Performance Optimization in FastAPI and Pydantic Applications
Discover strategies to enhance the speed and efficiency of your FastAPI applications, focusing on Pydantic model optimization and server configurations.
By Kevin McAleer, 3 Minutes
Performance Optimization in FastAPI and Pydantic Applications
Introduction to Performance Optimization
In web development, performance is key to providing a good user experience and scaling to accommodate user demand. For FastAPI and Pydantic applications, optimization can involve tweaking model definitions, server configurations, and more.
Pydantic Model Optimization
 - Use Pydantic's BaseModel sparingly: Pydantic's validation can add overhead. For read-heavy endpoints where data validation isn't necessary, consider using simpler data structures like dictionaries or dataclasses.
 - Reduce model complexity: Simplify your models by avoiding deeply nested structures and minimizing the use of complex field types when possible.
 - Pre-compile models: Utilize Pydantic's create_model function to pre-compile models, which can significantly reduce the runtime cost of model instantiation.
FastAPI Server Tuning
 - Choose the right server: FastAPI recommends Uvicorn as an ASGI server. For production, running Uvicorn with Gunicorn (with worker processes) can enhance concurrency and performance.
 - Adjust worker count: Increase the number of worker processes in Gunicorn to match your server's CPU cores. This maximizes resource usage and can improve request handling capacity.
gunicorn -w 4 -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker main:app
Caching
 - Implement response caching: Use caching strategies to store responses of expensive or frequently accessed endpoints, reducing load on your server and speeding up response times for repeat requests.
 - Utilize HTTP caching headers: Set appropriate caching headers to encourage client-side and intermediary caching, further reducing the need for repeat processing.
Database Performance
 - Optimize database interactions: Ensure your database queries are optimized and consider using asynchronous database drivers compatible with FastAPI to improve I/O-bound operations.
 - Connection pooling: Use connection pooling to manage database connections efficiently, reducing connection overhead for high numbers of requests.
Profiling and Monitoring
 - Use profiling tools: Regularly profile your application to identify bottlenecks. Tools like Py-Spy for Python applications can help you see where your application spends the most time.
 - Monitor application performance: Implement monitoring solutions to track your application's performance in production, allowing you to quickly identify and address issues as they arise.
Lesson Assignment
Optimize an existing FastAPI and Pydantic application by applying at least three of the performance strategies discussed in this lesson. Measure the performance before and after optimization using a tool like wrk or ab (Apache Bench), and document the results and any observations.
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Millennials are now the largest generation in the Canadian workforce, and within the next few years will begin to get real responsibility and influence in shaping our country's future.
With the school year now behind us, it's a great time to think about what the future holds for education in Canada and how millennial attitudes will shape this future.
Here are three key trends to watch out for.
Personalization of Learning
A key trait of millennials is how much we value ownership and personalization. We thrive in environments where we are given a voice and can pursue our personal interests, environments in which we are treated like individuals rather than part of the herd.
Today, interest in personalized learning is at an all-time high. According to Google Trends, search volume for the term "personalized learning" is 3x higher today than at any time over the last decade.
Schools like AltSchool, the Khan Lab School, and Summit Public Schools are experimenting with new models for classrooms where personalization of learning -- what, when, and how a student learns -- can happen at scale. Backed by the likes of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, these initiatives are slowly but surely iterating their way to this new model.
Educators have always known the importance of ownership in improving student engagement, and today they're more vocal about giving students a voice in their own learning than ever.
Instant Access
In this case, the stereotype definitely holds true -- millennials are hooked on smartphones. Millennials are the first generation to have grown up with mobile devices, and the first generation of students who have never known a world without mobile devices is now reaching adulthood.
Today, more than 85 per cent of students in high school have access to mobile devices. Instant access to any kind of information or entertainment that we seek is not just an expectation, it's table stakes. This changes the dynamic of the traditional classroom drastically -- we're no longer beholden to waiting for teachers to disseminate information for us to learn. Gone are the days of borrowing books from the library or researching assignments using encyclopedias. We can find immersive, engaging learning content on any subject, and it's all at our fingertips.
This trend is only going to strengthen with the advent of consumer-grade virtual reality (or augmented / mixed reality) devices. With everyone from powerhouses like Microsoft, Facebook, and Google to startups like Magic Leap betting big on these technologies, a future classroom where each student can dive head-first into their own realities and learn anything they want isn't that far-fetched.
Value Over Validation
Youth unemployment rates are at record highs around the world, and the price of post-secondary education has been skyrocketing in Canada and the U.S. over the last couple of decades. Millennials are paying through the nose, and not necessarily getting what they paid for from higher education.
This trend has led to the rise of MOOCs, coding bootcamps, and other alternative models of post-secondary education -- models that provide technical knowledge and skills necessary to find jobs without the Ivy League prestige and price tag.
With the democratization of learning that MOOCs and bootcamps provide, the focus shifts towards the skills a candidate can demonstrate from the grades a candidate earned. As post-secondary institutions respond to this trend and adapt, there will be a trickle-down effect into K-12 education that prioritizes mastery of skills and competencies over grades earned -- exactly the kinds of models of education that enable personalized learning, and the kinds of models that AltSchool et. al. are experimenting with!
The Millennial Schoolhouse
We've maintained the status quo in education for centuries; we've embraced stability, security, and the inertia in innovation that comes with it. Schools today are changing rapidly, and the trends above suggest the change is only going to accelerate.
Bill Gates once said, "We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten." My bet is that the schoolhouse of 2026 will look vastly different from the schoolhouse of 2016, and millennial attitudes will play a big role in driving the change.
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In Minn., new tactics to help immigrant studentsby Tim Post, Minnesota Public Radio
Imagine trying to read and solve math problems in a school where you don't speak the language of your teacher and classmates.
That's the challenge facing roughly 65,000 students in Minnesota, or 8 percent of the student population, who are learning English as they go through the school.
Despite some recent improvement in their test scores, English learners, whose numbers are growing, perform far below the state average in reading, math and science. Only slightly more than half graduate from high school in four years. To boost English learners' performance, some Minnesota schools are trying new approaches designed to help them more quickly grasp the language. Among them is Kennedy Elementary in Willmar, Minn., which has a growing number of students from Somalia.
In the school's newcomer class, students are guided through the simplest of English words. On one recent day, four students in grades 2 to 5 sat with their books open while they tried to keep pace with a voice from a nearby CD player on words like "egg."
The intense two-hour daily class is reserved for students who need the most help, English teacher Shawnda Groen said.
"This is their first year in the country," she said. "So when they came in at the start of the year, [they could say] 'Hi', and that's it."
Most of the state's English learners are in Minneapolis and St. Paul. But in recent years the Twin Cities suburbs and communities in rural Minnesota have seen much of the growth in the number of students who are new to the language. The Willmar district in west central Minnesota started its newcomer class a few years ago to handle a booming English learner population. It doubled in the last decade as immigrant families moved to Willmar to work in local processing plants.
Of the district's 4,200 students, more than 800 are considered English learners, and the number is expected to top 1,000 next fall. Many of the students come from homes where the dominant language is Spanish, Somali, Karen or Arabic. Newcomers' classes like the one in Willmar not only teach basic English, but also introduce students to American culture and the culture of school.
Groen said many of the Somali students she teaches came directly from refugee camps and have not had any formal schooling.
But after a few months at Kennedy Elementary, they can read simple sentences such as "The man had a hat."
Students spend one year in the newcomer class, after which their school day will be a mix of regular classes and English-learner classes. English learner programs in Minnesota schools have essentially worked that way for years.
But school officials in Willmar think it's time to find new ways to help English learners perform better in school.
"We have to do better than we're doing," said Superintendent Jerry Kjergaard, who is unhappy with the academic performance of the district's English learners. "We're taking a really hard look at what our current program is and where we want to end up."
The Willmar school district was forced to take a hard look at its English learner program this year after the state Department of Education ranked Kennedy Elementary near the bottom in terms of test scores for English learners. The school is part of a state-monitored improvement program to raise English learners' scores.
Fewer than 1 in 5 English learners at Kennedy are proficient in reading. Although that is nearly double what it was four years ago, it is still 10 percent lower than the statewide average. Kjergaard said he wants nothing less than a completely new program. But he's not quite sure what that will look like.
"The best thing I can say is we're trying," he said.
This week, the district's English learner teachers plan to meet for an intense day of soul searching and data analysis. They hope to identify the root causes for the struggles of their English learners.
The district's director of teaching and learning, Cheryl Nash, said their ultimate goal is a new program that could serve as a model for other schools.
"They can come here and say, 'All right, you figured it out, you made it work. Can we please visit and maybe mimic some of the things that you're doing?'"
One piece of that potential future approach is already in place.
In a tiny office at the end of one of Kennedy Elementary's hallways, just inside the library, Loida Espinoza, the newly hired cultural liaison for Latino families. She began work a few months ago.
"I am the bridge, the communicating bridge between parents and teachers," Espinoza said. "I am the voice for the parents and the teachers at the same time."
Espinoza spends her day fielding calls from the parents of Latino students -- including a large number of students from migrant families who lived in Texas and California -- before, during and after school. She acts as an interpreter during parent-teacher conferences, and if parents can't come to the school, she visits them at home.
"Sometimes it's hard for parents to get here due to lack of transportation," she said. "So if they can't come here, I go to them."
It's all part of an effort to better involve Latino parents in the academic lives of their children.
In past years, some parents may have wanted to talk to their children's teachers, raise concerns or visit the school but did not follow through because they had a hard time finding someone at the school who spoke their language, Espinoza said.
That was the same situation for Somali parents, said Anis Iman, the other newly hired parent liaison at Kennedy Elementary.
"Where before even if they had a question they would stay away, kind of uncomfortable to come to the school or call the school, because they don't speak the language, and they know that when they call there isn't going to be help available right away," Iman said. "That's the biggest difference. Now there's help available any time."
Districts across the state are beginning to explore new ways to involve immigrant parents, who for cultural reasons sometimes take a hands-off approach to education, said Elia Dimayuga-Bruggeman, an assistant commissioner at the state Department of Education.
"My parents were never involved in the schools because within our culture we believe that once our children go to school we give our children to our educators, to our teachers, and now they educate them," said Dimayuga-Bruggeman, who as a child moved to the United States from Mexico with her parents. "Just because I don't go to the school doesn't mean I don't care."
Dimayuga-Bruggeman, a former teacher and school principal, is pushing the state's schools to give immigrant parents a better idea of what goes on in school, and how to navigate the system.
"We have to train our parents who are coming into this country on how much we need to be partners in the child's education," she said.
Education researchers say involving immigrant parents may be key to improving student performance.
"If their parent knows about what is going on in school, they're at home asking their child, 'What happened in school today? Do you have homework?'" said Marina Aleixo, a doctoral student in the second languages program at the University of Minnesota.
"All of these things translate into higher motivation into greater dedication to school," said Aleixo, who has studied parent involvement in schools with high numbers of English learners.
There's also a growing sense among educators that involving immigrant parents in school life shouldn't be about pushing them to attend parent-teacher conferences, PTO meetings or sporting events.
A better idea, they say, is for schools to invite parents into the school for a festival or a meal. That way immigrant parents will be more comfortable in the school, allowing them to learn more about what's expected of their children and how they might help.
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twitter-to-sqlite
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Save data from Twitter to a SQLite database.
This tool currently uses Twitter API v1. You may be unable to use it if you do not have an API key for that version of the API.
How to install
$ pip install twitter-to-sqlite
Authentication
First, you will need to create a Twitter application at _URL_ You may need to apply for a Twitter developer account - if so, you may find this example of an email application useful that has been approved in the past.
Once you have created your application, navigate to the "Keys and tokens" page and make note of the following:
 - Your API key
 - Your API secret key
 - Your access token
 - Your access token secret
You will need to save all four of these values to a JSON file in order to use this tool.
You can create that JSON file by running the following command and pasting in the values at the prompts:
$ twitter-to-sqlite auth
Create an app here: _URL_
Then navigate to 'Keys and tokens' and paste in the following:
API key: xxx
API secret key: xxx
Access token: xxx
Access token secret: xxx
This will create a file called auth.json in your current directory containing the required values. To save the file at a different path or filename, use the --auth=myauth.json option.
Retrieving tweets by specific accounts
The user-timeline command retrieves all of the tweets posted by the specified user accounts. It defaults to the account belonging to the authenticated user:
$ twitter-to-sqlite user-timeline twitter.db
Importing tweets [#####-------------------------------] 2799/17780 00:01:39
All of these commands assume that there is an auth.json file in the current directory. You can provide the path to your auth.json file using -a:
$ twitter-to-sqlite user-timeline twitter.db -a /path/to/auth.json
To load tweets for other users, pass their screen names as arguments:
$ twitter-to-sqlite user-timeline twitter.db cleopaws nichemuseums
Twitter's API only returns up to around 3,200 tweets for most user accounts, but you may find that it returns all available tweets for your own user account.
You can pass numeric Twitter user IDs instead of screen names using the --ids parameter.
You can use --since to retrieve every tweet since the last time you imported for that user, or --since_id=xxx to retrieve every tweet since a specific tweet ID.
This command also accepts --sql and --attach options, documented below.
Retrieve user profiles in bulk
If you have a list of Twitter screen names (or user IDs) you can bulk fetch their fully inflated Twitter profiles using the users-lookup command:
$ twitter-to-sqlite users-lookup users.db simonw cleopaws
You can pass user IDs instead using the --ids option:
$ twitter-to-sqlite users-lookup users.db 12497 _PHONE_ --ids
This command also accepts --sql and --attach options, documented below.
Retrieve tweets in bulk
If you have a list of tweet IDS you can bulk fetch them using the statuses-lookup command:
$ twitter-to-sqlite statuses-lookup tweets.db 1122154819815239680 1122154178493575169
The --sql and --attach options are supported.
Here's a recipe to retrieve any tweets that existing tweets are in-reply-to which have not yet been stored in your database:
$ twitter-to-sqlite statuses-lookup tweets.db \
 --sql='
 select in_reply_to_status_id
 from tweets
 where in_reply_to_status_id is not null' \
 --skip-existing
The --skip-existing option means that tweets that have already been stored in the database will not be fetched again.
Retrieving Twitter followers
The followers command retrieves details of every follower of the specified accounts. You can use it to retrieve your own followers, or you can pass one or more screen names to pull the followers for other accounts.
The following command pulls your followers and saves them in a SQLite database file called twitter.db:
$ twitter-to-sqlite followers twitter.db
This command is extremely slow, because Twitter impose a rate limit of no more than one request per minute to this endpoint! If you are running it against an account with thousands of followers you should expect this to take several hours.
To retrieve followers for another account, use:
$ twitter-to-sqlite followers twitter.db cleopaws
This command also accepts the --ids, --sql and --attach options.
See Analyzing my Twitter followers with Datasette for the original inspiration for this command.
Retrieving friends
The friends command works like the followers command, but retrieves the specified (or currently authenticated) user's friends - defined as accounts that the user is following.
$ twitter-to-sqlite friends twitter.db
It takes the same options as the followers command.
Retrieving favorited tweets
The favorites command retrieves tweets that have been favorited by a specified user. Called without any extra arguments it retrieves tweets favorited by the currently authenticated user:
$ twitter-to-sqlite favorites faves.db
You can also use the --screen_name or --user_id arguments to retrieve favorite tweets for another user:
$ twitter-to-sqlite favorites faves-obama.db --screen_name=BarackObama
Use the --stop_after=xxx argument to retrieve only the most recent number of favorites, e.g. to get the authenticated user's 50 most recent favorites:
$ twitter-to-sqlite favorites faves.db --stop_after=50
Retrieving Twitter lists
The lists command retrieves all of the lists belonging to one or more users.
$ twitter-to-sqlite lists lists.db simonw dogsheep
This command also accepts the --sql and --attach and --ids options.
To additionally fetch the list of members for each list, use --members.
Retrieving Twitter list memberships
The list-members command can be used to retrieve details of one or more Twitter lists, including all of their members.
$ twitter-to-sqlite list-members members.db simonw/the-good-place
You can pass multiple screen_name/list_slug identifiers.
If you know the numeric IDs of the lists instead, you can use --ids:
$ twitter-to-sqlite list-members members.db 927913322841653248 --ids
Retrieving just follower and friend IDs
It's also possible to retrieve just the numeric Twitter IDs of the accounts that specific users are following ("friends" in Twitter's API terminology) or followed-by:
$ twitter-to-sqlite followers-ids members.db simonw cleopaws
This will populate the following table with followed_id/follower_id pairs for the two specified accounts, listing every account ID that is following either of those two accounts.
$ twitter-to-sqlite friends-ids members.db simonw cleopaws
This will do the same thing but pull the IDs that those accounts are following.
Both of these commands also support --sql and --attach as an alternative to passing screen names as direct command-line arguments. You can use --ids to process the inputs as user IDs rather than screen names.
The underlying Twitter APIs have a rate limit of 15 requests every 15 minutes - though they do return up to 5,000 IDs in each call. By default both of these subcommands will wait for 61 seconds between API calls in order to stay within the rate limit - you can adjust this behaviour down to just one second delay if you know you will not be making many calls using --sleep=1.
Retrieving tweets from your home timeline
The home-timeline command retrieves up to 800 tweets from the home timeline of the authenticated user - generally this means tweets from people you follow.
$ twitter-to-sqlite home-timeline twitter.db
Importing timeline [#################--------] 591/800 00:01:14
The tweets are stored in the tweets table, and a record is added to the timeline_tweets table noting that this tweet came in due to being spotted in the timeline of your user.
You can use --since to retrieve just tweets that have been posted since the last time this command was run, or --since_id=xxx to explicitly pass in


