Safety Precautions when using a sex machine
Sexual pleasure is the birthright of any human being. Being a vital life source, it deserves to be accepted, understood, cherished and nurtured. With the invention of sex machines, science again proved why it so powerful. After doing many surveys among the audiences, scientists work on it and develop it. So, when the question arises of safety precautions while using a sex machine, there are several serious safety advice is given by scientists.
These days when many people are using sex machines without any fear or shyness, they also need to look after their machines. As it happens that most of the people use sex machines, but they do not wash it or keep it in a suitable place. These irregularities can cause you some health problems. Thus, clever and strong use of a sex machine can give you great pleasure. But, simultaneously, you also need to take care of your bodily health while using a sex-machine. So, if you have bought your first sex toy – congratulations! It would now give you an amazing experience in sexual life by using sex machines. However, some of the safety precautions while using a sex machine are discussed below which can be helpful for you.
6 Safety Precautions while Using Sex Machines:
Often Wash and Keep Clean Your Sex Machine
It is the most important safety precaution which you must follow. When you always wash your machine, it would not only give you healthy sex but also mental satisfaction. It is not only for safety perspective, but also from a maintenance one. Whenever you use your machine, you get all sorts of fluids onto your machine. Generally, most of your internal fluids are not dangerous outright, but it left untouched it can lead to bacteria growth. When you are using your unwashed machine the next day, you are doing nothing but coming to your body in the contact of several nasty bacteria. So, for healthy sex, you must wash your machine before and after its use. Simple soap and water would be enough to wash it.
Do Not Share Your Sex Machines to Anybody
Sometimes, people who use a sex machine, share it with their partners or friends after giving a clean wash. It is not something illegal or a sin to share your sex machines with someone else. But the problem is that in the real world, things never play out that way. You should not share your machines with others because this may give you an internal infection. There can be two big reasons you should not take someone other's sex-machine. First is that he/she may simply not wash the toy well enough after they are done, or he/she never cares as if it is their sex-machine. However, if anyhow you want to share your machine, you can simply put a condom on it before each use.
Battery Safety
Apart from dildos and simple anal toys like anal beads, you can also get some sex machines which run on battery. But, to use a battery machine, several things which you should take care of. First things which you should consider to only wash your sex machines from outside. Because the machine contains several electronic components that can be damaged with water. It would also let damage your sex-machine. Though many sex machines are waterproof, it is not able to protect your battery. So, if you still want to wash your machine regularly, you should remove your battery.
Make Sure to Dry Your Sex Machines before Recharging
This one of the tips to save your battery. Many people use a sex machine and keep that without washing and drying it. When they plug in to recharge the machine, the wetness of your machine can cause your battery damage. There is also a certain chance of a short circuit within your machine. So, always try to recharge your machines after drying them.
Keep Your Sex Machines in a Cool and Dry Place
When someone does not use a sex machine regularly, he/she may have a secret place where they keep or store their machines. A secret place somewhere that his/her friends and family would not be able to find easily. However, one thing which you should also consider that to keep your sex machines in a relatively cool place. It is because if you leave them in a warm environment, they may start to deform over time. With the deforming shape of these machines, your mind would not allow us to use them. So, to maintain the duration and performance of the sex machine, you should keep your machines away from the sun, heater or any other sources of heat.
Use the Sex Machines as They were Intended (more or less)
To ensure that you are safe when using your sex toys, you need to make sure you aren't getting too crazy with how you use them in the first place. For example, when you use a butt plug, always make sure to keep the lip outside of your body, to keep the toy from slipping inside of you completely. If you use a vibrator, do not try to suck it on to the wrong end. If you have bought a sex machine, but you do not have any idea to use it, you should check for a comprehensive guide to understand the right use of your machine. This link will direct you to detailed guides that you can read, and product offerings that you might like.
Thus, some of the safety precautions which you should consider while using sex machines are discussed above. The common phenomenon of sex machines has reached to people. The business market of these sex machines also has been established on a large scale. Several online shopping websites also sell some excellent sex machines. The only thing which you should keep in mind about the safety of your health and your machines. Thus, when it comes to the pricier sex toys, it's a good feeling knowing that you are truly getting the most out of your purchase before having to replace it.
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In this study we propose a new cooling concept using encapsulated phase-change particles flowing in a parallel-plate mini-channel. This novel concept is inspired by the gas exchange process in alveolar capillaries, where red blood cells (RBCs) flow with blood plasma, yielding very high gas transfer efficiency. Another important characteristic of alveolar capillary blood flow, which is related to the high efficiency of the lungs, is the snug fitting of the RBCs into the capillary. Hence, we conjecture that using particles similar to RBCs, i.e. with diameter similar to the spacing between the parallel plates, is likely to lead to high heat transfer efficiency as well. We report here experimental results of preliminary tests performed with octadecane paraffin (C18H38), a phase-change material, encapsulated in a thin melamine shell, flowing with water through a heated parallel-plate channel test module. We measured the temperature distribution along the heated surface of the channel for various water flow rates, with and without particles, and varying the number of particles. Results are reported in terms of the channel heated surface average temperature and the average Nusselt number.
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Huarache or Kwarachi?
Handmade Huaraches
So many of you love our Huaraches, and maybe if you are like me. Your earliest memories of Huaraches is when you traveled to Mexico during the summer as a little niña. You remember everyone in the rancho wearing Huaraches, But they were never made in your size, because of my big pie. Or maybe you saw them strolling through the mercado and you were so mesmerized by their beautiful vibrant colors that you had to get a pair for yourself. Can you honestly say you know the history or the origins of our beloved huaraches? To be quite honest, I never knew the origins or how they are made so I decided to do some research and learn more about them. A task that I thought was going to be quite easy. I told myself "just google it"! but since most of our culture was not documented properly it was a lot harder than what I thought.
We are going to start off with the word Huaraches or Kwarachi as they are originally called in the indigenous language of Purépecha. Purépecha is a language that was spoken in the Pre-Columbian state of Tarascan, which is present day Michoacán, Guanajuato (where I am from), Guerrero, Querétaro, Colima and Jalisco. An interesting fact about the Tarascan's is that they were actually archenemies with the Aztecs. How cool is it to know that there were other great civilizations than the Aztecs or Mayans? Many people believe that the Huaraches originated in Tarascan. Today they are handmade throughout Mexico, but states like Michoacán and Jalisco dominate the handmade productions of Huaraches. The original Huarache was made with untanned deer leather, but when the Spaniards conquered Mexico and introduced cattle into the mix. The Huaraches were then made with light-colored cow leather. The original design was "Pata de Gallo" and was easily made by the wearer. Huaraches are primarily associated with farmworkers in rural areas and they were made to withstand long journeys or working long hours in hot weather.
The modern Huarache is much more complex than the original one. The weaving has turned into an art form and the cow leather is dyed into various colors making the Huarache a more stylish sandal. The sole can be made from leather or even recycled tires. The process is quite long and has various steps, yet they continue to have something in common with their ancestor. They are very breathable and durable. Perfect for hot weather and if you live in a hot state like how I live in Florida where it is perfect to wear Huaraches year-round. Huaraches were actually made popular in the U.S.A during the 1960's by hippies and surfers. They were even in the lyrics to the song Surfin' USA by The Beach Boys. Since then, Huaraches were commercialized, and even Nike named one of the sneakers after the original Huaraches. Even though they are commercialized, many artisanal families in Mexico have continued the traditional craftsmanship of making handmade Huaraches to help them support their families. They continue to carry on our beautiful Mexican culture and stay true to our original roots. So, the next time you order one of our beloved handmade Huaraches think about the history and the people who work hard to create such stunning masterpiece.
 - Elizabeth Segura: May 16, 2021
 Hi, my order #17240, I ordered 2 pairs of Evangelina white huaraches and I only need 1 pair in white. Please make the second pair in black. Same style, but in black. Let me know if it is possible….thanks. I really appreciate if you can change it!
 Thanks Elizabeth Segura
 - Brenda : April 01, 2021
 Hola puse una orden desde Noviembre y no he recibido mis huaraches. Porfavor sean honestos y mándame a decir si voy a recibir mi orden o no. Les he mandado varios correos electrónicos y suelen no contestarme con la fecha de envío. Mi número de orden es 19136.
 - ktyrysxhcy: March 10, 2021
 Muchas gracias.?Como puedo iniciar sesion?
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What is cultural awareness training?
A cultural awareness training program can also be seen as cultural competency training, intercultural training, cross-cultural training, it provides learners the skill that they should have inculcated within themselves, work, develop in and with different cultures other than their own. It helps in the development of cultural values and attitudes,...


