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If you're looking to find the softest menstrual cup, the firmest menstrual cup, or anything in between, you've come to the right place. Check out our menstrual cup firmness chart for help in choosing the best menstrual cup for you.
Of course, please note that measuring menstrual cup firmness is not an exact science. We could, I guess, send all these menstrual cups to a lab to be independently tested. We, however, did not do that!
Instead, we did our own "squish" tests, compiled all the best information from around the web, and then put it all down into this handy menstrual cup firmness chart. Check it out for help in choosing the softest, or the firmest menstrual cup.
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Lily Cup Compact
Unique in that it's the only collapsible menstrual cup on the market today. It's an interesting choice if you're a backpacker or world traveler.
Meluna Soft
The Meluna is unusual in that it's made from Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE), unlike most other menstrual cups which are made from silicone. This means that it will mold to your body after it heats up better than the silicone ones.
The Meluna comes in a huge variety of sizes, lengths, models and colours.
Sckoon Cup
The Sckoon Cup is a bit of a newcomer to the menstrual cup world. It's made in the USA and has some great reviews on Amazon, so it may be worth checking out.
Super Jennie
If you're looking for one of the softest menstrual cups, but have a very heavy flow, then you'll want to consider the Super Jennie. Their large version is the highest-capacity menstrual cup you can buy.
You can get the Super Jennie menstrual cup on Amazon:
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Iris Cup
Made in Spain, the Iris Cup is one of the cheapest menstrual cups manufactured in Europe. It may be worth a try if you're looking for a soft cup at an affordable price.
The FemmyCycle is one of our most recommend menstrual cup brands here at Reusable Menstrual Cups.This is because it has a teen version, as well as a low-cervix one. This is ideal for smaller people, or those with very short vaginal canals. Unlike some of the competitors, the capacity of these smaller cups is still quite reasonable.
Fleur Cup
This is a reasonably priced option that is made in France. The major downside is that it can be very difficult to find, even on Amazon outside of Europe.
Lena Sensitive
The Lena Cup is our top-rated menstrual cup. We LOVE it because it's a top-quality cup, made in the USA and sold for a very reasonable price.
However, the original Lena is quite stiff. Thankfully, they've come out with a softer version that works well for people with sensitive bladders, or those who've found the harder cups caused cramping.
You can check out the Lena sensitive menstrual cup for yourself on Amazon:
Lily Cup
The Lily Cup is not one of our favourite cups! Although it's not bad, in terms of quality and functionality, it's extremely expensive, and there are plenty of cheaper, better cups out there.
The Ruby Cup is one of our new, favourite cups. This is because they have a buy one, donate one program where for every cup they sell, they donate one to a person in need.
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Anigan EvaCup
The EvaCup has quickly become one of the most popular menstrual cups in the world. This is because it's a made in the USA, top-quality cup at a very reasonable price. There is also a huge range of sizes, and colours.
If you have a heavy period, you may want to consider this one—it has one of the highest capacities of cups being sold.
Diva Cup
The Diva Cup is the most popular menstrual cup in the world for good reason. It's been around for years, and has a reputation for being a top-quality product. It's made in Canada from medical grade silicone.
You can buy the Diva Cup on Amazon:
Juju Cup
The Juju Cup is out of Australia, and although it's an excellent menstrual cup, it can be quite difficult to find outside of that country.
Lunette Cup
Lunette is one of the oldest, most-established menstrual cup companies in the world. Their cup is more expensive than some of the other ones, but you get what you pay for.
In this case, you get a top-quality cup that may be the first and last cup you ever try. It really is that good that many people end up sticking with it for their entire lives.
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Lena Cup
The Lena Cup is our top-rated menstrual cup. It has the highest user ratings in the category over on Amazon, and the best part about it is that it's sold at a very reasonable price.
Meluna Classic
The Meluna Cup is a bit unusual in that it's made from Thermoplastic Elastomer, instead of medical-grade silicone. It comes in a huge range of sizes, colours and styles.
You can find the Meluna Menstrual Cup on Amazon:
MoonCup (UK)
Along with the Diva Cup, the MoonCup is probably the most popular menstrual cup in the world. It's manufactured in the UK, and has been around for years. If's often the first menstrual cup that people try, and it's one that many people stick with their entire lives.
Manufactured in the Czech Republic, the Yuuki is another top-quality cup out of Europe. The thing we love about this one is that it comes with an "infuser," which allows you to deep-clean your cup in the microwave.
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Lady Cup
Currently, there are 17 colours of Lady Cup available! It's certainly impressive!
Meluna Sport
This is a firmer version of the regular and soft Meluna, already mentioned above.
This is a firmer version of the Yuuki Soft, already mentioned above.
You can find the Yuuki Cup, along with the infuser on Amazon:
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Are you looking for the firmest menstrual cup? You've come to the right place! Check out the Keeper Menstrual cup.
Check out our full review of one of the firmest menstrual cups on the market today:
The Keeper Cup
Our firmest cup on the chart, the Keeper is so stiff because it's made of Latex, instead of silicone. If you find some of the softer menstrual cups difficult to insert, this could be the one for you. It's almost impossible to get it to NOT open correctly inside of you.
There's more good news. The Keeper can last for 10+ years because latex is extremely durable and doesn't degrade easily.
The bad news is that some people start to develop allergies to latex after repeated exposure, or are already allergic. It's also very stiff and not everyone may find it comfortable.
Get the Keeper Cup, made from latex on Amazon:
It really does make a difference whether or not you get a soft, or firm menstrual cup.
The Best Firmness for Beginners
In general, we recommend that beginners stick with average to firm menstrual cups because they are much easier to getinserted correctly. They will usually just "pop" open once inside you with little maneuvering on your part.
However, these firmer menstrual cups can sometimes cause some discomfort once inside of you because they can press quite strongly against your vaginal canal walls. They may even cause cramping particularly if you have a menstrual cup that is too big for you.
The Diva Cup is one of the top-rated menstrual cups with thousands of 4-5 star reviews over on Amazon.
Beginners often start with the Diva Cup. It's the most popular menstrual cup in the world, and is the one to which all others are compared. It's a pretty average cup in terms of length, diameter and capacity.
There's a small size, for people under 30, or those who haven't given birth vaginally. The larger one is for people over 30, or those who've given birth vaginally.
The best place to get the Diva Cup is on Amazon:
Menstrual Cup Firmness: Most Comfortable Menstrual Cups
People often find that the most comfortable menstrual cups are the softer ones. This is because they don't press so strongly against your vaginal canal walls.
However, the soft cups can sometimes be quite difficult to get inserted correctly because they don't just "pop" open like the firmer cups do; they'll often stay folded up until you move them around a bit.
It's for this reason that we usually don't recommend them as your first menstrual cup. They can cause some serious frustration if you're not experienced with one of the cups that just pops open easily.
Most people find that turning the cup one clockwise rotation, and then one counter-clockwise rotation is enough for even the softest cup to open fully. Doing this will ensure that the cup is sealed to your vaginal canal wall, and it will prevent leaking.
If you're looking for a softer cup, check out the Lena sensitive. It has some seriously high ratings on Amazon, and the price is right!
The company is committed to women's health, and wants to provide a top-quality product at a reasonable price.
You can get the Lena Cup sensitive on Amazon:
Menstrual Cup Firmness: The Best Cups for Active People who Play Sports
If you're an extremely active person and play lots of sports, you may want to consider one of the firmer menstrual cups. This is because during serious physical exertion, your body may push out some of the softer cups. It's very rare, but it does happen.
Your body can also compress these softer cups too easily, which may result in breaking the suction seal, and then the cup will leak.
What's our top recommendation for the best menstrual cup for sports? We'd go with the Yuuki Cup, Regular. It's a top-quality menstrual cup that's specifically designed for your needs and situation. You can check it out for yourself over on Amazon:
If you find that you have a sensitive bladder, then you may want to consider one of the softer cups. You don't necessarily have to get one from the softest category, but you certainly don't want one of the very firm cups.
If you have a very firm menstrual cup, you may find that you have to pee more often than usual. Or, it may feel like your bladder didn't completely empty when urinating.
What is the best menstrual cup for a sensitive bladder? We'd recommend the Lena Sensitive.
The Lena Cup is the best selling menstrual cup on our website, and it has some of the highest user ratings and reviews on Amazon. The Lena Sensitive is soft, comfortable and you won't even be able to feel it inside of you.
Check it out for yourself here:
If you have a short vaginal canal, and are looking for a low-cervix menstrual cup, you've come to the right place. Maybe the regular length menstrual cups stick out of you and feel very uncomfortable.
Or, maybe you have a very long vaginal canal and find it quite difficult to remove some of the average length menstrual cups. You just can't quite reach that elusive stem! You've also come to the right place.
Check out our handy menstrual cup length chart. It's easy to read, and you'll be able to tell the shortest, the longest, and the average length menstrual cups at a quick glance:
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If you have a very heavy period, then you'll probably want a high capacity menstrual cup. Some cups hold as little as 15 ml (barely more than a jumbo tampon) while others hold up to 42 ml. There clearly is a big difference and choosing the wrong cup can prove to be kind of disastrous.
Or, maybe you're a very small person and want the smallest menstrual cup possible? Perhaps the average/large menstrual cups have felt very uncomfortable and even caused cramping?
Find out all the details here:
Menstrual Cup Capacity Chart
If you're looking for some help in choosing the best menstrual cup for your specific body type, then you'll need to check out our menstrual cup quiz. There are five simple questions that will only take you a couple minutes to answer.
We've combined all the information from our menstrual cup comparison chart, plus our extensive knowledge gained from reviewing all the cups and put it to work for you!
At the end, you'll be given some specific recommendations for which menstrual cup might work for you. Check it out here:
Menstrual cup firmness: What do you prefer? Do you like soft menstrual cups, a medium level firmness one, or one of the harder menstrual cups? Leave a comment below and let us know.
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Q: Azure Service Fabric Reliable Collection and other Persistent Store I am very new to Service Fabric.
Is Service Fabric recommends to use only Reliable Collections to store ALL the data for an application?
What if I use SQL DB to persist all my business data and use Reliable Collection to lazily persist to SQL DB for integration purposes. Following DDD, if i persist my aggregate to SQL DB and leave a entry in reliable collection to communicate with other Bounded Context. Will this approach has any issues?

