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Wildfires Worksheet – FREE Hidden Word Puzzle
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The RV awning is an indispensable part of our camping because it creates shade to prevent UV rays and rainwater. The awning is designed from many components including torsion springs. It's one of the most important gears to maintain the device's tension. After few years, the springs can be degraded and cause stagnant problems for the awning when we open it. Hence, we should change them to a new one to prevent damages for your RV awning. In this article, I am going to introduce steps on how to replace the torsion springs:
Prepare Tools And Supplies
Before replacing the torsion springs, you should prepare these items below to achieve a good result:
- 3/18 inches and 1/8 inches drill bits
- 1/8 inches pop rivets
- Step ladder
Steps on How to Replace the Torsion Springs
Remove the Awning from a Coach
If your awning was installed on a coach, you should follow these steps to remove it from your RV before assembling torsion springs.
Step 1: Find a clean and smooth place to start working.
Step 2: Unscrew and remove the ½ inches TEK screws from both sides at the end of the awning fabric. Then, remove the top brackets on the awning rail.
Step 3: Unscrew the brackets to remove the patio feet and extend the adjustable arms.
Step 4: Pull the awning fabric or roller cover away from the awning rail.
Unwinding Torsion Assembly Springs
Step 1: Use a vise grip to clamp into the top casting on the awning. Then, unscrew the ¼-20 x ½ inches hex head screw from the top casting.
Step 2: Pull the top casting away from the main support arm carefully. To let the spring can be unwound, make sure that turn clockwise of the cam lock lever.
Step 3: Wait until the torsion spring can unwind completely. Then, move to the opposite side and repeat Step 1 and Step 2.
How to remove and replace torsion springs
Step 1: The torsion springs should be relieved of its tension before pulling them out. Mark the positions of the end cap and the fabric on the roller tube.
Step 2: Use a drill with a 3/16 inches drill bit to remove two rivets on the torsion assembly and the rivet bodies on the roller tube.
Step 3: Then, pull the torsion assembly away from the roller tube.
Step 4: To reduce the responsibility of the poly rope impacting on the cam lock lever, you should cut off the valance poly rope on the right-hand torsion. In this case, we have two types of roller tubes so you need different ways to cut off the rope:
- Steel roller tube: With this type of roller tube, you should cut the poly rope when pulled toward the valance groove. Remember leaving enough length of the rope to fold it behind the valance groove.
- Aluminum roller: You should cut and leave two inches length of the poly rope. It must be pulled toward the center position and locked in the notch of the roller tube.
Step 5: Install a new torsion spring in the roller tube. Be careful to align the rivet places and the holes in the roller tube.
Step 6: Change the opposite side of the roller tube to trim the poly ropes in the same as the above steps.
Step 7: Use 3/16 x 3/8 inches steel rivets to secure torsion springs.
Rewinding Torsion Assembly Spring
Step 1: Prepare a step ladder if you want to rewind the torsion assembly, which is attached to the coach. Otherwise, if you have extended the awning and locked the opposite side rafter, you can stand on the ground. This step will keep you safe so please performing it.
Step 2: Use a vise grip and clamp it tightly on the top casting.
Step 3: Find the number of turns based on the Torque Chart (indicated as below) and rewind the torsion assembly the same as this number.
|Awning Length (Ft.)||Standard||Heavy Duty|
|Number of turns||Number of turns|
Step 4: Between the end cap and torsion rod will have a hole, so you will need to put a 1/8 inches cotter pin through that hole. This action will reduce the speed of the top casting when installing the awning.
Step 5: Install the awning on a coach.
Those are entire steps on how to replace and install the torsion springs for RV awning. To achieve a good result, you should read them carefully and our instructions step by step.
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Let us know in this comment below!
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Trulia analyzed online searches originating from metro areas where the average daily January temperature was below 41 degrees Fahrenheit between Dec. 1, 2013, and Jan. 21, 2014. Those cold weather metros are in the Northeast, the Midwest, Plains and Mountain states and even some of the South. Trulia used temperature data from the National Climatic Data Center.
In those areas, for every 10-degree Fahrenheit drop in temperature, searches for warm regions increase 4.4%, according to Trulia. In comparison, searches for properties nationwide increase roughly 2.6% for every 10 degree-drop in temperature in cold places.
Most of the metro areas that see the highest increase in searches are in the South and West. At the top of the list is Miami, which sees a 7.3% increase in searches from cold-weather dwellers for every 10-degree drop in temperature. Following is Phoenix with a 6.9% increase and Jacksonville, Fla., with a 6.4% increase. House hunters aren't shunning colder areas completely, though—Dayton, Ohio, also made the top 10 list.
The boost is even larger for warm vacation areas, which are defined as areas where vacation homes account for at least 25% of the housing stock, according to the U.S. Census.
Searches for warm vacation areas increased 5.5%, more than twice as much as the nationwide increase. "Vacation areas have more second homes, so when the weather gets colder, people search for homes not only for where they might move to, but even more, for where they might vacation," Mr. Kolko says.
These findings fit an overall trend of people flocking to the South and Sunbelt, where population and housing stock has increased over the past century, says Edward Glaeser, a professor of economics at Harvard University. Medical and technological advances have made it easier for people to live in warmer climates and encouraged more economic growth and centers of business, he adds.
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Hanged, the Nazi spies who came to Britain in a pair of rowing boats
Last updated at 11:48 01 May 2007
Four young men from the Netherlands were captured as they landed on the Kent coast in 1940 — and only one of them was to escape the hangman's noose.
Their story was revealed with the release of secret files from the National Archive yesterday.
Reports by local police and immigration officials reveal the men were captured by military patrols within hours of landing on a beach near Dymchurch in two rowing boats.
They had with them £130 in £5 and £1 notes, wireless radio transmitters and receivers, a loaded revolver and about a dozen names and addresses of individuals in the UK.
They also carried a pocket compass, a jackknife, chocolate, biscuits and blankets. Three had Dutch passports while the fourth had no papers.
They initially claimed to be refugees escaping Nazi oppression in Holland and said they planned to board a ship bound for Canada.
But under questioning by an MI5 captain the men admitted being under orders to gather intelligence on British coastal defences and the morale of the British people. They had been instructed to sleep rough and mingle with the public on buses, trains and in pubs.
An immigration inspector described them as being of 'refined appearance' and that one of them, Charles Van Kiebaum, spoke perfect English with 'an Oxford accent'. According to his passport, Kiebaum was a 26-year-old reception clerk from Amsterdam.
The inspector said another member of the group, Jose Waldberg, was 'perfectly frank, even saying his occupation was a student of espionage'.
A third spy, Carl Meier, 23, was a medical student who was German by birth but had taken Dutch nationality.
Had they been soldiers captured in battle, they would most likely have been held as prisoners of war until hostilities were over. But as spies — even though they came from a country occupied by Germany — Kiebaum, Waldberg and Meier were convicted under the Treachery Act 1940 and executed at Pentonville Prison in December 1940 — three months after their capture.
The fourth accused, commercial traveller Sjoerd Pons, 28, was acquitted after claiming the Gestapo compelled him to agree to the mission after he was caught smuggling jewellery between Germany and Holland.
Waldberg's execution was briefly postponed after he appealed against his sentence, claiming he was tricked into pleading guilty and that he was not given the chance to explain that his father was in trouble with the Gestapo.
In a plea to the Home Secretary, he said: 'I was told that by agreeing to do a service for Germany I should be assisting to obtain my father's freedom.
'I should have told the truth to the judge, but I did not have the opportunity to do so, because I had been three minutes in front of him when they interpreted to me that I had been sentenced to death.'
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Financial education Why do young people get into debt?
Risk factors, first signs and what parents can do.
byUBS Insights 29 Mar 2019
You read about it more and more: young people who get into debt on the road to financial independence. But how can this happen? We have put together significant findings from various studies and compiled tips on preventive measures.
