Chinese remainder theorem
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In its basic form, the Chinese remainder theorem will determine a number n that when divided by some given divisors leaves given remainders. For example, what is the lowest number n that when divided by 3 leaves a remainder of 2, when divided by 5 leaves a remainder of 3, and when divided by 7 leaves a remainder of 2?
Theorem statement
The original form of the theorem, contained in the 5th-century book Sunzi's Mathematical Classic (孫子算經{{_TAG_:Category handler|main}}) by the Chinese mathematician Sun Tzu and later generalized with a complete solution called Dayanshu (大衍術{{_TAG_:Category handler|main}}) in Qin Jiushao's 1247 Mathematical Treatise in Nine Sections (數書九章{{_TAG_:Category handler|main}}, Shushu Jiuzhang), is a statement about simultaneous congruences.
Suppose n1,..., nk are positive integers that are pairwise coprime. Then, for any given sequence of integers a1,..., ak, there exists an integer Template:Mvar solving the following system of simultaneous congruences.
Furthermore, all solutions Template:Mvar of this system are congruent modulo the product, N = n1... nk. Hence
Sometimes, the simultaneous congruences can be solved even if the ni are not pairwise coprime. A solution Template:Mvar exists if and only if:
All solutions Template:Mvar are then congruent modulo the least common multiple of the ni.
Sun Tzu's work contains neither a proof nor a full algorithm. What amounts to an algorithm for solving this problem was described by Aryabhata (6th century; see Template:Harvnb). Special cases of the Chinese remainder theorem were also known to Brahmagupta (7th century), and appear in Fibonacci's Liber Abaci (1202).
Existence and uniqueness
There are N = n1... nk different Template:Mvar-tuples of remainders. Let us call this set Template:Mvar. On the other hand N = #{1,..., N}, and each element of {1,..., N} corresponds to an element of Template:Mvar. Can two numbers a, b ∈ {1,..., N}, correspond to the same member of Template:Mvar? That is, can they have the same set of remainders when divided by n1,..., nk? If they did then ab would be divisible by each Template:Mvar. Since the Template:Mvar are relatively prime, ab would be divisible by their product: Template:Mvar. This can't be, so this function {1,..., N} → R is one-to-one. Since #{1,..., N} = _TAG_, it must be onto as well. Thus we have established the existence of a bijection.
Existence can be seen by an explicit construction of Template:Mvar. Let [a−1]b denote the multiplicative inverse of a (mod b) given by the Extended Euclidean algorithm. It is defined exactly when Template:Mvar and Template:Mvar are coprime; the following construction explains why this condition is needed.
Case of two equations (k = 2)
Consider the system:
Multiplying both sides by Template:Mvar, we get
and it is seen to satisfy both congruences, for example:
General case
The same type of construction works in the general case of Template:Mvar congruence equations. Let N = n1... nk be the product of every modulus then define
Finding the solution with basic algebra and modular arithmetic
For example, consider the problem of finding an integer Template:Mvar such that
Brute-force approach
x ∈ {11, 71,...}
Which can be expressed as
Algebraic approach
We start by translating these congruences into equations for some Template:Mvar, and Template:Mvar:
Start by substituting the Template:Mvar from the first equation into the second congruence:
meaning that t = 3 + 4s for some integer Template:Mvar. Substitute Template:Mvar into the first equation:
Substitute this Template:Mvar into the third congruence:
meaning that s = 0 + 5u for some integer Template:Mvar. Finally,
A constructive algorithm to find the solution
Define: N = n1... nk. For each Template:Mvar, the integers ni and {{ safesubst:_TAG_:Unsubst||$B=N/ni}} are coprime. Using the extended Euclidean algorithm we can find ri, siZ such that rini + {{ safesubst:_TAG_:Unsubst||$B=siN/ni}} = 1. Substitute ei for {{ safesubst:_TAG_:Unsubst||$B=siN/ni}}, to arrive at: rini + ei = 1. So the remainder of ei divided by ni is 1. On the other hand, ei = {{ safesubst:_TAG_:Unsubst||$B=siN/ni}}, guarantees that nj divides ei for ji. To summarize:
Using the extended Euclidean algorithm, for Template:Mvar modulo 3 and 20 [4 × 5], we find (−13) × 3 + 2 × 20 = 1; i.e., e1 = 40. For Template:Mvar modulo 4 and 15 [3 × 5], we get (−11) × 4 + 3 × 15 = 1, i.e. e2 = 45. Finally, for Template:Mvar modulo 5 and 12 [3 × 4], we get 5 × 5 + (−2) × 12 = 1, i.e. e3 = −24. A solution Template:Mvar is therefore 2 × 40 + 3 × 45 + 1 × (−24) = 191. All other solutions are congruent to 191 modulo 60, [3 × 4 × 5], which means they are all congruent to 11 modulo 60.
Statement for principal ideal domains
Chinese Remainder Theorem for Principal Ideal Domains. Let Template:Mvar be principal ideal domain. If u1,..., uk are pairwise coprime elements of Template:Mvar where u =, then the quotient ring R/uR and the product ring R/u1R ×... × R/ukR are isomorphic via the following map:
can be solved for Template:Mvar, and the injectivity of the map f shows that all the solutions Template:Mvar are congruent modulo Template:Mvar.
Proof. This map is well-defined and a homomorphism of rings. An inverse homomorphism can be constructed as follows, showing that it is in fact an isomorphism. For each Template:Mvar, the elements ui and u/ui are coprime, and therefore there exist elements Template:Mvar and Template:Mvar in Template:Mvar with
Set ei = su/ui. Then it is clear that
Thus the inverse of f is the map
Statement for general rings
Chinese Remainder Theorem for Commutative Rings. If Template:Mvar is a commutative ring and I1,..., Ik are ideals of R that are pairwise coprime (meaning Ii + Ij = R for all ij), then the product Template:Mvar of these ideals is equal to their intersection, and the quotient ring R/I is isomorphic to the product ring R/I1 ×... × R/Ik via the isomorphism
Chinese Remainder Theorem for Noncommutative Rings. Let Template:Mvar be any ring with 1 (not necessarily commutative) and I1,..., Ik be pairwise coprime 2-sided ideals. Then the canonical Template:Mvar-module homomorphism RR/I1 ×... × R/Ik is onto, with kernel I1 ∩... ∩ Ik. Hence, (as Template:Mvar-modules).
Sequence Numbering
Fast Fourier Transform
Hermite Interpolation
Solution. Introducing the polynomials
the problem may be equivalently reformulated as a system of Template:Mvar simultaneous congruences:
The partial fraction decomposition of {{ safesubst:_TAG_:Unsubst||$B=1/Q}} gives Template:Mvar polynomials Sj with degrees deg(Sj) < νj such that
so that
and the minimal degree solution is this one reduced modulo Template:Mvar, that is the unique with degree less than Template:Mvar.
Dedekind's Theorem
Dedekind's Theorem on the Linear Independence of Characters. Let Template:Mvar be a monoid and Template:Mvar an integral domain, viewed as a monoid by considering the multiplication on Template:Mvar. Then any finite family fi )iI of distinct monoid homomorphisms fi : Mk is linearly independent. In other words every family (αi)iI of elements αik satisfying
must be equal to the family (0)iI.
Proof. First assume that Template:Mvar is a field, otherwise, replace the integral domain Template:Mvar by its quotient field, and nothing will change. We can linearly extend the monoid homomorphisms fi : Mk to Template:Mvar-algebra homomorphisms Fi : k[M] → k, where k[M] is the monoid ring of Template:Mvar over Template:Mvar. Then, by linearity, the condition
Consequently, the map
for every vector (ui)iI in the image of the map Template:Mvar. Since Template:Mvar is sur


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Japan's Technology In World
Japan's Technology
Japan has been an innovator of the striking infrastructure projects. Now Japan is involved in several projects around the world that could influence infrastructure for years to come.
Japan has one of the oldest wooden temples still standing after hundreds of earthquakes, The Shinkansen... the first high-speed rail line making the world take note, and several projects that have attracted many nations to get the new technology.
Tokyo 2020 National Olympic Stadium $1.26 billion:
Tokyo Olympics stadium construction and details
Tokyo Olympic stadium construction work and detail about it
When Japan hosted the Summer Olympics in 1964, Japanese architect Kenzo Tange'sYoyogi National Gymnasium became an architectural icon. When it Hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan will add another Architectural Jewel.
Currently, Under Construction, the new National Stadium dreamed up by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, is designed to harmonize with the surrounding green space and recall the element of a traditional Japanese Temple, while still accommodating Olympic sized crowds.
Shinkansen High-Speed Rail:
Shinkansen Bullet train and how it is the best train
Shinkansen Bullet Train
Under this, we can see many projects going on in countries like India, Singapore, Malaysia, and Texas.
History of these high-speed trains is based on a concept by two of Japan's great visionaries of having a dedicated track for just high-speed trains which have a capacity of the aeroplane and a considerable high speed. They did it on time and perfect, and within 3 years it crossed over 1 million passenger travels.
now it has over 100's of trains going up and down having higher speeds and just 3 min time gap between two consecutive ones with delays in seconds and no death record.
