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IPC member TTM Technologies is proud to show off the new wastewater-treatment system at its Sterling, Virginia plant, which is helping to enhance the company's pollution prevention and resource recovery performance.
Last week, a group of staff members from the U.S. EPA's Smart Sectors Program and Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention toured the Sterling site to see the new system and learn about printed circuit board fabrication. The visit, arranged by IPC, was designed to build relationships, improve mutualunderstanding, and reinforce our industry's role as a trusted source of expertise on environmental leadership.
The Smart Sectors Program, located within EPA's Office of Policy, serves as an ombudsman across program offices within the EPA. They provide a platform to collaborate with industry and develop sensible approaches to environmental regulation. The Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention implements the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and works to reduce waste and promote cleaner, safer workplaces, homes, and schools.
From IPC's perspective, the visit was valuable because the electronics industry is involved in the Smart Sectors Program and is regulated under TSCA. The gathering even helped break down silos between the offices at EPA, which do not meet on a regular basis.
During a briefing and a walk around the facility, the attendees learned about TTM's ongoing practices to minimize water use, minimize generation of hazardous wastes, and increase recycling. They also saw the wastewater-treatment ion-exchange (WWT-IX) system, which went online earlier this year, resulting in even cleaner wastewater and greater reclamation of valuable metals.
IPC has long advocated for streamlining data reporting requirements for PCB fabricators whose byproducts are recycled offsite, as is the case with TTM. IPC praised a recent EPA proposal to reduce such burdens but called for further refinements to achieve greater efficiencies.
Charles Nehrig, Director of Environmental, Health and Safety for TTM's Aerospace & Defense Specialty Business Unit, said TTM sees its responsibility to provide accurate data to regulators as critical to its company-wide lean management system. As the visitors saw displayed in huge letters on the EHS wall of the facility's "war room," TTM prioritizes EHS activities and results and recognizes employees for their efforts to reduce EHS risks.
Nena Shaw, EPA Smart Sectors Program Director, said the site visit was "super helpful" in gaining "an on-the-ground understanding of the printed circuit board manufacturing processes as well as an improved understanding of specific issues such as metals byproducts reporting."


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Elimination of the Negative Effect of Earth Fault Current Higher Frequency on Tripping of Residual Current Devices
Earth fault current frequency exceeding 50/60 Hz has a negative effect on tripping of residual current devices. For higher frequency real tripping current of residual current devices moves towards higher values. In some cases the devices may not operate at all. Main sources of the improper tripping of residual current devices for higher earth fault current frequency are discussed. The solution which makes it possible to eliminate the negative effect of higher frequency is presented. Ill. 10, bibl. 5 (in English; summaries in English, Russian and Lithuanian).
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Monday, May 21, 2007
Wind brings warmer temperatures to Summit
It has been windy for the past 3 days and this has kept the nighttime temperatures warmer here. Winds have also reduced visibility and caused some drifting (see above). Notice the UH flag. I am curious to see how long it lasts if the winds keep blowing. Winds have died off a bit for the past 6 hours. Wind direction has also changed, have been getting some Northerly and now Easterly winds.
The NOAA Atmospheric Watch Observatory (AWO) measures the air temperature 2 and 8 meters above the snow. The first 10 days of our project were quite sunny and at night the atmosphere was well stratified. Notice how the 8 m air is much warmer at night while the 2 m air temperatures cool down to below -35C.
Winds were typically 3 to 7 m/s for first 10 days, and have been mostly above 6 m/s for last 3 days. Higher winds at night have done a good job of mixing the air, keeping the surface (2 m) air temperature from getting so cold. This has made it much easier to sleep. During the day the temperatures feel about the same, especially when you consider the windchill factor.
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Cremer Coating
High speed flame spraying works with a continued gas combustion under high pressure in a combustion chamber to which the powdery spray filler materials are added into its central axis.
The high pressure generated in the combustion chamber by the combustion gas - hydrogen mix achieves the required high flow speed in the gas spray. The spray particles are thus accelerated to high particle speeds which lead to extremely dense spray coatings with extraordinary hold.
The sufficient but moderate temperature input is only slightly changed metallurgically by the spraying of the spray filler materials, e.g. minimal build-up of mixed carbides. Extremely thin coatings with high accuracy are obtained with this method.
Propane, Propane, Ethylene, Acetyls, hydrogen can be used as combustion gas.
Application areas are gliding surfaces of steam irons, presses for the photo industry, parts for the petrochemical and chemical machines, e.g. pumps, sliders, ball vents, mechanical joints, shaft sleeves etc.
High speed flame spraying (HVOF)
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EE for supervisors
One of the core requirements for the IB Diploma Programme is the Extended Essay. Students complete a 4,000-word essay, exploring a research question and topic of choice, developing inquiry, writing and critical thinking skills. Our in-school workshops on the EE help teachers become confident supervisors, so that they can support their students effectively. We have also done half-day worksops for staff, followed by half-day workshops for students. Check out sample workshop materials on the EE Support Site
Sample agenda
1: Skills and assessment (45-90 minutes): What do we already know about the EE? What skills are assessed and how can they be developed? What does a good script look like? What does the journey to this final product look like? How do we develop critical thinking skills?
2: Supervision and reflection (45-90 minutes): What are the roles and responsibilities of supervisors, coordinators and candidates? How can reflection skills be developed? What does a good RPPF look like?
3: Inquiry and research (45-90 minutes): What do good research questions look like? How can students evaluate sources effectively? How can supervisors help students develop research habits?
4: Writing (45-90 minutes): What does good writing look like? How can supervisors help students write critically and think critically? How should an EE be structured?
Workshop leader
Brad Philpot has a passion for language, literature and learning. He is an experienced examiner, workshop leader, speaker, teacher and textbook author. He has authored two editions of English A: Language and Literature and English B for the IB Diploma Programme with Cambridge University Press. He is the original author of the ThinkIB Subject Site for English A: Language and Literature. Since 2008, he has shared his passion, experiences and expertise with over 3,000 teachers all around the world through Philpot Education, a provider of educational resources and workshops. Since 2020, he has taught English at Frankfurt International School.
"The personal touch Brad Philpot offered made the difference. A very holistic approach for a workshop provider." - Kathleen Battah, Wellspring Learning Community, Beirut, Lebanon
"This workshop was ideal for getting all our supervisors on the same page. Brad's resources were great. I'm sure they'll inform our EE processes for years to come." - Timothy Patton, Head of IB Core, American International in Egypt
Let's talk!
Contact Brad Philpot directly ( to explore the possibilities of in-school training, consultancy or coaching.
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joshcomley joshcomley - 1 year ago 79
C# Question
Quickest way to convert a base 10 number to any base in .NET?
I have and old(ish) C# method I wrote that takes a number and converts it to any base:
string ConvertToBase(int number, char[] baseChars);
It's not all that super speedy and neat. Is there a good, known way of achieving this in .NET?
I'm looking for something that allows me to use any base with an arbitrary string of characters to use.
This only allows bases 16, 10, 8 and 2:
Convert.ToString(1, x);
I want to use this to achieve a massively high base taking advantage of numbers, all lower case and all upper case letters. Like in this thread, but for C# not JavaScript.
Does anyone know of a good and efficient way of doing this in C#?
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Convert.ToString can be used to convert a number to its equivalent string representation in a specified base.
Example:
string binary = Convert.ToString(5, 2); // convert 5 to its binary representation
Console.WriteLine(binary); // prints 101
However, as pointed out by the comments, Convert.ToString only supports the following limited - but typically sufficient - set of bases: 2, 8, 10, or 16.
Update (to meet the requirement to convert to any base):
I'm not aware of any method in the BCL which is capable to convert numbers to any base so you would have to write your own small utility function. A simple sample would look like that (note that this surely can be made faster by replacing the string concatenation):
class Program
{
 static void Main(string[] args)
 {
 // convert to binary
 string binary = IntToString(42, new char[] { '0', '1' });
 // convert to hexadecimal
 string hex = IntToString(42,
 new char[] { '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9',
 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F'});
 // convert to hexavigesimal (base 26, A-Z)
 string hexavigesimal = IntToString(42,
 Enumerable.Range('A', 26).Select(x => (char)x).ToArray());
 // convert to sexagesimal
 string xx = IntToString(42,
 new char[] { '0','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9',
 'A','B','C','D','E','F','G','H','I','J','K','L','M','N','O','P','Q','R','S','T','U','V','W','X','Y','Z',
 'a','b','c','d','e','f','g','h','i','j','k','l','m','n','o','p','q','r','s','t','u','v','w','x'});
 }
 public static string IntToString(int value, char[] baseChars)
 {
 string result = string.Empty;
 int targetBase = baseChars.Length;
 do
 {
 result = baseChars[value % targetBase] + result;
 value = value / targetBase;
 }
 while (value > 0);
 return result;
 }
 /// <summary>
 /// An optimized method using an array as buffer instead of
 /// string concatenation. This is faster for return values having
 /// a length > 1.
 /// </summary>
 public static string IntToStringFast(int value, char[] baseChars)
 {
 // 32 is the worst cast buffer size for base 2 and int.MaxValue
 int i = 32;
 char[] buffer = new char[i];
 int targetBase= baseChars.Length;
 do
 {
 buffer[--i] = baseChars[value % targetBase];
 value = value / targetBase;
 }
 while (value > 0);
 char[] result = new char[32 - i];
 Array.Copy(buffer, i, result, 0, 32 - i);
 return new string(result);
 }
}
Update 2 (Performance Improvement)
Using an array buffer instead of string concatenation to build the result string gives a performance improvement especially on large number (see method IntToStringFast). In the best case (i.e. the longest possible input) this method is roughly three times faster. However, for 1-digit numbers (i.e. 1-digit in the target base), IntToString will be faster.
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Does your class like make maps? We would love to see and share them!
We are still basically newbies on Facebook, just starting to get our social media sea-legs (ahem, ahem: please "like" us…and tell your friends!) We have been experimenting with features such a "MathStart Book of the Day!" and, of course, news about Stuart's new Pre-K series, I See I Learn.
It has been delightful to see who has discovered us. We have made some wonderful new connections.
Mr. Murphy: The students in my class are confused about the weird pictures in your book Treasure Map. We love the book and love the pictures, but we do not understand why there are giant objects by the small kids. Any help explaining these crazy pictures to us? Thanks a bunch. Please write back.
— Mr. Jason and the Star Room Kids, Circle School, SA, TX
I handle most of the posts for Stuart on Facebook and Twitter (_USER_), so wrote a brief reply, but clearly this called for Stuart's insights.
Hello Mr. Jason & the Star Room Kids!
I love this question!
Janet's right. Tricia Tusa, the illustrator, wanted to emphasize the fact that a map represents a section of the real world at another scale. Therefore, on pages 8-9, the map actually "becomes" the environment that it represents. On pages 10-11, the members of the Elm Street Kids' Club have been reduced to the scale of the map and actually step right into it. From that point on, Tricia plays with dimension and scale to complement what is happening in the story.
On page 30, Tricia brilliantly added the returning Rocky River Rascals to her illustration. This was not part of the manuscript. She wanted readers to be constantly thinking of time, place, size, dimension and scale.
You didn't ask about the "upside-down" map on the endpapers. Again, this was Tricia's idea. She positioned the map, which is of Houston, where Tricia lived at the time, to be from the point of view of Matthew, who is pictured carrying the map, rather than from the perspective of the reader.
Here's an idea for the visually alert Star Room Kids. Maybe they could create a map of their classroom, cafeteria or playground. Then they could try to figure how big the desks, tables, or they themselves would be at that scale. If it's really cool, you can send it to us and we'll include it on our blog.
We would love to see maps of every classroom, cafeteria and playground! If your class has some fantastic maps you would like to share, please send photographs to feedback (@) stuartjmurphy (dot) com. Be sure to include contact information.
Did you know that Treasure Map is one of six MathStart stories featured in a new musical called The Main Street Kids' Club? The play was adapted by the talented Scott ("Schoolhouse Rock Live!") Ferguson through a special workshop class at Northwestern University. It's a lot of fun. The music is great and the math is spot on!
If you know a regional theatre that would be interested in performing the show or would like to find out about school tours, please get in touch with Scott at TheatreBAM Chicago.
It's the Main Street Kids' Club / Where the laughs are loud in the the fun is free / We're in the Main Street Kids' Club / That's the MSKC to you and me!
- Creative Cartography: 7 Must-Read Books on Maps / Maria Popova, Brain Pickings

