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How To Create Your Own RUN Command in Windows?
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1.1Size
1.2Age
1.3Root system
2Taxonomy
3Distribution and habitat
4Ecology
4.1Value to wildlife
4.2Successional status
4.3Fire ecology
5Uses
7Chemistry
8Burls
Picea sitchensis
(Redirected from Sitka spruce)
Species of large coniferous tree
Sitka spruce in the Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnosperms
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
P. sitchensis
(Bong.) Carr.
Range highlighted in dark green
Genomic information
NCBI genome ID
Genome size
Number of chromosomes
Sequenced organelle
plastid and mitochondrion
Organelle size
124 kbp and 5.52 Mbp
Year of completion
Picea sitchensis, the Sitka spruce, is a large, coniferous, evergreen tree growing to almost 100 meters (330 ft) tall,[2] with a trunk diameter at breast height that can exceed 5 m (16 ft). It is by far the largest species of spruce and the fifth-largest conifer in the world (behind giant sequoia, coast redwood, kauri, and western red cedar),[3] and the third-tallest conifer species (after coast redwood and coast Douglas fir). The Sitka spruce is one of the few species documented to exceed 90 m (300 ft) in height.[4] Its name is derived from the community of Sitka in southeast Alaska, where it is prevalent. Its range hugs the western coast of Canada and the US, continuing south into northernmost California.
Description[edit]
The bark is thin and scaly, flaking off in small, circular plates 5–20 centimeters (2–8 in) across. The inner bark is reddish-brown.[5] The crown is broad conic in young trees, becoming cylindric in older trees; old trees may not have branches lower than 30–40 meters (98–131 ft). The shoots are very pale buff-brown, almost white, and glabrous (hairless), but with prominent pulvini. The leaves are stiff, sharp, and needle-like, 15–25 millimeters long, flattened in cross-section,[5] dark glaucous blue-green above with two or three thin lines of stomata, and blue-white below with two dense bands of stomata.
Foliage, mature seed cone, and (center) old pollen cone
The cones are pendulous, slender cylindrical, 6–10 cm (2+1⁄2–4 in) long[6] and 2 cm (3⁄4 in) broad when closed, opening to 3 cm (1+1⁄4 in) broad. They have thin, flexible scales 15–20 mm (5⁄8–3⁄4 in) long; the bracts just above the scales are the longest of any spruce, occasionally just exserted and visible on the closed cones. They are green or reddish, maturing pale brown 5–7 months after pollination. The seeds are black, 3 mm (1⁄8 in) long, with a slender, 7–9 mm (1⁄4–3⁄8 in) long pale brown wing.
Size[edit]
More than a century of logging has left only a remnant of the spruce forest. The largest trees were cut long before careful measurements could be made. Trees over 90 m (300 ft) tall may still be seen in Pacific Rim National Park and Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (the Carmanah Giant, at 96 m (315 ft) tall, is the tallest tree in Canada),[7] and in Olympic National Park, Washington and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California (United States); two at the last site are just over 96 m tall.[8] The Queets Spruce is the largest in the world with a trunk volume of 346 m3 (12,200 cu ft), a height of 74.6 m (244 ft 9 in), and a 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) dbh.[9] It is located near the Queets River in Olympic National Park, about 26 km (16 mi) from the Pacific Ocean. Another specimen, from Klootchy Creek Park, Oregon, was previously recorded to be the largest with a circumference of 15 metres (49 ft) and height of 66 metres (217 ft).[10]
Age[edit]
Sitka spruce is a long-lived tree, with individuals over 700 years old known. Because it grows rapidly under favorable conditions, large size may not indicate exceptional age. The Queets Spruce has been estimated to be only 350 to 450 years old, but adds more than a cubic meter of wood each year.[11]
Root system[edit]
Because it grows in extremely wet and poorly-drained soil, the Sitka spruce has a shallow root system with long lateral roots and few branchings. This also makes it susceptible to wind throw.[12]
Taxonomy[edit]
DNA analysis[13][14] has shown that only P. breweriana has a more basal position than Sitka spruce to the rest of the spruce. The other 33 species of spruce are more derived, which suggests that Picea originated in North America.[13]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Sitka spruce forest in the Olympic Mountains, Washington
Sitka spruce is native to the west coast of North America, with its northwestern limit on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, and its southeastern limit near Fort Bragg in northern California.[15] It is closely associated with the temperate rainforests and is found within a few kilometers of the coast in the southern portion of its range. North of Oregon, its range extends inland along river floodplains, but seldom does its range extend more than around 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean and its inlets.[5] It is situated at about 2,500 m (8,200 ft) above sea level in Alaska and generally below 450 m (1,480 ft) further south.[5]
Forests with the species average between 200 to 500 cm (79 to 197 in) of rain annually.[5] It is tolerant to salty spray common in coastal dune habitat, such as at Cape Disappointment State Park in Washington, and prefers soils high in magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus.[12]
Sitka spruce has been introduced to Europe as a lumber tree, and was first planted there in the 19th century. Sitka spruce plantations have become a dominant forest type in Great Britain and Ireland, making up 25% of forest cover in the former and 52% in the latter. Sitka spruce woodland is also present in France and Denmark, and the plant was introduced to Iceland and Norway in the early 20th century.[16][17] Observations of Sitka spruce along the Norwegian coast have shown the species to be growing 25-100% faster than the native Norway spruce there, even as far north as Vesterålen, and Sitka spruces planted along the southwest coast of Norway are growing fastest among the Sitka plantations in Europe.[18][19]
A 9-metre-tall, 100-year-old Sitka spruce growing in the middle of the permanently uninhabited sub-antarctic Campbell Island has been recognised by the Guinness World Records as the "most remote tree in the world".[20]
Ecology[edit]
Value to wildlife[edit]
Sitka spruce provides critical habitat for a large variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Its thick, sharp needles are poor browse for ungulates, and only the new spring growth is eaten. However, in Alaska and British Columbia the needles of Picea sitchensis comprise up to 90% of the winter diet of blue grouse.[12]
Lichen-forming fungi Helocarpon lesdainii is found on Picea sitchensis trees in Harris Beach State Park, Oregon, USA.[21]
It provides cover and hiding places for a large variety of mammals, and good nesting and roosting habitat for birds. Sitka deer require old-growth Sitka spruce forests for winter habitat, as the extensive foliage holds a significant percentage of fallen snow in a given area, thus allowing for better understory browsing and easier migration for terrestrial animals. Cavity nesting birds favor Sitka spruce snags, and the tree is used by bald eagles,[5] and peregrine falcons as nesting habitat.
Successional status[edit]
Sitka spruce is shade tolerant but not as much as its competitors,[5] preferring full sun if possible. It is a pioneer on landslides, sand dunes, uplifted beaches, and deglaciated terrain. However, it is a climax species in coastal forests, where it can become dominant.[12]
Fire ecology[edit]
Due to the prevalence of Sitka spruce in cool, wet climates, its thin bark and shallow root system are not adapted to resist fire damage and it is thus very susceptible. Sitka spruce forests have a fire regime of severe crown or surface fires on long intervals, (150 to 350+ years) which results in total stand replacement. Sitka spruce recolonizes burned sites via wind-dispersed seed from adjacent unburned forests.[12]
Uses[edit]
The root bark of Sitka spruce trees is used in Native Alaskan basket-weaving designs[22] and for rain hats. The pitch was used for caulking, chewing, and its medicinal properties.[12] Native Americans heated and plied the roots to make cord.[5] The resin was used as glue and for waterproofing.[5] Natives and pioneers split off shakes for construction use.[5] The wood is light and relatively strong.[5]
Sitka spruce is of major importance in forestry for timber and paper production. Outside its native range, it is particularly valued for its fast growth on poor soils and exposed sites where few other trees can prosper; in ideal conditions, young trees may grow 1.5 m (5 ft) per year. It is naturalized in some parts of Ireland and Great Britain, where it was introduced in 1831 by David Douglas,[23] and New Zealand, though not so extensively as to be considered invasive. Sitka spruce is also planted extensively in Denmark, Norway, and Iceland.[24][25] In Norway, Sitka spruce was introduced in the early 1900s. An estimated 50,000 hectares (120,000 acres) have been planted in Norway, mainly along the coast from Vest-Agder in the south to Troms in the north. It is more tolerant to wind and saline ocean air, and grows faster than the native Norway spruce.[26] But in Norway, the Sitka spruce is now considered an invasive species, and effort to get rid of it is being made.[27][28]
The resonant wood[5] is used widely in piano, harp, violin, and guitar manufacture, as its high strength-to-weight ratio and regular, knot-free rings make it an excellent conductor of sound.[citation needed] For these reasons, the wood is also an important material for sailboat spars, and aircraft wing spars (including flying models).[citation needed] The Wright brothers' Flyer was built using Sitka spruce, as were many aircraft before World War II; during that war, aircraft such as the British Mosquito used it as a substitute for strategically important aluminium.[citation needed]
Newly grown tips of Sitka spruce branches are used to flavor spruce beer and are boiled to make syrup.[29][30]
Culture[edit]
Kiidk'yaas in 1984
A unique specimen with golden foliage that used to grow on Haida Gwaii, known as Kiidk'yaas or "The Golden Spruce", is sacred to the Haida First Nations people. It was illegally felled in 1997 by Grant Hadwin, although saplings grown from cuttings can now be found near its original site.
Chemistry[edit]
The stilbene glucosides astringin, isorhapontin, and piceid can be found in the bark of the Sitka spruce.[31][32]
Burls[edit]
In the Olympic National Forest in Washington, Sitka spruce trees near the ocean sometimes develop burls.
According to a guidebook entitled Olympic Peninsula, "Damage to the tip or the bud of a Sitka spruce causes the growth cells to divide more rapidly than normal to form this swelling or burl. Even though the burls may look menacing, they do not affect the overall tree growth."[33]
List of tallest trees
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^ Vadla, Kjell. "Sitkagran - utbredelse, egenskaper og anvendelse" [Sitka spruce - propagation, properties and uses]. Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute (in Norwegian).
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^ Claudia D. Toscano Underwood & Raymond B. Pearce (1991). "Astringin and isorhapontin distribution in Sitka spruce trees". Phytochemistry. 30 (7): 2183–2189. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(91)83610-W.
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Picea sitchensis (category)
Picea sitchensis - information, genetic conservation units and related resources. European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN)
Gymnosperm Database
Arboretum de Villardebelle - photos of cones of Picea sitchensis and related spruces
Prof Stephen Sillett's webpage with photos taken during canopy research.
Description of Sitka Spruce in forestry (PDF) by US Department of Agriculture.
Picea Sitchinesis 'Octopus tree'
Taxon identifiers
Wikispecies: Picea sitchensis
BioLib: 2380
Calflora: 6495
CoL: 4HQ4Y
EoL: 1033696
EPPO: PIESI
EUNIS: 150691
FEIS: picsit
FNA: 233500914
GRIN: 28327
IPNI: 676986-1
IUCN: 42337
NatureServe: 2.137451
NZOR: d350c6a6-9342-4425-a840-effd5e490874
NZPCN: 3291
Open Tree of Life: 771664
PPE: picea-sitchensis
Plant List: kew-2563578
PLANTS: PISI
Pinus sitchensis
CoL: 4J2HK
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Picea_sitchensis&oldid=1132960878"
IUCN Red List least concern species
Pacific temperate rainforests
Trees of the West Coast of the United States
Trees of the Southwestern United States
Trees of the Northwestern United States
Trees of Alaska
Trees of British Columbia
Trees of mild maritime climate
Trees of subpolar oceanic climate
Least concern flora of the United States
Trees of the United States
Trees of Western Canada
Trees of Eastern Canada
Trees of Subarctic America
Symbols of Alaska
CS1 Norwegian-language sources (no)
Use dmy dates from December 2020
Taxonbars with automatically added basionyms
Taxonbars with 25–29 taxon IDs

