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An 8-minute news report on alternatives to animal experiments,
'Learning to learn without hurting animals' is currently being shown
on EuroNews, a pan-European terrestrial and satellite/cable TV
station with worldwide reach.
The science program, Futuris, explores developments in science, and
this news report looks at alternatives to animal experiments. It
includes demonstrations of alternatives by InterNICHE members, and
interviews with teachers who have developed and use alternatives.
These include anatomy and physiology software, and veterinary
clinical skills training mannekins.
Some footage was shot in Prague in December 2006 at a central
European conference on alternatives in education and training, coorganised by InterNICHE and the Czech organisation Svoboda Zvirat.
The focus of the program is mostly on the use of non-animal
alternatives in education and training to ensure the subsequent
application of the 3Rs in laboratory animal science.
While such use of alternatives may reduce suffering in this field,
the program does not sufficiently explore the impact of alternatives
in helping to support a fully humane science where cutting-edge nonanimal techniques are used for research and testing, nor where vets
are involved in clinical work with animal patients rather than
experimental work on laboratory animals. Nevertheless, it does
popularise alternatives in general.
From this weekend the feature will be available in low resolution on
the Euronews website, _URL_ (click on Futuris). It is also
available on-line now for a subscription cost (free trial for 14
Euronews is broadcast in 7 languages, including Spanish and Russian.


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It is crucial for students of Vajrayana Buddhism to find an authentic wisdom teacher and know how to properly rely upon that teacher in order to awaken to their buddha nature and thereby attain full enlightenment. Fortunately, the topic has been thoroughly explored by Jamgon Kongtrul in the tenth chapter of The Treasury of Knowledge. This essential text clearly lays out what credentials and qualities one should look for in a wisdom teacher, why a wisdom teacher is necessary, and how the relationship between this teacher and disciple best develops once it is established.
News & Reviews
"This is a critical teaching especially suited for our confusing times, as students in the West continue to adapt to the Buddhist conceptions of devotion, submission, trust, and acceptance."—Shambhala Sun

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Whether it's your first jump or you're a seasoned pro, the skydiving landing pattern is one of the most important parts of your skydive. After all, the ground is literally the hardest part. So it's crucial to know how to execute a correct landing pattern. Following the rules for landing patterns not only allows skydivers to touchdown safely but also helps avoid any collisions with other skydivers in the area.
So, how do you land when skydiving? A skydiving landing pattern is actually just like an airplane landing pattern, only smaller. An aircraft landing pattern is made up of a few different landing pattern legs that allow the pilot to navigate the landing safely and consistently.
Learning how to land is often the most stressful aspect of skydiving for newer solo jumpers. But landing patterns aren't actually that complicated! Take a look at the different steps to landing a parachute and decide for yourself!
There are certain aspects of landing patterns that rarely change, regardless of conditions. Every good landing pattern is flown in the same shape and at the same altitudes. This way, each and every time a skydiver lands, they have a very clear plan for how to get to the ground. It also makes it easier for other jumpers to predict what the air traffic around them will be doing!
The ideal shape for a landing pattern is an open rectangle. This rectangle is made up of three sides, or "legs" – downwind, base, and final. Each of these legs starts at a predetermined altitude.
And what are the landing pattern altitudes for skydiving? For the most part, the three big altitudes to remember are 1,000 feet, 600 feet, and 300 feet. Skydivers enter their landing pattern on the downwind leg at 1,000 feet, turn onto the base leg at 600 feet, and then onto the final approach at 300 feet. These altitudes can sometimes fluctuate a hundred or so feet, but for the most part, this is the template all skydivers adhere to. We'll get deeper into these legs in a moment.
In the meantime, you may be wondering, "how hard is the landing when skydiving?" If done correctly, landing from a jump should be just about as soft as hopping down from a chair. The landing pattern technique sets jumpers up to be able to land a parachute in the best possible conditions for comfortable touchdowns! (Isn't technology and training amazing?!)
The first leg of any landing pattern is called the downwind leg. It's referred to as the downwind leg because the jumper is doing just that – flying downwind! This leg is the entry point into the landing pattern and starts around 1,000 feet. A successful landing pattern begins upwind and is slightly offset from the landing target. It's a lot harder to fly into the wind and fight to get to where you want to land than it is to have the wind at your back pushing you there!
Because the wind is pushing the skydiver from behind, the downwind leg is typically the longest of the three legs. And the windier it is, the longer this leg will be. It's important to consider the wind speed when calculating where to start the downwind leg because the position of every other part of the landing pattern is dependent on this first leg!
At 600 feet, the skydiver will make a 90-degree turn onto what's known as the base leg. The base leg is the only leg that flies perpendicular to the wind. This makes the base leg a little more difficult to navigate.
The wind hitting the jumper in the side causes them to fly slightly off course, a type of flight that's known as crabbing. (Guess where that term came from? Hint: crabs walk sideways.) While flying the base leg, skydivers have to actively correct this sideways push from the wind to make sure they stay on track to land on the target.
At 300 feet, it's go time. Once the skydiver finishes the base leg and is in line with the target, it's time to make one last 90-degree turn into the wind. This leg is where things get serious. Skydivers try to fly their final approach as straight as possible and use this time to prepare their bodies for landing. There's a lot skydivers-in-training and licensed flyers have to think about when flying a landing pattern, especially on the final approach.
There are three main priorities instructors and solo skydivers must keep in mind at all times, especially when on the final approach.
When a parachute is turning, it dives and increases speed. This means that if a parachute is turned at too low an altitude, it will dive straight into the ground. If this is the only priority a skydiver can manage, it's definitely the most important one.
The higher a skydiver can identify an obstacle (trees, water, a building), the easier it will be to avoid. A small degree of correction at 250 feet creates a complete change of course over the ground. Identify and avoid obstacles early!
A parachute flies at a forward speed of about 20 mph. We don't know about you, but we're lucky to hit 20 mph on a bicycle, let alone while running! Flaring the parachute at least halfway allows the skydiver to slow down enough to land safely.
Landing into the wind isn't a priority, but it's certainly preferred! Flying into the wind slows the speed of the parachute down a bit and makes landings softer.

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Mr. Apollo Waliaro Madi
The Information Communication Technology function is a cross-cutting and therefore seeks to address the connectivity and harnessing of the emerging technologies to enhance research capacity. Modernizing the infrastructure and services that support research activities of the institute is a priority of the department.
To cost effectively enhance the quality of teaching, learning, research and administration through the provision, use and operation of reliable, contemporary and integrated ICT tools.
To be a centre of excellence in innovation and leveraging information and communication technology so as to stimulate the creation and exchange of knowledge in an integrated environment that fosters an open, collaborative, and unifying culture.
Core Values of the ICT Directorate
Teamwork and collaboration.
Excellence in reputation and achievement.
Honesty, integrity, and fairness.
Open communication and mutual respect.
To support the business goals of MMUST by improving operational efficiency and exchange of information so as to maintain and improve competitiveness
rovide information and communication technology facilities, services and management at a reasonable or reduced cost
Improve the quality of services and products
Identify priority areas for ICT development (areas that will have the greatest positive impact on programmes, services and customers)
Encouraging innovations in technology development, use of technology and general work flows
Helping people to adapt to new circumstances and provide tools and models to respond rationally to challenges posed by ICT
Promoting information sharing, transparency and accountability and reducing bureaucracy in operations


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SACRAMENTO The pace
of urbanization increased in the late
1990s in Riverside and San Bernardino
counties, according to maps released
today by the California Department of
Conservation. The maps provide
decision-makers with land-use conversion
information to use in planning for
California's agricultural land
A total of 16,998
acres were urbanized in the two counties
between _PHONE_, compared to just over
11,000 acres in _PHONE_.
Riverside County was
the focus of major land use change
between 1998 and 2000, with 14,080 acres
urbanized. Moreover, a net total of
15,419 acres of agricultural land were
reclassified to non-agricultural uses
due primarily to the completion of the
Diamond Valley Lake and the
establishment of ecosystem and wildlife
More than 3,000 acres
of prime farmland -- the most productive
type -- were brought into production,
including a 1,000-acre citrus orchard.
However, coupled with a continued
downward trend in the amount of land
being cultivated, land-use changes in
the county resulted in a net loss of
8,475 acres of prime farmland.
The Farmland Mapping
and Monitoring Program (FMMP), part of
DOC's Division of Land Resource
Protection, maps 44.1 million acres of
California's public and private land to
produce a major study every two years.
Since the FMMP began
in 1984, 80,780 acres have been
reclassified as urban in Riverside
County, which consistently leads the
state in the amount of new urban land.
In San Bernardino
County, 2,918 acres were urbanized from
_PHONE_, up from 2,376 acres in
1996-98. Since 1984, 49,081 acres have
been reclassified as urban in the
county, ranking it just behind Riverside
in the amount of land converted.
San Bernardino County
is also losing agricultural acreage as
land, particularly in the Mojave Desert
area, is no longer being cultivated.
More than 6,000 acres were downgraded to
other or grazing land categories. Of
that, more than 4,000 acres were
previously described as prime farmland.
"We do this mapping
to help counties plan and prepare for
their expected growth in the coming
years," explained Department of
Conservation Director Darryl Young.
"This information is a tool that can
help local governments balance the needs
of a growing population with those of
the agricultural economy."
The Inland Empire's
agricultural land will continue to face
development pressure. The California
Department of Finance projects that
Riverside County's population will grow
from 1.6 million to 2.9 million by 2020
while San Bernardino County is expected
to grow from 1.8 million to more than 3
This can be verified
by information submitted by the counties
on land committed to non-agricultural
use. In Riverside County, 46,982 acres
-- including 22,000 acres of farmland
are currently earmarked for development,
while 16,307 acres of land are committed
in San Bernardino. In some cases
infrastructure development, such as
sewer installation, may be underway.
According to the
California Department of Food and
Agriculture, Riverside County's
agricultural production value was more
than $1 billion in 2000, ranking it
ninth among the state's 58 counties. San
Bernardino ranked 15th at nearly $620
The new maps have
been sent to county planning officials
as well as interested parties such as
local Farm Bureaus, Local Agency
Formation Commissions, planning
consultants and area resource
The latest statewide
study by the FMMP, Farmland Conversion
Report 1996-98, was released last fall.
About 70,000 acres were urbanized
throughout the state; more than 43,000
acres of the new urban land, an area
about the size of the city of Modesto,
were developed on agricultural land.

