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Our proposal and his added value

Profits LCVapp

reduce the cost

Reduce the integration cost greatly. With other integration systems, you will need to understand how they work. With LaComunity system you don’t need this, because LaComunity make this for you.

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Less implementation investment time. Designed to respond to your user's requests, improving implementation times and complexity.

You don't need to backup system or a database configuration and you don't need a specialist or a systems administrator to maintain it. In the case of any incidence happens, you only need to remove and install the LCVAPP again.

Clone and scale. You need more? Only clone and scale

Isolated, harmless and secure. An isolated and secure system that does not affect your infrastructure.

Multiple formats supported by all platforms. You can install it on different platforms and configurations.

in your system

Working in your own infrastructure. No dependencies, no extra settings, better control and integrate in your own system.

Saving on maintenance costs. You don’t need to install a database, you don’t need to keep backups system or servers configuration. More easy and less investment time.

automatically upgradeable

Is automatically updated. The LCVAPP automatically connects to our servers to update all the information about their accommodations. Availabilities, prices and static data all the time updated.

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You should have it on your servers to save on resources. You don't have to worry about the integrity of the data you receive, or if the data are being treated correctly, because the machine do it for you. If you are on our servers, anything you do will have to go through the internet, and this process will take time and money. If the machine is running on your servers, they are internal resources, so there is no cost. Besides, searches are realized on your system, so there are no connectivity failures.

All you need to do is give permissions to the LCVAPP to connect to LaComunity servers and give your servers permission to connect to the LCVAPP. The machine does not connect to anything, the only access point it has is LaComunity. It is an isolated and safe system.

You can create as many virtual machines as you need and put a load balancer in front of them to distribute the requests between them.

The data is already inside the LCVAPP, therefore you are saving the work of download all the data base in your system. The LCVAPP is already the data base and the integration itself. It would be like having LaComunity on your system without having to download all the properties data into your system.

So far, the partner connects to LaComunity, download all accommodations and keep them in their system. This means a job of understanding the business rules and writing the code to be able to download the LaComunity properties. This is time and work for the partner. LaComunity proposes an alternative to avoid this. We send a package that already has all the properties and only has to be coupled to the system of the partner. When a search enters, the partner only has to redirect it to the LCVAPP, without having to do any integration. Just download and run the LCVAPP without having to save the data base in the partner system. If LaComunity make any change, the LCVAPP is updated inmediatly and the partner have not to do any development to have the change updated. All updates are automatic. This process save time and work.

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“This is the sorta tune you put on when you’re on your bike and spring is around the corner. The sorta tune you whistle along to and get excited to.”

My God I love this track by Swedes Shitbaby Mammals. If I was curating another mixtape, this track would be the very first. Numero uno. Le premier.

It’s got great Springtime vibes (despite the fact that we just had another round of snow this morning in NYC), the lyrics are sweet and nostalgic without being overtly sappy, and it’s SO. DAMN. CATCHY.

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MILAN (AP) — Italian police arrested a Moroccan man early Thursday on suspicion of plotting an attack against a Milan synagogue.

Italian anti-terrorism investigators identified the suspect from Internet traffic, including a Facebook page on how to assemble explosives and references in other contexts to holy war, or jihad, a term often used by Islamic extremists against the West.

Authorities confiscated two flags emblazoned with Nazi swastikas at the suspect’s residence, along with computers, USB drives, detailed descriptions of how to build a car bomb and the quantities of chemicals needed to make an explosive.

The suspect appeared to have taken pains to avoid scrutiny, not associating with Islamic fundamentalists and urging users of his Facebook page not to post religious material.