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The SQL Builder turns a Query with the help of a SQL Mapper into a Sql Builder Result The result hold the different parts of an SQL query and can be turned into an SQL query that can be sent to the database.
let query = Query::wildcard().and(Field::from("foo").eq(5)); let mapper::new("Bar b").map_field("foo", "b.foo"); let builder_result = QueryBuilder::new().build_query(&mapper, &query); assert_eq!("SELECT b.foo FROM Bar b WHERE b.foo =?", builder_result.to_sql()); assert_eq!(["5"], builder_result.params());
The SQL Builder can also add joins if needed. Joins must be registered on the SQL Mapper for this.
Besides normal queries the SQL Builder can als build count queries.
Let's assume you have a grid view with books and the user enters a search term to filter your grid. The normal query will get 50 books, but you will only display 10 books. Toql calls those 50 the filtered count. To get the unfilted count, Toql must issue another query with different filter settings. Typically to get the number of all books only that user has access to. Toql calls this the total count.
The SQL Builder can also ignore paths to skip paths in the query that are not mapped in the mapper. This is needed for structs that contain collections, as these collections must be querried with a different mapper.
Let's assume a struct user had a collection of phones.
The Toql query may look like:
The SQL Builder needs 2 passes to resolve that query:
- The first pass will query all users with the user mapper and will ignore the path phones_.
- The second pass will only build the query for the path phones_ with the help of the phone mapper.
The Sql builder to build normal queries and count queries.
Represents all errors from the SQL Builder

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Muhibuddin Sodiq, Atok (2009) Upaya Peningkatan Aktivitas Dan Kreativitas Siswa Dalam Pembelajaran Matematika Dengan Menggunakan Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif TS-TS (Two Stay–Two Stray) Di MTs Darul Hikmah Diwek Jombang. Other thesis, University of Muhammadiyah Malang.
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The research aimed to find out: a) student's activity, b) student's creativity, and c) student's reult along the teaching and learning process using cooperative learning model TS -TS (Two Stay – Two Stray). Approach used in the research was qualitative. While the research was descriptive. Subject in the research was cooperative teaching-learning TS-TS (Two Stay-Two Stray) model. While the object in this research was all students in VII grade MTs Darul Hikmah Diwek Jombang amounted 17 students. Data collection method used observation and test. While instrument used was observation and test. According to the research in four meeting, there found result: a) percentage of all students' activity in TS-TS (Two Stay-Two Stray) was 76% with good critera. Visual activities reached average value 75.5% with good criteria. Oral activities was 72% and 83.6% in listening activities with good critera. Writing activities was 76,3%, and mental activities was 72.8% and emotional activities was 75.5% with good criteria, b) in whole, the creativity in ability indicator was 59.9% and flexible thought 60.3%. beside, to detail activity was 85.5% and value indicator 62.8% and c) there were 82.4% students succeed the study result by test I with SKBM 60 and 76.5% students succed the study result with SKBM 75, while in test II there were 88.2% students succeed the study result with SKBM 60 and 82.4% students succeed the study result with SKBM 75.
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|Subjects:||L Education > L Education (General)|
|Divisions:||Faculty of Teacher Training and Education > Department of Mathematics and Computing|
|Depositing User:||Anggit Aldila|
|Date Deposited:||20 Jun 2012 04:14|
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How to cook chicken feet
Is it healthy to eat chicken feet?
Even without providing much meat, they're high in collagen — the most abundant protein in your body. This collagen content may help relieve joint pain, aid skin health, and prevent bone loss. Although chicken feet are often deep-fried, using them for a bone broth is a healthier preparation method.
How long do you boil chicken feet?
1 Boil chicken feet initially for 5 minutes at a hard boil : Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Put the chicken feet into a large stock pot and cover with boiling water. Boil for 5 minutes. 2 Drain, rinse, and cut off and discard the tips of the claws: Drain the chicken feet completely.
Do you have to peel chicken feet?
Chicken feet usually come with the outer yellow skin removed, since the same scalding process that removes the feathers also removes the outer skin on the feet. If the feet come skin on, you can simply clean them, or you can remove the skin. To peel : scald the feet in boiling water for 20-30 seconds.
Do chicken feet taste good?
They're known all over the world and taste just like other parts of the chicken, but the texture might take a little time for you to get used to. Unlike other parts of the chicken, the feet have very little edible meat — it's mostly just skin and tendons. If they're not cooked properly they can be chewy.
Is Chicken Feet good for high blood pressure?
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Scientists in Japan have identified four proteins in chicken legs which appear to be effective in controlling high blood pressure, a study has said.
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Is chicken feet bad for cholesterol?
One hundred grammes of boiled chicken feet contain 19g protein, 15g fat and 84mg of cholesterol. It is considered a high-fat food. Furthermore, the fat has a high content of saturated fat.
Can chicken feet cure arthritis?
You may have heard of pet owners who are religious about feeding their old arthritic dogs chicken feet as a source of chondroitin and glucosamine. Chondroitin sulphates and glucosamine extracted from boiled down cartilage help reduce joint pain and inflammation.
What can you do with chicken feet?
Deep-fried chicken feet makes good use of this oft-ignored body part. They're easy to make – all you need to do is simmer them first in a water bath with some garlic, sugar, soy sauce, and cinnamon. This will tenderize them and make them easier to fry.
How long do chicken feet last in the fridge?
Raw chicken : You'll need to either cook or freeze it fast. According to recommendations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, raw chicken will only keep in the refrigerator for about 1-2 days. (Same goes for turkey and other poultry.)
What is chicken feet broth good for?
Chicken feet may seem intimidating, but they are full of broad-spectrum nutrients like glucosamine, chondroitin, hyaluronic acid, amino acids, and trace minerals. This gelatinous-rich concoction is gut healing, soothes digestive trouble, and can support healthier skin and nails — much like grass-fed collagen.
Is serving someone chicken feet disrespectful?
Is serving chicken feet inherently disrespectful? No, but it depends on who you're serving it to. It's not something you would serve to American guests and present as a delicacy. It's by no means a delicacy in the DR.
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Is there meat on chicken feet?
Chicken feet are cooked and eaten in many countries. After an outer layer of hard skin is removed, most of the edible tissue on the feet consists of skin and tendons, with no muscle. This gives the feet a distinct texture different from the rest of the chicken's meat.
How do you clean chicken feet fast?
1 Use a fairly blunt knife to scrape off the skin on the top section of the chicken feet. 2 Dip the part of the feet that still has skin in hot (but not boiling) water for 30 seconds. 3 Peel off the remaining skin completely.
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How to cook a stir fry with chicken
Do you cook the chicken first in a stir fry? If your stir fry contains meat, chicken or fish, cook that first and then remove and set it aside on a plate when it's about 80 per cent done. Later, when your vegetables are done, just add your meat back in for the final heating. […]
How long do i cook pork roast
How long should I cook a pork roast per pound? The rule of thumb for pork roasts is to cook them 25 minutes per pound of meat at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Use a thermometer to read the internal temperature of the roast. Do you cover a pork roast in the oven? […]


