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Barnet, James Johnstone (1827 - 1904)
Born: 1827 Scotland. Died: 1904.
James Johnstone Barnet was clerk of works at the University of Sydney _PHONE_. In 1860 Barnet joined the office of the Colonial Architect, becoming its permanent head in 1865 after acting in the position for two years. As Colonial Architect Barnet was responsible for many of Sydney's significant public buildings until his departure in 1890.
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James Barnet was born in Scotland and studied drawing, design and architecture in London before he sailed for Sydney with his wife Amy in 1854. He lived all his Australian years in Glebe (Derwent Street in 1865) and Forest Lodge (Braeside, now demolished).
In 1860, Barnet joined the Colonial Architect's Office. In 1865, he became Colonial Architect and served in this position for 25 years. Barnet's work in Sydney signalled its maturation from a Georgian town to a Victorian city. His work contributed to a sense of stability and civic pride and includes :
The Australian Museum (1864)
The GPO in Martin Place (1866-90)
The Colonial Secretary's building (1878)
The Lands Department building (1876-81, 1888-93)
Further afield, Barnet designed 169 post and telegraph offices, 130 courthouses (including the Glebe Courthouse (1889)) and many other public buildings across the state.
Glebe Courthouse with the police station in the background.
Barnet was 'a promoter of new technologies, used concrete and fire-resistant materials, introduced electricity into his buildings and was first to install a telephone in a government office.' Chris Johnson, the current Government Architect, states that Barnet was the Colonial Architect who most significantly affected the shaping of Sydney.
James Barnet has left Sydney a legacy of iconic and much-loved Victorian buildings. He died at Forest Lodge aged 78 on 16 December 1904 and was buried at Rookwood Cemetery.
Johnson, Chris, Shaping Sydney, 1999
Herman, Morton, The Architecture of Victorian Sydney, 1964
Lawrence, Joan and Warne, Catherine, Balmain to Glebe, 1995
MacDonnell, Freda, The Glebe: Portraits and Places, 1975
Smith, Bernard and Kate, The architectural character of Glebe, 1989
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History | The Levering Family | Industrial Revolution | 21st Century
Roxborough's past, present, and future focuses on the themes of community and entrepreneurialism.
In 1690 William Penn divided 11 tracks of land between the Schuylkill River, Germantown border
and Montgomery County. This land was sold at auction and was divided into smaller tracts of land for
farming and settlement.
While Roxborough is only nine miles northwest of Center City Philadelphia in the 18th century there
were significant differences in the economic and social attitudes of the two regions. Roxborough was
isolated from Philadelphia due to geographic obstacles. The Schuylkill River and Wissahickon Creek
served as land barriers and the steep hills and unpaved roads made 18th century modes of transportation
The second differential to the City of Philadelphia was that the earliest settlers that lived in Roxborough
wanted to live a communal and self-determining way of life. Many of the residents in Center City
Philadelphia were Tories and had allegiances to Britain and believed in the British economic system.
The Roxborough people were determined to promote sustainable communal and commercial lifestyles.
Many of the crops as well as other goods and services were traded amongst the Roxborough community
as well as to locations in Lancaster and Harrisburg.

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A dentist holds an air abrasion tool.
Air Abrasion
Treating cavities and tooth decay without a drill!
How Does Air Abrasion Work?
Instead of using a drill to remove tooth decay or cavities, air abrasion uses instead a tool that works like a mini sandblaster. The instrument is designed to spray a fine stream of particles, made of silica, aluminum oxide, or a baking soda mixture, at the decay. These particles are compressed into a gas that is run through the handpiece. As the particles hit the tooth surface, they gently remove the small particles of decay on the tooth surface and the particles are suctioned away.
Is it Safe?
Yes, air abrasion is safe. As a safety precaution, protective eye wear must be worn to protect from stray particles. Also, a protective rubber dam may be used to protect your gums and nearby teeth from the spray.
What are the Advantages?
Compared to the traditional drilling method of treating tooth decay, air abrasion has many advantages.
 - Air abrasion generates no heat, no sound, no pressure, and no vibration.
 - Air abrasion reduces the need for anesthesia. If the cavity being treated is shallow, there may be no need for anesthesia at all!
 - Air abrasion preserves more of the healthy tooth structure than traditional drilling.
 - Air abrasion reduces the risk of fracturing or chipping the tooth.
 - Air abrasion is relatively simple and quick, making time in the dental chair faster!


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apping switch to omniidl. The consequence of this is that some uses of _var types for inout arguments that are normally acceptable in omniORB can now lead to memory management problems.
In summary, to use local interfaces derived from normal unconstrained interfaces, you should compile all your IDL with the omniidl flags:
According to the IDL specification, it should be possible to declare a valuetype that supports a local interface:
omniidl accepts the IDL, but unfortunately the resulting C++ code does not compile. The C++ mapping specification has a problem in that both the CORBA::LocalObject and CORBA::ValueBase classes have _add_ref() and _remove_ref() member functions defined. The classes generated for the valuetype inherit from both these base classes, and therefore have an ambiguity. Until the C++ mapping resolves this conflict, valuetypes supporting local interfaces cannot be used in omniORB.

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"The secret of Warren Buffett is that he is the dullest man in America: how do you write a novel about that?"
Even Dorothy Parker, the queen of witty ripostes might have had a hard time making light of this fresh hell.
In the video clip we learn a little about Sacks's writing process – it's a surprisingly soggy one.
"That is the first known example of written Yiddish in history."
"I'm always excited when I discover a new Yiddish book, but sometimes it takes me a while to get into it."
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Print all the numbers which are less than given key element from a given list.
Python Program to get an element and print the elements of list which is lesss than the element.
Sample Input 1:
5 5 7 9 3 1 4
Sample Output 1:
3 1
Sample Input 2:
5 5 7 9 3 1 8
Sample Output 2:
5 7 3 1
Program or Solution
l=list(map(int,input("Enter array elements:").split(" ")))
e=int(input("Enter a number:"))
for i in range(0,len(l)):
 print(l[i],end=" ")
Program Explanation
Input: To get list of numbers seprated by space, use split(" ") method.
Split() method splits the numbers as seprate elements.
By default this methods are considered as string, since input() method returs string. Use map() function to convert all elements as integer and store it in list.
Process: using for loop visit each location sequentially from 1 to len(l)-1. if the value located in a postion is lesser than the element given by user, then print the value using print statement.


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Japanese (slang), 19th century
Acquiring reading materials and letting them pile up without reading them. It combines elements of tsunde-oku (積んでおく, to pile things up) and dokusho (読書, reading books). As currently written, the word combines the characters for "pile up" (積) and the character for "read" (読).
Example: My vast tsundoku looks overwhelming, but it's still comforting to me.
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One of the main challenges to adequately conserve the African fish fauna is to improve our so far unsatisfactory taxonomic knowledge of important portions of the ichthyofauna. In the present study, we attempted to unravel the taxonomic diversity of some species of Enteromius Cope, 1867, a problematic African fish genus, recently collected in the north-eastern part of the Congo basin. We used an integrative approach, combining DNA barcodes and morphological analyses. For one of the species complexes found, the E. miolepis/eutaenia species complex, we evaluated taxonomic diversity over a larger geographic scale within the Congo drainage system. Although initial literature-based species identifications allowed us to assign all examined specimens to four tentative species, DNA barcodes indicated the presence of 23 distinct mitochondrial lineages. The majority of these lineages appeared endemic to particular rivers, and in most rivers multiple lineages occur in sympatry. Subsequent exploratory morphometric analyses indicated that almost all these lineages are morphologically distinguishable and that they may therefore represent undescribed species. As only a part of the Congo basin and a subset of the species diversity within Enteromius were examined, it appears that the species richness of Enteromius in the Congo basin is severely underestimated.
'Barbus', COI, integrative taxonomy, species richness.


