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Applications that use query notification features need to take into account the following special considerations.
Service Account for SQL Server |
An application will not receive notifications from an instance of SQL Server that uses the Local System account as the service account. For more information, see "Setting Up Windows Service Accounts" in SQL Server Books Online. |
Receiving Notifications |
Notifications cannot be received on computers running Windows 95 or Windows 98. |
Query Notifications and Transactions |
If multiple modifications are made inside of a transaction affecting a set of data with a registered notification request, only a single notification event will be sent. |
Rapid Updates and Query Notifications |
An application that uses query notifications must take into consideration cases where a notification occurs immediately. When data is changed on the server, a notification message will be sent to the appropriate Service Broker queue. Applications need to reregister to receive additional notifications. Therefore, if a data set is updated quickly by multiple applications, an application could receive a notification, retrieve the data, and then get another update notification almost immediately after the cache has been refreshed. Applications that use query notifications must be written to take this case into account. If an application uses data that is constantly updated, a different strategy for caching data may be more appropriate. |
SET Option Settings |
When a SELECT statement is executed under a notification request, the connection that submits the request must have the following options set:
Writing Notification Queries
You can set up notifications for SELECT and EXECUTE statements. When using an EXECUTE statement, SQL Server registers a notification for the command executed rather than the EXECUTE statement itself. The command must meet the requirements and limitations for a SELECT statement. When a command that registers a notification contains more than one statement, the Database Engine creates a notification for each statement in the batch.
Query notifications are supported for SELECT statements that meet the following requirements:
The projected columns in the SELECT statement must be explicitly stated, and table names must be qualified with two-part names. Notice that this means that all tables referenced in the statement must be in the same database.
The statement may not use the asterisk (*) or table_name.* syntax to specify columns.
The statement may not use unnamed columns or duplicate column names.
The statement must reference a base table.
The projected columns in the SELECT statement may not contain aggregate expressions unless the statement uses a GROUP BY expression. When a GROUP BY expression is provided, the select list may contain the aggregate functions COUNT_BIG() or SUM(). However, SUM() may not be specified for a nullable column. The statement may not specify HAVING, CUBE, or ROLLUP.
A projected column in the SELECT statement that is used as a simple expression must not appear more than once.
The statement must not include PIVOT or UNPIVOT operators.
The statement must not include the INTERSECT or EXCEPT operators.
The statement must not reference a view.
The statement must not contain any of the following: DISTINCT, COMPUTE or COMPUTE BY, or INTO.
The statement must not reference server global variables (@@variable_name).
The statement must not reference derived tables, temporary tables, or table variables.
The statement must not reference tables or views from other databases or servers.
The statement must not contain subqueries, outer joins, or self-joins.
The statement must not reference the large object types: text, ntext, and image.
The statement must not use the CONTAINS or FREETEXT full-text predicates.
The statement must not use rowset functions, including OPENROWSET and OPENQUERY.
The statement must not use any of the following aggregate functions: AVG, COUNT(*), MAX, MIN, STDEV, STDEVP, VAR, or VARP.
The statement must not use any nondeterministic functions, including ranking and windowing functions.
The statement must not contain user-defined aggregates.
The statement must not reference system tables or views, including catalog views and dynamic management views.
The statement must not include FOR BROWSE information.
The statement must not reference a queue.
The statement must not contain conditional statements that cannot change and cannot return results (for example, WHERE 1=0).
For more information, see "Creating a Query for Notification" in SQL Server Books Online.


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shelf: health

title: Helpfullinks

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It is my goal to help you make sense of your pain. Here is a collection of some of my favourite educational videos based on the current pain science research.
Separating Fact from Fiction
Prof Peter O'Sullivan discusses some of the myths about back pain which are widely held and negatively impact on the perception and treatment of back pain.
Rethink Persistent Pain
Pain scientists starting to think differently about persistent (chronic) pain and its causes, are they're making exciting discoveries - like how you think about your pain can change the way it feels. Here Professor Lorimer Moseley explains how pain works and explains new approaches to help reduce your pain.
OA Optimism - Arthritis Management
OA Optimism is an online program to help you help yourself with your knee or hip Osteoarthritis. OA Optimism is an education and physical activity program that you can use along with the advice of your doctor or health care provider
Are your x-ray and MRI results helpful or harmful?
Concerned about your medical imaging findings? Studies show that abnormal findings, such as on x-rays, MRIs, and ultrasound scans may actually be normal in the majority of people.
23 1/2 hours
What is this single best thing we can do for our health?
get active, improve your health.
Why Things Hurt
Do we actually experience pain, or is it merely illusion?
In this video, Lorimer Moseley explores these questions, and position the pain that we feel as our bodies' way of protecting us from damaging tissues further. He also looks at what this might mean for those who suffer from chronic pain.


shelf: finance

title: 2015 record year for car sales

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2015 record year for car sales
According to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), new car sales dipped by 1.1% in October. However, CAP urges the industry and the public to look at the bigger picture and applaud a record year for new car sales in 2015. No growth in November and December will still result in 2.6 million new car registrations, putting the UK industry in a very healthy state.
Philip Nothard, CAP consumer and retail editor, says the slowdown is to be expected after exceptional growth in 2014. He explained, ‘Q4 2014 saw the highest year-on-year growth of that year, which had a 14.24% increase on 2013, across the year. October 2015 had a lot to live up to, in terms of performance, so it’s no surprise that we’ve seen a slight slip in numbers. Whilst Volkswagen sales fell by 9.8%, other manufacturers reported a greater decline in sales. Vauxhall sales were down by 16.4%, Nissan by 12.9% and Mitsubishi by 11.9%. A little levelling out is to be expected, rather than a sign of a downturn in the market.’
‘The fact is, the UK car industry is on track for a record year. Even if the UK doesn’t register a growth in new car sales in November and December, we’ve already exceeded annual figures for 2008 through to 2014. With no registrations for November and December, 2015 would still be the fourth highest year in a decade, so there’s a lot to celebrate.’
‘However, the year isn’t over yet. The sentiment within the franchise dealers, is that even with the high levels of pre-registration stock in the market on the back of recent months, there are no easing for target expectations and the consumer incentives remain extremely attractive.’


shelf: education

title: About management training brisbane

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Traxion Training – Your Pathway to Success in the Community Services and Health Industry.
Our vision is to empower people to make a difference by building confidence and competence. Traxion Training is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) based in Australia that offers professional development short courses and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) qualifications tailored to the community services and health sector.
We create meaningful educational experiences that resonate deeply with our students. Our principles of Care, Commitment, Collaboration, and Innovation underpin our approach, ensuring that every interaction with our students is enriching and straightforward.
We recognise the need for skilled professionals in the community services and healthcare field and are committed to providing quality training programs developed to meet the professional goals of our students.
Our range of short courses and RPL assessments have been designed to accommodate diverse learning needs. They are committed to narrowing the gap between industry demands and individual potential by recognising existing abilities and formalising their recognition.
Together, we’ll navigate the path towards empowerment, embracing your potential and contributing positively to the industry’s development along the way. Enrol with Traxion Training today and start your journey towards success in the community services and health industry.
What does Traxion Training Do?
Over the years, Traxion Training has offered a vast range of courses and pathway programs to individuals in the community services and health industry. Our primary focus is on the following:
Education. Aged Care. Early Childhood Education. Disability Care. Community Care.
See our list of current courses on scope below.


shelf: home-craft

title: Pencil case

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I bought some B's from Dick Blick and they came in a black nylon zip bag - very lame. I decided to make a really lovely pencil case. Sometimes looks are everything. Here is the original piece of fabric which sacrificed half itself to satisfy my desire for beauty.
The half I lobed off isn't pictured here I fused the painted woman then silk screened the large and small goddesses. Then I made a curly stamp for her hair and the cool black snake stamp. I made the small spiral stamp too.
This is the sketch book I made with tissue pages, sketch paper pages and fold out brown craft paper pages. Makes it fun.
I took the picture of the back indoors and the colors look dim. I used torn strips of masking tape to resist the blue and magenta paint I smeared on with a bit of sponge. I removed the tape, stamped my crow stamp on then stitched a piece of bottle green sea glass near the bottom. I made fabric beads (a bunch) and sewed two onto the case. I used a satin stitch (dense) to bind the edges and sew the case together. I belatedly attached a shell button wrong side out with a gold bead in the floss. I used more hand dyed (by me) embroidery floss with beads attached to make a string closure for the button then covered the place where the floss comes out of the flap with another fabric bead. I LOVE it. Sketch on....


