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How students evaluate faculty performance
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Ysabela Golden, Laker Life Editor
Since 2016, Grand Valley State University has used the Laker Impressions of Faculty Learning (LIFT) system to collect student feedback on instructor performance at the end of a semester. For the last few years, a little over half of the student body has consistently responded to LIFT evaluations.
"The overall response rate for LIFT in Fall 2019 was 62 percent," said Director of Institutional Analysis Phillip Batty. "That's down from previous fall terms – the rate was 65 percent in both 2017 and 2018."
One possible explanation for the downturn is professors forgetting their role in helping students complete faculty evaluations.
"The expectation is that faculty set aside 15 minutes at the end of the semester for students to complete the evaluation in class," said Ed Aboufadel, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. "We tell department chairs, we put it in newsletters, we stick it in reports that go to faculty. Professors will ask, 'How do I get response rates up?' and we tell them they should be setting aside time in class. They say, 'Oh, am I supposed to be doing that?' and the answer is yes. Yes, you are."
Before 2016, departments were using upwards of 40 different instruments to collect student feedback at the end of semesters. When an agreement was reached to use one form consistent between all courses, the current system was purchased from the University of Washington.
"There are some variations between courses, but the first four questions are always the same," Aboufadel said. "The consistency is because we want to have longitudinal data. Over a ten year period, we can see if something like 'classroom organization' starts dropping, and investigate what's going on with that. Or in the case of an individual teacher who had a rocky start, we can tell if they improve over time."
Faculty evaluations are dual purpose. They see formative use from the faculty themselves, who are encouraged to read over evaluations carefully to reflect on possible adjustments. They also have a summative purpose for departments and the administration.
"The summative piece is reflected in the annual review of all faculty," Aboufadel said. "Part of that review is to look at the reports from LIFT, though that's not the only piece of information we want them to use. In fact, we ask faculty members to reflect on what they did that was novel with teaching in the past year, and in some departments there's a visit to the classroom by another professor. LIFT reports are a significant part of the conversation when it comes to renewing contracts, tenure and promoting faculty."
GVSU's incorporation of student feedback with other forms of faculty evaluation is reflective of a national debate over the role of students in evaluating their professors.
"Some of what students put into an evaluation is not about the performance of a faculty member but what they're wearing, or their accents," Aboufadel said. "Some faculty don't want that to be a part of their evaluation, and I don't blame them. There's a conversation about redacting elements of a student's evaluation if they refer to a professor's country of origin, race, gender or orientation, though this policy has only been utilized a few times."
At the national scale, many faculty argue that students are too biased to take part in faculty evaluations at all. Aboufadel disagrees.
"If you don't get student feedback, how are you going to evaluate teaching?" Aboufadel said. "There are others, and I am one, who argue that we should be looking for patterns in student feedback. If there are a lot of positive comments about how a professor uses the whiteboard, or negative comments about how they're always 10 minutes late to class, then that's more reliable information. An individual student filling out an individual report does not make a difference, but multiple students telling the same story is powerful."
For Aboufadel, the importance of the LIFT system at GVSU is reflective of the institution's focus on quality teaching practices.
"It's a board policy to get input from students, because of our commitment to quality education," Aboufadel said. "When we hire faculty, 'How are they going to be as a teacher?' is one of the things we seriously look at. Because of that, our faculty are generally more invested in accurate teaching evaluations than faculty at universities focused on research acumen. I can't say that of all universities."
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Football / Team Offense
Part 1: Creating Half-Field Drop Back Passing Concepts
by Dan_Gonzalez16
The ability to give "packaged sides" is a critical component in supplementing a progression-read passing game. Here, Coach Gonzalez covers philosophy, protections, and both whiteboard and video examination that will allow your team to successfully create half-field pass patterns for your passing attack.
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In eleven seasons as a college and high school football coach, Dan Gonzalez has coached or recruited the single season or career passing leader at every school he has coached. His career began when he was given the responsibility of handling passing game quality control during his senior season as a player at the University of Texas. After graduation, he served one season as an assistant at Ranger College, and then moved on to serve as the quarterback coach at Abilene Christian University for two seasons before returning as the offensive coordinator at Ranger College. Gonzalez then spent two years as the offensive coordinator at North Lamar High School in Paris, Texas. Making the switch from a wishbone offense to a multifaceted passing attack, North Lamar High School enjoyed back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in 20 years. Moreover, his quarterback, a converted safety, emerged as the 18th-ranked prospect in the nation. After two seasons, he joined the Lenoir-Rhyne University (formerly Lenoir-Rhyne College) staff in January 2002 as the quarterback and wide receiver coach and co-offensive coordinator. During his first season at Lenoir-Rhyne University, the team's quarterback led the South Atlantic Conference in passing and set single-season school records for most yards, touchdowns, and completions. Three different quarterbacks in three seasons each netted top 10 passing seasons in the school's record books, including the second- and fourth-best receiving careers in school history. He then returned for a second stint at ACU. Gonzalez graduated from The University of Texas at Austin, where he played football for four years and lettered as a wide receiver on the 1994 Southwest Conference championship team. He has two Master's degrees from Liberty University, including an MBA. Gonzalez and his wife, Lori, reside in the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas with their three children, and offers consulting services to high schools across the country, resulting in record-setting passing games, deep playoff runs, and state championships.
Dan goes into detail about how to take modern spread concepts and apply them in ways that are easy to understand for both coach and QB. Details include addressing protection, progression accelerators (mike read, 1 high/2 high), option routes from the slot or RB, and tailoring concepts to stress the defense. I really enjoyed the course and found the level of detail stimulating and thought provoking. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to deepen knowledge and understanding of the spread passing game.
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I'm using BufferedReader to read file from the first channel and then writing it line by line to the second channel. Is there any better way of copying file from one channel to another?
Is there any copy paste operation?

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Q: Wrong permissions set on newly created directory This is the code that creates the "cache" folder with the wrong permissions:
mkdir($saveFolder, 02775);

When I inspect the folder permissions, using ls -la, I receive:
drwxr-sr-x

But instead I'm expecting:
drwxrwsr-x

A: For some obscure reasons (at least for me) changing the code to
mkdir($saveFolder);
chmod($saveFolder, 02775);

solved the issue.
Now I get the right permissions set on the folder:
drwxrwsr-x

A: Your current umask also affects the mode so depending on your umask settings, the mode of the created directory may not match the octal specified in your function call.  http://php.net/manual/en/function.mkdir.php:

The mode is 0777 by default, which means the widest possible access. For more information on modes, read the details on the chmod() page. Note that you probably want to specify the mode as an octal number, which means it should have a leading zero. The mode is also modified by the current umask, which you can change using umask().