A: The Service Fabric does NOT recommend to store all the data in Reliable Collections. Its your choice. The Service Fabric provides you freedom on how to do things, on many levels.
You can use an external DB(like SQL DB or DocumentDB or anything) and use the stateful service as a cache. Or use the stateful service as a primary storage and don't use an external DB at all.
Even though the Reliable Collection is a bit limited in usage(its a key/value store with no effective query interface other than looping all the data) it has the advantage of being internally stored(performance) and it has good fail safe mechanisms(defining secondary instances, as many as you want). The partitioning capabilities should not be forgotten either.
Personally I tend to minimize the external dependencies. An external DB is a dependency. But if your requirements for your application specify extensive query capabilities, go for it.

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Treat Reliable Actors as a transactional system. Service Fabric
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You would have to change the entire steering column because the center spline that it mounts on as you noticed is a different size. You could probably find it for cheap from a 2000-2002 b5 in a salvage yard.
It's not difficult to replace the steering column, unless you're just a lazy sort of person.
There are also adapters to step up from small to large spline.
What is the size of your current column spline?
I cant tell you that at the moment. Could you give me a link for the adapters?
The Adapter is a OEM VW small spline to large spline adapter. Early B5's are small spline. late b5's are large spline.
This part was used on some MK3's and every MK3 and MK3.5 cabrio. They are pressed onto the steering shaft and are VERY hard to remove. They must also be shortened to seat properly on the b5 small spline shaft.
I have one in my 1996 b5 drift car, so that i could run a short hub adapter for facelift b5. clockspring and everything else still fit and worked fine.
Would this spline adapter also work on a 1996 audi 80 convertible now it has the same steering wheel as prefacelift B5 and i would like to install a B6 steering wheel.
I don't see why not. I'm like 99% sure the splines are the same.
Thanks i am going to order one now and we will see how it will work.


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Rising Through The NYPD's Ranks
BY SAM RAPPAPORT
On a recent afternoon, Assistant Chief Juanita Holmes gazed into the large, impressionistic painting that hangs on the wall of her fourth floor office in the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills. The Brooklyn Bridge is in the foreground of the canvas spanning toward a glimmering Manhattan skyline. Opposite the bridge, floating in the painting's soft shades of indigo, is a man blowing into an alto saxophone.
"I should have been an artist," Holmes said, without breaking her gaze.
Holmes's career has been wildly divergent from that of an artist, and at first glance it appears that Holmes was destined to become a police officer. She joined the city's Police Department in 1987 as a patrol officer in Manhattan's Alphabet City. Since then, she has risen through the ranks to hold one of the department's top positions. She currently presides over Patrol Borough Queens North as its commanding officer, a position that she has held since September 2016. Previously, Holmes headed the NYPD's Domestic Violence Unit.
Holmes comes from a family entrenched in the police department. Of her 13 siblings, six are on the force. Holmes's son is now also a member of the department.
Much has been made of the fact that Holmes is the first black woman to hold her position. Yet, Holmes said, she never views her tenure in this context.
"It's completely out of my mind," Holmes said of being the first African American woman to serve as borough commander. "Other people on the outside looking in see that. Me, I just look at myself as a member of the police department, an executive member."
Holmes said that she feels it's more important to be viewed as a leader, mentor and teacher than to be seen as a "first."
"I'm here to do the job," Holmes said.
Holmes noted that her being promoted to borough commander might say more about the changing nature of the NYPD than it does about Holmes.
"I think the department is changing tremendously, absolutely for the better," Holmes said. "The diversity in the department now, it's overwhelming e Department, it should be a representation of New York City. And that's what we've been accomplishing."
A more diverse police department, Holmes believes, is a necessary step in assuaging the often tenuous relationship between the force and the city's most impoverished neighborhoods. Holmes has made it a priority to strengthen community-police relations. One of her tactics has been to embrace a community model of policing.
"The key ingredient to that philosophy is that we keep the same officers in the same area all the time," Holmes said. "It allows them to be more responsive to the needs of the community, and they develop a relationship with residents as well as business owners."
According to Holmes, one of Queens Borough North's most pressing areas for improvement, in regard to community-police relations, is Corona.
"This is where we have many undocumented immigrants who don't speak the language," Holmes said. "Those I think are the most critical in the relationships we're trying to establish because in today's climate, you have a lot of concerns about ICE and whether these residents are going to be deported."
One of the difficulties, Holmes said, is getting undocumented immigrants to respond to summonses.
"The likeliness of them going to court because of today's climate—it's just not going to happen," Holmes said.
To address the issue, Holmes is working with the Queens District Attorney's office on "Safe Surrender" sights.
"The idea is that we would give them a neutral ground—a church or school—where they can come in, pay the summons, and even if they are coming to follow up with a federal warrant, we won't arrest them."
The "Safe Surrender" program, Holmes said, would be in operation by this spring.
"We're not going to ask you if you're here illegally, and we're not going to notify ICE of your status," Holmes said of dealing with undocumented residents. "We want them to know that we're here to assist."
The mayor's office has released a report that showed a reduction in crime from January 2017 to January 2018. Queens Borough North, Holmes said, is no exception to the trend.
"That reflects the reality here too," Holmes stated. "Out of the eight police boroughs, we had the biggest reduction in crime for the month of January."
Holmes attributes this to community policing efforts, reconfigured deployment and a series of gang take-downs at Queensbridge Houses. The public housing development—the largest of its kind in North America—has been an area of concern for Holmes. She said that in the coming months, a series of anti-violence initiatives would be concentrated in that area.
Staying true to her mission of developing relationships with the communities she serves, Holmes leads a mentorship program known as "Girls Talk."
"It's a group of girls that were sort of incorrigible, you know," Holmes said. "Mom and dad were having a tough time."
Holmes tasked some of her officers with recruiting the girls that would become a part of the mentorship group.
"I said, 'Find me the problem children,'" Holmes said.
There are now 16 youths, ages 14 to 18, with whom Holmes meets once a month. Often, they just talk and, other times, Holmes invites psychologists, professors and community leaders to speak.
"The more that I can expose them to that is positive," Holmes said, "I think it's going to have a tremendous effect on their outcomes in life."
Holmes began the first "Girls Talk" meeting by telling her mentees about her own journey from a large family in St. Albans to one of the top positions in the NYPD.
Shortly into the meeting, one of the girls raised her hand and offered Holmes a comment.
She said, "I thought you were going to be this mean woman. But, you know, you're mad cool."
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In the Buddhist community of Plum Village, Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese monk, periodically rings a Mindfulness Bell. Upon hearing the bell, everyone stops, and takes three silent, mindful breaths. Then they are free to continue their work, awakened ever so slightly by the Sabbath pause of mindfulness. We can choose anything to stop us like this--the telephone ringing, a stoplight when we are driving, whenever our hand touches a doorknob, before we eat or drink. Choose one common act during your day to serve as a Sabbath pause. Whenever this arises--whenever you touch a doorknob or hear the telephone--simply stop, take three silent, mindful breaths, and then go through the door or answer the phone. See how it changes you to take these tiny Sabbath moments every day.