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Monero (XMR) Serves as a Stronger Testing Ground for Bitcoin Than Litecoin, Concludes DAR
Monero, the privacy based Cryptocurrency is often looked at as an experimental Testnet like Litecoin. Digital Asset Research concludes the other way around that Monero is a stronger testing ground for the experimental Bitcoin network than Litecoin.
Why do they conclude that? One Word: Bulletproof
The Monero Network went through a scheduled hard fork recently on October 18th to activate Bulletproofs.
What is Bulletproof?
Monero employs three major technologies to achieve Privacy: Ring Signatures, Confidential transactions, and Stealth Addresses. The Bulletproof upgrade is intended to address a major drawback of RingCT(a term used to represent Ring Signatures and Confidential Transactions) which is the size of the range proofs.
BulletProof was first proposed in a white paper authored by Standford University, University of London and Blockstream in 2017. With the implementation of BulletProofs the size of the Range proofs over 13kb to as less as 2.5kb which will help massively in scaling the network.
The technology can be compared to that of Zero-Knowledge Proofs in Zcash with a few tradeoffs. But ultimately the upgrade will improve privacy and potentially will help massively in scalability.
Monero Better Testnet than Litecoin?
Where it gets interesting is that in the BulletProof Whitepaper, they mention that if NIZKP's (Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Proofs – the technology used in BulletProof to aggregate range proofs of a confidential transaction) is implemented on the Bitcoin Blockchain then "total size of Bitcoin's UTXO set would be only 17 GB (compared to 160 GB) if Confidential Transactions were to be implemented."
In a report, Digital Asset Research concludes:
Monero at this time is serving as a stronger testing ground for experimental Bitcoin technologies than Litecoin, which is widely regarded as a "financially incentivized testnet" for Bitcoin.
BulletProofs along with other technologies like Schnorr Signatures, Mimble Wimble, etc are being explored on the Bitcoin Roadmap.
Litecoin has been a Testnet for Bitcoin for experimenting with technologies like Segwit and Lightning network on the Litecoin Blockchain first before implementing it on the Bitcoin Blockchain.
But Monero can be a bigger deal for Bitcoin as it will serve as a testing ground for privacy-focused technologies like Bullet Proof which is far more different that Litecoin which shares most of the properties with Bitcoin with a few changes.
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Putnam County Sheriff's Deputies Trained to Administer "Narcan"
Narcan trainingNarcan training
Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports that he has instituted a new life-saving program within the Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office is the first law enforcement agency in the county to receive Narcan training. Each sworn member of the department is receiving training in administering Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, by Thomas Lannon and Robert Cuomo, certified instructors from the Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services.
Narcan is a special narcotic drug that reverses the effects of other narcotic substances to include heroin. It is often used to treat drug overdose or diagnostic narcotic drug addiction. Previously, Narcan was only allowed to be used by paramedics or physicians because it is a prescription drug. However, now emergency first responders can be trained to carry and administer the drug to combat the epidemic of opiate-related deaths in our area.
Narcan nasal atomizers have the amazing ability to reverse heroin effects within seconds, returning an overdose victim to alertness, immediate sobriety, normal heart rates, and normal breathing as if there was nothing wrong with the individual. Narcan has reportedly been used as an antidote in emergency situations helping to immediately counteract potentially fatal health emergencies such as stroke or heart attacks as well.
"Many times the window of effectively using Narcan may only be a few minutes. Since law enforcement's primary existence is to protect and save lives, common sense dictates that our deputies, investigators and corrections officers are trained and equipped with Narcan," said Sheriff Smith. "Patrol deputies and emergency medical service providers are often the first to render first aid to overdose victims. Once the training is completed, each deputy will be able to administer this life-saving drug to those in need – which is crucial in saving lives," he concluded.


