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Morphology and its relationship with reproduction and milk production in goat and sheep
Never Assan Department of Agriculture Management, Faculty of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe.
Morphological characterisation and multifactorial analyses of conformation traits in relation to productivity indicators are critical in goats and sheep breeding programs in particular, as the desired outcome could instigate animal performance change through indirect selection based on the phenotypic measurements. Animal morphology development is complex biological process probably with multiple genes being at play, which might be dependent on the environment, and changing over time, hence recording multiple descriptive morphological dimensions can make relating genotype to phenotype more feasible and, importantly, more relevant in terms of understanding functionality of domestic animals. Morphological traits sometimes referred to linear type traits, biometric, zoometric and conformation traits (measurements) have been of interest in both livestock and poultry production. Due to the fact that some morphological traits are highly correlated to performance traits, their application in animal production among other aspects include: prediction of growth rate, body condition, carcass and milking capacity. This implies that morphological traits correspond to functionality of animals for the purposes of production as a result they have been a useful tool in selection of animals, especially where records are unavailable. Morphological traits can be extremely valuable in animal breeding decision making since they can be used to derive specific scores for heritable traits. In most cases, in view of simplicity of measurement, morphological traits have been part of performance recording appraisal systems. This has worked well to overcome the gap that exist in keeping performance records especially in community based breeding schemes. In most cases records in smallholder production systems are unobtainable hence morphological dimensions become handy for selection purposes. Some of the morphological traits have proved to be the source or representative group of suitable selection markers to elaborate the appropriate breeding program to improve the reproduction and milk production potential of goats and sheep. If morphological traits are to be regarded for incorporation in prospective goat and sheep breeding programs, the relationship between them and reproduction and milk production need to be established. In the advent of multiple regression models the prospects are high to establish correlation analysis between morphological traits with production traits in goats and sheep. In conclusion, the review verified that morphological traits can be used as accurate indicators of animals' reproductive capacity and milk production potential in goat and sheep production. The purpose of the present review is to highlight the relationship between morphometric characteristics and reproductive and milking potential in goats and sheep production.
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Approximately 80 guests attended many donning a splash of pink to show their support. Champagne and canapés were free flowing followed by decadent pink cupcakes.
Just under $16,000 was raised on the evening, which was then matched by Crown making it a total of $32,000 !!
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Toledo Public Schools superintendent to speak at UT Black History Month kickoff
January 30, 2018 | Events, News, UToday, Alumni, Judith Herb College of Education
By Vicki L. Kroll
"A Different World: Honoring Our Past, A Journey to Our Future" is the theme of The University of Toledo's 2018 celebration of Black History Month.
"The 1990s played a large role in our generation," said Guyton Mathews IV, a graduate student pursuing a master of liberal studies degree, who is chair of the Black History Month Committee. "When the Black History Month Planning Committee met, many theme options were discussed, but we all kept coming back to the hit '90s television show, 'A Different World.'
"We decided to add the tagline 'Honoring Our Past, A Journey to Our Future' to show that we do respect and acknowledge what has been done in the past and the groundwork that has been laid for our advancement," Mathews, a graduate assistant for African-American Initiatives in the Office of Multicultural Student Success, said. "While there are some issues that we still face that can be related to the past, our adversity is different."
Dr. Romules Durant, superintendent of Toledo Public Schools, will give the keynote address at the Black History Month Kickoff Luncheon Saturday, Feb. 3, at 11:30 a.m. in the Thompson Student Union Auditorium. Alexis Means of 13 ABC will emcee the event, which will include singing and dancing performances. A lunch will be provided for those who RSVP by Tuesday, Jan. 30, at utoledo.edu/studentaffairs/omss.
"Black History Month is a time to remember and celebrate the achievements of black men and women who have shaped our history whether locally, nationally and internationally," Durant said. "My ultimate goal is that I can inspire someone toward greatness by sharing the challenges I've faced and the goals I've accomplished."
A Toledo native, Durant is a graduate of Waite High School and UT. He received bachelor of arts, master of arts and doctoral degrees in education from the University in 1998, 2002 and 2007, respectively. Since 2000, he has worked at Toledo Public Schools as a teacher, administrator and assistant superintendent; he became the district's 30th superintendent in 2013.
"I'm honored to be the keynote speaker at The University of Toledo's Black History Month kickoff luncheon," Durant said. "As a proud UT graduate, I look forward to anytime I can support or give back to my alma mater."
A former member of the UT Alumni Association Board of Trustees, Durant received the Judith Herb College of Education Outstanding Alumnus Award in 2015.
Listed by date, other events will include:
• Black History Month Trivia, 8 to 10 p.m., Thompson Student Union Room 2591. Join the Office of Multicultural Student Success, the Black Student Union and the Multicultural Emerging Scholars Program for questions about black history, as well as the Black Card Revoked game.
• "Black GirlZ Rock," 6 to 9 p.m., Thompson Student Union Ingman Room. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. will honor women on campus who have made an impact on UT students. Appetizers will be served.
• "Black Love Is Raw," 7 to 8 p.m., Thompson Student Union Room 2584. Presented by the Association for the Advancement of African-American Women and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., this event will offer a safe place to have a discussion about love. There will be activities to facilitate the dialogue.
• Black History Month Art Exhibit, 3 to 5 p.m., Thompson Student Union Trimble Lounge. The Office of Multicultural Student Success is inviting artists to share their works relating to black history and culture in a museum-style setting.
• Name That Tune: Black History Month Edition, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thompson Student Union Room 2591. Teams will compete in a multiple round competition to guess songs from the 1960s to the present. Winners will receive a prize from the Office of Multicultural Student Success.
• Black Student Union Fashion Show, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Thompson Student Union Auditorium. Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 VIP available at Ask Rocky. General admission at the door will be $15.
• Black History Month College Preview Day, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Thompson Student Union. High school students can visit campus and learn about college life from members of several multicultural student organizations. For more information, call the Office of Multicultural Student Success at 419.530.2261.
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
For more information, contact the the Office of Multicultural Student Success at 419.530.2261.

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Q: Command to print subtitle I'm using TeXLive 2015 and the scrreprt document class.
Is there a command like \thesubtitle to print the subtitle as defined by \subtitle{…}? I get an 'undefined control sequence' error on \thesubtitle when compiling the following (either with lualatex or pdflatex).
\documentclass{scrreprt}

\title{T}
\subtitle{S}

\begin{document}
\thetitle, \thesubtitle
\end{document}

Here, \thetitle works as expected. Do I need to load a package to get \thesubtitle? Is there another command to do this?
(Can't be the first one to run into this problem, but I couldn't find anything in the last five minutes on the web.)

