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UK researchers develop ultrasonic needle
A University of Glasgow-led project, which is developing this new type of surgical needle, is one of 15 engineering projects to share in 12.2 million pounds of funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
Margaret Lucas, Professor of Ultrasonics at the University's School of Engineering, and her partner researchers at the Universities of Dundee and Edinburgh have received 982,000 pounds to support three years of work to develop a needle which vibrates at ultrasonic frequencies.
Previous ultrasonic cutting technology developed by Prof Lucas and her team is capable of removing the shell of an egg without damaging the membrane below.
The technology would allow doctors to penetrate bone with needles with much less force than is currently required, improving the effectiveness of biopsies and allowing a more effective delivery of drugs to parts of the body obscured by bone.
Ultrasonic needles could also make it easier for doctors to penetrate areas of hard tissue without affecting the surrounding soft tissue.
Previous research carried out by Professor Lucas has led to the development of ultrasonic cutting tools precise enough to remove sections from the shell of an egg without breaking the membrane underneath.
Professor Lucas said: "We've been working for several years to explore the applications of ultrasonic vibrations to allow surgeons to cut through bone more quickly and easily, and we're excited about the potential of applying
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Ksar Lemsa
Ksar Lemsa
1. Houses and church
2. Rural monument
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The finest fortress
Ksar Lemsa, Tunisia
Ksar Lemsa, Tunisia
Ksar Lemsa, Tunisia
Ksar Lemsa is perhaps my favourite Byzantine remain of Tunisia. The fortress here is so well-preserved that you can see how the typical top of the towers looked like. Gun slits are visible all the way tot the top.
The fortress stood right in the middle of an regionally important town dating back to Roman times. The town controlled trade routes between the south and the north.
I have no record of the town's name, Ksar is all Arabic, meaning fortress, but "Lemsa" may be originating from an ancient name.
The fortress dates back to the 6th century, but employed stones from preceding buildings. Three of its walls are almost completely intact, while only the northeastern tower is equally well-preserved. Take a look at some of the stones in front of the eastern wall (the worst), they suggest more about the functions of the ancient town than the areas around the fortress where the town was.
The fortress is 29 metres by 31 metres, towers about 12 metres high. Walls were about 7 metres high. Entrance was to the north (second photo).
There are some modest remains of an amphitheatre on the other side of the road.
Ksar Lemsa lies in an area without hotels or set-menu restaurants. The nearest are in Siliana 50 km west. Other options are actually as far away as Dougga 100 km northwest or Kairouan 75 km southeast.
Getting out here involves arranging your own transport. If you start from one of the places above, get public transport to Bargou or Siliana, from there you hire a taxi for the ride. Make sure that this trip include Siressi (Oum el Abouab) 20 km north. If you drive, head for Ouesslatia from the south, Bargou from northwest or Oum el Abouab northeast, then ask for directions, people will know. Roads are good.
By Tore Kjeilen


Largest Art Gallery in the Universe
The largest art gallery
The Louvre in Paris is the largest art gallery museum in the world. The building began as a twelfth-century fortress and became a museum at the time of the French Revolution in the late eighteenth century.
Housed in the Louvre are some of the world's most outstanding artworks, including the Mona Lisa. Visitors number over nine-million per year. If you visit the Louvre, you will be overwhelmed by the enormous building and the vast number of paintings and statues.
Similarly, as we look at the enormous universe around us, we are overwhelmed by the galaxies, stars, and planets–and the life we see on this planet. Rice Broocks, in his book "God's Not Dead," writes, "There is evidence for an intelligent Creator everywhere you look. To say that there is no evidence for this Creator is like saying the thousands of paintings in an art museum couldn't have been painted because there are no artists visible in the gallery."
Nobody would visit the Louvre and make such a ridiculous statement. How can anyone look at the amazingly complex universe and not recognize that they are seeing the largest art gallery displaying the work of the greatest Artist? Some examples are butterfly wings, colors, structural color, and beauty in Earth's diversity. The largest art gallery in the universe is the universe.
— Roland Earnst © 2020


Basx3D - 3D the HTML WayThe initial version of Basx3DTM 3D the HTML Way has been released. This version is pre-alpha and is released to assist in the development of the next release of X3D V4. Basx3DTM is a 3D scene builder using declarative 3D nodes.
The Future of X3D
X3D is the ISO standard for the display of 3D graphics on the Web (ISO/IEC 19775). Until the last year, it was necessary to have use a plug-in or specialized application to display and interact with 3D objects. In late 2014, the browser builders released versions of their browsers that provided a JavaScript interface to the underyling graphics system of your computer. This interface is called WebGL and is part of most HTML5 implementations. There are several different libraries that provide a simplier interface to the graphics.


The Zumalakarregi Museum, as a benchmark centre for learning about and enjoying the 19th century in the Basque Country, offers a dynamic journey through a period that holds the key to understanding society today.
It is...
...a history museum focused on events and people.
... a museum that uses unconventional techniques to teach visitors about the society and history of the Basque Country in the 19th century
Learning itineraries
 1. The Zumalacárregui brothers: a Carlist general and a Liberal politician. Two representative personages, providing two different viewpoints on the Basque Country in the 19th century, set against the transition from the Ancien Régime to Liberalism.
 2. The industrial revolution. From traditional iron-working to foundries: early industry and the advent of the railways in the 19th century.
 3. War and peace. A reflection on the origins, forms and consequences of violence taking the 1st Carlist War as an example of warfare. A thought-provoking itinerary that is highly relevant today as it helps to understand the peace processes drawn up to resolve conflicts.
 4. The century of the revolutions. A look back at the key points for understanding Carlism and Liberalism in the Basque Country in the 19th century, and the difficult, violent transition from the Ancien Régime to the Liberal system.
 5. "The century of the revolutions" *NEW*
 6. Birth of the Liberal state. The crisis of the Ancien Régime and the formation of the Liberal state
 7. Iron roads. A journey through the vestiges of the early industrialisation process in the area around the Zumalakarregi Museum: the Ormaiztegi viaduct, the mines of Zerain and the old Mirandaola iron-works in Legazpi.
 8. A journey through our past (combined ticket). Participants observe everyday rural and urban life on a tour of the Igartubeiti Farmhouse Museum and the Zumalakarregi Museum, learning about the development of architecture, the economy and society from the 16th century to the 19th.
Outdoor guided tours
 1. Mining structures in Ormaiztegi
 2. The mining landscape of the Goierri
 3. Historical tour of Ormaiztegi. NEW!
 4. Following the iron-ore trail. NEW!


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config : any
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_toJSONValue(keyArgs) : UJsonValue