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Complex relationships

So my situation was pretty complicated, I knew this guy for about 4 months but just as friends before we started talking, and then we had a few conversations and then we started to meet up, on our first meet up we ended up both getting really drunk and having sex, i regretted at first but he wasnt a dick about it so i got over it, I was planning on going to uni pretty soon and he is older and works full time so we only got to meet up a few times before i moved 3 hours away. Suprisingly when i got to uni we kept in contact and i started to get feelings for him, and then one day i found out I was pregnant, my first thought was to get rid of it as I was too young we didnt really know each other that well, I had only just started uni, but her managed to convince, based on religion we had to keep the child, and due to my growing feelings for him and religious views i eventually changed my mind and decided to keep it. i ended up traveliing down to see him every weekend and weve spent pretty much every weekend for the past 6 months together. Our realtionship is complicated as we beginning to get close before i found out i was pregnant and then when i did find out things becamise even more so accelerated, i knew the kind of guy he was and it didnt really bother me, he had told me that he had cheated in past relationships in order to prevent him from getting ‘bored’ and i accepted that and because things werent that serious it didnt really bother me if he was talking to other people or not. After a while things did start to get pretty serious, like discussing our futures together, the child we had on the way and decided we wanted to raise the child together and have a family together, discusing marriage meeting each others parents the whole ordeal. For me i felt like even though we hadnt offically decided that we were in a realtionship the same rules counted and although i knew he texted other gilrs every know and again, we spend all our free time together so it didnt really bother me cause i knew he wasnt sleeping with them or meeting up with them and thought i would eventually be enough and he get bored of them. Until today i made the decison to go through his phone when i was alone and discovered that a month ago he had meet up with 3 of these girls, i dont know what had happened when he meet up with them, i also discovered that one of the girls he had downplayed their realtionship to me and they had actually only ended because she had broken up with him and he had been still seeing her whilst seeing me and he knew i was pregant. At first when reading the messages i was angry and i had clearly been cheated on, but as angry as i was i cant just walk away from the situation as we have a child on the way, then i wanted to confront him, but i had no right to go through his phone and i wouldnt have appreciated it if he ever went throught me phone, and then i was sad because i felt like i having been giving my all and him still being interested in other girls shows that i wont ever be good enough, and even though im upset i dont want to be without him, but i dont what i can do that will satisfy him that he wont feel the need to talk to other girls, he gives me the impression that im all he wants, and i didnt necessarily find anything that says he slept with the other gilrs just met up with them, and i know theres no point in confronting him about it cause he will just hid it better, i just want to know if theres anythig i can do to stop him from seeking company in other girls

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  1. DavidIsGreat says:

    [In short, no.

    You can be honest with him. You can ask him. There are many consequences if he does. You can choose to leave this guy if he does.

    But this is a problem with him. If he can’t respect your wishes for fidelity, there SHOULD be consequences.

    You aren’t asking if you should leave him etc. You’re asking if there’s any way to stop him. If you’ve already told him it’s important and he won’t stop, then no. I’m sorry, he will do what he wants

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      [but what about the fact the i’m pregnant, i don’t want to raise the child without him

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      [You don’t necessarily have to. But you don’t have to settle with someone who doesn’t seem to respect you just because you’re pregnant. Having a civil relationship to raise a child together is not the same thing as being in a partnership that isn’t working. Many women do it alone, and many have courteous agreements with exes concerning raising children. It isn’t always bitter and impossible.

      Here’s the bad new; I don’t think you’re so lucky. Every relationship has a little give and take and even some sacrifice. But fidelity should not be a hard request to follow from a partner. If you feel strongly that is important and he doesn’t it is likely to come up again.

      Doont stay in a bad thing for the kid. Take steps to set the kid up with a good thing. Even if that means that mommy and daddy aren’t together.

      I don’t presume to know any more than you’ve shared with us, so I’m not telling you that your relationship is bad. But the picture you are painting is that of an unhealthy one in my opinion

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Simulator development is already a huge burden for many academic and industry research groups; future complex or heterogeneous multi-cores, as well as the multiplicity of performance metrics and required functionality, will make matters worse. We present a new simulation environment, called UNISIM, which is designed to rationalize simulator development by making it possible and efficient to distribute the overall effort over multiple research groups, even without direct cooperation. UNISIM achieves this goal with a combination of modular software development, distributed communication protocols, multi-level abstract modeling, interoperability capabilities, a set of simulator services APIs, and an open library/repository for providing a consistent set of simulator modules.


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The Witches Brew in West Hempstead, Coffee Love Since 1996

Editor’s Note: If you look on The Witches Brew Facebook page (which has more than 14,000 Likes) the only description you will find in the “About” section is: Coffee Love. The description, below the about section, says, “Please do not park in the dry cleaners parking lot next door. They will put your car on a tow truck and ask for lots of money to take it down.” The Witches Brew cares. A lot. (About the coffee and the people.)

If you’re not old enough to hit the bars and legally drink or just want a cozy coffeehouse to hang out in and sip delicious beverages to stay warm during this dreary winter, come on down to the Witches Brew!

The funky coffeehouse has been a Long Island staple since 1996 and has long been considered a great date spot for couples and a funky hangout for those who haven’t hit the legal age to drink yet. Unlike the Salem, Massachusetts café of the same name, the vibe of the Witches Brew is a cross between eclectic artist and San Francisco chic. Adorned with second-hand furniture and twinkling Christmas lights, the eccentric décor nonetheless gives off a cozy vibe and attracts patrons of all ages.

The Witches Brew has some of the best coffee on Long Island and 85 teas on their menu

However, the artsy décor is not what draws caffeine junkies to the doors of the Witches Brew—it’s there jaw-dropping menu of coffee, teas, and delicious vegan options. Some of their best selling coffee items include a drink called the Ghost, which is a delightful mix of smooth caramel flavor and toasted marshmallows topped with freshly whipped cream. The Nightmare is also a popular drink because it’s an interesting mix of espresso, peanut butter, chocolate, and caramel.

