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What is the Explanation of Maximum Duty Cycles for a Printer?
Some printers say they have a maximum duty cycle of 100,000 pages. And a recommended monthly duty cycle of 2000- 5000 pages per month. Why the difference? And what does the maximum duty cycle mean for laser printers when one is made by HP and the other by Lexmark or Kyocera Mita?
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 Maximum duty cyclesand different printers
 LexmarkLexmark T650n stock photo has printers rated for maximum monthly cycles of 200,000 pagesbut they recommend the monthly page volume for those printers actually be in the range of 3000-20,000 pages. (T650n MSRP $749.) HP has printers with monthly duty cycles of 225,000 pages, and their recommended print volume is 3000-1500 pages. (HP LaserJet P4015n printer, MSRP $1199.)
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 So what is a maximum duty cycle, anyhow?
 Obviously, the maximum monthly cycle is not a number that really affects how many pages you should expect to print a month. Some speculation in different articles and forum postings on the Internet suggest that the maximum monthly cycle may be related to how many pages you could expect to print in a month without causing it to malfunction or damaging it permanently.
 Most of the practical information on the Internet said that, because the duty cycle in printers varied so much between manufacturers, and because each company's maximum numbers differed from their recommended numbers, it was of very limited utility in deciding whether to buy a printer.
 Don't, however, buy a printer with a maximum duty cycle of 2000 pages a month, and routinely print 5000. The printer is not meant to stand up to such high use. Parts will wear out far sooner that their expected lifetime and may cost you a great deal more in service calls.
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 What can you learn from the maximum duty cycle?
 To get a measure of use out of what the maximum duty cycle means for laser printers, do some approximations based on your normal volume of printing. If the recommended monthly average is from 3000 – 20,000 pages, divide the highest number by two. If you print more than 10000 black and white pages a month, you should consider getting a printer rated for a higher recommended duty cycle. If you are printing in color, remember that your print head is going across each page four timesand divide the maximum recommended number by four. If you are going to be printing more than 5000 pages in color a month, or a combination of color and black and white that is approaching the maximum recommended number, you should think about getting a printer rated for a higher maximum duty cycle. And remember, if you are doing duplex printing, you should multiply those sheet numbers by two.
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 What you should consider before buying a laser printer
 More importantly, for choosing the best printer for your needs, look at the supplies. If you are printing 5000 pages a mHP LJ cm2320 mfc stock Photo onth, and your printer has a 250 sheet paper tray, you are going to be putting new paper into the printer practically every work day. If your toner cartridge is rated for 2000 pages, you are going to replace that two to three times a month as well. Those toner cartridges are expensive. That personal sized laser printer is probably going to need its fusor changed a lot more often than the Lexmark T650n's standard 300000 pages too.
 Look for a printer where you can get a high yield printer cartridge that will last you a couple months, minimum. And get a printer that has the ability to add on paper trays until you can pack a week's worth of paper into the printer at a time. For your 5000 pages of printing, try to get trays that add up to at least 1000 sheets and a toner cartridge that gives you 20000 average copies.
 Find out what parts need to be replaced on the printer throughout its lifetime. There are drums, fusers, and rollers, filters, and sometimes developer, depending on the printer. Check fuser prices and the number of pages you can print before you need to replace the fuser unit. Remember, replacing the fuser can often cost half the price of buying the printer. However, the printer is a plastic box with trays, a few gears, memory, and the interface to the printer, without the fuser. When you replace the fuser, there is no reason why you will not get another 300000 pages of printing.
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 How to pick a printer
 HP Laser Jet p1505n image In conclusion, while knowing what the maximum duty cycle of a printer is can be a shortcut to eliminating certain printers from your searchor a pointer to go to a more powerful printerthe numbers themselves are not all that important. Look at what you need your printer to do and pick some models that look like they can handle the volume of printing you need. Then look at all the other variables of things you need to buy besides the printer itself, to give yourself the total cost of ownership for each one. Then you can make an informed decision that will suit your needs without being a money pit.
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In Japan, it is said that brush is to be chosen according to a rule of four virtues. These are:
尖 (sen) - The brush tip must be sharp and pointy. There should be no irregularities in symmetry or thickness of hair of the tuft tip. This is especially important for brushes used for writing that requires precision (fine lines in sumi-e, standard script, etc.)
斉 (sei) - The brush tuft ought to be well arranged. In other words that hairs are well organized and do not stick out, they are not broken and are of a uniform shape and quality.
円 (en) - The brush tuft needs to be well rounded and symmetrical in its cross section. While looking at the brush from its tip, the tuft should form a perfect circle. Also, with the hairs released, the tuft should form a perfect cone shape with a flat top.
健 (ken) - The brush needs to be healthy and full of vigour. The hair (especially at the tuft base) should be flexible and responsive. No damaged hairs should be visible. Also the brush axis should be straight and free of cracks. Bamboo shafts tend to crack, especially when they get wet during the washing of the brush. Expensive brush manufacturers usually offer to change the brush shaft free of charge.
On top of that, the brush needs to suit its purpose. Depending on what we intend to write or how we want to do it, different types or sizes of brush should be chosen. Calligraphy is infinite, and so are the brush choices. It may take years before a calligrapher senses instinctively which brush goes well with his style and personality.
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Can one whisper t'fila (prayer)? I'm thinking of obligatory t'filos like sh'mone esre and "Sh'ma".
I know one can speak t'fila quietly, even very quietly; in fact, sh'mone esre is said quietly. I'm not asking about loudness versus quietness but specifically about whispering. As Wikipedia notes:
In normal speech, the vocal cords alternate between states of voice and voicelessness. In whispering,… the vocal cords alternate between whisper and voicelessness (though the acoustic difference between the two states is minimal).
In other words, whispering is speaking without the use — or with minimal use — of the vocal cords. All consonants and vowels become largely or completely devoiced. This is independent of loudness: it can be done pretty loudly, and normal speaking can be done quietly.
(The words תִּזְכְּרוּ and תִּשְׂכְּרוּ thus come out almost the same — but not quite. One difference lies in the fact that whispering generally doesn't completely remove voice (as noted in the Wikipedia quotation, above). Another lies in the fact that for some people the place of articulation of a zayin is slightly different than that of a sin, or one is more closed than the other. Also, the preceding chirik may differ slightly, e.g. in length, between the two words. Finally, WAF notes in a comment, below, that people often lengthen normally-voiced consonants when whispering, and suggests that that might suffice to distinguish them from the normally unvoiced ones.)
Is there any source or argument that says that t'fila can or cannot be done in a whisper?
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I have to being paying close attention to distinguish between voice and unvoiced consonants when whispering things like keriyat shema to avoid saying things like ve'ahafta or uchtaftam. For this reason I generally pray (at least keriyat shema) in a slightly voiced tone. – Double AA Feb 20 '12 at 22:01
_USER_, I was trying for sound, but it's synonimized with hearing. – Isaac Moses Feb 20 '12 at 22:02
I have wondered this myself and have eventually concluded not to whisper t'filos. That said, people very often compensate for the lack of voicing by lengthening the duration of the unvoiced corresponding sounds when whispering. It has been suggested that this compensation could suffice for differentiating the sounds in t'fila as well as it does in conversation. – WAF Feb 22 '12 at 3:46
WAF, thanks! I've added it to the question. _USER_, very quietly. :-) – msh210 Feb 22 '12 at 15:51
related linguistics.stackexchange.com/q/2340/921 – Double AA Oct 21 '12 at 2:18
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The mishna in Berakhot 2:3 records the following dispute between Rabbi Yosei and the tana qama:
הקורא את שמע ולא השמיע לאזנו - יצא. רבי יוסי אומר: לא יצא
My translation:
One who reads the Shema' but not so that his ear hears it has fulfilled his obligation. Rabbi Yosei says, he has not fulfilled his obligation.