A: The "content" of \title and \subtitle is stored in the "internal" commands \@title and \@subtitle. To use them (not using \maketitle or similar command) in the document, you have to use \makeatletter (and \makeatother)
\documentclass{scrreprt}

\title{Title}
\subtitle{Subtitle}

\begin{document}
\makeatletter\@title, \@subtitle\makeatother
\end{document}

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1. I'm a huge fan of Jeffrey Eugenides. I read these books quite a long while ago, but they belonged to my ex, so while they were some of my favourite books, I didn't ever think to get my own copy. It's been well over a year since that relationship ended, and I'm just finally trying to buy all the books he so kindly introduced me to (thanks Matt!) And I know! A lot of people love love love Middlesex (so do I) and not so much The Marriage Plot, but I LOVE The Marriage Plot, big time.
2. Selfies in the park on a rainy but warm-ish day.
3. Sneaky snaps of a man (Ryan) and his case of beer.
4. I bought pants!! Can you believe it!? A pair of patterned high-waisted cigarette trousers and flared high-waisted jeans. I have quite a few pairs of trousers, although I don't wear them much…but jeans!? I haven't owned jeans in flippin' years. They may end up being something that was a waste of money…I dunno!
5. When I first moved to Toronto I was only working part-time, which mean't most of my pals were at work during the day, so to keep myself busy I'd pass the hours away in book stores or at coffee shops. I could sit in a book store for hours reading something in it's almost entirety. I also didn't have a lot of money, so reading a whole book and never having to buy it was awesome. ha!
6. I found this amazing book called 20th Century Fashion: 100 years of apparel ads at BMV the other day. As you can see, it was right up my alley and carried so much fashion inspiration. I had gone to the book store for some other books, so I couldn't justify spending close to $30 on this, but I may go back, because clothes!
7. OH MY GOODNESS! Do you notice something very wrong with this cactus!? HA! This cactus belongs to Danielle's roommate. I can't remember the full story now, but she bought it at I think a corner store (?) Without close inspection you'd think it was a flowering cactus, but you'd be wrong! The man at the store glued flowers to the top of the cactus. When Danielle told me that story I could not stop laughing.
8. This little guy is honestly the best. I say it all the time, but like, I mean it.
9. And my heart exploded when I found these two like this. Honestly the sweetest thing I have ever laid my eyes on.
1. Last weekend I styled and modeled Act Three's AW '15 lookbook, and this was one of the looks. Sarah's dresses are seriously to die for and I can't wait to be able to share the whole lookbook with you guys. She is so incredibly talented and I think you guys are really going to love her designs.
2. We shot the lookbook at this amazing loft here in Toronto. How people find spaces like this is beyond me! The tenant has done a ton of work to make the space liveable and it's really inspiring.
3. A beautiful illustration of me by an instagram follower @jennydiekaiserin – it's so lovely and flattering when artists are inspired by my photographs. I feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude when people share their work with me.
1. Our spider plant is dying…I think. Also please ignore it's ugly pot, it needs to be re-potted into something more aesthetically pleasing. Any tips for keeping a healthy and happy spider plant? Ryan has quite a green thumb, but this lil baby seems unhappy, still. Also, our Brennan Michael candle is still going strong, and seriously, it smells amazing, get yourself one!
2. We have been looking after Ryan's family dog Beans for the last month. Watching her and Gus play is actually so hilarious.
3. There aren't many details about my apartment that I truly enjoy, but I love the mirror and light fixture in our bathroom.
4. Hey, there's me, in the mirror!
6. Beans needs constant attention and steals all the socks!


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Bill Finch, Chris Elliott, E.O. Wilson, Jeffrey Brown, Judy Woodruff, Merceria Ludgood, Mobile-Tensaw Delta, Roberta Swann
Push for a New National Park in Alabama Is an Upstream Battle
Originally broadcast on PBS Newshour, April 22, 2016
Southern Alabama's Mobile-Tensaw River Delta is one of the most biologically diverse spots in North America. Some environmental activists, among them E.O. Wilson, are pushing for a new national park in the area to protect the delta's biodiversity from development. But support is limited in a state that views federal interference with suspicion. Jeffrey Brown reports.
JUDY WOODRUFF: This was an Earth Day that got more attention than many past, due in part to today's signing of the global climate accord.
But for all of the celebrations surrounding that, there's still major concerns about what's happening to the environment and the impact of development.
That tension is playing out here in Alabama, with one of the country's preeminent naturalists calling for the creation of a new protected area to cover a critical waterway.
Jeffrey Brown has our report.
JEFFREY BROWN: The Mobile-Tensaw Delta, where five rivers meet in Southern Alabama to drain into the Gulf of Mexico, more than 200,000 acres of bog, marsh, swampland and floodplain, it's one of the most biologically diverse places in North America, home to scores of species of flowers, birds, fish, turtles, and more.
E.O. WILSON, Biologist: And there are a tremendous variety of plants and animals in it.
JEFFREY BROWN: It's also the childhood playground of Edward O. Wilson, where he searched out snakes and insects, and worked as a 14-year-old counselor at nearby Camp Pushmataha.
E.O. WILSON: It was wartime. And they didn't have any older, smarter kids to be nature counselor. So, I just simply led the boys through the whole summer on expeditions searching and capturing snakes. We built up a fantastic collection of different species of snakes. And thus was born the naturalist, and thus was born the professor.
JEFFREY BROWN: One of the world's best-known professors, a leading biologist and naturalist, and a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
Now 86, Wilson's quest is to preserve the diversity of life on the Earth, including here in the delta, where he and others have been lobbying for the creation of a new national park.
BILL FINCH, Naturalist/Author: This is golden club. It's just one of the beautiful flowers. It's really a peculiar flower, isn't it?
JEFFREY BROWN: Working with Wilson on the park effort, and joining us in the Hurricane Bayou recently, was writer and botanist Bill Finch.
BILL FINCH: It's a beautiful spring day here on the Gulf Coast.
JEFFREY BROWN: Among his many roles, Finch hosts a Sunday morning call-in radio show in Mobile to talk nature, gardening and the delta.
BILL FINCH: We will talk about, what is the future of this delta? What is the future of Mobile Bay? Will it still be here in a few years for us?
JEFFREY BROWN: Working in the delta's favor, Finch says, is its sheer size and power. The water is simply too wild to do any major building here. Moreover, the state government has already protected tens of thousands of acres through its Forever Wild Land Trust, which uses taxes on oil drilling to purchase conservation lands.
BILL FINCH: We have done great work protecting this floodplain.
JEFFREY BROWN: In where we are now?
BILL FINCH: Where we are now.
The land wasn't expensive. It wasn't hard to purchase. But not everything lives in the floodplain. And even the turtles who live here require the dry land. What we have done a terrible job of is preserving the areas where people can develop, the areas that are dryer than this.
JEFFREY BROWN: Finch and Wilson took us to an area that has been protected, Splinter Hill Bog.
BILL FINCH: This is a leaf that is meant to look like a flower.
JEFFREY BROWN: Home to carnivorous flowers like these pitcher plants, which use decoy flowers to trap their prey.
BILL FINCH: And the insects crawl in and can't get back out.
JEFFREY BROWN: The bog also contains a longleaf pine forest, which Finch says is vital habitat for bears and other species.
But this is a relatively small area, and Finch's real concern is development, which, among other things, replaces soil, plants and natural water ecology with concrete and asphalt, sending mud and debris rushing into the delta, clouding the water and killing plant and animal life.
So what do you want to see? What kind of federal…
BILL FINCH: You know, there's lots of ways.
We have tried to do it alone as a state. We have tried to get some federal money. But there's lots of opportunities for getting more federal support for what we're doing, and for getting federal attention for one of the most diverse areas in North America. And so, you know, the National Park Service provides some opportunities for that.
JEFFREY BROWN: In 2013, the Mobile County Commission endorsed a plan to study the impact of a national park. But even that has drawn opposition.
WOMAN: If we give the federal government the power to protect the delta, they are subject to abusing it.
MERCERIA LUDGOOD, Mobile County Commissioner: Didn't grow up fishing or in boats. And — but when I became a commissioner, this was part of my district.
JEFFREY BROWN: Merceria Ludgood is a Mobile county commissioner who favors the study, but knows that many of her constituents will be wary of going further.
MERCERIA LUDGOOD: You will have the people on the one side who don't know anything about the delta, its environmental implications for quality of life here. All they see is, we need a job.
JEFFREY BROWN: Yes.
MERCERIA LUDGOOD: And so the conversation then gets fractured, and you have the people who want development, who want the jobs on one side, and the environmentalists on the other side. And what we have got to find is a way to marry that.
JEFFREY BROWN: Opposition in this deeply conservative state also comes from suspicions of any federal intervention, especially one that could limit hunting and fishing, sports popular in the delta.
CHRIS ELLIOTT, Baldwin County Commissioner: The short answer for why not a national park here is, it's not necessary.
JEFFREY BROWN: Chris Elliott is a commissioner in Baldwin County, across from Mobile and home to many new housing and commercial developments.
CHRIS ELLIOTT: The people of South Alabama have traditionally opposed increased federal government oversight over our areas. And we just don't think it's necessary here in South Alabama. We're doing a fine job protecting this natural resource on our own.
JEFFREY BROWN: He points to efforts like the state's Forever Wild Land Trust, as well as to local agencies like the Mobile Bay Estuaries Program, which in this large subdivision has been working to mitigate storm water drainage problems caused by poor planning in the 1970s.
ROBERTA SWANN, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program: You can't just go in and restore a stream. You have to strengthen its ability to handle those larger quantities of storm water runoff.
JEFFREY BROWN: Roberta Swann is director of the estuaries effort.
ROBERTA SWANN: This is not a natural stream restoration. This is an enhanced stream restoration. There are rocks in here that are not native. And the reason why it's not a true stream restoration is because we have to accommodate the impacts of humans on the environment.
If we…
JEFFREY BROWN: Because that's inevitable.
ROBERTA SWANN: It's inevitable. And if we were to turn the delta into a national park, we would lose the ability to mitigate the human impacts on that ecosystem.
JEFFREY BROWN: Agreement on the need to protect a precious natural resource, but vast differences on how to do it.
E.O. WILSON: That was part of the story of how many species you can get packed into a small area.
BILL FINCH: Get packed in there.
JEFFREY BROWN: Bill Finch and Edward Wilson want to limit some development, but see a potential compromise with hunters and fishers in a National Wildlife Refuge designation that would still allow those sports to continue.
BILL FINCH: There are a lot of options out there that we can explore that allow us to have it all in many ways, to do the things we're doing now, to have the kind of careful human use of the delta that we have got now, but still preserve our biodiversity.
JEFFREY BROWN: And for Ed Wilson, finding a way to protect the delta of his youth is part of a much larger goal of setting aside half the Earth for habitat, one which begins with a lesson in humility.
E.O. WILSON: There are about two million species known worldwide of all kinds of organisms. And the total number of species is probably close to 10 million worldwide, meaning we have only discovered, much less studied, about 20 percent of all the species. So, here is a world that is waiting for exploration, and that's just the beginning.
JEFFREY BROWN: For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Jeffrey Brown in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta.
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Q: Split an array and add a letter to the end of every piece The title maybe counfusing, I'll try to explain with an example:
I have an array containing all the possible 1326 starting hands in texas hold'em *sorted in order of strength. *
$array = array("AA","AA",..."KK","KK",..."AKs",.."AKo",..);