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Marta Pereira da Costa is the world`s first and only professional portuguese guitar female player in Fado, the soulful music from Portugal recently acknowledged by UNESCO as part of the World ́s Intangible Cultural Heritage.
She started playing the piano at the age of 4, later at 8 learned the classical guitar and at 18 began to study the Portuguese Guitar through the hand of Carlos Gonçalves, one of the most important Amália Rodrigues guitar players.
Marta had the opportunity to play with names like Mariza, Camané and Carlos do Carmo for several occasions. She became a member of Mário Pacheco ́s musical group, having participated in many concerts in Portugal and abroad, mainly after the recording of his album " Clube de Fado - a música e a guitarra", acclaimed by Songlines magazine as the best of World Music in 2005. In 2008, invited by the famous composer and spanish producer Jaime Roldán, she recorded " Pasa"in "Unidad de Canciones Intensivas". In 2012 Marta recorded the Portuguese Guitar for Rodrigo ́s " Fados de Amor", the first album in history of Fado where the Portuguese Guitar is solely played by a woman, awarded Best Fado Album of 2012 by the prestigious Amália Rodrigues Foundation.
2012 was also the year that Marta decided to abandon her work as a civil engineer in order to pursue her professional career in music as a Portuguese Guitar player. In March that year she gave her first solo concert in Toronto, where she returned one year later. Then, in June, she performed at the portuguese Embassy in Ljubljana ( Slovenia), where she returned in October. Also in June, included in the program of the city "Festas de Lisboa", she presented her first self-titled performance in Lisbon to a large audience and huge success.
In the same month she performed in Madrid at Teatros del Canal for the II Fado Festival. During the rest of that year she played at TEDx Boavista, and in the prestigious venue of CCB in Lisbon.
In 2013 she was invited to be part of "Talented People", for the spanish brand Cortefiel, and together with Rodrigo they staged a major concert at Lisbon ́s Tivoli Theatre that sold out (1000pax). In April she was one of the guest stars at Radio Alfa ́s Fado Gala, in Paris. In June, also with Rodrigo, she played in São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil). Later, between October and November, they both made a tour around the East Coast of the USA, performing in 10 different venues like the mythical Johnny ́s D in Boston and in the Drom in New York. Besides these concerts, they also did several workshops on Fado music at the Universities and High Schools.
In 2014 They would repeat the tour, with special emphasis for the concert in Kansas City, a reference of Jazz worldwide. In Portugal several concerts sold out such as in Estoril, Figueira da Foz Casino and Casa da Música in Oporto. During this year she performed in Switzerland and Israel at Tel Aviv ́s Felicja Blumental Music Festival and also in Romenia ( Bucareste Radio Room).
Together with the concerts Marta embraces the project " Brincar aos Fados" ("Playing with fados"), recording all the Portuguese Guitar compositions. This year was also honored by the Amália Rodrigues Foundation with the "Instrumentalist Award 2014".
Her debut single "Terra" an original theme, was the soundtrack theme of a commercial film of the Portuguese Commerce and Industry Chamber.
In 2015 the concert "Fado and the Portuguese Guitar" held in CCB ( Belem Cultural Centre of Lisbon) sold out. Also played at Festival Musiques Rares, at Macôn in France. Alongside she prepared her first solo album, where she presented her first compositions as an author, as well as payed tribute to her greatest musical references. The record, that takes the Portuguese Guitar on a journey to other musical ambiences, was released by Warner Music in May 2016, and was well acclaimed by both the public and the critics.
In 2016 Marta embraces a new adventure by being part of the famous portuguese singer Dulce Pontes`band, and travelling all over the world and playing in the most important venues like Palau de la Musica ( Barcelona), Teatro Nuevo Apolo ( Madrid), Teatro La Fenice ( Veneza), touring in Holland, playing for Pierre Cardin in Festival Lacoste, and many others.
Alongside touring also with her own band she kept playing in portuguese auditoriums such as Lethes Theatre in Faro or Carlos Paredes Auditorium in Lisbon, as well as in Guitar Festivals in Almeirim and in Oeiras where Marta invited a sax jazz player Ricardo Toscano.
Besides the road concerts, in 2017 Marta produces her first huge concert gathering on stage all the musicians that recorded the album for a big production with her own signature, which took place in May at BBVA Tivoli Theatre in Lisbon, It was the confirmation of Marta Pereira da Costa as a praised name in Fado and also in the portuguese musical scene.
The second half of this year she was invited to do some private and public events. Plays at Casa de Mateus (Mateus Rosé Wine) (Vila Real Palace) on a private concert for Iberdrola, and also plays at Igreja da Misericórdia in Tavira, in the 1st edition of the Mediterranean Diet Festival. Still during the summer played as guest in several concerts. Late in November she was the artist chosen to perform at the cerimony of the private reception of the Colombian Republic President in Ajuda Palace.
2018 was a great year in Marta ́s career.
After the first concert in Portugal, where she was invited to perform at Court Atlante Festival 1st edition which took place in Santarem, she travelled to Italy for two concerts at Real Teatro Santa Cecilia in Palermo, in the mythical Brass in Jazz Festival.
Both concerts sold out and the public asked for more! (http://www.giornalecittadinopress.it/spazio-brass-ospita-marta-pereira-da-costa-elogiata-chitarrista-in-tutto-il-mondo-del-fado/)
Marta was invited to participate in a tv documentary series for the National TV called " Três Mulheres" (Three Women), where her character performs a song. In February she performed at Diogo Bernardes Theatre ( in Ponte de Lima), and played two more concerts in Fábrica Braço de Prata and in Lisbon Living Room Sessions, both performances with nice reviews.
In March she returned the big concerts playing for the first time in Bragança Theatre.
She was also one of the guests for the 14th edition of the private event L`Oreal Medal of Honor for Women in Science, which took place in Lisbon. Later that month she performed at the 6th edition of the Portuguese cinema awards " Prémios Sophia" playing live and solo "Minha Alma" once again on national televison.
After Italy in February, she travelled to Spain to perform in a full venue at BBK Room in Bilbao.
RTP chooses Marta to be the personality for the promotional spot during the Mundial football campaign FIFA World Cup - RUSSIA 2018.
In June comes a huge production, joining the Portuguese guitar with Fado, cape-verde Morna, brazilian Chorinho, and Portuguese Music with special guests such as Tito Paris (CV), Edu Miranda (BR) and Rui Veloso (PT). The concert was a big success. At the same time she performed for several private events in Lisbon, as she prepared her next big concert in the prestigious Guitar Festival in Cordoba, sharing the program with prestigious names of the guitar like Pat Metheny, Vicente Amigo, Mike Stern etc.
Cordobańs public acclaims the guitarist, as well as the spanish local press. Both consider the concert at Gongora Theatre as being a great sample of genuine portuguese guitar music (Puro Arte - https://www.eldiadecordoba.es/ocio/Puro-arte_0_1261673844.html)
Monsaraz Biennial Open Museum at the Castle invited Marta to the opening ceremony with a special concert. The public remains surprised and enthusiastic and finally surrenders the performance. For the first time she plays at a portuguese rock Festival, NOS ALIVE, at Fado Cafe stage, with an amazing and energetic concert that states Marta as a name to pay attention once for all at the portuguese musical scene. Then she performed at the MIMO Festival in Amarante and the day after she was travelling to Canada to perform at Waterloo Jazz Festival in Ontario.
Then she return to perform where she had her debut concert Lisbon, 6 years before in 2012, now in Santa Casa Alfama Fado Festival. An immense crowd came to applause her.
She was invited to perform with a tradicional men's choir of Fado de Coimbra, being the only woman allowed on stage.
Besides the summer tour concerts in Portugal she travells to Maroc in October for two concerts, one in Bahia Palace in Marrakech and the other in Rabat Festival des Cordes Pincés
2018 added more than 30 dates live.
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Q: Get the count of Fields in each document through query using MongoDB java driver Is it possible to get the number of fields in document using a Query From MongoDB java Driver
Example:
 Document1 :{_id:1,"type1": 10 "type2":30,"ABC":123,"DEF":345}
 Document2 :{_id:2,"type2":30,"ABC":123,"DEF":345}