The gemara (Berakhot 15a) understands Rabbi Yosei to be interpreting the word shema' as "hear": read it in Hebrew, and make sure that it's audible. The tana qama, they suggest, interprets the word shema' as "understand": recite it in any language, even (presumably) in a whisper. The halakha is as the tana qama.
The Rambam (Hilkhot Qeri'at Shema' 2:8) is emphatic:
וצריך להשמיע לאזנו כשהוא קורא ואם לא השמיע לאזנו יצא
My translation:
One needs to make sure that he hears it [the Shema'] as he is reading, but if he does not make it audible, he has fulfilled his obligation.
So too, by the way, with the Tur and the Shulchan Arukh (Orach Chaim 62:3) - although they both add the stipulation that some sound has to come out, even if you can't hear it. Just thinking the words is insufficient.
As for blessings, this appears also to have been the subject of debate. A mishna in Megillah 2:4 forbids a deaf person from reading megillat Esther, and the gemara (Megillah 19b) likens that to the opinion of Rabbi Yosei, as mentioned above. In presenting his opinion, however, they bring a beraita that attributes to Rabbi Yosei the assertion that one who recites birqat hamazon silently has not fulfilled his obligation, over against the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda who permits making silent berakhot.
The halakha here, as earlier, is not like Rabbi Yosei. The law, as it's presented in the Tur and Shulchan Arukh (Orach Chaim 206:3) is that one should make one's berakhot audible, but one has fulfilled one's obligation even if he didn't - so long, again, as some sound is produced. This is contrary to the opinion of the Rambam (Hilkhot Berakhot 1:7), who holds that berakhot can be made altogether silently.
Conclusion: Unless one's hearing is impaired, or unless the sound is being drowned out by another source, it is physiologically impossible to say words that are inaudible to one's own ears without whispering. Although none of the sources mentioned above use the verb ל.ח.ש ("whisper"), it is to whispering that they are clearly referring.
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I don't see the Tanna Qama saying 'whisper' only 'any language', unless you are saying that whispering is another language? – Double AA Jul 10 '12 at 15:27
This answer discusses loudness/quietness (audibility), not voicedness/voicelessness (whispering; your mention of whispering in your paraphrase is in error AFAICT). I don't see how it addresses the question. (Cf. comments on the other answer.) – msh210 Jul 10 '12 at 15:42
You are both correct: I was not clear. I've fixed it up a little bit (as regards the tana qama) and have written a final paragraph that makes my point more clearly than I'd made it before. Feel free to continue to disagree, of course :) – Shimon bM Jul 10 '12 at 18:21
+1. I like the argument, even though "lo hishmia l'ozno" may mean his voice is drowned out. – msh210 Jul 12 '12 at 16:47
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In the beginning of Shmuel 1, we have the story Chana davening for a son. The posuk states that Chana was davening quietly:
וְחַנָּה, הִיא מְדַבֶּרֶת עַל-לִבָּהּ--רַק שְׂפָתֶיהָ נָּעוֹת, וְקוֹלָהּ לֹא יִשָּׁמֵעַ; וַיַּחְשְׁבֶהָ עֵלִי, לְשִׁכֹּרָה (Shmuel 1, 1:13)
Eli HaNovi, mistaking her for a drunk, rebuked her. However, she was shown to be "in the right", so to speak, and Eli blessed her and left. I don't have a source for this, I have heard this story used as a proof that davening in a whisper is perfectly acceptable.
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I wonder where the person you heard it from knows she was whispering. – msh210 Feb 22 '12 at 17:29
_USER_ - answer updated with quote – eykanal Feb 22 '12 at 18:23
So she was speaking very quietly. I see no reason to think she was whispering. (Presumably Eli wasn't within a foot or two of her.) – msh210 Feb 22 '12 at 18:


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Native to east Africa, the desert rose (Adenium obesum) is a tropical succulent plant that requires little care. Desert rose plants have fleshy stems that grow into fat, bulbous structures called caudexes at the plant's base. The desert rose grows 4 to 5 feet tall and blooms in the warmer spring and summer months with numerous large, trumpet-shaped flowers that come in shades of white, pink or rose, depending on the cultivated variety. Belonging to the Apocynaceae (dogbane) family, the desert rose oozes a poisonous white sap when cut. Due to its tropical origins, the desert rose is most commonly grown indoors in containers.
Keep your desert rose in bright, direct sunlight, such as in a southern-exposure window, patio or porch. Desert rose plants need full sunlight all year long.
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In Year 5, we have been looking at Chinese blue and white porcelain and have created paintings of Ming vases using a sgraffito technique.
We looked at traditional shapes of vases from the 14th Century onward and decided on a shape for our own vase. The children drew a vertical line to help keep their shape symmetrical. They then used oil pastel to colour in their design:
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
The Physics Of Ponytails
I kid you not! They even came up with something called the "Rapunzel Number"!
It turns out that there is an important-enough research being done on the physics of ponytails that it warrants a publication in the Physical Review Letters, no less!
He and two other physicists have been trying to determine whether the shape of a ponytail can be deduced from the properties of a single hair. After all, a head with 100,000 strands is a complex physical system, as anyone with a copious coiffure can attest.
And it turns out that there is a simple theory. The crucial characteristics are elasticity, density and curliness, which essentially tell how springy a piece of hair is, plus the length of the ponytail. The researchers came up with a simple formula that describes the ponytail shape when the hair is bundled together.
They called it the Rapunzel number. "We couldn't resist," Dr. Goldstein said.
Oh dear!
I'll try to find the exact reference to this one when it appears and post it here. I wish they explain why this is important and what other implications this involved. Maybe it's written in the actual paper. The only thing I can find in the news article is the sentence "... Dr. Goldstein said the findings could also be applied to bundles of other long filaments, including fiberglass and wool...", which doesn't say much.
Another news report on this story mention quite a bit more, but it is still unclear what properties actually that is so important.
So maybe this won't be nominated for an Ig Nobel after all! :)
Edit: the Ponytail physics is getting a Synopsis coverage! Click that link for the exact reference.
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Investing in transportation stocks
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With uncertainty surrounding the state of COVID-19 restrictions as well as medical advances, the pandemic's future impact on the transportation industry remains uncertain. A report by Deloitte even went as far as to say, "Commuting and traveling patterns may not recover to their pre–COVID-19 state once lockdowns are lifted."
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In order to achieve The Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award it is possible to complete a Cookery Skills course. Several pupils from year 10 have completed the course this year.
To gain this qualification students need to demonstrate their current knowledge and understanding of food and extend it by carrying out the following tasks:-
- Planning and costing a balanced menu for a family of four for one day;
- Research and planning meals for expeditions;
- Planning and preparing meal which could include :-
A buffet meal for four using fresh and frozen foods;
A vegetarian two-course family meal using pulses, rice or wholemeal foods;
A meal for two students using a small stove and basic equipment;
A summer barbecue for six people.