Some of the Shinkansen projects working around the world are:
Shinkansen, India $12 billion
It is a project of 508 km underground as well as an elevated track route. This will connect the financial center of India, Mumbai and Gujarat's major city, Ahmedabad. Japan is going to fund about 81% of the total project and will it repaid by 50 years with 0.1% the interest rate.
The completion date is seen to be in the year 2023.
Shinkansen, Singapore Malaysia $17-20 billion
The shinkansen will be connecting Malaysia and Singapore which will reduce the travel time to 90 minutes where currently it takes around 5 hours. Japan will provide the funds and the technology fr the high-speed train.
The completion date is seen to be in the year 2026.
Shinkansen, Texas $40 million
As most of the railways are in the hand of private investors, this project is seen to be in private investors' plan to build it between Dallas and Houston. Overall there are enough funds with the central rail commission but Japan will fund the $40 million project.
The completion date is not announced.
Chennai Metro Rail, India $9.8 billion:
Chennai metro project taken by the Japan metro organisation
Recognizing the economic potential in the emerging Indian market, Japan has also partnered with this India to become involved in projects like the Free Open Indo Pacific Strategy.
Additional Japan brings the money and technology to the table for the Chennai Metro Rail Project.
W350 Wooden Skyscraper, Tokyo $5.6 billion:
W350 wooden skyscraper
A company named Sumitomo Forestry has plans to build the world's first 70 story skyscraper out of wood. The building carries a price tag of more than $5 billion. We will see the new CLT technology which will help better Timber buildings having resistance to fire and doesn't get weak over time.
Tokyo 2045: TBD:
Sky Mile Tower which will be the tallest tower ever and will house over 50000 people
As an island nation, Japan is practically sensitive to rising sea and other effects of climate change. In response to environmental changes, architects from Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and Leslie E. Robertson creates a vision for Tokyo in 2045. The design includes hexagonal pads in Tokyo Bay to break up storm surges and maintaining a better living city. Another project is of building Sky Mile Tower, a mile-high building, that's twice the height of Burj Khalifa. This would house over 50000 residents.
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by John Brunner
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By the twenty-first century the world was drowning in its own population. A solution had to be found quickly - and it was, in 'gravi-power'. Wonderful, unending source of power - only the scientists knew that its use was reducing the Earth's distance from the sun at a dangerous rate. But if another planet's gravi-power could harnessed... An expedition was launched to Mars, known to be uninhabited - except that a woman was wandering around its surface who claimed she had come from another galaxy to warn Earth of a terrible menace, and there was a huge poly-hedron of metal emanting a force very much like that of gravipower. Someone else had discovered it! A thousand years ago, or now? Friend, or enemy? (First published 1965)
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One way that landlords gain information about what kind of tenant you will be is by checking your previous rental references. When you fill out a rental application, you'll be asked to provide references from previous landlords. If you've had a negative relationship with a prior landlord and know that she will give you a bad reference, it may cost you the new apartment. Take steps to minimize the impact that a bad reference can have on your application.
Ask for a Letter
Talk to your landlord about why she is giving you a bad reference. You may have an opportunity to clear the air and work out a compromise. If she doesn't change her mind, ask her to write a simple reference letter for you. State that the letter should focus on the positive things, such as paying rent on time, as well as the negative. It's possible that writing a letter may temper her feelings because she knows you will be reading it.
Prove the Landlord Wrong
If the landlord won't give you a letter of reference, and insists on delivering an unfair report, plan to counter with supplementary material. Gather information and documents that reveal your landlord is being unfair in her assessment of your tenancy. For example, if the landlord is falsely saying she received complaints about you from neighbors, ask your neighbors and roommates to provide letters testifying that you are in fact a fine neighbor. If the landlord is incorrectly stating that you were always late on rent, make copies of your rent receipts that show the date. Prepare copies of these documents to the new landlord as part of your application.
Show You've Changed
If your landlord's bad reference is based on truth, you can demonstrate a change in behavior to the future landlord. Present evidence that highlights the circumstances of the problem and how your situation has changed since then. For example, if you were late on your rent for a period of time because of unemployment, present documents showing your termination. If a problem occurred with domestic disturbances but that person is no longer in your household, show evidence to support that. If you were cited for violating a no pet rule, demonstrate that you no longer have that pet.
Add Other References
If your landlord is giving you a bad reference, you can present references from other sources to balance out your application. Seek out letters of recommendation from a different previous landlord, current and past employers, business associates and neighbors. If you have enough positive references, then a single bad reference will not be as influential to the decision-making process.
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6.4.11 Duplicates
If you are a member of a couple of mailing lists, you will sometimes receive two copies of the same mail. This can be quite annoying, so nnmail checks for and treats any duplicates it might find. To do this, it keeps a cache of old Message-IDs: nnmail-message-id-cache-file, which is ~/.nnmail-cache by default. The approximate maximum number of Message-IDs stored there is controlled by the nnmail-message-id-cache-length variable, which is 1000 by default. (So 1000 Message-IDs will be stored.) If all this sounds scary to you, you can set nnmail-treat-duplicates to warn (which is what it is by default), and nnmail won't delete duplicate mails. Instead it will insert a warning into the head of the mail saying that it thinks that this is a duplicate of a different message.
This variable can also be a function. If that's the case, the function will be called from a buffer narrowed to the message in question with the Message-ID as a parameter. The function must return either nil, warn, or delete.
You can turn this feature off completely by setting the variable to nil.
If you want all the duplicate mails to be put into a special duplicates group, you could do that using the normal mail split methods:
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Or something like:
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Introduction: Why do you want to find out if someone is on dating apps?
Nowadays, dating apps are really popular. People may want to know if someone they like is on one of these apps. Reasons could be curiosity, distrust, or to check their honesty.
Doing so would give an idea of their online activities. Many people use dating apps to meet others, as well as other social media. So, knowing if someone is on a dating app can help you to understand them better and prevent any deception.
Plus, finding out if they use a dating app before getting too involved could help set expectations and boundaries. For example, if you're looking for something serious but they just want to casually date, it's important to know this early.
In addition, discovering if someone is on dating apps can also be for safety. It's important to make sure your partner is honest, respectful, and meets your standards. Checking if someone is on a dating app can verify their identity and protect you from any harm.
All in all, dating apps are now widespread. Knowing if someone is on them can give useful info about their online presence, set expectations, and ensure safety.
Using People Search Engines:
Individuals who want to find out if someone is using dating apps can use People Search Engines. These are online tools that can provide info about a person. They can search through large amounts of data and extract the relevant info to find a person's social media presence.
Using People Search Engines involves some steps. Firstly, enter the person's name and other details like age, gender, location. Secondly, the engine processes this info and looks through different websites for relevant data. Thirdly, it provides a report with the person's social media profiles, including dating apps. Fourthly, users can pay for more detailed info if needed. Fifthly, people search engines require some personal info before the search can start. Finally, read the terms and conditions before committing to using people search engines.
People Search Engines can be useful, but not all info is accurate or up-to-date. Also, some search engines may require personal info, which can lead to identity theft or online harm. So, approach People Search Engines with caution and consider alternative methods.
According to Women's Health Mag, some of the best People Search Engines are Pipl, Intelius, and Spokeo. They have been reviewed positively for their effectiveness and accuracy when finding information using people search engines.
Other Methods to Verify Dating Profiles:
Verifying dating profiles is important. Here are some great ways:
- Reverse image search: Google reverse image search or similar tools can help. Upload the profile picture to search for matches on various dating websites. This can detect fake identities and cheating.
- Check social media: Many link their dating accounts to their social media. Check Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn for confirmation of identity, employment, and location.
- Background check service: Hire a background check service to verify criminal record, address, and other public records.
- Request video/phone call: Make sure the person's appearance and voice match their profile. Ask for a video chat or phone call.
- Check for inconsistencies: Be aware of any inconsistencies in profile info such as location, occupation, or hobbies. Inconsistencies may indicate dishonesty.
Prioritize safety and well-being when it comes to online dating. Follow your instincts and use common sense when communicating with strangers.
Conclusion: Final Thoughts on Finding Out If Someone Is On Dating Apps.
Figuring out if a person has a dating app is easier with tech. Special tools like social media search engines can uncover a dating app profile. You need to search hard, including their emails, usernames and personal info. First, decide which app platform they use.
Another way is by searching directories and review websites. Asking friends or people with dating app experience can also help.
To sum it up, you can tell if someone's using a dating app with many tools and techniques. But remember, respect their privacy. Everyone has the right to their own life and relationships.
FAQs about How To Find Out If Someone Is On Dating Apps?
How can I find out if someone is registered on dating sites?
There are several ways to find out if someone is registered on dating sites. One of the most straightforward methods is using a people search engine like TruthFinder or BeenVerified. These tools can help you uncover someone's digital footprints, including social media accounts, dating profiles, and more.
Can I use a dating profile finder to trace someone's dating profiles with limited information?
Yes, you can. People search engines like BeenVerified have advanced search algorithms that can help you find someone's dating profiles with just a name, phone number, or email address. Within a few minutes, you can get a complete report that includes the person's contact information, social media profiles, criminal records, and more.
How does Social Catfish help me verify someone's online identity?