Shudder in a Sentence 🔊
Definition of Shudder
to tremble suddenly
Examples of Shudder in a sentence
A cool breeze moved through the garden, causing the princess's body to shudder from the chill. 🔊
The sound of nails down the chalkboard caused the child to shudder and shake. 🔊
Sending a shockwave down the warrior's spine, the ghost's appearance on the battlefield made even the bravest soldier shudder. 🔊
Even the thought of having to spend one night in the haunted tavern made my body shudder with fear. 🔊
A jolt of lightening caused the mare's body to shudder and bolt off into the pasture. 🔊
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What is the "Red Watermill" painting by E Thomas?
"Red Watermill" by E. Thomas depicts a red watermill with a stilled wheel and a house with smoke rising from its chimney. A boy and his dog explore the riverbank in the foreground, and a girl herds geese back to the farmyard on the other side of the river.
Edward Kirkbride Thomas, more commonly known as E. Thomas, was an artist who lived from 1817 to 1906. He was born in Philadelphia, and he enlisted in the Army and fought against the Seminole Indians in Florida. He traveled throughout the United States before settling in Detroit, where he died. He is known for his pastoral landscape scenes, and it is unknown if he had any formal artistic training.
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INCAS has developed standard methods to quantify net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the forestry sector in Indonesia in a transparent, accurate, complete, consistent, and comparable (TACCC) manner. The first version of the standard methods—described in Krisnawati et al. (2015a)—was initially tested and refined to estimate emissions and removals from forest and peatlands in Central Kalimantan as the REDD+ pilot province. These methods were improved as the coverage of INCAS was expanded to cover all provinces in Indonesia.
The standard methods describe the approach and methods used for data collation, data analysis, quality control, quality assurance, modelling, and reporting of GHG emissions and removals. Use of the standard methods ensures consistent methods are applied for every land-sector GHG inventory conducted, regardless of the geographic or temporal coverage. The standard methods include:
- Standard method—initial conditions describes the process for defining the initial conditions that are used as inputs for modelling GHG emissions and removals. This includes above-ground biomass, below-ground biomass, litter, and dead wood (woody debris) for each biomass class. For more detail click here.
- Standard method—forest growth and turnover describes the process for defining the rate of growth, turnover of above-ground and below-ground biomass, and decomposition of debris (deadwood and litter) for each component of each biomass class. These are used as inputs in modelling of GHG emissions and removals. For more detail click here.
- Standard method—forest management events and regimes describes the process for defining forest management events and regimes and their impact on carbon stocks as inputs for modelling GHG emissions and removals. For more detail click here.
- Standard method—forest cover change summarises the standard methods used to monitor changes in forest cover in Indonesia as described in The Remote Sensing Monitoring Program of Indonesia's National Carbon Accounting System: Methodology and Products, Version 1 (LAPAN, 2014). For more detail click here.
- Standard method—spatial allocation of regimes describes how available spatial data are used to consistently allocate management regimes to areas analysed and to derive annual area statistics by management regime for use in INCAS. For more detail click here.
- Standard method—peatland GHG emissions describes the process for quantifying GHG emissions from biological oxidation of drained peat, direct emissions from drained organic soils, and emissions from peat fire. For more detail click here.
- Standard method—data integration and reporting describes the process used to bring together data from the other INCAS standard methods (1–6) and to estimate GHG emissions and removals from activities occurring on forest lands. These include deforestation, forest degradation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in Indonesia. For more detail click here.
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The chimps at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire got a Christmas treat this morning, waking up to wrapped presents of dried fruit and nuts in their enclosure. The group of six took just minutes to empty the stockings, and tear open the boxes of food.
The zoo says the presents are more than a bit of fun, and are part of a range of important enrichment activities which the chimps do from day to day.
– Jane Storr, Senior Keeper
"The group are very inquisitive, so giving them gifts like stuffed stockings and presents are a fantastic way of keeping them stimulated and encouraging their natural foraging behaviours."
Foraging is an essential skill for chimps to learn, requiring a combination of intelligence and dexterity. Recent research at the University of Portsmouth found that in the wild the animals pay great attention to what they eat and how, learning how to prepare their food from one another like a human family might do.
The breakfast of dried fruits, nuts and seeds that the chimps had today is a change from their usual morning meals of raw and cooked vegetables. On a regular day they have five or six smaller feeds, which include very small quantities of fruit and nuts.
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text: choose among a great variety of units. Unlike other... SBG01 measures heat flux in the range of (5 to 200) x 10³ W/m². Equipped with a black absorber, heat flux sensors of this type are designed for measurement in an environment in which heat flux is dominated by radiation. Using an open detector, SBG01 is also sensitive to convective heat flux. This contribution is usually ignored. Measuring heat flux is a powerful tool to gain insights in processes. Hukseflux is the world's market leader in instruments for heat flux measurement. We briefly explain some fundamentals of measuring with heat flux sensors: Heat flux sensors measure energy flux onto or through a surface in [W/m²].


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 (2) Before referring a complaint to the Tribunal, the Registrar must—
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 - (b) give both the complainant (if any) and the person complained about a reasonable opportunity to make a written statement or explanation in relation to the complaint.
 (3) The notice required by subsection (2)(a) must identify the complainant (if any), unless the Registrar considers that exceptional circumstances justify the withholding of the complainant's identity.


Best answer: How long should cookies bake for?
How long does it take to bake cookies at 350?
How long should you bake cookies at 375?
Bake at 375 degrees F until golden and crunchy on the outside, and chewy on the inside, 10 to 12 minutes. For super-chewy cookies: Substitute cake flour for all-purpose flour.
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Is it better to bake cookies at 350 or 375?
350° is the standard temp for a cookie, and it's a great one. … Baking at 325° also results in an evenly baked cookie, but the slower cooking will help yield a chewier cookie. The outsides will be a little softer, too. If you love slightly underdone cookies, 375° is for you.
How do you know when cookies are done baking?
Open up the oven, pull out the rack a bit, and push the sides of the cookie very lightly with a spatula or your finger. If the edge stays firm and doesn't fall inwards, then your cookies are done. If you leave a noticeable indention, then your cookies likely need a few minutes more in the oven.
When should you take cookies out?
It is important to note that, most of the time, a cookie isn't completely done cooking until up to 20 minutes after it comes out of the oven: as it cools it firms up, sets, and finishes baking.
What oven setting is best for cookies?
Do you flip cookies when baking?
Not rotating the cookies during baking
Just as home oven temperature indicators are misleading, most oven temperatures vary from top to bottom and from side to side. So you want to rotate your cookie sheets halfway through to ensure an even bake.
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How long should I bake cookies at 325?
 1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). …
What temperature should cookies be when done?
The eggs coagulate at certain temperatures, the starches gelatinize at certain temperatures, and the proteins from the flour are temperature dependent, too. Once you reach a temp where those things are accomplished, your cookie is done! Chocolate chip cookies are done between 175 and 185°F (79 and 85°C).
Will 350 degrees kill bacteria?
Temperatures Necessary for Killing Bacteria
Since the highest temperatures you need to kill the bacteria in eggs, casseroles and meats is 165 degrees Fahrenheit, oven temperatures of 300 F or 350 F for baking do a good job at killing both beneficial and dangerous bacteria.
What happens when you bake cookies at a lower temperature?
When baked at a lower temperature, the dough has more of a chance to spread out, leading to flatter, wider cookies. Conversely, cookies baked at higher temperatures spread less. Even a difference of as little as 50°F makes a big difference.
Can I bake cookies at 300 degrees?
One reason cookies spread: oven temperature
"For this practically perfect tray, we dropped the temperature to 300°F, and extended the baking time: 22 minutes for chewy, 30 minutes for crisp.
Why are cookies hard after baking?
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Why are my cookies raw in the middle?
What happens when you overbake cookies?
The cookies will continue to cook a bit on the hot cookie sheet if you leave them there for one or two minutes before transfering them to a cooling rack. Or if you think the cookies are perfectly baked straight from the oven, transfer them to a cooling rack immediately.
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The Queen's Music Club is made up of musicians looking for access to equipment and facilities in order to pursue music. We intend to provide an accessible rehearsal space for student use and foster the musician community at Queen's.
Our club facilitates three main activities. Firstly, we run open jam sessions on weeknights which students can attend after paying an initial membership fee. Secondly, we rent our rehearsal space to artists and bands in the Queen's community. Thirdly, we organize social events for students, including concerts and informal get-togethers.
 1. To enable students to continue in the pursuit of learning and creating music affordably, while attending university
 2. To unify the music community at Queen's university
 3. To provide equipment and facilities to students for the purpose of creating and learning music.
 4. To provide social functions and events with the purpose of adding to the variety of university life.
 5. To provide opportunities for members to perform on a regular basis
 6. The activities of the club shall be carried on with no intention of personal financial gain; all profits, grants, membership fees, and accretions shall be used uniquely for carrying out the club's objectives.
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Natural Resource Management refers to the management of natural resources such as land, water, soil, plants and animals, with a particular focus on how management affects the quality of life for both present and future generations.
Natural resource management is congruent withthe concept of sustainable development, a scientific principle that forms a basis for sustainable global land management and environmental governance to conserve and preserve natural resources.
Natural resource management specifically focuses on a scientific and technical understanding of resources and ecology and the life-supporting capacity of those resources.
Australia's environment, with its iconic areas such as the Great Barrier Reef, the Wet Tropics, the Snowy River and the Australian Alps, along with our coastal areas, forests, rivers, wetlands and unique wildlife is at the centre of our national identity and our economy.