The above tasks can be carried out independently or in groups. A minimum of one task must be completed in the food room at school and must demonstrate that students can work in a hygienic kitchen, show the safe use of equipment and utensils and a general understanding of food storage, along with an understanding of healthy eating.
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Required material:
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Disassembling the rechargeable battery pack:
Removing the ear hook or the headband:
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2. Hold the headset with one hand.
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4. Make sure that the wires are aligned and not crossing over each other. Gently press down the three wires.
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Testing the battery and final adjustments:
1. Test the function of the headset: Press the hook button to switch on the headset. The LED lights up blue.
2. Remount the headband or earhook. see User Guide for further information.
3. Charge the battery for at least 20 minutes before using the headset. See User guide for further information.
4. Switch off the headset before sending it to the customer. Press and hold the Hook button for 5 seconds. The headset switches off. The headset LED flashed red 3 times and turns off.


Chinese Herbs for Infection and Sepsis
Mung Beans
The humble mung bean treats sepsis
When an infection becomes serious it can lead to septicemia and sepsis which if left untreated can cause death. It is commonly caused by bacteria but can also be due to viruses and fungi. Accompanying symptoms can include high fevers, flushed skin and swelling. In the US alone, there are 200,000 deaths per year as a result of sepsis. Western medical treatment uses antibiotics in the treatment of septicemia.
In addition steroids have been used, though the use of steroids is controversial and another medicine, Activated Protein C, was taken off the market in 2011.
Recently researchers at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in the US have discovered that the humble and simple mung bean used in traditional Chinese medicine can help with infection and sepsis. In technical terms it reduces the release of HMGB1 which in theory can increase survival rates.
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Many traditional medicinal herbs have been used successfully and developed into effective therapies for various inflammatory ailments. We have now validated the therapeutic potential of another medicinal product using mung bean extract.
There are many herbs in traditional Chinese medicine that can be used for fever, infection and contagious diseases. Chinese herbal medical texts have whole chapters devoted to what is called Herbs that Neutralize Toxins. Some examples of these types of herbs include honey suckle flower and dandelion.
In Chinese hospitals it is common practice to prescribe herbs along side with antibiotics and other medications in the treatment of dangerous conditions such as septicemia.
Sepsis costs the US approximately 17 billion dollars a year. A packet of mung beans costs about a dollar, so further research into Chinese herbs could prove to be financially viable.
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Flights, meat and video streaming: What people in the EU, the US and China are willing to give up to fight climate change
The second release of the 2020-2021 EIB Climate Survey explores people's attitudes and views on climate change in a rapidly changing world. The results from this release focus on how people intend to fight climate change in 2021, what they are willing to give up to tackle the climate crisis, and how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their travel habits and intentions to fight climate change.
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How to Make Date Paste
Many of our desserts and baking recipes rely heavily on date paste as a replacement for sugar. Because date paste includes the same nutrients you find in dates, it brings more nutrition to a dish than refined sugars. Date paste, however, is not easily available in most major grocery stores, which might leave you scratching your head. Never fear! Date paste is just date puree, and it's easy to make. Here are some tips for getting good results.
Apple-Date Torte
Apple-Date Torte is a wonderful dessert for trying out date paste because it's very forgiving where consistency is concerned.
1. Choose your dates.
For the best health benefit, look for whole, unsweetened dates. The ingredients label on the package should say only "dates." Some dried or chopped, candied dates contain added sugar, which you don't need.
2. Choose your amount.
Estimating your quantity is tricky, since date sizes vary by type and your ultimate volume will also depend on how much water you add. As a general rule of thumb, however, you will get approximately 1 cup of date paste for 12 Medjool dates.
3. Soak your dates.
Straight up dates will produce a paste thick enough to jam most blenders and getting a smooth consistency can be challenging. Cover your dates with warm water for 1 hour, then drain the liquid off completely, reserving the liquid.
4. Puree the dates.
Using the most powerful blending tool in your kitchen (blender, food processor, whatever you own that's strongest), puree the dates. If you're having trouble getting them to a nice paste consistency (think tomato paste for comparison), add in just enough water to reach a workable consistency.
5. Store the extra.
Because amounts can be challenging to adjust, it's not a bad idea to make date paste in a larger batch than you expect to need. Measure out 1/4 cup increments onto a parchment covered baking sheet and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Freeze for 4-6 hours, then transfer to a freezer bag for later use.


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Tamar Valley AONB
Rising on the borders of Cornwall and Devon, the rivers Tamar, Tavy and Lynher, form one of the last, unspoilt drowned valley river systems in England.
On their passage to the broad estuary near Plymouth, the rivers flow through a series of deep meanders, steep gorges and wooded valleys. A ribbon of woodland extends along the Estuary margin although it is often no more than a mature hedgerow above a steep earth bank. In the middle valleys where the ridges are wide the high land has an almost plateau character and there is a feeling of remoteness and solitude. The landscape contains a wide variety of wildlife habitats, including many ancient woodlands and wetlands that provide important wintering grounds for wildfowl and wading birds.
People have lived in the Tamar Valley for centuries, and the diverse scenery reflects the impact of their activities in an area rich in natural resources. Field patterns disclose ancient farming practices, disused mine workings reveal intensive mining activity during the 18th century, and old orchards scattered on the warm, south-facing valley slopes are the remnants of market gardens that were widespread in the area at the beginning of the 20th century.


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Hash Match
The Hash Match physical operator builds a hash table by computing a hash value for each row from its build input. A HASH:() predicate with a list of columns used to create a hash value appears in the Argument column. Then, for each probe row (as applicable), it computes a hash value (using the same hash function) and looks in the hash table for matches. If a residual predicate is present (identified by RESIDUAL:() in the Argument column), that predicate must also be satisfied for rows to be considered a match. Behavior is slightly different based on the logical operation being performed:
 - For any joins, use the first (top) input to build the hash table and the second (bottom) input to probe the hash table. Output matches (or nonmatches) as dictated by the join type. If multiple joins use the same join column, these operations are grouped into a hash team.
 - For the distinct or aggregate operators, use the input to build the hash table (removing duplicates and computing any aggregate expressions). When the hash table is built, scan the table and output all entries.
 - For the union operator, use the first input to build the hash table (removing duplicates). Use the second input (which must have no duplicates) to probe the hash table, returning all rows that have no matches, then scan the hash table and return all entries.
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Stages of Flower Seeds
Germination and Growth
All flower seeds follow the same stages, or life cycle. There are six main stages in the flower seed life cycle: germination, growth, flowering, fruit or seed pod production, seed dispersion and death. The main difference between flower seeds is how long they take to complete each stage. Annual flowers like marigolds, calendulas and poppies take about a year. Perennial flower seeds such as lavender, astilbe and hollyhocks have longer cycles. If you have a flower seed large enough to split open with your fingernail, you will notice three main divisions. The protective coat covers the exterior. Inside, the endosperm occupies most of the space, and the smallest part is the embryo. A flower seed depends on two factors to germinate, humidity and warmth. Once damp and warm enough, the flower embryo inside the protective seed coat absorbs water and swells. The growing embryo depends on the endosperm for nourishment until it sends out roots and cotyledons. Embryonic leaves make their appearance a few days after the cotyledon emerges from the soil, and the plant starts its process of photosynthesis. The seedling now enters into its second stage, plant growth. The cotyledon thickens into a stalk, and more leaves appear. Once a bud is produced, the flowering and fruit stages come next.