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wiki is the homeplace of two powerful MediaWiki extensions developed and maintained by Gero Scholz.
Dynamic Page List -- [History|1.5.3]
Wgraph
DPL is a report generator for MediaWikis.
It creates lists of articles that match certain criteria. Meta data like author, popularity or date of last update can be added. Contents from articles can be included in the result, based on chapters, templates or special markers in the text.
Extension:DynamicPageList (DPL), version 3.1.1: Warning: No results.
Wgraph is a graph generator for MediaWikis.
It allows you to define the semantics of a graph in an abstract textual notation called WGL (Wiki Graph Language). You may add hints for layout, but the graph itself is being produced automatically. Wgraph is a powerful visualisation instrument for objects and their relations.
{{#wgraph: svg | thumb = 50 |
 node wgl { type data label "text notation\n-- WGL --" }
 edge wgl wgraph { kind rightnear color red }
 node wgraph { type process label "Wgraph\nmediawiki extension" }
 edge wgraph gdl { }
 node gdl { type data label "graph definition\n-- GDL --" }
 edge gdl aisee { }
 node aisee { type process label "aiSee\nlayout generator" }
 edge aisee img { kind leftnear }
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 - Both extensions are under GPL license. Test them here live! There is extensive documentation, see the online manuals. You can [[1]] the sources.
 - Apart from DPL and Wgraph there are some minor extensions like Call and an improved versions of existing extensions named Inputbox and StripMarkup which may be useful. See the navigation bar. We also host the StackFunctions extension.
 - There are plenty of examples, which can serve as a starting point for your own ideas. There is a small calendar application (built with DPL) which you can use and enhance.
 - There is a place where you can report bugs and request new features. If you use the extensions, please leave a reference to your wiki!
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5:30 PM - 5:45 PM
[SVC12-13] Preliminary ambient seismic noise study in the Tatun Volcano Group of Taiwan
Keywords:ambient seismic noise, Tatun Volcano Group, Taiwan
Studying continuously ambient seismic noise to obtain S-wave velocity structure beneath a densely seismic array is well performed around the world in the past decade. Seismic activity at TVG has been monitored by a dense seismic array with around 20 permanent broadband stations operated by Taiwan Volcano Observatory at Tatun (TVO). Since 2014, there are 20 more temporal broadband stations widely and evenly installed at TVG, supported by Central Geological Survey (CGS) of Taiwan. It is a good opportunity to study ambient seismic noise to investigate more detailed S-wave velocity structure in the shallow crust and searching for possible candidates of magma chamber beneath TGV. In the meanwhile, we can also relocate seismic events and compare seismicity with the newly velocity structure derived from ambient seismic noise. Furthermore, it is a possibility to search any velocity variances relate to large seismic events like Shilin earthquake happened on February 12, 2014.


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This article was originally published in the November/December 1995 issue of Home Energy Magazine. Some formatting inconsistencies may be evident in older archive content.
| Home Energy Home Page | Back Issues of Home Energy |
Home Energy Magazine Online November/December 1995
The blower door as we know and love it today springs from technology first used in Sweden in 1977, where it was actually a blower window. The idea migrated to the United States with Ake Blomsterberg, who came to Princeton University to do research in 1979. We started using it because we were trying to understand infiltration, says David Grimsrud, who was a researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in Berkeley, California, at the time.
According to Grimsrud, the Princeton researchers decided to mount the fan in a door because door sizes are more uniform than windows. Ken Gadsby (who was and still is at Princeton) recalls that they based the height of the lower door panel on his inseam length! With the help of the blower door, the researchers discovered that hidden leaks accounted for a much greater proportion of air leakage in a home than the more obvious culprits, such as windows, doors, and electrical outlets--a giant leap forward in our understanding of how a house operates (and malfunctions). Researchers at LBNL began to see how useful the blower door would be in weatherization and retrofitting work.
Blower door companies started springing up to serve the new market. LBNL energy researcher Max Sherman even got into the business of manufacturing blower doors for a short time. The Department of Energy put out a solicitation to buy ten blower doors, so my father and I started a company and bid on the contract and we won, Sherman remembers. These were big, heavy, clunky blower doors, made of plywood and Formica.
We were all working out of our garages, recalls Gary Anderson, cofounder of the Energy Conservatory. In 1986, Home Energy (then Energy Auditor and Retrofitter) identified 13 blower door manufacturers, with combined revenues for sales and testing nearing $10 million per year (see A Healthy Outlook for the Blower Door Industry, EA&R May/June '86, p. 6). Home Energy estimated that blower door sales alone reached $1.2 million in 1985. The focus at that time was on making more powerful fans in more manageable sizes.
The industry has consolidated today, with only three North American manufacturers--the Energy Conservatory, Infiltec, and Retrotec--now vying for sales in a growing market.
The Energy Conservatory
Of the three, Energy Conservatory (manufacturer of the Minneapolis Blower Door) is easily the largest, selling 800 to 1,000 blower doors per year, along with Duct Blasters, digital pressure gauges, and other diagnostic tools and procedures.
The Energy Conservatory was hatched over lunches between partners Gary Anderson, then an auditor in St. Paul, and Gary Nelson, an engineer at the Minnesota Energy Agency, during which they would discuss the latest discoveries in residential energy efficiency. The blower door was one advance that captured their imagination.
It got to be an expensive hobby, Anderson recalls. The pair retrofitted a two-story garage to use as a calibration chamber and strove continuously to create a design that would be more practical for mainstream contractors. That meant it had to be less expensive, lighter, and easier to use. They worked to make blower door testing more friendly, accurate, and efficient, and helped develop protocols for weatherization programs to prioritize air sealing efforts.
In the late 1980s, the Energy Conservatory was involved in research that led to the understanding that duct leakage is a big problem--not just for energy waste, but also because pressure imbalances caused by the duct system can result in backdrafting and indoor air quality problems. This realization led to the development of a duct leakage testing fan (the Duct Blaster) and a digital manometer for more precise pressure measurements.
Infiltec sells blower doors, in addition to developing energy software and conducting indoor air quality studies for the Environmental Protection Agency.
We sold our first blower door in 1980, says Infiltec's David Saum. Saum got into the business when his retired father was looking for ways to make his home more energy-efficient. Saum did some research and found articles on the Super Sucker, the window-mounted unit being used in Texas. We decided that we could do better, Saum says. In addition to blower doors, Infiltec now sells duct testers, mostly for testing ducts in new construction. Infiltec has recently taken its blower doors to Russia to test multifamily buildings there (see To Russia with Blower Doors, HE Sept/Oct '95, p. 8).
The Canadian firm Retrotec concentrates on selling units for testing fire protection systems, and on teaching HVAC contractors how to use the blower door to boost their business (see HVAC Contractors Discover Blower Doors). Retrotec has also been in business since 1980. The founders originally opened their factory because they needed blower doors to use in research projects for Natural Resources Canada (the equivalent of the U.S. Department of Energy).
At the time, you couldn't buy a blower door, vice president Brendan Reid says. Retrotec now offers seven models--all different configurations of the same equipment. Four of these are used in testing industrial fire protection systems. The company offers an optional panel system made of molded plastic sheets, which Reid says installs faster than the standard doors and looks better, although it is less adjustable. Retrotec also sells a sealed smoke puffer, and a duct leak testing system for new construction. With nine employees and two independent sales contractors, the company has annual revenues of just over $1 million.
Old-timers in the industry can best appreciate the evolution of blower door technology over the years. They're the ones who remember struggling with a heavy, bulky fan and door panels. We had a chance to use one of Max's blower doors, Gary Anderson recalls, and when we'd lug the blower door out there, two things happened. We'd be blown away by what we were learning, but at the same time, we were frustrated by how long it took.
Our first blower door moved 4,200 cubic feet per minute (CFM) maximum flow, weighed about 55 lb, and was about 28 inches long, says Anderson. Then we made a 10-inch long fan that moved 6,400 CFM, increasing flow by 50% with a shorter fan. Refining the frame was the next major improvement in the blower door, and the Energy Conservatory went to a cloth-covered aluminum frame.
Infiltec's design also evolved over time, switching from a DC to a much less expensive AC motor. They also introduced a flexible door panel and started using fan rpm instead of just pressure drop to measure flow, improving the accuracy of calibration.
The equipment has pretty much evolved to optimum, says Anderson. The fan weight has dropped from 60 lb to 35 lb, at the same time increasing flow. The next step is toward computerization and improved error analysis. A computerized, digital blower door will make data more accurate and repeatable at lower house pressures. It will also make it easier for researchers to track a wide variety of conditions. For example, David Grimsrud is now at the University of Minnesota, where he is conducting blower door tests by remote control, tracking measurements by computer to study backdrafting in buildings. His studies use the newest development by the Energy Conservatory: a 16-channel data acquisition system that processes input from carbon dioxide monitors and pressure and temperature sensors.
Super Sucker, the Sequel
In another interesting development, a monster blower door that takes the name of the window-mounted unit used in Texas all those years ago is being used to test large residential and commercial buildings in Canada. The Super Sucker is a whopping 55,000 CFM fan that is 40 ft long and 5 ft in diameter. It is transported to the site on a flatbed trailer, and it takes a team of five people to hook it up (to a pair of double doors) and perform the test.
A Blower Door for Windows
At the other end of the spectrum, the Canadian consulting firm CanAm Building Envelope Specialists Incorporated is marketing an individual window depressurization testing kit, called the MiniLab, which is used to identify and quantify air leaks around windows. This mini-blower door allows retrofitters to demonstrate improvements in air leakage when they replace or seal windows, and enables new home builders to specify and measure the performance of their windows.
Window leakage is tested by installing 6-mil plastic on the inside around the window frame, cutting a hole in the middle of the plastic and attaching and sealing a tube in the hole. The hose is then connected to the blower, which pressurizes the space between the plastic and the window. The device has flow meters and a Magnahelic gauge, like a blower door, to measure flow in CFM at a given pressure. New standards in Canada require windows to meet air leakage ratings at 75 Pascals (Pa) of pressure.
The market has changed from year to year, says Infiltec's Saum. Originally it was entrepreneurs during the energy crisis; then it changed to utilities and weatherization agencies; and then a few years ago, to the fire protection business. Blower doors are used to test fire protection systems that use halon gas instead of water (to prevent water damage in case of a fire