A Doll's House Short Essay - Answer Key
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1. What example does Torvald give Nora, to try and show her why borrowing is bad?
Torvald asks Nora what she would do if she borrowed money and spent it all by Christmas, and then before Torvald could start his job, he died.
2. What is Nora's reaction to Torvald's example?
Nora is horrified at the idea that Torvald could be killed and says that, if he were gone, she wouldn't care about money at all.
3. Where is Torvald when Nora comes home, and what is its significance?
Torvald is in his study, working, and he doesn't want to be disturbed. Torvald focuses on his work, more than being interested in his wife.
4. What do Torvald's pet names for Nora say about his attitude towards her?
Torvald calls her a little squirrel and a spendthrift. He is condescending to Nora, considering her thoughtless and unable to face serious tasks or ideas.
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I am having an array of images. I need to display 3 images in a row and then the next in another row. How to do this using nested for loops. can anyone help me over this? thanks.
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The basic nested loop structure looks like this:
int imageIndex = 0;
 for (int column = 0; column < columnCount; column++ {
 // Draw your image here at x position of (column * image width)
 // and y position of (row * image height). Add a bit to each if you
 // want some spacing between your images.
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 drawMyImage(images[imageIndex++], column * imageWidth, row * imageHeight);
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Its simple, use GridView with 3 columns.
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You need two loops. The outer loop is for the rows. Each element in the row corresponds with a column, so the inner loop is for the columns.
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Now that you know how to script a menu command, and you know how variables work, you are ready to combine the two.
Suppose you have selected a Sound in the object list. One of the commands available in the Query menu is Get power.... When you choose it, you will see the following settings window:
When you click OK, something like the following will appear in the Info window:
This is the mean power of the whole Sound.
In a script, you want to use the value of this power in the script itself, not in the Info window, perhaps because you want to do computations with it or because you want to report the value with a nice text around it. This is how you do the latter:
power = Get power: 0.0, 0.0
writeInfoLine: "The power of this sound is ", power, " Pascal-squared."
The first line of this script executes the menu command Get power..., but puts the value 0.1350605005239421 into the variable
power instead of into the Info window (the variable can have any name you like, as long as it starts with a lower-case letter and consists of letters and digits; see Scripting 5.1. Variables).
The second line then reports the value in the Info window, this time with a nice text around it:
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"Testing the Kin Selection Theory: Who Controls the Investments?" from The Ants (1990), by Bert Hölldobler and Edward O. Wilson
In "Testing the Kin Selection Theory: Who Controls the Investments?" Bert Hölldobler and Edward Osborne Wilson discussed the predictive power of kin selection theory, a theory about the evolution of social behaviors. As part of Hölldobler's and Wilson's 1990 book titled The Ants, Hölldobler and Wilson compared predictions about the reproductive practices of ants to data about the reproductive practices of ants. They showed that the data generally supported the expected behaviors proposed by kin selection theory.


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The mission of the Developing Scholars Program is:
- to increase the number of intellectually curious students of color and first generation college students who choose KSU.
- to improve retention of such underrepresented students by matching students with faculty mentors for the purpose of providing early opportunities for scholarly research.
- to guide more of such underrepresented students toward graduate or professional school.
- to provide a more diverse community of workers for the twenty-first century.
The goals of the Development Scholars Program include:
- Identify, recruit, motivate, and enable more underrepresented students to obtain a Bachelor's degree from Kansas State University
- Increase K-State faculty involvement and understanding of the needs and richness of diverse perspectives that underrepresented students bring to the university environment
- Improve academic success and create opportunity for underrepresented students at Kansas State University
- Foster development of a community of student researchers by providing educational enrichment activities and ways for students to interact, network, socialize, and collaborate with each other and with the larger academic community
- Nurture a strong work ethic, intellectual curiosity, community problem-solving, and enjoyment in the act of learning
- Continue to improve the retention and graduation rates of underrepresented populations at Kansas State University
- Increase the numbers of underrepresented students who transfer to Kansas State University from community colleges and who graduate
- Establish a "pathway of progress" to provide opportunities for underrepresented students to pursue diverse academic interests and to enter graduate programs, professional schools, or to find placement in their professional fields upon graduation
- Provide opportunities for faculty to interact with students from diverse cultural backgrounds who can bring fresh perspectives to the research environment
- Evaluate the impact and effectiveness of participation in the Developing Scholars Program for faculty and students
- Share with other institutions of higher learning what is learned


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Anisotropic path searching for automatic neuron reconstruction
Department of Neurobiology
Medical Subject Headings
*Algorithms; Animals; Anisotropy; Drosophila; Image Enhancement; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Microscopy; Neurons; Pattern Recognition, Automated
Neuroscience and Neurobiology
Full reconstruction of neuron morphology is of fundamental interest for the analysis and understanding of their functioning. We have developed a novel method capable of automatically tracing neurons in three-dimensional microscopy data. In contrast to template-based methods, the proposed approach makes no assumptions about the shape or appearance of neurite structure. Instead, an efficient seeding approach is applied to capture complex neuronal structures and the tracing problem is solved by computing the optimal reconstruction with a weighted graph. The optimality is determined by the cost function designed for the path between each pair of seeds and by topological constraints defining the component interrelations and completeness. In addition, an automated neuron comparison method is introduced for performance evaluation and structure analysis. The proposed algorithm is computationally efficient and has been validated using different types of microscopy data sets including Drosophila's projection neurons and fly neurons with presynaptic sites. In all cases, the approach yielded promising results.
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Vehicle Technologies Office – Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity
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Long-haul trucks idling overnight consume more than 838 million gallons of fuel each year. So why do truckers keep their engines idling when they're not in motion? Idling engines heat and cool the cabin, generate electricity for amenities, operate a generator, and eliminate the difficulty of starting a cold engine.
Alternatives to idling that do not involve using a truck's high-horsepower, high-torque engine to produce power for overnight needs could save a significant amount of fuel, reduce emissions, and cut operating costs. The Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA) team is investigating current technology alternatives to engine idling. See the Heavy-Duty Truck Idle Reduction Technology Demonstrations (PDF 244 KB). Download Adobe Reader.


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Bread that lasts for 60 days could cut food waste
An American company has developed a technique that it says can make bread stay mould-free for 60 days.
The bread is zapped in a sophisticated microwave array which kills the spores that cause the problem.
The company claims it could significantly reduce the amount of wasted bread - in the UK alone, almost a third of loaves purchased.
The technique can also be used with a wide range of foods including fresh turkey and many fruits and vegetables.World of waste
Food waste is a massive problem in most developed countries. In the US, figures released this year suggest that the average American family throws away 40% of the food they purchase - which adds up to $165bn (£102bn) annually.
Bread is a major culprit, with 32% of loaves purchased in the UK thrown out as waste when they could be eaten, according to figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
One of the biggest threats to bread is mould. As loaves are usually wrapped in plastic, any water in the bread that evaporates from within is trapped and makes the surface moist. This provides excellent growing conditions for Rhizopus stolonifer, the fungus that leads to mould.
In normal conditions, bread will go mouldy in around 10 days.
But an American company called Microzap says it has developed a technique that will keep the bread mould free for two months.
At its laboratory on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, chief executive Don Stull showed off the long, metallic microwave device that resembles an industrial production line. Originally designed to kill bacteria such as MRSA and salmonella, the researchers discovered it could kill the mould spores in bread in around 10 seconds.
"We treated a slice of bread in the device, we then checked the mould that was in that bread over time against a control, " he explained.
"And at 60 days it had the same mould content as it had when it came out of the oven."Question of taste
The machine the team has built uses much the same technology as found in commercial microwaves - but with some important differences, according to Mr Stull.
"We introduce the microwave frequencies in different ways, through a slotted radiator. We get a basically homogeneous signal density in our chamber - in other words, we don't get the hot and cold spots you get in your home microwave."
20th-Century history of bread
- 1928: First bread slicing machine, invented by Otto Rohwedder, exhibited in US
- 1930: Large UK bakeries take commercial slicers and sliced bread first appears in shops
- 1933: About 80% of US bread is pre-sliced and wrapped, and the phrase "the best thing since sliced bread" is coined
- 1941: Calcium added to UK flour to prevent rickets
- 1942: The national loaf - much like today's brown loaf - introduced to combat shortage of white flour
- 1954: Conditions in bakeries regulated by the Night Baking Act
- 1956: National loaf abolished
- 1961: The Chorleywood Bread Process introduced
Source: The Federation of Bakers
The company's device has attracted plenty of interest from bread manufacturers - but it is worried that it could push up costs in an industry where margins are very tight.
And there is also a concern that consumers might not take to bread that lasts for so long. Mr Stull acknowledges it might be difficult to convince some people of the benefits.
"We'll have to get some consumer acceptance of that," he said. "Most people do it by feel and if you still have that quality feel they probably will accept it. "
Mr Stull believes that the technology could impact bread in other ways. He said that bread manufacturers added lots of preservatives to try and fight mould, but then must add extra chemicals to mask the taste of the preservatives. If bakers were able to use the microwave technology, they would be able to avoid these additives.
While a wholesale change in the bread industry might be difficult to achieve, there may be more potential with other foods, including ground turkey.
In 2011, food giant Cargill had to recall 16 million kg of the product after a salmonella outbreak. Mr Stull believes that using microwaves would be an effective way of treating this and several other products ranging from jalapenos to pet foods.
The only fruit that his device was unable to treat effectively were cantaloupes.
"We've used our tumbler machine to treat them, he says "but you can't tumble cantaloupes because they damage."