Note:  In second document "type1"  key doesnt exist .
When i project
Is it possible to project only "type1" and "type2" and get number of fields existing in that document.
With current code i am getting all the documents and individually searching if there is the key i am looking is present in the whole cursor:
The code snipped is as follows:
MongoClient mcl=new MongoClient();
MongoDatabase mdb=mcl.getDatabase("test");
MongoCollection mcol=mdb.getCollection("testcol");
FindIterable<Document> findIterable = mcol.find();
MongoCursor<Document> cursor = findIterable.iterator();
//Here am having 120 types checking if each type is present..
while(cursor.hasNext())
{

Document doc=cursor.next();
int numberOfTypes=0;
for(int i=1;i<=120;i++)
{
if(doc.containsKey("type"+i))
{
numberOfTypes++;
}
}
System.out.println("*********************************************");
System.out.println("_id"+doc.get("_id"));
    System.out.println("Number of Types in this document are "+numberOfTypes);
System.out.println("*********************************************");
    }

}

This code is working if the records are less it wont be over load to the application ..Suppose there are 5000000 with each Document containing 120 types , the application is crashing as there would be more garbage collection involved as for every iteration we are creating a document.Is there any other approach through which we can achieve the above stated functionality.

A: From your java code I read

project only "type1" and "type2" and get number of fields existing in that document.

as
project only type[1..120] fields and number of such fields in the document

With this assumption, you can map-reduce it as following:
db.testcol.mapReduce(
function(){
    value = {count:0};
    for (i = 1; i <= 120; i++) {
        key = "type" + i
        if (this.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
            value[key] = this[key];
            value.count++
       }
    }
    if (value.count > 0) {
        emit(this._id, value);
    }
},
function(){
    //nothing to reduce
},
{
    out:{inline:true}
});

out:{inline:true} works for small datasets, when result fits into 16Mb limit. For larger responses you need to output to a collection, which you can query and iterate as usual.

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The book will be released on 25th of February 2019. it will be dispatched only after the 25th. You can book your copy now.
All the new-age practices that are being talked about/ introduced/ welcomed in schools today are something that a young man put into practice, more than 100 years ago, in India.
Gijubhai Badheka's pedagogical input was the evolution of a system of education that was instinctual, intelligent and suitable to every classroom and school. Gijubhai believed that schools ought to implement a democratic system of teaching children that encourages changemaking, critical-thinking and freedom.
It is time to celebrate Gujibhai and learn how he used stories, music, dance, travel, and the play-ground to create a unique pedagogy that was intuitive and child-prioritised.
How much of this can we put into practice or re-learn? This and more in a book that tells his story with today's lens. Authored by pedagogista, educational activist and changemaker Dr Swati Popat Vats and author, editor and storyteller Vinitha.


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Q: Hiding Columns Conditionally While Using Page Breaks in SSRS We would like to hide a column on a page when that column contains no data or 0 value/total for that page.
Here's some example data:
Department is a row group and Macs/PCs is a column group/Pivot.
| Department | Macs | PCs |
---------------------------
| Accounting | 0    | 10  |
| Creative   | 10   | 0   |

We have a page break on department. For the Accounting page we would like to hide the Macs column and on the Creative page we would like to hide the PCs column.

A: I would do it with the help of a List. And group the list by Department and add the page break there.
Then add your matrix with a row group on Department and with a Column group on your product. Sum your count field.
Just make sure your dataset does not have any zeros.
For a simple dataset as:
select
*
from (
    values
    ('Accounting','PC',10),
    ('Creative','PC',10),
    ('Accounting','Mac',11),
    ('Creative','Mac',20)
) x (Department, Product,Total)

And a ssrs report setup like this:

You should get the output you want. For more detailed help please supply a sample of your dataset.