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How does a company file its Delaware annual report and pay its Delaware franchise tax?
Please Note: Clerky is unable to assist with annual report and tax matters. For assistance, you must contact the Delaware Secretary of State or your company's registered agent, accountant or lawyer (see Need Compliance Help?).
Both the Delaware annual report filing and franchise tax payment obligations must be completed on the Delaware Secretary of State's web site using the annual report filing tool.
A startup typically manages the annual report filing and franchise tax payment obligations itself or seeks assistance from its registered agent or accountant.
Note that a startup often owes only $450 ($50 annual report filing fee plus $400
minimum franchise tax using the Assumed Par Value Method). For more information, see How does Delaware calculate the franchise tax and what is the minimum tax for a startup?
Do it Yourself
Go to the Annual Report and Tax Instructions
Click the Pay Taxes/File Annual Report link and enter your company's entity number.
Taxes are paid in arrears, so 2014 taxes are due by March 1, 2015. To search for the entity number with the corporation's name, use the General Information Name Search tool.
Follow the prompts to complete the annual report and pay taxes by credit card.
Many fields in the annual report include a help button link to an explanation of the information required.
Need Compliance Help?
For further questions and assistance, consult your company's accountant or lawyer or one of the following:
Delaware Secretary of State
The staff at the Delaware Secretary of State's office have a general reputation for being very helpful. Contact details for phone, email and chat support is on the Contact Us page. Allow for increased response and wait times as the March 1st deadline nears.
Your corporation's registered agent offers a premium service to assist with annual report filings and franchise tax payments. Determine who your corporation's Delaware registered agent is by using the Entity Search on the Delaware web site. For startups that incorporated using Clerky, the registered agent is one of the following:
- CSC (a.k.a. Corporation Service Company, The Company Corporation, or incorporate.com) (please contact us for information about how to reach CSC's dedicated team for Clerky customers)
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Today is National Doctors Day!
"* The first Doctors Day observance was March 30, 1933, in Winder, Ga. The idea came from Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Cha Almond, and the date was the anniversary of the first use of general anesthetic in surgery. (On March 30, 1842, Dr. Crawford Long of Barrow County, Ga., used ether to remove a tumor from a patient's neck.)
* The Barrow County Medical Society Auxiliary proclaimed the day "Doctors Day," which was celebrated by mailing cards to physicians and their wives, and placing flowers on the graves of deceased doctors, including Dr. Long.
* The United States House of Representatives adopted a resolution commemorating Doctors Day on March 30, 1958. In 1990, legislation was introduced into the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate to establish a National Doctors Day. Following overwhelming approval by the House and Senate, then-President George Bush signed a resolution designating March 30 as National Doctors Day. The first National Doctors Day was celebrated in 1991."