I'd like to create a new array by splitting every hand into the 2 cards and add to them a letter (the suit).
The suit are 4: c,s,d,h so the final array should become something like:
$array1 = array(array("Ac","As"), array("As","Ad"),..., array("Ac","Kc"), array("Ac","Ks"));

P.S. When in $array i use the sintax AK s it means the same suit, the o stands for offsuited.
Thanks in advance
EDIT
$array1 should contain all the 1326 combinations of two cards possible with a deck of 52 cards. http://pastebin.com/kde4qjLD
The sorting of $array should be in order of strength (Expected value of each hand).
The array with the right sorting order can be found here: http://pastebin.com/ydfd08Cw
$array1 = array(
    array( "As", "Ad" ),
    array( "Ad", "Ac" ),
    array( "Ac", "Ah" ),
    array( "Ah", "As" ),
    array( "As", "Ac" ),
    array( "Ac", "Ad" ),
    array( "As", "Ks" ),
    array( "Ad", "Kd" ),
//etc
);

A: Here you go:
$suits = array('c','s','d','h');
$faces = array('A','K','Q','J','10','9','8','7','6','5','4','3','2');
function generate_permutations($elems){
    $result = array();
    for ($i=0;$i<count($elems);$i++){
        for ($j=$i+1;$j<count($elems);$j++){
            $result[] = array($elems[$i],$elems[$j]);
        }
    }
    return $result;
}

$cards = array();
foreach ($suits as $suit){
    foreach ($faces as $face){
        $cards[] = $face.$suit;
    }
}
$new_array = generate_permutations($cards);

A: // our Card like Ah or 2c
class Card {

  /**
   * @var string 'A','K','Q','J','T','9','8','7','6','5','4','3','2'
   */
  public $sign;

  /**
   * @var string 'h','c','d','s'
   */
  public $suit;

  public function __construct($sign, $suit) {
    $this->sign = $sign;
    $this->suit = $suit;
  }

  public function __toString() {
    return $this->sign.$this->suit;
  }

  /**
   * Computes a unique-hash of two play cards
   *
   * returns something like AhAs (ordered by Sign of the Cards)
   * if the sign of the cards is the same, it is ordered by suite
   *
   * every hash from a tupel of cards should return the same hash!
   * @returns string
   */
  public function hash(Card $cardB) {
    $cardA = $this;

    if ($cardA->sign === $cardB->sign) {
      $cmp = strcmp($cardA->suit, $cardB->suit);
    } else {
      $cmp = strcmp($cardA->sign, $cardB->sign);
    }

    return $cmp > 0
        ? $cardA.$cardB
        : $cardB.$cardA
    ;
  }
}

// create all possible cards
$cards = array();
foreach (array('A','K','Q','J','T','9','8','7','6','5','4','3','2') as $sign) {
  foreach (array('h','c','d','s') as $suit) {
    $cards[] = new Card($sign,$suit);
  }
}

/*
  create combinations from all cards ($card) with all cards ($secondcard)
  we don't want to combine:
    - cards which are the same
    - cards which have alreay been combined (saved in index)
*/
$index = array();
$combinations = array();
foreach ($cards as $card) {
  foreach ($cards as $secondCard) {
    if ($card !== $secondCard && !array_key_exists($hash = $card->hash($secondCard), $index)) {
      $combinations[] = array($card, $secondCard);
      $index[$hash] = TRUE;
    }
  }
}

