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Signaling System 7 (SS7) is architecture for performing out-of-band
signaling in support of the call-establishment, billing, routing,
and information-exchange functions of the public switched telephone
network (PSTN). It identifies functions to be performed by a signaling-system
network and a protocol to enable their performance.
What is Signaling?
refers to the exchange of information between call components
required to provide and maintain service.
of the PSTN, we exchange signaling with network elements all the
time. Examples of signaling between a telephone user and the telephone
network include: dialing digits, providing dial tone, accessing
a voice mailbox, sending a call-waiting tone. SS7 is a means by
which elements of the telephone network exchange information.
Information is conveyed in the form of messages. SS7 messages
can convey information such as:
" I'm forwarding to you a call placed from _PHONE_ to
_PHONE_. Look for it on trunk 067.
" Someone just dialed _PHONE_. Where do I route the
" The called subscriber for the call on trunk 11 is busy.
Release the call and play a busy tone.
" The route to XXX is congested. Please don't send any messages
to XXX unless they are of priority 2 or higher.
" I'm taking trunk 143 out of service for maintenance.
" SS7 is characterized by high-speed packet data and out-of-band
What is Out-of-Band
signaling is signaling that does not take place over the same
path as the conversation.
We are used
to thinking of signaling as being in-band. We hear dial tone,
dial digits, and hear ringing over the same channel on the same
pair of wires. When the call completes, we talk over the same
path that was used for the signaling. Traditional telephony used
to work in this way as well. The signals to set up a call between
one switch and another always took place over the same trunk that
would eventually carry the call. Signaling took the form of a
series of multi frequency (MF) tones, much like touch tone dialing
signaling establishes a separate digital channel for the exchange
of signaling information. This channel is called a signaling link.
Signaling links are used to carry all the necessary signaling
messages between nodes. Thus, when a call is placed, the dialed
digits, trunk selected, and other pertinent information are sent
between switches using their signaling links, rather than the
trunks which will ultimately carry the conversation. Today, signaling
links carry information at a rate of 56 or 64 kbps. It is interesting
to note that while SS7 is used only for signaling between network
elements, the ISDN D channel extends the concept of out-of-band
signaling to the interface between the subscriber and the switch.
With ISDN service, signaling that must be conveyed between the
user station and the local switch is carried on a separate digital
channel called the D channel. The voice or data which comprise
the call is carried on one or more B channels.
signaling has several advantages that make it more desirable than
traditional in-band signaling.
" It allows for the transport of more data at higher speeds
(56 kbps can carry data much faster than MF out pulsing).
" It allows for signaling at any time in the entire duration
of the call, not only at the beginning.
" It enables signaling to network elements to which there
is no direct trunk connection.
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Meta Description
Exerting a change in pressure in a metal can by creating a vacuum inside, resulting in an implosion caused by the atmospheric pressure.
Learning Objectives
To investigate the effects of change in pressure.
To understand how a vacuum is created when water vapour condenses in a confined space.
Key Terms
A space void of matter.
Atmospheric pressure
The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere.
The change of state from gas to liquid, commonly used to denote the formation of water from water vapour.
Step 1
Pour some water in the metal can.
Step 2
Place the metal can on the fire stove and start heating.
Step 3
Wait a couple of minutes until the water starts boiling and water vapour is seen coming out of the can.
Step 4
Use safety gloves to seal the can using the rubber stopper and place the metal can in a tray of cold water.
Step 5
Pour more cold water on the metal can, to cool all the surfaces.
Step 16
Wait until the metal can implodes.
 1. Wear safety gloves when handling the hot metal can.
 2. Make sure the water is boiling before sealing the can with a rubber stopper.
 3. The metal can must be thoroughly cooled by placing it in a tray of cold water and also pouring water on it.
Sometimes it might feel like the weight of the world is pressing down on your shoulders, but it turns out this is only partly true. You may not notice it, but the air around you and above your head is pressing down on you all the time. It's actually pretty heavy! So why are we not crushed by the weight of it all? Well, it turns out, we have the same pressure in our bodies, applying an equal and opposite force against the air pressure. Things only get dangerous when these pressures are different. When the pressure inside you is greater than that of the air around you, you explode! If the pressure in your body is less than the air pressure, you implode! Either way, not a great way to go.
For safety sake we are going to use a metal can instead of your body to demonstrate the crushing power of the tonnes of air above your head.
What is happening to the water as it boils?
The water turns from a liquid to a gas, taking up more space.
What happens upon cooling the can with water?
The vapour inside condenses back to water, creating a vacuum.
Why does the can collapse?
The vacuum creates a change in pressure causing atmospheric pressure to crush the can.
When water is boiling in the metal can, water vapour occupies most of the volume within the can. As soon as the can is sealed with a rubber stopper no gases can escape. When the metal can start to cool the vapour inside condenses back to liquid which occupies much less volume, resulting in a rapid fall in internal pressure.
Standard atmospheric pressure exerts 101.3 kilopascals, which is more than sufficient to crush the metal can as shown in the demonstration.
The ideal gas law describes the relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature within a system, it is described by the following equation:
where P is the pressure, V is the volume, n the number of moles, R is the universal gas constant and T is the temperature in Kelvin.
Assuming that the temperature is just above the boiling point of water, i.e. 100°C, for one mole of water we have:
P = 101325 Pascals
T = 373 K
R = 8.314 J K-1 mol-1
n = 1 mol
V = 0.0306 m3.
Meaning that one mole of water converted into steam occupies 0.0306 m3 of volume.
The mass of one mole of water is 0.018 kg and thus the density of one mole of water at atmospheric pressure is
density (steam)=0.018/0.0306
0.588 kg m-3
Now, the density of liquid water at room temperature is 1000 kg m-3, so the relative density of liquid water to steam at atmospheric pressure is:
density (water)/density (steam)=1000/0.588
= 1700
Thus, the volume of steam occupies 1700-times less volume when converted back to water. This explains why when the hot can, filled with water vapour is cooled, a pressure difference is created large enough for the external atmospheric pressure to completely crush the can. Notice that when the can is crushed the volume inside is minimized such that the external and internal pressure are equilised.
In meteorology, the change in atmospheric pressure is used to forecast weather. Changes in atmospheric pressure cause mass air movement and thus changes in pressure can be a good indication of the upcoming weather conditions.
In Ireland, research has been carried out on a hull design optimisation of a service vessel used in an offshore wind farm. The main objective of the research was in making better designs that can withstand high pressures.
 - Cool the metal can with different water temperatures and investigate the time it takes for the can to collapse.
 - Investigate how different geometries of the metal container used can resist pressure differently.
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The number of animals in Uganda's national parks and game reserves has soared over the past decade, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) says.
The latest figures show that the population of some species has doubled since 1999, spokeswoman Lillian Nsubuga said.
Wildlife had benefited from improved monitoring and the expulsion of rebels from the country, she added.
The animals on the rise include buffalos, giraffes and elephants.
New statistics show that the population with the biggest increase is that of the Impala, a grazing antelope.
The number of Impala in Uganda has surged to more than 35,000, from around 1,600 at the time of the last census in 1999.
Hippopotamuses, waterbucks, and zebras are also on the increase.
Ms Nsubuga said the UWA had been able to reduce poaching by improving the monitoring of national parks and reserves and by offering incentives to local communities to protect wildlife.
Since the expulsion of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) from northern Uganda, wildlife officials have also been able to limit poaching in Murchison Falls National Park.
"We can't say that poaching is no longer a problem, but we have been able to reduce it", Ms Nsubuga said.

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Hi. can someone please get me started on answering this question.
Elizabeth started with 30 tubs of yeast. At the end of each day, she used a small quantity of yeast to make two additional tubs of yeast, from each tub of yeast that she had. She then sold 50 tubs of yeast.This routine was repeated each day.
A: give the difference equation for generating the number of tubs of yeast at the start of each day.
B: list the number of tubs for the first four days.
C: find the number of tubs of yeast needed at the very start of this procedure so that the number of tubs at the start of each day remained constant.
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In Spring Framework, AbstractWizardFormController seems deprecated. How to implement multiple pages form in the Spring MVC Framework. (I am not using webflow)
any example or pointer would help considering my limited knowledge in Spring.