Definition of mid-parent in English:
Pronunciation /ˈmɪdˌpɛːrənt/ /ˈmɪdˌpɛːr(ə)nt/
Anthropology Genetics
 - Originally: a hypothetical parent of composite sex whose height is the average of the actual height of the father, and the height of the mother multiplied by the ratio of male to female height in the population. Later: a notional individual having the value of some property or trait equal to the average of the value of each parent.
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Francis Galton (1822–1911), biostatistician, human geneticist, and eugenicist. From mid + parent.


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Powerful Owl siblings growing up in Taronga Wildlife Hospital Rehabiliitation Aviaries
Two fledgling Powerful Owls (Ninox strenua) were admitted to the Taronga Zoo Wildlife Hospital, two weeks apart. The owls were siblings being raised by their parents in Bayview, and their progress had been monitored by local residents and wildlife carers. It was thought that the parents of these birds had abandoned them and the birds were struggling to find food.
They spent three months together in the hospital's rehabilitation aviaries gaining condition and strength, before being released late one night in December back to Bayview, with assistance from the local residents who found them.
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The are chances that a bank may close one day. It can happen due to various reasons.
In United States, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) preserves and promotes public confidence in the U.S. financial system by insuring deposits in banks and thrift institutions for at least $250,000
In India , What is the maximum deposit amount insured by the DICGC?
Each depositor in a bank is insured upto a maximum of Rs.1,00,000 (Rupees One Lakh) for both principal and interest amount held by him in the same capacity and same right as on the date of liquidation/cancellation of bank's licence or the date on which the scheme of amalgamation/merger/reconstruction comes into force.
So as an Indian, if ( money > 100000 ) then open more accounts++ :))


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Overview and Objectives
Critical World is a virtual research laboratory that explores the relationship between popular culture and globalization. As a web-based experiment in project-oriented teaching and research, Critical World provides resources for critical engagement with the products of global popular culture and creates a space for debate about the role of globalization in our everyday lives.
Critical World has three objectives:
- Encourage critical engagement with the products of global popular culture
- Increase our knowledge about the way that globalization functions in everyday life
- Improve access to research and teaching materials on popular culture and globalization
The multi-media modules presented in Critical World are organized around three distinct but related principles: non-linearity (the idea that web-based learning does not necessarily follow the linear reading path pre-determined by the structure of the written text), intermediality (the way that different media interact with each other to suggest novel meanings), and free association (the practice of spontaneously associating thoughts, feelings, and words without recourse to logic).
Critical World includes the participation of professors, researchers, students and artists from various cultural backgrounds and disciplinary perspectives and is based in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Montreal. Critical World has been online since September 2004 and received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

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3 Line Riddle
(More game types: 1 Player, Flash, Fun, Matching Game, Mouse Skill, Timing Game, Friv2, Friv6)
Divide the objects by drawing straight lines to produce five sections in first four levels and four section in rest of the levels, each containing equivalent different objects. While drawing the lines, avoid touching the object.
Use mouse to interact.
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What is the difference between cake flour and all purpose
Can you substitute cake flour for all purpose flour?
To substitute cake flour for all – purpose flour, the most accurate way to do it is to pull out the kitchen scale and substitute it ounce for ounce. All – purpose flour weighs about 4.5 ounces per cup while cake flour weights about 4 ounces per cup.
Does cake flour make a difference?
It has a lower protein content than all-purpose flour, and it is finer, lighter, and softer. It's also bleached, so the color is paler and the grain is less dense. Because of the lower protein content, cake flour produces less gluten. I could not get over the difference it made in that cake.
What can I use if I dont have cake flour?
Making a cake flour substitute is easy with the following two ingredients: all-purpose flour and either cornstarch or arrowroot powder. Start with one level cup of AP flour, remove two tablespoons of the flour, and add two tablespoons of cornstarch or arrowroot powder back in.
What is the purpose of cake flour?
It helps to add structure to our cakes. The lower protein content of cake flour ensures that our cake layers have structure and a soft and light (not tough) texture. Cake flour is especially important in chiffon or Angel Food Cake.
What is the best flour for baking?
Types of Flour Best For Baking All-Purpose Flour. Self-Rising Flour. Bread Flour. Cake Flour This is a soft wheat flour that is low in protein and gluten which results in a soft white fine textured crumb perfect for cakes. Whole Wheat Flour. Unbleached vs.
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Can I use cake flour to make cookies?
One option for softer, more delicate cookies is substituting cake flour for all-purpose flour. Cake flour has less protein than all-purpose flour, so it does create more delicate textures. You can use it, but it might make some cookies a little crumbly since it doesn't give as much structure as the all-purpose.
Do you need baking powder with cake flour?
Most cake flour does not contain a rising agent, so you will still need to combine it with a leavening ingredient like baking powder or baking soda, but you may see a brand or two that does advertise self rising cake flour, which is also okay.
Can you use plain flour to make cakes?
Can I make my own cake flour?
Instructions Start with 1 cup all-purpose flour. Remove 2 Tablespoons (16g) so you have 14 Tablespoons total. Add cornstarch to the 14 Tablespoons of flour. Sift together TWICE. Measure (spoon & level) 1 cup from this mixture. Now you have 1 cup of cake flour that you can use in any recipes requiring cake flour.
How do I convert all purpose flour to self rising flour?
For each cup of all – purpose flour, you will need 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder and ¼ teaspoon of salt. Whisk the all – purpose flour, baking powder and salt together until combined, then use as directed in the recipe in place of the self – rising flour.
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What is the best substitute for one cup sifted cake flour?
Substitute with 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch, potato starch, rice starch or arrowroot starch; or 1 tablespoon quick-cooking tapioca. All-purpose flour, 1 cup sifted. Substitute with 1 cup unsifted all-purpose flour minus 2 tablespoons; or 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cake flour.
How do I use cake flour?
Does Walmart sell cake flour?
Pillsbury Softasilk: Enriched Bleached Cake Flour, 32 Oz – Walmart.com – Walmart.com.
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Lucia Ortisi's Panforte
Christmas in Italy is still essentially a religious holiday where the birth of baby Jesus is the inspiration for lovingly crafted nativity scenes that can be found in many churches, squares, schools and private households. But it is also an opportunity for families to come together, to cook, to share a meal and pass on traditions from one generation to the next, strengthening the ties between young and old. In this context eating carries much greater significance than simply preparing and serving food.
A major highlight of the Christmas holiday in Italy is Cenone (big dinner), which takes place on Christmas Eve. While the menu tends to vary from region to region, traditionally pasta always makes an appearance, followed by fish and seafood, with plenty of vegetable dishes. Equally important is the Christmas Day lunch where we have meat, vegetables, and why not, pasta again!
Desserts, sweets and pastries also play a big part on these special days, providing some much-needed sweetness, lightness, or crunchiness. Few Italians can resist these mouth-watering treats! Among the sweetest and most delicious of these is Panforte (strong bread). A speciality of Siena, Panforte is a thick and dense cake of medieval origin. Records from the 13th Century mention Panforte being produced in the Sienese countryside in the form of an enriched bread with honey and spices. Traditionally the recipe includes peppercorn, which is not often found in cakes, and is mainly enjoyed during the Christmas period.
 - 150 gr almonds
 - 150 gr hazelnut
 - 100 gr of walnut
 - 60 gr plain flour
 - 150 gr caster sugar
 - 150 gr honey
 - ½ tsp ground nutmeg
 - ½ tsp mixed spices
 - 1 tsp ground cinnamon
 - ½ ground rainbow peppercorn
 - 200 gr Italian mixed peel
 - 100 gr dried apricots
 - 1 sheet of edible paper
 - Icing sugar
Icing sugar, cinnamon, plain flour
 1. Line a 18 cm round cake tin with the edible paper and set it aside.
 2. in a saucepan put the honey and sugar and let them melt over a low heat without ever bringing them to boil. In the meantime, put the almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts on a tray and toast them in the oven at 100 C° for 10/12 minutes (should toast slightly, should not become dark).
 3. Add the toasted mixed nuts to a large bowl with the flour, the finely chopped candied peel, ap and spices. Stir to mix.
 4. Once the sugar and honey become a thick golden syrup, remove the saucepan from the heat.
 6. Scoop the dough into the lined cake tin and smooth the surface with wet hands. Dust the surface with the mix of flour, icing sugar and cinnamon.
 7. Place in the oven at 150/160 C° for 15/20 min.
 8. Remove the Panforte from the oven, let it cool slightly and then remove it from the baking tin.
 9. Once the Panforte is cold, dust generously with icing sugar
Lucia Ortisi is Slow Food Edinburgh Secretary.