Statistically, young adults aged 18 and over with a low level of education, incomplete training, a lack of professional qualifications, and low income are most at risk.
What parents can do: emphasize the importance of school and education and provide active support so that their child succeeds in completing their studies.
In addition to unemployment, over-indebtedness often starts with young parenthood, leaving the parental home (too) early or – especially in the case of young women – emotional dependencies on partners.
What parents can do: be involved, discuss the situation together and, if necessary, seek professional help.
Psychological factors are just as important as the financial skills learned. Self-confidence, the ability to postpone rewards and self-control are important safeguards. Young people who have the confidence to handle their money well and who have control over their own scope of action are less likely to get into debt.
What parents can do: transfer financial responsibility and trust to their children early on and in a controlled manner.
Give your child personal responsibility
The Banking Package UBS Generation with a range of benefits
Strong consumerism encourages over-indebtedness. This is especially true if young people have low self-esteem, and are easily influenced by and closely connected to consumer-oriented peers.
What parents can do: set a good example of sensible consumer behavior and discuss the purpose of different purchases. Consciously convey non-material values and sharpen perception of what really counts: spending time with family, having fun with friends, being appreciated for what you are – and not what you have.


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VISION & MISSION
To be a leading center of excellence in teaching, learning, research, and scholarship in Siddha Medicine.
To produce competent graduates with sound knowledge and skills in Siddha Medicine and Surgery who could serve in the National Health Care System and engage in research and innovation in Siddha Medicine with special emphasis on the social, economic, and spiritual development to foster and promote the cultural heritage.
On completion of the BSMS programme graduates should be able to perform the following in their professional careers.
- Diagnose the various diseases and other health-related problems in the community, and plan and implement appropriate preventive, curative, and rehabilitative measures.
- Recommend and implement activities that promote the health of individuals, family, and communities towards better wellbeing.
- Conduct in a work harmoniously as a team member in a health care delivery system.
- Educate and train Siddha allied health care workers.
- Exhibit integrity in their professional affairs.
- Maintain high ethical conduct in their relationship with patients, colleagues, and the community.
- Manage and carry out health-related research expected by the Stakeholders.
- Collect and use ancient and modern information to be innovative and engaging in lifelong learning.
- Develop skills for identifying the herbs, minerals and metals as well as animal product to prepare the Siddha drugs by themselves.
- Recognize social, cultural diversity within the unity


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CIOs are throwing out unreliable in-house bot management solutions – time to follow suit?
(Image credit: Image Credit: Alex KNight / Unsplash)
Studies show that most security execs now have first-hand experience of dealing with "bad" bots. In fact, we know that executives aren't just dealing with them they are now a topic for discussion in board management meetings such is the impact to business - 53 per cent say they've encountered reduced website revenue due to inventory hold-ups by bots, 51 per cent report bots skewing marketing analytics, and 36 per cent have talked about abuse of user accounts of payment information.
Talking to execs I've found that most start by deploying an in-house solution as their first response. However, the majority admit it wasn't good enough and failed to make a scratch on the attack surface and have since replaced it with a dedicated solution.
So why are in-house bot management solutions failing and why don't businesses deploy a dedicated bot management solution as soon as they determine the threat?
To uncover why, you need to look at the various options for in-house bot management solutions and their pitfalls.
Types of in-house bot management
There are four types of in-house bot management solutions that organisations deploy.
1. Manual Log Analysis
Used to manually prepare a list of suspected IP addresses. Suspected IPs are then blocked through access control list of WAFs or SIEM tools to prevent them from accessing web applications.
2. Rate Limiting
Organisations limit the number of visits from one IP address. Rate-limiting based solutions work based on predefined rules.
3. Basic Fingerprinting
Basic fingerprinting-based solution that collects IPand header-centric information to identify and block malicious bots.
4. Advanced In-house Bot Management
Advanced in-house bot management solutions are built using in-house data while leveraging basic machine-learning models.
Security researchers from ShieldSquare studied the traffic of organisations that had deployed and found that these solutions do more harm that good. In that they they fail to detect the bots on at least a 2:1 rate. Against 22.39 per cent of actual bad bot traffic, advanced in-house bot management solutions were able to detect only 11.54 per cent of bad bots, and that half of those detected were false positives.
So what's going on? Why are in-house approaches not working when AI is becoming so accessible?
There are two factors firstly the design inhibits sound decision making and you end up with a poor user experience, and secondly there's no way to feed in any global intelligence.
1. Poor User Experience
In-house bot management solutions struggle to understand distinctive user behaviour and result in high false positives and negatives, resulting in poor user experience. To explain this we need to look under the bonnet of how in-house systems are designed.
Higher false negatives
In-house bot management solutions are not optimised to consider various factors when analysing the traffic on a website, such as stopping sudden surges in traffic, low and slow hits, and mutating bots. It's largely due to the way attacks are constructed. Firstly they are sophisticated and complex, and secondly they are often large-scale. Credential stuffing is now a norm, whereby a combination of different techniques are used to bypass security measures while masquerading as genuine users.
The attackers can create tens of thousands of IPs distributed across tens of domains and geographical locations, using numerous ISPs. It's then deliberately designed to be hidden from detection. With these attack methods, attackers can carry out thousands of unique URL hits on the login pages to perform a credential stuffing attack. It's this scale and pervasion that makes it so hard to detect a problem.
Then there are the low and slow attacks. These use sophisticated bots, using thousands of IP addresses in one attack instance played over a long period of time. Using this low and slow technique, attackers can scrape product information and pricing details of millions of products from e-commerce portals.
In effect they are not unusual in comparison to day-today genuine traffic and stay under the rules of advanced in-house bot management.
There's also the inability to get the intent analysis right ie determining the risk score of a visitor, traffic categorisation (between good bots, bad bots, and humans), and then mitigating bad bots. This is becoming more and more crucial as the bot attacks grow in sophistication.
In-house bot management solutions can't analyse intent, and therefore cause massive false positives. As a result, companies that have failed to stop bad bots and been the victim of scraping, fraud or theft, recognise they need Intent-based Deep Behaviour Analysis (IDBA) to fight the crime.
Higher false positives
The biggest contributor to this is in an inability to determine domain specific user behaviour. For example, on portals with live content, such as news portals and social media sites, some users tend to spend more time scrolling through their feed or browsing the website, and they have comparatively higher session times than the users of websites with relatively static content. In-house systems identify them as bots regardless which makes the decision on how to deal with them precarious.
2. Lack of Global Threat Intelligence
In-house bot management solutions lack global threat intelligence and rely on in-house data. This hampers any ability to identify sophisticated human-like bad bots. On the other side, dedicated bot management vendors serve thousands of global customers. The firms collect data from end users' devices to build a comprehensive database of bots (both good bots and bad bots) and human fingerprints. Bot management firms leverage this database to improve their bad bot detection and mitigation capabilities dynamically. It's easy to see why CIOs are now investing rather than try to replicate it themselves.
So why not go for a specialist solution straight off?
Companies that deploy in-house bot management solutions often encounter a clash of commitments –pressure to reduce risk, prevent an impact to customer experience and profit, yet deliver solutions on a shoe string with little to no dedicated skill. Their hands are tied.
Let's face it with so many threats emerging, it's unlikely that a company will have an expert in each field at their disposal, especially bots. Bot management is a very niche space and requires comprehensive understanding and continuous research to keep up with cybercriminals. I'm sure CIOs will be telling their boardroom counterparts this. Still the pressures of cost pervade.
However, the evidence is now abundant. Companies can not afford to get this wrong. It will effect brand perception and revenue. CIOs embarking on the strategy, or thinking of turning back, are now in a stronger position to learn from their forerunners and persuade the board to make a different investment. One which will deliver an ROI, and free them up for a more strategic use of their budget and skill. Competitive advantage depends on it.