For those coffee lovers who are not so adventurous, they also offer coffee floats in any flavor. Each float mixes flavored coffee and ice cream, topped with a dollop of whipped cream. The Witches Brew also combines hot chocolate and coffee for a delicious beverage that will appeal to caffeine junkies and chocoholics alike.

Tea lovers will also have a field day browsing through the menu too. The Witches Brew has 85 teas on their menu and patrons can pick any two or three teas and have them blended into one drink. Their bestsellers include their traditional chai blend, traditional Earl Grey, and a beverage called Angel Falls Mist, which is a mix of strawberry and lemon tea combined with rose hips and hibiscus.

Chocolate lovers will also be pleased to know that their hot chocolate selection is not neglected either. Patrons can order frozen hot chocolate year round, which is a perfect dessert to share for two if you’re out on a date, regular hot chocolate, or if you’re feeling adventurous, mint or raspberry-flavored hot chocolate.

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All of their mouth-watering pastries are handmade on premises and include vegan options as well. Vegans can sample the usual assortment of cookies and brownies plus cheesecake in flavors such as chocolate, strawberry, and blueberry on the weekends too.

If you’re looking for scrumptious desserts that are made with a little TLC to compliment your coffee, make sure you try one of the pastries at this coffeehouse!

If you’re looking for a cozy place with a funk vibe to hang out with friends and have a few laughs with over a cup of coffee or even a unique date spot, make sure you stay warm by stopping by the Witches Brew to try one of their magical pastries and beverages!

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Rating: 4.5/5 stars

Read if You Enjoy: Connor Franta, memoirs, autobiography, LGBTQ books

22886113In this intimate memoir of life beyond the camera, Connor Franta shares the lessons he has learned on his journey from small-town boy to Internet sensation so far.

Here, Connor offers a look at his Midwestern upbringing as one of four children in the home and one of five in the classroom; his struggles with identity, body image, and sexuality in his teen years; and his decision to finally pursue his creative and artistic passions in his early twenties, setting up his thrilling career as a YouTube personality, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and tastemaker.

Exploring his past with insight and humor, his present with humility, and his future with hope, Connor reveals his private struggles while providing heartfelt words of wisdom for young adults. His words will resonate with anyone coming of age in the digital era, but at the core is a timeless message for people of all ages: don’t be afraid to be yourself and to go after what you truly want.

This full-color collection includes photography and childhood clippings provided by Connor and is a must-have for anyone inspired by his journey.

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Page 103: “I just had to reread this book”

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“Race, gender, religion, sexuality, we are all people and that’s it. We’re all people. We’re all equal.”

212 pages of undiluted, unadulterated honesty, A Work in Progress by Connor Franta teaches the who-what-when-where-why-and-hows of growing up in the digital age of the 21st century, as well as addressing the issues many young people face growing up in such a dynamic era.

The first time I read this book, I was painting at my kitchen table, listening to the soothing voice of Connor Franta as he discussed with me, between sips of coffee, his adolescent struggles from across the desk. Then, when he’d finished, he disappeared, and I was left with a million thoughts to ponder.

At least that’s how it felt.

In actuality, I was listening to Connor narrate the Audiobook version of this memoir. It felt so intimate, like I could interrupt at any time, and he would let me, eager to hear my thoughts on this topic.

I learnt so much in those 3 hours, or however long it lasted, that I bought the physical version just so I could put it on my shelf, and flick back to specific chapters when I needed to.

I’ve revisited this book a few times, rereading select chapters when I felt I needed Connor’s advice. There are so many important lessons squeezed into these 212 pages.

Recently, though, I’ve been feeling very demotivated. I’ve been swamped with school work, my GCSE exams looming threateningly just over the horizon. Thus, I decided to revisit this book in its entirety, perusing as opposed to listening this time.

Between revision sessions, I picked up this book, and instantly felt better.

Before bed, I picked up this book, and instantly forgot my worries for the day that had just expired.

Before getting up in the morning, I picked up this book, and instantly felt motivated for the day ahead.

This book is like medicine when my soul is waning.

Thus, I wanted to share with you my impressions of this book. Whilst I would agree that this book is unlikely to be enjoyable for those who have never heard of this mysterious man, Connor Franta, I would not even hesitate to suggest that anyone who has watched even 1 of his videos consider giving this book a try. This is because Connor’s internet persona is one of positivity and energy and excitement, wit and intellect and ardour. He portrays a character you could never imagine is unhappy.

Yet he is. We all our, in our own little ways.

And that is one of the many lessons Connor Franta has taught me: do not judge someone on how they act around you. Do not assume anything about anyone. Consider that bigger things are happening behind closed doors than on the surface.

Now, you’re probably wondering how a 22-year-old managed to write a memoir. Surely he hasn’t lived enough to write a whole book about his life?!

That’s another interesting aspect about this book.

Connor Franta is a work in progress.

As are you.

As am I.