A: Try adding a formula to the Visibility property of the column group. Something like:
iif(IsNothing(Fields!TotalMachines.Value) OR SUM(Fields!TotalMachines.Value) = 0, true, false)


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Ashton Kutcher and director break down 'Jobs,' talk man behind the curtain
By Lily Prasuethsut 2013-07-26T20:55:00.206Z Apple
Deconstructing Apple's late co-founder
Joshua and Asthon talk about Steve
"It only takes one person to start a revolution," and after a special screening of the Jobs biopic, it's evident that Ashton Kutcher, the actor portraying the iconic Apple founder, believes in the credo.
On Thursday, film studio Open Road invited the press to a pre-release screening of Jobs in San Francisco. The film will open in U.S. theaters Aug. 16.
While we can't divulge on the film, a post-credits Q&A with direct Joshua Michael Stern and Kutcher gave us plenty of writing fodder.
The theater was packed with press and rather annoyingly, many had Google Glass in tow.
However, sporting the gaudy gear seemed appropriate for a film about the limitless boundaries of innovation, where during the question and answer session Kutcher eloquently addressed the importance of failing, and the need to encourage entrepreneurs in the breakneck world of tech.
Dissecting Jobs
Jobs' life was filled with troublesome relationships caused by his "prickly personality," which is putting it rather mildly.
Stern addressed how Jobs never lived in the past, rather relying on the present and focusing on future endeavors. For Stern, Jobs was loyal to his achievements first, and that required boxed up emotions and a lack of sentimentality.
To the crazy ones ...
When asked what his thoughts were on Jobs' mercurial cruelty, Kutcher explained that after much research, he believed the continued rejection in Jobs' life from his parents, people around him and the betrayal from his own company played a huge role in creating the famous, dysfunctional personality.
Kutcher said the result of Jobs' erratic, anti-social tendencies only pushed him harder to create products that people would love - because in loving the product, they essentially love its creator, an emotional process that Kutcher described as "very human."
The baseball hat-donned actor also added that despite Jobs' genius, there's clearly a kinder way to treat employees, and people in general - reassuring since Kutcher himself co-founded a media company and created a venture capital fund.
Kutcher walks the walk and talks the talk
When asked about the type of preparations he took on for the role, the infamous Steve Jobs gait was brought up.
With three months to prep, Kutcher said he tried to digest all of the books Jobs read (Edison, Ansel Adams, etc.), while researching Bauhaus and numerous other design concepts.
He even had hours of Jobs audio on a Soundcloud full of speeches he'd listen to while driving or walking, and even fall asleep to, in order to get the perplexing role right.
He takes his job seriously
Because Jobs often liked to be outside walking and hiking, and even having meetings in the fresh air, Kutcher did the same - which is when he would practice the peculiar hunched hop Jobs was known for.
Kutcher had his own speculations about this particular walking style. He felt Jobs' barefoot days in the 70s during college made him lift his feet higher to avoid stubbing his toes, a step he then simply carried on for the rest of his life.
The dedication of Kutcher's research to show us the man behind the curtain seems quite obsessive in nature (heck, it even put him in the hospital as reported earlier this year), and interestingly, provides another parallel to Jobs' own obsessive personality.
Kutcher catches fire
Personality and mop-top makeup aside, the tall bean-pole actor shares other similarities with Jobs: the ability to convey idealistic soliloquies with extreme passion as if his life depended on it.
Though his topics of discussion almost sounded like a valedictorian speech, Kutcher still won over the audience by expressing what appeared like genuine, articulate thoughts on the need for more never-give-up type of entrepreneurs in the tech sphere:
"We need entrepreneurs more than ever … the great innovation that happens in the world is happening around technology … we're doing an incredible job leading the world - the United States is building technology and we need to inspire people."
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By ethsnafu
June 10, 2010 in The Lone Gunmen (2001)
ethsnafu
Known Aliases: Mark Benjamin Hayden
Located: Yorkshire *Out on the wiley, windy moors*
I've just heard from Mr. Dean Haglund better known to most of us and the Ramones' loving hacker, Richard Langly from the "X-Files" and "The Lone Gunmen". He has seen our interview with fellow gunman Stephen Snedden and is interested in talking to us about his work on the "X-Files" and "The Lone Gunmen" as well as his continuing career, his roots in comedy and his fascination with all things paranormal. I am just ironing out how this will take place but if you would like to ask Dean a question about his time working with Ten Thirteen Productions then send me a PM or leave a note here and I will be sure to add it to my list of queries.
Thanks folks,
Guest MRSellars
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Known Aliases: Darlene
Located: Mt Ventoux
This news is awesome. Yee ha yippee.
What was his most challenging scene in each show, X-Files, and Lone Gunmen, both spiritually and/or emotionally?
"Time is too slow for those who wait; too swift for those who fear;
too long for those who grieve; too short for those who rejoice.
But for those who love, time is eternity."
(Jane Fellowes)
Elders (Admins)
Located: UK
At what point did he realise (or get told) that his role of Langly would be a recurring one?
How difficult was it to fit in his other commitments with XF filming?
I bought a copy of his TLG comic book. Has he done any others?
I watch a lot of science documentaries. For several years now, every time a picture of Isaac Newton gets shown, I think: hmm, that guy looks just like Langly. Am I weird?
"Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape." Terry Pratchett
Guest WaveCrest
Woo-ooh, this is great news!
Q: Did you ever think about directing an episode of The X Files and The Lone Gunmen during their original run?
Thank you folk your support ladies and gentlemen and it is a good day for TIWWA. I have enjoyed Dean's work for many a year and I'm delighted that he's interested in us and supportive of what we do. I thank you for your suggestions, there are some great submissions there and let's face it the chap appeared in over thirty episodes of the X-Files, starred in a Ten Thirteen spin-off and contributed to two video games as well as countless spin-off media - there's much to talk about.
He's stated that he will push this in the way of Zuleikha Robinson who I have always wanted to talk to to see if she is interested in joining the fun and I know Frank Spotnitz is taking note. It's all good fun when all is said and done and that's what it should be about.
Thanks for indulging me in my Lone Gunmen fetish and thank you for supporting TIWWA.
I shall be scribbling my own questions as well but please keep your suggestions coming. Including you good people in what we are doing here is so very important to me.
PS He said he wants to do this at 3.00 am when he's at his most witty. I think this is going to be a corker.
ty7du
Known Aliases: Jósef Karl Gunnarsson
Located: Iceland
This is great news, he's the most memorable of The Lone Gunmen, in my mind anyway.
Since I've never been into X-Files and not seen The Lone Gunmen, I can't ask any specific questions.
Silly question, is he even remotely close to being as geeky as Langley? And what did he do to prepare himself for the role or the audition? Was there a lot of research done into technical aspects or is this all techno-babble?
Hey Ho, Let's Go! Long live the Ramones!
I'm not depressed, just quiet.
Jósef's Visual Musings:
http://cheersfromiceland.blogspot.com/
Not a silly question at all Josef and thank you. I'm going to start work on these tomorrow so if anyone else would like to contribute a question please drop a suggestion here or PM me if you prefer.
Orodromeus
Great news Eth! Keep'em coming! And thanks for the opportunity.
I know he's a conspiracy theories nut (check out his podcast at Chillpak Hollywood!). Does he think that people are less or more paranoid since the 1990s when XF was at its peak? Are there more reasons to worry now than back then?
He's known to have disliked how XF developed from a cult show to something more mainstream, and he still thinks the Lone Gunmen never died. So how would he have seen the X-Files and the Lone Gunmen ending?
I second the comics question!
Known Aliases: Graham P. Smith
Located: Bucksnort
Awesome Mark, well done!
My question for Dean:
Thanks for brining to life such an amazing character!
My favourite episode of Lone Gunmen was the one concerning the search for a water powered car, the conspiracy theory being that the oil companies/governments had involvement.
Did you like the premise of this episode and if one day a commercially available water powered car was invented, how do you think our world would change in terms of impact and how do you think the oil companies would react?
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This news is awesome. Yee ha yippee. What was his most challenging scene in each show, X-Files, and Lone Gunmen, both spiritually and/or emotionally?
At what point did he realise (or get told) that his role of Langly would be a recurring one? How difficult was it to fit in his other commitments with XF filming? I bought a copy of his TLG com
Woo-ooh, this is great news! Q: Did you ever think about directing an episode of The X Files and The Lone Gunmen during their original run?
Snow Files of the Week
Snow Files of the Week: "Gehenna Part I/Dylan/Gehenna Part II" from "MillenniuM", episode "Gehenna" (1996). "Gehenna" is the second episode of the first season. The word "Gehenna" is hebrew and means "Hell". In this episode, written by Chris Carter, the leader of a death cult burns his victims inside a giant industrial oven. Mark uses the melody of the main theme pretty often within his score. "Gehenna Part I" begins with a beautiful rendition of the theme, as Frank Black covers up his daughter Jordan in the bed. The music follows a colleague of Frank as he discovers the industrial oven and almost gets burned in it himself. The track "Dylan" plays in the interrogation scene, when Frank talks to a young man about the "face of the beast" and the "red rain". "Gehenna Part II" marks the final scene of the episode, when Frank is in the hospital with his wife Catherine, telling her that he is unsure of whether the "bad man" ever can be caught. Those tracks were released on the second volume of "MillenniuM" music by La-La Land Records. The 2CD set is limited to 2.000 copies and is sold out. Enjoy!
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Two Somerset schools have lost their 'outstanding' Ofsted rating - and now one 'requires improvement'
Schools rated outstanding are exempt from routine Ofsted inspections, but the chief inspector has called for the exemption to be scrapped
There were two outstanding schools in Somerset that were re-inspected last year, with one re-assessed as good and one as requiring improvement. (Image: Getty)
Two schools in Somerset lost their outstanding Ofsted rating last year - and one now requires improvement.
Schools rated outstanding are exempt from routine Ofsted inspections.
However, the schools regulator can inspect those where there are concerns about performance.
Ofsted's chief inspector has called for the exemption to be scrapped, amid concerns some schools have been exempt for so long that parents can no longer have confidence in their outstanding grade.
There were two outstanding schools in Somerset that were re-inspected last year, with one re-assessed as good and one as requiring improvement.
Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy was assessed as outstanding for overall effectiveness in November 2010, but downgraded to requires improvement when it was re-inspected in February this year.
However, the previous inspection pre-dates the school's conversion to an academy.
Priddy Primary School was given an outstanding rating overall in March 2009, but rated as good in September last year.
In the 2018/19 school year, Ofsted inspected 305 outstanding primary and secondary schools.
This represents 8% of all exempt schools and is more than double the number inspected during the 2017/18 academic year.
Given most of these inspections are carried out because the school's performance appears to be declining, Ofsted said it is not surprising for a large proportion to lose the top grading.
However, only 49 of 305 (16%) exempt schools inspected in 2018/19 remained outstanding, compared to 49 of 150 (33%) such schools inspected in 2017/18.
Ofsted's chief inspector Amanda Spielman said: "Today's figures are not particularly surprising, but they should still set alarm bells ringing.
"The fact that outstanding schools are largely exempt from inspection leaves us with real gaps in our knowledge about the quality of education and safeguarding in these schools.
"Some of them have not been inspected for over a decade, and when our inspectors go back in, they sometimes find standards have significantly declined.
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"We believe most schools judged outstanding are still doing outstanding work. But for the outstanding grade to be properly meaningful and a genuine beacon of excellence, the exemption should be lifted and Ofsted resourced to routinely inspect these schools."
Among those schools that lost their top rating last year, 166 were judged to be good, while 76 were found to require improvement, and 14 were rated inadequate.
In keeping with the trend reported in each of the previous 2 years, more primary than secondary schools lost their outstanding grade.
Only 31 of 239 of exempt primary schools remained outstanding this year (13%), while 18 out of 66 secondary schools kept the top grade (27%).
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Out of my favorite Nightwish songs which is your favorite?
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My Favorite Song with Tarja as Lead Vocalist .VS. My Favorite Song with Anette as Lead Vocalist ... ?
The fans pick: Tarja as lead Vocalist ~ "Ghost Love Score"
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For Tarjaholics - which do you prefer?
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The fans pick: No, but I wish I was!
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The fans pick: Noo! I miss Tarja GRR!
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The fans pick: she is totally awesome!
The fans pick: I love all of them!