1/9 The Dark Knight Rises
This is a great beginner project for anyone new to model lighting. It demonstrates how a basic lighting system can transform a model into an eye-catching display piece.
This light kit is designed for use with the Crazy Toys 1/9 figure as shown, but could no doubt be incorporated for use in many of the Batman display models.
For this lighting project you will need:
1) The pre-wired set available from our store.
2) A 2mm and 5mm drill.
3) Three dot stickers (or equivalent markers).
4) One standard 9v battery.
Step 1
When you have assembled your Batman figure, place it on the display base provided with the kit. There is a small raised dot on the base where the fingers of the right hand should be positioned. From there we need to mark out the position of where each led needs to fit. The two ultra violets are positioned at either side of the model to give the blue-on-black effect. The warm white illuminates the figures face. Use your dot stickers to mark the positions of each led (see photos).
Step 2
When you are happy with each led position, ensure each marker sticker is firmly in place and remove the figure from the base. Although using stickers to mark the positions isn't essential, regular visitors to the site will know that this is my preferred way of doing this task. Firstly it provides an easy visual reference, and secondly - perhaps more importantly - helps provide a "key" for the drill bit.
To drill the holes, first pre-drill each hole with the 2mm drill. The final diameter for each hole needs to be 5mm, but don't attempt to drill this in one go using the 5mm drill - you risk splitting the plastic base. Take your time, and using the 2mm drill, pre-drill each hole using the weight of the drill itself as the downward force. When done, widen each hole to 5mm diameter.
Don't be afraid to connect the battery to the light kit, and position the leds underneath the model to experiment with the different lighting effects that you can get.
Remember, as with all the projects, this is your model build - and there isn't only one way of doing things.
Try your own ideas and experiment with different effects!
A great tip to make positioning the lights easy - ensure the model is in the correct place, and then use either a pencil or screwdriver to show where on the model each led light beam will hit. For example, the warm white led is to illuminate the figures face, so position the pencil in front of the figures face, running down to the base, to get the most accurate placement.
When the 5mm holes are drilled, insert the plastic led clips into each one, and push them fully into place.
Step 3
Turn the model base over, and loosely place each led in position in the fitting clip. Do not try to push the leds into place using the wires, as this risks breaking the connections. Instead, use a flat blade scewdriver to push each led firmly into their holders, placing the blade of the screwdriver between the led wires - see photo.
All done!
Add the 9v battery, turn the base over and re-fit the figure. As you can see, the lighting really enhances this particular model - and now you know how to get Batman "blues" as an effect for future projects :)


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Are your cookies raw in the middle, or have they become hard? How to tell when cookies are done is partly a matter of taste because what's crispy to some bakers is overdone to others. Just a minute or two in the oven separates gooey cookies from cookies that are still raw in the middle or crispy cookies from those that are too far gone. Fortunately, there are several ways to check if cookies are done to avoid these cookie catastrophes.
Set the Timer for the Minimum Time
First, before baking cookies, use an oven thermometer to make sure your oven is actually the temperature that is given on the oven dial.
Always check on cookies at the minimum time given in your recipe. You can easily cook them longer if necessary, but you can't "uncook" cookies that have baked too long and are now too hard or too brown. If they need a minute or two longer, be sure to reset the timer for those extra minutes. Thinking you'll just give them a bit longer without setting a precise time is a recipe for getting distracted and letting the cookies burn.
Lift to See the Bottom
Nearly all cookies will brown at least a little on the bottom while they cook, and some recipes even give you a color for which to look, such as slightly brown or light brown. For example, cookies like snowballs – also known as butterballs or Mexican wedding cookies – should not brown on top. The only way to know for sure that they're done is to roll one over and see that it's just slightly brown on the bottom.
Check the Edges
Many times, the recipe will tell you that the edges should be slightly brown or "just beginning to brown." Edges brown before the middle, so the edges can burn while the middle is still cooking. Some cookies – sugar cookies, for example – are best when the edges are set but not brown. You can check the edges visually without lifting the cookie, and with practice, you'll be able to see that the edges look more set than the center of the cookie, even when the edges are not yet brown.
If the recipe tells you to let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for two minutes as chocolate chip cookie recipes do, that means the cookies will continue to cook while cooling because the sheet is still very hot. In these cases, you can experiment with the timing of removing the cookies from the oven.
The centers might look like they still need more cooking, and they will do that while they're resting on the cookie sheet. If you wait until the middle is totally cooked, you may find that your cookies are overdone after they cool on the cookie sheet.
Use the Toothpick Test to Know if Cookies Are Done
When cookies are thicker – like when baking brownies, which are essentially bar cookies – you can sometimes use a simple wooden toothpick to test and see if they're done. Insert the toothpick into the middle of the brownies or other bar cookie, and if the toothpick is free of cookie particles when you pull it out, they're done. In fact, they're probably done even if a few particles stick to the toothpick.
If it looks like batter is sticking to the toothpick, though, they're not done unless you're going for gooey brownies. If that's the case, only you can truly know when the brownies are done because cooking time depends on how gooey you like them. Just know that a minute is a long time to a cookie, and going from raw batter to gooey center can be the difference of only a minute or two.


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Unlike their peers in other industrialized countries, U.S. workers are not guaranteed paid vacation time. Many workers let some of their vacation days expire. And when they do take time off, they may find it hard to leave the workplace behind. Find out just how hard:
1. Of employees who receive vacation or paid time off, how much of his or her eligible time off did the average American use in the past 12 months?
A. A quarter
B. A third
2. What percentage of employees took 25% or less of their eligible vacation time/PTO in the past 12 months?
3. What percentage of employees took 100% of their eligible vacation time/PTO in the past 12 months?
4. How many employees have worked while on vacation/using PTO?
A. One in five
B. Two in five
C. Three in five
D. Four in five
5. Rank the following reasons why employees work while on vacation/using PTO, from most cited to least cited.
A. Complete dedication to company
B. Fear of getting behind
C. Want a promotion
D. No one else at my company can do the work
6. What percentage of employees who took vacation/PTO in the past 12 months were contacted by their boss about a work-related matter while taking time off?
7. How many employees used vacation time/PTO in the past 12 months to interview for a new job?
A. One in 5
B. One in 10
C. One in 15
D. One in 20
Source: Glassdoor Q1 2014 Employment Confidence Survey. March 2014
Answers: 1–C; 2–D; 3–D; 4–C; 5–D, B, A, C; 6–B; 7–B