Flowering and Fruits
The original seed, now a mature plant, enters into the flowering and fruiting stages. This is the reproductive stage that produces new flower seeds. The flower gets pollinated, which starts the process of fertilization. A zygote is produced, which becomes a growing embryo. This will eventually become a new seed, but first the flower produces a fruit. You may not think of flowers as having fruit. If you carefully observe your plant once it has lost its petals, you will notice a bulbous growth, which is the fruit. It may look more like a pod. The growing fruit or pod has seeds inside it. Depending on the flower variety, it can take days or months to complete the flowering and fruiting stages.
New Seed Production
Lastly, the mature fruit bursts open and disperses new flower seeds. Having almost completed its life cycle, the last stage a flower seed goes through is death. The original flower seed has gone through many transformations as it goes through its life cycle, eventually leaving behind more flower seeds. It can be a fascinating experience to follow a flower seed through its different stages, for adults and children alike.
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- Numerous algorithmic problems arise in Bioinformatics over and above
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Estimate the Induction Time Distribution for a Disease
A group of 258 patients with AIDS had been exposed to HIV through blood transfusion on a known date. Patients who had not developed AIDS before the end of the study are not included (right truncation).
Create a kernel density estimate of the AIDS induction time distribution and compute its mean.
The probability a person will survive more than six years without developing AIDS.
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Early stages as far as how I'd use this with students but definitely some fun math to investigate here through Desmos related to generating pythagorean triples in a coordinate grid.
Things I notice:
When gcd(m,n) = 1 we have the primitive pythagorean triple, when gcd(m,n) > 1 we get a triple similar to a primitive triple.
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How could I get spirals to show up in desmos like those in this wikipedia article?


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I mean, since we, as a society find it acceptable to desecrate the statues of heroes and/or prominent figures from our past, what is an acceptable time frame? How long should they be honored before we then find it acceptable to damage/destroy/pull down or remove statues of people from our past because they are currently in disfavor? 50 years? 100 Years? 75 years? What is the time frame?
I ask this because, since the Mob finds it acceptable and desirable to remove and destroy statues of historical figures, like civil war generals, past presidents and even Christopher Columbus in a paroxysm of hate, how long until THEIR revered statues can be removed and pulled down? I mean, it has been more or less 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr was killed….is that enough time for it to be acceptable for us to attack his statues with sledgehammers and tow ropes and pull them down from their pedestals and plinths and break them into pieces? DO we have to wait a certain amount of time for their heroes or revered figures to become non-PC enough for destruction of their monuments?
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Sicilian Linen Towns
A few readers have written to us asking how and from where they can pick up old style tablecloths, bed linen and embroidered work in Sicily.
Our research has led us to the eastern side of the island and the towns of Sortino in the province of Siracusa, Vittoria in the province of Ragusa and Castiglione in the province of Catania.
The workmanship in this part of the island is known as'sfilato siciliano'. It is a technique which first appeared in the 15th century and was essentially the embellishing of white linen cloths with colorful threads.
The women of the time would remove threads of the linen and replace them with colored embroidery.
It must have been an intricate job and, in fact, it did become simplified over the years and only certain decorative areas were eventually reworked.
Many of the old techniques have disappeared but the craft itself was kept alive in the islands convents and specialist 'bottegas'.
A variation which is alive and well is practised at Erice in the west of Sicily. It is called 'frazzata' and involves the use of a hand loom to replace threads with extremely colorful cotton.
The cotton is inserted to form bright, geometric patterns often inspired by floral and Middle Eastern designs. The popularity of the 'frazzata' is such that what was once a craft practised in the home is now a recognizable industry.
What is there to see at Erice, Sortino and Castiglione?
Erice - The famous Temple of Venus which was uncovered following excavations in the Norman castle; a relic from the time when the city was destroyed by the Carthaginians in 260 BC. The tortuous medieval town was called Monte S.Giuliano until 1934.
Sortino - The necropolis of Pantalica built into the chalk rocks.
Castiglione - The old fortifications which look towards the coast at Taormina and Mount Etna in the south. The nearest town of Linguaglossa takes its name from a large tongue of lava which arrived in the area in 1634 and is commemorated by a memorial stone in the town hall
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Although relationship quality is recognized as a central construct in the relationship marketing literature, relatively little attention has been paid to the issues of: the dimensions of relationship quality, and the directional relationship between relationship quality and related service evaluation outcomes. This study seeks to provide alternative conceptualization of business‐to‐business relationship quality based on the well‐established IMP interaction model and to clarify the relationship between relationship quality and service quality. The findings from an empirical study, support the hypothesis that relationship quality, defined as a higher‐order construct of cooperation, adaptation, and atmosphere, has a positive impact on service quality.
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Sarah Maribu and the Lost World is a hidden object game with elements of the adventure genre. Most of the time, the objective is to find and click on all the items shown as pictures on slots at the left side of the screen, on locations filled with assorted paraphernalia scattered throughout the scenery. The hint button shows the position of one of the required items, but takes thirty seconds to recharge after use. Some of the objects are stored inside the inventory, to be used later when solving puzzles.
The inventory can be accessed through the tools button at the bottom-left corner, sliding upwards to reveal all of its compartments. The objects have to be used as in most point-and-click adventures, by dragging and dropping them over logical places to perform an action or complete a task. Some of the objects can only be found inside one of the interactive windows showing another angle of the location, that appear after clicking on certain hotspots.
There are mini-games between each chapter, like the Simon implementation where the player has to repeat a color sequence in a set of drums, the weights puzzle where statuettes have to be distributed on columns to reach equilibrium, and other similar challenges.
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DiCaprio Helps Launch Clean Water Campaign
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio (search) helped environmentalists launch an international campaign to draw attention to the billion people worldwide who don't have access to clean water.
"We are here to help raise awareness about what is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today," said DiCaprio Tuesday, speaking on World Water Day (search) at the Clift Hotel with Global Green USA President Matt Petersen.
DiCaprio, who earned a best-actor nomination this year for playing Howard Hughes in "The Aviator," signed a petition that calls on President Bush and other government leaders to commit to a legally binding United Nations treaty declaring clean water as a basic human right.
DiCaprio screened a short film he helped produce that highlights the need to conserve the world's limited supply of fresh water and provide greater access to it for more than 1.2 billion people.
The film, called "Water Planet," will be distributed starting next month on the Internet, at film festivals and to television stations and schools to educate the public about what DiCaprio calls the "growing global water crisis."
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Operation of the alula as an indicator of gear change in hoverflies.
Walker SM., Thomas ALR., Taylor GK.
The alula is a hinged flap found at the base of the wings of most brachyceran Diptera. The alula accounts for up to 10 per cent of the total wing area in hoverflies (Syrphidae), and its hinged arrangement allows the wings to be swept back over the thorax and abdomen at rest. The alula is actuated via the third axillary sclerite, which is a component of the wing hinge that is involved in wing retraction and control. The third axillary sclerite has also been implicated in the gear change mechanism of flies. This mechanism allows rapid switching between different modes of wing kinematics, by imposing or removing contact with a mechanical stop limiting movement of the wing during the lower half of the downstroke. The alula operates in two distinct states during flight-flipped or flat-and we hypothesize that its state indicates switching between different flight modes. We used high-speed digital video of free-flying hoverflies (Eristalis tenax and Eristalis pertinax) to investigate whether flipping of the alula was associated with changes in wing and body kinematics. We found that alula state was associated with different distributions of multiple wing kinematic parameters, including stroke amplitude, stroke deviation angle, downstroke angle of incidence and timing of supination. Changes in all of these parameters have previously been linked to gear change in flies. Symmetric flipping of the alulae was associated with changes in the symmetric linear acceleration of the body, while asymmetric flipping of the alulae was associated with asymmetric angular acceleration of the body. We conclude that the wings produce less aerodynamic force when the alula is flipped, largely as a result of the accompanying changes in wing kinematics. The alula changes state at mid-downstroke, which is the point at which the gear change mechanism is known to come into effect. This transition is accompanied by changes in the other wing kinematic parameters. We therefore find that the state of the alula is linked to the same parameters as are affected by the gear change mechanism. We conclude that the state of the alula does indeed indicate the operation of different flight modes in Eristalis, and infer that a likely mechanism for these changes in flight mode is the gear change mechanism.