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Q: resampling of imbalanced dataset with only binary predictors and target I am trying to classify an indicator of health as 0 and 1. I have an imbalanced dataset (0 : 5700, 1:1700) where all the values are binary (0 and 1 only for all features and target). I applied many resampling algorithms (random resampling, combination of SMOTEN (since only categorical values here: binary features only; total 200 features) and random under sample, resampling by genetic program etc). But couldn't get any improvement (while looking performance by analysing ROC curve, model without resampling performs slightly better than model with resampling).
If all the values are binary (predictors and target) in imbalanced classification problem, could you please suggest a good resampling technique other than random resampling, GP and SMOTEN?


We must act to bring our justice system up to the standards of fairness, equity, and true impartiality that all New Yorkers deserve. Spending millions in locking people in cages is not economic development. In some cases, millions of taxpayer dollars per city block are being spent on incarceration. That's money that could be spent on schools and education, job development, entrepreneurship, investing in infrastructure, or many other investments that far better serve the public. I see the urgent need for a top to bottom reexamining – and action! – on bail reform, parole reform, prison reform, and measures that will make our justice system uphold our values.
These issues are intertwined with our nation's history, the long history of abuse, exploitation, and oppression. These issues are also connected with the need for high quality public services in all our communities – including addressing trauma and community trauma.
"Raise the Age" and the other reforms to end mass incarceration are part of a move toward a more humane justice system and the civil and human rights that define our fundamental values as New Yorkers.


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A Dangerous Suspension Bridge Near Keyul
20 October (Timbu): A few minutes after we left the village of Keyul and Maya the girl behind, we came across a suspension bridge over Melamchi khola that we didn't have to cross. But we wanted go over it. The first sight of the bridge reminded me of Wanda Vivequin and the amazing bridge over a stream in Nar village of Manang district. During last years Nar Phu trek, we crossed a bridge or Chamjong to go to Nar region from Phu region. I was terrified to walk from over that bridge. Wanda encouraged me by saying this: "You must do at least one thing daily that scares you."
I remembered that line as I crossed this bridge near Keyul though this bridge wasn't as dangerous as the Nar one, and it wasn't as scary either. We didn't want to miss the photo-op as well. These types of bridges are now being replaced by others (the one that you see along side the old Nar Bridge actually) throughout the country that are easy to walk over.
I do remember crossing this kind of bridge in my childhood in my village in Duragaun, Ramechhap. We had to go to the bensi (or plains where we had and still have rice fields and house) from gaun (or village in hills where we used to stay most of the year) during summer (two months) and winter (a month). In the summer, the stream between gaun and bensi would swell and there was this terrible bridge which was difficult to walk over. But I was too small to remember anything significant about that experience but the remnants of the unused bridge were still there even as we grew up.
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This aged tawny Porto is made from selected grapes from the best vineyards of the Cima Corgo and Douro Superior. In the winery, the newly developed, robotic "Port Toes" technology for treading allows the winery to maximize the quality of the fruit by mimicking the gentle action of human feet during traditional foot treading. Fermentation is halted by the addition of grape spirits before all the residual sugar has been fermented, creating a sweet, fortified wine. Each year, a portion of this ruby wine is set aside according to its aging potential to be added to Fonseca's stocks for blending. The wine is aged in 600-liter neutral oak barrels, considerably smaller than those used for Ruby Portos. As the stocks age, the wines take on increasingly more nutty flavors and become more concentrated as the barrels lose 3% of their volume every year (the "Angels' Share") to evaporation. Fonseca cellars its aged tawnies upriver in the Douro rather than in Vila Nova de Gaia near the river's mouth; the considerable difference in heat and humidity between these two areas lends Fonseca's aged tawny Portos a very distinctive "baked" richness reminiscent of butterscotch. The 20 Year Old Tawny is a blend of wines, selected from these stocks, that have been aged for an average of 20 years.


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Well hell. Was the only repeat of A&E's Biography show on Keanu at one in the morning last night? I've heard it wasn't bad and was going to get Roi to tape it for me. Ah well, not to fret. A very lovely person is making me a tape of all the cable stuff I missed so I'll see it eventually.
I'm so behind, I just watched the E! thing that Roi taped for me yesterday. I hear it wasn't as bad as most of the "True Hollywood Story" shows usually are, but it was still pretty bad. Tabloidy. Feh.
It was a treat at the end to see the infamous "E! for Egregious!" footage.
media spot | from inside the mind of krix at November 17, 2003 11:43 AM .
I still have to catch up and watch the E! Behind the scenes for the Matrix. Taped it 2 weeks ago and haven't had a chance to watch it yet. I saw the Biography show last night. It wasn't too bad. I think Keanu must have authorized it since both his manager and Rob gave interviews for it. I can't imagine they would give interviews about Keanu without his permission.
I watched the A&E thing. It wasn't bad, although Mikey2 is right. It would have been good with the sound off. Really nice pictures. Wasn't Rob just the handsomest?
By the way, what is the infamous "E! for Egregious!" footage ? I don't think we get E! where I live. I've never watched it.
E! was also for "erroneous." He is such a clever, witty renegade. I think they were too obtuse to pick up on his slam.


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Q: Formatting exponents in python I have a numbers like 1.0e-4, 1.0e-10, 1.5e-12. I want to write these number to a file discarding numbers after decimal like 1e-4, 1e-10, 1e-12. %g seems to do trick for second number but it has limitation of exponents greater than 5. I want to have 1e+00 even for 1.0. I'm getting 1.000000e-04 for 1.0e-4 with %e and str().

A: Method 1 (Doesn't work with exponents smaller than 5):
Use "%.0g" % 1.5e-12
If you want to change 1.5e-12 you can always use a variable in its place
"%.0g" % 1.5e-12 Gives an output of '2e-12'
"%.0g" % 1.0e-4 Gives an output of '0.0001'
Method 2 (Works with any number of exponents):
To be able to use any number of exponents, use:
from decimal import *
'%.1e' % Decimal("%.0g" % 1.5e-12)

Using this code:
'%.1e' % Decimal("%.0g" % 1.5e-12) Gives an output of '2.0e-12'
'%.1e' % Decimal("%.0g" % 1.0e-4) Gives an output of '1.0e-04'
Edit:
Use:
from decimal import *
'%.0e' % Decimal("%.0g" % 1.5e-12)