Try setting umask(0) and the argument supplied to mkdir() should work as expected.
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El Niño Is Not Reason For Wave Of Warmth
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St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral in a snowless Buffalo, N.Y. on Dec. 10, 2015. The city hasn't made it this far into the fall without snow since the late 1800s. Photo Credit: Facebook
New York's weather has been abnormal so far this fall, but the current El Niño isn't the reason, according to the New York Post.
According to the Post, the current warm weather can be explained by Arctic Oscillation, a pattern in which winds circulated in a counterclockwise direction around the Arctic.
Spanish for the "little boy," or the "Christ child," El Niño is created when the equatorial waters of the Pacific Ocean warm significantly, according to the Post.
This year's El Niño is supposed to be the strongest since 1997-98, when an El Niño caused storms and flooding that caused billions of dollars in damage and killed nearly 200 people, the report said.
Forecasters also said El Niño isn't the reason for a number of odd recent weather trends that include a snowless Buffalo, N.Y., which, according to reports, hasn't happened this late in the season in more than 116 years.
Local temperatures in the coming days will hover in the upper 50s and lower 60s, according to The Weather Channel.
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VMware Recognized by Frost & Sullivan for Customers Launching New Business Ecosystems at Scale with its Enterprise-Grade Blockchain Platform – Yahoo Finance
VMware delivers a highly scalable blockchain platform, enabling the use of multiple smart contract languages and shorter time to production
SAN ANTONIO, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the Global Blockchain Services space, Frost & Sullivan recognizes VMware with the 2022 Customer Value Leadership Award for creating an enterprise grade-blockchain that allows companies to deploy multi-party applications with a range of popular smart contract languages. VMware is a leading multi-cloud and application technology provider with over 20 years on the market, enabling digital innovation and improving business performance with best-in-class solutions.
VMware is a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all apps, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control. The company works to harness the next wave of innovation and help solve customers' toughest challenges through disruptive technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, edge computing, and machine learning.
"Creating a private permissioned blockchain based on Byzantine fault-tolerant state machine replication, VMware's architecture facilitates enterprises to run distributed, multi-party applications in multiple smart contract languages, with network trust and resilience built in," said Nick J. Baugh, Industry Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "VMware Blockchain thus equips enterprises with a robust and highly efficient platform that does not suffer the main drawbacks of alternative blockchain models. Compared to other blockchain models, such as proof-of-work mechanism, VMware's approach is highly efficient and sustains massive numbers of nodes and data transactions."
VMware developed its blockchain architecture with an emphasis on simple operational deployments and by facilitating external integrations with several blockchain systems and databases. The company enables customers to deploy a broad range of distributed apps and customize and update networks with its unique VMware Blockchain platform. To date, VMware Blockchain has helped large financial services companies launch new ecosystems that drive net new growth opportunities and standards for the entire industry. These new ecosystems are transacting volume greater than the entire crypto market combined.
By using the VMware Blockchain platform, businesses can run smart contracts and applications seamlessly, without manually setting up integrations. The platform tackles the key digital pain points of modern organizations, mitigating complex app integrations and providing world-class support. VMware Blockchain provides for mission-critical performance in financial services (with sub-transaction privacy while processing billions of dollars in daily transaction volume) and enterprise-grade features for capacity management (for managing storage requirements and GDPR compliance).
"The platform addresses the top pain points organizations experience, reducing the complicated integrations required and featuring simple deployment and reconfiguration, along with enterprise-grade support," noted Baugh. "VMware spent years in research and development on the core consensus technology to create VMware Blockchain. The VMware Blockchain platform offers a private-permissioned blockchain for enterprises that does the heavy lifting to allow customers to get into production quickly."
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that demonstrates excellence in implementing strategies that proactively create value for its customers, focusing on improving the return on the investment that customers make in its services or products. The award recognizes VMware's unique focus on augmenting its customers' value, beyond simply good customer service, leading to improved customer retention and customer base expansion.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in various regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.
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About VMware
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VMware Blockchain is a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) platform that Enterprises trust to run business-critical, multi-party applications. VMware Blockchain provides enterprise-grade features and robustness while maintaining the highest level of data integrity. Functionality includes granular privacy with data segregation, high performance and scalability, efficiency and Day 2 operations (upgradability, recoverability, on-premises and cloud-native deployment, and more), combined with 24×7 global support. VMware Blockchain is adopted by critical financial market institutions to set new standards for their customers and the industry. For more information, please visit https://www.vmware.com/blockchain.
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Israil Izkowitsch Brechman (; * 20. November 1921 in Samara; † 9. Juli 1994) war ein sowjetischer Pharmakologe. Er forschte auf dem Gebiet der biologisch aktiven Substanzen, insbesondere der Adaptogene, und gilt als Begründer der Valeologie.

Leben und Wirken
Brechman, Sohn eines Schneiders, wurde 1921 in Samara geboren, wohin seine Eltern wegen der antijüdischen Pogrome aus der Ukraine geflohen waren. 1940 erhielt er einen Platz an der Militärmedizinischen Akademie in Leningrad, wo er sich auf Pharmakologie spezialisierte und zum Schüler von Nikolai Lasarew wurde.

Während der Leningrader Blockade war Brechman im Dezember 1941 während der Evakuierung Kommandeur einer Kompanie am Ufer des Ladogasees und führte die Kolonne der Kadetten an. Nach seiner Approbation als Arzt 1945 wurde er von der Marine in den Fernen Osten Russlands geschickt, wo er den Rest seines Lebens verbrachte. Bis 1957 arbeitete er im Sanitätsdienst der Pazifikflotte. Er promovierte 1948 und habilitierte sich 1956 zum Thema "Materialien zur Pharmakologie der Ginsengwurzel". Nach seiner Entlassung aus den Streitkräften leitete er als Professor die Abteilung für die Regulierung biologischer Prozesse am Pazifischen Ozeanographischen Institut der Akademie der Wissenschaften der UdSSR und war Gründer und ständiger Leiter des Komitees für das Studium fernöstlicher Heilpflanzen.

Der Fokus von Brechmans Arbeit lag neben dem asiatischen Ginseng (Panax ginseng) auf dem sibirischen Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus), über den er seit 1960 einschlägig veröffentlichte. Nur zwei Jahre nach seiner ersten Veröffentlichung über diese Pflanze wurde ein Eleutherococcus-Extrakt vom Pharmakologischen Komitee des Gesundheitsministeriums der UdSSR für den klinischen Gebrauch als "Stimulans" zugelassen.

Brechman hielt fast 40 Patente über natürliche Pflanzenstoffe, darunter 21 internationale Patente. Er veröffentlichte 22 Monographien und hunderte von wissenschaftlichen Artikeln. Er organisierte und leitete drei internationale Symposien über Adaptogene in Hamburg, Moskau und Chabarowsk.

Er starb unerwartet am 9. Juli 1994. Im März 1996 wurde das Fachgebiet Valeologie in der Russischen Föderation offiziell registriert. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt gab es an den medizinischen Universitäten in Russland 73 Lehrstühle und drei Fakultäten für Valeologie.

Aufgrund seiner wissenschaftlichen Leistungen und herausragenden Beiträge erhielt Brechman 1983 den Leninorden. Weiterhin wurde er mit der Medaille "Sieg über Deutschland" sowie der Ehrenurkunde des russischen Parlaments ausgezeichnet.

Schriften (Auswahl)
 Man and biologically active substances: The effect of drugs, diet and pollution on health. Pergamon Press, Oxford 1980, ISBN 0-08-023169-1.

Literatur
 Russische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Hrsg.): Путь к валеологии: воспоминания об И. И. Брехмане. Dalnauka, Wladiwostok 2000, ISBN 5-7442-1247-7.
 Barbara A. Johnston, Peter Landes: Israel I. Brekhman 1921–1994. In: HerbalGram – The Journal of the American Botanical Council, 1995, Nr. 34, S. 67.