A Guide to Blanking in Contract Manufacturing
Many startups and small product manufacturing businesses do not have the capital needed to construct and operate a production facility. In these situations, they often turn to contract manufacturers to make their products so they do not need to invest in their own factory. Below, we provide an overview of contract manufacturing, discussing what it is, what types are available, what to look for in a good partner, and what role blanking can play in the process.
What Is Contract Manufacturing?
Contract manufacturing is a business relationship in which one company (the contracting company) outsources some or all of its manufacturing operations to another company (the contracted company). The contracted company produces parts and products to the specifications given to it by the contracting company.
There are many advantages to forming a partnership with a contract manufacturer. For example, the contracting company does not need to worry about making their products, so they can focus their resources and efforts on other parts of the business, such as sales and marketing. Additionally, contract manufacturers may offer other services that can further streamline the product development process for the customer, such as design assistance, assembly, and distribution.
What Are the Different Forms of Contract Manufacturing?
Contract manufacturing can be classified into several categories depending on what the contracted company provides to the contracting company. Four of the most common are:
 - Producing complete goods. This type of manufacturing relationship is also referred to as private label manufacturing. In this situation, the contracted company produces complete products for the contracting company. In addition to making all of the parts and components that go into the product, they assemble them together.
 - Producing parts or components. In this situation, the contracted company produces parts or components for the contracting company. The contracting company then uses these pieces in their own assembly operations to create finished products.
 - Supplying a service or labor. In this situation, the contracted company provides services to the contracting company, such as design, manufacturing, and distribution. The contracting company uses these services as part of their product development process. The contracted company may also supply a labor force if the contracting company does not have the manpower to carry out production.
 - Providing manufacturing equipment or facilities. In this situation, the contracted company allows the contracting company to use their equipment or facility to make the desired products.
7 Qualities to Look for in a Contract Manufacturer
Given the key role a contract manufacturer has in the production of a product, companies must choose who they partner with carefully. Otherwise, they risk subpar products, unmet production orders, and more.
The seven top qualities to look for in a good contract manufacturing partner are:
 1. ISO Certification
 2. Good Reputation in Market
 3. Good Financial Situation
 4. Clean Facility
 5. Good Management at the Facility
 6. Flexible to Market
 7. Can Meet Product Demand
How Does Precision Blanking Fit in With Contract Manufacturing?
Contract manufacturing can encompass a wide range of manufacturing processes, including precision blanking. Precision blanking is a fabrication process that uses a punch and die to remove a piece—i.e., a blank—from a sheet or strip of material. Both the punch and die are in the shape of the desired component, ensuring the piece removed has the proper form.
Ohio Valley Manufacturing: Your Blanking Expert
Looking for a contract manufacturer with blanking capabilities? Ohio Valley Manufacturing is here to help you!
At Ohio Valley Manufacturing, we are an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer offering blanking, stamping, and other precision metalworking services. We can produce circular blanks up to 72 inches in diameter and configured blanks up to 72 inches wide by 100 inches long from carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. Equipped with extensive industry experience and quality presses, we've developed a reputation as one of the top Tier 2 suppliers in the United States.
To learn more about our precision blanking or other contract manufacturing capabilities and how they can benefit you and your company, contact us today.
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How to configure the HomeShield Reward feature on a TP-Link Router/Deco
You can add extra online time as a reward for your kid's good behavior. This feature is for HomeShield Pro users only.
Before you start:
- You should have a TP-Link HomeShield router and have an iOS device running iOS 9 or later, or an Android device running Android 4.2 or later.
- You have downloaded and installed the TP-Link Tether app/TP-Link Deco app on your device.
Follow the steps below to set up this feature:
Note: In this article, we will take the Deco app as an example to illustrate the configuration.
1. Open the Deco app. Swipe right to open the menu and select HomeShield Pro.
2. Select the desired network to apply HomeShield Pro.
3. Open the Deco app. Go to the Parental Controls tab and select a profile.
4. Tap Adjust and select the allowed time you want to add or subtract for today.
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0< x< l$ with either Dirichlet or Neumann condition on each end. Then we need to take odd continuation through "Dirichlet end" and even continuation through "Neumann end". On figures below we have respectively Dirichlet conditions on each end (indicated by red), Neumann conditions on each end (indicated by green), and Dirichlet condition on one end (indicated by red) and Neumann conditions on another end (indicated by green). Resulting continuations are $2l$, $2l$ and $4l$ periodic respectively.
Fig-2.6.3
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Brand equity is the value of a brand. It is the difference between the price of a product with a certain brand and the price of a product without that brand. In other words, brand equity is the value that a consumer attaches to a product or service due to its association with a particular brand.
A brand with high equity is one that consumers perceive to be of high quality and/or is strongly associated with positive attributes. For example, a luxury brand like Hermes or Louis Vuitton has high brand equity because consumers perceive these brands to be of high quality and they are willing to pay a premium price for products with these brands. On the other hand, a brand like Kmart or Walmart has low brand equity because consumers perceive these brands to be of low quality and they are not willing to pay a premium price for products with these brands.
There are several factors that contribute to brand equity, including brand awareness, brand loyalty, and perceived quality.
Brand awareness is the extent to which consumers are familiar with a particular brand. A brand with high brand awareness is one that consumers are more likely to remember and recognize. Brand loyalty is the extent to which consumers are loyal to a particular brand. A brand with high brand loyalty is one that consumers are more likely to continue to purchase, even in the face of competition. Perceived quality is the extent to which consumers perceive a brand to be of high quality. A brand with high perceived quality is one that consumers are more likely to purchase and recommend to others.
There are several ways to measure brand equity. One common method is to conduct consumer surveys. This involves asking consumers questions about their awareness, loyalty, and perceptions of a brand. Another method is to track sales data. This involves looking at how changes in brand equity (as measured by surveys) relate to changes in sales.
Brand equity is an important concept for businesses to understand because it can have a significant impact on a company's bottom line. A brand with high brand equity is more likely to generate higher sales and profits. Therefore, businesses should focus on building strong brands that are associated with positive attributes in the minds of consumers.
A business can increase its brand equity in several ways, but some of the most important include:
Start at the foundation with brand identity. A strong, easily recognizable brand can help a business stand out from the competition and build awareness.
Communicate the meaning of your brand and its values. Customers should know what your brand stands for and what it represents.
Change the way customers think and feel about your brand. A positive customer experience can help create a more favorable impression of the brand.
Create a deeper bond with customers. Developing a strong relationship with customers can help create loyalty and repeat business.
Several consequences can come from having low brand equity. Perhaps the most obvious is that people may not be aware of the brand or its quality. This can have a direct impact on the company's growth, as potential customers may not bother to check out a brand that they don't know anything about.
Additionally, low brand equity can result in poor customer perceptions. Even if people are aware of the brand, they may not have a positive view of it if they don't perceive it to be high-quality. This can further damage the company's chances of success. In short, failing to develop strong brand equity can be a serious detriment to a company's chances of success.
When customers have positive brand equity toward a company, they are more likely to purchase its products and services. In turn, this results in higher profit margins per customer for the company. Brand equity allows companies to charge more for their products than their competitors, even though the product may have been purchased at the same cost. The direct impact of brand equity on sales volume is because customers gravitate towards products with a strong reputation.
Yes, brand equity can absolutely be negative. If the results of a brand equity analysis are negative, then it means that the tangible and intangible values associated with the brand are also negative. This can happen if consumers are willing to spend more on generic products than on branded products, indicating that the brand has negative brand equity.
There are a variety of methods that can be used to measure brand equity from a financial perspective. Some of the most common include examining prices relative to the competition, local store sales, average transaction value, customer lifetime value, and temporal growth.
One way to measure brand equity is to look at the prices that a company charges for its products or services relative to the competition. If a company is able to consistently charge higher prices than its competitors, it likely has strong brand equity. This is because customers are willing to pay more for a product or service that they perceive to be of higher quality or to have better value.
Another financial metric that can be used to measure brand equity is local store sales. This can be a useful metric for companies that have a brick-and-mortar presence. If a company is able to generate strong sales at its local stores, it likely has strong brand equity. This is because customers are willing to buy products or services from a company that they perceive to be of high quality.
Another metric that can be used to measure brand equity is average transaction value. This metric looks at the average amount of money that a customer spends when they make a purchase from a company. If a company has a high average transaction value, it likely has strong brand equity. This is because customers are willing to spend more money on a product or service that they perceive to be of high quality.
Another financial metric that can be used to measure brand equity is customer lifetime value. This metric looks at the total amount of money that a customer is expected to spend on a company's products or services over the course of their lifetime. If a company has a high customer lifetime value, it likely has strong brand equity. This is because customers are willing to continue doing business with a company that they perceive to be of high quality.
Finally, temporal growth can be used as a measure of brand equity. This metric looks at the rate at which a company's sales have grown over time. If a company has experienced strong temporal growth, it likely has strong brand equity. This is because customers are willing to buy products or services from a company that they perceive to be of high quality and that is growing at a rapid pace.
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Layered RGBD Scene Flow Estimation
Deqing Sun, Erik B. Sudderth, Hanspeter Pfister; Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), 2015, pp. 548-556
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As consumer depth sensors become widely available, estimating scene flow from RGBD sequences has received increasing attention. Although the depth information allows the recovery of 3D motion from a single view, it poses new challenges. In particular, depth boundaries are not well-aligned with RGB image edges and therefore not reliable cues to localize 2D motion boundaries. In addition, methods that extend the 2D optical flow formulation to 3D still produce large errors in occlusion regions. To better use depth for occlusion reasoning, we propose a layered RGBD scene flow method that jointly solves for the scene segmentation and the motion. Our key observation is that the noisy depth is sufficient to decide the depth ordering of layers, thereby avoiding a computational bottleneck for RGB layered methods. Furthermore, the depth enables us to estimate a per-layer 3D rigid motion to constrain the motion of each layer. Experimental results on both the Middlebury and real-world sequences demonstrate the effectiveness of the layered approach for RGBD scene flow estimation.
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author = {Sun, Deqing and Sudderth, Erik B. and Pfister, Hanspeter},