For 2e-12 rather than 2.0e-12


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Game of the Month: The Witness
The Witness Jan.26th PC/PS4
The first game from developer Jonathon Blow, Braid was released in 2008 on the Xbox 360 and received huge critical and commercial success. The game combined platforming and puzzle mechanics to create a time traveling masterpiece that stands as one of the best "indie" games from the last generation. His follow up game, The Witness was announced the following year and after being in development for almost 8 years it's finally ready to be released.
The Witness is an adventure/puzzle game that drops players onto a deserted island where they must solve puzzles scattered throughout different zones. With over 600 puzzles to discover and complete, Blow says that completionists could spend nearly 100 hours solving every puzzle in the game (you don't need to solve them all though in order to finish the game). He also hasn't shied away from making some of the puzzles very difficult, but the open nature of the game means that if you do get stuck on a particularly tough puzzle you are free to move on to another one and return later to finish it.
The story surrounding The Witness remains mostly a mystery. What we do know is that as you explore the island you'll discover recordings left behind by… someone. And as the game progresses you will piece together the mystery of who was here before you. The game does feature voice actors for those recordings but in an interesting move, the game features almost no music whatsoever. The only sounds are the natural sounds of the island. Blow says this was done to fully immerse the player into the role of being on this island alone and not to distract from everything there is to take in.
The pressure to create something special after a game as beloved as Braid must weigh on Blow, but he says fans should have faith in his ability to deliver. In an interview with Eurogamer he said "Some people seem to have jumped to the conclusion that the game is going to be about solving simple maze puzzles, and thus not be particularly exciting. If that thought crosses your mind, all I can ask is to have faith. I wouldn't make a game about solving a series of rote puzzles,"
The Witness is crafted with an attention to detail that is impressive. From the architecture to the landscapes, you get the impression that every inch of this mysterious island was placed there with a purpose. And after being in development for 8 years my guess is that the final product will be a highly polished and remarkable experience. You can find out for yourself when The Witness becomes available on PC and PS4 on January 26th.
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Dumbledore: "This wall will show you your deepest desires..."
Before Wendy sewed it back on Peter's shadow was having the time of his life.
Even their shadows are more interesting than these people.
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Sanjay Shah
Professor and Extension Specialist
sbshah3@ncsu.edu
D. S. Weaver Labs 176
Ph.D. 2000
M.S. 1995
B. Tech. 1985
Punjab Agricultural University, India
Livestock barn ventilation, heating, and cooling; agricultural air quality; renewable energy applications in livestock barns
Special Specialist Award, 2006
Robert W. Bottcher Promising Researcher Award, 2004
Faculty Research and Professional Development Award, 2004
WVU Extension Service Outstanding Developing Researcher Award, 2002
Comprehensive Evaluation of a Landscape Fabric Based Solar Air Heater in a Pig Nursery
Yu, L., Shah, S. B., Knauer, M. T., Boyette, M. D., & Stikeleather, L. F. (2021), ENERGIES, 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14217258
Dynamics and Treatability of Heavy Metals in Pig Farm Effluent Wastewater by Using UiO-66 and UiO-66-NH2 Nanomaterials as Adsorbents
Wang, L., Dai, X., Man, Z., Li, J., Jiang, Y., Liu, D., … Shah, S. (2021), WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION, 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05229-6
Impact of microbial waste additives and glucose on ammonia emissions from broiler litter in the lab
Shah, S. B., McKettrick, W., Najafian, A., & Grimes, J. (2021), JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING. https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2021.1886776
Recycled eggshells as precursors for iron-impregnated calcium oxide catalysts for partial oxidation of methane
Karoshi, G., Kolar, P., Shah, S. B., & Gilleskie, G. (2020), BIORESOURCES AND BIOPROCESSING, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40643-020-00336-4
Valorization of Eggshell Waste into Supported Copper Catalysts for Partial Oxidation of Methane
Karoshi, G., Kolar, P., Shah, S. B., & Gilleskie, G. (2019), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41742-019-00238-0
Windbreak Wall-Vegetative Strip System to Reduce Air Emissions from Mechanically Ventilated Livestock Barns: Part 2—Swine House Evaluation
Ajami, A., Shah, S. B., Wang-Li, L., Kolar, P., & Castillo, M. S. (2019), Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 230(12). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-019-4335-2
Windbreak Wall-Vegetative Strip System to Reduce Air Emissions from Mechanically Ventilated Livestock Barns—Part 3: Layer House Evaluation
Windbreak Wall-vegetative Strip System to Reduce Air Emissions from Mechanically-Ventilated Livestock Barns – Part 1: CFD Modeling
Ajami, A., Shah, S. B., & Stikeleather, L. F. (2019), Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 230(12). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-019-4333-4
A novel non-invasive method for evaluating electroencephalograms on laying hens
Eberle, K. N., Martin, M. P., Shah, S., Malheiros, R. D., Livingston, K. A., & Anderson, K. E. (2018), Poultry Science, 97(3), 860–864. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pex391
Evaluation of Ventilation Shutdown in a Multi-level Caged System
Eberle-Krish, K. N., Martin, M. P., Malheiros, R. D., Shah, S. B., Livingston, K. A., & Anderson, K. E. (2018), The Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 27(4), 555–563. https://doi.org/10.3382/japr/pfy036
Optimizing Greenhouse Drying of Swine Lagoon Sludge to Support Implementation in NC and VA
Virginia Pork Council(4/15/21 - 10/14/22)
Sponsor: Virginia Pork Council
This project addresses a critical need to swine producers using anaerobic lagoons. This need is sludge processing and off-farm export. Sludge has a high phosphorus-to-nitrogen ratio (P: N), making it a more challenging product to utilize. Moreover, high concentrations of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) in the sludge can negatively impact receiving fields and crops if applied on a nitrogen-basis. Reducing water content in sludge is a critical challenge facing sludge utilization. Water removal (drying) is an energy intensive process that can require large capital investment. Commercial dryers are an expensive option for swine sludge drying. Solar dryers, on the other hand, represent a class of promising drying technologies that can be leveraged to reduce sludge water without a significant capital/operating cost. This study aims to assess greenhouse drying systems used to dry swine lagoon sludge and provide design recommendations to operators to optimize performance.
Identification of early indicators of Necrotic enteritis disease in broiler chickens
United States Poultry & Egg Association(9/01/21 - 8/31/22)
Sponsor: United States Poultry & Egg Association
Problem: In this age of 'no antibiotic ever' farming, the re-emerging Necrotic enteritis (NE) disease caused by Clostridium perfringens have posed a major economically important health concern in poultry, particularly in the broiler population. Identifying early-stage indicators of NE can help initiate prompt disease control measures, thus enabling judicious use of antibiotics on the broiler farms. Research has shown a significant correlation between the pattern and concentrations of specific class of volatile organic compounds (VOC) such as reduced Sulphur compounds (RSC) and the occurrence of various enteric diseases. With the aid of USPOULTRY funding, we have previously developed a portable low-cost sensor system for measuring ammonia in poultry houses. Here, we propose to identify early-stage NE-specific VOC, specifically RSC in the air, as physiological markers of NE development. Furthermore, our findings will be applied for developing a method suitable for identifying rapid and reliable NE detection precision tech-tools. Objective : To identify specific VOC/ RSC patterns associated with early NE stages and develop a method suitable for devising rapid and reliable precision-based air-analysis tools. Approach: We will first reproduce NE in broilers using an experimental C. perfringens challenge model. Next, the subtle changes in the air VOC, including RSC composition during different stages of NE disease progression will be evaluated using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) technique and identify specific VOC pattern associated with the early stages of NE. Finally, we will validate GC-MS method findings with precision portable handheld VOC sensor devices. Industry value: The proposed work aims to identify specific VOC/RSC patterns associated with early stages C. perfringens infections with high reliability and thus, aid in developing an effective sensor-based platform for rapid detection of NE. This work is industry application oriented such that our science and technology interface would yield value-added means for the poultry producers to use in empowering them to grow chickens with no or judicious use of on-farm antibiotics.
Miscanthus Biochar Potential as A Poultry Litter Amendment
