How to Maintain Your Gains Thru a Grueling Season
With inseason for team sports well upon us I've been getting a lot of questions lately on the topic of inseason training so I thought I'd put this little article together on the subject.
Most people report some level of explosive performance decline during the season. They start off the season ready to go but a few weeks in and they're not as springy and not as fast as they were. Unfortunately, this is largely an inevitable occurence. You're practicing a lot, you're running a lot, you're under significant stress, and you get worn down physically and emotionally. Virtually ALL athletes experience this to a certain extent, even professionals. The ONLY time professional football and basketball players are truly at 100% is on day 1 of training camp. After that it's all downhill. There are some relative beginners and really out of shape athletes who play their way into shape over the course of a season and actually experience explosive gains inseason, but this is not all that common - the best MOST people can hope for is to maintain the majority of their gains during a season.
Here is a list of keys to keep in mind to help maintain your performance:
1. Seek to maintain your size and strength
Here's what typically happens: You grow increasingly fatigued, you lose muscle, you lose strength, and that causes you to lose power. It's not uncommon for players to drop 15-20 pounds over the course of a season without really even trying to. A lot of that weight may be fat but inevitably some of it will be muscle. It does seem rather contrary that a decrease in bodyweight and body-fat would lead to big time decreases in relative power but all of the running and conditioning that typically takes place inseason has a lot to do with this. All the conditioning causes extra fatigue and eventually causes you to begin to lose fast twitch muscle. So, even though you're dropping body-fat your relative power decreases. There's also a nervous system aspect as continued daily pounding causes your nervous system to become inhibited and high velocity rate coding suffers.
Since it's primarily an increase in fatigue along with a loss of muscle and strength that causes us to lose power inseason we want to focus on the opposite of that inseason. That means we want to try and do the following:
1. Decrease fatigue/increase recovery
2. Maintain muscle
3. Maintain strength
4. Be kind to the nervous system
Keep Tabs On Your Bodyweight
Unless you're significantly overweight to begin with, one of the most important things you can do to maintain your performance inseason is keep your bodyweight up. You can expect to lose a few pounds regardless of what you do but if you're going down in weight more than about 4-5% you're more than likely to run into problems. That means if you started day 1 of practice at 200 lbs you probably shouldn't let your weight drop much under 190. Some people will need to pay particular attention to the Quantity and frequency of their meals. You need calories and lots of them. Now isn't the time to be on some esoteric restrictive fat loss diet. If in doubt make a concerted effort to eat more, even if it means you have to eat some things you know aren't that great for you.
Your training should be focused on on maintaining strength while limiting fatigue. That means you'll want to keep your training at maintenance levels. One big mistake many people make inseason is they try to continue training at the same rate they did during the offseason. This just contributes to the problem of fatigue and they end up running theirself into the ground even further. The inseason is definitely not the time to focus on qualities like reactive strength and explosive power. Focus on maintaining your foundation. Fortunately it only takes about 1/3 the volume to maintain strength that it does to build strength, as long as you maintain the load and effort. A few hard sets of any given exercise once per week will allow most people to maintain 90% or more of their strength levels. Here is a sample template I recommend:
Sample Inseason Template
Hang power clean or jump squat: 3-4 sets x 3-5 reps
Squat, front squat or bulgarian split squat: 3 x 5
Reverse hyper, glute ham, or romanian deadlift: 3 x 6-10
Horizontal press variation (barbell or dumbell bench press or incline bench press): 3 x 5
Pullup or row variation: 3 x 5-8
That's the basic idea. You might add a few other auxillary exercises if time allows but the basic tenet is keep things short and sweet. Perform each exercise with good form and don't go overboard seeking to push the weights. You don't want to injure yourself or burn yourself out - your goal should be to stay close to 10% of your offseason bests over a given rep range. If you can do that you'll be in great shape. That means if your best set of squats is 300 x 5 you should seek to hit 270 x 5. Anything better is just gravy. Do this (or a similar) workout once every 5-7 days as your schedule allows. You can even do this type of workout on game days, just make sure you have a 4 hour break in between your workout and game.
2. Supplement appropriately
Most products that help promote size and strength are also good for maintaining size and strength. In my opinion creatine is great to use inseason because it increases anaerobic endurance and helps maintain strength and size gains. It's an osmolyte which promotes intracellular hydration and that increases strength leverage. There have been reports of increased cramping with creatine use, but those haven't been verified thru research. If in doubt just make sure you stay well hyrated. I recommend 5-10 grams of creatine per day. Supplemental protein and carbohydrate powders and drink mixes can also be valuable for nutritional convenience.
I also recommend a good mutivitamin (like Adam from NoW nutritionals) along with at least 1000 mg extra vitamin C per day for immune support. The last thing in the world you want to do is get sick.
There is also a little trick you can use to boost rate coding when you need it most that'll allow you to perform better than normal athletically whe you need to. This won't work if you do it all the time and shouldn't be done all the time. Save it for game days, if at all. What you want to do is eliminate all caffeine and stimulants from your normal day to day consumption. That includes all sources of caffeine like cokes, tea, energy drinks, and coffee. Stick to non caffeinated beverages like juice, water, and gatorade. Then 1-2 hours before your game take in 100-200 mg of caffeine. You can use a caffeine pill, coffee, tea, or any of the common popular energy drinks like red bull. Just make sure you have a bathroom nearby the first time you try this just in case you're one of the many whose elimination pathways are stimulated by caffeine. What'll happen is your epinephrine receptors will upregulate during the "off" time so that when you use the stuff it'll actually work.
3. Pay extra attention to sleep
If you get a chance to sleep in take it. Get to bed on time and on a consistent schedule. If you have trouble sleeping try taking 300 mg of magnesium a couple of hours before bed. Choose a magnesium form that ends in "ate" like citrate, gluconate, or orotate. If you're on a tight budget you can go to pretty much any grocery store in the world and pick up a 12 gram bottle of liquid magnesium citrate for a couple of bucks. It's sold as a laxative and will work for that purpose if you drink the whole bottle. You don't need the whole bottle for daily magnesium supplementation just take a couple of capfuls once per day.
Although a bit more on the pricey side, some of the ZMA products are also valuable because they combine magnesium with extra zinc, which will help maintain your testosterone levels.
4. Take advantage of rest days
If you get a chance to take a day of rest take it. Ideally take at least one day per week and do absolutely nothing. Your nervous system needs time to recover and one whole day of rest each week during the season can be invaluable.
That about covers it! If all else fails and you end up pissing away a significant portion of your gains realize that it's just temporary. You always have the offseason to look forward to. The great thing is once the season is over and you get a couple of weeks off and begin consistent training again you'll likely rebound back up above and beyond your best efforts. Your work capacity will be at yearly highs and that combined with a freshened up state will often allow you to set significant personal bests within a month or so after your season ends.
Good luck with it!


A conservation plan was prepared for Fonthill, Henry Chapman Mercer's concrete masterpiece in Doylestown, Pennsylvania which was built between 1908 and 1912. The Plan, commissioned by the Bucks County Historical Society, addressed the short and long-term challenges of maintaining the integrity of the building's concrete structure and its cast-in-place decorative arts collections. The primary objective was to clearly understand Fonthill's complex and interrelated components and systems, and to identify the critical issues and formulate a short and long-range plan for addressing those issues. Construction documents for phased restoration work followed the initial conservation plan.


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Y = log x if y = 10, what is x?
confusing homework question
log x = y, y = 10--------log x = 10 means 10^10 = x10,000,000,000. ANSWER(log problems are always very confusing at first. Memorize the definition in your book or notes. Practice example problems over and over.)
Pay attention in class and stop trying to get people to do your homework for you.