Quick Answer: What Does A Unicorn With A Rainbow Mean?
What is a unicorn baby?
Unicorn usually just means perfect.
IVF girl born March 265 points · 5 years ago.
And rainbow baby means a baby after a previous loss, as far as I know..
What does the Unicorn emoji mean sexually?
What does a unicorn symbolize?
What does the 🦄 emoji mean?
What is a 🦄?
A 🦄 unicorn is something magical/ unique, you will rarely find one. However, the symbol is kind of taken over, where every milinial thinks he/she is unique, just like everyone else.
What do unicorns mean on Snapchat?
magicalGenerally the unicorn emoji means magical or mystical. As if someone were to say they're special in a positive type dynamic. It can also be used when someone is trying desperate to convince you that something that is fake is actually real. … Generally the unicorn emoji means magical or mystical.
How do I get the unicorns of my Emojis?
Tap the … next to the unicorns and make your Memoji, then you'll see those instead of the unicorns. the directions when you update tell you how to setup a "memoji" which is an emoji that looks like you. When YOU skipped these directions, it defaults to a unicorn.
What is the meaning of 100 emoji?
What do rainbows and unicorns represent?
The phrase "rainbows and unicorns" or "rainbows, butterflies, and unicorns" is a sarcastic way of describing a situation that has turned sour. Of course, you can also use it earnestly when your new relationship makes you feel like you're walking on clouds.


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What do we do?Wersag has developed a complete separation process that converts mixed plastics from electronics waste into pure fractions. Wersag uses here a combination of wet and dry separation processes. The equipment separates out contaminants such as, for example wood, rubber, metal, glass, dust, etc. Plastics containing flame retardants are diverted out of the product stream. Pure plastics such as ABS, PS and PP are produced. Flexible linking together of the individual separation stages enables preparation of plastics from quite different processing equipment.
The forward-looking processing technology is in a position to also produce regrind and recyclate with high purity from heavily contaminated mixed plastics. We ensure through continuous process monitoring and quality assurance that only tested quantities of material leave our company.


Exhibition - Wearing What Cannot Be Spoken
Sunday, Jun 7, 2020
This online exhibition features the research of Rose Ong'oa (pictured below), an Arkansas State University Heritage Studies PhD student. It was originally mounted at Arkansas State University Museum in honor of Black History Month (February 2008).
This exhibition highlights the struggle of Swahili women, of slave descent, to cope with the challenges that have faced them since the abolition of slavery in East Africa in the late 19th century to the present. The lifestyle of the Swahili set them apart as a distinct African ethnic group as early as the 12th century; they lived in stone houses as opposed to the mud houses of other African peoples, they professed Islam, and owned slaves.
Due to Swahili's long-standing social and political position, the British colonial government, in post abolition East Africa, favored members of the Swahili society, reserving certain types of rights only to members of this society. To access such rights, ex-slave women claimed Swahili identity, which entailed the command of Kiswahili language, and adherence to Islamic tenets. They created physical manifestations of their Swahili identity in their kanga clothing and managed to assert the legitimacy of the identity. In contemporary Swahili society, women continue to use kanga to challenge social, religious, and political ideals within their society.
This exhibition presents kanga--a type of cloth worn by women of Zanzibar in East Africa to assert their claim to Swahili identity and express socially taboo opinions in an acceptable manner.
Kanga was originally a plain white cloth imported from the United States in the 19th century. Worn by slaves in the US, it initially served the same purpose on the East African coast.
After the abolition of East African slavery in 1897, women sought to distance themselves from their slave past and align themselves with the freeborn Swahili. Boldly asserting a right to participate in Swahili society, they adopted the Moslem faith, learned Kiswahili (the language of the Swahili people), and began hand-painting their clothing with designs and proverbs long favored by free Swahili women.


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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop the model of knowledge management influence on company performance for further empirical testing of the links between knowledge management practices and processes and organizational performance.
Design/methodology/approach – This study establishes a model for comprehensive analysis of knowledge management's influence on performance and describes the preliminary results gained from the experience of 120 Russian companies. For further testing structural equation modelling and the partial least squares methods are proposed.
Findings – The results of the literature review justify the importance of the study conducting this study in the field of knowledge management and its connection to organizational performance in the developing market of Russia. A theoretical model for future empirical testing is provided and methods suggested for further data analysis and interpretation. The preliminary conclusions are discussed.
Research limitations/implications – The focus on Russian firms limits the generalizability of the results.
The non-response bias is also taken into account for further study.
Practical implications – This pilot study outlines the importance of knowledge management practices and processes for firm performance. The preliminary results will be interesting both for researchers and practitioners in the countries with the developing economies. The final results will provide new insights in understanding and formalizing the portrait of a typical Russian company with regards to knowledge management policies.
Originality/value – Few studies have been published on the knowledge management process within the Russian context. This study is expected to encourage future studies in this field. The present paper fills an important gap in the extant literature by conceptualizing the model for knowledge management performance analysis and proposes empirical testing of the relationship between knowledge management and firm performance in the context of a developing country that will be presented later as the direction for future study. This study is one of the first ever to study these relationships within the Russian context.
Currently, successful business alliances are an important, crucial and one of the key strategic components in many industries and areas of production, industry and business. On the one hand, using the company's strategic alliances can increase and strengthen the competitiveness and market power, increase efficiency by gaining access to new and critical information resources and technical and technological capabilities. However, the issue there is another side of the coin, namely, according to statistics from 30 to 70% of established alliances fiasco. In other words, by alliances, do not meet the objectives of the parent companies and do not provide any competitive or strategic advantage, their success, or rather the failure does not justify the expectations imposed initially. It is important to note that over 50% of cases, the companies have entered into an alliance lost its value on the stock exchange, and some are even very quickly. The totality of the facts set out above leads to the creation of a certain paradox for companies. On the one hand, companies are faced with specific and significant obstacles in order to make the Union a smooth and successful, and on the other hand, they should and must form a larger number of unions than ever before, and have yet to rely more and more on them as a means to enhance their competitiveness, success and growth. In this article a review of the theoretical and methodological aspects of the formation of strategic alliances and presents regional industrial clusters of the Perm region, as a kind of strategic alliance.
The article raises the question of innovations in the field of real estate development in Russian Federation and ways of its potential development are considered.
Introductory paper to the special issue "Innovation Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies"


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The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye: That Should Get You an Instant Promotion from the Third Reich True or False
1. What happened shortly before the start of this story? -> World War I
2. What does Pecola dislike about herself? -> Her name, which is an abbreviation for Pepsi-Cola
3. What does Pecola pray for? -> Blue eyes
4. What are the three women who live above Pecola's house? -> Prostitutes
5. What does Junior blame on Pecola? -> The death of a cat


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Basser Seminar Series
Evaluation-oriented software architecture modeling and user behavior analysis model
The University of Auckland
Wednesday 18 October 2006, 4-5 pm
School of IT Building, Lecture Theatre 123, Level 1
Software architecture design decides the quality of future product. How to choose suitable frameworks (such as middleware) and architectural styles is challenging. Our research shows that architecture modeling and automated architecture performance evaluation are essential and achievable at early stage of SDLC. MaramaMTE project (based on ArgoMTE project) is an environment for architects to model architecture designs, generate evaluation (mainly performance evaluation) test bed, and get evaluation results instantly. Architects can then choose the most suitable architecture for the next stage of software development life cycle. MaramaMTE project also supports user behavior analysis modeling, which generates complicated testing plan for load testing, currently, web load testing. The integration of MaramaMTE with complicated user behavior analysis model and other possible models makes MaramaMTE a comprehensive environment for software architecture modeling and evaluation.
Rainbow Cai holds Undergraduate diploma, postgraduate diploma, and master of science degree (with honors), all in Computer Science, from the University of Auckland. She worked as research assistant in the department for two and half years, and now is in her second year of PHD study. Her main research interests include software architecture, software architecture modeling, software architecture performance evaluation, code generation, and visual language. She currently focuses on exploring methodology, mechanisms, and patterns to model software architecture, then evaluate performance of software architecture. Rainbow Cai is currently a visiting student of Empirical Software Engineering Program, NICTA.