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A _USER_ is a more flexible way to define a form / wizard. You are supposed to map methods to requests based on requested path / request parameters / request method. So instead of defining a list of views and processing the request based on some required "step" parameter, you can define the steps of your wizard as you wish (also the command object will be handled more transparently). Here's how you can get to emulate a classic AWFC functionality (this is only meant to be an example, there's a lot more you can do).
public class WizardController {
 * The default handler (page=0)
 public String getInitialPage(final ModelMap modelMap) {
 // put your initial command
 modelMap.addAttribute("command", new YourCommandClass());
 // populate the model Map as needed
 return "initialView";
 * First step handler (if you want to map each step individually to a method). You should probably either use this
 * approach or the one below (mapping all pages to the same method and getting the page number as parameter).
 _USER_(params = "_step=1")
 public String processFirstStep(final _USER_("command") YourCommandClass command,
 final Errors errors) {
 // do something with command, errors, request, response,
 // model map or whatever you include among the method
 // parameters. See the documentation for _USER_
 // to get the full picture.
 return "firstStepView";
 * Maybe you want to be provided with the _page parameter (in order to map the same method for all), as you have in
 * AbstractWizardFormController.
 _USER_(method = RequestMethod.POST)
 public String processPage(_USER_("_page") final int currentPage,
 final _USER_("command") YourCommandClass command,
 final HttpServletResponse response) {
 // do something based on page number
 return pageViews[currentPage];
 * The successful finish step ('_finish' request param must be present)
 _USER_(params = "_finish")
 public String processFinish(final _USER_("command") YourCommandClass command,
 final Errors errors,
 final ModelMap modelMap,
 final SessionStatus status) {
 // some stuff
 return "successView";
 _USER_(params = "_cancel")
 public String processCancel(final HttpServletRequest request,
 final HttpServletResponse response,
 final SessionStatus status) {
 return "canceledView";
I tried to vary the method signatures so that you can get an idea about the flexibility I mentioned. Of course, there's a lot more to it: you can make use of request method (GET or POST) in the _USER_, you can define a method annotated with _USER_, etc.
EDIT: I had an unmapped method which I fixed (by the way, you need to make sure you don't have ambiguous mappings -- requests that could be mapped to more than one method -- or unmapped requests -- requests that cannot be mapped to any method). Also have a look at _USER_, _USER_ and _USER_, which are also needed for fully simulating the behaviour of the classic AWFC (I edited the code already to make this clear).
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+1 This is certainly a better explanation than what Spring documentation/example app provides. A lot of people could find this helpful. – prasopes Jan 7 '11 at 11:08
yeah very helpful indeed. – false9striker Jan 17 '12 at 7:50
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Woodstock is known for its vibrant and creative art scene. It has been long associated with the painters Woodstock that have made an indelible impression on the world of art. There are many lesser-known painters Woodstock who have contributed to the artistic legacy of the town, our website.
They may not be well-known, but the talent and artistry of these unsung artists is undeniable. These are the Woodstock artists whose work is quietly displayed in local galleries.
Emily Bennett is one such artist. She has dedicated her entire life to capturing Woodstock's forests, meadows and ethereal beauty. Bennett's paintings, with their meticulous brushstrokes and keen eye for details, evoke a deep sense of reverence and serenity for nature in viewers. Bennett's dedication to her art and intimate connection with Woodstock landscapes make her an unsung heroine among Woodstock painters.
Thomas Chang is another hidden gem. His abstract paintings are a modern artist who pushes the boundaries of traditional art techniques. Chang's bold, colorful use of texture and color creates a visual harmony that captures the viewer and challenges them to explore new perceptions. Although his innovative style of painting has been praised by local art lovers, Chang's name is relatively unknown outside Woodstock.
These lesser-known Woodstock painters are a testament to a diverse range of artistic forms that flourish within the town's vibrant creative ecosystem. Their work offers a new perspective and a narrative that enriches the tapestry Woodstock's rich artistic heritage.
In a city known for its rich art legacy, it's important to celebrate and uncover the hidden gems of Woodstock painters. We can honor these lesser-known artists and gain a better understanding of Woodstock's multifaceted art scene by shedding light on them.

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I want to do is I want you to go in Chur. Results equals men. Compare M e m c M P. Now ask for buffer one in buffer to So let's just do hello world and then do Hello World here is well, make sure that the same guy so I can demonstrate this, uh and now just do s t l n Hello? Won't. Okay, so well, that's gonna do. That's going to compare the hello world memory with hello world on its the length of hello world. So compare all of that and it should be zero. But anyway, let's test that a 2nd 1% I here and put resulting here Unless compel that and you can see zero. So men compare function. It returns zero if the two pieces of memory match. So this is the first address. This is the second address and this is the length that we're gonna be compared. Okay, so you now know that men can't men compared return zero when they both match. Now what if they differ? Well, let's try that, shall we? I want to put a by here, and I wanted to put a beat by here. And then I want you to compel that I'm run that and you see a minus one. Now the reason you see a minus one is because what the men compare function does the first byte that does not match it checks to see which one is greater the one in point of one or the one in pointed to Andi. It returned minus one here because be has a greater decimal value than a Because if you remember the asking table, you have decimal numbers and in characters next to it. Well, if you look at the asking table, you'll see a is before B uh, the decimal equivalent, the binary. So a and B our differ on because B is greater than a we get a minus one returned. Now, if you change this to see, but keep, this is Bello. And if you then Kampala you see one. So then that has the opposite effect. Because C is greater than be so returns one. So once again if they match returned zero. So I just wrote this coat quickly just to demonstrate this a little further. Here we say If the buffer on my message match like the values match the values there pointing at matches based on this land, then output they match. So essentially because Buffett has hello world because we copied it here online nine on my message has hello, world. Then they are both a match so that so it will output This message without men copy here. It will not help put it because buff no longer contains hello world. 35. Reading And Writing Files: Hello and welcome back. We're now going to discuss how to read and write files. Firstly, make sure you include STD ioo dot page on memory dot page. Okay, So what we're gonna do, then, is I want you to do file f equals f open dot Ford's last test up. Txt on This is the following. We want to open on the second. The second parameter is the mode. So this could be like opening the foul for writing, opening the foul for a pending or open and foul for reading. So here we go, which means we're opening this fall for reading. Andi, if you now do if f on inside here doing explanation mark just before the f and then do print F failed to open file return minus one Now, while this will do is if it first opened the file for reading, it'll output this message and leave. So if we know, compile that GCC main dot C Dachau main run that you can see fail to open file. And that's because test optics T does not exist in the directory that this excusable is run because remember dot forward slash means This directory means the current directory. So in our case, it will be the current directory Main Dxy is being running. Um, so if we now create a new file here, I call it test on txt enough. We type hello world in here and we now compile it again and run that you can see we see no error message because it managed to open the file. So down here just to f close f on what this does is it closes the file. So that is just to close the file handle. Basically, when you finish with the file, you close it. So we're now going to read from the file. So first sailing to create a buffer, call it sharp buff and put 20 in here for 20 bites. We're going to go meme set buff, zero size of buff. So this will set our entire array to zero. Um, because when we re from foul, we want there to be a null terminated at the end. Right. So here. Now, I want you to go f freed. I wanted a passing buf a buff, and this is the element size. So f read reads in blocks. So, for example, if we put 20 for the elements size on put, I don't know. 30 for the element count. It'll read 30 elements in 20 byte blocks. So read 20 bites, and then that's one. That's one element in Louise. Another 20 bites. That's two elements on every returns, the number of elements red. So, for example, if you haven't element size of 20 on an element kind of one way read 20 bites, but one is returned because the block size is 20. All the elements sizes 20. So, what we're gonna do in here, we're gonna put the elements sizes one because we want to read one bite at a time and we're gonna put, uh, we're gonna put 20 by here. And then finally, here goes our fall stream are open files we put f. And now, if you know, check to see if this is equal to zero on. If it is, we read nothing. There was a problem. Okay? And now you can return minus one here. So now we should be able to just print out our buffer here. So if you do print F percent s, which means that we are out putting a strength. So will happen is print. F will go through our buff. It allow. Put every single character until it finds Arnold Terminator on. Then it will stop. So let's no compile that and we run that we see Hello world. So it's red Hello, wolf from our file into the into this buffer here and then it's out. Put it now let's take a look at the result off, eh? Freed. So if we go interject results equals f read and into that And here we just to result equals equals zero show the era And now in here If we output underneath here we go Firstly put a backslash end here for a new line If we then go print f percent I and then we do results And now we now compile that again I'm run that you'll see the outputs 12 which is the size of hello world because it read 12 elements. So if you're expecting a certain a certain sides to be read then you could also check here that it it is equal to that. And if it is not equal to that, you know if it doesn't equal 12 If it does not equal 12. Then we failed to read the full string that we wanted, for example, but equals equals zero is sufficient for now. So let's change the size here to to So that elements sizes too. If we now compile, um in that we can see hello world, but that the result returned from Jeffrey to six because it read six elements because it was reading two bites at the time. So I hope that makes sense. If we put in 12 years, so reads the full thing on. We want to read 20 blocks of 12 so it will attempt to read. It will attempt to return from 40 bites. Then what will happen is that we run that now Compile it first. We now see one because it's red one block because it's read the full 12 bytes, which was one block. We have 13 here and we can pilot. Now you can see problem reading from file because 13 was the minimum matter bites I had to read and it couldn't finish reading that block. So there was a problem. So it returns zero because it couldn't read the four block because remember the result that every returns is the amount of blocks read on because our block size is 13 and we only have 12 bytes in the file. It couldn't read the full block, so it read zero blocks. I hope that makes sense with F read. So we're now going to discuss how you can write to files. So let's get rid of all of this. And I want to change this mode here to W on what w means. It means we want to open this file for writing. If the file exists, overwrite it. That's what that means. So now if we now do f writes and we did, um, hello roads and in our element size waas one. Because we we want to read we want to write one bite at a time And then the element count is the size of hello world. I mean string length Hello, world string land Hello world. And then here we do f for file. If we now run that it will write hello world to our file. But let's just to hello world. How are you instead and make sure you change. This is well, guys because it needs it needs to be able to write the full amount. Right? So now if we now compile that again on run there you can see we see no message. But if you now go to test up txt you see Hello world. How are


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Direct torque control (DTC) is one of the most excellent control strategies of torque control in induction machine. It is considered as an alternative to the field oriented control (FOC) or vector control technique. These two control strategies are different on the operation principle but their objectives are the same. They aim to control effectively the torque and flux. Torque control of an induction machine based on DTC strategy has been developed and a comprehensive study is present in this research. The performance of this control method has been demonstrated by simulations performed using a versatile simulation package, Matlab/Simulink. Several numerical simulations have been carried out in a steady state and transient operation on a speed control mode.