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'It's a dream collaboration for me': Shania Twain confirms she'll work with Harry Styles
By Vrunda Bhatt, with files from Zach Harper and Heather Cichowski
Canadian superstar Shania Twain has officially confirmed she will collaborate with former One Direction member and heartthrob Harry Styles.
Five-time GRAMMY winner Shania appeared on U.K. talk show This Morning on Oct. 5 to share the news with hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.
The "Man, I Feel Like a Woman" singer said she and 26-year-old Harry share an immense admiration for each other's work and have been in contact on and off through text. The superstar, who is marking the 25th anniversary of her breakout album, The Woman in Me, said they've been toying around with the idea of a collaboration for a while now.
"You can count on it," Shania said of them working together. "I'm going to hold him to it," she added.
"He's a massive fan of yours," Holly told Shania, who is one of the top-selling artists of all time. "I think he's always listened to your music, so that would be really interesting."
"It's a dream collaboration for me for sure," Shania replied.
It sounds like it is for Harry, too! He and Kacey Musgraves covered Shania's beloved hit "You're Still the One" in 2018, and he's also said it's one of his favourite songs.
This isn't the only collaboration Shania has been working on recently. In 2019, she wrote a song for Post Malone after she'd spoken about her desire to work with the "Congratulations" hitmaker. Post was pictured singing at the top of his lungs as Shania performed at the American Music Awards last year.
Shania has also been producing and writing music for a possible new country TV series, Heart of Texas. It will be based on the Debbie Macomber novel series of the same name.
Shania said she immediately related to the series' plot line, which sees siblings trying to maintain their family's ranch after the death of their parents. The books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide.
The TV series, which is looking for a showrunner before it's being put on the marketplace, will hopefully be shot in Alberta! The country singer visited the province to get a feel for the land and inspire music for the series.
"I'm still getting a feel for the sound and mood of the music," Shania revealed to The Hollywood Reporter earlier this year. "I'll be getting together with an arranger, and that's going to be new for me as well, getting involved with the actual scoring."
We can't wait to hear all of this new music from Shania, along with her collaboration with Harry!
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Coding of odors by a receptor repertoire.
We provide a systematic analysis of how odor quality, quantity, and duration are encoded by the odorant receptor repertoire of the Drosophila antenna. We test the receptors with a panel of over 100 odors and find that strong responses are sparse, with response density dependent on chemical class. Individual receptors range along a continuum from narrowly tuned to broadly tuned. Broadly tuned receptors are most sensitive to structurally similar odorants. Strikingly, inhibitory responses are widespread among receptors. The temporal dynamics of the receptor repertoire provide a rich representation of odor quality, quantity, and duration. Receptors with similar odor sensitivity often map to widely dispersed glomeruli in the antennal lobe. We construct a multidimensional "odor space" based on the responses of each individual receptor and find that the positions of odors depend on their chemical class, concentration, and molecular complexity. The space provides a basis for predicting behavioral responses to odors.