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Observation of Multiphoton Process in Liquid CS2 Using Pulsed Photoacoustic Technique
Harilal, S S; Riju, C Issac; Bindhu, C V; Geetha K, Varier; Nampoori, V P N; Vallabhan, C P G (World Scientific Publishing Company, 1995)
Abstract: Pulsed photoacoustic measurements have been carried out in liquid CS2 using 532 nm radiation from a frequency doubled Nd:YAG laser. Variation of signal amplitude with laser fluence clearly indicates the role of multiphoton processes in the generation of photoacoustic effect. It is also shown that four photon induced dissociation and five photon induced ionization are likely processes in CS2 and 532 nm radiation.
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Dyuthi-P0193.pdf (264.3Kb)
Observation of two-photon absorption in rhodamine 6G using photoacoustic technique
Sathy, P; Reji, Philip; Nampoori, V P N; Vallabhan, C P G (Elsevier, January 1, 1990)
Abstract: Two-photon absorption in Rhodamine 6G using the second harmonic of a pulsed Q-switched Nd:YAG laser has been studied by photoacoustic technique. It is observed that there is a competition between one-photon and two-photon absorption processes. At lower concentration the two-photon process is predominant over the one-photon process.
Observation of two-photon induced photoemission optogalvanic effect
Sasi Kumar, P R; Padmaja, G; Ravi Kumar, A V; Nampoori, V P N; Vallabhan, C P G (Springer, April , 1991)
Abstract: Observation of laser induced two-photon photoemission optogalvanic (TPPOG) effect from tungsten electrode in a discharge cell using 564 nm radiation obtained from a pulsed dye laser is described. The magnitude of the POG signal is studied as a function of laser energy under various discharge parameters. Competition between one-photon and two-photon processes has been observed when nitrogen gas is used in the discharge cell.
Occurrence and Distribution of a Diatom-Diazotrophic Cyanobacteria Association during a Trichodesmium Bloom in the Southeastern Arabian Sea
Hatha, A A M; Jabir, T; Dhanya, V; Jesmi, Y; Prabhakaran, M P; Saravanane, N; Gupta, G V M (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, July 12, 2013)
Abstract: Symbiotic diatom-diazotrophic cyanobacteria association (DDA) of Rhizosolenia hebetata and Rhizosolenia formosa with endosymbiotic cyanobacteria Richelia intracellularis was noticed and documented for the first time during a bloom of the cyanobacterium Trichodesmium erythraeum in the oligotrophic shelf waters along Kochi and Mangalore transects, southeastern Arabian Sea (SEAS), during spring intermonsoon (April 2012). Although the host is frequently seen, the symbiont is rarely reported in the Indian EEZ. The presence of nitrogen-fixing symbiotic association of Rhizosolenia-Richelia along with Trichodesmium erythraeum highlights the significance of DDAs on the nutrient and energy budgets of phytoplankton in the oligotrophic environments of the Arabian Sea during spring intermonsoon
Description: International Journal of Oceanography Volume 2013, Article ID 350594, 6 pages
Occurrence and ... a Diatom-Diazotrophic.pdf (2.738Mb)
Occurrence of filamentous algae and soil characteristics in the paddy fields of Kuttanad and Kole lands of Kerala
Smitha, Sebastian; Ammini, Joseph (Cochin University Of Science And Technology, May , 2015)
Abstract: The present work is the study of filamentous algae in the paddy fields of Kuttanad and Kole lands of Kerala. This investigation was initiated by sampling of filamentous algae in Kuttanad during December 2010 to February 2011. A second phase of sampling was done from November 2011 to February 2012. The sampling periodicity corresponded to the crop growth starting from field preparation through sowing, and continued till the harvest. Sampling locations were selected from the active paddy cultivation regions of the six agronomic zones of Kuttanad. The numbers of sampling locations were proportional to the area of each zone. Algae of the Kole lands were collected during from October 2011 to January 2012. It was observed that blue-green algae dominated in both Kuttanad and Kole lands. Thirty two species of blue-green algae and eight species of green algae were identified from Kuttanad. The highest number of algal species was observed from Kayal lands in Kuttanad throughout the cropping season. Among the thirty two species of blue-green algae twenty five species are nonheterocystous and seven species are heterocystous. Twenty eight species of blue-green and six species of green algae were identified from Kole lands, and highest number of species was observed in Palakkal throughout the cropping season. Among the twenty eight species of blue-green algae collected from Kole lands twenty one species are non-heterocystous, and only seven species are heterocystous filamentous algae. Blooms of Spirogyra were observed during the second phase of sampling in Kuttanad and also in the Kole lands. The results of the germination study revealed that the extract of Spirogyra sp. inhibited seed germination and reduced seedling vigour. The growth of the treated seedlings was evaluated by pot experiments. The results clearly showed that Spirogyra sp. can negatively affect the seed germination, seedling vigour, and the yield of rice.
Dyuthi-T2077.pdf (16.92Mb)
Octagonal Microstrip Patch Antenna For Dual Band Applications
Mridula, S; Binu, Paul; Aanandan,C K; Vasudevan, K; Mohanan, P (2005)
Abstract: A dual port dual polarized octagonal microstrip patch antenna suitable for dual band applications is discussed theoretically and experimentally. The antenna exhibits good impedance bandwidth, gain and broad radiation patterns. Parameters predicted by the Conformal Finite Difference Time Domain algorithm show good agreement with the simulated results and experimental observations
Description: Proc. XXVIII URSI General Assembly
Octagonal Micro ... Dual Band Applications.pdf (878.3Kb)
Octagon Shaped Microstrip Patch Antenna For Dual Band Applications
Mridula, S; Binu, Paul; Aanandan,C K; Mohanan, P (IEEE, June 16, 2002)
Abstract: The paper proposes an octagon shaped Microstrip Patch Antenna suitable for dual band applications. The striking features of this compact, planar antenna are sufficient isolation between the two operating bands and an area reduction of - 29% in comparison to a conventional circular patch antenna operating in the same band
Description: Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE
Octagon Shaped ... Dual Band Applications.pdf (161.2Kb)
OFFLINE AND ONLINE SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION/PRECONCENTRATION OF INORGANICS
Maria Starvin, A; Prasada Rao, T (CHEMICAL SCIENCES DIVISION REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (CSIR), July , 2007)
Abstract: Solid phase extraction (SPE) is a powerful technique for preconcentration/removal or separation of trace and ultra trace amounts of toxic and nutrient elements. SPE effectively simplifies the labour intensive sample preparation, increase its reliability and eliminate the clean up step by using more selective extraction procedures. The synthesis of sorbents with a simplified procedure and diminution of the risks of errors shows the interest in the areas of environmental monitoring, geochemical exploration, food, agricultural, pharmaceutical, biochemical industry and high purity metal designing, etc. There is no universal SPE method because the sample pretreatment depends strongly on the analytical demand. But there is always an increasing demand for more sensitive, selective, rapid and reliable analytical procedures. Among the various materials, chelate modified naphthalene, activated carbon and chelate functionalized highly cross linked polymers are most important. In the biological and environmental field, large numbers of samples are to be analysed within a short span of time. Hence, online flow injection methods are preferred as they allow extraction, separation, identification and quantification of many numbers of analytes. The flow injection online preconcentration flame AAS procedure developed allows the determination of as low as 0.1 µg/l of nickel in soil and cobalt in human hair samples. The developed procedure is precise and rapid and allows the analysis of 30 samples per hour with a loading time of 60 s. The online FI manifold used in the present study permits high sampling, loading rates and thus resulting in higher preconcentration/enrichment factors of -725 and 600 for cobalt and nickel respectively with a 1 min preconcentration time compared to conventional FAAS signal. These enrichment factors are far superior to hitherto developed on line preconcentration procedures for inorganics. The instrumentation adopted in the present study allows much simpler equipment and low maintenance costs compared to costlier ICP-AES or ICP-MS instruments.
URI: http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/purl/922
Dyuthi-T0217.pdf (3.483Mb)
Offline Handwritten Malayalam Character Recognition Based on Chain Code Histogram
Kannan, Balakrishnan; Pramod, K V; Jomy, John (IEEE, March 23, 2011)
Abstract: Optical Character Recognition plays an important role in Digital Image Processing and Pattern Recognition. Even though ambient study had been performed on foreign languages like Chinese and Japanese, effort on Indian script is still immature. OCR in Malayalam language is more complex as it is enriched with largest number of characters among all Indian languages. The challenge of recognition of characters is even high in handwritten domain, due to the varying writing style of each individual. In this paper we propose a system for recognition of offline handwritten Malayalam vowels. The proposed method uses Chain code and Image Centroid for the purpose of extracting features and a two layer feed forward network with scaled conjugate gradient for classification
Description: Emerging Trends in Electrical and Computer Technology (ICETECT), 2011 International Conference on
Offline Handwri ... n Chain Code Histogram.pdf (1.324Mb)
Oligo(p-Phenylenevinylene) Derived Organogels: A Novel Class of Functional Supramolecular Materials
Subi Jacob, George; Dr. Ajayaghosh, A (Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR), October , 2004)
Abstract: The main objective of the present study is to have a detailed investigation on the gelation properties, morphology and optical properties of small π-conjugated oligomers. For this purpose we have chosen oligo(p-phenylenevinylene)s (OPVs), a class of molecules which have received considerable attention due to their unique optical and electronic properties. Though a large number of reports are available in the literature on the self-assembly properties of tailor made OPVs, none of them pertain to the design of nanostructures based on organogels. In view of this, we aimed at the creation of functional chromophoric assemblies of π-conjugated OPVs through the formation of organogels, with the objective of crafting nanoscopic assemblies of different size and shape thereby modulating their optical and electronic properties.In order to fulfill the above objectives, the design and synthesis of a variety of OPVs with appropriate structural variations were planned. The design principle involves the derivatization of OPVs with weak H-bonding hydroxymethyl end groups and with long aliphatic hydrocarbon side chains. The noncovalent interactions in these molecules were expected to lead the formation of supramolecular assembly and gels in hydrocarbon solvents. In such an event, detailed study of gelation and extensive analysis of the morphology of the gel structures were planned using advanced microscopic techniques. Since OPVs are strongly fluorescent molecules, gelation is expected to perturb the optical properties. Therefore, detailed study on the gelation induced optical properties as a way to probe the nature and stability of the selfassembly was planned. Apart from this, the potential use of the modulation of the optical properties for the purpose of light harvesting was aimed. The approach to this problem was to entrap an appropriate energy trap to the OPV gel matrix which may lead to the efficient energy transfer from the OPV gel based donor to the entrapped acceptor. The final question that we wanted to address in this investigation was the creation of helical nanostructures through proper modification of the OPV backbone With chiral handles.The present thesis is a detailed and systematic approach to the realization of the above objectives which are presented in different chapters of the thesis.
OMTAT 2005
Jayaraj, M K (Department of Physics, October 24, 2005)
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ON APPROXIMATION METHODS FOR UNBOUNDED OPERATORS
Robert Victor Edward, J; Dr.Narayanan Namboodiri, M N (Cochin University of Science & Technology, July , 2008)