title = {Layered RGBD Scene Flow Estimation},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)},
month = {June},
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Symmetry Center: Practice symmetry skills with this fun and engaging math center. Students love recreating flowers along the line of symmetry.
Pattern Block Flowers is my new math pack that works on line of symmetry based on real flowers. It comes with 16 cards, each with a different flower that needs to be completed along the line of symmetry.
Here is how I have been using these cards in my class for the past few years:
This pack includes two work mats, one in color and one in black and white for students to use with the cards. There is also a worksheet for students to create their own flower if they are interested.
Students will pick a flower task card and use pattern blocks to recreate the image along the line of symmetry. This can be challenging at first for kindergarten students, but once they understand how it worksthey love the challenge of it!
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All of the flower task cards are based on real flowers, and look similar to them. You can look up pictures of the real flower to show what they look like.
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The Use of Radioactive Tracer Technology to Evaluate Engine Wear Under the Influences of Advanced Combustion System Operation and Lubricant Performance 2005-01-3689
Radioactive tracer technology is an important tool for measuring component wear on a real-time basis and is especially useful in measuring engine wear as it is affected by combustion system operation and lubricant performance. Combustion system operation including the use of early and/or late fuel injection and EGR for emissions control can have a profound effect on aftertreatment contamination and engine reliability due to wear. Liner wear caused by localized fuel impingement can lead to excessive oil consumption and fuel dilution can cause excessive wear of rings and bearings. To facilitate typical wear measurement, the engine's compression rings and connecting rod bearings are initially exposed to thermal neutrons in a nuclear reactor to produce artificial radioisotopes that are separately characteristic of the ring and bearing wear surfaces. To facilitate liner wear measurement at points of interest, including ring reversal locations, direct proton and deuteron beam irradiations are used to create distinguishable spots of radiation on the surface of the liner. The irradiated parts are then reinstalled in the test engine and the engine is run under typical or extreme operating conditions. Gamma rays emitted from radionuclides of irradiated wear particles abrading from the rings, bearings and liner during engine operation serve as detectable tracers as the particles circulate in the lubrication system.
Measuring the level of radiation associated with these particles using a gamma ray spectrometer provides a direct measure of the mass of wear particles present in the oil at the time of measurement. When compared to calibration values, these measurements give the direct amount of wear incurred during a given test period.
With this technology, it is possible to measure ring, bearing, and liner wear simultaneously, in real-time, without disassembling the engine for inspection. The use of germanium based spectrometers has significantly improved isotope resolution, enabling better component identification and increasing the probability that more components can be observed simultaneously.
Citation: Eberle, D., Treuhaft, M., and Tao, X., "The Use of Radioactive Tracer Technology to Evaluate Engine Wear Under the Influences of Advanced Combustion System Operation and Lubricant Performance," SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-3689, 2005, _URL_ Download Citation
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Livelihood Strategies of Female Indigenous Vegetable Farmers' in Osun State, Nigeria
- Adeolu Ayanwale
- Christianah Amusan
This study examined the socioeconomic characteristics, income profile and pattern of livelihood diversification strategies of resource-constrained female indigenous vegetable farmers in Osun state, which may serve as entry point for poverty alleviation and women empowerment in the study area.
A total of 240 female indigenous vegetable farmers were surveyed through the use of pre-tested structured questionnaire during the 2011/2012 production cycle. The study established that the majority of the respondents were below 50 years of age (73%), married (78%) with more than 7 years of formal education (51.7%) and cultivated less than 1 hectare of vegetables (65%). Vegetable production is the most important source of income contributing about half of the total income of the farmers but its share reduces as total income increases. Cluster analysis identified six livelihood portfolio combinations- sole vegetable farming, vegetable and livestock farming, part time vegetable and livestock farming, mixed farming, arable crop farming, part time mixed farming. Part time mixed farming was the most successful livelihood portfolio because it had the highest daily per capita income (N 378.55), the highest proportion of the rich (72.73%) and the lowest proportion of the poor (4.55%), while, vegetable and livestock farming was most common among the poorest farmers (53.85%).
A major policy implication of the results of the study is that multiple complementary economic activities such as milling and other food processing activities should be encouraged among the female indigenous vegetable farmers, to enable them generate sufficient incomes to improve on their livelihood.
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- h-index (December 2017): 31
- i10-index (December 2017): 304
- h5-index (December 2017): 22
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Apply projection with each value from source.
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How Employee Voice and Recognition Boosted Engagement at Bayhealth
How employee voice and recognition boosted engagement at Bayhealth
Taking a clue from their adage to strengthen the health of their communities one life at a time, Bayhealth prioritized the strength of their teams with a strategic focus on employee voice and recognition, and the goal of improving engagement.
For all organizations, improving a culture of approval is critical to driving the booking needed to succeed. In fact, according to the Brandon Hall Group's 2020 Culture of Recognition report, organizations that rate their culture of recognition highly are 2. 5x more likely to see increased hire engagement–a known outcome of frequent and meaningful approval.
Here's how Bayhealth, Delaware's largest not-for-profit healthcare system with 4,000 hires, encouraged a culture of acceptance and boosted action across the organization.
Turning top-down recognition into greater transparency
Grappling with outdated approval traditions that were siloed and without discernible significance, Bayhealth departed in search of a new mixture. They needed a platform that would take them from handwritten notes committed from overseer to employee, to a dynamic tech-forward solution that was easy to use, allowed for transparency across the organization, and altered their growing–and largely mobile–workforce.
Understanding that their employees too required recognition that was in-the-moment, two-way and technology-focused, Bayhealth opted to partner with Achievers, the chairwoman in acceptance and wages technology.
Using Achievers Employee Success Platform, Bayhealth launched their new recognition curriculum and appointed it Driven–a testament to their commitment to doing, and being, better. Upon its launch, Driven began to move the needle on engagement in a big way.
Previously among the lowest values on their date cross-examine, acknowledgment at Bayhealth met a. 11 stage mount to 3.79( on a scale of 1-5) in the first year of their program. Similarly, changes to the frequency and opennes of peer-to-peer identifications impacted action values, rapidly moving them out of the bottom quarter of the industry average, where they previous seat. These chassis and their real impact on the organization are largely attributed to the enthusiastic adoption of their Achievers program among Bayhealth employees. Despite being a primarily portable personnel, works were agitated and interested to recognize and reward their peers and interact with the recognitions of others employing the platform's mobile and social capabilities.
98 percent of Bayhealth works have activated their planned accounting and 84 percentage are using the programme monthly
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90 percent of workers say that when they receive approval, it causes them to work harder. While optimal hire accomplishment was something that Bayhealth strived for, they understood that the positive effects of recognition went beyond merely laborer output.
To Bayhealth, acknowledgment is not only about the employee, it was about the customer–or in such cases, the patient. The society understood matters by aligning its values with actions that drive improved employee booking and performance, the patient experience could be positively affected.
Using the robust reporting capabilities in the Achievers platform, supervisors at Bayhealth were able to find brand-new and artistic ways to recognize their teams in times that would have maximum significance. For instance, Bayhealth's chief nurse detective captured "great catches" each day and shared the good news tales and recognitions during safe huddles. This public recognition was two-fold: it aroused a culture of recognition and reinforced Bayhealth's focus on patient safety.
Leveling up hire listening
To genuinely make their employee engagement to the next grade, Bayhealth chose to complement their acceptance planned with Achievers Listen, Achievers' dynamic work expres solution.
Seamlessly integrated with their Driven program, Listen lets Bayhealth to uncover how hires feel about the performance of their duties and why, in the moments that matter most to them. Bayhealth can now tap into real-time feedback with Listen's Check-Ins feature and gathering a robust and timely given of insights through its frequent Pulse examinations. This approach has allowed them to understand engagement at different points throughout the year and accomplish awfully change by addressing employee concerns as they arise.
Using their hire feedback and data-driven insights from Listen, commanders at Bayhealth are able to take action and upshot positive change that drives engagement across their teams. When it comes to feeling heard, 90 percent of workers say that they are more likely to stay at a company that takes and acts on feedback. That's an important figure for organizations like Bayhealth that want to keep their immense talent.
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By pairing two dynamic technologies together, Bayhealth is empowered with a holistic 360 -degree view of their hire ordeal. Armed with real-time feedback and a program supported by science, they continue to bolster commitment across the organization.
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Delivering Appropriate Quantities of Water to the Farmby Joel D. Palmer, U.S. Water Conservation Lab, United States,
Document Type: Proceeding Paper
Part of: Irrigation and Drainage
To study how well an irrigation district was able to meet farmer demand, water deliveries along two monitored lateral canals were compared to the orders and bills for these events. The study district serves 55,000 ac of farmland through a network of concrete-lined canals. Monitored flow rates were measured with double-bubbler/ pressure-transducer devices installed upstream of long-throated flumes. Ditch-riders are supposed to measure flow with propellor meters which they transport from site to site. In practice many read the gauges for long-throated flumes which have been installed in most farm canals. One monitored lateral was at the upstream end of the district, the other at the downstream end; the two were operated by different ditchriders. Study results are discussed.
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In JSF, you send and display dynamic data by binding UI components or component tag attribute values to data in the model layer. This data can be held in any JavaBean within the application. However by registering the bean as a managed bean, at runtime the JSF application automatically instantiates the bean on demand, when the bean is accessed through an expression language (EL) expression from a page for the first time. Property values on the bean can then be displayed, and can also be updated when data from the page is submitted.
In previous cue cards, you have already created the JavaBean and registered it as a managed bean. The JavaBean has two properties:
You will use the Expression Builder to create the EL expressions for binding the Input Text components'
value attributes to the bean properties.
Some component tag attributes can be bound to methods in JavaBeans. In the example, you will use the Bind Action Property dialog to bind the Command Button component's
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To graduate from EAST University, you must complete all of the following requirements. You must keep track of all artifacts in a Google Doc. When you have completed all of the requirements, submit the artifacts on Google Classroom.
1. Complete TWO tutorials.
2. Independent Application: Create something using the technology or skill on your own. (Not something you created through the tutorial.)
3. Complete the Career Research for your field of study. (Open the Google Doc then go to File--->Make a Copy)
4. Learning Community Involvement: You must create a tutorial/instructional video, host a hands-on workshop or demonstration (in class/lunch/after-school), or write a step-by-step tutorial complete with specific instructions and screenshots.
5. Complete the EAST U Reflection. (Open the Google Doc then go to File--->Make a Copy)


