How to protect naming conventions when working with microservices or third-party APIs
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Naming things it's a hard task. Once you named something in the system, you want to follow this naming convention. Especially it's important if term comes from domain experts. But it's not that easy to keep naming right when you have to deal with third-party APIs or microservices.
We all care about keeping ubiquitous language nice and clean where:
domain model should form a common language given by domain experts for describing system requirements, that works equally well for the business users or sponsors and for the software developers.
It's important. In a perfect world every API we want to consume would follow the same rules as we do. But unfortunately very often we're dealing with legacy systems or third-party APIs which were built a while ago and they just not aware of our naming convention.
If it's a third-party API we can not change it. But even if we own that legacy system it's not easy to change it. Usually, it has many consumers and scope of renaming service plus all consumers is just too big to satisfy one our requirement for the naming.
To be more practical, your system might have the following set of attributes for Order morel:
:id, :title, :amount, :items
Whereas service that returns order can use these:
"OrderNumber", "OrderTitle", "TotalAmount", "OrderItems"
It's just an example, but I've seen systems where internal implementation of service leaked to API layer, so names of attributes looked really weird.
We want to protect our application and follow naming conventions we defined with domain experts, right?
In "Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software" Eric Evans suggests to create "Anti-Corruption Layer" for such cases (he also mentioned Facade Pattern and Adapter pattern in that book).
New systems almost always have to be integrated with legacy or other systems, which have their own models. Translation layers can be simple, even elegant, when bridging well-designed BOUNDED CONTEXTS with cooperative teams. But when the other side of the boundary starts to leak through, the translation layer may take on a more defensive tone.
In this article, I wanted to share the approach I take to tackle this problem. My solution is not too complex but good enough to keep domain model clean.
I follow Clean Architecture principles, so I have Repositories and Entities. Also, I introduced the idea of data sources. I inject data source (using dry-container) depending on the environment. For the test environment, it's an InMemory data source that returns predefined ready-to-use data, for any other environment it injects API data source.
By convention data source should return either Hash or Array back to Repository. Repository wraps data into entity or array of entities.
Flow looks like this:
Anti-corruption layer
One important part here is "Mapping". I'm not sure if I can call it full-featured Anti-Corruption layer, but it solves the problem of response from the legacy system. It allows data source to return clean data back to the repository.
I was struggling with mapping issues on couple different projects, so I decided to extract that logic into a gem. That's how response_mapper was created.
It's really basic helper:
response = JSON.parse(response_from_api)
# Response from legacy we want to translate:
# { "order_number" => 10, "order_items" => [{ order_item_id: 1, item_title: "Book" }] }
# Define mapping from legacy naming to our:
mapping = {
 order_number: :id,
 order_item_id: :id,
 order_items: :items,
 item_title: :title
} response, mapping: mapping)
# Nice and clean. Ready to be wrapped into Order object:
# { id: 10, items: [{ id: 1, title: "Book" }]
It's easy to define mapping and pass it with response to ResponseMapper and it will do the job.
With nice and clean response you can wrap this result into object.
I use Dry-struct, so one possible example looks like this:
require'response_mapper'
require 'dry-struct'
module Types
 include Dry::Types.module
class Order < Dry::Struct::Value
 attribute :id, Types::Strict::Int
 attribute :amount, Types::Strict::Int
response = { "order_number" => 1, "total_amount" => 200 }
mapping = { order_number: :id, total_amount: :amount }
order_attributes = response, mapping: mapping)
order = # => 1
order.amount # => 200
It's not that hard to implement this logic and keep it in the application, but I don't like to duplicate code across different apps, so this helper works for me.
To send requests to API I have method with the following interface:
send_request(http_method, endpoint, params = {}, mapping = {})
Mapping is the last optional param. There is also a ResponseProcessor class which is responsible for error handling, parsing, and mapping, so it uses ResponseMapper and mapping param when passed.
Also, ResponseMapper symbolizes keys and performs "deep" mapping (even for nested structures).
I'm sure that many developers struggle with keeping naming consistent, especially when working with third-party APIs or microservices.
That is my way of dealing with such problem. I would like to learn from you. How do you deal with it? Do you create a full-featured anti-corruption layer? How you translate from one context to another?
Thanks for reading!
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RADWAG MonoBLOCK technology enables weighing loads with the readability of d=0.1 g at the maximum capacity of 10 kg. Rigid base ensures stability of the weighing system and great resistance to shocks.
Internal adjustment system means precision and high measurement repeatability. Leverage of internal weight mass enables adjustment within the whole measuring range.
- d=0.01 g readability at 10 kg max capacity
- great resistance to ambient conditions
- stability and repeatability over time
- RADWAG MonoBLOCK technology
- internal adjustment within the whole measuring range
- complex databases and ALIBI memory
- ergonomic 5" colour touchscreen
- touch-free operation
The instrument allows saving completed measurement data as complex reports and graphs.
There are 7 databases:
- Operators (max 100 entries),
- Products (max 5 000 entries),
- Weighings (max 50 000 entries),
- Packaging (max 100 entries)
- Formulations (max 100 entries),
- Customers (max 1000 entries),
- The balance enables creating formulation reports (max 500 entries).
ALIBI memory provides data protection and facilitates automatic measurement recording (max 500 000 weighing records). The memory facilitates data previewing, copying and archiving.
PS X2.M series is equipped with the following interfaces: 2 x RS 232, USB type A, USB type B, Ethernet and Wireless Connection. USB allows for fast transfer and copying of work results (measurements, reports, databases) to a computer or other weighing device. The balance provides possibility of remote data management.
*Please note that Balances with capacity options 2100g and 3500g may have prolonged lead times.*

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Introduction / History
The Chara or as also known the Tsara are part of the Gimira cluster which includes the Dizi, the Nao, the Benesho, the She. The Chara, with other people groups in the Gimira cluster, inhabit the extreme southern and southwestern reaches of the densely forested Kaffa highlands of southwestern Ethiopia. They are more inaccessible compared to the Nao as they live in the most southerly extension of the Nao highlands. They together with the Nao were the indigenous inhabitants of the land. They speak Chara language, an Omotic language which has 54% lexical similarity with Wolaita. The Chara subsist by farming. They also were numerous until they were decimated through war and the frequent slave raids. They are predominantly adherents to ethnic religion. Along with their ethnic religion the Chara practice a syncretized form of the Orthodox form of Christianity.
* Ask the Lord to raise up a people who pray for this unique people.
* Ask the Lord to strengthen the existing, indigenous church to reach its people.
* Pray for gospel resources to be available in their language.
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Assessment Cycle Policy
UWE Bristol has developed a University Assessment Cycle policy for all taught provision, including collaborative provision. The policy underpins and supports how assessment and feedback form a critical aspect of the learning process.
Principles of the Assessment Cycle Policy
- Outlines the key stages of assessment and recognises the journey from design conception, marking and moderation to enhancement/review.
- Articulation of assessment both as part of the learning process and as the means by which academic staff form judgements about the extent to which learning outcomes are met.
- Promotes the concept of 'assessment literacy' and how this should be developed in students.
- Promotes and facilitates the sharing of good practice across the University through a common framework and terminology.
- Alignment with the QAA Quality Code Chapter B3: Learning and Teaching and Chapter B6: Assessment of Students and the Recognition of Prior Learning
When is the policy applicable?
The Assessment Cycle Policy is applicable in all circumstances to all taught provision including curriculum delivered by our collaborative partners.
Further guidance is provided in the documents below.
Guidance for students
This short film has been made for students in order to explain the Assessment Cycle Policy and the different stages of the assessment process at UWE Bristol.
Staff guidance film
This short film that has been compiled for staff explaining the internal marking processes and moderation at Stages 5 and 6 of The Assessment Cycle.
A full list of UWE Bristol policies can be found on our policies web page.
If you have any questions regarding The Assessment Cycle Policy please email the Curriculum Enhancement Manager Rebecca Smith at _EMAIL_.


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Turning a New Page
by Pat Campbell
Turning a New Page is a research-based program that was implemented
in the Westmorland Institution in Dorchester, New Brunswick in June
2000. It is an innovative program that develops comprehension, fluency,
vocabulary, and self-esteem among prison inmates. Prior to 2000, the
inmates had resisted explicit literacy instruction. However, as the
inmates became involved in Turning a New Page, they became more willing
to receive classroom instruction.
The program involves two components: audio-taping of children's
books and literacy instruction. Inmates contribute to the literacy development
of young children in local schools by producing audiotapes of children's
books. The inmates record stories that are at their own reading level.
The audio-taping requires repeated readings. Some inmates need to read
a book up to 80 times before they can achieve an error free audiotape.
The classroom instruction focuses on comprehension strategies, vocabulary
development, and word pattern.
Over the course of two years, 65 inmates participated in Turning a
New Page. In the first year, more than 1,600 children and 56 teachers
in 20 elementary schools received complimentary children's books
and audiotapes. These resources were used in listening centers and for
guided reading. They allowed children to independently develop their
phonological awareness, and fluency.
In one year some inmates improved as much as three to four grade levels.
Engaging in repeated readings of books at their own reading level contributed
to the development of the inmates' fluency. Reading the children's
books gave them an opportunity to experience success and feel positive
about reading, and gave them the motivation to move on to more challenging
reading material. In addition to an improvement in literacy skills,
the results included improved confidence and reduced recidivism.
This study suggests that programs such as Turning a New Page can support
the literacy development of all learners, regardless of age or situation.
If this program is implemented in PEI, it will be an excellent way to
form partnerships with elementary schools. The repeated readings of
books would be a practical strategy to use with adults who are beginning
readers. The adult students could be encouraged to take the book home
and read it to their children. Engaging children in repeated readings
with their parent would also enhance the children's fluency and
instill a love of literature.
This article is another in a series highlighting new
trends in literacy.