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shelf: history-culture

title: Deadpool wolverine gambit ending explained ryan reynolds 306037 20240827

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The film may have come out over a month ago, but even more details are emerging about Deadpool and Wolverine.
Ryan Reynolds, the star and creative force behind the series, has been posting behind the scenes details about the movie in the last week or so.
These have ranged from gushing about his friends Hugh Jackman and director Shawn Levy to revealing more details about Rob McElhenney's cut cameo.
The Deadpool actor has today revealed the biggest detail of all yet though, and hinted that a beloved character brought in for the film may yet have a life beyond the ending.
Here’s the hidden scene that Ryan Reynolds posted, see if you can figure out what it is – and whether you recognise it, as it was hidden in the actual final release of the film:
The scene hints that Channing Tatum’s Ragin’ Cajun Gambit could be set to make further appearances as the character.
Tatum played the role in Deadpool and Wolverine after being attached to the role for years, with him being slated to play the role as early as 2006.
After numerous directors and writers being attached to the project over the years, Tatum’s dream was almost coming to fruition with crew being brought on board and location scouting undertaken.
Just as the flick looked set to happen, Disney bought Fox, leaving the film in development hell, before it was eventually shuttered.
The scene Reynolds posted seemingly confirms that not only did Gambit survive the end to the film, which is left vague, but that he may be joining the MCU.
This is due to a reflection in his eye showing a sling ring portal, the magical portals created with magic in the MCU.
In the replies below the video, which he posted with the caption: “*whispers* Marvel Sparkle Circle”, Reynolds explained how the scene is actually in the film, even if you and I have no memory of it.
He said: “A version of the sequence is in the film — on one of the monitors in the deep background of the TVA”.
Fans in replies on Twitter pointed out that this took place in the post-credits scene, where Deadpool returns to the TVA to show a hidden scene of Chris Evans’ Johnny Storm.
Tatum has expressed interest in bringing a standalone Gambit film to the MCU, saying in an interview with Variety: “I’ve been saying I want it for the last 10 years. It’s in Bob Iger and Kevin Feige’s hands. I pray to God.”
Following Deadpool and Wolverine’s record breaking box office debut, in which it became the most financially successful R-Rated film of all time, Tatum posted on social media saying: “I thought I had lost Gambit forever. But [Ryan Reynolds] fought for me and Gambit.
“I will owe him probably forever. Cause I’m not sure how I could ever do something that would be equal to what this has meant to me. I love ya buddy.”


shelf: civic-law

title: Judge overturns divorce decree based on wifes forged signature

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Court orders are sometimes obtained by improper means, but when the truth emerges – as it almost always does – those responsible are bound to pay a crushing price. That was certainly so in the case of a businessman who obtained a divorce on the strength of his wife’s forged signature.
The former couple built up considerable wealth during a marriage that lasted more than 30 years and yielded four children. Following their separation, the husband obtained a final decree of divorce on grounds that the marriage had irretrievably broken down due to the wife’s unreasonable behaviour.
The order was granted on the basis of a form which stated that the wife had received notice of the husband’s divorce petition and did not wish to resist it. The form bore the wife’s purported signature. In the years since the divorce, the husband had remarried and had a child with his new wife.
In setting aside the divorce decree at the wife’s behest, a judge noted that a forensic document examiner had testified that there was very strong evidence that the signature on the form was not that of the wife and that it had been simulated by someone else. In the examiner’s opinion, the question of whether the husband had forged the signature could not be conclusively answered.
In the light of that expert testimony and other evidence concerning the background of the marriage, the judge found that the wife had received no notice of the divorce proceedings. It was clear that the husband had a vested interest in the divorce going through and the judge was satisfied that what appeared to be the wife’s signature on the form had been forged by him or by someone else acting on his behalf.


shelf: science-engineering

title: 10 Year Battery Smoke Alarms

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10 Year Battery Smoke Alarms
Common Questions About First Alert 10 Year Smoke Alarms
Where should I be installing 10 year smoke detectors?
You should be placing ten year smoke alarms at least 20 ft. from appliances such as furnaces and ovens as these produce combustion particles. Smoke detectors should also be at least 10 ft. from high humidity areas such as bathrooms (with showers) and laundry rooms. Heating and AC vents are also capable of disrupting smoke alarms, so you’ll generally want to place them at least 3 ft. away from them. As for actual locations, it’s generally recommended that smoke alarms be installed inside each bedroom (or area where people usually sleep), just outside of bedrooms and on every level of a home. This would include basements. You’ll find that a battery powered smoke alarm allows for a little more freedom with your selection as you won’t be limited by a hardwired setup.
Why should I replace my smoke alarms every 10 years?
Every smoke detector in your home has an expiration date. It’s something that all homeowners should be aware of as smoke and fire protection is only available with an active alarm. If you’re unsure of the time remaining on your smoke alarm, there’s an easy way to check its viability. Most smoke detectors will feature a manufacturer date printed on the back of the alarm. If it’s more than 10 years old, it’s time to replace the smoke detector. The same applies to carbon monoxide alarms. It should be noted that most co alarms expire after 7 years.
What is the difference between ten year ionization and photoelectric smoke alarms?
Ionization Smoke Detectors feature an ionization sensor that provides the earliest possible warning to fast flaming fires. Ionization sensors are optimized to detect fast flaming fires that can be caused by paper, kitchen grease and other fast-combusting materials. Photoelectric Smoke Detectors come equipped with a photoelectric sensor that reliably detects smoke produced by smoldering fires. Photoelectric sensors are optimized to detect larger smoke particles created by smoldering fires such as those caused by unextinguished cigarettes.
What about ten year dual sensor smoke alarms?
Dual sensor smoke alarms excel at detecting the presence of both smoldering and fast-flaming fires, ensuring optimal levels in peace of mind. Both sensors work together to provide complete smoke and fire detection.
Does First Alert offer a ten year hearing impaired alarm?
Yes, First Alert Alarms equipped with LED strobe lights are available for online purchase. All First Alert Hearing Impaired Alarms meet UL Standards while fulfilling the requirements of the American with Disabilities Act. Hearing impaired alarms with LED strobe lights have also been recommended by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). First Alert Strobe Lights can be interconnected with other hardwired detectors setup throughout your home. Hardwired Strobe Light Alarms can operate independently or be interconnected with other hardwired alarms for increased protection.
Why should I choose a ten year hardwired smoke alarm?
Hardwired Smoke Detectors are easy to setup as they plug into your home’s preexisting system. All First Alert Hardwired Smoke Alarms come equipped with a battery backup that will continue to operate in the event of a power outage. The added ability to interconnect hardwired smoke detectors to one another adds multiple avenues to explore when creating a personalized smoke, fire and carbon monoxide defense system.
What about ten year battery operated smoke alarms?
Battery Powered Smoke Detectors bypass the installation requirements of hardwired smoke alarms in favor of a swift and altogether simple process. Simply choose an appropriate area in your home that requires a smoke alarm, mount it to the wall or ceiling and check the smoke detector’s function via its test button. A majority of First Alert Battery Operated Smoke Alarms comes equipped with a 10 year battery, ensuring a decade’s worth of uninterrupted operation.


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title: Plpgsql overview

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PL/pgSQL is a loadable procedural language for the PostgreSQL database system. The design goals of PL/pgSQL were to create a loadable procedural language that
can be used to create functions, procedures, and triggers,
adds control structures to the SQL language,
can perform complex computations,
inherits all user-defined types, functions, procedures, and operators,
can be defined to be trusted by the server,
is easy to use.
Functions created with PL/pgSQL can be used anywhere that built-in functions could be used. For example, it is possible to create complex conditional computation functions and later use them to define operators or use them in index expressions.
In PostgreSQL 9.0 and later, PL/pgSQL is installed by default. However it is still a loadable module, so especially security-conscious administrators could choose to remove it.
SQL is the language PostgreSQL and most other relational databases use as query language. It's portable and easy to learn. But every SQL statement must be executed individually by the database server.
That means that your client application must send each query to the database server, wait for it to be processed, receive and process the results, do some computation, then send further queries to the server. All this incurs interprocess communication and will also incur network overhead if your client is on a different machine than the database server.
With PL/pgSQL you can group a block of computation and a series of queries inside the database server, thus having the power of a procedural language and the ease of use of SQL, but with considerable savings of client/server communication overhead.
Extra round trips between client and server are eliminated
Intermediate results that the client does not need do not have to be marshaled or transferred between server and client
Multiple rounds of query parsing can be avoided
This can result in a considerable performance increase as compared to an application that does not use stored functions.
Also, with PL/pgSQL you can use all the data types, operators and functions of SQL.
Functions written in PL/pgSQL can accept as arguments any scalar or array data type supported by the server, and they can return a result of any of these types. They can also accept or return any composite type (row type) specified by name. It is also possible to declare a PL/pgSQL function as accepting record
, which means that any composite type will do as input, or as returning record
, which means that the result is a row type whose columns are determined by specification in the calling query, as discussed in Section 22.214.171.124.
PL/pgSQL functions can be declared to accept a variable number of arguments by using the VARIADIC
marker. This works exactly the same way as for SQL functions, as discussed in Section 36.5.6.
PL/pgSQL functions can also be declared to accept and return the polymorphic types described in Section 36.2.5, thus allowing the actual data types handled by the function to vary from call to call. Examples appear in Section 41.3.1.
PL/pgSQL functions can also be declared to return a “set” (or table) of any data type that can be returned as a single instance. Such a function generates its output by executing RETURN NEXT
for each desired element of the result set, or by using RETURN QUERY
to output the result of evaluating a query.
Finally, a PL/pgSQL function can be declared to return void
if it has no useful return value. (Alternatively, it could be written as a procedure in that case.)
PL/pgSQL functions can also be declared with output parameters in place of an explicit specification of the return type. This does not add any fundamental capability to the language, but it is often convenient, especially for returning multiple values. The RETURNS TABLE
notation can also be used in place of RETURNS SETOF
If you see anything in the documentation that is not correct, does not match your experience with the particular feature or requires further clarification, please use this form to report a documentation issue.