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Friday Jan 03, 2014
ODI 12c - Components and LKMs/IKMs
Here I'd like to illustrate some nice capabilities of ODI 12c's knowledge module framework in combination with the new component based mapper. Some of this was prompted from recent questions from Holger Friedrich (on migration from OWB..'where is delete'), Stewart Bryson and Mark Rittman (on components and KMs here) and a general nagging thought I had that people were generally unaware of the capabilities. There's a lot more we can illustrate and talk about in this area, so this is a little taster...
Customized loading, integration and error management can be defined using knowledge modules. There is a text based substitution library that makes building such knowledge modules very easy - especially with the abundance of examples - plus the substitution reference documentation is a good reference guide (intro here, reference here). This can be used in harmony with ODI 12c components. In 12c we have modularized a lot and introduced components (components are logical and describe the WHAT of the transformation, component KMs describe the HOW, just like regular KMs), also we have formalized some parts of the framework but it is still as open as ever.
In supporting the odiRef substitution library we have chosen a similar approach to how the sub-select worked in 11g. If you want to build your own integration you can use the odiRef methods to get the target shape, details, connection etc. The source for the target, just like in 11g is provided via the odiRef methods also and may be rolled into the odiRef.getFrom method.
To illustrate, if you want to perform an integration to do a delete operation, then the following snippet is sufficient - in 11g or 12c (the code in red is boiler plate). In ODI 12c you can now have an arbitrary mapping graph leading up to the target;
 1. DELETE FROM <%=odiRef.getTable("L","TARG_NAME","A")%> T
 2. WHERE (<%=odiRef.getTargetColList("", "[COL_NAME]", ", ", "\n", "UK")%> )
 3. IN
 4. (
 5. select * from (
 6. <%for (int i=odiRef.getDataSetMin(); i <= odiRef.getDataSetMax(); i++){%>
 7. <%=odiRef.getDataSet(i, "Operator")%>
 8. SELECT <%=snpRef.getColList(i,"", "\t[COL_NAME]", ",\n", "", "UK")%>
 9. FROM <%=odiRef.getFrom(i)%>
 10. WHERE (1=1) <%=snpRef.getJoin(i)%> <%=snpRef.getFilter(i)%> <%=snpRef.getGrpBy(i)%> <%=snpRef.getHaving(i)%>
 11. <%}%>
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For example in the mapping below, I am using the subquery filter component to identify some rows that I then want to DELETE from the CONTACT_LIST target. The integration type property on target datastores was introduced in 12c and supports a set number of integrations to help filter the IKMs, if you select None, you can pick any IKM applicable for the technology.
If you look at the physical design for the above mapping you can now pick the IKM which performs the delete, the subquery filter also has a component KM which produces code, this code is rolled into the odiRef methods in the template. This then lets arbitrary map designs to be created and still build customized KMs for loading, integrating and error management. The odiRef substitution methods are simple text based APIs for producing text based on simple primitives.
This then produces the following SQL statement to perform the DELETE DML, our IKM has no knowledge of how to construct subquery filter, pivot or any other complex transformation - the code has been modularized. The code produced is below;
 2. IN (
 6. = SOME (
 7. SELECT
 9. FROM
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Another useful illustration of things working in harmony is related to the improved code generation for Oracle connectivity - the basics of database links have been greatly improved (no more requirements for view on source, but still supported). The framework change in order to support this will have more use cases down the line too. Now you can use the 12c database link LKMs to pull data from tables over a database link and leverage custom IKMs on the target. One of the 11g issues was related to the requirements the 11g Oracle to Oracle database link LKM placed on users, this has been greatly improved, you can now take advantage of this, plus use existing IKMs, build new ones etc.
The mapping above uses new 12c LKMs to access remote Oracle datastores and a customized IKM to illustrate the mix and match capabilities.
Hopefully this gives you some background and insight into the ODI 12c mapping and knowledge module capabilities that you weren't aware of. Looking forward to any questions and additional ideas, insights that you have.
Wednesday Sep 09, 2009
The techniques that we will leveraged for this are the following:
All the objects mentioned in this article can be downloaded. Save
this XML file
 - Name your target table
Interface Definition Tab
SAMPLER_ID number(3)
SAMPLER_NAME varchar2(30)
SAMPLER_PRICE number(10,2)
Sampler Interface Table Creation
 - Have a naming convention that is simplified
 - Limit the number of parameters
 - Limit the complexity of the code
 - RandomBool(): generate a 0 or a 1
For our example, we will build the following mappings:
Column Mapping
SAMPLER_ID RandomNumber(1,999)
SAMPLER_NAME RandomString('A', 1, 30)
SAMPLER_PROMOTION case when RandomBool()=0 then 'FALSE'
else 'TRUE'
SAMPLER_PRICE RandomDecimal(1,10000)
In ODI, the mappings will look like this:
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FMV vs OLV vs FLV when selling Mass Spec, Chromatography or Lab Gas Generators
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While the automotive industry can quickly point to Parkers Guide for current and depreciated values, unfortunately, putting a firm value figure on used Mass Spec, Chromatography, or Lab Gas Generator equipment has no similar benchmark for reference.
Moore's Law (the observation that the number of transistors in a dense, integrated circuit doubles approximately every two years), combined with rapidly developing software, and seemingly endless development of models and manufacturers are just a few of the factors keeping the Parkers Guide level of ease out of reach.
Of course, anyone thinking of selling asks, "What is my analytical system worth?" and would love to have an immediate answer with as many zeros on end as possible. However, the points raised above, combined with the circumstances of your decision to sell, means that, unfortunately, the complete response to this question requires even more questions to be asked.
Below we break down the key questions to help you understand what to expect as you bring your used Mass Spec, Chromatography or Lab Gas Generator equipment to market.
Fair Market Value vs Orderly Liquidation Value vs Forced Liquidation Value
If this is your first trip to the land of equipment valuation, there are a couple of terms you'll need to know:
 - Fair Market Value (FMV)
 - Orderly Liquidation Value (OLV)
 - Forced Liquidation Value (FLV)
Here are quick definitions of these three terms for you:
Fair Market Value
FMV is an estimated market value of an instrument, based on what an end-user buyer (knowledgeable, willing, and unpressured) would likely pay for it to a seller (knowledgeable, willing, and unpressured) in the market. In FMV sales, negotiating the logistical costs is either part of the final price or a discount off the top of the final price. In short, a deal with no time or location restraints. Advertising of the system(s) and collection of money would be down to the seller. In addition, the buyer and seller would negotiate Decommissioning, Crating, Transportation, Warranty costs etc. Generally, these are the responsibility of the buyer.
Orderly Liquidation Value:
This is the value of your equipment if it sold today; as-is, where-is to someone likely to sell it on. It may not be the highest value you could achieve. However, it gets sale done and over quickly and generally puts the onus for decommissioning and transportation squarely on the purchaser. This type of sale is a transaction with a single seller given a reasonable amount of time to find one or more purchasers of a liquidation sale and should be somewhere between an FLV and FMV.
Forced Liquidation Value
This is the amount of money that a company will receive if it sold its assets in an auction immediately. It is based on the assumption that the business will sell its assets in the quickest time possible, which will usually lead to a low price. These types of sales often go to auction sites as they purchase an entire laboratory.
As mentioned - there's no official guide for analytical equipment, but KRSS is about as close as you can get. With 100's years of combined employees experience and offices in both the UK and Mainland Europe, our knowledge is broad and global, and our understanding of FMV vs OLV vs FLV runs deep.
Key Valuation Questions
The following are some questions you'll likely get when seeking equipment valuation. Your answers will help determine whether you'll be best served by an FMV, OLV, FLV or something in between, such as KRSS selling on your behalf.
What's the age/condition of the system?
These basic details are essential for anyone hoping to give an accurate and fair valuation; date of manufacture, age of critical components (if they've ever been replaced), level of volume/usage, etc. Additionally, many systems can be upgraded over time. Knowing if the equipment or its software has received upgrades/revisions could significantly affect market value. Is the system under warranty? Is it still in use?
What's your time frame?
If the circumstances of your sale demand a quick turnaround, you may be better served by offering it at, or around, OLV. It's not top value, but when time is of the essence, a concession on price can speed things along.
How much time do you have? Selling to an independent such as KRSS will undoubtedly result in a quicker sale than trying to find someone yourself to purchase it. However, if time is no object, then FMV is the way to go.
Do you intend to replace what you're selling?
While replacement is a typical endgame for equipment sales, various other circumstances bring used systems to the market. One thing we are reasonably sure of is that the OEM will offer you less on trade-in than an independent company such as KRSS would offer. The manufacturer will often provide you with a trade-in value against the new system if you purchase replacement instruments. Still, the reality is they will scrap the trade-in, and you would get the same discount anyway.
Will your valuation results be presented to a bank? Or are they solely for liquidation purposes?
Some customers only need an e-mail valuation for a given exercise. In contrast, others require a more formal document with pictures, equipment specifications, etc., to present to a bank or board meeting. KRSS is willing to support your FMV / OLV /FLV needs.
The Sound Bite
KRSS can provide Fair Market Values (FMVs), Orderly Liquidation Values (OLVs), Forced Liquidation Values (FLVs) depending on your needs.
Some of our clients seek assistance with values to sell their equipment to another site. Others reach out for valuations for insurance or asset values. Other clients need a complete valuation analysis to decide how to sell their instruments.
While these are a few examples of standard requests, KRSS stands ready to customize an equipment valuation to meet your specific needs.
If you have an instrument that you are looking to sell, please speak to KRSS using the link below, and we will assist you however we can. We offer several routes to sell your instrument: Cash Purchase (OLV), Sell on your behalf (somewhere between FMV and OLV), trade-in against a newer or other technology or trade-in against consumables with our sister company Chromatography Direct (FMV).