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Talking about Decisions that Have Been Made by Others
The ～ことになる pattern is similar to the ～ことにする pattern that we learnt in Year 12.
- With ～ことになる, the decision is not necessarily made by us.
- Or, the decision could have been forced on us by circumstances beyond our control.
- We may not know who made the decision - it's could just be the way things are.
- There are few jobs in my town, so I've had to move to a bigger town.
In the example above, the sentence ends in the past tense because the action was a one-off and has already taken place.
- At my school, classes on Wednesdays finish at 2 o'clock.
In the example above, the sentence ends in the present continuous tense because the action is ongoing. i.e. Classes end at 2 every Wednesday.
- (It has been decided that) we will sit our university entrance exams in November.
In the example above, the sentence ends in the present continuous tense because although the decision has been made and continues to affect us, the action has not yet taken place.


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Using VideoClock, you can achieve ultra smooth video playback. VideoClock makes minor adjustments to clock frequencies so that video is played in perfect sync with your display's refresh rate.
You can enable VideoClock in Options > Video. VideoClock. Like other audio features, it is not available when bitstreaming audio.
It is advisable to have Display Settings set up to automatically change the display's refresh rate. See Video Playback Options > Display Settings.
Technical Description
When playing a video, many factors combine to produce the synchronized audio and video. To maintain the lip-sync between audio and video, there is a "clock" that is in control of playback.
Normally this clock runs at normal speed (1.0x). If audio or video drift apart because the monitor or soundcard have a slightly different rates, a clock correction is issued. These clock corrections are called clock jitter, and they will cause the video to pause a little or drop frames.
VideoClock changes this approach. It makes minor changes to clock rates to perfectly match the rate of creation of frames to the rate of consumption by the display so that frames are never dropped or paused. A variation between source frames per second (fps) and display refresh rate of up to 5% can be dealt with.
Now, when lip-sync is slightly out of step, the audio is slowed or hastened. Normally this change is a tiny fraction of a percent and so not perceptible.
Target Ratio including PAL Speeddown
VideoClock adjusts the clock rate slightly to achieve an "ideal" ratio between the display refresh rate and video frame rate. This ensures, for example, that playing a 23.97 fps movie on a 24.0 Hz display will have a perfect 1:1 relationship. This is done by altering the clock by the tiny fraction 23.97/24.00. This removes the annoying occasional video stutter that would happen without this adjustment. The tiny audio change is inaudible.
This feature is also useful for PAL content that was originally shot at 23.97 fps and is recorded on disc or media at 25 fps. If played back at on a display set to 25 or 50 Hz, the movie would be slightly shorter and the audio pitch would be slightly higher. When playing these 25 fps files with the display rate set at 24 Hz, the movie will be played at the correct rate and the audio at the correct pitch. This requires the fps setting for these files to be changed to 23.97 fps.
VideoClock is willing to adjust the clock by up to 5% if it will result in a perfect ratio between the video and monitor rates.
Compared with ReClock
VideoClock has several key advantages compared with ReClock:
 - Integrated with the JRiver audio engine, so all other features (JRSS, Room Correction, internal volume, Convolver etc.) are available
 - Works with all output modes (ASIO, WASAPI, etc.)
 - Talks directly to madVR to determine the monitor refresh rate so the target ratio is perfect when using madVR


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Functional trade-offs have long been recognised as important mechanisms of species coexistence, but direct experimental evidence for such mechanisms is extremely rare. Here, we test the effect of one classical trade-off – a negative correlation between seed size and seed number – by establishing microcosm plant communities with positive, negative and no correlation between seed size and seed number and analysing the effect of the seed size/number correlation on species richness. Consistent with theory, a negative correlation between seed size and seed number led to a higher number of species in the communities and a corresponding wider range of seed size (a measure of functional richness) by promoting coexistence of large- and small-seeded species. Our study provides the first direct evidence that a seed size/number trade-off may contribute to species coexistence, and at a wider context, demonstrates the potential role of functional trade-offs in maintaining species diversity.
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What it takes to be a lawyer
So you have decided to embark on the path to being a lawyer. But before you do so, the below points offered the good & bad on being a lawyer in Singapore and aim to give you a different perspective on it.
The good side of being a lawyer
- When you are a lawyer, you always feel like you are the reason of your country being great.
- Lawyers contribute to their own fields as patriots.
- A lawyer is always termed to be a well educated and articulate person in the society.
- Lawyers write persuasively by the use of logic and then discuss every topic that comes up thoughtfully and analytically.
- They are intellectually curious that is they want to acquire more knowledge and update it to the modern or current trends.
- Lawyers value excellence in whatever they do, in themselves or doing to others. This is brought about because they have sworn to uphold the process of justice.
- They have sworn to keep clients' confidences, even from each other.
- Lawyers also love working together because they believe if they do so, the sum is much greater than the parts.
- I can't forget to mention that lawyers are among the best-paid experts in the legal industry and most advocates earn remunerations well above the national average.
The bad side of being a lawyer
- The career is exhausting when done through one's life. This is because one will always find herself/himself in the midst of trying to solve a conflict.
- The task that lawyers have of reading and trying to remain with current information is enormous.
- It is always a hard thing for the lawyers to leave their work at the office, and they carry it home too. This is because the profession is stressful and requires a high level of thinking.
- Some attorneys give lawyers hard criminals who they should negotiate for in court. This gives lawyers had time in court with their clients and the opposing side. They need to master all the details and beat the deadline provided by the court.