DSGMC seeks UN resolution to help Sikhs wear religious symbols
August 01, 2017 10:57 PM
New Delhi, August 1 : The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) General Secretary Mr. Manjinder Singh Sirsa today urged Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) to pass a resolution in General Assembly of the body for giving exemption to Sikhs residing in different countries to wear their religious symbols as per the directive given by the Sikh Guru Sahiban.
 - A Delhi Gurudwara management committee has approached the United Nations (UN) Secretary General seeking his help in passing of a resolution by the world body to help Sikhs wear their religious symbols in different countries across the world
In a detailed letter written to the Secretary General UN, Mr. Sirsa briefed him about the importance of the five religious symbols or articles of faith as prescribed by the Sikh Guru Sahiban. He said that wearing these articles of faith was must for every sikh man and woman.
Mr. Sirsa said that he had observed that problems being faced by the Sikhs in different countries was due to laws implemented in the particular country and courts of these countries upheld the criminal cases against the Sikhs without any wrong doing committed by the sikh community members because courts are bound to follow the law of the land. He said that this problem was result of ignorance about the importance of these religious symbols on the part of the governments of these nations.
Noting that members of the community, though small in number, have contributed largely in process of development and economic growth, risen politically and served selflessly in the times of natural disasters in different nations, he said that on umpteen times it has been proved that they are gem for the society in which they live. He said that as per the teachings of the Guru Sahiban, they are bound to work for the betterment of the society as a whole.
Mr. Sirsa said that apart from wearing these symbols sikh men have to wear turbans on their heads whereas wearing caps or helmets have been banned in the faith by the Guru Sahiban.
Mr Sirsa reminded the Secretary General that as per the resolution for human rights passed at UN, everyone is born free and equal in dignity and rights. Whatever nationality, place of residence, gender, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language or any other status, the international community on December 10, 1948 made a commitment to uphold dignity and justice for all of us. He said that thus members of the community have a right to live according to their will and follow their religion.
Urging the UN body to pass a suitable resolution urging all the members nations to amend their laws or enact new one so that Sikhs should be given liberty to wear their five religious symbols as well as turban in different countries. He said that passing of such a resolution will pave way for permanent solution of the problem.
Mr. Sirsa also offered that if the appropriate authority at UN deems it fit to give a chance of hearing on the issue, DSGMC is ready to make detailed presentation before the members which can further help to understand the complex issue and undesired problems being faced by the members of the Sikh Community.
He also declared that he will make personal contacts with the various sikh bodies and sikh representatives in different nations to press the UN body to pass that resolution.
Launching this initiative he had discussion on the matter with the UK Member Parliament Mr. Tanmanjit Singh Dhesi in Delhi today who lauded the effort of Mr. Sirsa and also offered his full support for the initiative.
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Unrestricted Net Assets
What are 'Unrestricted Net Assets'
Unrestricted net assets are a group of items owned by the government with commercial or exchange value that have no external restrictions regarding their use or function. Unrestricted net assets appear in government accounting and are government-owned assets that can be utilized for any decided-upon purpose. This is in contrast to restricted net assets that are assigned to specific purposes.
BREAKING DOWN 'Unrestricted Net Assets'
Government accounting includes the principles and procedures used by local, state and federal governments for accounting purposes. Rules are established by the National Council on Governmental Accounting. Assets of local, state and federal governments are typically restricted to specific uses and purposes, however, unrestricted net assets fall outside this limitation.


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Failure causes are defects in design, process, quality, or part application, which are the underlying cause of a failure or which initiate a process which leads to failure. Where failure depends on the user of the product or process, then human error must be considered.
A part failure mode is the way in which a component fails "functionally" on component level. Often a part has only a few failure modes. Thus a relay may fail to open or close contacts on demand. The failure mechanism that caused this can be of many different kinds, and often multiple factors play a role at the same time. They include corrosion, welding of contacts due to an abnormal electric current, return spring fatigue failure, unintended command failure, dust accumulation and blockage of mechanism, etc. Seldom only one cause (hazard) can be identified that creates system failures. The real root causes can in theory in most cases be traced back to some kind of human error, e.g. design failure, operational errors, management failures, maintenance induced failures, specification failures, etc.
The (end) or immediate effects of failures can also be diverse depending on the function in the system. So the relay failure might result in a failure (actually a fault) to activate a locking actuator. This is called the sub system effect or sub system functional failure mode. And finally this might result in severe damage to system (the end effect) due to the loss of a protection device. When dealing with causes -> mechanisms -> failure modes -> effects, then it should be realised that all this depends on what system level is looked at. An effect from lower level can be a cause on a higher level. It all depends on the scope of scenario of interest.
A scenario is the complete identified possible sequence and combination of events, failures (failure modes), conditions, system states, leading to an end (failure)system state. It starts from causes (if known) leading to one particular end effect (the system failure condition). A failure scenario is for a system the same as the failure mechanism is for a component. Both result in a failure mode (state) of the system / component.
Rather than the simple description of symptoms that many product users or process participants might use, the term failure scenario / mechanism refers to a rather complete description, including the preconditions under which failure occurs, how the thing was being used, proximate and ultimate/final causes (if known), and any subsidiary or resulting failures that result.
The term is part of the engineering lexicon, especially of engineers working to test and debug products or processes. Carefully observing and describing failure conditions, identifying whether failures are reproducible or transient, and hypothesizing what combination of conditions and sequence of events led to failure is part of the process of fixing design flaws or improving future iterations. The term may be applied to mechanical systems failure.
Some types of mechanical failure mechanisms are: excessive deflection, buckling, ductile fracture, brittle fracture, impact, creep, relaxation, thermal shock, wear, corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, and various types of fatigue. Each produces a different type of fracture surface, and other indicators near the fracture surface(s). The way the product is loaded, and the loading history are also important factors which determine the outcome. Of critical importance is design geometry because stress concentrations can magnify the applied load locally to very high levels, and from which cracks usually grow.
Over time, as more is understood about a failure, the failure cause evolves from a description of symptoms and outcomes (that is, effects) to a systematic and relatively abstract model of how, when, and why the failure comes about (that is, causes).
The more complex the product or situation, the more necessary a good understanding of its failure cause is to ensuring its proper operation (or repair). Cascading failures, for example, are particularly complex failure causes. Edge cases and corner cases are situations in which complex, unexpected, and difficult-to-debug problems often occur.
Failure by corrosion
Materials can be degraded by their environment by corrosion processes, such as rusting in the case of iron and steel. Such processes can also be affected by load in the mechanisms of stress corrosion cracking and environmental stress cracking.
- Failure analysis
- Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
- Failure rate
- Forensic electrical engineering
- Forensic engineering
- Hazard analysis
- Ultimate failure
- While corrosion is not technically a mechanical failure mode, it is usually included in mechanical failure modes because it leads directly to mechanical failures.

