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Bambusa vulgaris,  common bamboo, is an open-clump type bamboo species. It is native to Indochina and to the province of Yunnan in southern China, but it has been widely cultivated in many other places and has become naturalized in several regions. Among bamboo species, it is one of the largest and most easily recognized.

Description

Bambusa vulgaris forms moderately loose clumps and has no thorns. It has lemon-yellow culms (stems) with green stripes and dark green leaves. Stems are not straight, not easy to split, inflexible, thick-walled, and initially strong. The densely tufted culms grow  high and  thick.
Culms are basally straight or flexuose (bent alternately in different directions), drooping at the tips. Culm walls are slightly thick.
Nodes are slightly inflated. Internodes are . Several branches develop from mid-culm nodes and above. Culm leaves are deciduous with dense pubescence. Leaf blades are narrowly lanceolate.

Flowering is not common, and there are no seeds. Fruits are rare due to low pollen viability caused by irregular meiosis. At the interval of several decades, the whole population of an area blooms at once, and individual stems bear a large number of flowers. Vegetation propagates through clump division, by rhizome, stem and branch cutting, layering, and marcotting. The easiest and most practised cultivation method is culm or branch cutting. In the Philippines, the best results were obtained from one-node cuttings from the lower parts of six-month-old culms. When a stem dies, the clump usually survives. A clump can grow out of stem used for poles, fences, props, stakes, or posts. Its rhizomes extend up to 80 cm before turning upward to create open, fast-spreading clumps. The easy propagation of B. vulgaris explains its seemingly wild occurrence.

The average chemical composition is cellulose 41–44%, pentosans 21–23%, lignin 26–28%, ash 1.7–1.9%, and silica 0.6–0.7%.

Taxonomy
The bambusoid taxa have long been considered the most "primitive" grasses, mostly because of the presence of bracts, indeterminate inflorescences, pseudospikelets (units of inflorescence or flower clusters and glumes or leaf-like structures in woody bamboos that is similar to spikelets or clumps of grass), and flowers with three lodicules (tiny scale-like structure at the bottom of a florets or clump of grass flowers, found between lemma, the lowest part of spikelets, and sexual organs of the flower), six stamens, and three stigmas. Bamboos are some of the fastest growing plants in the world.

B. vulgaris is a species of the large genus Bambusa of the  clumping bamboo tribe Bambuseae, which are found largely in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, especially in the wet tropics. The pachymorph (sympodial or superposed in such a way as to imitate a simple axis) rhizome system of clumping bamboos expands horizontally by only a short distance each year. The shoots emerge in a tight or open habit (group), depending on the species; common bamboo has open groups. Regardless of the degree of openness of each species' clumping habit, none of the clumpers are considered invasive. New culms can only form at the very tip of the rhizome. The Bambuseae are a group of perennial evergreens in subfamily Bambusoideae, characterized by having three stigmata and tree-like behavior.

Cultivars
At least three groupings of B. vulgaris cultivars can be distinguished:

 Plants with green stems
 Golden bamboo (plants with yellow stems): Plants always with yellow stems and often with green stripes of different intensity. Usually the stems have thicker walls than those of the green stem group. This group is often distinguished as Bambusa vulgaris var. striata.
 Buddha's belly bamboo: Plants with stems up to about  tall,  in diameter, green, with -long inflated internodes in the lower part. This group is often distinguished as B. v. var. wamin.

The more common cultivars are:

 'Aureovariegata' (B. v. var. aureovariegata Beadle): With rich golden yellow culms striped in green, sometimes in very thin lines, it is the most common variety of B. vulgaris.
 'Striata' (Bambusa vulgaris var. striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Gamble): A common variety, smaller in size than other varieties, with bright yellow internodes and random markings with longitudinal stripes in light and deep green.
 'Wamin' (B. v. f. waminii T.H.Wen): It is smaller in size than other varieties with short and flattened internodes. Likely to have originated in South China, 'Wamin' bamboo is spread throughout East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. Basally inflated internodes give it a unique appearance.
 'Vittata' (B. v. f. vittata (Rivière & C.Rivière) McClure): A common variety that grows up to  tall, it has barcode-like striping in green.
 'Kimmei': Culms yellow, striped with green
 'Maculata': Green culms mottled with black, turning mostly black with aging
 'Wamin Striata': Grows up to  tall, light green striped in dark green, with swollen lower internodes

Distribution and habitat

Common bamboo is the most widely grown bamboo throughout the tropics and subtropics. Although mostly known only from cultivation, spontaneous (nondomesticated), escaped, and naturalized populations exist throughout the tropics and subtropics in and outside Asia. B. vulgaris is widely cultivated in East, Southeast, and South Asia, as well as tropical Africa including Madagascar. It is highly concentrated in the Indomalayan rainforests. The species is one of the most successful bamboos in Pakistan, Tanzania, and Brazil.

Popular as a hothouse plant by the 1700s, it was one of the earliest bamboo species introduced into Europe. It is believed to have been introduced to Hawaii in the time of Captain James Cook (the late 18th century), and is the most popular ornamental plant there. B. vulgaris is widely cultivated in the USA and Puerto Rico, apparently since introduction by Spaniards in 1840. It may have been the first foreign species introduced into the United States by Europeans.

Ecology

B. vulgaris grows mostly on river banks, road sides, wastelands, and open ground, generally in the low altitudes. It is a preferred species for erosion control. It grows best under humid conditions, but can tolerate unfavorable conditions like low temperatures and drought. Though adoptable to a wide range of soils,  common bamboo grows more vigorously on moist soils. It can tolerate frost down to , and can grow on ground up to  above sea level, though in higher altitudes stems grow shorter and thinner. In extreme droughts, it may defoliate completely.

Pests
The two major threats to the species are small bamboo borers (Dinoderus minutus), which as adults bore stems in India, China, Philippines, Australia, and Japan, and bamboo weevils (Cyrtotrachelus longimanus), which destroy shoots during their larval stage in South China. Other pests include leaf blight (Cercospora), basal culm rot (Fusarium), culm sheath rot (Glomerella cingulata), leaf rust (Kweilingia divina), and leaf spots (Dactylaria). In Bangladesh, bamboo blight caused by Sarocladium oryzae is a serious disease.

Uses
Common bamboo has a wide variety of uses, including the stems used as fuel and the leaves used as fodder, though a large amount of ingestion of leaves is known to cause neurological disorder among horses. The worldwide production and trade of B. vulgaris is considerable, though no statistics are available. It also has some disadvantages. Working and machining properties of the stems are poor, as they are not straight, not easy to split, and not flexible, but they are thick-walled and initially strong. Because of high carbohydrate content, stems are susceptible to attacks from fungi and insects such as powderpost beetles. Protection from biological threats is essential for long-term use.

B. v. var. striata is used as ornamental solitary or as border hedge. Its shoots boiled in water are sometimes used for medicinal qualities. Cultivated around the world, it is generally found in East, Southeast, and South Asia. B. v. f. waminii is cultivated in the US and Europe in addition to Asia. B. v. f. vittata  is the most popular variety as an ornamental plant, and is considered to be very beautiful. The 'Kimmei' cultivar is mostly cultivated in Japan.

