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Several factors usually determine if a person will have or experience social anxiety. A few of them are genetics, trauma, their childhood, introversion vs. extroversion, and whether they feel safe in that environment or social situation.
Some people are generally sensitive to social situations and can experience varying degrees of anxiety when confronted with a social situation. Although there is no way to actually tell if someone has social anxiety, there are certain behavioral factors or qualities that make some people more likely to experience social anxiety than others. One of such qualities is the zodiac sign.
In this article, we'll be discussing which is the worst zodiac sign for social anxiety. If you're interested in knowing which is the worst zodiac sign, then keep reading. We'll be providing a list containing 5 signs that have qualities that make them more susceptible to social anxiety.
5 Zodiac Signs Most Susceptible to Social Anxiety
- Virgo (August 23 to September 22) – Virgo is a mutable and grounded sign. It is generally associated with the earth and being well-grounded. Virgos are extremely patient and calm. They tend to suffer in silence and give people several second chances. Virgos are also loyal. The combination of these qualities can lead to heightened feelings of social anxiety. Due to the Virgo's reluctance to discuss what is wrong, they can continue to internalize their issues, and this can manifest in social situations. Virgos also like order and being in control. These are qualities often absent in a social situation. The lack of order and control may cause Virgos to withdraw and feel anxious about the situation.
- Gemini (May 20 to June 21) – Infamously known as the two-faced sign, Geminis can actually be quite dependable. They tend to see both sides of things and have more than one thought process. This helps them to be more patient and calculated in their decisions. Unfortunately, this can also cause social anxiety. They have a tendency to overthink situations, and this can manifest as social anxiety. Gemini will also absorb the energy of others. If they're in a location they do not feel comfortable in; they can become extremely socially anxious and overthink everything they do.
- Scorpio (October 23 to November 21) – Scorpios are deep thinkers and introverts. They have an iron control of their thoughts and expressions. Unfortunately, this makes it hard to spot signs of social anxiety in a Scorpio. If they get too deep in their head around people they don't know well; they can become socially anxious.
- Cancer (June 21 to July 22) – Cancers are a fluid sign as their element is water. They have many emotions and can often feel overwhelmed by their emotions. Due to this, they may get called moody or pessimistic. They simply prefer to stay within people they trust. Being in a place with a lot of people they do not know can make them socially anxious.
- Taurus (April 20 to May 20)- This sign is calm and collected. They prefer calm situations and staying in their comfort zone. Taking them out of their comfort zone can lead to feelings of anxiety.


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Although corn (or maize) is considered a whole grain, when referred to in powder form, corn flour is not considered to be the same as whole grain flour. Whole grain flour typically refers to wheat flour derived from grinding whole grain into flour.


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Symbolic Meaning of Fish
Water is an intrinsic portion of most spiritual beliefs. It is an ancient symbolic meaning dealing with the subconscious and depth of knowledge. Water contains all the mysteriousness of the unknown. In considering the ocean deep, we still do not know what is all down there. Even oceanic explorers who have seen wonders we have yet to see or even know about are still in awe to their constant new findings from the depths of the ocean.
Water is an endless mystery; representing that which is present, but cannot be seen.
Water is also taken to be a womb symbol. Therefore, is it associated to birth, fertility, and overall woman-ness, deriving from several ancient flood myths and the "from water springs life" concept.
Even though there are several fish in water and each contain different symbolic meaning, there are some prime symbolic meanings the fish in general holds, such as: fertility, femininity, eternity, creativity, happiness, good luck, knowledge/wisdom, and transformation
Depending on the culture and era, diverse peoples have had various views on the symbolic meanings for fish.
Pagans were one of the first to use the fish symbol. It was viewed that the fish was a feminine symbol of fertility and an attribute of the Goddess. Water to them represents the flow of the Divine Mother principal, so all water creatures are part of fertility and the power of the Goddess. The pagan fish symbol was a simplified image of a woman's womb or vagina. The overlapping two thin crescent moons signify a woman's monthly cycle.
Babylonian & Assyrian
The Babylonians also included fish in their mythology. The mermaid and fertility goddess of the seas, Atargatis - in Aramaic 'Atar'atah -, some say was born from a giant egg that was pushed by fish out of the river Euphrates. This Syrian deity was commonly known to the ancient Greeks as Aphrodite Derceto or Derketo. Atargatis' main sanctuary was at Hierapolis (modern Manbij). As the baalat ("mistress") of Her city and people, she was responsible for their protection and well-being, but primarily was known as the goddess of fertility. Doves and fish were sacred by Atargatis; doves as an emblem of the Love-Goddess and fish as a symbol of the fertility and life of the waters. The Babylonians had several gods and goddesses who took the shape of a fish, dolphin, or other sea creature. Most of these gods and goddesses were connected to sexuality. They believed, like many other cultures, that the oval outline of a fish was similar to the shape of a womb.
"Not far from Her temple was a sacred lake, filled with many varieties of fish, Her sacred animal. These fish were well-kept, sometimes even ornamented with jewels (Lucian says he saw one particular fish that had a jewel in its fin on several occasions): they knew their names and would come when called, and would snuggle up to people to be pet. In the middle of the lake was an altar that people would swim to to make offerings. According to other writers, It was taboo to eat or touch these fish, except on special occasions and by the priesthood, who considered it theaphagy, the ritual eating of the Goddess as a sacrament."
Much like the priesthood of Roman Goddess Cybele, Hers was one rumored to perform acts of self mutilation and self-castration. Also, the worship of Atargatis was practiced with song, dance, and music of flutes and rattles. Her worshippers would work themselves to a frenzy during the festivities, similar to Cybele's.
A LEAD VOTIVE OF ATARGATIS HELIOPOLITANUS, 1st-4th century AD. Flanked by two bulls. 3.75 inches. Jidejina's book "Baalbek" p. 37 states that these lead ex-votos representing the triad worshipped at Heliopolis-Baalbek (Mercury-Hermes, Atargatis-Venus, and Jupiter) were carried on ceremonial occasions in a sacred procession from Heliopolis to Ain Lejouj where they were then flung into the waters of the spring.
Some scholars say the fish head hat of the priests of Enki, a Sumerian god of water, crafts, mischief, intelligence, and creation, later became the mitre of Catholic bishops.
Enki was part of the Sumerian tri-Gods and was commonly represented as a half-fish, half-goat creature. He was also the one that devised that men should live as slaves to the gods. As the Dagon priests sprinkled holy water in ceremony, so did the priests of Enki.
Enki was prominent from the third millennium down to Hellenistic times.
The common translation of his name is "Lord of the Earth," but the translation is still in debate.
In Assyria, there were carved depictions of pagan priests, who were shown as being half sun-fish and half man on stone slabs. These priests were sprinkling holy water. In later depictions, the fish head's mouth on the priest's head was opened (as shown in the photograph below). The rest of the fish was still shown as a cloak over the man. These depictions were of the God of Babylon and Philistia, Dagon or Oannes. Dagon's name was derived from the Semitic root dag, and means, accordingly, "little fish". Dagon is sometimes associated with the female half-fish deity, Derceto or Atargatis, often identified with Astarte. Most of Dagon's worshippers abstained from eating fish, a practice that one is naturally inclined to connect with the worship of a fish-god, similar to the worshippers of Atargatis.
"In Babylon there was "Oannes" a fish god who imparted great knowledge to the people. He taught them how to build cities. He also taught them math and geometric laws, and was credited with giving them all the knowledge that they would ever receive. At night, he would go back into the sea to spend the night, because he was amphibious. He had the head of a man; covered by the head of a fish, and had the legs and feet of a man and the torso of a man, but was covered by the scales and tail of a fish. ". -Berossus; from ancient fragments
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The Egyptian astrological hieroglyph below, the vesica piscus (Latin: 'air bladder of a fish'), is a symbol for virginity and purity. It was written in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs that the fish was the vulva of Isis, who, after taking form of a fish, swallowed Osiris' penis.
Vesica Piscis
Isis, Horus, and a Whole Fish Mitre
The Egyptian gate to Paradise
(Note how it looks like the Omega symbol)
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In Greco-Roman mythology the fish was considered a sacred animal. The fish represented change and transformation. In the myth of Aphrodite and her son, Heros, they transform into fish in order to escape the monster Typhon/Typhoeus (son of Gaia and lord of chaos, who tried to destroy Zeus at the will of Gaia, for the imprisonment of the Titans). The two tied their tails together to insure they would not be parted during their escape (creating the symbol of the Pisces) and hid in the waters of the Nile. A stellar image of Ichthyes ("Twin Fish"), as seen below, remains to keep the influence of Typhon forever at bay. One fish swims North, "toward the cosmic waters of forgetfulness." The other fish swims West, "toward the constellation Aquarius and the waterbear's waves of enlightenment. At the same time, the Ichthyes are tied together, representing the eternal quest that draws the soul toward these dual destinations and the dilemmas of spiritual desire."
"In fact the tradition of eating fish on Friday comes from many different pagan cultures. Aphrodite Salacia, the fish Goddess, was worshipped by her followers on her sacred day of Friday. They ate fish and engag[ed] in orgies. Which is how the word "salacious," meaning lustful, became used. The Christian church assimilated this tradition by requiring the faithful to eat fish on Friday.
Throughout the Mediterranean, mystery religions used fish, wine and bread for their sacramental meal and ancient Rome called Friday "dies veneris" or Day of Venus, the Pagan goddess. Venus is the one in the fable of the mystic egg of the Babylonians about the giant egg falling from heaven into the River Euphrates. The fishes rolled it to the bank where the doves having perched upon it, hatched it. What came out of this egg was Venus-also referred to as the morning star. Venus afterwards was called the Assyrian goddess or Astarte, the queen of heaven.
In all of these stories we find the tradition of Easter born from these mystery legends as Easter was just another name for Astarte. This festival in ancient Babylonianism of Astarte (known as Istar or Easter), was about her son coming back from the dead which is why the Easter celebration has the symbolic egg as well as the Astarte name for the celebration of the borrowed mythical resurrection of the Bright Morning Star" -Jesus (Revelation 22:16).
The Roman goddess, Cybele ("Magna Mater," great queen mother goddess), wore a mitre on her