title: 2 sources of distraction that can lead to medical mistakes

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Some medical mistakes are the results of incompetence, but many mistakes result from stressful circumstances. Distraction on the road can lead to people causing preventable crashes, and distraction at work can mean major issues with how someone performs their job.
A distracted health care professional might administer the wrong drugs, miss important information provided by a patient or confuse two different cases with tragic consequences. What are the biggest sources of risk in a medical environment?
The average American has a shorter attention span now than they did just a few years ago, and many people feel an instant need to check in with their phone when they receive a notification from social media or an incoming text message. Medical professionals are not immune to digital distraction.
Picking up a phone to check the message may take a few seconds, but it can cause crucial cognitive distractions that can have a significant impact on the quality of patient care provided.
Nurses and other support professionals working in health care facilities often can’t go more than a few steps without needing to answer questions from patients or their family members. A nurse who has to suddenly refocus their mental efforts not on the distribution of medication but on a specific person’s case might make a mistake when providing information to that patient or when handing out those pills.
When medical staff becomes distracted and makes a mistake while providing care to you, you may have a right to take legal action against the facility. Understanding what causes medical malpractice can help you seek justice and compensation after suffering harm in a health care facility.


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Prego launches world’s first feta cheese in Pure-Pak® cartons
Elopak made history in Egypt in June 2021, with the first feta cheese launched in Pure-Pak® cartons in the world. Our customer Prego created a new brand Delice for the launch of its feta cheese and invested in a packaging line installed in January.
Other varieties of cheese have previously been packaged in gable top cartons from Elopak. Therefore, the experience and expertise of our food technology team supported Prego’s investment and line development, with the product launched in limited supermarket chains at the beginning of June.
Pioneering packaging of cheese in cartons is not new for Prego Egypt. The company developed a way to package cheese in aseptic brik cartons about 20 years ago, and in doing so opened a new category. Today the carton has become the dominant package for white cheese in Egypt and has started to grow in other markets including Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
New cartons bring premium differentiation and enhanced consumer convenience. Trials of the new feta cheese carton showed that the pack preserves the taste, colour, aroma and texture of the product for more than three months. This was enabled by the Elopak food technology department in Norway working closely with our customer to develop the carton and the process to reach the newly launched solution.
The latest launch of the new Delice cheese in 250ml and 500ml cartons responds to two key consumer and market issues. With over 20 years of cheese in brik cartons, the market needed some differentiation for brands and consumers are demanding an easier to open carton with a more convenient access to its contents.


title: World class test awaits grand finalists at faldo design course

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Hue, Vietnam: A variety of innovative new angles of attack and elevation changes at the award-winning Laguna Golf Lăng Cô course will greet competitors at next week’s 13th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final.
According to Adam Calver, Laguna Golf Lăng Cô’s Director of Golf, participants can expect to be severely examined in the third Grand Final to be staged at the layout sculpted by Faldo Design, an Associate Business Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation.
“With some new tees, the golf course now provides some very distinct angles and elevations never before seen at Laguna Lăng Cô. Several of the new tees were always part of Sir Nick Faldo’s vision and a few others have just manifested themselves as we reviewed the playability and aesthetics of each hole,” said Calver, whose team have produced immaculate playing conditions.
He added: “Players in this year’s Faldo Series Asia Grand Final will have to adjust their game from past years as our fairways are tighter and our greens are firmer and faster than the past two events.
“The tighter fairways will demand the players maintain accurate distance control to avoid rolling into bunkers or hazards. This will also allow them to control the ball more on approach shots from the fairway. Ball position on the greens will make all the difference.”
Further adding to the appeal of the course, several of the coastal holes have been opened up to reveal more views of the beach running alongside the East Sea. “The coastal winds will play more of a factor on holes seven, eight, nine and 10,” predicted Calver, who is delighted at the progress that has been made on the course over the past 12 months.
He said: “Our Golf Course Maintenance and Landscape Teams have truly stepped up their game. We are producing conditions that just a year ago seemed a decade away from achieving. We have entered March in a better condition than our peak in 2018. This allows our teams to truly dial in the fine details ahead of the Grand Final. Our main objective in 2019 is to deliver pure and firm playing surfaces that are on a par with the best courses in the world.
“We are excited to welcome Sir Nick back on site next week to discuss and finalise the phase two plans for the course. We are considering a few more tees and adjusting some bunkers.
“There are also the ever-expanding rice fields on holes three and four. Sir Nick was impressed with the additional three hectares of rice paddies we installed last year and we have now restored a few more behind the 13th green that had been abandoned in past years.”
The 2018-19 Faldo Series Asia season is supported by The R&A and endorsed by the Asian Tour and the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation. The International Junior Golf Academy is a partner of the Faldo Series.
The article "World-Class Test Awaits Grand Finalists at Faldo Design Course" was originally published on https://www.agif.asia/2019/03/world-class-test-awaits-grand-finalists-at-faldo-design-course/


title: 900257608429

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If you’re having trouble with your cakes not turning out the way you’d like, you’re not alone. Let’s dive into some sneaky cake baking mistakes you didn’t know you were making, so we can up your cake baking game.
Whether you're a baking beginner or a seasoned pro in the kitchen, these are some common baking mistakes you might be making.
I often hear a lot of people saying they're bad at baking. They may be a whiz in the kitchen with savoury foods, but the second desserts come onto the scene it's a disaster. Baking is often referred to as a science, meaning you can't just throw in ingredients to taste and hope for the
Our food reporter found that leaving out eggs altogether made an inedible, sugary soup, while adding extra flour resulted in a fluffier brownie.
PS: You're measuring your coconut flour wrong.
40+ Best baking's hacks for this holiday season - https://thelittleshine.com/baking-hacks/ #Holidays
What Not To Do When Baking Brownies - How To Avoid Brownie Fails #Low-CalorieSweetSatisfactions
From improperly measuring flour and sugar to mistaking baking powder for baking soda, there are a lot of mistakes that can change your bread.
What happens when you overmix cake batter? A side-by-side comparison of how overmixing affects cake. By Summer Stone for TheCakeBlog.com
If you approach baking from a scientific point of view, you can find simple explanations for common mistakes. Moreover, by understanding the problem, you can easily determine the conditions under which the cookie will always be perfect. And you can also use this knowledge when cooking other foods. At 5-Minute Crafts, we decided to find out what processes and chemical reactions take place in your kitchen when you’re baking an ordinary cookie.
Everyone makes mistakes, even experienced cookie bakers like you. Don't worry, we got baking in the Betty Crocker Test Kitchens to find out how to fix flat cookies, burnt cookies and other travesties in the future.
For the perfect pie crust, just remember 3-2-1.


title: This custom iron giant lego set could become reality

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Despite having beenÂ able to find a properÂ audience when it was first released in movie theaters back in 1999, director Brad Bird’sÂ animated filmÂ The Iron Giant is now considered an animated classic. The story of a humongous alien robot who befriends a young boy in ’50s America recently got a theatrical and Blu-ray re-release, which included a new documentary about Brad Bird’s making of the film, and much more. Clearly, the love for The Iron Giant has only become louder and more intense over time.
Now an Iron Giant fan who goes by the username BrettCUV has proposed the ideaÂ to create a brick-and-minifig representation of the beloved film for the LEGO Ideas Lab, where hardcore Lego fansÂ can submit their ideas for future sets. If they receive enough votes from other fans, LegoÂ can consider them for actual manufacture and sale. In the past, fans have proposed Lego sets for the likes of The Golden Girls, Firefly,Â and many other pop culture favorites. But with The Iron Giant actually being a property aimed at kids, it might have a real chance at happening this time.
According to BrettCUV, the project should includeÂ “[five] main characters: The Iron Giant with changeable eyes and weaponry to depict his evil state from the movie, Hogarth Hughes with the alien bolt he finds at the end of the film, Annie Hughes and a coffee pot, Kent Mansley and a fedora, and Dean McCoppin with a coffee cup. The entire build consists of approximately 2,023 pieces, including the Giant, mini figures, and accessories.”
He continues, “The Giant’s head rotates and tilts, and his arms, legs, wrists, hips, and ankles are all articulated to both accommodate his size and weight, and allow him to replicate classic poses from the movie.” Right now he has a few hundred supporters backing up this idea, but if you want to see this become a reality, be sure to have your voice heard now by clickingÂ right here.
You can see Images from the proposed Iron Giant Lego set in our gallery below.
Would you buy an Iron Giant Lego set? And what other cult favorites do you think deserve a shot at Lego immortality? Let us know down below in the comments.
Images: Warner Brothers / BrettCUV