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Strict regularity, implicit obedience, courtesy in speech and conduct, cleanliness of dress and person are expected from every pupil. Pupils must strictly conform to the regulations laid down in this regard.
The pupils are responsible to the School authorities not only for their conduct in the school but also for their general behaviour outside. Any reported objectionable conduct of the School on the part of pupils make them liable for disciplinary action.
Any kind of damage done in the School premises must be made good/compensated.
a. No book, newspaper, periodical or any material can be brought of the School without the Principal's permission.
b. No student should possess electronic items and jewellery or valuables whatsoever in the school campus, the school shall not be responsible if these are lost or stolen.
No collection for any purpose, whatsoever, is to be made without the prior permission of the Principal.
Presents to the members of the staff or other expressions in their honour is not allowed except with the permission of the Principal.
The date of birth of a student once entered will not be changed. The parent/guardian will have to sign an undertaking to this effect.
The name of a student who does not rejoin school within three days after the commencement of a term shall be struck off the roll unless leave has been previously applied for and the sanction obtained from the head of the institution.
Note: This rule does not prevent the Principal from refusing admission to the new session for adequate reasons to a student who was on the rolls in the previous session.
Children must speak English in the School Campus.
All pupils must possess a copy of the School Handbook, which is to be brought on all working days.
Late-comers and absentees from School will not be admitted to class without the Principal's written permission.
Every student is expected to be in time daily for the assembly with the School Handbook at the commencement of the first meeting.
Students are liable to be sent home in the absence of a written explanation from their parents or guardians for being late.
No leave of absence is granted, except on written application from parents, and that only for serious reasons. The school accepts no responsibility, if a child is obliged to return home during school hours for non-compliance of any of the rules contained in this calendar. Mere sending of an application is not sufficient; the sanction of leave must be obtained.
The pupils are not allowed to visit the Staff Room.
Fines may be imposed by the Principal for irregularity, indiscipline or damage to the School property.
The pupils are not allowed to leave the school premises during the School hours.
The School authorities may exercise their right of not re-admitting the students who fail to return within three days after the vacations.
Parents and guardians are, therefore, particularly requested to co-operate with the School authorities by sending their children back to the School on the re-opening date unless a written permission for extension of the leave has previously been obtained. Such permission, however, will only be granted on very grave reasons.
In case of illness, a medical certificate must be produced within three days of absence of the student. This school accepts the medical certificates of doctors in the government srevice, not below the rank of chief physician or surgeon only. In case of doubt, the school may insist on the child being examined by the civil surgeon or the School doctor.
If a student continues to be absent for a month, without the previous written permission of the Principal, his / her name will be struck off the roll, and in case of his/her rejoining, the re-admission fee will be charged.
Irregular attendance, frequent failure to obtain good in conduct, habitual lack of interest and prolonged or intermittent illness, behaviour detrimental to the discipline and the moral tone of the school, repeated failure in tests or examinations and insubordination are sufficient reasons, singly or together, to expel a student guilty of such laxity or misdemeanour, even without any notice of warning.
The School authorities do not hold themselves responsible for the student's loss of money, books, articles of clothing, etc. The students are expected to look after their own belongings.
Articles found in the School are to be handed over to the Principal's Office.
Parents are strictly forbidden to interview their children or their teachers in the class without the permission of the Principal. The Second Saturday of the month may be considered Open House Day when they can meet the teachers.
Students should not be taken away from the class by unybody without an application from the parent or guardian.
(a) The Principal may punish a student in a manner suited to the offence e.g., by detention after School hours, expulsion from the institution without assigning any reason.
(b) The Principal reserves the right to waive aside any of the rules contained in this prospectus / calendar without assigning any reason.
(c) The interpretation of any rule in the prospectus rests solely and entirely with the governing body of this school. Their interpretation and decision is final.
(d) For disobedience to the clear expressed orders of the Principal, punishment laid down is dismissal without any previous warning. The same punishment is laid down for moral turpitude, writing on the walls and roads and defiance of the authorities.
No pupil will be admitted without a transfer certificate from the last school attended and in a no case shall a student be permitted to attend a class pending formal admission.
A pupil joining School for the first time must produce satisfactory evidence of his/her date of birth, such as an extract from the municipal records or village records or a baptismal certificate
In the case of late admission of a pupil, the fee from the beginning of the first term shall be charged, unless otherwise ordered by the Principal.
When a pupil is admitted on a transfer certificate he/she shall not be placed in any class higher than that for which the certificate shows him/her of be qualified, nor will he be promoted before the end of the school year.
Every application for a leaving certificates shall be made in writing by the parent or guardian.
A leaving certificate will not be issued until all the fees are paid.
A fee of Rs. 50/- will be charged for a transfer certificate and this will be issued only 3 days after receipt of an application. Any certificate from the School office can be provided if an application is made to this effect three days in advance.
A month's notice in writing is required before a pupil can be withdrawn. In lieu of such a notice, a full additional month's fee will be charged. No notice is accepted during the School vacation and in case of a withdrawal at this time, the fees must be paid up to the end of the term.


HSN Community / Forums / Customer Service / Emma Skye price glitch?
I'd like to bring to your attention a couple of Emma Skye items.
Under item # 546-263 you have the earrings for $9.95.
Under item # 546-262 you have the necklace for $19.95.
That totals $29.90 if bought together.
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Solid particles transported in the water are referred to as suspended sediments. A high level of suspended sediments may lead to serious effects such as coral bleaching (corals turning completely white due to stress) and even loss of marine habitats.
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The salt cathedral is a must-see for Catholics that visit Bogotá, (Zipaquirá is just 15.5 miles from Bogotá and is accessible by car or train), but the architecture and the fine carving of statues and religious symbols appeal to all kinds of visitors.
The current cathedral is not the original one. As time passed, the water that seeped in from outside (rain is frequent in the region) started to damage the cathedral and pose a threat to visitors. In 1990, the government closed the shrine and started to build a new one 197 feet (about 60 meters) below the old cathedral. The project was completed in 1995 and now covers 2.1 acres of underground tunnels and chambers.
The cathedral is composed of three sections: first there is the Stations of the Cross, where small shrines carved in salt guide visitors through the scenes of the passion and death of Christ. The tradition says that depending on the gravity of your sins and your willingness to repent, you can take one of three stairs to the next level. The more sins, the longer the stairway. Cold tunnels illuminated by blue and white lights lead to the second section, the dome. A ramp takes the visitors deep into the mountain where they can see in the distance a 52-foot cross carved into the wall of the central chamber of the cathedral. Mass is held there every Sunday and on special occasions.
At the bottom is the central chamber, which is supported by four columns that represent the four evangelists and a round marble sculpture of the creation of man, inspired by Michelangelo's Sistine chapel fresco painting. The chamber is also decorated with several angel sculptures meant to be a reproduction of the Pietà, as well as a Nativity scene carved in stone. Further down, there is a concert hall and a path that leads to the surface and a small park dominated by a statue honoring the salt miners that worked in the mine over the centuries.
Entrance to the cathedral is $5 USD for adults and $2.50 USD for kids under 12. There are no religious requirements for admittance. Persons with heart conditions, fear of darkness or enclosed spaces are not encouraged to take the tour. But for the rest, the experience of descending into the darkness might bring them closer to God.


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#ifndef INC_HK_LOOK_AT_IK_SOLVER_H
#define INC_HK_LOOK_AT_IK_SOLVER_H

/// This IK solver operates on a single bone (specified as a transform in model space). It rotates it so the forward axis (m_fwdLS) points towards the
/// specified target (targetMS). The movement is clamped around a cone specified by m_limitAxisMS and m_limitAngle. Finally, the rotation applied by the IK
/// can be weighted by a gain value (gain), in the range [0..1]. The solver returns false if the target is over limits. Optionally, the user may specify
/// individual limits for the up, down, left, and right directions of motion
class HK_EXPORT_ANIMATION hkaLookAtIkSolver : public hkReferencedObject
{
	public:

		HK_DECLARE_CLASS_ALLOCATOR( HK_MEMORY_CLASS_ANIM_RUNTIME );

		/// Setup information passed to hkaLookAtIkSolver::solve()
		struct HK_EXPORT_ANIMATION Setup
		{
			HK_DECLARE_NONVIRTUAL_CLASS_ALLOCATOR( HK_MEMORY_CLASS_ANIM_RUNTIME, hkaLookAtIkSolver::Setup );

				/// Forward vector in the local space of the bone; must be a unit vector
			hkVector4 m_fwdLS;

				/// "Eye" position in the local space of the bone.
				/// Defaults to (0,0,0). If the offset is not (0,0,0) (the eye is not located
				/// at the joint's position), the required correction is calculated.
			hkVector4 m_eyePositionLS;

				/// Axis of the limiting cone, specified in model space; must be a unit vector. Must be perpendicular to RangeLimits::m_upAxisMS (if specified).
			hkVector4 m_limitAxisMS;

				/// Angle of the limiting cone; must be in range [ 0, pi ]
			hkReal m_limitAngle;

				/// Constructor
			Setup()
			{
				m_eyePositionLS.setZero();
			}

		};

		// Setup information for optionally specifying individual range limits
		struct HK_EXPORT_ANIMATION RangeLimits
		{
			/// Limiting angles in the up direction; must be in range [ -pi/2, pi/2 ]
			hkReal m_limitAngleUp;   // Example:  pi/4  (45deg up)
			hkReal m_limitAngleDown; // Example: -pi/6  (30deg down)

			/// Limiting angle in the side direction; must be in range [ -pi, pi ]
			hkReal m_limitAngleLeft; // Example:  pi/2  (90deg left)
			hkReal m_limitAngleRight;// Example: -pi/2  (90deg right)

			/// Up unit vector in model space, must be
			/// perpendicular to setup.m_limitAxisMS.
			/// Side vector is calculated as cross( setup.m_limitAxisMS, m_upAxisMS )
			hkVector4 m_upAxisMS;
		};

		/// Solves the specified lookAt constraint. Returns true if the target was inside the limit cone. Check the documentation for hkaLookAtIkSolver for details.
		static hkBool HK_CALL solve ( const Setup& setup, const hkVector4& targetMS, hkReal gain, hkQsTransform& boneModelSpaceInOut, const RangeLimits* limits = HK_NULL );

