of Hebrew printing in Amsterdam and explore the impact that intellectual, economic and religious developments had on this history. The research will cover the period _PHONE_. Special emphasis will be put on identifying and analysing the networks that Hebrew book printers in Amsterdam had and how the presence or absence of networks influenced the field of Hebrew printing in this timespan. One objective of the dissertation is to examine if the book printers worked autonomously or responded to the demand of the market, the wishes of a sponsor or the restrictions on printing by the governors of the boards of Jewish congregations. Another objective is to get a clearer picture of the interaction between book printer, craftsmen, book trade and market. The aim is to map who the major players were and how this network functioned under different circumstances. The expectation is that this analysis will lead to a deeper understanding of the considerations and obstacles that a printer of Hebrew books had to face and the strategic choices made to bring a book to the presses.


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This video gives basic information on Using the HALT "Halt Program of Task" instruction in the Do-more Designer software. It presents information that is commonly missed by users. This WILL NOT be a complete tutorial for the instruction but rather a supplement to the help file and customer experience.
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This instruction is used to Halt the operation of a Program or Task code block. Typically this instruction is used by some type of supervisory code that would terminate the execution of another Program or TASK. Now I do say Task, here, and this instruction can work for task but a non-yielding Task only runs for one scan, so it would make more since to just not execute Task instead of using a Halt instruction on it. Now the Halt instruction cannot halt the operation of the Main Program.


Dogmatic Theology
Dogmatic Theology
The Licentiate Course in Dogmatic Theology is designed to enable students to acquire a deep, systematic, and comprehensive knowledge of Dogmatic Theology. The meaning of the programme lies in the famous phrase by Bernard of Chartres: gigantium humeris insidentes (on the shoulders of giants), i.e. any scientific progress is built on previous traditions. Therefore, students will learn not only the teachings of the Giants of tradition, but also how to look beyond, discovering new implications for a New Evangelisation.
Learning objectives
The second cycle is designed to enable students to reach a personal theological synthesis in their speciality, to acquire adequate knowledge of their focus area, to learn the scientific method of research, and to prepare for teaching.
Courses, seminars, workshops, customised tutoring, and other activities of the Faculty help students achieve this synthesis. The Licentiate thesis, which requires a thorough personal study, must be centred on one of the topics of the selected focus area.
The course is intended for priests, religious, seminarians, and lay people.
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Abstract: Weather forecasting is one of the applications of data mining technology to predict the state of atmosphere for a future time and a given location as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, wind, rain, etc. This paper focuses some of the data mining techniques for prediction of future weather. Classification algorithms such as Decision Tree Induction, Na've Bayesian and Back propagation can be used to predict future by applied on the different parameters of weather. Prediction of weather must be accurate and also the weather should be forecasted earlier will be helpful for many applications like agriculture, air traffic, military and so on.
Keywords: Data Mining, Classification, Prediction, Na've Bayesian, Back Propagation.


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None. The name "yabby" is sometimes used to refer to any freshwater crayfish species in Australia.
To 70 mm carapace length, 160 mm total body length
Capable of living in virtually any body of fresh water including rivers and other streams, lakes, dams and even some temporary waters. Yabbies are active burrowers and are very hardy, able to withstand poor water quality and long periods of drought.
If a particular water course dries up, yabbies burrow deep into the bottom until they reach moist soil, where they presumably become very quiet. The scientific name destructor refers to the yabby's habit of burrowing into levee banks and dam walls where they can cause considerable damage.
Occurs in much of South Western Queensland, central and western New South Wales, the majority of Victoria and the eastern part of South Australia.
Detritus feeder and opportunistic carnivore especially of carrion.
A very common childhood pastime is to catch yabbies with a piece of meat tied to a length of string. Adults generally use nets of various designs, depending upon location and regulation in the particular area.
Restrictions on methods of gathering yabbies, especially the prohibition of "opera house" nets and other enclosed nets for the capture of yabbies and other freshwater crayfish in rivers and streams relate more to the protection of other wildlife, such as platypus and water rats, than to any attempt to restrict the take of yabbies.