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Examples of disparagement[edit]
In 1999, the TTAB issued a decision in which the trademark of the Washington Redskins football team was canceled under this provision, based on the claim that the name Redskins was disparaging to Native Americans.[2] On appeal to the federal district court and then to circuit court, the TTAB's decision was reversed in 2005 in Pro-Football, Inc. v. Harjo[3] as the laches defense as applied to the particular plaintiffs who brought the complaint was not considered. However, this case was ultimately dismissed when remanded to the District Court.
The PTO uses a two-step test to determine whether a mark is disparaging to a group of people:[2]
Whether a mark involves an identifiable group involves consideration of:[2]
 1. The dictionary definition of the term;
 4. How the mark will appear in the marketplace.
Registration of terms that are historically considered disparaging has been allowed in some circumstances. Self-disparaging trademarks have been allowed where the applicant has shown that the mark as-used is not considered by the relevant group to be disparaging.[4] One example of a registered mark with a self-disparaging term is Dykes on Bikes.[4]
See also[edit]
 1. ^ 15 U.S.C. § 1052.
 2. ^ a b c d Harjo v. Pro-Football, Inc., 50 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1705 (TTAB 1999).
 4. ^ a b Anten, Todd (2006), "Self-Disparaging Trademarks and Social Change: Factoring the Reappropriation of Slurs into Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act" (PDF), Columbia Law Review 106: 338, retrieved 2007-07-12
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By Ralf Hoffmann
"The EMETRION IQ clearly indicates the direction which German energy utilities must take – process integration and IP communication," comments Luc Schetters, director of Meter Service Management at RheinEnergie Köln AG. The rugged device, developed within 28 months in collaboration with potential users, concentrates on the tasks of a standard metering point:
- Measurement of active and reactive energy
- Storage of data in load profile series
- Daily data communication to the control station
- Display on-site as a calibrated metering instrument
- Constant synchronisation of the time through the communication network.
The communication module and the metrological movement are isolated from each other for practical reasons and are reactionless. This is particularly favourable in that the communication unit can be easily exchanged without interference with the calibration. An OBEX interface secures smooth operation of both modules. The EMETRION IQ applies safe global IP communication standards for remote retrieval. The data are outputted in XML format.
Open standards assure that the meter can be customised to every infrastructure. Another highlight of the EMETRION IQ is its high accuracy when recording load profiles. This is vouched for by a highly precise internal real time clock, which ensures that exactly 96 values are delivered daily without error.
"The customary combination today of VDEW meter, IEC-1107 protocol and GSM transparent operation will soon be replaced by an electricity meter with an integrated communication unit," states Schetters with conviction. "The EMETRION IQ is a significant milestone on the road to this new era."
MID approval allows European utilities to implement the meter into their meter cabinets, although extra functions still require national approvals. The PTB certificate has been received for the German market.


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In archaeology, a grinding slab is a ground stone artifact generally used to grind plant materials into usable size, though some were used to shape other ground stone artifacts. Some grinding stones are portable; others are not and, in fact, may be part of a stone outcropping. Grinding slabs used for plant processing typically acted as a coarse surface against which plant materials were ground using a portable hand stone, or mano. Portable grinding slabs are referred to as metates or querns. Like all ground stone artifacts, grinding slabs are made of large-grained materials such as granite, basalt, or similar tool stones.
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Symbols of Canary Islands
By Isleta Design Studio 6 years ago
The inspiration
Fascinated by this beautiful archipelago in the Atlantic ocean and its wonderful landscapes, we decided to pay homage to Canary Islands representing those who are officially considered by the region as symbols of nature of each major island.
Presa Canario
The Perro de Presa Canario, a.k.a. the Canary Mastiff, is a large Molosser-type dog breed originally bred for working livestock. The name of the breed is Spanish, means "Canarian catch dog", and is often shortened to Presa Canario or simply Presa. It's the animal symbol of the island of Gran Canaria.
Presa canario dog on a beach, symbol of Gran Canaria island
Avutarda hubara bird on a sandy beach, symbol of Fuerteventura island
Avutarda hubara
The Avutarda Hubara (Chlamydotis undulata) is a large bird in the bustard family. This bustard is found in arid habitats spread across northern Africa and Southeast Asia with a population on the Canary Islands. It is the animal symbol of the island of Fuerteventura.
Cangrejo ciego
Munidopsis polymorpha is a species of squat lobster, also known as the blind albino cave crab, Cangrejo ciego, that is endemic to Lanzarote, Canary Islands. They are small, blind and pale, and can be found in the caves of Jameos del Agua, lava tubes formed by volcanic eruptions 3,000 years ago. It is the animal symbol of the island of Lanzarote.
Cangrejo ciego crab at the bottom of the ocean, symbol of Lanzarote island
Pinzón azul bird on a tree with Teide mountain landscape, symbol of Tenerife island
Pinzón azul
The Pinzón azul (Tenerife blue chaffinch) is a species of passerine bird in the finch family of Fringillidae, endemic to Tenerife in Canary Islands. This bird is the animal symbol of the island.
Paloma rabiche
The Paloma rabiche (Laurel pigeon or White-tailed laurel pigeon) is a species of bird in the Columba genus in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to the laurel forest habitat of Canary Islands. It is the animal symbol of the island of La Gomera.
Paloma rabiche pigeon bird on hill, symbol of La Gomera island
Lagarto gigante lizard standing on a rock, symbol of El Hierro island
Lagarto gigante
Gallotia simonyi is a species of wall lizard that can be found on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This omnivorous giant lizard has been chosen as the animal symbol of the island.
The Graja is a subspecies of Red-billed chough or Cornish chough, a bird in the crow family, endemic to the island of La Palma, Canary Islands. This little chough is the animal symbol of the island.
Graja crow bird next to a cliff, symbol of La Palma island
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Last week, two new low-carbon ammonia production projects were announced, both of them large-scale and largely CO2-free.
Monolith Materials announced a 275,000 ton per year "clean ammonia" plant in Nebraska, in the heart of the US cornbelt. The plant will begin construction in 2021, expanding the existing demonstration plant, using Monolith's methane pyrolysis process powered by 100% renewable electricity.
Ørsted and Yara announced their plan to produce 75,000 tons per year of "green ammonia" at Yara's existing Sluiskil plant in the Netherlands. They intend to install a 100 MW electrolyzer, using Ørsted's offshore wind energy, with a final investment decision expected in 2021-2022, and production beginning in 2024-2025.


Question:The United States has a lot of helpful databases to identify Environmental Justice communities, are there similar tools being used in Canada?
by amocorro | May 27, 2021 19:50 | #26728
Examples of some helpful (though not perfect) databases that illuminate common markers and metrics used to identify Environmental Justice communities in the United States are (not exhaustive list):
[Federal] US Environmental Protection Agency's EJSCREEN and Mapping Tools _URL_
[Federal] US Census Bureau _URL_
[State level]
WASHINGTON _URL_
CALIFORNIA _URL_
MINNESOTA _URL_
QUESTION CONTINUED: Once we go international, these markers and metrics shift based on the country, their place-based concerns, and their governance structures. What environmental justice databases exist for Canada?
A note about governance terminology: In Canadian English, the term government is used to refer both to the whole set of institutions (executive, legislative and judicial powers) that govern the country (just as in American English, whereas in British English, the term used is state) and to the executive branch (just as in British English, whereas the term in American English would be administration). When the word is capitalized, as in "Government of Canada", it always refers to the executive branch.
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We'll soon know if Tombstone, Arizona — site of the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral — really is the "Town Too Tough to Die," because the federal government is attempting to snuff it out of existence:
[T]he U.S. Forest Service is refusing to allow Tombstone to repair its mountain spring water lines after forest fires, floods and torrential mudslides destroyed them in the Monument Fire of 2011. Not content with allowing forest fires to burn down some of the most beautiful land in Arizona, the Forest Service is willing to risk the lives and properties of Tombstone residents and tourists due to the loss of adequate fire suppression capabilities and safe drinking water.
Between May and July 2011, the Monument Fire engulfed a large part of the eastern portion of the Huachuca Mountains. Record-breaking monsoon rains followed. With no vegetation to absorb the runoff, huge mudslides forced boulders to tumble down the mountain sides, crushing Tombstone's mountain spring waterlines, destroying reservoirs and shutting off Tombstone's main source of water. In some areas, Tombstone's pipeline is under 12 feet of mud, rocks and other debris; while in other places, it is hanging in mid-air due to the ground being washed out from under it. In response, federal bureaucrats are refusing to allow Tombstone to unearth its springs and restore its waterlines unless they jump through a lengthy permitting process that will require the city to use horses and hand tools to remove boulders the size of Volkswagens.
Tombstone is located in the Sonoran Desert. Cutting off its water is like cutting off a diver's air hose.
Why would bureauthugs in faraway Washington deliberately kill an iconic American town? Because Tombstone is devoted to keeping history alive. It represents the rugged individualist spirit of the Old West — a spirit our liberal rulers are determined to eradicate.
On a tip from Varla.