// print results
var_dump(count($combinations));
foreach ($combinations as $cards) {
  print $cards[0].$cards[1]."\n";
}

I hope the comments explain the way it works.
Of course there is a nicer (much more complicated way) to do this. The "key" in this thing is to create the unique-hash from two cards, so that every touple from the same cards returns the same hash.
Hope this helps to understand
P.S.: this wasts time + space but it is understandable

A: $newarray=array();
while (true) {
  $a=array_shift($array);
  if (!$a) break;
  $b=substr($a,1);
  $a=substr($a,0,1);
  $newarray[]=array (
    $a.'c', $a.'s',$a.'d',$a.'h',
    $b.'c', $a.'s',$b.'d',$b.'h'
  );
}


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Meet Carol Miller. She Could Be the Only New Republican Woman Coming to Congress Next Year.
The GOP's only new woman, so far, will represent West Virginia's 3rd District
West Virginia Republican Carol Miller may be the only new GOP woman in the next Congress. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By Simone Pathé
Posted November 9, 2018 at 11:37am
Among the 33 new women elected to the House this week, only one is a Republican.
Carol Miller, the majority whip in the West Virginia state House and daughter of a former Ohio congressman, won the Mountain State's 3rd District seat Tuesday night, defeating Democratic state Sen. Richard Ojeda.
Although she's replacing a man (GOP Rep. Evan Jenkins didn't run for re-election) Miller is joining a House Republican conference with significantly fewer women than the current Congress.
There are 23 Republican women in the House in the 115th Congress. But a quarter of them did not seek re-election. Two more (Virginia Rep. Barbara Comstock and Georgia Rep. Karen Handel) lost their re-elections, and at least three more remain in jeopardy in races that the Associated Press has yet to call. Miller could be joined by one additional new woman, California's Young Kim, whose race in California's 39th District is also yet to be called.
As late as September, Ohio Rep. Steve Stivers, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, predicted the GOP could see an increase in female representation. In reality, it was difficult to see how the conference could break even. Many female recruits were running in districts that favored Democrats. And although Stivers touted the party's efforts to recruit 120 women to run, only a fraction won their primaries.
Republicans' inability to get women through primaries has been a source of frustration for some female members and operatives who wish they had an organization like EMILY's List that could invest serious resources into intra-party contests.
Miller was one of the few women who made it through a contested GOP primary this year. She took 24 percent of the vote in a seven-way contest in May. A new outside group dedicated to electing GOP women spent five-figures on a digital buy in the last week of the race but that probably wasn't a deciding factor in her victory.
Asked in May what distinguished her from her closest primary competition, Miller said, "Well, I'm a wife, a mother and a grandmother," before touting her legislative experience.
Miller kicked her own resources into both her primary and general election campaigns. According to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, she loaned her campaign more than $500,000 by mid-October. Her family owns a number of car dealerships in the area.
A bison farmer whose campaign slogan was, "cut the bull out of politics," Miller ran as a Washington outsider, but her late father was an Ohio congressman for 22 years. Samuel L. Devine retired as the House Republican Conference chairman in 1980.
President Donald Trump carried the southern 3rd District by 49 points, and Miler fully embraced him. Democrats viewed this open seat as their best pickup opportunity in the Mountain State because Ojeda, a retired Army major who voted for Trump in 2016, was seen as a good fit for the district. He ran an unconventional campaign and didn't hold back against Miller, often directly responding to her attacks in his own TV ads.
Ojeda outraised Miller, bringing in $2.2 million to her $1.6 million by the end of the pre-general reporting period in mid-October. But Miller defeated Ojeda handily Tuesday night, 56 to 44 percent.