In farm dams, yabbies are usually gathered using drag nets, and this can very quickly harvest a large number.
Yabbies themselves, in the smaller sizes, make excellent bait for the larger native fish, being an important part of the diet of many species.
On the table
Yabbies are excellent eating. They can be simply boiled for a few minutes in salted water or prepared in a variety of ways. They have a very sweet meat and the claws of larger specimens are particularly succulent. Compared to spiny freshwater crayfish, yabbies have much more meat for the size of the animal, although yabbies are much smaller than crays. A feed of yabbies is one of the most delicious meals you can try.


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Home Learning Center Articles Milwaukee Tools
It all started in 1918. World War I was coming to a close, and automotive tycoon Henry Ford was looking for a fabricator who was willing to produce a compact, lighter-weight, portable version of the 1/4" capacity power drill. A young Wisconsin manufacturer by the name of A.H. Petersen accepted Ford's commission, and developed what came to be known as the Hole-Shooter. Weighing in at only 5 pounds, this revolutionary power tool was driven by a series-type Westinghouse motor, and was the first industrial drill that was light enough to be operated with just one hand, but powerful enough to handle heavy-duty workloads.
Four years later, in 1922, Petersen was joined by business partner Albert F. Siebert, and together, the two of them founded the A.H. Petersen Company. Tragically, a fire destroyed their manufacturing facility the following year, and the financial setback forced the company to close their doors. In 1924, Siebert was able to purchase the company's remaining assets at auction, and reopened the company as the Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, with the goal of fully realizing the sales potential of the Petersen Hole-Shooter. But it didn't end there. Here you'll find some of the most significant moments in Milwaukee's tool-innovating company history.
- Surprisingly, during its early days in the second half of the 1920s, the Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation relied more on tool repair than tool manufacturing to stay in business. Because they kept constant tabs on their customers' needs and the shortcomings of the tools that were brought to their company for repair, Milwaukee employees were able to ascertain exactly which niches needed to be filled in the marketplace. This information, combined with the hundreds of hours of research and analysis done by staff engineers, led to a stronger and more durable Hole-Shooter, which became a must-have tool for workers throughout the automotive and metalworking industries.
- In 1930, Milwaukee Tools set their standards even higher by obtaining an equipment specification rating from the U.S. government for its newly-redesigned electric drill. Soon afterward, the company began applying Navy standards to the manufacture of all their portable tools, including a portable hand grinder and electric hammers, sanders and polishers.
- By 1935, Milwaukee had developed a lightweight 3/4" electric hammer-drill, which was designed to both drill and sink anchors into concrete. Thanks to the fact that it could be converted into a standard 3/4" drill, the tool met with great market success, and sparked the subsequent design of a shorter, lighter precision drill.
- As a result of the strong reputation they had earned among welders by the late 1930s, Milwaukee was asked to apply their expertise and improve on existing lines of metalworking tools, with a concentration on heavily used sander/grinders. The company rose to the challenge, and Milwaukee designers soon developed an easy to handle, single-horsepower sander/grinder that weighed only 15 pounds, but could stand up to any abuse it received in the field.
- In response to the armed forces' increased demand for power tools during World War II, the Milwaukee Electric Tools Corporation began working even harder to develop tools that were more powerful than ever. Milwaukee Hole-Shooters became vital to the manufacture of military aircraft, and, pleased with the fact that tools were being built to their standards, the United States Navy placed a significant number of orders with the company.
- In 1949, Milwaukee Tools took their line of sander/grinders to the next level by adding a spring clutch to them. This design update created a smoother-running tool with very little recoil, and was so successful that it was also added to the company's circular saws.
- 1949 also saw Milwaukee's invention and introduction of the first 1/2" right-angle drill, which allowed plumbers and electricians to drill holes in wood and steel, even in very tight quarters.