Dirty Genes
[dropcap] S [/dropcap]o what are dirty genes? Dirty genes are a significant factor why we do not reach an optimal level of health. Our body needs healthy genes to function properly. But unfortunately, many people are still unaware of this vital aspect of health. That's why we're so lucky to have Dr. Ben Lynch to explain everything you need to know about dirty genes. Read on below for more on finding out if you might have some gene challenges
Dr. Ben Lynch explains how many of our illnesses and ailments that contribute to under-performance are rooted in susceptible and vulnerable genes exposed to a polluted world. These dynamic genes can be incited to over and under-performance, both causing issues of their own.
But just because these genes are "dirty" doesn't mean they can't be cleaned and prepared for optimal performance. Ben's philosophy, leave behind what you see on the outside and learn more about the you on the inside – your genes. The pathway to exceeding yourself, starts from within.
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Benjamin Lynch, ND received his Cell and Molecular Biology, BS from the University of Washington and his ND from Bastyr University. His passion for identifying the cause of disease directed him towards nutrigenomics and methylation dysfunction. Currently, he researches, writes and presents worldwide on the topic of MTHFr and methylation defects. He is the author of the best-selling book Dirty Genes. Dr Lynch is also the President & Founder of _URL_, a company oriented towards disease prevention and health promotion.
Childhood Interest
Dr. Ben Lynch was 16 years old when he was first introduced to biochemistry in high school. He thought it was the best class he ever had because it taught him about how the body works.
Because Dr. Ben Lynch became fascinated with how our body was wired, he went on to pursue a medical degree in college. But it was not long before he realized that standard medicine and the conventional route was not for him.
The turning point in his career path was when Dr. Ben Lynch got sick during a trip to India. Finding a cure for his illness, he was introduced to a peculiar form of medicine. Dr. Ben Lynch recalls that the one treating him checked his tongue, pulse, and gave a weird prescription. Surprisingly, he felt better after 40 minutes!
That experience eventually led Dr. Ben Lynch to pursue a career as a Naturopathic Doctor by getting his degree at Bastyr University. But Dr. Ben Lynch still felt it wasn't enough until he developed an interest in Environmental Medicine. This led him to discover epigenetics.
Focus On Epigenetics
Dr. Ben Lynch was very much concerned about how a poor environment can make people very ill and develop dirty genes. When he learned that genes were a significant factor in the entire process, he started to dive deeper into genetic research.
"Our genes require tools. Most of the tools come from the food that we eat. If we are providing our body with healthful, wholesome foods, our genes get the tools they can use to function. Such as protein, carbs, fats, vitamins, minerals, water, air, and sunlight," said Dr. Ben Lynch.
He adds, "We give genes those tools through nutrition, breathing properly, hydration and avoid doing stuff that makes them do excessive work like chemicals in the environment, wi-fi signals, and polluted air."
And that's so true! I first heard about epigenetics from Dr. Joe Wallach. He wrote the book, Epigenetics: The Death of the Genetic Theory of Disease Transmission (Amazon UK ). The book explains how nutrition supports the genes to be healthy.
What are Dirty Genes?
Now many of you may be wondering what dirty genes are. Dr. Ben Lynch explains that dirty genes are genes that are not functioning at it's best. One can inherit dirty genes from your parents. And it usually does not function as well as it should be in your particular environment.
"You can inherit it. Genes also get dirty by sitting in the garage after turning on your car or turning on your gas stove and not turning the extractor hood on. Dirty genes are also from eating unhealthy or from chronic stress," said Dr. Ben Lynch.
Dirty Gene Finder™
To those who would like to know more about the causes of dirty genes and what your particular status is, we've created a questionnaire for you called the Dirty Gene Finder™. The resulting FREE report will provide a lot of insights on how you can optimise your eating habits, discover which foods may be beneficial, what you should potentially avoid, and what might make you feel better to have a better experience without too many supplements.
The report shines a light on your particular gene challenges and in conjunction with Dr Lynch's book, Dirty Genes (Amazon UK ), guides you through some of the fundamentals of life and how to deep clean your dirty genes. "The book also also educates people why we need folate to make our body function right," said Dr. Ben Lynch.
According to Dr. Ben Lynch, folate is essential in things like:
 - regulating white blood cells
 - fighting infection
 - regulating red blood cells so we can breathe
 - regulate our platelets
 - nourish our neurotransmitters so we can think
 - helps repair DNA when chemicals invade into our system
 - essential in kids' growth
 - makes skin healthy since our skin creates skin cells all the time
Take The dirty Gene Finder Test Today!
Air Purifiers
Pollutants in the environment are unavoidable. But because they cause dirty genes, Dr. Ben Lynch says one way to clear the air is using air purifiers. Air purifiers can clear the air of chemicals and elements like smoke, pollen, and dust.
Good brands of air purifiers include IQAir and Alen Air. But Dr. Ben Lynch puts in a word of caution if and when you decide to get one.
"Air purifiers have an engine. I recommend plugging it in and turn on outside to let it off the gas," advises Dr. Ben Lynch. "Because nowadays, everything is wrapped in plastic. When you turn it on, there are so many volatile organic compounds that are being emitted."
Dr. Ben Lynch also advises avoiding having carpets if you want to avoid having dirty genes. Because apparently, carpets are sponges that hold dirt. There are also a lot of other odd compounds in carpets. It traps dust and humidity, attracts molds and dust mites.
Gas And Cooking
We also know that gas is a toxic substance. That's why Dr. Ben Lynch strictly advises that gas is something that needs to be outside. So, if you're cooking, you need to be using your exhaust fan.
"Smoke from oils have formaldehyde, destroy genes and burdens the body. Then a lot of people are taking antacids, which are inhibiting their primary detoxification system," said Dr. Ben Lynch. "People are also loading up with Paracetamol (Tylenol in US). This depletes primary antioxidants. So be wary of what you buy over the counter."
Dr. Ben Lynch says it is also bad to inhale smoke from cars. The carbon monoxide binds to the haemoglobin. And when carbon monoxide seeps into our tissues, it can eventually kill us.
"You increase cardiovascular disease risk from inhaling smoke. People who are exercising in more polluted areas are also increasing cardiovascular risk," Dr. Ben Lynch said. "That has to do with a gene called NOS3, and regulates nitric oxide and is an important gene to keep clean."
Folic Acid versus Folate
Importance Of Distinguishing Folate from Folic Acid
Folic acid is a form of folate and is one of the B vitamins that we need for methylation (MTHFr Gene). The U.S. recommended daily allowance of folic acid is 400 micrograms. These may be gained through food or dietary supplements.
However, folic acid is synthetic and will slow down methylation because it is a DHFR inhibitor. "Folic acid binds preferentially to the folate receptors and folate transporters in the body. It goes through the DHFR (dihydrofolate reductase) gene. This gene can handle 200 micrograms of folic acid before it gets saturated," said Dr. Ben Lynch. This is often supplemented in breads and sauces, so it's very possible to be really overdosing on this type of folic acid unknowingly creating poor methylation and various DNA errors because folate is needed in cellular repair, regeneration and for blood quality.
But Dr. Ben Lynch says some people have a genetic problem with this particular gene. Apparently, the folic acid can't get through the DHFR gene. It has to go somewhere, so it ends up staying in the blood. Researchers call it unmetabolised folic acid.
"What unmetabolized folic acid does, is that it will get to your folate transport protein. Folic acid blocks transportation of the folate and getting inside the cell," explains Dr. Ben Lynch.
Dr. Ben Lynch also reveals that people can be functionally folate-deficient. This is because they are functionally depriving their cells of the number one type of folate in their body which is methylfolate. Common side effects


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Stepcraft 2 Assembly Manual - SC2-01
Before you Begin
Stepcraft produced a series of videos that go along with certain assembly steps in the manual to help better explain these steps, thus making assembly easier.
Parts Layout and Inventory
Before You Begin: Parts Layout and Inventory
Before you begin assembly of a STEPCRAFT CNC, we recommend that you inventory all the parts and lay them out on your work area to ensure that you are not missing anything. This will make the assembly go much smoother with less chance of errors.


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Intermixing in GaAsSb/GaAs single quantum wells
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Journal of Applied Physics
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Photoluminescence coupled with repetitive thermal annealing has been used to study the interdiffusion process in a 10 nm GaAs 1-x Sb x /GaAs single quantum well. The diffusion equations and the Schrödinger equation were solved numerically to obtain the composition profile and the n = 1 electron to heavy-hole transition energies in the intermixed quantum well, respectively. The intermixing process was shown to obey Fick's second law. © 1998 American Institute of Physics.