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Secondary Transfer FAQ
 - When is the Open Transfer Period for the District?
 The transfer request window is March 1st – March 31st. The district has communicated the window on the District webpage.
 How does a parent initiate a transfer? Fort Worth ISD has created an online application process to apply for a transfer. Families will submit an online transfer application indicating their 1st and 2nd choice. Please note that the District has implemented a lottery system for the 2021-2022 Student Transfer process.
 Can a parent pick any campus to request a transfer?
 A parent may choose a campus that has space available and is not a "School of Choice".
 Are parents guaranteed the transfer on behalf of the student if they picked a school not "LIMITED"? No, transfers are based on board policy (FDB Local), eligibility criteria and campus capacity by grade level. Transfers will be selected utilizing the lottery system.
 1. A PEG student applying from a school within the District.
 2. A resident sibling of a resident student currently enrolled at the requested school.
 3. A child of a resident District employee.
 4. A resident of the District, but residing outside the attendance area of the requested school.
 5. A child of a nonresident District employee.
 6. A PEG student applying from a school outside the District.
 7. A nonresident student, subject to tuition.
 Provided that a school or grade level has not reached capacity, a transfer request shall be considered and granted based on the following characteristics of each applicant, in this order of priority:
 If a student did not get into a POC or SOC and wants to transfer, what is important to know?
 Fort Worth ISD promotes the student distribution model of neighborhood and choice lottery schools. As a process, each school in the district serves a specific neighborhood within that school's attendance zone. The requested transfer campus must have available space and your request must meet eligibility requirements outlined in board policy, FDB Local. A transfer request is not automatically granted.
 Can a parent's non-POC or non-SOC student participate in a choice program?
 No, a student accepted through a transfer will not be under consideration to participate in the POC offered at the campus. POC participation is through the Choice application and waiting list only.
 When will parents know if their child's transfer request is granted?
 The initial assignment will be completed by April 19, 2021. However, the process will remain open, for rolling placements, until approved number of enrollment slots are filled or waiting list is complete. The final day to assign a student by transfer is June 11, 2021. On June 11, 2021 the transfer process for the 2021-2022 school year will close. No more assignments will be made.
 What happens if a student is not granted a transfer? Who does the parent need to speak to?
 Transfer request approvals are very limited due to capacity parameters at our campuses. Your student will remain at their home campus for the 2021-2022 school year.


NJMR NJMR - 1 year ago 171
Bash Question
How to assign a varaible containg spaces to another variable in KSH
I am writing a shell script to read the input file and process the contents of the file line by line.
I was planning to store each line to an array and process the array later as shown below.
#--------------------------------
# Global Variable
file_path="NULL"
set -A array_statements
#--------------------------------
readFileIntoArray()
{
while IFS= read -r line
do
echo "$line"
array_statements[${#array_statements[*]}+1]="$line"
done <"$file_path"
}
printTheArray()
{
for i in ${array_statements[@]}; do
echo $i
done
}
main()
{
file_path=$1
readFileIntoArray
printTheArray
}
main "[email protected]"
The line contains spaces between the words as
Hello World How Are You?
. When I execute the script, and print the content of the array_statements, the output is
Hello
World
How
Are
You?
How do I assign the variable value which contains spaces to another variable or pass the varaible which contains spaces to another function in
KSH
.
Thanks
Answer Source
The easiest route forward is probably to scrap your current code and refactor it.
array_statements=()
while read -r line; do
 array_statements+=("$line")
done <"$1"
printf "%s\n" "${array_statements[@]}"
With the code simplified this much, it probably doesn't make much sense to keep anything encapsulated in a separate function.
Notice in particular how missing the quotes around ${array_statements[@]} will break them up into one happy crazy string, losing any array element boundaries.
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How is an eagle like an airplane?
Well, they both fly. But as high and fast as the plane may fly, the eagle has something the airplane doesn't. The eagle has a wide view of his whole world and acute eyesight. He can see everything he needs to see, both in the air and on the ground, for as far as he plans to fly.
Not so the airplane. Airplanes have radar that can detect turbulence and other planes a few miles out. But when a plane is going 500 miles per hour, it covers a long distance in just a few seconds—very little time to avoid hazards. And there are some hazards that planes don't see—like fine, powdery volcanic ash floating in the air. As you know from "Keeping an Eye on Volcanic Ash," this stuff is very bad for airplanes.
Now, how is an eagle like the satellites in the GOES-R series? Like the eagle, satellites in the GOES-R series have a very wide view of the world, and excellent eyesight. First, the satellite is in geostationary orbit, so high above the equator that the satellite's imager—its "eyes"—can see Earth as a whole disk. Now that's a birds' eye view.
What's more, the new R series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) have very advanced sensor technology. Using its new imager, plus new techniques for processing its data, it will be able to warn of fine volcanic ash floating in the air. This information will help aviation agencies to steer pilots around them.
Its imager data is also used to detect high-altitude updrafts shooting over the tops of storm clouds that could create hazardous turbulence for aircraft.
The GOES-R series also detects and maps lightning. Data from its Lightning Mapper will show where the lightning storms are happening across the entire U.S. at once. Lightning is a very serious aviation hazard!


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In this lesson, students explore the gratuitous use of violence in televised sports. The lesson begins with a class discussion about the sports that students participate in, and the rules and consequences that relate to unsporting behaviour. Students then discuss how professional athletes conduct themselves in TV sporting events, and whether the same consequences seem to apply. Students look at the "business" side of televised sports, and how violence is used to engage and attract viewers. Through a series of activities, students determine which professional athletes are role models, and which deserve a visit to the "penalty box."
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With the fast pace of technological advancement, the construction industry is poised on the brink of a transformative shift. The catalyst for this change? Telematics.
Telematics — a blend of telecommunications and informatics — is revolutionizing project oversight in construction, offering unprecedented levels of efficiency, safety, and cost-effectiveness.
This article will explore its benefits, potential applications in construction, and how it is set to become an integral part of project management and oversight in this evolving industry. Gear up to embrace the future of construction!
After reading this article, read Trackunit's article on fleet asset management and see how asset-tracking software solutions make fleet management more efficient.
What is telematics?
Telematics is an innovative system that combines elements of both telecom and informatics to enable remote object or process management, data transmission and storage. A telematics system typically contains three key components:
- GPS technology provides data on an object or vehicle's location, speed, and direction.
- Onboard diagnostics collect data about the performance and condition of an object or vehicle.
- Telecommunications technology transmits the collected data to a central location or system for analysis.
This integrated system is groundbreaking in monitoring and managing assets remotely, providing real-time insights and analytics. In construction, telematics can transform how projects are overseen, driving productivity, enhancing safety, and fostering more efficient use of resources.
The benefits of telematics in construction
The benefits that telematics can bring to the construction industry are numerous and significant. Here are a few key ones.
Improved resource management
Telematics solutions enable real-time tracking of equipment and machinery, optimizing scheduling and usage and preventing unnecessary downtime. This leads to more efficient use of resources and higher productivity.
Enhanced safety measures
Telematics' real-time vehicle speed, location and operator behavior data enables it to quickly identify potential safety risks before they escalate into serious issues, creating a safer workplace environment and potentially decreasing workplace accidents.
Telematics can result in significant cost savings by optimizing machinery usage, minimizing equipment downtime, and reducing fuel consumption through efficient route planning.
Telematics can provide detailed reports on operator behavior, which can help identify and address areas of concern, leading to better accountability and improved performance.
By optimizing usage and reducing fuel consumption, telematics can minimize the environmental impact of construction projects.
Telematics applications in construction
The applications of telematics in the construction industry are vast and varied. Here are some key areas where it is making a profound difference.
Telematics allows fleet operators to track every vehicle in real-time. This data aids route optimization, reduced fuel consumption and timely delivery of materials and machinery.
Telematics uses onboard diagnostics to monitor key performance parameters of construction machinery, like fuel consumption, idle time, load cycles, and more. This data helps identify inefficiencies and improve productivity.
By tracking parameters like vehicle speed, location, and operator behavior, telematics can identify safety risks and implement corrective measures to prevent accidents and ensure a safe working environment.
Telematics helps monitor the health of construction machinery and predict potential breakdowns. This enables preventive maintenance, reducing downtime and repair costs.
Telematics devices can track construction assets to prevent theft and unauthorized use. This also aids in the efficient scheduling and utilization of assets.
Telematics and project management
Telematics is increasingly becoming an indispensable tool for project management in the construction industry. Here's why:
- Real-time data for decision making: Telematics provides real-time, accurate data on various aspects of a project – from machinery performance to manpower utilization. This data-driven insight allows project managers to make informed, timely decisions, enhancing overall project efficiency.
- Predictive analysis: Telematics enables predictive analysis, allowing project and fleet managers to foresee potential problems like equipment failure and take preventive action. This helps to minimize downtime, thereby keeping the project on schedule.
- Improved communication: Telematics systems can facilitate seamless communication between the project management team, equipment operators, and other on-ground staff, creating a more coordinated and efficient workflow.
- Resource optimization: Real-time visibility into resource utilization enables project managers to optimize resource allocation, reducing waste and enhancing productivity.
- Risk management: Telematics aids in identifying potential risks – such as safety hazards or maintenance issues – in a timely manner, allowing project managers to mitigate these risks effectively.
Telematics for construction – conclusion
Telematics technology is a testament to the power of digital transformation in the construction industry. It addresses some of the industry's most pressing challenges by offering real-time insights, improving safety measures, and facilitating efficient resource management.
With its varied applications, telematics is poised to revolutionize project management, making construction processes more effective and sustainable. Its benefits are undeniable, and its far-reaching potential marks it as a cornerstone of future construction practices.