title: Coalition of csos kick against supreme court ruling wants policy to stand

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A coalition of Civil Society Organisations has thrown its weight behind the Central Bank of Nigeria over the new Naira policy, indicating that politicians are sponsoring protests emanating across the country for the extension of the deadline for old Naira swapping. Addressing journalists in a press conference on Wednesday, Obed Okwukwe, the National Coordinator of
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations has thrown its weight behind the Central Bank of Nigeria over the new Naira policy, indicating that politicians are sponsoring protests emanating across the country for the extension of the deadline for old Naira swapping.
Addressing journalists in a press conference on Wednesday, Obed Okwukwe, the National Coordinator of the Coalition of the Civil Society, stated that some elements are plotting to disrupt orderliness in the country because of the CBN policy, urging president Mohammadu Buhari not to yield to the pressure.
Okukwe noted that politicians are working assiduously to frustrate the policy, given that the redesigning of new notes and withdrawal policy does not conform with their mindsets to rig the coming general elections, and because of that they are mobilising miscreants across the country to sabotage the coming polls.
He further noted that the civil society organisations have independently reviewed the policy and concluded that it is beneficial to Nigerians, and the February 10th deadline set by the apex bank is acceptable.
The coalition, therefore, urged the president and the CBN to ignore the restraining order from the Supreme court order regarding the policy. Okukuwe concluded by charging President Buhari to sign an executive to override the injunction from the supreme court
Okukwe said: “Over the weekend, we were given information that some of our members’ organizations were approached by some persons with requests that they mobilise their members to protest which, as we were informed, was going to deteriorate into violence and destructive actions. all aimed at causing a shutdown of the system and making it look like Nigerians are against the Naira redesign and cash withdrawal limit policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria so that the president can be forced to reverse both policies.
“Promises of handsome rewards were put on the table for them and they were told that the protest should reach all states of the federation. the protests are to start in the southwest to enable the Lagos media to have genuine reasons to make it a trend on all our social media platforms. they were further told that it would be a total and final push to the president.
“From what was informed, the protests were to happen simultaneously nationwide on Thursday, I mean tomorrow the 9th day of February 2023. They have also agreed that they were to concentrate on Area 3 and area 8 of Garki and also concentrate on banks in Ademola Adetokunbo crescent and Aminu Kano in Wuse 2, Abuja FCT, where we have many banks situated.
“We are glad to inform you all that all our members and member organisations are unanimous in our stand and we shall reject this proposal and we hereby reject it completely. We have further put out questions to our members on their views on the policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria, whether the policies are deserving of our supports, and we have it that protests being planned to hold tomorrow guised as protests against scarcity of new Naira are indeed protests organised to cause violence and destruction of public property and destruction of public order.
“We beg the security agencies to please and please, we are on our knees, begging you to foil this protest that will be happening tomorrow. Open your minds to the walls so that this protest will not come to fruition. The target is to reverse the policy and where that fails, force a shift on election dates or lead to an uprising that will cause the administration to come to an abrupt end.
“The opponents of the currency redesign and cash withdrawal policy deadline are pushing strongly at heart for a shift of the February 2023, general elections. We have credible intelligence that those behind the campaign for the shift in the deadline of the new currency redesign and cash withdrawal limit are now pushing that the 2023 general elections be shifted”, he said
The group later embarked on a massive protest in front of the CBN office in Abuja.