- Milwaukee yet again revolutionized the power tool industry in 1951, when they unveiled the Sawzall® Reciprocating Saw. The Sawzall®, still a defining Milwaukee tool to this day, was the first portable hacksaw to have a reciprocating mechanism. To meet their customers' demands for versatility, Milwaukee followed the Sawzall® up with a full line of blades for cutting all types of materials.
- Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the Milwaukee Electric Tools Corporation grew steadily, and in addition to expanding their product lines, they transitioned into larger facilities as well. In 1965, the company moved out of their headquarters on State Street in the City of Milwaukee, and set up shop in a 212,000 square foot facility in nearby Brookfield, Wisconsin.
- In response to a new and significant market that had developed for their products in the Southeast, Milwaukee made their first move outside the state of Wisconsin in 1974. While headquarters remained in Brookfield, the company opened an additional 60,000 square foot manufacturing plant in Jackson, Mississippi.
- During the 1970's, Milwaukee had another prolific burst of product development, and introduced the Hole Hawg®, the first drill ever created for large hole drilling of the studs and joists in new home constructions. Not long after, the company debuted the Magnum Hole-Shooter, their first 1/2" professional pistol drill, and became the first American manufacturer to produce a 4-1/2" angle grinder.
- In 1991, after two full years of testing, Milwaukee's Super Sawzall reciprocating saw was put on the market. With a built-in counterbalance, a gear-protecting clutch and 5 different patents, the Super Sawzall set a new worldwide standard for fast, vibration-free reciprocal saws.
- Throughout the 1990s, Milwaukee developed a new line of miter saws, and further expanded their offerings by manufacturing an extensive lineup of 18-volt Contractor Cordless tools, all of which could be powered using the same battery and charger system.
- In 2008, Milwaukee developed Ice Hardened™ strengthening technology, a cryogenic hardening process that enables a variety of Milwaukee's accessories to last up to 50% longer than those of their competitors.


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Heating mats are convenient forms of increasing the temperature, if your grow area needs it. As opposed the conventional heater, mats distribute heat evenly, gently warming your cannabis plants from the bottom.
Though it might be used wherever a reliable source of heat is necessary - in cold attics, basements or abandoned factories, or to gently warm the hydroponics nutrient vat - it is especially recommended for handling of seedlings and clones. The sizes of available heating mats are usually corresponding to the most popular propagators - some are even integrated with one, and constitute a part of most advanced germinating kits.
Heating cables fulfil the same role, of providing heating from the bottom, where even distribution is important (i.e. almost always in cannabis cultivation). These are available with build in thermostats, allowing for temperature to be controlled automatically, adjusting to the changing conditions inside the grow area.


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Death sentence is given to those criminals who tend to do extremely offensive activities. Mainly, there are two different modes of executing death sentence either by hanging or shooting. You may have seen in many movies that how the criminal is treated before hanging officially. But, there are some other things you may not know what actually happens before hanging a person. Here are few things that are executed before a person is hanged. Have a look!
Hanging is the most common method that is adopted for execution of Death Sentence. Actually, the criminal would be hanged with a noose, that could lead to death by rupturing the neck. Before hanging the convict, the Jail Superintendent, a Local Magistrate, Senior Police Officials and a Doctor visits the place where convict was imprisoned. They reads the warrant stating the reason for hanging the criminal judicially.
1. Woken up Early in the Morning
Before hanging the convict the jail superintendent follows some rules. The criminal is woken up early in the morning i.e., at 3 A.M. and asks him to fresh up.
2. Allows to take Bath
The prisoner will be asked to fresh up by taking bath. The convict will be provided both hot and cold water and they can do any shower based on their choice.
3. Offers Favorite Food of Convict
As a last wish of the criminal going to be hanged, he will be provided his favorite food. Even it is not available in the canteen of the jail, they will bring it from anywhere outside in order to fulfill his final wish.
4. Provides Light Refreshment
After eating their desired food, they will be given some time for light refreshment. They will be left alone for some amount of time so that they can memorize their family members.