Pavan Theda, Head of Bot Management Solutions, Radware


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Why Does My Pond Water Turn Green?
Joanne – Evans City, PA
Green water is a form of algae called planktonic algae and there are quite a few factors causing your water to be clear during the winter and green as the weather warms up. The main reason is the interruption of the nitrogen cycle.
In order for algae to grow, it needs a food source (nutrients) and sunlight. During the colder winter months of the year, nutrients within the water are less likely to increase due to the fact that the digestive systems of fish have slowed to a point where little, if any, nutrients (fish waste) are being added. Also, during the colder months, algae and aquatic plants are not as active at consuming nutrients.
As the weather warms up, fish become active, digestive systems kick back in and nutrients begin pouring in and if not held in check using aquatic plants, natural bacteria and filtration, green water will develop.


National Empanada Day
Five Food Finds about Empanadas
The Spanish word for bread is "pan". "Empanar" is a verb form that means "to bread". Emapanada is the past-participle, "breaded".
Originally they were made with bread dough, but now they are made with pastries as well.
Today's Food History
on this day in…
1513 Ponce de Leon landed in Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth. He thought it was just another island of the Bahamas.
1946 'Catfish' Hunter, baseball pitcher, was born.
1992 R.I.P. Benjamin Eisenstadt. He invented the artificial sweetener, 'Sweet 'n Low' (granulated saccharin and dextrose).


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The winter hardiness of alfalfa cultivars (Medicago sativa L.) affects stand persistence in northern climates. Fall growth, a measure of fall dormancy, has been associated with alfalfa winter hardiness in some areas of North America, including Minnesota. This study evaluated 251 North American alfalfa cultivars for fall growth and winter injury and determined the relationship between fall growth and winter injury scores under Minnesota winter conditions. All cultivars were established by transplanting 9-wk-old plants into space-planted field plots in June 1991, 1992, and 1993. Plants were clipped in mid July and early September each yr and overwintered in the field. Fall growth was measured as individual plant height in mid-October 1992 and 1993. Winter injury was evaluated in May each year. Entries differed for fall growth and winter injury score in all years. The 2-yr-mean fall growth score was related to the 3-yr-mean winter injury score (r2 = 0.85). Only seven of 251 entries fell outside the 95% confidence interval of the linear regression of winter injury score on fall growth score. Fall growth scores from 1992 and 1993 were correlated (r2 = 0.88). Winter injury scores from 1992, 1993, and 1994 were also correlated (r2 = 0.69-0.96). Although concerns exist about the use of fall growth score to predict winter hardiness in less severe climates, it remains a useful predictor of alfalfa winter hardiness in Minnesota when winter injury data are not available.
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|Number of pages||9|
|State||Published - Jan 1 1996|


gloss-1.7.5.1: Painless 2D vector graphics, animations and simulations.
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Graphics.Gloss.Geometry.Line
Contents
Description
Geometric functions concerning lines and segments.
A Line is taken to be infinite in length, while a Seg is finite length line segment represented by its two endpoints.
Synopsis
Documentation
segClearsBoxSource
Arguments
:: Point
P1 First point of segment.
-> Point
P2 Second point of segment.
-> Point
P3 Lower left point of box.
-> Point
P4 Upper right point of box.
-> Bool
Check if line segment (P1-P2) clears a box (P3-P4) by being well outside it.
Closest points
closestPointOnLineSource
Arguments
:: Point
P1
-> Point
P2
-> Point
P3
-> Point
the point on the line P1-P2 that is closest to P3
Given an infinite line which intersects P1 and P1, return the point on that line that is closest to P3
closestPointOnLineParamSource
Arguments
:: Point
P1
-> Point
P2
-> Point
P3
-> Float
Given an infinite line which intersects P1 and P2, let P4 be the point on the line that is closest to P3.
Return an indication of where on the line P4 is relative to P1 and P2.
 if P4 == P1 then 0
 if P4 == P2 then 1
 if P4 is halfway between P1 and P2 then 0.5
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 P1
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 P4 +---- P3
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 P2
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Line-Line intersection
intersectLineLineSource
Arguments
:: Point
P1
-> Point
P2
-> Point
P3
-> Point
P4
-> Maybe Point
Given four points specifying two lines, get the point where the two lines cross, if any. Note that the lines extend off to infinity, so the intersection point might not line between either of the two pairs of points.
 \ /
 P1 P4
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 +
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 P3 P2
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Seg-Line intersection
intersectSegLineSource
Arguments
:: Point
P1
-> Point
P2
-> Point
P3
-> Point
P4
-> Maybe Point
Get the point where a segment P1-P2 crosses an infinite line P3-P4, if any.
intersectSegHorzLineSource
Arguments
:: Point
P1 First point of segment.
-> Point
P2 Second point of segment.
-> Float
y value of line.
-> Maybe Point
Get the point where a segment crosses a horizontal line, if any.

 + P1
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 / y0
 P2 +
intersectSegVertLineSource
Arguments
:: Point
P1 First point of segment.
-> Point
P2 Second point of segment.
-> Float
x value of line.
-> Maybe Point
Get the point where a segment crosses a vertical line, if any.
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 | + P1
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 +
 / |
 P2 + |
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Seg-Seg intersection
intersectSegSegSource
Arguments
:: Point
P1
-> Point
P2
-> Point
P3
-> Point
P4
-> Maybe Point
Get the point where a segment P1-P2 crosses another segement P3-P4, if any.
intersectSegHorzSegSource
Arguments
:: Point
P1 First point of segment.
-> Point
P2 Second point of segment.
-> Float
(y3) y value of horizontal segment.
-> Float
(xa) Leftmost x value of horizontal segment.
-> Float
(xb) Rightmost x value of horizontal segment.
-> Maybe Point
(x3, y3) Intersection point, if any.
Check if an arbitrary segment intersects a horizontal segment.
 + P2
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 (xa, y3) +---+----+ (xb, y3)
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 P1 +
intersectSegVertSegSource
Arguments
:: Point
P1 First point of segment.
-> Point
P2 Second point of segment.
-> Float
(x3) x value of vertical segment
-> Float
(ya) Lowest y value of vertical segment.
-> Float
(yb) Highest y value of vertical segment.
-> Maybe Point
(x3, y3) Intersection point, if any.
Check if an arbitrary segment intersects a vertical segment.
 (x3, yb) +
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 +
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 P2 + |
 + (x3, ya)


DNP Awarded the 26th Grand Prize for Global Environment Award, Japan Business Federation Chairman's Prize for DNP Lighting Film
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) has been awarded the 26th Grand Prize for Global Environment Award, Japan Business Federation Chairman's Prize.
DNP was recognized for its development of DNP Lighting Film that by effectively reflecting and dispersing natural light brightens an entire room to reduce power consumption and create pleasant spatial expressions.
[DNP Lighting Film]
DNP has positioned the Environment and Energy as a growth area, and is promoting the development of new products and services with the objective of achieving a balance between economic growth and environmental preservation. One example is the development of various functional films capable of controlling light, heat, liquid and gas through the application and development of printing technologies, including photolithography technology that configures fine patterns on metals, and coating technology that ensures uniform coatings of ink and other components.
In particular, DNP Lighting Film controls the light by taking light entering a room from a window, and effectively reflects and disperse it onto the ceiling and others, to brighten the entire room. The award winning film utilizes optical design and micro-processing technology developed through optical film for displays. By optimizing the optical attributes and structure of the materials used, DNP Lighting Film is designed to capture natural light all year round in an effective manner, facilitating reduced power consumption and creating pleasant spatial expressions as a result.
DNP has developed two types of lighting film; one that is inserted between two sheets of glass, and another that is attached to the surface of the glass. Both have found uses in a variety of venues, including housing, offices, schools, healthcare facilities, and others, for not only new construction but also remodeling.