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Here's your Venn diagram:
All of the colored regions (red and blue), taken together, represent the event $A \cup B.$
The event $A \cap B$ is represented by the red region alone.
This shows that $A \cap B \subseteq A \cup B$; everything in the intersection of the sets is also in their union.
You can't be in $A\cap B$ without also being in $A \cup B.$
It follows that $P(A\cap B) \leq P(A \cup B).$ This is always true.
Now what can we conclude if it is also true that
$P(A\cup B) \leq P(A \cap B)$?
If both inequalities are true, we can put them together like this:
$$P(A\cap B) \leq P(A \cup B)\leq P(A \cap B).$$
Notice how we have $P(A \cap B)$ on both ends. That is, we have a chain of inequalities like this: $x \leq y \leq x.$
The only way for this to be true is if $x = y.$
Conclusion: $P(A\cap B) = P(A \cup B).$
The probability of anything occurring in the blue regions is zero.
The only way for any of the events $A$, $B$, or $A\cup B$ to occur is when $A\cap B$ occurs; and if $A\cap B$ occurs then the other three events have also occurred.
Since all four events either occur together or none of them occurs,
we have $P(A\cap B) = P(A \cup B) = P(A) = P(B).$


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likely overly active bacteria.
either you add slightly too much culture, or your milk is very well ripe (which could be a sign of good cows, or if you get bad flavors could be a sign of sick cows) Or your atmosphere is affecting things.
Elevation, air pressure, humidity, and air temperature all can affect the activity of the culture.
But the most likely candidate, without any more information, would be too much culture added at the beginning. Next time, try adding a touch less starter to your cheese and see how that does.
The problem with overly fast acidification is that it tends to dry out the curd more than expected.
You need to follow temperature targets as close as possible. They are there for a reason. The bacteria grow differently under different temperature conditions. Especially with raw milk, a higher temperature may mean that you encourage different bacteria to grow than the recipe intends, or cause the same bacteria to act in different ways (producing different by-products and therefore different flavors)


3. When are we likely to finish? {Time Estimate at Completion}
The project is a call to adventure.
It CAN be a hero's journey.
In the following sessions we'll cover Earned Value Management professional practices in much greater detail. I'll give you practical step by step instruction on applying Earned Value Management in any project large or small.
Properly applied, Earned Value Management will improve your ability to control projects... all by having clear visibility of what you're getting for what your spending.
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Earned Value Management
(Alias: EVM, cost/schedule control systems criteria - C/SCSC)
Earned Value Management (EVM) is a project performance measurement technique that provides an accurate comparison of the actual work performed against that planned. It achieves this by placing a baseline value on each deliverable at project commencement and crediting the project with that value when the deliverable is completed. This facilitates early identification of variances from plan allowing management to take corrective action before problems escalate.
The essential elements of the technique are as follows:
 - Establish the baseline plan. In the planning phases of a project a target value is assigned to each scheduled element of work (usually some physical deliverable). This is called the "Planned Value (PV)".
 - Allocate earned value. As the elements of work are completed their original Planned Values are classed as "earned", hence the term "Earned Value (EV)". The cumulative Earned Value across all completed work elements provides an accurate measurement of the value of work performed at any point in time.
 - Measure variances from plan. Project performance can now be measured by comparing Earned Value with what has been spent to perform the work (Actual Cost - AC) and what was scheduled to be accomplished (PV). Refer to Earned Value Variances.
 - Determine the criticality of variances. Earned Value indices provide further insights into the relative magnitude (and criticality) of cost and schedule variances. Refer to Earned Value Indices.
 - Forecast project outcomes. Earned Value metrics can also be used to forecast the outcome of a project. Refer to Earned Value Forecasts.
The EVM technique is used in project management only. EVM metrics assume a project with a fixed set of deliverables conducted over a defined period in time. EVM is therefore not useful in managing continuous business operations.
Earned Value Metrics
Earned Value Variances
Cost Variance (CV)
= Earned Value (EV) - Actual Cost (AC)
> 0 means under budget
< 0 means over budget
Schedule Variance (SV)
= Earned Value (EV) - Planned Value (PV)
> 0 means ahead of schedule
< 0 means behind schedule
Earned Value Indices
Cost Performance Index (CPI)
> 1 means better progress for the money
< 1 means less progress for the money
Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
> 1 means more work performed than scheduled
< 1 means less work performed than scheduled
Project Percent Complete
= (EV/BAC) * 100
Percent of project work complete.
Where BAC = Budget at Completion
To Complete Performance Index (TCPI)
The cost performance index required to complete the project on budget.
Comparing CPI and TCPI at any point in a project gives a unique insight into the likelihood of a project completing on budget. For example if a project is running at a CPI of 0.8 with a TCPI of 1.2 required to complete on budget; such a step change is unlikely without major management intervention.
Earned Value Forecasts
Estimate at completion (EAC)
The estimated total cost at project completion.
Variance at completion (VAC)
The estimated variance between actual total cost and planned total cost at project completion.
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|Biology Demonstration Manual (Peace Corps, 1993, 35 p.)|
Lesson: Les levures
Rationale: Show evidence of yeast respiration.
Materials: piece of bread
1. Show a piece of bread.
2. Explain that the holes are caused by the carbon dioxide given off by the yeast and then trapped in the bread dough before baking.
Source: Belin Sciences et Techniques Biologiques 6, p. 79.


Creation of a nanobot that can move in the blood vessels
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Blood Vessels
Nanobots or nanorobots are microscopic robots that are expected to do specific tasks at the atomic, molecular and cellular level. Their prominence is in the field of medical science thanks to their immense potential.
Developers have long been intending to develop a robot that can fit into capillaries. Engineers in Switzerland have built a nanobot that has the capability of moving through blood vessels. It has a special shell that is filled with polymer mesh and, in place of sensors, the effect and the reactions of magnetic nanoparticles was used by developers during a change in the fields of electricity.
Moreover, the nanobot is capable of changing its shape, size, and direction of movement according to the condition.
According to Selman Sakar, the head of scientists, the principles of the Japanese kirigammi, the art of making paper figures with scissors, was applied by his team so that the nanobot would achieve the flexibility needed to move even in the narrowest of blood vessels.
Although the nanobot has passed all the necessary tests, improvements have to be made in design. Furthermore, this innovation is relatively cheap and can be easily availed by most people.


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Conservation value of forest plantations for bird communities in western Kenya
Farwig, N.; Sajita, N.; Boehning-Gaese, K.
Forest Ecology and Management 255(11): 3885-3892
Tree plantations of native and exotic species are frequently used to compensate for forest loss in the tropics. However, these plantations may support lower species diversity and different communities than natural forest. We therefore investigated bird communities in stands of natural forest, different types of tree plantations and secondary forest in Kakamega Forest, western Kenya. We compared birds differing in habitat specialisation, i.e. forest specialists, generalists, and visitors. We recorded significant differences in mean species richness and number of individuals among the different forest types. Stands of natural forest and plantations of indigenous tree species comprised more species and individuals than plantations of exotic tree species and secondary forest. This was caused by a significant decline of forest specialists and generalists from natural forest and indigenous plantations to exotic plantations and secondary forest. Species composition of the bird communities did not differ between natural forest stands and plantations of a mixture of indigenous tree species, but clearly changed between natural forest and plantations of single tree species. These findings demonstrate that natural forest areas are needed for the conservation of forest bird diversity, but that plantations with a mixture of indigenous tree species can have similarly high conservation value.


National Stress Awareness Day
04 November
Today is National Stress Awareness Day. Many stitchers will know of the benefits of any kind of craft that engages the hands, while satisfying the creative spark in our minds. What is not so well known is that stitching has been used as a form of therapy since the end of the First World War, when Ernest Thesiger, an actor who had served and been wounded in France, founded the 'Disabled Soldiers Embroidery Society' in order to help soldiers to augment their pensions. The additional benefits of stitching were a bonus – but of significant value to the individuals.
The charity 'Fine Cell Work 'works in prisons around the UK, teaching prisoners to stitch and create gifts that can be sold through the Fine Cell Work website. The benefits of stitching go far beyond the additional income for the individuals and provide a mental respite for the stitchers which is highly valued. Fine Cell Work supply completed cushions, glasses cases and other gifts, or kits for stitching at home.


text: Movements such as the Arab Spring (as described by popular media) and recent regional conflicts have forced people to leave their homes and flee to other countries or regions. Syrian refugees are currently the second largest refugee group worldwide, with half of them resettled in Turkey. Turkish government and non-governmental civil organizations have mobilized efforts to address the immediate survival needs of these refugees such as food, shelter and other provisions. Despite efforts to manage the complexity of mental health and social service needs of forcibly displaced people, counseling services are still lacking. This expository article addresses the mental health needs of Syrian refugees and provides implications for counseling professionals working with displaced people from a crisis intervention approach built on principles and perspectives of humanistic mental health. In addition, programs of support, such as the Mental Health Facilitator program, are discussed.