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A cryopreservation protocol for ex situ conservation of terrestrial orchids using asymbiotic primary and secondary (adventitious) protocorms
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© 2015, The Society for In Vitro Biology. In a bid to better conserve endangered terrestrial orchids, we detail cryogenic research using a widely distributed terrestrial orchid, Caladenia latifolia, as a model species for development of cryopreservation for primary (seed generated) and secondary (adventitious) protocorms. Primary protocorm cryopreservation (using droplet vitrification) involved a number of experimental lines of inquiry: investigation of a suitable plant vitrification solution (PVS) by comparing three variants of a standard PVS (2, 3 and 4), determining the most suitable primary protocorm developmental stage for successful cryopreservation, testing the effectiveness of a preculture medium treatment prior to cryopreservation, and investigating temperature preconditioning at the preculture stage as well as different components of the recovery medium. Primary protocorms were generated using asymbiotic in vitro germination media developed by the authors specifically for the test species (half-strength MS macroelements and microelements with 5% (v/v) fresh filter sterilized coconut water). Secondary protocorms were propagated using an in vitro proliferation medium (½ MS with 5 µM a-naphthaleneacetic acid + 2 µM 6-benzylaminopurine). A modified preconditioning step was developed, involving incubation on ½ MS with 0.2 M raffinose for 48 h at 15°C instead of 20°C. The standard recovery medium (½ MS 1 µM zeatin + 0.5 µM gibberellic acid) was replaced after the first week following warming from liquid nitrogen (LN), with asymbiotic germination medium (½ MS + 5% (v/v) coconut water) for the remainder of the recovery phase. This new step increased the survival of primary protocorms from 68 to 85%. The average post-cryostorage regeneration of plants from primary protocorms increased from 17 to 48% after a 6-wk incubation. A similar protocol increased the survival of secondary protocorms from 63 to 84%. Regeneration of plants from secondary cryostored protocorms increased from 11 to 26% after 14 wk. The protocols developed here provide a useful template for advancing cryoconservation of other orchid taxa, particularly rare and threatened species.
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Ex situ germplasm preservation and plant regeneration of a threatened terrestrial orchid, caladenia huegelii, through micropropagation and cryopreservationBustam, B.; Dixon, Kingsley; Bunn, E. (2016)Caladenia huegelii Rchb.f. is a threatened obligate mycotrophic orchid species with limited distribution in its remaining habitat, hence, this study to develop ex situ conservation protocols. An asymbiotic seed germination...
Ex situ germplasm preservation and plant regeneration of a threatened terrestrial orchid, Caladenia huegelii, through micropropagation and cryopreservationBustam, B.; Dixon, Kingsley; Bunn, E. (2016)Caladenia huegelii Rchb.f. is a threatened obligate mycotrophic orchid species with limited distribution in its remaining habitat, hence, this study to develop ex situ conservation protocols. An asymbiotic seed germination...
Cryopreservation of secondary Protocorms, an alternative pathway for conservation of Western Australian terrestrial orchidsBustam, B.; Dixon, Kingsley; Bunn, E. (2015)Orchidaceae contains many species worldwide with a high extinction risk. Efforts to overcome this problem include ex situ approaches such as seed banking and in vitro germination of orchid seed symbiotically or asymbiotically....


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1A person or thing that determines or decides something.
- And the judge had an opportunity, as an independent determiner of facts, to determine whether or not she is in a persistent vegetative state.
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2 Grammar A modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun or noun group has, for example a, the, every. See also definite article, indefinite article.
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Researchers in Spain and the United Kingdom have identified the stages of gypsum crystals formation – a mystery that boggled the minds of many over the years. A mineral that occurs naturally, gypsum is usually used in industrial processes. If left untouched for thousands of years, gypsum can develop into large, over 10-metre tall and translucent crystals. The study was funded in part by the MIN-GRO ('Mineral nucleation and growth kinetics: generating a general, fundamental model by integrating atomic, macroand field-scale investigations') project, which received a Marie Curie Research Training Networks grant worth EUR 3 million under the EU's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). The results were published in the journal Science.
In their study, researchers from the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and from the Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos CSIC-University of Granada in Spain discovered that gypsum, which is also referred to as Plaster of Paris, begins as small crystals of the bassanite mineral. Gypsum is used in construction, casts, fireproofing and even artwork.
Bassanite plaster is currently produced at an annual rate of 100 million tonnes. Quarried gypsum is dehydrated at 150 degrees Celsius. Bassanite powder is purchased by builders, medical specialists and artists who add water to make a malleable material that becomes hard after it becomes dry. The team generated bassanite at room temperature, and this in turn converted into gypsum.
'This process has never been documented before,' said Professor Liane G. Benning from the University of Leeds. 'In nature, gypsum grows as these fantastic large crystals, yet we show that in the lab gypsum actually grows through the assembly of many, tiny bassanite crystals. These link together like a string of pearls before they crystallise to gypsum. We studied hundreds of high-resolution images and caught the tiny bassanite crystals in the act of assembling into gypsum.'
Commenting on the findings, lead author Alexander van Driessche from the Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos in Grenada said: 'Our study shows a new, low-cost and low-temperature way of making bassanite, although so far we have only managed to keep it stable for up to one hour.'
The researchers say the results could be used to help reduce the clogging of pipes and filters through the precipitation of gypsum during water desalination or oil production. This would result in huge savings when removing gypsum from a pipe. Countries with problems in securing potable water would benefit specially from this development because the cost of removing gypsum from a pipe can be very high.
'The study reveals how a natural mineral forming process can have important economic consequences for our daily lives,' explained Professor Juan Manuel Garcia Ruiz of the Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos. 'It also tells us how nature can make such beautiful and enormous crystals as seen in the caves at Naica or even the gypsum and bassanite, recently documented on Mars.'
In conclusion, Professor Benning said: 'If we manage to produce and stabilize bassanite crystals at room temperature through a clean, green method for long periods, we don't just learn something about a natural process but, compared to what is industry standard currently, our research could also lead to a massive cost and energy saving for the production of plaster.'


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Clues Uncovered on Day One
By Sheila Eppolito
Perhaps the prayers of St. Patrick's pastor, Rev. James Taggart, helped. On day one of the excavation of a former shanty town located on parish grounds and inhabited by Lowell's early Irish settlers, University students unearthed a section of 150-year-old rosary beads, remnants of a clay pipe and several iron nails.
The dig — part of an international collaboration between UMass Lowell and Queen's University in Belfast — has piqued the interest of many people, and resulted in extensive media coverage, including a front-page Boston Globe story, two Lowell Sun stories, interviews on Boston radio and television stations and a potential story in the Dublin-based Irish Times.
"People are definitely intrigued," says Frank Talty, director of academic programs in the College of Arts and Sciences and co-director of the Center for Irish Partnerships.
"The Irish laborers who came to Lowell to help build the canals to power the mills left a lasting legacy in the city, and it's fascinating to be able to piece together clues of their lives here," he says.
Dave McKean, archivist at St. Patrick's, described the first few days of the project.
"Archaeology is a lot like an onion. There are layers upon layers. Each time you reach one, there is another underneath it. The students made detailed sketches of the two pits. They sprinkled water on top of the layers of soil to make color variations which help archaeologists assess what the land was used for. Looking for answers actually brought more questions. Was a foundation located? Is this coal? Does this mean there was a hearth here?"
McKean reports that many interested parties dropped by the site, and that some old research is being revisited. Antique maps are being adapted to new GPS technology to pinpoint locations, 19th century photos are helping archaeologists identify structures and their foundations and primary source documents are giving leads to new findings.
"There are new pieces to the jigsaw puzzle, but we're still missing pieces," says McKean.
The Lowell dig is one of many outcomes resulting from the University's initiative to develop international partnerships to expand global learning experiences for students and enrich the research portfolios of the faculty.
The six students - Dimitrios Booras, an undergraduate English major from Lowell; Jonathan Brown, a work environment graduate student from Dracut; Eunice Delice, an undergraduate political science major from Methuen; Alaina Puleo, a biology graduate student from Tyngsboro; Kimberly Scarfo, an undergraduate history major from Chelmsford; and Amanda Veiga, a Regional Economic and Social Development graduate student from Lowell ߝ applied to the program by writing essays as to why this project is important to them.
The findings will help form a picture of the lives of the Irish who immigrated to Lowell looking for work during the Great Famine, a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland between 1845 and 1852. As part of the exchange program, plans call for the students to excavate an abandoned rural settlement in County Fermanagh, Ireland next summer.
UMass Lowell has established nine international centers ߝ African, Asian, European, Franco-American, Hellenic, Irish, Latin and South American, Middle East and Turkish ߝ that are working with other universities to provide student exchange opportunities, joint degree programs and cooperative research projects.