Since the establishment of the Company 140 years ago, DNP has consistently pursued technology at the leading edge of each period in which it has been active, and as a result has successfully raised the level of in-house technology to the highest global standards. On this occasion the Company has been recognized for the development of a functional film, but looking ahead, will continue to propose new values through all business operations, aiming to contribute to the development of a sustainable society.


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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Given to complaining; peevish.
- adj. Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling: a querulous voice; querulous comments.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Complaining; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur or express dissatisfaction: as, a querulous man.
- Expressing complaint; proceeding from a complaining habit: as, a querulous tone of voice.
- Synonyms and See plaintive and petulant.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. obsolete Given to quarreling; quarrelsome.
- adj. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur.
- adj. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining.
- adj. habitually complaining
- Late 15th century: From late Latin querulosus, from Latin querulus, from queri (to complain). (Wiktionary)
- Middle English querulose, litigious, quarrelsome, from Old French querelos, from Late Latin querulōsus, querulous, from Latin querulus, from querī, to complain; see kwesin Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
"It is legitimately hard to decide which of these four points is the most ridiculous. (1) and (2) might charitably be called querulous, demanding a full vector representation of all the heat/energy flows of a schematic representation."
"Anne!" called a querulous voice down the passage."
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INTRODUCTION
RESPONSIBILITIES
Senior Maintenance Manager
Systems Program Office
CANNIBALISATION PROCEDURES
INTRODUCTION
1. The transfer of serviceable aeronautical product from one aircraft or higher assembly to another is sometimes necessary to overcome temporary logistic problems in meeting operational requirements. This practice is commonly called cannibalisation, which is a short-term management method used to generate aircraft or aeronautical product after a failure in the logistics pipeline.
2. Cannibalisation is a short-term expediency that consumes workhours, and is indicative of shortcomings in the logistics pipeline. Transfers must be closely controlled to ensure that short-term expediencies do not lead to more serious long-term management problems. Where particular aeronautical product is transferred repeatedly, or where increasing maintenance effort is indicative of transfer trends, authorising officers are to investigate the cause and initiate resolution.
3. The transfer of aeronautical product between aircraft is only permitted when such action is necessary to support an essential flying or maintenance program.
4. This chapter prescribes the Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) responsibilities and procedures to be followed when transferring aeronautical product.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Senior Maintenance Manager
5. The Senior Maintenance Manager (SMM) is responsible for authorising and controlling all transfers of aeronautical product between aircraft and other aeronautical product within their AMO. The SMM may delegate this responsibility to appropriately qualified personnel who are to be promulgated in local instructions.
Systems Program Office
6. The responsible Systems Program Office (SPO) is the authorising authority for the transfer of aeronautical product from aircraft in storage.
CANNIBALISATION PROCEDURES
7. An aircraft is not to be cannibalised to such an extent as to render the eventual replacement of transferred aeronautical product beyond the AMOs resources.
8. The cannibalisation of aeronautical product is not to be used for troubleshooting when a serviceable aeronautical product is available from the logistics pipeline.
9. Prior to authorising the transfer of aeronautical product the following factors must be considered:
 1. What is the real operational/maintenance need. Can the program or maintenance schedule be adjusted without significant detriment so as to obviate the need for cannibalisation.
 2. The workhours involved in the cannibalisation.
 3. When would the aeronautical product be available on the highest allowable priority demand.
 4. Is there an alternative.
 5. Is the next higher assembly available.
 6. Can the aeronautical product be repaired, if so, would the time delay be acceptable.
 7. Can the aeronautical product be manufactured locally, or in Australia, if so, would the time delay be acceptable.
 8. The configuration and serviceability of the aeronautical product being considered for transfer.
 9. Availability of consumable and/or incidental aeronautical product required to transfer the aeronautical product and later to replace the aeronautical product in the aircraft or aeronautical product from which it was transferred.
 10. The likelihood of damage to the aeronautical product during removal, troubleshooting or replacement.
 11. Functional/Incidental tests or adjustments required on both donor and receiver systems.
 12. Introduction of safety, security or storage problems.
 13. The effect on the cannibalised system, eg deterioration, loose parts.
 14. The effect on availability of spare parent equipment, eg engine, main rotor gearbox.
10. After the authorisation process has been completed, the AMO must ensure that:
 1. The unserviceable aeronautical product is placed in the repair loop without delay.
 2. The transfer is accounted for.
 3. Where an aeronautical product is transferred from an aircraft or other aeronautical product an entry; '...(insert details)... transferred to service ...(insert details)...' is to be made in the recording and certification system.
 4. Action is to be taken as necessary to prevent damage or deterioration to a cannibalised aircraft or other aeronautical product which may occur due to the temporary removal of aeronautical product, eg any orifices exposed must be suitably blanked.
 5. Replacement aeronautical product is to be demanded, with the appropriate priority, against the cannibalised aircraft, or other aeronautical product.
 6. When the replacement aeronautical product is received it is to be installed in the cannibalised aircraft, or other aeronautical product. If the product is installed in another aircraft, or other aeronautical product, it is to be reordered for the cannibalised aircraft.
 7. Before a transferred aeronautical product is installed, it must be inspected, serviced or functional/ performance tested in accordance with the relevant publications to confirm serviceability. Details of such work are to be recorded in the recording and certification system.
 8. Transferred aeronautical product that cannot be functional/performance tested before installation is to be tested to confirm serviceability after installation and before flight. If this is not possible, the SMM or delegate may authorise a Maintenance Test Flight or an Air Test to confirm serviceability of the aeronautical product.
 9. The life expired and/or servicing details of the cannibalised aeronautical product is transferred from the previous aircraft/equipment location.
11. Each AMO is to maintain a register of all transfer actions carried out (internal and external) and report the action in the Monthly Flying and Maintenance Report (MFMR) or Monthly Maintenance Report (MMR).
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Different 12A*7 Family Tubes in a Blues Junior
Everybody talks about how you can tailor the tone of an amp by swapping tubes in various gain stages or the phase inverter. But how many people have actually done it? And how many have actually documented what the swaps do?
Call me crazy, but I went out and bought $80 worth of tubes and ran them through one of my Blues Juniors, and took scope photos to document the actual effect on preamp distortion and power tube distortion.
The first thing you need to know is that the ubiquitous 12AX7 dual triode is just one member of a family of tubes that have different amounts of gain. The 12AX7 has the most, and is rated at 100. Here are the ratings of its siblings:
12AX7 12AT7 12AY7 12AV7 12AU7
100 60 45 41 20
So the 12AV7 has less than half the gain of a 12AX7, while a 12AU7 has only one-fifth the gain. The 5751 is also in the family, and is supposedly between a 12AX7 and a 12AT7. I tried several, and couldn't find any difference between them and a 12AX7 in this test. There's also a weird cousin, the 12DW7, which has non-identical triodes. One has the gain of a 12AX7, while the other has the gain of a 12AU7. The actual amount of gain in the circuit is determined by the voltages applied and the components selected by the circuit designer. That stuff is hard to change without a soldering iron--and some serious knowledge of what you're doing. But anybody can change tubes.
The second thing you need to know is what the three 12AX7s in a Blues Junior do. The first, V1, amplifies the incoming guitar signal and has the volume control between the first two stages. It also has the FAT switch on the second stage, which boosts the stage and deepens the frequency response. Although V2 has two triodes, like all 12AX7s, only one is used. Its purpose is to restore some of the volume lost in the tone stack, which sits between V1 and V2. The master volume control is situated between V2 and V3, the phase inverter. The phase inverter amplifies the signal some more, but its main job is to create two signals that are mirror images of one another to drive the output tubes. The phase inverter itself can go into distortion, and this distortion is made louder by the output tubes. Or the phase inverter can drive the output tubes into distortion. For the purposes of my test, I didn't differentiate--as far as I'm concerned, the phase inverter is an integral part of the output stage.
