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by anthony on 08/10/11 at 12:50 am
Checkboxes and radio buttons are an essential part of forms. But most of the time, they're not easy to click. This is because their click targets are small. The smaller a click target is, the more difficult it is to click it. Luckily, there are three things you can do to your checkboxes and radio buttons to make them easy for users click.
1. Use label tags
At the most basic level, your checkboxes and radio buttons should have label tags on them. This allows users to click the label to toggle the checkbox or radio button. This is easier for users to do because the label is usually a larger target to click than the checkbox or radio button itself. It also makes your checkboxes and radio buttons accessible to users who use screen readers.
2. Add hover effects to them
A checkbox or radio button may have label tags, but most users won't know that they can click the label unless there's a visual affordance that tells them that. A hover effect is a clear visual affordance that lets users know they can simply click the labels to toggle the controls.
3. Place them on a button zone
The last way to make your checkboxes and radio buttons easy to click is possibly the best way. Placing them on a button zone clearly tells users where they can click to toggle the controls. Not only can users click the label, but they can also click outside the label. This makes their click targets even bigger and easier to click. When users click on a checkbox or radio button, the button zone should highlight in color to tell users that it's selected. This gives users the clear visual feedback they need when they're looking at a dense area of checkboxes and radio buttons.
There's a lot you can do to make your checkboxes and radio buttons more usable and accessible. If your form has a lot of them, try using these techniques to take the burden off your users. Making your checkboxes and radio buttons easier to click will increase the chances of users completing your form. This is exactly what you want to do if you have a long form that asks for a lot of information.


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The Scale House Operator position begins at $13.50 an hour, depending on experience & qualifications.
The Scale House Operator I provides good customer service to landfill customers by performing the day to day duties of the Scale House.
- Operate both inbound and outbound scales
- Compute tare weights
- Answer customer questions and provide information on procedures and policies
- Compute and record totals of transactions
- Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change
- Greet customers entering the landfill
- Issue receipts or change due to customers
- Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas
- Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers or automatic debits
- Calculate total payments received during a time period, and reconcile this with total sales
- Compile and maintains non-monetary reports and records
- Other duties as assigned
- Good customer service skills
- Ability to communicate orally
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to problem solve and evaluate risks
- Must be reliable, responsible and dependable
- Must be flexible and open to change in a fast-paced work setting
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES
A high school diploma or GED. One year experience as a cashier is desired.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Ability to count money and receipts accurately
- Understanding of computer software and heavy scales
- Ability to read and write and perform basic mathematical functions
- Ability to operate copiers, printers, scanners, and adding machines
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the Scale Operator I's job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential function of this job.
While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use hands and fingers to manipulate keys on a keyboard. The employee is often required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel or crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include far and close vision. Able to lift 25 pounds occasionally.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is usually exposed to a noise level that is moderate to loud. While many functions are performed indoors, the operator is exposed to weather at an open window and may be required to perform some duties out of doors.
STANDARDS FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE
- Successful development and implementation of objectives; continuous growth in service provided
- Appropriate and positive interaction with staff, management, and customers
- Accomplishment of job functions in effective and timely manner
- Exercise of sound judgment in the absence of specific guidelines
- Demonstrated ability to recognize problems and report appropriately
- Ability to meet demanding and changing deadlines in spite of interruptions
- Adherence to established policies and procedures

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zondag 27 februari 2011
Making masks
You need:
 1. white cardboard
 2. rectangular aluminum containers
 3. paint
 4. brushes
 5. scissors
 6. glue
 7. cutting knife
 8. oil pastels
We look at masks from Venice, masks from Africa and the culture of the Incas, Mayans and Aztecs through photos on the internet. We discuss the form of the masks and look for the differences between the African, Venetian and those of the Incas. We look at the position of the eyes, nose and mouth.
Let students choose the style and material they want to use. The aluminium containers are meant for students who want to make an Inca mask, since Incas often used silver or gold. Draw with pencil the shape of the mask and cut it out. Mark the spot where the eyes should be (at half or slightly above or below the half) and cut them out. Draw a nose and cut it partly in order to create some relief. Colour the mask with oil pastels. For an Inca mask: cut the aluminum container, cut the eyes, cut a nose and paste it on, cut a mouth. Paint the mask with tempera, making sure there will be some shiny material to be seen.
Look at each others masks at the end of this lesson and discuss what style or influence you recognize.
Artworks made by students of grade 3
Thanks to Ann de Naegel (Belgium) and her students
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Many window frames are made of wood. The most common problem with window frames is sticking caused by:
- Broken sash cords
New paint is a major cause of windows sticking. Sticking of freshly painted windows can be prevented by leaving the window slightly open while painting. As soon as the paint dries, slide the window up and down. Do not wait too long because paint hardens as it ages.
If the window has been painted shut for a while, it will be difficult to open. Use a putty knife to cut through the paint seal. Never pry the window open with a chisel or pry bar.
Even if you use a piece of wood to protect the sill, the window sash will be dented.
Windows that are badly stuck may have to be removed from the frame. The sliding part of the window (sash) is held in place by two strips of wood called stops. Carefully pry up the stops. Remember, you want to use these stops again. A little patience saves buying, cutting, fitting, and painting a new piece of wood. Don't drive the nails back out through the stop after the stop is off. Use pliers and pull the nails out through the back side of the stop. This will leave a neat little hole.
With the sash out, you may sand or scrape off the excess paint. When the weather is dry, cover any bare wood with a thin coat of paint or fast-drying sealer.
Paint protects wood frames. If moisture soaks the frame, the wood will swell. Never plane a frame that is swollen. Otherwise, when the wood dries, it will be too loose and will rattle in the wind. Instead, rub paraffin, soap, or a stick lubricant on the frame. Warped frames should be planed or sanded. If the wood is warped too much, it must be replaced.
If a sash cord breaks or the weight comes loose, the window will hang crooked, and the window won't stay up. To fix the cord, pry off the stops. Find the sash weight door and
Usually it is held in place by one or two screws. Reach inside and take out the weight. If the sash cord is still good, the weight probably came untied. Retie it and put everything back together.
If you need a new sash cord, make sure it's the same thickness as the old one or it won't run through the pulley. Feed the new cord through and tie one end to the sash and the other end to the weight. The sash cord will stretch, so leave some room under the weight so it won't hit bottom later and keep the window from opening all the way. Move the window up and down to see if you've tied the weight too high or too low. When you're sure everything works, put it back together again.
When you put the stops back, ignore the old nail holes. Tap the nails in a new place, but, to avoid hammer dents, stop before you hit the frame. Finish driving the nails with a nail set. Cover the nail heads and fill in the old holes with wood putty: After several days, when the putty is dry, touch up with paint.
As a building ages, it settles..Structural settling is another cause for windows jamming. If the windows are being twisted out of line, the entire frame must be removed and reset in the wall.
Wood frame windows are often replaced by aluminum ones. Other new frames are vinyl (plastic) over a wood core.
Casement windows open with a crank that needs a yearly greasing. Because these cranks rust, you will have to keep them clean and painted. Casement windows are usually easier to care for.than wooden frame windows.
Most older houses have wooden window frames. However, most new homes have plastic or aluminum frames.
Remove the window only as a last resort. Carefully remove the stops, then pull the nails out through the back of the stop with pliers.
Painting across the moving parts of a window is a major cause of sticking. Running a putty knife between the stop and the sash will help free the window.
Lubricate all moving surfaces on the window and frame with a hard piece of soap or paraffin to help them slide better.
To repair a sash cord, remove the door in the window frame, reach in, and take out the sash weight.
Tie a knot in one end of the sash cord and fit it into the sash groove. Tie a nail to the other end for weight and feed the cord over the pulley. Raise the window and reach into the opening. Pull out the new cord. Tie it to the sash weight.
Clean casement window cranks at least once a year. Grease the track and oil the crank handle and window hinges.

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Different Espresso Drinks and How They're Made
Cappuccinos, lattes, mochaccinos, macchiatos... it's hard enough keeping track of the names, let alone the different ways each drink is made. Let's break them down:
- Cappuccino: Equal parts espresso, steamed milk, and milk foam. The steamed milk and foam can be either poured on spooned on top of the espresso. Some cafes sprinkle cinnamon or chocolate powder on top for garnish. Cappuccinos are for people who like a medium-strong cup of milky coffee.
- Latte: Espresso and steamed milk served in a tall glass, often with a bit of foam on top. Because these are served in taller glasses, this drink contains more steamed milk than a flat white does. Lattes are for people who enjoy a smooth, milky coffee.
- Mochaccino: Hybrid between a mocha and a cappuccino. Basically, it's a cappuccino that's made with chocolate powder or sauce. Perfect for the chocoholic who likes a foamy mocha!
- Flat White: One-third espresso, two-thirds steamed milk, and a very thin, flat layer of foam on top. Flat whites are for people who like a standard white coffee.
- Long Black: Double shot of espresso poured over boiling water, forming a crema. This drink is popular in Australia and New Zealand. It is similar to the americano in the United States, although the preparation is different. For an americano, the espresso goes in first, and the boiling water is poured over it.
- Short Black: Single shot of espresso, often served with a small cup of hot water on the side.
- Macchiato: Single shot of espresso with a dollop of foam on top. Macchiato means "spotted" or "stained." For this drink, the foam is "staining" the espresso.
- Chai Latte: This drink doesn't actually involve any coffee at all. Instead, chai syrup is combined with steamed milk. Chai syrup is made by brewing black tea with spices like ginger, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and black pepper.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between a single shot and a double shot?
Cafes have different standards in terms of how many shots of espresso extract they use for their espresso drinks. Typically, they will use either a single shot (one ounce) or a double shot (two ounces). Ask the person at the counter when you order your coffee if they use a singleor double-shot standard. If you prefer a different number of shots in your drink, you can make that request.
- Single shot = 1 ounce = 30 mL
- Double shot = 2 ounces = 60 mL
What temperature should the steamed milk be?
If your drink contains steamed milk, the milk should be steamed to a temperature of 140–150 degrees. If the milk is under-heated, your coffee won't be hot enough—and you don't want to pay $4 for a tepid coffee! If you like the taste of the coffee at a cafe that doesn't serve it hot enough, ask them to make it hotter. If they refuse to, or if the cafe isn't that great anyway, try somewhere else.
How can I tell if my coffee is burnt?
If you ever detect a bitter, slightly caramelized taste to your coffee, the milk may be burnt. If this happens, you can ask for it to be made again. The cafe should be more than willing to make you a new drink; if not, I'd recommend that you don't return to that particular shop. I believe cafes should care about the quality of the drinks they make—and about providing good customer service.
What flavours are common for espresso drinks?
There are many tasty flavoured syrups that can be added to your coffee beverage. Some of the most common ones include caramel, chocolate, hazelnut, coconut, Irish cream, white chocolate, vanilla, and mint.
How do the baristas draw those beautiful designs in the foam?
I know, isn't it amazing what they can do? It's all in the technique of the pour, as the video below demonstrates.


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You need to run the script from the main server that stores the users' profile folders. For the script to run successfully, the touch.exe and users.txt files must be in the same directory as the script. To create the users.txt file, open a command prompt and switch to the users' profile directory (in this case, the directory is in D:\\Profile). Then, type
dir /B > users.txt
The users.txt file contains all the users' profile directory names.
In the script, the $source line contains the original profile folder with the shortcut file test.lnk. Replace the path and link with the path that applies to your environment. Don't forget the double slashes. The $destination line is the path to users' profile directories. Replace D:\\Profile with the directory for your environment. The default path in this script puts the shortcuts on the desktop. If you want to put the link elsewhere (e.g., Start Menu\Programs), change the path. Replace $var2 with your central user profile directory path.
Finally, your users need to log off before you can run the script. If you run the script while users are logged on, the system will set the date stamp back when the users log off.
Microsoft Certificate Server
Using x.509 digital certificates (or digital IDs) is an essential part of the modern enterprise information infrastructure. Microsoft's Certificate Server, included in the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, makes deploying digital IDs quick and inexpensive. Certificate Server provides two important features.
First, you can configure Certificate Server to let you import digital client certificates that you exported from Internet Explorer (IE) 4.0. IE can export existing personal certificates to a.pfx file for use on another system. But if you used the basic Certificate Server enrollment procedure, you can't import the.pfx file. To solve this problem, you need to open the Certificate Enrollment Form (ceenroll.asp), go to Advanced options, and select the Allow Keys to be Exported check box. Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 lets you impersonate a digital ID owner to a domain account owner so that you can perform administrative tasks and send a.pfx file and the accompanying root certificate to an extranet user, regardless of the user's logon credentials. Thus, you can still use NT's integrated security while expanding your applications for extranet use. Use the IE certificate export feature to give your users (including external users) in-house generated digital IDs. (For more information about Certificate Server and IIS, see Ramon Ali, "Configuring IIS 4.0 Certificate Authentication," February 1999.)
Second, Certificate Server provides additional protection for private keys. If you use VeriSign for enrollment, you can select Additional Security for Your Private Key and thus set the security level. If you select high-level security, every certificate usage requires additional password input. In Certificate Server, a Certificate Manager update lets you set the security level for existing private keys. You can download the update from Certificate Manager runs on NT, Windows 98, and Win95. You must run the Certificate Manager executable, certmgr.exe, from the command line. You can change a certificate's security level only if the certificate has exportable private keys. To view information about certificates in your store and set their security levels, go to a command prompt and type
certmgr.exe -s MY -c -addui
You need to increase your command-prompt window screen buffer because certmgr gives highly detailed text information.
File Synchronization
As a systems administrator, you've probably experienced file synchronization problems. If your organization consists of workstations and laptops, you most likely have two data storage locations: local and network (for backups). Because my organization's users work with their own machines 95 percent of the time, we had to find an inexpensive and easy way to keep their local drives synchronized with the network drives and vice versa. An easy way to solve this problem was to use the xcopy command in both directions, with the proper switches, to copy only the newer or changed files. However, xcopy can't handle deleted files. If you delete a file in one location, it might reappear at the next file replication.
The Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit offers a powerful file-copy utility called Robocopy. Listing 5, which has only two lines of code, shows this utility. First, we copy all the new or modified files (archive bit set) from the network to the local drive and reset their archive bit (/m). If two copies of a file with the archive bit exist in both locations, /xo copies only the most recent one. The /s parameter excludes empty directories, and /log directs the output to log.txt, which is a new feature in Robocopy 1.95.
The second operation in Listing 5 copies only files that don't exist on the network drive or that are older than or different in size from the files that reside locally. The operation then deletes the network files that no longer exist locally. Finally, the output of the operation is appended to the existent log file.
For this utility to work, you must implement a backup policy that doesn't reset the archive bit after a backup. In my organization, we perform regular backups only by overwriting the tapes each time. Thus, only new or modified files have the archive bit set in the network location.
Our file synchronization process is limited because we assume that users work with their own computers 95 percent of the time. Local file synchronization works perfectly, and if users move, delete, or rename a local file, these changes replicate to the network. If users then decide to work at another computer, they access their network drives. Not any of the file operations users perform (e.g., move, delete, rename) replicate locally. Thus, previously performed file operations are lost at the next replication. Robocopy doesn't provide complete file synchronization, but it might still be beneficial in your environment.
More Heat Problems
Dianne M. Daniels' experience with a loose heat sink causing blue-screen-of-death errors (Reader to Reader, "An Unlikely Cause of Blue-Screen Errors," October 1998) reminded me of a problem I experienced more than a year ago. I had a new 200MHz Pentium Pro server with a 512KB cache. The server mysteriously crashed on a regular basis. The only way I could keep the server up for any length of time was to run it in a very cool room (below 60 degrees Fahrenheit) with the cover off and a 22" box fan blowing at the server. Obviously, heat was causing the problem.
The CPU heat sink fan was securely attached to the CPU with heat sink compound and properly clipped to the motherboard. Thus, I suspected a faulty CPU. I obtained a replacement CPU from the vendor and proceeded to move the heat sink fan to it. However, I discovered a small (0.2" * 1.2") plastic-coated bar-code sticker mired in the heat sink compound. I removed the sticker and put the heat sink and original CPU back in place. Since then, the machine has exhibited no heat-related problems.


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This study aims to identify architecture in coastal areas that are influenced by acculturation. Indonesia is the second country with the longest coastal area in the world. Coastal areas are un-secluded areas that have the potential to open up access to economic, social, and cultural factors. The wide-open cultural access causes the coastal areas to have diversity in architecture, Cultural acculturation is a process of cultural fusion as a result of blending immigrants culture with the local culture. The architecture of the coastal area has specific characteristics with several forms of amalgamation from immigrant culture's influence. Using a qualitative approach with the literature study method. The diversity of architecture in Indonesia's coastal areas includes traditional architecture, modern and contemporary architecture. According to historical records, most of the immigrants who entered Indonesia through various coastal areas were ethnic Chinese, Arabs, and Dutch. The culture of the immigrants is mixed with the culture of the local community. In its development, the mixture of cultures from China, Arabic, and the Netherlands gave a significant influence on the architecture of coastal communities. The mixing of cultures is manifested in various values ??and forms in the figure and form of the architecture. Chinese architecture, Arabic architecture, and Colonial architecture are forms of cultural acculturation.

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How to Split Screen on Chromebook [Effective Ways]
how to split screen on chromebook
Chromebooks have gained immense popularity in recent years thanks to their affordability, user-friendly interface, and lightweight design.
Whether you're a student, professional, or casual user, split-screen mode on your Chromebook allows you to do multiple tasks simultaneously and saves you a lot of time and effort.
If you wish to know how to do a split screen on Chromebook, you can not miss this blog! In this guide, we've talked about how to split screen on a Chromebook in multiple ways.
Moreover, we've also shown how to get Snap Windows on Chromebook along with Windows 11-Like Snap Layouts and a few useful FAQs to solve any other questions or doubts you may have.
So, without any further delay, let's jump onto the topic of how to split the screen on a Chromebook.
How to Split Screen on Chromebook? (Multiple Ways):
There are multiple ways how to split the screen on a Chromebook, including drag and drop, using maximize button, keyboard shortcuts, overview mode, tablet/tent mode, and touchpad gestures.
We've described each method separately in brief in the following sections. Go through them and try out the one that works best for you!
Dragging and Dropping:
The first and easiest way how to split screen on Chromebook is dragging and dropping.
 - To split the screen on a Chromebook, click and hold the title bar of a window and drag it to the left or right side of the screen.
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 - Release the mouse button, and the window will resize to take up half the screen.
 - Next, open another window, click and hold the title bar, and drag it to the opposite side of the screen.
Using the Maximize Button:
Another way how to do a split screen on a Chromebook is to use the Maximize button.
 - To use the maximize button, open the first window, click the maximize button (square icon) in the top-right corner, and the window will resize to take up half the screen.
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 - Next, open another window, click the maximize button, and the window will resize to take up the other half of the screen.
Using Keyboard Shortcuts:
Chromebook has several keyboard shortcuts that allow you to split screens quickly. Press the Alt + [ or Alt + ] keys to snap the current window to the left or right side of the screen.
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Press the Alt + [ or Alt + ] keys again to open another window on the opposite side.
Split Screen in Overview Mode:
The next way how to do split screen on Chromebook is by using overview mode.
 - To split the screen in overview mode, open the overview mode by pressing the Overview key (the square icon in the top row of the keyboard).
 - Next, drag a window to the left or right edge of the screen, and the window will resize to take up half the screen.
 - Now, click on another window in the overview mode to open it on the opposite side of the screen.
Split Screen on a Chromebook in Tablet/Tent Mode:
The split screen works slightly differently if you use a Chromebook in tablet or tent mode.
 - Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open the shelf, then drag the first window to the left or right side of the screen.
 - Next, tap on the app launcher and open another window to take up the opposite side of the screen.
Split Screen on a Chromebook Using Touchpad Gestures:
You can also split the screen on a Chromebook using touchpad gestures. Here's how to do it:
 - Swipe down on the touchpad with three fingers to enter overview mode.
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 - Next, swipe left or right with three fingers to snap the current window to the left or right side of the screen.
 - To open another window on the opposite side, swipe up on the touchpad with three fingers and click on the desired window.
How to Multitask with Windows & Tabs in Chrome?
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Chromebook also allows you to multitask by opening multiple Windows and tabs in Chrome.
 - To open a new window, click on the app launcher, and select the desired app.
 - To open a new tab, click on the + icon next to the current tab. To switch between windows,
 - press the Alt + Tab keys. To switch between tabs, use the Ctrl + Tab keys.
Snap Windows on Chromebook Using Windows 11-Like Snap Layouts:
Chromebook recently introduced snap layouts, similar to the feature available in Windows 11. Snap layouts allow you to snap multiple windows to different positions on the screen, making it easy to multitask.
 - To use snap layouts, click and hold the maximize button in the window's top-right corner.
 - You'll see several layout options, such as split-screen, quadrants, or thirds.
 - Click on the desired layout, and the window will snap to that position. Repeat the process with other windows to snap them to different positions.
Also Read: How to Split Screen on Windows Easy Guide 2023
FAQs:
Can I Use Split-Screen for Apps on Chromebook?
Yes, you can use split-screen for apps on a Chromebook. Simply follow the instructions mentioned above to split the screen between two windows or apps.
Why Is My Split Screen Not Working?
If your split screen is not working, try restarting your Chromebook or updating your system. Additionally, ensure that your Chromebook supports split-screen mode and you follow the correct instructions.
How Do You Unsplit a Screen on Chromebook?
To unsplit a screen on a Chromebook, click and drag the vertical line between the two windows to the edge of the screen.
What Button Is the Split Screen on Chromebook?
The split-screen button on a Chromebook depends on the method you're using. For example, if you're using keyboard shortcuts, press Alt + [ or Alt + ] to split the screen.
How to Move Windows Between Monitors in Chromebook?
Chromebook supports external monitors. To move windows between monitors, open the overview mode, click and drag the window to the edge of the screen, and drag it to the external monitor.
How to Change the Window Size on Chromebook?
To change the window size on a Chromebook, click and drag the edge of the window to resize it.
How to Group Tabs on Chromebook?
To group tabs on a Chromebook, right-click on a tab and select "Add Tab to New Group." Give the group a name and add more tabs to the group by dragging and dropping them onto the group tab.
How to Use Split Screen Mode on Chromebook?
To use split-screen mode on a Chromebook, follow the instructions mentioned above for dragging and dropping, using the maximize button, or using keyboard shortcuts. You can also use split-screen mode in overview mode, tablet/tent mode, or using touchpad gestures.
Conclusion:
Split-screen mode on a Chromebook can make multitasking a breeze and enhance your productivity like never before. Splitting screens can be useful when you need to work on multiple tasks simultaneously, such as taking notes while watching a video or browsing the web while working on a document.
Splitting the screen between two windows or apps is easy whether you're using keyboard shortcuts, touchpad gestures, or tablet mode.
With the addition of snap layouts and the ability to group tabs, Chromebook offers multiple ways to multitask with windows and tabs.
To stay organized, you can also use snap layouts for multitasking, like in Windows 11 and group tabs.
Following the instructions mentioned in this blog, you can make the most of split-screen mode on your Chromebook and boost your productivity.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please refer to the FAQs section above or consult the Chromebook user manual.
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Fort Bowman - A-55
Posted by: vhasler
N 39° 00.429 W 078° 19.161
17S E 732116 N _PHONE_
Quick Description: Stone house in region was built in 1753 - likely to protect against Indian attacks.
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 2/15/2012 8:23:54 PM
Waymark Code: WMDQR6
The stone house to the south is Fort Bowman, or Harmony Hall, built about 1753 for George Bowman who emigrated from Pennsylvania in _PHONE_. The house is an important example of the Pennsylvania German influence on Shenandoah Valley architecture. There was born Maj. Joseph Bowman, second in command in Gen. George Rogers Clark's expedition for the conquest of the Northwest in _PHONE_ during the Revolutionary War. Among those buried in the Bowman family cemetery nearby are Joseph Bowman's brother, Capt. Isaac Bowman, and Samuel Kercheval, the early-19th-century historian of the Valley.
Located in median of divided US-11. Could not see the stone house from the marker.
Marker Number: A-55
Marker Title: Fort Bowman
Marker Location: I-81 Exit 298, North on US11
County or Independent City: Shenandoah County
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 1998
Web Site: Not listed
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Over Flow Sights are used in oil lines to allow visual observation of the flow and clarity of the oil. They are often used on large ring oil or reservoir type bearings of steam turbines or gear boxes, but can be used for many other applications. Over Flow Sights are used with low pressure. The liquid flows upward through the bottom inlet, over the center stand pipe, and exits the sight through a side outlet. The chamber is vented with a cap nut.


Cluster Management
In this section, we discuss how you can add or remove nodes from your Citus cluster and how you can deal with node failures.
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To make moving shards across nodes or re-replicating shards on failed nodes easier, Citus Enterprise comes with a shard rebalancer extension. We discuss briefly about the functions provided by the shard rebalancer as and when relevant in the sections below. You can learn more about these functions, their arguments and usage, in the Cluster Management And Repair Functions reference section.
Choosing Cluster Size
This section explores configuration settings for running a cluster in production.
Shard Count
Choosing the shard count for each distributed table is a balance between the flexibility of having more shards, and the overhead for query planning and execution across them. If you decide to change the shard count of a table after distributing, you can use the alter_distributed_table function.
Multi-Tenant SaaS Use-Case
The optimal choice varies depending on your access patterns for the data. For instance, in the Multi-Tenant Database use-case we recommend choosing between 32 - 128 shards. For smaller workloads say <100GB, you could start with 32 shards and for larger workloads you could choose 64 or 128. This means that you have the leeway to scale from 32 to 128 worker machines.
Real-Time Analytics Use-Case
In the Real-Time Analytics use-case, shard count should be related to the total number of cores on the workers. To ensure maximum parallelism, you should create enough shards on each node such that there is at least one shard per CPU core. We typically recommend creating a high number of initial shards, e.g. 2x or 4x the number of current CPU cores. This allows for future scaling if you add more workers and CPU cores.
However, keep in mind that for each query Citus opens one database connection per shard, and these connections are limited. Be careful to keep the shard count small enough that distributed queries won't often have to wait for a connection. Put another way, the connections needed, (max concurrent queries * shard count), should generally not exceed the total connections possible in the system, (number of workers * max_connections per worker).
Initial Hardware Size
The size of a cluster, in terms of number of nodes and their hardware capacity, is easy to change. (Scaling on Citus Cloud is especially easy.) However, you still need to choose an initial size for a new cluster. Here are some tips for a reasonable initial cluster size.
Multi-Tenant SaaS Use-Case
For those migrating to Citus from an existing single-node database instance, we recommend choosing a cluster where the number of worker cores and RAM in total equals that of the original instance. In such scenarios we have seen 2-3x performance improvements because sharding improves resource utilization, allowing smaller indices etc.
The coordinator node needs less memory than workers, so you can choose a compute-optimized machine for running the coordinator. The number of cores required depends on your existing workload (write/read throughput). By default in Citus Cloud the workers use Amazon EC2 instance type R4S, and the coordinator uses C4S.
Real-Time Analytics Use-Case
Total cores: when working data fits in RAM, you can expect a linear performance improvement on Citus proportional to the number of worker cores. To determine the right number of cores for your needs, consider the current latency for queries in your single-node database and the required latency in Citus. Divide current latency by desired latency, and round the result.
Worker RAM: the best case would be providing enough memory that the majority of the working set fits in memory. The type of queries your application uses affect memory requirements. You can run EXPLAIN ANALYZE on a query to determine how much memory it requires.
Scaling the cluster
Citus's logical sharding based architecture allows you to scale out your cluster without any downtime. This section describes how you can add more nodes to your Citus cluster in order to improve query performance / scalability.
Add a worker
Citus stores all the data for distributed tables on the worker nodes. Hence, if you want to scale out your cluster by adding more computing power, you can do so by adding a worker.
To add a new node to the cluster, you first need to add the DNS name or IP address of that node and port (on which PostgreSQL is running) in the pg_dist_node catalog table. You can do so using the citus_add_node UDF. Example:
SELECT * from citus_add_node('node-name', 5432);
The new node is available for shards of new distributed tables. Existing shards will stay where they are unless redistributed, so adding a new worker may not help performance without further steps.
If your cluster has very large reference tables, they can slow down the addition of a node. In this case, consider the citus.replicate_reference_tables_on_activate (boolean) GUC.
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As of Citus 8.1, workers use encrypted communication by default. A new node running version 8.1 or greater will refuse to talk with other workers who do not have SSL enabled. When adding a node to a cluster without encrypted communication, you must reconfigure the new node before creating the Citus extension.
First, from the coordinator node check whether the other workers use SSL:
SELECT run_command_on_workers('show ssl');
If they do not, then connect to the new node and permit it to communicate over plaintext if necessary:
ALTER SYSTEM SET citus.node_conninfo TO 'sslmode=prefer';
SELECT pg_reload_conf();
Rebalance Shards without Downtime
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Shard rebalancing is available in Citus Community edition, but shards are blocked for write access while being moved. For non-blocking reads and writes during rebalancing, try Citus Enterprise edition.
If you want to move existing shards to a newly added worker, Citus provides a rebalance_table_shards function to make it easier. This function will move the shards of a given table to distribute them evenly among the workers.
The function is configurable to rebalance shards according to a number of strategies, to best match your database workload. See the function reference to learn which strategy to choose. Here's an example of rebalancing shards using the default strategy:
SELECT rebalance_table_shards();
Many products, like multi-tenant SaaS applications, cannot tolerate downtime, and with Citus Enterprise edition rebalancing is able to honor this requirement on PostgreSQL 10 or above. This means reads and writes from the application can continue with minimal interruption while data is being moved.
How it Works
Citus Enterprise's shard rebalancing uses PostgreSQL logical replication to move data from the old shard (called the "publisher" in replication terms) to the new (the "subscriber.") Logical replication allows application reads and writes to continue uninterrupted while copying shard data. Citus puts a brief write-lock on a shard only during the time it takes to update metadata to promote the subscriber shard as active.
As the PostgreSQL docs explain, the source needs a replica identity configured:
A published table must have a "replica identity" configured in order to be able to replicate UPDATE and DELETE operations, so that appropriate rows to update or delete can be identified on the subscriber side. By default, this is the primary key, if there is one. Another unique index (with certain additional requirements) can also be set to be the replica identity.
In other words, if your distributed table has a primary key defined then it's ready for shard rebalancing with no extra work. However, if it doesn't have a primary key or an explicitly defined replica identity, then attempting to rebalance it will cause an error. For instance:
-- creating the following table without REPLICA IDENTITY or PRIMARY KEY
CREATE TABLE test_table (key int not null, value text not null);
SELECT create_distributed_table('test_table', 'key');
-- add a new worker node to simulate need for
-- shard rebalancing
-- running shard rebalancer with default behavior
SELECT rebalance_table_shards('test_table');
/*
NOTICE: Moving shard 102040 from localhost:9701 to localhost:9700 ...
ERROR: cannot use logical replication to transfer shards of the
 relation test_table since it doesn't have a REPLICA IDENTITY or
 PRIMARY KEY
DETAIL: UPDATE and DELETE commands on the shard will error out during
 logical replication unless there is a REPLICA IDENTIY or PRIMARY KEY.
HINT: If you wish to continue without a replica identity set the
 shard_transfer_mode to 'force_logical' or 'block_writes'.
*/
Here's how to fix this error.
First, does the table have a unique index?
If the table to be replicated already has a unique index which includes the distribution column, then choose that index as a replica identity:
-- supposing my_table has unique index my_table_idx
-- which includes distribution column
ALTER TABLE my_table REPLICA IDENTITY
 USING INDEX my_table_idx;
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While REPLICA IDENTITY USING INDEX is


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A land cover analysis can be used to help planners better understand the relationships between land use and water quality. Join this course to learn the technical aspects of OpenNSPECT, a GIS-based tool used to estimate runoff, nonpoint source pollution, and erosion. Participants listen to an introductory lecture and perform hands-on exercises to practice using various tool functions.
This course is designed for GIS professionals, including regional and municipal planners and natural resource managers, working on land use and watershed management projects.
You Will Learn How To
- Recognize and access the functionality available in the OpenNSPECT software
- Identify data requirements
- Explore the impacts of different land uses and land management scenarios
- Interpret tool outputs
- Apply OpenNSPECT for your project needs
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- MapWindow GIS (Local administrator permissions are needed to install)
- OpenNSPECT software
- User instructions and mandatory setup meeting held in advance of the workshop.
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The Canadian Genetic Heart Rhythm Network: Innovative Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death using Novel Clinical and Population Approaches
The goal of the Canadian Genetic Heart Rhythm (CGHR) Network is to harness the expertise available across Canada to develop a strategy that will prevent deaths from Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD). It is a unique opportunity to connect patients and their family members, health policy decision-makers, collaborators from medical industry, and health care providers to work together to help reverse the tide of the ravaging effects of SCD.
The overall goal of the program is to engage those known to be at risk, identify new patients that are at risk, understand their values and preferences, and develop detection and prevention strategies.
Phase one of the project, is detection of at-risk individuals with unrecognized inherited channelopathies, hypertrophic and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy in the community through an active program to screen and identify disease in family members with these disorders. Individuals who test positive will undergo a standardized assessment that includes novel risk marker analysis coupled with lifestyle and medical/surgical intervention assesment. With consent, email-delivered patient questionnaires will be used to expand family pedigrees and obtain disease-related data for risk factor analysis. Phase two of the project will include monitoring of high risk individuals identified in phase one using an implanted cardiac monitor to identify asymptomatic non-sustained arrhythmias or symptom-related rhythms.
IMPACT: The impact of sudden cardiac death is second only to all cancers in terms of life-years lost. Among the causes of SCD, cardiac channelopathies and hereditary cardiomyopathies are the predominant causes of SCD in young adults and children, and this contributes disproportionately to life-years lost. Although these conditions are individually rare or uncommon, when taken together it is estimated that 1 in 300 individuals are at risk.
Dr. Andrew Krahn
University of British Columbia
Dr. Robert Hamilton
University of Toronto


Broede, Peter Candas, Victor Kuklane, Kalev Hartog, Emiel A. den Havenith, George Effects of heat radiation on the heat exchange with protective clothing - a thermal mankin study Within the scope of the European research initiative THERMPROTECT numerous thermal manikin experiments were performed on the transfer of heat through personal protective clothing (PPC) under far infrared radiation (FIR) stress. The influence of the reflectivity and insulation of the clothing, the radiated body surface area, and the interaction with convection and wet underwear were considered. The data showed a decrease in whole body heat loss, i.e. heat gain under radiant heat stress. This heat gain increased with radiation intensity, the slope depending on air velocity and underwear insulation. Except for an aluminised garment that showed minor effects, the influence of the material and colour of the outer layer was negligible, as was the effect of radiation geometry. However, wetted underwear caused differential effects, with FIR induced heat gain depending on water vapour permeability. untagged 2007-01-04
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Year of Project: 2012
Name of Project: Arkansas ReLeaf
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Project Name: Arkansas ReLeaf
Number of Trees: 150
American Forests paired with Arkansas Releaf to help the city of Marmaduke, which has been impacted by natural disasters. Marmaduke was hit by a tornado in 2011 — two years after it was devastated by an ice storm — costing the city much of its tree canopy. To restore the lost trees, Arkansas Releaf held a planting event for Arkansas' official Arbor Day. Twenty-nine large trees were planted throughout one of Marmaduke's parks to help provide immediate shade. A hundred smaller trees were distributed to community members, and 500 pine seedlings were presented to a local Boy Scout troop to plant. This project aimed to not only help restore the tree canopy of Marmaduke, but educate community members on different tree species, selection and placement.


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: The inscription reads: 'The first pedigree of a Poland China Hog was written on this farm in August, 1876, by W.O. Hankinson, owner of farm and Carl Freigau, compiler of the original record. This strictly American breed of swine originated within a radius of a few miles of this place, and in the making occupied the period from 1816 to 1850. The first volume of pedigrees was printed in 1878. This monument was erected by the Ohio Poland China Breeders Associations. Unveiled, June 15, 1922.'"
The monument was originally located outside of a farm 1 mile north of the village of Blue Bell and was moved in 1976 to its current location, across from Towne Mall. A opening was left in the foundation for a copper box containing a duplicated of the first pedigrees printed and other valuable articles, which was later sealed inside.
Polish China swines are derived from many breeds including the Berkshire and Hampshire. It is the oldest American breed of swine. The hogs are typically black, sometimes with white patches, and are known for their large size. Big Bill, the largest hog ever recorded, was a Poland China. View on Ohio Memory.
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Teaching Tip: Video recording lessons over time
Michele Dufresne
If you have been following the blog series I have been writing about Maddie, a seven-year-old I am teaching long distance, you will notice that I have been doing a lot of video recording. The other day, I watched a number of clips I made during the writing part of lessons. I was immediately struck by how powerful it was for me as a teacher to review just one aspect of the learning process over time. I am urging you to get yourself a video camera and use it to regularly to record your lessons. I am using a very small video camera called a Flip. There are a few different brands that carry small cameras like it.
Whether you are an intervention teacher working one-on-one (Reading Recovery), or a classroom or reading teacher working with small groups, this is a tool that can give you huge amounts of information that will inform your teaching.
For example, I watched a number of examples of Maddie using sound boxes. Hearing sounds has been a strength for Maddie right from the beginning, yet when I reviewed some clips I realized the tasks had not gotten well established. Therefore, I was not getting the payoff I had expected. Once I saw where I needed to better focus my teaching, the change was amazing.
With my videos of Maddie, I can now look at all kinds of things: How has her fluency changed over time? Can I see her searching for information at difficulty and how is she searching? How do the prompts I use match up with what she needs to do? Is my prompting changing? Am I encouraging more independence? Oh my! I can think of a zillion things to look at!
Teaching is complex. Using video recording over time can help us do a better job of observing our students' learning as well as our own teaching so that we can be doing the best possible work we can.
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…By Larry John for TDPel Media. Bloodthirsty piranhas launched a vicious attack on unsuspecting families playing volleyball in a waterway at a resort in Brazil's Amazonas State, leaving at least eight people with bite wounds.
Adaiany Monteiro, a university student, was among the victims, and she recalled feeling a "shock" on her heel during the incident.
Dramatic pictures of the scene show many people with bloodied feet and receiving treatment.
Fisheries engineer Daniel Bevilaqua believes the presence of floating restaurants that serve food in the waterway could be attracting the piranhas.
Bevilaqua explains that when food is discarded close to the restaurants, the piranhas become active in feeding, especially during daylight hours when sunlight is most prevalent.
Bathing in the area during this time poses a risk to people as they may be mistaken for food or invade the piranhas' feeding space.
Dr Romes Proenca of the Mobile Emergency Care Service advises victims of piranha attacks to immediately leave the water and signal for help to prevent further injuries.
He warns against using detergents, toothpaste, or Merthiolate on the bite and suggests using gauze, a towel, or clean cloth to compress the wound and seek medical assistance.
The incident of piranha attacks in Brazil highlights the dangers that tourists and locals alike face when swimming or engaging in water activities in areas where such fish may reside.
The incident also reveals the risks of food waste in natural habitats, particularly near waterways that may attract dangerous animals.
The advice from experts to immediately leave the water and seek medical assistance is vital in preventing further injuries and complications.
The incident is a reminder of the importance of awareness of the potential dangers of aquatic environments and the need for caution when engaging in water activities.


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Here you will find both basic and advanced tutorials to help you get started using Piccolo. All tutorials provide examples in both Java and C#. This section assumes you have read Piccolo Patterns and have a basic understanding of the concepts presented there.
Defining User Interaction
This tutorial will show you how to design the set of event handlers that will define the user experience. It will cover how to add mouse and keyboard event handlers to the main camera and other nodes, as well as how to filter and consume events.
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 1. Setup
We need to create a window with a Piccolo canvas, so that we can add the interface components to the canvas.
 1. First you will need to reference the appropriate packages/namespaces. Add the following lines to the top of your code file:
 Java | C#
 import edu.umd.cs.piccolo.*;
 import edu.umd.cs.piccolo.event.*;
 import edu.umd.cs.piccolo.nodes.*;
 import edu.umd.cs.piccolo.util.*;
 import edu.umd.cs.piccolox.*;
 The first line adds the base Piccolo types, such as PNode. The second line includes the default node types that Piccolo provides, all of which extend PNode. The third line includes the basic event types. The fourth line includes several utility classes. And the last line includes various "extras," such as PForm in .NET and PFrame in Java, which will be used below.
 2. Next we will extend the PForm class in .NET or the PFrame class in Java. This is a convenience class that adds a PCanvas to a window. When you extend this class, you should NOT add your Piccolo code to the constructor. Instead, you should override the initialize method and add all of your Piccolo code there. See the FAQ for more details.
 Java | C#
 public class InteractionFrame extends PFrame {
 public void initialize() {
 //Add Piccolo code here.
 }
 }
2. Create a Camera Event Listener
Event listeners can be attached to any node in the hierarchy. The events that you get depend on the node that you have registered with. For example you will only get mouse moved events when the mouse is over the node that you have registered with, not when the mouse is over some other node.
As explained in Piccolo Patterns, events are dispatched to the PPickPath associated with the appropriate focus node (MouseOver, MouseFocus or KeyboardFocus). They percolate up the pick path, giving each node along the way a chance to handle the event if that node has a registered event handler. The events will keep percolating up the pick path until they are consumed by a node's event handler or they reach the originating camera node. Often you will attach event handlers directly to the main camera, in order to receive all events that come from the canvas.
Piccolo comes with event listeners that let the user zoom and pan the viewpoint and drag nodes in the interface. You can use the default event listeners directly or you can define your own. Here, we will create a new kind of event listener and add it to the camera.
 1. We will create a squiggle event handler, that draws squiggles as the mouse is dragged along the canvas. To do this, we will extend PBasicInputEventHandler, the standard class in Piccolo that is used to register for mouse and keyboard events on a PNode. Add the following internal class beneath the initialize method.
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 public class SquiggleHandler extends PBasicInputEventHandler {
 protected PCanvas canvas;

 // The squiggle that is currently getting created.
 protected PPath squiggle;

 public SquiggleHandler(PCanvas aCanvas) {
 canvas = aCanvas;
 setEventFilter(new PInputEventFilter(InputEvent.BUTTON1_MASK));
 }

 public void mousePressed(PInputEvent e) {
 super.mousePressed(e);

 Point2D p = e.getPosition();

 // Create a new squiggle and add it to the canvas.
 squiggle = new PPath();
 squiggle.moveTo((float) p.getX(), (float) p.getY());
 squiggle.setStroke(new BasicStroke(
 (float) (1 / e.getCamera().getViewScale())));
 canvas.getLayer().addChild(0, squiggle);

 // Reset the keydboard focus.
 e.getInputManager().setKeyboardFocus(null);
 }

 public void mouseDragged(PInputEvent e) {
 super.mouseDragged(e);

 // Update the squiggle while dragging.
 updateSquiggle(e);
 }

 public void mouseReleased(PInputEvent e) {
 super.mouseReleased(e);

 // Update the squiggle one last time.
 updateSquiggle(e);
 squiggle = null;
 }

 public void updateSquiggle(PInputEvent aEvent) {
 // Add a new segment to the squiggle
 // from the last mouse position to
 // the current mouse position.
 Point2D p = aEvent.getPosition();
 squiggle.lineTo((float) p.getX(), (float) p.getY());
 }
 }
 PBasicInputEventHandler is the top-level event handler class. It implements the PInputEventListener interface. All event listeners must implement this interface. Typically, you will not implement it directly. Instead, you will usually create event handlers by extending the existing event handler classes. PBasicInputEventListener provides empty methods for all of the basic input event types. You simply override the methods for the events you are interested in handling. In the above example we override the appropriate methods for handling mouse pressed, dragged and released events.
 When the mouse is pressed, we create a new PPath called squiggle and add it to the canvas's main layer. Notice that we set the path's pen width to 1 / ViewScale, so that we will always draw with a uniform width. We also save the current mouse position as the lastPoint.
 When the mouse is dragged, we call UpdateSquiggle(). This method will add a new line segment from the lastPoint to the current mouse position. Finally it will set the lastPoint to be the current mouse position.
 When the mouse is released, we will call updateSquiggle one more time and then set our current squiggle to null.
 Finally, you might notice that the C# version of this code snippet, overrides the DoesAcceptEvent method. This method is part of the PInputEventListener interface and is used to implement event filtering in Piccolo.NET. Any event handler class can override this method and return true if it wants to accept an event, or false otherwise. Filtered events will never be dispatched to the event handler. In this case, we only accept left mouse button events, so that the right mouse button cannot be used to draw squiggles.
 2. Now that we have created our squiggle event handler, we need to register it with a node so that it can receive events. We will add the squiggle event handler to the main camera node. Add the following lines of code to the initialize method.
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 // Remove the pan event handler that is installed by default so that it
 // does not conflict with our new squiggle handler.
 getCanvas().setPanEventHandler(null);

 // Create a squiggle handler and register it with the Canvas.
 PBasicInputEventHandler squiggleHandler = new SquiggleHandler(getCanvas());
 getCanvas().addInputEventListener(squiggleHandler);
 First we remove the default pan event handler because we don't want it to conflict with our squiggle event handler. Since we are not using our right mouse button, we do not have to remove the default zoom event handler.
 Next we create our squiggle event handler. Notice that the Java version of this code snippet calls the setEventFilter() method and passes it a new instance of PInputEventFilter. In Piccolo.Java, event filtering is accomplished by creating a new event filter object and setting various masks on that object. In particular, an event will be accepted if it contains all the modifiers listed in the andMask, at least one of the modifiers listed in the orMask, and none of the modifiers listed in the notMask. In this case, we set the andMask to a BUTTON1_MASK, so that it will only accept left mouse button events.
 Finally, we register our new squiggle event handler to receive events from the camera. Notice that we do this by calling the


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If parents want to help out at their child's holiday party at school, do they need to undergo a criminal background check first? This question and others about the line between volunteer and visitor might become more difficult to answer starting Wednesday, when a new state child protective services law takes effect. The law, among other things, expands background checks for school volunteers and requires school employees, independent school contractors and volunteers in direct contact with children to update clearances every 36 months. It also spells out the duties of teachers and other "mandated reporters" in reporting suspected child abuse and the criminal penalties if...


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David R. Mertens, Ph.D, Mertens Innovations & Research LLC
Understanding digestion kinetics is relevant because time and potential extent of digestion are becoming crucial limitations for high-producing animals. When animals produce more, they eat more, and this pushes digesta through the stomach and intestines more rapidly. Faster rates of passage through the digestive tract result in shorter retention times, which means that less time is available for digestion.
Composition of feeds tells us what it is, digestibility tells us how much is available to the animal in a specific fixed, or static situation, but digestion kinetics tells us what is potentially available and how quickly it can be made available to animals in all situations. This explains why digestion kinetics is the future direction for describing feeds and why efficient feeding programs will be based on digestion kinetics. Our discussion of digestion kinetics will be connected to our understanding about how the cow's digestive system works and how we analyze feeds in the laboratory to assess nutritional value.
The real key to understanding digestion kinetics is that it is all about TIME, TIME, TIME.
All the biological processes of the cow take time and high producing cows run out of time. They produce milk per unit of time (milk per day). It takes time for the udder to synthesize the components in milk. It takes time for the liver and other tissues to metabolize absorbed nutrients. It takes time to digest feeds, especially fiber in feeds. And it takes time to eat and ruminate feeds and excrete wastes. Of all the biological processes needed for maintenance of life, growth, reproduction and lactation, the ingestion, chewing, digestion and passage of feeds take the most time and become the ultimate limit for animal survival and production.
Digestion kinetics isn't a silly scheme designed by pointy-headed academics to obscure the obvious and develop a complicated system to describe the irrelevant. Instead, digestion kinetics is designed to move our knowledge and application of nutrition from a static system to a dynamic one. Dynamic simply means that things are changing with time – that certainly describes digestion more accurately than any static system.
When we measure digestibility, it is a static measurement that describes what happens during a specified period of time or by a particular animal with a defined intake. The static measure of digestibility only applies to animals in a similar situation. However, digestion kinetics measures parameters that can be used to describe digestion, mathematically, in all situations. Digestion kinetics is more powerful, but requires mathematical manipulation to be used. Once understood, the mathematics can be used to easily define parameters and calculate the result of the multiple sequential and simultaneous dynamic processes that occur in animals.
The interesting thing about digestion kinetics is that it focuses on two extremes of time. On one hand, it involves what is digested in a matter of hours, and on the other hand, it addresses what cannot be digested in infinite time. Both long-term and short-term changes need to be described to fully understand and accurately describe digestion kinetics and to use it to formulate optimal diets for food-producing animals.
The earliest in vitro "artificial rumen" systems were developed in the 1950s and within a short time researchers looked at the changes in digestion over time. These very first digestion curves demonstrated that digestion was a dynamic process and illustrated the three kinetic parameters needed to describe digestion kinetics (Figure 1). These three kinetic parameters are lag, rate, and potential extent. However, it would take nearly 20 years before the kinetic principles and mathematical descriptions of digestion were defined in a way that rate of digestion could be determined.
Figure 1. Typical in vitro dry matter digestion curves for grasses and legumes.
Note that we typically plot the accumulation of the material "digested, "but that is a rather odd way of viewing the process – plotting what disappears. However, we actually measure the residue that does not disappear, which is the mirror image of digestion. I will show that residue remaining at any time of fermentation is not only more correct analytically, but is also key for the mathematical description of digestion kinetics.
Before we begin to discuss the practical implications of fast and slow rates, high and low potential extents of digestion, or short and long lags, it is crucial that you understand how these parameters are determined, why they are necessary for the description of digestion, and their impact on digestion dynamics. After you understand the conceptual and mathematical underpinnings of extent, rate and lag, their nutritional implications and utility will become intuitively apparent. You will also appreciate their linkage and interactions. You should also understand the shortcomings and difficulties in determining kinetic parameters so you can better evaluate the use of kinetics in applied nutrition when formulating optimal diets.
My approach will be to define the conceptual basis for each kinetic parameter and describe the mathematics needed to determine them. Mathematics typically sends shudders down the spines of most nutritionists, but if you can use a spreadsheet, I will teach you the mathematics necessary to understand how kinetic parameters are derived. If you invest the time to understand the basics, much of the confusion associated with digestion kinetics will disappear.
Copyright 2012 Mertens Innovation & Research LLC
Click here to read the next post in the series Indigestible Residue – What is it? Why does it occur?
Amaferm has a research proven 3-pronged approach to increased digestion:
- More fungal branching
- Plus more microbial enzyme activity
- Plus more bacteria doubling faster converts to more microbial protein production
Amaferm has been shown (Berharka and Nagaraja, 1998) to increase the speed at which select bacteria grow. Harper (1996) also showed a reduction in the lag phase and growth rate of the rumen anaerobic fungi.
The fungi are key in opening up the fiber for secondary bacterial attachment, which shortens the lag phase. The combination of the Amaferm stimulated fungi and the increased growth rate results in an increase in digestion in the presence of Amaferm.
This increased digestibility delivers more energy to the animal so the producer gets more performance, i.e. milk!
Amaferm improves digestion of forage NDF on average by 17%, regardless of the variability of forage quality or forage type within each data set.
Amaferm is a proven and cost effective way to increase NDF digestibility for increased milk. On average you can expect a 7% increase in milk production in early lactation.


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Objective: At present geriatrics has not been fully established as a speciality in India and Rajasthan. The problems associated with the ageing of the population are that of absence of facilities of medical treatment and providing economic and social support. Hence, information on morbidity profile of the population is essential for planning its health care facilities. Therefore, the present study was undertaken on the morbidity pattern among geriatric population in the field practice area of RHTC, Achrol. Material and method: The present study is a community based cross-sectional study. Study population included all the elderly persons of 60 years and above age group, residing in the field practice area of RHTC Achrol. Result: This study showed that almost half of the elderly i.e. 47.7% had normal gait & stability and out of them majority i.e. 85.3% belonged to 60 to 64 years of age group, while the proportion of elderly having normal but slow and limited physical activity was found to increase significantly (p<0.05) with age i.e. from 14.8% & 0.0% respectively in age group 60 to 64 years to 42.8% and 57.1% respectively in >80 age group. Conclusion: It was found that higher proportion of females i.e. 53.6% than males i.e. 51.4% had gait disturbances (p>0.05).
Key words: Geriatrics, Morbidity Pattern, IADL, ADL, India.


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The flow net in the seepage of water through a soil medium is a network of flow lines and equipotential lines. The flow net is used to determine the seepage flow, hydro-static pressure, seepage pressure and exit gradient. A flow line or stream line in a seepage through a soil medium is defined as the path of particles of water through a saturated soil mass. The equipotential line in a seepage through a soil mass is defined as the line connecting the points of equal head of water. The direction of seepage is always perpendicular to the euipotential lines. The flow lines and equipotential line are intersecting lines at 90 degree to each other.
* The portion between any two successive flow line is known as flow channel. The potion enclosed between two successive equipotential line and successive flow line is known as field.
* The discharge (Q) passing throuh a flow net for isotropic soil is given by :
Q = KH * Nf/Nd
K = A constant
H = Total Hydraulic Head causing flow
Nf = number of flow channels
Nd = Number of potential drops


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Gantrade's P-1000 and P-2000 are oligomeric diamine curatives based on the p-aminobenzoate ester of PTMEG 1000 and PTMEG 2000, respectively. The Gantrade P-1000 is similar to Versaink® P-1000. The P-2000 is a new material, developed for applications where a lower Durometer is required. A diamine based on the p-aminobenzoate of PTMEG 650 is also available from Gantrade Corporation.
Because of their reduced reactivity and low melting nature, these oligomeric diamines can be used in low temperature cures with either TDI and MDI systems. These characteristics afford significant processing advantages, including a lower temperature processing window, lower mixing temperature requirements, better maintenance of accurate mix ratios and lower shrink values due to lower cure temperatures. This facilitates mixing, hand-batching, casting, coating and molding operations. They can also be used as co-curatives and impact-flexibility modifiers for glycidyl type epoxy resins.
The chemical structure of Gantrade's P-1000 and P-2000 is shown below. The n value for the PTMEG segment is 13-14 for the P-1000 and 27-28 for the P-2000. The molecular weights are 1238 and 2238, respectively. The molecular weight distribution of these diamines range from 2.2 to 2.9.
The general attributes of the P-1000 and P-2000 curatives in polyurea elastomers include the following:
- Low reactivity and a wide processing latitude with MDI prepolymers having NCO contents of 9-30 %
- pot lives of 20-30 minutes at 25° C with high NCO content MDI prepolymers.
- pot lives of 5-10 minutes at 60° C
- P-1000 is a liquid at room temperature; P-2000 is a low melting wax.
- Contribute the benefits of PTMEG soft-segments including excellent resiliency/rebound properties, good tensile and tear strengths, toughness and abrasion resistance, especially impingement abrasion resistance..
- Hydrolysis and chemical resistance.
- Good flexibility and impact resistance at low temperatures.
- Shore A Durometer values can range from 75-95 for P-1000 and 60-80 for P-2000 with MDI prepolymers, depending on the % NCO levels.
- A low order of toxicity.
Typical sales specifications for Gantrade's P-1000 and P-2000 are provided below.
Sales Specifications for Oligomeric Diamine
Performance properties for an MDI-ether based polyurea elastomer produced from P-1000 are shown below.
Performance Data in Polyureas
Property characterizations on the polyurea resulting from P-1000 and Isonate® 143L, a higher functionality, carbodiimide modified MDI, have been well studied and reported in the literature. References are available from Gantrade Corporation.
As low melting curatives, both P-1000 and P-2000 can be mixed with liquid TDI and MDI prepolymers at lower temperatures and cast into molds. These systems are generally post-cured for 16 hours at 80° C. Room temperature cures generally require two weeks to achieve complete cure. The glass transition temperatures of polyureas cured with both P-1000 and P-2000 vary based on factors such as the stoichiometry ratios and % NCO. But the Tg's of the soft segments are generally below minus (-) 60° C and for the polyureas, minus (-) 45-55° C, when measured by thermal analysis.
Depicted below is the chemical reaction and polyurea structure when reacted with MDI. This provides a representation of the hard block and soft-block segments of a polyurea based on P-1000. Phase separation occurs because of the chemical dissimilarity of the soft and hard phases, and hydrogen bonding, resulting in a hard phase that is dispersed in the soft PTMEG matrix. Additionally, the hard phase can reinforce the soft matrix to create a pseudo-crosslinked backbone. This enhances the mechanical properties of the polyurea.
The application areas include hot and cold cast operations, coatings, adhesives, sealants, ballistic armor, polyurea spray systems and field repair polyurea and epoxy kits. These diamines are ideal for curing large parts where heat build-up is an issue with other higher reactivity curatives.
Gantrade offers the P-1000 and P-2000 in galvanized iron or plastic drums, with a net eight of 20 Kg or 50 Kg. Sample quantities are generally 1 Kg. in size.
Gantrade recommends a thorough review of our SDS prior to handling these curatives, and observance of the correct safety precautions and handling requirements. The diamines should be stored in a well ventilated and dry location. Be sure to keep these products away from sunlight.


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What is the use of implementing a cloneable interface as it is a marker interface?
I can always make a public Object clone() method in my class. What is the actual purpose of cloneable interface?
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This is explained in Cloneable's javadoc. Read the documentation dammit! – JB Nizet Jul 14 '12 at 6:23
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That's because the clone() method throws CloneNotSupportedException if your object is not Cloneable.
You should take a look at the documentation for clone() method.
Following is how clone() method is declared in the class Object:
protected Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException
Also, it's been realized that Clone is broken. This answer here in SO explains why and how you can avoid using it.
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Making Cloneable a marker interface was a mistake.
That said, the one thing it does is "enable" the default implementation of clone() in Object. If you don't implement Cloneable then invoking super.clone() will throw a CloneNotSupportedException.
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Could you explain why it was a mistake? – Mark Rotteveel Jul 14 '12 at 7:27
_USER_ The Cloneable interface should have a clone method, and the protected clone method in Object shouldn't require "activation". The interface as it stands serves no real useful purpose, while using up a good name and causing confusion. – Laurence Gonsalves Sep 17 '12 at 20:35
Some people say it's an attempt to mimic copy constructor from C++, but here's the previous similar question on StackOverflow about it: About Java cloneable
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Purpose of clone() method is create a new instance (copy) of object on which it is called. As you can see in answers for use clone method your class should implements the Cloneable interface. You can choose how implement clone, you can do shallow or deep copy for your class. You can see examples _URL_
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The purpose is specified in the javadoc. It is to specify that cloning of an object of this type is allowed.
If your class relies on the built-in implementation of clone() (provided by the Object.clone() method), then this marker interface enables field-by-field cloning. (If you call the built-in clone method on an object that doesn't implement Cloneable, you get a CloneNotSupportedException.)
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Seasar DI Container with AOP
Quickstart
Seasar2 is a light weight container for Dependency Injection (DI) operations.
First Step
Let us give this a try. The following objects will be used.
 - Greeting Class
 - Returns a greeting string.
 - Greeting Client Class
 - Outputs string obtained from the greeting class to console.
 - Greeting Main Class
 - Startup Class. Also constructs greeting and greeting client class.
Greeting.java
Greeting interface.
package examples.di;
public interface Greeting {
 String greet();
}
GreetingImpl.java
Implementation of the greeting.
package examples.di.impl;
import examples.di.Greeting;
public class GreetingImpl implements Greeting {
 public String greet() {
 return "Hello World!";
 }
}
GreetingClient.java
Client interface to use the greeting.
package examples.di;
public interface GreetingClient {
 void execute();
}
GreetingClientImpl.java
Client implementation to use the greeting. Instead of using Greeting Implementation (GreetingImpl) directly, the interface (Greeting) will be used.
package examples.di.impl;
import examples.di.Greeting;
import examples.di.GreetingClient;
public class GreetingClientImpl implements GreetingClient {
 private Greeting greeting;
 public void setGreeting(Greeting greeting) {
 this.greeting = greeting;
 }
 public void execute() {
 System.out.println(greeting.greet());
 }
}
Both function provider and user are prepared. Let us try running this.
GreetingMain.java
package examples.di.main;
import examples.di.Greeting;
import examples.di.impl.GreetingClientImpl;
import examples.di.impl.GreetingImpl;
public class GreetingMain {
 public static void main(String[] args) {
 Greeting greeting = new GreetingImpl();
 GreetingClientImpl greetingClient = new GreetingClientImpl();
 greetingClient.setGreeting(greeting);
 greetingClient.execute();
 }
}
The result will be as follows.
Hello World!
As shown here, the function user (GreetingClientImpl) uses the function through the interface (Greeting), a third party (GreetingMain, in this case) provides the implementation object at runtime. That is the basic style of DI.
However, if one writes configurations into the source as GreetingMain, the source code must be altered to reflect any changes. DIContainer is used to avoid this. DIContainer constructs objects by reading external configuration files.
We will write the configuration information into the configuration file. That extension is ".dicon" in S2Container.
GreetingMain2.dicon
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE components PUBLIC
"-//SEASAR//DTD S2Container 2.3//EN"
"_URL_
<components>
<component name="greeting"
class="examples.di.impl.GreetingImpl"/>
<component name="greetingClient"
class="examples.di.impl.GreetingClientImpl">
<property name="greeting">greeting</property>
</component>
</components>
Look at S2Container Tag Reference for details. We will first describe the main points.
<component name="greeting"
class="examples.di.impl.GreetingImpl"/>
We define component as above. This is equivalent to the following Java code.
Greeting greeting = new GreetingImpl();
We define a component name using the name property in the component tag, and a class name using the class property. Next, we configure greetingClient.
<component name="greetingClient"
class="examples.di.impl.GreetingClientImpl">
<property name="greeting">greeting</property>
</component>
We define a property name using the name property in the property tag, and specify the component name in the body. This is equivalent to the following Java code. Take care not to surround the component name in double quotation marks, as this will cause the contents to be interpreted as a string.
GreetingClientImpl greetingClient = new GreetingClientImpl();
greetingClient.setGreeting(greeting);
The startup class using S2Container will be as follows.
GreetingMain2.java
package examples.di.main;
import org.seasar.framework.container.S2Container;
import org.seasar.framework.container.factory.S2ContainerFactory;
import examples.di.GreetingClient;
public class GreetingMain2 {
 private static final String PATH =
 "examples/di/dicon/GreetingMain2.dicon";
 public static void main(String[] args) {
 S2Container container =
 S2ContainerFactory.create(PATH);
 GreetingClient greetingClient = (GreetingClient)
 container.getComponent("greetingClient");
 greetingClient.execute();
 }
}
S2Container is created using S2ContainerFactory#create(String Path). Read Creating S2Container for details.
The component(greetingClient) is acquired using S2Container#getComponent(String componentName). Please reference Acquiring Components for details.
As before, the result will be as follows.
Hello World!
AOP is often used with DI. AOP is a technique to modularize the functions like logging that are spread over many classes. We will now output a log (trace) from GreetingImpl, and GreetingClientImpl without altering the existing source code. The configuration file with AOP will be as follows.
GreetingMain3.dicon
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE components PUBLIC
"-//SEASAR//DTD S2Container 2.3//EN"
"_URL_
<components>
<include path="aop.dicon"/>
<component name="greeting"
class="examples.di.impl.GreetingImpl">
<aspect>aop.traceInterceptor</aspect>
</component>
<component name="greetingClient"
class="examples.di.impl.GreetingClientImpl">
<property name="greeting">greeting</property>
<aspect>aop.traceInterceptor</aspect>
</component>
</components>
Seasar2 contains commonly used AOP modules predefined within aop.dicon. We use the include tag as follows. Please reference S2Container Definition division and include for details.
<include path="aop.dicon"/>
We define the aspect tag to apply AOP to a component, and specify the AOP module name in the body. We will be using aop.traceInterceptor as the AOP module name.
<aspect>aop.traceInterceptor</aspect>
This concludes the configuration of AOP. We will now try running GreetingMain3. The only difference from GreetingMain2 is the path of the configuration file.
GreetingMain3.java
package examples.di.main;
import org.seasar.framework.container.S2Container;
import org.seasar.framework.container.factory.S2ContainerFactory;
import examples.di.GreetingClient;
public class GreetingMain3 {
 private static final String PATH =
 "examples/di/dicon/GreetingMain3.dicon";
 public static void main(String[] args) {
 S2Container container =
 S2ContainerFactory.create(PATH);
 GreetingClient greetingClient = (GreetingClient)
 container.getComponent("greetingClient");
 greetingClient.execute();
 }
}
The results will be as follows. We see the log output with no alteration to the original source code.
DEBUG 2005-10-11 21:01:49,655 [main] BEGIN examples.di.impl.GreetingClientImpl#execute()
DEBUG 2005-10-11 21:01:49,665 [main] BEGIN examples.di.impl.GreetingImpl#greet()
DEBUG 2005-10-11 21:01:49,665 [main] END examples.di.impl.GreetingImpl#greet() : Hello World!
Hello World!
DEBUG 2005-10-11 21:01:49,675 [main] END examples.di.impl.GreetingClientImpl#execute() : null
We have now mastered the basic use of S2Container.
Next Step
Writing the configuration file is still annoying, isn t it? S2Container also possesses the following concepts to minimize the amount of writing in configuration files.
This implements a number of practical conventions, so that a program will run with no configuration as long as it follows these rules. For example, the configuration file from earlier explicitly defines the property tag as follows.
<component name="greetingClient"
class="examples.di.impl.GreetingClientImpl">
<property name="greeting">greeting</property


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Broken surround loudspeaker replacement get
In General, you should replace a defective bead. In the Internet you can find numerous providers for speaker parts. In order for the surround to fit but also, you need to consider a few things.
- The size alone is not decisive. The beading also needs to match your loudspeaker model.
- There are beads made of foam and rubber. The latter have a slightly longer lifespan. In General, you should choose the Material that was previously used in your speakers.
Speaker surround repair - how it works
You have found the right bead, you can get started.
- First loosen the screws on the speaker to the chassis.
- Next, remove the trim ring.
- Now you can remove the beading. Scrape off the bead remains carefully from the speaker Chassis. For this purpose, a sharp carpet knife is best.
- Even after a thorough Scraping off glue remnants are surely present. You remove these with petrol and a brush.
- Also from the diaphragm, you need to scrape off the beading remains.
- Everything is clean, coat the membrane edge with glue. Let the glue a bit to dry, before you go any further.
- Now place the bead on the diaphragm edge and center bead. Fix it then with brackets.
- Turn to conclude, the beading between the brackets to the top and brush the top of the Chassis with glue.
- The adhesive needs about an hour to dry out.
There are other reasons why speakers do not sound clean. Crackling speakers, for example, read in a further practical tip on what to do can.


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Immigration Newsweek
By Atty. Henry Moyal, Immigration Lawyer
Q. What is the rule or procedure when it comes to DNA results to prove parentage in relation to Canada Immigration application?
A. This issue came up recently and its conclusion will no doubt surprise people. We have all read stories or watched movies or TV programs where forensic scientists prove that a person or suspect is or is not the perpetrator. How high must the results be in those situations? When it comes to immigration applications, the goal for an applicant is to add their child to the application. In most cases it is in the context of a sponsorship application.
As such, the visa office abroad will often suspect that the parent is not the father/mother and demand a DNA test be conducted. The reasons for such suspicions can vary and include: high age of alleged mother, lack of birth certificate or suspicion that the relationship is non-genuine.
The standard procedure is that the sponsor must contact an approved DNA office recommended by Canada Immigration in accordance with the Standards Council of Canada which will take DNA samples from the sponsor/parents and child.
It is not recommended that such a test be conducted until Canada Immigration provided direct instructions to do so.
The results are then provided by the DNA center of the probability of parentage.
Surprisingly, Canada Immigration demand that there be a 99.8% probability of parentage. Anything lower will result in a refusal.
In a recent case however, a sponsor was required to provide DNA results for their alleged 12 year son. Before DNA tests were conducted the following items were submitted: birth certificate, school documents, photos showing each looking the same, financial documents and school records for 12 years indicating the father's name as the parent.
Two DNA tests were conducted and each yielded results of only 96% on each occasion.
As such, the missing 3% was somehow conclusive evidence the sponsor was not necessarily the father.
According to the Canadian Embassy's letter and policy issued August 27, 2017 "Parentage test results must have an accuracy of 99.8% or higher. Test results below these levels are not acceptable as proof of relationship."
Further, discussions with DNA analysts submit that a few percentage points below 99% can mean that the child is a relative of the sponsor ( ie. Brother) but does not necessarily mean that the sponsor is the father.
The DNA markers must be so high in order to reach an almost perfect probability. Anything less only proves that there is a strong likelihood that the applicants are patrilineally related as opposed to being two patrilineally unrelated individuals.
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This volume provides the reader with the updated state-of-the-art in the Modified Atmospheres field. It explains the Modified Atmospheres Method which is derived from the ancient Hermetic Storage Technique of keeping grain and seeds, which was practiced in Middle Eastern and other ancient cultures. This unique work covers all aspects of the field and reveals new important, useful information. This interesting publication is a valuable guidebook for all involved in postharvest agriculture, such as agronomists, horticulturists, extension officers and teachers at agricultural schools. It is also an important reference source for entomologists, postharvest fruit pathologists and physiologists, as well as agricultural engineers, food scientists, and food technologists.
CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERES FOR STORAGE of GRAINS and THEIR PRODUCTS. Introduction. Air Tight Storage: Principle and Practice. Effect of Modified Atmospheres on Insect and Mites Infesting Stored Products. Modified Atmosphere for Preventing Molds and Mycotoxin Production in Stored Grain. Conservation of Humid Grain in Controlled Atmosphere Storage. Controlled Atmospheres for the Preservation of Tree Nuts and Dried Fruits. Comparative Advantages of High-CO2 and Low-Oxygen Types of Controlled Atmospheres. The Effect of Controlled Atmospheres on Grain Quality. Advances in the Practical Application of Controlled Atmosphere for the Preservation of Grain in Australia. MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE of FRUITS and VEGETABLES. Historical Aspects and Perspectives of Controlled Atmosphere Storage. Physiological and Biochemical Effects of Controlled-Atmosphere on Fruits and Vegetables. Ethylene Effects in Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Horticultural Crops. Postharvest Disease Suppression by Atmospheric Modifications. Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Apples and Pears. Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Some Tropical Fruits. Controlled Atmosphere Storage Requirements and Recommendations for Vegetables. Theory and Practice of Hypobaric Storage. Controlled Atmosphere Storage Facilities.
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Vacuum frying refers to dehydrate food in a negative pressure environment.
Generally, the frying temperature is between 80 to 120 ℃, which can effectively reduce the damage of high temperature to food nutrients. The vacuum fried product has lower oil content and is healthier.
01. KEEP FRESH FLAVORS
Most of the flavors in the fresh materials are water-soluble and do not dissolve in the oil, vacuum frying is carried out at a hermetically sealed vessel, these flavors are further concentrated.
02. COLOR PRESERVING
The vacuum frying temperature is 80~120*C, and the oxygen absence in the vacuum fryer. Fried food is not brown. For example, kiwifruit is easily browned by heat, and it can keep its green color if it is fried in vacuum.
03. CRISPY AND DELICIOUS
In vacuum, the moisture in the intercellular space of fruits and vegetables vaporized and expands rapidly, the vacuum fried snacks are crisp and delicious, and has excellent rehydration performance.
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On February 18, CPA participated in a renewed round of 2021 pre-budget consultations with the Government of Canada. In this budget cycle, the government is focusing on measures to support Canada's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. CPA utilized this opportunity to continue to advocate for issues that are aligned with the association's Strategic Plan. Government action on these issues would not only support CPA members' contributions to the economic recovery but also contribute to sustaining the industry in the long term. CPA submitted the following recommendations in writing as part of the pre-budget process:
- The government include provisions in the Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) that exempt secondary forest residues that are byproducts of industrial wood processing operations as an eligible feedstock for compliance credit creation if there is an existing or intended higher value use.
- The government recognize the carbon sequestration benefits of harvested wood products, including composite wood products, as a carbon credit mechanism in Canada's low carbon economy programs.
- The government promote technological innovation and growth by ensuring funding programs designed to accelerate the decarbonization of Canada's industrial sector be equally accessible to all industrial emitters and providing increased funding for the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program.
CPA also provided copies of the recommendations to the Ministers of Natural Resources and Environment and Climate Change following the positive responses received from both offices on CPA's prior budget submission in August 2020. See CPA 2021 Pre-budget Submission.


Music Performance: Combined Piano & Organ
Music Performance: Combined Piano & Organ
Hours77 Credit Hours
LEPLimited Enrollment Program.
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Program Requirements
requirement 3 Complete 2 options
Complete 8 hours of each of the following divided between piano and organ:
option 3.1 Complete 8.0 hours from the following course(s)
option 3.2 Complete 8.0 hours from the following course(s)
requirement 4
Complete 1 hour of ensemble each semester for six semesters, including 2 or 4 hours from Category 1: Approved Large Ensembles and 2 or 4 hours of the Category 2 ensemble Music 344R; each 2 hours of 344R must be taken in consecutive fall and winter semesters.
requirement 6 Complete 1 course
requirement 8 Complete 2 courses
requirement 9 Complete 2.0 hours from the following course(s)
requirement 11 Complete 1 option
Present a juried recital (Music 249) during the sophomore year. A juried senior recital (Music 449) is also required.
option 11.1 Complete 2 courses
Note: Students must register for 449 before applying for graduation.
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Meeting the Aims of a BYU Education
We support the aims of a BYU education, to strengthen students' lives spiritually, enlarge their intellectual experience, build their character, and prepare for lifelong learning and service.
As reviewed and approved by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), all music students, through the core requirements of all music degrees, show proficiency in music theory, music history, performance, ensemble playing, conducting, sight singing, and music dictation.
Performance Preparation and Repertoire
Prepare performances at the highest possible level, including knowledge of applicable solo and ensemble literature, and perform from a cross-section of that repertory.
Music Pedagogy
Understand and demonstrate the fundamentals of music pedagogy as they apply to private and group instruction.
Music and Technology Use
Understand how specific technologies serve the student's chosen field of music.


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Palladian and Neo-Palladian interiors universally rely on several structural components that vary very little and provide the foundations upon which the decoration and furnishings can be applied. These include:
These are not always based on Palladio's work, nor on classical examples. Sometimes they have been adapted from other architectural styles and had Palladian features and ornamentation added to them.
Architectural treatises, such as Pain's British Palladio, first published in 1786, often discussed and demonstrated the rules of Palladian construction. They were extremely important in the development of Neo-Palladian building. This plate shows plans and elevations for two varieties of Palladian staircase, one rectangular and one spiral.