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This example shows how to use the hardware-software co-design workflow to blink LEDs at various frequencies on the Xilinx® Zynq® UltraScale+ MPSoC.
This example is a step-by-step guide that helps you use the HDL Coder™ software to generate a custom HDL IP core which blinks LEDs on the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC ZCU102 evaluation kit, and shows how to use Embedded Coder® to generate C code that runs on the ARM® processor to control the LED blink frequency.
You can use MATLAB® and Simulink® to design, simulate, and verify your application, perform what-if scenarios with algorithms, and optimize parameters. You can then prepare your design for hardware and software implementation on the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC by deciding which system elements will be performed by the programmable logic, and which system elements will run on the ARM Cortex-A53.
Using the guided workflow shown in this example, you automatically generate HDL code for the programmable logic using HDL Coder, generate C code for the ARM processor using Embedded Coder, and implement the design on the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Platform.
In this workflow, you perform the following steps:
Set up your Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC ZCU102 hardware and tools.
Partition your design for hardware and software implementation.
Generate an HDL IP core using HDL Workflow Advisor.
Integrate the IP core into a Xilinx Vivado project and program the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC hardware.
Generate a software interface model.
Generate C code from the software interface model and run it on the ARM Cortex-A53 processor.
Tune parameters and capture results from the Zynq hardware using External Mode.
Xilinx Vivado Design Suite, with supported version listed in the HDL Coder documentation
Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC ZCU102 Evaluation Kit
HDL Coder Support Package for Xilinx Zynq Platform
Embedded Coder Support Package for Xilinx Zynq Platform
1. Set up the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC ZCU102 evaluation kit as shown in the figure below. To learn more about the ZCU102 hardware setup, please refer to Xilinx documentation.
1.1. Make sure the
SW6 switch is set as shown in the figure below, so you can boot up Linux from the SD card.
1.2 Connect your computer to the USB UART connector of ZCU102 using a Micro-USB cable. Make sure your USB device drivers, such as for the Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge, are installed correctly. If not, search for the drivers online and install them.
1.3 Connect Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC board to your computer using an Ethernet cable.
2. Install the HDL Coder and Embedded Coder Support Packages for Xilinx Zynq Platform if you haven't already.
2.1 On the MATLAB Home tab in the Environment section, Click Add-Ons > Manage Add-Ons.
2.2 In the Add-On Manager, start the hardware setup process by clicking the setup button for Embedded Coder Support Package for Xilinx Zynq Platform.
3. Make sure you are using the SD card image provided by the Embedded Coder Support Package for Xilinx Zynq Platform.
4. Set up the Zynq hardware connection by entering the following command in the MATLAB command window:
h = zynq
zynq function logs in to the hardware via COM port and runs the
ifconfig command to obtain the IP address of the board. This function also tests the Ethernet connection.
5. You can optionally test the serial connection using the following configuration using a program such as PuTTY™. Baud rate:
115200; Data bits:
8; Stop bits:
None; Flow control:
None. You should be able to observe Linux booting log on the serial console when you power cycle the MPSoC board. You must close this serial connection before using the
zynq function again.
6. Set up the Xilinx Vivado synthesis tool path using the following command in the MATLAB command window. Use your own Vivado installation path when you run the command.
hdlsetuptoolpath('ToolName', 'Xilinx Vivado', 'ToolPath', 'C:\Xilinx\Vivado\2019.1\bin\vivado.bat');
The first step of the Zynq hardware-software co-design workflow is to decide which parts of your design to implement on the programmable logic, and which parts to run on the ARM processor.
Group all the blocks you want to implement on programmable logic into an Atomic Subsystem. This Atomic Subsystem is the boundary of your hardware-software partition. All the blocks inside this subsystem will be implemented on programmable logic, and all the blocks outside this subsystem will run on the ARM processor.
In this example, the subsystem led_counter is the hardware subsystem. It models a counter that blinks the LEDs on an FPGA board. Two input ports, Blink_frequency and Blink_direction, are control ports that determine the LED blink frequency and direction. All the blocks outside of the subsystem led_counter are used for software implementation.
In Simulink, you can use the Slider Gain or Manual Switch block to adjust the input values of the hardware subsystem. In the embedded software, this means the ARM processor controls the generated IP core by writing to the AXI interface accessible registers. The output port of the hardware subsystem, LED, connects to the LED hardware. The output port, Read_Back, can be used to read data back to the processor.
Using the IP Core Generation workflow in the HDL Workflow Advisor enables you to automatically generate a sharable and reusable IP core module from a Simulink model. The generated IP core is designed to be connected to an embedded processor on an FPGA device. HDL Coder generates HDL code from the Simulink blocks, and also generates HDL code for the AXI interface logic connecting the IP core to the embedded processor. HDL Coder packages all the generated files into an IP core folder. You can then integrate the generated IP core with a larger FPGA embedded design in the Xilinx Vivado environment.
1. Start the IP core generation workflow.
1.1. Open the HDL Workflow Advisor from the
hdlcoder_led_blinking/led_counter subsystem by right-clicking the
led_counter subsystem, and choosing HDL Code > HDL Workflow Advisor.
1.2. In the Set Target > Set Target Device and Synthesis Tool task, for Target workflow, select IP Core Generation.
1.3. For Target platform, select Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC ZCU102 Evaluation Kit. If you don't have this option, select Get more to open the Support Package Installer. In the Support Package Installer, select Xilinx Zynq Platform and follow the instructions provided by the Support Package Installer to complete the installation.
1.4. Click Run This Task to run the Set Target Device and Synthesis Tool task.
1.5 In the Set Target > Set Target Reference Design task, choose Default system.
1.6. Click Run This Task to run the Set Target Reference Design task.
2. Configure the target interface.
Map each port in your DUT to one of the IP core target interfaces. In this example, input ports Blink_frequency and Blink_direction are mapped to the AXI4-Lite interface, so HDL Coder generates AXI interface accessible registers for them. The LED output port is mapped to an external interface, LEDs General Purpose [0:7], which connects to the LED hardware on the Zynq board.
2.1 In the Set Target > Set Target Interface task, choose AXI4-Lite for Blink_frequency, Blink_direction, and Read_back.
2.2 Choose LEDs General Purpose [0:7] for LED.
2.3 In the Set Target > Set Target Frequency task, choose Target Frequency as 50 MHz.
3. Generate the IP Core.
To generate the IP core, right-click the Generate RTL Code and IP Core task and select Run to Selected Task.
4. Generate and view the IP core report.
After you generate the custom IP core, the IP core files are in the ipcore folder within your project folder. An HTML custom IP core report is generated together with the custom IP core. The report describes the behavior and contents of the generated custom IP core.
In this part of the workflow, you insert your generated IP core into a embedded system reference design, generate an FPGA bitstream, and download the bitstream to the Zynq hardware.
The reference design is a predefined Xilinx Vivado project. It contains all the elements the Xilinx software needs to deploy your design to the Zynq platform, except for the custom IP core and embedded software that you generate.
1. To integrate with the Xilinx Vivado environment, select the Create Project task under Embedded System Integration, and click Run This Task. A Xilinx Vivado project with IP Integrator embedded design is generated, and a link to the project is provided in the dialog window. You can optionally open up the project to take a look.
2. If you have an Embedded Coder license, you can generate a software interface model in the next task, Generate Software Interface Model. The details of the software interface model are explained in the next section of this example, "Generate a software interface model".
3. Build the FPGA bitstream in the Build FPGA Bitstream task. Make sure the Run build process externally option is checked, so the Xilinx synthesis tool will run in a separate process from MATLAB. Wait for


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Born out from a joint venture between the Italian and Chinese Governments, SIEEB (Sino – Italian Ecological and Energy efficient Building) was built on the campus of Tsinghua University, it occupies an area of 20,000 sqm and hosts the Sino-Italian centre of education, training and research for the protection of environment and energy conservation.
The building is designed as a 'showcase' for the potential for reducing CO2 emissions in China. The design integrates passive and active strategies to control the external environment in order to optimise internal environmental conditions.
The building is U shaped in plan around a central courtyard and on the ground floor public areas look into a landscaped garden. It is closed and well insulated on the northern side that faces the cold winter winds and open and transparent towards the south. Offices and laboratories on the upper floors have terraced gardens shaded by photovoltaic panels that produce energy for the building.


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Characterization of casein kinase II of Trypanosoma (nannomonas) congolense.
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Janoo. R. T. K. 1993. Characterization of casein kinase II of Trypanosoma (nannomonas) congolense. MSc thesis. University of Nairobi.
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Casein kinase II from Trypanosoma congolense has been partially purified by chromatography on DEAE-cellulose and heparin-agarose and this subunit exhibits protein kinase activity with casein as the substrate. The enzyme adhered to both the DEAE-cellulose and heparin-agarose resins and was eluted at low salt concentration. Sequences of predicted amino acid domains of casein kinase II, which were conserved amongst sequences from a variety of species, were employed to construct degenerate oligomers. The oligomers were used in the polymerase chain reaction from which a 399 bp PCR product was obtained and sequenced. Using the PCR product to probe northern blots revealed a single transcript of 1.55 kb. This PCR product was also employed to screen an EMBL 3A subgenomic DNA library from the bloodstream form of Trypanosoma (Nannomonas) congolense. A clone containing a 1.2 kb sequence coding for a predicted protein of 400. amino acid residues was isolated. A partial sequence of this clone, encoding g,reater than 50% of the N-terminal part of the catalytic subunit was obtained. The deduced T congolense CK II catalytic subunit sequence reveals a high Degree of identity with the casein kinase II a and at sequence from both eukaryotes and plants: This sequence of T congolense.Cs; II a subunit displays a 69.1 % homology with the Zea mays CK II a subunit and a 66.8 % identity with the Caenorhabditis elegans a subunit chain. In addition, the T congolense catalytic subunit sequence revealed a 30 % homology with jhe human serine/threonine protein kinases. Comparison of the T congolense sequence with higher eukaryotic a and at sequences reveal that it is most identical with the a subunit.