5. Provides Religious Books or Recite Prayers to have a Peaceful Mind
The convicts are offered religious books based on their interest or they are given some time to recite prayers to their favorite God to have a peaceful mind.
6. Lubricates the Rope for Smooth Sliding Action
The rope or noose which is used to hang the criminal will be lubricated with cheese and ripen banana and kept for 3 days till the day of hanging. This way of applying cheese is to ensure smooth sliding action, so that it doesn't stretch much when the convict gets hanged.
7. Doctor Examines the Convict
After giving him some time for preparing himself, doctor checks the physical and mental condition of the prisoner. If the report ensures that the condemned convict's health is totally fit, then they execute hanging process.
8. Prisoner is Blind-folded
The convict who is to be hanged judicially is then taken to the gallows and is then blind-folded by covering the prisoner's face with a cotton hood or cloth. Usually, they pinion the convict's hands behind their back using handcuffs or a leather strap and legs are pinioned with a cord.
9. Magistrate Gives Signal
After covering the convict's face with a cotton cloth, the Executive Magistrate shall identify the prisoner as the person named in the warrant and read to him a translation of the warrant in his mother tongue. The Magistrate then gives signal to the hangman to pull the lever.
10. Hangman or Lyncher is confidential
The person who hangs the criminal is called Hangman or Lyncher. The details of the Lyncher will be kept confidential because he must not be troubled later for accomplishing his job. The lyncher will recite his prayer for few seconds so as to free himself from any sense of guilt before putting the hood on the convict's head. Later, the hangman pulls the lever and the body gets hanged and goes down.
These are the things that are executed before a person is judicially hanged in a prison. After pulling the lever, the prisoner will hanged for 30 minutes of time. Later, the doctor who is present in the spot examines the convict's body and confirms death. The Police officials then informs the matter to Higher officials and decides whether to handover the dead body to their family members or cremate in jail itself after performing Autopsy (Post-mortem).


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DC School Transitions to Blended Learning Model with STEM Focus Using Adaptive Curriculum
This fall, a chronically low-performing middle school in Washington DC will implement a blended learning model that emphasizes STEM learning. Adaptive Curriculum, a web-based, concept mastery solution, is at the core of the math & science learning.
Scottsdale, Ariz. -- May 25, 2012 -- Adaptive Curriculum (AC), a web-based concept mastery solution that strengthens math and science performance by helping students build a deep understanding of core concepts and skills, has been selected as a key content provider for a new blended learning model that will be implemented at Kramer Middle School in the 2012-13 school year. Part of District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), Kramer is undergoing a comprehensive transformation that will center around curricula delivered through a 50-50 combination of traditional face-to-face instruction and online courses.
The new blended learning approach is the brainchild of Principal Kwame Simmons who was brought to Kramer in 2010 to help the school achieve the goals laid out in DCPS' new five-year strategic plan, "A Capital Commitment." According to Simmons, the model is designed to improve college readiness through 21st century skills, intensify a focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) instruction, and keep students engaged through technology and a robust curriculum.
"We conducted a great deal of research on school improvement models, curriculum, instructional delivery, and technology," said Simmons. "Adaptive Curriculum immediately rose to the top as a solution we knew would help us achieve our goals. Their deep conceptual learning approach is based on an active learning pedagogy that provides the content, resources and strategies to help teachers engage students, dispel common misconceptions, and emphasize real-world connections in math and science. It's exactly the approach we need to engage and motivate our students and take them to the next level."
Designed for grades 6-12, Adaptive Curriculum engages digital-age learners by integrating 3D models, cutting-edge graphics and interactive simulations into active, standards-based learning. Unlike textbooks or drill-and-practice programs, Adaptive Curriculum's active learning approach motivates learners to explore, make hypotheses, manipulate items and see the impact of their decisions, thus developing and deepening their conceptual understanding. By linking content, technology and the latest research in lesson design and effective instruction, Adaptive Curriculum is transforming math and science achievement in U.S. classrooms and around the world.