text: Community based monitoring is emerging as a promising practice for improving programme effectiveness and as a key component of rights-based implementation of health programmes. One of the challenges of this approach is to demonstrate that it is yielding results. Community based monitoring is often seen as a process intensive intervention, which may not yield results in terms of changes in health 'services' and health 'outcomes' in the short term. However, it is very important in 'empowering' communities and in building their capacities in engaging with service providers and to negotiate better services for themselves. This paper discusses the different conceptual dimensions of community monitoring and then explores the difficulties of monitoring and assessing progress and results. It also explores a set of mechanisms for documenting and assessing progress drawing upon contemporary practice of evaluation. Using practical examples drawn from the author's own practice and two examples of field level practice in India, the author proposes a practical methodology for assessing progress, drawing lessons and for establishing robust evidence based results in the field of community based monitoring.

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The unusually beautiful shape and brilliant colours of Strelitzia reginae have made these flowers not just a designer's favorite, but also a popular symbol of paradise. The plant bears a unique flower that resembles a brightly coloured bird in flight, or a birds beak and head plumage. giving it the common name of the Bird of Paradise. The fascinating blooms make wonderful, long lasting cut flowers.
Strelitzia reginae is a bold structural plant, that grows to 2m (6.6ft) tall, with large, strong leaves 25 to 70cm (10 to 28in) long and 10 to 30cm (4 to 12in) broad, produced on petioles up to 1m (39in) long. The leaves are evergreen and arranged in two ranks, making a fan-shaped crown.
The flowers stand above the foliage at the tips of long stalks. The hard, beak-like sheath from which the flower emerges, called the spathe, is placed perpendicular to the stem it gives it the appearance of a bird's head and beak.
In is native enviroments of South Africa it makes a durable perch for holding the sunbirds which pollinate the flowers. The flowers, which emerge one at a time from the spathe, consist of three brilliant orange sepals and three purplish-blue or white petals. Two of the blue or white petals are joined together to form an arrow-like nectary. When the sunbirds sit to drink the nectar, the petals open to cover their feet in pollen.
The grey-green banana-like leaves are evergreen and the flowers stand above the foliage at the tips of long stalks. Mature plants are very floriferous with flowers in autumn, winter and spring.
Strelitzia are not difficult to grow from seed – they just take time but once they flower, you will have to agree, they are well worth the wait!
Strelitzia reginae has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Sowing: Sow indoors at any time of year.
Before sowing, remove the bright orange tuft of hairs attached to the seed (aril of each seed), the hard seeds can be scarified (nicked or scratched) to decrease germinate. To scarify, soak the seeds in lukewarm water for several hours, and then nick them with a knife or small file. Scarified seeds will germinate in two to three months.
Another way to decrease germination time is to put un-scarified seeds in a plastic bag and place them in a refrigerator at 4°C (40°F) for two weeks. Then scarify and sow them.
Sow in seed trays filled with a well-drained soil medium at a depth of 12mm (½in)
Keep at a constant temperature of 25°C (77°F) low temperatures retard germination. Germination takes four to eight weeks.
The soil mix must be kept consistently damp until the seeds germinate. To ensure a moist, humid environment, cover the seed container with a sheet of glass or clear plastic and place it in indirect light.
Seedlings should be a good size before transplanted (two to three leaves) into a well drained medium. Young Strelitzia plants must be grown in shade, for the leaves tend to burn in direct sunlight. Regular repotting allows the young plant to develop rapidly. Restricting the root development retards growth.
Strelitzia is an easy plant to grow in the garden. Plants do well in full sun to semi-shade, love a rich loamy soil and plenty of water throughout the year. They respond well to regular feeding with a slow release fertiliser and compost. They are very tolerant plants and will thrive in most soils and can survive with very little water once established. They are also wind resistant and grow well in coastal gardens.
The plants are sensitive to cold and in areas with frosts would need a sheltered position. In cold climates it is better to grow them in pots that could be moved indoors when frosts are expected. As soon as the frosts finish for the winter, you may place the plant outside in a sheltered south facing garden. They tend to do well when temperatures do not drop below 10°C (50°F) and do very well in a greenhouse/conservatory.
Tips for growing in a temperate climate:
Overwintering - One of the main points with exotic plants is to avoid frost. Keep in a warm, well lit area. Stop feeding the plants to allow them to become dormant. Do not overwater in the dormant season/winter. Wet soil is cold soil.
Springtime: - Feed the plant well once growth starts again. Feed regularly throughout the growing season but do not over-feed otherwise your plants will just grow foliage and no flowers.
From seed, plants given ideal conditions will flower within 3 years. To get a mature flowering plant from seed takes about three to five years. They usually start to come into flower at Christmas time and sometimes later in the summer months. The flower spikes take a few months to grow full size, but then open gradually, taking a few weeks, to a few months to open up to reveal their famous flowers.
The bird of paradise plant should be watered thoroughly but then allowed to dry out almost completely before re-watering. They don't like to be over-watered, and in the rest period (winter) they should only be watered when the soil is almost completely bone dry. When growing begins in the Spring they should be given phostrogen feed once every two weeks, to encourage new growth.
During the summer months, Strelitzia require as much sunlight and ventilation as possible. Feed once a week with a phostrogen feed in summer to help encourage new leaves and flower spikes.
As soon as the roots start to stretch the pot wider, it would then be wise to pot the plant up into the next size pot. They tend to do very well in loam-based compost with either grit or bark chippings to aid drainage. The optimum pH is 6.5.
Strelitzia reginae is native to South Africa where it grows wild in the Eastern Cape where it grows on tiver banks and scrub clearings in coastal areas.
It is naturalised in Mexico, Belize, Bangladesh, Madeira Islands and Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of Chile.
It was first introduced to Europe in 1773, when it was grown at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Since then, it has been widely introduced around the world, including the Americas and Australia, growing well in any area that is sunny and warm. In the United States, Florida and California are the main areas of cultivation, due to their warm climate.
In 1909, S. x kewensis, a hybrid between S. reginae and S. alba, flowered at Kew for the first time, producing pale watery yellow flowers. Unfortunately it now seems to have disappeared from cultivation.
Strelitzia reginae is a common ornamental plant in Southern California, and has been chosen as the Official Flower of the City of Los Angeles.
In 1773 Sir Joseph Banks brought back this spectacular new plant to Kew Gardens from South Africa. He named the exotic-looking plant Strelitzia in honour of Queen Charlotte, wife of George III and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, (_PHONE_). Queen Charlotte was an amateur botanist and lived at Kew for many years. Her husband King George III inherited the Royal Botanic Kew Gardens in 1772.
The species name reginae, is from the Latin regina, meaning 'Queen'.
Pronounced strell-LITZ-zee-uh ree-JIN-nee, it is commonly called the Bird of Paradise or the Crane Flower.
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Packet Size 10 Seeds Family Strelitziaceae Genus Strelitzia Species reginae Common Name The Bird of Paradise Other Common Names Crane flower, Geel Piesang Hardiness Tender Perennial Flowers Orange with Blue, 30cm (12in) long blooms Natural Flower Time September thru to May Foliage Evergreen, Grey-green banana-like leaves Height to 150cm (5ft) in 5 years Spread 100cm (40in) Position Full sun to partial shade Soil Fertile, well drained Time to Sow Sow indoors at any time of year. Germination Keep at a constant temperature of 25°C (77°F)


text: To teach process writing, I send a letter home to the parents asking them to help their child select a favorite homemade dish. They provide the child with the recipe and when possible, actually make it together. The student must write the steps to making the dish in paragraph form and explain why the dish is a favorite. The student must also include any memories associated with the dish in the story. We publish our recipes and stories in a book and give them to our parents during the holidays.