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Converts the value of the simple instance to a JSON-compatible representation.
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Inherited From: pentaho.type.Value#assertValid
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The simple value clone.
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Determines if a given value, of the same type, represents the same entity.
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If two values are equal, they must have an equal pentaho.type.Value#key. Otherwise, if they are different, they must have a different key.
The default implementation returns true if the two values have the same key; or, false, otherwise.
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Inherited From: pentaho.type.Value#equals
Parameters:
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other : pentaho.type.Value
A value to test for equality.
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Name Description
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true if the given value is equal to this one; or, false, otherwise.
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A simple value to test for equality.
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Creates a top-level JSON specification that describes this instance.
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Returns:
Name Description
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A JSON-compatible specification.
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Implements:
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Creates a specification that describes this value.
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May 28, 2021
Community-Driven Water Purificiation to Combat Scarcity & Infrastructure Deficits
How community-driven water purification is overcoming scarcity & infrastructure deficits
Dupont Water, water treatment
In many places in both developed and developing economies, the supply of freshwater is under tremendous strain as the population grows. This is especially true in urban areas where the demand for resources is concentrated into a confined space. Despite progress, the United Nations (UN) estimates that 2.2 billion people still lack safely managed drinking water and 3 billion people lack basic handwashing facilities at home, depriving them of a vital way of combatting viruses, like the coronavirus. Water is scarce.
Digging deeper for water or relying on the river is not always an easy option, at least not without effective treatment, due to inherent high levels of fluorides and salts and increasing levels of nitrate and phosphorous pollutants from agricultural runoff. Building new centralized infrastructure or expanding capacities, if at all, is often only a long-term option.
Community-Driven Water Purification
To overcome this, many regions are installing water purification systems that have one key element: they are owned and run by the local community. One example is in Temba, north of Pretoria in the Republic of South Africa. Here, a new solar-powered borehole pumps raw water to a multi-stage purification system on the site of the Reneilwe Primary School. The ultrafiltration (UF) membrane and ultraviolet (UV) light system can supply up to 2,000 liters of healthy drinking water per hour, serving the local community and neighboring Itereleng Primary School by means of an on-site water kiosk.
DuPont paid for the borehole and solar plant, and donated the water treatment technology. Five "water champions" from the community have been trained in the operation and maintenance of the technology, which is highly automated but still requires a basic level of technical supervision.
The project was inaugurated on the 2021 World Water Day, March 22. Developed in partnership between the South African N.G.O. Kusini Water, the U.S. embassy and DuPont, it provides a lifeline for the health and well-being of the community. In South Africa, one out of three schools do not have access to safe water and clean sanitation, putting schoolchildren at risk of serious sickness from waterborne diseases and keeping pupils, especially girls, away from school.
The community of Temba is now one of more than 30 sites in the country that Kusini have helped in their mission to provide 5 million people with 5 million liters of safe water in five years. Putting the system in the hands of citizens not only ensure the system's sustainability but also enables long-term impact on how people value and treat water. The topic and the technology has featured prominently in school lessons and the water kiosk is a focal point for the community.
Comparable community projects were completed in the last two years across the African continent. In drought-stricken Serdo, northeast of Addis Ababa, for example, abject disappointment followed the discovery of unsafe levels of fluoride and salt in the groundwater coming from their new borehole (one of dozens that had to subsequently be capped in the Great Rift Valley). Hope returned with the installation of 16 DuPont reverse osmosis (RO) elements. 5,000 liters of water per hour are now being purified, unleashing health and economic prosperity for 2,000 citizens. Kenyans suffer from a similar problem, with an estimated 20 million nationals afflicted with teeth and bone fluorosis.
The Little Sisters of St. Francis, who run the Kasarani hospital northeast of Nairobi, took on the problem for 6,000 people in their community not least at the hospital, and oversaw the installation of a combined UF and nanofiltration purification system that reduces fluoride to a safe 1.5 ppm. The Sisters pass on the benefits of this pure water to the local community, as well, selling it at a price of $0.4 for 20 liters compared to $20 citizens were typically paying in the supermarket for the same amount.
water, kiosk
What is a Circular Economy Approach?
This circular economy approach is not only limited to Africa. Desalitech Closed-Circuit Reverse Osmosis (CCRO) technology recovers up to 95% of water from unconventional sources, making reuse on-site a viable alternative to a lineal supply and discharge of water. So, for example, in downtown San Francisco a CCRO solution is at the heart of solving one headache for the subway metro station while supplying water to the neighborhood power plant.
Clearway Energy (previously NRG), who runs the steam generation plant, was once one of San Francisco's biggest freshwater consumers, pumping it in from the surrounding water-scarce region. The CCRO enabled them to utilize the polluted leaching runoff water, also taking the burden of disposal off the transportation company (SFPUC). The challenges were many — the need for high recovery given the limited and costly brine disposal alternatives; the need to purify source water that would constantly alternate between the runoff stream, municipal supply, groundwater and rainwater; and the need for total reliability and fully autonomous operation given the criticality of the steam generation and the lack of water expertise at the plant.
The project cost $3.75 million, including runoff water filtration, pumping, piping, a new well and the UF-RO system. The result is an annual savings of $1.8 million and 50 million gallons of potable water and a new "sustainable steam" product for the plant.
As even the most advanced water treatment technology becomes increasingly automated and reliable, the opportunities for communities to install and run their own systems are gaining momentum, helping connect more people and possibilities to flow.
About the author
Alexander Lane is commercial director for DuPont Water Solutions. Lane can be reached through Milena Yordanova at [email protected].


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Emissions from the production of materials as a share of global GHGs are equivalent to the share of GHG emissions from agriculture, forestry and land use change combined.
The report identifies significant opportunities for reducing GHG emissions associated with residential buildings and passenger cars.
Reducing the GHG emissions in the creation of homes and cars could reduce the cumulative life cycle of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by up to 25 Gt in the G7 countries.
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a report that finds addressing emissions from the production of materials, such as plastics, minerals, metals and woods, offers a critical opportunity to contribute to achieving the Paris Agreement on climate change. The report identifies significant opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with residential buildings and passenger cars.
UNEP's International Resource Panel (IRP) produced the report titled, 'Resource Efficiency and Climate Change: Material Efficiency Strategies for a Low-Carbon Future.' It argues that policymakers should pay increased attention to material efficiency because emissions from the production of materials as a share of global GHGs are equivalent to the share of GHG emissions from agriculture, forestry and land use (AFLOU) change combined. Despite these emission levels, materials production has "received much less attention," even though technologies to increase material efficiency are already available.
The report states that approximately 80% of emissions from materials production come from material use in construction and manufactured goods. The report focuses on the potential to reduce GHG emissions from the creation of homes and cars, the two most carbon-intensive products in the construction and manufacturing industry. GHG emissions reductions for homes and cars could reduce the cumulative life cycle of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by up to 25 Gt in the Group of 7 (G7) countries.
In the G7 countries, for example, material efficiency strategies, including using recycled materials, could reduce GHG emissions in the material cycle of residential buildings by 80-100% in 2050. Meanwhile, material efficiency strategies could reduce GHG emissions from passenger cars by 57-70% in this same subset of countries.
"Paying greater attention to circularity, sustainable consumption and production and resource efficiency can radically improve our ability to meet the Paris Agreement goals," said the UNEP Executive Director.
The report highlights a number of strategies for reducing emissions, from designing buildings that use sustainably harvested timber and less material to improved recycling of construction material. Additional strategies include using less carbon-intensive steel, cement and glass in building homes, and opportunities for looking at the whole building life cycle. In total, the report states that using these strategies could contribute 5-7 Gt of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in the period 2016-2050 in G7 countries. UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen explained that strategies to address climate change have primarily focused on accelerating renewable energy use and improving energy efficiency but stressed that "paying greater attention to circularity, sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and resource efficiency can radically improve our ability to meet the Paris Agreement goals."
The report further recommends policy interventions to promote material efficiency benefits. Building codes and standards, for instance, could "encourage or constrain material efficiency." The report therefore recommends cross-sectoral policies that revise building standards and codes, charge vehicle registration and congestion fees, and green public procurement and virgin material taxation, among other revisions. The report suggests evaluating policies on a life cycle basis to identify synergies and trade-offs across life cycle stages and industrial sectors.
The report further recommends policymakers integrate material efficiency into their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to set higher emission targets. To date, the report finds that only China, India, Japan and Turkey identify circular economy, material efficiency, resource efficiency or consumption-side instruments as mitigation measures in their NDCs. [UNEP Press Release] [Report Landing Page] [Publication: Resource Efficiency and Climate Change: Material Efficiency Strategies for a Low-Carbon Future]

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Sixth Form students at St Benedict's have this week been awarded for their work in two different Chemistry Competitions.
Firstly, Leah Dunn, Keira Morgan and Mary Kirsten Soriano (all year 12) were the winning team for our school in the Royal Society of Chemistry Schools' Analyst Competition.
All AS Chemistry students took part in this year's competition which was to help with the transformation of a family owned fish and chip restaurant. They wanted to change suppliers for some of their ingredients to those closer to the shop to reduce their carbon footprint and to support local businesses. They need to make sure that the quality of the food didn't suffer.
In order to do this students were required to analyse the local flour, potatoes and vinegar for qualities associated with truly excellent fish and chips. Students were required to complete 4 – 6 hours of lab time which allowed students to demonstrate and expand on their existing chemistry knowledge and skills.
The team will now be entered into a second round against other winning teams from the regiona for the chance to be crowned champions!
Also awarded this week, was Ava Leadbetter from Year 12, who received a Copper award for her work in the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge.
This competition aims to stretch and challenge students interested in chemistry, and provides an excellent experience for anyone considering taking their studies further. Set by an experienced team of teachers and university chemists, it is designed to be accessible to Year 12 students but will take them significantly beyond the syllabus and encourage them to think about science in the way they would at university. Past papers will provide a valuable resource for teachers.
This competition was open to students studying in the UK in Year 12 or below. It took the form of a 90 minute written paper which students took in school.