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Dynamic instruction set load-in method for Java SoC
By Zhirui Chen and Hongzhou Tan, Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou China
There are varieties of embedded systems in the world, its a big challenge to optimized the instruction sets of SoCs according to different systems working environments. The idea of dynamic instruction set is a good method to achieve the embedded systems re-configurability. This paper presents a convenient method for a Java processor to work with dynamic instruction set in the form of FPGA or ASIC. The costs of area, power and timing are trivial. Such idea is also reusable for other embedded system solutions.
Dynamic instruction set is very useful in many embedded systems which can be widely used in different areas, and allows engineers developing more efficient instructions or changing the booting up codes. In the Java SoC field, most of the processors both in research or of commercial are designed using fixed instruction set. Only a few choose reconfigurable structures which have to be implemented in FPGA platforms, like the Lavacore. This paper introduces a Javaprocessing chip with real dynamic instruction set inside. The architecture can be implemented not only in FPGAs, but also in ASICs. No matter what purpose an embedded system is designed for, the main idea for dynamic instruction set or say reconfigurable device is to use programmable logic within the SoC.
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The Java processor used experimentally in this paper is called Java Optimized Processor-JOP. It is a stack-based Java processor with four-stage pipelining. As shown in Figure 1, the four pipeline stages are bytecode fetch, microcode fetch, decode and execute.
Figure 1. Four-stage pipelining
Bytecode is compiled Java instruction in binary form. It is the input for JVM on computers or other Java processors like Jazelle from ARM. Microcode is the native instruction of JOP. All bytecodes in a Java program are translated into series of microcodes first, and then the processor executes the translated local instructionsmicrocodes. This is the basic of the JOP mechanism (Figure 2).
Figure 2. Translation from bytecode to microcode
JOP has different interfaces which allow it to communicate with outside. Considering the point that to design reusable IPs in this experiment, JOP has been modularized and re-constructed using AMBA standard inside the chip. As a good result, the SoC can easily add or remove modules which are conformed to the AMBA standard.
JOP has been tested in different models of FPGAs. Inside the pipelines of JOP, several memory modules are used to implement Java method cache (bytecode RAM), microcode ROM, and stack RAM, which contain local instructions, jump table and variables, etc. Thus RAM-based FPGAs can fully handle the JOP implementation, according to the fact that memory contents can be changed easily by re-programming in FPGAs.
On the other hand, when JOP is implemented in SoC, which it should be, because the performance is much better in SoC then in FPGA for real-time embedded systems, the memory modules are fixed in SoC. ROMs contents are not changeable and the logic cannot be re-programmed to initialize the RAMs.
3 Dynamic load-in method
So far, there are three primary problems when JOP is implemented in a SoC. First, ROM stores all microcodes which are not fully translated the bytecode instructions yet, thus the ROM should be changeable so that microcodes can be extended. Second, when microcodes have been extended, jump table and related variables should be updated as well. Third, unlike FPGAs which can be easily re-programmed, SoC should seek another way to initialize the RAMs.
For the first problem, it can be simply solved by using RAM instead of ROM. As a result, all the memory modules in SoC are RAMs. If there is a convenient way to initialize or re-write all the RAMs in any time, the other two problems are solved already.
Before this JOP chip starting up, no softwares or programs can be executed, because RAMs that supposed to contain the instruction set and other run-time related information are empty. Thus RAMs can only be initialized before system booting up. In that case, a new hardware module should be included in order to load all the microcodes, jump table addresses, variables, etc. into the chip, so that the system can work properly, (shown in Figure 3).
Figure 3. Initializing module in the chip
Figure 3 shows only part of the JOP logic, in order to illustrate the dynamic load-in method more clearly. The main CPU core is an AMBA master module which is tagged as ahb_core. Other controllers are AMBA slaves in this model, such as the NOR-flash controller. The indicated submodules in the main core are RAMs, with jtbl stands for jump-table RAM containing the addresses mapping to the microcode series, ram stands for the stack RAM containing all the constants and variables necessary for the system, and so forth. The pipelining stages are not shown in Figure 3.
The main core should be initialized before it can work properly after power-up, initializing module should be one of the AMBA masters, also the highest priority one, so that the system can automatically load in the contents to the RAMs when the systems power is up.
Figure 4. Initializing procedure
After system is power-on or reset, the initializing module (or named in IM) asks for permission to occupy the data and address buses. As IM has the highest priority, arbiter grants control to IM. Chip-selected signal of each on-chip memory module is controlled by IM, and so are the data and address signals of the memories. Data is loaded from external memory, which in this experiment it is a NOR-flash chip. The address signals in IM will start from zero after each on-chip memory finishes initialization. When all on-chip memories are done, a signal will be raised to release buses controlled by IM, then the main core (lower priority AMBA master) starts to work. Figure 4 shows the initialization procedure.
What IM has to do are, generates chip-selected signals, loads data from external memory, updates addresses related to on-chip RAMs, and sends booting up signals to the main core. The jobs are easy for IM which has a simple logic.
Figure 5. Main IM logics
The main logic of IM is a counter and some controlling signals generating logic. The controlling signals are generated according to the counter. Counting value will be increased by 1 each time an array of data (an array maybe 8-bit, 16-bit or others) is loaded. Though content is changeable in all RAMs, width and size of RAMs are fixed. Thus, controlling signals for RAMs can be generated correctly when the counter counts up to some certain numbers. For example, as shown in Figure 5, the on-chip RAM 1 is a 256×32bit memory. Assuming that the external NOR-flash is 8-bit width, the chip-selected signal of RAM 1 will be disabled and RAM 2 will be enabled for writing data when the counter counts up to 1024.
The address generator changes address relatively. As a RAM starts to be initialized, the address generator counts from zero and upwards. After a RAM is done, generator will clear back the address to zero for a next new RAM.
Not all the on-chip RAMs are in the same width, in order to meet the requirements of variable width of RAMs and storage resource saving, it is better to choose an 8-bit width external nonvolatile memory, such as NOR-flash to store the data. For RAM 1 in Figure 5, it should load four times to form a 32-bit data from external flash. For RAM 3, it should just load two times to form a 16-bit data then cut the high 5 bits out and finally get an 11-bit data.
There is a great advantage for embedded system using this initializing method. One can write a simple booting code or system testing code, then loads into the chip, and all codes can be modified easily when needed. This function will speed up the development and testing procedures of embedded system, as an operation system will be necessary normally when doing these jobs. For this experiment, code segments of clock management, power management, memory control initialization, etc. are implemented as part of the booting code.