Social Catfish is a specialized website that uses advanced search algorithms and an extensive database to provide insights into potential fake or duplicate profiles. By examining a person's name, email, phone number, or social media profiles, Social Catfish can help you verify their online identity and uncover hidden dating profiles.
What is the most effective way to find someone's social and dating profiles?
Using a people search engine like TruthFinder or BeenVerified is the most straightforward way to find someone's social and dating profiles. These tools can pull up information from various sources, including social media accounts, dating profiles, known associates, and other pertinent details associated with the name provided.
Can I use a dating profile finder to trace someone's dating profiles on apps like Tinder or Bumble?
Yes, you can use tools like BeenVerified or TruthFinder to find someone's dating profiles on apps like Tinder or Bumble. These people search engines can help you uncover digital footprints associated with the person's name, email, phone number, or even image.
What kind of information do I need to provide to use a dating profile finder?
To use a people search engine like BeenVerified or TruthFinder, you need to provide some basic information about the person, such as their name, email, phone number, or username. Some tools may also allow you to start a search using an image.


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ABSTRACT: A randomized controlled trial of two different types of web-based instructional methods [Med Teach. 2012] – PubMed – NCBI
Computer-based learning (CBL) is an effective form of medical education. Educators have developed recommendations for instructional design but there is only minimal research that evaluates these recommendations.
To evaluate the effect of case-based questions contained in computer modules on learning efficacy.
The authors conducted a randomized controlled trial in 124 medical students of two CBL PowerPoint modules-based on Medicare. The modules were identical except one contained 11 case-based scenarios followed by multiple choice questions. The primary outcome measurement was a previously validated, 11-item knowledge test taken at the end of the module and at the end of the academic year to test retention.
The students who studied the module with case-based questions answered one more item correctly in the first test (8.9 vs. 10.00 correct answers, p = 0.001). This difference had disappeared by the time of the second test (4.2 vs. 4.7, p = 0.095).
This study shows that computer modules with case-based questions enhance learning in the short-term but at the expense of increased time and so decreased learning efficiency. This learning benefit was not maintained.


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Steve Chien, Russell Knight, Andre Stechert, Rob Sherwood, and Gregg Rabideau
The majority of planning and scheduling research has focused on batch-oriented models of planning. This paper discusses the use of iterative repair techniques to support a continuous planning process as is appropriate for autonomous spacecraft control. This allows the plan to incorporate execution feedback - such as early or late completion of activities, and over-use or under-use of resources. In this approach, iterative repair supports continuous modification and updating of a current working plan in light of changing operating context..


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* Beauty queen's amputation is rare complication of septicemia
* Update: Mariana Bridi da Costa died on Jan. 24.
A Brazilian beauty queen underwent amputation of her hands and feet earlier this week, a rare and tragic consequence of a common infection.
The woman, Mariana Bridi da Costa, 20, was diagnosed with a bacterial infection that progressed to septicemia. Septicemia, which is also called bacteremia or sepsis, occurs when bacteria gets into the bloodstream. The illness is always serious and can become life-threatening very quickly. Septicemia can arise from any infection in the body, such as in the lungs, abdomen and urinary tract. News reports describe Bridi's case as a urinary tract infection caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This type of bacteria is usually contracted in the hospital.
Once bacteria enters the bloodstream, infection can wreak havoc. The patient often appears to have a severe case of the flu, according to information from the National Institutes of Health. A high fever, chills, rapid heart rate and rapid breathing are common. The patient can go into shock if not treated quickly, and the death rate can be as high as 50% depending on the type of bacteria. Patients are treated with antibiotics, fluids, blood pressure medication and sometimes blood products to prevent clotting.
Amputations of limbs are rare and most often occur in children and young people with septicemia because the infection causes clotting that then leads to tissue death.
Relatives of Bridi, who was a finalist to represent Brazil in the Miss World contest, emphasize that doctors are trying to save her life. A study published in September in the journal Pediatrics urges doctors not to withdraw life support in such severe cases of septicemia. The researchers studied children who underwent amputations because of meningococcal septicemia three to five years after their surgeries and found they were coping well and "had a good quality of life."
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Energy-Saving Tips: Greenhouse Operations
The following information is supplied by the California Energy Commission.
Reducing Greenhouse Energy Bills
By Jim Thompson
Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis
UC Publicaiton: Reducing Energy Costs in California Greenhouses (PDF)
PDF files require Adobe Reader.
Increased natural gas prices over the last year have hit the greenhouse industry hard. There are some economical ways to reduce natural gas use. A calibrated, fast response thermometer for measuring air temperature and the following options will guide you to cost-effective ways to reduce energy use.
Best Use of Existing Equipment
Timely maintenance of existing equipment is the fastest and least expensive way to cut energy costs. Identify potential problems by surveying the air temperature at crop height. Temperature variation will be most easily observed in the early morning hours when outside air temperature is lowest and the sun has not begun to influence heating needs. If everything is working correctly, air temperature should be consistent and at the desired level. If the average temperature is higher than needed, reduce the thermostat setting accordingly. Keeping a greenhouse one-degree warmer than needed increases gas bills by 10% to 15% under typical California conditions. One note of caution - if you have been operating the facility with this error for several seasons your production scheduling may be inadvertently based on this higher temperature. Reducing growing temperatures may slow the next crop.
Differences between average air temperature and thermostat set point temperature are caused by an error in thermostat calibration or locating the unit in a relatively cold location in the greenhouse. Aspirated enclosures allow thermostats to accurately sample air temperature and reduce error caused by thermostat location. Put a tag on the thermostat indicating the date of calibration and temperature correction factor.
Air temperatures at crop height should be consistent around the facility. Cold areas are often caused by air leaks. Check weather stripping on doors, lubricate fan louvers and ensure they close tightly, patch holes in covering, check lap seals in glass covered houses, and install seals on ridge vents. Seals cost a few cents per square foot of floor area and are a good investment. Make sure that thermal blanket systems close completely. Poor heating system maintenance can also cause cold areas in the greenhouse. Inspect steam and hot water pipes to be sure they are not accidentally buried in trash and debris. Poor hot air distribution from convection heaters can also cause poor air temperature uniformity. Clean fan blades to get original air output and check jet tubes for leaks.
Air temperature should also be fairly uniform from crop to roof. Higher air temperature near the roof indicates inadequate air movement in the greenhouse. Poor air circulation allows cold air to settle to the floor and warm air to rise to the roof. Most of the heat in a greenhouse escapes through the roof so high air temperature near the roof acts just like an improperly calibrated thermostat to increase energy use. Reducing air temperature near the roof by one degree Fahrenheit may lower fuel use by 10%. Air can be mixed with a horizontal fan system or a jet tube unit.
Heating systems may still effectively heat a greenhouse but suffer from poor efficiency if they are not regularly maintained. Over time, boiler tubes become fouled, soot builds up in furnace heat exchangers, and burners lose proper adjustment. Flush boilers to remove scale and deposits. Check the burner combustion efficiency of unit heaters and boilers with a flue gas analysis kit. Clean heat exchangers with a wire brush and vacuum with a special cleaning compound. An 1/8 inch layer of soot can increase fuel use by 10%. Repair or replace malfunctioning steam traps. Check insulation on steam and hot water pipes located outside the greenhouse. If you do not have a regular heating system maintenance program in place, work with your equipment supplier to design a program for your specific system.
Purchase Energy Saving Equipment
After maintaining equipment, the next step to reduce energy costs is to consider capital investment in new equipment. Most of the options increase the insulating effect of the greenhouse by adding a second or third layer of covering. For example, a polyethylene subroof installed under the roof trusses will reduce fuel use by 20% to 30%. All heating and ventilating systems must operate below the added subroof. Energy savings will repay installation costs in one or two seasons. Thermal blankets that are extended inside the walls and roof at night can reduce energy use by 35% to 50%. Insulated thermal blankets have even greater potential for savings. All of these systems are expensive and some greenhouses may not be strong enough to support them. Work with commercial greenhouse equipment companies to determine costs and estimated savings. Rigid board insulation applied to the inside of north walls and below bench height on other walls reduces energy use by 5% to 10%.
Installing moveable benches reduces energy costs per plant produced by increasing the number of plants that can be grown in a greenhouse. Bench space often occupies about 65% of total greenhouse area, the rest of the area is devoted to aisles. Moveable benches allow access to plants but increase useable bench space to about 85% of the greenhouse area, cutting energy use by 30% per plant sold.

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text: The emergence of magnetic flux through the photosphere and into the outer solar atmosphere produces, amongst many other phenomena, the appearance of Ellerman bombs (EBs) in the photosphere. EBs are observed in the wings of Hα and are highly likely to be due to reconnection in the photosphere, below the chromospheric canopy. But signs of the reconnection process are also observed in several other spectral lines, typical of the chromosphere or transition region. An example are the UV bursts observed in the transition region lines of Si IV. In this work we analyse high-cadence coordinated observations between the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope (SST) and the IRIS spacecraft in order to study the possible relationship between reconnection events at different layers in the atmosphere, and in particular, the timing history between them. High-cadence, high-resolution Hα images from the SST provide us with the positions, timings and trajectories of Ellerman bombs in an emerging flux region. Simultaneous co-aligned IRIS slit-jaw images at 2796Å, 1400Å and 1330Å and detailed Mg II and Si IV spectra from the fast spectrograph raster allow us to study the possible chromospheric/transition region counterparts of those photospheric Ellerman bombs. Our main goal is to study whether there is a temporal and spatial relationship between the appearance of an EB and the appearance of a UV burst.