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Victims of crime have a natural interest in taking action to prevent themselves, their families or their homes and possessions being victimised again. Research suggests that victims of crime do act on crime prevention advice more readily than do non-crime victims.
The Federal Government and the Australian States and Territories have a range of crime prevention programs.
- New South Wales Crime Prevention Division
The Crime Prevention Division was formed as part of the NSW Attorney General's Department in May 1996. It is the New South Wales Government's key agency for advice on crime prevention policy and programs in New South Wales.
- South Australian Crime Prevention Unit
The aim of the South Australian Crime Prevention Unit is to work with other agencies and sectors in order to reduce or prevent crime. Aside from its work with the Australian and New Zealand Crime Prevention Ministerial Forum, the CPU undertakes a range of crime prevention projects and programs within South Australia. These projects and programs are located within two streams. The streams are local crime prevention programs and special projects.
- Crime Prevention Victoria (CPV)
Crime Prevention Victoria (CPV) is an agency established to develop and implement a comprehensive crime prevention and anti-violence strategy and provide information and support on best practice models of crime prevention. In particular, CPV will deliver on the State Government's policy of tackling crime and its causes. The focus will be on targeted research and data analysis, information and evidence-based action.
- SAFER W.A.
SAFER W.A. is a whole-of-government and whole-of-community initiative to build safe and secure environments for all Western Australians. SAFER W.A. enables local communities to identify the priority local law and order problems and to develop effective local solutions.
- Office of Crime Prevention
The Office of Crime Prevention will coordinate the implementation of a whole of Government crime prevention strategy; evaluate the success or failures of crime prevention strategies; provide policy advice about crime reduction initiatives to the whole of Government; independently collect, analyse and publish crime statistics; and continue the NTsafe grant scheme and community liaison and support activities.
- Crime Prevention and Community Safety Council
A Crime Prevention and Community Safety Council was established to create a safer and more secure Tasmania by developing partnerships between community and government to focus on crime prevention. The Crime Prevention and Community Safety Council consists of eleven members representing government and the community. The aim of the Council is to reduce levels of crime in Tasmania, and to assist people in Tasmanian communities to feel safe.
- National Crime Prevention
The National Crime Prevention Programme's objectives are to identify and promote innovative ways of reducing and preventing crime and the fear of crime.
- Australian and New Zealand Crime Prevention Ministerial Forum (National Anti-Crime Strategy)
The Australian and New Zealand Crime Prevention Ministerial Forum comprises the Ministers representing each Australian jurisdiction and New Zealand. The Forum evolved out of the National Anti-Crime Strategy which was a shared initiative of State and Territory Governments in Australia.
- New Zealand Crime Prevention Unit
The New Zealand Crime Prevention Unit in the Ministry of Justice is responsible for undertaking coordination between government, local government, iwi, Pacific Island groups and other community organisations for facilitating the crime prevention and community safety partnership and the development of specific crime prevention responses; coordination of community input on crime prevention and community safety issues and contribution to policy advice on such issues; and management of the purchase of crime prevention and community safety programmes and initiatives from safer community councils, iwi and Pacific people's groups.
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THE TREE DOCTOR (aka The Plant Doctor)
White Oak Leaves
White Oak leaves (description is below)
The white oak, subgroup of genus (Quercus) leaf is identified as a simple (one blade), pinnate, evenly spaced, and with rounded leaf lobes. The leaf on the left has much shallower lobes than the one on the right, with its fiddle shape and large terminal lobe. This demonstrates the broad variation in white oak leaf shapes, but remember the major identity key to tell the difference between oak leaves is by knowing the rounded leaf lobes belong to white oaks.
black/white outline of the above leaf shapes is shown on this page.
Also, compare the difference between the white oaks to the red oak leaf.