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Laser Tracking
This example shows how to track a moving laser dot.
Using the Image Acquisition Toolbox™, image data streams from a camera are acquired directly into MATLAB®. These images are used to track objects in the camera's view. For this example, the object being tracked is the dot produced by a laser pointer.
The monitor of a computer running MATLAB is placed in the camera's view while a laser pointer shines a red dot on a MATLAB figure window. The camera is used to acquire images of the MATLAB figure window while the laser pointer moves around. By tracking the movement of the laser dot, the laser pointer can be used as a pointer device similar to a mouse.
The first task involves calibrating the data to establish a relationship between the acquired image pixels and the MATLAB figure axes. Once this relationship is established, the laser dot can be tracked as it moves around within the MATLAB figure window.
This example uses a set of utility functions that aid in the processing of images. These utility functions require the Image Processing Toolbox™ and can be found in the following directory:
 - MATLABROOT\toolbox\imaq\imaqdemos\html\laserTracking
Physical Setup
Focus a camera onto the screen of a computer that MATLAB is running on.
It is best to have the ambient light in the room minimized. This example has been successfully run in auditoriums using a projector.
Configure the Acquisition
An image acquisition device will be used to acquire image data to perform the calibration and laser tracking. The device used will be a generic Windows® video WebCam.
% Add the directory containing the utility functions to the MATLAB path.
utilpath = fullfile(matlabroot, 'toolbox', 'imaq', 'imaqdemos',...
 'html', 'applications', 'laserTracking');
% Access and configure a device.
vid = videoinput('winvideo', 1, 'RGB24_320x240');
set(vid, 'FramesPerTrigger', 1);
set(vid, 'TriggerRepeat', Inf);
Create the Calibration Screen
The calibration screen created is purposely set to black to get the best contrast for the laser pointer. Some systems work better when the window's colors are set dark for the title bars.
Since a red laser will be used, the red plane of the image is the only color plane of interest. The calibration square is made blue in order to make it appear "invisible" in the red plane.
% Create the laser figure window.
laserFig = figure;
hBox = plot([0 0 1 1 0], [0 1 1 0 0], 'b-');
hold on
% Set up calibration screen. Modify the cursor so it does not
% interfere with the calibration.
hTarget = plot(0, 0, 'yo');
set(gca, 'Color', [0, 0, 0]);
set(laserFig, 'Color', [0, 0, 0], 'Menubar', 'none',...
 'DoubleBuffer', 'on', 'Pointer', 'custom',...
 'PointerShapeCData', repmat(NaN, 16, 16));
Position the Camera
Position the camera such that only the blue square is visible.
% Display positioning information.
posText = sprintf('%s\n%s',...
 'Position the camera and ensure the blue box',...
 'is the only thing in the camera''s view.');
infoText = text(0, -0.2, posText, 'Color', [1 1 1]);
axis([-0.2 1.2 -0.2 1.2])
% Using the preview window, request that the camera be positioned such
% that the view is of the blue box and little else.
smallFigPos = get(laserFig, 'Position');
set(laserFig, 'Position', get(0, 'ScreenSize'));
disp('Waiting for camera to be any key to continue.')
Waiting for camera to be any key to continue.
Perform Image Calibration
Now that the camera is focused on the right area, a target is drawn at each of the four corners of the box. The calibration is performed by aiming the laser on each corner of the blue square, allowing a relationship to be established between the camera pixel coordinates (the image) and MATLAB axis coordinates (the square). For each target displayed:
 - output a sound indicating the laser should be aimed
 - output a sound indicating a frame is about to be acquired
 - trigger the acquisition device
 - access the acquired image frame and determine the laser position in pixel coordinates
The laser position is determined by thresholding the red plane and looking for high intensity values. Some additional processing is performed to make sure the laser is not obscured by ghost images caused by poor optics in some WebCams. It is also verified that a laser dot was actually present on the screen.
% Provide calibration instructions.
calibText = sprintf('%s\n%s',...
 'Aim the laser pointer on each target as it appears.',...
 'Hold the laser on the target until the target moves.');
set(infoText,'string', calibText);
% Start the acquisition and create a new figure to display
% calibration results in a MATLAB SPY plot.
spyFig = figure;
% Target 1...
set(hTarget, 'Xdata', 0, 'Ydata', 0);
sound(1), pause(2)
sound(1), trigger(vid);
acqResults{1} = getdata(vid, 1);
[xCalib(1), yCalib(1), laserSights] = util_findlaser(acqResults{1});
title('Target 1: Suspected Laser Sighting')
% Target 2...
set(hTarget, 'Xdata', 0, 'Ydata', 1);
sound(1), pause(2)
sound(1), trigger(vid);
acqResults{2} = getdata(vid, 1);
[xCalib(2), yCalib(2), laserSights] = util_findlaser(acqResults{2});
title('Target 2: Suspected Laser Sighting')
% Target 3...
set(hTarget, 'Xdata', 1, 'Ydata', 1);
sound(1), pause(2)
sound(1), trigger(vid);
acqResults{3} = getdata(vid, 1);
[xCalib(3), yCalib(3), laserSights] = util_findlaser(acqResults{3});
title('Target 3: Suspected Laser Sighting')
% Target 4...
set(hTarget, 'Xdata', 1, 'Ydata', 0);
sound(1), pause(2)
sound(1), trigger(vid);
acqResults{4} = getdata(vid, 1);
[xCalib(4), yCalib(4), laserSights] = util_findlaser(acqResults{4});
title('Target 4: Suspected Laser Sighting')
% Close the SPY plot and stop the acquisition.
Calibration Results
Plot the acquired image and the calculated laser pointer coordinates for each target. Since the yellow crosshairs are positioned at the proper location in each image, the processing results are validated.
% Target 1 results...
calibFig = figure;
util_plotpos(acqResults{1}, xCalib(1), yCalib(1));
% Target 2 results...
util_plotpos(acqResults{2}, xCalib(2), yCalib(2));
% Target 3 results...
util_plotpos(acqResults{3}, xCalib(3), yCalib(3));
% Target 4 results...
util_plotpos(acqResults{4}, xCalib(4), yCalib(4));
% Close the figure illustrating calibration results.
Laser Tracking
Start the acquisition and process the acquired data a set number of times. The processing consists of locating the laser in the acquired image and determining the laser positions in pixel and MATLAB axis coordinates.
In order to make things interesting, using the laser pointer, attempt to "draw" the letter 'M' (for MATLAB) within the blue box.
% Update instructions on laser screen.
set(infoText,'string', 'Move the laser pointer within the blue box.');
% Start the acquisition. For each iteration:
% * output a sound to indicate a frame is about to be acquired
% * trigger the device
% * process the acquired image and locate the laser
% * convert pixel coordinates to MATLAB axis coordinates
laser.x = [];
laser.y = [];
for i = 1:100,
 % Acquire an image frame and determine the
 % camera pixel coordinates.
 sound(1), trigger(vid);
 frame = getdata(vid, 1);
 [x, y] = util_findlaser(frame);
 if ~isnan(x) && ~isnan(y),
 % If coordinates were valid, ensure the camera pixel coordinate
 % was in the calibration range.
 x = max([x min(xCalib([1 2]))]);
 x = min([x max(xCalib([3 4]))]);
 y = min([y max(yCalib([1 4]))]);
 y = max([y min(yCalib([2 3]))]);
 % Determine spatial transformation from the unit square calibration points.
 tform = cp2tform([xCalib(:) yCalib(:)], [0 0; 0 1; 1 1;