		/// Converts from spherical to Cartesian coordinates.
		/// Like a globe: X axis near London, Y axis near China, Z axis through the North Pole.
		/// XYZ <- rho theta phi (radius, longitude, latitude )
		static void HK_CALL cartesianFromSpherical( hkVector4& sphericalInCartesianOut );

		/// Converts from Cartesian to spherical coordinates.
		/// Like a globe: X axis near London, Y axis near China, Z axis through the North Pole.
		/// XYZ -> rho theta phi (radius, longitude, latitude )
		static void HK_CALL sphericalFromCartesian( hkVector4& cartesianInSphericalOut );

		/// Wrapper for atan2 function
		static hkReal HK_CALL lookAtAtan2( hkReal y, hkReal x );
};

#endif // INC_HK_LOOK_AT_IK_SOLVER_H

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Weight loss is not an easy task- it is a journey that requires lots of dedication, patience and discipline. It's not just about looking at the numbers on a weighing scale and the daily intake of calories, which is the biggest mistake that most people who are struggling to lose weight make.
In order to trim off the excess weight naturally and easily, nutritionists recommend that you should stop burning calories, but burn habits. Studies have shown that people who have trouble losing weight have so many unhealthy habits that they just can't shake off easily. They assume that consuming 1000 calories a day will help them lose weight in a short period of time. So they end up putting all their focus on the calories they consume per day instead of looking at the bigger picture , which is – changing the lifestyle they live.
Check out below the habits you might need to stop.
Dieting: Diets do not work, and most people who diet either become unsuccessful with it leading to unnecessary stress, frustration, loss of morale or they are lucky and become successful but at a cost – their bodies are damaged in the process.
So the best way to lose weight without dieting is to continue eating all your favorite foods, but it's important that you find different ways you can manage your weight while still eating the foods you like. It's not impossible, many people do it daily!
Overeating: In this case, most people who are overeating are doing so with junk food. When you consume more calories than your body needs, you're indirectly activating the enzymes that store fat.
But when you indulge in high-quality, nutritious foods, you're less likely to overeat because your body feels nourished and you take long to get hungry again. Junk food such as chips and sweets will never satisfy your body, so you'll end up eating more and more of them.
Skipping Meals: Most people think that skipping meals will help you lose weight, but this is false. The truth is that skipping meals will just earn you more pounds, because it lowers your metabolic rate, hence gaining more fat.
But eating high-quality nutritious food that keep your blood sugar and hormones happy, your metabolism will become very strong and stable. This can lead to burning extra fat and even building your muscles!
High PUFA Intake: PUFA stands for Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, which are unsaturated vegetable oils such as peanut, safflower, soybean, sunflower, and canola. It's so ironic that PUFA is advertised as healthy, yet these oils are dangerous to your body if consumed more often. They damage your metabolism and slow down your thyroid by blocking mitochondrial respiration.
These oils cause cellular inflammation, therefore causing your thyroid to be slow. Inflammation excites fat cells, and you don't want a happy fat cell in your body, getting rid of it is so hard!
Low Carb Intake: Some people think that cutting down on their carbs intake is good for weight loss. But this is wrong, it will only disrupt your metabolism., making it to become slow and so sluggish, therefore causing you to gain even more weight which will be almost impossible to lose without carbs.
You have to understand that carbs are your brain and cells main fuel source, so by cutting them out, you are slowing down your metabolism and you're also hindering your overall performance. However, it's not the carbs that are the problem, but the type of carbs that you eat. Try eating carbs that do not spike insulin, like fruits and vegetables.
Laziness: This is another habit that you should avoid if you are on a weight loss journey. If you are not doing any single exercise, you are giving chance to your fat cells to flourish and even multiply. Without any form of exercise, there are very little fat-realising lipolytic enzymes in your body to compete with your fat cells.
The only factors that influences lipolytic enzymes to release fat is physical activity. Your body should always be moving so that you can become more flexible and strong. This will also help you in the long run when you begin to age.
Over Exercising: Too much of anything is bad, so is over exercising. Some forms of exercise can easily trigger excess amounts of cortisol, which breaks down lean muscle tissue and also blocks your growth hormone, which is one of your fat-burning hormones.
Exercise is good for you body, but you have to it moderately. Don't push yourself too much, so that your body gets the much needed rest it requires and also to prevent you from getting injuries.
Perfectionism: Perfectionism, just like smoking or a daily glass of wine can be dangerous t your body. It`s not the same as striving to be the best or to be healthy. Unfortunately, most people use this habit as an excuse to not do the right things for their body.
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Direct Contact Membrane Distillation (DCMD) is emerging as a viable solution for water desalination and purification application due to its low energy demands. In this work a validated high fidelity numerical model is developed for the DCMD system in conjugated heat and Navier-Stokes flow subject to appropriate flow conditions. The system consists of two adjacent channels representing the hot contaminated feed water and the cold fresh permeate water separated by a permeable super hydrophobic PVDF membrane. The temperature gradient across the membrane creates sufficient pressure to evaporate and drives the vapor through the pours of the membrane and condenses at the colder permeate channel. This phenomena involves a combined localized evaporation, conduction and condensation, leading to the flux of fresh water at the permeate side. The performance of the system is measured by the quantity and quality of the permeated mass flux which depends on the configuration, membrane properties and flow conditions. While permeated mass flux is considered the ultimate system metric, evaluation of heat flux, temperature polarization coefficient (TPC), and thermal efficiency has brought additional physical insight. In this work numerous DCMD parameters are considered in an attempt,to quantify their influence and arriving at the optimal conditions. In view of these studies, it was evident that counter flow DCMD system built around the flat sheet PVDF membrane (130 tm thickness and 85%.porosity) running at higher velocity (Re = 100), warmer feed (75 degrees C) and room temperature permeate, and low membrane conduction (0.0662 W/m K) can achieve the desired performance of nearly 50 g/m(2) s mass flux, 50% average thermal efficiency and the neither mass limited nor heat limited TPC values of 0.68. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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So i heard they are building out there, but when i drove around, i couldn't find any new sections that are building right after exiting Williams Way. Where are the new subdivisions? All i see are the old ones that have been around for years.
Does anyone know which sections are still building new homes? Thanks.
how were you able to get through the gate arms with your cars unless you paid for a ticket? or did you just walk through the garage and go up the stairs or something?
i noticed some of the night shots were taken from above...do they let people in the buildings or something at night? some of the shots were taken at least 10-15 stories high.
Old used cellphones around town?
Yes, just phone calls..nothing fancy...didnt realize Amazon had phones that cheap...will these work with Tmobile sim card?
My elderly father keeps losing his cellphone. i have bought him like 4 over the past 2yrs due to this. I usually buy them on craigslist for like 10-20 bucks each, but unsuccessful this time around. Is there a place around town that sells old cell phones, preferably, tmobile ones? normally i just remove his sim card and put in the phone i buy, so any old one that works is fine. it would be even better if the phone came with a charger. I am reluctant to buying him a new phone(usually over $120) since he will likely lose or break this one too.
She really looks good! I remember they used to have some gal named Andrea Gomez a while back, but this one looks much better.
kubiak needs to go...poor decision making plays....he is not the answer.! schaub isn't the answer either but with a smart coach, he could lead us to the super bowl...btw, does anyone know if schaub's contract was going to end this year? if so, why didn't the texans wait till the end of this year to decide whether to extend him to that 60mil contract that he received back this past september.
does anyone have a recommendation of a good ear, nose, and throat specialist in houston? preferably one that is around the medical center, but anywhere will do..thanks.
The best QB is Rogers right now, but the best team is the 49ers...i expect them to win the Super Bowl over the Ravens...the Texans just weren't good enough on defense or offense against the Pats...i believe the Raven's defense is good enough to stop the Pats and win a close game. Whether the Pats or Ravens make it the SB, either team will lose to the 49ers. Kubiak needs to be fired...some bad call he made along with not getting his defense prepared for the Pat's hurry up offense and also during the Texan's comeback, he seemed to let Schaub take his time in getting the offense rolling at the line which ate up some good clock. Schaub isn't the answer either, but we have to roll with him since there is nothing else better out there. I wish Kubiak would get canned, but McNair loves him too much. Bill Cowher is itching to get back into coaching now. Schaub signed a 60mil extension earlier in the season, so he is a Texan for a long time.
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What is he up to now? Btw, Kristine Galvan wasn't wearing a wedding ring at her anchor desk this evening...i recall Fox 26 had a brief segment 2 yrs ago where she did a report on the Houston housing and how she was able to get a great deal on a townhome with her new husband. That sure was a short marriage.