Ultra sophistication in a smart package, Ultra 3 combines reliable non-contacting ultrasonic level and volume measurement, high specification pump control and open channel flow measurement to international standards. Three control or alarm relays, optional data logging, Pulsar's world-leading DATEM echo processing software and a choice of wall, fascia, panel or 19" rack mounting.
Ultra 5 continues where Ultra 3 leaves off, maintaining the same reliability, flexibility and menu-driven programming simplicity, with two extra relays, extra features for advanced pump control, differential level and open channel flow, plus the option of RS485 digital communication and 4–20 mA input.
Two independent ultrasonic systems in one unit.
as a level and volume monitoring unit for liquids or solids, calculating volumes and providing alarms. UltraTWIN features six relays configurable for either channel as well as four digital inputs and 2 x 4-20mA outputs.
Ultra 3 combines several full-function, world-beating ultrasonic level measurement instruments into one. Pulsar engineers have created devices that can be simply configured by the user to provide top-drawer performance . Through the use of ULTRA WIZARD, an integrated high level software configuration tool, you choose your application and the Ultra unit leads you through the set-up process for that specific operation. Full control functions are available: open channel flow is calculated to BS ISO 1438 and 4359. Pump control features are built into Ultra 3, and an extensive set of volume calculations and linearisation facilities are available for a tank or silo level measurement task.
Solids or liquids level measurement.
Choice of wall, panel, fascia or 19" rack mount controllers.
RS232 standard with optional 485 Modbus and Profibus.
AC or DC supply as standard.
Ultra Wizard easy set up.
processing software, for reliable level measurement.
Perfect for the wide range of level measurement applications in solids and liquids found in the food, pharmaceutical, chemical, power generation and many more industries. In level measurement configuration, Ultra 3 has three control relays and a measurement range from 125mm to 40m.
Note: A 'modified' Ultra 3 controller will power the dB50 which is available as an option.
Ultra 3 features pre-programmed tank shape conversion for a wide variety of standard tank shapes including: cylindrical, rectangular, cone base, pyramid base, sloped base, horizontal including parabolic ended tanks and spherical.
Unusual shapes are also accommodated through the 32 point linearisation function.
8 digit on-board totaliser; 6 digit display of flowrate or head; Bar indicator displaying head or flow.
Power on delay, allows to delay switching on pumps when power resumes.
Pump start delay, allows delay switching on pumps after another has started.
Duty back up and assist.
Service ratio duty back up.
FOFO (alternate first on first off duty assist).
Ultra 3 in open channel flow mode provides non-contacting, maintenance free flow measurement and control in a wide range of flumes and weirs by calculating flow from the measured head preceding a primary element. Flow calculation to BS ISO 1438 and 4359. Three control relays for control choices. A data logging board is an optional extra with RS485 connection and large data log capability together with Profibus DP V0 and V1 or Modbus communications.
Five assignable relays with extra alarm options such as pump efficiency.
Extra pump control functions including pump run-on and pump exercising.
Differential control using two transducers, the addition of further relays in OCM applications.
Optional 4 - 20mA input.
Wide choice of flumes and weirs in OCM.
DATEM software, the world's most advanced echo processing software, for reliable level measurement.
All the features of the Ultra 3 with 2 additional relays. Offers optional 4 - 20mA input for a pressure transmitter or similar.
All the features of the Ultra 3 with 2 additional control/alarm relays.
Pump run-on, allowing the user to set both the run-on interval and the duration, for periodic pumping past the off point to remove solids from pump stations.
Pump exercising, causes pumps to come on when a period of non operation has occurred, idle time and exercise time can be set.
Start point variation, reduces material build up on the walls at the 'normal' level by setting a band in which the switch point varies.
Storm control feature permits the identification of a storm condition and operate any relay with specific points being set to accommodate needs during a storm, and the ability to disable other relays during the storm if required.
Aeration control activates on elapsed time (since pumps ran), in little used well. Introduces air to reduce well gases.
Flush valve control activates a re-circulation valve for a specific time based on pump cycle frequency, Prevents solids settling.
Running total of individual pump running hours.
Running total of individual pump starts.
Running total of individual pump run-ons.
Ultra 5 offers further sophistication with the inclusion of differential level capability using two transducers. With one upstream and the other downstream of a screen or penstock, an alarm or control signal is initiated as the difference between the level exceeds a user-defined limit to automatically operate the cleaning mechanism.
All the features of the Ultra 3 with 2 additional relays. With the additional step/time control for use with a penstock.
A data logging board is an optional extra with RS485 connection and large data log capability together with Profibus DP V0 and V1 or Modbus communications.
Twin-channel ultrasonic level/volume monitoring, pump control, open channel flow measurement or any combination of these.
Flexibility is the keyword for the UltraTWIN 2 channel ultrasonic system. Each channel is user-configurable to operate independently either as a full function open channel flow monitor calculating flow rate to BS ISO 1438 and 4359, a pump control system or as a level and volume monitoring unit for liquids or solids, calculating volumes and providing alarms. UltraTWIN is compatible with the full range of Pulsar's dB transducers, from the ultra-high resolution dBMACH 3 to the powerful 40m range dB40. Six relays configurable to either channel provide full alarm and control options.
Wall or Fascia mount options.
Easy prompt led set up.
4 digital inputs assignable to other alarm functions.
Use the level/volume measurement setting and UltraTWIN provides everything you would get from the Pulsar Ultra 3 or Ultra 5 in level measurement mode. UltraTWIN in level/volume mode will calculate volumes based on a wide variety of standard tank shapes and is equally at home measuring liquids and solids.
When you select the Open Channel Flow option, you are getting the full power of Pulsar's flow measurement expertise, the choice of waste water companies and process industries worldwide to measure open channel flow within effluent treatment processes. Features include on-board totalisation and pulsed output. UltraTWIN provides outstanding accuracy when teamed with the high resolution accuracy of the dBMACH 3 transducer.
In pump control configuration, UltraTWIN provides all the power of the Pulsar Ultra 3. Extremely reliable level monitoring even in the most difficult applications, it also provides a wide range of sophisticated pump control routines to keep the application running perfectly. UltraTWIN also includes four digital inputs, making it possible to monitor the performance of other equipment, for example a no-flow signal from a pump can trigger an alarm without the need for a PLC.
A powerful data logging solution can be added to the UltraTWIN system. As a factory fit option, level and flow information is recorded and "date stamped" at user defined intervals to build up a complete picture of the changing situation on site. Information may be stored for up to a year, and easily downloaded to a computer through a standard RJ11 port. The data logging solution offers Pulsar's PC Ultra Log software package, which records and charts data and trends in an easily accessible form. UltraTWIN may also be upgraded to include RS485 communications, operating the Modbus or Profibus DP V0 or V1 protocols.
A high level software configuration tool allowing theuser to dedicate the device to a specific function. Simply enter the programming code (1997) and Ultra Wizard leads the user through a set-up menu.
The user is led into a 'Quick Setup' menu specific to the application type that allows parameters such as empty and full distances and alarm/control relay settings to be entered.
The majority of applications will then be 'ready to go', while it is easy to finish off the more demanding installations via further menus, refining the programming to add extra sophistication such as Ultra 5's advanced pump control routines.
The unique 'Quick Setup' allows a user to avoid time-consuming programming and reference to parameter numbers.
Units can be reprogrammed to suit changing applications.
Ultra PC software is a powerful tool that fine tunes the Ultra series of controllers, helping the user get the best from their level or flow system.
Ultra PC can be used to record all the parameters for your applications, these may be saved to PC, disc or email. All programming parameters can be changed and downloaded to the instrument via your laptop or PC. The software may also be used to record echo profiles of your applications, these can be saved for your records or sent via e-mail back to Pulsar for analysis. Ultra PC can also record echo profiles, allowing them to be saved for your records or emailed to Pulsar for analysis. Events may be recorded and logged over long periods of time, creating an archive of level or flow variations.
Real time recording of echo trace.
Stores all calibrated parameters by site.
Clean effective and accurate storage.
CD with USB port or serial connection leads.
Easy to operate and setup.
EMC approval to BS EN 50081-1: 1992 for emissions and BS EN 50082-2:1995 for immunity, and to BS EN 61010-1: 1993 for low voltage directive.


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//go:build linux
// +build linux

package cgroups

import (
	"github.com/containerd/cgroups/v3"
	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events"
	v1 "github.com/containerd/containerd/metrics/cgroups/v1"
	v2 "github.com/containerd/containerd/metrics/cgroups/v2"
	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
	metrics "github.com/docker/go-metrics"
)

// Config for the cgroups monitor
type Config struct {
	NoPrometheus bool `toml:"no_prometheus"`
}

func init() {
	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
		Type:   plugin.TaskMonitorPlugin,
		ID:     "cgroups",
		InitFn: New,
		Requires: []plugin.Type{
			plugin.EventPlugin,
		},
		Config: &Config{},
	})
}

// New returns a new cgroups monitor
func New(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
	var ns *metrics.Namespace
	config := ic.Config.(*Config)
	if !config.NoPrometheus {
		ns = metrics.NewNamespace("container", "", nil)
	}
	var (
		tm  runtime.TaskMonitor
		err error
	)

	ep, err := ic.Get(plugin.EventPlugin)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	if cgroups.Mode() == cgroups.Unified {
		tm, err = v2.NewTaskMonitor(ic.Context, ep.(events.Publisher), ns)
	} else {
		tm, err = v1.NewTaskMonitor(ic.Context, ep.(events.Publisher), ns)
	}
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	if ns != nil {
		metrics.Register(ns)
	}
	ic.Meta.Platforms = append(ic.Meta.Platforms, platforms.DefaultSpec())
	return tm, nil
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


The Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (fondly known as TARDEC) has done heaps of innovative and intriguing research and development over the years, but the Army has rarely succeeded in harnessing that innovation and turning it into a product. This time, no one can naysay TARDEC's achievement. Of course, a great deal of the credit goes to General Motors for cobbling together all the bits and pieces from its research, working with TARDEC and ensuring it built a vehicle.
Renaissance Services helps companies advance technology into manufacturing.


We slip to the ground splattering everywhere..
scraps of love here & there..
When it's sad it is so sad..
as they echo off the walls and disintegrate back into me..
What is genuine can never leave your heart, your soul, your life! It waits and will recognize and embrace at the right time the lasting true love which appears!
Yes – I agree 😊 what a blessing love is..