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Numbered tags are of value in a number of industrial and retail applications.
They are frequently multi part.
These tags often have a tab on one end, or are constructed of a number of layers, utilizing NCR or carbon paper.
Tags that contain individualized numbering are used for:
- Scrap material
- Returned goods
- Changes to work in process
- Changes to inventory
- Coat check room
- Valet parking
- Hospital check in's
- Any situation requiring the drop off and pick up of goods


Friendly Persuasion (1956)
B SDG Original source: National Catholic Register
Friendly Persuasion, William Wyler's popular adaptation of Jessamyn West's tales of Quaker life, is a warm, gently satiric portrait of a family of the "Friendly persuasion" living in the shadow of the Civil War. Gary Cooper plays Jess Birdwell, a less than entirely devout Quaker farmer whose pious wife Eliza (Dorothy McGuire) is a minister at their local "meeting house."
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1956, Warner Bros. Directed by William Wyler. Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer, Robert Middleton, Phyllis Love.
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Kids & Up*
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Depictions of Quaker piety (and the lack thereof); tense family situations; mild romantic moments; scenes of wartime violence.
The film's main weakness is the way it handles the theme that most interested the director, the conflict between Quaker pacifism and nonviolence and the practical necessities of wartime. Here the film becomes muddled, and does justice neither to Quakerism nor to just-war principles. A truly thoughtful Hollywood look at religious nonviolence would have to wait until Peter Weir's Witness, starring Harrison Ford.
In spite of this, Friendly Persuasion's warm affection for its subjects makes it worthwhile viewing.
On a side note, I was initially puzzled by the depiction of the Quaker dialect using "thee" but not "thou" in both the objective and nominative cases. Thus, for example, where in the King James Bible we might read "Thou art the man," the Quakers in Friendly Persuasion would say "Thee is the man." (Example: "When thee asks or suggests, I am putty in thy hands, but when thee forbids, thee is barking up the wrong tree.") I was even more puzzled to learn that this seemingly ungrammatical usage goes back to the source novel.
However, I have since learned from an online article by Cheratra Yaswen that this usage is apparently historically correct: In at least some times and places, Quakers did adopt the practice of using "thee" rather than "thou" regardless of case.
Comedy, Drama, Religious Themes, War
RE: Friendly Persuasion
I'll throw my theory into the public arena for open debate. I propose that Jessamyn West's novel, The Friendly Persuasion, was actually written based on the real life and family of my GGF, Jesse Walter Birdwell of Sullivan County, Tennessee. I am his namesake, Jesse Walter Birdwell (IV). What say you?
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Handicraft, more precisely expressed as artisanic handicraft, sometimes also called artisanry, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or by using only simple tools. It is a traditional main sector of craft. Usually the term is applied to traditional means of making goods. The individual artisanship of the items is a paramount criterion, such items often have cultural and/or religious significance. Items made by mass production or machines are not handicraft goods.
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Environmental Justice Primer for Ports: Considering Near-Port Communities in Port Decisions
Benefits of Effective Community Engagement
According to The Community Engagement Guide for Sustainable Communities, community engagement is a process through which community members are empowered to own the change they want to see. The process involves communication, problem-solving, governance, and decision-making skills and strategies. The report summarizes the benefits of effective engagement as:
- Legitimacy and increased support for plans and projects.
- Improved community/government relations.
- Deeper understanding of the issues.
- Increase in community capacity to achieve equitable outcomes and leverage additional resources outside of public processes.
- Democracy in action.
Community engagement is, in many ways, a microcosm of American democracy in action. It is one of the best ways that community residents can connect to and shape local and regional decision-making processes.
Ports and near-port communities share infrastructure, regulatory jurisdictions, local governments and climate-related risks. While these communities face quality-of-life impacts, the ports face business risks and potential losses from non-compliance with legal obligations. Extreme weather events and climate change threaten both ports and near-port communities, requiring adaptation to increase resilience to these events. Port decision-makers can help communities and ports navigate these challenges and shared interests by providing opportunities for joint-problem solving. The goal is straightforward – a more compatible, sustainable and resilient future for all parties.
The drivers for port decision-makers to engage near-port communities can be divided into three broad categories:
- Regulatory requirements
- Risk management
- Increased resilience and innovation
Existing Condition Assessments
- Community exposure and risk assessment
- Individual exposure assessment
- Transportation and health
- Health professional shortage areas
- Medically underserved areas
- Subsistence exposure scenarios for tribal applications
- Coastal flood exposure
- Multi-hazard mapping
- Storm surge
- Heat waves
- Sea level rise
- Emergency response procedures
- Traffic safety
- Income levels
- Age groups
- Family composition
- Employment profile
- Food accessibility
Community assessment tools are provided in the Additional Resources section.
Most federal regulations require public participation as part of a new action or permit. Visit PortCompliance.orgExit to review all potentially applicable federal regulations. Permits especially relevant to near-ports communities include the Clean Air Act Title V permitting process and the Clean Water Act stormwater and dredged or fill material permitting processes. In addition to public participation, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Executive Order 12898 require consideration of impacts to nearby communities, and Executive Order 13175 requires that agencies must consult with tribes on all actions that could impact tribal communities. State and local regulatory requirements should be considered as well.
National Environmental Policy Act
NEPA requires the evaluation of environmental impacts for major federal action, including issuing federal permits, typically resulting in an Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Some parts of the NEPA process require agencies to provide meaningful opportunities for public participation.
- When an agency starts a NEPA analysis.
- When a NEPA document is published for public review and comment.
- When mitigation alternatives are being considered.
Meaningful engagement with communities can occur prior to and throughout the entire NEPA process, including when defining the affected environment, identifying minority and low-income populations, assessing potential impacts, assessing potential alternatives, determining whether impacts are disproportionately high and adverse, and developing mitigation and monitoring measures.17
Methods used by agencies to engage communities in scoping and development for EISs include public meetings, conference calls, formal hearings, informal workshops and opportunities to submit written comments. Specific guidance, methods and tools are available for analysis and consideration of environmental justice as part of the NEPA review process.
Federal Executive Order 12898
Under federal Executive Order 12898, all federal agencies are required to identify and address the disproportionate impacts of their programs, policies and activities on low-income communities and communities of color.18 Near-port communities often reflect these demographics, making this requirement particularly relevant for ports where activities require a federal action, such as deepening or widening a harbor or channel, bridge elevations, and multimodal infrastructure investments. Executive Order 12898 requires an environmental justice analysis as part of a NEPA review. Further, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires that recipients of federal funding (including BUILD [formerly known as TIGER] and Diesel Emissions Reduction Act [DERA]) not use those funds in a way that discriminates against protected groups as defined by the Civil Rights Act. The Civil Rights Act "prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance." In addition, Executive Order 12898 requires federal agencies to develop strategies to address environmental justice. EPA's strategy includes an overarching effort to instill a culture among all federal agencies in which environmental justice is a priority by incorporating EJ language in applicable external funding opportunities. This cultural change is reflected in some federal grants, such as DERA, in prioritizing funding to areas that experience disproportionate adverse impacts.
Tribal Rights and Executive Order 13175
Tribal communities often have special treaty rights that must be considered, such as access to and protection of treaty-protected rights, the health of plants and animals, federal trust responsibility protections, and government-to-government consultation. Executive Order 13175 protects the sovereignty and right to self-determination of tribes and requires agencies to consult tribes on all policies, rules and guidance with tribal implications (TI).
Tribes have the authority to govern the environment within trust lands and other areas where they can demonstrate jurisdiction, which includes implementing federal laws when they have delegated programs. Tribes also may have treaty rights in other areas that are important in protecting traditional lifeways such as subsistence hunting and fishing and cultural practices.
While part of the environmental justice community, tribal governments also carry a special distinction, conferred by statute, affirmed in the Clean Air Act and upheld by the Supreme Court, and their status as sovereign nations means that they have additional legal rights. Examples of such rights are the right to hunt, fish, gather and otherwise use the resources found in treaty-protected lands. In addition, the federal government has a trust responsibility to tribes, which is carried out through government-to-government consultation. With respect to emissions from ports, this means tribes must be not just consulted, but engaged as government-to-government partners, wherever and whenever there are federal permits or reviews. This may include consultation on emissions from the sources found in ports but may also include the use of waters in the ports areas, traffic in ports areas, historic and archaeological resources, and the health of the plant and animal species found in treaty-protected areas. Tribes may have additional considerations than other populations due to their subsistence lifestyle, to the higher-than-average prevalence of COPD, diabetes and asthma in tribal communities, and the use of resources for medicinal and ceremonial purposes. Also, places of cultural or spiritual significance can be impacted by pollution, as these places are likely to be outdoors rather than inside a building.
Community engagement as a potential risk management strategy may help avoid losses from regulatory delays and litigation due to non-compliance, community opposition and negative press (see Case Study 1).