We are all rough around the edges, confused and apprehensive and, at times, lost. This fact is undeniable, and it’s so utterly interesting to read a memoir from a perspective with so much life left to live. Whilst Connor is reminiscent in this book, he is certain of one thing: he has a whole lifetime ahead of him.

So when I’m blue, or green, or red, I remember what he said:

“I refuse to live a life of regret. I refuse to hope things will get better in the future when I have complete control over making them the best possible right here and now. We have one life – and none of us knows how long our life will be or what will become of it. The possibilities are truly infinite.”

Overall, I awarded this book 4.5/5 stars. My only criticism would be that I want more, and perhaps lengthier chapters.

You can find the book here: Amazon Goodreads

A Work in Progress is a memoir, and so I am entering this novel for the number 28 spot on the Around the Year in 52 Books challenge: A biography, autobiography, or memoir. Yay!

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When I go to the drug store, I see so many different types of deodorant. Putting aside the huge number of scents, many offer a variety of features as well. Some feature antiperspirants while others claim to block body odor better than others. Does it really matter which one I get?

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Generally speaking, no. Most of the time you'll just need to pick the deodorant you like and forget any special features or marketing on the package. Some will argue you against the higher cost of some deodorants and the potential negative effects of antiperspirants, but little data suggests that choosing one deodorant over another makes any noticeable difference whatsoever.

How Deodorant Works

First, let's understand what deodorant does and what you can expect from it. Dr. Adam Kallel, Chief Scientific Officer at Victrix Computational and Medicinal Chemistry Consultancy, explains how body odor works and how deodorants block it:

Body odor is caused by the fermentation of perspiration by naturally occurring bacteria on the human body. Deodorant is just a formulation of scent, alcohol, and sometimes a bit of tricolsan to try to kill off some of the bacteria. On the whole it is usually the scent that is different and any claims of "special odor fighting powers" are dubious at best.

When choosing a standard deodorant, pick the form and scent you like. Marketing makes up the differences. If you want to save money, or don't want any scent in particular, fill a spray bottle with rubbing alcohol and use that instead. Because alcohol handles most any consumer deodorant's work, you don't really need the other ingredients.

How Antiperspirant Works

People like to worry about antiperspirants because they effectively stop you from sweating—a natural function of the human body. Before we get into the controversy, let's understand what they actually do. Dr. Kallel explains:

Antiperspirant actually does something. They usually contain Aluminium chlorohydrate and aluminium zirconium tetrachlorohydrate gels to absorb the perspiration and can be more effective.

The inclusion of aluminum makes some people worry as they believe that it, when absorbed into the body, increases the risk of cancer (breast cancer, in particular). While you'll find many reports online, and doctors will sometimes warn you against the risks of antiperspirants, the National Cancer Institute has yet to find any conclusive evidence of an actual risk. One may exist, but we currently do not know enough to say for certain. If antiperspirant does nothing special for you then you really have no reason to use it and might as well avoid it. If it noticeably improves your quality of life, no conclusive findings indicate that you should stop using it. Ultimately, however, you will have to decide if the small amount of research and collective paranoia of the internet negate the benefits of your antiperspirant.

Your Scent Can Matter to Others

In terms of your personal health, the scent of the deodorant you choose makes no difference. That said, it can matter to other people. Some deodorant offer more powerful scents than others, and the power of that perfume may offend others more than your natural odor. Furthermore, research often finds that scent plays a relevant role in sexual attraction. Jesse Bering, writing for Scientific American, explains:

One of the most important target chemicals believed to play a role in modulating people’s attraction toward others is called androstadienone, a compound found in axillary secretions. When women are exposed to this “chemosignal,” it activates regions of their brains associated with attention, social cognition, emotional processing and sexual behavior. The effects of androstadienone on female arousal were clearly documented in a 2008 article in the journal Hormones and Behavior.

While we don't know the full extent to which scent plays a role in attraction and arousal, research indicates some significance. For that reason, excessively masking your natural scent could become a detriment. Not only can you negate some of the positive effects of pheromones, but if your romantic partners associates you with a specific scent you purchased then you run the risk of smelling like another person if you ever change it.

While we still know very little about the benefits of our scent, and the human body has evolved to downplay the importance of olfactory processing in the brain, we do know that only the alcohol in deodorant actually deodorizes. Because you'll pay much less for a bottle of rubbing alcohol, and it simply kills bad-smelling bacteria rather than masking your natural scent, you might prefer to skip the expensive stick at the drug store and opt for that simple option instead.


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Goethe – the psychology of colour

Colour is an essential part of how we experience the world both emotionally and culturally. In 1810 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; a German writer, artist and politician published a book titled Theory of Colours.  He focused on the psychological aspect of how brain interpret colours and influence our emotions. Certain colours or colour combination create certain mood and feelings. He base this theory on the colour wheel designed by Isaac Newton and explained that there are ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ colours. Positive are also viewed as warm colours (yellow, orange) and negative are the cooler tones such as blue and purple.