A persistently low performing school, Kramer was selected by DCPS to receive additional help through a School Improvement Grant and Race to the Top funds. In Simmons first year at the school students' overall math proficiency on DCPS' Comprehensive Assessment System test rose from 18 percent in 2010 to 29 percent in 2011.
The one-year proficiency increase is particularly noteworthy since 87 percent of Kramer's students are eligible for free and reduced-price lunches and 28 percent have a special education designation. Simmons projects that through the new technology-rich online model, math proficiency will increase to 43 percent in 2012.
"Based on what the research shows, I strongly believe that this new blended learning model will help us reach and even exceed our goals," said Simmons. "This model speaks to students because of the technology, of course, but it combines that with the guidance of a caring and qualified teacher. For the teachers, it will help automate various tasks and provide more time to focus on what they do best -- guide, direct and mentor their students."
Teachers at Kramer Middle School will begin training on Adaptive Curriculum's conceptual learning program next month, with implementation to begin in the 2012-13 school year. In addition, the company's programs will be implemented in three other DCPS sites: McFarland Middle School, Johnson Middle School and Shaw Middle School.
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The European Day of Languages - celebrating Europe's linguistic diversity for 18 years! Find out about the origins of the Day, why it has become so popular, what is happening in 2019 and how you can get involved this year on 26 September – with some suggestions on resources to use…
Why celebrate languages?
It is estimated that there are between 6.000-7.000 languages in the world today. Approximately 225 of these are indigenous to Europe. Whilst a few languages are spoken by hundreds of millions of speakers, most are spoken by only a few thousand, or just a handful of speakers. In fact, 96% of the world's languages are spoken by just 4% of the people. Although a monolingual way of life is often perceived as the norm, between a half and two-thirds of the world's population is bilingual to some degree, and a significant number are plurilingual. Plurilingualism is much more the normal human condition than monolingualism.
By the age of 21 it is estimated that we have uttered some 50 million words, although I am sure we all know some people who have managed a lot more… For these reasons alone languages would deserve special celebration but in fact there are many more!
The European Day of Languages is held each year on 26 September. It provides an opportunity to raise awareness of all the languages represented in today's Europe and highlight their similarities, their differences as well as some of their quirks. Most of all, however, it is a celebration of Europe's unique linguistic context and an impetus for people of all ages and walks of life to also learn to communicate, (and be understood!) in a language in addition to their own. Around the Day thousands of events take place, often dealing with very different topics and audiences but with the same inherent premise – to encourage language learning.
What are the origins of a Day celebrating languages?
The European Day of Languages is one of the direct outcomes of the 2001 European Year of Languages, which was coordinated jointly by the Council of Europe and the European Commission. Following on from the success of the Year of Languages, on the eve of the final event of the Year, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe declared a European Day of Languages, to be celebrated each year on 26 September. The Day which is "…organised in a decentralised and flexible manner according to the wishes and resources of member states" was officially launched in 2002 with three specific objectives:
to alert the public to the importance of language learning, in order to increase plurilingualism and intercultural understanding;
to promote the rich linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe;
to encourage lifelong language learning in and out of school.The initiative is strongly supported by the Council of Europe, the European Commission and by member countries. 'National Relays'
based in 48 countries promote the European Day of Languages, liaising with event organisers and the media, as well as sending out EDL materials
Why has it become so popular?
There are probably as many reasons as events – however there are certainly a few major factors that have led to the Day's increasing popularity! First and foremost – it is fun! It might be the only day in the year when pupils see their teachers dressed up in what they consider to be the national costumes of other countries or a school assembly in Glasgow sings la Marseillaise! Of course, there is also a strong educational element to the Day. It is an opportunity to learn more about the different languages and cultures which surround us. Whether linguists or not, many people are genuinely fascinated by other languages and even learning a few words during a taster session can be the start of a lifelong passion! The Day is also about valuing all languages – not just those regarded as the dominant ones. Children coming from different language and cultural backgrounds often become stars on the Day, as they are able to teach their schoolmates about the language/s that they speak in addition to the ones they use in school. In 2018, around 1,300 events, taking place in 51 countries, were registered on the official EDL website
. The site receives millions of visits each year.