1. Direct torque control
2. Induction machine
3. Vector control
Fig.1 Direct torque control of induction machine
Fig. 2: Developed model of direct torque control of induction machine
EXPECTED SIMULATION RESULTS:
(a)Estimated torque (b) Rotor speed
(c) Stator flux magnitude (d) Stator flux magnitude constrained in hysteresis band
(e) Locus of the stator flux (f) D-axis and q-axis stator current
(G) Stator current
Fig. 3: a-g: DTC behaviour during start-up with no load
Fig. 4: Steady state response of rotor speed with no load
Fig. 5: Dynamic behaviour of DTC during a load Torque step command from +20 Nm to -20 Nm
Fig. 6: The effect of flux hysteresis band on the DTC performance
The work carried out in this paper is aimed and focused to develop a direct torque control simulink model. The DTC architecture allows the independent and decoupled control of torque and stator flux. The implementation of the DTC model has been deeply described and justified its realization. In order to show the effectiveness of the model, a numerical simulation has been performed on a 7.5 kW induction machine fed by an IGBT PWM inverter. The feasibility and the validity of the developed DTC model, based on switching table technique, have been proved by simulation results obtained in the torque control mode.
1. Casadei, D., G. Gandi, G. Serra and A. Tani, 1994. Effect of flux and torque hysteresis band amplitude in direct torque control of Induction Machine. Proc. IECON'94, Bologna, Italy, 299-304.
2. Casadei, D., F. Profumo, G. Serra and A. Tani, 2002. FOC and DTC: two viable schemes for induction motors torque control. IEEE Trans. Power Electronics, 17(5): 779-787.
3. 3. Chapuis, Y.A. and D. Roye, 1998. Direct torque control and current limitation method in start up of an induction machine. IEEE Conf. Power Electronics and Variable Speed Drives, 451-455
4. 4. Takahashi, I. and Y. Ohmori, 1989. High Performace direct torque control of induction motor. IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl. 25 (2): 257-264.
5. Vas, P., 1990. Vector Control of a.c. machines.Oxford University Press.


Passion blogging: What is it and how does it improve students' writing skills?
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How does passion blogging encourage student productivity? Source: Andrew Neel/ Unsplash
During university, writing assignments enable students to develop their communication and critical thinking skills.
But depending on the course, some students are subject to regular writing assignments more than others. When these regularly revolve around overused or niche topics, students may lose interest and lose out on the benefits of writing.
Passion blogging could be one solution, according to English and journalism teacher Allison Berryhill.
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How does this method motivate student productivity? Source: Brooke Cagle/ Unsplash
Writing in Edutopia, she explained that passion blogging is founded on what students know and care about.
By encouraging her students to set up an online blogging space, Berryhill's students are free to write about what they're passionate about.
"My students' passion blogs resulted in creative, voice-filled analyses on wide-ranging topics," she wrote.
This included topics such as the 19th Amendment, the best local hiking trails, why Austin Forkner is an amateur Kawasaki legend, a student's cataract surgery, (…) hunger strikes, a grandfather's escape from Iran, and the Best of Iowa competition at the county fair.
By allowing students to write about topics of interest, Berryhill finds learners to be more engaged with the writing assignments and excited to get started on their pieces.
"Our class blogs are intended as a practice space for developing skills, and I grade them accordingly."
Berryhill awards full credit to blogs that show attempts at passion (voice), authority (attribution and care with mechanics), structure (organisation and transitions), and ideas (supported with examples).
Through this frequent low-stakes practice, students are able to learn how to structure arguments, provide evidence and explain their thought process – all of which are skills they can apply when in subjects like literature.
Alternatively, a passion blog may also inspire a writing career.
For instance, SG Budget Babe financial blogger Dawn Cher always had a passion for writing since she was young.
"I never had a target audience, nor did I write to get recognised. In the beginning, it really was just a blog I started for fun and shared on my personal Facebook for my friends to read," says Cher.
But since she started the blog, she has received over four million visitors and has been ranked as a Top 60 Budget Blog by Feedspot.
Cher's story demonstrates where passion and productivity can take writers, while Berryhill's approach shows how passion blogging is enlivening her writing classes.
University lecturers may want to consider implementing it in their classes too – if they haven't already.
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Internal vs External Fragmentation
Difference between internal and external fragmentation is a topic of interest to many who like to improve their computer knowledge. Before knowing this difference, we have to see what fragmentation is. Fragmentation is a phenomenon that occurs in computer memory such as Random Access Memory (RAM) or hard disks, which causes wastage and inefficient usage of free space. While the efficient usage of available space is hindered, this causes performance issues, as well. Internal fragmentation occurs when memory allocation is based on fixed-size partitions where after a small size application is assigned to a slot the remaining free space of that slot is wasted. External fragmentation occurs when memory is dynamically allocated where after loading and unloading of several slots here and there the free space is being distributed rather than being contiguous.
What is Internal Fragmentation?
Consider the figure above where a fixed sized memory allocation mechanism is being followed. Initially, the memory is empty and the allocator has divided the memory into fixed size partitions. Then later three programs named A, B, C have been loaded to the first three partitions while the 4th partition is still free. Program A matches the size of the partition, so there is no wastage in that partition, but Program B and Program C are smaller than the partition size. So in part ition 2 and partition 3 there is remaining free space. However, this free space is unusable as the memory allocator only assigns full partitions to programs but no t parts of it. This wastage of free space is called internal fragmentation.
In the above example, it is equal sized fixed partitions but this can even happen in a situation where partitions of various fixed sizes are available. Usually the memory or hardest space is divided into blocks that are usually the size of powers of 2 such as 2, 4, 8, 16 bytes. So a program or a file of 3 bytes will be assigned to a 4 byte block but one byte of that block will become unusable causing internal fragmentation.
What is External Fragmentation?