He further elaborates of the different colour combination that could create certain atmosphere. Gentle – by mixing 2 negative colours we could potentially design a calm/ cold environment. For example a room filled with green and blue one would feel relaxed. Powerful – by mixing 2 positive colours we could potentially design a warm and lively environment. Yellow and orange creates an upbeat feeling. Radiant – by mixing a negative and positive tone.

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Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

, Volume 65, Issue 9, pp 1715–1720 | Cite as

Cannibalism in the lifeboat — collective movement in Australian plague locusts

  • Matthew J. Hansen
  • Jerome Buhl
  • Sepideh Bazazi
  • Stephen J. Simpson
  • Gregory A. Sword
Original Paper

Mass migration of locusts is an economically devastating and poorly understood phenomenon. Locust mass migration often follows rapid population growth because individuals must move to find new sources of locally depleted resources. In Mormon crickets and Desert locusts, cannibalistic interactions have been revealed as the driving force behind collective mass movement. Locusts are known to compensate for nutrient deficiencies and they themselves are a good source of nutrients such as protein. However, direct empirical evidence for an adaptive benefit of cannibalism in migratory bands has been lacking. Here, we first show that Australian plague locusts, Chortoicetes terminifera, will cannibalise vulnerable conspecifics to compensate for protein deprivation, supporting the notion that cannibalistic interactions among nutritionally deprived individuals drives collective mass movement. We then show that individuals in a group with the opportunity to cannibalise survive longer and move more than individuals without the opportunity to cannibalise. These results provide empirical support for the ‘lifeboat mechanism’, which proposes that cannibalism offers the dual benefits to individuals in a group of surviving longer and travelling farther than a solitary individual without the opportunity to cannibalise.

Cannibalism Australian plague locust Chortoicetes terminifera Collective movement Nutrition Migration

This project was partly funded by an Australian Research Council Linkage Project grant in conjunction with the Australian Plague Locust Commission. Thanks to the members of the School of Biological Sciences, the University of Sydney who assisted with the rearing of locusts.

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest and that the experiments comply with the current laws of Australia.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Matthew J. Hansen
    • 1
  • Jerome Buhl
    • 1
  • Sepideh Bazazi
    • 2
  • Stephen J. Simpson
    • 1
  • Gregory A. Sword
    • 1
    • 3
  1. 1.School of Biological SciencesThe University of SydneySydneyAustralia
  2. 2.Department of ZoologyUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
  3. 3.Department of EntomologyTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationUSA

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Climate Dynamics

, Volume 37, Issue 5–6, pp 1119–1131 | Cite as

An analysis of prediction skill of monthly mean climate variability

  • Arun Kumar
  • Mingyue Chen
  • Wanqiu Wang

In this paper, lead-time and spatial dependence in skill for prediction of monthly mean climate variability is analyzed. The analysis is based on a set of extensive hindcasts from the Climate Forecast System at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction. The skill characteristics of initialized predictions is also compared with the AMIP simulations forced with the observed sea surface temperature (SST) to quantify the role of initial versus boundary conditions in the prediction of monthly means. The analysis is for prediction of monthly mean SST, precipitation, and 200-hPa height. The results show a rapid decay in skill with lead time for the atmospheric variables in the extratropical latitudes. Further, after a lead-time of approximately 30–40 days, the skill of monthly mean prediction is essentially a boundary forced problem, with SST anomalies in the tropical central/eastern Pacific playing a dominant role. Because of the larger contribution from the atmospheric internal variability to monthly time-averages (compared to seasonal averages), skill for monthly mean prediction associated with boundary forcing is also lower. The analysis indicates that the prospects of skillful prediction of monthly means may remain a challenging problem, and may be limited by inherent limits in predictability.

Climate variability Monthly means Prediction skill Boundary forcing Atmospheric initial condition

Constructive comments by H. Wang, P. Peng, A. G. Barnston, and by an anonymous reviewer greatly improved the final version of the manuscript.

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, Volume 17, Issue 8, pp 1354–1370 | Cite as

The Influence of Altered Rainfall Regimes on Early Season N Partitioning Among Early Phenology Annual Plants, a Late Phenology Shrub, and Microbes in a Semi-arid Ecosystem