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Further to calibration (measurement of sensitivity), the function of the twilite can be tested using a long (e.g. multiple of 3 to 5 times the tracer half-life) acquisition of a fixed activity solution (e.g. 5 MBq/ml for 0.58 mm ID catheter as used in rats, 2 MBq/ml for 1 mm ID as typically used in humans).
Using the PSAMPLE Correction tool, the data from the long acquisition can be loaded in the Correction tab. After subtraction of the background counts using the Offset: Enter method (enter the background counts calculated during calibration), apply Decay Correction with the appropriate isotope half time. The resulting Corrected & Calibrated [kBq/cc] (green squares) should be a linear, horizontal, line. Application of the Calibration factor and Branching Ratio correction is not necessary.
Additionally, a single exponential function can be fitted to the non-decay corrected data using the PKIN tool (if licensed). The half time of the exponential should match the isotope half-life (in minutes).
Turn off Decay Correction, and use the Kinetic Modeling button to open the TAC export dialog. Send the curve to the PKIN tool using the Send [SET] button (or Send [ADD] if other projects are already open in PKIN).
PKIN opens on the Blood tab. Select the 3 Exponentials model from the list, deactivate the second and third exponentials (uncheck Amplitude 2/3 and Halftime 2/3, set Amplitude 2/3 to zero), and enter a reasonable starting value for Halftime 1 (e.g. 100 minutes for F-18). Ensure that Delay and Begin are set to zero. Activate Fit whole blood to fit the model.
Once fitted, the resulting model curve can be highlighted by clicking the Whole blood model button in the legend below the plot window.
Amplitude 1 represents the starting average counts, and Halftime 1 should closely match the half-life of the isotope used in the measurements.
Sources of error include:
1.Inaccurate definition of the background in Offset: Enter. Determine the background counts from a calibration or simple background measurement shortly before the long decay acquisition.
2.Excessive starting activity (the twilite is linear, with deviation < 1 %, up to 6,000 counts/sec coincidences). If initial coincidences are above this threshold, stop the acquisition and restart after a suitable delay.
3.Continuing to acquire data after reaching the background level (flattening of the data curve tail). Resampling in the PSAMPLE Correction tool can be used to remove the tail using Remove Sampling Segment and an appropriate time window.


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The research group Grammar and Pragmatics (GaP) unites linguists from two earlier research groups, Center for Grammar, Cognition and Typology (CGCT) and the IPrA Research Center, who study grammar (in a broad sense), pragmatics and their mutual relationship.
A basic tenet is the assumption that language can only be studied and properly understood through its use.
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The co-continuous ceramic/metal composite (referred to as C4 composites) are becoming an important class of materials as the result of the development of a number of new techniques for fabricating composites with interpenetrating macrostructures. In this paper, the fatigue endurance behaviors of three three-dimensional (3-D) continuous SiC ceramic network reinforced ZL111 Al alloy composites (T6-treated SiCn/ZL111Al) were simulated by the finite element method (FEM). The finite element simulation showed that the stress concentration, due to the presence of continuous SiC ceramic network reinforcements, produces controlled crack growth and higher stresses, which are related to regular energy release by the material during fracture. The need for higher stresses for a crack to propagate reveals the material's microstructural strength. Experimental analysis showed fatigue life for specimen was 4.8×105 cycles for 200 MPa, R=−1.0, and 6.5×105 cycles for 95 MPa, R=−0.05. The number of cycles to failure predicted numerically is higher than the experimental one. This difference is attributed mainly to an upper stage of fatigue crack growth, particularly, the interaction between fatigue crack growth and growth that cannot be accounted for in the numerical model.
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New funding is being provided for projects that support people with Machado Joseph Disease (MJD) in the Northern Territory (NT).
MJD is a hereditary neurodegenerative condition. It is in a 'family' of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Huntington's disease. Previously known as 'Groote Eylandt Syndrome', the effects of MJD have been known to Indigenous people in Arnhem Land in the NT for at least four generations.
The new funding from the Australian Government is worth $460,000 and will be delivered to the MJD Foundation, a charity established in 2008 to improve the quality of life for Indigenous Australians living with MJD in Arnhem Land.
'People living with MJD are wheelchair-bound and reliant on care within 10 to 15 years of the first symptoms, and death occurs between six and 29 years of onset,' said Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
'The Government is investing $180,000 from the Indigenous Remote Service Delivery Special Account to support new projects in Galiwin'ku, Yirrkala, Ngukkur and Groote Eylandt.
'Projects include a women's camp on Groote Eylandt which will bring together women affected by MJD with volunteer health professionals and researchers.
'The MJD Foundation will also work with the Galiwin'ku, Yirrkala and Ngukurr communities to establish activities such as fishing and camping to help bring together families who are affected to share their stories, experiences and health care priorities.'
Minister for Indigenous, Rural and Regional Health, Warren Snowdon, said the Government is also providing more than $280,000 to the MJD Foundation to develop educational resources and conduct workshops across the NT to support families living with MJD.
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IV. How many eyelash styles do you have as a Messy Lashes Manufacturer?
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or even possible. In this case, the serialize method may be split into two as below:
std::ostream& serialize( std::ostream&, unsigned int );
std::istream& serialize( std::istream&, unsigned int );
Though it probably goes without saying, the method taking a std::ostream& as its parameter is the one called for saving, and the method taking a std::istream& parameter is the one used for loading. Also note the lack of the template parameter. Each may perform the operations necessary to save or restore the object. These methods should use the ^ operator as used in the generic method example rather than the normal >> and << operators.
To demonstrate the other features, let's examine a class that builds on the class A above.
struct made_of_prims {
 int i;
 float f;
 double d;
// 1. An unnamed yet persisted class
class persistent_void_test : public calvin::persistent {
 std::string msg;
friend struct calvin::allow_persistence;
 persistent_void_test( void ) : msg( "I'm a calvin::persistent" ) {}
 template
 Stream& serialize( Stream& s, unsigned int version )
 return s ^ msg;
// 2. Subclass of a persisted class
class B : public A {
 B( void ) : A(), b1(0), b2(1), stupid(NULL) {}
 B( const std::string& name ) : A(name), b1(0), b2(1), stupid(NULL) {}
 B( const std::string& name, const char* stupid ) :
 A(name), b1(0), b2(1), stupid(stupid)
 virtual ~B( void ) {}
 void add( made_of_prims& p)
 vec_of_prims.push_back( p );
 int b1;
 unsigned int b2;
 std::vector vec_of_prims;
 persistent_void_test sm;
 const char* stupid;
 template
 // 3. call base class serialize method directly
 return A::serialize( s, version ) ^
 b1 ^
 b2 ^
 // 4. STL containers supported directly
 vec_of_prims ^
 sm ^
 // 5. PtrArray used to persist arrays
 PtrArray( stupid, (stupid == NULL)?
 0 : (unsigned int) strlen(stupid)+1 /*null terminator*/);
// 6. Friendship still needs to be granted even in subclasses
friend calvin::allow_persistence;
The above example highlights some additional features and requirements of the library when making your class persistent.
 1. The type calvin::persistent is a special type that allows a class, not to have a name, but still have a serialize method be called. Since the object does not have a name, it is stored inside its containing object, and therefore may not be the base class for a shared object.
 2. Calvin works with all the objects in your hierarchy, no matter how deeply subclassed.
 3. To use it though, call any base class serialize methods directly and before serializing your own members.
 4. Some of the STL containers are automatically handled. As of this writing, Calvin knows about vectors, lists, and deques. Other container types should be trivial to add and will be as necessity dictates.
 5. Use the helper PtrArray to handle arrays. This is to give Calvin a size to use since it can't be known from the array itself. STL containers such as vector are preferred by Calvin.
 6. Even in subclasses, friendship must be explicitly granted since friendship is not transferred to subclasses.
 7. An additional note, not illustrated above, is that boost::shared_ptr is supported. boost::shared_array is not yet supported.
Calvin and Types
The examples above demonstrate how most types of data are supported, but here is a more thorough reference to how Calvin handles members of different data types in a serialize method.
 - A value type, such as a plain old data (meaning a built in data type) or structure of value types is stored in the record of the named object (see calvin::persistent below for structures that are not collections of value types).
 - A pointer is dereferenced and the value stored in the record as is. Upon loading, if the pointer is NULL, it is allocated with new and then restored, otherwise it is assumed to point to a location of enough size to take the value.
 - A pointer to a pointer (to a pointer, etc.) is dereferenced ad nauseum until the value type is procured. Calvin must assume that space has already been allocated. This can be done in the serialize method before reading the pointer if necessary.
 - An array of known size (declared as T[#]) is stored in the record of the object, its count stored with it. On a load, if the number in the stream is greater than the declared size, an error is signaled.
 - boost::shared_ptr to non Calvin objects are treated as pointers.
 - string is handled as a value type rather than just as an array of characters.
 - Standard C++ containers are handled element by element. How and where each element is handled is determined by its type. For now only vectors, lists, and deques are supported, though using the code in calvin.h as a template (no pun intended), any standard container should be simple to persist.
 - calvin::persistent value objects with a key equal to a default value (using the special template construct T()) have their serialize method invoked with the same stream as their containing object so that they are persisted in the same record.
 - A structure or class that contains a pointer or container cannot be considered a value type and therefore cannot be persisted without inheriting from calvin::persistent. It is not always desirable for a persistent class to contain the overhead of a key though. The calvin::persistent class was created for this purpose. A structure that inherits from calvin::persistent has a serialize method that is called to handle its members, but doesn't have the overhead of a key. They are persisted to and from the store of the containing object.
 - Named objects must be stored using boost::shared_ptr. This is so that Calvin can return pointers to already loaded objects and track them to know when an object's lifetime is expired.
Congratulations on having made it this far. Enabling classes for persistence is the most complicated part of using the Calvin library. Just persist a little more.
"What's in a name?"
Instances to be persisted need to be named. Naming your instances is as straightforward as the snippet at the beginning of the article shows. Simply invoke the object's constructor that takes a name when the object is created, or use the set_name function later to give it a name. That's it.
What are legal names for instances? As mentioned above, it can be any value type that can be converted to a string via the << operator. Also, the name must be compatible with the archive selected. See the documentation for an archive type for what is considered legal.
Names must be unique for each instance. They distinguish instances within the store and the program. As persistent objects are created or loaded, their names are added to a registry. When a second attempt to load an object by its name is attempted, the original instance is returned instead of a new instance. Calvin reports an error when an object is created with a name already used (see Error Handling in Calvin below).
To make unique names to instances possible, Calvin works with boost::shared_ptr exclusively. This way, named objects have an automatic tracking mechanism so that when they are deleted, Calvin can know to load one at the next request. Why doesn't Calvin just keep a permanent reference? Memory issues mostly, but I think that a library shouldn't do things such as that behind the curtains when the facility of another excellent library can already do it with minimal fuss.
"Where do you want this?"
Where do these objects go when they are persisted? They go into archives. Archives are collections of named objects. Archives can conceivably be the front end for any type of store such as files or a database. For now, the only implemented archive is the file_archive. file_archive has a template parameter that must match the key type of the objects to be written and read using it. A convenient filesys_archive is declared as a file_archive.
As its name implies, the filesys_archive simply stores objects in files named the names given to them in the program. For this reason, when using a filesys_archive, names must consist of only valid filename characters, which depends on your particular operating system. A good rule of thumb is to stick with alphanumeric, '.', and '_', if using.
To use a filesys_archive (or file_archive), include fs_archive.h in the appropriate.cpp file and declare your archive with a single string parameter representing the root directory, as so.
filesys_archive ar( "../data" );
Initiating a save requires a boost::shared_ptr to a named object.
boost::shared_ptr p( "p" ); // "p" is the name of p
//... do something here with p... p );
In the above you should see a file named "p" in the directory "data".
To use the object later, an archive loads an object given a name and returns a boost::shared_ptr to the object.
boost::shared_ptr p;
p = ar.load( "p" );
Error