For simulation, an Altera Cyclone II FPGA platform is used. The scales of AMBA-based JOP and IM are shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7 separately. According to the summary of logic elements that IM uses, a conclusion can be drawn that this module can be implemented in a SoC with small scale of circuits. The area and power problems caused by IM are trivial.
Figure 6. AMBA-based JOP cost summary
Figure 7. IM cost summary
Timing is not an issue either, as system cannot start to work before all the initial procedures are done. When the initial job is finished, IM will be no longer working and the module can be shut down, the actual working frequency of the chip is not affected by IM.
Also, the time period for initialization is short. The system is booting up already before one can even notice. In this AMBA-based JOP, there are totally 5698×8bits memory which have to be initialized as shown in Table 1. Assumed that the SoC initializing phase works at 50Mhz clock frequency. For reading an 8-bit data from external flash needs 4 clock cycles. The initializing time is 5698×4×20ns, that is 455


Chennapalli Village Population - Hosur, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu
Chennapalli is a village located in Hosur Taluk of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu. Around 605 families reside in Chennapalli village. Chennapalli village is administered by Sarpanch(Head of village) who is elected every five years.
As per the Census India 2011, Chennapalli village has population of 2764 of which 1428 are males and 1336 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 331 which is 11.98% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Chennapalli village is around 936 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Chennapalli village is 57.71% out of which 67.23% males are literate and 47.53% females are literate. There are 18.42% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.4% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Chennapalli village.
Chennapalli Population Facts
Number of Households605
Male Population1428 (51.66%)
Female Population1336 (48.34%)
Children Population331
Male Literacy67.23%
Female Literacy47.53%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.4%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %18.42%
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Heat buildup in PVC exterior building products due to absorption of the energy from the sun may lead to distortion problems. Heat buildup is affected by the color, emittance, absorptance, and reflectance of a product. Generally, the darker the color of the product, the more energy is absorbed and the greater is the heat buildup. However, even with the same apparent color, the heat buildup may vary due to the specific pigment system involved. The greatest heat buildup generally occurs in the color black containing carbon black pigment. The black control sample used in this test method contains 2.5 parts of furnace black per 100 parts of PVC suspension resin. The maximum temperature rise above ambient temperature for this black is 90°F (50°C) for a 45° or horizontal surface when the sun is perpendicular to the surface and 74°F (41°C) for a vertical surface assuming that the measurements were done on a cloudless day with no wind and heavy insulation on the back of the specimen. See Appendix X1.
This test method allows the measurement of the temperature rise under a specific type heat lamp, relative to that of a black reference surface, thus predicting the heat buildup due to the sun's energy.
The test method allows prediction of heat buildup of various colors or pigment systems, or both.
This test method gives a relative heat buildup compared to black under certain defined severe conditions but does not predict actual application temperatures of the product. These will also depend on air temperature, incident angle of the sun, clouds, wind velocity, insulation, installation behind glass, etc.
1.1 This test method covers prediction of the heat buildup in rigid and flexible PVC building products above ambient air temperature, relative to black, which occurs due to absorption of the sun's energy.
Note 1—This test method is expected to be applicable to all types of colored plastics. The responsible subcommittee intends to broaden the scope beyond PVC when data on other materials is submitted for review.
Note 2—There are no ISO standards covering the primary subject matter of this test method.
1.2 Rigid PVC exterior profile extrusions for assembled windows and doors are covered in Specification D4726.
1.3 Rigid PVC exterior profiles for fencing are covered in Specification F964.
1.4 Rigid PVC siding profiles are covered in Specification D3679.
1.5 Rigid PVC soffit profiles are covered in Specification D4477.
1.6 Rigid PVC and Rigid CPVC plastic building products compounds are covered in Specification D4216.
1.7 The text of this test method references notes and footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of this test method.
1.8 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard.
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D883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
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D4477 Specification for Rigid (Unplasticized) Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Soffit
D4703 Practice for Compression Molding Thermoplastic Materials into Test Specimens, Plaques, or Sheets
D4726 Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Exterior-Profile Extrusions Used for Assembled Windows and Doors
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
F964 Specification for Rigid Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Exterior Profiles Used for Fencing and Railing
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Diabetes Hikes Infection-Related Death Risk Post-Transplant
ATLANTA—Diabetes mellitus is an independent risk factor for infection-related death after kidney transplantation, data presented at the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week 2013 meeting show.
Manvir Kaur Hayer, MBChB, and collaborators at the Renal Institute of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, U.K., analyzed data from 19,103 kidney transplant recipients, of whom 2,968 had diabetes mellitus at the time of transplantation. Following transplantation, 2,085 patients died; 433 of the deaths were due to infection. The risk for death from any cause after transplantation was significantly higher for diabetics than non-diabetics (16% vs. 10%), as was the risk for infection-related death (3.3% vs. 2.1%).
No cytomegalovirus-related death occurred among the diabetics compared with 5.7% of non-diabetics.
The study, which the investigators said is the first to specifically look at the risk for infection-related deaths among diabetics in the context of kidney transplantation, found that diabetes, increasing age, receipt of a deceased-donor kidney, socioeconomic deprivation, and peripheral vascular disease were independently associated with death from infection.
"If confirmed, our data suggests targeted immunosuppressive regimens may be required for kidney allograft recipients with known diabetes, although such clinical decisions would need to be balanced against risk of rejection," the authors concluded in a poster presentation.


Can Malware (Spectre, Meltdown) Spy After Reboot?
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In regard to last week's article on the Spectre and Meltdown CPU exploits, which affects 100% of all computers made since 1995, user'rep' had the following question to ask:
" Dear Dennis,
[Being that this is a hardware exploit], am I right in thinking that any passwords, etc, which are stored in the CPU's memory are lost when the computer is shut down? If so, could I simply shut off the computer and reload it every time I want to use Internet banking and would that keep me safe from these exploits? "
My response:
I posted my original response in the comments section of Friday's article, but I believe this is an important question which should have its own post.
The quick and short answer is that a virus / malware / exploit does not live in the computer's memory all of the time - it is stored on the hard drive and then reloaded every time the computer is turned on. So, shutting off your computer (should you be infected) will not do anything - the virus / malware / exploit will become active again once the operating system is loaded. This is true every time you turn your computer on UNTIL the virus / malware / exploit has been removed and the system is patched. That said, some exploits are incredibly stealthy and may run undetected for months or even years.
'Rep' wrote in again in the comments section, asking another question:
" I assumed the system was not infected - however, am I correct in thinking that the passwords, etc, which are stored in the CPU's memory (when I log in to my bank) are lost when the computer is powered down - as is the case with RAM memory? "
My response:
Yes and no. The CPU does not have memory, except what is used for caching. The CPU is the brain of the computer, while RAM (random access memory, also known as "primary storage") - utilizes data that is loaded off of the hard drive (secondary storage). The CPU processes data stored in RAM.
Yes it is true that RAM is volatile and is wiped clean when the system is turned off. That said, if you have "fast boot" enabled on the system, whatever you had in RAM previously gets stored onto the hard drive during a shut down. The data is then reloaded back into RAM during boot up - as if the system was never shut off in the first place. So technically speaking here, the contents of RAM are not lost.
In either case, the fact that RAM is wiped clean or is not wiped clean during a shutdown is a moot point in regards to the Meltdown and Spectre - and any other exploit for that matter - because it has nothing to do with the way exploits work.