Consider the figure above where memory allocation is done dynamically. In dynamic memory allocation, the allocator allocates only the exact needed size for that program. First memory is completely free. Then the Programs A, B, C, D and E of different sizes are loaded one after the other and they are placed in memory contiguously in that order. Then later, Program A and Program C closes and they are unloaded from memory. Now there are three free space areas in the memory, but they are not adjacent. Now a large program called Program F is going to be loaded but neither of the free space block is not enough for Program F. The addition of all the free spaces is definitely enough for Program F, but due to the lack of adjacency that space is unusable for Program F. This is called External Fragmentation.
What is the difference between Internal and External Fragmentation?
- Internal Fragmentation occurs when a fixed size memory allocation technique is used. External fragmentation occurs when a dynamic memory allocation technique is used.
- Internal fragmentation occurs when a fixed size partition is assigned to a program/file with less size than the partition making the rest of the space in that partition unusable. External fragmentation is due to the lack of enough adjacent space after loading and unloading of programs or files for some time because then all free space is distributed here and there.
- External fragmentation can be mined by compaction where the assigned blocks are moved to one side, so that contiguous space is gained. However, this operation takes time and also certain critical assigned areas for example system services cannot be moved safely. We can observe this compaction step done on hard disks when running the disk defragmenter in Windows.
- External fragmentation can be prevented by mechanisms such as segmentation and paging. Here a logical contiguous virtual memory space is given while in reality the files/programs are splitted into parts and placed here and there.
- Internal fragmentation can be maimed by having partitions of several sizes and assigning a program based on the best fit. However, still internal fragmentation is not fully eliminated.
Internal vs External Fragmentation
Both internal fragmentation and external fragmentation are phenomena where memory is wasted. Internal fragmentation occurs in fixed size memory allocation while external fragmentation occurs in dynamic memory allocation. When an allocated partition is occupied by a program that is lesser than the partition, remaining space goes wasted causing internal fragmentation. When enough adjacent space cannot be found after loading and unloading of programs, due to the fact that free space is distributed here and there, this causes external fragmentation. Fragmentation can occur in any memory device such as RAM, Hard disk and Flash drives.


Launch of Website on Federally Funded Language Programs
Washingtion, DC (STL.News) The US Department Of State released the following statement:
The United States is ramping-up study in Mandarin, Russian, Arabic, Farsi, Hindi and more than 100 other languages. This effort will help the U.S. meet national security challenges, make our diplomacy more effective, and ensure our economic prosperity by helping Americans improve their critical language skills. To make it easier to navigate the many opportunities available, the U.S. Department of State has launched a new website: Languages.State.Gov.
With this new online resource, the Trump Administration is further developing a new generation of critical language speakers. The website provides a resource for Americans seeking to learn a foreign language by serving as a one-stop platform for U.S. government language programs. Americans can visit Languages.State.Gov to take a quiz to identify language programs that fit their goals and explore U.S. government scholarships and other resources. The website will categorize the language programs offered by the U.S. government by several criteria, including course length, location, and audience.
Enhancing the ability of Americans to study critical languages helps the United States meet national security goals. It also helps ensure our economic prosperity by equipping Americans with the linguistic and cultural skills they need to compete in the global economy.
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People Are Calling This 'The World's Hardest Word Search'—Can You Crack It?
Can you find the hidden "dog"?
Word searches are a great way to have a little fun while exercising your brain.
If you like word searches and love a good challenge, this particular word search is deemed one of the hardest to crack.
While it may seem simple at first, the tricky part is that there are only three letters repeated throughout the entire word search, making your eyes start to see double and causing all sorts of confusion.
That is, unless you get lucky and quickly come across that hidden "dog."
The answer to this tricky word search is posted on the next page, but we want you to try it out for yourself first before peeking at the answer.
Some say going through each individual letter until you finally come across the hidden "dog" really works.
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Wheel of Fortune Puzzle Stumps Internet
And here's one that made the rounds on the internet from Wheel of Fortune earlier this year.
From its humble beginnings as a daytime show in the 1970s to its cult following today, Wheel of Fortune has earned the nickname "America's Game."
A podcast host who goes by the Twitter handle "Twitter's Good Boy" shared a screenshot of the unfortunate puzzle, which has had thousands of likes, retweets and guesses.
Along with "Suck it dork," incorrect answers ran the gamut from this…
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Lab #10: String Validation
Email your instructor showing what you have completed. You can get partial credit even if not fully completed with the lab.|
The goal of this assignment is to allow you to become familiar with string validation. Review the previous lab introducing strings.
Validating input is essential to administrating an account system for a website. If your account system requires a valid email address and sufficiently complex password (for security purposes), it is better to check the input first to see if it meets expectations than wait for an error to occur.
Hint: One way to check if a type of character exists in a string is to have a string containing all characters of that type, then using indexOf to search for that letter.
Part 1: Email
An email typically looks like _EMAIL_, but the extension could also be.gov,.org,.edu as well as extensions indicating other countries such as.uk or.ca. For our purposes, we will only check if there are
Notify the user (with alert or document.write) if the email is invalid.
- 2 or 3 characters after the last period in the string.
- A single @ in the string.
Part 2: Password
Password complexity is essential to security as more permitted characters and increasing the length of passwords make them harder to guess. We will only check if there are
Note: toUpperCase() and toLowerCase() will transform numbers and special characters.
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- At least one uppercase character
- At least one number
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Super Speed: Flash's most iconic power is his incredible speed, hence his name. He is the fastest man in the world proven by his able to run near the speed of light. With his speed he is granted the ability to run on water and create whirlwinds by running in a circle. He also has the ability to react at incredible speeds as if he can see incoming attacks in slow motion and quickly react to them.
Super Vibration: Flash's speed is caused by the ability to vibrate vigourously in order to gain speed. Flash has tuned this ability to the point where he can vibrate his molecules in order to phase through solid objects. This also allows him to move other parts of his body at extreme speeds and can cause him to talk etremely fast or punch at extreme speeds.


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[4] For the flute is an instrument of peace, and the myrtle is a plant of Aphrodite, who more than all the other gods abhors violence and wars. And this minor triumph is called 'ova,' not from the Greek 'euasmos,' as most think (since they conduct the major triumph also with songs and cries of 'eua!'), but the name has been wrested by the Greeks into conformity with their speech, since they are persuaded that something of the honour has to do with Dionysus also, whom they call Euius and Thriambus. This, however, is not the true explanation; but it was the custom for commanders, in celebrating the major triumph, to sacrifice an ox, whereas in the minor triumph they sacrificed a sheep. Now, the Roman name for sheep is 'ova,' and from this circumstance the lesser triumph is called ova.1
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This report shows major geographic disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes, across and within EU Member States.
The report gives a thorough account of intra-national regional inequalities in educational opportunities and outcomes in the EU. The report intends to support policy makers in their efforts to design effective measures to redress disparities. It contains over 100 maps that help visualise inequalities. It identifies the top 10 and bottom 10 EU regions for each of the indicators it examines.


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After searching for a way to simulate the color changes found on lab grown bismuth crystals and dichroic glass, I eventually happened across Pruster's thin-film interference OSL shader. With the help of various literature and the OSL shader, I was able to adapt Pruster's script into a GPU compatible interference node group. Find Pruster's original news post here.
The interference group takes the complex refractive index of a substrate and up to two thin-film layers to calculate the physically-correct colors of the desired material. With it, materials such as aged copper, 'a thin-film on an arbitrary dielectric', car paint, and heated iron can be simulated correctly as seen below:
The interference group also has the option to simulate plain conductors such as gold and osmium:
And while we're at it, let's look at the golden reflections of a space helmet material and the shiny pastels of a dichroic glass material:
Only the interference node group is under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, but its output can be used for any purpose. All the materials shown here are only a small preview of what is provided in the blend file, so check it out and maybe even create your own materials with the interference node group.
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A Meito is a blade of exceptional quality and worldwide fame.
There are many blades (swords, spears, etc.) in this world...but there are certain ones that were made by world-renowed blacksmithes. The 12 Supreme Grade Swords, the 21 Great Grade Swords, and the 50 Skillful Grade Swords.
— Tenguyama Hitetsu on the classes of Meitos.
Meitos are famous bladed weapons of high quality and superior craftsmanship. They are prized by many for their immense cutting power and exceptional durability that makes them far superior to ordinary weapons.
Meitos are considered priceless items, being worth millions, or even tens of millions of bellies. Some of them are family heirlooms, or even a country's most prized national treasure.
There are currently four known grades of Meito. Supreme Grade, of which there are 12; Great Grade, of which there are 21; Skillful Grade of which there are 50; and Grade, of which there is a currently unknown number.