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Distress Inks Vs Oxide Inks
What Are The Inks In Question?
Distress inks by Ranger have been so popular for many years. So many uses for distress inks have made them a essential tool in most crafters stash. I would have to say that is true for my craft space. I was so happy with my distress inks. Then Ranger comes out with a new ink called Oxide Inks. And the craft world has gone crazy.
The basic difference in these two inks starts in how they are made.
Distress inks are described as acid free, non toxic, fade resistant, water based dye ink.
Oxide inks on the other hand is described as water reactive, dye and pigment ink fusion that creates an oxide effect when spayed with water. It also has a different opacity.
So while, like distress inks, they will react with water, there is a distinct difference. You may know that often with distress inks, if you add water or try to layer the inks, the results often become muddy. Oxide inks, on the other hand are opaque like a pigment ink. So you can actually see the different layers very clearly.
Like with distress inks, you will also be able to watercolor, emboss, stencil, and blend them.
But with the oxide inks, because of their pigment property, you can get a really nice stamped image. It is a crisp image rather than a smeary image that you might get with distress inks.
One important thing to know! It is important not to mix your oxide inks with your distress inks! Use separate blending tools and pads. Mixing these will destroy your inks!
Distress Ink Water Coloring
You can get beautiful soft tones using distress inks to water color
You can get beautiful soft tones using distress inks to water color
Water Coloring With Distress And Oxide Inks
One of the best things that both distress and oxide inks have in common is their ability to be used with water. That property alone makes them worth the investment.
When you purchase any of your distress or oxide inks, it is always a smart idea to buy the reinker at the same time. That way you your ink pad will never run dry in the middle of a project. And if the color is discontinued, you will extend your use of that ink pad for some time.
Having that reinker on hand, means that you also have the ability to use it for another technique that you may have not thought of. That technique is water coloring with your reinkers.
Unless you use all the ink in one sitting, you will want to have a plastic paint palette with a lid. That way, if you walk away from your project, or want to save it, the ink in the palette will not run dry.
You only need a single drop for each color, so it is a very economical technique.
Water coloring with distress inks will give you a more traditional looking water color result. They will work better on lighter color papers.
On the other hand, darker colors of paper will react better to oxide ink water colors. The colors will be more muted than the distress inks.
 - Plastic lidded paint palette
 - Water color brushes with water wells
 - Distress ink or oxide ink reinkers
 - Water resistant inks like Stazon
 - Stamp sets
 - Watercolor paper
 - Heavy Cardstockover 110 lb
 - Some clean water in a jar or glass
 - Heat tool ( optional)
 1. Stamp your images with a water resistant ink and allow to dry. You can speed up the drying time with a craft drying tool. Do not get too close to the paper with the tool.
 2. Take a moment to clean your stamps
 3. Load the wells of your watercolor brushes with clean water. Press on the barrel of the brush to make sure that it is working.
 4. Place a single drop of the reinker into the well of your clean dry plastic palette.
 5. Dip the brush into the ink.
 6. Test your color on a piece of scrap paper before applying it to your project.
 7. Paint as you normally wood adding ink or a squeeze of water where you need to.
 8. When finished allow to air dry or use a heat tool to dry the project.
 - If you are going to leave the ink in the palette, you may want to mark what colors are in the wells on some paper taped to the lid.
Water Coloring With Oxide Inks
Oxide inks provide beautiful tones when water coloring
Oxide inks provide beautiful tones when water coloring
Distress Ink Pads
Distress ink pads come in two sizes-1"by1" and 3" by 3" both are in black cases
Distress Inks
When Ranger first manufactured distress ink, it was and still is considered one of the most haled products in it's line.
One of the reason for the popularity of distress inks is that it creates an aged effect that never fades over time.
Another feature that made it so popular was that it could be blended with no virtual lines. With 61 colors available, you have an amazing range of color blends to chose from.
You have a choice of using the full sized pads or the minis. The minis are a 1" by 1" size. These have a terrific price point if you have little storage space and want to build your color option. They do also have the 3" by 3" if you are ready for the full size pad.
Dye ink is considered translucent. That means that you can see through the ink. While that may seem like a negative, in this case it makes the ink a dream for paper crafters. Because the ink is thin, you can apply different coats of different colors and still see the ink below it. This enables you to layer color.
Once the dye ink is applied to the surface it stays wet for a period of time. This makes the blending option a real option. because it is a dye ink. it will dry faster than the oxide inks/
The other property of this ink is it's reaction to water. When water is dropped on the ink, wet or dry, a new pattern emerges. That property could also be considered a downside. Once the project is dry, you do not want to get anything wet near it.
The other thing to consider is that color tones may vary. It works very well on any surface that tend to be lighter in color. But the color looks a lot less intense on darker backgrounds
Distress Ink Tip: Build up your color by using lighter colors and then build up to the darker shades
Shades Of Distress Inks
There are enough shades of distress inks to keep your color combinations fresh
Ways To Use Distress Inks
Because of the wonderful properties of distress inks there are a lot of ways to use them. These ideas will make you want to have the complete collection of ink pads.
Check out these ideas for your next project:
 1. Aging adds a grungy and distressed look to your paper. You can apply ink to the edges of any paper project with a sponge or blending tool. You can wrinkle a piece of paper by rolling it into a ball. Open the paper up and apply ink to the wrinkles.
 2. Stamping with distress ink creates a vintage look. While not a crisp look as other inks, distress inks can stamp well. You can stamp on any porous surface or paper
 3. Blending is perfect with distress inks Load ink onto your blending tool. Starting on the outside of your paper start blending in circular motions onto the paper. You can blend as many colors as you would like. There are endless combinations that can be created.
 4. Stenciling is another creative option with distress inks. Lay the paper on a craft mat, a piece of parchment or other covering to protect your work surface. Lay the paper on the mat cover with the stencil. Tape the stencil down with low tack tape. Using the same technique, apply the ink in circular motions. You can use just one color or many colors. When done remove the stencil and allow the project to dry.
 5. Reverse stenciling is another option. Instead of applying the ink through the stencil, you apply the ink on the stencil. Then you mist the stencil with water. Turn the stencil over and apply to the paper. Press on the stencil slightly. Yiou will get a custom water color effect creating a color negative pattern
 6. Water resist uses water to move the distress ink on the surface of the paper. Simply apply ink to the paper. Spritz water on the paper to create a pattern. Allow the paper to dry
 7. Emboss resist combines distress ink and embossing powder. Emboss your images on paper with white or off white embossing powder. Apply distress ink to the entire surface of the paper. Wipe the ink away with a paper towel or a baby wipe away from the embossed image. The paper will have color, but the embossed image will resist the distress ink.
 8. You can use distress ink like water color. Apply ink to a nonstick surface ( a craft mat or a piece of parchment paper laid over your work surface). Pick up the ink with a wet paint brush. Paint the image with the colors of your choice. You will want to use water color paper or a very heavy card stock for this technique. You will also want to use