If you are infected with a virus / malware / exploit - whether you know you're infected or not - whatever you do on the computer can be recorded and sent back to cyber criminals. So in this case it does not matter if you shut off the computer and turn it on again to reset your primary memory (RAM). So in this case, whatever you do while you're banking - entering in your password, looking at account numbers, etc, can be recorded.
The exploits in this case are hardware-based on the CPU and enabled with malware / viruses (software) which are (presumably) downloaded from the Internet; the malware is then stored on the hard drive, which gets reloaded every time your operating system / PC is turned on. So as you can see, it does not matter if the system is shut down and memory is wiped because the system will reload the exploit the next boot until it has been removed and your system is patched.
I hope that helps.
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I must say I didn't know about the fast boot thing. Now I'm just wondering how these two new hardware exploits could get installed onto a Linux system, which is supposed to be less vulnerable to viruses and malware than Windows.
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As the original article states, any device with a CPU created after 1995 is susceptible, including: Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Tablets, Smartphones, etc! No electronic device with a CPU is immune which also means no operating system is immune until patched.
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Is there any verified use of this exploit? Sometimes possible and probable are not the same thing.
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The exploit has been proof of concept in test labs, though Intel claims (as of January 8, 2018 at CES) that there are "no known exploits" in the wild.
However, being able to prove that no exploits are in the wild would be next to impossible considering this type of exploit is ultra stealthy because it operates at the hardware level and would go undetected. Furthermore, antivirus and antimalware cannot detect this exploit (because it operates at the hardware level and is a design flaw of the CPU).
Patches are still being developed by Intel and AMD; Intel claims to have a patch to fix "90%" of all Intel CPUs that were made in the last five years, with the rest of the chips (dating back to 1995) by the end of the month.
Of course this does not automatically mean all CPUs (AMD, ARM, etc) will also be patched but I'm sure whatever fix becomes available will be shared with the community.
rep's picture
Perhaps nowadays the only really safe way to log into your bank account is not to use your hard disk at all and instead to temporarily boot up from a (verified) Linux live CD!


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Purpose: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the tissue retraction and gingival healing in pulsed laser (diode 980 nm and Nd:YAG 1064 nm lasers) gingival retraction in comparison with the conventional mechanical or surgical techniques (double cord and electrosurgery). Materials and Methods: A group of 103 adult patients, 45 women, 58 men (mean age 42, range 19 to 52 years) scheduled for fixed and implant prosthetic rehabilitation was recruited, and four impression techniques were compared: the double cord technique, the electrosurgery technique, the 980-nm diode and the 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser technique. Patient were randomly placed into four groups according to impression-taking technique. Thirty impressions were taken in each group, for a total of 110 elements each. The preferred impression materials were addition silicones (polyvinyl siloxanes) (2nd generation). The outcome was measured by the bleeding index (during the impression taking and after 15 days) and gingival retraction (after 15 and 30 days). Results: Compared to the conventional techniques, both laser techniques proved to be less aggressive in terms of absence of gingival bleeding (99.2% vs 92.7%). There were also fewer cases of gingival retraction than with the conventional technique (2.2% vs 10%). Conclusion: This study suggests that the laser technique can be valuable for implant prosthetic rehabilitation. While both the conventional and laser techniques are satisfactory in achieving gingival retraction, the laser techniques may be less traumatic to the periodontal tissue.
Keywords: impression techniques, diode 980 nm laser, Nd:YAG laser, electrosurgery, polyvinyl siloxanes, gingival retraction, oral soft tissue surgery


you combine your techniques (e.g., flameworking with molding ) and would you want to?
A. Sure, almost any glass techniques can be combined if you do it right.
Q. I'd like to know if you have to get air bubbles out of glass (like you do with ceramics or they explode in the kiln) and how on earth you can do that.
A. Yes and no. When the glass is originally melted the temperature of the furnace is turned up to decrease the viscosity of the glass so that air bubbles rise to the surface and pop. If there are still bubbles trapped in the glass after that, it isn't a good thing. That's called seedy glass - those tiny bubbles are seeds and are a defect in the glass.
Sometimes, air bubbles are intentionally put into glass as part of the design of a piece. I use air bubbles as a design element in some of my paperweights. These do not weaken the glass (as long as they are not right next to the surface of the piece).
The difference in a ceramic body is that the air is trapped at room temperature and then expands as the piece is fired, cracking the piece. In glass the air is always trapped hot so it can't expand enough to crack anything. Above approximately 1100 degrees F, glass is soft enough to move with any pressure changes bubbles might cause, clay isn't.
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G$ contains a set $S$ of at most $k$ vertices such that $G\setminus S$ belongs to ${\cal G}.$ We denote by ${\cal A}_k ({\cal G})$ the graph class containining the graphs that are $k$-apices of ${\cal G}.$ We prove that every graph in the obstruction set of ${\cal A}_k ({\cal G}), $i.e., the minor-minimal set of graphs not belonging to ${\cal A}_k ({\cal G}),$ has size at most $2^{2^{2^{2^{poly(k)}}}},$ where ${poly}$ is a polynomial function whose degree depends on the size of the minor-obstructions of ${\cal G}.$
Joint work with Ignasi Sau and Giannos Stamoulis
01 avril 2021
Stéphane Bessy (Équipe AlGCo)
Exponential Independence in Subcubic Graphs
A set $S$ of vertices of a graph $G$ is exponentially independent if, for every vertex $u$ in $S$, $\sum_{v∈S\setminus \{u\}}(1/2)^{{\rm dist}(G,S) (u,v)−1} < 1$, where ${\rm dist}(G,S)(u, v)$ is the distance between $u$ and $v$ in the graph $G − (S \setminus \{u, v\})$. The exponential independence number $αe(G)$ of $G$ is the maximum order of an exponentially independent set in $G$. In this work we present several bounds on this parameter and highlight some of the many related open problems. In particular, we prove that subcubic graphs of order n have exponentially independent sets of order $Ω(n/\log^2 (n))$, that the infinite cubic tree has no exponentially independent set of positive density, and that subcubic trees of order n have exponentially independent sets of order $(n + 3)/4$.
Joint work with D. Rautenbach and J. Pardey, Ulm University
25 mars 2021
Ignasi Sau (Équipe AlGCo, LIRMM)
Kernelization of Maximum Minimal Vertex Cover
In the Maximum Minimal Vertex Cover (MMVC) problem, we are given a graph $G$ and a positive integer $k$, and the objective is to decide whether $G$ contains a minimal vertex cover of size at least $k$. This problem has been considered in several articles in the last years. In this talk we focus on its kernelization, which had been almost unexplored so far. We prove that MMVC does not admit polynomial kernels parameterized by the size of a minimum vertex cover or of a maximum matching, unless NP⊆coNP/poly. Motivated by a question of Boria et al. (Discret. Appl. Math. 2015) about the existence of subquadratic kernels for MMVC parameterized by $k$, we rule out their existence unless P=NP, if we restrict the kernelization algorithms to apply only a type of natural reduction rules that we call large optimal preserving rules. In particular, these rules contain the typical reduction rules to obtain linear kernels for Vertex Cover. On the positive side, we provide subquadratic kernels on $H$-free graphs for several graphs $H$, such as the bull, the paw, or the cliques, by making use of the Erdős-Hajnal property in order to find an appropriate decomposition.
Joint work with Júlio Araújo, Marin Bougeret, and Victor A. Campos.