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Gove Peninsula, peninsula extending from the northeastern corner of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, into the Arafura Sea. An estimated 200 million tons of bauxite were discovered there in 1952. A consortium began mining operations in 1971 and opened a reduction plant to produce alumina in 1972. The company built the town of Nhulunbuy to house the miners and plant workers. The Peninsula is part of an Aboriginal reserve, and the mining company pays royalties to the Aboriginal Benefits Trust Fund.
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C Language Storage Classes
A storage class is used to set the scope of a variable or function. By knowing the storage class of a variable, we can determine the life-time of that variable during the run-time of the program.
 - [auto|register|static|extern] [ = ];
 - [static _Thread_local|extern _Thread_local|_Thread_local] [ = ]; /* since >=C11 */
 - Examples:
 - typedef int foo;
 - extern int foo[2];
Storage class specifiers are the keywords which can appear next to the top-level type of a declaration. The use of these keywords affects the storage duration and linkage of the declared object, depending on whether it is declared at file scope or at block scope:
KeywordStorage DurationLinkageRemarks
staticStaticInternalSets internal linkage for objects at file scope; sets static storage duration for objects at block scope.
externStaticExternalImplied and therefore redundant for objects defined at file scope which also have an initializer. When used in a declaration at file scope without an initializer, hints that the definition is to be found in another translation unit and will be resolved at link-time.
autoAutomaticIrrelevantImplied and therefore redundant for objects declared at block scope.
registerAutomaticIrrelevantRelevant only to objects with automatic storage duration. Provides a hint that the variable should be stored in a register. An imposed constraint is that one cannot use the unary & "address of" operator on such an object, and therefore the object cannot be aliased.
typedefIrrelevantIrrelevantNot a storage class specifier in practice, but works like one from a syntactic point of view. The only difference is that the declared identifier is a type, rather than an object.
_Thread_localThreadInternal/externalIntroduced in C11, to represent thread storage duration. If used at block scope, it shall also include extern or static.
Every object has an associated storage duration (regardless of scope) and linkage (relevant to declarations at file scope only), even when these keywords are omitted.
The ordering of storage class specifiers with respect to top-level type specifiers (int, unsigned, short, etc.) and top-level type qualifiers (const, volatile) is not enforced, so both of these declarations are valid:
int static const unsigned a = 5; /* bad practice */
static const unsigned int b = 5; /* good practice */
It is, however, considered a good practice to put storage class specifiers first, then any type qualifiers, then the type specifier (void, char, int, signed long, unsigned long long, long double...).
Not all storage class specifiers are legal at a certain scope:
register int x; /* legal at block scope, illegal at file scope */
auto int y; /* same */
static int z; /* legal at both file and block scope */
extern int a; /* same */
extern int b = 5; /* legal and redundant at file scope, illegal at block scope */
/* legal because typedef is treated like a storage class specifier syntactically */
int typedef new_type_name;
Storage Duration
Storage duration can be either static or automatic. For a declared object, it is determined depending on its scope and the storage class specifiers.
Static Storage Duration
Variables with static storage duration live throughout the whole execution of the program and can be declared both at file scope (with or without static) and at block scope (by putting static explicitly). They are usually allocated and initialized by the operating system at program startup and reclaimed when the process terminates. In practice, executable formats have dedicated sections for such variables (data, bss and rodata) and these whole sections from the file are mapped into memory at certain ranges.
Thread Storage Duration
This storage duration was introduced in C11. This wasn't available in earlier C standards. Some compilers provide a non-standard extension with similar semantics. For example, gcc supports __thread specifier which can be used in earlier C standards which didn't have _Thread_local.
Variables with thread storage duration can be declared at both file scope and block scope. If declared at block scope, it shall also use static or extern storage specifier. Its lifetime is the entire execution the thread in which it's created. This is the only storage specifier that can appear alongside another storage specifier.
Automatic Storage Duration
Variables with automatic storage duration can only be declared at block scope (directly within a function or within a block in that function). They are usable only in the period between entering and leaving the function or block. Once the variable goes out of scope (either by returning from the function or by leaving the block), its storage is automatically deallocated. Any further references to the same variable from pointers are invalid and lead to undefined behaviour.
In typical implementations, automatic variables are located at certain offsets in the stack frame of a function or in registers.
External and Internal Linkage
Linkage is only relevant to objects (functions and variables) declared at file scope and affects their visibility across different translation units. Objects with external linkage are visible in every other translation unit (provided that the appropriate declaration is included). Objects with internal linkage are not exposed to other translation units and can only be used in the translation unit where they are defined.


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- 2 cups shredded cheese (Cheddar, Monterey Jack, or Oaxaca cheese work well)
- 1 cup cooked and shredded chicken, beef, or sliced ham
- 1/2 cup sliced bell peppers (optional)
- 1/2 cup sliced onions (optional)
- 1-2 jalapeno peppers, sliced (optional, for some heat)
- Salsa, guacamole, or sour cream for serving (optional)
1. Prep the Fillings:
- If you're using chicken, beef, or any other filling, make sure it's cooked and shredded. Season the filling with salt and pepper according to your taste.
- Slice the bell peppers, onions, and jalapeno peppers if using. You can sauté them briefly for extra flavor if desired.
2. Assemble the Sincronizadas:
- Lay out two flour tortillas on a clean surface.
- Sprinkle a layer of shredded cheese evenly over both tortillas.
- If you're adding any fillings or vegetables, distribute them on one of the tortillas over the cheese layer.
- Top the fillings with another layer of shredded cheese.
- Carefully place the second tortilla on top to create a sandwich-like structure.
3. Cook the Sincronizadas:
- Heat a large non-stick skillet or griddle over medium heat.
- Brush one side of the sincronizada with a little vegetable oil or melted butter to prevent sticking.
- Carefully transfer the sincronizada to the skillet with the oiled side down.
- Cook for about 2-3 minutes or until the bottom tortilla becomes golden and crispy.
4. Flip and Cook the Other Side:
- Before flipping, brush the top side of the sincronizada with a little oil or butter.
- Use a wide spatula to flip the sincronizada to the other side.
- Cook for another 2-3 minutes until the second side is also golden and the cheese is melted.
5. Repeat for the Second Sincronizada:
- Follow the same steps to make the second sincronizada with the remaining tortillas and fillings.
6. Slice and Serve:
- Remove the sincronizadas from the skillet and let them cool for a moment.
- Cut each sincronizada into quarters or wedges.
- Serve hot with salsa, guacamole, sour cream, or any other preferred dipping sauce.
Enjoy your homemade sincronizadas as a delightful snack, lunch, or dinner. They are perfect for sharing with friends and family. Customize the fillings to your liking, and feel free to get creative with different combinations of meats, vegetables, or even add some beans for extra texture and flavor. Buen provecho.
Quesadillas themselves have a long history in Mexican cuisine, dating back to the time of the Aztecs. The Aztecs made flat corn cakes filled with various ingredients, including squash, pumpkin seeds, and beans. After the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the 16th century, new ingredients such as cheese and different meats were introduced, further influencing the evolution of quesadillas.
Over time, quesadillas gained popularity throughout Mexico and underwent regional variations. In some regions, especially in the northern part of the country, quesadillas were traditionally made with flour tortillas instead of corn tortillas, and the fillings expanded to include a variety of ingredients such as ham, mushrooms, and different types of cheese.
The sincronizada is believed to have emerged as a spin-off of the quesadilla in the 20th century. It is said to have originated in Mexico City, where cooks and street food vendors started making these "synchronized" quesadillas using flour tortillas and filling them with cheese and various other ingredients. The name "sincronizada" is said to have been given to highlight the symmetrical and layered structure of the dish, as two tortillas were used to sandwich the fillings.
Today, sincronizadas can be found throughout Mexico and are also popular in Mexican restaurants worldwide. They have become a beloved street food and a popular snack or meal option. While the basic concept remains the same, sincronizadas continue to be adapted and modified with different fillings to suit individual tastes and regional preferences.
As with many traditional dishes, the exact history of sincronizadas might not be fully traceable, but their evolution and enduring popularity are a testament to their deliciousness and cultural significance in Mexican cuisine.
Well Do You Know Sincronizadas?
1. What does the term "sincronizada" mean in English?
2. Sincronizadas are a variation of which popular Mexican dish?
3. Which type of tortilla is typically used to make sincronizadas?
a) Corn tortillas
b) Flour tortillas
c) Wheat tortillas
d) Plantain tortillas
4. What is the main filling ingredient in most sincronizadas?
a) Shredded chicken
b) Beef steak
c) Melted cheese
d) Refried beans
5. Sincronizadas are often served with which of the following?
c) Sour cream
d) All of the above
6. Where is the origin of sincronizadas believed to be?
b) Mexico City
c) United States
7. True or False: Sincronizadas are typically made with only one tortilla.
8. What type of cheese is commonly used in sincronizadas?
d) Blue cheese
9. In which regions of Mexico are sincronizadas most commonly found?
a) Northern and Southern regions
b) Central and Eastern regions
c) Western and Coastal regions
d) All regions equally
10. What makes a sincronizada different from a regular quesadilla?
a) It is made with corn tortillas.
b) It is served with a side of rice.
c) It contains additional fillings.
d) It has a triangular shape.
1. a) Synchronized
2. c) Quesadillas
3. b) Flour tortillas
4. c) Melted cheese
5. d) All of the above
6. b) Mexico City
8. c) Oaxaca
9. a) Northern and Southern regions
10. c) It contains additional fillings.