Description: Department of Mathematics, Cochin University of Science and Technology
URI: http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/xmlui/purl/1975
Dyuthi-T0435.pdf (609.3Kb)
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On Chaos and Fractals in General Topological Spaces
Vinod Kumar,P B; Thrivikraman,T (Department of Mathematics, September , 2001)
Abstract: The present study on chaos and fractals in general topological spaces. Chaos theory originated with the work of Edward Lorenz. The phenomenon which changes order into disorder is known as chaos. Theory of fractals has its origin with the frame work of Benoit Mandelbrot in 1977. Fractals are irregular objects. In this study different properties of topological entropy in chaos spaces are studied, which also include hyper spaces. Topological entropy is a measures to determine the complexity of the space, and compare different chaos spaces. The concept of fractals can't be extended to general topological space fast it involves Hausdorff dimensions. The relations between hausdorff dimension and packing dimension. Regular sets in Metric spaces using packing measures, regular sets were defined in IR" using Hausdorff measures. In this study some properties of self similar sets and partial self similar sets. We can associate a directed graph to each partial selfsimilar set. Dimension properties of partial self similar sets are studied using this graph. Introduce superself similar sets as a generalization of self similar sets and also prove that chaotic self similar self are dense in hyper space. The study concludes some relationships between different kinds of dimension and fractals. By defining regular sets through packing dimension in the same way as regular sets defined by K. Falconer through Hausdorff dimension, and different properties of regular sets also.
On conduction mechanism in paramagnetic phase of Gd based manganites
Anantharaman, M R; Sagar, S (Springer, January 31, 2011)
Abstract: Materials belonging to the family of manganites are technologically important since they exhibit colossal magneto resistance. A proper understanding of the transport properties is very vital in tailoring the properties. A heavy rare earth doped manganite like Gd0·7Sr0·3MnO3 is purported to be exhibiting unusual properties because of smaller ionic radius of Gd. Gd0·7Sr0·3MnO3 is prepared by a wet solid state reaction method. The conduction mechanism in such a compound has been elucidated by subjecting the material to low temperature d.c. conductivity measurement. It has been found that the low band width material follows a variable range hopping (VRH) model followed by a small polaron hopping (SPH) model. The results are presented here
Description: Bull. Mater. Sci., Vol. 35, No. 1, February 2012, pp. 41–45.
On conduction m ... of Gd basedmanganites.pdf (148.3Kb)
On Distance Energy of Graphs
Gopalapillai,Indulal; Ivan,Gutman; Vijayakumar,Ambat (Department of Mathematics, August 25, 2007)
Abstract: The D-eigenvalues of a graph G are the eigenvalues of its distance matrix D, and the D-energy ED(G) is the sum of the absolute values of its D-eigenvalues. Two graphs are said to be D-equienergetic if they have the same D-energy. In this note we obtain bounds for the distance spectral radius and D-energy of graphs of diameter 2. Pairs of equiregular D-equienergetic graphs of diameter 2, on p = 3t + 1 vertices are also constructed.
7) ON DISTANCE ENERGY OF GRAPHS.pdf (2.976Mb)
Indulal,G; Gutmanb,Ivan; Vijayakumar,A (February 4, 2010)
On distance energy of graphs.PDF (2.514Mb)
On Finite Mixture of Pareto and Beta Distnbutions
Maya T,Nair; Dr.Sankaran, P G (Cochin University of Science and Technology, February , 2007)
Description: Department of Statistics, Cochin University of Science and Technology
On Implementing Joins, Aggregates and Universal Quantifier in Temporal Databases using SQL Standards
Pramod, K V; Unnikrishnan, K (Academy Publisher, 2009)
Abstract: A feasible way of implementing a temporal database is by mapping temporal data model onto a conventional data model followed by a commercial database management system. Even though extensions were proposed to standard SQL for supporting temporal databases, such proposals have not yet come across standardization processes. This paper attempts to implement database operators such as aggregates and universal quantifier for temporal databases, implemented on top of relational database systems, using currently available SQL standards.
On Implementing Joins....pdf (261.1Kb)
On infinite graphs and related matrices
Ancykutty, Joseph; Dr.Krishnamoorthy,A; Dr.Thrivikraman, T (Cochin University of Science and Technology, 2000)
Abstract: This thesis Entitled On Infinite graphs and related matrices.ln the last two decades (iraph theory has captured wide attraction as a Mathematical model for any system involving a binary relation. The theory is intimately related to many other branches of Mathematics including Matrix Theory Group theory. Probability. Topology and Combinatorics . and has applications in many other disciplines..Any sort of study on infinite graphs naturally involves an attempt to extend the well known results on the much familiar finite graphs. A graph is completely determined by either its adjacencies or its incidences. A matrix can convey this information completely. This makes a proper labelling of the vertices. edges and any other elements considered, an inevitable process. Many types of labelling of finite graphs as Cordial labelling, Egyptian labelling, Arithmetic labeling and Magical labelling are available in the literature. The number of matrices associated with a finite graph are too many For a study ofthis type to be exhaustive. A large number of theorems have been established by various authors for finite matrices. The extension of these results to infinite matrices associated with infinite graphs is neither obvious nor always possible due to convergence problems. In this thesis our attempt is to obtain theorems of a similar nature on infinite graphs and infinite matrices. We consider the three most commonly used matrices or operators, namely, the adjacency matrix
An Online Character Recognition System to Convert Grantha Script to Malayalam
Sumam, Mary Idicula; Sreeraj, M (August 21, 2012)
Abstract: This paper presents a novel approach to recognize Grantha, an ancient script in South India and converting it to Malayalam, a prevalent language in South India using online character recognition mechanism. The motivation behind this work owes its credit to (i) developing a mechanism to recognize Grantha script in this modern world and (ii) affirming the strong connection among Grantha and Malayalam. A framework for the recognition of Grantha script using online character recognition is designed and implemented. The features extracted from the Grantha script comprises mainly of time-domain features based on writing direction and curvature. The recognized characters are mapped to corresponding Malayalam characters. The framework was tested on a bed of medium length manuscripts containing 9-12 sample lines and printed pages of a book titled Soundarya Lahari writtenin Grantha by Sri Adi Shankara to recognize the words and sentences. The manuscript recognition rates with the system are for Grantha as 92.11%, Old Malayalam 90.82% and for new Malayalam script 89.56%. The recognition rates of pages of the printed book are for Grantha as 96.16%, Old Malayalam script 95.22% and new Malayalam script as 92.32% respectively. These results show the efficiency of the developed system
Description: (IJACSA) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, Vol. 3, No. 7, 2012
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My guest today is award-winning author Christine Amsden, whose novel, Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective, has just been released by Twilight Times Books. Amsden has written stories since she was eight, always with a touch of the strange or unusual. She started writing seriously in 2003, after attending a boot camp with Orson Scott Card. She finished Touch of Fate shortly afterward, then penned The Immortality Virus, which has won two awards.
It's great to have you here, Christine. Why don't you start by telling us a bit about your latest book, and what inspired you to write it?
Cassie herself inspired me to write this book. She was someone whose story wasn't being told – that of the powerless person in a world of magic. It's a disability of sorts, one that affects her deeply though she tries to play it off. Yet she has value. Fantasy sometimes narrowly defines heroes as the biggest and the strongest, the one with the destiny to fulfill, but normal people can make a difference. That was important to me. This is not the story of someone who comes into power, it is the story of someone who discovers there is more than one kind of power.
I am a writer, a mother, and I do freelance editing work.
I'm a planner, but that doesn't mean the story doesn't go its own way once I get started. In fact, my plans often require frequent adjustments as I learn new things about my characters and my world.
I don't write books in a linear fashion, so it's hard to say exactly. I wrote the first draft in four months. I spent another four months revising it. Then I wrote the rest of the series before coming back to rewrite the first one again. An agent gave me some specific advice on strengthening the first book, so I gave it one more revision, completing the version I sent to my publisher almost two years after I first came up with the idea.
Is there a writer out there who hasn't? (If so, I officially hate him/her.) Writer's block isn't as big a deal as Hollywood likes to make it seem. It's simply your subconscious telling you something isn't right – maybe you didn't do enough planning or research, or maybe there's a plot problem, or maybe your character isn't acting right. Whatever it is, I find that separating myself from the book for a little while (but thinking about it) usually uncovers the issue and allows me to press forward.
Looking for a publisher involves hitting your head against a brick wall repeatedly, and you can't stop until you knock a hole in it.
I feel lucky, really. Twilight Times Books is a wonderful small press that offers a fair contract and has earned some respect.
The only advice I have to others is not to give up. In this day of self-publishing it is easier and easier to just put it out there yourself, but that is a long, lonely road. You worked hard on your book. Give it every chance it deserves.
What type of book promotion seems to work the best for you? Share with us some writing tips!
Virtual book tours have worked best for me. I no longer do in-person book signings because they sell so few books, and do so little to really spread the word. Most of my books are sold through the internet (whether print or ebook).
Book promotion, like finding a publisher, is like beating your head against a brick wall repeatedly. Getting through it starts with a quality product – a good story with eye-popping cover – then you just have to get out there and tell people about it. You have to keep telling people about it every chance you get, and if you don't have any chances, you have to make some up.
What authors or type of books do you read for fun?
I read a wide variety of authors and genres, from science fiction and fantasy to romance and suspense. My favorite authors include Jim Butcher, Orson Scott Card, Catherine Anderson, Karen Marie Moning, Judith McNaught, and Linda Howard.
No. I think critique groupS are essential for a writer. One mistake many authors make is to stick with the same critique group for far too long. You will stagnate this way. They can only tell you so much, and then you've figured out how to write for them, or you at least know precisely what they will say. When you get to this point, it is time to move on (although it is always good to keep in touch with friends and acquaintances, since you can help one another out in the future).
Of course! My website is http://christineamsden.com/wordpress/, and I try to keep it up to date with my latest news and book releases. The site includes a blog with book reviews and writing tips. My contact information is listed, and I love to hear from readers!
Always! Although I should start by mentioning that Cassie needed four books, all of which have been written and accepted for publication. The publishing schedule always gets a little off-track, but tentatively, the final book in the series will be available in the summer of 2014, a little more than a year after the first. In other words – they're coming back to back to back, before you have a chance to forget everything that happened!