Although the majority of events are initiated by schools, a significant number are coordinated by language associations and cultural institutes. The Goethe Institut, the British Council and the Institut Français along with other cultural institutes organise EDL events around the world both independently and together under the auspices of EUNIC. The Day has been exported to every continent in the world (with the possible exception of Antarctica – yet!). In 2015 the Goethe Institut organized a literary flashmob in 13 cities in South America
on the occasion of the EDL!
What is happening in 2019?
Each year the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe launches an EDL initiative. In 2017 the EDL established a 'world record'
for the largest number of videos (2800) submitted on the theme of languages.
The competition, inviting people to say 'Why they love a particular language', produced a wealth of creative and amusing video clips (in fact 12 hours of them!). In 2018 'How multilingual is your classroom/organisation' highlighted multilingual Europe in practice, by showcasing Europe's most language rich classrooms and workplaces.
The language challenge – what do you dare to do in a foreign language?
For September 2019 we are inviting everyone to participate in a language challenge. The 51 challenges (to be published on the EDL website in May) encourage learners to go a little outside their comfort zone and take advantage of the plentiful opportunities available to practice or learn more about a language beyond a classroom context. The final challenge encourages learners to create a short video based on 'What do you dare to do in a foreign language?' – a selection of the videos will then be published on the EDL website.
Getting involved – resources and competitions
A huge variety of events take place on and around the Day bringing people from different backgrounds and cultures together – just a few examples are:
- seminars on multilingualism,
- language days for the elderly,
- social media days for small languages,
- world record attempts,
- language taster courses,
- 'Eurovision' song contests (on a smaller scale than the one on television!),
- polyglot gatherings,
- language cafés,
- neighbouring languages' festivals,
- poetry slams,
- theatre and dance performances and increasingly
- 'speak-dating' events!
New ideas and creativity are always welcome!
The EDL website in 37 languages offers an array of features and resources to help celebrate the Day, such as:
- a calendar of events featuring activities taking place in celebration of the Day;
- facts, figures, promotional materials and lots of trivia on languages;
- online games and quizzes to test your knowledge of spoken and sign languages, such as an 'Identify the language' game, as well as idioms, palindromes, tongue-twisters and many more examples of Europe's rich linguistic landscape;
- competitions, such as the 'Design an EDL T-shirt' and the most innovative EDL event.
Whilst you may not become an instant polyglot in the space of the 18th edition of the European Day of Languages – if you do decide to get involved, it will almost certainly be an enjoyable and rewarding experience!
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Keywords: EKC, environmental Kuznets curve, integrated assessment, social preferences, climate change assessment, climate change modelling, CO2 emissions, carbon emissions, carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, GHG emissions
Social preferences and Environmental Kuznets Curve in climate change integrated assessment modelling
The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis implies that a bell shaped relationship between income and pollution would induce policy makers to pursue economic growth in order to improve environment. In this paper we will use the popular integrated assessment model DICE for climate change in order to consider a more generalised version of the social planner utility function and we will investigate the relationship between income and pollution for different values of the elasticity of the marginal utility of consumption (α). Results do not provide evidence in favour of the Environmental Kuznets Curve existence for CO2 emissions in the optimal path but EKC decomposition factors are affected by variations of the α parameter.


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History of Chile during the Parliamentary Era (1891–1925)
History Of Chile During The Parliamentary Era (1891–1925)
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The Parliamentary Era in Chile began in 1891, at the end of the Civil War, and spanned until 1925 and the establishment of the 1925 Constitution. Also called "pseudo-parliamentary" period or "Parliamentary Republic", this period was thus named because it established a quasi-parliamentary system based on the interpretation of the 1833 Constitution following the defeat of President José Manuel Balmaceda during the Civil War. As opposed to a "true parliamentary" system, the executive was subject to the legislative but checks and balances of executive over the legislature were weakened. The President remained the head of state but its powers and control of the government were reduced. The Parliamentary Republic lasted until the 1925 Constitution drafted by President Arturo Alessandri and his minister José Maza. The new Constitution created a presidential system, which lasted, with several modifications, until the 1973 coup d'état. In the late 19th century and early 20th Chile temporary resolved its border disputes with Argentina with the Puna de Atacama Lawsuit of 1899, the Boundary treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina and the 1902 General Treaty of Arbitration.