Maasai Chieftain Visits the Beavers
Maasai_Visit_03The Beavers enjoyed an African cultural evening with a Maasai Chieftain, who had visited us with his wife all the way from Kenya, learning how to say hello and also how to count to 10 in their native language. The Beavers also learnt about the different traditions in the Maasai culture and how the Maasai people live. Chieftain Joseph and his wife then showed the children how to make their own Maasai jewellery and each Beaver was able to make one to take home with them.
Maasai_Visit_01Chieftain Joseph was in the South East of London visiting Scouting sections to raise awareness and money for his village's school and health care provision.
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In this episode we examine what happens to the mind when it loses the perspective of the Right Hemisphere (RH) and is forced to rely on the Left Hemisphere's (LH) interpretation of the world. We will use the example of the well-known case reported by Oliver Sacks of the man who mistook his wife for his hat.
We are exploring the hemisphere hypothesis that states that the two hemispheres of our brain have two dramatically different ways of relating to the world and that our minds get muddled when the perspective of one hemisphere (usually the LH ) dominates and suppresses the other (usually the RH). We can learn to recognize the symptoms of LH dominance by studying the lives of people with dysfunctional RHs, such as Dr. P who, among other things, lost his ability to recognize faces.
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Software on Quest
Below is a list of key software programs installed on Quest for general use.
This list is subject to change, and additional software not listed here may be available. For the complete list, run the command, module available. Except where noted, Modules Software Environment Manager must be used to set up your environment to use the Quest software.
- ATLAS - Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra System, compiled for non-hyperthreading and tested.
- Boost C++ Libraries - Portable C++ source libraries that work well with the C++ Standard Library.
- Charm++ - Object oriented programming language based on C++ for parallel programming.
- Cmake - A cross platform make needed by a few environments in order to build their software.
- CP2K – Open source molecular dynamics program written in Fortran 95.
- Eclipse – A multi-language integrated development environment (IDE).
- FFTW – A software library for computing discrete Fourier transforms (DFTs).
- Firefox - Web browser.
- GAUSS - Data analysis, mathematical and statistical environment based on the GAUSS Matrix Programming Language.
- git - A collaborative source code versioning system.
- gnuplot - An open source plotting program. RHEL's version doesn't contain some of the label manipulation routines that later versions have.
- Grace – A 2D plotting tool for X11 system and M*tif, designed for use on Unix.
- gsl - Gnu Scientific Library.
- HDF5 – A data model, library, and file format for storing and managing large data sets.
- KNITRO - A solver for nonlinear optimization. Programming interfaces for MATLAB, C/C++, Fortran and Java.
- LAMMPS – A classical molecular dynamics code for soft and solid-state materials.
- Lumerical Solutions FDTD – A 3D Maxwell solver for analyzing interactions of UV, visible, and IR radiation.
- A high-level technical computing language and interactive environment for algorithm development, data visualization, data analysis, and numeric computation. See Using MATLAB on Quest for more information.
- Meep – A finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulation software package.
- Metis – A set of serial programs for partitional graphs, finite element meshes, and producing fill reducing orderings for sparse matrices.
- NWChem – An ab initio computational chemistry software, also including quantum chemical and molecular dynamics functionality.
- Octave – A high-level programming language used for numerical computations.
- ParaView - Data Analysis and Visualization for extremely large datasets using distributed memory resources.
- pdflib-lite - Libraries used in the creation of PDF documents.
- Perl - The ActivePerl distribution of Perl 5.14, a family of high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming languages.
– Several versions of the Anaconda distribution of Python are available. The default module, python/anaconda is for Python 2.7. python/anaconda3 is Python 3.4, while python/anaconda3.6 is Python 3.6. Other Python modules not using the Anaconda distribution are also available on Quest, but their use is highly discouraged and the modules may be removed in the future. If you use python without loading a module, you will be using the default Python installation available from the operating system; again, this is highly discouraged.
- Q-Chem – A comprehensive ab initio quantum chemistry package.
- Qt – A cross-platform application and UI framework for C++ or QML.
- Quantum Espresso – A collection of algorithms for electronic-structure calculations and materials modeling at the nano-scale.
- R - Software environment for statistical computing and graphics. Both the command line R progam (R) and RStudio Desktop (rstudio) options are available after loading R modules for versions 3.2.2 and newer. See Using R on Quest for more information.
- ROOT – A set of object-oriented frameworks to store and analyze large data sets.
- Ruby – A dynamic, reflective, object-oriented, general-purpose programming language.
- SAS - SAS is available with modules from the Education Analytical Suite.
- Stata - Stata is available after loading the stata/14 module (module load stata/14). For batch jobs, use stata-se or stata-mp; stata alone starts Stata IC. For interactive jobs where the GUI is desired, use xstata-mp or xstata-se. Stata MP is only licensed for 4 cores per instance. Please do not request more than 4 cores when using Stata MP, as the resources will be wasted.
- SQL database clients – psql, sqlite3, and mysql command line client programs are available without loading any modules.
- TeX Live - the TeX document production system.
- utilities - scripts to help manage projects, and a variety of utility programs (use module help utilities to get a list)
- Wolfram Mathematica - Symbolic computation, high-precision numerical work, graphics and visualization.
- VASP – A package for an initio quantum mechanical molecular dynamics.
- VisIt – A tool for parallel visualization and graphical analysis on Unix and Windows.
- XZ Utils - A general-purpose data compression software.
- Hypre – A library for solving large, sparse linear systems of equations.
- NetCDF – A set of software libraries and self-describing, machine-dependent data formats, supporting creation, access, and sharing of array-oriented scientific data.
- PCRE – Perl Compatible Regular Expressions library is a set of functions that implement regular expression pattern matching using the syntax and semantics as Perl 5.
- ScaLAPACK – A library of high-performance linear algebra routines for parallel distributed memory.
For information on compilers, MPI libraries, and debugging tools, see Compiling Code on Quest.


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Simulation of fluid velocity distribution inside the condenser waterbox of a power plant
conference contributionposted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by L Brown, B Hayden, Mohammad RasulMohammad Rasul
The cleaning of heat exchanging units is of a major concern for steam power plant. It has been proposed by the plant authority to install an on-line cleaning system at Callide Power Station located near Biloela, Queensland, Australia, on the steam condensing electrical generation units. The condenser is fitted with a waterbox to distribute the cooling water internally throughout. The cleaning system may incorporate the cycling of sponge balls throughout the cooling water circuit of the condenser, which through their abrasive action remove fouling. To predict the potential effectiveness of this cleaning system, it is important to determine the distribution of balls, i.e. the distribution of fluid velocity throughout the condenser tube systems is uniform and even. A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model is developed in this study in order to simulate and evaluate the fluid velocity distribution inside the condenser waterbox. The simulation results are presented and discussed, so that plant authority can realize the implementation of this cleaning system.
Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)
Number of Pages11
Place of PublicationSydney, Australia
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File Queue
Selecting this command lets you look at the queue of files ready to be processed. You can add a file to the bottom of the queue or delete a file (you have to select it first by clicking on it). Once you have made your changes to the file queue, press OK to confirm the changes or Cancel to leave the queue as it was before you called up the screen. You can select multiple files in the file browse dialog box by using Control or Shift when clicking on them.
The File Queue dialog box has two checkboxes in addition to the normal controls (like add/remove file etc.)
The first, Reload on Startup, when selected, causes the contents of the file queue to be stored to disk each time it is accessed. When POV-Ray is started up with this option active, and the file queue had entries in it, they are loaded off disk and back into the queue. If Auto Render was also selected, POV-Ray would then start rendering them.
The second, Auto Render, instructs POV-Ray for Windows to render whatever is in the file queue (see File Queue below). When you switch Auto Render off, any files dropped onto the POV-Ray window are added to the queue but not rendered. In other words, while Auto Render is turned off, the file queue is inactive. However, any file selected with the Render/Start Rendering command will still be processed. Once you switch Auto Render back on again, if there are files in the queue, they will begin to be processed.
Note: Due to the way that some versions of Windows returns multiple file selections to us, if you use Ctrl or Shift to select more than two files in the Add to Queue file browse box, and then click on OK, the first and last entries will be transposed. (We can't swap them back to their original position since we can't tell if the transposition has happened in the first place).
Clear Queue
If you want to clear the entire queue in one go, this is the way to do it. The command shows you how many entries you will be throwing away.
Animation Pane
The Animation sub-menu contains options relating to running renders for the purposes of generating an animation. See the section on making animations in the tutorial for information on how to set POV-Ray up to do this.
Minimize Shellouts
The Minimize Shellouts options tells POV-Ray to run any specified shell-out in a minimized, non-active window. This can be important if you are doing some work in the foreground and do not want to be interrupted. Note that the command that you are starting must be capable of running in the background under Windows.
No Shellout Wait
If you specify a post-scene shell-out command in an INI file, POV-Ray for Windows hands over to the program specified. If you are running Windows 3.1x and Win32s, POV-Ray for Windows has no way of telling when the program shelled out to has finished, especially if it was a DOS program. All POV-Ray can do is show a screen explaining this and ask you to click the OK button when the external program has completed or if you don't want to wait for it to finish. If you do not want POV-Ray to display this message, select No Shellout Wait.
NOTE it is very important to note that if POV-Ray doesn't wait for the program, it must return immediately. If it returns immediately then obviously the program's return code cannot be monitored. In this case the return code will always be 0.
Render Priority
The higher the Rendering Priority, the more resources are devoted to rendering.
Some users have expressed surprise that changing this setting does not seem to significantly affect rendering times. This will of course be the case if the computer in question is not doing anything else at the time. The time when this setting starts to matter is when you are running another CPU-intensive process on the computer, one that would compete with POV-Ray for the CPU. It is then that changing this setting will make a noticeable difference. On the Vista™ platform (or later) the render priority can also be set to background.
See also Speed Considerations.
Duty Cycle
The Duty Cycle setting is provided only for unusual cases of heat accumulation. It is not intended to be used in other circumstances (as it offers little benefit other than as described below). Unless you are using a laptop in a restricted environment (or perhaps in orbit), this menu will be of little interest to you.
Some computers - particularly laptops or notebooks - cool their CPU's by convection. No CPU fan is used. This can make this type of device prone to overheating in certain circumstances (for example, where circulation of air is restricted, such as in a confined space, or where hot air does not, by its nature, rise, such as in zero-gravity).
POV-Ray makes extensive use of a processor's Floating Point Unit (FPU), a portion of the CPU that is not normally prone to high activity over long periods. Such use can potentially cause the CPU to generate more heat. Additionally, high CPU activity can cause the unit's normal heat-reducing facilities (such as lower-power CPU modes) to be inactive.
The Duty Cycle setting is used to tell POV-Ray to only use a certain percentage of the CPU's available time, even if nothing else is competing for the CPU. For example, a duty cycle of 10% would cause POV-Ray, during a render, to sleep for 90% of the available time, and only render during 10% of it.
During rendering, if the duty cycle is not set to 100% (the default), POV-Ray will update the status bar at the bottom of the window if it is in sleep mode. This update will show how many seconds remain until rendering starts again (which is based around a ten-second cycle). For example, a duty cycle of 70% would see POV-Ray render for seven seconds, then sleep for three.
Note: While it may seem far-fetched to include a feature in POV-Ray that seems primarily to be of use in zero-gravity, it in fact is for this exact reason it is here. On 25 April 2002, African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth was blasted into space in a Russian Soyuz capsule. Accompanying Mark on this launch was a copy of POV-Ray for Windows v3.5 beta 15, and a special scene written for the purpose by two of the word's best POV-Ray artists. Whilst on the International Space Station, Mark rendered a 6000x8000 pixel version of that scene. This scene is now available as a poster; see our website for more information and purchasing options.
Sound Settings
In the sound setting dialogue you can enable POV-Ray to signal the finishing of a render, a parse error and a render error or cancellation of a render. For each of the three signals a specific sound (WAV-file) can be set.
On Completion
The On Completion submenu allows you to specify what POV-Ray will do when it completes a rendering (or series of renderings, in the case of animations).
Do Nothing
No special actions are taken.
Display Message
This will cause POV-Ray for Windows to display a message window indicating that it has finished.
Exit POV-Ray for Windows
POV-Ray for Windows will exit after the render has completed.
Rerun SubMenu
This sub-menu contains commands related to re-running (re-rendering) files that you have already rendered (or started to render).
Rerun Dialog
Selecting this command brings up a list of the last rendering jobs performed (up to 16). You can select any one of them by clicking on it. You then have the option of rendering the job with the same POV-Ray settings used for the original job or viewing the rendering statistics for that job. If you select Render, you are shown the current render settings, which override any settings that the file was originally rendered with. See Edit Settings/Render in the Render Menu.
This command, like the following, is only displayed if you have interrupted rendering of a scene (by selecting Stop Rendering from the Render Menu). The command shows the name of the interrupted file, and selecting it instructs POV-Ray for Windows to re-render the scene from the start.
Like the previous command, this one restarts a current render, with the difference that any portion of the scene already rendered is taken up again. This only works if there was an output file being written.
File List
The file list shows the last 16 rendering jobs the same way that the Rerun Dialog does. It also lets you select a recent file for re-rendering, but it does not let you view the rendering statistics beforehand.
Options Menu
This menu contains settings that change the operation of POV-Ray for Windows as a whole.
Keep Single Instance
This option prevents more than one instance of POV-Ray for Windows from running at a time. If you attempt to launch a new one, the currently running one is activated instead. This is handy if you are using File Manager or Explorer to launch POV files by double-clicking. (Explorer users can get even more control by using the right mouse button menu.)
Use Render Animation
Turns on or off the use of the animated image in the top-right-hand corner of the tool bar. If it's turned on, and POV-Ray is rendering, an animation will be shown to indicate that a render is in progress. This animation is done from pre-generated images and uses very little CPU time.
Show Toolbar
This option will alternately show or hide the toolbar, and can be used if you want more room for the editor. Note that POV-Ray for Windows does