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Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- A cold front moved through the state early this morning bringing with it some of the coldest temperatures we have seen in years.
High temperatures were already reached this morning and will only go down throughout the afternoon and especially tonight.
Winds will be strong at times too, blowing out of the west at 20-25 mph with gusts even stronger. Related Coverage: Cold Weather Safety Tips
The winds will make it feel even cooler at times during the day.
Tuesday morning we are expecting temperatures to drop into the middle teens. These cold temperatures combined with gusty winds will lead to dangerous wind chill temperatures. This means it will feel like 0° or even lower in some spots.
A wind chill advisory is in effect from 1AM - 10AM Tuesday.
The record low for Tuesday in Columbia is 16° and that was set in 1924, while the record minimum high temperature is 31° from 1988. Both of those records could be in jeopardy.
Wednesday morning will be very cold too with lows falling into the upper teens, but this would be above the record of 12° set in 1970.
Temperatures will begin to moderate closer to normal by the end of the workweek and by Saturday we may see temperatures in the lower 60s for highs.


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Native to boggy areas of the eastern United States and Canada, the cinnamon fern is one of the earliest ferns to emerge in the spring. Young fronds are covered with white, woolly hair before they unfurl. When full grown, the waxy fronds are yellow-green and grow 24 to 36 inches tall and 6 to 8 inches wide. There are two distinctly different types of fronds—fertile and sterile.
The fertile frond resembles a cinnamon stick. It emerges first, and after releasing its spores it turns golden brown, withers, and lies on the ground through the summer.
The sterile fronds appear in late spring, stay green all summer, and turn brown with the first fall frost. This fern requires a slightly acid (pH 5.5 to 6.5) soil that is kept evenly moist. It spreads slowly, and because of its height, it is best used as a background plant.


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A Single Sky
A Single Sky: How an International Community Forged the Science of Radio Astronomy
DAVID P. D. MUNNS
Copyright Date: 2013
Published by: MIT Press
Pages: 264
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 A Single Sky
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 For more than three thousand years, the science of astronomy depended on visible light. In just the last sixty years, radio technology has fundamentally altered how astronomers see the universe. Combining the wartime innovation of radar and the established standards of traditional optical telescopes, the "radio telescope" offered humanity a new vision of the universe. In A Single Sky, the historian David Munns explains how the idea of the radio telescope emerged from a new scientific community uniting the power of radio with the international aspirations of the discipline of astronomy. The radio astronomers challenged Cold War era rivalries by forging a united scientific community looking at a single sky.Munns tells the interconnecting stories of Australian, British, Dutch, and American radio astronomers, all seeking to learn how to see the universe by means of radio. Jointly, this international array of radio astronomers built a new "community" style of science opposing the "glamour" of nuclear physics. A Single Sky describes a communitarian style of science, a culture of interdisciplinary and international integration and cooperation, and counters the notion that recent science has been driven by competition. Collaboration, or what a prominent radio astronomer called "a blending of radio invention and astronomical insight," produced a science as revolutionary as Galileo's first observations with a telescope. Working together, the community of radio astronomers revealed the structure of the galaxy.
 eISBN: 978-0-262-30519-8
 Subjects: Astronomy, Technology
Table of Contents
 1. Front Matter
 (pp. I-VI)
 2. Table of Contents
 (pp. VII-VIII)
 3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
 (pp. IX-XII)
 4. INTRODUCTION
 (pp. 1-26)
 In the 1995 filmThe Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain, Hugh Grant portrays Reginald Anson, a floppy-haired youth recently returned from World War I. Working as an assistant with the Royal Ordnance Survey, Anson takes part in measuring the "first mountain in Wales," known to the locals as Ffynnon Garw. The film, which is based on real events, humorously exposes what is at stake in the history of science: the decision to measure, the process of measuring, and the result of having measured something are only the beginnings of an intricate social process through...
 5. 1 DECISIONS
 (pp. 27-50)
 In June of 1945 a powerful radio noise jammed all the receivers at New Zealand's Norfolk Island radar station. The operators feared a Japanese attack, but the latest receivers and direction finders identified the sun as the direction of the radio noise. Cooperation among the MIT Radiation Laboratory, Britain's Telecommunications Research Establishment, and Australia's Radiophysics Laboratory had raised speculation about the sun as a source of radio waves, and several outbursts had been detected during the war years. In Australia, the deputy chief of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research's Radiophysics Laboratory, Joe Pawsey, had already performed some simple...
 6. 2 NOISE
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 "We must provide for research in atomic energy," the retired Chairman of Australia's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Sir George Julius, was quoted as having said by theSydney Morning Heraldin late 1945.¹ After the successful use of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima, independent nuclear programs rapidly sprang up in Britain, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, and, of course, the Soviet Union. At the CSIR's Radio-physics Laboratory in Sydney, Edward Bowen anticipated an aggressive national effort and offered his entire linear accelerator group to "make an exceedingly strong team [which], given suitable assistance, would probably do all that is required...
 7. 3 DISCIPLES
 (pp. 73-114)
 As a young radio physicist, Robert Hanbury Brown spent World War II working in drafty airplane hangars and going up and down in planes testing various aspects of airborne radar. After the war, he returned to Britain's Telecommunications Research Establishment before following the father of British radar, Robert Watson-Watt, to Canada to work for Watson-Watt's private scientific consulting company. He promptly became an early casualty of the failure of that entrepreneurial endeavor. Unemployed, he returned to Britain and was recommended to Bernard Lovell's growing group at Jodrell Bank by Patrick Blackett, a professor of physics at Manchester. Lovell remembered Hanbury...
 8. 4 VISIONS
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 Speaking at a 1955 meeting of the International Astronomical Union, Harlow Shapley, the former director of the Harvard Observatory, declared that astronomy had just experienced its most successful year. "Never in the long history of astronomy," he said, "has there been more building and planning of astronomical instruments than in 1954 and 1955, and rarely if ever has there been so much cooperation." Proudly reporting that several new optical telescopes had been built (notably one at the Lick Observatory in California), Shapley also mentioned the "large radio telescopes in England, United States, Holland, Germany, and Australia" and validated the integration...
 9. 5 SIZE
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 By June of 1956, the plans for the new National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) were all but finalized. After nearly three years of negotiation and review, the National Science Foundation, a consortium of universities represented by Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI), and interested physicists and astronomers concluded that by 1961 a radio telescope 140 feet in diameter would be built at Green Bank, West Virginia. The centerpiece instrument of a national facility for radio astronomy would eventually, the panel reported, bring outstanding research opportunities to American radio astronomers—opportunities that would rival and perhaps even surpass those offered by the giant...
 10. CONCLUSION
 (pp. 171-178)
 The Dish, a film featuring the Parkes radio telescope and telling the story of how radio astronomers captured the television images of the moon landing in July of 1969, was a comic hit in Australia in 2000. At first the Parkes telescope was scheduled to be only a backup receiver for the moon mission, but Neil Armstrong's decision to forgo a scheduled sleep break put the Parkes dish in a favorable position. At the moment Armstrong set foot on the moon, the moon was visible from Australia but not from Houston. In the film, the prime minister, speaking before Parliament,...
 11. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
 (pp. 179-180)
 12. NOTES
 (pp. 181-222)
 13. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 (pp. 223-244)
 14. INDEX
 (pp. 245-248)


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Plog comprises two programmable logic sections (select one of six different 3 input boolean logic types) as well as a toggle flipflop and data flipflop block. All four sections are linked together via specially planned normals. Features:
This module was primarily designed as an interesting tool to be used with sequencers. You can derive complex rhythmic sequences from basic sparse sources (e.g. from a simple gate sequence or clock). By adding vc control of the logic types via some kind of cv source like a triggered envelope, lfo or sequencer you produce even more complex results. This module can also be used in many other creative applications including making interesting timbres and for self-generating patches.