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2 The term victim may refer to a person, business, institution, or society as a whole.
- 3 The term known offender does not imply that the identity of the suspect is known, but only that an attribute of
the suspect has been identified, which distinguishes him/her from an unknown offender. The actual number of
known offenders is 7,330. However, the column figures will not add to the total because some offenders are
responsible for more than one offense type, and they are, therefore, counted more than once in this table.
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Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic
It's the colors in this abstract photograph that allow us to recognize the birds in flight as macaws. Because macaws have such bright and distinctive colors, photographer Joel Sartore was able to create a successful abstract image, one in which birds of quieter hues would have disappeared. —Annie Griffiths
Photo Tip: Distinct colors can help the viewer recognize objects in an abstract view. When presented with this advantage, the photographer has more leeway to be creative with time exposures and motion while still allowing the subject to read.
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|'Life in 1810' is topic of program offered at County Museum on September 8|
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A veteran speaker and re-enactor will bring to life one of his favorite topics, "Pioneer Life in 1810," at the Scott County Heritage Center and Museum on Saturday, September 8.
The free event at 2 p.m. that day is offered as part of Pigeon Roost Remembered Day, an observance of the 200th anniversary of the Pigeon Roost Massacre in which 24 men, women and children were killed by Indians on September 3, 1812.
Kevin Stonerock has brought history to life for thousands of children, young people and adults. His living history program will be performed in authentic period clothing in the first-person style. His "Hoosier pioneer" is a character compiled from several different historical accounts of the period from 1770 to 1810. It centers around the life of Andrew Amonett, a frontiersman of the Indiana Territory.
Complete with tall tales, Stonerock's presentation deals with various aspects of frontier life and dangers faced in the Indiana Territory just before the start of the War of 1812. Topics include trapping, militia service, Indian affairs, tools, weapons and frontier clothing.
Stonerock has performed for 30 years and presented over 3,500 programs. He wrote, directed and performed in "Plum Creek Anthology," which is presented annually in Vevay.
There is no charge for attending his program at the museum. Visitors are asked to bring lawn chairs to enjoy the performance in comfort on the museum's front steps.


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FLINT CREEK (Young County). Flint Creek rises two miles southeast of Loving in west central Young County (at 33°14' N, 98°30' W) and runs southwest for twelve miles to its mouth on Salt Creek, two miles northwest of Graham (at 33°10' N, 98°35' W). The headwaters of Flint Creek are known as Baylor Springs; they were a stop along an early stage route from Fort Richardson to Fort Belknap. In its upper reaches the stream is an intermittent draw that runs through private ranchland and the Knox oilfield. After meeting with Turtle Hole Creek, however, Flint Creek becomes the main source of Lake Eddleman, a municipally owned reservoir that supplies water, electrical power, and recreational facilities to the Graham area. The creek runs through terrain of resistant ledges and low cuestas, where shallow, stony soils support live oaks, juniper, and grasses.


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Following on from our External Loading post, I'd like to introduce the concept of Internal Loading. Internal Loading describes a far more subjective means of monitoring your workload and the affects it is having on you and literally takes seconds to do. But don't let the small time footprint fool you, it can be a very powerful way of monitoring your performance and informing you as to when it is a good time to push a little harder, or to back off and recover.
Load management is a term used in sport when we are trying to quantify and adapt an athletes physical stress, usually in the form of matches, training or gym sessions, to achieve optimal adaptation and reduce the risk of injury and/or illness. As a concept it is not applied to performers, as they tend to measure their tiredness in a much more subjective manner, along the lines of how they feel. There is certainly some merit in both, but what is a nice middle ground that takes advantage of both the subjective (internal loading) and objective (external loading) ways to monitor load or fatigue, is to combine them.
Why would you bother monitoring Internal load?
Some kind of IL monitoring is done without thinking about it, those days where you feel great and go for it and sometimes, when we're not feeling great, we back off and maybe avoid going to the gym or training for a couple of days.This system is aimed at quantifying that and giving you a tool to measure how much work you're doing and therefore how much physical stress you're being put under. This kind of load monitoring is sensitive to poor sleep, high stress times, suboptimal fuelling and hydration as well as potential incoming illness.Given it takes so little time to apply, it can be a no brainer to add.
How can you measure your Internal Load?
Seeing as this is primarily a subjective measure, we are going to utilise the Rate of Perceived Exertion method which has been slightly bastardised from its original format. This will involve a measure 1 to 10 where you subjectively score how hard your session was, we use defined levels of exertion as seen in figure 1. Then you simply take that number, and multiply it by the length of your session eg RPE 8 x 60 minutes = 480. This 480 doesn't mean anything to anyone but you and the unit used is an Arbitrary Unit or AU. If you do this foreach session of any kind, then you can get a weekly score. The weekly score is the important measure, shown in figure 2.
I'd argue that this is even more simple measure and monitor, when compared to external loading. It's strength lies in that it can give your entire working/training week some type of quantification, with different types of physical exertion/stress being covered. This can give a nice overview of how you are dealing with the physical stress you undertake, as spikes in RPE or session durations will lead to jumps in AU scores and potentially your weeks score. This may put into context why you feel particular tired at a given time, and can adapt your training accordingly to prioritise recovery until you feel ready to go again.
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Old landfill sites promote biodiversity, study shows
Brownfield sites are often promoted as suitable locations for development on the perception that protecting the 'green belt' limits damage to biodiversity.
Yet a new study shows that such sites are in fact of great importance to wildlife, providing scarce and species-rich habitats with little or no disturbance.
The research, led by Callum Macgregor and colleagues at the University of Hull, UKCEH and Butterfly Conservation, investigated the species richness of birds, plants and insects in relation to historical landfill sites, combining data from three national-scale UK biological monitoring schemes, including the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme.
Brownfield land harbours a rich array of bird, insect and plant species, with its biodiversity often under-appreciated (Richard Croft / commons.wikimedia.org).
The results demonstrate that species richness is higher for all three groups in landscapes containing ex-landfill sites, with these figures increasing as the area of ex-landfill increases.
The team found that for birds and insects, the species richness declines over time once landfill sites have closed, while for plants species richness increases.
The research provides evidence that the repurposing or development of brownfield sites may have unintended negative consequences for biodiversity,and that this should only occur on smaller sites, or those in areas where a high density of such brownfield sites exists.
Macgregor C J, Bunting M J, Deutz P, Bourn N A, Roy D B & Mayes W M. 2022. Brownfield sites promote biodiversity at a landscape scale. Science of The Total Environment 804: 150162. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150162


This is when Earth won't be able to sustain its digital data
Digital content is on track to equal half of Earth's mass by 2245, according to new research.
The research by Dr. Melvin Vopson, a senior lecturer at the U.K.'s University of Portsmouth, highlights the physics of information creation and the demands of storing vast quantities of digital data.
"Assuming the current growth trends in digital content continue, the world will reach a singularity point in terms of the maximum digital information possibly created and the power needs to sustain it, called the information catastrophe," Vopson writes, in a paper published in AIP Advances, the journal of the American Institute of Physics.
The "information catastrophe" will add to existing global challenges such as climate, environment, population, food, health, energy and security, according to the researcher.
The study examines the "incredible" growth of digital bits, the unit used to measure computer data. In the singularity point, more digital bits will be created than atoms on the planet. "At the same time, the digital information production alone will consume most of the planetary power capacity," Vopson writes.
With current data storage densities, the number of bits produced per year and the size of a bit compared to the size of an atom, at a rate of 50% annual growth, the number of bits would equal the number of atoms on Earth in approximately 150 years, according to a press release on the research. Vopson says it would be approximately 130 years until the power needed to sustain digital information creation would equal all the power currently produced on our planet. By 2245, the research says, half of Earth's mass would be digital information mass.
"In the extreme case scenario when our digital information production growth is sustained at 50% per year, by the year 2070, we will have 1 kg of digital bits content on the planet stored on all the traditional and cloud data storage centers and endpoints such as PCs, smart-phones, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices," the author explained, in the research study. "Similarly, at 50% growth per year, by the year 2245, half of the planet's mass will be made up of digital bits."