  • M. Mauritz
  • E. Cleland
  • M. Merkley
  • D. A. Lipson

In Mediterranean-type ecosystems, nitrogen (N) accumulates in soil during dry summer months and rapidly becomes available during early season rain events. The availability of early season N could depend on the size of rainfall events, soil microbial activity, and phenology of the plant community. However, it is poorly understood how precipitation patterns affect the fate of early season N. Microbes and plants with early phenology may compete strongly for early season N but theory suggests that microbial N storage can meet plant N demands later in the season. Using a 15N tracer and rainfall manipulation we investigated the fate of early season N. N allocation patterns differed substantially between microbes, early and late phenology plants. As expected early phenology annuals and microbes took up 15N, within 1 day, whereas a late-phenology shrub allocated 15N to leaves later in the season. We saw no evidence for microbial storage of early season N; the peak of 15N in shrub leaves did not coincide with detectable levels of 15N in the microbial biomass or labile soil pool. This suggests that shrubs were able to access early season N, store and allocate it for growth later in the season. Although we saw no evidence of microbial N storage, N retention in soil organic matter (SOM) was high and microbes may play an important role in sequestering N to SOM. Plant N uptake did not respond significantly to 1 year of rainfall manipulation, but microbes were sensitive to dry conditions. 1 year after 15N addition shrubs had resorbed up to half of the N from leaves whereas N in annuals remained as dead leaf litter. Differences in end-of-season N partitioning between dead and living biomass in the two vegetation types suggest that plant species composition could affect N availability in the following growing season, but it may take several years of altered precipitation patterns to produce rainfall-dependent changes.

nitrogen rainfall semi-arid phenology climate change microbe plant

Many thanks to Angie Ashbacher and Chris Kopp, with whom I had fun constructing rainfall shelters and irrigation systems. Thanks also to the undergraduate research assistants Janelle Durer, Brittany Carlson, and Tina Trieu for many dedicated hours in the lab. And to Cove Sturtevant, Jaime Zlamal, Hiroki Ikawa, and Tom Bell for field assistance. This work was supported by NSF grant DEB (1154082).

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  • M. Merkley
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    • 3
  1. 1.Biology DepartmentUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleUSA
  2. 2.Biological SciencesUniversity of CaliforniaLa JollaUSA
  3. 3.Biology DepartmentSan Diego State UniversitySan DiegoUSA

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This book deals with the signatures left by geodynamic proceses in the temperature field of the Earth's crust. First, it introduces briefly the established, indirect methods for interpreting the present termperature field and methods for reconstructing the thermal fields of the geological past. Then the spatial and temporal scales that are relevant for heat transport processes are described. This problem is discussed both theoretically and on the basis of data from the German Continental Deep Drilling Program (KTB). The climate of the last 200 years and the postglacial warming in central Europe are reconstructed on the basis of two sets of temperature data from shallow and deep boreholes. This book is written for an audience at an advanced undergraduate or graduate level with an understanding of basic physical principles. It avoids particular terminology, and special terms are introduced.

Climatology General Geosciences Geology Geophysik Geothermie Paleoclimatology Physics Scale Tectonophysics Tektonophysik geophysics geoscience numerische Simulation temperature

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Ethics of Management of Gender Atypical Organisation in Children and Adolescents

  • Simona Giordano
Part of the International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine book series (LIME, volume 42)

Atypical gender identity organisation (AGIO) is a serious medical condition in which the phenotypical appearance is experienced as alien by the person affected. AGIO is source of great distress, and obtaining medical treatment is for many a life-or-death matter. Many of those who cannot receive treatment are at high risk of suicide. AGIO is not only a problem of personal health, but also a public problem, because sufferers are often exposed to discrimination, abuse and violence, and each act of discrimination, abuse and violence is a public issue. Thinking about AGIO represents a great challenge for us all. It involves rethinking about gender identity in a more comprehensive way, inclusive of phenomena that go beyond the classic gender divide ‘male-female’, and thinking of ways of ensuring all citizens, whatever their gender identity, a secure and peaceful place in society. I explain what AGIO is, how it manifests itself, and provide a brief history of AGIO. I offer an overview of risks and benefits of available treatments. I analyse the ethico-legal issues that surround AGIO. In particular, ethics of interfering with natural development, competence in minors, validity of informed consent, role of the family, moral and legal responsibility of professionals for omission of treatment and ageism. I conclude that medical treatment should be offered, even to minors just after the onset of puberty, if the child has a profound and persisting AGIO, if she/he is competent to make a judgement on the matter, and if treatment is likely to enhance his/her quality of life. Deferring treatment till adulthood is not a morally neutral option, and it is indeed unethical, if the child is likely to be harmed by pubertal development.

Gender identity disorder suspension of puberty acts/omission ageism competence in minors informed consent international guidelines for treatment of gender identity disorder

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  1. 1.Centre for Social Ethics and Policy and Institute of Medicine Law and BioethicsUK
  2. 2.Institute of Ethics Science and InnovationUniversity of ManchesterUK

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Development of an Educational System to Control Robots for All Students

  • Toshiyuki Kamada
  • Hiroyuki Aoki
  • Shuji Kurebayashi
  • Yoshikazu Yamamoto
Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 5090)

Machines controlled by computers are spreading in almost all areas of our society. However, students are not aware of the existence of such devices. At present, we have developed an educational system for secondary schools that can implement realistic computer controlled, autonomous mechanics. The system is composed of a controller board as hardware and a structured control language on top of the Dolittle programming language as software. Mechanics controlled by the controller board can be arranged according to the teacher’s wishes. The biggest contribution of our system is its low-cost; students can bring their work home and use the system. In this paper, the design concept of our educational system and the design details are described. We then include the results of a survey which was taken at workshops for lower secondary school teachers.