Prevent path traversal
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Language: Java
Severity: Warning
Category: Security
Description
This rule prevents security vulnerabilities that allow an attacker to read, write, or delete files on the server that they should not have access to. This type of attack, known as Path Traversal or Directory Traversal, involves manipulating variables that reference files with ../ sequences and its variations.
The potential harm of this vulnerability is significant, as it can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, corruption of system files, or even complete takeover of the server. It is, therefore, crucial to implement safeguards against path traversal attacks in your code.
In Java, you can avoid path traversal vulnerabilities by not using user input directly to access file paths. If you must use user input, ensure that it is properly sanitized. For example, you could use a whitelist of acceptable inputs, or strip out or deny any input containing '..' or similar sequences. In the provided code, the user input (param) is used to construct a file path (fileName), but it is first checked to ensure that it does not contain any path traversal sequences. This makes the code compliant with the 'Prevent path traversal' rule.
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/**
 * OWASP Benchmark v1.2
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This file is part of the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Benchmark Project. For
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The OWASP Benchmark is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
 * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
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The OWASP Benchmark is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
 * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 * PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
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 * @author Dave Wichers
 * @created 2015
 */
package org.owasp.benchmark.testcode;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.annotation.WebServlet;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
@WebServlet(value = "/pathtraver-00/BenchmarkTest00045")
public class BenchmarkTest00045 extends HttpServlet {
 private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 @Override
 public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
 throws ServletException, IOException {
 doPost(request, response);
 }
 @Override
 public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
 throws ServletException, IOException {
 // some code
 response.setContentType("text/html;charset=UTF-8");
 String[] values = request.getParameterValues("BenchmarkTest00045");
 String param;
 if (values != null && values.length > 0) param = values[0];
 else param = "";
 String fileName = org.owasp.benchmark.helpers.Utils.TESTFILES_DIR + param;
 try (
 // Create the file first so the test won't throw an exception if it doesn't exist.
 // Note: Don't actually do this because this method signature could cause a tool to find
 // THIS file constructor
 // as a vuln, rather than the File signature we are trying to actually test.
 // If necessary, just run the benchmark twice. The 1st run should create all the necessary
 // files.
 // new java.io.File(org.owasp.benchmark.helpers.Utils.TESTFILES_DIR +
 // param).createNewFile();
 java.io.FileOutputStream fos =
 new java.io.FileOutputStream(new java.io.FileInputStream(fileName).getFD()); ) {
 response.getWriter()
 .println(
 "Now ready to write to file: "
 + org.owasp.esapi.ESAPI.encoder().encodeForHTML(fileName));
 } catch (Exception e) {
 System.out.println("Couldn't open FileOutputStream on file: '" + fileName + "'");
 }
 }
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Image by Mark Sensen and Dov Gutterman, 25 May 2002
This image of an historical flag of Eritrea can be
found in "Flags through the Ages and Across the World" by Whitney Smith [smi75]. It has a light blue background with a green wreath in the center.
Chris Pinette, 11 July 1996
According to The Flag Bulletin [fbn] of May/June 1996, the Eritrean flag with the "UN blue" field and green emblem was adopted in 1952 and used until the territory was absorbed into
Ethiopia in 1959. It continued in use as a "flag of liberation" until 1993 when independence was
Nick Artimovich, 11 July 1996
According to page 88 of Flags of the World by William Crampton (1990) [cra90], this flag was also used as the flag of the Eritrean Liberation Front
(ELF), which I am assuming was the political movement for Eritrean independence.
Randy Young, 29 January 1999
The ELF was founded in 1958, and started the armed struggle three years
later. In 1971, Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) was founded due to disagreements
the ELF. EPLF soon became the main liberation movement.
Ole Andersen, 30 Jan 1999
The opposition movements with Eritrea still use the 1952 flag, as can be seen
The national "emblem" in green over light blue
Dov Gutterman, 25 May 2002


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Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) launched the Trees for Schools Initiative on 22nd April 2021 as part of the activities to celebrate World Earth Day with the theme – Restoring Our Earth.
The tree-planting project was made possible with the support from the United Nations Development Programme-Global Environment Facility (UNDP-GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) in Nigeria.
The significance of tree planting cannot be overemphasized, because of its importance in helping to combat climate change. The trees being planted will help improve the quality of the environment within the schools, provide food in the form of fruits from the trees, provide shelter and beautify the schools.
It is also important to catch the students at a young age and encourage them to be environmental ambassadors and heroes. The exercise educated the students on why planting trees is beneficial to them, their environment and their communities. They are being encouraged to care and nurture the trees like a child, provide adequate water, sunlight and organic manure for the trees when necessary.
This exercise was also done to sensitize the students and all attendees on the adverse effect climate change is having on the environment most especially agriculture. Many economic trees have been cut down due to increasing population and demand for natural resources which is being used for construction, wood and agriculture.
The Trees for school initiative will encourage afforestation and combat global warming by absorbing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The trees planted include Mangos, oranges, guava, shower shop, palm trees and cashew.
Written by Abimbola Ajayi.