Since the Blues Junior is a master volume amp, you can isolate preamp distortion from output stage distortion. Setting the master volume low, below the point where you see or hear distortion, lets you focus solely on preamp distortion, which is controlled by the volume control. Conversely, if you keep the preamp below its distortion point and turn up the master volume until you see or hear distortion, you know it's output stage distortion.
My tests showed that it's pretty much pointless to change V2. Less gain is exactly the same as turning down the master volume. It has no effect on tone or preamp distortion.
So here's what you've been waiting for: the actual scope photos of distortion at different volume settings for each kind of tube.
The Preamp (V1)
12AX7 at 6.5: Asymmetric waveform shows preamp distortion beginning
12AX7 at 8: Distortion quite audible
12AX7 at 10: Strong distortion from here up to 12.
12AT7 at 8: Delayed onset of asymmetrical distortion
12AT7 at 10: Strong distortion
12AT7 at 12: More distortion.
12AY7 at 9: Onset of distortion.
12AY7 at 10
12AY7 at 12
12AV7 at 10
12AV7 at 12
12AU7 at 11
12AU7 at 12
Phase Inverter (V3)
12AX7 at 6.5 (master volume)
12AX7 at 9
12AT7 at 7
12AT7 at 10
12AY7 at 8
12AY7 at 12
12AV7 at 9
12AV7 at 12
12AU7 at 12
The preamp distorts differently than the power amp. It mostly makes the waveform asymmetrical, although it is possible to drive the preamp into clipping with more drive from the guitar. These 440Hz waveforms above were normalized to a guitar's volume at about 6 or 7. The volume knob makes large differences in the height of the waveform and the amp's output. I adjusted the scope gain and attenuation continually to keep the waveform on the screen. None of the tubes made a significant difference in the BJr's tone. At the end of the day, it still sounds like a Blues Junior--one tube might be a little richer or warmer, another cooler and crisper. A one-or-two notch adjustment of the tone controls more than makes up for any difference in brightness. The onset of distortion was the only thing that changed. Yes, every tube sounded a little different, but the differences are completely lost in a non-studio or non-practice situation. When you're playing out, no one will ever hear the difference between a new-old stock Telefunken and a new Sovtek.
Different tubes in the phase inverter do not significantly change the amount of volume available from the power tubes, with the exception of the 12AU7. The output section's characteristic distortion is clipping, and the only difference is the level on the master volume at which clipping begins. As with the preamp, different tubes (a mix of Electro Harmonix, NOS JAN Philips, NOS RCA, and Sovtek), made no real difference in tone.
12AT7s are almost indistinguishable from the stock 12AX7s. You can go a notch or so higher in clean volume, but they sound just like the 12AX7s in breakup. The 12AV7s and 12AY7s are much more noticeable in terms of availability of clean headroom, but the 12AY7 is the better choice because its higher internal impedance doesn't dull the tone as much as the 12AV7. All of the tones you get with the lower-gain tubes are available with the 12AX7s too, but over a much narrower range. Where the stock tubes will play clean when you play soft and go into touch-sensitive breakup when you play louder, the lower-gain tubes will stay clean through a much broader range of playing. The lower-gain tube will also give you more control, so you can stay at a fat, edge-of-breakup level more easily.
My favorite combination for clean playing was a 12AY7 in V1 and a 12AT7 in V3. This combo has an extended clean range, but also has some clipping available from the output stage should you need it. Both tubes have somewhat darker tone than the 12AX7s they replace, which gives a very nice jazz tone.
The 12AU7 is so quiet that it's not worth bothering with--unless you want a low-volume practice amp that only plays clean. A BJr with 12AU7s in V1 and V3 is quiet, but still manages a thick warmth when turned up.
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Are you curious to know what is draft tube? You have come to the right place as I am going to tell you everything about draft tube in a very simple explanation. Without further discussion let's begin to know what is draft tube?
Hydropower is a clean and renewable source of energy that harnesses the power of flowing water to generate electricity. Within a hydropower system, various components work together to optimize energy conversion. One such crucial component is the draft tube. Draft tubes play a pivotal role in improving the efficiency of hydropower systems by effectively managing water flow and pressure. In this blog, we will delve into the concept of draft tubes, explore their functions, and highlight their significance in maximizing the generation of clean and sustainable energy.
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A draft tube is a tubular structure that is an integral part of the hydraulic turbine system used in hydropower plants. It is typically installed below the turbine runner, extending from the outlet of the turbine to the tailrace, which is the water outlet below the dam. The draft tube acts as a conduit to control the flow of water and convert the kinetic energy of the water into mechanical energy.
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- Flow Regulation: One of the primary functions of a draft tube is to regulate the flow of water leaving the turbine. The draft tube provides a controlled pathway for the high-velocity water exiting the turbine, gradually expanding the flow area. This expansion reduces the water velocity, thereby minimizing energy losses due to turbulence and friction.
- Pressure Recovery: Draft tubes are designed to recover pressure energy from the high-velocity water discharged by the turbine. As the water flows through the draft tube, the gradual expansion of the flow area helps convert the kinetic energy into pressure energy. This pressure recovery enhances the overall efficiency of the hydropower system by maximizing the energy extraction from the flowing water.
- Cavitation Prevention: Cavitation is a phenomenon that occurs when water pressure drops below a certain threshold, forming vapor bubbles that collapse violently, causing damage to turbine components. Draft tubes are designed to maintain adequate water pressure at the turbine outlet, preventing cavitation and protecting the turbine from potential damage.
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What is a Draft Tube? A draft tube is a kind of tube which connects (or acts as an intermediately) between the water turbine exit and tail race. Image source: NPTEL. Note: Tail race is the water channel that carries away water from the turbine exit.
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There are mainly 4 types of draft tubes, and those are: Conical draft tube. Simple elbow draft tube. Moody spreading draft tube.
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The draft tube has two purposes as follows: It permits a negative or suction head to be established at the runner exit, thus making it possible to install the turbine above the tailrace level without loss head. It is used to convert kinetic energy at the exit of the turbine to the pressure energy.
Why Draft Tube Is Used In Turbines?
The draft tube is an important component of a Francis turbine which influences the hydraulic performance. It is located just under the runner and allowed to decelerate the flow velocity exiting the runner, thereby converting the excess of kinetic energy into static pressure.
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BRJ Alpha Creation Enterprise Biofuel Research Journal 2292-8782 Alpha Creation Enterprise 150967 10.18331/BRJ2022.9.3.4 Review Paper Oxidative torrefaction and torrefaction-based biorefining of biomass: a critical review Devaraja Udya Madhavi Aravindi 1 Dissanayake Chamini Lakshika Wickramarathna 1 Gunarathne Duleeka Sandamali 1 Chen Wei-Hsin 2 3 4 4 Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, 10400, Sri Lanka. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan. Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411, Taiwan. 01 09 2022 9 3 _PHONE_ 08 03 2022 12 08 2022 2022 _URL_
Torrefaction is a vital pretreatment technology for thermochemical biorefinery applications like pyrolysis, gasification, and liquefaction. Oxidative torrefaction, an economical version of torrefaction, has recently gained much attention in the renewable energy field. Recent literature on inert and oxidative torrefaction was critically reviewed in this work to provide necessary guidance for future research and commercial implementations. The critical performance parameters of torrefaction for thermochemical biorefinery applications, such as solid yield, energy yield, carbon enhancement, higher heating value (HHV) enhancement, and energy-mass co-benefit index (EMCI), were also analyzed. Agricultural waste, woody biomass, and microalgae were considered. The analysis reveals that woody biomass could equally benefit from oxidative or inert torrefaction. In contrast, inert torrefaction was found more suitable for agricultural wastes and microalgae. Using flue gas as the oxidative torrefaction medium and waste biomass as the feedstock could achieve a circular economy, improving the sustainability of oxidative torrefaction for thermochemical biorefineries. The significant challenges in oxidative torrefaction include high ash content in torrefied agricultural waste, the oxidative thermal runaway of fibrous biomass during torrefaction, temperature control, and scale-up in reactors. Some proposed solutions to address these challenges are combined washing and torrefaction pretreatment, balancing oxygen content, temperature, and residence time, depending on the biomass type, and recirculating torrefaction gases.