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  • Toshiyuki Kamada
    • 1
  • Hiroyuki Aoki
    • 2
  • Shuji Kurebayashi
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  • Yoshikazu Yamamoto
    • 4
  1. 1.Aichi University of Education
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Daily Tech Digest - May 21, 2017

Using ‘Faked’ Data is Key to Allaying Big Data Privacy Concerns

The MIT researchers, led by Kalyan Veeramachaneni, proposed a concept they call the Synthetic Data Vault (SDV). This describes a machine learning system that creates artificial data from an original data set. The goal is to be able to use the data to test algorithms and analytical models without any association to the organisation involved. He succinctly states that, “In a way, we are using machine learning to enable machine learning,” The SDV achieves this using a machine learning algorithm called “recursive conditional parameter aggregation” which exploits the hierarchical organisation of the data and captures the correlations between multiple fields to produce a multivariate model of the data. The system learns the model and subsequently produces an entire database of synthetic data. To test the SDV, synthetic data generation for five different public datasets was performed using anti debugging techniques.

AI Platforms: How to Make the Smart Choice

Companies will in all likelihood build an infrastructure that uses more than one platform. The company specific business technology platform can easily become a platform of technology platforms. If these platforms, and the applications on top of them, do not play nicely the company will have a hard time to provide customers with positive engagements that leave a good experience. Instead, there will be inconsistent and duplication of data, broken processes, hence frustrated employees and customers; in summary poor experiences for everybody involved, leading to poor experiences. And not concentrating on good experiences leaves companies with missed opportunities, as studies like this one show. ... If there already are platform based business applications available then it is a good option to look at what the underlying AI platform of the vendor is offering, always keeping the answer to the question “What experiences do you want to deliver?” in mind.

How to Handle the Data Deluge and Drive Business Success

The challenge for organizations is pulling all the critical data together into a coherent view of the business that allows them to confidently act on well-founded plans. Increasingly, CFOs are being tasked with not only understanding and communicating financial results but also with helping the organization understand the operational drivers behind them, requiring a more detailed analysis of business KPIs, many of which are non-financial. In fact, a recent (Adaptive Insights CFO Indicator Q3 2016) report found that 76 percent of CFOs are tracking non-financial KPIs, which involves greater collaboration across the organization and data integration to create a holistic view of the business. While it is positive that so many CFOs are taking this step to become a more strategic advisor, this influx of new data can pose a problem when it comes to consolidation.

Harnessing the Secret Structure of Innovation

Reassuringly, many innovators already have the tools to do so: Companies routinely re-engineer competitors’ products, analyze the patent landscape, and conduct interviews with technology experts to guide their operational decisions. We believe innovators can and should also use these same tools and information to guide their strategy by methodically measuring the evolution of product complexity in their space. This requires developing a taxonomy of components by sampling competitors’ products and dissecting not only physical components but also intangible ones like process innovations or business model choices. While we are not aware of any company that is yet explicitly doing this, we do see that many startups implicitly follow this logic by shifting from an impatient minimum viable product (MVP) logic to more patient innovation centered on more complex designs once cash flow and funding have been secured and the space begins to mature.

Data protection is not just an IT issue

Independent Cybersecurity Expert, Dr Jessica Barker said: “With so many data breaches hitting the headlines, there can be a sense of defeatism among some organisations. Breaches are seen as inevitable so some organisations question the value of spending on security when it won’t make them 100% secure. However, this research has found that investing in security helps protect the organisation when even the worst happens, as companies with a strong security posture experience much quicker stock price recovery than those with a poor security posture following a data breach.” “In this past year alone we’ve seen high-profile data breaches, such as Yahoo and TalkTalk, experience the significant consequences that a breach can have on shareholder value and brand reputation,” said Bill Mann, senior vice president of products and chief product officer, Centrify.

A More Practical Approach to Encrypting Data in Motion

RSA and Elliptic Curve Cryptography are two classes of algorithms that achieve these characteristics. The keys associated with these algorithms can be serialized and encoded in special files called X.509 certificates. Certificates contain a ton of other information like names, network addresses, and dates. When people refer to certificates, they usually are referring to X.509 certificates that contain public keys. Data (like certificates) can be digitally signed. Digital signatures are encrypted hashes. A good hash function is one that’s hard to reverse and not prone to collisions. If you apply a good hash function to a message, the result of the function does not reveal anything about the original message. Further, a good hash function applied to any two messages are not likely to have the same resultant value (also called a collision).