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In Embedded Learning Strategy Instruction : Story-Structure Pedagogy in Heterogenous Secondary Literature Classes, Michael Faggela-Luby Jean Schumaker, and Donald Deshler examine the problem of uneven learning structures among literature students. Their previous research found that a majority of secondary education level students were reading below the reading comprehension level appropriate for their age level This was attributed to the inability of teachers to find a structure of teaching reading comprehension and story structure in a method that would both allow LD students to comprehend narrative story structures while still challenging higher
level learning students. They present a number of relevant studies done over the years that have presented different story structure learning models to different focus groups of students to examine the results. However, these results are largely inconclusive because some studies failed to produce graphs that explained their results and others did not separate LD students from other students, therefore failing to examine the experimental structures in terms of these two distinguishable groups. Their research attempted to find a reading comprehension structure that could be applied to all levels of students and be used as a universal tool towards learning comprehension and story structure for students of all learning aptitudes and levels
They conducted a research experiment using 79 students to examine the effectiveness of the embedded-story structure. Some students were limited readers, while some were strong readers. Students taught in their regular classrooms with regular materials and were randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group would...


For the similarly named Romulan vessel, please see Narada.
The Nerada was a Nasari Nerada-type starship that was in service in the late 24th century. This vessel was commanded by Alben.
In 2373, it was encountered by the Federation starship USS Voyager, when Ensign Harry Kim opened fire on the ship, claiming a tetryon surge he had detected was a method of charging weapons. After a short battle with the Nerada, Kim was relieved of duty, pending investigation. It eventually turned out that he was being manipulated by the Taresians, enemies of the Nasari. (VOY: "Favorite Son")


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Setun (Russian: Се́тунь) was a balanced ternary computer developed in 1958 at Moscow State University. The device was built under the lead of Sergei Sobolev and Nikolay Brusentsov. It was the only modern ternary computer, using three-valued ternary logic instead of two-valued binary logic prevalent in computers before and after Setun's conception. The computer was built to fulfill the needs of the Moscow State University and was manufactured at the Kazan Mathematical plant. Fifty computers were built and production was then halted in 1965. In the period between 1965 and 1970, a regular binary computer was then used at Moscow State University to replace it. Although this replacement binary computer performed equally well, it was 2.5 times the cost of the Setun. In 1970, a new ternary computer, the Setun-70, was designed. The computer was named after the Setun River, which ends near Moscow University.
DSSP (Dialog System for Structured Programming) is a programming language designed for Setun. It was created by students in the laboratory of Nikolay Brusentsov at the Computer Science department of the Moscow State University in 1980. The 32-bit version was created in 1989.
DSSP is similar to the Forth programming language; both are examples of stack-based languages. It may be seen as an early fork from Forth, yet with roots extending to the ternary logic computers like Setun.
Relying on the principle of "one word of text - one word of machine code", DSSP stays very close to the actual machine in structure. It uses Reverse Polish Notation, which is a stack-oriented form of calculating.
The first document in English regarding this obscure language distinguishes DSSP from Forth in the following manner: "DSSP was not invented. It was found. That is why DSSP has not versions, but only extensions. Forth is created by practice. DSSP is created by theory. It is not a word."
See also
- Klimenko, Stanislav V.: Computer science in Russia: A personal view. IEEE Annals of the history of computing, v 21, n 3, 1999
- Malinovski, B. N.: Istorija vychislitel'noj tekhniki v licakh. Kiev, 1995, (in Russian)
- Žogolev, Y. A.: The order code and an interpretative system for the Setun computer. USSR Comp. Math. And Math. Physics (3), 1962, Oxford, Pergamon Press, p 563-578 (in English)
- G. Trogemann, A. Y. Nitussov, W. Ernst (Hg.), Computing in Russia: The History of Computer Devices and Information Technology revealed. Vieweg Verlag, July 2001 (in English)
- Hunger, Francis: SETUN. An Inquiry into the Soviet Ternary Computer. Institut für Buchkunst Leipzig, 2008, ISBN 3-932865-48-0 (Englisch, German)
- Development of ternary computers at Moscow State University
- Nikolai Brusentsov's Setun entry
- Pioneers of Soviet Computing
- Serija EBM Setun (in Russian)
- Сайт материалов по троичной информатике(in Russian)
- Online simulation of Setun ternary computer
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to ensure that their application is rendering at the 'native' size for the device. To do this the developer can query the scale factor that should be passed during layer creation with the XRWebGLLayer.getNativeFramebufferScaleFactor() function. (Note that in some cases the native scale may actually be less than the recommended scale of 1.0 if the system is configured to render "superscaled" by default.)
function setupNativeScaleWebGLLayer() {
 return gl.makeXRCompatible().then(() => {
 // Create a WebGL layer that matches the device's native resolution.
 let nativeScaleFactor = XRWebGLLayer.getNativeFramebufferScaleFactor(xrSession);
 let glLayer = new XRWebGLLayer(xrSession, gl, { framebufferScaleFactor: nativeScaleFactor });
 xrSession.updateRenderState({ baseLayer: glLayer });
This technique should be used carefully, since the native resolution on some headsets may be higher than the system is capable of rendering at a stable framerate without use of additional techniques such as foveated rendering. Also note that the UA's scale clamping is allowed to prevent the allocation of native resolution framebuffers if it deems it necessary to maintain acceptable performance.
Framebuffer scaling is typically configured once per session, but can be changed during a session by creating a new XRWebGLLayer and updating the render state to apply that on the next frame:
function rescaleWebGLLayer(scale) {
 let glLayer = new XRWebGLLayer(xrSession, gl, { framebufferScaleFactor: scale });
 xrSession.updateRenderState({ baseLayer: glLayer });
Rescaling the framebuffer may involve reallocating render buffers and should only be done rarely, for example when transitioning from a game mode to a text-heavy menu mode or similar. See Dynamic viewport scaling for an alternative if your application needs more frequent adjustments.
Dynamic viewport scaling
Dynamic viewport scaling allows applications to only use a subset of the available framebuffer. This is intended for fine-grained performance tuning where the desired render resolution changes frequently, and can be adjusted on a frame-by-frame basis. A typical use case would be rendering scenes with highly variable complexity, for example where the user may move their viewpoint to closely examine a model with a complex shader. (If an application wanted to keep this constant for a session, it should use framebufferScaleFactor instead, see Controlling rendering quality.)
This is an opt-in feature for applications, it is activated by calling requestViewportScale(scale) on an XRView, followed by a call to getViewport() which applies the change and returns the updated viewport:
for (let view of pose.views) {
 let viewport = glLayer.getViewport(view);
 gl.viewport(viewport.x, viewport.y, viewport.width, viewport.height);
NOTE: Dynamic viewport scaling is a recent addition to WebXR, and implementations may not provide the API yet. For compatibility, consider adding a if (view.requestViewportScale) check to ensure that the API exists.
The feature may not be available on all systems since it depends on driver support. If it is unsupported, the system will ignore the requested scale and continue using the full-sized viewport. If necessary, the application can compare the sizes returned by getViewport() across animation frames to confirm if the feature is active, for example if it would want to use an alternate performance tuning method such as reducing scene complexity as a fallback.
For consistency, the getViewport() result for any given view is always fixed for the duration of an animation frame. If requestViewportScale() is used before the first getViewport() call, the change applies immediately for the current animation frame. Otherwise, the change is deferred until getViewport() is called again in a future animation frame.
User agents can optionally provide a recommendedViewportScale attribute on an XRView with a suggested value based on internal performance heuristics. This attribute is null if the user agent doesn't provide a recommendation. A requestViewportScale(null) call has no effect, so applications could use the following code to apply the heuristic only if it exists:
Alternatively, applications could modify the recommended scale, i.e. clamping it to a minimum scale to avoid text becoming unreadable, or use their own heuristic based on data such as current visible scene complexity and recent framerate average.
Controlling depth precision
The projection matrices given by the XRViews take into account not only the field of view of presentation medium but also the depth range for the scene, defined as a near and far plane. WebGL fragments rendered closer than the near plane or further than the far plane are discarded. By default the near plane is 0.1 meters away from the user's viewpoint and the far plane is 1000 meters away.
Some scenes may benefit from changing that range to better fit the scene's content. For example, if all of the visible content in a scene is expected to remain within 100 meters of the user's viewpoint, and all content is expected to appear at least 1 meter away, reducing the range of the near and far plane to [1, 100] will lead to more accurate depth precision. This reduces the occurrence of z fighting (or aliasing), an artifact which manifests as a flickery, shifting pattern when closely overlapping surfaces are rendered. Conversely, if the visible scene extends for long distances you'd want to set the far plane far enough away to cover the entire visible range to prevent clipping, with the tradeoff being that further draw distances increase the occurrence of z fighting artifacts. The best practice is to always set the near and far planes to as tight of a range as your content will allow.
To adjust the near and far plane distance, depthNear and depthFar values can be given in meters when calling updateRenderState().
// This reduces the depth range of the scene to [1, 100] meters.
// The change will take effect on the next XRSession requestAnimationFrame callback.
 depthNear: 1.0,
 depthFar: 100.0,
Preventing the compositor from using the depth buffer
By default the depth attachment of an XRWebGLLayer's framebuffer, if present, may be used to assist the XR compositor. For example, the scene's depth values may be used by advanced reprojection techniques or to help avoid depth conflicts when rendering platform/UA interfaces. This assumes, of course, that the values in the depth buffer are representative of the scene content.
Some applications may violate that assumption, such as when using certain deferred rendering techniques or rendering stereo video. In those cases if the depth buffer's values are used by the compositor it may result in objectionable artifacts. To avoid this, the compositor can be instructed to ignore the depth values of an XRWebGLLayer by setting the ignoreDepthValues option to true at layer creation time:
let webglLayer = new XRWebGLLayer(xrSession, gl, { ignoreDepthValues: true });
If ignoreDepthValues is not set to true the The UA is allowed (but not required) to use depth buffer as it sees fit. As a result, barring compositor access to the depth buffer in this way may lead to certain platform or UA features being unavailable or less robust. To detect if the depth buffer is being used by the compositor, check the ignoreDepthValues attribute of the XRWebGLLayer after the layer is created. A value of true indicates that the depth buffer will not be utilized by the compositor even if ignoreDepthValues was set to false during layer creation.
Changing the Field of View for inline sessions
Whenever possible the matrices given by XRView's projectionMatrix attribute should make use of physical properties, such as the headset optics or camera lens, to determine the field of view to use. Most inline content, however, won't have any physically based values from which to infer a field of view. In order to provide a unified render pipeline for inline content an arbitrary field of view must be selected.
By default a vertical field of view of 0.5π radians (90 degrees) is used for inline sessions. The horizontal field of view can be computed from the vertical field of view based on the width/height ratio of the XRWebGLLayer's associated canvas.
If a different default field of view is desired, it can be specified by passing a new inlineVerticalFieldOfView value, in radians, to the updateRenderState method:
// This changes the default vertical field of view for an inline session to
// 0.4 pi radians (72 degrees).
 inlineVerticalFieldOfView: 0.4 * Math.PI,
The UA is allowed to clamp the value, and if a physically-based field of view is available it must always be used in favor of the default value.
Attempting to set a inlineVerticalFieldOfView value on an immersive session will cause updateRenderState() to throw an InvalidStateError. XRRenderState.inlineVerticalFieldOfView must return null on immersive sessions.
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DeviceOrientation Events
The data provided by an XRViewerPose instance is similar to the data provided by the non-standard DeviceOrientationEvent, with some key differences:
It should be noted that DeviceOrientation events have not been standardized, have behavioral differences between browser, and there are ongoing efforts to change or remove the API. This makes it difficult for developers to rely on for a use case where accurate tracking is necessary to prevent user discomfort.
The DeviceOrientation events specification is superceded by Orientation Sensor specification that defines the RelativeOrientationSensor and AbsoluteOrientationSensor interfaces. This next generation API is purpose-built for WebXR Device API polyfill. It represents orientation data in WebGL-compatible formats (quaternion, rotation matrix), satisfies stricter latency requirements, and addresses known interoperability issues that plagued DeviceOrientation events by explicitly defining which low-level motion sensors are


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ListenAndReadAlong: US Citizenship Study Booklet - Q86 to Q100 - EZ Civics Lessons _URL_
This is a continuation of the US Citizenship Booklet 2014: Learn about the United States.
The Civics Test.
This rovie concludes American History: Part B: 1800s and start of Part C: 1900s.. and includes
An understanding of America's geography, symbols, and holidays is important. They provide background and more meaning to historical events and other landmark moments in U.S. history. The following section offers short lessons on our country's geography, national symbols, and national holidays. The geography of the United States is unusual because of the size of the country and the fact that it is bordered by two oceans that create natural boundaries to the east and west. Through visual symbols such as our flag and the Statue of Liberty, the values and history of the United States are often expressed. Finally, you will also learn about our national holidays and why we celebrate them. Most of our holidays honor people who have contributed to our history and to the development of our nation. By learning this information, you will develop a deeper understanding of
the United States and its geographical boundaries, principles, and freedoms.
Parts A(Geography), B(Symbols) and C(holidays)
This concludes the Civics Portion of the Booklet