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Im Handel werden Waren als Sonderposten bezeichnet, die aufgrund bestimmter Eigenschaften zu Sonderkonditionen verkauft werden.

Gründe dafür können sein:
 Warenretouren: Stornierte Bestellungen, die nach bestimmten Vorgaben produziert und zurückgegeben wurden
 Geschäftsauflösungen und Insolvenzen: Waren, die sich noch im Lager des Unternehmens befinden
 Produktions- oder Lagerüberhänge: Mit zu hoher Stückzahl produzierte Waren
 Fehlproduktionen: Waren, die nicht nach den Vorgaben des Auftraggebers produziert wurden
 Posten mit Verpackungsschäden
 B-Ware: Artikel zweiter Wahl

Sonderposten sind in der Regel vom Umtausch ausgeschlossen. In der Regel werden sie an Sonderpostenhändler abgegeben, die sie zumeist online weiterverkaufen oder ins Ausland vertreiben.

Siehe auch
 Restposten (Handel)

Einzelnachweise

Handel

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Usually used in reference to lettuces, epidermal peeling is a quality defect caused by freezing temperatures. The outer layer of the leaf peels away, much like chapped lips. It is a purely cosmetic defect and does not affect flavor or quality.


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I'M pleased to announce the publication of another work of non-fiction – Pluck: Exploits of the single-minded. Here's an extract from the foreword:-
The articles in this collection, written between 2009 and 2015, have one thing in common: courage. I am not referring to the guts it takes to climb Mount Everest (although there is one amazing climbing feat in one of these stories), I mean something that runs deep in the soul and can be drawn on to face moments in life as significant as conquering a mountain.
'Pluck' is a bit of an old-fashioned word, one you might notice in a 19th century novel or a genteel play, used to describe a person who does something unusually brave, or lives their life in a manner that sets them apart.
For me, the word is slightly pejorative, in that calling someone 'plucky' pigeonholes them as a certain type, the same way that descriptors like 'tomboy' and 'pansy' signal something only fractionally better than other words we might not use in 'polite' company.
Chronologically, the earliest of these articles was Grit & Gentility, an analysis of the amazing voyage undertaken by one of Australia's pioneer settler families, the Pitts. My inspiration was Germaine Greer's study of Ann Hathaway in Shakespeare's Wife, where a whole life needed to be drawn in the absence of primary sources. To bring Mary Pitt into focus, I took the small amount of evidence about her, and used a contemporary tool – Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice – as a shortcut to Georgian sensibilities around marriage.
While editing and writing for Blue Mountains Life magazine, I instigated a two-year cycle of writing about women who'd had an impact on the region's cultural heritage, or been impacted by it. This research allowed me to explore a region I had more than thirty years' association with, and led to pieces on the famous, such as Nellie Melba; unsung media pioneers like Beryl Guertner; and explorers like Katie Webb who had been relatively sidelined.
Many of the people in these articles are those whose work I admire, and whose lives I analysed for times where they needed to engage a little pluck, and got a very bad name in the process. Judy Davis' 'difficult' tag, particularly while shooting her first international role in A Passage to India, has rarely been analysed in the context of a young performer facing-off an older director, and was another early piece of writing that led to others in a similar vein, particularly about female performers, of which there are many in Pluck.
There has long been a scarcity of writing about Australia's great 'pink expats' – the likes of costume designer Orry-Kelly and writer Sumner Locke Elliott – simply because they left our shores and barely registered as Australians. I have sought to reconnect them with their homeland and look at how far their courage took them. I also wrote on another Australian icon, Matthew Flinders, to shift the perspective from his sexuality to the homophobia he may have been subjected to, and how that discrimination still preys on Australian men two centuries later, when considering the coming out of Ian Thorpe.
Writers also feature heavily in this collection, and my ongoing fascination with literary reputations damaged by snobby naysayers, such as that of Shakespeare; but also how oeuvres are formed, in the case of Agatha Christie and the clues I found to her infamous disappearance.
Scattered throughout are various people who are not famous, but are notable for the courage they drew on when faced with emotional challenges.
Looking at this collection, I am reminded that in 2009, after years of waiting for someone else's permission, or for validation that was never going to come, I determined to make writing my primary focus as an artist, a leap of faith that felt more than a little plucky.
Pluck begins and ends with E. M. Forster. My inspiration is always his courageous writing legacy, and what he left to generations of gay writers in his wake.
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Hour photo / Erik Trautmann Rowayton Gardeners Club members including Mary Verel create one-of-a-kind wreaths, boxwoods trees and festive table arrangements for their annual christmas fair this Saturday.
NORWALK -- The scent of pine and evergreen fills the air at the Rowayton Community Center, where dozens of women are fast at work creating one-of-a-kind wreaths.
The designs -- some adorned with seashells and starfish, others with pinecones and winterberries -- will be sold at this Saturday's annual Rowayton Gardeners' Christmas Market.
"There are very few places where you can buy wreaths this special," said Gardeners' Club president Erin Combs. "It takes us two days just to make the bows alone. All of the ladies are very focused."
The event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Community Center, located at 33 Highland Ave., is typically a flurry of excitement, where Combs said wreaths, festive table arrangements and boxwood trees sell out in a short amount of time.
"People literally line up an hour before the event begins," Combs said. "Everything sells out very quickly."
On Thursday morning, gardeners of all ages gathered together at the center, where holiday music played in the background as wreaths of all sizes were assembled.
"This year we are making 108 of the 22-inch wreaths, six of the 36-inch wreaths, 75 table decorations and 36 boxwood trees," said event organizer Frani Taylor. "Since we sell out every year, we decided to up the amount by two dozen this time. Last year we only had six wreaths left by 11:30 a.m., but we can only physically make so many!"
With an air of quiet determination, club member June Klopfer surveys an array of decorations and chooses a nautical theme for her wreath.
Slowly, she adds a sea urchin here and a starfish there, creating a nautical masterpiece that is sure to delight.
"Since we live by the water, everybody loves this type of look," Klopfer said.
The Christmas Market is the group's largest fundraiser of the year, with all of the proceeds earmarked for beautification projects in Rowayton, which include the School Pond, Community Center, Bayley Beach and all of the area's public gardens.
This past year, Combs said the group assisted with making Pinkney Park pesticide free, the creation of the Wetlands Restoration project at McKinley Street and Roton Avenue and the transformation of The Potting Shed, which is located behind the Rowayton Library.
"This is a major fundraiser for us," Combs said. "It brought in $12,000 last year, which is great."
Aside from the wreath sales, a silent auction will also be held with more than 30 items up for grabs.
Wreaths are priced at approximately $55-$85, boxwood trees at $70 and table arrangements from $20-$65.


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Q: Sort and remove duplicate photos I have been trying to collate all my photos & remove the duplicated ones. I have purchased a few apps but none do the job properly, they are still there the next day, I have 3 hard drives so plenty of space. The pictures seem to get duplicated every time I try something. I have tried iPhoto but still get the same problem.

A: There are many options – and at least three different approaches to this:

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*Use a third party application to find (and remove) duplicate files. Probably the most convenient option – there is a variety of different apps like Duplicate Detective available – but you'll have to buy a license. There used to be a free demo version of Gemini, if you just want to find duplicates and delete them yourself. Haven't tried it for years though.

*Use the search function of your finder. This is a bit clumsy, but good method to find duplicates occasionally. You can search for "*" (asterix/wildcard) and then narrow your results down by using the filters and the sort options – e.g. "only images, modified after 1st of January 2014" or the like.

*Use Terminal Commands or Apple Script. You should probably only go this direction if you know what you're doing.
There is a blog post "How to Find and Delete Duplicate Files in Mac OS X" that goes deeper into these three approaches.