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Effects of biliteracies on bilingual cognitive functions
Al Rassi, Reham Abdulrahman Ibrahim
Although previous research has examined the effects of bilingualism on cognitive functions, specific biliteracy effects have not been investigated. This thesis looks at the effects of script on three major components of cognitive functions: executive control, mental rotation and hemispheric variance in distinguishing morphological markers. The research is composed of three studies, each focusing on a different aspect of cognitive functions. Study I compare's English monolinguals, Arabic monolinguals, English/Maltese bilinguals and English/Arabic bilinguals. The groups are tested using several executive control tasks (TEA and AX-CPT), concentrating on the fact that, like English, Maltese uses the Latin script, while Arabic uses its own. Maltese has the advantage of sharing a wide range of linguistic characteristics with Arabic, however is the only Semitic language to be written in the Latin script. Results revealed no significant effects of biliteracy on the executive control tasks related to inhibition and switching. In Study II, mental rotation is examined using three Corsi Block Tapping task; Forwards, Backwards and Rotated. The tasks were utilised in order to compare the English, Arabic, and Maltese groups on mental rotation. The results found that both Arabic speaking groups outperformed on the Rotated Corsi, while the English monolinguals and English/ Maltese bilinguals did not. This showed that while script does make a difference for mental rotation, it is an aspect of linguistic diversity, specifically the Arabic script, and not biliteracy. Further comparisons were done on Chinese monolinguals and bilinguals and led to the same conclusion, that the effects found on the mental rotation task are specific to the Arabic script. Further research on late Arabic learners revealed that the mental rotation effect is found after only one year of Arabic study. Study III utilised a visual and an auditory lexical decision task in order to investigate whether there are differences in hemispheric usage between the groups when making linguistic judgments. Previous research had suggested that Semitic languages, employ the use of both hemispheres of the brain in distinguishing morphological markers, whereas English readers rely on the left hemisphere (Ibrahim, Israeli, & Eviatar, 2007). The script differences between Maltese and Arabic helped determine whether the previous results were linked to the directionality of the script or the morphemes themselves. Results reiterated that both Semitic languages, Maltese and Arabic, showed no hemispheric preference in Maltese and Arabic respectively, however both groups and the English monolinguals showed a left hemispheric preference in English. The three studies report unique finding on an aspect of bilingualism that has not been examined, biliteracy. While the results did not show biliteracy effects on cognitive functions, linguistic diversity was shown to have an effect on both mental rotation and hemispheric variance in distinguishing morphological markers.


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parallel lines cross at infinity
- text, various media
- 400 x 72cm
the work refers to the axiomatic geometric postulate (after euclid) that two lines that lie parallel to each other actually never cross. many thinkers have tried to refute the postulate as it cannot be applied for non-euclidian space: a notion that takes us to the limits of conceivability as we cannot grasp infinity which also evokes the sensibility of an ultimate void. on site the words parallel lines cross at infinity can be read from a far distance and from different perspectives hence vividly illsutrating the postulate but at the same time creating the experience of a new thought-space.


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Children benefit immensely from spending time outdoors in the fresh air. A great way to get them outside is to encourage an interest in their garden. Let them get their hands and boots dirty!
Green Fingers and Muddy Boots—with worksheets on the accompanying CD—presents practical and fun activities in the garden for every month of the year, come rain or shine. Activities range from growing flowers and vegetables to spotting birds and tracking the weather and keeping a garden diary.
The activities are suitable for sevento fourteen-year-olds. Although older children will be able to work independently, it can be fun to work together as a family or school class.
This book is based on the original "Plant and Grow" course developed with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, which has been used successfully by many families and schools for several years.
Ivor Santer was Deputy Principal at Oatridge Agricultural College until his retirement in 2003. He has lectured on agriculture throughout the UK for thirty-five years. In 1998, he began work on a children's gardening course in conjunction with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, which was finished in 2007 and led to Green Fingers and Muddy Boots.


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The resulting map should contain a key for each value of type b, occurring in any set in the original map. The new values (of type
type SetMap k a = Map k (Set a) invertSetMap :: (Ord a, Ord b) => SetMap a b -> SetMap b a
Set a) are all those original keys for which the new key occurred in the value set. Intuitively, if the original set was representing arrows from values of type a to values of type b, this function should reverse all arrows. We can easily implement this function using two nested folds.
That's not pretty at all! I had written quite a bit of this kind of code (and hated it each time), until I finally remembered a fundamental Haskell lesson. Haskell uses lists to simulate iteration and specify other kinds of control flow. In particular list comprehensions are often extremely cheap, since the compiler can automatically remove many or all intermediate lists and generate very efficient code. So let's try again.
invertSetMap sm = M.foldWithKey (\k as r -> S.fold (\a r' -> M.insertWith S.union a (S.singleton k) r') r as) M.empty sm
So much more readable! A quick benchmark also shows that it's slightly faster (a few percent for a very big map). Lesson to take home: If your folds get incomprehensible consider list comprehensions.
invertSetMap sm = M.fromListWith S.union [ (a, S.singleton k) | (k, as) <- M.assocs sm, a <- S.toList as ]


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- For the alliance between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, please see Treaty of Alliance.
The Federation Alliance was the accord between the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, and the Romulan Star Empire to combat the Dominion during the Dominion War.
The first offensive undertaken by all the members of the Alliance was the First Battle of Chin'toka. The Cardassian Liberation Front bolstered the Alliance to win the Battle of Cardassia and, ultimately, the war. (DS9: "Tears of the Prophets", "What You Leave Behind")
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