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University of Arizona
The University of Arizona (UA) Campus Health Service (CHS) and the Southwest institute for Research on Women (SIROW), propose Project Lifeline, a comprehensive suicide prevention strategy to reduce the incidence of suicide, suicide attempts, and their related risk factors such as alcohol and other drug (AOD) misuse/abuse among students at the UA with a special emphasis on high-risk student populations, such as LGBTQ students and veterans. Located in Tucson, UA is a large public institution (over 43,000 students) with over 45% of its student population from an ethnic/racial minority and 52% female. Approximately 5-6% of the population identifies as LGBQ and over 1,000 students are veterans receiving GI Bill benefits. On a 2017 survey 63% of UA students reported having consumed alcohol, 28% reported having used marijuana, 2% reported having used pain pills, and 6% reported having used sedatives not prescribed to them in the past 30 days. Seventeen percent had been diagnosed with depression and 19% with anxiety. Forty five percent had felt hopeless, 81% had felt overwhelmed, 30% felt so depressed it was difficult to function at least once during the past year. Seventeen percent reported at least mild suicidality, 1.4 reported attempting suicide, and 3 committed suicide in the past school year. These risk factors indicate the strong need for comprehensive suicide prevention on campus.
In collaboration with a wide variety of campus and community partners, CHS and SIROW's Project Lifeline will address the following objectives:
- Increase collaboration among campus departments and the Tucson community to address student mental and behavioral health needs;
- Increase knowledge and willingness of students and campus personnel (gatekeepers) to respond effectively to students with mental health (MH) and behavioral health (BH) problems that can lead to school failure, such as depression, substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts and attempts;
- Increase students who are screened and assessed for MH and substance use disorders;
- Increase awareness of campus and community resources that can identify, assess, and treat MH and MH problems;
- Increase help seeking for MH and BH problems;
- Decrease suicide attempts and related risk factors;
- Institutionalize effective program components and disseminate information at local, state, and national levels.
To address these project objectives, the project team will utilize gatekeeper training to 400 individuals/year, educational presentations and curriculum infusion to a minimum of 400 individuals/year and campus-wide efforts such as student driven activities and media (videos, posters, pamphlets, articles) with the potential to be seen by most students (43,000), as well as local, state and national dissemination (presentations, technical assistance and publications).


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9th edition of Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) will be held in next month in Bhubaneswar to nourish the minds and imagination of young talents of Odisha to explore the mysteries of earth and universe. YATS is organised by Pathani Samant Planetarium, Bhubaneswar in collaboration with Tata Steel this competition, conducted in three stages, is open for high school students of the state. Out of the participants 20 school children will get a chance to visit NASA.
The theme of the 9th edition of Young Astronomer Talent Search is 'Building up a base on Mars'.
The first zonal round of YATS started in Berhampur.
The main objective of Young Astronomer Talent Search is to find young astronomers of the state and provide them scope to dream more and also to popularise the life and contributions of Samanta Chandrasekhar popularly known as Pathani Samanta.
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- Locations: Masaken Sheraton
- Duration: 3 Days
- Describe the Components and Capacity of Communication Manager.
- Identify the different access interfaces for Communication Manager.
- Identify the role of the Avaya Site Administration (ASA) tool with Communication Manager.
- Describe the function of the Communication Manager Dial Plan.
- Define the role of Communication Manager Feature Access Codes (FAC).
- Identify the different types of endpoints associated with Communication Manager.
- Administer station users in Communication Manager
- Define and assign a Class of Restriction (COR) to a Communication Manager object.
- Define and assign a Class of Service (COS) to stations users.
- Identify applications for the Bridged Call Appearance feature.
- Identify applications for the Call Coverage feature.
- Describe the parameters needed to setup the Call Pickup and Directed Call Pickup features.
- Describe the parameters required to configure a basic Hunt Group
- Define the different trunk types supported in Communication Manager
- Define the necessary steps to administer trunks in Communication Manager.
- Access and identify the Alarms and Error reports in Communication Manager.
- Identify the Reset System Levels in Communication Manager.
- CM Overview
- CM Interfaces and System Forms
- CM Station User Administration
- Configure new Stations and Administer one-X Lab
- System Features
- Station Features
- Group Features
- Trunks and Routing
- System Status and Reports
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Sultan II in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The historic Gazi Hüsrev Bey Madrasah, which was founded by Gazi Hüsrev Bey, Bayezid's grandson, on January 8, 1537, is still operating in its 486th year as the oldest educational institution in the country.
The school is considered one of the most valuable Ottoman heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is located in the historical Bascarsija, the heart of Sarajevo. The school provides continuous education despite all the wars and difficulties it has gone through.
One of the Ottoman Sultans Sultan II. The school, which was founded by Gazi Husrev Beg, grandson of Bayezid, on January 8, 1537, has existed as one of the most prestigious secondary schools in the country for nearly half a century.
In the school, which was built by teachers of stones brought from the city of Dubrovnik in southern Croatia, science lessons are given in addition to religious lessons.
He did not close his doors even in war.
The school also draws attention to the fact that it did not close its doors to education in Sarajevo, which was under siege during the _PHONE_ war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The historical school, which gathered its students under its roof during the difficult war years, continued its education without interruption during the period of the former communist Yugoslavia.
The madrasah, which has become the oldest educational institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina with its survival for years, is among the primary preferences of Bosnian families because it teaches English, Arabic and Turkish.
Graduates with degrees equivalent to other high school diplomas in the country can study not only in theology but also in other colleges of their choice after completing the school.
Ghazi Husrev Bey built the school for his mother.
Gazi Husrev Bey, who was the flag bearer of the Ottoman Empire for 20 years in the first half of the 16th century in Bosnia and Herzegovina, played the most important role in the urbanization of Sarajevo, which was a modest town at that time, with mosque, school, library, clock tower, bazaar, inn and shops that built it.
It is mentioned in the documents in the archives of the Gazi Husrev Bey Foundation that the school was built by his son, Gazi Khosrev Bey, in memory of Seljuk Hatun, and that the school was first called "Seljuk".
The school is also known as "Korsunlu School" among the people because of its lead roof.
At the door of the historic school, "This building was built for those who pray for knowledge and the love of God. Ghazi Khusraw, the defender of religion, is the source of goodwill and pride of justice." Contains the text.
While Isakoglu Isa Bey, the first sanjak chief of the Ottoman Empire in Bosnia, was described as the "founder of Sarajevo", Gazi Husrev Bey was recorded in historical records as the name that made Sarajevo a city and a trading center.
The madrasa, which is one of the most important works left by Gazi Husrev-bey in Sarajevo, still bears witness to history with its 486-year history.
- Balkans | Beserović: Bosnia and Herzegovina is at risk of instability because of Republika Srpska
- Balkans | Blinken says Kosovo and Serbian leaders 'face difficult compromises'
- Balkans | Kosovo: Normalization of relations with Serbia is possible through mutual recognition
- Balkans | The Sultan Murad Mosque, which was restored by TIKA, will be inaugurated with the participation of Turkish Minister of Culture Ersoy
- Balkans | Anwar Lemis will bury the four bones of his father, who was killed in the Srebrenica genocide, tomorrow
- Balkans | The government decided to establish a Turkish cultural center
- Balkans | Kosovo Assembly commemorates the victims of the Srebrenica genocide
- Balkans | Air Serbia will fly to Ohrid from 5 June
- Balkans | The family who went to Konya for a bone marrow transplant from Bulgaria had an accident: 3 injured
- Balkans | Celebration of the "Day of the Rose" in Bulgaria


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Problem 2699. From a given cell array of strings, extract the non-unique strings.
We are given a cell array of strings C. From this cell array we require to extract the subset of non-unique strings, returning the results as a column vector.
For example, if C = {'A', 'B', 'C', 'A', 'B'}, then the strings 'A' and 'B' are repeated, so the result should be {'A'; 'B'}. The order of occurrence of the strings should be preserved, so {'B'; 'A'} would not be an acceptable solution. The order of appearance of the strings is defined using the column-major format. For example, if C = {'Jack', 'Bob'; 'Dave', 'Amanda'} then the order of the strings is 'Jack', 'Dave', 'Bob', 'Amanda'.
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29.11% Correct | 70.89% Incorrect
Last Solution submitted on Mar 23, 2020
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Halite from the Wieliczka salt mine, Małopolskie, Poland (size: 16x15x13cm)
Category Halide mineral
(repeating unit)
Strunz classification 03.AA.20
Crystal symmetry Isometric hexoctahedral 4/m 3 2/m
Unit cell a = 5.6404(1) Å; Z = 4
Formula mass 58.433 g/mol
Crystal habit Predominantly cubes and in massive sedimentary beds, but also granular, fibrous and compact
Crystal system Cubic
Cleavage Perfect {001}, three directions cubic
Fracture Conchoidal
Tenacity Brittle
Mohs scale hardness 2 - 2.5
Luster Vitreous
Streak White
Diaphaneity Transparent
Specific gravity 2.17
Optical properties Isotropic
Refractive index n = 1.544
Solubility Water soluble
Other characteristics Salty flavor, Fluorescent
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Halite is the mineral a lot of people call "rock salt". It is a different form of sodium chloride (NaCl). It looks like it is made out of cubes.
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A serialization system for storing and transmitting data over a network. Apache Avro supports rich data structures, a compact binary encoding, and a container file for sequences of Avro
data (often referred to as Avro data files). Avro is language-independent and several language bindings are available, including Java, C, C++, Python, and Ruby. All components
in CDH that produce or consume files support Avro data files.
Avro provides functionality similar to systems such as Thrift and Protocol Buffers.