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Here are the instructions on how to build your very own digital vacuum gauge. Why would you want a vacuum gauge? If do your own maintenance on your motorcycle like synchronizing carburetors or adjusting the throttle bodies this tool makes the job easier.
The plans and code needed to build this project are all opensource and available online at sourceforge.net
Parts kits, circuit boards and pre-programmed chips for the project are available for a limited time on kickstarter here.
Step 1: How It Works
The digital vacuum gauge is based on the MPXH6250A pressure sensor by Freescale. It outputs a temperature compensated analog voltage that is proportional to an absolute pressure. It has a measuring range of 2.9 PSI to 36.3 PSI absolute. The microprocessor then reads those voltages and displays the results to the screen.
The microprocessor does the following to make measurements:
 1. The processor in the vacuum gauge reads the 4 vacuum ports simultaneously
 2. Digital filtering is applied to smooth out the vacuum readings (useful on idling engines to get a steady reading)
 3. The filtered value is then converted to kPa, PSI, inHg or mmHg
 4. The calibration data from the EEPROM is added to each of the vacuum readings
 5. The values are displayed on the screen
Bar graphs are also available to show how far off a particular measurement is from the average of the 4 vacuum ports. This helps when tuning your engine as it gives you a visual indicator of close all the ports are to reading the same values.
Step 2: Getting Everything Ready
The first step is to get a PCB board. This can be done by either building your own or purchasing one through my kickstarter here. If you are building your own, head over to the sourceforge page and navigate to files. There are two folders, one called Firmware Files and the other is called Hardware Files. Click on Hardware Files and download the Eagle Files, Parts Placement, and BOM (bill of materials)
The Eagle PCB files can then be submitted to your favorite PCB manufacturing house. Once you have a PCB you can order all the parts in the BOM. The Excel file lists all the parts that are needed, the quantity and part number. The parts are available on Digikey and the LCD screen is purchased through EastRising (buydisplay.com). Go ahead and order all the the parts that you will need.
Finally print out the parts placement PDF. This will help you when you go to solder the components so you know what part goes where.
Step 3: Soldering the Surface Mount Devices
The first step is to solder all the surface mount components onto the board. Follow the parts placement PDF that you printed out. Match the part designation is the reference on the PCB.
Attach the following SMD (Surface Mount Devices)
 1. Microprocessor - U1 - (be sure to mount in correct orientation as shown in the photo)
 2. Regulator - U2
 3. Resistors - R1-R7
 4. Capacitors - C1-C9
 5. Push button - SW2
 6. Pressure Sensors - P1-P4
When soldering the surface mount devices make sure you don't short out any of the pins that are close together. You may need to use some solder wick to remove excess solder.
Step 4: Soldering the Hole Through Devices
The hole through devices need to be assembled in a specific order for the assembly to work The order is as follows:
 1. Place double sided sticky tape on back of battery holder and attach to back of PCB
 2. Solder battery holder in place on back of the PCB. (Clip excess length from battery holder pins)
 3. Insert 16 pin header into PCB
 4. Place LCD into position on PCB
 5. Attach standoffs and screws between LCD and PCB boards
 6. Solder both sides of the 16 pin header to the LCD and PCB
 7. Insert the main power switch SW1 and solder
Step 5: Programming
The last step is to program the board. In order to program the microprocessor you need a PicKit3 programmer and a 5 pin header. The source code is available on the source forge page under the folder called Firmware. Download the project file. You will need to have MPLabX installed in order to compile and download the program. If you purchased a PCB with a pre-programmed chip then you can skip this step
 1. Insert the 5 pin header into the PCB
 2. Note, Pin 1 is towards the middle of the PCB and has a square pad
 3. Attach the programmer
 4. Turn on the power switched
 5. Open MPLabX and load the project
 6. Press the program button to download the firmware into the microcontroller.
 7. Disconnect the programmer.
Step 6: Navigating the Menu
The main power switch has three positions:
 - Down = Off
 - Middle = On
 - Top = On with back light
The Mode/Cal button is used to change the settings in the device. Pressing the button will bring up the menu. Pressing the button again will move you through the menu system. The item you are currently at will blink. In order to select that item you need to press and hold the button until the screen changes The button needs to be held for approx 2-3 seconds. All the settings and calibration data are save into the device's EEPROM.
The menu system is as follows:
 1. Calibrate - Preformed Calibration and zeros the device
 1. Relative_Mode - Calibrates to display pressures relative to atmospheric, ie no vacuum will read 0
 2. Absolute_Mode - Calibrates to display pressures in absolute units, ie no vacuum will read approx 14psi
 2. Units - Changes the display units of the devices
 1. kPA
 2. PSI
 3. inHg
 4. mmHg
 3. Display - Adjusts the display mode
 1. Numerical - Displays the readings as 4 numerical values on the screen, Mini bar graphs are next to each reading that compares that ports reading to the average reading
 2. Bar_Graph - displays the for channels as horizontal bar graphs. Each the center is the average of all the bar graphs.
 4. Filter - Changes the digital filtering
 1. Off - Turns off the digital filtering, Numbers will update very fast but a slow running, high vacuum engine may cause readings to bounce all over the place
 2. Low - Adds some filtering to smooth out the bouncing readings, takes a couple of seconds for a vacuum pulse to fully register on the display
 3. High - Adds lots of filtering, can take 30 seconds or so for a change in vacuum to fully register. This will provide a good average over a long period of time.
 5. Exit - Exits the main menu.
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 JRMahesh
 Question 5 months ago on Step 6
 Hi..is that module for sale?
 If it is..i would like to purchase it.
 Pls advice. Tq.
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 edburzminski
 Question 11 months ago on Introduction
 How would you adapt this in to measure pressure instead instead of vacuum? I have an air horn with compressed air tank in my car to monitor.
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 MichaelB1186
 1 year ago
 Mark- very nice work. I'll admit I didn't realize until the vacuum sensor arrived how extremely small it is. I was hoping to use this project and adapt it for car.
 What kind of hose did you use to connect the sensor to the carburetor or source? My idea was to use a very small hose then an adapter to a vacuum hose that would fit on the carb. Hoping you had a better solution.
 Thanks!
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 stp715a
 3 years ago
 One of the most complete projects here! Thanks.
 Is this sensor an acceptable substitute? Thanks again.
 MPXx6115
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 markistuffstp715a
 Reply 3 years ago
 The MPXH6115 could work but the firmware would require reprogramming to accommodate the sensor's different measurement range. The pin out should match.
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 wheeljam
 3 years ago
 The link to sourceforge isn't working. I'd like to buy or build this
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 markistuffwheeljam
 Reply 3 years ago
 Not sure why the link isn't working. Here it is again.
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 I do have some blank PCB boards left over for this from when I did a kickstarter for this project if you are interested.


How to add a social menu in the header
To add a social menu with links to your social profiles, please follow these steps:
 1. Go to Appearance > Menus and click on the create a new menu link. Give your menu a name and click on Create Menu;
 2. From the left hand side, find the Custom Links tab. One by one, add links to your social accounts (e.g.;
 3. Once you're done adding your links, from Menu Settings set the display location to Header Social. Save your menu and you're done.
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Comprehension Guide
Bronx Masquerade
Bronx Masquerade
by Nikki Grimes
Dial Books for Young Readers/PenguinPutnam, 2002
ISBN: 0-8073-2569-8
Knowledge 1. Define the following poetic terms: simile, metaphor, alliteration, rhyme, personification, and hyperbole.
2. Quote three favorite lines of poetry from the book, and explain why they are your favorites. (Be sure to write down page number, title of poem, and author.)
3. In three of the student poems, identify as many of the poetic elements as you can find.
Comprehension 1. Discuss why OpenMike gets so many students to reveal their dreams and fears more than a typical class. Discuss whether it would work at your school or not.
2. Cite examples of which students inMr.Ward's class are most affected by OpenMike Fridays.
3. Predict what happens next year in Mr.Ward's English class.
Application 1. Pretend you are writing a feature article about Mr.Ward's OpenMike Friday. Write at least five questions you might ask to one of his students. Then, choose a student, and answer them as you think they would.
2. Try to write another poem through the eyes of your favorite character. Compare it to the other pieces from that student and be sure it has a similar voice and format.
3. Write a one-paragraph book review for Bronx Masquerade. Try to distill the premise of the book into just a few short sentences. Check out sample reviews in journals like School Library Journal, The Horn Book, and Kirkus. You can even post your review at!
Analyze 1.
Examine the types of poems in the book: free verse, rhymes, and concrete. In a short paragraph explain why the author chose a variety of formats, and which one you find most compelling and why.
2. Focus on a single character and show how he or she changes over the course of the book. Give specific examples to show the change in attitude or actions.
3. Compare and contrast the problems of the teenagers in Mr.Ward's class with those you think are in your current class. How are they alike?How are they different?
Synthesize 1. Create a new character for Mr.Ward's class. Write two journal entries and one poem through the eyes of your new character.
2. Explain how the urban setting operates as the 19th character in the class. How does setting affect story?How would this book be different if relocated to ruralMontana?Or you own hometown?
3. Make a handout of ways that a poet can revise before a final copy.
Evaluate 1. If you were Mr. Ward would all students get an "A"for their Open Mike Friday performances?Why or why not?
Pretend that the school administration has threatened to pull the plug onOpen Mike Fridays, believing it is not contributing to the new focus on standards of learning and is a waste of time. How would you defend the practice?What have students learned?How has it changed them?
3. Predict the future for each of the students in Mr.Ward's class.
Teacher's Guide provided by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer. Visit her website by clicking here.
Copyright © 2003- Nikki Grimes. All rights reserved. Navigation bar photo bySteve Elliott. Contact Nikki Grimes by mail.