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The first carbon-neutral feed mill to be built in Ukraine
05-05-2021 | Farm/mill visits | Article
Photo: Canva
Ukraine's largest broiler meat producer MHP signed a preliminary agreement with the Illinois-based Marquis Energy, under which the companies plan to build the country's first carbon-neutral feed mill for the production of high-protein feed, oil, food-grade liquefied carbon dioxide, and bioethanol.
The new state-of-the-art feed mill will process 500,000 tonnes of corn per year to release products with high added value, the MHP press office told local press.
Quality goods can and should be produced without harming the environment, which is exactly what MHP does.
Energy resources from renewable sources
The company stressed that the new project is fully consistent with circular economy principles and envisages all energy resources for the feed mill operation to be produced from renewable sources and waste, in accordance with RED II and other EU Directives' conditions. The feed mill is also expected to have a high level of energy efficiency.
Alternative protein sources contribution to sustainability
Farmers, feed manufacturers, retailers and consumers are all on the hunt for alternative sources of protein pushing up demand and the imagination to new boundaries. Read more…
No GMOs or antibiotics used
MHP announced plans to employ Marquis Energy's technology for deep corn processing. "It allows manufacturing without the use of GMOs and antibiotics. The products will be clean, high quality, and environmentally friendly," MHP said.
MHP aims for carbon neutrality by 2030
"Our innovative project with Marquis Energy is an important tool for MHP in achieving carbon neutrality by 2030 and significantly reducing its ecological footprint in finished products as part of a culinary transformation," said Yuri Kosyuk, Chairman of the Board of MHP
"Quality goods can and should be produced without harming the environment, which is exactly what MHP does. Our cooperation is an example of synergistic work between 2 industry leaders aimed at achieving the best eco-innovation standards, " Kosyuk added.
The new feed mill is expected to further strengthen MHP's status as Ukraine's biggest feed producer.
Interviews: Sustainability
All About Feed talks to feed companies, researchers and associations about what they are doing with regard to sustainability within the agricultural sector. Find out more…
Largest feed producers in Ukraine
MHP produced around 30% of feed in Ukraine, the local publication Latifundist estimated in 2020. The other largest feed producers were as follows UkrLandFarming with a 5.23% market share, Ovostar Union (4.6%), APK-Invest (2.54%), Agro-Oven (2.02%), Niva Pereyaslavshchiny (1.95%), and Globino (1.22%).
It is yet to be seen how much feed and bioethanol the companies plan to produce at the new facility.
About Marquis Energy
Marquis Energy is a major US bioethanol producer, operating the largest dry-mill ethanol facility in the world with a production capacity of 365 million gallons per year. The company uses a dry process to grind the corn and use fermentation to extract the fuel component. Out of a bushel of corn, the technology makes 2.9 gallons of ethanol and nearly 16 pounds of DDG, which is commonly used as a high-protein animal feed.
Russia considers processing food waste into feedstuff
UK retailer to replace soy with insects to cut carbon footprint
Animal by-products in feed: A global update
25-11-2021 | Expert opinion
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Want nutritious lunch box ideas for your kid? Here's what celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar suggests.
Looking for quick, easy ideas for your kid's tiffin box? You must check out these tips by a nutritionist.
World Breastfeeding Week is on and here is a piece of suggestions for you to nurse your baby in public without any hesitation.
Have your kid's eating habits suddenly changed? You need to keep a close watch on them. Obesity, anorexia, bulimia are just some of the conditions they may be suffering from.
According to a health department, from September beginning new mothers will be discharged only after the consulting doctor stamps the discharge form and the milk bank counsellor certifies it.
It is a genetic condition wherein waste material gets deposited and builds up in different organs and bones of the body.


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Leak: Destiny's New Expansion Is The Taken King, Out September 15
The next Destiny expansion is called The Taken King, according to marketing materials leaked to Kotaku. It'll be out on September 15 and will open up a new subclass for each of Destiny's three classes, according to the leak.
Witch From Mercury's Suletta Joins The List of Anime Protags Who've Committed War Crimes
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On Monday night, a tipster sent over a large marketing sheet for The Taken King, which we've been able to corroborate with other sources. The sheet—which lists The Taken King at $40—offers a handful of details surrounding Destiny's next expansion pack. For example, it confirms the existence of a new subclass for each of the game's three classes, along with a new elemental super ability: an electrical storm for Warlocks (arc); a gravity bow for Hunters (void); and a flaming hammer for Titans (solar). Hardcore Destiny players will notice that each of these abilities revolves around the element each respective class lacks today.
In addition to the usual additions we've seen in both other Destiny expansions so far—new Strikes, new PvP maps, etc.—The Taken King will have a raid pitting players against Oryx, father of Crota, who is apparently looking for revenge (and leading a new army of baddies called the Taken). Crota, you may remember, was the big bad raid boss in the game's first expansion pack. He had a crippling weakness to LAN cables.
Last month's House of Wolves expansion didn't come with a raid, although it's safe to say that it tweaked and added enough to justify that omission, correcting many of the more annoying mistakes Bungie made in the first expansion.
In January, a different leak outlined Bungie's future plans for Destiny, and although we heard at the time that some of the details there had changed—House of Wolves, for example, came out two months later than slated in that leak—the outline did include an expansion that was code-named Comet and scheduled for September 2015. The name "Taken King" has been floating around for a while, too, thanks to trademark registrations and an accidental leak by Red Bull.
Bungie declined to comment on this story. We should see more from the new expansion at E3 next week.
You can reach the author of this post at jason@kotaku.com or on Twitter at @jasonschreier.


Guys, I've been on a terrible losing streak and I've been looking for somebody to teach me how to jungle. Back in S2, early ganking was what made me a *decent* jungler, but now with the changes it's not very efficient. Inbox me if anybody is available.
So confused by our xin this past game... the first thing he does is runs to their base and dies right about when minons have spawned... thought he was trolling. He sat attacking towers all the time, and lifestealed like crazy.
We've got 5 placement matches to play if we want to cement our team in for the new season, if Occupy Baron doesn't hammer those games out, we have a chance of losing our team if someone else picks the same name. Anyone up for the challenge?
I wish I could, but i'm stuck at the 'rents so no access to my computer. You guy's got this though.
I am also a part of this ranked group and would gladly play with the rest of you.
I'd gladly fill in as a spare a well.
I am also at the parents' house. Will be available on the 28th until the 1st or 2nd, sporadically.
Sorry Illriyas, I cleared the roster because we were maxed out on people and several hadn't played any ranked matches with us. We were gonna add someone else (I forget who) but didn't have a spot, so I cleared it out near the end of the season. I have no problem adding extras if people are interested.
I should be back home around the 29th/30th, I'm definitely up for more ranked matches.
Someone should fill @ilriyas and @cannonfodder in on some of our ranked team comps. Or make me some new ones!
Sounds like a lot of people want in on that 5s team...so would anyone be interested in getting a Ranked 3s team going? We just need a snappy name!
@Myrmidon I'm all for looking into some new teamcomps as well, along with revising some of the old ones.
This is the screencap from our game 2 minutes ago and all I can say is holy crap.
The game was so freaking close the entire time for awhile it was neck and neck they had the pushing advantage, we had team fights and they wisely stayed out of those.
At 60 minutes we had no turrets and we had been aced twice, no idea why they didn't finish it but we managed to hold until our inhibs popped up again, Draven attempted a dive and we knocked him back to start, forced a teamfight and won the whole damned thing while the enemy had 60+ minions on our last nexus tower.
Bobby, I am not up for that drinking game. I'll play 3 man though.
This is what AP Master Yi looks like.
We have met the jukemaster general.
This is my new favorite LoL video. HUGE Play.
"SOMEONE GET TPA ON THE PHONE... they need this man."
Second, a friend invited me to a normal game, I put up my normal "I'm worthless" bit but managed to join anyway.
I ended up being our teams jungler as Skarner. This would be my first time jungling in a PvP match. Things started out meh for me but I went with it. After some good fighting the enemy team managed to start knocking down our Nexus towers while most of my team was dead, including me. At first I was thinking "Aww it's over." I glanced at the minimap and saw our Riven over at the enemy's Nexus. A camera zoom over, and she has it at half health with her ult swinging away large chunks of it's health.
And this Riven was saying she was worthless.
So for my first normal PvP match in a long time, and my first time jungling, things went great.
Ramblings inside. If you want to listen to my troublesome mind read on.
After just that one match I was able to analyze myself very well. I was plenty map aware. I saw the incoming ganks before they were ganks. My warding could have been better nonetheless, but it wasn't non-existent or sloppy. I knew when it was time to run away and my death count shows it. I made decent timings of attacks, sacrifices, pushing, and counter jungling. Also a lot of advanced tactics I was anticipating never happened.
So I can conclude that I know the basics of it all well enough that I am at least fairly competent for where I am at despite only having ~20 PvP matches participated compared to my ~750 AI matches, and that I need to stop reading the posts that much higher ranked players make on the LoL forums and other sites, as they just makes me worry needlessly for my matches. I'm OK with losing. I knew this for a long time as plenty of other games I've had truly crushing defeats. My personality is the problem as, for certain reason, I worry over details and what others think when I'm on a small team that I may not know or even do know.