The goal of this project is to identify a valuable use for bioenergy bioenergy byproduct (biochar) within the NC poultry sector. Such use can improve the economic outlook of miscanthus adoption as well as its utilization in bioenergy generation. As such, this project aims at assessing the benefits of using miscanthus-derived biochar as a poultry litter additive. Poultry litter additives are typically used to reduce litter ammonia concentration, as well as control pathogenic microorganisms and reduce pests which, without intervention, can reduce poultry productivity and welfare. Currently, the industry relies on commercial treatment additives, such as alum or PLT ®, which can be a significant cost to production and require repeated additions to maintain benefits. This project aims at assessing the impact of biochar production conditions and treatment on ammonia emissions from broiler litter.
Demonstration of a Low-Cost Engineered Windbreak Wall-Vegetative Strip System for Reducing Odor Emissions from Livestock Barns
NC Department of Justice (NCDOJ)(1/01/21 - 12/31/23)
Sponsor: NC Department of Justice (NCDOJ)
North Carolina is the biggest producer of confined livestock, poultry and swine. While confined livestock production is economically efficient, it can have substantial environmental impacts, on soil, water, and air qualities. Emissions from livestock barns have significant impacts on the environment, public health, and quality of life, particularly, due to odors. Odor emission have resulted in multiple lawsuits and judgments against the NC swine industry, that have the potential to damage the sustainability of the swine industry and perhaps, poultry industry. This may even damage NC's agricultural economy. The low-cost windbreak wall - vegetative strip system has been shown to reduce odor emissions by nearly 80% 10 m in front of swine and poultry house fans. The system comprises of a mosquito screen covering all the exhaust fans framed with dimension lumber. A 30-cm opening under the front screen prevents excessive pressure rise and is screened by a strip of switchgrass that traps dust and absorbs odorous gases. The system reduces exhaust emissions through the front screen and increases emissions through the top and sides, and thus improves dilution and reduce horizontal odor transport. Since dust transports odorous gases, the system also reduces odor emissions by trapping dust. The system also reduces water pollution by reducing dust collection in drainage swales between barns that can be transported into receiving waters. We propose to demonstrate the system in a swine and broiler barn to stakeholders to increase the use and adoption of this low-cost system to reduce odor emissions and increase sustainability of confined livestock production in NC.
Investigating Lagoon Sludge Management and Drying Impacts and Opportunities
Smithfield Foods, Inc.(5/01/20 - 10/15/21)
Sponsor: Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Swine lagoon sludge is a nutrient-rich resource that requires frequent removal and sustainable use to minimize any adverse environmental impacts. This works scope will investigate two key work scopes: (1) impact of lagoon sludge level on irrigation frequency and nutrient composition of lagoon supernatant, and (2) compare technical and economic performance of industrial drying systems that can be adopted in NC to dry lagoon sludge.
Using Electrostatic Precipitator to Improve Indoor Air Quality in Cage-Free Layer Houses
United States Poultry & Egg Association(8/01/20 - 12/31/22)
Due to regulations and animal welfare concerns, cage-free (CF) egg production is expected to greatly increase. Because CF egg layers have access to litter, conditions in the barn are very dusty which affects bird health and performance as well as the health of the workers. Liquid spraying has been tested to control dust but it can increase ammonia levels and make the floor eggs dirty. We propose to use a recirculating air-cleaner that uses electrostatic precipitation (EP) to reduce dust (hence, dust-bound ammonia) levels. The trapped dust will be collected using a timer-operated mechanical rapper in a garbage bag. The EP air cleaner will be tested in a CF layer house in Orange County for 6 months. Once every week, the EP cleaner's removal efficiency for heterotrophic bacteria, total fungi, and ammonia will be measured. It is expected that a commercial CF layer house with 17,000 birds will require seven such units.
Improving Lagoon Sludge Management in Lagoon-Sprayfield Swine Production Facilities
US Dept. of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA)(7/01/19 - 6/30/22)
Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA)
Evaluating behavior, stress physiology, and environmental parameters during ventilation shutdown and ventilation shutdown with supplemental heat for depopulation of broiler breeders
Significant differences in management practices, bird type, and housing construction makes it difficult to prescribe the use of a single depopulation method across all farms in the event of a foreign animal disease outbreak. The primary methods 'conditionally approved' by USDA-APHIS and the AVMA for depopulation are CO2 and water-based foam. If depopulation with these methods cannot be achieved within 24 hours, alternative methods can be approved for use. One alternative method recently investigated for its effectiveness is ventilation shutdown (VSD). Ventilation shutdown (VSD) is defined as the cessation of natural or mechanical ventilation of atmospheric air in a building where birds are housed, with or without action to increase ambient temperature. The Department for Environment, Food, & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) set a precedence for VSD use within the United Kingdom with their "Guidelines for Killing Poultry Using Ventilation Shutdown (VSD)". However, until recently, no research has been published to support their instructions. Researchers at North Carolina State University have spent the past three years evaluating the effectiveness of VSD and ventilation shutdown with supplemental heat (VSDH) in commercial poultry, including egg-laying hens, turkeys, and broilers. Significant differences were observed in behavior, stress physiology, and environmental parameters between species, suggesting that the effect of heat is dependent on the age, body weight, and past management experiences. These differences have led researchers to question the effectiveness of VSD and VSDH in breeders, whose body weight and management experiences vary from commercially produced poultry. The overall goal of this project is to examine the effectiveness of ventilation shut down (VSD) and ventilation shutdown with supplemental heat (VSDH) for depopulating broiler breeders. Ventilation shutdown with supplemental CO2, also known as whole house gassing (WHG), will be used as the control. The specific objectives of this project will be broken down into three phases: 1) Determining time to brain death for VSD, VSDH, and WHG; 2) Evaluating behavior and stress physiology at specific time points during depopulation; 3) Examining the effectiveness of VSD, VSDH, and WHG in a larger facility mimicking depopulation in a commercial breeder setting. The project will be completed on North Carolina State University's campus. Both male and female breeders will be used. Bird behaviors will be attained using GoPro cameras. Blood and tissue samples will be collected to measure heat stress and changes in physiology. External and internal temperature probes will be used to measure core body temperatures. Carbon dioxide, ambient temperature, and relative humidity (RH) will be measured to determine changes in environmental parameters throughout each treatment for all three phases.
Evaluation of two Commercial Products for their Abilities to Reduce Ammonia Volatilization from Broiler Litter
Biodyne, Inc.(2/04/19 - 5/15/19)
Sponsor: Biodyne, Inc.
Ammonia release from chicken litter can affect the health of chickens as well as workers. Emission of the ammonia into the environment can also affect environment, public health, quality of life (odor), and visibility. Certain additives can be added to the litter to reduce ammonia emissions. We propose to evaluate two biological additives for their abilities to reduce ammonia emission from litter. This 42-day study will be conducted at the bench-scale.
Evaluating Broiler And Turkey Behavior And Physiological Stress Indicators During VSD With Additions Of Heat Or CO2 For The Development Of Humane Methodologies For Mass Depopulation During A Disease Outbreak
United States Poultry & Egg Association(10/01/17 - 5/31/19)
The objective is to examine the overall effectiveness of ventilation shut down (VSD) for depopulating broilers and turkeys through monitoring environmental parameters, behavior, and stress physiology. Since these two types of poultry are vastly different it is imperative we understand their response to the depopulation methods which were developed in the first study. The evaluations will start with the evaluation of VSD, VSD+Heat and VSD+CO2 process compared these methods with broilers and turkeys. The birds will be placed in chambers with CO2 and temperature monitors to assess temperature, CO2 and percent relative humidity (RH%) as levels rise over time. Phase 1, will consist of brain activity (EEG) and body temperature will be measured at various time points to determine when hens become insensible and death occurs. Individual birds will be recorded using video cameras to assess the behavioral changes during VSD. Phase 2, will consist of blood samples collected to measure blood metabolites as indicators of heat stress at specific timed intervals throughout the process. The goal is to collect the physiological profile of the two species under controlled conditions in order to extrapolate this into the larger trials. Ultimately Phase 3 will have the goal to mimic conditions and temperatures which may occur in a commercial facility as VSD, VSD+Heat and VSD+CO2 depopulation methods are employed in a larger scale floor facility. The information found will determine the effectiveness of VSD for depopulation at given environmental conditions and allow for the large scale up to large floor houses thereby providing the industry a protocol to follow for mass depopulation in a disease outbreak.