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Formulation is the first and often most challenging stage in using formal decision methods (and in decision analysis in particular). The objective of the formulation stage is to develop a formal model of the given decision.
Evaluation is the second and most algorithmic stage in using formal decision methods. The objective of the evaluation stage is to produce a formal recommendation (and its associated sensitivities) from a formal model of the decision situation.
Appraisal is the third and last stage in using formal decision methods. The objective of the appraisal stage is for the decision maker to develop insight into the decision and determine a clear course of action. Much of the insight developed in this stage results from exploring the implications of the formal decision model developed during the formulation stage (i.e., from mining the model). Central to these implications is the formal recommendation for action calculated during the evaluation stage. Other implications include various forms of sensitivity of the recommendation to selected variables in the model. Additional insight is obtained by exposing key aspects of the reasoning that led to the formal decision model (i.e., by justifying the model). Possible actions following the appraisal stage include implementing the recommended course of action, revising the formal model and reevaluating it, or abandoning the analysis and doing something else.
Justifying a decision model is the action of exploring and explaining the reasoning that led to the formulation of a particular decision model.
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Few efficiency studies, to date, have been conducted for Central Asian countries. This article fills the gap in the literature by conducting a frontier efficiency analysis using survey data obtained from the cotton producing farms in North-western Uzbekistan. The results of the restricted stochastic frontier model, which follows a three-stage procedure, demonstrate the presence of technical inefficiency in cotton production. The findings illustrate that the results from the traditional frontier models, which use black box tools, lead to biased outcomes. The model displays that farmers' educational background, farm size, water availability, the application of manure, access to formal credit, Water User Association's services, farmers' participation in off-farm work and poor drainage systems, significantly contribute to input use efficiency. A quantile regression also shows that knowledge indicators play a significant role in improving farmers' efficiency in cotton production. The impact of agricultural experience on technical efficiency is positive, but not significant, in the middle and higher efficiency percentiles. Interestingly, having a basic education is not sufficient in achieving higher efficiency, based on the results obtained. The findings suggest that the provision of agricultural training and the development of agricultural extension services will help farmers acquire new technologies and enhance their decision-making capabilities in farm production which subsequently improve resource use efficiency in cotton production.
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Any number that is part of a record's bibliographic information that you can use to retrieve the records you need. The system finds the number in an indexed field.
Index label format
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- Music/Publisher Number — mn=co1979ab51
- Most efficient way to search for these types of numbers:
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John L. Bresina, Lina Khatib, Conor McGann
This paper presents an empirical study of some non-exhaustive approaches to optimizing preferences within the context of constraint-based, mixed-initiative planning for mission operations. This work is motivated by the experience of deploying and operating the MAPGEN (Mixed-initiative Activity Plan GENerator) system for the Mars Exploration Rover Mission. Responsiveness to the user is one of the important requirements for MAPGEN; hence, the additional computation time needed to optimize preferences must be kept within reasonable bounds. This was the primary motivation for studying non-exhaustive optimization approaches. The specific goals of the empirical study are to assess the impact on solution quality of two greedy heuristics used in MAPGEN and to assess the improvement gained by applying a linear programming optimization technique to the final solution.
Subjects: 1.12 Scheduling; 1.11 Planning


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The birth of a universe is described as having two main stages: a) a phenomenological informational process that generates the fundamental phenomenological information of the universe; b) an in-formational-energetic process which produces the structural universe. It is shown that the laws of the universe have a semantic origin, producing a cellular(More)
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Maintaining ACH Network Quality
Support NACHA Operating Rules Compliance by Reporting Violations
By requiring participants to comply with the NACHA Operating Rules, NACHA maintains a high-quality, secure ACH Network. It's essential that non-compliance issues be resolved fairly and efficiently in order to provide financial institutions and end-users with a reliable Network. To that end, NACHA employs the National System of Fines as an enforcement mechanism for the Rules, allowing Depository Financial Institutions to review, evaluate and correct the circumstances surrounding any possible Rule violation.
NACHA's Members support Rules compliance by reporting those violations, using the procedures below.
The National System of Fines
The National System of Fines provides the structure for evaluating possible Rules violations. Through a formal system of warnings and fines, it corrects infractions and helps ACH Network participants to remain within the Rules' boundaries.
Instructions for Filing
If your organization or financial institution discovers a potential infraction, it should submit the issue to NACHA through a Report of Possible ACH Rules Violation. As the complainant, your organization must be a Participating DFI or ACH Operator that is party to the transaction in question. If that's not the case, your financial institution can file on your behalf.
To submit that report, you'll need the following information:
- Your contact and organization information, as well as your participant status (ODFI, RDFI, ACH Operator or other).
- A clear description of the alleged violation, including the sequence of events and consequences of the violation.
- The specific Rules provision in alleged to be violated.
- Transaction type information:
- SEC Code
- Transaction Code
- Settlement Date
- Dollar Amount
- Trace Number
- Account Number
- Date of Alleged Rules Violation
- Copies of all relevant documents with your report, such as Company/Batch Header Records, Entry Detail Records or Addenda Records
- Any written communication between the complainant and party in alleged violation of the Rules.
- Signature of an authorized representative of the complainant.
Your report must be submitted to NACHA within 90 days of the alleged Rules violation occurrence. If you feel that more than one Participating DFI has committed the same Rules violation, you must submit a separate report for each case.
Each Report of Possible ACH Rules Violation should be either submitted online, or downloaded (form available in the right-hand side bar), completed and sent to NACHA, Attn: Compliance Department by U.S. Mail (2550 Wasser Terrace, Suite 400, Herndon, VA 20171).


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Create your own water event
There are important days each year to celebrate water and freshwater environments.
Why not create an environmental event in your community. These events are a great way to bring your community together and celebrate freshwater health. Here is a list of events throughout the year that you can link to.
- World Wetland Day 2 February
- World Water Day 22 March
- World Environment Day 5 June
- World Water Monitoring day September
- National Water Week October
Invite your local council and environmental groups to set up a display, run a workshop or give a talk. Your local school can be a great place to host these events and encourage community and school participation in water monitoring activities.
Karen Player, Manager Museum Outreach


improve the results slightly with this setting, but this is specific to the current filter coefficients and input signal.
y = filter(h,xin);
R = qreport(h)
R =
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 Min Max | Range | Number of Overflows
 Output: -0.59239117 0._PHONE_ | -1 1 | 0/1000 (0%)
 Accumulator: -0.65199985 0.57536921 | -1 1 | 0/80000 (0%)
The quantization report let us verify that the overflows are eliminated and that the signals occupy the full range i.e. the scaling is optimal for this particular training data.
norm(double(y)-ydouble) % total error
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The error seems small because there is no output quantization error in this case. If we use 16 bits for the output, the error is much larger.
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« Une ellipse à deux foyers, une table à deux pieds » Jean Nouvel
This table is built around simple geometrical shapes: a round base cylinder for the round table, and an oval base cylinder for the oval table.
Returning to the principle of the trilith, the volume of the bases is divided into two distinct parts and emphasizes the constructive force linking the three elements.
The result is a central base consisting of two legs, tapered upwards to minimize the area of intersection between the legs and the top. The structural limit point is thus reached, while allowing for a significant overhang.
In addition, this division into two parts simplifies assembly and facilitates handling.
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Lesson 6: Rent & Language
In lesson six, we will examine the impact of language on Interpersonal Communication. You will need to be familiar with:
 - Convergence and divergence
 - Impact of language choice
 - Language of responsibility
 - Use of "you" language
You can learn more about these concepts in Interplay. Read through the information, be familiar with these concepts, then watch episode 105 of Outlander on Starz, or read chapters 11 and 12 of Outlander (or both!). You may even want to make notes about the concepts and how they are depicted in the episode.
 1. How does the use of Scottish Gaelic affect Claire? How is it used to exclude her from the rent party? How is it used to protect her?
 2. What impact does language have in the episode, particularly with naming and identity, affiliation, power and politeness, racism and sexism, and the language of responsibility?
 3. How does the use of "you" language affect the situation and episode?
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The Importance of Semen Sample Liquefaction and Viscosity for Semen Analysis
In addition to the obvious issues with sample loading in the SQA testing capillary, would concentration readings be higher or lower in a sample which has not fully liquefied?
1. Running a non-liquefied (or viscous) semen sample will most probably result in inaccurate results for the following reasons:
2. The sample is poorly represented. In a fully liquefied sample, sperm cells are evenly spread throughout the semen volume and this makes the sample taken for analysis more representative of the entire ejaculate.
3. Concentration and other semen parameters may vary in both directions in the case of running a viscous sample.
4. Motility may be lower in viscous samples.
According to the WHO 5th manual, each highly viscous or non-liquefied semen sample should be treated to bring it to normal viscosity prior to testing (WHO 5th ed. manual, p. 13-15;)


text: Learning from the data stored in a database is an important function increasingly available in relational engines. Methods using lower precision input data are of special interest given their overall higher efficiency but, in databases, these methods have a hidden cost: the quantization of the real value into a smaller number is an expensive step. To address the issue, in this paper we present MLWeaving, a data structure and hardware acceleration technique intended to speed up learning of generalized linear models in databases. ML-Weaving provides a compact, in-memory representation enabling the retrieval of data at any level of precision. MLWeaving also takes advantage of the increasing availability of FPGA-based accelerators to provide a highly efficient implementation of stochastic gradient descent. The solution adopted in MLWeaving is more efficient than existing designs in terms of space (since it can process any resolution on the same design) and resources (via the use of bit-serial multipliers). MLWeaving also enables the runtime tuning of precision, instead of a fixed precision level during the training. We illustrate this using a simple, dynamic precision schedule. Experimental results show MLWeaving achieves up to16 performance improvement over low-precision CPU implementations of first-order methods.


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FAIRFIELD, Connecticut -- What are the chances that a statistics professor would end up winning the lottery?
Nicholas Kapoor, who teaches students in his accelerated statistics class at Fairfield University about probability, would definitely know the answer. But now, he doesn't only know the math solution--he knows the real-life chances.
Kapoor recently won $100,000 playing the lottery!
"I try to bring as many real-life examples into my classroom as possible because these kids need to be ready to compete with the entire world, so I try to make sure in my classroom what they're learning can be applied to the real world, "Kapoor said. "One way to do that is to talk about things that happen in real life and one of them is the lottery."
He said he teaches students about winning the Powerball, so now that his quick-pick ticket won he's going to try to incorporate that into his lesson plans.
He said he'll still continue to play the lottery about once a week.
Kapoor said he doesn't want to touch his earnings until next year, and he may use his prize money to go on a trip.


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- Mischievous and prevalent, the nature sprites of Pandaria resemble the prevalent features of their surroundings, like shrubs or rocks. Their appearance allows them to easily hide and engage in their favorite pastime – playing tricks on others for inscrutable reasons. Many forest sprites' pranks – disguising themselves as stools to trip people, or throwing fruit and nuts at wanderers – seem harmless. Mountain spirits' means of interaction tend to have a higher incidence of violence and death, involving rockslides and falls off cliffs.
- Rumor has it that more deadly, unique varieties of sprites have emerged in Sha-tainted areas. If sprites' behavior is simply a reflection of the environments that surround them, any such creatures must be monumentally dangerous.
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Kobo signs agreement with Blake eLearning to bring more Reading Eggs eBooks to bookstore
Toronto, Ont. – September 2, 2014 — Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced it has signed an agreement with Blake eLearning to make more than 120 of their award-winning Reading Eggs eBooks available to millions of Kobo Readers worldwide. For the first time, the popular Reading Eggs eBooks will be available in the digital format outside of the Reading Eggs program and are available exclusively on Kobo.
Developed by a highly experienced team of educational teachers, writers and developers, the Reading Eggs program focuses on a core reading curriculum of phonics and word memorization so that kids learn skills and strategies essential for sustained reading success. It directly supports what children learn at school and will help to improve a child's results at school.
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To celebrate this exclusive partnership, Reading Eggs is offering a bundle of 4 free educational eBooks to Kobo customers – with additional free and paid titles also available at Kobo.com. Children can get started on Reading Eggs' Alphabet, Concept, Math and Leveled eBooks with the introductory title from each one free.
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BEING hit on the head by a stray golf ball can cause epilepsy. Paul Eldridge and his colleagues from the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Liverpool describe four cases of young people struck by golf balls, who had epileptic fits up to five years later (
Golf balls travel at up to 210 kilometres per hour, and can transmit enough energy across the skull to damage the brain severely. "Even if you are not knocked out, the injury can be sufficiently severe to cause epilepsy," says Eldridge.
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Presentation is a fundamental component in how adults comprehend and retain information in continuing education courses and seminars. When preparing an instructor-led continuing education course, it is important to use techniques which will make your presentation straightforward and engaging.
The 90/20/8 rule, developed by the Bob Pike Group, is a structured formula for best presenting content to adult students. The rule states a class should break every 90 minutes to ensure participants understand and absorb course material. In addition, the presenter should ask for audience participation every 8 minutes to promote discussion and keep content interesting. Dividing course content into 20-minute segments can be an advantageous way to introduce material in manageable portions. Revisiting content through audience involvement will help students apply course information and resources to future projects.
Providers, what are your adult learning tips and techniques?
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In this spoken English lesson you will learn some interesting English phrases to talk about different moods in your English conversation. You can often understand how people are feeling from the expressions on their faces, they are reaction which show us how others are feeling, for example: frowning eyebrows express anger, wide smile displays a happy mood. In this lesson you will learn ten expressions that you can use to talk about your mood with others.
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Expressions for being 'HAPPY'
Broad smile on the face. –
Means that the person was very happy and her mouth was showing a very clear smile
Example: When my little sister sees her father come back from work she always has a broad smile on her face.
Beaming from ear to earShining with a smile that stretches wide, can be used when someone is extremely happy.
Example: Children were beaming from ear to ear when they saw ice cream.
Expressions for being 'SAD'
Why the long face?
Common question that we ask when somebody LOOKS VERY SAD/ UPSET.
Example: a) What happened? Why the long face?
- b) You've just got a new job, a new house – you should be happy! Why the long face?
Expressions for being 'ANGRY'
He was wearing a frown –
Means that he was looking annoyed or concerned and his eyebrows were lowered and forehead wrinkled.
Example: When Elena walked off after the argument with John he was left there wearing a frown on his face.
A wince or a grimace are expressions of pain and / or disapproval. They are brief reactions to something unpleasant. (To contort one's face to indicate displeasure, disgust, or pain).
Example: She took another drink of his coffee. 'Awful,' she said with a grimace.
She gave me a dirty look –
A dirty look is a way of showing anger or disapproval (staring hard at someone in an unfriendly way).
Example: I got a dirty look from the teacher when I cracked a joke in class.
He was purple with rage (fierce anger) –
The person is so angry that parts of his face has changed colour to purple.
Example: She was purple with rage when she saw the teacher scolding her child.
If looks could kill –
This expression is mostly an unfinished conditional sentence. It means that the other person was looking very angrily or aggressively at somebody.
Example: I'll never forget the expression on my boss's face when I turned up late for work fourth day in a row.
Expressions for being 'SURPRISED'
Raising Eyebrows –
People in the UK raise their eyebrows to show surprise or disapproval.
Example: She raised her eyebrows when she saw me with Karin at the restaurant, she didn't expect us to be there.
Expressions to 'TO INSULT SOMEONE'
Looking down the nose at someoneMeans that the person is showing that he thinks the other person is 'lower' in importance or social status.
Example: Just because he's rich he looks down his nose at us.
We hope this spoken English lesson has helped you to learn new English phrases when it comes to talking about different moods. Use these English phrases in your daily conversation to improve your English communication skills and become a fluent English speaker.


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- Timmermannsweg 75, Ysselsteyn, Nederland
How difficult is it for people to find reconciliation with an enemy? How many generations do you think it takes? One man, Lodewijk Johannes Timmermans, worked here at the cemetery in Ysselsteyn for 28 years despite the wounds he incurred from a German mine in 1945, and became a symbol of unremitting reconciliation between the Netherlands and Germany.
Shortly after the WWII, the Americans called for one central location for the burial and reburial of German soldiers. The Dutch government assigned a plot of land in Ysselsteyn, in the province of Limburg. Grave by grave, this plot grew into a striking cemetery where more than 31,500 German soldiers killed during World War II have been given their final resting place. The soldiers were brought here from all over the Netherlands, from Ameland to Maastricht, often without any form of identification. The chaos had left German soldiers looking after their fallen brothers, with little time to identify them or give them an honourable burial. The survivors had other things to worry about, including keeping themselves alive; partly why there are so many grave markers in Ysselsteyn reading 'Ein unbekannter Soldaat' (An Unknown Soldier).
From 1948 to 1976 when he retired, Captain Lodewijk Johannes Timmermans dedicated his life to identifying these unknown soldiers and giving them an honourable burial. He traced their closest relatives and informed them of his findings and also gave tours of the cemetery. In his work towards reconciliation between the Netherlands and Germany he was unrelenting, all whilst having been blinded for many months by a German landmine.
Yet Captain Timmermans did not harbour any feelings of vengeance towards his former enemy. He came from an altruistic family where everyone respected the value of human dignity. Moreover, it had been a German soldier who had looked after for months whilst he was unable to see.


Non-specific is a widely-used term in radiology, and clinical medicine in general.
Non-specific is used for a symptom, sign, test result, radiological finding, etc., that does not point towards a specific diagnosis or etiology. For example, a high T2 signal lesion of the white matter on an MRI brain is a non-specific finding as the number of possible causes is broad.
Nevertheless, as was pointed out in a recent article, stating that a radiological finding is non-specific does not remove the responsibility of the reporting radiologist to suggest differential diagnoses, or further appropriate management.


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Handscroll; ink and color on paper
18 1/2 x 65 3/4 in. (47 x 167 cm)
Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988 (1989.363.5)
The right side of this handscroll dates to the late twelfth or early thirteenth century, when China was ruled by the Jin dynasty; the left side was inscribed and illustrated during the fourteenth-century Yuan period. Essential to Mongol culture, the tireless and agile Central Asian horse had long been praised in China as the "celestial steed." During the Mongol period, it came to symbolize the prompt success, rapid conquest, and easy communication that united the empire. The familiarity with which the Mongol rider on the left sits bareback, nonchalantly looking at the two other horses, suggests the intimate relationship the Mongols had with their inseparable companions.


Dear readers, today we are going to talk about articulated dumpers, and more precisely we wish to give you a few tips on how to decide if an ADT suits your needs.
The worst mistake one can make is thinking that it doesn't matter whether to use a rigid or an articulated dumper (ADT) for transporting material. It's true that both have great load capacity, but each of them has some peculiar features and specifications. So, before choosing the vehicle to buy, identify the jobs that the ADT will have to carry out. And keep in mind the following points:
 1. Performing operations efficiently
ADTs have been designed to rapidly and safely move large quantities of material, minimizing the cost per ton of the transported material. Compared to rigid dumpers and other earthmoving vehicles, ADTs work well on soft terrain, and usually they are the first to be used in development stage at a site, when ground conditions are the least favorable ones. Choosing the right ADT can help you increase productivity and optimize haulage times.
 1. Choosing the right loading equipment
The question is: How can you increase productivity limiting the number of travels? Well, if you choose an ADT with the right loading equipment, so operators don't have to wait too long between one and another loading operation.
 1. Scheduled maintenance
We all know the cost of machine downtime, especially if due to equipment failure. The solution is to act before something happens: a special maintenance program is essential to keep your vehicle's performance unchanged and to ensure a longer life-cycle. So, before you make your decision about which ADT to buy, check that you can easily reach the engine compartment and the transmission. Regularly check:
 - the lubrication system to avoid failure due to lack of grease.
 - the tire pressure and tire wear.
 - the engine temperature to avoid damages and expensive repairs.
To prevent unpleasant accidents, you can address to companies that are specialized in scheduled maintenance, and observe also the other maintenance recommendations.
 1. Increasing versatility through more options and accessories
ADTs can be equipped with accessories to increase their potential. Some models have a heating kits that are essential in the coldest season, because it helps moving the engine exhaust through the exhaust body channels, avoiding possible freezing. The cold start-up kit and the heated rear-view mirrors are other useful options for ADTs employed in areas with particularly harsh winters.
 1. Choosing the right tire depending on the application
An important topic we often deal with. Always choose the tires that are suitable for both the equipment and the application. Never undervalue this aspect. By the way...
BKT recommends…
ADTs require extremely resistant and performing tires to support heavy loads. Earthmax SR 41 has been specifically designed for this task. It's a radial tire with an All Steel structure - ideal for all those operations that require traction and stability on particularly tough terrains.
This tire boasts a deep tread class E-4/L-4, which not only increases the tire life-cycle, but also provides maximum resistance to punctures and foreign matters.
Made of the BKT's latest-generation compounds, this tire is available in two different versions: with a cut resistant compound for terrains full of debris of various kind and with a standard compound for mixed applications requiring well-balanced performance.
In short, Earthmax SR 41 is the right tire for your articulated dumpers. Discover the available sizes on our website.
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Residents of the mountain town of Monteleone di Spoleto held a noisy protest in front of the Italian Culture Ministry in Rome yesterday, calling for the return of an Etruscan chariot that's a centerpiece of the newly opened Greek and Roman galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The 2,600-year-old chariot was discovered in Monteleone in 1902 and sold to the Met the next year. Monteleone officials now say it was illegally whisked out of the country. Some 200 people -- about a third of the town's population -- blew whistles and waved placards demanding that the Italian state, which does not support their claim, join their cause. The Met says that because the chariot (detail, right) was bought more than a century ago, the statute of limitations has expired. Nando Durastanti, Monteleone's mayor, who led the delegation, said the Met had ''closed itself off'' to requests to negotiate the artifact's return. ''Mind you, they've been very busy with the opening of the galleries,'' he said by telephone. ''They probably have other things on their minds than our chariot.'' ELISABETTA POVOLEDO


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Spring gobbler season is coming up. Here are a few safety tips:
1. Positively Identify Your Target
Be certain the bird is fully and plainly visible before pulling the trigger. Do not shoot at sounds or movement.
2. Never Stalk a Turkey
Movement or sounds you think are a turkey may be another hunter. Be patient and let the bird come to you.
3. Protect your back
Select a large tree, rock or other natural barrier while calling. Hunt in open woods.
4. Shout "STOP" to alert approaching hunters
Never move, wave or make turkey sounds to alert others of your position.
5. Dress to be safe
Never wear red, white, blue or black clothing. These are the colors found on mature gobblers
6. Cover up
Don't carry harvested birds in the open. Cover them with fluorescent orange or completely conceal from view in a game bag.
7. Be seen
Fluorescent orange is not required for spring gobbler hunting. However, wearing fluorescent orange,especially while moving, is an added safety precaution


Water and Steam Properties
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Related Links: Species Table, Standard Species Model
As H2O (steam / water) is a common and important part of most models, the property equations for both water and steam are built into SysCAD. The user cannot change these properties.
However, the user may select the properties of H2O to calculated using either High Fidelity equations or the Low Fidelity equations. (These are discussed in more detail below.) Obviously, the High Fidelity equations will return more accurate results, but the calculations do require more computing power. Therefore the solver speed will be less.
 1. Properties for solid H2O (ice, or water trapped in a solid crystalline structure) are not included. To include these, add a species to the Species Database in the normal way with Phase = 'Solid' but the compound must NOT be 'H2O' and the Definition must NOT be H2O1, rather use O1H2.
 2. If alternate user defined properties for water or steam are required, then it is possible to "trick" SysCAD using a species with a Definition 'O1H2' and a Compound that is not "H2O".
 - IMPORTANT: Caution should be used when including alternate properties for steam/water as the hardwired steam/water will also exist in the project!
 3. SysCAD does a range check on streams and units to determine if liquid water, H2O(l), is present above the critical temperature of water. If it detects water above Tc it will generate a warning message. Please also see Plant Model - Range Checks for more information.
High Fidelity
The algorithms used to calculate the thermodynamic properties of steam/water, such as heat capacity and enthalpy, saturated temperature/pressure, etc, are not given in this document, as they are available in the reference. The calculations are based on the IAPWS-IF97 standard. This is described in a paper by W. Wagner et al. called "The IAPWS Industrial Formulation 1997 for the Thermodynamic Properties of Water and Steam", published in ASME J. Eng. Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 122 (2000).
Some good internet references for further information are:
The valid temperature range is:
Steam: 273.16 to 3000K
Water: 273.16 to 647K
 - The IF97 equations are applied for temperatures up to 1073.15 K. Above that temperature SysCAD calculates any steam/water properties using Region 5 properties and linear extrapolation. Thus the higher the temperature, the more inaccurate the steam properties will becomes. Please use data with caution.
 - Due to differences in reference points, numerical methods and implementation techniques there can be very small (generally much less than a tenth of a percent) differences between IAPWS results and SysCAD results.
Reference: Properties of Water and Steam in SI-Units, 2nd Revised and Updated Printing, Springer 1979.
Low Fidelity
Water Density
The equation for water density is:
Where T is in degrees centigrade. The valid temperature range is -30°C to 300°C.
 - If the temperature is outside of the valid range given above, then the minimum or maximum temperatures are used to calculate the density.
 For example, if the stream temperature is 400°C, then the water density will be calculated using the maximum temperature of 300°C.
In the SysCAD species database, any species can be assigned this density by use of a special density function, as shown below:
Water Heat Capacity
The equation used for liquid heat capacity is:
C_p = a + b.10^{-3} T + \frac{c.10^5}{T^2} + d.10^{-6} T^2\,
a = 16.749
b = 62.120
c = 32.798
d = 90.391
T = temperature in Kelvin
This equation is used in the range from 273.15 to 500K.
In the SysCAD species database, a species can be assigned this heat capacity as shown below:
 HSC_Cp(16.749, 62.12, 32.798, 90.391):Range(K, 273.15, 500)
Steam Density
The density is calculated using a rearrangement of the Ideal gas law. The equation used is:
Density = \frac{P*M}{R*T}
P = Pressure
R = universal gas constant
T = Temperature in Kelvin
M = molecular weight of water
This equation is used for all temperatures and pressures.
Steam Heat Capacity
The equation used for heat capacity of the vapour is:
a = -38.14955
b = _PHONE_
c = 6.24e-5
d = -_PHONE_
T = temperature in Kelvin
This equation is used in the range from 298.15 to 500K.
Vapour Pressure
The equation that is used to calculate the vapour pressure of H2O is
\mathbf {\boldsymbol{\rho} = \mathrm{0._PHONE_*10^{(\frac{A}{T}+B*Log_{10}(T)+C*T+D}}}
T = Temperature in Kelvin
A = -3433.74
B = -12.0063
C = 0.004782
D = 41.1767
(0._PHONE_ converts from the pressure from mm Hg to kPa.)
This equation is used from 0 to 1000K.
Water and Steam Properties in PGM
The user may obtain some water and steam values in PGM code using the Species Database Class.
Some of the values that are available to users are:
 - Saturated Temperature;
 - Saturated Pressure;
 - Density;
 - Heats of Formation; and
 - Enthalpy.
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Debugging LibreOffice
Debugging LibreOffice
If you use LibreOffice as the transformation tool for the conversion plugin and the example of the library doesn't create the output file, follow these steps to find out the source of the error:
1. Execute the LibreOffice conversion from the command-line interface.
For example, in Linux, type this:
Replace /opt/libreoffice4.3/program/soffice with the path to LibreOffice in your operating system, and replace document.docx for an existing document.
2. Execute the transformDocument example included through the CLI mode.
3. If the PDF file is generated through the CLI mode, but not with a web server like Apache, the error is due to a security or permission problem.
To call LibreOffice using Linux, the server:
 - Needs read and write permissions in the.config folder of the user's HOME directory.
 - Needs to delete the possible blockage of SELinux or the blockage of the execution settings of external programs.
So, for example, if the user of the web server is www-data, and the HOME directory of this user is the default /var/www, then you must provide the user www-data with read and write permissions in the directory /var/www/.config.
A custom HOME folder can be set when doing the transforming. For example, to set it to /home/web:
On common problems and possible errors page are detailed the most common issues when working with LibreOffice and how to solve them.
4. Check the server and system log files to detect other possible problems related to the configuration of any program or the lack of permissions.
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Taguchi designs
Use this tool to generate Taguchi designs and improve your products or processes. Available in Excel with the XLSTAT software.
What is Taguchi method?
The Taguchi method is a method introduced by Genichi Taguchi (Genichi and Wu, 1980) which is a method of design of experiment providing an improvement to full and fractional factorial designs.
Two steps are needed to apply that method:
 - A step of generation of the Taguchi design during which it is possible to choose from a list of designs according to the number of factors and the levels of these.
 - Once the Taguchi design is obtained, you can analyze it to identify the control factor parameters that minimize the variation of the response. This second step is achievable with the tool Analysis of a Taguchi design.
Taguchi design options within XLSTAT
Depending on the number of factors and their levels, XLSTAT offers a list of appropriate designs. These designs have a particular notation defined such as: L(nbRuns)(nbLevel^nbFactor).
Where nbRuns = number of runs, nbLevel = number of levels for each factor, and nbFactors = number of factors.
If the notation is of this form: L(nbRuns)(nbLevel^nbFactors), the design contains mixed-levels factors.
For example, a L9(3^3) design is a design having 9 runs and 3 factors at 3 levels. A L18(3^3 6^1) design is a design having 18 runs, 3 factors with 3 levels and 1 factor with 6 levels.
Taguich design output within XLSTAT
Variable Information: This table summarizes all information about the selected factors.
Design of experiment: This table shows the Taguchi design. Empty columns are used to fill in the responses.
Start the analysis: Once the responses columns are filled, you can click on the "Run the analysis" button to open the prefilled dialog box allowing to perform the analysis of the Taguchi design.
Coded design: This table displays Taguchi's coded design, containing 1, 2, 3,... rather than the categories of your factors.
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SSTs can take several hours in many cases, but the current default value of TimeoutStartSec causes systemd to force the joiner node to timeout in about 90 seconds. It might make sense to disable systemd service's timeout by default instead.
Depending on the systemd version, disabling the startup timeout means setting either TimeoutStartSec=0 (if systemd version <=228) or TimeoutStartSec=infinity (if systemd version >=229).
In systemd 236 and later, the startup timeout can be extended by setting EXTEND_TIMEOUT_USEC:
If a service of Type=notify sends "EXTEND_TIMEOUT_USEC=…", this may cause the start time to be extended beyond TimeoutStartSec=. The first receipt of this message must occur before TimeoutStartSec= is exceeded, and once the start time has exended beyond TimeoutStartSec=, the service manager will allow the service to continue to start, provided the service repeats "EXTEND_TIMEOUT_USEC=…" within the interval specified until the service startup status is finished by "READY=1". (see sd_notify(3)).
It looks like this approach was used to extend the startup timeout during SSTs while fixing
MDEV-15607. It looks like this is the relevant commit:
The relevant service_manager_extend_timeout function seems to be defined here:
And it sets the EXTEND_TIMEOUT_USEC environment variable mentioned in the systemd manual.
However, a lot of users are still seeing startup timeouts during SSTs. The cause seems to be that most systemd installations are not yet using version 236 or later.
The following documentation section that describes current behavior:


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Students research online an influential woman, then create on the computer a quilt block with text and graphics. Quilt blocks are then printed and combined to form a quilt of connections.
women's history, quilt
Although research for this project can be done using books and other printed materials, the following grade-appropriate resources are available online.
Help your K-8 class celebrate Women's History Month with this research and drawing project.
Note: This lesson can be modified for any grade level from K through 8 simply by changing the information students must research and write about.
Before beginning the lesson, open the drawing software (see Materials Needed above) and create a large rectangle with a black border, but no fill color. Make the rectangle big enough to fill most of an 8 " x 11" piece of paper without spilling over the edges. Click Print Preview (in Appleworks, click File>Print, and then click Preview; in Microsoft Paint, click File>Print Preview) to make sure the rectangle fits.
Save the rectangle to your Desktop or Documents folder as a template with the name "quiltblock." (When you click File>Save in most programs, you will see an option under File Format to save it as a template. Be sure to change the location to which you're saving the rectangle to Desktop or Documents; it will try to save it in the Templates folder, which is hard to find.) Finally, put the rectangle file on each student computer, or save it to a floppy or to the server so students can access it later. The quilt block template will ensure that students' drawings are a uniform size.
Note: If you're using TuxPaint for K-2, don't worry about the rectangle. Just let them draw, then print and cut out the picture to fit.
Start the lesson by asking students to name famous American women in history and explain what they did to become famous. Tell students that they are going to research a famous American woman and then create a quilt block illustrating that woman's achievements. The blocks will be attached to one another to form a quilt that will be displayed _____. (You pick the location -- in the classroom, the hallway, the cafeteria, the office.)
Make sure students understand what a quilt is. To illustrate that a quilt is made up of many connected pieces, show your students some of the quilts at European American Quilting Traditions.
Next, follow the steps below to help students create a quilt block about Shirley Chisholm.
Students now should be able to follow these steps themselves:
Display your quilt on the classroom wall, or in the hallway, office, or cafeteria. You might even invite parents and other students to see the work. Make sure students have an opportunity to share their information with one another.
AssessmentStudents are evaluated based on their
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FINE ARTS: Visual Arts
GRADES K - 4
NA-VA.K-4.1 Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
NA-VA.K-4.2 Using Knowledge of Structures and Functions
NA-VA.K-4.3 Choosing and Evaluating A Range of Subject Matter, Symbols, and Ideas
NA-VA.K-4.6 Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines
GRADES 5 - 8
NA-VA.5-8.1 Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
NA-VA.5-8.2 Using Knowledge of Structures and Functions
NA-VA.5-8.3 Choosing and Evaluating A Range of Subject Matter, Symbols, and Ideas
NA-VA.5-8.6 Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines
SOCIAL SCIENCES: U.S. History
GRADES K - 4
NSS-USH.K-4.3 The History of the United States: Democratic Principles and Values and the People from Many Cultures Who Contributed to Its Cultural, Economic, and Political Heritage
GRADES 5 - 12
NSS-USH.5-12.1 Era 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
NSS-USH.5-12.2 Era 2: Colonization and Settlement (_PHONE_)
NSS-USH.5-12.3 Era 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s)
NSS-USH.5-12.4 Era 4: Expansion and Reform (_PHONE_)
NSS-USH.5-12.5 Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (_PHONE_)
NSS-USH.5-12.6 Era 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (_PHONE_)
NSS-USH.5-12.7 Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America (_PHONE_)
NSS-USH.5-12.8 Era 8: The Great Depression and World War II (_PHONE_)
NSS-USH.5-12.9 Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)
NSS-USH.5-12.10 Era 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the Present)