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Kinematics - Finding Rocket Height and Speed
Date: 10/15/2001 at 17:44:01
From: Chuck Baker
Subject: Kinematics
40 m from the ground its engine fails. I would like to determine the
maximum height, h, reached by the rocket and its speed just before it
hits the ground. While in motion, the rocket is subjected to a
constant downward acceleration of 9.81 m/s squared due to gravity.
In this case, I used the known force on the rocket and related that
to its acceleration using the equation of motion. I then used
Kinematics to relate the projectile's acceleration to its position.
I arrived at an answer of h = 427 meters and the impact velocity
of 92.1 m/s
Can someone check my methodology and results?
Date: 10/16/2001 at 11:32:02
From: Doctor Code
Subject: Re: Kinematics
Hi Chuck,
For this problem we're assuming that the mass of the rocket doesn't
change; in other words, it's not burning any propellant. If it did,
you'd have to use the rocket equation, but since we're ignoring that,
you can get away with using only ballistic equations.
If I'm understanding the problem correctly, during the first 40 meters
of ascent, the rocket travels at a constant velocity of 75 m/s,
because the engine thrust exactly balances the force of gravity,
resulting in no net acceleration. But at 40 meters, the engine fails,
and at this point, the rocket becomes a pure ballistic object subject
only to gravitational acceleration.
In ballistics, you assume constant acceleration:
 a = g
where g = -9.81 m/s^2. Integrating with respect to time gives an
equation for velocity:
 vf = g * t + vi
where t is time, vf is the final velocity and vi is the initial
velocity. Integrate again to get an equation for position:
 yf = (1/2) * g * t^2 + vo * t + yi
where yf is the final position and yi is the initial position. If we
solve the velocity equation for time:
 t = (vf - vi) / g
But we know that the final velocity of the rocket is 0:
 t = -vi / g
Now plug in this value for time into the equation for position:
 yf = ------ + yi
Plugging in 75 m/s for vi, 40 m for yi, and -9.81 m/s^2 for g gives
yf = 326.7 meters apex height.
Write back if you need more help.
- Doctor Code, The Math Forum
Date: 10/16/2001 at 11:56:55
From: Baker, Charles
Subject: Re: Kinematics
Hello Dr. Math,
I understand your results thanks, but how do you determine the speed
of the rocket before it hits the ground? Impact velocity?
Thanks very much,
Date: 10/22/2001 at 09:21:46
From: Doctor Code
Subject: Re: Kinematics
Hi Chuck,
There are two phases for the ascent. The first phase, up to 40 meters,
is non-ballistic, because the rocket is travelling at constant
velocity. The second phase, from 40 to 327 meters, is ballistic,
because the rocket is only subject to gravity, no engine. The descent
is completely ballistic.
In order to simplify our lives, we can pretend that the ascent of the
rocket was actually completely ballistic. In other words, the rocket
leaps into the air with some initial velocity, and the engine cuts out
immediately, so that the rocket is only affected by gravity. This
helps us because ballistic paths are symmetric (parabolas or vertical
Let's figure out at what velocity the rocket would need in order to
reach a height of 326.7 meters.
This can be found by rearranging my original equation:
 yf = ------ + yi
 vi = sqrt((yf - yi) * -2 * g)
 = sqrt((327 - 0)* -2 * -9.81)
 = 80 m/s
At the apex, we're still at a height of 326.7 meters, and 0 velocity,
it's just that we got there in a different way.
Since we took off with a speed of 80 m/s, and travelled up to 326.7
meters, if we fall back down to the ground, the impact velocity will
also be 80 m/s.
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Camp Crew - Camp RIO (Immediate Opening)
Camp RIO is an outdoor education facility that operates nearly 100% outdoors. Interested candidates should be willing and able to work outside in a variety of weather conditions. Visit _URL_ to learn more.
Mission: The Camp Crew member will be responsible for operating a clean, safe, sustainable, high quality facility by working with the camp staff to enhance the camp environment and exemplify IDEA's commitment to excellence. This position performs a variety of responsibilities including custodial, carpentry, small machine maintenance and repair, event set up and tear down, wildlife management,
Operate a clean and healthy environment that guarantees an enhanced learning environment.
- Clean the restrooms and headwaters building daily
- Clean the pavilion weekly
- Clean all areas of camp to standards outlined in daily duty chart
- Conduct regular sweeps of buildings and activity areas making notes of where we can improve
- Conduct regular sweeps of trails and teambuilding areas noting anything that needs attention
- Set up and maintain water jugs throughout program days
- Remove trash after meals and take to dumpster and recycling container
Operate a safe camp environment that fosters a sense community
- Operate and maintain camp tools safely
- Ensure that all trails are clear of debris and overgrowth
- Keep maintenance area neat and clean at all times
- Responsible for locking facility areas at the end of the day.
- Immediately report any malfunctioning or broken tool, equipment, or part of the facility
- 90% of SafeSchools training done before end of fiscal year
- Lead students when necessary
- Maintain a positive attitude as a role model for campers
Serve as a substitute when needed
- Learn the different skills that an Instructional Guide knows so that they can act as a substitute
- Retain key knowledge of the activities
- Develop a working relationship with the guides and campers
- Interact with campers on a personal level
- Remain flexible to be able to step in as needed
Assist Operations Manager with Camp Projects
- Spread mulch on trails and roadways as needed
- Move camp furniture to set up for activities and events
- Build camp furniture/items as needed for activity areas
- Work on additional projects as deemed necessary by the Operations Manager.
- Ability to be at work every day
- No more than 5 tardy arrivals and always punctual
- Ability and availability to work longer hours as needed to meet the mission goal
- Capable of adapting to the camps' ever changing needs by demonstrating determination to meet its needs.
We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics:
- Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college
- Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
- Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
- Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
- Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
- Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
- Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes
- We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.
- Assure campers are properly supervised at all times.
- Develop relationships with campers that promote communication, respect, involvement, and empowerment.
- Instill respect for environment, self, and others.
- Reinforce IDEA's mission of College for All Students.
- Maintain high levels of health and safety in all activities for campers and staff.
- Participate in development and implementation of program activities within the mission and outcomes.
- Willingness to learn and teach a variety of disciplines to varying grade levels.
- Be a role model to campers and staff in both attitude and behavior.
- Openness to observation and critical feedback
- Work duties on camp including maintenance and cleaning duties as assigned.
- Be on time to all scheduled trainings and work days.
- Excitement about working for a school system that is changing the status quo of education in Texas.
- Responsible for equipment maintenance and supplies for assigned activity areas.
- Flexibility handling changes in schedules and activities as required to maintain a high performing program.
- There are no minimum educational requirements for this position
- Working knowledge of power tools and hand tools is preferred.
- Direct work with school age children preferred.
- Custodial experience is preferred
Knowledge and Skills:
- Proven ability to work well with a team, as well as be counted on to complete individual tasks as necessary.
- Proven ability to work well with all age levels (campers ages 6-17 and adults).
- Salaries for this role typically fall between $13.00 and $14.95 per hour commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications.
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text: Since 1979 Gerrit J. Verburg Co. has imported licorice from all across Europe, including the U.K., Holland, and Finland. After establishing their forte in black licorice, they began importing novelty candies such as chocolate cigarettes and chocolate casino chips. They're also known for Winegums candies, which are multi-flavored and have different liquors written on the gummy surface. If you've ever tried salted licorice, chances are it came from Gerrit J. Verburg. Their Double Salt Licorice is known for its uniqueness among black licorices.