Ornamental
It is widely used as an ornamental plant, and is very popular as that. It often is planted as fences and border hedges. It is also planted a measure for erosion control.

Construction
The stems or culms of B. vulgaris are used for fencing and construction, especially of small, temporary shelters, including flooring, roof tiles, panelling, and walls made wither with culms or split stems. The culm is used to make many parts of boats including masts, rudders, outriggers, and boating poles. It also is used to make furniture, basketry, windbreakers, flutes, fishing rods, tool handles, stakes, weapons, bows for fishing nets, smoking pipes, irrigation pipes, distillation pipes, and more.

It is used as raw material for paper pulp, especially in India. Paper made from B. vulgaris has exceptional tear strength, comparable to paper made of softwood. It can also be used to make particle boards and flexible packaging grade paper.

Food
Young shoots of the plant, cooked or pickled, are edible and eaten throughout Asia. Yellow shoots remain buttercup yellow after cooking. A decoction of the growing tips is mixed with Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) to make a refreshing drink in Mauritius. The shoots are tender and whitish pink, and have a fair canning quality.

A  serving of young shoots of green-stem cultivars has 90 g of water, 2.6 g of protein, 4.1 g of fat, 0.4 g of digestible carbohydrates, 1.1 g of insoluble dietary fiber, 22.8 mg of calcium, 37 mg of phosphorus, 1.1 mg of iron, and 3.1 mg of ascorbic acid. A serving of young shoots of yellow-stem cultivars has 88 g of water, 1.8 g of protein, 7.2 g of fat, 0.0 g of digestible carbohydrates, 1.2 grams of insoluble fiber, 28.6 mg of calcium, 27.5 mg of phosphorus, and 1.4 mg of iron.

Indigenous medicine
Golden bamboo is considered in many traditions across Asia to have medicinal value. Many uses are found in herbal medicine, though the effects are not clinically proven. In Java, water stored in golden bamboo tubes is used as a cure of various diseases. In the Congo, its leaves are used as part of a treatment against measles; in Nigeria, an infusion of macerated leaves is taken against sexually transmitted diseases and as an abortifacient – the latter has been shown to work in rabbits.

Cultivation
Though not suited for small yards, as it grows in large clumps, young plants of golden bamboo can be grown in large containers. Golden bamboo grows well in full sunlight or partial shade. Protection is important, as animals often graze on young shoots. In Tanzania, management of B. vulgaris cultivation entails clearing of the ground around clumps.

Toxicity
Among all bamboos, only shoots of B. vulgaris contains taxiphyllin (a cyanogenic glycoside) that functions as an enzyme inhibitor in the human body when released, but degrades readily in boiling water. It is highly toxic, and the lethal dose for humans is about 50–60 mg.<ref>S.Satya, L.M. Bal, P. Singhal and S.N Naik, Bamboo shoot processing: food quality and safety aspect (a review), 2010. Bamboo shoot
processing: food quality and safety aspect (a review), Trends Food (issue 21), pages 181–189; cited by: Chanda Vongsombath, [uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:406136/FULLTEXT01 Botanical repellents and pesticides traditionally used against Hematophgous invertebrates in LAO DR]</ref> A dose of 25 mg cyanogenic glycoside fed to rats (100–120 g body weight) caused clinical signs of toxicity, including apnoea, ataxia, and paresis. Horses in Pará, Brazil, were diagnosed with clinical signs of somnolence and severe ataxia after ingesting B. vulgaris''. Farmers in Africa sometimes prefer to buy it rather than plant it, as they believe it harms the soil.

See also
Domesticated plants and animals of Austronesia

References

vulgaris
Flora of Yunnan
Flora of Indo-China
Plants described in 1808
Garden plants of Asia
Medicinal plants of Asia
Plants used in traditional African medicine
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Q: Non-trivial subspaces with Set Addition and Intersection Exercise Find examples of non-trivial (vector) subspaces $X,Y,Z \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ such that $X+Y = \mathbb{R}^2$ and $X \cap Z = Y \cap Z = \{0 \}$.

So, to approach this problem I'm thinking of doing the following:
We should let $X = \{\langle 0, 0 \rangle\} \cup \{\langle 0,b^+ \rangle\} \cup \{a^+,0\}$ such that $a^+,b^+ > 0$ and $Y=\{\langle 0, 0 \rangle\} \cup \{\langle 0,b^- \rangle\} \cup \{a^-,0\}$ such that $a^-,b^- < 0$.
Then $X+Y=\mathbb{R}^2$ since every $\langle a,b \rangle \in \mathbb{R}^2$ can be written as the sum of positive and negative real numbers (adjusting individual coordinates, if necessary).
My biggest issue here is finding a $Z \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ such that $X \cap Z$ and $Y \cap Z = \{\langle 0, 0 \rangle\}$. The only non-trivial subspace of $\mathbb{R}^2$ is a line through the origin, but one can verify quickly that $X \cap Z$ and $Y \cap Z$ collect many more points than just the zero vector. Thus, my assumption is that my constructions of $X$ and $Y$ are insufficient.
(P.S. There don't even exist three non-trivial subspaces of $\mathbb{R}^2$?? Can someone explain this as well?)

A: Let $X = \{\langle x,0\rangle: x \in \mathbb{R}\}$ and $Y = \{\langle 0,y \rangle: y \in \mathbb{R}\}$. Finally, let $Z= \{\langle x_0, ax_0 \rangle: x_0 \in \mathbb{R}\}$ In this way, we have that $X$ is the set of points lying on the $x$-axis, $Y$ is the set of points lying on the $y$-axis, and $Z$ is any line through the origin.
Note that any vector $v = \langle x , y \rangle \in \mathbb{R}^2$ can be constructed by adding $\langle x,0 \rangle + \langle 0,y \rangle$. This, in fact, is because $v=a_1\hat{i}+a_2\hat{j}$ is a basis for $\mathbb{R}^2$.
Observe now that $X+Y=\{\langle x+0,0+y\rangle: x,y \in \mathbb{R}\} = \{\langle x,y \rangle: x,y \in \mathbb{R}\} = \mathbb{R}^2$
Also, note that $X \cap Z = \{\langle x,0\rangle: x \in \mathbb{R}\} \cap \{\langle x_0, ax_0\rangle : a,x_0\in \mathbb{R}\}$ = $\{\langle 0,0 \rangle\}$.
Similarly, $Y \cap Z = \{\langle 0, 0 \rangle\}$ and we have completed the problem.