The pseudo-parliamentary system was established in Chile following José Manuel Balmaceda's defeat in the 1891 Civil War. Whereas in a complete parliamentary system the chief of government is designed by the parliamentary majority, and usually belongs to it, the...
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Avalon Peninsula
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Avalon Peninsula is located in Newfoundland
Avalon Peninsula
Avalon Peninsula
Location of Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland
The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula (9,220 km²[1]) that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.
The peninsula is home to 262,410 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population according to the Canada 2011 Census. The peninsula is also the location of St. John's, the provincial capital and largest city.[2] It is connected to the main section of the island by the 5 km (3.1 mi) wide Isthmus of Avalon. The peninsula protrudes into the rich fishing zones near the Grand Banks. Its four major bays—Trinity Bay, Conception Bay, St. Mary's Bay, and Placentia Bay—have long been the centre of Newfoundland's fishing industry.
Geography and geology[edit]
The Avalon Peninsula is itself pinched into peninsulas by St. Mary's Bay and Conception Bay. St. John's is located in the northeast of the peninsula.
The Avalon Peninsula is a noted region for Precambrian fossils, and many Lagerstätten of the diverse Ediacaran biota are found on the peninsula. Mistaken Point is the original location of the first documented Ediacaran, Aspidella terranovica (which gets its specific name from Newfoundland). The peninsula gives its name to the ancient micro-continent Avalonia of which it was part.
The peninsula was one of the first European-inhabited areas in North America, with the first permanent settlement established at Cuper's Cove in 1610. Sir George Calvert was later given a large land holding on the peninsula. The initial colony of Ferryland grew to a population of 100, becoming the first successful permanent settlement on Newfoundland island. In 1623 Calvert was given a Royal Charter extending the Royal lands and granting them the name Province of Avalon "in imitation of Old Avalon in Somersetshire wherein Glassenbury stands, the first fruits of Christianity in Britain as the other was in that party of America". Calvert wished to make the colony a refuge for Roman Catholics facing persecution in England. In 1625 Calvert was made the first Lord Baltimore in recognition of his achievements.
The charter created the province as a palatinate in which Calvert had absolute authority.
A series of crises and calamities led Calvert to quit the colony in 1629 for "some other warmer climate of this new world", which turned out to be Maryland, though his family was to maintain agents to govern Avalon until 1637, when the entire island of Newfoundland was granted by charter to Sir David Kirke and James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton.
Calvert's son, Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, fought against the new charter and, in 1660, gained official recognition of the old Charter of Avalon, but never attempted to retake the colony.
Quidi Vidi, near St. John's, Newfoundland
In 1696, during King William's War, the French destroyed many English villages in the Avalon Peninsula Campaign.
See also[edit]
 1. ^ The Canadian Encyclopedia: Avalon Peninsula
 2. ^ "Census Profile - Avalon Peninsula". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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Coordinates: 47°17′N 53°21′W / 47.29°N 53.35°W / 47.29; -53.35


ADEOS (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite)
ADEOS (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite) was a series of two Japanese Earth resources satellites. ADEOS 1, also known by its national name Midori meaning "green," was the first resources satellite to observe our planet from space in an integrated way. Developed and managed by Japan's NASDA (National Space Development Agency), it carried eight instruments supplied by NASDA, NASA, and CNES (the French space agency) to monitor worldwide environmental changes, including global warming, depletion of the ozone layer, and shrinking of tropical rainforests. Due to structural damage, the satellite went off-line after only nine months in orbit.