as the growing cycle of the vines and, to a certain extent, the quality of the up-and-coming vintage as early as early spring.
He just had to look at the sky, observe the environment of the vines, the flora and fauna surrounding them (trees, plants, flowers, herbs, insects, mammals, birds, etc… ) and also refer to the cycle of the moon and the sun, to anticipate what will happen. Basically, like most people of the older generations, he still had the instinct (senses and behaviours), as well as the knowledge and the experience to comprehend Mother Nature's signs. The reading of these natural things, that my generation has nearly already forgotten, was his daily routine. And it always amazed me to see him in action.
Eyes doubtfully scrutinizing either at the blue or the clouds in the sky, depending on the weather of the day, grasping Mother Nature's signs, I remember him well saying some classic French old timer's vine and wine-related proverbs and quotes (***), such as:
The auspicious ones:
 - "Lendemain de Saint-Vincent ensoleillé, rend le vigneron joyeux dans son cellier." (meaning "Sunny the day after Saint-Vincent day, makes the winemaker happy in his cellar" - Saint-vincent is usually celebrated January 22nd)
 - "Soleil à la Saint-Vincent, - Le vigneron s'en va en chantant." (meaning "Sun at St. Vincent, - the winemaker goes away singing.")
And the inauspicious ones:
 - "Pluie à la Saint-Bernardin, - Vigneron pleure ton vin." (meaning "Rain at Saint-Bernardin, - winegrower cries your wine." - Saint-Bernardin is usually celebrated May 20th)
 - "Gelée de Saint-Fructueux - Rend le vigneron malheureux." (meaning "Frost of Saint-Fructueux - Makes the winemaker unhappy." - Saint-Fructueux is usually celebrated April 16th)
He knew so much about the various natural cycles and signs of Mother Nature, that he could almost anticipate the results and consequences the weather will generate on the vine's life cycle, like if it was snowing, frosting, hailing or raining prior or after this day or this day (meaning prior or after this date or that date), then this or that will happen.
He was like an encyclopedia of knowledge. The vineyard was his life, but he also knew a lot about all sort of food and animals, and also had amazing recipes that I wished I could have written in a book as they were so good, yet well guarded in his mind as he rarely wrote them down. It was all about using your brain and memory and pay attention to all things in general in life, being open-minded and curious and willing to learn more. Savvy? Things that my generation X and the following one, Y, the Millenials, are not doing anymore...
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3. The rise of the Machines or How Humans became stupid and brainless
Memory is (or "was" should I say) a thing of the old and wise from previous generations. My generation "X" (_PHONE_) and the generation "Y" (Millenial - _PHONE_), (and don't even get me started on my kids generations, "Z" (_PHONE_ or 2012) for my boy and "Alpha" (roughly 2010-2025) for my girl), don't have any memory anymore, as we rely too much on computers, tablets, smartphones, and other gadgets to remember things for us. Consequently, and sadly, we barely use our neurones and our brain's potential anymore.... (sigh).
Therefore, Baby-boomers and Generation "X" (understand Pre-Millenial for those who might not know or understand the concept...), I have a few questions for you.....
 - Do you remember the time when we had to memorize first and last names, birth dates, home and/or work addresses, phone numbers, and other things about people in our immediate surroundings, family and friends, but also colleagues and coworkers, etc... Remember? We used to know these things by heart... But who does that nowadays? No one... Your phone does it for you...
 - Do you remember these long opinionated discussions and debates after a movie or even about a book or an exhibition or an event or god knows whatever else you used to be excited and passionate about?... Remember?... Who does that nowadays? Barely no one... Now instead, you only talk about it for less than a few minutes and the interest has already shifted to the next thing... No more long conversation around a drink or two or not even dinner after the movie or the show to talk about it... You just go back to your social networks and posts with selfies and pictures of yourself in weird situations on which you struck a pose that has nothing to do with you or your everyday natural self... giving yourself and more especially others the illusion of a supposedly exiting life that in reality is far from reaching any kind of excitement.... rings the bell?
 - Do you remember the quality time and special moments spent with your family and friends, or even with your kids, walking around, on a stroll somewhere, riding bikes or playing ball games, being outside, breathing the air, having a BBQ, smiling, laughing, sharing, enjoying these precious moments and the scenery (fixed in your brain as an unforgettable memory) without the distraction of your phone coming to life at each notification of all your social network accounts?... Remember?... I bet you don't.... as you are already too used to the bad habits you took with your smartphone over the last 15 years... too bad, these were precious personal moments that you forgot and probably won't relive ever... (if you don't let go at your phone and other gadgets).
 - Do you remember taking the time just to take the time?... to do something that pleased you... whatever that was... read a book, listen to some music, write, draw, paint, repair small things in the house, fix the old bike or the car in the garage, go for a jog, walk on the beach or in the forest, play with your kids, look at the cloud's shapes, gardening.... feel free.... not being rushed by always having something to do for someone else or being reachable everywhere... Do you remember? Personally, I do, and I loved it...
We do not know anymore how to listen, watch and learn from what surrounds us and more especially from Mother Nature. The trend is to rely on the machines and artificial intelligence (AI) to do things faster and supposedly more efficiently, to obtain sterile results often lacking in depth and/or details and often excluding the needed and unavoidable natural and human factors.
Everything nowadays goes way too fast to satisfy the need for immediate results and instant gratification creating an ephemeral moment of personal satisfaction, which is nothing more than an illusion, usually evaporating seconds later, as the interest as already shifted to something else supposedly even more interesting.... (sigh)...
I see it already with my kids (they are great kids and I love them both), but despite my wife and I efforts to teach them and provide them with good morals, values, manners, social behaviours, and overall a good education at all levels (at home and at school), we can only and desperately witness how fast things go, interact and influence them in their daily behaviours: lack of focus, lack of attention, change of moods, impatience, attitudes, answering back, believing they have rights for everything, and so on, and so on.... (you know what I'm trying to say... yet I still and will love them no matter what..... and, to be honest, I believe that we might have been the same with our own parents back then... but, I don't remember being to such extent....)
It seems that communication and entertainment technologies in general, TV and computers then, but more particularly smartphones, tablets and video game consoles (over the last decade), have intensified and accelerated certain bad behavioural processes in our kids and in ourselves too, (let's not deny it), which became bad habits that are more and more difficult to get rid of, as we are becoming too dependent on them, and, unconsciously, even use them as a substitute for our brain.
So, I'm asking you, in general, where is the time when people still took the time to observe, comprehend and learn from what surrounds them? And in terms of agriculture and viticulture, where is the time when people had the instinct, skill and/or knowledge on how to pay attention to the natural cycles (the seasons, the tides, the sun, the moon, the stars, etc...) and recognize the signs of Mother Nature?
In fact, where is the time when people still had open-mind, curiosity, patience, interest, passion, desire, will, instinct, knowledge, skill and craftsmanship? Is it gone? Will it ever come back? Or would people, from now on, just be satisfied by mediocre results achieved too hastily due to too many screen distractions, as well as lack of interest, attention and/or willingness to do better?
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We have examined the plasma Factor VIII/von Willebrand factor (FVIII/vWF) molecule from 16 patients with von Willebrand's disease, and have found no evidence of a significant decrease of carbohydrate content in 15 of these patients. FVIII/vWF was isolated by preparative counter immunoelectrophoresis directly from plasma using antibody to Factor VIII-related antigen, reduced in sodium dodecyl sulfate in the presence of urea, and electrophoresed in 5% polyacrylamide gels to separate the FVIII/vWF subunit from other proteins. Duplicate gels were stained by either the periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) reaction or by Coomassie Brilliant Blue G250. The ratio of Coomassie: PAS was determined by spectrophotometric scanning of the gels. Transferrin was used as an internal reference standard. The ratio for 23 normal individuals was 2.4±0.38 and the observed range was 1.8-3.8. 15 patients with von Willebrand's disease fell within this range. One patient independently reported as having decreased FVIII/vWF carbohydrate was also studied by this technique. A ratio of 6.8 was found, indicative of decreased, though not absent, carbohydrate. Cold insoluble globulin did not represent a significant contaminant in these analyses. 11 of the von Willebrand's disease patients with normal FVIII/vWF carbohydrate had abnormal crossed immunoelectrophoretic patterns characterized by absence of the less anodic forms of Factor VIII-related antigen. Four patients had normal patterns. These studies indicate that an absence or decrease of PAS reactive FVIII/vWF carbohydrate is not a consistent abnormality in von Willebrand's disease.
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"Cardinal Mercier" was one of many posters issued during World War I to encourage support of the war. Cardinal Mercier became a household name during World War I. Born in Braine l'Alleud, Belgium in 1..
"Cardinal Mercier" was one of many posters issued during World War I to encourage support of the war. Cardinal Mercier became a household name during World War I. Born in Braine l'Alleud, Belgium in 1851, Mercier was ordained a priest in his mid-20s. In 1906, he was named Archbishop of Mechelen and Primate of Belgium. The following year he became a cardinal. When Germany invaded Belgium in August 1914, Cardinal Mercier was attending a papal election in Rome. He promptly returned to Belgium and began resisting the German occupation. Most famously, Cardinal Mercier published a series of pastoral letters, beginning with "Patriotism and Endurance," that condemned the atrocities committed by the German armies and encouraged Belgian unity (Gorse, 2018). The writings ultimately led to his house arrest, but Cardinal Mercier didn't stop there. He went on to protest the forced deportations of Belgian men to Germany and spoke out against Germany's attempts to exploit tensions over Flemish nationalism and divide Belgium in two. News spread of Cardinal Mercier's efforts in Belgium, which carried over into Allied propaganda. The cardinal was considered both a hero and a symbol of Belgium's struggles. Mercier embodied Belgian resistance to the occupying power. This popular poster uses Mercier's popularity and symbolism and states, "Cardinal Mercier has appealed to the Food Administration for more food for starving millions." The poster also advertises food conversation, a major part of American food propaganda during World War I. The caption says, "Eat less wheat- meat-fats and sugar. Ship more to the war-stricken people of France-Belgium-Italy." This poster was created by American artist George Illion in 1918. This poster was created and reproduced as a lithographic print at the time of its distribution.


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However, it requires careful measurement and positioning to achieve the perfect balance and attractive display. This article will cover my top tips to help you create a stunning and well-balanced frame arrangement that showcases your style.
Planning the Layout
Before you start hanging your frames, it's essential to plan your arrangement on the wall. You can use paper templates or painter's tape to get a clear vision of how the frames will look together. This technique lets you make necessary adjustments before committing to a final layout.
Choosing a Focal Point in Frame Arrangement
Identifying a central point in the arrangement is crucial. This can be the largest frame or a piece with the most visual impact. The focal point is your display's anchor and helps create a cohesive look.
Maintaining Consistent Spacing
To achieve a visually appealing arrangement, maintain consistent spacing between the frames. This could be 2-3 inches (5-7.5 cm) or a larger gap, depending on your preference and the size of the frames. Consistent spacing ensures a clean and organized appearance.
Using a Level
Use a level to ensure the frames are hung straight during the installation process. This step helps create a polished and professional appearance while preventing crooked or misaligned frames.
Measure Twice, Hang Once
Before drilling any holes, double-check your measurements to avoid mistakes. This includes the distance between the frames and the height from the floor or ceiling. Taking the time to measure accurately can save you from unnecessary frustration and damage to your walls.
Selecting the Right Hanging Hardware in Frame Arrangement
Selecting the appropriate hanging hardware, such as picture hooks or anchors, is essential depending on the size and weight of your frames. Choosing the right hardware ensures your frames are securely mounted to the wall and prevents potential accidents.
Creating Balance in Your Frame Arrangement
To create a visually appealing arrangement, consider the size, color, and style of the frames in relation to one another. Try to strike a balance by mixing large and small frames and different colors and textures. This approach can create a dynamic and interesting display.
Experimenting with Different Arrangements
Don't be afraid to try various layouts, such as grids, rows, or organic arrangements. You can also mix different frame styles, such as modern and vintage, to create an eclectic and personalized display. Experimenting with various arrangements allows you to find the perfect combination that suits your taste and complements your space.
Keeping the Frame Arrangement at Eye Level
To make the arrangement visually appealing and easy to view, hang the frames at eye level or slightly lower, especially in rooms where people will be seated. This positioning ensures your display is comfortable to view and enhances the overall impact of your arrangement.
Adjusting as Needed
Once the frames are hung, step back and assess the overall arrangement. Make any necessary adjustments to ensure the display is visually appealing and well-balanced. Don't be afraid to make minor changes to achieve the perfect look.
Creating a visually appealing arrangement of frames on your wall can be a satisfying and creative process. By following these tips, you can achieve a balanced and attractive display that reflects your personal style and enhances your space. Remember, this is a subjective process, so trust your instincts and let your style guide your decisions.
What's the best way to plan my frame arrangement before hanging?
Using paper templates or painter's tape can help you visualize your arrangement on the wall before committing to a final layout. This allows you to make necessary adjustments and ensures the perfect display.
How do I create a focal point in my arrangement?
Choose the largest frame or a piece with the most visual impact as your focal point. This will anchor your display and help create a cohesive look.
What is the recommended spacing between frames?
Maintaining consistent spacing of 2-3 inches (5-7.5 cm) or a larger gap, depending on your preference and the size of the frames, will create a visually appealing arrangement.
How do I make sure my frames are hung straight?
Using a level during installation ensures your frames are hung straight and creates a polished, professional appearance.
How can I create balance in my frame arrangement?
Consider the size, color, and style of the frames in relation to one another. Mix large and small frames and different colors and textures to create a dynamic and visually appealing display.