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Q: Running total to find first date a sum is reached broken by group by Hoping someone can help, I have a query that does a running sum of transactions and outputs a date a sum is reached:
FROM (SELECT * FROM transactions WHERE t_status='paid'
AND event_id=12345
ORDER BY date_paid) AS base,
         (SELECT @sum := 0) init
WHERE (@sum := @sum + amount - refund_amount - fee) >= 20

This works great! Only problem is it only works on a single event id, I want the date paid for each event id where the sum is greater than or equal to 20, I've attempted a few variations including subqueries or joins but no luck, for example:
SELECT min(a.date_paid),b.event_id FROM
(SELECT  date_paid,event_id
FROM     (SELECT * FROM transactions WHERE t_status='paid'
ORDER BY date_paid) AS base,
         (SELECT @sum := 0) init
WHERE (@sum := @sum + amount - refund_amount - fee) >= 500) a JOIN events_history b ON a.event_id=b.event_id GROUP BY a.event_id


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Q: How to apply ML model to new rows in dataset? Suppose that I have a dataset and build a ML model. This dataset is updated weekly and, after that, I want to, when he updated, my model predict for new rows that appears and append it to original dataset. How I made this?
This what I tried:
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import sklearn
from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split
from sklearn.model_selection import cross_val_score
from sklearn.svm import SVC

url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jbrownlee/Datasets/master/iris.csv"
names = ['sepal-length', 'sepal-width', 'petal-length', 'petal-width', 'class']
df = pd.read_csv(url, names=names)
df

array = df.values
X = array[:,0:4]
y = array[:,4]
X_train, X_validation, Y_train, Y_validation = train_test_split(X, y, test_size=0.20, random_state=1)

I skip some steps where I check the score for different models.
model = SVC(gamma='auto')
model.fit(X_train, Y_train)
predictions = model.predict(X_validation)

Here I add new data to make my test:
new_data = [[5.9, 3.0, 5.7, 1.5], [4.8, 2.9, 3.0, 1.2]]
df2 = pd.DataFrame(new_data,  columns =  ["sepal-length", "sepal-width", "petal-length", "petal-width"])

df3 = df.append(df2, ignore_index=True)
df3

array2 = df3.values
X2 = array2[:,0:4]
predict = model.predict(X2)
predict

df3['pred'] = predict

def final_class(row):
    if pd.isnull(row['class']):
        return row['pred']
    else:
        return row['class']

df3['final_class'] = df3.apply(lambda x: final_class(x), axis=1)
df3

Works, but I think that is not the best way to do it. Can someone help me?

A: It's the right way.
Also you can do like, predict on new dataset only & append the predicted result to initially predicted dataset.


Dr. DeFazio currently teaches one course required for all Intervention Specialist, Early Childhood, and Early Childhood Intervention Specialist candidates, ISE 340 (Augmentative/Assistive Technology. She spends the majority of her work time as division chair. She has most recently taught undergraduate level courses that include ISE 347 (Sensory, Motor, Health Interventions, EDUC 206, Individuals with Exceptionalities, ECE 213, Educational Psychology, and EDF 606, Accommodating Learners with Special Needs, a graduate level foundations course. She advises students in the Intervention Specialist Education, Early Childhood Education, and Early Childhood Intervention Specialist Education.
She uses the course management system Sakaifor class discussions, resources, and specific web-based assignments.
Dr. DeFazio has co-authored three nationally recognized programs (SPA) that have been shared on the NCATE website as model programs. She has attended the NCATE Institutional Orientations during the past three years and AACTE conferences as well. Her earlier scholarship included publications related to cognitive and language development/ interventions for young children with significant disabilities. She has presented/published at various regional, state, national conferences as well as one international conference.
Her most recent presentations include participation in panel presentations at The International Congress on Education sponsored by the worldwide Focolare Movement, "The Community as School," in Castelgandolfo, Italy, 2006 (www.focolare.org), presented a session to prepare university educators to write SPA reports for Intervention Specialist Educators using the Council of Exceptional Children (CEC) SPA Standards at the Ohio Council of Teachers in Education Conference in April 2007, and presented a session on differentiated instruction, Meeting the Needs of All Learners at the Ohio Catholic Educators Association Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 2008, using the Division tenets of Judeo-Christian foundations, respect for all diversity, and commitment to service learning.
Within the Division of Education, Dr. DeFazio serves as Chair and serves as a member of the ACE (Assessment Caucus in Education) Committee, Budget Committee, and has been involved in various searches. As part of her commitment to university mission, she is co-founder and co-director of the university Theology-Education Hispanic Outreach Initiative which serves P-12 Hispanic children and their families through tutoring and other mission-driven outreach. She has made presentations to local parent and educator meetings in both parochial and public schools and has worked with local agencies on projects related to individuals with exceptionalities and self-advocacy. She works closely with long term service learning partnerships through collaboration with the Division of Theology, local area schools, the Prentke Romich Company (www.prentrom.com), Mayfield Manor Senior Housing Project , Stark MRDD, and the ARC of Stark County. She has facilitated guest speakers and forums on campus for the greater local community andWalshUniversity students and faculty, including the Autism Forum, Disability Forum, and Prentke Romich Company guest speaker David Chapple.
Dr. DeFazio has been actively involved in the NCATE assessment process as a member of the ACE committee. Dr. DeFazio is an active member of campus committees including: Leadership Council, Graduate Council and Tenure, Retention, and Promotion Committee. Dr. DeFazio serves as Co-Advisor for the Walsh University Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Student Chapter. She has been a long standing member of the Governing Board for the Lincoln Way Special Education Regional Resource Center, the ARC of Stark County, and is currently a member of the Sisters of Charity Early Childhood Advisory Board. She has assisted other universities with Council of Exceptional Children (CEC) and other SPA program writing.
Bersani, Carol, Susan Conlin, Nancy Benham, and Jean DeFazio. The Ohio Early Childhood Curriculum Guide: Birth Through Age Eight. [Columbus, OH]: Ohio Department of Education, 1991.
Bricker, William A., Jean A. Levin (DeFazio) and Patrick R. Macke. "Early Language Development." Atypical Infant Development. Ed. M. Hansen. Baltimore: University Park Press, 1984.
DeFazio, Jean, [et. al.] "Assessment and Modification of Cognitive Processes in Handicapped Children." Ongoing Data Collection for Measuring Children's Progress. Ed. K. Stremel-Campbell. [Portland, OR.]: The Western States Technical Assistance Resource (WESTAR), 1982.
Bricker, William A., Patrick R. Macke, Jean A. (DeFazio) Levin, Philippa H. Campbell. "The Modifiability of Intelligent Behavior" The Journal of Special Education 15.2 (1981): 145-163.


On May 10, 1990, Chinese government announced that 211 people arrested for participating in the 1989 movement were released without prison sentences. These include intellectuals such as Dai Qing, Cao Siyuan, Li Honglin, Zhou Dou, Yang Baikui, Li Nanyou.
Dai Qing was interviewed by phone with a Hong Kong TV station. She stated that she had not been mistreated while in jail, but had to endure interrogations and write statements.


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El Campionat d'Àsia-Oceania de corfbol és una competició esportiva de caràcter internacional organitzada per la Federació d'Àsia-Oceania de Corfbol en l'àmbit d'aquests continents, disputat des de l'any 1990. El fet que hi hagi poques federacions en aquests continents va fer que organitzin un campionat conjunt i que constituïssin una federació bicontinental. En alguna edició també hi ha participat Sud-àfrica.

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pidfile            = os.path.join(os.environ['DJANGOPROJECT_DATA_DIR'], 'run', 'gunicorn.pid')
worker_tmp_dir     = os.path.join(os.environ['DJANGOPROJECT_DATA_DIR'], 'tmp', 'gunicorn')
errorlog           = os.path.join(os.environ['DJANGOPROJECT_DATA_DIR'], 'log', 'gunicorn', 'error.log')
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debug = getattr(import_module(os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE']), 'DEBUG', False)
loglevel = 'debug' if debug else 'info'

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    try:
        os.access(worker_tmp_dir, os.F_OK) or (
            os.mkdir(worker_tmp_dir)
        )
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            os.chmod(worker_tmp_dir, 0o46775)
        )
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        server.log.info("Failed to create %s. "
            "Using fallback." % worker_tmp_dir
        )

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    worker.log.info("worker received INT or QUIT signal")
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    id2name = dict([(th.ident, th.name) for th in threading.enumerate()])
    code = []
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        code.append("\n# Thread: %s(%d)" % (id2name.get(threadId,""),
            threadId))
        for filename, lineno, name, line in traceback.extract_stack(stack):
            code.append('File: "%s", line %d, in %s' % (filename,
                lineno, name))
            if line:
                code.append("  %s" % (line.strip()))
    worker.log.debug("\n".join(code))

def post_fork(server, worker):
    pass

def pre_fork(server, worker):
    pass

def pre_exec(server):
    server.log.info("Forked child, re-executing.")

def when_ready(server):
    server.log.info("Server is ready. Spawning workers")

def worker_abort(worker):
    worker.log.info("worker received SIGABRT signal")

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This handsome timepiece from Hamilton features an exhibition caseback that allows one to view the inner workings of the automatic movement. While the Viewmatic feature is a fun addition for watch lovers, the detailed design of this Jazzmaster is no less remarkable. The stainless steel case sports a patterned, grey dial with a brushed outer ring and a date window. This sophisticated timepiece secures comfortably with a brown, ostrich leather strap.
Your HAMILTON® watch is warranted by Hamilton International Ltd. for a period of twenty-four (24) months from the date of purchase under the terms and conditions of this warranty. The international HAMILTON warranty covers material and manufacturing defects existing at the time of delivery of the purchased HAMILTON watch. The warranty only comes into force if the warranty certificate is dated, fully and correctly completed and stamped by an official HAMILTON dealer. During the warranty period and by presenting the valid warranty certificate, you will have the right to have any defect repaired free of charge. In the event that repairs are improper to restore the normal conditions of use of your HAMILTON watch, Hamilton International Ltd. guarantees its replacement by a HAMILTON watch of identical or similar characteristics. The warranty for the replacement watch ends twenty-four (24) months after the date of purchase of the replaced watch.
The HAMILTON watch handled by non-authorized persons (e.g. for battery replacement, services or repairs) or which has been altered in its original condition beyond Hamilton International Ltd.'s control.
ALL APPLICABLE IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE GIVEN TO YOU BY LAW ARE HEREBY LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL Hamilton International Ltd. BE LIABLE FOR ANY indirect or consequential damages of any kind. Some states do not allow limitations on how long implied warranties last, or exclusions or limitations of incidental or consequential damages, so exclusions or limitations mentioned may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may vary from state to state.
Hamilton International Ltd.'S OBLIGATION IS STRICTLY LIMITED TO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. YOUR OFFICIAL HAMILTON DEALER CARRIES SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY OTHER GUARANTEES. The Hamilton International Ltd.'s customer service ensures the perfect working order of your HAMILTON watch. If your watch needs maintenance, rely on an official HAMILTON dealer or an authorized HAMILTON Service Center as set forth in the enclosed list: they can guarantee service according to Hamilton International Ltd.'s standards.


What if … Kawasaki had built a scrambler"
This stunning W650 hints at the missed opportunity. What if Kawasaki had got down and dirty with its W series in the 60s and 70s" Machines that, after all, were copies of a BSA.
Mark's also tweaked the stance for a scrambler vibe: It sits a little higher now, with a 21? front wheel in place of the original 19? unit, and a new set of Koni shocks out back.
The rear wheel still measures 18?, but both wheels are actually new. The guys built them up using vintage Triumph T120 drum brake hubs, stainless steel spokes, and rims from the Mark Motorcycles store stock.
That front brake is a stunner, but all the trick engineering is happening out back. The T120 originally used a left foot brake?so the crew built a linkage to operate the left side brake with the W650's right-side pedal.
Mark also rewired the W650, repacking everything into a discreet battery box under the seat. The ignition's been relocated, and there's no speedo, leaving the cockpit very sparse. New parts include 1? bars, modded levers and basic switches?all from the Mark Motorcycles store.
The headlight's a small 4.5? unit, mounted on a custom bracket with a petite cowl finishing it off. A side mounted tail light and a full complement of turn signals round out the lighting package.


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Employers in California, and nationally, find themselves in the middle of evolving laws and cultural norms surrounding cannabis use. The legalization of recreational cannabis presents unique challenges to employers' efforts to maintain a drug-free workplace. Now, more than ever, employers must be vigilant to keep up with changes in laws regulating cannabis. By ensuring their drug testing and drug-free workplace policies comply with the law, employers will be prepared to confront the challenges associated with increased recreational use of cannabis among their employees.
On Nov. 8, 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 (the "Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act"), which legalized the recreational use of cannabis by adults 21 years of age and older. Proposition 64 was the second major change to cannabis laws approved by California voters, who passed Proposition 215 in 1996 (the "Compassionate Use Act of 1996"), legalizing the medicinal use of cannabis. Despite these new laws, cannabis remains a Schedule 1 illegal substance under the federal Controlled Substance Act of 1970.
While Proposition 64 legalizes the recreational use of cannabis, it does not affect an employer's right to maintain drug testing and drug-free workplace policies as they pertain to cannabis use. Proposition 64 provides a carve-out allowing "public and private employers to maintain a drug and alcohol free workplace" and to enact "policies prohibiting the use of cannabis by employees and prospective employees." The law also does not prevent "employers from complying with state or federal law." California employers, therefore, may still enforce drug testing and drug-free workplace policies as they pertain to cannabis use.
Drug testing of prospective and current employees implicates two competing interests: the constitutionally protected privacy rights of the employee or job applicant, and an employer's legitimate interest in maintaining a drug-free work environment. Whether a particular drug testing policy is reasonable, and thus lawful, depends on a balancing of the interests of both the individual employee or applicant, and the employer.
An employer's drug policy must not overly intrude on an employee's or applicant's reasonable expectation of privacy. California courts recognize that applicants and employees have different expectations of privacy when it comes to drug testing. Job applicants may anticipate requests for a pre-employment physical examination (which includes a urinalysis) to determine job fitness, and they may often reveal certain private information as part of the application process. In contrast, employees typically do not expect such examinations as a regular part of their job, and thus have a higher level of privacy expectations. An employer's drug testing policy must therefore differentiate between applicants and current employees.
Applicants are provided written notice before the testing.
The test applies to all applicants in similar positions.
The test is conducted by medical personnel (not associated with the employer) in a private environment.
The applicant's medical history and test results remain confidential.
Applicants' medical information and test results are not provided to the employer. Instead, employers receive a "suitability rating" that does not disclose which part of the test the applicant failed.
An applicant who receives an unsatisfactory rating is informed which portion of the test he/she failed and allowed to challenge the test result.
Any applicant who receives an unsuitability rating may reapply after a specified period of time.
Evidence the employee tampered with a previous drug test.
Testing current employees for suspected cannabis use may present a unique challenge. A positive cannabis test will not necessarily show whether the employee was under the influence of cannabis at work because urine testing may detect cannabis use that occurred many days before the test was administered. Therefore, it is important for an employer to establish specific facts to support "reasonable suspicion" of cannabis use before imposing the testing, so as not to rely solely on the test result.
The reasonable suspicion factors set forth in the DOL's policy are a good place for employers to start when creating their own drug testing policy for current employees. Employers must also be aware of local ordinances that may restrict their ability to drug test employees.
With recreational cannabis use becoming more prevalent, the ability of employers to maintain a drug-free workplace will be tested. Critical to that effort is establishing an effective drug-free workplace policy. There are plenty of resources available that provide sample drug-free workplace policies.
Any drug-free policy adopted should be included in the employer's personnel handbook and posted in a visible location in the workplace. The policy should clearly set forth the pre-employment drug testing procedures, as well as reasonable suspicion guidelines for testing employees. Managers and human resources staff must be trained to identify factors that may establish reasonable suspicion of being under the influence of cannabis at work.
Employers should also establish and enforce a "no smoking" policy that applies equally to tobacco and cannabis smoking in the workplace. If an employer prohibits the smell of cigarette smoke on employees at work, then the same should be true for the smell of cannabis smoke, and vice versa. Finally, all safety-sensitive positions should be subject to a "no drug" policy, which should be reflected in a position's job description.
Change in this area is inevitable. However, by establishing compliant drug workplace policies, employers will be better prepared to confront the challenges associated with those changes and maintain a healthy and safe work environment for their employees.
Michael Warren is a partner with law firm McManis Faulkner in San Jose, Calif. He may be reached at mwarren@mcmanislaw.com.


The days of therapists drawing exercises on scraps of paper is (thankfully!) over!
At Rebound Health we use Physitrack Exercise Prescription Software to allow us to deliver high quality, easy to follow exercise guides to our clients. Physitrack allows instant messaging to your Practitioner, so you are able to contact them 24/7 and troubleshoot any questions about your program. it also allows us to program for you for up to 6 weeks in advance - thereby becoming less reliant on seeing your practitioner regularly.
Ask any Physiotherapist who has their finger on the pulse - manual therapy is becoming less and less important in rehabilitation. What is important is getting moving safely and effectively - as quickly as possible.
What is important is accurate and clear diagnosis of the problem, and development of a robust treatment protocol that is easy to follow. Thats why we put a lot of emphasis on the initial consultation. During your Initial Consultation we will spend up to 1 hour learning about you, your injury or condition and develop a program that you understand with clear expectations.
2. We will send through secure forms for you to fill in, and you can send us through any diagnostic reports you might have relating to your injury or condition.
3. Once we have reviewed your history and forms, we will set up a time to conduct the Initial Consultation with your treating Practitioner.


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Augustus McCloskey (* 23. September 1877 in San Antonio, Texas; † 21. Juli 1950 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. In den Jahren 1929 und 1930 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Texas im US-Repräsentantenhaus.

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Augustus McCloskey besuchte die öffentlichen Schulen seiner Heimat und arbeitete in den Jahren 1903 bis 1907 als Stenograph. Nach einem Jurastudium und seiner 1907 erfolgten Zulassung als Rechtsanwalt begann er in San Antonio in diesem Beruf zu arbeiten. Zwischen 1920 und 1928 war er Richter im Bexar County. Gleichzeitig schlug er als Mitglied der Demokratischen Partei eine politische Laufbahn ein. Im Juni 1928 war er Delegierter zur Democratic National Convention in Houston, auf der Al Smith als Präsidentschaftskandidat nominiert wurde.

Bei den Kongresswahlen des Jahres 1928 wurde McCloskey im 14. Wahlbezirk von Texas in das US-Repräsentantenhaus in Washington, D.C. gewählt, wo er am 4. März 1929 die Nachfolge von Harry M. Wurzbach antrat, den er zuvor besiegt hatte. Dieser legte aber gegen den Ausgang der Wahl Widerspruch ein. Als diesem entsprochen wurde, musste McCloskey sein Mandat im Kongress am 10. Februar 1930 an Wurzbach abtreten. Nach dem Ende seiner Zeit im US-Repräsentantenhaus praktizierte er wieder als Anwalt. Zwischen 1943 und 1947 amtierte er in San Antonio als Richter; danach war er wieder als Rechtsanwalt tätig. Augustus McCloskey starb am 21. Juli 1950 in San Antonio.

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Carrie Bradshaw Brings Back Fendi's Timeless Baguette Bag
After making a brief appearance in a Stella Artois Super Bowl commercial, the iconic television character is now promoting something a little more on brand.
by Fidan Cheikosman (Usa)
There is no seventh season in the HBO comedy Sex and the City's future but thanks to the glamour and steaming style of the tv series' star, Carrie Bradshaw, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, the Fendi Baguette handbag is set to be re-issued. Carrie is best known on the show for her daring outfits and lively laugh that echoed through even the noisiest corners of the city. Her penchant for floral patterns, youthful tube tops, and pinstripe suit ensembles have led her to be known as a fierce trendsetter whose feminine empowering attitude has made their marks on every modern woman's everyday life.
We remember the iconic, petite, square-shaped accessory as perched under the arm of Carrie as she swept through the city in sparkling elegance through subways and dark trash-studded alleyways in a way that only a true New Yorker can. Paired with tulle pastel skirts reminiscent of fifties fashion style, plush wool coats to bear New York winter extremes, and Carrie's favorite Manolo Blahnik heels, the bag's relaunch represents the timelessness of female elegance and the little piece of prolific luxury that all women deserve to have in their closets.
The beloved Fendi product will be offered in the styles and colors we remember as well as in a vast new array of colors from office-accepted neutrals, to bright, sparkling purples for the glittery, glamorous clubber. To mark this momentous step in the bag, and the fashion industry's history, Fendi is also releasing a lookbook that looks back on the bag's history. In praise for the bag's rebirth, Fendi also launched a social media campaign, #BaguetteFriendsForever, recruiting a couple of It girls to parade around the New York City. Among these lucky gals was Caro Daur, Natasha Lau, Ebonee Davis, Melissa Martinez, and, well, you know, our favorite Sex and the City star. The video portrays the girlfriends in all the laughable antics that we have come to characterize with the HBO hit. It ends on a note that reminds us that the piece is not just a handbag, "It's a baguette."
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Eight dead in a bomb attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban
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The former leader of a pro-government militia and seven others have been killed in a bomb attack claimed by the local Taliban in northwest Pakistan, it has been learned police source Wednesday.
The attack took place on Tuesday in Kabal, in the Swat Valley, an area which the Pakistani Taliban's Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) once had control of, between 2007 and 2009, at the start of their insurgency. against the Pakistani state.
Idrees Khan, a former leader of an anti-TTP militia, was killed when his pick-up truck hit a roadside explosive device, told the AFP Zahid Nawaz Marwat, a police officer in Swat district.
Another police source, on condition of anonymity, confirmed the death of seven other people: two police officers, two bodyguards and three agricultural workers.
The attack was claimed by the TTP, which justified it by the fact that Idrees Khan had killed members of the group in the past.
For years, Islamabad encouraged the creation of local militias to counter the influence of the TTP. They were then dismantled when the movement was diminished by intense army operations after 2014.
The TTP also claimed responsibility for a clash with the army which claimed the lives of three Pakistani soldiers on Tuesday in the district of Kurram, bordering Afghanistan.
The TTP is a separate group from the Afghan Taliban, but moved by the same ideology and a long common history. Pakistan accuses the latter of letting the TTP plan its attacks from Afghan soil, which Kabul has constantly denied.
Peace negotiations began in May in Kabul between this movement and Pakistani officials, mediated by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
In June, the TTP declared a ceasefire "until further notice" to facilitate these talks. Regular clashes have since pitted the two camps, which nevertheless continue to ensure that the truce is maintained.
The TTP has committed countless attacks that have bloodied Pakistan between its creation in 2007 and 2014. Then weakened, it has been back in force for more than a year, galvanized by the return to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan in August 2021.
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The win comes less than a month after the Cardinal lost 61-48 in Gridley.
After a slow start, the Cardinals' shots started to find their mark toward the end of the first period and closed it out with a 9-7 advantage. In the second Brendan Hoag caught fire, with nine points, and Corning never looked back.
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Gridley's Tyler Little led the scoring for the Bulldogs with 21, but after a quick start Corning was able to limit the damage he did. Next to Little, Brian Wilkerson and Grant Tull managed just five each.
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Note: although this is now fixed it's not currently available in the latest stable version of Blender 2.58, so will likely appear in any updates that may be published in the coming days/weeks.
The current fix is to make sure that images are not assigned to UVW maps - meshes can have materials and UVW maps, they just can't have images associated with those.
Map export is an AddOn. To enable click "File > User Preferences" then "Import/Export"
Yeah that's the one the model2map tutorial covers. I was in the middle of updating that when 2.58 was released and news of the exporter inclusion was mentioned. I've not looked at the internals for this new script, all I did was exported some brushwork to see if it worked!. Looks like I'll need to convert the entity helper kit to work properly with 2.49 so it's available for use.
What are you doing to export to ASE with this btw? Just naming a mesh objects name dataID as "misc_model" or some such? I tried it with a couple of "Empty" objects but they don't work.
Oh right, not seen that one... too many script versions to keep track off I'm afraid Looks like it's not been updated for some time based on the posts. And yep reading the topic info, it's only ever really going to be relatively generic as an exporter; because the .map format is used by so many games now you can only really include basic entity markers as most of them have their own specific sets, something the author hints at with his posts.
That's not really the point of that exporter. You can have any kind of mesh in your scene, and it will be correctly exported as brushes. You can have convex and concave meshes and the exporter will figure it out and split brushes properly. It will also caulk insides and set texture of the outside face to whatever shader you set.
The new Blender 2.59 changelog lists bug fixes in the map exporter. Maybe it'll work for you now.


This Study Guide consists of approximately 26 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of About Face.
This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion and a Free Quiz on About Face by David Hackworth.
About face is written by Colonel David H. Hackworth and Julie Sherman and is the story of Hackworth's year in the United States Army. Throughout his career, he had been concerned with the adequacy of the training of troops. During his Army career, he served in both Korea and Vietnam and he felt the United States never adequately adapted its training techniques to the jungles of Vietnam.
Hackworth grew up in the Santa Monica area of California. He lived in a series of foster homes before lying about his age and entering the Army at the age of fifteen. World War II had just ended and the teenage Hackworth felt that this would be a good way to meet girls. He was assigned to the Trieste area of Italy along the border with Yugoslavia.
Hackworth basically grew up in the Army. He found the family that he never had and he was conscious about the value of good training from the beginning. When the Korean conflict began, he requested and received assignment to Korea. He describes the various battles in which he fought, the mistakes he made and what he learned from those mistakes.
After Korea, Hackworth left the Army for two years. There was no place for him in the post-Korea army since he didn't have a college degree. He rejoined the Army in 1955, after two years of college. He missed the structure of the Army and the Army way of life. He was then assigned to Germany and became part of the forces that march through East Germany to Berlin during the Berlin crisis. Hackworth discusses the experience and how the American forces could have been annihilated by the Soviets at any point.
Hackworth watched as the Americans become involved in Vietnam. He considered himself a combat soldier and applied for a position as an advisor. His application was denied because he had too much experience. He was assigned to duty at the Pentagon and other places in the United States until he received a position with a combat unit in Vietnam. He discusses the different battles he was in and his life in Vietnam.
Hackworth is critical of the inadequate Army training procedures for Vietnam. The Army training procedures were geared to a ground war in Europe, not the jungle warfare of the jungles of Vietnam. He tried to do the best in training his men and all of his units became outstanding performance units.
In 1970, Hackworth participated in an Issues and Answers interview in which he stated his views about the shortcomings of the training and other issues. As a result, he submited his resignation. The Army delayed his discharge while it investigated him. Eventually, the case was dropped and his discharge was processed. He eventually settled in Australia.
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The sample is dissolved and pushed through a small nozzle at a high pressure. A high voltage is applied to it, causing each particle to gain a H+ ion. The sample is turned into a gas made up of positive ions.
The sample is vaporised and an 'electron gun' is used to fire high energy electrons at it. This causes one electron to be knocked off each particle, turning it into a +1 ion.
The positively charged ions are accelerated by an electric field so that they all have the same kinetic energy. This means that the heavier ions move slower than the lighter ones.
The ions enter a region with no electric field, so they just drift through it. Lighter ions will drift faster than heavier ions.
Because lighter ions travel at a faster speed, they reach the detector in a faster time. The detector detects a charged particle and a mass spectrum is produced.
The abundance of ions, often given as a percentage.