The quality of port-community relationships has direct business implications for ports. Adversarial relationships with communities can lead to litigation and regulatory delays requiring significant time and resources. Taking a proactive approach to community engagement may provide more certainty during a decision-making process rather than reacting to unforeseen community resistance on the fly if proactive community engagement is not built into the process.
CASE STUDY 1 | Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports: Air Quality Settlement Funding
In 2001, the Port of Los Angeles had plans to expand an existing shipping terminal. Residents in the San Pedro and Wilmington neighborhoods formed a coalition to oppose the expansion. Their concerns included increased pollution, blight, noise and congestion. Two San Pedro homeowner associations, the Natural Resources Defense Fund and the Coalition for Clean Air filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and the Port of Los Angeles, citing violations of the California Environmental Quality Act.
The lawsuit was successful and a landmark settlement followed. In 2003, a $50 million fund was established to mitigate the impacts of port operations in San Pedro and Wilmington. This settlement also required that the Port of Los Angeles adopt pollution prevention measures. The measures, which included shoreside power for container vessels and alternative-fuel yard equipment, had never been implemented at a shipping terminal. The project reduced air pollution by a ton a day per ship, and became a model for future port development.
Increased resilience and innovation
The need for community engagement goes beyond meeting regulatory requirements and risk management. The port industry sector is currently working on diverse priorities, ranging from infrastructure upgrades for post-Panamax shipping (the Appendix provides more information) and addressing transportation congestion to workforce development and the need for resiliency planning and adaptation to threats from climate change and sea level rise.
Proactive community engagement that identifies common interests between community needs and current challenges facing a port can provide a foundation for innovative, collaborative and meaningful solutions (see Case Study 2 and 3). A collaborative approach to community engagement can lead to win-win solutions for ports and communities. This means bringing together residents, community organizations, local and regional governments and agencies, non-profits, and area businesses to find mutually beneficial ways to address environmental, land use and employment challenges.
According to the National Cooperative Freight Research Program the transportation industry, leading companies have firmly enmeshed sustainability principles into their overall corporate missions. The increased recognition of the environmental and human impacts of supply-chain activities may lead to public pressure to quickly implement policies to reduce these impacts.19
Ports, as integral parts of freight supply chains, will be expected to respond to this changing landscape within the transportation industry and enable their customers to reduce environmental and social impacts in order to stay competitive.


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In the paper "The Riemann Hypothesis" by J. Brian Conrey in figure 6 there is a plot of the Fourier transform of the error term in the prime number theorem. See the plot to the left in the image below:
Plots from Conrey's paper on the Riemann hypothesis
In a blog post called Primes out of Thin Air written by Chris King there is a Matlab program that plots the spectrum. See the plot to the right at the beginning of the post. A translation into Mathematica is possible:
 scale = 10^6;
 start = 1;
 fin = 50;
 its = 490;
 xres = 600;
 y = N[Accumulate[Table[MangoldtLambda[i], {i, 1, scale}]], 10];
 x = scale;
 a = 1;
 myspan = 800;
 xres = 4000;
 xx = N[Range[a, myspan, (myspan - a)/(xres - 1)]];
 stpval = 10^4;
 F = Range[1, xres]*0;
For[t = 1, t <= xres, t++,
 For[yy=0, yy<=Log[x], yy+=1/stpval,
 F[[t]] =
 F[[t]] +
 Sin[t*myspan/xres*yy]*(y[[Floor[Exp[yy]]]] - Exp[yy])/Exp[yy/2];
 F = F/Log[x];
However, this is as I understand it the matrix formulation of the Fourier sine transform and it is therefore very costly to compute. I do NOT recommend running it because it already crashed my computer once.
Is there a way in Mathematica utilising the Fast Fourier Transform, to plot the spectrum with spikes at x-values equal to imaginary part of Riemann zeta zeros?
I have tried the commands FourierDST and Fourier without success. The problem seems to be that the variable yy in the code is included in both Sin[t*myspan/xres*yy] and (y[[Floor[Exp[yy]]]] - Exp[yy])/Exp[yy/2].
EDIT: 20.1.2012, I changed the line:
For[yy = 0, yy <= Log[x], 1/stpval++,
into the following:
For[yy = 0, yy/stpval <= Log[x], yy++,
EDIT: 22.1.2012, From Heike's comment, changed:
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You get an infinite loop because your inner For loop is stuck at yy=0. You probably need to increment yy rather than stepval in the third argument of the For loop. – kguler Jan 20 '12 at 2:31
Thank you for the correction! The problem still persists though. This time the program runs without freezing my desktop computer but it ends with the output: No more memory available. Mathematica kernel has shut down. Try quitting other applications and then retry. – Mats Granvik Jan 20 '12 at 12:22
_USER_: Just so you know, it's bad form to have the same question posted on two sites. You should have flagged it for moderator attention and asked to be migrated, or just deleted the question yourself before reposting over here. – Simon Jan 20 '12 at 12:56
In the matlab code in the blog post, yy runs from 0 to log(X) with increments of 1/stpval whereas in your code yy runs from 0 to stpval Log[x] with increments of 1. You probably want to do something like For[yy=0, yy<=Log[x], yy+=1/stpval,... ]. – Heike Jan 20 '12 at 17:42
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What about this? I've rewritten the sine transform slightly using the identity Exp[a Log[x]]==x^a
scale = _PHONE_;
f = ConstantArray[0, scale];
f[[1]] = N@MangoldtLambda[1];
Monitor[Do[f[[i]] = N@MangoldtLambda[i] + f[[i - 1]], {i, 2, scale}], i]
xres =.002;
tmax = 60;
tres =.015;
 {t, Range[0, 60, tres]}];, t]
ListLinePlot[Im[errList]/Length[xlist], DataRange -> {0, 60},
 PlotRange -> {-.09,.02}, Frame -> True, Axes -> False]
which produces
Mathematica graphics
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Great! This fills a gap in my education. Just one detail, the value of the variable span should be 20000 or more, with the line span = 20000; included before xlist. Many thanks. – Mats Granvik Jan 24 '12 at 14:17
_USER_ span and scale are the same. I used span in my notebook but forgot to replace all occurrences of span with scale when copy-pasting the code here. I'll correct it to make it consistent. – Heike Jan 24 '12 at 14:26
I could not have done this myself. – Mats Granvik Jan 24 '12 at 14:39
I posted a question on math se using your code: math.stackexchange.com/questions/105628/… – Mats Granvik Feb 5 '12 at 9:41
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A listed building is a building, object or structure that has been judged to be of national historical or architectural interest.
A listed building is a building included on a register called the 'List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest', drawn up by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. In the Act any object or structure fixed to the building is treated as part of the listed building, as is any object or structure within the curtilage of the building, which although not fixed to the building, forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948.
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To find out whether a building is listed or not, check the Heritage Gateway.
If you own a property that is listed or are planning to carry out some improvement to a listed building please read on.
Listed buildings are placed in one of three grades, which give an indication of their relative importance - grade I, grade II* or grade II. Grade I and II* listed buildings are a small proportion (about 6 per cent nationally) of all listed buildings. They are particularly important to the nation's built heritage as buildings of outstanding architectural or historic interest. The remaining buildings are listed grade II and represent an important part of our built heritage which is given special protection.
Grading can be changed where re-evaluation takes place after damage or alteration, or as more evidence of a building's history or architectural quality comes to light. But the statutory controls on alterations apply equally to all listed buildings whatever the grade.
The following are the main criteria, which the DCMS uses in deciding which buildings to include on the statutory list:
Architectural interest Buildings of importance because of their design, decoration and craftsmanship; also important examples of particular building types and techniques and building of significant plan forms;
Historic Interest Illustrations of important aspects of the nation's social, economic, cultural or military history;
Historic Association Close historical association with nationally important people or events;
Group value Especially where buildings comprise an important architectural or historic group or a fine example of planning, such as squares, terraces or model villages.
The older a building is, and the fewer the surviving examples of its kind, the more likely it is to have historic importance. All buildings built before 1700 which survive in anything like their original condition are listed and most buildings built between 1700 and 1840 are listed. Buildings erected after 1840 may be listed where they are the best examples of particular building types and only buildings of definite quality and character are listed. Buildings that are less than 30 years old, are normally listed only if they are of outstanding quality and under threat. Buildings are not listed until they are at least ten years old.
Buildings are added (or removed) from the list by the DCMS Listing, Archaeology and World Heritage branch, on the advice of specialist inspectors employed by English Heritage. A building is added in one of 3 ways:
There is no requirement to consult the owners before a building is listed but unless an inspector is aware of a specific threat, they will contact the owner. There is also no right of appeal against a listing and no right to compensation for loss of redevelopment opportunities.
The DCMS will consider a request to review a listing providing the request is accompanied by new evidence relating specifically to the architectural or historic interest of the building. Evidence about a building's condition and cost of repairing or maintaining it or redevelopment plans can not be considered by the DCMS. If you want a building to be listed or a listing to be reconsidered, you must write to:
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You do not need to be the owner of a building. The DCMS does not normally consider a request for de-listing when:
Any request for a listing review should be accompanied by:
The Statutory List includes a description of each building, which may refer to some, but not all, important features of an historic building. Every part of a building is listed, including the interior and any later alterations or additions. Even if a feature (internal or external) is not included on the description, it does not mean that it is not of interest and it is still part of the listed building.
You will need the council's consent to demolish a listed building or for any alteration or extension which would affect its character as a building of architectural or historic interest. The need for listed building consent is different from planning permission but the process is very similar.
It is a criminal offence to carry out works to a listed building without prior listed building consent - even if you did not know that the building was listed. Carrying out unauthorised work is punishable by a fine or a prison sentence and the council can require you to put the building back the way it was.
Regular maintenance and 'like for like' repairs do not need listed building consent but it would be required if the repairs include removal of historic material or changes to its character. For example, internal alterations that include removal of historic doors, fireplaces or plaster work or replacement of external doors or windows would require consent.
Painting and internal decorating does not need Listed Building Consent but any external painting may require consent as it may affect the character of the Listed Building. Replacement of modern kitchen and bathroom fittings does not require consent.
Advice on maintenance and repairs is available from the council and is recommended as the effect is not always straight forward. You can contact us if you are unsure whether you need permission, or for more advice on what type of work would require listed building consent.
Emergency work can be carried out to a listed building without prior consent providing you can subsequently prove all of the following:
You will need to fill in a listed building application form. The listed building consent process is very similar to the planning process and for most cases it will take eight weeks to process an application.
Advice to owners or developers and their professional agents is an important part of the listed building application process and Planning Officers are available to discuss your proposal before you submit your application. Except for the most simple applications it is advisable to employ an agent who is familiar with the policies and procedures of the council and is able to complete the necessary Heritage Statement.
Generally, the council seeks to preserve listed buildings, their settings and any features of architectural or historic interest. We would not normally approve an application to demolish a listed building, allow alterations that would involve the loss of historic parts of the building, obscure the original plan form, layout or structural integrity, or otherwise diminish the historic value of listed buildings. The council also aims to keep listed buildings in their original use, or if this use no longer exists, in another use that causes least harm to the building. Many buildings can sustain some sensitive alterations or extensions to accommodate continuing or new uses. But listed buildings vary greatly in the extent to which they can be changed without harm to their special architectural or historic interest. Additional detailed guidance is included in the government's National Planning Policy Framework.
Not all listed buildings are cared for by their owners. In certain cases of deliberate neglect or long term vacancy, a listed building is put on the register of Buildings at Risk. A register is drawn up by English Heritage for grades I and II*.
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In extreme cases where building owners have not taken reasonable steps to preserve a listed building, the council can do the work at the owner's cost or compulsorily purchase a building at risk.
If you are aware of an historic building which is either derelict or not being properly preserved you can the Planning Team who will inspect the building and advise you what action they intend to take.
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I have noticed that a cat and dog share the same radical, which is 犭dog (quǎn).
So, if we break the words down:
猫 cat (māo) = 犭dog (quǎn) + 艹 cǎo (grass) + 田 tián (field)
狗 dog (gǒu) = 犭dog (quǎn) + 勹 bāo (wrap) + 口 kǒu (mouth)
I have two questions:
1) Why a dog radical has the dog in it with other components?
2) Why a cat has the dog radical it in?
These words are not difficult to remember. For a cat, I use'meow', which is somehow similar to māo. For a dog, I stick to 'Go, go, dog!', which sounds a bit like gǒu.
However, I am curious about the origin of these words.
 - 1. Both 狗 and 貓 are 形聲字. 2. Nobody says 犭 can only be used for Canidae. – user3a Jan 15 '17 at 12:10
The radical in 猫 actually comes from 豸 zhi4 (beast), which you can still see in the traditional character 貓.
Whereas the radical in 狗 is in fact 犭 quan3.
The simplified version of 猫 got the 犭 quan3 radical because of trait reduction and semantic affinity (dog -> beast).
If it sounds easier to you, you can think of 犭 quan3 in simplified Chinese as generically referring to an animal, as in 狼 (wolf), 狮 (lion), 猴 (monkey), 狐 (fox) and words relating to animals as 猎 (hunt).
As for your other question:
The dog radical 犭 comes from 犬 which is a pictogram, still used in some words today, especially dog breeds. No radicals other than the image itself. Here you can see an evolution of the picture. (Source: Wenlin, and possibly 说文解字).
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If you are talking about the modern character 狗 gou3, it comes from the semantic/radical 犭 quan3 plus the phonetic part 句 ju4. It was probably a colloquial or popular name for "dog" which has made it into the standard language, whereas 犬 keeps a more classical and scientific flavor.
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 Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. The picture is very interesting. You have made my day. I am very happy that I have learned something new today. – Luzing Jan 15 '17 at 12:49
 - The phonetic part 句 has another pronunciation gou3, exactly the same as 狗 – jf328 Jan 17 '17 at 12:07
 - I cannot find reference of the gou3 pronunciation. It appears to have gou1, (and some sources list also gou4) probably as a variant of 勾. Do you have any links? – blackgreen Jan 17 '17 at 12:24
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I guess the first question to clear up is 'what is a headshot?' For most people there is a tangible difference between a headshot and a portrait, therefore it is important to clarify this at the beginning. The content below is drawn from Wikipedia because I couldn't have put it much better:
A head shot or headshot is a specific type of portrait (usually a photograph) that realistically demonstrates a person's appearance for branding or casting. Many head shots are promotional pictures of actors, models, authors. Headshots could be a portrait of a face or full body with a background that clearly illustrate the personality inside the person photographed.
Modeling head shots or comp cards, sometimes also called tear sheets, are a compilation of images for casting in one sheet with a résumé of work, name and relevant statistics. They are often done in color; however in some jurisdictions, such as the UK, they may be in black-and-white. Models often use them for castings and modeling work applications. A close-up head shot is often required to show a model's skin complexion for beauty work.
Corporate head shots are portraits often produced digitally and used for engaging in social media, the 'about us' page and industry specialty sites. A headshot or head shot is often used for branding and to showcase the business leader's life, style and personality while corporations will use the headshot to merge branding between the people working for them and its agency. Traditional head shots are still taken in a studio setting, though shots "on-location" or "in-the-field" continue to increase in popularity. In both cases, backgrounds tend to be simple. Subjects are often shown head-to-chest or head-to-torso.
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So, in essence a headshot is a subset of portraiture, usually simpler in form, often with a plain background. We shoot both portraits and headshots, occasionally the line between becomes blurred.


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The Cyclades blunt-nosed viper has become seriously threatened as a result of habitat destruction, road mortality and removal by man. Two big quarries are in continuous operation on western Milos, which have considerably increased in size over the last 15 years and destroyed large areas of pristine habitat. Additionally, there are plans for more quarries on western Milos, which pose an extremely significant threat to this critically endangered species. Fires also cause habitat destruction, destroying the large bushes and trees in which the main prey, birds, are found. During the period of 'reforestation' after a fire, goat and sheep grazing can be highly destructive, preventing trees and large bushes from growing. At present, tourism does not threaten the snake's habitat, but a new airport planned for Milos may increase tourism to a level that is damaging to viper habitats. The other islands appear to provide fairly pristine, untouched habitat, and the populations there are healthy, although a little smaller than on Milos (2).
Road kill also poses a very serious problem, with an estimated 300+ snakes killed each summer on western Milos. Recent years have also seen an increase in collection of the snake for the pet trade, and an established population of feral cats are also a possible danger to the snake on western Milos, particularly to the survival of newborns and subadults (2).


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Friedrich Ebert was the first democratically elected head of state in German history. The purpose of the "President Friedrich Ebert Foundation Memorial", which was set up in 1986 by the Bundestag (German Parliament), is "to remember the life and work of the first German President Friedrich Ebert and to foster a better understanding of the German history of his time".
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The museum as a place that makes history come alive: With its exhibition "From Workers' Leader to President – Friedrich Ebert (1871–1925)" the Friedrich Ebert House in the old town of Heidelberg, which attracts around 60,000 visitors a year, retraces the steps of the Social Democrat Friedrich Ebert that ultimately led him to the highest office in the land, and offers a biographical perspective of the tumultuous German history from the time of the German Empire to the Weimar Republic created in 1918/19. Why not join us on this journey through time and experience German history with all its upheavals and crises in a place that is genuinely authentic? Special exhibitions and numerous events together with a large range of didactic aids offered by the museum invite you to delve deeper into the German history of democracy. Complete with library and archives, the Friedrich Ebert House is also a place of research into Friedrich Ebert and his time.
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Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Thursday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM, guided tours by prior arrangement
Admission and guided tours free
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TREEPODS Carbon-Scrubbing Artificial Trees for Boston City Streets
With the earth's population ever growing, air pollution and air quality is a major issue for many countries around the world. Air pollutants can lead to respiratory related illnesses in humans and animals, create acid rain, and deplete the ozone layer. Actions such as carpooling, reducing the use of fossil fuels, and simply turning off a light when leaving a room are all ways that reduce harmful CO2 levels in our atmosphere. There is also a natural source that eats away at harmful CO2 gases and that source is trees.
Trees act like nature's lungs. They take in CO2 gases from the air and then use those gases for energy during the photosynthesis process. A byproduct of photosynthesis is oxygen. Over the course of a year, one tree can absorb up to 13 pounds of CO2 gases. The loss of trees in cities has had devastating results. Heavy levels of CO2 gases in cities create thick smog and affect the natural ecosystem of the land. These concentrated levels of CO2 gases create a hostile environment for trees and plants, making it difficult for them to grow properly.
Knowing the benefits, Dr Klaus Lackner, Director of the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy at Columbia University, came up with an innovative idea to reduce CO2 emissions in urban environments. Taking from his daughter's prize winning 8th grade science fair project, Dr Lackner designed a machine that would pull CO2 from the air. Lackner's daughter's project proved that CO2 could be extracted from the air by using a fish tank pump and a battery. Lackner took his daughter's idea further by designing his structure to act like a living tree.
Inspired by Dr Lackner's discovers, in Boston, MA, the Boston Treepod Initiative, developed by Mario Caceres and Christian Canonico of Influx_Studio from Paris France, in collaboration with ShiftBoston are proposing to use this environmental friendly technology to help curb CO2 gases in the city. By using biomimicry, or drawing inspiration from nature, Influx_Studio developed their tree-like structure to be powered by both solar and kinetic energy. Their artificial tree mimics what real trees do. It scrubs CO2 from the atmosphere and emits O2 and uses its own power to do so.
To make their design more appealing to the eye, the international team drew inspiration from the dragon blood tree. The dragon blood tree is a prehistoric looking tree that grows in arid, dry climates. It has wide branches that form umbrella looking tops that provide wide swatches of shade on the ground below. Influx_Studio chose the dragon blood precisely for this reason. They needed a wide platform that could hold the sizeable solar panels that they would need to help power the tree.
This young French team through trial and error realized that solar power would not be sufficient enough to fully power their trees. They decided that kinetic energy derived from human interaction would serve as an ancillary power source because of its simplicity. The team then concluded that by making their tree interactive it would beckon passersby to play with it. The Boston Treepods Initiative also proposed for the trees to be placed in groups or pods because this will increase their effectiveness. Joined together by see-saws and hammocks, the grouping of artificial trees instantly creates a small, but inviting urban park. As the hammocks and see-saws are used by visitors kinetic energy is created, thus helping power the CO2 extracting pumps.
If the city of Boston were to benefit from the Treepods, the concept could be easily and cheaply replicated in polluted cities all over the world. The Treepods could be exceptionally beneficial in cities where smog levels are so high that natural trees and plants have a difficult time growing in. Treepods could also be successful in creating a healthier environment for people and animals in and around the city. Respiratory illnesses would also most likely drop in numbers.
What other places do you think could benefit from Treepods? And what other types of air cleaning devices can you design? We'll keep an eye out for Treepods coming to a city corner near you!
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16 Responses to "TREEPODS Carbon-Scrubbing Artificial Trees for Boston City Streets"
 1. Jessica Says:
 Form following function at it's best. Who wouldn't want to add trees that are art to their backyard? Boston is a natural choice.
 2. Kindex Says:
 How come there's not a nobel prize for this guys?
 They could sell the idea to ONU, or something, to try this at world's most polluted cities – São Paulo being one of them – and share an technology that would, maybe, save the world sometimes.
 Beyond the fact, of course, that we would be marching to a sci-fi future hehe
 Loved it!
 3. Marcus Says:
 What amazing technology! I would love to see these in Boston and especially in LA where my three year old nephew is being raised. Great post, Liz!
 4. Paul Says:
 What kind of power do they require? I might have a solution other than kenitic. I will need specifications of amperage and voltage.
 5. Árboles sintéticos que captan CO2 para tranformarlo en Oxígeno Says:
 [...] Árboles sintéticos que captan CO2 para tranformarlo en Oxígeno… por igle hace 4 segundos [...]
 6. Armida Rosiak Says:
 Nice, been looking for what seems like an eternity.
 7. Ecover Looks At Air-Filtering TREEPODS For Urban Dwellers! | Ecoverus Blog Says:
 [...] Mario Caceres and Cristian Canonico created these beautiful and unique TREEPODS for the SHIFTboston urban intervention contest. The TREEPODS harness biomimicry to duplicate the carbon filtration that trees carry out. The [...]
 8. Jesus P. Las Marias Says:
 I am an advocate of rainwater harvesting (RWH) and artificial recharge systems (ARS) as a mitigating measures to the deleterious effects of deforestation. RWH gathers the rain for various purposes and ARS stores the rainwater in the aquifers to help prevent downstream flooding; the main function of trees' root systems. I suggest that apart from carbon sequestration, please include also these features in your artificial trees to approximate the function of trees. This way, a single unit of an artificial tree would help solve a lot of ecological problems brought by wanton destruction of our forests.
 And if you come up with the favorable design, may I request that the Philippines would be one of the first to test the prototype as we have been experiencing catastrophes as a result of massive rainfall and irresponsible cutting of trees.
 Thank you can best regards.
 9. Kent S. Kokko Says:
 As a chemist, I find the description of the treepods long on hyperbole and short on science. It is not apparent what becomes of the carbon dioxide. Is it reduced to carbon compounds and oxygen? Is it merely absorbed and sequested? THe explanation of "humidity swing" is meaningless.
 If the CO2 is merely absorbed ande not reduced, what is the purpose of the photovoltaics? Is the electricity used to drive pumps? Is the absorbed CO2 pumped to a caustic solution to convert it to carbonates?
 Is there really anything more to this than public sculptures lit with photovoltaics?
 10. Sensacional! Eu quero uma! « Jac Sanchotene Says:
 [...] Read our blog entry on Boston Treepods. [...]
 11. Welsch Théo Says:
 We are a french high school students group in scientific studies and we decided to eye the "Boston Treepods" system and its chemical reactions in a personal project.
 Unfortunatly, we couldn't found lots of details or references about the different components, consequently we can't really analyse it. We would like to know if someone could help us by telling us details about boston treepods.
 Thank you, in advance for the time you've spent looking at our request.
 12. Lauren Snelling Says:
 I am working with a team of producers to create an outdoor installation for a sustainable design event in Florida, USA in Jan 2014. We believe the intelligent TREEPODS would be a perfect contribution. Are you still working to create these structures for urban environments? Please send me cost and timeline estimates for creating, manufacturing, shipping and installing up to six Treepod structures. I understand these 'trees' are designed for permanent installation.
 Many thanks and all best,
 13. Elizabeth Tereshko Says:
 Dear Lauren,
 SHIFTboston does not sell or manufacture Treepods. We are simply an organization reporting on innovative designs local and international.
 14. Dr.Vidur Sahgal Says:
 I have been following this development ever since I saw a prototype tested in a stadium some years ago on TV. Can I please ask if you are ready to license the technology for production in India.
 CO2 to O2 without outside energy is an amazing invention. Hope


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When a loud motorcycle woke up Mark Nesdoly's young daughter, he decided he had enough. Instead of taking a baseball bat to the offending Harley, Nesdoly used his engineering skills to design the Noise Snare, a video detection system for loud vehicles.
The system is simple, yet effective. It uses a microphone to detect excessively loud vehicles and a video camera to record the offender as he or she drives by. Once you have video footage, you can lift an image of the driver, zoom in on his or her license plate, or extract the audio track to prove the person's car or motorcycle is way too loud.
All you need to do is mount the unit on a stationary object and the Noise Snare does the rest. It even connects to a wireless network and sends text messages or emails when a violation is recorded. The detection system works so well that the Canadian city of Calgary may field test the device in the upcoming months. [Gizmag]


text: Let me tell you something about the harmonic Pi that our Ancient Egyptian Architectonic Masters did interpret it geometrically, using the language of the two eyes. RMP#48 shows an example of interpreting geometrically that kind of Pi, i.e., it shows the geometrical correlation between two musical notes in the same musical octave, with a gap of two notes interval, e.g., between Do and Me. The upper note is equivalent to 4 and the lower note is the harmonic Pi = 256/81. It is one of the basic architectonic rules in the pyramids design philosophy. Thus we say this is the horizon of the two sounds Me-Do or the Per-Me-Do. Identifying which two musical notes should be used, in the numeric term, for designing such pyramid follows another rule.


Martingale Trading Strategy: A Brief Guide
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By Chamundeswari Koppisetti
We frequently hear about martingale strategies in casino games where one doubles their bet size after every loss. Can these martingale strategies be applied to trading and increase a trader's gain?
In this blog, we will be focusing on Martingale and its application in trading strategies by going through the following topics.
What is martingale?
A random variable is an unknown value or a function which takes a particular value for each possible trial. It can be either discrete or continuous. We consider discrete random variable below to explain martingale.
Martingale is a sequence of random variables M1, M2, M3… Mn, where
E [Mn+1|Mn] = Mn, n -> 0, 1, …, n+1 🡪 (1)
And E [|Mn+1|] < ∞,
Which is read as expectation of Mn+1 given the value of Mn is equal to Mn, i.e. expectation remains constant
For a random variable which takes different values x1, x2, x3 with respective probabilities of p1, p2 and p3, the expectation is calculated as:
E[M] = x1 * p1 + x2 * p2 + x3 * p3, In simpler terms, expectation is same as the arithmetic mean.
Note: Martingale is always defined with respect to some information sets, and some probability measure. If the information sets or the probability associated to the process are changed, the process might not be a martingale anymore.
How does martingale work?
Consider a simple game, where you toss a fair coin and win a dollar if the outcome is head and lose the dollar if it's a tail.
In this game, the probability for either head or tail is always half. So, the average value of win is equal to ½(1) + ½(-1) =0, which implies that you cannot systematically earn any additional money by playing a number of rounds of the game (although random gains or losses is still possible).
Hence, the above satisfies martingale property which says that in any particular round your total earnings are expected to stay the same regardless of the outcomes of the previous rounds.
Conditional expectation in martingale
The expression on left hand side of equation (1) in martingale definition is called 'conditional expectation'. Conditional expectation (also called the conditional mean) is simply the average, calculated after a set of prior conditions has happened.
Conditional expectation of a random variable X with respect variable Z is defined as a (new) random variable Y = E(X|Z)
Martingale trading strategy
Martingale trading strategy is to double your exposure or investment size on losing trades. As your expected long-term return is still the same, (lose when the price goes down and gain when the price goes up), this strategy can be implemented by buying in dips when the price goes down and lowering your average entry price. Hence, even after a series of losing trades, if a winning trade happens, it regains all the losses including initial trade amount as it results in a profit of 2^p=∑ 2^p-1+1.
Pros and Cons of Martingale: One of the advantages is, as the trader doubles investment size after every losing trade, the strategy helps to recoup the losses and generate profits improving the net earnings. Whereas the main disadvantage is that if you are increasing the investment size without stop loss limits.
Note: You can lose your entire capital if the company goes bankrupt or result in an uncoverable drawdown requiring additional capital if the odds do not improve in the long run and you continually lose.
What is an anti-martingale?
In an anti-martingale strategy, one doubles the investment size when the prices move in a profitable direction and halve the investment size when there is a loss. This is done with the hope that stocks will continue to rise in a trend, which works in momentum driven markets.
Pros and Cons of Anti - Martingale: Major advantage of Anti-Martingale system is the minimal risk during unfavourable conditions, as the trade volume is not increased during losses. Despite advantages, anti-martingale also doesn't result in profits if there are extended losing trades. Hence, entry signals should be computed accurately in order that losses don't cover the profits gained.
In the next section, we will build the Martingale and Anti-martingale strategy in python. If you don't know where to start with respect to python, you can try our Python course or the python handbook.
Martingale vs anti-martingale trading strategy in python
We have used the Apple (AAPL) Adjusted Close price data for over 6 months. This data was pulled from the Yahoo finance website and stored in a csv file. To know how to download financial data, you can go through this blog.
Read the stock data
2019 Half yearly (Jul to Dec) Adjusted Close price data for AAPL has been downloaded
Simple Martingale strategy
Martingale trading strategy is to double your trade size on losing trades.
We start with one stock of AAPL and double the trade volume or quantity on losing trades. Strategy is built considering winning trade as a 2% increase and losing trade as a 2% decrease from the previous close price.
Note: We can notice from the above graph that the trade volume or quantity increases exponentially, and cumulative returns increased. But in this case, we might run out of capital to double the position, which leads to bankruptcy.
Simple Anti-martingale strategy
Anti-martingale strategy is to double the trade size on winning trades and halve the size on losing trades.
Similar to the above martingale strategy, we start with one stock of AAPL and double the trade volume or quantity on winning trades and half the trade volume or quantity on losing trades. The strategy is built considering winning trade as 2% increase and losing trade as a 2% decrease from the previous close price.
Standard martingale lead to highly variable outcomes in the long run, as it can encounter exponentially increasing losses. Whereas anti martingale return distribution is significantly flatter, with lower variance as it decreases exposure on losses, and increases it on profits. With this in mind, we see that majority of successful traders tend to follow anti martingale strategies as they are considered to be less risky increasing investment size during a winning streak than during a losing streak compared to martingale strategy.
You can check out the learning track for advanced Algorithmic Trading Strategies designed for traders who want to improve their existing strategies.
In this blog, we first understood the intuitive meaning of martingale by visiting the concept of conditional expectation. Next, we have learnt the types of martingale strategies. In martingale trading strategy, trade size or quantity is doubled on losing trades with the expectation of upcoming profitable trades to cover the losses and generate profits. In an anti-martingale trading strategy, trade size or quantity is halved on losing trades (protecting the downside), and doubled on profitable trades. We have also understood the market conditions which may be suitable for either of the strategy. Finally, we have implemented both, the martingale and anti-martingale trading strategies. You can learn different types of quantitative strategies and models by enrolling for our learning track on algorithmic trading for everyone.
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Posted by: nancycurteman | September 27, 2014
20 Chapter Endings to Keep Readers Reading
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th-1Every chapter and scene should end in a way that makes the reader want to continue reading. The last sentence can determine whether a reader will turn the page or put the book down. Here are 20 examples of ending sentences that are sure to motivate a reader to turn the page and keep on reading. Try adapting some of these sentences to your story.
Something was very, very wrong.
What happened next, he never saw coming.
Realization crashed over him like a tidal wave
Bloody Hell
Why hadn't she thought of that before?
Who was she protecting?
Now it might be too late.
It was what she said next that sent a chill through his body.
It wasn't what he said but what he didn't say that shocked her.
He slammed on the brakes but it was too late. *
To his horror, he suddenly realized why he was there. *
She picked up the phone and gasped when she heard the voice from her past. *
"No," she begged. "Please don't—" *
How could this happen? *
He thought he had made his point—but then he read the last sentence again. *
Oh no. Please, no.
What she saw would change her life forever.
Who could he tell?
She had to find the answer.
Did anyone see her?
Can you think of more great ending sentences to keep readers reading? I'd love to add them to this list.
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* indicates sentences generated by Fremont Area Writers.
 1. Great sentences to lure the reader to the next scene or chapter. Blessings to you, Nancy…
 - I'm collecting these sentences to share with my readers. Thanks for your comment, Carol.
 2. Great post as always Nancy. Mine would be:
 "What did they want from him?"
 - David, Thanks for adding a great chapter ending sentence.
 3. Wonderfully helpful, Nancy. Also add the beloved Patricia Moyes' clincher: "Time," said Bob loudly. "Time gentlemen, if you please."
 - Good chapter ending sentence. We're getting a good collection. Thanks.
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Following months of discussion, 250 delegates have, at the base of Uluru, made a historic statement for the future of Indigenous affairs in Australia. In the milestone year of 2017 – 50 years after the 1967 Referendum – the First Nations National Constitutional Convention has culminated in calls for Makarrata, the coming together after a struggle.
The delegates from across the country expressed their support for enshrining the voice of the First Nations in the Constitution, and for the establishment of a treaty between governments and the First Nations. Prominent themes that emerged from the talks are the rejection of simple 'tokenistic' constitutional acknowledgement in favour of meaningful structural reform, as well as a focus on supporting the continued sovereignty of Indigenous peoples and on 'truth-telling' about Indigenous history.
Met with a standing ovation from those involved, the 'Uluru Statement from the Heart' marks a monumental step for the future direction of Indigenous affairs in Australia to address the structural problems communities face and to empower these communities for an improved future.
Full Statement can be found at: _URL_


Lazy Bee Scripts
'Pinocchio' by Jane Spamer - additional information.
'Pinocchio' by Jane Spamer
 More about Jane Spamer
Period and Geography
Location: a fictitious country. Time Period: Timeless
Settings and Set Complexity
Number of Sets: 5
Setting: Forest, Wilderness, Village, Shop/Store, Ship and 'Other Location'
Set Requirements: Backdrops/simple flats
Unspecified ages
 Language Advisory:Help
A list of the required properties
A list of the required sound effects
A lighting plot
Costume notes
British pantomime. (There are positions for songs and dances in the script, but no specific suggestions for music.)
The classic children's tale given a panto twist, with Gepetto replaced by Dame Gepetto and a new love story woven into the narrative.
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Sodom-apple plants.
While elephants ate an enormous amount of Solanum seeds, they also often destroyed the entire plant, ripping it out of the ground and stuffing the whole bush into their mouths. The model showed that to offset the damage an elephant wreaks on a plant, 80 percent of the seeds the animal eats would have to emerge from it unscathed. On top of that, each seed would have to be 10-times more likely to take root than one that simply fell to the ground from its parent.
Impalas, on the other hand, can have a positive overall effect on the plants, the researchers found. Impalas ate the majority of the fruit consumed — one impala ate 18 fruit in just a few minutes. But they do not severely damage the parent plant while feeding and also spread a lot of seeds in their dung. Of the seeds eaten by an impala, only 60 percent would need to survive, and those seeds would have to be a mere three-times more likely to sprout than a seed that simply fell from its parent.
"A model allows you to explore a space you're not fully able to reach experimentally," said Tarnita, who uses math to understand the outcome of interactions between organisms. "Once you've explored it, however, the conclusions and predictions need to be confronted with reality. This model helped us conclude that although it is theoretically possible for elephants to benefit the plant, that outcome is extremely unlikely."
Source: Princeton University
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