Shusui, a sword that became a permanent Black Blade.
There is a circumstance where, after countless battles, a swords blade will permanently turn black, thus it will become what is known as a "Black Blade" (黒刀 Kokutō?). Black Blades are stronger than ordinary swords and are well known for their impressive resilience; a dinosaur could step on one and it wouldn't bend at all. It is said that should a swordsman be able to turn their blade into a Black Blade, its grade would increase by a rank.[1]
See also the associated category: Meito.
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Supreme Grade
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Great Grade
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Skillful Grade
Kashu Yubashiri Yamaoroshi
Grade Swords
Shigure Sandai Kitetsu
Unknown Grade
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12 Supreme Grade Swords
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A Supreme Grade Sword undamaged by magma.
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The fierce cutting power of a Supreme Grade Sword.
The twelve Supreme Grade Swords (最上大業物 Saijō Ō Wazamono?)[2] are the twelve highest quality blades in the world. They have displayed incredible feats, such as being exposed to the harshest elements without losing their edge, and slashing through massive structures.
21 Great Grade Swords
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Strength great enough to compete with even Supreme Grade Swords.
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Sharp enough to leave permanent scars on nigh-invulnerable foes.
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The cutting power of a Great Grade Sword.
The twenty-one Great Grade Swords (大業物 Ō Wazamono?)[2] are among the highest quality blades in the world, second only to the twelve Supreme Grade swords. These blades are well known for their incredible power and possessing great balance in terms of strength, sharpness, and durability. In the hands of a capable swordsmen, they can even stand up to the Supreme Grade Swords in combat.
50 Skillful Grade Swords
A Skillful Grade Sword's light weight makes it excellent for fast combat and dispatching multiple enemies.
The fifty Skillful Grade Swords (良業物 Ryō Wazamono?)[2] are blades of a very high quality, outclassed only by the twelve Supreme Grade swords and the twenty-one Great Grade swords. These swords yield exceptional strength, sharpness, durability, with their light weight being a key factor for speed-based swordsmanship.
Grade Swords
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The cutting power of a Grade Sword, capable of wounding a great white shark fish-man.
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A Grade Sword's resilience and grace.
The Grade Swords (業物 Wazamono?)[2] are blades of a high quality, outclassed only by the twelve Supreme Grade Swords, twenty-one Great Grade Swords, and fifty Skillful Grade Swords. The total number of Grade Swords is unknown. They are the lowest classification for a Meito blade. However, despite their lower quality, they still yield far superior attributes and strength compared to normal blades such as exceptional resilience and cutting power against sturdy foes.
Unknown Grade
Translation and Dub Issues
In One Piece, meito is often mistranslated as either part of the name of a sword (e.g. Zoro's Shusui is often recorded by fans as "Meito Shusui" instead of just "Shusui", ignoring the fact that meito is a status) or as a "renowned blade" (understandable given that if broken up, 名刀 gives 名 "renowned" and 刀 "sword").
Meito is translated simply as Famous Sword in the Viz Manga and Legendary Sword in the FUNimation dub.
 - The Meito rankings of the One Piece world heavily resembles the real world Wazamono classified swords.
 - Meito can mean "named sword", although not all swords with names in the series are Meito.
 - With five, Zoro has held the most meito to date.
 - Tashigi's dream is to free all the meito from the hands of criminals such as pirates. She believes the swords are crying because instead of being used for noble and honorable deeds, they are being used for criminal activity.
 - The anime-only character Eric claimed that the wind scythes created from his Kama Kama no Mi powers are as sharp as a meito.[7]
 1. One Piece Manga — Vol. 95 Chapter 955 (p. 17).
 2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 11 Chapter 97 and Episode 49, Tashigi reveals the various classes of swords to Zoro.
 3. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 0 Chapter 0 and Episode 0, Shiki asks Hannyabal where are his two meito: Oto and Kogarashi.
 4. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 71 Chapter 708 and Episode 637, Cavendish's sword is named and seen in use against Chinjao.
 5. Vivre Card - One Piece Visual Dictionary (Card #1011).
 6. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 91 Chapter 912 (p. 10) and Episode 897, Hitetsu reveals that his sword is a Meito.
 7. One Piece Anime — Episode 56, Eric claims his wind scythes are as sharp as a Meito.
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'War of the Worlds: Transnational Fears of Invasion and Conflict, _PHONE_', Lancaster University, 8 September 2017
The second biennial conference of the Invasion Network was held at Lancaster University in September. The network brings together scholars from different fields, mainly history and literature, who study invasion fiction, a popular literary genre in Britain in the years before the First World War that depicted – as the name suggests – imagined invasions of the British Isles. One of the aims of the conference was to expand the time frame for such literature, from pre-1914 fiction into the inter-war years, and to draw connections and comparisons to other parts of the world outside of Britain. As with the last conference, this one was structured as a workshop, with a keynote address followed by two panels, and ending with a roundtable discussion on the wider theme of transnational invasion fears.
The papers led to discussions on the link between invasion stories and other, related forms of fiction, and on the xenophobia often implicit in such narratives. While the conference itself had 1933 as its end point, the conversation around the roundtable at the end of the day brought up the links to modern events – it was difficult, for example, to avoid talk of Brexit, the language of the British press, or the current political landscape in the United States. The resonance of books like The Camp of the Saints (1973), by Jean Raspail – reportedly among the favourite novels of Steve Bannon – and Michel Houellebecq's controversial Soumission (2015) illustrates how fiction is still a favoured medium for portraying imagined sinister threats to the body politic. In addition, fictional future-war stories continue to be written – like last year's 2017: War with Russia, by General Sir Richard Shirreff.
The conference opened with a keynote from Professor David Glover (University of Southampton), under the title '"The Stage of Civilian Controversy": From Invasion to Conspiracy and Beyond'. Glover discussed the fluidity of the invasion narrative – a point that was brought up throughout the conference – and how invasion literature can be seen as a genre where paranoia works as an ideology. Thinking of the literature as 'conspiracy', as the concept is discussed in Jerry Palmer's Thrillers (1978), offers a useful way of analysing the fears expressed in the stories. Fear of the 'other' is particularly prevalent in such narratives, and, as Glover pointed out, invasion fiction can encompass literature ranging from descriptions of military confrontation in the near future, to more subtle threats of enemies within, or spies in hiding. More generally, much of the fiction remains preoccupied with a perceived internal weakness and national or imperial decline, rather than identifying a concrete external foe, a point that was underlined during the subsequent discussion.
The first panel followed on from the keynote with a discussion of a varied set of texts, beginning with a quantitative analysis of British enemies and allies by Derek Linney (University of Edinburgh). The panel, like the keynote, highlighted the complexities of the genre, and the discussion that followed focused on how the stories fit in a wider analysis of British and European society in the period under discussion. Michael Hughes' (University of Liverpool) paper pointed out the lack of invasion literature in Russia, while Christian Melby (King's College London) discussed the way the empire was presented in British fiction. Harry Wood (University of Liverpool) rounded off the panel with a paper on the reception of invasion texts.
The links between British fiction and stories published on the other side of the Atlantic were explored in the second panel, with an informative paper by Anthony Taylor (Oxford University) on the populist politics of stories like Ignatius Donnelly's Caesar's Column (1890), as well as other American tales with eschatological overtones. Michael Matin (Warren Wilson College) continued the focus on the US, but from a British perspective, with a paper on the propaganda efforts of Wellington House during the First World War. Such officially sanctioned stories aside, the question of the extent to which fiction directly impacted on, or were inspired by, political and social developments was also raised. Despite indications that authors tapped into existing fears, more research is needed here, as Harry Wood's earlier paper pointed out.
Both panels also pointed out the nuances of the genre, and its reception in society. The second panel discussed the popularity of authors like William Le Queux, whose The Invasion of 1910 (1906) can be ranked among the best-sellers of Edwardian fiction, even if the actual number of printed copies is difficult to assess. Ailise Bulfin (Trinity College Dublin) observed that the story was decidedly popular, which seems to indicate that the genre was received with open arms by its readers. Whether or not they agreed with the xenophobia, or read the stories simply for their entertainment value, or something in between, is a question that was discussed both here and during the roundtable session. Daniel Renshaw (Brunel University London) finished with a paper that looked at the fear of migrant 'others' expressed in stories like Dracula (1897).