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As part of the changes to the NHS brought about by the Health and Social Care Act 2012, Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) ceased to exist on 31 March 2011. Their responsibilities were taken over by Clinical Commissioning Groups and the NHS Trust Development Authority.
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At the heart of the new health and care system making sure that NHS services deliver the best possible care for patients.
Sets objectives and budgets and holds the system to account on behalf of the Secretary of State.
Supporting NHS trusts to secure sustainable, high quality services for the patients and communities it serves.
Provides public health leadership and expertise, and works to improve the nation's health and wellbeing, and to reduce health inequalities.
Responsible for the education, training and development of the healthcare workforce.
Provides information on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living.
CCGs are made up of local GPs, nurses and other professionals are responsible for commissioning services for local communities.
CSUs provide professional advice and support to CCGs and other customers.
The content of this site was captured by British Library Web Archive in March 2013 and is available here: _URL_


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- Mass Payments involve sending multiple crypto transactions.
- NOWPayments' Mass Payments tool saves your time and money.
- Any business and individual can integrate the Mass Payments feature.
What is mass payment?
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How do mass payments work?
The Mass Payments feature works in the following way. Users deposit cryptocurrency of their choice into their accounts. Next, they specify the crypto addresses and the amounts of crypto they need to receive. Then, NOWPayments will take care of the rest and will conduct the transactions automatically.
What are advantages of NOWPayments mass payments?
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Large selection of cryptocurrencies
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NOWPayments' has an extensive selection of crypto payment tools. The Mass Payments feature is one of them. It is perfect for businesses wishing to facilitate the process of sending different types of crypto payments, such as salaries. Follow these steps to start sending mass crypto payments:
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text: Temperature tuning and stability of nonlinear optical devices employing CdSe and ZnGeP2are considered for the first time. From the measured refractive index data at room temperature and the corresponding appropriate temperature derivatives, Sellmeier coefficients are found for the evaluation of refractive indexes both below and above room temperature. These can be used to calculate phase-matching angles at different temperatures. We have evaluated temperature stability of phase-matching angles in tunable parametric oscillators and down-converters and also in up-converter operations which have been reported at room temperature. Temperature characteristics have been worked out for tunable generation of radiation near the 16 μm region in CdSe and the type II second-harmonic generation has been found to be possible for temperatures C in ZnGeP2because of its positive temperature coefficient in birefringence.


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Ontario, Canada (January 8, 2015)—Adamson Systems Engineering has released Blueprint AV, a predictive software suite for use designing systems with the company's various loudspeaker ranges.
Expanding on Adamson's long-running Shooter software, the multi-use predictive software suite operates both in the 2D and 3D realms, and is intended to help system designers and technicians build a simple or complex listening area, hang multiple arrays, simulate response with a variety of acoustic predictive tools, and develop an accurate rigging plot that can be exported to DXF files for transfer to the rigging team.
Users can choose the 2D mode to more quickly determine optimal splay settings for their arrays within their space, or opt for the more extensive 3D mode, which uses polygonal shapes to build complex spaces. The software also provides various simulation options.
Multiple simulation options exist, including SPL measurements, which can be measured using standard and proprietary weighting curves, as well as standard 1/3 octave frequencies or a full range average. Delay, directivity and virtual microphone responses can also be calculated. A vertical SPL option allows the user to see an array's vertical SPL response, measuring the initial coverage, to the amount of coverage delivered to the extreme back of the intended listening area.
After extensive beta testing with key network partners, Adamson is releasing Blueprint AV via a licensing system that will allow end users to distribute a pre-determined number of copies to their team of technicians.
The software comes pre-loaded with acoustic data from Adamson's complete line array product range, with plans to add all point source products in the near future.
Adamson Systems Engineering


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There are different ways to hide an HTML element from the client, just hiding not removing.
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We need to hide p.hide element, so the user can't see it.
Display css property, display is the most important and most used css property to control HTML elements layout.
display:none; can be used to hide an HTML element from the view and it will appear as if it was not there on the page, means the HTML element will be hidden without blocking any space.
Example: Text 1 | Text 2 | Text 3
If we apply display:none; on Text 2, it will be: Text 1 | | Text 3
So to hide p.hide element using display property:
Visibility property is the CSS property to manage HTML visibility, unlike display which has different values to control the element layout, visibility is used jut for show and hide elements
visibility: hidden can be used to hide an element from the client, but it will keep the element space visible like this: Text 1 | | Text 3
When to use which? based on requirements and the case you have, you just need to test it on all browsers, and there will be an unrecognizable performance differences between different ways
Opacity property is controlling the transparency of the html element, so we can use it to make the element fully transparent and this will hide the element from the client view.
Just make sure to test it on all browsers because on older IE browsers it had some special ways to implement. (hope that no one still using old IE browsers, because the wont see many things any way 🙂 )
And the same as Visibility property, it will hide the element but will keep blocking its space, so the client will see an empty space instead of the element.
Background color and color
While it is rarely used, but we can change the background-color element css property and all child elements to be the same as the background color of the page or the same as container background.
Will need to change the text color as well to make sure that text is not visible as well.
And on some elements we may need to remove borders, that's why this way is not common to use.
We can hide text elements by setting font-size property to 0
Using the position property and top left we can make the control appear outside the client view.
Last way I want to mention on this post is using clip-path css property


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Research and implementation of intelligent decision based on a priori knowledge and DQN algorithms in wargame environment
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AbstractThe reinforcement learning problem of complex action control in a multi-player wargame has been a hot research topic in recent years. In this paper, a game system based on turn-based confrontation is designed and implemented with state-of-the-art deep reinforcement learning models. Specifically, we first design a Q-learning algorithm to achieve intelligent decision-making, which is based on the DQN (Deep Q Network) to model complex game behaviors. Then, an a priori knowledge-based algorithm PK-DQN (Prior Knowledge-Deep Q Network) is introduced to improve the DQN algorithm, which accelerates the convergence speed and stability of the algorithm. The experiments demonstrate the correctness of the PK-DQN algorithm, it is validated, and its performance surpasses the conventional DQN algorithm. Furthermore, the PK-DQN algorithm shows effectiveness in defeating the high level of rule-based opponents, which provides promising results for the exploration of the field of smart chess and intelligent game deduction
CitationSun, Y., Yuan, B., Zhang, T., Tang, B., Zheng, W. and Zhou, X., (2020). 'Research and implementation of intelligent decision based on a priori knowledge and DQN algorithms in wargame environment'. Electronics, 9(10), pp. 1-21.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement in observance of National Agriculture Day:
"As we recognize National Agriculture Day, we commend Iowa's hardworking farmers and growing agriculture industries that play an integral role in our daily lives and our national economy. Iowa is a leader in corn, soybean, pork, ethanol and wind production – making it possible for one in five Iowans to work directly in agriculture or a related field.
"It is an honor to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee alongside Senator Grassley where I am focused on continuing to identify ways to innovate and enhance Iowa's agriculture industry through job growth, energy innovation and economic development."
Senator Ernst serves on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. She chairs the Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy.
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The names chiseled onto city tenement building entrances are often pretty puzzling.
The typical tenement is more than 100 years old. With the original builders long-gone, who can explain where some of these names come from, and why they were chosen?
Like Novelty Court, on Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg. Actually, a little research turned up an explanation: this used to be the site of the Novelty Theater, according to Cinema Treasures, which disappeared from city directories by the 1920s.
A. Segal's (Secal's?) Apartments are also in Williamsburg. But who was A. Segal, and why did he put his first initial and last name on his building?
Blennerhasset sounds like Manhasset, a town in Long Island. I've never seen the name anywhere else but on this tenement near Columbia University.
Who was Frances, and how would she feel about the terrible shape the building named for her is in, on Lexington Avenue in East Harlem?