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2673 Janelia Publications
Showing 231-240 of 2673 resultsThe human cerebral cortex, pivotal for advanced cognitive functions, is composed of six distinct layers and dozens of functionally specialized areas. The layers and areas are distinguished both molecularly, by diverse neuronal and glial cell subtypes, and structurally, through intricate spatial organization3,4. While single-cell transcriptomics studies have advanced molecular characterization of human cortical development, a critical gap exists due to the loss of spatial context during cell dissociation. Here, we utilized multiplexed error-robust fluorescence in situ hybridization (MERFISH)9, augmented with deep-learning-based cell segmentation, to examine the molecular, cellular, and cytoarchitectural development of human fetal cortex with spatially resolved single-cell resolution. Our extensive spatial atlas, encompassing 16 million single cells, spans eight cortical areas across four time points in the second and third trimesters. We uncovered an early establishment of the six-layer structure, identifiable in the laminar distribution of excitatory neuronal subtypes by mid-gestation, long before the emergence of cytoarchitectural layers. Notably, while anterior-posterior gradients of neuronal subtypes were generally observed in most cortical areas, a striking exception was the sharp molecular border between primary (V1) and secondary visual cortices (V2) at gestational week 20. Here we discovered an abrupt binary shift in neuronal subtype specification at the earliest stages, challenging the notion that continuous morphogen gradients dictate mid-gestation cortical arealization. Moreover, integrating single-nuclei RNA-sequencing and in situ whole transcriptomics revealed an early upregulation of synaptogenesis in V1-specific Layer 4 neurons, suggesting a role of synaptogenesis in this discrete border formation. Collectively, our findings underscore the crucial role of spatial relationships in determining the molecular specification of cortical layers and areas. This work not only provides a valuable resource for the field, but also establishes a spatially resolved single-cell analysis paradigm that paves the way for a comprehensive developmental atlas of the human brain.
Centrioles organize centrosomes, the cell's primary microtubule-organizing centers (MTOCs). Centrioles double in number each cell cycle, and mis-regulation of this process is linked to diseases such as cancer and microcephaly. In C. elegans, centriole assembly is controlled by the Plk4 related-kinase ZYG-1, which recruits the SAS-5-SAS-6 complex. While the kinase activity of ZYG-1 is required for centriole assembly, how it functions has not been established. Here we report that ZYG-1 physically interacts with and phosphorylates SAS-5 on 17 conserved serine and threonine residues in vitro. Mutational scanning reveals that serine 10 and serines 331/338/340 are indispensable for proper centriole assembly. Embryos expressing SAS-5 exhibit centriole assembly failure, while those expressing SAS-5 possess extra centrioles. We show that in the absence of serine 10 phosphorylation, the SAS-5-SAS-6 complex is recruited to centrioles, but is not stably incorporated, possibly due to a failure to coordinately recruit the microtubule-binding protein SAS-4. Our work defines the critical role of phosphorylation during centriole assembly and reveals that ZYG-1 might play a role in preventing the formation of excess centrioles.
Single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) uses activatable or switchable fluorophores to create non-diffraction limited maps of molecular location in biological samples. Despite the utility of this imaging technique, the portfolio of appropriate labels for SMLM remains limited. Here, we describe a general strategy for the construction of “glitter bomb” labels by simply combining rhodamine and coumarin dyes though an amide bond. Condensation of the ortho-carboxyl group on the pendant phenyl ring of rhodamine dyes with a 7-aminocoumarin yields photochromic or spontaneously blinking fluorophores depending on the parent rhodamine structure. We apply this strategy to prepare labels useful super-resolution experiments in fixed cells using different attachment techniques. This general glitter bomb strategy should lead to improved labels for SMLM, ultimately enabling the creation of detailed molecular maps in biological samples.
All multicellular systems produce and dynamically regulate extracellular matrices (ECM) that play important roles in both biochemical and mechanical signaling. Though the spatial arrangement of these extracellular assemblies is critical to their biological functions, visualization of ECM structure is challenging, in part because the biomolecules that compose the ECM are difficult to fluorescently label individually and collectively. Here, we present a cell-impermeable small molecule fluorophore, termed Rhobo6, that turns on and red shifts upon reversible binding to glycans. Given that most ECM components are densely glycosylated, the dye enables wash-free visualization of ECM, in systems ranging from in vitro substrates to in vivo mouse mammary tumors. Relative to existing techniques, Rhobo6 provides a broad substrate profile, superior tissue penetration, nonperturbative labeling, and negligible photobleaching. This work establishes a straightforward method for imaging the distribution of ECM in live tissues and organisms, lowering barriers for investigation of extracellular biology.
The hepatocytes within the liver present an immense capacity to adapt to changes in nutrient availability. Here, by using high resolution volume electron microscopy, we map how hepatic subcellular spatial organization is regulated during nutritional fluctuations and as a function of liver zonation. We identify that fasting leads to remodeling of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) architecture in hepatocytes, characterized by the induction of single rough ER sheet around the mitochondria, which becomes larger and flatter. These alterations are enriched in periportal and mid-lobular hepatocytes but not in pericentral hepatocytes. Gain- and loss-of-function in vivo models demonstrate that the Ribosome receptor binding protein1 (RRBP1) is required to enable fasting-induced ER sheet-mitochondria interactions and to regulate hepatic fatty acid oxidation. Endogenous RRBP1 is enriched around periportal and mid-lobular regions of the liver. In obesity, ER-mitochondria interactions are distinct and fasting fails to induce rough ER sheet-mitochondrion interactions. These findings illustrate the importance of a regulated molecular architecture for hepatocyte metabolic flexibility.
Third-harmonic generation microscopy is a powerful label-free nonlinear imaging technique, providing essential information about structural characteristics of cells and tissues without requiring external labelling agents. In this work, we integrated a recently developed compact adaptive optics module into a third-harmonic generation microscope, to measure and correct for optical aberrations in complex tissues. Taking advantage of the high sensitivity of the third-harmonic generation process to material interfaces and thin membranes, along with the 1,300-nm excitation wavelength used here, our adaptive optical third-harmonic generation microscope enabled high-resolution in vivo imaging within highly scattering biological model systems. Examples include imaging of myelinated axons and vascular structures within the mouse spinal cord and deep cortical layers of the mouse brain, along with imaging of key anatomical features in the roots of the model plant Brachypodium distachyon. In all instances, aberration correction led to significant enhancements in image quality.
Across the cell cycle, mitochondrial dynamics are regulated by a cycling wave of actin polymerization/depolymerization. In metaphase, this wave induces actin comet tails on mitochondria that propel these organelles to drive spatial mixing, resulting in their equitable inheritance by daughter cells. In contrast, during interphase the cycling actin wave promotes localized mitochondrial fission. Here, we identify the F-actin nucleator/elongator FMNL1 as a positive regulator of the wave. FMNL1-depleted cells exhibit decreased mitochondrial polarization, decreased mitochondrial oxygen consumption, and increased production of reactive oxygen species. Accompanying these changes is a loss of hetero-fusion of wave-fragmented mitochondria. Thus, we propose that the interphase actin wave maintains mitochondrial homeostasis by promoting mitochondrial content mixing. Finally, we investigate the mechanistic basis for the observation that the wave drives mitochondrial motility in metaphase but mitochondrial fission in interphase. Our data indicate that when the force of actin polymerization is resisted by mitochondrial tethering to microtubules, as in interphase, fission results.
Stereocilia are unidirectional F-actin-based cylindrical protrusions on the apical surface of inner ear hair cells and function as biological mechanosensors of sound and acceleration. Development of functional stereocilia requires motor activities of unconventional myosins to transport proteins necessary for elongating the F-actin cores and to assemble the mechanoelectrical transduction (MET) channel complex. However, how each myosin localizes in stereocilia using the energy from ATP hydrolysis is only partially understood. In this study, we develop a methodology for live-cell single-molecule fluorescence microscopy of organelles protruding from the apical surface using a dual-view light-sheet microscope, diSPIM. We demonstrate that MYO7A, a component of the MET machinery, traffics as a dimer in stereocilia. Movements of MYO7A are restricted when scaffolded by the plasma membrane and F-actin as mediated by MYO7A’s interacting partners. Here, we discuss the technical details of our methodology and its future applications including analyses of cargo transportation in various organelles.
High-resolution electron microscopy of nervous systems has enabled the reconstruction of synaptic connectomes. However, we do not know the synaptic sign for each connection (i.e., whether a connection is excitatory or inhibitory), which is implied by the released transmitter. We demonstrate that artificial neural networks can predict transmitter types for presynapses from electron micrographs: a network trained to predict six transmitters (acetylcholine, glutamate, GABA, serotonin, dopamine, octopamine) achieves an accuracy of 87% for individual synapses, 94% for neurons, and 91% for known cell types across a D. melanogaster whole brain. We visualize the ultrastructural features used for prediction, discovering subtle but significant differences between transmitter phenotypes. We also analyze transmitter distributions across the brain and find that neurons that develop together largely express only one fast-acting transmitter (acetylcholine, glutamate, or GABA). We hope that our publicly available predictions act as an accelerant for neuroscientific hypothesis generation for the fly.
Although mesenchyme is essential for inducing the epithelium of ectodermal organs, its precise role in organ-specific epithelial fate determination remains poorly understood. To elucidate the roles of tissue interactions in cellular differentiation, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing and imaging analyses on recombined tissues, where mesenchyme and epithelium were switched ex vivo between two types of embryonic mouse salivary glands: the parotid gland (a serous gland) and the submandibular gland (a predominantly mucous gland). We found partial induction of molecules that define gland-specific acinar and myoepithelial cells in recombined salivary epithelium. The parotid epithelium recombined with submandibular mesenchyme began to express mucous acinar genes not intrinsic to the parotid gland. While myoepithelial cells do not normally line parotid acini, newly induced myoepithelial cells densely populated recombined parotid acini. However, mucous acinar and myoepithelial markers continued to be expressed in submandibular epithelial cells recombined with parotid mesenchyme. Consequently, some epithelial cells appeared to be plastic, such that their fate could still be modified in response to mesenchymal signaling, whereas other epithelial cells appeared to be already committed to a specific fate. We also discovered evidence for bidirectional induction: transcriptional changes were observed not only in the epithelium but also in the mesenchyme after heterotypic tissue recombination. For example, parotid epithelium induced the expression of muscle-related genes in submandibular fibroblasts that began to mimic parotid fibroblast gene expression. These studies provide the first comprehensive unbiased molecular characterization of tissue recombination approaches exploring the regulation of cell fate.


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title: Irondb prometheus adapter

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The irondb-prometheus-adapter is deprecated by native IRONdb support. Users are encouraged to switch to native ingestion which has improved performance. This adapter will receive minimal support going forward.
Prometheus Adapter to IRONdb.
Requires IRONdb >= v0.12.0
Requires Go >= 1.10
Also check out our launch blog post!
You can now install the irondb-prometheus-adapter container image from dockerhub with the below command:
docker pull irondb/irondb-prometheus-adapter
docker run -p1234:8080 irondb/irondb-prometheus-adapter:latest -addr :1234 -log debug -snowth http://127.0.0.1:8112
Included is a Makefile which will perform all the build tasks you will need in order to build this service. Below is a quick outline of typical build cases:
make clean # clean and remove prior exe
make build # will build `irondb-prometheus-adapter` exe
make docker # will build a docker scratch container with irondb-prometheus-adapter inside
After building, you can run in two ways, directly or through docker:
docker run -d -p8080:8080 irondb-prometheus-adapter:<commit_id>
# the above will run irondb-prometheus-adapter in a container
docker run -p1234:8080 irondb-prometheus-adapter:860a64f4e9d793beaef25196e36a35da1480d88b -addr :1234 -log debug -snowth http:127.0.0.1:8112
# the above shows an example of specifying custom command with non-default args
# the above will run irondb-prometheus-adapter outside of a container
The above will set the server to listen on port 8080.
The above will set the server to use debug logging. Log levels supported are:
The above will setup two base snowth endpoints that the service will use
to communicate with. You can specify multiple -snowth
params if you know
of more than one in a given topology. The server will interrogate the
listed snowth servers to figure out other nodes in the topology.
There are three endpoints currently:
endpoint will return with a "message", "commitID" and
"buildTime" in the response.
endpoint will take in prometheus encoded metric data, and convert
it to IRONdb encoded flatbuffer data and submit to the snowth nodes.
endpoint will pull IRONdb encoded metric data from the snowth nodes
and convert it to prometheus encoded metric data for response to the caller.


title: Sleep apnea

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People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have disrupted sleep and low blood oxygen levels. When obstructive sleep apnea occurs, the tongue is sucked against the back of the throat. This blocks the upper airway and airflow stops. When the oxygen level in the brain becomes low enough, the sleeper partially awakens, the obstruction in the throat clears, and the flow of air starts again, usually with a loud gasp.
Repeated cycles of decreased oxygenation lead to very serious cardiovascular problems. Additionally, these individuals suffer from excessive daytime sleepiness, depression, and loss of concentration.
Some patients have obstructions that are less severe called Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS). In either case, the individuals suffer many of the same symptoms.
The first step in treatment resides in recognition of the symptoms and seeking appropriate consultation. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons offer consultation and treatment options.
In addition to a detailed history, the doctors will assess the anatomic relationships in the maxillofacial region. With cephalometic (skull x-ray) analysis, the doctors can ascertain the level of obstruction. Sometimes a naso-pharyngeal exam is done with a flexible fiber-optic camera. To confirm the amount of cardiovascular compromise and decreased oxygenation levels, a sleep study may be recommended to monitor an individual overnight.
There are several treatment options available. An initial treatment may consist of using a nasal CPAP machine that delivers pressurized oxygen through a nasal mask to limit obstruction at night. One of the surgical options is an uvulo-palato-pharyngo-plasty (UPPP), which is performed in the back of the soft palate and throat. A similar procedure is sometimes done with the assistance of a laser and is called a laser assisted uvulo-palato-plasty (LAUPP). In other cases, a radio-frequency probe is utilized to tighten the soft palate. These procedures are usually performed under light IV sedation in the office.
In more complex cases, the bones of the upper and lower jaw may be repositioned to increase the size of the airway (orthognathic surgery). This procedure is done in the hospital under general anesthesia and requires a one to two day overnight stay in the hospital.
OSA is a very serious condition that needs careful attention and treatment. Most major medical plans offer coverage for diagnosis and treatment.