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The Path to the Most Coveted Seat on Stage
The Path to the Most Coveted Seat on Stage
Julie Fischer grew up in a home where music was a way of life. Her mother, Paula Fischer, is a longtime violinist (currently with the Evanston Symphony) and a teacher, leaving Julie with fond memories of sitting on her mother's lap during lessons or in the audience for Chicago String Ensemble rehearsals and concerts. Julie started her own musical journey at the tender age of two, on a plastic toy violin, and then began in earnest when she was four. Though she progressed rapidly, it wasn't until around age 11 that Julie decided music was her calling. She was in a touring violin ensemble when she encountered another young violinist whose playing so impressed Julie that, from then on, everything was about the violin, right down to the pictures she put up on her bedroom walls.
A dedication to practicing emerged, sometimes demanding that Julie devote an entire lesson to a single section of music, and she learned to really listen and perfect her craft. The hard work paid off with three wins in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music, and solo engagements with the Kishwaukee and Pacific Palisades Symphonies, as well as an appearance with the Evanston Symphony Orchestra when she won first place in the Young Artists Competition her senior year of high school. In addition to her stellar performance of the first movement of Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, it was a notable event in that it was her first time playing her current violin.
Other memorable performances have included playing all the Beethoven symphonies and piano concertos with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; performing with her teacher, Donald Weilerstein; and sharing the stage with Roger Tapping of the Juilliard Quartet. Concerts brought her to Prague, Philadelphia, England, New York, Paris, and Spillville, Iowa, where Antonín Dvořák was inspired to write his "American Quartet" and, rumor has it, refine his "New World Symphony." Though it was winter and the church where they played had no heat, Julie and her colleagues were somehow able to muster enough energy to deliver a performance befitting the historical setting.
Teaching was also an early musical interest for Julie; she began when she was just 10 years old! Through it she learned to establish trust and ascertain how her students learn best in order to tailor her instruction to them. Julie also learned the importance of communication, which has become one of her favorite things about teaching and performing, be it the interplay of the different orchestral parts, explaining a technique, providing visual cues to fellow musicians, or listening to her students. Though the pivot to virtual lessons has presented some challenges, like dealing with video delays, she has also discovered a host of benefits; this new format has allowed Julie to use her creativity to find more inventive ways of doing things and encouraged her students to feel more comfortable and take more responsibility. Through it all, Julie makes a point to notice when a student is having a tough time in life outside the studio, and she works hard to ensure that the lesson is a highlight of the student's day. She can also count being the Teaching Assistant to Donald Weilerstein at the New England Conservatory and having former students secure orchestra positions with opportunities to record as sources of pride.
While Julie has forged an impressive path and maintains a very active teaching studio, she somehow finds time for her other interests, including walking, learning Italian, meditation, taking art history courses online, volunteering, listening to podcasts and audiobooks, and composing her own chorale-inspired works on the piano. Had her journey taken a different turn, Julie suspects she would have become a social worker or therapist, which really isn't a dramatic departure from her current career. Alternatively, her love of color, a frequent artistic companion to music, might have sent her in the direction of interior design.
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AR.js Example with Kanji Marker with Water Molecule as 3D object
Kanji Marker[1] for AR.js - places the animated 3D model of an AR Conference participant on the marker in camera image. Users can place the participants according to the markers in the camera image.
Joseph Gatt wearing the Mo-Cap suit for Kratos during production of God of War II and III in April 2010
Two repetitions of a walking sequence recorded using a motion-capture system[2]. Watch the reference points and regard the reference point for the moving body as input stream of an AR conference to place the member of the conference in the room and assign the real movements of the AR conference participant on the AR model in AR conference.
This learning resource is about the requirements and constraints of Augmented Reality (AR) Conferences.
Objective[edit | edit source]
The learning resouce elaborates on basic concepts of AR conferences, requirements and constraints within the use of web-based technologies. The AR conference should be usable in low-bandwidth environments is available.
History of Learning Resource[edit | edit source]
The concept of the learning resource was driven by use of standard video conferencing systems in times of COVID-19 and missing physical presence in lecture room, where you can look around and watching the different participants speak or other students in the seminar room or classroom. Learning environment using video conference are screen focused, while classroom or seminar room is an open space where learners interact with material in room look at eachother while interacting with the learning environment. This comparison of the real classroom situation and learning environment with a video conference leads to this learning environment about Augmented Reality Conferences
Requirements and Constraints[edit | edit source]
 - the learning resource follows the Open Community Approach and share the content of the learning resource on Wikiversity and
 - uses OpenSource to implement prototypes and small test scenarios to explore the basic constitutent of AR conferences
Learning Tasks[edit | edit source]
 - (3D Modelling) Explore the learning resource about 3D Modelling and learn about basic concepts of generating 3D models of the lecture room or classroom
 - (3D Design of Classrooms) Explore the OpenSource software Sweet Home 3D for generating the classroom in 3D.
 - (Augmented Reality with Markers) Assume that all participants are in larger room, which is sufficient for 5 participants. Explore marker based Augmented Reality and assume that you place a marker for all of the 5 people and everyone places the marker at a chair for the camera position or the position of the single participant in the room. Assume that the face animation of the remote participant is displayed on the marker in room and the other participants wear a head mounted display for the web-based application (e.g. with AR.js) so the other people are projected into the real camera image.
 - (Audio-Video-Compression) Analyze the learning resource about Audio-Video-Compression and identify possibilty to reduce the bandwidth, e.g. using a GIF animation for silence and talking projected on a plane in the Aframe model.
 - Use silence detection in the audio stream to select which GIF animation is displayed in the Aframe plane of the AR.js environment.
 - 3D modelling needs a lot of client performance of rendering photo realistic faces. Therefore we use in the learning resource GIF animation of short videostream.
 - Assume you have multiple GIF animations for different emotions. Is is possible to detect emotions in an audio stream and display the appropriate GIF animation in AFrame model for the AR conference.
 - Assume you use phonem recognition and transmit just the phonem sequence in low-bandwidth enviroments, how do you use the animation features in Aframe model the mouth appropriate for the speaking the words e.g. the "o" in "onion" or the "sh" in "shark".
 - (Motion Capture) Motion capturing is a standard method of transfering movements of an actor to an digital model (e.g. a robot, an fictional character in a movie, a dinosaur,...). How can motion capturing be used in Open Source software. Assume you transmit the position of markers on the face instead of the real camera image. What is the compression rate roughly for an HD video stream?
 - (Read Words from Face Expression) Some people that have difficulties to hear someone speaking have the skill to read the spoken word from the face. How can this expertise be used for improving speech recognition and sending the recognized word instead of the audio stream. How this feature be used for supporting handicapped people in AR video conference?
 - (AR Conference on Mars) We use the remote location on planet Mars to explain the concept of Augmented Reality video conference in the context of a learning environments. Assume we use a Mars rover with a stereoscopic 360-Degree image (for visual information for left and right eye).
 - 5 learners and a teacher can meet in physical room (Greenbox) with Motion Capture option of the 6 people in the green room. All people in the room wear a head mounted display and the green screen method will replace the background with a real 360 degree image from the mars (keep in mind the 8min latency from Mars to Earth).
 - Now we replace the real stereoscopic camera image from the Mars rover with 3D model of the Mars surface (see Digital Elevation Model (DEM)). Now teachers and learners can jump to different location on the Mars explore surfaces and the Modelling allows to view the situation on Mars when water was available on Mars.
Transfer the remote AR conference on Mars to an island that is affected from climate change and learner can explore the situation on that island in an AR conference. Compare AR conference with a real visit on that island and talking to people, that live on that island and where exposed to rising sea level. Discuss also the carbon footprint of learning environments.
 - (Mathematical Modelling) This learning task was created for learners with a mathematical background. Assume you have a body position encoded with 25 points and 25 frames per seconds. Every point
with and
consists of a and coordinate. One single coordinate is represented by a real value (stored as float variable in a programming language). The movement is recorded for 4 sec (i.e. 100 frames). Calculate the number of real values that you need to encode the body movement 4 sec. Compare the required storage to the storage of the whole body surface encoded as 3D points. What are the benefits and drawback of such an encoding? How would you apply that on facial motion capture of an AR Conference?
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References[edit | edit source]
 1. Kanji Marker provided by ARToolkit on Github (accessed 2017/12/12) -
 2. Olsen, NL; Markussen, B; Raket, LL (2018), "Simultaneous inference for misaligned multivariate functional data", Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C, 67 (5): 1147–76, arXiv:1606.03295, doi:10.1111/rssc.12276


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The influence of the air high moisture content of air compressor
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Users in general, the air compressor into the air moisture content the indicators are concerned with compressed air, the water content of the finished product working environment of air moisture content may not get enough attention, in fact, air moisture content on the machine can produce very big effect, moisture content is too high will produce harm is as follows: 1, the volumetric efficiency of the air; 2, air moisture air compression narrow pathways, thus increasing the air flow resistance; 3, wet air, less than the same volume of weight of dry air. When the compressed air after cooler air tank and piping most of the water vapor is frozen, so the weight calculation of production capacity will drop; 4, the moisture in the air because of containing metal ions, such as ion of Yin and Yang, has higher corrosion resistance, the air compressor of spare parts and pneumatic machine is easy to rust, shorten its service life; 5, the moisture in the air in the compression process after mixed with oil, reduce lubrication efficiency, increase the parts ( Such as rotor) Wear and tear, not only in the glue with circulation lubrication packing can lead to bad sealing, and makes lubricating oil metamorphism; 6, go against machine is compressed, the air compressor in the part of the spare parts and pneumatic mechanical suffered from the impact of water, if the cylinder and the excessive water cooler storage, also can cause the damage of the spare parts of air compressor; 7, air supply system with water, if the temperature below zero degrees centigrade, water will freeze in the duct wall, in the same way, make narrow diameter. Worse, sometimes even cause individual piping completely frozen, hinder the individual section of the work. Therefore, the quality of the compressed air is not only determined by its pressure, at the same time, it is determined by its humidity. That is some air high water content will influence on the air compressor, for your reference.
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The Gratitude Power Workbook: Transform Fear into Courage, Anger into Forgiveness, Isolation into Belonging
Mary Beth Sammons and Nina Lesowitz have received hundreds of thank you emails and letters from readers whose lives they have touched and helped — spiritual seekers, teachers, business people, cancer patients, parents, the newly bereaved, athletes, and many others. Building upon the foundational wisdom of the bestselling Living Life as a Thank You Nina Lesowitz and Mary Beth Sammons have developed a workbook filled with life-changing practices and encouraging advice to take readers through a process of self-transformation and personal growth. The workbook-style format not only provides readers with tried and true thank you techniques and practices, but also allows them to take part in creating their own.
The act and power of gratitude has a direct effect on our lives on a physical, spiritual, mental and emotional level. Studies have shown that living life with appreciation leads to a greater sense of well-being and happiness. The secret to a happy and fulfilled life may rely on focusing on all the good, rather than what is lacking or not going well at the moment. The Thank You Power Workbook is a toolkit for this transformation.