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Q: How to decode JSON from Java REST API request? I'm sending data to an API from Java using POST.
What I'm trying to do is send a particular variable to the API in the POST request, and then use the value of it. But currently the value is empty. The API is definitely being called.
My Java looks like this:
String line;
StringBuffer jsonString = new StringBuffer();

try {
    URL url = new URL("https://www.x.com/api.php");
    String payload = "{\"variable1\":\"value1\",\"variable2\":\"value2\"}";

    HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();

    connection.setDoInput(true);
    connection.setDoOutput(true);
    connection.setRequestMethod("POST");
    connection.setRequestProperty("Accept", "application/json");
    connection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8");
    OutputStreamWriter writer = new OutputStreamWriter(connection.getOutputStream(), "UTF-8");
    writer.write(payload);
    writer.close();

    BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(connection.getInputStream()));
    while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
        jsonString.append(line);
    }
    br.close();
    connection.disconnect();
}

This is based on: How to send Request payload to REST API in java?
Currently the value isn't being read correctly. Am I sending it correctly in Java? Do I have to do something to decode it?

A: The $_POST variable is not set for all HTTP POST requests, but only for specific types, e.g application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
Since you are posting a request containing JSON entity (application/json), you need to access it as follows.
$json = file_get_contents('php://input');
$entity= json_decode($json, TRUE);

A: You can try to use the following code instead of your String variable payload:
List<NameValuePair> payload = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>();

payload.add(new BasicNameValuePair("variable1", "value1");

That worked for me


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Complementary Approaches: Coenzyme Q10
Classified as
CoQ10, vitamin Q10, ubiquinone, ubidecarenone,
2,3-dimethoxy,5-methyl, 6-polyisoprene parabenzoquinone
Structure of Coenzyme Q10
Coenzyme Q10 is a natural compound that is essential to the body's natural production of energy. 1 In 1957, researchers at the University of Wisconsin won the Nobel Prize for discovering the role this vitamin plays in the body. Meat and poultry are the primary sources of dietary CoQ10, while supplements are also widely available. 1 Researchers have found that cancer patients usually have lower levels of CoQ10 in their blood plasma than healthy individuals. 2 This finding serves as a basis for research into CoQ10 treatment. In order to see a significant increase in coenzyme Q10 levels, about 100mg/day need to be taken in supplement form. 3
There is a limited number of trials in which CoQ10 is used to treat cancer in humans, and even these are not assuringly conclusive in their results. Nonetheless, low levels of CoQ10 have become an important way to determine the risk of melanoma progression. 4 CoQ10 can inhibit cancer cell proliferation during in vitro 5 as well as animal experiments. 6 Another study shows that the combined effect of CoQ10 and a cancer drug (Tamoxifen) can help suppress the growth of breast cancer cells in rats. 7 CoQ10 has also shown the ability to block some of the toxicity, or negative side effects, of chemotherapy which can help improve a patient's quality of life. 8 In a study involving people diagnosed with melanoma and treated with CoQ10 (and interferon), CoQ10 treatment resulted in a smaller likelihood for the melanoma to reappear. This same study also showed that patients experienced an increase quality of life with CoQ10 intake.9 Another study involving supplementation with CoQ10, as well as L-carnitine and amino acids, suggests that the combination may improve cancer-related fatigue.10 In contrast, another randomized, controlled trial showed that CoQ10 taken with Vitamin E did not improve quality of life or fatigue levels.11
There are currently no clinical trials investigating Coenzyme Q10 as a cancer treatment. 12 For information about ongoing clinical trials involving coenzyme Q10, please visit our section on Finding Clinical Trials.
The National Cancer Institute has published a Physician Data Query (PDQ) summary on Conenzyme Q10.
US Food and Drug Administration Approval
There is not enough evidence to support CoQ10's effectiveness as a cancer treatment, and the FDA has not approved CoQ10 for the treatment of any medical condition.13 It is available commercially because it is sold as a dietary supplement, and dietary supplements do not require FDA approval unless the seller claims that they can cure or prevent disease.14
1. a. b. Roffe L, Schmidt K, Ernst E. Efficacy of coenzyme Q10 for improved tolerability of cancer treatments: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Oncology. (2004) 22(21): 4418-24. [PUBMED]
2. Folkers K, Ostemborg A, Nylander M, Morita M, Mellstedt H. Activities of vitamin Q10 in animal models and serious deficiency in patients with cancer. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1997; 234:296299 [PUBMED]
3. Crane FL. Biochemical functions of coenzyme Q10. J Am Coll Nutr. (2001) 20(6): 591-8 [PUBMED]
4. Rusciani L, Proietti I, Rusciani A, Paradisi A, Sbordoni G, Alfano C, et al. Low plasma coenzyme Q10 levels as an independent prognostic factor for melanoma progression. J Am Acad Dermatol 2006; 54:234241. [PUBMED]
5. Kawase I, Niitani H, Saijo N, Sasaki H, Morita T. Enhancing effect of coenzyme Q10 on immunorestoration with Mycobacterium bovis BCG in tumor bearing mice. Gann 1978; 69:493497 [PUBMED]
6. Bruge F, Tiano L, Cacciamani T, Principi F, Littarru GP. Effect of UV-C mediated oxidative stress in leukemia cell lines and its relation to ubiquinone content. Biofactors 2003; 18:5163 [PUBMED]
7. Perumal SS, Shanthi P, Sachdanandam P. Combined efficacy of tamoxifen and coenzyme Q10 on the status of lipid peroxidation and antioxidants in DMBA induced breast cancer. Mol Cell Biochem. (2005) 273(1-2): 151-60. [PUBMED]
8. Baggio E, Gandini R, Plancher AC, Passeri M, Carmosino G. Italian multicenter study on the safety and efficacy of coenzyme Q10 as adjunctive therapy in heart failure. CoQ10 Drug Surveillance Investigators. Mol Aspects Med 1994; 15 (Suppl):S287S294. [PUBMED]
9. Rusciani L, Proietti I, Paradisi A, Rusciani A, Guerriero G, Mammone A, De Gaetano A, Lippa S. Recombinant interferon alpha-2b and coenzyme Q10 as a postsurgical adjuvant therapy for melanoma: a 3-year trial with recombinant interferon-alpha and 5-year follow-up. Melanoma Res. (2007) 17(3): 177-83 [PUBMED]
10. Iwase S, Kawaguchi T, Yotsumoto D, Doi T, Miyara K, Odagiri H, Kitamura K, Ariyoshi K, Miyaji T, Ishiki H, Inoue K, Tsutsumi C, Sagara Y, Yamaguchi T. Efficacy and safety of an amino acid jelly containing coenzyme Q10 and L-carnitine in controlling fatigue in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: a multi-institutional, randomized, exploratory trial (JORTC-CAM01). Support Care Cancer. 2016 Feb;24(2):637-46. [PUBMED]
11. Lesser GJ, Case D, Stark N, Williford S, Giguere J, Garino LA, Naughton MJ, Vitolins MZ, Lively MO, Shaw EG; Wake Forest University Community Clinical Oncology Program Research Base. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of oral coenzyme Q10 to relieve self-reported treatment-related fatigue in newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer. J Support Oncol. 2013 Mar;11(1):31-42. [PUBMED]
12. National Library of Medicine. (2007). "ClinicalTrials.gov" Retrieved June 2, 2010 from the National Institutes of Health [http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/search;jsessionid=77C2E74E90EC0B1C27B8F039E1FA6244?term=Coenzyme+Q10%2C+cancer&submit=Search]
13. US Food and Drug Adminstration website. Accessed 6/20/2016. [http://www.fda.gov/]
14. PDQ® Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies Editorial Board. PDQ Coenzyme Q10. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute. Updated <04/21/2016>. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/hp/coenzyme q10-pdq. Accessed <06/20/2016> [PUBMED]


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"Mata Hari" was the  entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, performed in English by Anne-Karine Strøm.

The song is an up-tempo number, in which Strøm sings about the difficulties she faces in life. The cure for these, she sings, is to borrow some of the mystique of Mata Hari, to whom she addresses the song. The sexual exploits of the famous woman are implied to have been considerable.

Description
Composers Frode Thingnæs and Philip A. Kruse, one of Strøm's close friends were invited by the Norwegian Broadcaster NRK to write a song for the Norsk Melodi Grand Prix 1976, and the result was "Mata Hari". The song was inspired by the composers doing research about their deciptions about spies and romance to contemplate into a composition, the term describing to the 100th birth anniversary of the spy Mata Hari herself. The song was one of five that participated in the Norwegian final at NRK Marienlyst in Oslo on February 7, 1976. The song was last in the competition and was performed by Gudny Aspaas on the slow-beat rock tempo while Anne-Karine Strøm on a groovy style tune.