Overall, the conference provided a highly informative forum for debate, and offered an opportunity to go beyond existing studies of invasion literature, both spatially and temporally. In the conversation around the roundtable it was evident that there are still many avenues left to explore. In-depth studies of audiences, and of the circulation of printed stories outside of their home country, are still largely missing. Seeing continuity and change over time, as well as further investigation of the geographical extent of such literature, should provide fertile ground for future study. Hopefully some interesting points and some conclusions on these as well as other issues will be discussed at the next Invasion Network conference.


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Objective-C and C++ belong to the C family, so in terms of "static", there are static variables, static functions, static classes etc.
Static has static storage, lifecycle, scope.
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Object C? Do you mean Objective-C? – Mark Byers Dec 30 '10 at 3:10
static has enough different meaning in C++ alone you don't need to bring objective-C into it. – Loki Astari Dec 30 '10 at 4:57
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static has the exact same meaning in Objective-C that it would have in C. It does not mean the same thing as in C++. In C++, static is additionally used to declare and define class methods (methods which can only be called on the class itself) and variables, but Objective-C distinguishes class and instance methods with different syntax:
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When do raccoon breed, and how many babies can they have?
raccoonRaccoon breed in the month of January and sometimes even as late as May or June. This can depend of the region of the United States. Their gestation period is about 60-64 days. Most litters are born in April and May, but some may be born later depending on the breeding. There is only one litter of young born each year. They can have one to six, but the average size litter is between three and five. To find out more, have a look at our Animal Facts.


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How to Find Commonality to Influence Employees
During a talk for CAFE (the Canadian Association of Family Enterprises) I made the comment that if you're finding it difficult to motivate those around you to have the same ambition and energy you do, there's a good chance that it's not them, it's you.
The most successful entrepreneurs and business leaders are influential, and they become influential by practicing the achievement of commonality based on adapting to individuality.
Sound complex? It's not and here's why.
Today and everyday, how you react and respond to the people and events around you are influenced by your perceptions. Your perceptions are in turn unique to you, which means that it is rare that your perceptions (and in turn your responses and reactions to events around you) will align completely with others you interact with.
In turn the greater your ability to find commonality by adapting to individuality, the greater your chances of influencing the people and environment that surround you.
If you've ever observed a good politician (I know, it's a stretch), or a likeable car salesman (another stretch!), what you will find is that they are highly flexible in how they listen to, approach and respond to those they interact with. They place intense focus on understanding the individuality of those they interact with in order to find commonality and adapt to it.
Finding commonality is based on assessing five separate components which is done in the form of questions that you can consider during (or prior to) an interaction with someone.
Here are the questions:
1. Life Experiences: What life experiences have influenced their perceptions of the world around them?
2. Generational Differences: Based on their generation, what are their likes, dislikes and preferences?
3. Behavioral Preferences: What behavioral patterns can you spot and how might these influence their perceptions?
4. Thought Patterns: What are their sensory experiences? How do they tend to filter their thoughts?
5. Social Environment: What are the attributes of the social environment that they exist in today?
Sound overwhelming? It's not. Take it from someone who started their own business at the age of fourteen and sold cars at the age of twenty-one!
Question: Consider an employee or customer that you work with frequently and answer the five questions below. Based on your responses how might you change your approach, conversations and interactions to create a more valuable interaction and in turn increase your influence?
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The setups which come to ISOLDE for shorter periods are usually systems used for detection of specific decay modes of the studied nuclei. Some of them measure the gamma-rays and beta decay and strive to reconstruct the position of excited levels of the nucleus. Others use very fast gamma detectors which can say for how long different excited states live. There are setups which detect neutrons or protons, as well as alpha particles which are emitted in the decay of some nuclei. Also, systems to measure the millisecond to minute lifetime of different isotopes are used. The physics interest of these experiments spans from nuclear structure physics, through nuclear astrophysics, up to fundamental studies and applied science.


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For identifying and modifying merge tags in Jilt templates, please see the section Dynamic content and merge tags in our article How can I export the HTML of one of my emails?
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Maybe a current source or a voltage source
The category of a source whose output (current or voltage) is a function of some other voltage or current in a circuit is known as a dependent source. A different symbol, in the shape of a diamond, is used to represent the dependent source and distinguish it from the independent source.
Voltage and current sources can be either independent or dependent. A dependent source is controlled by an independent source, and a source can either be of a DC source or of a time-dependent (e.g. AC) type.
The important thing to remember about these sources is that they can either deliver or absorb electric power, generally maintaining either voltage or current. This behavior is of particular interest for circuit analysis and led to the creation of the ideal voltage source and the ideal current source as basic circuit elements.


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European Pond Terrapin (Tortoise)
European Pond Terrapin (Tortoise) - Emys orbicularis
Relatively short-limbed terrapin. Its shell grows without ripples or ridges and the terrapin can completely withdraw its head and part of its limbs and tail inside.
Generally dark background colour, ranging from black to reddish-brown. Skin finely spotted with yellow. The males are much smaller than the females (on average 12 and 19 cm long respectively).
It lives in various types of aquatic habitat, including rivers, but prefers still or slow moving waters. During the hotter hours of the day it can often be seen basking out of the water. It spends the winter period hidden in the mud or in the ground near the water banks.
Breeding takes place in spring and summer. The females dig a little hole in the ground, where they lay 7-9 pergameneous (leathery-skinned) eggs at a time. The young hatch out after about 2 months or even the following spring.
The Pond Terrapin feeds on small vertebrates (like frogs, newts, fish and the eggs and fledglings of water birds) as well as aquatic invertebrates (molluscs, arthropods and worms).
This species is included in List II of the Habitat Directive no. 92/43/CEE and List II of the Bern Convention.


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The definition of irony is where you expect one thing to happen and the opposite occurs. This is a complete synopsis of the play, Hamlet. The irony is so thick throughout the entire play that without it the play would not exist. At the end where all of the intended deadly artifacts come into bearing, no one that they were intended for is killed by them.
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18 November 2015
mandelbluete-flor-almendro-almond-blossom-la-palmaThe island La Palma is known for its almond blossoming during January and February, enchanting mainly landscapes at average heights in the northwest of the island.
Shortly after the conquest, by the end of the 15th century, the first almond trees have been brought onto the island by new settlers. From the incredible biodiversity almost 40 species have suvived until today.
But how do Almonds ripen and how are they handled?
4a-schluchten-und-weite-puntagorda-rundwanderung-mandelnFirst of all they certainly have to grow and mature naturally.
For this reason, a tender, green seed pod is formed after flowering. The young hull more likely reminds of a peach.
This is the protecting coat for the desired seed core.
While fruits grows up in the summer sun until the autumn, a woody shell forms around.
Seed pods become thicker, harder and turn into a brownish colour. From mid/end of October, depending on the weather and degree of ripeness, the outer coat bursts open.
Harvesting gets started.
Therefore, a kind of net is spread underneath the tree to catch almonds that are knocked off with a stick. Dry weather is perfect for harvesting.
In former times, hard shells have been cracked laboriously by using a hammer or stone.
You can still observe this procedure during the annual Almond Blossoming Festival in Puntagorda, which is even a discipline in a competition.
Harvesting in sacks requires the use of appliances...mandeln-almendras-prunus-dulcis-cooperativa-virgen-del-pino
mandeln-prunus-dulcis-cooperativaIt is convenient that Puntagorda has its own almond cracking machine.
In 1963 the "Cooperativa Agrícola Virgen del Pino" was founded.
At the beginning, this place was used to prepare and pack tomatoes from this region for sale, explains Carlos Manuel Martín Pérez.
However, tomatoes soon became less important and the cooperative purchased a Jabus brand „cascadora".
mandeln-almendras-prunus-dulcis-cooperativa-virgen-del-pino-mandelschalenCarlos ist responsible for receiving the almonds.
Most of the cooperative members meanwhile are seniors, but also foreign residents bring in their harvest.
Either the cooperative buys those almonds or owners pick up their cracked-open almonds later.
The Ayuntamiento of Puntagorda also stores up in order to share out almond seeds to the visitors during the Almond Blossom Festival.
Even if almonds are found everywhere around the place, Carlos keeps track of all sacks and buckets.
He knows exactly which almonds belong to whom and splits them by owners and sorts, before filling them separately into the machine's gullet.
Shell almonds, large almonds, sweet almonds, semi-sweet almonds...
It is a noisy and rattling procedure to separate seeds from their shells before the machine spits them out in special containers.
In the Palmerian Kitchen Almonds are used in many Desserts and Sweets
Private persons and bakeries use their harvested almonds to produce almond cheese, almond paste, almendrados, bienmesabe, rapaduras and other treats.
Almond shells are sold. They are popular for smoking goat cheese or for composting and are also used as an isolation material, for example for the floors of caves.
For many centuries profits from the cultivation of from Prunus dulcis contributed to the income of the people of La Palma.
In the 1950s the export peaked by its extension to the United Kingdom (UK).
In 1991 the weight of the peeled almonds was merely 10 tons, and today has shrinked to 3 to 4 tons.
Formerly in Spring Almonds were grafted on existing Bitter Almond Trees
A practical procedure - however, it has a crucial pitfall.
mandeln-almendras-prunus-dulcis-cooperativa-virgen-del-pino-puntagorda-waageIn case you fail to practice tree maintenance and remove shoots, by tearing them away below the grafts, you possibly harvest original bitter almonds.
Those are industrially used in other countries but are absolutely bad for La Palma.
Just a tiny amount of bitter almonds in the sack makes it unsellable.
During the grinding or mincing process of sweet almonds the bitter taste ruins the flavour.
Moreover, bitter almonds eaten raw are toxic.
Preferable, other trees of the rosaceous family are used for grafting, like plum or peach.
Almond trees require care
They have to be trimmed every 2 years, otherwise they start "ageing".
Thereby at first small twigs slowly wilt, followed by entire branches. Almond wood is a is an excellent firewood, after all.
Additionally terrains have to be kept grass-free.
Otherwise this could lead to fungus attacks, which destroys trees.
Unfortunately, due to the absence of tree care more and more almond trees are endangered.
It is a great pity, as Palmerian almonds due to the moderated, subtropical climate are of excellent quality.
Although they are more expensive, than those imported from competitors of California, Palmerian people prefer local almonds.
They are part of a healthy diet and the amount of old people on La Palma seem to be a prove that.
For local people almonds, figs, Gofio and goat mild or goat cheese are part of their basic food.
„Cooperativa Agrícola Virgen del Pino"
Almonds of the cooperative from Puntagorda are registered under the name „Cooperativa Agrícola Virgen del Pino" and are sold at following places:
Spar, El Pinar, Puntagorda
El Rincón de la Fruta, Los Llanos
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 Das Mandelmus kann man natürlich einfach so aus dem Glas essen, es eignet sich aber auch hervorragend, um es z.B. Salatsosse beizumischen, die wird dadurch nussig und sähmig. Es ist auch ein ganz besonderes Mitbringsel.
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Heat stress (HS) results in major losses to the pork industry via reduced growth performance and possibly carcass fat quality. The experimental objective was to measure the effects of HS on the pig's response to dietary fat in terms of lipid digestion, metabolism, and deposition over a 35 d finishing period. A total of 96 PIC 337 × C22/C29 (PIC, Inc., Hendersonville, TN) barrows (initial BW of 100.4 ± 1.2 kg) were allotted randomly to 1 of 9 treatments arranged as a 3 × 3 factorial: [TN (thermonetural: constant 24°C; ad libitum access to feed), PFTN (pair-fed thermoneutral: constant 24°C; limit-fed based on previous HS daily feed intake), or HS (cyclical 28°C nighttime, 33°C d 0 to 7, 33.5°C d 7 to 14, 34°C d 14 to 21, 34.5°C d 21 to 28, 35°C d 28 to 35 daytime; ab libitum access to feed)] and diet [a corn-soybean meal based diet with 0% added fat (CNTR), 3% added tallow (TAL; iodine value (IV) = 41.8), or 3% added corn oil (CO; IV = 123.0)]. No interactions between environment and diet were evident for any major response criteria (P ≥ 0.063). Rectal temperature increased due to HS (HS = 39.0, TN = 38.1, PFTN = 38.2°C; P < 0.001). Heat stress decreased ADFI (27.8%; P < 0.001), ADG (HS = 0.72, TN = 1.03, PFTN = 0.78 kg/d; P < 0.001), and G:F (HS = 0.290, TN = 0.301, PFTN = 0.319; P = 0.006). Heat stress barrows required 1.2 Mcal of ME intake more per kg of BW gain than PFTN (P < 0.001). Heat stress tended to result in the lowest ATTD of AEE (HS = 59.0, TN = 60.2, PFTN = 61.4%, P = 0.055). True total tract digestibility of AEE of CO-based diets (99.3%) was greater than that of CNTR (97.3%) and TAL-based diets (96.3%; P = 0.012). Environment had no impact on TTTD of AEE (P = 0.118). Environment had no impact on jowl IV at market (HS = 69.2, TN = 69.3, PFTN = 69.8 g/100 g; P = 0.624). Jowl IV at market increased with increasing degree of unsaturation of the dietary fat (CNTR = 68.5, TAL = 68.2, CO = 71.5 g/100 g; P < 0.001). Heat stress decreased mRNA abundance of ATGL and HSL (P ≤ 0.041). HS and CO increased mRNA abundance of SCD (P ≤ 0.047), and CO increased abundance of FASN (P = 0.011). In conclusion, HS does not alter the pig's response to dietary fat. However, HS leads to reduced ADG, ADFI, G:F, caloric efficiency, and a suppression of mRNA abundance of genes involved in the lipolytic cascade, which resulted in a phenotype that was fatter than PFTN.
This is a manuscript of an article published as Kellner, T. A., L. H. Baumgard, K. J. Prusa, N. K. Gabler, and J. F. Patience. "Does heat stress alter the pig's response to dietary fat?." Journal of animal science 94, no. 11 (2016): 4688-4703. doi:10.2527/jas.2016-0756. Posted with permission.
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For the distracted diner who wants a subtle reminder to assess how full he or she is while eating, the MEAL dish is a weight-sensing dish that illuminates with colored light to give the user a sense of how much food has been eaten since the meal began. Normal dishware provides no feedback, placing the burden of self-monitoring entirely on the individual. Mealtime distractions pose less of an issue, however, when responsive MEAL dishes help people mind their own sense of satiety with subtle, pleasant cues via ambient light.
How It Works:
1. Plug the Arduino into wall outlet and press the power button on the base unit to register the minimum weight of the empty dish.
2. Fill the dish with food. 3 RGB LEDs that are located inside the base unit will pulse red when the minimum amount of weight has been added to enable subsequent monitoring.
3. Press the calibration button on the base unit to register the maximum weight.
4. Each of the dish's three legs sits upon a load sensor. The sensors connect to the Arduino, which monitors the total weight sensed over time. As food is eaten from the dish, the Arduino translates the sensed weight change into a hue shift in the LEDs from red (a color shown to stimulate appetite) to blue (a color shown to promote relaxation).
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I've brewed up a few batches of extract beer so far & all have come up crystal clear. I've just sampled my first batch of beer (ginger ale) that's come up quite cloudy.
What causes cloudiness? Is it intrinsic to certain styles or is it a byproduct of certain conditions? Or both?
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Cloudiness in Beer
Cloudiness in beer has several main causes. For some styles of beer, such as a witbier, it is desirable, and for others, it is regarded as a flaw. It is, therefore, important to understand what factors influence clarity and cloudiness of beer so that you can control the appearance of your beer as best possible.
1. Suspended Proteins
Suspended proteins usually make a beer look dull and ugly, regardless of style. Proteins in beer can contribute to chill haze, in which cooling the beer to around fridge temp drives proteins out of solution, creating lumpy clouds that disappear as the beer warms.
The hot break and cold break are important parts of the brewing process. The hot break is proteins coagulating as the boil begins to roll. The cold break, which drives even more protein out of suspension, happens as a result of rapidly cooling the wort after the boil.
These proteins settle to the bottom of the wort after it sits for only a few minutes, so it's easy to rack the beer into your fermentor and leave these proteins behind. Additives such as Irish moss or whirlfloc will also help to clear these proteins.
2. Unsettled Yeast
Yeast that has not flocculated, or settled, is generally the biggest factor in the clarity of homebrew. Some strains of yeast have been selectively bred to be more flocculent than others, so when choosing a yeast, check the level of flocculation of the yeast and compare that to how the style of beer should look.
Highly flocculent yeast will settle out after 3-5 days. These yeast are often so ready to become a cake of trub that they need to be roused to finish fermentation. Medium-flocculent yeast generally take 6-15 days to settle, but with enough time will settle out on their own. Yeast strains with low flocculaiton, such as hefeweizen and witbier yeasts, don't settle much with time. These yeasts will leave your beer looking cloudy - which is good for certain styles.
Yeast will also flocculate more after fermentation as the beer temperature drops, so if you can cool your beer in a basement or fridge during secondary fermentation, then you have a reliable method for making your beer significantly more clear. Using this method, you'll notice that after a week or two, the beer is much less cloudy, and that after the first 5-10 days, very little additional yeast drops out of suspension.
Beer that looks clear can still have up to one million yeast cells per mL, so for standard-strength beers, you don't have to worry about not having enough yeast left for bottling - it's still there. Whether or not it's healthy is another question, but generally repitching yeast for bottling is unnecessary.
3. Other particles
The most significant contributor here is hop particles. Hop debris tends to stay in suspension a little longer than yeast, and is particularly noticeable when dry-hopping a beer. As with yeast, giving a beer time on secondary at lowered temperatures is the best way to clear, although with beers that have massive amounts of hops, like double IPAs, cloudiness is just an expected byproduct - it might take longer to try to clear the beer than what the brewer deems best for beer flavor.
Any other ingredients that you add to your beer will influence color and clarity. Fruit tends to cloud beer, as some fruits leave pectin in the beer. Other additives may cloud beer, depending, obviously, on their color and how readily they settle.
Clearing your Beer
Again, the best agent for making your beer less cloudy is time. Over time, many of the suspended particles will fall out. Lowered temperatures will help this to happen more quickly. However, other things can be done to help make a beer more clear.
 1. Select malts with lower protein levels.
 2. Use more flocculent yeast.
 3. Add Irish moss or whirlfloc at the end of your boil.
 4. Use a fining agent like gelatin, isinglass, or polyclar.
 5. Filter your beer. This method, being the most challenging and costly, would be a last resort.
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In addition to what Brandon said, pH in the mash and kettle has a huge effect on beer clarity. get the pH into the 5.4 area and your beer will be much clearer. It isn't alwyas practical to use ingredients with lower protein levels without significantly altering a recipe.
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Ultimately, the meaning of red high heels is up to the individual wearer. Whether worn for personal empowerment or to adhere to societal norms, red high heels remain a powerful symbol of femininity and strength.
The Role of Red High Heels in the Feminist Movement
For years, high heels have been seen as a symbol of oppression and objectification of women. However, in recent times, red high heels have taken on a new meaning within the feminist movement. This section will examine the role of red high heels in the feminist movement and what they represent for women today.
- Women's empowerment: Red high heels represent confidence and badassery. When a woman wears red high heels, she's communicating "I am powerful, and I am in control." It's a symbol of her confidence and ability to take on the world.
- Protest: Women have worn red high heels as a form of protest. For example, the "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" march started in 2001 and has grown to become a global movement where men march in red heels to raise awareness about rape, sexual assault, and gender-based violence. Women have also worn red high heels to protests for equal pay and reproductive rights.
- Supporting women-owned businesses: Many women-owned businesses now specialize in making high-quality, comfortable, and stylish red high heels for women. By purchasing these shoes, women are supporting other women in the business world and promoting gender equality.
In addition to the above, red high heels can also be seen as a tool for subversion. By wearing high heels that traditionally represented subordination, women are reclaiming them and turning them into a symbol of female power. However, it's important to note that not all women choose to wear high heels, and that's perfectly okay too. Above all, the feminist movement advocates for women having the freedom to make choices that are not dictated by societal norms or expectations.
Finally, let's take a look at the impact of red high heels in mainstream culture. In 2015, the "National Go Red for Women Day" was celebrated on February 6th, where women were encouraged to wear red to raise awareness about heart disease in women. This resulted in a trend of women wearing red high heels as well, which further solidified the connection between red high heels and women's empowerment.
|• Red high heels are a symbol of women's empowerment and confidence
|• Red high heels have been used in protests as a form of activism
|• Supporting women-owned businesses that specialize in making high-quality, stylish red heels promotes gender equality
To conclude, red high heels have evolved from being a symbol of oppression to a symbol of women's empowerment, confidence, and activism. Women continue to use red high heels as a vehicle for challenging societal norms and promoting gender equality.
FAQs: What do Red High Heels Symbolize?
1. Are red high heels always associated with passion and sensuality?
Yes, red is a color that commonly represents passion, love, and sensuality. Red high heels are often used as a symbol of these emotions.
2. Can red high heels also symbolize power and confidence?
Yes, red is a bold and powerful color. Red high heels can represent confidence, power, and strength.
3. Are there any cultural or historical reasons for red high heels being a symbol?
Red high heels have been around for centuries and were first popularized by European aristocracy. They also have a strong association with French culture and fashion.
4. Do red high heels only come in stiletto styles?
No, red high heels can come in a variety of styles and heights. Stiletto heels are popular, but there are also chunky heels, wedges, and even flats in red.
5. Can red high heels be worn for professional occasions?
Yes, as long as they are worn in a tasteful and appropriate way, red high heels can be worn to professional events and workplaces. They can even symbolize confidence and power in a professional setting.
6. Are red high heels only for women?
No, men can also wear red high heels if they choose to. Red is a gender-neutral color and anyone can wear it.
7. Why do some people feel empowered or confident when wearing red high heels?
This could be due to the association with power and confidence that the color red has. Additionally, high heels can often make a person feel taller and more powerful, which can lead to feelings of empowerment.
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We hope these FAQs helped clarify what red high heels symbolize and why they are so popular. Whether you are looking to express your passion and sensuality or your power and confidence, a pair of red high heels is always a stylish choice. Thank you for reading and be sure to come back for more fashion insights and tips!


Acid-fast stain
The acid-fast stain is a laboratory test that determines if a sample of tissue, blood, or other body substance is infected with the bacteria that causes tuberculosis and other illnesses.
How the Test is Performed
Your health care provider will collect a sample of urine, stool, sputum, bone marrow, or tissue, depending on the location of the suspected infection.
The sample is then sent to a laboratory. There, some of the sample is placed on a glass slide, stained, and heated. The cells in the sample hold onto the dye. The slide is then washed with an acid solution and a different stain is applied.
Bacteria that hold onto the first dye are considered "acid-fast" because they resist the acid wash. This type of bacteria is associated with tuberculosis and other infections.
How to Prepare for the Test
Preparation depends on how the sample is collected. Your health care provider will tell you how to prepare.
How the Test will Feel
The amount of discomfort depends on how the sample is collected. Your health care provider will discuss this with you.
Why the Test is Performed
The test can tell if you are likely infected with the bacteria that causes tuberculosis and related infections.
Normal Results
A normal result means no acid-fast bacteria were found on the stained sample.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Abnormal results may be due to:
Risks depend on how the sample is collected. Ask your health provider to explain the risks and benefits of the medical procedure.
Reynolds J. Differential staining of bacteria: acid fast stain. Curr Protoc Microbiol. 2009; Appendix 3: Appendix 3H.
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In this post we will see how to read keyboard input from console using TCL script. Some time we need to take input from user to proceed further, for example adding two numbers. Here is syntax to read :
gets channel_ID variable_Name
Here, channel_ID is id of channel. It specify from where we have to read. To read from console we need to use stdin (standard input) as channel ID.
variable_Name is name of variable where we have to store that text.
Let us check one sample example.
puts "what is your favourite colour?" gets stdin name_of_colour puts "Colour is $name_of_colour"
what is your favourite colour?
Colour is red
Here is another example to add two numbers entered by user :
puts "Enter first number for addition:" gets stdin first_number puts "Enter second number for addition:" gets stdin second_number set answer [expr $first_number + $second_number] puts "Addition of $first_number and $second_number is : $answer"
Output will be :
Enter first number for addition:
Enter second number for addition:
Addition of 33 and 11 is : 44


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The meaning and origin of the expression: Back to basics
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Back to basics
A return to previously held values of decency.
This became prominent in current language in the UK with a 1993 speech by UK Prime Minister John Major, although it had been used in everyday language long before that.
"The style and tone of the churches have undergone a major adjustment, gradually turning toward a 'back-to-basics' approach. "