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Navigating Choppy Waters: Strategies for SMEs in Turbulent Economic Times
Nov 10, 2023
3 min read
In the wake of unprecedented macroeconomic shifts and heightened geopolitical tensions, the landscape for raising capital has evolved into uncharted territory for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The convergence of soaring inflation rates and escalating interest rates, coupled with concurrent wars in Ukraine and Israel, has injected a new level of uncertainty into the global financial ecosystem.
Impact on Lenders to SMEs
The surge in inflation and interest rates over the past 15 years has created a challenging environment for lenders to SMEs. Traditional lenders, such as banks and financial institutions, find themselves facing increased pressure to reassess risk and adjust lending terms. Higher interest rates may lead to a spike in the cost of capital for SMEs, potentially restricting their access to affordable financing. As inflation erodes the purchasing power of currencies, lenders may also grapple with assessing the creditworthiness of SMEs in an environment of economic volatility.
Impact on Venture Capital Funds
Simultaneously, venture capital funds, the lifeblood of many startups and innovative enterprises, are confronting a paradigm shift in their investment strategies. The geopolitical risks posed by ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Israel contribute to an atmosphere of caution, prompting VC funds to scrutinize potential investments with a keener eye. The uncertain geopolitical climate has the potential to dampen investor confidence and may lead to a temporary retreat from riskier ventures. However, astute venture capitalists recognize that periods of uncertainty can also present unique opportunities for strategic investments.
Adapting to Remain Attractive to Lenders and Equity Investors
In times of economic turbulence, companies must proactively adapt their strategies to remain attractive to both lenders and equity investors. Here are key considerations for businesses navigating these challenging waters:
Risk Mitigation Strategies: Implement robust risk mitigation strategies to reassure lenders and investors. This may involve stress-testing financial models, securing diverse revenue streams, and fortifying supply chain resilience.
Transparent Communication: Open and transparent communication is paramount. Businesses should provide clear and candid updates to stakeholders, addressing concerns and showcasing a proactive approach to risk management.
Diversification of Funding Sources: Explore alternative funding sources beyond traditional loans and venture capital. Crowdfunding, strategic partnerships, and government grants can provide additional avenues for capital infusion.
Focus on Operational Efficiency: Streamline operations and enhance efficiency to demonstrate a commitment to financial sustainability. Investors and lenders appreciate companies that can weather economic storms through agile and efficient operations.
Technology Adoption: Embrace technology to drive innovation and efficiency gains. Companies that demonstrate a commitment to staying at the forefront of technological advancements are likely to attract both lender and investor interest.
In the face of global economic turbulence and geopolitical uncertainties, SMEs must adopt a strategic and proactive approach to secure the capital needed for growth and resilience. By implementing robust risk management strategies, fostering transparent communication, diversifying funding sources, focusing on operational efficiency, and embracing technology, businesses can position themselves as attractive propositions for lenders and equity investors alike. In these challenging times, adaptability and foresight will be the cornerstones of success for enterprises navigating the complex terrain of raising capital.
Sabbir Rahman is Managing Director of Langdon Capital. He has held prior roles with Morgan Stanley, Lazard and Barclays Investment Bank. He has executed over £60 billion in notional value of transactions across financing, M&A and derivatives with global corporates, private equity funds and financial sponsor groups.
About Langdon Capital
With a network of 700+ alternative investors, Langdon Capital raises debt and equity capital between £1m and £25m for high-growth and innovative scale-ups with >£1m annual revenue and >30% annual revenue growth in technology enabled and clean-tech sectors at Series A or beyond to help fulfil growth ambitions and paths to profitability.


title: Youth summer camp china 2025

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Join our youth Summer Camp in China and immerse yourself in Chinese language and culture, whilst making new friends from all over the world. Under the supervision of our staff, students will improve their Mandarin, take part in cultural activities, and explore Beijing or Shanghai in a safe environment.
Whether you choose to join our Summer Camp in Beijing or Shanghai, you will start the day with a Chinese class, before going for lunch at a local Chinese restaurant and exploring your city. Follow the links below to find out more about specific schedules in our Summer Camp locations. Or, if you’re unsure which city to choose, perhaps our comparison between Beijing and Shanghai will help!
Our Summer Camp students will join small group Chinese classes from 09:00 - 12:00 Monday to Friday throughout the duration of the camp. Taught by our experienced teachers, these classes are tailored to your level and follow our award-winning methodology. Classes will focus on improving speaking skills in day-to-day situations, giving you the chance to learn useful phrases for your trips around the city.
"It was such a nice experience in Shanghai, all the people there are very friendly and the food is absolutely amazing!! The accommodation was very comfortable as well and the classes are fun. It’s incredible I made such good friends within two weeks. Everything about the trip was amazing apart from the last day- the day you say bye to all your friends.”
After Chinese class, students will take part in a range of cultural activities through which they’ll learn more about the local culture. Students will join a total of 18 different activities, including:
Trips to historical and tourist sights of Beijing or Shanghai (The Great Wall, Summer Palace, French Concession, The Bund, and many others)
Lectures about living, studying and working in China
Cultural activities organized by the school (Chinese opera, calligraphy etc.) to develop a broader understanding of Chinese history and culture.
Full Camp students will stay in a centrally located, modern hotels close to Hutong School. Accommodation is comfortable and equipped with WiFi, air conditioning, a restaurant and a common area.
Full Camp program includes breakfast, lunch and dinner for the duration of the program. Participants will have the chance to try many different types of Chinese cuisine.
All transportation in China is included. Our staff will pick up students up from and take them to the airport, and take them on trips, to tourist sights and to the school.
"Before I began my stay with Hutong School, my parents were both pretty apprehensive. They were worried that I would have a difficult time adjusting and adapting to this culturally immersive experience. However, after a bit of discussion, they both agreed to let me go, and let me just say this has been hands down one of the best programs I’ve ever been to. My group was relatively small, but my roommate and I had an amazing time exploring Beijing with our guide. Whether it was through the eccentric restaurants she brought us to or the amazing historical sites we visited, Hope truly made this trip one for the scrapbooks. Thank you Hutong! I’ll definitely be back soon!"
Leaving home and going to China can be a daunting and difficult task, but we do all we can to make our students feel at home. The comfort and well-being of all of our students is very important to us, so we will be there to support and supervise them during their entire stay.
Our team is always on hand to help. A supervisor will accompany students day and night throughout the camp, and the whole team is on standby to answer questions and assist with any specific requests.
For The ParentsWe understand that sending your child abroad without you isn’t easy. That's why our Summer Camp is designed not only to give your child the adventure of a lifetime in a supportive environment, but also to put your mind at ease. So, what makes our Summer Camp special?
To be eligible for our Summer Camp, you must be aged between 10-17. Interested, but don't qualify for the camp? Contact us to find out what we can offer you!
Our Summer Camps run for 2 weeks, starting on the dates below. Please note, you will need to arrive in the city at least 1 day prior to the start of the camp. All students will move into Summer Camp accommodation on the first day of the program, as below.
Are you the organizer of a group tour?
Contact us to organize a customized program at a time that suits your group!


title: Kitchen

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Turquoise produces a very cool & calming effect. Just like the gemstone, the color is believed to bring peace and good fortune.
Great choice for personal workspace, bedroom or meditation area. Lighter hues are delicate while brighter ones suggest royalty.
This palette communicates tenderness and playful spirit. Good for the bedrooms and can be balanced by muted tones of blue & green.
Yellow lifts up the spirits and reflects creativity. Shades of yellow, work well in kitchen, study and children playrooms.
Colour of energy, warmth and self expression, shades of orange are ideal for dining, workout area, playrooms and kids' rooms.
These classic blues and shades of indigo, emanate richness and depth. Deep, darker tones are perfect accents in bed and living.
This palette is as expansive and bold as the sky. Use it in the kitchen or kids study, in a smart and comforting way.
Non-impulsive and cautious colour, teal offers a great range by a variation of blue and green. No doubt, it brings home best of both worlds.
Fresh as spring, these shades are perfect accent walls in your bedroom or daughter's. Works well with whites and dark hues of pink.
These muted and earthy greens offer an undeniable appeal to your bedrooms. Try these with a faux finish in seating area.
Beige offers some warmth of brown and crisp and coolness of white, making it a neutral choice for every room.
Colour of the earth, brown is comforting. The shades bring in the natural touch and sense of connection and wholesomeness.
Grey being a formal and balancing color, shades of grey can be emotionless and yet sophisticated.