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DiffBind sets the minimum read count for consensus peaks to 1. Basically, this avoids divide-by-zero checking etc. One-read differences shouldn't make a difference in meaningful results (although it does skew the read distribution).
bFullLibrarySize option determines the total read count used for normalization. If
bFullLibrarySize=FALSE, the number of reads that overlap consensus peaks is used for each sample (basically, the sum of all the counts). This is the best option for cases where most of the peaks are not expected to change their binding affinity significantly. For the more conservative default,
bFullLibrarySize=TRUE, the total number of aligned reads in the.bam file is used (basically the sequencing depth). This is more appropriate in cases where you expect dramatic shifts in binding affinities, or if you are not sure what to expect.
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- Nostalgia, a sentimental yearning for the past, consists of particularly intense, complex and vivid memories.
- Although nostalgia was once considered an unhealthy preoccupation, new research reveals that it improves people's moods and is a sign of emotional well-being.
- Nostalgia can promote a sense of social integration in people who are sad or feel alone.
Do you have wistful memories of the cookies that came from your grandmother's oven? Do you enjoy recalling the jokes and pranks that you and your school friends used to find hilarious? On a restless night, does the whoosh of a train on a long-ago journey linger in your mind? If your recollections sometimes evoke a sentimental yearning for the past, then you know what it means to experience nostalgia.
You are in good company, too. In a 2006 study conducted at the University of Southampton in England, 79 percent of the 172 students surveyed said that they have nostalgic thoughts at least once a week; 16 percent reported having such moments every day. Nostalgia is not limited to any culture, stage of life or state of mental health. Our Southampton team has found the emotion in healthy adults and children, as well as patients suffering from dementia.
This article was originally published with the title Yearning for Yesterday.


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Hopefully you pay attention to the news and have alerts set up on your emergency radio, because boil advisories are very common.
During a boil alert, the water may be unsafe to drink and must be treated. Other methods of water treatment can be used during a boil alert, but filtering is not going to be effective.
What Is a Boil Advisory?
Also called a boil alert, a boil advisory is issued whenever there may be contaminants in the tap water. These contaminants may include:
Boiling water for at least 1 minute will kill all of these contaminants.
To properly boil water during an alert, you should heat the water until you see bubbles coming to the surface. This is known as a "rolling boil." Start counting your 1 minute from when the water is at a rolling boil.
If you live at an elevation of above 6,561 feet, then you'll need to boil the water for at least 3 minutes. This is because water boils at a lower temperature at high altitudes.
Why Are Boil Advisories Issued?
There are four main reasons that boil alerts are issued. Depending on the reason for the boil alert, different contaminants might be present.
- Water Main Breaks: When a water main breaks, contaminants from the soil around the pipe can enter the pipes.
- Power Outages: During large-scale power outages, the water treatment plant may stop working. If your power goes out, don't use any tap water until you've checked whether there is a boil alert in place!
- Sewage Leaks: When sewage pipes leak and get into the water distribution system, there is a huge risk of viral, bacterial, and other pathogenic contaminants.
- Pressure Loss: The loss of pressure in the water system can allow contaminants to enter the pipes.
- Natural Disasters: Especially during flooding, the water treatment center is unable to handle all of the water. Untreated water gets into the distribution system. Because sewage mains overflow or break during disasters (such as earthquakes), the water could be full of contaminants.
Why Water Filters Aren't Adequate During Boil Advisories
A good water filter (I'm not talking about your standard kitchen filter) will have a micron rating of 0.2 or less. These water filters are very effective at removing bacteria and protozoa.
Water filters will NOT remove viruses though!
During some boil alerts, such as those caused by water main breaks, there is little risk of viral contamination. In theory, a good water filter could make the water safe to drink. However, the water department rarely tells us why the boil alert was issued. Always assume the worst and treat the water for viruses too.
Depending on where you live, there might actually be a big risk of viruses in your water. One EPA study looked at drinking water from 14 communities which don't treat the water with chlorine or UV light. They found that 24% of water samples contained viruses!
Boil Alerts and Chemical Spills
One time you won't hear a boil alert is after a chemical spill or other type of chemical contamination. Boiling will not remove chemicals from water. In fact, boiling actually makes the threat worse because evaporation concentrates the chemicals.
If a chemical spill occurs, your city will tell residents to only drink bottled water. These alerts are usually called "Do Not Drink" or "Do Not Use" alerts. This actually happens quite frequently, such as the 2016 chemical spill in Corpus Christi and the 2017 chemical runoff in Airway Heights.
The takeaway point? Always have bottled water in addition to a way to boil water!
Recommended: The Ultimate Guide To Emergency Water
Water Safety during a Boil Advisory
Use Only Boiled Water for:
- Drinking and cooking
- Infant formula
- Pets' water
- Brushing teeth
- Washing produce
- Making coffee (most coffee makers don't get hot enough to purify the water)
Showering during a Boil Advisory:
You can safely shower with tap water during a boil advisory. However, young children should be carefully supervised to make sure they don't swallow any water. To reduce risk, give them sponge baths until the boil alert is lifted.
Washing Dishes during a Boil Advisory:
If your dishwasher has a "hot-Sani" setting, then it can be used for washing dishes during the boil alert. Otherwise, you will need to sanitize your dishes after washing them with tap water.
To sanitize your dishes,
- Mix 1oz (6 teaspoons) of unscented bleach with 3 gallons of lukewarm water.
- Soak dishes in this solution for 1 minute.
- Let air dry.
What If the Tap Water is Yellow or Cloudy?
So long as you've boiled the water, even yellow or cloud water will be safe to drink.
Note that the water can still have a nasty taste to it. To get rid of the bad taste, add a pinch of salt and let it sit before drinking. Or, add lemon juice or powdered drinks to mask the bad taste.
Alternatives to Boiling Water
If you are unable to boil water for treating it, there are some other options.
Unscented bleach is very effective and perfectly safe for treating water. It will kill bacteria, parasites, and viruses. You can find detailed instructions on how to treat water with bleach here.
2. Water Purification Tablets or Drops
These are great to add to your disaster supplies. They are small, last a long time, and very easy to use. You can get them here.
3. UV Water Treatment
UV water treatment systems look like pens that you stick into the water. They shoot out UV rays which scramble the DNA of bacteria, protozoa, and viruses.
They are highly effective, though there is some debate about how long the effect lasts for. If you wait too long to consume the water, the DNA could "unscramble" and cause the pathogens to become activate again.
I'm not the biggest fan of UV water treatment systems for disaster prep because they rely on batteries to work and they are expensive. You can have a look at one here on Amazon if you are interested.
4. Sawyer Point Zero Two Water Filter
As a general rule, no water filter will make water safe during a boil advisory. Even the best camping water filters won't remove viruses. However, there is one exception.
The "Point Zero Two" water filter made by Sawyer filters down to 0.02 microns (hence the name). This is small enough to filter out even viruses.
The water filter is fairly pricey but it comes with a faucet adapter and lasts a lifetime.
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Camp des Milles
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
The camp was first used to intern Germans and ex-Austrians living in the Marseilles Area, and by June 1940, some 3500 artists and intellectuals were detained there. Novelist Lion Feuchtwanger and visual artist Ferdinand Springer were inmates. Surrealist artists Hans Bellmer and Max Ernst were imprisoned in the Camp des Milles prison for most of World War II. Between 1941 and 1942 Le Camp des Milles was used as a transit camp for Jews, mainly men. Women were at the Centre Bompard in Marseilles, while they waited for their visas and anthorisations to emigrate. As emigration became imossible Les Milles became one one of the Centre de rassemblement before deportation. 2000 of the inmates were shipped off to Drancy camp on the way to Auschwitz
After the war, the site was briefly re-opened in 1946 as a factory.
In 1995 a movie titled "Les Milles" commemorating this camp and the events that took place in this camp at the time of the Armistice in June 1940 was made.


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Oberon Carter and Neville Walsh
Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment, November 2006
ISBN 1 74152 342 7
About the plan
The Concave Pomaderris Pomaderris subplicata is listed as Vulnerable under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and Threatened under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988. The species is endemic to north-eastern Victoria, where there are only two wild populations containing about 220 plants. Major threats to populations include weed invasion, grazing and lack of regeneration, and accidental damage.
This national Recovery Plan for P. subplicata details the species' distribution and biology, conservation status, threats, and recovery objectives and actions necessary to ensure its long-term survival.


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Q: What is the YoLink vibration sensor used for?
A: The YoLink vibration sensor can be used to detect vibration in an area and trigger actions by other devices based on the presence or absence of vibrations. This can include turning on and/or turning off a light, activating a siren, and/or sending notifications via the YoLink app.
Q: What types of notifications can I receive from the YoLink app?
A: You can receive email, SMS/text, and banner notifications on your Apple or Android smartphone, each of which can be configured in the YoLink app settings.
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A: Yes, the YoLink vibration sensor requires a YoLink hub to function properly and communicate with other YoLink devices.
Q: How do I adjust the sensitivity of the YoLink Vibration Sensor?
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A: The YoLink Vibration Sensor has a long-range communication capability, allowing it to connect to the YoLink hub from up to 1,000 feet away in an open environment. However, the actual range may vary depending on the specific installation environment and any obstacles present.
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A: First, you need to configure the "time to enter no vibration state" in the Device Details screen of the YoLink app. After setting this up, follow these steps to create a new automation for receiving notifications when the vibration stops:
1. Open the YoLink app and navigate to the "Smart" section.
2. Tap on "Automation" and then tap on the "+" icon to create a new automation.
3. Under the "When" section, choose "Device Action," then select your Vibration Sensor, and finally choose "No Vibration Detected."
4. In the "Then" section, tap on "Add Behavior" and select "Notification."
5. Configure the notification message you would like to receive.
6. Select the Alarm Strategy with notification method you want to use, such as email, SMS/text, or banner ("push") notifications.
7. Save the automation, and you will receive notifications when the vibration stops according to your preferences.
Q: Can I use the YoLink vibration sensor as a glass break sensor on a sliding glass door?
A: The YoLink vibration sensor can detect vibrations, but placing it on a sliding glass door may result in false alerts due to the sensor's sensitivity, even on the lowest setting. When the door is opened or closed, it may trigger the sensor. To avoid this, you will need to include the vibration sensor in an alarm strategy.
Q: Can the YoLink vibration sensor be used on a washer and dryer without triggering false alarms, such as when the machine is bumped or the door is opened? Is it possible to trigger an alert only if the machine has been vibrating for a specific duration, like 10 minutes?
A: To use the YoLink vibration sensor with a washer or dryer and minimize false alarms, you'll need to customize the sensitivity, alert interval time, and time to enter the no vibration state according to your specific needs. This may require some testing and adjustments to find the optimal settings for your situation. By fine-tuning these settings, you can reduce the chances of triggering alerts for minor vibrations, such as bumping the machine or opening the door, and instead receive alerts for more prolonged vibrations, like those produced during a wash or dry cycle.
Q: How can I set up the YoLink vibration sensor to notify me when my clothes dryer has stopped?
A: To set up the YoLink vibration sensor for monitoring your clothes dryer, follow these steps:
Ensure your vibration sensor's firmware is updated to version 0106 or newer. If it is not, please contact YoLink customer support for assistance with updating the firmware.
After updating the firmware, adjust the "sensitivity," "alert interval," and "time to enter no motion state" settings in the YoLink app to match your dryer's behavior. You may need to test and modify these settings several times to find the optimal configuration.
Once you have fine-tuned the settings, create an automation in the YoLink app to receive notifications when the dryer stops vibrating:
a. Navigate to the "Smart" section and tap on "Automation."
b. Tap the "+" icon to create a new automation.
c. In the "When" section, choose "Device Action," select your vibration sensor, and choose "No Vibration Detected."
d. In the "Then" section, tap on "Add Behavior" and select "Notification."
e. Enter the notification message you'd like to receive.
f. Save the automation.
With this setup, you should receive notifications when your clothes dryer has stopped running.
Q: I have a vibration sensor, and I would like to use Alexa announcements to notify me only when the vibration stops. How can I set this up?
A: To set up your vibration sensor with Alexa announcements, follow these steps:
In the YoLink app, adjust the "time to enter no vibration state" and "alert interval" settings according to your requirements.
Next, open the Alexa app to create a new routine:
a. Tap on "More" in the bottom right corner and then select "Routines."
b. Tap the "+" icon to create a new routine.
c. Tap "When this happens" and select "Smart Home."
d. Choose your YoLink vibration sensor from the list of devices.
e. Select "Motion is not detected" as the trigger condition.
f. Tap "Next" to continue.
Now, set up the action for Alexa to announce when the vibration stops:
a. Tap "Add action" in the "Actions" section.
b. Select "Alexa Says" and choose a custom or pre-built phrase for the announcement.
c. Tap "Next" to continue.
d. Choose the Alexa-enabled device(s) that should make the announcement by tapping "Choose device" under "From."
e. Tap "Save" to finish creating the routine.
With this setup, you should receive Alexa announcements when the vibration stops.
Q: Can I disable vibration notifications and only receive notifications when the vibration stops?
A: Yes, you can configure the YoLink vibration sensor to notify you only when the vibration stops. Follow these steps:
In the YoLink app, open the Device Details screen for your vibration sensor.
Locate the "Alarm Strategy" area and set it to "Disabled."
Adjust the "time to enter no vibration state" and "alert interval" settings according to your requirements.
Next, set up an automation for receiving notifications when the vibration stops:
Go to the "Smart" section in the YoLink app and tap on "Automation."
Tap the "+" icon to create a new automation.
In the "When" section, choose "Device Action," select your vibration sensor, and choose "No Vibration Detected."
In the "Then" section, tap on "Add Behavior" and select "Notification."
Configure the notification message and method(s) you would like to receive.
Save the automation.
With this setup, you will only receive notifications when the vibration stops, and vibration notifications will be disabled.
Q: Does the vibration sensor have a built-in alarm sound?
A: Unfortunately, the YoLink vibration sensor does not have built-in audio capabilities. If you would like to receive audible notifications, you can consider using the YoLink SpeakerHub for voice announcements or the YoLink siren alarm for audible alerts. You can set up automations in the YoLink app to trigger these devices when the vibration sensor detects or stops detecting vibrations.
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Exciting Ways to Use your Pegboard
Written by Aisha Abimbola
A pegboard is a versatile tool that is needed in many settings. You could use it in your kitchen, office, closet, bathroom, and other spaces. The primary purpose is to help you organize your items without losing them. Although pegboard is widely available, not every user gets it right. It would help if you learned how to use pegboard to enjoy its performance. Read this article further to discover exciting and helpful tips.
Using a Pegboard in your Kitchen
Do you know your pegboard can serve as a backsplash in your kitchen? Being able to achieve this will create more storage space in your kitchen. This particularly applies to people who lack a closet or drawer in their kitchen. You can hang your frequently used items on the pegboard for easy access. Interestingly, using a peg board for wall has become much easier, with several available information online. You can read up on the DIY recommendations.
Using a Pegboard in the Office
It could be messy seeing your stationeries lay helplessly in your office. You can upgrade to an easy-to-use alternative that allows you to access your crafts. To ensure proper documentation, use the pegboard to organize desk supplies. Meanwhile, a drawer is a traditional form of office storage.
Using a Pegboard in your Closet
Knowing how to use pegboard extends to other storage materials. Even though you have a closet, you can make your items appear neater and more orderly with a pegboard. It also helps when there is not enough storage in your closet. You can fix the peg board for wall, serving as a medicinal holder.
Using a Pegboard in your Bedroom
There is no limit to how much fun you can have with a pegboard in your bedroom, especially with the square pegboard organizer. The bedroom is often personal, so you want to customize the pegboard appearance to your taste. You can achieve a decorative space while the pegboard serves its purpose. It could help hold clocks, plants, or art.
Choosing Complementary Accessories
Fortunately, pegboards are not hard to store, primarily when you use the pegboard organizer. If you are an art lover, you should pay more attention to complementary accessories. Hence, store these accessories properly as you hold the pegboard in its organizer. The metal mail organizer is ideal for keeping your pegboard, especially in office spaces. In most cases, it determines the outcome of your interior arrangement.
A perfect example of valuable accessories is the modern hook hanger. This hook hanger can be used to hang your books and essential files. This makes your items more accessible, giving you extra space to store other items. It does not create excessive extra space, and you can quickly move it around.
Since you know how to use pegboard, you will make the best buying decision. Your buying decision is strong enough to influence how you enjoy using your pegboard. Hence, you need a durable and highly reliable material. The products from Greenliving are easy to install and versatile. They are beautifully designed to improve the space's aesthetics. When you check the brand online, you can access other information you may need and how to place an order.