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Choose any and all of your favorite vegetables, slice them up, coat with a little extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt and pepper and throw them on the grill at 400 degrees on indirect heat. Let your grill do the work and within 15-20 minutes you have some hot, delicious and fresh vegetables to enjoy!
What temperature should I grill vegetables?
Vegetables are best grilled on medium or medium-high temperatures. Follow the grilling instructions for each particular vegetable to determine exact cooking temperature. For gas and charcoal grills, medium temperature is about 350 degrees and medium-high is 400 to 425 degrees.
How do you grill vegetables without burning them?
To prevent burning, sear vegetables over high heat, then move them to a cooler part of the grill to finish cooking. You can also precook them and just give them a few minutes on the grill to get some color on the outside.
Do you grill meat or vegetables first?
5. Grill Meat First on a Charcoal Grill: When grilling vegetables to accompany steak, chicken, or pork, we cook the meat first, while the fire is at its hottest. By the time the meat is done, the heat has subsided a bit and the vegetables can cook at more moderate temperatures while the meat rests.
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 1. Bell peppers and onions: Eight to 10 minutes.
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 3. Asparagus, green onions, and tomatoes on the vine: Four to six minutes.
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10 Steps To An Effective Manufacturing Operations Management Strategy
Overcoming the challenges of making company-wide manufacturing operations more customer driven needs to start with a clear definition of what success looks like.
 - Having accurate, real-time production visibility improves product quality, order accuracy and customer satisfaction while driving down manufacturing costs at the plant level.
 - Keeping manufacturing operations across all locations focused on a common set of goals improves gross margins, reducing the total cost per unit while improving on-time order delivery and perfect order performance.
 - The era of Manufacturing Intelligence has arrived, fueled by data from Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), with manufacturing operations management strategies accelerating adoption company-wide.
 - Improving product quality, reducing cycle times, automating manual workflows and streamlining plant floor operations are a few of the many benefits of adopting a company-wide manufacturing operations management strategy.
Defining the strategic goal of having all production centers contributing to a series of company-wide lean manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and production, service and customer satisfaction goals galvanize diverse production locations together.
Instead of having to rely on many different, disconnected systems to manage diverse production locations to a common set of goals, manufacturers are adopting company-wide Manufacturing Execution Management (MES) systems.
Planning and scheduling, quality management, inventory optimization, tooling management, preventative and predictive maintenance, and Manufacturing Intelligence are the core functional areas included in an MES today.
Meeting Customer Expectations Of Real-Time Responsiveness And Quality
Across all selling and service channels customers expect real-time responses to their questions in addition to product quality that is world class. How well a manufacturer meets or exceeds these expectations will have as big impact on their future growth opportunities. That's why having a scalable, secure manufacturing operations management strategy in place is key to future growth.
The core components of this strategy are available in an MES. They need to be orchestrated to excel in the context of a given manufacturer's unique challenges. While each manufacturer's operations strategies and challenges are different, many share the following:
 - Increasing company-wide production efficiency across all plant locations from the production team to the location level while reducing costs.
 - Making quality a core part of production operations with each plant making contributions to overarching quality goals instead of allowing it to be a siloed function.
 - Achieving real-time supply chain, order management and production performance visibility across all manufacturing operations.
 - Excelling at data collection to the machine, team and plant level including piloting Internet of Things (IoT) as a means to capture data in real-time.
 - Defining manufacturing operations analytics that encompasses all production centers and provides updates on Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and Manufacturing Intelligence.
10 Steps To Defining An Effective Manufacturing Operations Management Strategy
Increasing customer trust, making on-time order shipments, earning a reputation for high-quality products, achieving traceability, and optimizing production scheduling are all achievable with manufacturing operations management strategies. The following ten steps serve as a guideline for getting started:
1. Select an underperforming product line as the basis for a pilot to define a manufacturing operations framework.
The worst-performing product lines often have multiple problems, from lack of customer awareness and sales to production scheduling, quality, traceability challenges or fulfillment problems. With an underperforming product it will also be easier to capture the factors contributing to its turnaround.
2. Define a common set of metrics and KPIs that can scale across all manufacturing operations and create a useful dashboard.
Resist the tendency to add in dozens of metrics and KPIs. Instead, concentrate only on the most relevant to streamlining manufacturing operations. Consider creating a roadmap of the most relevant metrics and KPIs that need to be added in the future once additional data collection systems and processes are in place.
3. Define how the MES will capture machine-level data including equipment utilization and key process parameters.
The goal of this step is to capture machine-level data that can be used for calculating Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and the additional metrics and KPIs on the dashboard. Process-related parameters at the machine level also need to be captured and aggregated to the work center and plant level.
These metrics will be used over time to calculate machine or asset utilization value. This data will also be used for defining analytics that monitors machine performance against set limits.
4. For purposes of the pilot, enable older machines with PLCs and add-on sensors.
Using a PLC Controller and sensor on older machines is commonly done in the first series of steps in a pilot to provide 100% visibility across an entire plant floor. Gaining data from older machines could provide insights into how the product could potentially be redesigned for more efficient manufacturing too.
5. Define and test all the system integration links necessary to capture the metrics and KPIs needed for the dashboard.
Create and test the real-time integration links that will power the dashboard. Then make the dashboard live on a company Intranet site just to the cross-functional team members. It's a good idea also to think ahead on which future metrics and KPIs could be included, for example traceability, inbound inspection and measures of corrective action/preventative action (CAPA) during this integration test phase.
6. Gain senior management support by having a VP or C-level executive lead the cross-functional team responsible for fine-tuning the manufacturing operations strategy.
Making change management work starts with a senior executive being on the team to remove organizational and technical issues that block progress. Senior executives who evangelize manufacturing operations management strategies improve the odds of these initiatives' success by 75% or more based on Boston Consulting Group studies of IT change management.
7. Cross-functional team members need to provide data on how their specific areas are working to improve the pilot products' performance at every meeting.
Providing an overview of the pipeline along with incentives and any special promotions needs to be the focus of marketing and sales. Quality needs to cover any blocking issues or challenges, and manufacturing operations, the overall effectiveness of the strategy. Finance can provide insights into how any shifts in production strategy as a result of the data have improved gross margins. In short every team member needs to provide insights that can help determine how best to improve product performance.
8. Use pilot data to begin a company-wide Manufacturing Intelligence strategy.
The foundation of any solid manufacturing operations management strategy is real-time, accurate, reliable data. Once an MES is providing data at a constant rate, it's best to move beyond the basics and introduce Manufacturing Intelligence into the operations management strategy framework. Adding in predictive analytics ability that can interpret and provide recommendations on quality data is invaluable for improving operations.
9. Start planning for greater integration between ERP and MES to provide financial insights into manufacturing operations.
Translating what's happening on the shop floor into financial metrics will drive C-level executives' dashboards once the manufacturing operations management strategy gets going. Getting real-time integration enabled between accounting and MES will provide financial insights that can guide further strategies for improving manufacturing performance.
10. Conclude the pilot and define a timeline for the company-wide launch of a manufacturing operations strategy based on the insights gained.
With the MES providing the data for the dashboard and a member of the senior management team owning the manufacturing operations management strategy, there is a very good chance of success. With the pilot completed, scaling the operations management strategy to every plant will go more smoothly based on the lessons learned.
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Why do we say that an obscene joke is "off-color"? Is a G-rated joke "on-color"? What color? When and how did this idiomatic expression come from?
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The first definition in the OED is specific to diamond mining, where an off-colour diamond is neither pure white or another colour, which makes it of inferior value (there are quotations using the phrase from 1860 - 1968).
The next definition is more general and has two sub-definitions. The first means of a colour that's either darker, lighter, not natural, proper or acceptable (quoted 1873 - 2000). The second is to be slightly unwell, or not up to the mark, or out of order (1876 - 1997).
Finally, the third is what we're after:
Of questionable taste, disreputable; improper, vulgar; spec. (of language, jokes, etc.) slightly indecent or obscene. Cf. dirty adj. 2.
The first quotation:
1875 J. G. Holland Sevenoaks in Scribner's Monthly Mar. 582/1 Everybody invited her, and yet every body, without any definite reason, considered her a little 'off color'.
Searching Google Books, I found some antedatings. First for diamond mining:
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 5 - Page 15 - John Timbs - 1825:
The smallest flaw, or foul (as it is called) greatly diminishes the price of the diamond; and if it be tinged with yellow, brown, &c., a fault characterised by the technical term off colour, its value falls very considerably, and is frequently reduced from a third to one half.
Next, for a general use (though I'm not sure if this means "unwell" or "of questionable taste"):
Paris in '67: Or, The Great Exposition, Its Side-shows and Excursions - Page 87 - Henry Morford - 1867:
... and yet, though I have no doubt that the lady has been a little 'off color,' and though Mazeppa and the French Spy may not be exactly the thing in which we should like our sisters to'show themselves' — yet, do you know, I am not only in love,...
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I've sent these antedating to the OED. – Hugo Jun 8 '13 at 8:42