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The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) has announced that its bursary and research programme is now open for applications for the 2023/2024 intake. The programme, which offers R320 000 per student over two years, provides a limited number of eligible Bachelor of Science (Chemical Engineering) final year students and graduates with the opportunity to study towards a Master of Chemical Engineering degree.
The development of industry-focused research and innovation is core to PAMSA's mandate, to help improve pulp and paper mill efficiency, reduce the sector's water and carbon footprint, and maximise the use of raw material and process waste, while also providing education and employment opportunities for bright, young graduates.
"Trees are sustainably planted, grown and harvested in South Africa and they provide us with countless products that we use every day, from notebooks and newspaper to toilet paper and paper bags," says Samantha Choles, communications manager for PAMSA. "The goal of a circular economy is pushing our industry to use as much as of its raw material as possible. This includes wood fibre, water, chemicals, recycled paper and making process waste into biochemicals or biofuels."
Visit _URL_ for more information on the programme and the link to the application form.
Terms, conditions and qualifying criteria apply. The deadline for applications is 30 June 2021.
PAMSA oversees the education, environmental and research interests of the South African pulp and paper sector. For the past decade, PAMSA has presented a Masters in Chemical Engineering bursary programme to eligible BSc chemical engineering final-year students or graduates with a good academic record and an interest in the bioeconomy, biotechnology, water efficiency, process engineering, waste valorisation and novel material development using wood or paper fibre. After their studies are complete, the students could find gainful employment within the industry.


Friday, May 14, 2010
Architecture and Music - It's Personal
Architecture is Frozen Music...
Perhaps you've heard about that quote, from late 18th century writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Goethe elaborated, by suggesting that architecture produces the same "tone" or effect in your mind as music.
But what about the reverse? If architecture is frozen music, does that mean music is liquid architecture? Are there connections between architecture and music - or more specifically, historic preservation?
Folks at The National Trust for Historic Preservation have given this some thought. Their forum list discussion resulted in contributors building a playlist of songs that refer to the designed environment. Called "Songs of the Preservationist,"
it's a fun read, and amazingly varied - everything from traditional songs (Little Old Sod Shanty on the claim or Stephen Foster's My Old Kentucky Home) to popular 20th century pieces (Rosemary Clooney's Come On - My House or The Beatles In My Life) to contemporary pieces (Vampire Weekend's Mansard Roof or rapper Eminem's "Beautiful.")
You can see the entire playlist here.
They've even put a video playlist on Youtube, where you can enjoy several of the songs and their videos (just be aware that there is a bit of "adult" language in some of the songs. Did I mention Eminem?)
The playlist on Youtube can be enjoyed here:
Goethe was certainly a deep thinker, comparing the effect of architecture to the effect of music on our minds - That it gives you a sense of the art, of what is greater or bigger than ourselves, what transcends our lives. While I appreciate that philosophical perspective, I prefer the way music - and architecture - connects intimately with the personal level in my life.
We've all experienced hearing a song from a past period in our lives - maybe when you were in college, when you were 10 years old, when you were first married - and felt that pull to your earlier time. For a moment it's as if the intervening years have disappeared.
Don't you think the physical environment of the architecture around us has the same effect?
This thought crossed my mind when I heard Miranda Lambert's new song, "The House That Built Me." It's a touching tribute to the memory and meaning of our childhood home. The singer visits the house where she grew up, hoping the new owners will let her in, as she promises to "take nothing but a memory." She hopes the visit will help her recapture her authentic sense of self.
Think about your childhood home. What can you recall about living in that home? Think about how it felt, as a kid, to live there. Remember the feeling of the banister - or the doorknob - or the way the windows opened?
In the historic preservation field, we get accustomed to thinking on a larger scale - the house's architecture, the streetscape, the preservation district, the city. It's enlightening to bring it back to a personal level - and what could be more personal than the spaces you inhabited as a child?
I didn't know that I was growing up in a classic American Foursquare house. I remember the feeling of perching at the top of the staircase when I was supposed to be in bed. I'd peer through the balusters of the handrail at the adults watching TV in the living room.
Those balusters were my "bird blind" - where I got to observe the adult world in secret (at least until the night I fell asleep and got caught.) Is it any wonder I grew up to be someone who liked the secret spaces and staircases of older homes?
I bet you know a bunch of people living in their childhood homes today. I mean the children you know! They are building their memories and future attitudes about the "frozen music" of architecture now. They know their own personal spaces. It's our job as adults to help them see the bigger picture. If the kids you know are in elementary school, check out our summer program "Arch-KID-Tecture" where they will have lots of fun getting a wider perspective. Just visit our website for all the details.
I'm grateful that singer Miranda Lambert's song helped me make this connection between my past and present experiences in architecture.
It's a good thing that her house was still standing.
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If you visit the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, take a few minutes to look for a small bridge over a stream near the Wollemi Pine, 'Australia's homegrown Christmas tree', close to the information booth.
This is Macquarie Culvert.
The two brick arches were built as part of the construction of Mrs Macquarie's Road, which Nicholas Delaney and his gang finished on her birthday in June 1816. They had a double purpose: a drain for the creek's water, and a bridge.
Built from sandstock brick, the culvert is both typical of early 19th-century drain construction and historically significant, the historian Anna Wong says. But at the end of the 20th century it was in a state of disrepair, with most of the mortar gone and a rare giant fern's roots threatening to damage it further.
And the original road was covered with two centuries' worth of sediment. "It is one of the oldest-known sections of road in Sydney, but its existence surprised archaeologists and heritage architects from the Department of Public Works and Services when they began to dig," says the Sydney Morning Herald.
A joint team from the department and the RBG set out to conserve and restore Macquarie Culvert and the surface of the road Nicholas and his men laid nearly 200 years ago. Then the road was re-covered to preserve it for the future.
Of course, it's exciting for me as a descendant of Nicholas Delaney to know that his brick bridge still exists and has been restored, but how important is it as part of Australian history?
As Anna Wong points out, "The age and material used within its historical context makes it a significant item. Other culverts and bridges were built during the early nineteenth century, but most have collapsed or were dismantled due to poor construction and inadequate knowledge.
"This brick culvert appears to be the only brick example from this period."
So – did Nicholas build the oldest bridge in Australia?
But Macquarie Culvert beats them both. True, it's not so big or so well-known, but at a date of 1816 at the very latest, it is certainly the oldest surviving bridge in Australia.
Not a bad achievement for an illiterate peasant and transported convict.
When we were writing our book, A Rebel Hand: Nicholas Delaney of 1798, the reconstruction was still to take place and several of Nicholas's descendants were lobbying for the preservation of the stretches of his original road that still existed. It exciting to think that this part is safe for at least the next 100 years, according to the Public Works and Services department.
"The best thing is that the culvert is not high and dry in a museum," the Gardens' acting curator, Ian Innes, said at the time. "This is still working as a culvert."
I haven't got a picture of Macquarie Culvert to show you, unfortunately. A few weeks ago I emailed the Royal Botanic Gardens to ask if they would let me use one of their photos but I haven't heard back from them and I haven't found one under Creative Commons on the net.
I found useful information about early nineteenth-century drains in Anna Wong's paper in Australasian Historical Archaeology, 17, 1999 and about the restoration of Macquarie Culvert in James Woodford's article in the Sydney Morning Herald of June 24, 2002.
The AHA article also has an old photo of Macquarie Culvert before restoration. As I can't give a hyperlink to it (it's a PDF) here's a screenshot. You can find the article on Google.


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About the Fax Routing Extension API
The Fax Routing Extension API allows you to add routing functionality to the fax service. The API provides software vendors with a flexible way to connect software applications that route received fax transmissions through multiple routing methods. These routing methods can include, but are not limited to:
- Printing faxes
- Storing faxes
- Converting fax graphic images to text files
- Delivering faxes in electronic mail attachments
The following diagram provides an overview of the fax routing process.
You must include the appropriate fax routing extension header in your source files. If you are programming on Windows 2000 or later versions, you must include FaxRoute.h.
In this documentation a fax routing "method" refers to a procedure defined and supported by a fax routing extension DLL. For more information, see About Fax Routing Methods.
This section includes the following topics:
- About Fax Routing Methods
- Fax File Lists
- Fax Routing Extension Software Requirements
- Fax Routing Extensions