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/**
 * @fileoverview This is a layer that allows a call to action in a story page.
 * With this, a user could link to an external site from inside a story using
 * the call to action layer, for example.
 *
 * Example:
 * ...
 * <amp-story-page>
 *   <amp-story-cta-layer>
 *     <a href="wwww.google.com"> Visit my site! </a>
 *   </amp-story-cta-layer>
 * <amp-story-page>
 * ...
 */

import {AmpStoryBaseLayer} from './amp-story-base-layer';
import {addAttributesToElement} from '../../../src/dom';
import {dict} from '../../../src/utils/object';
import {matches, removeElement} from '../../../src/dom';
import {user} from '../../../src/log';

/**
 * @type {string}
 * @const
 */
const TAG = 'amp-story-cta-layer';

export class AmpStoryCtaLayer extends AmpStoryBaseLayer {

  /** @override */
  prerenderAllowed() {
    /**
     * Skip pre-rendering to let more computing-intensive elements (like
     * videos) get pre-rendered first. Since this layer will not contain
     * computing-intensive resources such as videos, we can just risk rendering
     * while the user is looking.
     */
    return false;
  }

  /** @override */
  buildCallback() {
    super.buildCallback();
    this.setOrOverwriteAttributes_();
    this.checkAndRemoveLayerIfOnFirstPage_();
  }

  /**
   * Overwrite or set target attributes that are cta-layer-specific.
   * @private
   */
  setOrOverwriteAttributes_() {
    const ctaLinks = this.element.querySelectorAll('a');
    for (let i = 0; i < ctaLinks.length; i++) {
      addAttributesToElement(ctaLinks[i], dict({'target': '_blank'}));

      if (!ctaLinks[i].getAttribute('role')) {
        addAttributesToElement(ctaLinks[i], dict({'role': 'link'}));
      }
    }

    const ctaButtons = this.element.querySelectorAll('button');
    for (let i = 0; i < ctaButtons.length; i++) {
      if (!ctaButtons[i].getAttribute('role')) {
        addAttributesToElement(ctaButtons[i], dict({'role': 'button'}));
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * CTA links or buttons are not allowed on the first amp-story page. Remove
   * the amp-story-cta-layer if it is found on the first page of the story.
   * @private
   */
  checkAndRemoveLayerIfOnFirstPage_() {
    if (matches(this.element,
        'amp-story-page:first-of-type > amp-story-cta-layer')) {
      removeElement(this.element);
      user().error(TAG, 'amp-story-cta-layer is not allowed on the first page' +
          ' of an amp-story.');
    }
  }
}


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A Szörfsuli (eredeti cím: Blue Water High) ausztrál televíziós filmsorozat, amelyet az Australian Broadcasting Corporation készített. Ausztráliában az ABC1 és a Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon csatornán sugározták 2005. május 11. és 2008. szeptember 25. között. A sorozat három huszonhat részes évadból áll – összesen hetvennyolc fejezettel. Az epizódok körül-belül 25 percesek. A filmsorozat a Solar Blue szörf-akadémia fiatal tanulóinak életét követik. A történet szerint tizenhat szerencsés fiatal Sydney északi partjainál részt vesz egy tizenkét hónapos szörf tanfolyamon. Az első két évad végével az alkotóknak eredetileg nem volt szándékuk folytatni a sorozatot, de pozitív nézői visszajelzések miatt megváltoztatták álláspontjukat és elindították a harmadik évadot. A harmadik évad befejező huszonhatodik része zárja le a történetet, amely a dramaturgiából következtetve feltehetőleg nem fog folytatódni.

Magyarországon az első évadot a Duna Televízió sugározta magyar szinkronnal.

Cselekmény

Első évad
Az első évad huszonhat részből áll. Adam Saunders játszotta Heath szerepét egy nyugodt, vidám fiút megformálva, aki küzd az iskolával.  Tahyna Tozzi Perri szerepében a "bűbáj királynőt" alakítja az Aranypartról, Sophie Luck mint legfiatalabb szereplő Fly szerepében, Kate Bell, mint Bec, Khan Chittenden pedig mint Edge, a rámenős versengő tinédzser, Chris Foy mint Matt, az "okos fiú" és Mara Scherzinger,  Anna a híres német kiteszörfös szerepében. Az év végén közülük a legjobb fiú és lány kapnak egy-egy szabad-kártyát egy profi szörfös turnéhoz – Fly és Edge nyerik el a díjat. Az első évad kiadásra került egy négylemezes DVD-n

Sophie Luck a sorozatban nyújtott teljesítménye miatt a 2005-ben az Ausztrál Filmintézet díját nyerte el a "Legjobb Fiatal Színész" kategóriában.

Második évad
A második évad forgatása 2006 januárjában kezdődött Sydneyben a szereplőgárda részbeni átformálásával. A film bemutatója 2006. június 28-án volt.  Az első sorozatban megismert szereplők mind feltűnnek különböző részekben, de a főszerepekben új színészeket ismerhetünk meg –  Corey (Trent Dalzell), Eric (Ryan Corr), Brooke (Lesley Anne Mitchell), Rachel (Taryn Marler), Amy (Gabrielle Scollay), és Mike (James Sorensen) versengenek a díjért, amit Brooke és Eric nyer el az évad végén.

A teljes évad 2007. október 1-jén jelent meg DVD-n.