title: World war android game

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World War is a best android app to enjoy multi-player ONLINE War Game! Download and join over 2.8 million players!
Theme of this android app : It’s the year 2020. A nuclear war has broken out. Most countries in the world have fought and many have been vanquished. 5 countries have emerged as the major superpowers in the devastating war. Which one will you be? Start as a general defending your base from the enemy and fight to become the dominant military presence in the world as you march your way to victory in World War.
Features of this best android app:
– Massively Multiplayer ONLINE War Game for Android Mobile phone
– Join over 1.3 million players!
– FREE updates with new missions, units, buildings, and more !
– Battle other players LIVE on android devices
– Choose from 5 countries — USA, UK, Germany, China, and Russia — each with different bonuses
– Show off your army with the best infantry, ground, water, and air units
– Support your expanding army by building up your military base
– Ally with other players to make you stronger
– Enjoy gorgeous graphics
– Perform numerous dangerous missions
– Get real time updates
– Comment on other players
– Broadcast messages to your alliance
– Simple and easy-to-use tap interface
– …and much, much more! PLEASE NOTE:
– This is an online game only. This means you can enjoy this only on your android device.
World War is a free android app is last updated on April 17, 2013 and the latest version is 1.4.3. This is currently trending under Arcade & Action android apps and already has 10,000,000 – 50,000,000 installations. The android app size is 1.2 M and is a free android app.
This android app is rated 4.5 by 80,598 reviews, Download the latest version this best android app for free.


title: Lawyer from chandigarh writes to cji for hearing in pending stray dog cases

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Chandigarh: Expressing concern over the increasing nuisance of stray dogs and dog bites, city-based high court advocate has written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) requesting him to start hearing the case pending with Supreme Court (SC) since 2015. The final order could help governments come to a conclusion about an effective way to handle the situation, said the advocate pointing out that as the case is pending with the SC, all the high courts were requested not to pass any order relating to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and Performing Animal Rules, 2001.
The pending case is between Animal Welfare Board of India and the People for Elimination of Stray Troubles and others. In the letter addressed to CJI, it was mentioned that many cases are pending in Punjab and Haryana high court where no final order is being pronounced, making it impossible for Tricity to formulate laws to deal with dog bites.
According to advocate HC Arora, the whole of India, including Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, face a serious threat due to over explosion of the population of stray dogs. It was mentioned in the letter that on a rough estimate nearly 20,000 people are bitten by stray dogs every day in the country. In some cases, the bites were so serious that people have died because of them.
Stating that many public interest litigations (PILs) filed by victims of dog bites are also pending with most high courts, Arora said these petitions should be allowed to proceed so that appropriate directions can be issued to the state governments for curbing the menace of stray dogs. According to him, the hearing of such petitions came to a standstill because of an interim order dated November 18, 2015 passed by the Supreme Court of India in the case related to Animal Welfare Board of India Vs. People for Elimination of Stay Troubles and others. The order requested all high courts not to pass any order relating to 1960 Act and 2001 Rules, pertaining to the stray dogs.
Arora had also referred to the case pending in the Punjab and Haryana high court in which the petitioner, the father of a child, who died on account of stray dog bite, was claiming compensation.
During the pendency of this writ petition, the high court had issued several directions to the states of Punjab and Haryana, and to the Union Territory Chandigarh for framing policy for giving compensation to the victims of stray dog bites, and also for cubing the menace of stray dogs itself by various means. But the November 2015 order of the SC had made those directions void, added the advocate.
It was mentioned that the last hearing of the case pending with the SC took place on June 8, 2018 but no order was passed. The advocate thus requested the CJI to start day-to-day hearing of the case at the earliest and sort the issue once and for all.
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title: Impact of process parameter changes on critical quality attributes in fluid bed granulation

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This requires process analytical technology (PAT) to monitor critical process parameters (CPP) in real-time and report critical quality attributes (CQA) of the product. These factors are then utilized by formulation or process scientists to make informed, traceable, data-driven decisions or can be used to automate control for robustness and reliable process performance.
This study investigates the effect that changing CPP has on CQA (particle size and moisture content) during a fluid bed granulation (FBG) process. Throughout each step, batch changes were made to CPP to examine their effect on the particle size and moisture content. As process parameters were changed, a response can be seen in the particle size and moisture content profile for each batch. Comparisons were also made between in-line and off-line particle size distribution measurement methods for end-product material.
Granulation in pharmaceutical solid dosage manufacturing is used to prevent segregation of the components, improve the flow, and compaction properties of powders. Over-drying can cause attrition where granules fracture to create fines. Under-drying can lead to a sticky product that clings to surfaces such as tablet punches. Excess moisture also has impacts on product stability and shelf life. For these reasons, the moisture content is a CQA. Particle size distribution (PSD) impacts flowability, compressibility and dissolution of drug products and is also a CQA.
Traditionally to determine particle size or moisture content, samples are withdrawn from the process and analyzed off-line in a lab for particle size and moisture content. Moisture content is typically measured via a loss on drying (LOD) method. For particle size measurement of wet processes, the normally only-end product is measured to determine when to stop granulating. This is often done with sieve analysis or other at-line methods. This off/at-line analysis is slow, costly and all too late to modify a batch.
For an FBG process, a number of factors impact not only the end-point particle size but also the preceding particle size growth profile over time. To optimize the process, it is desired that the particle size growth profile over time is monitored and controlled. This will reduce batch-to-batch variation and enable the producer to reach the quality target product profile (QTPP). Real-time, in-line measurement of particle size and moisture during process development affords the ability to adjust CPPs of an FBG process and establish a more robust and reliable process.
This study utilizes Eyecon2, which is a direct-imaging, real-time particle size analyzer, with a proven ability to monitor and track particle growth within an FBG process.
The study also utilizes Multieye2, a non-product contact, near-infrared spectrometer to monitor moisture content in real-time.
These technologies have proven to be an integral component in process development studies and have enabled pharmaceutical manufacturers to gain far greater detail to understand their manufacturing processes. In a dynamic pharmaceutical manufacturing process, this level of process knowledge and understanding is not achievable through sampling and off-line analysis.
The experimental plan of this study determines the effects of changing CPP on the particle size profile and moisture content during an FBG process using an Eyecon2 and Multieye2 in-line, and a Mastersizer 2000 off-line. To achieve this, the CPP of inlet air temperature, atomization pressure and spray rate was set for an optimal, uninterrupted process to create a baseline reference batch per Table 1. Further batches were executed with varying inputs of inlet air temperature, atomization pressure and spray rate to understand the effect and relationship between CCP and the CQA.
The results of the study show the effect inlet air temperature, spray rate and airflow rate have on particle size and moisture content. All three parameters also influenced the growth profile over time. It was clear that changes to one of these parameters during processing had a corresponding impact on the particle size and/or moisture content of the in-process material as seen in Figure1. As per Figure 10, it was shown that in-line Eyecon2 data correlated strongly with Mastersizer 2000 off-line lab analysis data, enabling for reliable decisions to be made, in real-time, on the process based on in-line PSD data.
The study demonstrates the benefit of monitoring and controlling particle size and moisture content by varying the process parameters of inlet air temperature, airflow rate and spray rate.