I have no concrete evidence to suggest so, but I feel as though my following reasoning might help you. In the world of comedy there is a certain genre called "black comedy", this genre focuses on making satirical humor based on actual events that one might consider not funny. One example is the movie "Dr. Strangelove" a black comedy that was satire to the cold war. In the movie there is a scene where a man is forced to ride an atomic bomb down to its detonation, he does this on purpose because otherwise it wouldn't detach from its loading dock. The comedic part is that as he rides it he rides it similar to a cowboy and a bull, making fun of the fact that only an American would be so silly as to make fun out of big explosions. But the "black" aspect is the actuality that the American is conveying the death of millions and ensuring "mutually ensured destruction" for both the soviets and the US in nuclear war. Therefore one can assume that when a joke is "off color" it is not pure, it has a tinge of controversial meaning that some might find offensive.
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Welcome to EL&U Jason. Can you include some cited source(s) with your answer? – Kristina Lopez Jun 6 '13 at 20:06
Here is the definition of off color in Chapman & Kipfer, Dictionary of American Slang, Third Edition (1995):
off color adj phr by 1875 Somewhat salacious; risqué; =BLUE: a couple of off-color jokes/ Some of his observations were a bit off color.
That same reference reports that blue in the sense of "lewd, rude, suggestive" appeared in American English by 1840.
The same sense of blue appears in England, too. Thus, Farmer & Henley, Slang and Its Analogues (1890) has this entry:
blueness subs. (common) —Indecency. Smutty talk is described as BLUE, sense 2.
Carlyle, Diderot [1840]. "The occasional blueness of both [writings] shall not altogether affright us."
And for blue sense 2, Farmer & Henley says this:
Indecent; smutty; obscene. This may be derived from the blue dress of harlots—although Hotten suggests it as coming from the French Bibliotheque Bleu, a series of books of questionable character. Books of an entirely opposite nature are said to be brown or Quakerish.
From About.com's definition of blue humor (_URL_
The alternative term for clean humor seems to have been white at one time. Wentworth & Flexner, Dictionary of American Slang (1960) offers this item under its entry for blue:
3 Risque; vulgar; suggesting the obscene. 1930: "...Blue gags = jokes in questionable taste." Variety. 1953: "In burlesque [comedian Red] Buttons has a reputation for being, if not lily white, at least no bluer than..." G. Millstein in NY Times Mag., Feb 22.
So putting all of this together, we have the idea that off color refers to blue, which means crude, lewd, or indecent; but white or brown indicate clean (or boring). I especially like the idea from Farmer & Henley that blue may have gotten its unsavory connotation from a particular edition of smutty French literature.
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Which brings up a similar related question - why blue? For what reason is the color blue associated with vulgar humor? – Darrel Hoffman Jun 7 '13 at 3:02
If you believe my 1890 source (and I'm by no means sure that I do), blue was the dress favored by harlots—or the book jacket color of a famous French series of "books of questionable character." – Sven Yargs Jun 7 '13 at 3:26
Hmm, I would've thought "red" for harlot-fashion, but I guess sensibilities change over time. The book jacket theory may have some validity, but I'd imagine there'd be plenty of non-vulgar books with blue jackets - it's a pretty common color for old books, from what I've seen. (In places like Japan, the color pink seems to play that role, but that makes a lot more sense if you think about it.) – Darrel Hoffman Jun 7 '13 at 3:51
Blue is also the colour of lust, if I recall correctly. – user867 Jun 7 '13 at 6:15
As no-one has really emphasised the following meaning I feel justified in offering little more than anecdote: off-colour most definitely means "unwell" where I am from (though it is a little archaic). The "colour" in question being the colour of one's skin.
In the case of a joke, I would see it as a synonym for "sick", meaning distasteful. I'm unsure of the connection between taste and wellness, but if you read things like Frankenstein, one might be led to believe the connection between beauty (i.e. notions of taste) and wellness was far more explicit than today.
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This from all the others convinces me! I was going to suggest blue being a typical colour associated with porn, and a joke being very rude but then I got stuck on "off colour"! – Mari-Lou A Jun 8 '13 at 8:50
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The Ancash Earthquake Monica Bueno The Ancash Earthquake The Ancash Earthquake or Great Peruvian Earthquake is an undersea earthquake. It is one of the most biggest natural disasters ever witnessed in the world which caused half a billion dollars worth of damage. It lasted for approximately 45 seconds but caused terrible destruction. What Caused the Earthquake? The cause of the earthquake was the South American plate subducting the Nazca plate. Subduction is when a tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate, sinking into the Earth's mantle. Where this happens, it is called a subduction zone. The Nazca plate is the oceanic crust and the South American plate is the continental crust. What happened? What happened in the Ancash Earthquake was the Nazca Plate was being subducted by the South American Plate resulting in a disastrous earthquake and a horrific avalanche, in the town of Yungay. This caused major damage in Peru. When & Where did the Earthquake Occur? The Ancash Earthquake occured on the 31st of May, 1970 at approximately 3:23pm (Peruvian time). The earthquake happened in Peru. It's epicenter was located 35 kilometres off the Peruvian coast in the Pacific Ocean. Who was affected by the earthquake? People who were affected by the Ancash Earthquake where the residents of Peru, mainly the residents of Ancash and La Libertad. Over 3 million people were affected by the earthquake. Around 74 194 individuals died, 25 600 got injured and more than 1 million were left homeless. What was the Richter Scale Reading? The Richter Scale reading was 7.9. The Richter Scale measures the magnitude of the earthquake. What was the Modified Mercalli Scale level? The Modified Mercalli Scale level was VIII (8). The Modified Mercalli scale measures what people have witnessed during the earthquake. VIII (8) on the Modified Mercalli Scale means destruction, it causes major damage to poorly structured buildings but minor damage to strong buildings. Questions! I have prepared some questions for you to test your knowledge on the Ancash Earthquake. 1. Where was the avalanche located?Full transcript
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Color is all over and conveys a idea even if we don't achieve it. While this communication can vary by civilization it pays to know what flag "say" in your own bend of the universe, and even what color means to your aim market.
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First let's start with the basics. The color wheel. We've all seen it. The color wheel shows the basic colors, each wheel is altered in how many shades of each color is shown, but they are effectively the same.
Color harmony, insignia that go as one well. These will be ensign that are next door to each other on the color wheel. Such as blue and green. In character reference to clothes these flag match each other. Impulsively most of us know which ensign go all together when we dress ourselves every morning.
Color complements, ensign that set each other off, they complement each other. These are flag that are contradictory on the color wheel. Such as blue and orange.
Color depth, flag can decline or jump forward. Bear in mind that some flag seem to fall back such as blue, black, dark green, and brown. Other ensign will seem to step advance such as white, yellow, red, and orange. This is why if you have a brainy ginger backdrop it may seem to fight with any text or metaphors that you place on it. The red will constantly seem to move forward.
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Color Survey: what respondents said flag mean to them.
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The definition of masked, the meaning of the word Masked:
Is masked a scrabble word? Yes!
- v. - Hide under a false appearance
- v. - Put a mask on or cover with a mask
- v. - Make unrecognizable
- v. - Cover with a sauce
- v. - Shield from light
- adj. - Having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
- adj. - Having markings suggestive of a mask
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Create distributed search groups
You can group your search peers to facilitate searching on a subset of them. Groups of search peers are known as "distributed search groups." You specify distributed search groups in the
For example, say you have a set of search peers in New York and another set in San Francisco, and you want to perform searches across peers in just a single location. You can do this by creating two search groups, NYC and SF. You can then specify the search groups in searches.
Distributed search groups are particularly useful when configuring the monitoring console. See Monitoring Splunk Enterprise.
Configure distributed search groups
You define distributed search groups in
For example, to create the two search groups NYC and SF, create stanzas like these:
[distributedSearch] # This stanza lists the full set of search peers. servers = 192.168.1.1:8089, 192.168.1.2:8089, 220.127.116.11:8089, 18.104.22.168:8089, 22.214.171.124:8089 [distributedSearch:NYC] # This stanza lists the set of search peers in New York. default = false servers = 192.168.1.1:8089, 192.168.1.2:8089 [distributedSearch:SF] # This stanza lists the set of search peers in San Francisco. default = false servers = 126.96.36.199:8089, 188.8.131.52:8089, 184.108.40.206:8089
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serversattribute lists groups of search peers by IP address and management port.
- The servers list for each search group must be a subset of the list in the general
- The group lists can overlap. For example, you can add a third group named "Primary_Indexers" that contains some peers from each location.
- If you set a group's
defaultattribute to "true," the peers in that group will be the ones queried when the search does not specify a search group. Otherwise, if you set all groups to "false," the full set of search peers in the
[distributedSearch]stanza will be queried when the search does not specify a search group.
Use distributed search groups
To use a search group in a search, specify the search group like this:
sourcetype=access_combined status=200 action=purchase splunk_server_group=NYC | stats count by product
This search runs against only the peers in the NYC location.
Distributed search groups and indexer clusters
This feature is not valid for indexer clustering, except for limited use cases in certain complex topologies.
In indexer clustering, the cluster replicates the data buckets arbitrarily across the set of search peers, or "cluster peer nodes". It then assigns one copy of each bucket to be the primary copy, which participates in searches. There is no guarantee that a specific peer or subset of peers will contain the primary bucket copies for a particular search. Therefore, if you put peers into distributed search groups and then run searches based on those groups, the searches might contain incomplete results.
For details of bucket replication in indexer clusters, see Buckets and indexer clusters in Managing Indexers and Clusters of Indexers.
These are some examples of indexer cluster deployments where distributed search groups might be of value:
- Multiple indexer clusters, where you need to identify the peer nodes for a specific cluster.
- Search heads that run searches across both an indexer cluster and standalone indexers. You might want to put the standalone indexers into their own group.
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Remove a search peer
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2. Remove host from the pool
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Removing of the host, located in the pool is performed via the 1. Manage servers in the pool > 2. Remove host from the pool.
Indicate IP-address or DNS-name for the host to be removed from the server pool:
After the confirmation, server will be deleted from the pool:
Attention! Task execution may take a rather long time (up to 2-3 hours and more) depending on the task complexity, data volume used in such tasks, capacity and server load. You can check the currently executed tasks by using menu item 5. Background tasks in the pool > 1. View running tasks. If task completion log files are needed to be reviewed, they are located in the following directory /opt/webdir/temp.