Evolang Coverage: Honest signalling between plants and insects
Yashuiro Suzuki (from Nagoya University, co-authoring with Megumi Sakai and Kazuhiro Adachi) presents a model of the evolution of an honest signalling system between plants and insects. While honest signalling systems have been studied before, this was the first I harve heard of one between species, and certainly between kingdoms.
The vast majority of animals communicate to some extent. Many signalling systems used by animals use costly signals, the paradigm case bign the peacock's tail (Zahavi & Zahavi, 1997). Growing a long tail imposes a developmental and predatory cost and so only fit individuals can afford to grow long tails. This makes it difficult to trick others into thinking that you are fitter than you actually are.
However, there are systems which use 'cheap' signals, the most often used example being badges of status in sparrows. Sparrows have a patch of bright feathers on their chest. A bigger patch signals a better fighter. This is advantageous since they can avoid fights they would not win. Yet, there appears to be no cost to growing the patch (although this is contested by some). Zahavi & Zahavi suggest that 'cheaters' who do sport badges larger than their abilities are eventually punished when they get into fights with bigger birds. Thus, the system remains honest.
Suzuki describes a system of communication between plants and insects. Plants are in constant danger of bugs such as caterpillars. However, some plants can emit a chemical that attracts small insects that will come and attack and eat the bugs. The chemical is emitted when there are many bugs attacking. However, there are plant mutants named 'cry-wolf' plants who emit the chemical even when there are very few bugs attacking it. In this way, the cry-wolf plants have a small advantage over the normal plants. However, the cry-wolf plants damage the stability of the signalling system. The insects are attracted to the cry-wolf plants only to find a smaller meal than expected. If this situation presists, the insect's association between the chemical and food diminishes and they eventually stop coming.
The normal plants respond, not by emitting the chemical more often, but by mutating to produce a different chemical. Sort of like changing the code-word with which they call the flies. However, there is a trade-off: Changing the chemical a lot makes it more difficult for the cry-wolf plant to change to use the same chemical, but changing it too much makes it difficult for the insects to learn the new code.
Suzuki presents a model of this co-evolution. The insect's memory is modelled as a polya-urn. Positive experiences with a chemical (many bugs) increases the preference for following that chemical while a negative experience (few bugs) decreases the preference. In the model, plants can die by being over-infested and bugs can die by not eating enough. The result is an arms range: Waves of new chemicals appear as old ones become co-opted by cry-wolf plants. However, rather than there always being a dominant chemical type, the number of chemicals used in the system tends to increase.
While it's an interesting dynamic, I'm not sure it relates to the paradigmatic animal cases. To begin, the dimorphism between plants and insects is much bigger than a signaller and receiver within a species. To begin, both the plants and insects pay a cost (plants produce the chemical and insects must travel to the plant). In the animal models, the paradox is that the signal is cheap. The signal stands in for a costly action such as fighting. Also, while many cheap signals used by animals mean 'stay away', the plant-insect signals mean 'come here'. Secondly, in most cases of such systems in animals, the interactions are aggressive (competing for food or territory). In the plant-insect case, both benefit from an honest signal, and both suffer if it breaks down. It seems as if this is better analysed as 3 species interacting. Or, while in the animal case individuals compete over territory, here the plants are competing over an animal whose response is also evolving. another way to look at it is that in the animal case, the object of competition changes slowly while in the plant-insect case it evolves quickly.
This brings up another point: The time scales of change are different in plants and insects. The plants evolve genetically, while the insects can learn associations within a lifetime. I found this capacity of insect learning quite surprising.
In this sense, the insect-plant system may be more like a cultural system where there is a 'moving target'. However, it's more difficult to see how this kind of system relates to language evolution. It would be interesting if the co-evolution caused the signal (the chemical) to become more complex. However, Suzuki suggested that there are cases of cycling between a few chemicals. Perhaps the model has some analogies with linguistic diversity. However, for this to be true, a variety would have to be less adaptive when spoken by more people. or only used in an emergency. This might be true of some types of human communication such as ritual or religious language, code languages (e.g. over radios during wartime or cockney rhyming slang) or clique languages like pig latin.
Still, this is a facinating study, and there are many more details about the model in the workshop proceedings.


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Demographic effects of extreme weather events: snow storms, breeding success, and population growth rate in a long-lived Antarctic seabird
AuthorDescamps, Sebastian; Tarroux, Arnaud; Varpe, Øystein; Yoccoz, Nigel Gilles; Tveraa, Torkild; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon
Weather extremes are one important element of ongoing climate change, but their impacts are poorly understood because they are, by definition, rare events. If the frequency and severity of extreme weather events increase, there is an urgent need to understand and predict the ecological consequences of such events. In this study, we aimed to quantify the effects of snow storms on nest survival in Antarctic petrels and assess whether snow storms are an important driver of annual breeding success and population growth rate. We used detailed data on daily individual nest survival in a year with frequent and heavy snow storms, and long term data on petrel productivity (i.e., number of chicks produced)at the colony level. Our results indicated that snow storms are an important determinant of nest survival and overall productivity. Snow storm events explained 30% of the daily nest survival within the 2011/2012 season and nearly 30% of the interannual variation in colony productivity in period 1985–2014. Snow storms are a key driver of Antarctic petrelbreeding success, and potentially population dynamics. We also found state dependent effects of snow storms and chicks in poor condition were more likely to die during a snow storm than chicks in good condition. This stresses the importance of considering interactions between individual heterogeneity and extreme weather events to understand both individual and population responses to climate change. Antarctic petrel, body condition, extreme event, individual state, offspring survival, Thalassoica antarctica.
PublisherWiley Open Access
CitationEcology and Evolution, Early View (Online Version of Record published before inclusion in an issue).
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