A public jury of a thousand people chose the song until a clear winner wins. "Mata Hari" got 643 points, almost twice the number of second place "Voodoo". Despite the superb victory, the winning song did not hit, and it did not enter the VG list.

While VG thought Norway had finally chosen a winning song with a advance in the Eurovision Song Contest, the people were not very positive. After the finale, the newspaper's watch phone glowed, and the comments were numerous: "After this muck, I'll give away my color television if you come and pick it up," said a man from Ålesund. An unknown woman said that her 6-year-old daughter had urged to turn off the sound while the Grand Prix went on air and She was admired by  pictures. NRK's switchboard was also called down by irritated TV viewers, and Aftenposten summarized the finale as stated "possibly worse than ever".

Eurovision Song Contest
The song was recorded and revamped in English while the preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest as stated in the rules.

The song was performed ninth on the night, following the ' Sandra Reemer with "The Party's Over" and preceding 's Mariza Koch with "Panayia Mu, Panayia Mu". At the close of voting, it had received 7 points, placing 18th (last) in a field of 18.

Strøm had represented Norway at Eurovision twice before, once in  as part of vocal group the Bendik Singers and again as a solo performer in the 1974 contest.

As of 2022, Strøm still holds the record as the only artist in the history of Eurovision to have finished in last place twice. The first time came in 1974 with the song "The First Day of Love".

Anne was succeeded as Norwegian representative at the 1977 contest by Anita Skorgan with "Casanova".

See also
 Mata Hari (Samira Efendi song)

References

Eurovision songs of Norway
Eurovision songs of 1976
English-language Norwegian songs
1976 songs
Songs with music by Frode Thingnæs
Songs about Mata Hari

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Camunda Announces Speakers for Inaugural Community Summit
By developers for developers, two-day event features speakers from Walmart Labs, Deutsche Post and San Francisco Digital Services
Camunda, a provider of open source process automation software, announced its agenda and speaker line-up for the Camunda Community Summit, taking place April 27-28, 2021. The virtual conference, created by developers for developers, features more than 20 speakers on topics ranging from cloud-native process automation, RPA and microservice orchestration to predictive process monitoring testing and more.
The Camunda Community Summit is a unique, interactive two-day event for developers, enterprise architects, and process automation experts. Featuring deep-dive technical topics, live coding demonstrations, and the latest advances in process automation, the inaugural summit will be held in an immersive, virtual, and collaborative format.
The opening day features an Unconference-style agenda, where each session is proposed and up-voted by the Camunda Community to create opportunities for peer-to-peer learning, creativity and collaboration. The second day will feature expert-led sessions highlighted by interactive demonstrations of solutions built with Camunda, enabling attendees to learn from experienced community members and valuable discussions.
Agenda highlights include
Adrianna Tan, San Francisco Digital Services, presenting Automation in Local Government Digital Services in a Post-Pandemic World
Markus Stahl, Deutsche Post Adress GmbH presenting Open Source RPA with Camunda + Robot Framework
Krishna Kumar, Walmart Labs presenting Process Driven Customer Interaction
"Our inaugural summit is being organized by developers, for developers, with two days of sessions, demos, and insights specifically curated for our global community. Whether you're new to Camunda or a long-standing member of the community, there will be many opportunities for networking and knowledge sharing," said Mary Thengvall, director of developer relations at Camunda.
Registration for the Camunda Community Summit is open and attendance is free. Visit summit.camunda.com to learn more and register.
Camunda is an open source software company innovating process automation with a developer-friendly approach that is standards-based, highly scalable and collaborative for business and IT. A community of tens of thousands of users across companies such as Allianz, ING, and Vodafone design, automate and improve mission-critical business processes end-to-end with Camunda, enabling them to build software applications more flexibly, collaboratively and efficiently, gaining the business agility, visibility and scale needed to drive digital transformation. To learn more visit camunda.com.


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Rachel Piercey
Poet. Children's writer. Editor. Tutor.
CHILDREN'S POETRY
TYGER TYGER MAGAZINE
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Hello and welcome to my website! I am a London-based poet, editor and tutor who also writes for children. I studied English Literature at St Hugh's College, Oxford, where I was President of the Oxford University Poetry Society and won the Newdigate Prize. I also have an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway.
My poems for adults have been published in various magazines and anthologies, including The Rialto, Magma, and The Poetry Review. I have two pamphlets with the Emma Press, The Flower and the Plough and Rivers Wanted. My third pamphlet, Disappointing Alice, was published by HappenStance in 2019.
I am the editor of Tyger Tyger Magazine, an online journal of new poems for children, which publishes once a term with free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources. I have co-edited three anthologies for children with the Emma Press, on the subjects of mythology, space, and kings and queens. I regularly visit schools, libraries and festivals to read and perform my work, and I am available for bookings.
My search-and-find poetry picture book, If You Go Down to the Woods Today, illustrated by Freya Hartas, was published by Magic Cat in 2021. It's set in a magical woodland world, with poems to read and things to find, and it has been translated into more than twenty different languages.
I teach for The Poetry School, The Poetry Society and regularly contribute to the Children's Poetry Summit blog. I also run a workshopping group for children's poets, called Zig Zag Stanza.
© Rachel Piercey 2022


We do what we do because we genuinely love VR and we have a lot of fun sharing our gameplay with you via our YouTube channel! This month we challenged ourselves to try out as many horror-themed VR experiences as possible, and the results have been interesting. (Well…mostly traumatic and funny in a schadenfreude sort of way, but still very interesting!) Some of us have had more than enough jumpscares to last a lifetime and are swearing off horror VR forever, while others (myself included) are more amazed than ever at what this medium is capable of delivering.
Don't get me wrong—now that October is winding down, my nerves are very grateful that I can stay out of spaces like Affected: The Manor for a while, but in looking back at the recordings of my reactions to these games—even on the third or fourth run through—I'm just in awe of how real it still felt each time. In most of the horror experiences that I've tried, I've had to actively remind myself that I'm still safe in the office or my living room just to keep my breathing in check. I can't think of any PC or console games I've had to do that with—Doom included.
To many, this probably sounds pretty awful. I had more than one person ask me why in the world I was doing this to myself after watching the videos and I can understand why. I've always enjoyed scary movies though and this is now just a whole new level of that love. For every person that's ever sat back on their couch and judged a shrieking girl for running upstairs with a killer after her, or smirked when someone says 'we should split up,' I double-dog dare you to put yourself in one of these experiences and see if you're still so smart and tough once it feels much more real!
Our Baroness of Harmony kept the villains in check at our VR Halloween party!
To cap off our festively frightening month of gameplay, we invited our friends and family into our lab for a pre-Halloween costume party. After scaring ourselves silly for the last few weeks it was so much fun to watch them see what we've been going through in these games! Most of all, it was great to share a taste of this medium that we love so much with our awesome friends and family.
Thanks to everyone who came to play!
We hope that you've enjoyed following along this month! November will be much calmer though, we promise. Stay tuned!
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SLMFIA welcomes ban on scrap metal export
The SLMFIA in a media release has thanked the Minister of Industries, Wimal Weerawansa for banning the export of scrap metal.
It is a fact that when steel is shaped, it emits sparks of fire. As a practice where scrap metal, an essential raw material for the manufacture of metal, was sold to other countries, the Ministry of Industries had to make a strong decision to turn things around.
By halting the export of this much needed raw material, it was made available to our own metal manufacturers, thereby boosting the industry in our own country.
This momentous step was taken by the Ministry of Industries.As a result of this bold initiative, the capacity of our metal industry has increased tremendously. New avenues of metal-related manufacture are being explored.Job opportunities have opened up for our youth.
"For this we cannot thank you enough. Sri Lanka's metal manufacturers appreciate you, applaud you and salute you," the release further stated.