"As leon is the king of bestes."
"Simha is ruled by Surya and is Sattvic.
It is a quadruped Rashi and a royal Rashi.
It resorts to forests and rises with its head.
It has a large, white body.
It resides in the East and is strong during daytime."
"... Simha lagna has well developed bones and a broad forehead.
He is of moderate stature, well built and muscular .
His appearance is dignified, imposing and commanding.
Persons born with this lagna are generally noble, large hearted, magnanimous and generous.
They are helpful to mankind.
They have great faith in friends and relatives .
They become head of the organization with which they are connected.
If they are in government or any commercial organization, they attain high positions there.
They do not talk much.
They are fond of authority and are brilliant and ambitious.
They are firm in their thinking and attitudes.
When they are angry, they roar like lions.
They have capacity to face adverse circumstances.
They want to maintain their authority in their household.
Very often their married life is not happy .
They enjoy sound health if there are no bad influences on the lagna or Ravi, the lord of this lagna."
Simha specializes in radiance, splendor, royalty, self-entitlement, divine intelligence, centrality, celebrity, creativity, politics and drama.
If the rising nakshatra is Ketu-ruled Magha * Pitriya, unique personalities may radiate a fiery, other-worldly, magical Witness intelligence that is not controlled by material form.
If Zukra-ruled Purva-phalguni * Yoni marks the rising nakshatra, artistic beauty expresses via politics, drama, celebrity, royalty, fashion, costume and song.
Surya-ruled Uttara-phalguni * Aryamna nakshatra in the radical lagna may produce a politician, literary dramatist, dramatist, game-player, or royal figure.
Ketu mulatrikona = Mesha 9th from Simha = high priest, sacred perspectives, holy doctrine, philosophy, theory, world travel.
chidrakaraka Ketu = not much interested in marriage. Ketu Cuts the Cords that bind the material perceptions. Fiery magic dispersed by glittering winds of Ketu. Professor Ketu freely travels about the universes and often disregards fixed dogma. Generally prefers a celibate lifestyle or in any case as disconnected or independent as possible. Outcomes from Ketu.
media industry, entourage, ensemble performance, meetings, schedules, siblings, correspondence, event-planning , presentations, cohort, teams, business, corporate department, travel itineraries, tour group, writing, publications, photography , scripts, song-writing, short presentations and productions, slogans and jingles, announcements, newspaper, evangelism , cinema, advertising, marketing . Outcomes from Zukra.
Surya's mulatrikona Simha = 1st counted from Simha lagna = iconic self, radiant charismatic center of attention, showmanship, solipsistic, flesh-body brightness, creativity, intelligence, regal entitlements, dramatic, literary and political brilliance. Outcomes judged from Surya.
"de l'Amour" 1822 "Whatever some hypocritical ministers of government may say about it, power is the greatest of all pleasures.
It seems to me that only love can surpass it, and love is a happy illness that can't be picked up as easily as a Ministry."
"Simha .... bestows a regal appearance, as if the life-force were vibrating from every part of your body .
You have a broad face with strong bones, beautiful and expressive eyes.
You may be a possessive parent, egotistical and selfish in temperament, and a braggart .
You are excessively libidinous but not necessarily promiscuous.
You are not satisfied with the material heights you attain and are always aspiring towards greater intellect, greater wealth, greater status, and greater respectability.
Often you think you have achieved more than you really have; nevertheless, you are never satisfied, for you think you deserve more than you have received. You always strive to reach the top of the mountain.
You are basically materialistic but like to assume that you are spiritually highly evolved.
Involvement in work is intense and whole-hearted.
You may be seen working adroitly on the subtle problems of life, whether related to physical sciences, psychology, or to concrete and technological problems in engineering, industry or economics.
It is not the subject matter that is significant: your complete involvement in whatever you undertake is of supreme importance to you . In that pursuit, your engagement of effort is total.
There is a suddenness in your actions which gives your an element of surprise and unpredictability.
However involved you may seem in a pursuit or relationship, you can suddenly end it.
You are loyal to your friends, but that friendship can end suddenly.
To some people you may seem ungrateful.
The world exists only for your convenience and the satisfaction of your desires.
In your social relationships, contradiction and self-aggrandizement seem to predominate.
You may find married life difficult.
Your spouse is very calculating and self-centered - which are some of Leo's traits as well.
In such circumstances, you often act in a clandestine manner, concealing certain aspects of your life.
You do not trust others :equal partnership is not a common factor in your life. ... gives rise to wealth in mutual combination.
The Sun rules the Ascendant, Mercury lord of wealth and Mars is of course Yoga karaka.
Thus all the three planets have acquired some power or other to do good.
It will be seen that the Sun, Mercury and Mars play an important role in case of persons born in Leonis Ascendant , while other planets will be able to do some good under certain special conditions.
interested in business and will spend heavily on prostitutes and dancers.
Spouse will suffer dental diseases."
~~ T. Subba Row. (1881)."The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac" in Five Years Of Theosophy. George Robert Snow Mead (ed.).London. (1885, 1894).
This word contains a world of occult meaning within itself; and it may not be prudent on my part to disclose the whole of its meaning now. It will be sufficient for the present purpose to give a general indication of its significance.
Two of its synonymous terms are Panchasyam and Hari , and its number in the order of the Zodiacal divisions (being the fifth sign) points clearly to the former synonym.
This synonym--Panchasyam -- shows that the sign is intended to represent the five Brahmas -- viz., Isanam, Aghoram, Tatpurusham, Vamadevam, and Sadyojatam: -- the five Buddhas.
The second synonym shows it to be Narayana , the Jivatma or Pratyagatma.
The Vaishnavites may not admit it. But as an Advaiti, I look upon Jivatma as identical with Paramatma in its real essence when stripped of its illusory attributes created by Agnanam or Avidya--ignorance.
The Jivatma is correctly placed in the fifth sign counting from Mesham, as the fifth sign is the putrasthanam or the son's house according to the rules of Hindu Astrology.
The sign in question represents Jivatma -- the son of Paramatma as it were.
I will only add here that unless the nature of this sign is fully comprehended it will be impossible to understand the real order of the next three signs and their full significance.
The elements or entities that have merely a potential existence in this sign become distinct separate entities in the next three signs.
Their union into a single entity leads to the destruction of the phenomenal universe, and the recognition of the pure Spirit and their separation has the contrary effect.
It leads to material earth-bound existence and brings into view the picture gallery of Avidya (Ignorance) or Maya (Illusion).
If the real orthography of the name by which the sign in question is indicated is properly understood, it will readily be seen that the next three signs are not what they ought to be.
( * Nevertheless it is a true one. The Jiv-atma in the Microcosm (man) is the same spiritual essence which animates the Macrocosm (universe), the differentiation, or specific difference between the two Jivatmas presenting itself but in the two states or conditions of the same and one Force.
Hence,"this son of Paramatma" is an eternal correlation of the Father-Cause. Purusha manifesting himself as Brahma of the"golden egg"and becoming Viradja--the universe.
We are"all born of Aditi from the water" (Hymns of the Maruts, X. 63, 2), and"Being was born from not-being" (Rig-Veda, Mandala I, Sukta 166).--Ed. Theos.)"
Mangala-ruled Meza Bhava-9 * dharmic perspective grants awareness of resources without the need to earn, save, insure, or gamble.
The spine (Singha) encases the primary antenna of the human body, which is the kundalini channel in its physical and non-physical dimensions.
Information triangulates from the human heart to the galactic sun, and from the galactic sun to Surya, and from Surya to the human heart.
Surya the Sun of Earth is a receiver station for the information streams which emit from the huge black hole of the galactic sun.
Surya is the primary radiator of information to Earth and its beings. Surya is the fountainhead of consciousness. When Surya is strong in Simha or in Mesha, self-confidence (or self-righteousness) can be brilliantly charismatic because the Simha channel is surging with radiance.
When Simha enjoys inhabitants that are compatible with Surya such as friendly Guru or friendly Mangala, then the intelligence channel is favored by expansion (Guru) or dynamic energy (Mangala).
Psychic Centers of the human body: heart , eyes and the"I"
"The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal.
It isn't true that everybody should follow one path.
Listen to your own truth."
Budha ratna = no, although Budha is a mani-money-maker, because Budha = dhanapati-2 and vriddhipati-11 . During Budha periods, gems are not recommended - do Seva to increase your gains.
Guru ratna = probably yes, because Guru = bhagya vidyapathi-5 - but also the sudden changes agent randhresha-8 . Check bhava-8 before wearing a pukhraj.
Zukra ratna = probably no, because Zukra = bhratrupathi-3 and karmesha-10 * and one-to-one Zukra is an enemy of one-to-many Surya During Zukra periods, gems are not recommended - do Seva to increase your public respect (10) and commerce (3).
There are exceptions to all of these general rules. Exceptions are caused by the position of Chandra, the active Vimshottari time lords, and the native 's personal goals inter alia .
will make the native associated with the king in a great manner.
then they form a Raja Yoga.
They will confer high position, reputation and power.
commercialists, business administrators "the office"
the best friends of the Simha native are typically one's own sibling-cousins. Numerous temporary friendships with commercial and administrative team-mates; yet these are not deep.
Often Simha enjoys a friendly and gainful relationship with the spouse of one's own eldest child (11) as well.
Simha = the saturated sthira "unmovable" state of Simha that is regally confident, self-centered, intelligent, and self-sufficient - but also potentially arrogant and prone to hubris.
Simha = a proud, politicized, ego -centric personality. One may become a great exponent of divine intelligence e.g. Autobiography of a Yogi 1893-1952 Swami Yogananda , but the vehicle of delivery for this intelligence will be nevertheless a royally charismatic personal style.
Surya = enemy of Shani. one is born with entitlement to receive an inordinate (non-ordered-Shani) amount of center-stage attention.
Zukra as karaka for the social harmony of marriage (for women) and as karaka specifically for the wife (for men) tends to siphon attention away from the Simha center..
Simha Chandra = emotional need to be holding the center of attention .
For a female, relationships that do not focus intently upon the Simha-Chandra native may cause jealousy.
For husband-nativity, the wife's gracious diplomacy and skill in maintaining a network of social relationships may threaten his personal need to be the constant center of her love .