Harmadik évad
A harmadik évad forgatását 2007 októberében kezdték meg. Kate Bell is visszatér Bec szerepében a sorozathoz, az új tanulók pedig a Solar Bluenál Guy (Kain O'Keeffe), Charley (Lachlan Buchanan), Adam (Eka Darville), Bridget (Cariba Heine), Loren (Amy Beckwith) és Cassie (Rebecca Breeds). A sorozat premierje  2008. április 3-án volt a Rollercoster csatornán.

Ezúttal Bridget és Adam nyerik el a díjat, de Bridget inkább úgy dönt, hogy egyetemre megy és lemond a szabad-kártyáról  – így végül Loren kapja a lehetőséget.

Szereplők

Első évad

Második évad

Harmadik évad

Évados áttekintés

Első évad
 The Contenders
 Winners and Losers
 Trouble in Paradise
 Fly Takes a Dive
 Anna Loses Her Way
 Edge Wipes Out
 Friends in Need
 Brothers and Sisters
 Sharks in the Mind
 Timing Is Everything
 Out of Control
 Dreams and Drama
 Life on the Line
 Batoilet paper  Boy Heath
 Joker's Wild
 It's Hard to Be Normal
 Perri Lies Low
 Winning Isn't Everything
 Right Dance, Wrong Partner
 Big Wave Fears
 The Kiss
 Behind the Scenes
 Tough Choices
 The Band Plays On
 Suspicious Minds
 And the Winner Is

Második és harmadik évad
A második és harmadik évad fejezetei nem kaptak külön címet, azonban futósorszámozásra kerültek 1-től 26-ig.

Különböző földrészeken

Afrika
Ezt a sorozatot Dél-Afrikában kétszer sugározzák egy héten a Go, DSTV, MNET nevű csatornán. 2010. július 1-től kezdve minden hétköznap 19 óra 30 perckor vetítették a Magic World 112-n.

Európa
Németül Blue Water High, die Surf-Akademie címen futott. Németországban a Ki.KA csatornán sugározzák, Írországban a RTÉ-n. Spanyolországban La2 és ClanTVE, Franciaországban a FillesTV-n, Norvégiában TV 2 Zebra, Portugáliában SIC nevű csatornán vetítik.

Észak-Amerika
Ez a sorozat Észak-Amerikában csak interneten volt elérhető 2008-ban a Warner Bros. kiadó online televíziós adásaként.

Ausztrália és Óceánia
Ausztráliában, minden délután és vasárnap éjjel vetítik az ABC3-on és a Nickelodeonon. Új-Zélandon, minden szombat délután levetítik a TV2-n.

Dél-Amerika
A spanyol nyelvű területeken Blue Water High, Escuela del Surf címmel vetítik, és a  Boomerang Latin America nevű csatornán közvetítik. Brazíliában a Boomerang Brazil nevű csatornán vetítik Galera do Surfe cím alatt. A Falkland-szigeteken a Falkland-szigetek televíziós szolgáltatása sugározza keddtől péntekig 15 órakor és szombaton 11 óra 30 perckor.

Nemzetközi vetítése

Jegyzetek

Fordítás

Források

További információk

Ausztrál televíziós sorozatok
Sport televíziós sorozatok

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Curr Protoc Mol Biol. 2001 May;Chapter 20:Unit 20.2. doi: 10.1002/0471142727.mb2002s33.
Affinity purification of proteins binding to GST fusion proteins.
This unit describes the use of proteins fused to glutathione-S-transferase (GST fusion proteins) to affinity purify other proteins, a technique also known as GST pulldown purification. The describes a strategy in which a GST fusion protein is bound to agarose affinity beads and the complex is then used to assay the binding of a specific test protein that has been labeled with [35S]methionine by in vitro translation. However, this method can be adapted for use with other types of fusion proteins; for example, His6, biotin tags, or maltose-binding protein fusions (MBP), and these may offer particular advantages. A describes preparation of an E. coli extract that is added to the reaction mixture with purified test protein to reduce nonspecific binding.


I imagine that during dull pirating times when there were no treasures to be buried or legs to be pegged that that a brave crew might just try to contact the spirit world. I'm sure that those more superstitious mateys would piddle themselves in fear that Davey Jones himself might be sending messages from the beyond.
Oooh! One of my favorites of your spirit boards!
I love the fact that it's made from a barrel-head. Very "yo ho ho"!


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This post was originally published on the Tourism New Brunswick website.
Each September New Brunswick's landscape goes into fall party mode. A riot of colour celebrates the changing seasons and it's pretty spectacular. If you've never seen it, imagine Mother Nature taking all the brightest yellows, oranges, and reds from a crayon box and going wild on the treetops, the sand dunes, the farmers' fields... but leaving just enough evergreen to really make things pop.
If you're planning to visit us this fall for a leaf-peeping trip, remember one thing: it's all about timing.
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Late September and early October tend to showcase the best colours, but the timing will vary by region. There's a north/south variation, with the northern areas (Appalachian Mountains, upper Saint John River Valley, Miramichi region) producing colour one to two weeks before the south (Bay of Fundy, lower Saint John River Valley, parts of the Acadian coast).
The colour is also affected by variations in topography, and where specific trees grow along the landscape. For most of the year these differences are subtle, not even noticeable to most, but come fall it makes for a veritable ice cream sundae of colour.
To see some serious fall foliage, follow these 5 scenic drives:
Appalachian Mountain Region
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Colours will start to form in the mountainous Appalachian region earliest, around the second week of September. Colours also peak here first — usually around the last week of September. (Where to go)
Saint John River Valley
The brightest colours will emerge on the upper portion of the Saint John River valley not long after the Appalachian region. Peak colours typically occur around the first weekend of October. The southern river valley — closer to the Bay of Fundy — peaks a bit later. (Where to go)
Miramichi River Region
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Similar to the upper Saint John River valley, colours begin to emerge in mid-September, with the brightest colours typically hitting early October. Note that the closer you get to the coast, the later the colours will peak. (Where to go)
Acadian Coast
This region offers a unique fall colour experience due to the blanket of peat bogs on Miscou Island. Their scarlet colour emerges early to mid-October and lasts through the month. The seagrasses and coastal flora on the rest of the drive will begin to turn golden in late September, getting continually darker into the fall. (Where to go)
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Pulling up the rear on fall colour is the Bay of Fundy region. It shows colour latest - peaking around Thanksgiving weekend - but it makes up for the late arrival with a gorgeous rainbow of colour along the coast. (Where to go)
Make sure to check the Leaf-Peeping Map before your trip. Beginning in September, weekly updates will point you to where you can find the best fall colours around the province.
10 Ways to Experience the Acadian Coast
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The current bear market might be good for you, especially if you are a crypto addict.
There's a popular saying that said "Everything happens for a reason", well, as many crypto enthusiasts might be wondering why the market is bearish right now or even lamenting the situation, it may be good to try seeing it from a different perspective.
If you've considered crypto is the only reason you live and and wake up everyday, there's a chance that you might suffer from the crypto addiction. In this case, the bear market may well be a cure for your condition, as the price chart and news around may discourage you from checking too often. It may result in you're looking for other activities and ending up living and enjoying your life more.
Can you relate to the image?
Yes, that pictures myself perfectly!
No, I'm not in that level!