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The dual-sport has gained popularity in Brazil thanks to its flex-fuel technology and off-road capability.
Oct 10, 2022 at 8:06pm ET
By: Enrico Punsalang
India is regarded as one of the world's biggest motorcycle markets, with in excess of 13 million motorcycles sold in 2022 so far. Majority of these two-wheelers consist of scooters, commuters, and small-displacement, utility-focused machines—rather different from the motorcycle scene in the U.S. and most parts of Europe. That being said, there exists a vast ecosystem of motorcycles a lot of us have never seen before.
Interestingly, however, models from other markets are introduced in the Indian market, with manufacturers conducting feasibility studies to see whether these models would be a good fit in the market. With dual-sports and small-displacement adventure bikes gaining popularity in India, it's not really surprising that Honda has taken a popular model in Brazil, and is testing it in India, instead of building a new dual-sport from the ground up. I'm talking about the XRE 300, a rugged, tractor-like machine that has gained popularity for its versatility and bulletproof reliability.
Popular for its flex-fuel technology, a 291.6cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled engine that can operate on both gasoline and ethanol—a fuel that is popular in Brazil—powers the Honda XRE 300. When powered by gasoline, it produces 25.4 horsepower at 7,500 rpm and 19 ft-lbs of torque at 6,000 rpm. When powered by ethanol, the output values increase slightly to 25.6 horsepower at 7,500 rpm and 20 ft-lbs of torque at 6,000 rpm. The XRE 300 features a more traditional five-speed gearbox without a slipper clutch, similar to other basic dual-sports.
The Honda XRE 300 rolls on wire-spoke wheels measuring 21 inches up front and 18 inches at the back, which translates to 259 millimeters of ground clearance. The XRE 300 has a rather high 860 millimeter seat height, which might be problematic considering the normally shorter stature of folks in India. However, the XRE 300 is considerably lighter than its rivals with a dry weight of just 148 kilograms. As for suspension, Honda has equipped the bike with a telescopic fork with 245mm of travel, and a rear preload-adjustable monoshock with 225mm of travel. A 256mm front disc and a 220mm rear disc equipped with ABS bring the dual-sport to a stop.
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Assuming Honda charges the same price in India, the Honda XRE 300 retails for about $4,467 USD in Brazil, making it a somewhat pricey option. Honda may soon introduce the bike in India given that the name "XRE 300" has been registered as a trademark in that country, and that the bike has been seen testing alongside some of its main competitors. If and when Honda decides to debut the XRE 300 in India, it'll lock horns with the Royal Enfield Himalayan, BMW G 310 GS, and maybe even the Hero XPulse 200 4V.
Sources: AutoCar India, Car And Bike
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Fluke donated $320,000 in training equipment to ISA in 5 years
July 15, 2014 - Over a five-year period, Fluke Corporation has donated more than $320,000 worth of equipment to ISA's training program.
"Fluke's ongoing support of ISA's training program has been critical to our ability to develop courses, bring courses to market, and continue to educate automation professionals around the world," says ISA Education and Certification Manager Dalton Wilson. "Fluke has been a strong supporter of ISA training for more than 20 years, and their donations directly impact the quality of our training programs and the experiences that students have in our classes."
Fluke began donating documenting calibrators in 1994 with the Fluke-702 and 74X family of calibrators. In 2004, Fluke announced another donation of 24 Fluke-744 calibrators to the program. Future years brought donations of Fluke-754 documenting calibrators, scopes, digital multimeters (DMMs) and other test equipment.
"Fluke is proud to support ISA training courses and ISA members," said Salvatore Parlatore. Vice President, Global Marketing, Fluke Corporation. "Fluke products are utilized in hundreds of facilities throughout the US and around the world, so it makes perfect sense to offer these products to students as they learn the fundamentals of calibration and test measurement. We look forward to donating new equipment as Fluke continues to innovate and bring new products to market."
Fluke Corporation will be a Silver Champion at the upcoming ISA Process Control and Safety Symposium, to be held in Houston, Texas USA 6-9 October 2014. The symposium features training courses and technical sessions designed to help process measurement and control professionals in chemical, petrochemical, energy processing, and other process industry sectors operate more safely and securely.
About Fluke Corporation
Founded in 1948, Fluke Corporation is the world leader in compact, professional electronic test tools. Fluke customers are technicians, engineers, electricians, and metrologists who install, troubleshoot and manage industrial, electrical and electronic equipment and calibration processes.
Founded in 1945, the International Society of Automation is a leading, global, nonprofit organization that is setting the standard for automation by helping over 30,000 worldwide members and other professionals solve difficult technical problems, while enhancing their leadership and personal career capabilities. Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, ISA develops standards; certifies industry professionals; provides education and training; publishes books and technical articles; and hosts conferences and exhibitions for automation professionals. ISA is the founding sponsor of The Automation Federation.
Process Automation, Process Instruments, Field Devices & IO, Test, Measurement & LIMS Portal, ISA Automation Week


The Sri Lankan hospitality continues in full swing. There never is a place in Serendib where you will not enjoy their hospitality. The Dambulla transit Hotel is only safe looking place in the town with well-trained, friendly staff, clean rooms and a good restaurant. Their papaya juice is a must. The bar is open in the evenings and the swimming pool looks inviting with the clean water amidst the trees and the farm beyond, with ducks enjoying their walk around. Reasonably priced, this hotel has a convenient location, especially if you intend exploring the ancient cities.
The very spacious room on and had an excellent and very silent AC.
The local cave temple is walking distance for experienced trekkers. Cycles are provided for local exploration.
Nestled in the famous Dumbara Valley Surrounded by misty mountains with forest cover, fruit and vegetable plantations "MPS Village" Kalundewa, is only 8 kilometers from Dambulla off the Kandy road.


Writing practice and instruction fosters higher order thinking and cultivates critical intellectual processes such as analyzing ideas, solving problems, and evaluating claims.
Writing is a complex activity that must be continually adapted to the particular needs of disciplinary and multi-disciplinary contexts.
Students should have primary responsibility for the quality of their writing.
If students are to improve their writing, they must be given opportunities to write in a variety of forms and to revise their writing in response to peer and faculty feedback.
Faculty in the students' programs are best situated to help their students adapt writing competency to professional contexts.
The Writing across the Curriculum Program requirement entails three writing intensive (WI) credit-bearing courses.
One introductory WI course in the first year, "FYW: Writing Seminar" or other so-designated First Year Writing (FYW) course with approval of the First Year Writing Program Director.
One course or sequence of courses in the student's degree program (PR-WI).
A third WI course. Ideally this is a general education course (GE-WI), but it may also be a second PR-WI course.
Ideally these courses would be distributed through the student's time at RIT (e.g. FYW in the first year, a second WI course in years 2-3, and a PR-WI course in year four).
Students must receive instruction in at least one writing-related learning outcome. First Year Writing courses will include a learning outcome related to awareness of the social and intellectual aspects of writing in the university. There are three writing-related learning outcomes described in General Education SLOs. Program WI courses should describe a writing-related learning outcome that is discipline specific.
Students must complete informal and formal writing assignments sequenced during the course intended as "writing to learn" and "learning to write" assignments. Examples of informal writing assignments include brainstorming, free writing, journals, and reaction-response essays. Examples of formal writing include critiques, reviews, laboratory reports, case studies, observations, essays, proposals, and research papers.
Students must receive feedback from instructors and have an opportunity to use that feedback to complete substantive revision of written work. The feedback should facilitate the composing process but give the primary responsibility for revision to the student. This feedback might be supplemented by peer mentors, writing fellows, and writing center instructors.
The course must include classroom discussion of particular writing conventions and strategies specific to the discipline or profession. Examples of effective discussions include: revision strategies, peer review, vocabulary, organization, use of evidence, citation, concision and clarity, and removing ambiguity.
A minimum of 20% of the grade for the course must be based on the extent to which students display program writing criteria (i.e., as evaluated by rubrics) in the revision and editing processes of formal writing.
Revised and renumbered May 8, 2014. Original policy number D16.0.


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Q: Returning most recent value from a row in Excel I finished standardizing over 100,000 entries from national time-series data in a research project but there's one last step: many countries do not report data for every year. I want to fill those gaps with the entry from the most recent year.
Each row of each sheet represents one country from 1995 to 2015, left to right. Everything will be migrated to a new worksheet. Is there a way to carry the most recent value? This must be done without VBA for technical reasons.

A: You can use normal if function to get the output
Green colored cell shows the desired output