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Vápník (20Ca) má 25 známých izotopů od 34Ca po 58Ca. Má pět stabilních izotopů, 40Ca, 42Ca, 43Ca, 44Ca a 46Ca, a jeden další izotop, 48Ca, s tak dlouhým poločasem přeměny, že je v praxi považován za stabilní. Nejběžnější izotop, 40Ca, a 46Ca jsou z energetického hlediska teoreticky nestabilní, ovšem radioaktivní přeměny u nich nebyly pozorovány. Vápník má rovněž kosmogenní izotop 41Ca, jehož poločas přeměny má hodnotu 99 400 let. Na rozdíl od ostatních kosmogenních radionuklidů, které vznikají v atmosféře, se tento izotop tvoří neutronovou aktivací. Většina jej vzniká ve svrchním metru půdy, kde je ještě působení neutronů z kosmického záření dostatečně silné. 41Ca se stal objektem zájmu při studiu hvězd, neboť se přeměňuje na 41K, indikátor anomálií ve Sluneční soustavě.

Nejstabilnějším umělým izotopem je 45Ca s poločasem 162,61 dne. Všechny další izotopy mají poločas kratší než 5 dnů, většinou pod 1 minutu. Nejméně stabilní je 34Ca, jehož poločas přeměny je kratší než 35 nanosekund.

40Ca představuje asi 97 % přírodního vápníku a je také, společně s 40Ar, jedním z produktů přeměny 40K. V geologii se hojně využívá K-Ar datování, značný výskyt vápníku-40 jeho podobné využití znemožňuje.

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Happy Monday! Although I don't share my menu plans every week as I have in the past, be assured I haven't dropped the habit of weekly menu planning. We've been eating a much healthier fare since September, and I was really tired of the things I'd been serving. Cooking for a picky eater makes healthy food a little tricky, but with summer comes a new opportunity to fix things that aren't really as appropriate in the winter months.
As you'll see, we don't eat plain chicken breasts and steamed veggies every night. I try to maintain a balance of healthy entrees and things we both enjoy eating, with a purely comfort food meal every once and a while. Here's last week's menu plan that helped us kick off the summer in delicious fashion!
It's not the same as real nachos, but it's a nice twist on Mexican!
Summer eats are always my favorite…. and you just reminded me I have ripe avocados. Maybe that can be breakfast.
Yum! That's one of my favorite breakfasts!


"Such is Africa, the flawed beautiful, magnificent, beguiling, mystical, unique life-changing continent – it's seductive charm and charisma, it's ancient wisdom so often stained by unfathomable spasms of blood". I found these words from Lawrence Anthony, The Elephant Whisperer and his journalistic colleague, Graham Spence to be very moving and evocative of the mixed feelings we experienced in South Africa last winter.
Recently I was driving on a freeway with a friend. We were having a quiet companionable moment together when someone cut in front of our car while changing lanes. My companion, who was driving, immediately went ballistic, swearing and yelling at the other driver. His behaviour seemed to come out of nowhere and I was shocked until I remembered reading about the so-called "Amygdala Hijack", a term coined by Daniel Goleman in his writings about Emotional Intelligence.
What an interesting phenomenon this is!
Drawing on LeDoux's work, which uses animal research to understand pathological fear and anxiety in humans, Goleman uses the term Amygdala Hijack to describe immediate and overwhelming emotional responses which are over the top and out of sync with the actual situation. In these cases the stimulus has triggered a more significant emotional threat than would seem reasonable to an observer.
The neuroscience reads like this: From the thalamus, a part of the stimulus goes directly to the amygdala while another part is sent to the neocortex (the rational or thinking brain).
If the amygdala perceives the stimulus as a fight, flight or freeze situation, it triggers the HPA (hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal) axis and hijacks the rational brain. This emotional brain activity processes information milliseconds earlier than the rational brain, so in case of a match, the amygdala acts before any possible direction from the neocortex can be received, leading to seemingly irrational and possibly destructive behaviour.
If the amygdala does not find any match to the stimulus received with its recorded threatening situations, then it acts according to the directions received from the neocortex.
Now my friend is – most of the time at least – a charming man with a high degree of Emotional Intelligence in his interpersonal relations. He is a leader. As well, he is kind and empathetic, and can often put himself in another person's shoes and feel deeply for their problems. So when he reacts to a moderate stressor with such an over-the-top response, I find myself getting stressed and wanting to shout at him to settle down and be reasonable, which of course would not be the best choice of my own behaviour!
I wonder if testosterone is involved in some way and if women experience Amygdala Hijacks as often as men may do – and do the trigger circumstances differ with gender differences? or it is more related to temperament and world view thus influencing how different personalties approach and interact with their world?


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