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ArgoCD is a declarative, GitOps-based continuous delivery (CD) tool designed for Kubernetes.
It automates the deployment and lifecycle management of applications in Kubernetes clusters by leveraging Git repositories as the single source of truth for desired application states.
ArgoCD ensures that the live state of your applications in Kubernetes always matches the desired state defined in your Git repository, enabling a consistent, auditable, and automated deployment process.
ArgoCD is part of the Argo Project, a suite of open-source tools for Kubernetes orchestration, and is widely adopted for its simplicity, flexibility, and robust GitOps capabilities.
Key Concepts of ArgoCD
GitOps: GitOps is a paradigm where Git repositories are used to manage infrastructure and application configurations. ArgoCD implements GitOps by continuously monitoring a Git repository and automatically applying changes to the Kubernetes cluster whenever the repository is updated.
Declarative Configuration: ArgoCD uses declarative YAML files to define the desired state of applications. These files are stored in Git, making it easy to version, review, and roll back changes.
Self-Healing: If the live state of an application deviates from the desired state (e.g., due to manual changes or errors), ArgoCD automatically reconciles the differences, ensuring the system returns to the desired state.
Components of the ArgoCD System
ArgoCD API Server: The core component that exposes the ArgoCD API and UI. It handles authentication, authorization, and communication with Kubernetes clusters.
Repository Server: Fetches and caches Git repositories, Helm charts, and Kustomize configurations. It ensures that the latest application manifests are available for deployment.
Application Controller: The brain of ArgoCD, responsible for monitoring the desired state in Git and reconciling it with the live state in the Kubernetes cluster. It performs tasks like deploying, updating, and deleting resources.
Redis Cache: Used to improve performance by caching application manifests and other data.
User Interface (UI): A web-based dashboard that provides a visual representation of applications, their status, and synchronization details.
CLI (Command Line Interface): A tool for managing ArgoCD from the command line, enabling automation and integration with CI/CD pipelines.
How ArgoCD Works
ArgoCD operates on the principle of GitOps, where the desired state of applications is defined using Kubernetes manifests, Helm charts, or Kustomize configurations stored in a Git repository. It continuously monitors this repository and automatically syncs any changes to the Kubernetes cluster, ensuring the live state always matches the desired state. If discrepancies arise—such as manual changes or errors—ArgoCD reconciles the differences, bringing the cluster back in line with the Git-defined configuration. Additionally, since all changes are versioned in Git, teams can easily audit deployments and roll back to previous states if needed, providing a robust and transparent workflow for managing applications in Kubernetes.
Use Cases and Real-World Applications
Continuous Delivery for Kubernetes: ArgoCD is widely used to automate the deployment of applications to Kubernetes clusters, ensuring consistent and reliable delivery.
Multi-Cluster Management: Organizations with multiple Kubernetes clusters use ArgoCD to manage deployments across environments (e.g., dev, staging, production) from a single Git repository.
GitOps Workflows: Teams adopt ArgoCD to implement GitOps practices, enabling collaboration, version control, and auditability for infrastructure and application configurations.
Self-Service Platforms: ArgoCD can be used to create self-service platforms where developers can deploy and manage their applications without needing deep Kubernetes expertise.
Compliance and Security: By using Git as the source of truth, ArgoCD ensures that all changes are tracked, reviewed, and approved, enhancing compliance and security.
Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Deployments: ArgoCD supports deployments across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, making it ideal for organizations with diverse infrastructure needs.
You can get started with setting up ArgoCD for all your application delivery needs from the official documentation.
ArgoCD is a powerful tool for implementing GitOps-driven continuous delivery in Kubernetes environments. By leveraging Git as the single source of truth, ArgoCD simplifies application deployment, ensures consistency, and enhances collaboration between teams. Whether you’re managing a single cluster or a complex multi-cloud environment, ArgoCD provides the tools and flexibility to streamline your workflows and deliver applications with confidence.
Instead of managing multiple YAML files or Helm charts integrated with ArgoCD, you can use a Mono Chart that will simplify your CD delivery process.


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The following are 3 core suggestions for enhancing your emotional and psychological well-being.
Wellness and mental health are essential parts of overall health. It is just as important to take care of our mental health as it is for…
Wellness and mental health are essential parts of overall health. It is just as important to take care of our mental health as it is for our physical health. Mental health is more than just the absence of mental illness; it also means that we are emotionally and mentally healthy. Taking care of our mental health can help us live longer, happier lives.
Here is a list of three core things to consider:
First, it’s important to know what signs of mental illness to look out for. If we know the signs and symptoms, we can tell if someone needs help and support. If the problem is found and treated as soon as possible, it won’t worsen. Also, if we know more about mental health, we can help make the world more supportive and understanding of people with mental illness.
Second, it’s important to take care of yourself first. This can be done by doing things that make you happy and calm down, like being active, being creative, or having free time. Using healthy ways to deal with problems can also help us manage our feelings in a healthy way. Taking the time to care for ourselves can help us handle stress and bad feelings better.
Lastly, having a strong group of people who can help you is important. Having a strong network of people who care about us can give us a sense of security and comfort when things are hard. Having people who are willing to listen and help can make us feel less alone and more connected. Also, it’s important to remember that we can help others by being there for them. Being able to offer support and understanding can help create an environment where people can understand and accept each other.
Overall, we should put our mental health and wellness at the top of our list of priorities. Taking the time to think about our mental health, take care of ourselves, and build strong support networks can help us live happier, healthier lives.
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title: By the numbers why these states are performing best in k 12 education

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Looking into the states that have the highest performing districts in K-12 education can show us patterns for systematic student success. We found that states with notably higher student success rates were utilizing resources such as online tutoring and English Language Learner support.
Let’s dive into the states that US students are feeling most prepared, from elementary to college-preparatory level education and why.
Highest Graduation Rates
To analyze the progress of K-12 education in our nation’s schools, the first key metric is the number of successful student graduations. As of 2018, the state of Iowa was found to have the highest percentage of high-school graduates in public schools with over 91% of students graduating. This is well over the national average of 85%.
We think that this could be credited to the state’s strong leadership approach to integrate online learning. Iowa focuses on providing accessible “tuition-free learning options for students in grades K–12.” Online courses are specially designed to have a “highly interactive curriculum, personalized learning, and engaging instruction from state-licensed teachers”. These courses enable students to have the quality of a traditional in-person education at no cost from the comfort of their home.
Iowa Connections Academy is one of the many online education programs that aim to build “social, emotional and real-world skills” with personal coaching at a tuition free-cost for families.
So, what can we learn from Iowa’s high graduation rates? We think it’s obvious that online learning integration is likely to have a large part in the future of education. For K-12 school districts, adopting online methods of instruction will be crucial to student success in the future.
Best College and Standardized Testing Readiness
USNews also ranked the best states for K-12 education by evaluating various metrics. They looked into college-readiness tests, such as the ACT or SAT, and created a metric titled ‘College Readiness’. This metric measures the approximate percentage of high school graduates from the class of 2019 who have passed the SAT, the ACT or both.
Analyzing tests such as the ACT and SAT help show us which states best-prepared students for secondary education. US News found Connecticut to be the top state in college readiness. We found that Connecticut administers the Connecticut SAT to all 11th Grade students and looked into how this could be leading to higher overall student success.
The Connecticut SAT differs from the national SAT by “focus[ing] on the skills and knowledge that evidence shows are needed most for college and career success.” For example, paring down the vocabulary section to include terms more likely to be used consistently by students in college and careers. The test also closely reflects the way Connecticut classrooms teach math and social studies content.
A personalized SAT approach seems to prepare students to be more successful when it comes time to take their important and nerve-racking exams. We also found that Connecticut makes significant accommodations for their K-12 EL students.
English Language Learner Accommodations
Providing time extensions and word-to-word bilingual dictionaries are two ways the top-ranking state in College Preparation assists ELLs throughout their K-12 education. States throughout the US are finding new ways for their school districts to aid ELLs.
In California, schools with more than 20 ELLs are required to have advisory committees on education programs and services for ELLs. These boards are developed so ELLs have representatives in all decisions. These boards discuss anything regarding student learning to prioritize learning supplements that are specifically aided in ELL student success.
Nevada, Illinois, and New Jersey have similar policies. States like Washington also provide “professional development training of sufficient duration and depth for administrators, teachers, counselors, and other staff on bilingual program models.” Providing educators access to culturally diverse lessons and assessment resources helps support and further all students’ academic success.
Although graduation rates, standardized testing preparation, and support for ELL students, are three crucial factors for systematic success, we found another pivotal tying factor for K-12 students.
This metric is the personalized time students are spending with educators, inside and outside of the classroom.
States with smaller instructor-to-student ratios are able to provide more online learning supplements, testing prep, and EL accommodations. Online tutoring can help provide this extra time for students for a more positive K-12 educational experience.
Intervene K-12 Tutoring
Intervene K-12 is proud to introduce research-based assessment techniques that identify students’ strengths and areas of need and measure instructional effectiveness. Our Data Dashboard for online tutoring feature helps educators uncover and focus on misconceptions and distractors. Students are auto-grouped by misconceptions into small groups to allow for differentiated instruction to facilitate better learning. Learn more at intervenek12.com


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title: This terrifying animatronic baby freaked out the cast and crew of twilight

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Move over Chucky, Renesmee is here.
The Twilight Forever: Complete Saga Boxset was released on DVD/Blu-Ray today and included in the bonus materials is a behind-the-scenes clip that reveals that Breaking Dawn, Part 2 was nearly a horror film to rival Child’s Play, thanks to an evil doll that cast and crew called Chuckesmee.
The final installment of the sparkly vampire saga focuses on the family life of vampire Edward Cullen, his human bride Bella Swan and their newborn human-vampire hybrid daughter, Renesmee. The problem with bringing the story to the silver screen was that real newborn babies aren’t as precocious as the supernatural spawn imagined by Twilight series author Stephenie Meyer.
The film crew, in search of an appropriately fetching infant, had two choices: animatronics or CGI. They went with an animatronic — and, thus, the super creepy puppet doll was born. Doll producer Wyck Godrey refers to as “one of the most grotesque animatronic babies ever to not be seen on film.” The doll did not last long in the film (it was replaced with a still creepy digital version in the movie) because it seems that no one — from cast to director — wanted to be in the same room as the monstrosity. In the video, which was shared by Yahoo, no one even bothers to try and conceal their distaste for the creepy doll that actor Nikki Reed refers to as a “creature.”
Watch director Bill Condon and the rest of the cast and crew shudder in horror at the nightmare named Chuckesmee: