Safety Precautions when using a sex machine
Sexual pleasure is the birthright of any human being. Being a vital life source, it deserves to be accepted, understood, cherished and nurtured. With the invention of sex machines, science again proved why it so powerful. After doing many surveys among the audiences, scientists work on it and develop it. So, when the question arises of safety precautions while using a sex machine, there are several serious safety advice is given by scientists.
These days when many people are using sex machines without any fear or shyness, they also need to look after their machines. As it happens that most of the people use sex machines, but they do not wash it or keep it in a suitable place. These irregularities can cause you some health problems. Thus, clever and strong use of a sex machine can give you great pleasure. But, simultaneously, you also need to take care of your bodily health while using a sex-machine. So, if you have bought your first sex toy – congratulations! It would now give you an amazing experience in sexual life by using sex machines. However, some of the safety precautions while using a sex machine are discussed below which can be helpful for you.
6 Safety Precautions while Using Sex Machines:
Often Wash and Keep Clean Your Sex Machine
It is the most important safety precaution which you must follow. When you always wash your machine, it would not only give you healthy sex but also mental satisfaction. It is not only for safety perspective, but also from a maintenance one. Whenever you use your machine, you get all sorts of fluids onto your machine. Generally, most of your internal fluids are not dangerous outright, but it left untouched it can lead to bacteria growth. When you are using your unwashed machine the next day, you are doing nothing but coming to your body in the contact of several nasty bacteria. So, for healthy sex, you must wash your machine before and after its use. Simple soap and water would be enough to wash it.
Do Not Share Your Sex Machines to Anybody
Sometimes, people who use a sex machine, share it with their partners or friends after giving a clean wash. It is not something illegal or a sin to share your sex machines with someone else. But the problem is that in the real world, things never play out that way. You should not share your machines with others because this may give you an internal infection. There can be two big reasons you should not take someone other's sex-machine. First is that he/she may simply not wash the toy well enough after they are done, or he/she never cares as if it is their sex-machine. However, if anyhow you want to share your machine, you can simply put a condom on it before each use.
Battery Safety
Apart from dildos and simple anal toys like anal beads, you can also get some sex machines which run on battery. But, to use a battery machine, several things which you should take care of. First things which you should consider to only wash your sex machines from outside. Because the machine contains several electronic components that can be damaged with water. It would also let damage your sex-machine. Though many sex machines are waterproof, it is not able to protect your battery. So, if you still want to wash your machine regularly, you should remove your battery.
Make Sure to Dry Your Sex Machines before Recharging
This one of the tips to save your battery. Many people use a sex machine and keep that without washing and drying it. When they plug in to recharge the machine, the wetness of your machine can cause your battery damage. There is also a certain chance of a short circuit within your machine. So, always try to recharge your machines after drying them.
Keep Your Sex Machines in a Cool and Dry Place
When someone does not use a sex machine regularly, he/she may have a secret place where they keep or store their machines. A secret place somewhere that his/her friends and family would not be able to find easily. However, one thing which you should also consider that to keep your sex machines in a relatively cool place. It is because if you leave them in a warm environment, they may start to deform over time. With the deforming shape of these machines, your mind would not allow us to use them. So, to maintain the duration and performance of the sex machine, you should keep your machines away from the sun, heater or any other sources of heat.
Use the Sex Machines as They were Intended (more or less)
To ensure that you are safe when using your sex toys, you need to make sure you aren't getting too crazy with how you use them in the first place. For example, when you use a butt plug, always make sure to keep the lip outside of your body, to keep the toy from slipping inside of you completely. If you use a vibrator, do not try to suck it on to the wrong end. If you have bought a sex machine, but you do not have any idea to use it, you should check for a comprehensive guide to understand the right use of your machine. This link will direct you to detailed guides that you can read, and product offerings that you might like.
Thus, some of the safety precautions which you should consider while using sex machines are discussed above. The common phenomenon of sex machines has reached to people. The business market of these sex machines also has been established on a large scale. Several online shopping websites also sell some excellent sex machines. The only thing which you should keep in mind about the safety of your health and your machines. Thus, when it comes to the pricier sex toys, it's a good feeling knowing that you are truly getting the most out of your purchase before having to replace it.
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A WPF bullet graph is a variation of the bar graph, which was developed as a complement for the dashboard gauges and meters. The bullet graph features a single, primary measure (for example, current year-to-date revenue), and compares that measure to one or more other measures to enrich its meaning (for example, compared to a target). It also has the ability to display the measures in the context of a qualitative range of performance such as poor, satisfactory, and good.
WPF Bullet Graph control overview.
The view of a bullet graph can be changed, allowing users to force the application into a particular screen orientation.
WPF Bullet Graph vertical orientation.
Vertical orientation
Change the WPF Bullet Graph control orientation to vertical.
WPF Bullet Graph horizontal orientation.
Horizontal orientation
Change the WPF Bullet Graph control orientation to horizontal.
Bullet Graph's elements are simple and easy to use in various business scenarios. The ticks, labels, and ranges inside the bullet graphs can be customized.
WPF Bullet Graph tick position.
Ticks position
You can change the tick position to above, across, or below.
WPF Bullet Graph tick color customization.
Ticks customization
Define your own style for minor and major ticks using the size, color, and thickness properties.
WPF Bullet Graph label position.
Label position
You can change the label position to above or below.
WPF Bullet Graph label color customization.
Label customization
Customize the look and feel of the default labels using size, format, and color properties
WPF Bullet Graph bar feature.
Bar settings (Performance/feature measure)
Feature and comparative are two types of measures available to compare the data. Customizing the bar stroke and thickness makes it easy to measure the progress or status of the development.
WPF Bullet Graph range settings.
Range settings
Using the range settings, it is easy to integrate the control and better visualize application data.
Caption customization
You can customize the caption color and size of the caption property.
WPF Bullet Graph caption customization.
You can change the scale direction to backward (inversed) or forward.
WPF Bullet Graph direction.
WPF Bullet Graph provides tooltips that displays brief descriptions of the qualitative ranges as well as the values of the quantitative measures.
WPF Bullet Graph tooltip.
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Progress and status can easily be evaluated by WPF Bullet Graph features.
Integration with Grid control
Integrating in the grid view allows users to present large amounts of data in a way that is easy to understand.
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I present marrow fat (MF) data from a large sample of white-tailed deer fawns killed by wolves and a sample of fawns that died by accident in a single area, and I use these data to explore the extent that poor nutritional condition may have predisposed fawns to wolf predation. Percent MF of 110 5–10-month-old white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawns killed by wolves (Canis lupus) from November through April 1984–2002 in northeastern Minnesota, USA, was lower than MF for 23 fawns killed by accidents in the same area and period. The MF of both male and female wolf-killed fawns decreased over winter. The MF of male fawns decreased as a snow-depth index increased, but MF of females showed little relationship to the snow-depth index and was higher than that of males. Poor nutritional condition is one factor that predisposes deer fawns to wolf predation during winter and spring. This information expands our knowledge of wolf–prey relations by documenting that, even with younger prey animals that might be thought vulnerable because of youth alone, poor nutritional condition also is an important factor predisposing them to wolf predation.

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what Krishna means by "Brahma Nirvana" and what Buddhists mean by "Nirvana"?
 1. The Puranas only talk of the historical Buddha. The concept of multiple Buddhas has come into prominence much later after the demise of Gautama Buddha.
 The historical Buddha most likely lived before 1000 BC. There are 3 reasons for my believing so :-
 1. The dating of ancient India is based on the sheet anchor of Chandragupta Maurya's date which is based on assuming that Sandrocottus of Megasthenes' account was none other than the Maurya king. However, if one looks into this subject in detail, it becomes clear that the Greek accounts tally much more with what we know of the Gupta period than the Maurya period. If Guptas date to the 4th century BC, quite naturally the Mauryas dating will be pushed back several centuries earlier and with it the dating of Gautama Buddha even further.
 2. The traditional date of Adi Shankara is 509 BC. But it is also known that Shankara was quite influential in the demise of Buddhism. Adi Shankara clearly lived after Asanka & Vasubandhu and their predecessor Nagarjuna. Mahayana Buddhism is said to start with Nagarjuna. Now Nagarjuna was clearly several centuries later to Buddha. This also puts the date of Buddha before 1000 BC.
 3. The unwavering tradition that Kaliyuga started in 3102 BC. The Puranas date the dynasties of the Kaliyuga from the date of the Mahabharata War. Therefore, if we take the no of years given in the Puranas from the date of 3138 BC, clearly the date of Buddha becomes much older.
 But Buddha clearly was posterior to Krsna. Quite simply because he lived more than a thousand years after the Mahabharata War which was the era when Krsna lived,
 I had started a thread on this subject a few years ago on the historum forum.
 You will have to register on the forum before you can read the thread.
 1. Thanks very much for sharing Jaydeepsinh Rathod. Would you like to post an article here?
 In retrospect, Gautama Sakyamuni Siddharta Buddha might be older than Gaudapada. All your assertions and conjectures are reasonable.
 "The Puranas only talk of the historical Buddha". This refers to the 9th Avatar of Sri Hari Narayana Vishnu. In some cases prophesied before his birth. Some Hindus believe this technically refers to Gautama Sakyamuni Siddharta Buddha. Others believe that the Puranic Buddha was a previous Buddha; albeit Gautama Sakyamuni Siddharta Buddha is one of the greatest and highest spiritual masters of all time. Part of the issue is that Buddha himself is thought to have said as much. It wasn't until millenia after Buddha's passing that some started to regard Buddhism as a unique faith rather than a family of faiths inside Sanathana Dharma. For example the Buddhists of South East Asia and Sri Lanka were Hindu Buddhists. The Mahayana Buddhists, Chinese Buddhists and Japanese Zen Buddhists retain many Hindu trappings. Buddhists retain a seat in the Mahanirvani Akhara, founded by sage Kapila and continue to play in important role in the Kumba Mela and internal events of Hindus as an insider.
 Dear Slapstik, I heard that Buddha said that Shunyata (zero) isn't pure nothingness, albeit that is the closest descriptor there is to it through words.
 In this Buddha saying consistent with what Shankaracharya said as a boy:
 Shiva here doesn't refer to personal God or impersonal God but that which cannot be described. Chiddha Ananda (combined into chiddhananda) is used because there is no Ananda or no bliss. This can be translated as the bliss that transcends the bliss of Samadhi.
 One of the lines is that I don't exist. The last line is that I am neither liberated nor bound.
 High-tech airplane-based lidar mapping tools need to be used by archaeologists in South and Central Asia (and Iran). Currently archaeology is significantly underfunded into the Mohenjo-daro and Arya civilizations. Why do some Indologists believe that Mohenjo-daro was a different civilization from the Arya civilization?
 4. "It was geographically spread from Iran…"
 – Please provide peer-reviewed scholarship for this claim.
 I am very sceptical of claims that even remotely imply an Aryan migration (or the now-defeated invasion) theory. First, opponents of AIT were asked to believe concocted foreign origins of Subcontinental cultures. Now, claims like yours appear to suggest that Subcontinental cultures based on Sanskrit have Iranian origins. Yours is a grand claim and requires grand evidence. Please do not cite the name "Iran" as evidence.
 1. I know of no evidence of Aryan conquest or Aryan migration Ek Chakkar. Both the idea of Aryans coming from the west and the "Parashuram theory" that people fled from South Asia to the rest of the world. Rather my opinion–subject to change based on additional information–is that historic Bharat was geographically very large. In much the way elite American universities are respected and emulated around the world; Sanskriti culture, civilization and spirituality was revered and studied across much of Asia.
 There is a twelve volume english translation of the Mahabharata that I have studied carefully. In this there are references to many parts of Asia.
 To give one example, one of the most important generals and fighters of the Kaurava Army was Sudakshina, king of the Kambojas:
 Kamboja is today called Uzbekistan (and perhaps Turkmenistan, Tajikistan). Kamboja included what some people call Baktria. An Indo-Iranian people.
 Bhishma frequently praised Sudakshina as one of the best fighters and generals in the Kurekshetra war and as a great Arya Kshatriya, which suggests that Kamboja was part of Bharat at that time.
 To give another example, look at the description of how Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva conquer the world. They go to multiple distant lands on ships (perhaps Thailand, Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Cambodia, Vietnam). They conquer Tibet and Burma (Bhagadatta... the 4th best general in the Kaurava Army lived beyond the Himalayas), based on my interpretation of the texts.
 Vivekananda believed that Kalayavana and his Yavana army were from Turkey, although I would be interested in hearing other theories of where Kalayavana came from:
 Kalayavana's army was several million strong and they ate up both sides of many rivers as they walked.
 Ek Chakkar, I look forward to learning from you. Please keep contributing.
 With respect to ancient Pharsi and Avestan, they sound very similar to Sanskrit and have mantric sound power. Many believe they worshiped the Daityas and Danavas before becoming Zoroastrian. What do you think?
 5. Ek Chakkar, you might want to watch:
 I think that Arya culture, civilization, religion, spirituality, technology formed over much of Asia, from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Java, Sumatra, Java, Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Sikhim, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Burma. Maybe other countries such as Vietnam, Philippines (a Phillipino recently insisted to me that many thousands of years ago Philippines had a large Hindu community), and other countries. I don't know.
 Arya is not an ethnicity but an extremely divine culture that has existed across many ethnicities. Sanskrit might have formed as an open source project across much of Asia, although I don't know for sure.
 Interestingly 1 hour 9 minutes in, Rajiv Malhotra argues that Bengal might be close to lost and was doing worse than Pakistan. Rajiv might be right. What does everyone think?
 1. "Rajiv Malhotra argues that Bengal might be close to lost and was doing worse than Pakistan. Rajiv might be right. What does everyone think?"
 I find that to be a leading question. It implies that Pakistan is in some sort of abyss, whereas I've found it to be doing better than many parts of India in certain measures of human dignity. We still have lots to learn from each other. WRT to Bengal, it would appear to be holding its own and outperforming the other states in its neighbourhood according to major HDI indices. If we are speaking about the social life of Bengal and whether they are still imbued with the culture of classical indian civilisation, not only would I say that they are performing quite well, but that the rest of us have a lot of catching up to do. I realize many people want to draw a causality between their experiments with elected communist government and leftist revolutionary sympathies and some sort of social decay, but the irony is that you will struggle to find another people who are as deeply engaged with our literary and philosophical heritage, from antiquity to modern. Furthermore, as someone from the south, I rarely come across people from other states that take an interest


text: The effect of modifying Cu/dielectric cap interface on electromigration (EM) in dual-damascene interconnect structures is presented. The Cu surface was treated with reducing (NH 3, H 2) and reactive (SiH 4) gases immediately after chemical mechanical polishing, but prior to SiN x dielectric cap deposition. Thus, compositions change at the interface capped by different layers including copper suicide and nitride. The Cu/SiN x, interf'acial reactions upon different treatments were detailed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis, which correlated to the EM lifetimes very well. NHj treated samples showed similar failure times as control samples with no surface treatment. Significant improvement was observed for hydrogen plasma and silane treatment structures. It is found that, upon different surface treatments, formation of Cu suicide has a higher impact on EM lifetime improvement than formation of Cu nitride.

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To raise awareness of the college and the Further Education courses available.
- Provide a gateway for Blackburn College into 10 schools from the local area (East Lancashire) with projects linked to the National Curriculum
- To engage with students in a creative setting, using the tools of the radio industry and promote these commercial messages across local radio
- Develop a solution to increase student numbers and fill under-recruited courses
- Research and discuss Blackburn College, course content and the benefits of attending
- Experience work related learning to develop knowledge, skills and understanding
- Speaking and listening – often areas of the English curriculum which teachers find more challenging to address
- Gain hands-on experience of audio recording and editing, use of music and sound effectsto create a more engaging message
"This has been a fantastic opportunity for students in Lancashire to experience what it is like to produce a real life radio advert with industry professionals. It has also been a great opportunity for us to get to know and engage with local students.
St Augustine's particularly impressed us with their detailed pitch; they had clearly done lots of research. They identified the key messages and made links to the website and social media channels very effectively. They understood their target audience of 16 to 18 year olds and parents too. It was extremely difficult to pick a winner because the standard was so high."
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ferramentas.
18.1 Primeiros passos
18.1.1 Abrir um novo Modelo de de Compositor de Impresso
Before you start to work with the Print Composer, you need to load some raster and vector layers in the QGIS
map canvas and adapt their properties to suit your own convenience. After everything is rendered and symbolized
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to your liking, click the icon in the toolbar or choose File New Print Composer. You will
be prompted to choose a title for the new Composer.
18.1.2 Usando o Compositor de Impresso
Opening the Print Composer provides you with a blank canvas to which you can add the current QGIS map
canvas, text labels, images, legends, scale bars, basic shapes, arrows, attribute tables and HTML frames. Fig-
ure_composer_1 shows the initial view of the Print Composer before any elements are added.
Figura 18.1: Compositor de Impresso
The Print Composer provides four tabs:
The Composition tab allows you to set paper size, orientation, the page background, number of pages and
print quality for the output file in dpi. Furthermore, you can also activate the Print as raster checkbox.
This means all elements will be rastered before printing or saving as PostScript or PDF. In this tab, you can
also customize settings for grid and smart guides.
Select/Move item
The Item Properties tab displays the properties for the selected item element. Click the
icon to select an element (e.g., legend, scale bar or label) on the canvas. Then click the Item Properties tab
and customize the settings for the selected element.
The Command history tab (hidden by default) displays a history of all changes applied to the Print Composer
layout. With a mouse click, it is possible to undo and redo layout steps back and forth to a certain status.
The Atlas generation tab allows you to enable the generation of an atlas for the current Composer and gives
access to its parameters.
In the bottom part of the Print Composer window, you can find a status bar with mouse position, current page
number and a combo box to set the zoom level.
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You can add multiple elements to the Composer. It is also possible to have more than one map view or legend or
scale bar in the Print Composer canvas, on one or several pages. Each element has its own properties and, in the
case of the map, its own extent. If you want to remove any elements from the Composer canvas you can do that
with the Delete or the Backspace key.
Ferramentas de Navegao
To navigate in the canvas layout, the Print Composer provides some general tools:
Aproximar
Afastar
Zoom to full extent
Zoom to 100%
Actualiza a vista
(se encotnrar uma vista com um estado insconscitente)
Pan composer
Marquee zoom mode
(zoom to a specific region of the Composer)
You can change the zoom level also using the mouse wheel or the combo box in the status bar. If you need to switch
to pan mode while working in the Composer area, you can hold the Spacebar or the the mouse wheel. With
Ctrl+Spacebar, you can temporarily switch to marquee zoom mode, and with Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar,
to zoom out mode.
18.1.3 Print Composer Options
From Settings Composer Options you can set some options that will be used as default during your work.
Compositions defaults let you specify the default font to use.
With Grid appearance, you can set the grid style and its color.
Grid defaults defines spacing, offset and tolerance of the grid. There are three types of grid: Dots, Solid
lines and Crosses.
Guide defaults defines the tolerance for the guides.
18.1.4 Separador de Composio Configurao geral da composio
No separador Composio, pode definir as configuraes globais sua composio.
You can choose one of the Presets for your paper sheet, or enter your custom width and height.
Composition can now be divided into several pages. For instance, a first page can show a map canvas, and
a second page can show the attribute table associated with a layer, while a third one shows an HTML frame
linking to your organization website. Set the Number of pages to the desired value. You can choose the
page Orientation and its Exported resolution. When checked, print as raster means all elements will be
rasterized before printing or saving as PostScript or PDF.
Grid lets you customize grid settings like spacings, offsets and tolerance to your need.
In Snap to alignments, you can change the Tolerance, which is the maximum distance below which an item
is snapped to smart guides.
Snap to grid and/or to smart guides can be enabled from the View menu. In this menu, you can also hide or show
the grid and smart guides.
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18.1.5 Opes gerais dos itens do Compositor
Composer items have a set of common properties you will find on the bottom of the Item Properties tab: Position
and size, Frame, Background, Item ID and Rendering (See figure_composer_2).
Figura 18.2: Janela comum das propriedades do item
A janela Posio e tamanho permite que defina o tamanho e posio da moldura que contm o item. Pode
tambm escolher que Ponto de referncia ser configurado nas coordenadas X e Y previamente definidas.
The Rotation sets the rotation of the element (in degrees).
A Moldura mostra ou esconde a moldura volta da etiqueta. Clique nos botes de [Cor] e [Espessura]
para ajustar essas propriedades.
The Background enables or disables a background color. Click on the [Color...] button to display a
dialog where you can pick a color or choose from a custom setting. Transparency can also be adjusted
throught the alpha field.
Use the Item ID to create a relationship to other Print Composer items. This is used with QGIS server and
any potential web client. You can set an ID on an item (e.g., a map and a label), and then the web client can
send data to set a property (e.g., label text) for that specific item. The GetProjectSettings command will list
what items and which IDs are available in a layout.
Rendering mode can be selected in the option field. See Rendering_Mode.
18.2 Modo de Renderizao
QGIS now allows advanced rendering for Composer items just like vector and raster layers.
Figura 18.3: Modo de Renderizao
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Transparency : You can make the underlying item in the Composer visible with this
tool. Use the slider to adapt the visibility of your item to your needs. You can also make a precise definition
of the percentage of visibility in the the menu beside the slider.
Blending mode: You can achieve special rendering effects with these tools that you previously only may
know from graphics programs. The pixels of your overlaying and underlaying items are mixed through the
settings described below.
Normal: This is the standard blend mode, which uses the alpha channel of the top pixel to blend with
the pixel beneath it; the colors arent mixed.
Lighten: This selects the maximum of each component from the foreground and background pixels.
Be aware that the results tend to be jagged and harsh.
Screen: Light pixels from the source are painted over the destination, while dark pixels are not. This
mode is most useful for mixing the texture of one layer with another layer (e.g., you can use a hillshade
to texture another layer).
Dodge: Dodge will brighten and saturate underlying pixels based on the lightness of the top pixel. So,
brighter top pixels cause the saturation and brightness of the underlying pixels to increase. This works
best if the top pixels arent too bright; otherwise the effect is too extreme.
Addition: This blend mode simply adds pixel values of one layer with pixel values of the other. In case
of values above 1 (as in the case of RGB), white is displayed. This mode is suitable for highlighting
features.
Darken: This creates a resultant pixel that retains the smallest components of the foreground and
background pixels. Like lighten, the results tend to be jagged and harsh.
Multiply: Here, the numbers for each pixel of the top layer are multiplied with the numbers for the
corresponding pixel of the bottom layer. The results are darker pictures.
Burn: Darker colors in the top layer cause the underlying layers to darken. Burn can be used to tweak
and colorise underlying layers.
Overlay: This mode combines the multiply and screen blending modes. In the resulting picture, light
parts become lighter and dark parts become darker.
Soft light: This is very similar to overlay, but instead of using multiply/screen it uses color burn/dodge.
This mode is supposed to emulate shining a soft light onto an image.
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Novel Load Balancing Algorithms Ensuring Uniform Packet Loss Probabilities for WSN
In this paper, the authors develop optimal scheduling mechanisms for packet forwarding in Wireless Sensor Network, where cluster-heads are gathering information with a predefined Quality of Service. The objective is to ensure balanced energy consumption and to minimize the packet loss probability, subject to time constraints (i.e. different nodes must send all their packets within a given time interval). Novel solutions of scheduling are developed by combinatorial optimization, and by quadratic programming methods. In their approach, the scheduling of packet forwarding is broken down to a discrete quadratic optimization problem and the optimum is sought by a Hopfield Neural Network yielding the solution in polynomial time.


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Image loader component with fallbacks for React Native apps
Image loader component with fallbacks for React Native apps
React Native Image Fallback
Image loader component with fallbacks for React Native apps.
1. What is React Native Image Fallback?
React Native Image Fallback is a lightweight image component which supports fallback images for React Native apps.
2. Getting Started
Install React Native Image Fallback
npm i react-native-image-fallback --save
3. Usage
Import it
import {ImageLoader} from 'react-native-image-fallback';
Use it in you component
render() {
 const imageSource = '_URL_'; // An image URL
 const fallbacks = [
 '_URL_', // An image URI
 require('./local/image/path'), // A locally require'd image
 ];
 return (
 <ImageLoader
 source={imageSource}
 fallback={fallbacks}
 />
 )
}
4. Properties
This is basically a React Native Image. So all the <Image /> props will work. On top of that
 - source - The source image. Can be a string URL or a require('') image file
 - fallback - The fallback(s). Can be a string URL, a require('') image file or an array consisting of either
 - onLoadStart - Accepts a calback function with the first parameter being the image that is being loaded to the component.
 - onLoadEnd - Invoked when load either succeeds or fails. Accepts a callback function with the first parameter being the image in question.
 - onSuccess - Invoked when the component successfully loads an image. Accepts a callback function with the first parameter being the loaded image.
 - onError - Invoked when all the given images fail to load.
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A Brief History of Wood Floors
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Humans have been building homes for at least 400,000 years, but it was only in the 1600s that we got around to making floors out of wood. Prior to that, the floors of most houses were made of bare dirt or stone.
The first wood floors in Europe were simple. Just a few rough-hewn pine planks supported by joists, or even split logs set into the dirt with the cut side facing up. These early wooden floors were nothing like the elegant, polished interiors we associate with hardwood flooring today. They were unfinished, and smoothing was accomplished through years of regular foot traffic, not by sanding and polishing. Think of how many splinters you might have gotten in your feet after installing a wood floor in your home if you lived in the early 1600s!
Soon artisans began to refine wood flooring. By 1625, wealthy Europeans could pay to have intricate parquet floors installed in their homes. These floors were made by hand-cutting pieces of wood into small shapes that could be arranged together in repeating geometric patterns.
The abundance of timber in the New World made wood floors much more commonplace. But most American settlers and pioneers did not have much use for the impressive, artisan-crafted designs used in wealthy European homes. Early American plank floors were simply the most practical option in a country full of old-growth forests. The floors tended to be simple, with the boards cut at random widths and lengths and no stain or varnish applied.
The innovation of shiplap joinery made wood floors more durable and less prone to developing gaps, through which cold air, moisture, and small objects could pass.
In the 1700s, people began to apply painted designs to their wood floors. These could range in complexity from simple checkerboards to ornate vining or flowering patterns. Stain and varnish did not become common until the late 1800s.
During the Industrial Revolution, the process of making hardwood flooring became much less labor-intensive. Whereas before each plank would have to be sawn individually by no less than two men, now steam-powered lumber mills and woodworking machinery could process more boards in a day than two men could do in an hour. The technology meant wood floors could be produced more cheaply, and the finished product would be more uniform and attractive.
Still, the installation process was much more labor-intensive until the invention of the electric sander. Prior to that, floors had to be hand-scraped or have loose sand rubbed over them.
The 1940s and 50s saw a decline in the use of wood for flooring, as carpets and other flooring materials like linoleum grew in popularity. But nowadays, people are turning back to hardwood flooring for its simplicity, durability, and beauty.
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Check out these tips for growing subtropical fruit.
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Even if you don't live in the deep South, you can still grow subtropical fruits. Thanks to better growing information and more disease-resistant varieties, subtropical plants can be grown in just about any climate. Master gardener Paul James and subtropical fruit gardener Tom Spellman explain how.
Depending on where you live, there are steps you can take to protect the heat-loving subtropicals from their mortal enemy, cold weather. Take for instance this jackfruit growing on a hilltop in San Diego. If the temperature dips below freezing, it's a goner, so the plant's location is critical to its survival.
Spellman planted this tree on the edge of a slope where the cold air falls away. It's also planted close to the wall of the house where it receives reflected heat from the surface of the house. Spellman took further precautions by planting it in a soil that has been thoroughly amended and mulched so that it is very fast-draining. He also uses an easy-to-make, customized plant cover.
To build your own protective plant cover, drive four wooden posts into the ground just outside of the foliage line to provide a structure for the cover. Cut and staple a lightweight row covering to the posts, being careful not to pull too tightly because the tree needs air circulation. Then add another length of material crosswise to enclose the tree. This cover provides up to five degrees of additional frost protection. "It's not the saving grace if we have a really severe frost," says Spellman, "but for temperatures down to the mid to high 20s, you're going to get good results from it." The tree cover should stay on until the threat of frost has passed.
For colder climates where a cover is not enough protection, there are more elaborate options. Some gardeners use plastic coverings with small space heaters or light bulbs to keep up the temperature. "Extreme beauty sometimes calls for extreme measures," says James. Another way to nurture subtropical plants is something you probably do already for the rest of the garden--mulch. Wilson recommends using mulch because it holds in moisture and increases the bioactivity in the soil. By encouraging earthworms and beneficial fungi to live in the soil, it also allows the plants' root systems to take up nutrients in a much more efficient form.
If you're still not sure about providing adequate frost protection outdoors, make it easier on yourself and grow your subtropical plants indoors. "Most varieties in areas east of here are only going to be outdoors for the summer," says Wilson. "You're going to have to put them in a glass house or enclose them in a screen porch." Subtropical plants need to be grown some place where they can be maintained in a frost-free environment.
One of the best ways cold-climate gardeners can grow subtropical plants is in containers. The benefits include great drainage, good soil, mobility and great variety. In one barrel, Spellman plans to grow four plants plus a ground cover. "I chose this half-barrel because of its 25-gallon capacity," he says. "I think these selections will probably thrive in this barrel for three to five years."
Some of the plants he has selected include passionfruit, seen here, pineapple guava, papaya and a Meyer lemon, which isn't subtropical but flourishes in warm weather. A strawberry plant will serve as a foundation.
To prepare the container, start with a rich, high-quality potting soil. Add a few inches of soil to the bottom and then stomp down on the soil with your foot to minimize settling. Next add the plants, positioning the shorter pineapple guava and papaya in front, the lemon to create depth, and the taller passionfruit to provide height. To finish off the container, Spellman plants edible strawberries around the perimeter of the base.
The great thing about a container is that you can simply move it indoors when cold weather threatens. "So you see, it really is possible to grow subtropical fruit just about anywhere in the continental U.S.," says James.
If you feel like monkeying around with a new botanical adventure, why not grow bananas?


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Introduction to Mental Health Preparedness
The following training is designed to raise awareness of the immediate and short-term mental health consequences of disasters for anyone who may be part of the disaster response. It was originally developed for public health professionals responsible for responding to public health emergencies including natural disasters, disease outbreaks and terrorist events. It may also be useful for staff from other organizations as well as community members who volunteer to assist in responding to emergencies.
Upon completion of this 3.5-hour training program, learners will be able to:
- Describe the mental health consequences of natural disasters and terrorist events.
- Identify the mental health effects of disasters including issues related to anxiety, stress and substance abuse as well as resilience.
- Recognize behaviors that can assist survivors immediately following a disaster.
- Identify additional training and technical assistance resources for mental health preparedness.
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DESIGN OF A NOVEL SAPPHIRE BASED DIELECTRIC RESONATOR TO MEASURE THE SURFACE RESISTANCE OF HIGH TEMP SUPER CONDUCTORS
A sapphire dielectric resonator system has been used to measure the surface resistance of high temperature superconductors. The cavity is made up of a lower superconducting plate, a dielectric puck and a movable upper plate where the sample is placed. The temperature of the lower plate is kept at 4.2 K while the sample is heated independently attached to the end of a sapphire rod. The measurements are performed at TE01d mode. By moving the upper plate, the shift in resonance frequency and the corresponding change in the bandwidth are recorded. The overall system is designed to fit into a continuous flow helium cryostat. Real part of the surface impedance of the sample is related to the change in bandwidth,?fb, and the imaginary part of the surface impedance is related to the change in resonant frequency,?f0. Instead of absolute calibration of the chamber, a known oxygen free copper sample was used as the reference. The samples were Seeded Melt Grown (SMG) solid material. The measured surface resistance of the SMG YBCO high Tc materials was comparable to that of the best thin HTS films grown by other techniques.
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School Location:USA - Ohio
Source Type:Master's Thesis
Keywords:htsc dielectric resonator surface resistance ovalue temode
Date of Publication:01/01/2003


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Special Issue "Towards Sustainable Pavement Materials and Structures"
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2020).
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Interests: asphalt mixtures; recycled concrete aggregate; reclaimed asphalt pavement; nano-materials for asphalt mixtures; asset management systems; urban environment road safety; dynamic traffic management; climate changes; circular economy
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Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Nanomaterials and Other Additives to Enhance Asphalt Pavement Performance
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The mobility of citizens and goods within the continental territories is demanding a rise in the consumption of natural resources for both building and maintaining highway and railway infrastructures. Because these resources are finite and they have been overexploited in the past, they are scarce in many territories and therefore their availability is at risk for future generations.
Moreover, the extraction of the most-used raw materials commonly applied in the pavement structures of highways and railways involves high levels of energy consumption and significant emissions and environmental impacts. Therefore, the scientific community is making efforts to find innovative solutions aiming at reducing the use of new non-renewable raw materials in the construction of maintenance works. At the same time, several other strategies are being developed to decrease carbon emission throughout the lifecycle of transport infrastructure pavements and to address the needs induced by climate changes.
When innovative paving technologies are developed, the level of uncertainty becomes higher. Indeed, new challenges arise concerning the design of pavement structures and requirements needed to guarantee a good performance of materials throughout the lifespan of the infrastructure.
This Special Issue entitled "Towards Sustainable Pavement Materials and Structures" is a contribution to gather information on the cutting-edge mindset oriented to sustainability, seeking a balance involving climate-change-induced needs, the support of mobility, and the reduction of environmental impacts associated with pavement construction and maintenance.
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Design of an environment controlled dew tracking setup to emphasize the role of the relative humidity on breath figures dynamics
Abstract
In polymer protection pieces, polycarbonate is often used for its transparency and its high impact resistance. However, when dew appears it degrades light transmission and thus transparency. To solve this problem, anti-fogging surfaces are developed.To further understand the dew formation in natural environment in order to design high efficiency anti-fogging surfaces on polycarbonate, a recently designed dew tracking setup giving dew pictures and a digital imaging procedure allowing reliable and highly accurate droplet measurements were developed. Thanks to this setup, dew formation conditions such as relative humidity level and air temperature can be chosen and studied. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of the number of droplets according to the relative humidity and how it explains the droplet growth rate. The influence of the relative humidity (RH) on the growth rate of non-coalescing dropwise condensation has already been observed. This paper is based on these existing results as a comparison to validate the experimental setup and the post-processing analysis. We shall also use the number of droplets to further explain the role of the RH on condensation dynamics.Moreover, by applying a light subcooling, the growth kinetics were slowed down in order to observe every characteristic phase in detail and even particular intermediate phases.
Graphical Abstract
Breath figures observation via the dew tracking setup
Introduction
Dew is the condensation on cold surfaces of water vapor present in a humid environment. Some authors have suggested the use of this phenomenon for water harvesting, improving power plant vapor condensation efficiency or other applied systems [15]. These solutions were designed for getting high heat transfer fluxes, increasing the liquid water condensation rate.
In other industrial applications, dew formation is problematic. It can impair surfaces' transparency [68] creating security or aesthetic issues because liquid water droplets are assimilated as lenses diffracting light. Droplets can modify light beam direction and generate lighting efficiency losses, furthermore visible droplets can be perceived as a sign of poor quality. To limit the presence of droplets, anti-fogging surfaces are designed by modifying the wettability properties [7, 9, 10]. These surfaces are created by managing chemical and/or topographical properties. Two approaches exist - reducing the presence of water on surfaces (hydrophobic surface treatments) or spreading droplets to create a uniform water film (hydrophilic surface treatments) [11, 12].
In industry, two types of transparent materials are frequently used - polymers and glass. Among these two families, three materials are the most commonly used - polycarbonate, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and glass. The latter two have the best transparency properties [13]. However, polycarbonate has the best impact resistance (250 times higher than ordinary glass and 40 times higher than PMMA) and has a good thermic resistance [14]. Thanks to its properties, polycarbonate is used for transparent protection pieces such as plane windows, front car headlights, motorcycle helmet visors or diving masks.
All these cited industrial applications undergo different climatic conditions in their typical uses such as different subcooling temperatures, air temperatures or levels of relative humidity (RH). Modifying these parameters can change the droplet density of a breath figure (condensed droplet pattern) and with it the dynamics of dropwise water vapor condensation.
By tracking droplets and their radius R, the kinetics of condensation can be described. This kind of study is based on monitoring the number of droplets and the droplets radii as a function of time. The droplets radii as a function of time are also called growth rate. Two distinct cases can be highlighted - the isolated droplet [15, 16] with a radius which increases because of the direct incorporation of water vapor and follows Rt1/2 and the densely packed array of droplets where droplets have to share the water vapor. In the latter case, droplets are closed and their neighboring water vapor concentration profiles overlap thereby decreasing the water supply of each one. In this configuration, droplets nucleation and growth can be divided into three phases (illustrated in Fig. 1 taken from Macner et al. work [2]) [2, 17].
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Growth curve. (left) Growth curve for a uniform dodecyl surface exposed to a constant source of steam and constant cooling. (right) Images just before (red) and just after (blue) a large scale coalescence event, also indicated by arrows in inset of sawtooth. A sharp decrease in the number density coincides with clearing a large surface area. This figure is taken from the work of Macner et al. [2]
The first phase (region 1 in Fig. 1) is the formation of liquid droplets characterized by small droplets growing only through the direct incorporation of water vapor. This mechanism is defined by a mean droplet radius growth of <R>t1/3. The 1/3 exponent depends on the relative humidity of the air and increases with it [18]. When growing, droplets touch each other and coalesce. This is the second phase (region 2 in Fig. 1). The number of droplets decreases quickly and the droplets grow following <R>t. The last phase (region 3 in Fig. 1), observed when surfaces are cooled, begins once droplets are sufficiently large [2]. The coalescence now creates free spaces where new droplets nucleate. The balance between the older bigger droplets and the new little ones induces the stagnation of <R> and the number of droplets. <R> is nevertheless characterized by quick variations corresponding to the different coalescence events.
Castillo et al. [18] showed that relative humidity has an impact on dew formation. On coated smooth silicon samples, they demonstrated that the growth rate of non-coalescing droplets increases with RH. Thus, they fixed the sample surface subcooling temperature at 15 °C, maintained the air temperature at 20 °C at the ambient pressure and varied the RH to 45%, 50%, 55% and 70%.
To improve anti-fogging treatments, this study reproduced dew formation under different relative humidity levels. In this purpose, this paper shows a custom-made environment controlled dew tracking apparatus giving dew image sequences combined with a digital imaging procedure. This method allowed accurate wide size range dew droplets tracking for large studied areas.
Both the designed setup and the post-processing analysis were validate thanks to the work of Castillo et al [18]. Moreover, beyond their work, this paper also explains the variation of the dynamics of condensation growth with respect to relative humidity through droplet density (the number of droplets). The time condensation dynamics were studied at low relative humidity levels (40%, 45% and 60%) and low subcooling levels to obtain low condensation kinetics in order to observe potential intermediate phases. The subcooling was set at 1 °C and the pressure was at the ambient level.
Experimental setup and methods
Condensation test apparatus and data post-processing
Description of the condensation test apparatus
A specific custom-made setup was developed for the experiment. This apparatus produced and allowed observation of condensation on a sample surface by decreasing its surface temperature below the dew point temperature in an atmosphere controlled in temperature and relative humidity (RH).
A schematic drawing of the experimental setup is shown in Fig. 2. The humid air was generated in a flow circuit where room air was mixed with water-saturated air. The room air was compressed and filtered with a 0.01 μm gas filter. Because of the compression and depending on the relative humidity of the room, the RH of the air decreased to below 20%, which was low enough for the required test conditions. This 'dry' compressed air could then be redirected into a gas humidifier to obtain water-saturated air. The saturated air was mixed thanks to a proportional valve with compressed room air (under 20% RH) to obtain the desired RH. Afterwards, the humid air at the required level was piped to the test chamber where a hygrometer (HMP 110, Vaisala) continuously measured the relative humidity and provided feedback to a PID control loop (Eurotherm 3216) controlling the valve and thus the relative humidity in the chamber. The gas humidifier was heated to balance the fall in temperature during vaporization.
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Overview of the design of the experimental setup
The pressure and flow rate were respectively set at 2 bars and to 1.15 L/min at the output of the compressor (before the proportional valve) to protect the different components. The flow rate was also measured just ahead of the chamber to obtain an exact reading of the input in the chamber.
The test chamber was a 10×10×10 cm3 transparent polycarbonate box with an aluminum soleplate and equipped with a gas inlet and an outlet evacuating gas to the room. The pressure inside the chamber was thus equal to the room pressure considered as constant during condensation experiments. In this chamber, the relative humidity, the gas temperature and the temperature of the sample surface were controlled. Two 150-watt heating cartridges were placed inside the aluminum soleplate in contact with a thermal diffuser which heated the chamber air by convection. The sample was fixed with thermal paste (MX-4, Arctic) to an aluminum plate also fixed to two 23.4 Watts thermoelectric coolers (UEPT-1RE-063-050M125S, UWE Electronic). The hot side of the thermoelectric coolers was in contact with a thermal diffuser


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Rate-based rule statement - AWS WAF, AWS Firewall Manager, and AWS Shield Advanced
Rate-based rule statement
A rate-based rule tracks the rate of requests for each originating IP address, and triggers the rule action on IPs with rates that go over a limit. You set the limit as the number of requests per 5-minute time span. You can use this type of rule to put a temporary block on requests from an IP address that's sending excessive requests. By default, AWS WAF aggregates requests based on the IP address from the web request origin, but you can configure the rule to use an IP address from an HTTP header, like X-Forwarded-For, instead.
When the rule action triggers, AWS WAF applies the action to additional requests from the IP address until the request rate falls below the limit. It can take a minute or two for the action change to go into effect.
You can narrow the scope of the requests that AWS WAF counts. To do this, you nest another, scope-down statement inside the rate-based statement. Then, AWS WAF only counts requests that match the scope-down statement. For information about scope-down statements, see Scope-down statements.
For example, based on recent requests that you've seen from an attacker in the United States, you might create a rate-based rule with the following scope-down statement:
 - AND rule statement that contains the following, second level of nested statements:
 - A geo-match match statement that specifies requests originating in the United States.
 - A string match statement that searches in the User-Agent header for the string BadBot.
Let's say that you also set a rate limit of 1,000. For each IP address, AWS WAF counts requests that meet both of the conditions. Requests that don't meet both conditions aren't counted. If the count for an IP address exceeds 1,000 requests in any 5-minute time span, the rule's action triggers against that IP address.
As another example, you might want to limit requests to the login page on your website. To do this, you could create a rate-based rule with the following nested string match statement:
 - The Request option is URI.
 - The Match Type is Starts with.
 - A Strings to match is login.
By adding this rate-based rule to a web ACL, you could limit requests to your login page without affecting the rest of your site.
Not nestable – You can't nest this statement type inside other statements. You can include it directly in a web ACL. You cannot include it in a rule group.
(Optional) Scope-down statement – This rule type takes an optional scope-down statement, to narrow the scope of the requests that the rate-based statement tracks. For more information, see Scope-down statements.
WCUs – 2 plus any additional WCUs for a nested statement.
This statement uses the following optional setting:
 - (Optional) Forwarded IP configuration – By default, AWS WAF aggregates on the IP address in the web request origin, but you can configure the rule to use a forwarded IP in an HTTP header like X-Forwarded-For instead. AWS WAF uses the first IP address in the header. With this configuration, you also specify a fallback behavior to apply to a web request with a malformed IP address in the specified header. The fallback behavior sets the matching result for the request, to match or no match. For more information, see Forwarded IP address.
Where to find this
 - Rule builder on the console – Under Rule, for Type, choose Rate-based rule.
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In an effort to bolster our ability to identify some of New Zealand's most widespread and commonly cultivated trees, Leon Perrie, Curator of Botany and I attended a workshop for identifying Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Pinus species this month.
The workshop was presented by Chris Ecroyd, a long standing member of New Zealand's botanical community who worked as Curator of New Zealand's Forest Research Institute Herbarium (NZFRI) at Scion NewZealand, before retiring last year. The workshop was also supported by Scion and Wellington City Council.
Eucalyptus and Corymbia are part of the family Myrtaceae. Commonly known members of this family native to New Zealand include rata and pohutukawa (Metrosideros species), kanuka (Kunzea species) and manuka (Leptospermum scoparium). However the Australian members of the Myrtaceae family are much more difficult to tell apart, principally because there are so many of them.Mallee is the term used to describe a gum that is a shrub or tree less than 10m in height and is multi-stemmed from ground level. We learnt that all mallees are in the Eucalyptus genus, like Eucalyptus stricta above, although these would be rare or non-existent outside gardens in New Zealand.
Chris presented tips for collecting good specimens, with mature seed capsules (for Eucalyptus and Corymbia) and mature cones (Pinus) being the best (but not only) material to collect to aid identification. New knowledge for us was that specimens of Pinus are best collected in mid-winter when winter resting buds are present. It's also important to collect open and closed pine cones, if possible, and note direction of growth on the branch and whether or not they are retained on the tree after maturing.
Discipline with note taking is important when collecting any specimen and these genera are no exception. It's important to try to remember to note bark colour, texture and the general tree habit, among other things.
We were also taught characteristics used to split each genera into sub-groups and introduced to computer-based, interactive keys for both Eucalyptus and Pinus. Interactive keys are becoming a more widespread tool for identifying a number of genera. See a demonstration of how the Eucalypt EUCLID key works.
The EUCLID software has to be purchased, but the key to cultivated pines in New Zealand is freely available at key to cultivated pines. Ensure that you have 'pop-ups' enabled on your computer and that you install version Java Virtual Machine v1.4.2 or later.
The identification skills we picked up at the workshop will enable us to develop the collection of these genera within Te Papa's herbarium (WELT). At WELT we are interested in collecting cultivated plants as well as native plants and have a responsibility, as part of New Zealand's herbaria community, to collect representatives of all known cultivated species within the central New Zealand region. This group still requires significant development at WELT.
Thanks to Jean-Claude Stahl, Te Papa for editing these images.


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The January 2018 Bank of Canada ("BOC") Monetary Policy Report announced strong growth in the Canadian economy during 2017, including near-capacity levels of economic activity. By their estimates, GDP growth came in at around 3% for 2017 with approximately 70% of that growth derived from domestic consumption – a historically normal level of household consumption […]
Just like the measured weight of an object differs in water versus on land, asset valuations, or measurements, are too affected by their own environmental variables. For example, it's a reasonable assumption that an asset valued in a booming market is going to generate a different result than if valued during a downturn. For that […]
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My assignment is to create an application that will allow a user to type in
two numbers assumed to be of type byte. The user will then press on one
of the six buttons (labeled &, ^, |, ~, >>, <<) and the result will appear
in the text area on the lower right part of the application. The result
will also be written out to a file named "Nitebyte". I'm using a frame with
a (2x2)grid layout. In the first gridcell (top left) is a text field (declared
as t1) labeled "original byte". The second gridcell (top right) is a text
field (declared as t2) labeled "factored byte". The third gridcell (bottom
left) is a (2x3) grid with the six buttons. The fourth gridcell has the
text area (declared as tA). I'm stuck on the functionality that has to happen
in actionPerformed. My code looks like the following:
public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e)
if (e.getSource() == b1)//b1 - b6 declared as a Buttons
else if (e.getSource() == b2)


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Department of Computer Engineering, Islamic Azad University of Qazvin, Qazvin, Iran
In static scheduling problem, where there is no change in situation, the challenge is that the large problems can be solved in a short time. In this paper, the Static Scheduling problem of Automated Guided Vehicles in container terminal is solved by the Network Simplex Algorithm (NSA). The algorithm is based on graph model and their performances are at least 100 times faster than traditional simplex algorithm for Linear Programs. Many random data are generated and fed to the model for 50 vehicles. The results show that NSA is fast and efficient. It is found that, in practice, NSA takes polynomial time to solve problems in this application.


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- Volumen: 8
- Fecha: 01 enero 2020
- Páginas: 9380-9394
- ISSN: 21693536
- Tipo de fuente: Revista
- DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020._PHONE_
- Tipo de documento: Artículo
- Editorial: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
© 2013 IEEE.This paper presents a novel advanced Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacon, which is based on an array of frequency-steered leaky-wave antennas (LWAs), as a transmitter for a Direction-of-Departure (DoD) estimation system. The LWA array is completely passive, fabricated in a low-cost FR4 printed-circuit board and designed to multiplex to different angular directions in space each one of the three associated BLE advertising channels that are used for periodically transmitting the ID of the beacon. This way, the use of more expensive hardware associated to electronic phased-array steering/beam-switching is avoided. Four commercial BLE modules are connected to the four ports of the array, producing an advanced BLE beacon that synthesizes twelve directive beams (one per each port and advertising channel) distributed over a wide Field of View (FoV) of 120 degrees in the azimuthal plane. Then, any BLE enabled IoT device located within this FoV can scan the messages from the beacon and obtain the corresponding Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) of these twelve beams to estimate the relative DoD by using amplitude-monopulse signal processing, thus dispensing from complex In-phase/Quadrature (IQ) data acquisition or high computational load. We propose an angular windowing technique to eliminate angular ambiguities and increase the angular resolution, reporting a root mean squared angular error of 3.7° in a wide FoV of 120°.


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Flexural Behaviour Of Ferrocement Roof Panels
Free (open access)
A. S. Alnuaimi, A. Hago & K. S. Al-Jabri
This paper presents the experimental results of nine roof panels made of Ferrocement. Two types of channel sections and one type of box section were tested. All panels were 2m long, 470mm wide and 20mm thick. Channel type A had side edge beams 95mm deep and channel type B had side edge beams 50mm deep. The depth of the box section was 95mm. Thin hexagonal wire mesh was used as reinforcement. The number of wire mesh layers was varied between two to six. The wires were impregnated midway through the thickness of the panels. The panels were tested for bending moment with simple supports. The main variables studied were the number of wire mesh layers, the cross sectional shape of the panel and the depth of edge beam. Tests revealed that all panels showed acceptable strength for roofing systems. The increase in the number of wire mesh layers leads to an increase in the flexural strength. The box section showed strength similar to that of the channel section with 95mm edge beam. The channels with 50mm deep edge beams showed strength much less than the ones with 95mm edge beam and box section. Keywords: Ferrocement, fibre reinforcement, slab panels, bending, box section panels, channel panels. 1 Introduction Ferrocement is a type of thin wall reinforced concrete commonly constructed of hydraulic cement mortar reinforced with completely infiltrated, closely spaced layers of continuous and relatively small size wire mesh. In its role as a thin reinforced concrete product and as laminated cement–based composite, Ferrocement has found itself in several applications both in new structures and repair and rehabilitation of existing structures. This includes all building members like walls, roofs, columns, beams etc. Compared with the conventional
Ferrocement, fibre reinforcement, slab panels, bending, box section panels, channel panels.


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The goal of the research project, which is also the subject of this paper, is twofold. It aims to demonstrate that through the appropriate management of a sports program, specifically of water polo, it is possible to achieve both an increase in the sports performance by a group of disabled athletes, and an increase in their health and well-being level. The 10 athletes were subjected to a series of trainings, planned and performed by staff specialized in water polo and in the management of individuals with disabilities, for a period of 8 months, and have performed two series of assessments at the beginning and at the end of such period of sports activity. Improvements both in terms of the sports skills and in terms of the level of psycho-physical well-being of all individuals with disabilities who took part in this project were recorded. This proved that sports activity, if managed efficiently, can provide benefits on the athletic performance and on quality of life for persons with disabilities.
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OTHER FACILITIES | HRR LASER
FACILITIES | HRR LASER
The High Repetition Rate (HRR) laser is a Spectra Physics system able to emit pulses with a maximum energy of 7 mJ and a high repetition rate of 1kHz. It is a femtosecond commercial equipment, a Spitfire, that delivers pulses at a central wavelength of 800 nanometres (in the near infrared part of the spectrum, just outside the region visible to the human eye). It is a CPA laser system based on CPA (chirped-pulse-amplification) technique.
This auxiliary equipment, that shows an excellent laser beam quality and shot-to-shot stability, feeds two laboratories: the Material Microprocessing lab and the Soft X-ray lab. The HRR laser beam is splitter in four secondary beams, reaching different experimental setups: three belongs to the Microprocessing lab and the other one to the X-ray lab (for more information see 'Technical Features').
The features of this laser system are optima for the study of the interaction of ultrashort pulses with solid targets and for its application to materials processing. Due to the short temporal duration of the pulse it is possible to remove sub-micrometric layers of material with minimal thermal effects that occur at a longer temporal scale: this process of selective material elimination is the so-called ultrafast laser ablation. Moreover, this kind of ultrashort laser allows the localized and controlled change of some properties of the material (refractive index, reflectivity...) both in the surface as in depth of transparent materials.
This HRR system is also used as seed beam for a Soft-X-ray source from a laser driven plasma accelerator at an experimental setup unique in Spain. In summary, the high repetition rate femtosecond laser system, and the two laboratories will be ready for users in the CLPU.


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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) is an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions constitutes unlawful sex discrimination under Title VII. Women affected by pregnancy or related conditions must be treated in the same manner as other applicants or employees who are similar in their ability or inability to work.
An employer cannot refuse to hire a woman because of her pregnancy related condition as long as she is able to perform the major functions of her job. An employer cannot refuse to hire her because of its prejudices against pregnant workers or because of the prejudices of co-workers, clients, or customers. The PDA also forbids discrimination based on pregnancy when it comes to any other aspect of employment, including pay, job assignments, promotions, layoffs, training, fringe benefits, firing, and any other term or condition of employment.
An employer may not single out pregnancy related conditions for medical clearance procedures that are not required of employees who are similar in their ability or inability to work. For example, if an employer requires its employees to submit a doctor's statement concerning their inability to work before granting leave or paying sick benefits, the employer may require employees affected by pregnancy related conditions to do the same.
Pregnant employees must be permitted to work as long as they are able to perform their jobs. If an employee has been absent from work as a result of a pregnancy related condition and recovers, her employer may not require her to remain on leave until the baby's birth. Nor may an employer have a rule that prohibits an employee from returning to work for a predetermined length of time after childbirth.
Under the PDA, an employer that allows temporarily disabled employees to take disability leave or leave without pay must allow an employee who is temporarily disabled due to pregnancy to do the same. Employers must hold open a job for a pregnancy related absence the same length of time that jobs are held open for employees on sick or temporary disability leave.
Further, under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993, enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor, a new parent (including foster and adoptive parents) may be eligible for 12 weeks of leave (unpaid, or paid if the employee has earned or accrued it) that may be used for care of the new child. To be eligible, the employee must have worked for the employer for 12 months prior to taking the leave and the employer must have a specified number of employees. For more information please see: _URL_
If an employee is temporarily unable to perform her job due to pregnancy, the employer must treat her the same as any other temporarily disabled employee; for example, by providing light duty, modified tasks, alternative assignments, disability leave, or leave without pay.
Additionally, impairments resulting from pregnancy (for example, gestational diabetes) may be disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). An employer may have to provide a reasonable accommodation for a disability related to pregnancy, absent undue hardship (significant difficulty or expense). For example, an employer may be required to provide modified duties for an employee with a 20-pound lifting restriction stemming from pregnancy related sciatica, absent undue hardship. The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 makes it much easier to show that a medical condition is a covered disability. For more information about the ADA, see _URL_ For information about the ADA Amendments Act, see _URL_
Any health insurance provided by an employer must cover expenses for pregnancy related conditions on the same basis as expenses for other medical conditions. The PDA specifies, however, that insurance coverage for expenses arising from abortion is not required, except where the life of the mother is endangered or medical complications arise from an abortion.
Pregnancy related expenses should be reimbursed in the same manner as those incurred for other medical conditions, whether payment is on a fixed basis or a percentage of reasonable and customary charge basis. The amounts payable by the insurance provider can be limited only to the same extent as costs for other conditions. No additional or larger deductible can be imposed.
Under Title VII, benefits can be denied for medical costs arising from an existing pregnancy if a health insurance plan excludes benefit payments for pre-existing conditions. Other laws, however, may apply to the coverage of pre-existing conditions.
Employers must provide the same level of health benefits for spouses of male employees as they do for spouses of female employees.
If an employer provides any benefits to workers on medical leave, the employer must provide the same benefits for those on medical leave for pregnancy related conditions.
Employees with pregnancy related disabilities must be treated the same as other temporarily disabled employees for accrual and crediting of seniority, vacation calculation, pay increases, and temporary disability benefits.


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Graph IDEControls ► Dial
The dial controls an angle. The figure below shows a dial on a window background.
To operate a dial mouse down over the dial and drag the mouse. The dial indicator will rotate to follow the cursor and the angle value will show in the Cursor Aide. If you press the alternate key then the dial indicator moves in 45 degrees increments. If you press the shift key then the dial indicator moves in 5 degree increments. By moving the cursor way from the dial center, while the mouse is down and the dial is active, you gain more angle resolution because the "lever" is longer so you must move the cursor more to affect a change in the angle. Thus, while the dial is being used, it is perfectly valid to move the cursor as far away from the dial as needed, even outside the control's display area.
If you mouse click the dial then that dial is active and then you can use the arrow keys to affect a change in the angle. Left arrow rotates clockwise by one degree, right arrow rotates counter-clockwise by one degree, up arrow rotates counter-clockwise by five degrees, down arrow rotates clockwise by five degrees. If you depress the shift-key then that multiplies the resolution by five, while the alt-key multiplies the resolution by two.
The dial is used to specify angles for rotation in the Graphics and 3D Graph inspector editors, wedge angle in the Circle inspector editor and angles in other inspector editors. The angle unit is always in degrees.
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Yb3+:YAG crystal growth with controlled doping distribution
Optical Materials Express 2, 20 (2012)
M. Azrakantsyan, D. Albach, N. Ananyan, V. Gevorgyan and J.-C. Chanteloup
Current work is dedicated to theoretical and experimental studies on YAG single crystals performance with non-homogeneous activator ion distribution. Improved lasing characteristics are described and quantified theoretically. The first crystals with such a distribution have been obtained as a result of several growth attempts using Horizontal Direct Crystallization method (Bagdassarov's method). Extracted from the as-grown boules, samples have been optically treated and studied further. The preparatory phase, growth process and equipment as well as post-growth studies of the extracted samples are equally presented in this paper. Energy-dispersive X-ray analyses were used to quantify the doping distribution values in the grown crystals. Optical transmission experiments were performed to verify the optical characteristics of the as-grown crystals.
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Developmental Disabilities (DD) Awareness Month is a time to raise awareness of the integral role people with developmental disabilities play in our society and to rededicate ourselves to the cause of inclusion. Nearly 500,000 Texans are diagnosed with a developmental disability, and it is vital we continue to work together to make our state more accessible and inclusive for everyone.
Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation recognizing DD Awareness Month, noting, "people with developmental disabilities have unique abilities and experiences that contribute to our state's rich diversity and heritage, just like all Texans [and Texas] is a stronger place when people of all abilities are included in community life." Study after study has shown how when you design for disability, you design for all. This takes many forms, like including people with disabilities in the general workforce and providing them with greater economic opportunity, including students with developmental disabilities in the classroom with their non-disabled peers and empowering them to achieve their full academic potential, or simply providing people with developmental disabilities the supports they need to live in the greater community.
One easy suggestion for fostering inclusive communities is to pay attention to the words we use when talking with and about other people. Spread the Word (previously Spread the Word to End the Word) is celebrated on March 4th, and asks people to pledge to not use the r-word. Now in its eleventh year, Spread the Word asks everyone to pledge to spread the word about inclusion — by creating socially inclusive places to learn, work, and live we can remind everyone that people with developmental disabilities are valued members of society.
Language is powerful, so it is important to be respectful and thoughtful whether you're talking to your neighbor or posting on social media. People First Language puts the person before the disability — instead of saying "a disabled person" you say "a person with a disability." When in doubt, ask the person how they prefer to be identified! Be sure to take the Pledge for Inclusion and help spread the word about Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month


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In this learning unit we will study what the customs are and their functions. We will also analyse various customs procedures and how to pay customs duties. The role of the customs agent, classification of goods and many other customs-related issues will be discussed.
In this unit you will:
- Learn about the various Customs procedures in International Trade.
This will be achieved by:
- Outlining what customs are, the customs procedure and the functions of customs.
- Learning about customs valuation and the classification of goods with particular attention to the harmonized system.
- Learning the role and functions of the customs agent.
Completing this course will confer 5 CPD Credits towards internationally recognised Continuous Professional Development Requirements within organisations operating this kind of staff development methodology.
1.1 What are the Customs?
1.2 What are the Functions of the Customs?
1.3 Economic Customs Procedures
1.4 Customs Pre-Alert
1.5 Customs Procedure
1.6 Customs Treatment or Use of Goods
1.7 Summary Declaration
1.8 Temporary Storage
1.9 Customs Treatment or Use of Goods
1.10 Customs Procedures
1.11 Customs Unions
1.12 Generalized System of Preferences
1.13 Trade Embargos
2. ORIGIN OF GOODS
2.1 Customs Status of Goods
3. CUSTOMS VALUATION
4. CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS
4.1 Customs Valuation of Imported Goods
4.2 Valuation Methods
4.3 Foreign Currency Exchange
4.4 Technical Barriers
4.5 Harmonized System
4.6 Combined Nomenclature of the EU
4.7 TARIC of the EU
4.9 Binding Tariff Information (BTI) and Rulings (BTR)
4.10 Trade Policy
5. CUSTOMS AGENT
5.1 Customs Agent
5.2 Export Clearance
5.3 Payment of Expenses (Import or Export)
5.4 Other Charges
5.5 Single Administrative Document (SAD)
1- EU Community Customs Code
2- WCO-UPU Postal Customs Guide
3- Customs Manual India
4- NAFTA Customs Guide
5- Importing into the USA


Mini Eggs
Mini eggs are about quarter of the size of a normal egg. They usually don't have a yolk inside, just the 'white' or albumen as it is technically called.
Mini Egg in an egg boxA mini egg is caused when a small foreign object enters the oviduct and triggers the normal formation of an egg, so just the same as a yolk, it gets wrapped in albumen and then popped inside an egg shell.
Normally only one mini egg is laid and then normal laying continues and it is nothing to worry about.
Mini Egg Photo Courtesy of Melanie Catley


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Radar imaging of Mars
In collaboration with Western University in London, Ontario, we are conducting a feasibility study on the potential of studying Mars using our radar imaging satellite technology. Our payload and execution plans were developed according to NASA mission concepts to align with international ambitions.
- 7 months – Approximate time it would take to send a radar imaging satellite to Mars orbit
- 6 – Number of operational satellites currently in Mars orbit
- 22 minutes – Time it can take to send a transmission between Earth and Mars
- 6 – Number of Canadian academic institutions providing scientific expertise to the study


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Pharmaceutical ethnobotany in Northern Navarra (Iberian Peninsula)
This paper provides significant ethnobotanical information on pharmaceutical plant uses in Northern Navarra from an area known both for its high biological diversity and its cultural significance, suggesting the survival of uses lost elsewhere. Collect, analyze and evaluate the ethnobotanical knowledge about medicinal plants in Northern Navarra (Iberian Peninsula) with 4243 km2 and 71,069 inhabitants. We performed semi-structured interviews with 253 informants (mean age 69; 61% women, 39% men) in 120 locations, identified the plant reported and analyzed the results, comparing them with those from other territories. The informants reported data on 174 medicinal plants belonging to 63 botanical families. This work is focused on human medicinal plant uses, which represent 98% of the pharmaceutical uses (1725 use reports). The species with the highest number of cites are Chamaemelum nobile, Sambucus nigra and Verbena officinalis, with a long tradition of use in The Mountain (Navarra). All different plant parts are used; aerial part is exploited more frequently than other plant parts. Most of the listed remedies use a single ingredient, typically soaked in water. Usually, the administration is primarily oral followed by topical applications. The main ailments treated are digestive troubles, wounds and dermatological problems, and respiratory affections. Informants reported 24 new or scarcely cited uses for 23 medicinal plants. For 35% of the species (8) we have not found bibliographical references in the scientific literature and 48% (11) have only one to three references.