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Google dissolves AI ethics council – 10 days after forming it
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Oh Google. A mere 10 days after forming an advisory council to guide the company's development of AI, Google has shuttered the committee and gone back to the drawing board. But what went wrong, and how did it happen so quickly?
Named the Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (or ATEAC), the committee was formed to ensure the "responsible use and development" of artificial intelligence within the tech giant.
With debates raging over military uses of AI, and its use in surveillance of citizens, there are plenty of ethical issues surrounding AI – not least in terms of data bias, which can see AI systems blindly entrench prejudices based on the information fed to it.
But the selection of ATEAC members was immediately controversial – including the CEO of a military drone company, and a member with openly anti-trans views – with one board member immediately resigning and any remaining members having to defend their position on the council.
From the outset it was clear that ATEAC was poorly equipped to actually tackle concerns being raised around the ethical use of AI.
Google has a soul – its employees
One of the primary factors for closing the council may have been the response of Google's own staff. An internal body known as Googlers Against Transphobia published an open letter criticizing the appointment of Kay Cole James - President of conservative think tank Heritage Foundation, and a vocal opponent of LGBT+ rights.
The letter points to how "the potential harms of AI are not evenly distributed, and follow historical patterns of discrimination and exclusion. From AI that doesn't recognize trans people, doesn't "hear" more feminine voices, and doesn't "see" women of color, to AI used to enhance police surveillance, profile immigrants, and automate weapons — those who are most marginalized are most at risk."
Shutting the committee down entirely may have evaded a PR disaster in the short term, but unless Google actually seeks council on the ethical problems already plaguing AI development, the next ATEAC won't be worth the effort.
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The d.c. electrical conductivity of polyacrylate sodium salt and poly(acrylic acid) aqueous solutions of different molecular weights from 2 to 200 kD has been investigated in a wide range of polymer concentration, covering both the semidilute (unentangled and entangled) and concentrated regimes. The data have been analyzed on the basis of a modified version of the Manning theory of counterion condensation, to cover the semidilute regime, taking into account scaling arguments recently proposed by Dobrynin et al. (Macromolecules 1995, 28, 1859). This analysis, on the basis of the conductivity model we have adopted, provides evidence for a fraction of free counterions that increases with the polymer concentration until the semidilute-concentrated crossover concentration is reached, suggesting that, in the concentration range investigated, the effective charge on the polyion is dependent on the polymer concentration. Moreover, at the higher concentrations investigated, our data suggest that a regime is attained where electrostatic blobs overlap, strongly affecting the electrical transport properties of the solution and causing a progressive reduction of the free counterion concentration.
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Theorem: The resolvent set is an open subset of \mathbb{C} on which the resolvent is an analytic operator valued function. Resolvents at different points commute and we have
 R λ(T)R μ(T)=(μλ)R μ(T)R λ(T) R_{\lambda}(T) - R_{\mu}(T) = (\mu - \lambda) R_{\mu}(T) R_{\lambda}(T)
The proof can be done as in the bounded case.
Commuting operators
The concept of commuting operators, which is of no problem in the bounded case, presents a conceptual difficulty in the unbounded one: for given operators AA, BB we would like to be able to say whether they commute, although their composite may not have dense domain. For selfadjoint operators there is a solution to this problem: We know that in the bounded case, two selfadjoint operators commute iff their spectral projections commute. This suggests the
 - Definition: two (possibly unbounded) selfadjoint operators commute iff all their spectral projections commute.
The spectral theorem shows that all bounded Borel functions of two commuting operators will also commute.
The following theorem states the reverse for two of the most important functions and shows that the definition of commutation above is reasonable:
 - Theorem: let AA and BB be selfadjoint operators on a Hilbert space \mathcal{H}. Then the following three statements are equivalent:
(a) AA and BB commute
(b) if Imλ\operatorname{Im} \lambda and Imμ\operatorname{Im} \mu are 0\neq 0, then R λ(A)R_{\lambda}(A) and R μ(B)R_{\mu}(B) commute, as it is defined for bounded operators: R λ(A)R μ(B)=R μ(B)R λ(A)R_{\lambda}(A) R_{\mu}(B) = R_{\mu}(B) R_{\lambda}(A)
(c) for all t,st, s \in \mathbb{R} we have exp(itA)exp(isB)=exp(isB)exp(itA)\exp(itA) \exp(isB) = \exp(isB) \exp(itA)
Strongly continuous one-parameter semigroups
A strongly continuous one-parameter semigroup is an unitary representation of \mathbb{R} on \mathcal{H} where \mathbb{R} is seen as a topological group with respect to multiplication, see topological group. An explicit definition recalling these concepts is this:
 - Definition: a function U:()U : \mathbb{R} \to \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) is a one-parameter semigroup if the semigroup condition U(t+s)=U(t)U(s)U(t+s) = U(t)U(s) holds. If for every xx \in \mathcal{H} and tt 0t \to t_0 we have U(t)xU(t 0)xU(t)x \to U(t_0)x then it is strongly continuous. If every UU is an unitary operator, it is an unitary semigroup.
In the following a semigroup will be understood to be a one-parameter unitary strongly continuous semigroup.
In physics, one-parameter semigroups of this kind often represent the time evolution of a physical system described by an evolution equation.
 - Theorem: a selfadjoint operator AA generates a semigroup via U(t):=exp(itA)U(t) := \exp(itA)
 - Theorem (Stone's theorem): let UU be a semigroup, then there is a selfadjoint operator AA such that U(t)=exp(itA)U(t) = \exp(i t A). This operator is often called the infinitesimal generator of UU.
These two theorems are essential for the Schrödinger picture of quantum mechanics, which describes a system by the Schrödinger equation, we have now a one-to-one correspondence of selfadjoint operators which can be seen as Hamilton operators (only special operators will be seen as describing actual physical systems, of course), and semigroups which describe the time evolution generated by the Hamilton operator.
As a trivial observation we add that Stone's theorem is a (huge) generalization of the Taylor series, let f:f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} that is (real) analytic in a neighborhood of 00, then we get for xx small enough:
f(h)= k=0 f n(0)n!h n=exp(ih(iddx)) f(h) = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty} \frac{f^{n}(0)}{n!} h^n = \exp(i h(-i \frac{d}{dx} ))
This shows that the operator iddx-i \frac{d}{dx} generates the semigroup of translations on the real line. Now we could, for example, use Stone's theorem to prove that iddx-i \frac{d}{dx} is selfadjoint by proving that the translation group is strongly continuous.
Subtleties resulting from domain issues
(This rather generic title will have to be revised.)
Nelson's example of noncommuting exponentials
Nelson's example shows that the rather involved definition of commutativity of two unbounded operators is well motivated, because a more naive one will have unwanted consequences. It is a counterexample to the following conjecture:
 - Conjecture (false!): Let AA and BB be selfadjoint operators on a Hilbert space \mathcal{H} and DD a dense subset such that both AA and BB restricted to DD are essentially selfadjoint. Suppose that for all xDx \in D we have ABxBAx=0 A B x - B A x = 0. Then AA and BB commute.
We have already seen that on 2\mathbb{R}^2 we can define two essentially selfadjoint operators i x-i \partial_x and i y-i \partial_y that generate translations along the x-axis and the y-axis respectively. Both the generated translations and the operators commute (the latter if applied to differentiable functions, of course).
The central idea of Nelson's counterexample is to replace 2\mathbb{R}^2 by a Riemann surface with two sheets, such that walking east, then walking north takes you to one sheet, while walking north then walking east takes you to the other sheet.
We use the Riemann surface MM of f(z)=(z)f(z) = \sqrt(z). We give a brief exposition of its construction: take two copies of \mathbb{C}, two "sheets", and call them I and II. Cut both sheets along (0,)(0, \infty), label the edge of the first quadrant along the cut as ++ and the edge of the fourth quadrant as -. Then attach the ++ edge of I with the - edge of II and the - of I with the ++ edge of II.
Let =L 2(M)\mathcal{H} = L^2(M) with respect to Lebesgue measure. As indicated above we define A = i x-i \partial_x and B = i y-i \partial_y, this is with respect to the canonical chart on each sheet that projects it onto \mathbb{C} and then identifies \mathbb{C} with 2\mathbb{R}^2.
Let DD be the set of all smooth functions with compact support not containing 00. Then:
(a) AA and BB are essentially selfadjoint on DD
(b) AA and BB map DD onto DD
(c) for all xDx \in D we have ABx=BAxA B x = B A x
(d) exp(itA)\exp(i t A) and exp(isB)\exp(i s B) do not commute.
Only part (a) needs further explanation…
 - Konrad Schmuedgen, Unbounded self-adjoint operators on Hilbert space, Springer GTM 265, 2012
Chapter VIII of the following classic volume is devoted to unbounded operators:
Nelson's example is taken from the above reference, the original reference is this:
 - Edward Nelson: Analytic Vectors Ann.Math. 70, p.572-615, 1959
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AN INTRODUCTION TO MEZCAL
Mezcal can be made from dozens of varieties of agaves,
the hearts of which are roasted in underground pits,
imparting a signature smoky flavor.
WE RAISE OUR MACHETE
Once the agave reaches maturity a quiote (flowering stalk) rises from the heart of the plant, indicating that it is ready to be harvested. The leaves are shaved off and the hearts of the agave (piñas) are taken to the palenque (distillery) to be roasted.
WE LIGHT THEIR HEARTS ON FIRE
Once the piñas arrive at the palenque, a large fire is built in an underground pit using Mesquite and Encino woods native to the area. This fire heats large volcanic rocks that line the pit and act as an oven, roasting the piñas for four to six days.
WE CRUSH THEIR SPIRIT
The newly baked agaves are then put into a circular stone pit and crushed using a heavy stone wheel (tahona) drawn by a horse.
WE WATCH THEM SIMMER
The crushed agaves are then placed in large open fermentation vats. Wild yeast in the air kick starts the fermentation process, converting the sugars into alcohol. The fibers and liquid are then double distilled using small copper pot stills.
WE PERFECT THE ESSENCE
In the case of Silencio's Joven expression, the Tobasiche and Mexicano agaves are produced separately and then blended by the mezcalero.
WE DRINK THEIR BLOOD
El Silencio is bottled at the palenque, using materials sourced from Mexico. The entire process from harvest to bottle takes roughly three to four weeks.