ADEOS 2 continued where its predecessor left off, but also studied the global circulation of energy and water. It contributed to NASA's EOS (Earth Observing System) by carrying NASA's Seawinds scatterometer, a microwave radar to measure near-surface wind velocity and oceanic cloud conditions, which scientists hoped would improve their ability to forecast and model global weather. However, all communication with ADEOS 2 was lost in Oct 2003, probably as a result of heightened solar flare activity at the time. Its active lifetime had been roughly the same as that of its predecessor. See also Japan in space.
launch date Aug 17, 1996 Dec 14, 2002
launch vehicle H-2 H-2A
launch site Tanegashima Tanegashima
orbit 800 × 800 km × 98.6° 804 × 806 km × 98.7°
size (stowed) 4.0 × 4.0 × 5.0 m 4.0 × 4.0 × 5.0 m
mass at launch about 3,500 kg 3,730 kg


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The arctic is one of the few areas where humanity could not yet set feet. Arctic Transition is located on Novaya Semlya, an island in the north of Russia above the polar circle. The building should create a transition from the cityscape (HydroCity) to sea and the landscape. The idea is to create a continuous space which establishes the connection between the various conditions. The space should emphasize the feeling of this transistion and create an attractive surrounding for people living in this hostile environment.
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Effectiveness of Information Education and Communication on Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent School Girls of Jumla District
Background: Menstruation and menstrual practices are darkened by taboos and different societal as well as cultural restrictions, which results in lack of adequate knowledge in adolescents regarding the scientific facts of menstruation as well as healthy menstrual hygiene practices. The objective of the study was to find out the effectiveness of information, education and communication (IEC) on menstrual hygiene among adolescents of Jumla district.
Materials and Methods: Quasi-experimental research design was used for the study. The samples were taken from government school, Shree Janta Secondary Technical school of Chandannath municipality of Jumla District. A total of 112 adolescents girls studying in class 9 and class 10 were selected by using non probability total enumerative sampling technique. Data was collected by using self administered questionnaire. Data analysis was done by descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: The study revealed that 8.9% of respondents had high knowledge during pre test which was significantly increased to 60.7% during post test and 27.7% of respondents had good practice during pre test which was significantly increased to 51.8% during post test.
Conclusion: The present study concluded that adolescents lacked appropriate knowledge and practices about menstruation in the pre test which significantly increased in post test. Thus, structured health education program can significantly bring positive change in healthy menstrual hygiene practices.
Copyright (c) 2019 Anika Dahal, Kamal Prasad Acharya
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Thermorheological behavior of Alaska pollock (AP) and Pacific whiting (PW) surimi was evaluated during gelation at different moisture contents (80% to 95%). The temperature sweep data (storage modulus, G′, compared with temperature) for both surimi clearly indicated G′ minima. Unlike for the PW surimi, the minimum values of the AP sarimi was moisture-content dependent and there was a linear relationship between logarithm of concentration and reciprocal absolute temperature at gelation. The activation energy (Ea) for aggregation after gelation temperature at each moisture content was calculated by a nonisothermal kinetic model for both AP and PW Surimi. The Ea values increased with moisture content of the system and ranged from 172.8 to 232.9 kJ/mol. Based on the assumption that melting temperature for a thermo-reversible gel may be considered equivalent to gelation temperature for thermo-irreversible gels, an Arrhenius-type model was used to estimate the enthalpy of cross-links formation for AP surimi to be 300.3 kJ/mol.
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What age do you feel it is appropriate to start reading Harry Potter to kids? Thank you. — Genevieve
Fun question, Genevieve! Since Harry Potter is just turning 11 as the first book starts, I've found my kids in the 9-13 age range relate to it the most. Although, if you have a child that can't get enough independent reading at age 7 or 8, they might be game as well. Or, if you're reading aloud to your child, 7 or 8 could work too — because you can explain anything they don't understand as you go.
What's your opinion, Dear Readers? Any literacy professionals out there that have some good advice?