Japan's 1909 "Korean Fisheries Guide"
The following are some pages from Japan's 1909 "Korean Fisheries Guide," which were posted HERE by Mr. Tanaka Kunitaka. If I can get a translation of the Ulleungdo section, I will add it to the post.
Map of Ulleungdo (1909 Korean Fisheries Guide)
Uldo (Ulleungdo) County (1909 Korean Fisheries Guide)
Another Page Describing Ulleungdo
 1. The map is called 「鬱陵島全図」 and there are Jukdo(竹嶼)and Kwannundo(鼠頂島 Sokouto=観音島) on the map.
 On the first page, it clearly states that eastern limit of Ulleundo is 130°54′.
 And on p708-709, there are place name like 石門洞 (Sok-Mun) and 石亭浦(Chon-Sok-Po). You can see that the word 石 was pronounced as "Sok", not Tok or Dok on Ulleundo in those days.
 It also states that Japanese found many squids around the island and started Squid fishery in 1903. Korean on Ulleundo mainly used to do only farming and all they did was collecting seaweeds for marine product, but Koreans under middle class learned from Japanese and started fishing squids three years ago (1906?).
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 3. Thank you, Kaneganese. I had been wondering when squid fishing started on Ulleungdo. Also, notice that it said that Koreans did not start fishing for squid until 1906, three years after the Japanese started. Why did the Koreans wait so long? I think it was because Koreans on Ulleungdo at the time were not equipped to do that kind of fishing, or any kind of deep-sea fishing, which would explain why they were working on Japanese fishing boats, instead of their own, at the beginning of the 20th century.
 As other documents have shown, Koreans on Ulleungdo at the beginning of the 20th century were farmers, not fishermen, and, therefore, they had little reason and probably no means to travel beyond Ulleungdo to Liancourt Rocks (Dokdo/Takeshima). Even the Korean ships from the Cholla region, which visited Ulleungdo about once a year, apparently did not go there to fish. From what I have read, they went there to trade and to gather seaweed.
 Documents like Japan's fishing guides are a great source of clues for understanding the situation on Ulleungdo at the turn of the 20th century. By the way, the fact that Korea did not publish such fishing guides is another clue telling us that Koreans were not deep-sea fishermen at the turn of the 20th century.
 4. When one of my friends from kindergarten was a teacher of the school in coastal city of Hokkaido, she told me that she was very interested in the huge difference between the family of fishing industry and farming one. The family member who engage in fishing outer sea always prepare the worst every time their dads leave the house for work. If you are lucky, you could make a killing, but if you are not, you could lose everything, even their lives sometimes. It is always a gamble. On the other hand, farmers always have to plan what they are going to do next, or next year and so on. They are well-organized. Chosen dynasty disdained the fisheries because of the principle of basing a country's economy on agriculture by Confucianism. It is not surprising that Korean on Ulleundo didn't engage in "real" fishing since Chosen dynasty made them to immigrate from mainland to do farming, not fishing. Even in 1906 when they learned fishery from Japanese and finally started fishing squids around Ulleundo, but only "under the middle class" of them were engaged in fishing. Apparently, there must have been some sort of discrimination even among Korean residents on Ulleundo. Japanese fishermen testified that Japanese were hiring Korean women diver from Chejudo, not Ulleundo even in 1930's.
 5. I found some easy misleadings about the Korean website(I cannt find the original pages).
 韓国水産誌 江原道 島嶼
 第二章 江原道 (…) 本道の地は 北緯三十?度三十九分乃至三十九度十分, 東經百二十?度四十一分乃至百二十九度二十九分 間に位しで(…)東方一帶日本海に沿へり. (…)
 島嶼は 國島, 牛島, 猪島, 荒島, 松島, 竹島 ※, 無路島, 德山島, 卵島等ありで就中國島大なり. 竹島及無路島は箭竹の産地どしで名あり.｣
 This original text from 方輿総誌(_PHONE_ c.a.)
 also this is introduced in the 皇城新聞 1906.06.14 as old famous places.
 and this seven small island is on the 大東方輿圖(See:nearby 歙谷
 Map of 歙谷Hup-gok on 韓国水産誌 江原道's 歙谷郡