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Z-MBBR by AnoxKaldnes, biofilm in 3D.
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A different approach to carrier development
Traditionally, carrier development has aimed for larger protected surface area, but has allowed for a more or less uncontrolled growth of the biofilm.
This lack of control of biofilm thickness is a major uncertainty for process design based on carrier surface area, and also limits the applications for which the MBBR can be a competitive solution.
Z-MBBR - The new dimension
The new carrier design is covered with a grid of defined height, allowing the biofilm to grow on the outside of the carrier in a protected environ-ment.
Due to scouring from other carriers, the biofilm cannot grow higher than the grid height, and so biofilm thickness is controlled.
Applications of Z-MBBR
As all process limitations related to uncontrolled growth of biofilm and clogging of carriers are eliminated with the Z-carriers, they are especially useful in applications where the biofilm tends to grow thick, such as nitrification at higher organic loads.
Z-carriers with different biofilm thicknesses have been evaluated for different applications, with very interesting results. As for example, extremely thin biofilms have shown to open for a new, more efficient application of mainstream ANITA Mox.


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Have you ever wondered about the biggest and heaviest flying machines....aircrafts. These airplanes actually rule our skies. Below are the world's largest airplanes, by takeoff weight.
1. Antonov An-225
The An-225 has a maximum takeoff weight of over 1.3 million pounds (600,000 kg) and is the world's largest plane. The jet was built in the Ukraine when it was part of the Soviet Union, and is used strictly as a cargo transport.
2. Airbus A380
The Airbus A380 is the world's largest passenger jet, and the second largest airplane with a takeoff weight of just over 1.23 million pounds (560,000 kg).
3. Antonov An-124
The An-124 is the predecessor to the An-225, and has a takeoff weight of approximately 900,000 pounds (405,000 kg). As with the larger An-225, this super cargo jet was intended for Soviet military transport and not commercial use.
4. Boeing 747
Tied with the Soviet An-124, the 747 is the world's fourth largest airplane with a maximum weight of 900,000 pounds.
5. C-5 Galaxy
The C-5 Galaxy has a takeoff weight of 769,000 pounds (348,818 kg), and is the largest airlifter in the American Air Force inventory. The C-5 can carry more than any other American airlifter. It has the ability to carry 36 standard pallets and up to 81 troops simultaneously. The Galaxy also carries all of the US Army's air-transportable combat equipment, including such bulky items as its 74-ton mobile scissors bridge from the United States to any theater of combat on the globe.
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Shepherd is a village in Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,536 at the 2000 census. The village is within Coe Township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,536 people, 619 households, and 417 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,586.7 per square mile (611.4/km²). There were 641 housing units at an average density of 662.2 per square mile (255.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.35% White, 0.46% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.34% of the population.