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DIGGIA AND MARTIN LOOKING FOR MORE AT COTA
The last extra-European event of the early part of the 2018 MotoGP World Championship is around the corner, with Team Del Conca Gresini Moto3 looking for strong results at COTA in the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas.
Last year's edition of the US GP was the only chance – so far – to see the two Gresini riders together on the podium, with Martin second ahead of his team mate Di Giannantonio – with the latter only 19 thousandths of a second behind the Spaniard at the chequered flag. After the first two events of the season, which saw Martin dominating in Qatar and Diggia getting his first rostrum finish of the year at Termas, Austin will be the chance for both rider to continue bagging points, with the goal to return to Europe with the highest possible total.
Martin is currently second in the championship standings with 30 points, whereas Di Giannantonio is four points behind his teammate in fourth place.
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"Austin is a track I really like and I can't wait to race there, as we come off a quite difficult weekend, where we lacked a little bit of experience to make the right decisions. We want to keep the positive part of the Argentina GP anyway, as we were very fast and competitive there. We are now heading to Texas to win and to show we can do great things on a track that suits my style well."
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"This track has been kind to us: the first year I raced there I got my first top-20 finish, while last year I got on the podium. We get to USA knowing we can be fast so we'll try to have a great weekend there, too. It's a really particular and long track, so slipstreams will be crucial especially in qualifying. We'll be ready for it."
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Diuretics (water pills). Your doctor might first suggest diuretics, which remove excess water and sodium from your body. That decreases the amount of fluid flowing through your blood vessels, which reduces pressure on your vessel walls.
There are three types of diuretics: thiazide, loop and potassium-sparing. The Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure recommends that most people try thiazide diuretics first to treat high blood pressure and heart problems related to high blood pressure.
If diuretics aren't enough to lower your blood pressure, your doctor might recommend adding other blood pressure medications to your treatment.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. These help relax blood vessels by preventing the formation of a hormone called angiotensin, a substance in your body that narrows blood vessels. Frequently prescribed ACE inhibitors include enalapril (Vasotec), lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril) and ramipril (Altace).
Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs). These help relax blood vessels by blocking the action, not the formation, of angiotensin, a chemical in your body that narrows blood vessels. ARBs include valsartan (Diovan), losartan (Cozaar) and others.
Calcium channel blockers. These medications prevent calcium from entering heart and blood vessel muscle cells, thus causing the cells to relax. Frequently prescribed calcium channel blockers include amlodipine (Norvasc), diltiazem (Cardizem, Tiazac, others) and nifedipine (Adalat CC, Afeditab CR, Procardia).
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We have been blessed by a cartographer's decision in the 1890s that deemed the Caucasus Mountains the north / south dividing line between Europe and Asia. Mt. Elbrus, a lovely 18,586' glaciated twin summit, lies just three miles north of the Caucasus mountain divide and is therefore the highest mountain in Europe.
Join the Berg Adventures International Mt. Elbrus 2006 Expedition team as we attempt to reach the summit of Mt. Elbrus.Over the next two weeks, we'll be bringing you continuous expedition coverage. Please join us.
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July 27, 2006 - Firing up the BBQ
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Q: Google app engine only as database store I am currently developing a php application hosted in my server. I want to store the database data in a more secure place rather than my own server. Can I use google app engine only to store and retrieve data without creating a java or python app? If thats possible how can I access data? Using a special service or I can directly connect to db like connecting to a mysql server and execute sql commands lik select, insert etc?

A: Storing your data on App Engine will not magically grant you extra security. If an attacker compromises your server, they will be able to compromise the interface you have to your datastore and do whatever they wish.
A much better approach would be to learn best-practices for secure web development, and endeavour to ensure your app will not be compromised.

A: They have a module called remote_api, but it has some restrictions. Check it out:
http://code.google.com/intl/fi-FI/appengine/articles/remote_api.html

A: There is no direct way to access datastore in App engine. I assume you use mysql or other relational database for your php application. But app engine provide a schemaless object datastore. In that case you need some java or python app for preparing data to store in datastore. Check below links as well.
http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/java/datastore/
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1466420/google-app-engine-external-database


At the time of writing, Greece's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over its debt look in doubt, and there is the possibility that Greece may default on a €1.5 billion debt repayment installment due to be paid to the IMF on 30th June 2015. The potential default comes amid a host of long-term economic problems, which plague the country. Despite a series of bailout packages, Greece's debt-to-GDP ratio stood at 177% in 2014, the second highest in the world after Japan. It has a cripplingly high unemployment rate at 26.6% of the economically active population in 2014, a youth unemployment rate which is the highest in the eurozone of 55.8% of the economically active youth population aged 15-24 in 2014 and a real GDP total decline of 22.0% from 2009-2014. These ongoing issues raise questions over the wisdom of continuing to burden Greece with debt while little is being done to address the underlying problems afflicting the Greek economy. In the context of a debt cycle, a default would at least allow Greece to start again.
Government finances are akin to a scaled up version of personal or company finances. In the event of an individual or a company entering into financial difficulties that are so severe that they cannot reasonably ever recover from, the solution is invariably to write the debts off, entering bankruptcy or liquidation. Nobody would rationally suggest that saddling an individual or a company with ever greater debts would achieve anything other than exacerbating the problem. Doing so does nothing to address why the underlying causes of financial difficulty occurred in the first place. Yet that is exactly what has happened on a much larger scale to Greece. Its debt-to-GDP ratio has soared from 108% of its total GDP in 2008 to 177% in 2014, the highest in the EU and second highest in the world.
Greece has been consistently plagued by very poor business and consumer confidence as a result of the continued cycle of bailouts and debt restructuring. It also ranked very poorly for a developed economy in the World Bank's Political Stability and Absence of Violence Index 2013, at 122nd place out of 203 economies. Another key issue is its overly complex taxation system, which is in real need of reform. For example, it has separate VAT rates for some of its islands, a system which is open to abuse. Greece had a very low total tax collection, at just 22.6% of its total GDP in 2014, one of the lowest in the EU. It has major problems with tax evasion, especially among self-employed workers and some companies.
The added complication of potential debt contagion to other European economies such as Italy has been one of the reasons why other eurozone members and institutions such as the European Central Bank have fought to retain Greece's place in the eurozone by the numerous financial bailouts that Greece has entered into. Any deal between Greece and its creditors will only work if it includes a credible plan to tackle the structural problems facing the Greek economy, otherwise the ongoing debt cycle will continue. A Greek default and a potential ensuing Grexit will inevitably cause extreme chaos both to its political and business environment and consumer confidence in the short-term. Yet in the long run, a default, and end to the borrowing/ debt restructuring cycle would allow Greece to start afresh and rebuild its ailing economy.


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#ifndef ART_RUNTIME_LEB128_H_
#define ART_RUNTIME_LEB128_H_

#include <vector>

#include "base/bit_utils.h"
#include "base/logging.h"
#include "globals.h"

namespace art {

// Reads an unsigned LEB128 value, updating the given pointer to point
// just past the end of the read value. This function tolerates
// non-zero high-order bits in the fifth encoded byte.
static inline uint32_t DecodeUnsignedLeb128(const uint8_t** data) {
  const uint8_t* ptr = *data;
  int result = *(ptr++);
  if (UNLIKELY(result > 0x7f)) {
    int cur = *(ptr++);
    result = (result & 0x7f) | ((cur & 0x7f) << 7);
    if (cur > 0x7f) {
      cur = *(ptr++);
      result |= (cur & 0x7f) << 14;
      if (cur > 0x7f) {
        cur = *(ptr++);
        result |= (cur & 0x7f) << 21;
        if (cur > 0x7f) {
          // Note: We don't check to see if cur is out of range here,
          // meaning we tolerate garbage in the four high-order bits.
          cur = *(ptr++);
          result |= cur << 28;
        }
      }
    }
  }
  *data = ptr;
  return static_cast<uint32_t>(result);
}

// Reads an unsigned LEB128 + 1 value. updating the given pointer to point
// just past the end of the read value. This function tolerates
// non-zero high-order bits in the fifth encoded byte.
// It is possible for this function to return -1.
static inline int32_t DecodeUnsignedLeb128P1(const uint8_t** data) {
  return DecodeUnsignedLeb128(data) - 1;
}

// Reads a signed LEB128 value, updating the given pointer to point
// just past the end of the read value. This function tolerates
// non-zero high-order bits in the fifth encoded byte.
static inline int32_t DecodeSignedLeb128(const uint8_t** data) {
  const uint8_t* ptr = *data;
  int32_t result = *(ptr++);
  if (result <= 0x7f) {
    result = (result << 25) >> 25;
  } else {
    int cur = *(ptr++);
    result = (result & 0x7f) | ((cur & 0x7f) << 7);
    if (cur <= 0x7f) {
      result = (result << 18) >> 18;
    } else {
      cur = *(ptr++);
      result |= (cur & 0x7f) << 14;
      if (cur <= 0x7f) {
        result = (result << 11) >> 11;
      } else {
        cur = *(ptr++);
        result |= (cur & 0x7f) << 21;
        if (cur <= 0x7f) {
          result = (result << 4) >> 4;
        } else {
          // Note: We don't check to see if cur is out of range here,
          // meaning we tolerate garbage in the four high-order bits.
          cur = *(ptr++);
          result |= cur << 28;
        }
      }
    }
  }
  *data = ptr;
  return result;
}

// Returns the number of bytes needed to encode the value in unsigned LEB128.
static inline uint32_t UnsignedLeb128Size(uint32_t data) {
  // bits_to_encode = (data != 0) ? 32 - CLZ(x) : 1  // 32 - CLZ(data | 1)
  // bytes = ceil(bits_to_encode / 7.0);             // (6 + bits_to_encode) / 7
  uint32_t x = 6 + 32 - CLZ(data | 1);
  // Division by 7 is done by (x * 37) >> 8 where 37 = ceil(256 / 7).
  // This works for 0 <= x < 256 / (7 * 37 - 256), i.e. 0 <= x <= 85.
  return (x * 37) >> 8;
}

// Returns the number of bytes needed to encode the value in unsigned LEB128.
static inline uint32_t SignedLeb128Size(int32_t data) {
  // Like UnsignedLeb128Size(), but we need one bit beyond the highest bit that differs from sign.
  data = data ^ (data >> 31);
  uint32_t x = 1 /* we need to encode the sign bit */ + 6 + 32 - CLZ(data | 1);
  return (x * 37) >> 8;
}

static inline uint8_t* EncodeUnsignedLeb128(uint8_t* dest, uint32_t value) {
  uint8_t out = value & 0x7f;
  value >>= 7;
  while (value != 0) {
    *dest++ = out | 0x80;
    out = value & 0x7f;
    value >>= 7;
  }
  *dest++ = out;
  return dest;
}

template<typename Allocator>
static inline void EncodeUnsignedLeb128(std::vector<uint8_t, Allocator>* dest, uint32_t value) {
  uint8_t out = value & 0x7f;
  value >>= 7;
  while (value != 0) {
    dest->push_back(out | 0x80);
    out = value & 0x7f;
    value >>= 7;
  }
  dest->push_back(out);
}

// Overwrite encoded Leb128 with a new value. The new value must be less than
// or equal to the old value to ensure that it fits the allocated space.
static inline void UpdateUnsignedLeb128(uint8_t* dest, uint32_t value) {
  const uint8_t* old_end = dest;
  uint32_t old_value = DecodeUnsignedLeb128(&old_end);
  DCHECK_LE(value, old_value);
  for (uint8_t* end = EncodeUnsignedLeb128(dest, value); end < old_end; end++) {
    // Use longer encoding than necessary to fill the allocated space.
    end[-1] |= 0x80;
    end[0] = 0;
  }
}

static inline uint8_t* EncodeSignedLeb128(uint8_t* dest, int32_t value) {
  uint32_t extra_bits = static_cast<uint32_t>(value ^ (value >> 31)) >> 6;
  uint8_t out = value & 0x7f;
  while (extra_bits != 0u) {
    *dest++ = out | 0x80;
    value >>= 7;
    out = value & 0x7f;
    extra_bits >>= 7;
  }
  *dest++ = out;
  return dest;
}

template<typename Allocator>
static inline void EncodeSignedLeb128(std::vector<uint8_t, Allocator>* dest, int32_t value) {
  uint32_t extra_bits = static_cast<uint32_t>(value ^ (value >> 31)) >> 6;
  uint8_t out = value & 0x7f;
  while (extra_bits != 0u) {
    dest->push_back(out | 0x80);
    value >>= 7;
    out = value & 0x7f;
    extra_bits >>= 7;
  }
  dest->push_back(out);
}

// An encoder that pushed uint32_t data onto the given std::vector.
class Leb128Encoder {
 public:
  explicit Leb128Encoder(std::vector<uint8_t>* data) : data_(data) {
    DCHECK(data != nullptr);
  }

  void Reserve(uint32_t size) {
    data_->reserve(size);
  }

  void PushBackUnsigned(uint32_t value) {
    EncodeUnsignedLeb128(data_, value);
  }

  template<typename It>
  void InsertBackUnsigned(It cur, It end) {
    for (; cur != end; ++cur) {
      PushBackUnsigned(*cur);
    }
  }

  void PushBackSigned(int32_t value) {
    EncodeSignedLeb128(data_, value);
  }

  template<typename It>
  void InsertBackSigned(It cur, It end) {
    for (; cur != end; ++cur) {
      PushBackSigned(*cur);
    }
  }

  const std::vector<uint8_t>& GetData() const {
    return *data_;
  }

 protected:
  std::vector<uint8_t>* const data_;

 private:
  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Leb128Encoder);
};

// An encoder with an API similar to vector<uint32_t> where the data is captured in ULEB128 format.
class Leb128EncodingVector FINAL : private std::vector<uint8_t>, public Leb128Encoder {
 public:
  Leb128EncodingVector() : Leb128Encoder(this) {
  }

 private:
  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Leb128EncodingVector);
};