18 mars 2021
Marin Bougeret (Équipe AlGCo, LIRMM)
On the complexity of computing Maximum Minimal Blocking Sets
A blocking set in a graph $G$ is a subset of vertices that intersects every maximum independent set of $G$. Let 𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌($G$) be the size of a maximum (inclusion-wise) minimal blocking set of $G$. This parameter has recently played an important role in the kernelization of Vertex Cover parameterized by the distance to a graph class ${\cal F}$. Indeed, it turns out that the existence of a polynomial kernel for this problem is closely related to the property that 𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌$({\cal F})=sup_{G∈F}$𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌$(G)$ is bounded by a constant, and thus several recent results focused on determining 𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌$(F)$ for different classes $F$. We consider the parameterized complexity of computing 𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌 under various parameterizations, such as the size of a maximum independent set of the input graph and the natural parameter. We provide a panorama of the complexity of computing both 𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌 and 𝗆𝗆𝗁𝗌, which is the size of a maximum minimal hitting set of a hypergraph, a closely related parameter. Finally, we consider the problem of computing 𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌 parameterized by treewidth, especially relevant
in the context of kernelization. Given the "counting" nature of 𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌, it does not seem to be expressible in monadic second-order logic, hence its tractability does not follow from Courcelle's theorem. Our main technical contribution is a fixed-parameter tractable algorithm for this problem.
11 mars 2021
Daniel Gonçalves (Équipe AlGCo)
On the colorability of rectangle intersection graphs
Chalermsook and Walczak proved that rectangle intersection graphs with clique number $w$, are $O(w\cdot\log w)$-colorable. This improves on the $O(w^2)$ bound dating from 1960. They also designed a deterministic polynomial-time $O(\log \log n)$-approximation algorithm for the same problem. This improves on previous known algorithms. This talk will be devoted to the description of these results.
04 mars 2021
Sebastian Wiederrecht (TU Berlin)
A matching theoretic approach to structural digraph theory
The theory of butterfly minors in digraphs which is closelinked to the notion of directed treewidth has become an active field of research in the past years. Many great advancements have been made such as a directed version of the famous Grid Theorem and several other generalisations of great results from the Graph Minors Series of Robterson and Seymour.
However, many of these results appear flawd when first encountered: The Erdős-Pósa property of butterfly minors does not appear to be linked to a topological property, and the directed version of the Flat Wall is not actually flat.
In this talk we identify two possible reasons for these flaws and show how recent advancements in the area of structural matching theory can be used, by rethinking the way we handle butterfly minors and unavoidable infinite anti-chains of them, to achieve much nicer results.
18 février 2021
François Pirot (G-SCOP, Grenoble)
Complexity thresholds for fractional distributed colouring
In the domain of distributed algorithms, the complexity is considered in terms of rounds, during which the nodes of a graph can exchange data with their neighbours. Moreover, in the LOCAL model, the nodes are assumed to have infinite computational power, so any problem can be solved within D rounds, if D is the diameter of the graph. When considering distributed colourings of graphs of fixed maximum degree Δ on n vertices, an interesting complexity threshold appears. There exists a deterministic distributed algorithm for finding a colouring with Δ+1 colours within O(log* n) rounds. If the graph is neither complete nor an odd cycle, Brooks' Theorem tells us that there exists a colouring with Δ colours. It turns out that any distributed algorithm constructing such a colouring requires Ω(log n) rounds if it is deterministic, or Ω(log log n) rounds if it is probabilistic.
In this talk, I will present a similar sharp threshold for the complexity of distributed fractional colourings of graphs of fixed maximum degree, and of d-dimensional grids. Finally, I will present a distributed algorithm for constructing a fractional colouring of weight 2+ε of graphs of maximum average degree 2+ε' and sufficiently large girth, within O(log n) rounds.
Joint work with Nicolas Bousquet and Louis Esperet.
11 février 2021
Alexandre Vigny (University of Bremen)
Query enumeration and nowhere dense classes of graphs
Given a query q and a graph G the enumeration of q over G consists in computing, one element at a time, the set q(G) of all solutions to q on G. The delay is the maximal time between two consecutive output and the preprocessing time is the time needed to produce the first solution. Ideally, we would like to have constant delay enumeration after linear preprocessing. Since this it is not always possible to achieve, we need to add restriction to the classes of graphs and/or queries we consider.
In this talk I will talk about some restrictions for which such algorithms exist: graphs with bounded degree, tree-like structures, conjunctive queries...
We will more specifically consider nowhere dense classes of graphs: What are they? Why is this notion relevant? How to make algorithms from these graph properties?
04 février 2021
Thomas Bellitto (Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics, University


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cards, one that's a "vanilla" creature and one that's a spell that creates an effectively-the-same "vanilla" token creature. For example, these two cards from Future Sight are pretty close. Pretend Pact of the Titan was a 4 ManaRed Mana sorcery without all that worrisome "losing the game" business:
So what are the differences between these types of cards?
 - Name: We tend to name creature cards pretty differently from cards that create token creatures. Even if they end up with very similar results (a critter on the table), we like you to be able to tell from the name whether you're holding a sorcery—which generates a token and then goes to the graveyard, which can be countered by Envelop, etc.—or a creature—which itself becomes the permanent on the battlefield, which can be Despised out of your hand, etc. Sorceries are actions and rituals, whereas creatures are living things. Some token-creating spells sound creaturish ("Goblin Scouts," for example, or "Lab Rats"), but we try to keep them sounding more like actions or events ("Growth Spasm," "Rally the Horde").
 - Art: The art of a spell that creates a token creature is often bound to look pretty similar to the art of a creature card. It's just gonna show that creature—hard to get away from that. Pact of the Titan, though, shows that there are other alternatives. You can focus more on the act of summoning, showing the moment right before your new critter arrives, rather than some moment after.
 - Mechanics: You mentioned, Joe, that there is a design question whether to make a creature-creating card into a spell or a creature, and that's very true. You might want your card to be returnable by Gravedigger to enable certain combos, for example, or you might want to enable people to Reverberate the spell to make more tokens, or whatnot. But I should point out that there are two very basic reasons why such cards tend to end up as either spells or creatures. If it's trying to make more than one creature that all show up on the battlefield at once, then it's often a spell (e.g. Dragon Fodder, Rite of Replication). On the other hand, if something needs to happen after the creature shows up, then it's often implemented as a creature (e.g. Siege-Gang Commander, which has an ability to utilize those loyal Goblin token troops).
But your question is about the in-world flavor of those differences. Honestly, a TV show that showed a mage summoning a red 4/4 Giant would probably show exactly the same special effect sequence, whether it was trying to represent a sorcery card or a creature card. In the game there's an often-significant game-play difference in the feel of a token card—it seems more likely to "evaporate" when it dies or gets bounced or whatever. So although token creatures truly are creatures in the in-world sense, perhaps they have a less-stable connection to the world into which they are summoned, so they're more apt to dissolve into the æther whence they came. If the token-generating spell had any other flavor details about it that would make it different from your basic creature summons, then that could also affect the feel of the spellcasting act. I mean, a spell called Wurmcalling is more than just "I cast Craw Wurm." It's got more of a ritual sound to it, and art that shows off the relationship of summoner and summoned. Plus the buyback mechanic gives it this sense of an unending druidic chant that occasionally rips larger and larger Wurms out of the æther. It's those subtle flavor differences in those token-creating sorceries and instants that I think reflects how differently they appear in the Multiverse.
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