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G. James and D. Pelinovsky
Gaussian solitary waves and compactons in FPU lattices with Hertzian potentials
Proceedings of Royal Society A 470, 20130465 (2014) (20 pages)
We consider a class of fully-nonlinear Fermi-Pasta-Ulam (FPU) lattices,
consisting of a chain of particles coupled by fractional power nonlinearities
of order a > 1. This class of systems
incorporates a classical Hertzian model describing acoustic wave propagation
in chains of touching beads in the absence of
precompression. We analyze the propagation of localized waves
when a is close to unity. Solutions varying
slowly in space and time are searched with an appropriate scaling,
and two asymptotic models of the chain of particles are derived consistently.
The first one is a logarithmic KdV equation, and possesses linearly orbitally stable
Gaussian solitary wave solutions. The second model consists of
a generalized KdV equation with Holder-continuous
fractional power nonlinearity and admits compacton solutions, i.e.
solitary waves with compact support. When a approaches 1, we numerically establish
the asymptotically Gaussian shape of exact FPU solitary waves with
near-sonic speed, and analytically check the
pointwise convergence of compactons towards the limiting Gaussian profile.
Discrete FPU lattice, granular crystals, log-KdV equation, Gaussian solitary waves, linear stability.


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COOLING RATES IN SPLAT COOLING.
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Calculations and experimental observations made on cooling rates during splat quenching are presented. Three possible types of cooling behavior are discussed ideal cooling, intermediate cooling, and Newtonian cooling. The effects of splatting-process variables on the cooling rates are described, the most important of these variables being splat thickness and the quality of the thermal contact between the splat and substrate. Splat-cooling rates range typically from 10,000 to above 10 to the 10th power Csec., depending on the actual conditions. Author


Gamut mapping
What is color gamut?
Color Gamut is the range of colors a given color space can produce. Some color spaces (e.g. Lab, LCH, Jazbz, CAM16) are mathematical models that encompass all visible color and thus, do not have a fixed gamut. Others however cannot produce all visible color without values out of range. For example. all the RGB spaces (sRGB, P3, Adobe® RGB, ProPhoto, REC.2020) have a gamut that is smaller than all visible color. Therefore, there are visible colors that cannot be represented by certain color spaces. For example, the P3 lime (color(display-p3 0 1 0)) is outside of the gamut of sRGB. In addition, colors that are not visible to humans can sometimes be represented by some color spaces! Most notably, two of ProPhoto's three primaries (pure green, pure blue) are outside the gamut of human vision!
The process of transforming a color outside of a given gamut to a color that is as close as possible but is inside gamut is called gamut mapping and is the subject of entire books.
So how does Color.js handle all this?
Color.js does not do gamut mapping by default, as this is lossy: If you convert from a larger color space to a smaller one and then back, you need to be able to get your original color (possibly with some roundoff error due to the calculations).
You can call color.inGamut() to check if the current color is in gamut of its own color space, or you can pass a different color space to check against:
let lime = new Color("p3", [0, 1, 0]);
let sRGB_lime ="srgb");
Note that while the coordinates remain unchanged, the string representation of a Color object is, by default, after gamut mapping, unless you explicitly turn that off:
let lime = new Color("p3", [0, 1, 0]).to("srgb");
lime.toString({inGamut: false});
If you want gamut mapped coordinates, you can use color.toGamut(), which by default returns a new color that is within gamut (if you want to mutate your own color instead you can use {inPlace: true}). You can also pass a different color space whose gamut you are mapping to via the space parameter.
let sRGB_lime ="srgb");
lime.toGamut({space: "srgb"});
Perhaps most important is the method parameter, which controls the algorithm used for gamut mapping. You can pass "clip" to use simple clipping (not recommended), or any coordinate of any imported color space, which will make Color.js reduce that coordinate until the color is in gamut.
The default method is "lch.chroma" which means LCH hue and lightness remain constant while chroma is reduced until the color fits in gamut. Simply reducing chroma tends to produce good results for most colors, but most notably fails on yellows:
Here is P3 yellow, with LCH Chroma reduced to the neutral axis. The RGB values are linear-light P3. The color wedge shows sRGB values, if in gamut; salmon, if outside sRGB and red if outside P3. Notice the red curve goes up (so, out of gamut) before finally dropping again. The chroma of P3 yellow is 123, while the chroma of the gamut-mapped result is far to low, only 25!
Instead, the default algorithm reduces chroma (by binary search) and also, at each stage, calculates the deltaE2000 between the current estimate and a channel-clipped version of that color. If the deltaE is less than 2, the clipped color is displayed. Notice the red curve hugs the top edge now because clipping to sRGB also means it is inside P3 gamut. Notice how we get an in-gamut color much earlier. This method produces an in-gamut color with chroma 103.


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Roman warriors associated hematite with Mars, the Roman God of War. The soldiers used hematite for protection in battles, believing it would make them invincible.
For thousands of years, Hematite has been prized by many cultures. The Egyptians used hematite to calm anxiety. The famous Greek physician/philosopher, Aelius Galenus used it to treat eye infections and as a cure for headaches. Roman soldiers believed that when hematite was rubbed all over their bodies it provided protection during battle. Legend has it that, blood spilled at these ancient Roman battles saturated the ground and seeped into the earth creating this "blood" stone. Native Americans also believed that war paint made from hematite would make one invincible in combat.
Hematite helps with mental organization, balancing energy, enhancing memory and increasing intuition as well as boosts the wearer's self-esteem.


Combining Multiple Childhood Vaccines is Not Safe
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Miller looked at the percentage of reported reactions that involved hospitalization or death as related to the number of vaccine doses the infant had received, and to the age of the infant.
"Our study showed that infants who receive several vaccines concurrently…are significantly more likely to be hospitalized or die when compared with infants who receive fewer vaccines simultaneously," he writes. "It also showed that reported adverse effects were more likely to lead to hospitalization or death in younger infants."
In infants receiving five or more vaccines concurrently, 5.4% of reported reactions were fatal, compared with 3.6% in those receiving four or fewer, the study shows.
"Parents and physicians should consider health options associated with a lower risk of hospitalization or death," Miller concludes.


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The hidden date for this stamp can be found on the chalkboard eraser.
More than just educators, teachers inspire, guide, lead and enlighten - encouraging young minds to remain curious and embrace knowledge. As a tribute to teachers across the country, and to mark the 2002 World Teachers' Day on October 5th, Canada Post has issued a single domestic rate ($0.48) commemorative stamp, available in a pane of 16.
World Teachers' Day
World Teachers' Day was launched in 1993 by the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the International Conference on Education in Geneva. The date October 5th was chosen because it was on this day in 1966 that an inter-governmental conference organized by UNESCO and the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted the 'Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers.' Today, more than 100 countries recognize World Teachers' Day and the Director-General of UNESCO sends out a message in a number of languages to commemorate this annual event.
Education in Canada
Under the Constitution Act, 1867, Canada's provinces were given virtually exclusive responsibility for education. Established structures, for the most part, saw locally elected school trustees forming school boards that functioned in a role between the provincial education ministries and schools. A distinctive feature of Canada's educational system is the publicly supported'separate schools,' most of which are Catholic. This system of separate schools varies from province to province.
Growth of Student and Teacher Populations
Canada's student population peaked during 1970 and 1971 when public and independent schools enrolled 5.8 million students. From there, a decline continued into the mid-1980s, reaching a low of 4.9 million in 1985-86. The numbers have risen since then, and today, the number of students is approximately 5.3 million. In 1910, there were 40,000 full-time teachers in Canada, and that number rose to 272,000 in 1976. By 1986, this number declined to 252,000, then rose to 293,000 by 1995.
A Lesson in Design
Created by the internationally recognized and celebrated Koudis Design Office (KDO) of Toronto, the stamp was designed to communicate the concept of teaching. The challenge lay in using a single image to express the diversity of the occupation. Says Mark Koudis: "Icons such as a green chalkboard, flash cards, handwriting and the figure of a teacher are all viewed from the students' perspective. The shadow represents any number of teachers in one's education, or a memory of the collective." This is his third stamp project; Koudis designed the 5-stamp Sporting Heroes set for the 1996 Olympic centenary, and the beloved Pablum stamp in the Millennium Collection.