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LDAP X509 Identity Asserter: Provider Specific
Configuration Options Related Tasks Related Topics
Use this page to define the provider specific configuration of this LDAP X509 Identity Assertion provider.
Name Description Host
The host name of the computer on which the LDAP server is running.
The port number on which the LDAP server is listening.
The Distinguished Name (DN) of the LDAP user that WebLogic Server should use to connect to the LDAP server.
The credential (usually a password) used to connect to the LDAP server.
If this password has not been set, WebLogic Server generates a password at startup, initializes the attribute, and saves the configuration to the config.xml file. If you want to connect to the embedded LDAP server using an external LDAP browser and the embedded LDAP administrator account (cn=Admin), change this attribute from the generated value.
Specifies whether the SSL protocol should be used when connecting to the LDAP server.
User Name Attribute
Specifies the attribute on the LDAP object for the user that contains the user's name.
The user's name should appear in the Subject. This setting defines how to find the user's name. Typically, the setting matches the User Name setting of the LDAP Authentication provider configured for use with this LDAP X509 Identity Assertion provider.
User Filter Attributes
Specifies how to select the LDAP object for the user from the LDAP objects beneath the base LDAP DN defined in the Certificate Mapping attribute. This setting defines how to find the LDAP object from the certificate's Subject DN.
The LDAP object's class must be person. This attribute contains an array of strings, each of which is an attribute that the LDAP object must match.
Typically, the value of this attribute is the LDAP object that matches the value of an attribute in the certificate's Subject DN. For example:
The uid attribute of the LDAP user object matches the Subject DN attribute, if the syntax is:
For example: uid=$subj.DN
This option is very similar to the User Name Filter option on LDAP Authentication providers which maps a username to a search filter. The differences are:
- This option maps a certificate's Subject DN to a filter and the LDAP Authentication provider uses a single string giving the system administrator complete control over the filter.
- The LDAP X509 Authentication provider adds objectclass=person to the filter and uses an array of strings that are combined.
Specifies the attribute on the LDAP object for the user that contains the user's certificate. This option defines how to find the certificate. Valid values are userCertificate and userCertificate;binary.
- If you use the LDAP browser to load a certificate into the LDAP directory, an attribute userCertificate of type binary is created. To access the certificate, define this option as userCertificate.
- If you use
ldapmodifyto create the Certificate Attribute, a userCertificate;binary is created when the certificate data is loaded in the LDAP directory. To access the certificate, define this option as userCertificate;binary.
Specifies how to construct the base LDAP DN used to locate the LDAP object for the user. This attribute defines how to find the object from the certificate's Subject DN.
Typically, this value is the same as the User Base DN attribute in the LDAP Authentication providers. You may include the fields from the Subject DN in this base DN.
For example: if the Certificate subject is CN=meyer.beasys.com, ou=fred, o=BEASYS, L=SFO, C=US and the mapping is ou=people, ou=$subj.ou, WebLogic Server uses ou=people, ou=fred, o=BEASYS, c=US as the DN when locating the user.
Connection Retry Limit
Specifies the number of times to attempt to connect to the LDAP server if the initial connection failed.
Specifies whether a cache is used with the LDAP server
This is a cache of the LDAP requests.
The size of the cache (in kilobytes) that is used with the LDAP server
The time-to-live of the cache (in seconds) that is used with the LDAP server


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Mobile Satellite Communication Networks aims to present the underlying concepts of mobile satellite technology and the technological and market drivers of UMTS in which terrestrial and satellite systems will provide complementary services.
∗ Explains the formal design methodology that is used to integrate communication networks
∗ Demonstrates how network–signalling protocols are developed in the future mobile network environment
∗ Describes the design of satellite constellations for global coverage
∗ Features a techno–economic analysis of the satellite market and how the roll–out of terrestrial mobile systems affects the take–up and development of S–PCN services
∗ Examines the latest research initiatives such as special features of higher frequency, multimedia satellite applications, mobile IP, fixed/mobile convergence and the use of stratospheric (airships) platforms to deliver multimedia services
By presenting the latest developments in mobile network technology, this informative text will prove indispensable to satellite, systems and networks engineers as well as senior undergraduate and postgraduate students. It will also be an essential reference for individuals working for mobile service providers and technical analysts.
Mobile Communication System Evolution.
Mobile Satellite Systems.
Constellation Characteristics and Orbital Parameters.
Radio Link Design.
Integrated Terrestial–Satellite Mobile Networks.
Appendix A: Acronyms.
Appendix B: Symbols.


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Open Works Engineering has released technical details of the company's turret-mounted counter-UAV system, the SkyWall 300 automatic drone capture system.
Currently in development, the SkyWall 300 can be secured to a static position or fitted to the roof of a vehicle.
It uses a net-based countermeasure - also developed by the company - and has an effective range of 250 m, providing hemispherical coverage over the vehicle or static site. The system has a minimum range of 10 m and is capable of capturing UAVs moving at a maximum speed of 50 m/s. The SkyWall 300 uses a general purpose graphics processing unit-accelerated drone identification and tracking system to enable automated identification and tracking of UAVs. This was developed by Swedish embedded systems manufacturer Antmicro.
The SkyWall 300 uses the same range of capture projectiles as the handheld SkyWall 100. These include the SP40-ER extended range net and parachute system, the SP40 net and parachute system, the SP10 net system, and the SP01 training projectile. When deployed a target UAV is entangled in an 8 m² net that is launched by a 4,500 psi compressed air system. The SkyWall 300 can be integrated with command and control systems as well as UAV detection equipment.
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Can this validation be considered as a reliable countermeasure against XSS, or do I need to implemend further security measures?
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text: This project was an exercise in developing furniture making and restoration techniques. When the chairs were purchased, they were spray painted completely black. All metal and wood has now been stripped and refinished. The original cushions were tufted and thick. I wanted to update the look and create a more contemporary edge. This required recreating the substrate to which the cushions were adhered in order for it to follow the form of the shell more precisely. This was achieved by creating a paper template of the shell which was then traced onto a sheet of expanded PVC sheet. The form was then cut out and then heat formed to the shell. Once the substrate had taken the form of the shell, the edges were sanded to create an ultra crisp edge. The cushions were then created with a high density, low profile upholstery foam and covered with a fun "Appletini" vinyl.


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policy, one that could be useful in graduate courses on sociology of education, Indigenous/multicultural education, comparative education, and history of education. Those interested in the social and political foundations of education are likely to find many parallels between Penetito's analysis of Māori schooling and minority groups. Historians of education are likely to be disappointed at the lack of a historical narrative, but this was not the aim of the work. Rather, this book may be useful for historians for its methodological insights on process, intercultural dialogue, state power, and sources to illuminate the "why" and "how" behind the limits and possibilities in contemporary education for and by Indigenous peoples.
. Anthony Giddens, ed., Emile Durkheim: Selected Writings, trans. A. Giddens (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1977), 41.
If there is additional discussion of this review, you may access it through the list discussion logs at: _URL_
Christopher J. Frey. Review of Penetito, Wally, What's Māori about Māori Education? The Struggle for a Meaningful Context.
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Uncovering the past in Mississippi
For eight weeks last summer, Brandeis students were immersed in the legacy of the civil rights struggle
For Civil Rights and Racial Justice in Mississippi, one of the Justice Brandeis Semester (JBS) programs, Professor David Cunningham, 11 Brandeis undergraduates, and two teaching assistants spent eight weeks in Mississippi combining academic learning with investigative research.
Teamed with a handful of students from Jackson State University (JSU) and the University of Mississippi, they studied the legacy of the civil rights movement by collecting educational and government records as well as firsthand accounts through interviews.