Describe the value of the Mars exploration program in 3 words
Describe the value of the Mars exploration program in 3 words
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necessary, motivating, inspiring
fundamental, intriguing, important
Fossilized fluorescent feces.
I couldn't resist so let me explain this one. My research deals with developing Raman Spectroscopy for identification of possible fossil-containing samples to be chosen for Mars Sample Return mission and further studies on Earth, since many believe that Mars life will most likely be conclusively detected on Earth. Also, fossilized organic matter is 10,000 times more abundant on Earth than living biomatter, so that makes the case for fossil hunting on Mars. Raman is useful for non-destructively identifying the optimal samples for return. The younger fossils are more fluorescent than more metamorphosed ones, hence the fluorescing adjective. It is very tough to develop the right Raman system to overcome this problem -- something my research is focusing on now! And by feces I mean that young fossils (like those in my sample suite of analog Mars samples with kerogenous fossils) can contain fecal pellets - no joke! So I hope my 3 words make the case for Mars exploration!
If we do find life, which is perhaps the most compelling reason for me for exploring Mars, it will most likely be a fluorescent fecal fossil.
You could have said "organic"?
I am sorry to be so "picky" about your choice of terms....
Organic doesn't imply biogenic. Fossilized does. Also, specifically, what I look at are kerogen grains which are degraded biotic remains, so basically fossils.
Also, alliteration is fun!
I am glad you are immersed, happy and do well with your research. But, I (IMO?) feel there is vast difference between user-friendliness, being able to address a large, diverse internet audience and using too much jargon. Obviously, that is my opinion.
I really don't want to argue the point--but lets just agree to disagree--agreeably?
Very educational and explained nicely! Although, I am upset that you called s***, feces. lol jp
My 3 words - just the beginning
Marvellous potential habitat (Marsvellous) Anywhere with a similar gravity to Earth, nutrients and water is.
Audacious, Unifying, Auspicious
Unifying, Groundbreaking, Humanity 2.0
Yeah! And its Ok to have fun too but in good taste!
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Lumps, Clumps and Ratholes, Oh My!
Measuring the Level of Powders and Bulk Solids Can Be Entertaining but It Is NOT Easy
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This article was printed in CONTROL's August 2009 edition.
By Walt Boyes
Most level applications are for liquids and interfaces between two liquids. Yet there are many applications where it's useful to know the level of a powder or other bulk solid. But, there are some special issues with powders and bulk solids that have to be understood to make those measurements.
Angle of Repose
The first problem is that, while liquids have a flat surface, powders and other solids do not. Depending on how the solid is fed into the vessel, there will be a little mound. So measuring the level needs to account for the mound's angle of repose. What you're really trying to measure is what the level in the vessel would be if there was a flat surface. That's an inferential measurement, not a physical measurement, and this introduces error into the data.
Clumping, Bridging and Ratholing
Finely divided powders and particles that are subject to static electricity, such as plastic pellets, don't flow like liquids either. They clump together, and voids form around the clumps. This makes the apparent level higher than the actual level would be without the voids. Sometimes, when a vessel is emptied from the bottom, the voids form tunnels called ratholes. Bridging is the inverse of ratholing—instead of a void, a bridge of material forms and refuses to flow or move. Sometimes, slow mixing paddles can keep bridging and ratholes under control. In most cases, the vessel or bin can be attached to a vibrator, which shakes the vessel to pack the powder together. However, packing risks causing very large clumps, and vibration makes it hard to measure level.
Sometimes it's necessary to measure the level of materials more properly considered chunks. These too are subject to angle of repose and ratholing issues, but their added problem is that it's impossible to eliminate the voids between chunks. They also can cause extreme bridging, which must often be broken up manually.
In some cases, corrosion and, more commonly, abrasion can be an issue, and can dictate the level measurement method needed.
Measurement Strategies and Techniques
Because it's difficult to make solids level measurements, there are many measurement methods. Choosing the right one often depends on how frequently measurements need to be made. Many applications were traditionally considered so difficult that automation professionals only applied point level measurements for high and low level and overflow alarms. Sometimes, when the value of the measurement is high, a combination of techniques and technologies is used.
The basic measurement techniques used for powders and bulk solids are mechanical point level, minimalor non-contact point level, continuous mechanical level, non-contact continuous level and weighing. Each technique has features to recommend it, as well as problems that make it difficult or impossible to use in some applications. Mechanical point level systems are susceptible to damage. Minimalor non-contact point level systems are susceptible to blocking, as well as problems induced by coating and buildup on the sides of the vessel and even on the level probe. Continuous level techniques have issues with angle of repose, ratholing, bridging and buildup. Both mechanical and non-mechanical continuous level technologies in contact with the material can be coated or damaged.
Because of the inherent problems in measuring the level of powders and bulk solids, expected measurement accuracy should be considerably less than that expected with liquid levels. And installed accuracy of a level measurement system may deviate wildly from the specified accuracy of the device performing the measurement.
For example, an ultrasonic or radar level transmitter may have a specified accuracy of ±0.5 in. (approx. 25 mm) or even better when calibrated on the manufacturer's test range, aimed at a solid target with nothing between the transmitter's face and the target. In a 30-ft tall (9.14 m) vessel, with a 60˚ angle of repose, and solids with an average diameter of 3 in. (~75 mm), the accuracy of the installed system might be ±2 in. (~50 mm). This same logic applies to any measurement technology. In fact, vendors regularly get calls from users who complain that the device they're using isn't as accurate as advertised. However, if vendors tried to specify installed accuracy, then nobody would buy such an inaccurate device!
Point Level Measurement Technologies
There are a variety of technologies used in solids level applications, from mechanical flop switches to gamma nuclear point level switches.
Diaphragm switches sense the pressure of the material as it rises to the level of the switch, and then presses on the diaphragm to actuate the switch. If there is ratholing near the switch, however, or bridging above it, the material will not press on the diaphragm, even though the level has risen above it.
Tilt or flop switches are also common and can have extended switch arms able to partially compensate for angle of repose issues. However, tilt switches can be easily damaged during filling, so they must be located away from the filling port.
For many years, the most commonly used point level technology in powders and bulk solids applications was the rotary paddle switch, or "bindicator." When material impedes the free rotation of the paddle, a switch actuates, signaling that the level has risen to its level. The paddle again rotates freely when the switch changes state, indicating the level has fallen.
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How to boost your exam grade
We all get a bit stressed out and nervous before important exams but according to new research, a simple bottle of water could help improve your grade
As a student, hours of revising, plenty of research and the correct exam equipment are high on the check list for important exam preparation, but it seems you could be missing one simple thing: a bottle ofwater. New research has found that bringing in refreshments to the exam hall could boost exam results by a whole grade.
CAN YOUR FOOD CHOICE HELP YOU IN EXAMS?
The study looked at hundreds of university students and compared the results of those who took in a bottle of water and those who went in empty handed. The results demonstrated those with a drink did around 5% better then those who didn't.
DID YOUR A LEVELS PREPARE YOU FOR UNIVERSITY?
While it is not completely clear why staying refreshed help in an exam helps, the study does suggest that staying well hydrated can improve the flow of brain cells and calm any pre-exam nerves, yay! It also suggested that many students can dehydrate mid-exam and good old H20 is best to combat this.
BEAT FIRST DAY NERVES
Other research from the University of East London also showed that children who drink water did better on tests of visual attention and memory.
So not only can water boost our skin it can boost exam results too! Still or sparkling anyone?


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Quick Answer: Does Menthol Help Clear Sinuses?
What does Menthol do for congestion?
Menthol (l-menthol) is a naturally-occurring cold receptor agonist commonly used to provide symptomatic relief for upper airway congestion.
Menthol can also reduce the sensation of dyspnea..
Is menthol a decongestant?
What happens if you put Vicks in your nose?
Does Vicks help clear sinuses?
Is menthol bad to inhale?
Is Vicks inhaler harmful?
Camphor, which is another common ingredient in nasal inhalers can be poisonous if ingested. According to a report, swallowing a few teaspoons of camphor can cause fatal poisoning in toddlers. Camphor absorbed through mucous membranes or broken skin can also be toxic.
Is Vicks Action 500 Safe?
Side effects of Vicks Action 500 Extra Tablet: These tablets are usually safe and don't cause any side effects when taken as per the doctor's recommendation. However, an overdose of paracetamol can cause severe life-threatening liver injury as a serious side effect.
What can I inhale to clear sinuses?
Steam inhalation is one of the most widely used home remedies to soothe and open the nasal passages and get relief from the symptoms of a cold or sinus infection. Also called steam therapy, it involves the inhalation of water vapor.
What does Menthol do to your lungs?
Menthol has a cooling and anesthetic (or pain killing) effect. This also decreases the cough reflex and can soothe the dry throat feeling that many smokers have. As a result, menthol smokers may inhale more deeply, hold the smoke in the lungs longer, and get more exposure to the dangerous chemicals in cigarette smoke.
Is menthol a natural?
Menthol is found naturally contained in mint and peppermint oils but can also be produced through a variety of synthetic routes. It has three chiral centers giving rise to several different stereoisomeric forms. The most common form found in nature is (-)-menthol.
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How to Use the Habitat Development Curve
Habitat Development Curves (HDCs) are used to determine the developmental status and trajectory of on-the-ground projects to create, restore, or enhance California wetland and stream habitats. Each HDC is based on assessments of habitat condition for different age areas of one habitat type that in aggregate represent the full spectrum of habitat development. The assessments of condition are provided by expert applications of the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM). Visit the CRAM website for more information about CRAM.
For each HDC, reference condition is represented by areas of a habitat that consistently get very high CRAM scores, have not been subject to disruptive management practices, and exist within landscapes that are protected and managed for their natural conditions. The horizontal lines intersecting the top of an HDC represent the mean CRAM score and standard deviation of scores for 25 qualifying reference areas.
The age of a project is estimated as the elapsed time in years between the groundwork end date for the project and the date of the CRAM assessment. To add or update a groundwork end date, use the Project Events form in Project Tracker (ptrack.ecoatlas.org). The minimum age in years of a non-project area, including any natural reference area, is estimated from all available local information, including historical maps and imagery, historical written accounts, and place-specific scientific studies of habitat development.
An HDC can be used to address the following questions:
- At what time in the future will the area of assessed habitat achieve the reference condition or other milestones in habitat development? The HDC can answer this question if the CRAM score for the assessed area is within the confidence interval of the HDC. The answer is the time in years along the HDC between the current age of the assessed area and the future date corresponding to the intersection of the HDC and the reference condition or other milestone.
- Is the area of assessed habitat likely to develop faster, slower, or at the same pace as most other areas of the same habitat type? The habitat area is likely to develop faster, slower, or at the same pace if the CRAM score for the area is above, below, or within the confidence interval of the HDC, respectively.
- What can be done to improve the condition of the habitat area or to increase its rate of development? HDCs by themselves cannot answer this question. Possible answers can be inferred by the following analysis that involves HDCs:
- Examine the HDC for each of the four CRAM Attributes;
- Identify the Attribute(s) scoring below the HDC;
- For any low-scoring Attribute, examine the component Metric Scores (note: the Metric Scores for any public CRAM assessment in the CRAM database can be obtained through EcoAtlas);
- Assume the low score of an Attribute is due to its low-scoring Metric(s);
- Consider modifying the design or management of the habitat area in ways that will sustainably increase its score(s) for the low-scoring Metric(s).
For more information about CRAM Attributes and Metrics, including their scientific rationale, see the CRAM Manual.