Graph databases and RDF: It's a family affair

Should we just dismiss RDF as impractical and RDF stores as inferior software delivered by academics and move on? Maybe not so fast. There are RDF vendors who are entirely professional about what they do, and RDF does have certain things to offer that are not there in other graph data models. We had a discussion with Vassil Momtchev, GraphDB product owner at Ontotext, about the benefits and use cases of RDF. Ontotext's legacy is in text mining algorithms, however these days it's mostly known for GraphDB, its RDF Graph database engine. "Our text mining is backed by a complex semantic network to represent background and extracted knowledge. Back in 2006, we found that none of the existing RDF databases were able to match our requirements for a highly scalable database. This was how GraphDB started," says Momtchev.

Digital Currencies Like Bitcoin and Ethereum are Booming

The ethereum dream. Just by some code that no one can stop, we’ll bring back money to the people. Not because we dislike banks or governments, but because they too will see it is better for the regulator of the free market, money, itself to be regulated by the free market. That statement isn’t a hypothesis, but the insight of Hayek, a Nobel prize winner who spent his life studying money. So the foundations of this space are built on strong and mainstream grounds, not fringe thoughts as many were led to believe in the previous years. Its walls are futuristic in architecture. We are digitizing money, making it dynamic, turning it into code, while giving it a very primitive level of intelligence in that we can tell it to do things and it does do so. The applications only imagination can constrain and the benefits, for poor or rich, banks and governments or the people, will probably be very considerable. To the point where we might actually get those flying cars in our own lifetime.

IoT and Blockchain Technology Collide in the Payments Industry

The collision between the IoT and blockchain worlds portends some important payments industry developments around the efficient tracking of device payment history, all supported by a ledger of secure data exchanges among devices, web systems and users. Further, this technological convergence also shows promise in terms of the use of smart devices that are programmed to conduct a variety of transactions such as the automatic issuance of invoices and payments.  Dan Loomis, vice president and director of mobile product management at the business and financial software firm Intuit, is firmly entrenched in this evolving IoT/blockchain conversation through his work in creating payment experiences for businesses that operate on a global scale, and brought this expertise to the TRANSACT panel discussion.

Under The Hood With the JVM's Automatic Resource Management

The finalize() mechanism is an attempt to provide automatic resource management, in a similar way to the RAII (Resource Acquisition Is Initialisation) pattern from C++ and similar languages. In that pattern, a destructor method (known as finalize() in Java) is provided, to enable automatic cleanup, and release of resources when the object is destroyed. The basic use case for this is fairly simple - when an object is created, it takes ownership of some resource, and the object’s ownership of that resource persists for the lifetime of the object. Then, when the object dies, the ownership of the resource is automatically relinquished. Let’s look at a quick simple C++ example that shows how to put an RAII wrapper around C-style file I/O. The core of this technique is that the object destructor method (denoted with a ~ at the start of a method named the same as the class) is used for cleanup:

10 Free or Low-Cost Security Tools

While free tools sound great, their usefulness varies from business to business. For some organizations, they are helpful means of solving small problems. For others, they are too "siloed" to be effective. "It depends on the environment," says Travis Farral, director of security strategy at Anomali, which is behind the Staxx free threat intelligence tool. "Some are against major deployment of anything open-source that doesn’t have a company behind it, for support or liability issues." Because many free and low-cost tools are designed for specific purposes, they often require advanced technical expertise. Several major businesses use a combination of major enterprise tools and FOSS utilities because they have the staff to support them. For organizations with less staff, siloed tools require security practitioners to become systems integrators because they need to have the solutions work together, says Lee Weiner.

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Re: runlevels remodeled

On Mon, 15 Aug 2005, Henning Makholm wrote:

Scripsit Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton@cc.hut.fi>

2	multi-user, no network services exported, no NFS

-more secure service-wise than 3
-RH has network here, although they claim that 2 is not used

Given that it is very rare for machines these days to have banks of
local ttys attached, is a "multi-user without network" runlevel really
relevant for even a significant minory of our users? How would those
multiple users interact with the machine?

Or does it mean "single non-root user"?

Well, I've given some thought on what LSB means by "multiuser with no network services exported", and I believe it means that network is up, but no network services are yet started. This is how Redhat works (tried to check SuSE but the documentation was one 69MB download...). I admit that a machine without network is of little use, but one that you can be certain does not have any open ports is in some scenarios useful..

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[TxMt] MySQL Table Browser

Mark Lacas junk at stuffthis.net
Fri Sep 8 20:39:15 UTC 2006

I gave instructions on how to make it work in a past email.
If you can't find it let me know and I'll dig it up again.

On Sep 8, 2006, at 1:30 PM, George Crawford wrote:

> Hi,
> Problems with the MySQL Table Browser. I have exactly the same
> experience as user Mark Lacas in this conversation: http://
> comments.gmane.org/gmane.editors.textmate.general/12735
> Is there any progress and/or help you can give on this issue?
> Thanks
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> George
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