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A Cyclic Stress-Strain Constitutive Model for Polycrystalline Magnesium Alloy and its Application
The stress-strain behavior of cast magnesium alloy (AM60) was investigated by strain-controlled cyclic testing carried out on MTS. In order to describe the cyclic stress and strain properties of AM60 by means of the energy storing characteristics of microstructure during irreversible deformation, a plastic constitutive model with no yielding surface was developed for single crystal by adopting a spring-dashpot mechanical system. Plastic dashpots reflecting the material transient response were introduced to describe the plasticity of slip systems. By utilizing the KBW self-consistent theory, a polycrystalline plastic constitutive model for Magnesium alloy was formed. The numerical analysis in the corresponding algorithm is greatly simplified as no process of searching for the activation of the slip systems and slip directions is required. The cyclic stress-strain behavior, based on this model, is discussed. The simulation results show good agreement with the experimental data for AM60.
Yafang Han et al.
X. G. Zeng et al., "A Cyclic Stress-Strain Constitutive Model for Polycrystalline Magnesium Alloy and its Application", Materials Science Forum, Vols. 546-549, pp. 81-88, 2007


Readers ask: Why Do We Lick Our Wounds?
Is it a good idea to lick your wounds?
Risks. Wound licking is beneficial but too much licking can be harmful. An Elizabethan collar may be used on pet animals to prevent them from biting an injury or excessively licking it, which can cause a lick granuloma. These lesions are often infected by pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus intermedius.
What does licking your wounds mean?
to spend time getting back your strength or happiness after a defeat or bad experience: Farmers were licking their wounds after crop prices dropped by 50%. ( Definition of lick your wounds from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Does saliva help stop bleeding?
In addition, saliva contains several proteins which play a role in the different stages of wound healing. Saliva contains substantial amounts of tissue factor, which dramatically accelerates blood clotting.
Does saliva make wounds heal faster?
It is well known that oral wounds heal faster and with less scarring than skin wounds despite existing in an environment filled with all kinds of bacteria. We know animals treat their wounds by licking them with reasonably good results.
Why do dogs lick Human cuts?
It is an instinct. When your dog licks a wound, there are healing capacities in their saliva and it can also help cleanse the area. They are natural healers when it comes to grooming and cleaning. Your dog considers you as a part of their pack, because their pack is their family.
Does human saliva kill bacteria?
Saliva keeps the ecosystem of the mouth in balance. It contains its own bacterial enzymes that are beneficial to our health. An example of these are lysozomes. These antibacterial agents in saliva kill bacteria in our mouths and protect from potentially dangerous diseases.
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Why do dogs lick you?
Does dog saliva heal human wounds?
To Lick Or Not To Lick Wounds Will saliva heal wounds? As unlikely as it sounds, scientific evidence suggests that dog saliva, and even human saliva, has some antibacterial and antimicrobial properties.
Does saliva have a lot of bacteria?
(CNN) — Your saliva is doing all kinds of useful things for you all the time — for instance, helping you chew and taste food. It's also home to more than 600 species of bacteria, which are harmlessly enjoying the moisture of your mouth.
Does kissing a wound make it better?
Inflammatory cells like, neutrophils and leukocytes which are crucial in infection and wound healing. Saliva also contains growth factors which promote the proliferation of epithelial cells. Saliva also contains histatin which encourages wound closure by boosting cell spread and migration.
Can saliva heal skin?
Despite continuous exposure to environmental pathogens, injured mucosa within the oral cavity heals faster and almost scar free compared with skin. Saliva is thought to be one of the main contributing factors. Saliva may possibly also stimulate skin wound healing.
Can saliva break down skin?
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Are dogs mouths cleaner than humans?
Is My Dog's Mouth Cleaner Than a Human Mouth? The general answer to this question is no, a dog's mouth is not technically clean, and is not actually any cleaner than a human mouth.
Is morning saliva good for skin?
Morning saliva to the rescue It is rich in healing, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties and can help treat stye, pimples, acne, etc. According to anecdotes, the remedy has been used for over 2000 years in the country. Many medical professionals and scientists believe in the healing power of saliva.
Are dogs tongues antiseptic?
Dogs lick themselves to clean their fur because their tongue offers some antibacterial properties, though it's a myth that dogs have antiseptic tongues. Dog's mouths also contain harmful bacteria which live alongside the good bacteria.
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The treasures are protected from 99% of the sun's harmful UV rays.
Named for several prominent conservationists, the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion and National Historical Park came under the auspices of the United States National Park Service in 1987. Today the Park Service continues to manage and preserve the mansion along with its surrounding 550-acre mountain forest. The mansion abounds in precious irreplaceable furnishings, draperies, artwork, paneling, and floors that needed protection from the damaging rays of the sun.
Seeing how other national landmark sites have met similar challenges, the National Park Service turned to LLumar Window Film for help. LLumar N-1065 SR CDF, a solar control window film, reduces the sun's most damaging rays and is virtually invisible from either side of the glass. The Park Service had the film professionally installed on over 2,700 square feet (250 square meters) of complex multi-paneled windows.
Today, the treasures residing in the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion are protected from 99% of the sun's harmful UV rays. This protection was achieved without affecting the mansion's original, elegant window façade. Visitors to the mansion are unaware that its windows are filmed, but the Park Service knows its valuable exhibits are protected from damage by the sun for generations to come.


Name: Bullockornis (Ox bird).
Phonetic: Bul-lock-or-niss.
Named By: P. Rich - 1979.
Classification: Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Dromornithidae.
Species: B. planei (type).
Diet: Probably carnivorous.
Size: Up to 2.5 meters tall. Estimated weight of 250 kg.
Known locations: Australia, Northern Territory, Bullock Creek - Camfield Beds Formation.
Time period: Langhian of the Miocene.
Fossil representation: Skull.
 Although the name actually means 'ox bird', Bullockornis is better known in popular culture as the 'Demon duck of doom'. This is in part because Bullockornis is thought to be more closely related to ducks and geese than any other group of birds. Although Bullockornis was without doubt a large bird, it was not named for being the size of an ox but instead for being discovered in Bullock Creek.
 Bullockornis is thought to have been a carnivore, an idea that is based upon the sharp beak that could have easily sliced through flesh. No one is certain what kind of animals Bullockornis preferred, but its large size meant that only the largest of animals could avoid being off the menu. Conversely however the group that Bullockornis belongs too, the Dromornithidae, all have sharp shearing beaks, but may have actually used these beaks for cropping vegetation. Another depiction of the group is that they may have been opportunistic omnivores that had no preference for either meat or plants.
 Bullockornis is a good example of the Australian megafauna of the Miocene period, but it was not the only large bird from Australia with Dromornis and Genyornis also being quite well known.
Further reading
- The Dromornithidae, an extinct family of large ground birds endemic to Australia - Bureau of National Resources, Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 184: 1–196. - Patricia Vickers-Rich - 1979.
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Chicago's Willis Tower, formerly known as Sears Tower, was the world's tallest building from 1974 to 1998 and remains the tallest building in the U.S. to this day. Its 1451-foot (442 m) height adds up to enough window area to keep a window washer busy for life, or space for enough solar panels to be comparable to a 10 acre solar power plant. As part of a pilot project, the south facing windows of the 56th floor of the Willis Tower will be replaced with Pythagoras Solar's transparent solar windows which cut down on heat gain – and therefore cooling costs – as well as harnessing energy from the sun.
While the image that comes to mind when one thinks of solar power plants is probably one of rows upon rows of panels covering large areas of desert, replacing the windows of skyscrapers with solar windows gives cities with limited free space the opportunity to create vertical solar power plants. Pythagorus Solar's solar windows, which the company calls photovoltaic glass units (PGUs), are rectangular box-shaped units that allow diffused light to pass through, but use a prism to reflect sunlight down onto a horizontal PV cell along the bottom of the unit to generate the same amount of energy as standard rooftop-mounted solar cells.
"We are excited to launch this pilot with Pythagoras Solar's leading-edge solar window solutions as a test for not only the energy savings that can be achieved, but the potential they represent to actually generate power through the sun," said John Huston, Executive Vice President of American Landmark Properties, one of the ownership partners of Willis Tower.
If the pilot project proves successful, Pythagoras Solar's PGU's could be expanded beyond the 56th floor to cover enough surface area to provide over two megawatts of solar power.
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Artificial intelligence takes to the skies with Project Loon
Google's rather wacky sounding Project Loon continues to evolve, and has recently received a tune up to its navigation technology. The X Lab team behind the project has revealed that it is making use of artificial intelligence technology, or machine learning to be more specific, to help keep the balloons in the air for longer.
Originally, Project Loon has been using basic pre-crafted algorithms to help change the altitude of the balloons and keep them in roughly the same position. While this worked fairly well under static conditions, the balloons couldn't cope very well with unexpected weather conditions. These algorithms have since been replaced with artificial intelligence-like algorithms that are able to adapt to wind and other weather conditions that threaten to blown the balloons off course. Project Loon's navigation system does not use deep neural networks though, instead it uses a simpler form of machine learning called Gaussian processes.
The algorithms comb through huge amounts of previous data and learn from it to make future predictions and adjust behaviour, in what is basically an ongoing feedback loop. However, using past data is no guarantee that the future will pan out in the same way. So, the team have also implemented something called "reinforcement learning", whereby Project Loon software alters and corrects its behaviour even after making predictions.
As an example, a balloon headed out to catch winds over the Pacific Ocean before changing plans after determining that there wouldn't be enough wind for it to stay over land. OK, this isn't AI in the usual sci-fi human-brain simulation meaning of the of the term, but these self updating algorithms account for a lot of machine learning innovations right now.
The new AI-based upgrade is designed to keep the balloons up in the air longer and therefore leaving them able to providing internet access to users below more consistently. Using the new technology, one test balloon stayed in the Peruvian stratosphere for 98 days and made just under 20,000 tweaks to its flight plan over those 14 weeks, which works out to dozens of adjustments each day. This of all sounds pretty great for those that may soon rely on Project Loon for their internet access.


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** In reply to your question please note that we, Greeks, use the same
symbol in our e-mail communications because we have to due to the fact
that it has become a convention (see Language and Cultural
Imperialism). However, when translated we use the expression "sto"
which means "at".
 From a second communication: We use "at" for the symbol. But
if we need to translate that symbol we will say "sto" if the name of
the network is neuter*, "sto(n) if the name is masculine, and "sti(n)"
if feminine. In Greek articles show gender. Please, note that n is in
parenthesis because its realization depends on the sound that follows.
 (*Note from Vassilis Vagios, professor of Classical Greek at
NTU <>: E-mail sservers in Greece have names
like "Ariadne", which is of course feminine.)
Michalis Milapides <>
** In Greek - so far as I know - there is no specific word for this
sign. Usually, we use the phrase "the sign".
Tassos Panopoulos <>
** In Hebrew, we use "shablul" (pronounce "shablool"), meaning
"snail", or "Strudel", from the famous roll-shaped small sweet
buns. These two terms are very current and I heard them since I
started speaking Hebrew, 4 years ago.
Pascale Amozig <>
Forwarded by Judith Levi:
>I have a heard people using the word shtrudel for but, as a quite
>involved email and cyberspace user, I cannot say it became a generic
>term. Most people say "at" in English, others say "you know what" and
>still others "chupchik" which is in Yiddish for "peak" or something like
>that. ronen
Cheryl AndristPlourde <>
** In Hebrew, is called "snail" (shablul).
Sandra Golstein <>
** By chance, I stumbled on this issue when speaking in Hebrew with an
Israeli cousin who was just learning to do e-mail.I learned that *she*
had learned to call it "strudel" (pronounced a la Viennese, i.e.,
shtrudel [roughly]). (There are, of course, many Israelis whose
parents come from Europe, and so the actual pastry called "shtrudel"
is common in Israel.)...
Judith Levi <>
** In Israel we call it'strudel' because it reminds us of rolled up
Dina Rosenfeld <>
** In Hebrew we call it Shtrudl, which is the German name of a cake
made from thin dough wrapped around some kind of filling. The word has
been in use by computer programers for years.
Rosental Mikhal <>
** In colloquial Israeli Hebrew when we give our e-mail addresses we
often refer to as a strudel (from the German or Austrian pastry I
think because of its shape) pronounced: SHtrudel.
Yishai Tobin <>
** This is certainly not the dictionary definition, but computer
scientists in Israel usually use the term [shtrudl] for the ''
sign. I, for one, have heard this term at least 10 years ago, and I
assume it was common in the internet users community long before I
first heard it. [shtrudl] is the Hebrew pronunciation of the German
'Strudel' (sp?), which is a pastry consisting of rolled dough filled
with (usually) apples. The pastry is popular in Israel, in its German
name, and I guess the rolled dough reminds one of the ''.
Shuly Wintner shulytechunix.bitnet
** In Israel, is called "Strudel". As a non-Israeli, non-Hebrew
speaker, I only understood this on an occassion when sitting with a
friend over coffee and strudel, we exchanged e-mail addresses in
Adam Zachary Wyner <>
** Hungarian calls the sign "kukac" (= worm/maggot).
"Hegedu:s Ire'n" <>
** A Hungarian teacher of our department called it "kukac" ('worm').
Johanna Laakso <>
**...[In Hungarian] is kukac ("coo-cots") is 'worm' (the type you
expect to find in an apple). Nobody including grocers and typists had
ever heard about the darned thing before computers came in -- not only
has Hungarian never used it but also, no typewriter has ever had a
kukac (the old machines were based on German models rather).
 From a second message: A colleague here says'maggot' is the word
for the thing. And he's English, which I'm not...
Peter A Lazar <>
in reality: Lazar A. Peter, in that order
** The sign is usually referred to as _kukac_ [kukats] 'worm' in
Hungarian. (The [a] is low, back, rounded, very similar to RP's _hot_
Peter Szigetvari <>
** As far as I know we haven't a name yet - we just say "att"
(pronounced [aht])
Petur Knutsson <>
** [Re :] People just pronounce it as : [ /\ ] like the /u/ in the
word 'but'.
Esther Kuntjara <>
** In Italian the word for I've often heard (I use it myself) is
"chiocciola" pronounced /kjotSola/ where /tS/ stands for a voiceles
palatal affricate (the first consonant of the English word
'church'). The literal meanin is'snail; in particular, in Italian
there are two words for'snail', 'chiocciola' and 'lumaca', the former
especially referring to the shell: the visual relationship with,
then, is straigtforward.
Piero Bottari <>
** In Italian we call it a "chiocciola" which is the Italian for a
snail, which is one of the prettiest images I've heard. (Notice how
the shell spirals round to protect the flesh!).
 From a second communication: To complete what I wrote before
about Italian, we also call it the "A commerciale" similar to
French. By the way, if you're not familiar with Italian, chiocciola is
pronounced something like "ki-'o-cho-la" with second-syllable stress
and short O sounds.
Anthony Green <>
** [In Italian the term for ] is 'chiocciola'.
Carolina Turrini <>
** Indeed, it's been bothering us laymen, who are not familiar with
jargons in accounting or computer. A lot of Japanese do not know what
to call the symbol. I used to say something like "the a with a circle
around it" in Japanese until I started e-mail two years ago. Now I say
"atto maak (='at' mark), the a with a circle around it, you know, it's
called atto maaku." I hear that people in accounting normally call it
"atto maaku". Computer people call it "atto maaku", too. Japanese has
a set of letters called katakana to be used for loan words, and
foreign words are used quite commonly with Japanized pronunciation.
Masayoshi Hirose <>
** Well, I heard many of my Korean folks call it 'dalphaengi' (snail
in Korean). yes, it looks like a snail. But isn't it funny and
ironical, since snail mail is opposed to e-mail in english?
 From a second communication: The whole thing is a one morpheme
word meaning'snail'. Its syllable division is dal-phaeng-i.
Chungmin Lee <>
** This sign has "official" or teminological name in Lithuanian -
comercial et, but people simply call ir an email sign. Some, having
mixed it up with the English abbreviation for the word "and" translate
it into Lithuanian equivalent"ir".
Ruta Marcinkeviciene <>
** In Taiwan Mandarin Chinese, is called _xiao3 lao3shu3_ 'little
mouse' or _lao3shu3 hao4_'mouse sign'.
Karen Steffen Chung <>
** I call 'at-hao4' ['"at" sign'] or 'lao3shu3-hao4' ['"mouse"
Lu Bingfu <>
** From Guangzhou: Your question was a puzzler and an eye-opener, as
none of the locals I asked (even the hard core internet ones) ever
called it anything - and in no way did "litttle mouse"et al ring abell
with them. They don't even call it "at". They were as puzzled as I as
they had never given it any thought. One said I guess I call it the
"thing over the two


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This program is designed to provide Vietnamese language courses for all foreigners who intend to learn Vietnamese language to meet their specific needs. Every 2 weeks, students are welcome to join classes organized according to their purpose and level. Students can be in different kinds of classes, such as individual classes where intensive or special courses are offered, or group classes that facilitate conversation and cultural exchanges.
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Parachute Jumper Gives Imitation of a Flying Squirrel (Sep, 1930)
Parachute Jumper Gives Imitation of a Flying Squirrel
IN a startling imitation of a flying squirrel, Rex G. Finney, parachute juniper of the Curtiss-Wright Flying Service, demonstrated his stunt of becoming a human glider before the public recently with great success.
A triangular piece of sail cloth sewn between the legs of his flying suit acts upon the air in the same manner as the membranes of the flying squirrel, enabling him to perform thrilling glides and stalls while in the air.
As he jumps from the plane, Finney stretches his legs apart, and the wind, acting upon the web between his outstretched legs in much the same manner as it acts. upon the elevators of a plane, enables him to glide a steep angle. By doubling his knees he is thrown into a climbing stall.


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Mapstard is a timeline controlled, multi-input and multi-output, audio/video show and VJ software, available for Windows, Mac-OS and Linux.
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Mapstard's advanced mapping function includes highly customizable soft-edge, which allows to draw seamless projection surfaces on architectural objects, using multiple projectors of different type.
Multiple media types such as videos, audio files, images, custom text, camera input, 3D models can be loaded and playback simultaneously on multiple projection surfaces trough different video output devices.
With the timeline controlled keyframe animation feature an AV show can be planned and rendered beforehand, or played back live using presets and OSC remote control.
With the built in DMX functionalities, multiple DMX universes can be timeline controlled to include lighting in your AV-Show.
Multiple projects can be grouped into playlists which in turn can played back timeline controlled.


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by Jeremy Malcolm, Internet lawyer
I was recently asked by a reader:
If I obtain music which is certified public domain in the USA, does this follow through to Australia?
Most likely yes. Public domain works are those in which no copyright is asserted. You can do whatever you like with public domain material (well, so long as it doesn't annoy the neighbours too much).
Music becomes public domain after the term of its copyright expires, which is why no royalties are paid nowadays for classical music (although a particular recording or transcription of classical music can still hold its own copyright). Music can also be placed immediately into the public domain by those who composed and performed it. I am guessing that this is the situation with the music you are referring to.
If an artist agrees to put something into the public domain then that applies worldwide unless they state otherwise. However, although possible in theory, it's impractical for them to try to release their music to the public domain only of a particular country such as the USA, because it is impossible to prevent others in the USA from distributing the material elsewhere.


1. Make sure that you have date+time set correctly in your phone settings. Also, you may need to charge your phone to complete next steps.
2. Select Settings > keyboard and tap add keyboards to display the list of keyboard input languages that can be installed.
3. Select your preferred keyboard input language you want to install, to do that tap the checkbox near the language name. Tap done to start downloading.
4. Wait for your phone to finish downloading, then you are notified that An update is ready to install.
5. Tap install and your phone will automatically restart.
6. Wait for your phone to install the update, a new screen stating that the update is ALMOST DONE. Once ready, tap done.
7. The next time you use your keyboard, you will see a button on the bottom row of keys that indicates which language you are currently using on your keyboard. Tap the button to switch between all the languages you have selected. For example, if you usually use a US English keyboard, tap the ENG button, and the keyboard switches to the next language. You can also tap and hold the button to reveal all the languages you have added and then switch to the one you want.
To remove keyboard:
Select Settings > keyboard. Press and hold the input language you no longer need and select remove.


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Have you ever heard of Egypt's largest natural woodland? It's Elba Protectorate. This is the largest natural protected area in Egypt, out of her officially declared 29 protectorates so far; it encompasses an area of 35,600 km2 (3,560,000 hectares) at the farthest south east of Egypt.
Elba Protectorate is considered by taxonomists, botanists and ecologists to be the northernmost Afrotropical ecozone on Planet Earth, being located between the latitudes 23.3°N and 22°N in the north hemisphere.
The region was officially declared a national park by the Egyptian government in 1985, and since then it has been managed by the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) and is administratively part of Abu Ramad City at the southernmost east of Egypt.
The most famous Gebel Elba, although not being the highest mountain in the protectorate -just 1,437 m-, yet the entire natural reserve is named after it.
Other high peaks in the region include the 1,911 m- Shendib Mountain, Shendodai Mountain (1,526 m) and Shellal Mountain of 1,409 meters above sea level.
The entire natural protectorate also records the highest rainfalls precipitation in Egypt, even more than the Egyptian western Mediterranean coast. That's because the Red Sea is just 15 km away from the core of the mountain ranges complex and because of the east-twisted shoreline, giving more plain space for the moist air to be pushed upwards by winds to the tops of the mountains.
In addition to the cluster of coastal mountains, the protectorate is an extensive and complex natural reserve comprising a number of ecosystems; for instance: the mangroves of the Red Sea, the 22 islands, coral reefs, coastal sand dunes, coastal salt marshes and coastal arid plains.
Elba P. Biodiversity Richness
|Elba's Panthera pardus specie is one of two Leopard populations in Egypt. The other subspecies is Panthera pardus jarvisi of Sinai Peninsula.|
With some 458 plant species, which account for almost between 14% - 25% of all plant species recorded for Egypt and a diverse fauna, zoologists and ornithologists consider Elba Mountain specifically as a biodiversity hotspot, with a biological diversity unparalleled in all Egypt's other North African, Mediterranean, Turani/Asian, European, and arid terrestrial environments and ecosystems.
Elba Protectorate has a green cover of Acacias, Delonix, Balanites aegyptiaca and other scrubs. There is at least one endemic species of "Biscutella elbensis" plant. Dracaena ombet and Moringa are from the plants which grow there at high elevations there.
In this beautiful natural reserve you could see ferns, mosses, Acacia tortilis, Delonix elata, Aerva persica, Euphorbia cuneata and several medically-useful herbs. Mangroves, Avicennia marina, Rhizophora mucronata and Salt-marsh vegetations stretch along the long coasts.
Beside flora, Elba Protectorate is home for 30 species of reptiles, one for amphibians and 23 mammal species such as: Vulpes rueppelli, rare Panthera pardus, Gazella dorcas, Capra nubiana and Ammotragus lervia, in addition to 173 avian species, 31 of which are found in Wadi Aideib (Aideib Valley).
Birds found there include Ostriches "Struthio camelus", Lappet-face Vultures "Torgos tracheliotus", Terathopius ecaudatus, Oena capensis, Caprimulgus nubicus, Eremopterix nigriceps, Nectarinia habessinica, Sylvia leucomelaena, Rhodophoneus cruentus, Lonchura cantans, Passer luteus, Gypaetus barbatus, Neophron percnopterus, Aquila verreauxii and Hieraaetus fasciatus.
The region's off-shore islands are important habitats for sea birds and turtles like: Hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata, green Chelonia mydas, olive ridely Lepidochelys olivacea, loggerhead Caretta caretta, and leathery turtle Dermochelys coriacea. The marine ecosystem in Elba Protectorate is a well-known habitat for 2,441 marine invertebrates, as well as 123 types of corals reefs.
History & Nearby Settlements
|Aqua Temple of Abu Sa'fa Valley in Abraq.|
Elba Protectorate is close to the villages of Ras Hadarba and Adledib, in addition to Halayeb and Abraq towns, Abu Ramad City, the current capital of the region Shalatin city and the major historic city of Berenice.
The region, which was always used by the ancient Egyptians as a wealthy province of gold mining and extracting precious minerals, was part of Egypt since the old kingdom and the 1st Egyptian dynasty at least.
Starting from the 18th Egyptian dynasty, the ancient Egyptian imperial army used the local indigenous Beja tribes as mercenaries and guards for Egypt's south borders which stretched during the imperial age from Taurus Mountains, Mersin Turkish province and the Greek Aegean Islands like Rhodes in the north, to Djibouti in the south and from the Libyan Gulf of Sidra in the west to western Iraq in the east.
This is majorly evidenced in the continental mountainous town of Abraq which has a rich history of pre-historic paintings and pre-dynastic artifacts made by Proto-Egyptians. Dynastic Pharaohnic monuments decorated with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics have been excavated in Abu Sa'fa Valley inside Abraq. Additionally, several ruins of Roman fortresses and castles could be visited atop Mount Abraq and Mount 'arqa.
Economic Advantages & Natural Resources
|Numerous species of Elba Protectorate's flora and herbs are of notable medical values. Some of the plants and trees there are good sources of biofuels and clean coal, while others could be useful for timber.|
Numerous species of Elba Protectorate's flora and herbs are of notable medical values. Some of the plants and trees there are good sources of biofuels and clean coal, while others could be useful for timber. Furthermore, some species are used for extracting their oil, as well as for human diet.
Good and wise usage of such herbs and medicinal flora could minimize Egypt's imports of chemical and natural ingredients which come from India and South Asia for medicine manufacturing.
Taking this into consideration, Egypt could become a notable phytotherapy hub between three continents and a major centre for studies of the use of extracts from natural origin like health-promoting agents.
The region is well-known since the ancient Egyptian times for its gold mines and gemstones in addition to other metals. In the modern age, geologists discovered precipitates of uranium and little reserves of the rare precious metal "Platinum". In addition to that, refining companies have discovered that the region is also rich in natural gas and a number of oil fields.
All this wealth and natural resources make the region an Egyptian powerhouse and a fossil fuel stronghold for Egypt which seeks development and improvement in the light of the 25th of January revolution.
- BirdLife International. Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gebel Elba. February 14, 2012.
- Baha el Din (1997), Boulos (1995), Goodman (1985a), Goodman and Meininger (1989), Kassas and Zahran (1971), Osborne and Helmy (1980).
- Mark Hunter. The Great and Lesser Wild Cats of Egypt. Touregypt.net. June 12th, 2011.
- Hoath, Richard. Field Guide to the Mammals of Egypt, A. American University in Cairo Press. The ISBN 977 424 809 0. 2003.
- Hoath, Richard. Natural Selections (A Year of Egypt's Wildlife). American University in Cairo Press. The ISBN 977-424-281-5. 1992.
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FAIRVIEW, TX (HOWARD COUNTY)
FAIRVIEW, TEXAS (Howard County). Fairview, on U.S. Highway 87 five miles northwest of Big Spring in central Howard County, was named for the view afforded by the flat land around it. In 1930 it had a population of fifteen and two commercially rated businesses. By 1940 its population had grown to fifty, and a school was located there. Between 1950 and 1960 the population was 100, but the last business had closed. In 1980, 1990, and 2000 the population was eighty-five.
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Noel Wiggins, "FAIRVIEW, TX (HOWARD COUNTY)," Handbook of Texas Online (_URL_ accessed June 19, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


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THE ROLE OF FOLKLORE IN PRESERVING WILDLIFE AND HERITAGE – A STORY ABOUT FROGS AND SWEET WATER
Samson Phakathi, Field Officer, EWT's People in Conservation Programme, _EMAIL_
As in most cultures, folklore has played an essential role in influencing social norms and values in most African communities. Folklore is oral history attached to a particular place, group, or activity, communicated through tales, proverbs, riddles, songs, etc.
Folklore is typically passed down by word of mouth, although sometimes people write down collections of folklore to preserve the stories of a particular community. The fundamental premise is that folklore has no author – it slowly emerges and evolves from within a culture, and is carried forward through constant retelling. Some folklore is a product of indigenous knowledge about species and natural ecosystems. In Africa, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal, many of the folklore legends relate to the environment and specific species. Folklore has both positive and negative effects on the environment and species, determined by how much species are valued in a specific tribe. For example, if a species is deemed harmful and of no use to man, folklore will prescribe that it be persecuted, whereas if it is useful to man, folklore projects a glorified image of the subject, motivating for people to care for and conserve it. Folklore sparks the imagination of children, strengthens bonds between generations, and helps to shape people's cultural views on biotic utilisation and preservation.
Folklore has always played an important role in preserving heritage in KwaZulu-Natal. Legends have it, for example, that upon discovery of signs of damage to Itshe LikaNtunjambili, the cliff head above the Tugela Valley, a narrative was spread warning that anyone who tampers with the cliff will develop misshapen legs, and to this day the cliff head is intact for all to see and enjoy. Older women are traditionally the narrators of folklore, and young people would sit around an open fire and enjoy stories in the dark. As we celebrate Heritage Month, we recognise the role of folklore in preserving our cultural and natural heritage.
A story about the role of folklore in preserving wildlife and heritage
Once upon a time when people's existence could be directly affected by how well they understood and respected their environment, Indlovukazi-the Queen Mother once embarked on a long trip from the Zululand to the South Coast in KwaZulu-Natal. She was accompanied by six warriors who were instructed by the King to ensure her safety, not only from physical dangers but also against unseen nature-related obstacles that might come to the fore. They walked gracefully for days using species like Honey Badgers, starlings, and weavers to provide signs of what lied ahead. Honey Badger would lead them to honey, starlings and weavers warned them about the presence of slippery friends (snakes). They walk for days until their supplies were beginning to run out. They had to find a suitable spring to collect water, but unfortunately, they walked for days without much luck because springs in their midst did not fit the description of a water source that is suitable for Indlovukazi.
An instruction from Indlovukazi was clear, croaking frogs and running water signalled a sign of water suitable for Indlovukazi. None of the springs they found showed signs of life, and the wise Indlovukazi decided that they would take a well-deserved break and brainstorm strategies to ensure that there is life in every stream the next time they travelled this way. They sat under a tree of great cultural significance, and as they deliberated on what to do to bring back the frogs, they heard the loud croaking sound of a frog in the distance. The Indlovukazi immediately instructed two warriors to search for the stream where the croaking was coming from, and if there was a sign of frogs, they dare not touch the water as the Indlovukazi should be the first to enjoy the sweet waters, or Amanzimtoti (of the spring). They found the stream, inundated with frogs of all species, shapes, sizes, and colours, and returned to inform the Indlovukazi about their finding. The thirsty Indlovukazi walked to the stream and scooped a cup full of the water and, instead of quenching her thirst, insisted that before they enjoy the water, they come up with a plan to bring life back to the other streams that they had passed. The men thought long and hard and soon realised the association of frogs to the sweet water the wise Queen had described earlier.
As the sun was setting, Mpeku, one of the lead warriors, began to put the pieces together and remembered how, as young boys, they used to go to play in the streams, throwing stones at the frogs and throwing their rubbish into the streams, until there were fewer signs of life in the area. He relayed what he thought was a contributing factor in the decline in frog numbers, and the Indlovukazi felt that what he shared was genuine. They all felt that there was a need to educate young boys about the importance of frogs in streams and folklore stories were an essential method of reinforcing a particular narrative in communities.
The Indlovukazi and her combatants manufactured a folklore narrative that those who kill frogs and pollute water will have an unpleasant period in their lives, and this narrative has played a role in the conservation of frogs and streams in Natal. Mpeku was rewarded and entrusted with a responsibility to develop folklores intended to preserve local natural heritage, associating certain species with good luck and positive experiences.
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What's the Difference Between Active Dry Yeast and Instant Yeast?
What's the Difference Between Active Dry Yeast and Instant Yeast?
Emma Christensen
Oct 16, 2015
(Image credit: Kelli Foster)
Is it just me or do all these kinds of yeast sound suspiciously similar? I've been baking and buying yeast for years, and sometimes the yeast choices in the baking aisle still get me confused!
Here's the thing: Yes, there is a difference between all these varieties. And yes, which one you use does make a difference in your recipe.
The Difference Between Active Dry Yeast & Instant Yeast
The difference between these types of dry yeast is simple: active dry yeast has a larger granule and needs to be dissolved in water before using, while instant yeast has a more fine texture and can be mixed right into dry ingredients.
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More About Active Dry Yeast
This is probably what comes to mind when you think of yeast. It's a type of dry yeast that's granular, with a consistency similar to cornmeal. It's a living organism that's dormant until proofed, or dissolved in a small amount of lukewarm warm water (about 110°F). It's then added to the rest of the ingredients, where it will cause dough to rise.
Active dry yeast is typically sold in individual packets (pictured here) or small jars.
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More About Instant Yeast
Instant yeast is another type of dry yeast that was introduced after active dry yeast in the 1970s. It is made using a similar process as active dry yeast, although is dried more quickly. As you can see, this yeast is also milled into finer particles. Because of this, it dissolves faster and activates quickly. But unlike active dry yeast, instant yeast doesn't have to be proofed first; it can be mixed straight into the dry ingredients with the same result.
This yeast also gives you two separate rises and it can be used interchangeably with active dry yeast.
More About Rapid-Rise Yeast
Instant yeast may also be marketed and sold as rapidor quick-rise yeast. This yeast has also been milled into smaller particles so it doesn't need to be dissolved into water. In addition, enzymes and other additives are included to make the dough rise faster. With this yeast, you can skip the first rise of the dough and shape the loaves right after kneading.
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Which Type Should I Use?
This part is really up to you. While each type of yeast reacts differently and produces baked goods with slight variations, there's no one right answer.
I recommend picking one kind of yeast, becoming familiar with it, and using it in everything unless the recipe gives a specific reason to do otherwise.
This past has been updated — first published June 2008.
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Analytical solution to calculate the small-signal single-pass gain of a fiber amplifier.
Includes standard parameters for erbiumor ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers.
Use it to produce either of two types of plots:
1. Plot the gain versus pump power for various fiber lengths (at a single wavelength)
2. Plot the gain versus wavelength for various pump powers (at one or several fiber lengths)
Can also be used to calculate single-pass gain of lasers and thus predict the pump power necessary for lasing. (i.e. when the gain G_th is greater than the cavity losses L and output T: G_th = 1/((1-T)*(1-L)).
You can call the function from the command line/function/script; if you do this, the inputs are all optional but presumably you'll want to do at least some of them.
You can also use good ol' F5 to just run it with the defaults, editing them in the first few lines of the code.
% Example calls from command line:
% optional parameters
>>> plotFlag = 1; % optional, boolean if you want output plot or just the output values returned to the calling function
>>> loss = 2; % optional: excess loss in dB
% mode 1: plotting the gain vs. pump power for several lengths
>>> Pp = 50:5:100; % pump powers in mW
>>> L = [0.5 1 2 5]; % fiber length in m
>>> wl = 1550; % wavelength in nm
>>> G = EDFASinglePassGain_Analytical(wl,L,Pp,loss,plotFlag) % again, all inputs are basically optional, use the ones you need to change
% mode 2: plotting the gain vs. wavelength for several lengths, several pump powers
>>> Pp = 50:10:100; % in mW, use between 1 and 10 power values for helpful graphs
>>> L = [0.5 1 2 5]; % in m, use between 1 and 4 length values for helpful graphs
>>> wl = 1550; % signal wavelength in nm
>>> G = EDFASinglePassGain_Analytical(wl,L,Pp,loss,plotFlag)
Some CAVEATS are in order.
1. This solution does NOT incorporate ASE or strong-signal saturation effects. Therefore if you are interested in high-gain (>20 dB) or high-power (>100 uW input) amplifiers, you are probably not going to get good answers. Try my numerical simulator package "Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers Toolbox" instead.
2. If you care about quantitative results, particularly in matching experiments, you REALLY NEED to know your fiber parameters (core diameter, overlap, doping concentration). Otherwise the results will have no chance of matching reality.


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If you use Windows Vista, and ever felt the need to turn off the "Aero transparency interface", here is the normal process that you would have to go through:
- Open Appearance Settings by clicking Start -> Control Panel -> Appearance and Personalization -> Window Color and Appearance.
- Uncheck the box labeled Aero Transparency, and then press OK.
or you can try the following method:
Run REGEDIT and go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell. Right-click the Shell part, select New > Key and call it Aero On.
Right-click the Aero On key you've created, and create a new key called command. Double-click this (in the right-hand side of the screen) and give it the value Rundll32 dwmApi #102.
Right-click the Shell key again, select New > Key, and call this Aero Off. Create a command key below it, as you've just done, and give it the value Rundll32 dwmApi #104.
Now, right-click an empty part of the desktop to see your options, and select Aero On when you want fancy effects like Flip 3D, and Aero Off when you're after raw speed.
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St Margarets at Cliffe was mentioned in the Domesday Book in the Latin form of Sancta Margarita. The implication is of a church dedicated to St Margaret at a place previously called simply Cliffe, which is the same word as English cliff and goes back to the Old English clif.
St Marys Hoo is an Old English hoh or spur of land, and this is how it appears in its earliest form, as Hoge right back in 687. By 1272 it had become Ho St. Mary, having acquired an affix from the dedication of its church.
St Peters takes its name from the dedication of its eleventh-century church, and was first recorded in 1254 as Borgha sancti Petri, the Borough of St Peter.
Sandwich is an Old English name, Sandwicæ, which literally meant a sandy harbour or sandy trading centre.
Sevenoaks.No surprises with Sevenoaks, which indicates seven oak-trees. It is interesting, though, that unlike many place-names its spelling has changed with the language to make continually clear its meaning. The Old English roots, seofon and ac, are more apparent in the first recorded mention of the town, in about 1100, as Seouenaca.
Shorne is literally a steep place, from the Old English scoren, taking its name from what is now called Shorne Hill. Its was first mentioned in about 1100 as Scorene.
Smarden. From an etymological point of view, one would expect to go to Smarden for the butter, since that is what its name indicates. The Old English smeoru means butter, and the -den is the Old English denn or woodland pasture. It was first recorded in about 1100 as Smeredaenne.
Smeeth is etymologically the same word as smithy and derives from the Old English smiththe. It was recorded as early as 1018 as Smitha.


Appointment Bookings
Displays 3 progress bars to show how much of your schedule availability was utilized in the past or can be utilized in the time remaining.
 - Blue progress shows % of the total schedule that was booked
 - Red progress shows % of the total schedule that has been lost (no appointments scheduled)
 - White progress shows % that is still available to be filled
 - Current month is the center bar with larger text
 - Previous month is shown on top
 - Upcoming month is shown on bottom
 - The "booked" calculation is simply showing the potential revenue to be collected for scheduled work in that particular month.
 - The "available" calculation is taking an average $/hour over a rolling 90 day window based on work you have completed. So if, for example, you have 400 hours available remaining this month and your average $/hour has been calculated to be $75 from historical data, then you would show $30,000 as your potential available revenue.
Note: Your total "available" time is based off of your business hours. To set your business hours properly go to the schedule and then look for the settings along the top of the schedule (gear icon). Once inside the settings, you'll see the business hours on the first page.Frequently Asked Questions
 1. Does the dashboard remove time blocked by activities? Yes, any activity on the schedule will remove that scheduled time from the total available hours.
 2. Are recurring appointment reminders calculated at all? Not at this time. However, once the reminders are committed to work orders, then they will properly add to the equation.
 3. How can I "hide" a route from being involved in this calculation? In release 6.5.1 we added a "Service Route" toggle in every route setting page. Make sure that is checked off if you wish to remove it from the dashboard calculation.
 4. Is the dashboard taking into account my estimated/scheduled hours or the actual time on site if my technicians are checking in/out of appointments? Dashboard pulls from the actual hours on-site, so if you are utilizing the check in/out feature or are manually updating time logs then you are benefiting from those features. If you are not currently doing those actions, then the dashboard will pull from your scheduled hours.
 5. What happens if there are multiple appointments for the same order? The value for the order is only counted once (and only for Work Orders/Invoices, Estimates are not counted) and each appointment blocks the time as expected as long as it is marked as a "service route" (see question #3).


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Survey-Based Assessment of Household Borrowers' Financial Vulnerability
Discussion papers 1/2014
Summary: This Discussion Paper is an attempt to provide insight into the debt servicing capacity of Latvian households and its sustainability under the impact of different macroeconomic shocks based on individual household data obtained by surveying households with at least one loan for house purchase. To assess the financial situation of these households, changes in the household solvency are modelled under the impact of different economic shocks (shrinking employment income, rising interest rates, loss of jobs) and the obtained results are generalised to the aggregate portfolio of loans granted by Latvian credit institutions to households for house purchase. The results obtained lead to a conclusion that following the financial crisis household solvency is still fragile and possible negative shocks might contribute to higher potential losses of credit institutions. At the same time possible losses to lenders arising from such adverse shocks might be lower than two years ago since the value of collateral has increased with real estate prices moving up, while outstanding loans granted for house purchase have declined.
Key words: analysis of household solvency, stress tests, sensitivity analysis, financial margin, macroeconomic shock scenario, microdata
JEL codes: C15, C35, D14, E21, G21


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5 Reasons to say YES to a Homestay!
The thought of a homestay in a new culture where you may not speak the language can be scary. With every good challenge, comes an even greater outcome! Here are 5 reasons why you should say YES to a homestay.
 1. Communication becomes a lot more creative
While the thought of a language barrier can cause anxiety, have no fear! Odds are, the family you are living with won't speak much of your language either, leading to opportunities for other modes of communication. Sharing music, movie nights and playing games allows you to connect on a deeper level with your homestay family while being innovative with your communication. It also leads to tons of laughter as both you and your family use charades to tell stories, ask, and answer questions.
 2. Improvement in your language level
Regardless of how many language classes you've taken, nothing beats a hands on experience. Exposure in an authentic context helps improve your skills. From hearing the accent, to learning new phrases, you will leave the homestay with more confidence and a larger vocabulary!
 3. Everyday you learn something new
As you taste new food, participate in local dances, and learn local slang, everyday will be a learning experience. When immersed in a culture or place that is different from your daily norm, simple everyday tasks will turn into lessons.
 4. An authentic way to get to know a culture
It is easy to travel on the surface. Living with a local family allows you to gain experiences that traveling as a tourist could never provide. Discovering local spots, foods, and traditions from a native gives you insight that most travelers will never experience.
 5. A forever family
After living with a homestay family, you will have a new family in a different country forever! As impactful as the experience was for you, it was for them as well! A strong connection will be made and you will always have a place to call home in another part of the world.
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It's far easier to duplicate, rename and customize an existing Drupal theme and use it to build your first theme than to build one from scratch.
The first step is to install the theme you want to modify. Then make a copy of the theme directory on your computer. Use this local copy to make your changes, and then upload the modified copy to your site/all/themes directory on your web host.
To edit the files in a theme, you need some sort of text editor:
 - On a Windows machine, you can use the NotePad text editor.
 - On the Mac, TextEdit will work, although be sure to choose Format→Make Plain Text.
To create your own version of a theme, follow these steps:
 1. Rename the folder to a distinctive name you want to use for your theme.
 The name may only contain lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores. The example uses drupalfordummies.
 2. Open this folder and locate the.info file. Rename this file with your new theme name.
 For this example, is used.
 Make sure you rename the info file. Don't copy it with a new name. You only want one info file in your theme directory, and the name needs to match the name of your theme.
 3. Open the.info file in a text editor).
 4. Change the first line of this file to simply
 ; $Id$
 5. Change the name = line to use your theme name.
 In the example, this line is changed to name = Drupal For Dummies.
 This will be the name that shows up on the module selection page. It can contain spaces.
 6. Change the description text to describe your theme.
 The example changes the description to description = Yellow and Black Theme.
 7. Save this file using the new name you gave your theme.
 The examples is named You can delete the original.info file.
 Your.info file should now look similar to the following illustration.
 8. Open the template.php file in a text editor, use FIND and REPLACE to find the name "garland" and replace it with your theme's name (for example, drupalfordummies). Save your file.
 9. Repeat Step 8 for the theme-settings.php file.


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Location Naval Surface Warfare Center, West Bethesda, Maryland
Scope Of Work Design/Build Wavemaker Paddles and Support Structure, 3D Modeling, Laser Cutting, Bending, Welding, Assembly, Finishing, Machining, Outsourcing
The Naval Surface Warfare Center is a government owned facility that conducts tests on large-scale naval model ships. The Maneuvering and Seakeeping basin at the Naval Surface Warfare Center is a large rectangular basin, measuring 240 feet by 360 feet. Two adjacent walls are equipped with very large pneumatic and mechanical paddles which move back and forth either simultaneously or individually to create infinite different types of wave scenarios, while the other two walls are equipped with wave absorbing beaches. Recent work on advanced hull-form concepts, illustrates the need for increased study of ships in extreme wave conditions. Testing must be performed if the physics is to be understood. Maloya was supplied with 2D drawings that needed to be converted to 3D models in order to efficiently address the complex geometry of the structure. The 3D modeling insured that the fabrication process would proceed without any costly time consuming delays. Due to the large scale of these structures a detailed workflow system was designed to move the material in process through the various production stages. Maloya used their exten sive in house capabilities to construct these very large assemblies as well as coordinating a demanding delivery schedule as required by the Wavemaker design team located in Scotland.


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Moulded concrete blocks were a cheap alternative to brick masonry and looked a bit like stone. Some were being made in New Zealand in the early 1900s, and a few houses and other buildings utilised them. Firth began the first large-scale production of New Zealand concrete blocks in 1938. Concrete blocks are formed with thin walls, leaving a large cavity in the centre so that reinforcing steel can be placed in the wall. Blocks are made in standard sizes and are joined with a 10-millimetre-thick cement mortar. Concrete blocks proved to be very popular in New Zealand, particularly for industrial buildings, because they allow walls to be rapidly built.
Entire buildings can be almost all made using concrete frames and floor panels precast in a factory. Very often, precast elements are an important part of the architecture of the building. Precast elements are made in high-quality reusable moulds, with steel reinforcing placed in the mould before pouring the concrete.
Terrazzo is a special form of precast concrete in which the aggregates are specially selected for their colour and shape, and the cement mix is coloured to obtain a material which is highly decorative. It was widely used in the 20th century for floors in commercial and institutional buildings, as well as for such things as domestic sink benches. Following the casting and curing process, the material is machine-ground to obtain a robust, smooth, fine-grained finish. In the early 2000s terrazzo enjoyed a resurgence of popularity as a high-quality architectural finish.
Tonnes of cement
Limestone deposits close to rail links or deep-water ports were ideal for cement manufacture. They were quarried at Whangārei, Tarakohe in Golden Bay and Milburn in Otago. The names Golden Bay and Milburn became synonymous with cement. In the mid 2000s cement was produced at only two plants – one at Cape Foulwind, near Westport, the other at Portland, near Whangārei. Their combined annual output was over 1 million tonnes.
Konka board was developed in the early 1900s as a lightweight panel system which had some of the virtues of concrete. Concrete for the panels used volcanic pumice as an aggregate, and had a backing of building paper. Panels were about 900 by 900 millimetres, and 50 millimetres thick. They were fixed into timber framing with galvanised steel clips and nails. Joints were covered with hessian (sacking) soaked in wet cement and the whole surface was then roughcast.
In the early 1900s asbestos was combined with cement to form thin rigid sheets suitable for cladding and lining for buildings. It could be moulded and it naturally lent itself to use for roofing, including large corrugated sheets known as 'super six', with matching spouting and flashings. It was also sold as a large slate for roofing and wall covering. Marketed as a long-lasting lining, it was widely used – especially by home handymen.
In the mid-1970s, asbestos's link with the lung disease asbestosis was recognised, and it is no longer used in buildings. Where it is found in existing buildings, the law requires it to be professionally removed in strictly controlled conditions. A substitute for asbestos cement is fibre cement, formed with reinforcing fibres of cellulose or glass.


14 Oracle Text Utilities
This chapter discusses the utilities shipped with Oracle Text. The following topics are included:
14.1 Thesaurus Loader (ctxload)
Use ctxload to import a thesaurus file into the Oracle Text thesaurus tables.
An import file is an ASCII flat file that contains entries for synonyms, broader terms, narrower terms, or related terms, which can be used to expand queries.
See Also:
For examples of import files for thesaurus importing, see Structure of ctxload Thesaurus Import File in Appendix C, "Text Loading Examples for Oracle Text"
14.1.1 Text Loading
The ctxload program no longer supports the loading of text columns. To load files to a text column in batch mode, Oracle recommends that you use SQL*Loader.
14.1.2 ctxload Syntax
ctxload -user username[/password][_USER_]
 -name object_name
 -file file_name
 [-thescase y|n]
 [-log file_name]
 [-trace] Mandatory Arguments
Specify the user name and password of the user running ctxload.
The user name and password can be followed immediately by _USER_ to permit logging on to remote databases. The value for sqlnet_address is a database connect string. If the TWO_TASK environment variable is set to a remote database, then you do not need to specify a value for sqlnet_address to connect to the database.
-name object_name
When you use ctxload to import a thesaurus, use object_name to specify the name of the thesaurus to be imported.
Use object_name to identify the thesaurus in queries that use thesaurus operators.
Thesaurus name must be unique. If the name specified for the thesaurus is identical to an existing thesaurus, then ctxload returns an error and does not overwrite the existing thesaurus.
-file file_name
When ctxload is used to import a thesaurus, use file_name to specify the name of the import file that contains the thesaurus entries.
When ctxload is used to export a thesaurus, use file_name to specify the name of the export file created by ctxload.
If the name specified for the thesaurus dump file is identical to an existing file, then ctxload overwrites the existing file. Optional Arguments
Import a thesaurus. Specify the source file with the -file argument. Specify the name of the thesaurus to be imported with -name.
-thescase y | n
Specify y to create a case-sensitive thesaurus with the name specified by -name and populate the thesaurus with entries from the thesaurus import file specified by -file. If -thescase is y (the thesaurus is case-sensitive), ctxload enters the terms in the thesaurus exactly as they appear in the import file.
The default for -thescase is n (case-insensitive thesaurus).
-thescase is valid for use only with the -thes argument.
Export a thesaurus. Specify the name of the thesaurus to be exported with the -name argument. Specify the destination file with the -file argument.
Specify the name of the log file to which ctxload writes any national-language supported (Globalization Support) messages generated during processing. If you do not specify a log file name, the messages appear on the standard output.
Enables SQL statement tracing using ALTER SESSION SET SQL_TRACE TRUE. This command captures all processed SQL statements in a trace file, which can be used for debugging. The location of the trace file is operating-system dependent and can be modified using the USER_DUMP_DEST initialization parameter.
See Also:
For more information about SQL trace and the USER_DUMP_DEST initialization parameter, see Oracle Database Administrator's Guide
14.1.3 ctxload Examples
This section provides examples for some of the operations that ctxload can perform.
See Also:
For more document loading examples, see Appendix C, "Text Loading Examples for Oracle Text" Thesaurus Import Example
The following example imports a thesaurus named tech_doc from an import file named tech_thesaurus.txt:
ctxload -user jsmith/123abc -thes -name tech_doc -file tech_thesaurus.txt Thesaurus Export Example
The following example dumps the contents of a thesaurus named tech_doc into a file named tech_thesaurus.out:
ctxload -user jsmith/123abc -thesdump -name tech_doc -file tech_thesaurus.out
14.2 Knowledge Base Extension Compiler (ctxkbtc)
The knowledge base is the information source that Oracle Text uses to perform theme analysis, such as theme indexing, processing ABOUT queries, and to document theme extraction with the CTX_DOC package. A knowledge base is supplied for English and French.
With the ctxkbtc compiler, you can:
 - Extend your knowledge base by compiling one or more thesauri with the Oracle Text knowledge base. The extended information can be application-specific terms and relationships. During theme analysis, the extended portion of the knowledge base overrides any terms and relationships in the knowledge base where there is overlap.
 - Create a new user-defined knowledge base by compiling one or more thesauri. In languages other than English and French, this feature can be used to create a language-specific knowledge base.
 Only CTXSYS can extend the knowledge base.
 See Also:
 For more information about the knowledge base packaged with Oracle Text, see _URL_
 For more information about the ABOUT operator, see ABOUT operator in Chapter 3, "Oracle Text CONTAINS Query Operators"
 For more information about document services, see Chapter 8, "CTX_DOC Package"
14.2.1 Knowledge Base Character Set
Knowledge bases can be in any single-byte character set. Supplied knowledge bases are in WE8ISO8859P1. You can store an extended knowledge base in another character set such as US7ASCII.
14.2.2 ctxkbtc Syntax
ctxkbtc -user uname/passwd
[-name thesname1 [thesname2... thesname16]]
[-stoplist stoplistname]
[-log filename]
Specify the user name and password for the administrator creating an extended knowledge base. This user must have write permission to the ORACLE_HOME directory.
-name thesname1 [thesname2... thesname16]
Specify the name(s) of the thesauri (up to 16) to be compiled with the knowledge base to create the extended knowledge base. The thesauri you specify must already be loaded with ctxload with the "-thescase Y" option
Reverts the extended knowledge base to the default knowledge base provided by Oracle Text.
-stoplist stoplistname
Specify the name of the stoplist. Stopwords in the stoplist are added to the knowledge base as useless words that are prevented from becoming themes or contributing to themes. Add stopthemes after running this command using CTX_DLL.ADD_STOPTHEME.
Displays all warnings and messages, including non-Globalization Support messages, to the standard output.
Specify the log file for storing all messages. When you specify a log file, no messages are reported to standard out.
14.2.3 ctxkbtc Usage Notes
 - Before running ctxkbtc, you must set the NLS_LANG environment variable to match the database character set.
 - The user issuing ctxkbtc must have write permission to the ORACLE_HOME, because the program writes files to this directory.
 - Before being compiled, each thesaurus must be loaded into Oracle Text case sensitive with the "-thescase Y" option in ctxload.
 - Running ctxkbtc twice removes the previous extension.
14.2.4 ctxkbtc Limitations
The ctxkbtc program has the following limitations:
 - When upgrading or downgrading your database to a different release, for theme indexing and related features to work correctly, Oracle recommends that you recompile your extended knowledge base in the new environment.
 - Before extending the knowledge base, you must terminate all server processes that have invoked any knowledge base-related Text functions during their lifetime.
 - There can be only one user extension for each language for each installation. Because a user extension affects all users at the installation, only the CTXSYS user can extend the knowledge base.
 - In a RAC environment, the ORACLE_HOME can either be shared between multiple nodes, or each node can have its own ORACLE_HOME. The following requirements apply:
 - Before using any knowledge base-dependent functionality in any of the RAC nodes, ctxkbtc must be run in every ORACLE_HOME in the RAC environment.
 - When using ctxkbtc, the exact same input thesaurus content must be used in every ORACLE_HOME in the RAC environment.
14.2.5 ctxkbtc Constraints on Thesaurus Terms
Terms are case sensitive. If a thesaurus has a term in uppercase, for example, the same term present in lowercase form in a document will not be recognized.
The maximum length of a term is 80 characters.
Disambiguated homographs are not supported.
14.2.6 ctxkbtc Constraints on Thesaurus Relations
The following constraints apply to thesaurus relations:
 - BTG and BTP are the same as BT. NTG and NTP are the same as NT.
 - Only preferred terms can have a BT, NTs or RTs.
 - If a term has no USE relation, it will be treated as its own preferred term.
 - If a set of terms are related by SYN relations, only one of them may be a preferred term.
 - An existing category cannot


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Climate Change: Legal Implications For Canadian Pension Plan Fiduciaries and Policy-Makers
Randy Bauslaugh, in collaboration with the Canada Climate Law Initiative (CCLI), is pleased to present Climate Change: Legal Implications For Canadian Pension Plan Fiduciaries and Policy-Makers, an opinion piece discussing the fiduciary obligations pension fund administrators have to consider and manage climate change financial risks and opportunities. The opinion applies basic legal principles, statutory requirements, and recent case law to relevant economic and scientific evidence. It concludes that pension fund fiduciaries have a duty to take into account financial risks and opportunities related to climate change when managing plan assets.
Topics covered in this opinion piece include:
- Legal Responsibilities of Plan Fiduciaries
- The Financial Relevance of Climate Change to Fiduciary Investment Responsibilities
- Must Plan Fiduciaries Consider Implications of Climate Change
- Climate-Related Risks and Opportunities Relevant to Fiduciary Management
- Recent Climate Change Case-Law
- Insulating Plan Fiduciaries from Climate Change Claims
- Lessons from Big Plans
- Public Policy Implications
The CCLI is an inter-disciplinary research initiative that advances the understanding of climate governance across Canada through research, dialogue and knowledge sharing.


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Other names for D-mannose are:
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 - Carubinose
 - D-manosa
 - Mannose
 - Seminose
Why do people take D-mannose?
D-mannose is used to treat a rare disease called carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome type 1b.
This disease is passed down through families. It makes you lose protein through the intestines. Some reports say D-mannose slows down this protein loss and makes your liver work better. It may also reduce bleeding disorders and low blood sugar in people with this disease.
D-mannose may also treat or prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). Animal research suggests the supplementstops certain bacteria from sticking to the bladder walls.
Scientists think that the bacteria stick to the sugar instead. This helps the bacteria leave the body through your urine. Fewer bacteria in the bladder lowers your risk of a UTI. However, no studies of D-mannose have been done in people to determine if it effectively treats or prevent UTIs.
Some studies suggest D-mannose may play a useful role as a "prebiotic." Prebiotics are substances that may help your body by stimulating the growth of "good" bacteria in your digestive system.
In some lab studies and studies in mice, D-mannose components were shown to increase the growth of "good" bacteria. This suggests D-mannose may have some use for people with dysbiosis, an imbalance in good and bad bacteria.
D-mannose supplements are taken by mouth.
Can you get D-mannose naturally from foods?
D-mannose is found naturally in high amounts in many fruits. Such fruits include:
 - Apples
 - Oranges
 - Peaches
 - Some berries such as blueberries and cranberries
What are the risks of taking D-mannose?
Long-term studies in mice suggest it is safe when taken by mouth in appropriate amounts.
You should be cautious about using D-mannose if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, because there has not been enough study on its safety in these circumstances.
Side effects of D-mannose may include:
 - Bloating
 - Loose stools
D-mannose supplements should be used with caution if you have diabetes. It may make it harder to control your blood sugar.
High doses of D-mannose may cause kidney damage.
Always tell your doctor about any supplements you are taking, including natural ones and those bought without a prescription. That way, your doctor can check on any potential side effects or interactions with any medications.
Supplements are not regulated by the FDA.
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In response to some serious issues like the energy crisis and environmental problems associated with the conventional compression refrigeration system, thermal air-conditioning systems were therefore developed to overcome the mentioned problems. A completely novel integrated adsorption and absorption (AD-AB) refrigeration system driven by low-grade temperature heat sources is proposed in this investigation. This novel cycle focuses on the inherent characteristics of the adsorption and absorption phenomena. The innovation here is that the generator of the absorption cycle becomes the evaporator of the adsorption cycle. Therefore, the generation and evaporating pressure are associated with the heat source temperature. Moreover, the adsorber in the adsorption system replaces the condenser in the standard absorption system. Thus, the generation pressure is associated with the heat source temperature and can be adjusted according to the solution concentration and generation temperature.
Keywords integrated AD-AB system, absorption, adsorption, COP, low-grade thermal energy, energy Efficiency.


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Kenn Heydrick, President-Elect for the Science Teachers Association of Texas.
What does STAT stand for?
STAT stands for Science Teachers Association of Texas
This definition appears frequently and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:
- Science, medicine, engineering, etc.
- Organizations, NGOs, schools, universities, etc.
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We have 92 other meanings of STAT in our Acronym Attic
- Staatssicherheitsdienst (State Security, former East Germany)
- Software for Ambient Semantic Interoperable Services
- South Tidewater Association of Ship Repairers
- Short Term Air Supply System (emergency breathing system)
- South Tyneside Assessment of Syntactic Structure (language assessment tool)
- Standard Training Activity Support System (Navy-CNET)
- Submarine Towed Array Surveillance/Sonar System
- Surveillance and Target Acquisition Aircraft System
- Science and Technology Assistance Team
- Scientific Test and Analysis Techniques (various organizations)
- Security Test and Analysis Tool
- Security Threat Avoidance Technology (Harris Corporation)
- Short Term Assessment and Treatment
- Short Turn-Around Time
- Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription
- Situation Triage and Assessment Team
- Slotted Tube Atom Trap
- Small Transport Aircraft Technology
- Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique
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10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT) presented its "1995 Recognition of Service to Science Education by a Business" award to Exxon Corporation (NYSE: XON) today in honor of Exxon's million dollar Texas Exxon Energy Cube program.