}  // namespace art

#endif  // ART_RUNTIME_LEB128_H_

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A watermark is simply a way to identify a photo as yours. The use of watermarking is a form of image management—either to track the image or to protect your copyright. Photographers who make their living on the sale of their work have traditionally used watermarks to prevent theft or unauthorized copying of their images. Because the Internet has made it easy for anyone to right-click and save an image, watermarking is a way to make sure your photo is protected from this type of theft.
There are two ways this is done. The first way is to digitally add information (or meta data) to the file. This type of mark is invisible to the eye. The second way is to add text or a logo into the photo and make it visible.
How do you create a watermark?
For an eBay seller, the most practical way to watermark your image is by adding text. eBay makes it easy for you to add a simple watermark when you load your items into the Sell Your Item form. Auctiva's image hosting service also provides free watermarking and disabling of right-click saves.
There are other ways and techniques to create watermarks as well. Of course, it depends on your eBay listing workflow. I prefer to have everything ready before I list an item, so I use the text tool in Photoshop to add my user name and/or eBay store URL to the image.
The really nice thing about Photoshop is you can use layers to create a branded logo/watermark combination that you can easily add to all your images during the photo-editing phase.
If you don't have Photoshop, or aren't familiar with how to add text to an image using photo-editing software, don't despair. There is a simple, free online alternative. It's called Watermarktool. With this service you can upload your photos, decide what font size and placement you want and, with a push of a button, they'll create a watermarked copy.
Photo-sharing sites also offer watermarking features. If you're familiar with Flickr, you'll probably find the tool PicMarkr easy to work with. Google's Picasa software now includes a text tool as well. Just click, type and add.
When would an eBay seller use one?
There are times when you may decide watermarking your images doesn't pay off. It takes extra time out of your workday. If you are a "churn and burn" seller, watermarking every image may not be practical. In this case, it might make more sense to leave the watermark off. If it's a good photo, it will be eligible for inclusion in eBay's catalog, and your store name will automatically appear as the copyright owner. You never know where you'll find your next customer and a good looking photo just might win them over.
However, there are times when it's very important to watermark your photos, such as when you're selling higher value, unique items. You don't want a scammer to see your nice looking item on auction, right-click save your photo and later use it to create a fake listing. Having a watermark placed where the crook can't clone it or crop it out will prevent the possibility of fraud.
What style works the best?
There are several different approaches you can take when watermarking your photos. Let's a take look at a few of the common watermark styles and how they can help you.
Generic eBay Watermark: You've seen the little camera icon on eBay photos. It's a simple approach that helps slow down right-clicking—but it really does nothing to build your brand. It's down in the right-hand corner of the photo, and very easy to clone or crop out if someone really wants to "borrow" an image.
Specific Text Style Watermark: This is the technique I described earlier of adding text to the photo. You can add your store name or user ID to help build your brand as well as prevent fraud. Placement is the key. If you simply want to slow down right clicking, put it down low on the right or left bottom. If you're worried that the image is valuable enough for the thief to take the time to crop it out, then put it in the middle, over the item.
But be warned; most buyers are turned off by the look of text over the image of the item they are considering buying. So, if you feel it's necessary to do this, be sure to turn down the opacity. Opacity is how transparent the text will appear. As you slide the opacity tool up and down, you'll notice it gets fainter or bolder.
Date Watermark: Adding the date to your photo is a great way to prevent theft and to prove ownership, especially when those big product rollouts happen, where demand outpaces supply, and you're the lucky seller of the hot item. You're going to want to include the date the photo was taken as a way to prove that you have the product. Of course, this type of watermark doesn't help build your brand—but it does help build your credibility within the specific listing.
Copyright Watermark: Be sure to add the copyright symbol next to your name if you're selling a copyrighted product, or if the photo itself is the item you're selling. Things that you've created like photographs, paintings, watercolors, etc., should all carry the reminder that these works are copyrighted and not intended to be borrowed.
Branding Watermark: These are a little more elaborate than just your store name in text. Here you can use your watermark creatively to build your store brand. Using a border around your image with your store colors and incorporating your logo into the design will not only protect the image but help buyers to easily identify your store. Think creatively here. You can create the image once and layer it into all of your images quickly during the editing process if you use a photo-editing program like Photoshop Elements.
Using watermarks can help prevent theft by others and build your brand. I just want to remind you that they are not accepted everywhere. While it's perfectly acceptable to add them on your eBay photos, be careful if you're selling across platforms. Many sites do not allow watermarked images for inclusion in their catalogs. It's a good idea to have two copies of the photo, one with the watermark and one without.
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Very informative. I personally started watermarking my photos ever since I ran across this guide: http://www.paintshoppro.com/en/pages/watermark-photos/ and since I often share my photos on social media, I find it better to be safe than sorry. I wouldn't want to see someone else getting credit for my hard work.
I want to change the watermark image on my pics. How do I do this? I have tried change but the old image keeps coming up. Thanks So Much!
How do you ERASE a watermark???


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NEWS - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
E3 2008: Ubisoft Unveils I Am Alive
Ubisoft has confirmed it's working on a brand new adventure game called I Am Alive.
The title was officially unveiled at Ubi's E3 press conference with a short trailer. A young male character was shown stumbling through a dimly lit underground tunnel. He was confronted by a group of men, one of whom bore a startling resemblance to Steve McFadden.
"You know what we want," said pseudo-McFadden, and the main character begrudgingly tossed a bottle of mineral water onto the ground. The men ran over to seize it but the floor beneath them collapsed and they fell out of sight.
The action then cut to a normal city scene where the main character, dressed in a suit and looking ready for a day at the office, was seen strolling down the street while talking on his mobile. But then cracks appeared in the road beside him and something began bursting through them. The air filled with a huge dust cloud, and then it was over.
Ubisoft has since issued a press release stating that I Am Alive will be released on "current generation videogame consoles" in "spring 2009". It's set in Chicago, apparently, which has been left in ruins. Your job is to find out why, and Ubisoft is promising that "players will be challenged to think, react and take risks that will directly affect themselves and those around them".
Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot added, "The game will offer a rich palette of emotions while challenging players to make life-changing decisions."
This isn't the first we've heard of I Am Alive - rumours first began to swirl last week. Back then it was suggested Assassin's Creed producer Jade Raymond is working on the game, but no mention of her was made today.
Source: http://www.eurogamer.net


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Eleanor McEvoy's 9th studio album Alone is a collection of 12 stripped-down solo numbers, including her single 'You'll Hear Better Songs (Than This)', 'A Woman's Heart,' and a take on P.F. Sloan's 'Eve Of Destruction'.

Says McEvoy,  "There was a time when I was stranded in a long gap between tour dates and, with time to kill, I headed for the peace of The Grange; a small studio tucked away in the Norfolk countryside. In the converted barn, alone except for Dave the engineer, I stepped up to the microphone and sang my songs. My state of mind wasn't the brightest, but there was a certain something about being in the studio with no agenda, no deadline, no pressure, it just came out."

Critical reception
Alone  a twelve track journey through the art, emotions and mind of this luxuriantly talented artist. If you think there's a better song than "You'll hear better songs (than this)" released this year, then you have cloth ears. Her vocals, with that distinctive Dublin burr of hers, are heart-breakingly inspiring, and a counterpoint to the simplicity and accessibility of songs. The combination is an outstandingly listenable mixture that is both instantaneously likeable and insistent enough to be memorable. Liking McEvoy's work is easy, because it's beautiful.

FURTHER QUOTES FROM REVIEWS OF Alone

UNCUT "Stripped down and straight to the heart"

 Hot Press Magazine   ".....discover the raw artistry that distinguishes the truly talented from the also-rans..... McEvoy's voice has a depth of expression born from living the songs rather than just singing them. It's a genuine privilege to be on the outside looking in"

Irish Music Magazine "For many she is the benchmark and gold standard for female singer songwriters in Ireland and this CD ensures her seat on that podium……. This is a work that will grow on you slowly, it has pedigree in abundance. Eleanor isn't afraid to stand alone in the dark and sing it like it is."

Daily Mirror  "Stripping back to just herself and a guitar this is an intimate album of raw confessionals"

Track listings

Singles
You'll Hear Better Songs (Than This)
Harbour

References

2011 albums
Eleanor McEvoy albums