"We're doing research that is academically sound and rigorous and often uncovering new findings and new insights," says Cunningham, an associate professor of sociology.
Working in small groups in four locations across the state, students collaborated with JSU's Margaret Walker Center and the University of Mississippi's William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation to support the Mississippi Truth Project by conducting an inquiry of the state's unjust and segregated past. Returning to Jackson each week to debrief, they shared insights on how to gain access to county courthouse documents, how best to sift through stacks of arrest logs or school board minutes, and ways to create an open atmosphere for individuals to share their often harrowing personal stories.
"This program takes advantage of all the things JBS provides in terms of opportunities for students," says Cunningham. "For one thing, we're able to leave campus and do something in a sustained way. We spend some of our time in class but the majority is spent working with community members gathering original and primary data. And there's also a social justice component."
At the conclusion of the program, students had created a repository of information that will be organized for and accessible to researchers, historians and communities.
Learn more about opportunities to gain college credit and real world experience through the Justice Brandeis Semester.


In Turkey, found an ancient drill that is 7500 years old
Turkish archaeologists at the excavations on the Aktopraklik barrow in the north-western province of Bursa in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic era found a drill that is at least 7,500 years old.
The design of this ancient drill is a wooden stick, at the end of which a silicon stone is fixed by a rope. As you know, flint is the hardest of natural stones.
"Such flint stones, in their functionality, are comparable to bits that are inserted into modern drills and screwdrivers," said Professor Nedjmi Karul from the University of Istanbul.
Scientists conducted practical tests of an ancient drill and came to the conclusion that it was used to create various ornaments. In ancient times, this drill with a silicon tip, allowed to drill a tree and even stones. With her help, made beads, which were discovered during the excavation of the mound Aktopraklik, say archaeologists.
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The Test Driven Development with Scala training course focuses on helping Scala developers and QA engineers write effective and complete tests for Scala based applications.
The Effective Testing Scala course begins with a introduction to test driven design concepts and the significance of TDD to modern software development. It then transitions into the mechanical aspects of testing with Scala, covering things like the SBT, ScalaTest, and Specifications.
Along the way, you'll will learn different testing strategies, how to work with Mock Objects, and how to effectively test Scala frameworks like Akka and Play.
What You'll Learn
In the Test Driven Development with Scala training course you'll learn:
- Introduction to Testing
- What is Test Driven Design
- Why Test Driven Design in important
- A Little be about SBT (Simple Build Tool)
- Basic Concepts
- Compare and Contrast With Maven
- How to create a Project in SBT
- An overview of SBT Settings and Commands
- How to manage SBT history
- How to use Triggered Executions
- How to Run Tests
- Installing ScalaTest
- Matchers in Scala Test
- Exception Handling
- Given When Then
- Pending Tests
- Ignoring Tests
- Tagging Tests
- Effectively Using Specifications:
- Free Spec
- Word Spec
- Effectively using Java Standard Testing frameworks
- Creating fixtures to avoid copying code
- Installing Specs2
- Matchers in Specs2
- Creating Unit Specification
- Creating Acceptance Specifications
- Chain testing
- Using Given When and Then
- Use DataTables to do rigorous testing
- How to tag tests
- How to create fixtures to avoid copying code
- Difference between mocks, stubs, dummies, and mocks
- Using Easy Mock with Scala and ScalaTest
- Using Mockito with Scala and Specs2
- Mocking Difficult Constructs with ScalaMock
- Why you need to use ScalaCheck now!
- Automated Testing
- Creating and Constraining Properties
- Grouping Properties
- Using Built in Generators and Arbitrary
- Creating Your Own Generators and Arbitrary
- Integrating ScalaCheck with ScalaTest
- Integrating ScalaCheck with Specs2
- Scala Testing Integrations
- Scala Testing in Akka
- Scala Testing in Play
- Scala Testing in Selenium
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Daniel has been a self-employed developer, teacher and speaker for private businesses, education and government entities since 1999. Daniel also actively teaches programming for the University of New Mexico Continuing Education.
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Sujee stays active in Hadoop / Open Source community. He runs a developer focused meetup and Hadoop hackathons called 'Big Data Gurus'. He has presented at variety of meetups.
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The global higher education m-learning market to grow at a CAGR of 21.01% during the period 2016-2020.
The Higher Education M-learning Industry report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the Higher Education M-learning Market for 2016-2020. To calculate the market size, the report considers both the direct revenue and the indirect revenue of the vendors.
Students increasingly using smartphones and tablets for study purposes is the primary factor driving the growth of the m-learning market. However, to include m-learning as a part of the curriculum learning process, educational institutions must have a strong ICT infrastructure. For this, these establishments need to invest heavily in installing software and enhancing server capabilities. As a result, their overall operational expenditure will increase.
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The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
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Key Vendors in Higher Education M-learning Market:
Other prominent vendors
The Higher Education M-learning Market is divided into the following segments based on geography:
Higher Education M-learning Market Opportunities During 2016-2020:
With a purpose of enlightening new entrants about the possibilities in this market, this report investigates new project feasibility. Various details about the manufacturing process such as market drivers, impact of drivers, market challenges and impact of drivers and challenges, market trends, vendor landscape analysis and so on, is discussed in the report
Higher Education M-learning Market Dynamics:
In the end, the report makes some important proposals for a new project of Higher Education M-learning Industry before evaluating its feasibility. Overall, the report provides an in-depth insight of Global Higher Education M-learning Market 2016-2020 industry covering all important parameters.
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Implementation of Water Distribution Monitoring Framework Using PLC
Sustainable management of clean water supply from resources has become the major issue facing all over the country. The problem is related to poor water distribution and lack of monitoring practices,wasteful utilization, furthermore absence of asatisfactorily incorporated water circulation framework. By applying industrial automation method, the distribution of water circulation along with supervisory control can be improvedcan be enhanced consequently bringing about sufficient reduction in the water wastage,overflow and keeping upthe water supply in concerned areas. In proposed research, we present the water circulation sustainable. The designed application detects the requirement of water pressure with multiple motor control option. By applying autonomy such as SCADA with the incorporation of PLC and variable frequency driver to control water stockpiling, the allocation of water distribution and monitoring can be improved thus, there results in decreasing the level of water wastage. It is based on the core technology of themodern era. The programming is done on XG5000 and HMI is designed on INFO-U.
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text: Active Inference (AIF) is a framework that can be used both to describe information processing in naturally intelligent systems, such as the human brain, and to design synthetic intelligent systems (agents). In this paper we show that Expected Free Energy (EFE) minimisation, a core feature of the framework, does not lead to purposeful explorative behaviour in linear Gaussian dynamical systems. We provide a simple proof that, due to the specific construction used for the EFE, the terms responsible for the exploratory (epistemic) drive become constant in the case of linear Gaussian systems. This renders AIF equivalent to KL control. From a theoretical point of view this is an interesting result since it is generally assumed that EFE minimisation will always introduce an exploratory drive in AIF agents. While the full EFE objective does not lead to exploration in linear Gaussian dynamical systems, the principles of its construction can still be used to design objectives that include an epistemic drive. We provide an in-depth analysis of the mechanics behind the epistemic drive of AIF agents and show how to design objectives for linear Gaussian dynamical systems that do include an epistemic drive. Concretely, we show that focusing solely on epistemics and dispensing with goal-directed terms leads to a form of maximum entropy exploration that is heavily dependent on the type of control signals driving the system. Additive controls do not permit such exploration. From a practical point of view this is an important result since linear Gaussian dynamical systems with additive controls are an extensively used model class, encompassing for instance Linear Quadratic Gaussian controllers. On the other hand, linear Gaussian dynamical systems driven by multiplicative controls such as switching transition matrices do permit an exploratory drive.