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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) received many comments on the proposed Part 360 rule changes, which have been finalized and go into effect on November 4th, 2017. The NYSDEC revised Part 360 section 360.12 Beneficial Use based on the numerous comments they received. These updates were made in an effort to either clarify areas that were not clear or to alter items as necessary.
The NYSDEC defines Beneficial Use as when solid waste is no longer classified as waste and can be used. The NYSDEC has pre-determined wastes that can be defined as beneficial use, some that are conditionally pre-determined as beneficial use, and others that are subject to a case-by-case basis. Generally, materials determined to be classified under beneficial use are when specific wastes can be used for commercial products or raw materials. Materials that are disposed of under Part 361 cannot constitute beneficial use.
The DEC has increased the storage time for beneficial use items to, at most, 365 days unless the facility's specific permit allows for longer storage time.
Items that cannot be considered for beneficial use include:
- flowable fill for mined land reclamation,
- encasing waste tires in concrete,
- using waste tires as fences or screening.
Wastes that are pre-determined to no longer be wastes and are classified for beneficial use once received at the location intended for use are:
- uncontaminated newsprint used for animal bedding,
- uncontaminated wood pallets used for reconditioning or re-manufactured,
- street sweepings, car wash grit, and waste system catch basin materials with sand and gravel free from litter and anything that could produce an odor when used as:
- a commercial aggregate for construction of roads or parking areas,
- as backfill for utilities within transportation trenches (not potable water utilities),
- as commercial or industrial land use,
- waste tires used to secure covers (as long as tire counts do not exceed the allowed amount. See Walden's Blog Environmental Impact of Proposed Part 360 Rule Change),
- waste tires for retaining walls, decoration, playground components, bumper guards, manufactured for feedstock,
- grain products used for animal feed.
If materials meet the following requirements, they are no longer identified as waste:
- ground granulated blast-furnace slag for use as a raw feed in manufacture of cement and concrete,
- wood combustion ash for soil additive,
- industrial waste used for manufacturing processes,
- fly ash used for concrete purposes,
- gas-scrubbing byproducts to replace gypsum or calcium chloride,
- coal combustion bottom ash for cement, concrete, and asphalt materials,
- recycled aggregate as defined by the Department of Transportation for use as commercial aggregate, clay, till, or rock used for fill or aggregate.
The following cease to be waste when the material leaves a facility subject to exemption or regulations of Part 361 or Part 362 and that the material is recycled or reused:
- Materials from recyclables handling and recovery facilities for use in manufacturing.
- If glass aggregate, must not exceed 5% by volume of the product if defined as "non-glass material content", 0.05% by mass of paper or 1% by mass for non-glass material,
- compost or other products for conditioning soil,
- tree/wood debris or yard trimmings in mulch,
- tire aggregate for septic system drainage media, mulch, or playground surface or athletic field material,
- scrap metal,
- cooking oil or grease
If a facility distributes 10,000 tons or more of pre-determined beneficial use material, that facility must submit a report to the NYSDEC by March 1st of the following calendar year. The DEC requires that the type and quantity of the material beneficially used be described.
If the material you want to define as beneficial use does not fall into the categories above, it must be determined on a case specific basis. See Walden's Blog Part 360 – Beneficial Use Part II for further information. And check out our Part 360 webpage!
If you have questions or need help with your Beneficial Use determination, please call Walden at _PHONE_.


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Tue, 09/21/2010 - 6:22am
The Videojet® 1610 small-character continuous ink jet printer can print up to 5 lines of high resolution at speeds up to 960 feet per minute. The printer also provides:
- Optimal uptime in high-speed applications, enabling greater productivity.
- A vapor recovery system that reduces solvent consumption and allows for longer runs before fluid change.
- A clean-flow printhead that maximizes uptime, lessens maintenance and extends runs without intervention by reducing ink buildup, which can cause traditional ink jet printers to shut down.
- The exclusive Smart Cartridge™ fluid system that reads the embedded microchip, so the printer can identify whether compatible fluid has been installed to prevent errors in ink types, or switching make-up and ink fluids.
- The capability of the Smart Cartridge fluid system to drain completely, wasting no residual fluids, while the needle-and-septum design eliminates the need for operators to pour ink, preventing fluid spillage and waste.
- An integrated core that consolidates the printer's key ink system components into 1 part and requires preventive maintenance only every 12,000 hours, or approximately 18 months, for heavy-duty applications.
- Simple, mess-free core changeout that is designed to be customer-replaceable in 30 minutes.
- A countdown meter for easy monitoring of time remaining before the core must be changed.
- Troubleshooting with the press of a button on the operator interface — a pop-up window assists the operator in assessing the issue and resolving it.
- Easy integration into existing systems with advanced connectivity, including a USB port, which allows for hot swapping print jobs and backing up messages.
- The convenience of off-site control and diagnostics via Ethernet capability through CLARiSOFT™ and CLARiNET™ software, which enables seamless real-time message changes.
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N-[3-(tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl]ethane-1-sulfonamide - CAS _PHONE_-2
N-[3-(tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl]ethane-1-sulfonamide(CAT: L000594) is a pivotal compound in pharmaceutical and organic chemistry. In pharmaceutical research, it serves as a vital intermediate for the synthesis of potential drug candidates, enabling precise modifications of molecules to enhance their drug-related properties, particularly in the development of novel pharmaceuticals. In organic chemistry, it is a versatile building block for constructing complex molecules with specific properties.
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Changing or replacing the nozzle
To replace the Olsson Ruby nozzle, follow the instructions on the official 3DVERKSTAN website. Otherwise, you could damage it!
How to change or replace the nozzle
Before you start:
- CAUTION: Heated parts can cause severe burns!
- Make sure no filament is left in the hotend before proceeding
- Preheat the nozzle to 250-270°C (LCD Menu - Settings - Temperature - Nozzle). Heating the nozzle is essential for this process
- Be extra careful around the hotend thermistor leads. You can break them off easily
- Gain better access to the nozzle by moving the extruder axis as high as possible: Go to LCD Menu - Settings - Move Axis - Move Z. Use the Knob to set the height.
- Unscrew the screw on the fan mouthpiece and the two screws on the print fan. Remove both parts (Pict. part 1).
- Remove the two front screws on the nozzle fan (Pict. part 2).
- Unscrew the two screws holding the extruder cover (Pict. part 3). Even though the nozzle itself is accessible directly, we recommend taking the extruder cover off to get better access to the heating block.
- Now the whole nozzle body is accessible (Pict. part 4).
- Hold the heater block with a 17mm spanner (M10) and unscrew the nozzle (Pict. part 5) using supplied pliers, or preferably use a 7mm spanner (M4). Be careful, the nozzle is still hot!
- Make sure that the set temperatures (250-270°C) didn't change. Carefully screw the new nozzle in and tighten it. Don't forget to use a spanner to hold the heater block. Reassemble the extruder, insert the filament and you are ready to print.
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The wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia in Italy is a sobering human tragedy, with at least 11 deaths and more missing. Sadly, it could become an environmental tragedy as well.
The Costa Concordia capsized Friday night near the Tuscan Archipelago National Park, the largest marine sanctuary in the Mediterranean. The park is home to a variety of dolphins and whales, and its corals and seagrass create an important habitat for a variety of other plants and animals. Oceana visited the area during a 2006 expedition, documenting the health of the marine life there.
If the ship's fuel leaks before the salvage team has a chance to drain it, the endangered and threatened species that live near the wreck will suffer.
"The tragic wreck occurred in a protected area that is home to many endangered species, so a spill would cause severe damage to organisms such as cetaceans, sharks and coral," said Ricardo Aguilar, research director at Oceana Europe. This would be a great tragedy for the area, which in the past has suffered coral death due to climate change.
We here at Oceana extend our sympathy to the victims and their families. We can only hope that the tragedy ends here, and does not have a lasting impact on the underwater inhabitants of Giglio Island.


racks, like the Zero Whitener, the mid Side Q and the crazy reverb This lesson. I want to show you creative ways to play with these racks. First, let's recap. How do you create Rex? You can either drag on empty rack like this and put it affects in it. Or you can take in effect, group it by doing command G, and it will create an audio effect. Crack around it. Next. Let's talk about Jane Processing Enable toe There's no limit regarding defects You could put in a chain. You can put a river and nick you another river compression and even more effects. After that, if you deactivate this wreck, you will deactivate all the effects inside it. If you have a very long chain and you find yourself using only a few, not remember to macro these important knots. To do that, click on this little button here. Then on map, choose the knobs you like, like the dry, wet reverb. Map it and do that all the parameters you like. Remember that you can also adjust these knobs precisely controlling the minimum and maximum value, and you should be set. Here's an example where I used a long chain to process. Is there Uh huh. Here's this there by itself. Here's this. There were that processing very different sound. Now, what is great about this wreck is that I have no idea what I did. But since I saved, it allows me to go and grab it whenever I need it. Or I feel like I need that type of processing. It's a great way to experiments force accidents and find your signature sound as a mixer. Moreover, able to gets crazier when you start using parallel processing. That means that instead of having effects going into each other and chains, they can work in layers. Here is a great example. With this baseline, here's how it sounds altogether in the mix without What I did here is that I simply created chains in parallel with different effects. For example, just right, click, create chain and add effects. You walk now what I did in particular this one. I had the original signal with a bit of distortion, but what is interesting is I added more content on the left and right by distorting the high frequencies in very small amounts and different quantities. In fact, by using overdrive, I created harmonics to make my base cut through the mix, but also by processing left and right signal individually I created with which makes my bass sound bigger. The last thing I want to talk about is creating shortcuts to easily a B your effects. This will enable you to compare in real time you're processing. Sometimes it's hard to objectively judge in effect you spent hours on. That's why I always like to switch effects on enough on multiple tracks at once to do that hit command cake, then click on the on off effect here and decided to a letter, for example, I will assign it to Q. You can also do that on other elements somebody that on my stair processing here. And I'm also good on my kid processing right here hit command kid again to go back in my regular mode Now. Each time I will hit that Q button, I will actually deactivate all my chains. So here's how my mixed sounds without my processing. And now, after processing very nice way to reference your work to the original source material That's it for this lesson on racks. Now, as an assignment, I want you to create your own effect rack taker, screen shop and uploaded to skill share at some words, explaining what you would use that rack on. Remember, be creative. Put tons of effects together. We never know what is going to happen. Experimentation is key. Thanks for watching. 10. Closing: Now that you're familiar with the basic techniques of able to know that you have created your own able to Iraq's, you are equipped to kill this Knicks. Now, before you go ahead and mix it, I want you to have these little tips in mind. Mixing is a very tiring process. Take frequent breaks. Also, listen to your songs at a moderate volume. This is the level that immune. Your friends are going to listen to that song. Save your project as multiple times. You'd be surprised how the further you go sometimes mixes can sound worse. Just go back in this into previous work. That's it. Can't wait to hear what you guys are gonna come up with. Thanks for watching.


WANON BRIDGE (สะพานวานร)
Text & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - November 2009
Updated June 2019
Saphan Wanon or the Monkey Bridge and sometimes called Thep Mi Bridge is an old
bridge located on the city island in the southern part of Ayutthaya in Pratu Chai Subdistrict. The bridge is situated behind the
Ayutthaya Historical Study Center. Wat Am
Mae (vanished) stood before in its vicinity (south).
The brick bridge was built over
Khlong Pratu Thep Mi, which connected the old
Lopburi River (later Khlong Mueang or City Canal) in the north with the Chao Phraya
in the south at Pratu Thep Mi. The northern part of the canal was called by the
Lam Khu Pak Sra and cut through the Bueng Phra Ram area. Khlong Pratu Thep
Mi was partly filled in after the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767 and is as thus at present
The foundations of the Wanon Bridge are still visible. The brick bridge in European style
was probably identical to
Saphan Pa Than. It was an arched construction with three
sharply curved bows, the middle one higher and wider than the two others, making it
possible for boats to pass underneath.
The Wanon Bridge is mentioned in the old texts of the
Kamhaikhan Khun Luang Ha
, the Kamhaikhan Khun Luang Wat Pradu Songtham and the Athibai phaen
thi phra nakhon si ayutthaya
from Phraya Boran Rachathanin wherein is written that
there was "
a brick bridge called Monkey Bridge, from Great Khaek Village Road
to Net Village Road across the Thetsami Gate Canal …
" [1][2]
The Wanon Bridge connected west towards the
White Clay Bridge (also called Sing
Bridge) over
Khlong Chakrai Noi and east towards the Talat Jin Bridge over Khlong
Pratu Jin.
Some remnants of the Wanon Bridge were still visible until the Year of the Great Flood
(2011). In the years after, there was a large overhaul of all the monastic ruins in and
around the City of Ayutthaya. The old structure was unfortunately not preserved and a
completely new bridge was constructed in situ. The bridge is situated in geographical
coordinates: 14° 20' 55.01" N, 100° 33' 57.68" E.
[1] Phanna phumisathan phranakhon si ayutthaya: ekkasan jak ho luang [Geographical
description of Ayutthaya: Documents from the palace]. Edited by Winai Pongsripian.
Bangkok: Usakane, n. d. [2007].
[2] Athibai phaen thi phra nakhon si ayutthaya - Explanation of the map of the Capital
of Ayutthaya with a ruling of Phraya Boran Rachathanin - Revised 2nd edition and
Geography of the Ayutthaya Kingdom - Ton Chabab print office - Nonthaburi (2007).
Wanon Bridge from the south
Wanon Bridge from the north
Wanon Bridge from the east
(Wanon Bridge from the south - 2009)
(Wanon Bridge from the east - 2009)
(Wanon Bridge from the north - 2009)
(Restored Wanon Bridge - 2019)
(Restored Wanon Bridge - 2019)
(Restored Wanon Bridge - 2019)
(The Wanon Bridge on Vingboon's map which was published in 1665)


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EXCALIBUR and the story continues….
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Groups of language learners, young and old, meet in immersive environments like OpenSim, Second Life or Minecraft and are asked to build a spaceship together. Or a village, or a power plant. They come from Italy, Finnland and Germany and need to communicate in English to achieve the lofty goals. Can building in OpenSim provide a venue to communicate in English in real-time? This potential will be explored in EXCALIBUR, a new EU funded project to come in 2022.
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Heike Philp is CEO of let's talk online sprl, an immersive education specialist for language teaching and learning. She is co-initiator of EU funded LANCELOT (virtual classroom) and AVALON (virtual world) and the CAMELOT project (machinima for language teachers) and GUINEVERE (games in virtual worlds). She is founder of the Virtual Round Table Conference and co-owns EduNation in Second Life and in OpenSim.