text: Given microscope images, one can observe 2D cross-sections of 3D micro anatomical structures with high spatial resolutions. Each of the 2D microscope images alone is, though, not suitable for studying the 3D anatomical structures and hence many works have been done on a 3D image reconstruction from a given series of microscope images of histological sections obtained from a single target tissue. For the 3D image reconstruction, an image registration technique is necessary because there exists the independent translation, rotation, and non-rigid deformation of the histological sections. In this paper, a landmark-based method of fully non-rigid image registration for the 3D image reconstruction is proposed. The proposed method first detects landmarks corresponded between given images by using a template matching and then non-rigidly deforms the images so that the corresponding landmarks detected in different images are located along a single smooth curve in the reconstructed 3D image. Most of all conventional methods for the reconstruction of 3D microscope image registers two consecutive images at a time and many micro anatomical structures often have unnatural straight shape along the vertical (z) direction in the resultant 3D image because, roughly speaking, the conventional methods registers two given images so that pixels with the same coordinates in the two images have the same pixel value. The proposed method, on the other hand, determine the deformations of all given images by referring to the all images and deforms them simultaneously. In the experiments, a 3D microscope image of the pancreas of a KPC mouse was reconstructed from a series of microscope images of the histological sections.


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What are the Good Faith Efforts?
The Good Faith Efforts are required methods implored by all EPA financial assistance agreement recipients to ensure that all Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) have the opportunity to compete for procurements funded by EPA financial assistance dollars. The Six Good Faith Efforts Are:
- Ensure DBEs are made aware of contracting opportunities to the fullest extent practicable through outreach and recruitment activities. For Indian Tribal, state and local government recipients, this will include placing DBEs on solicitation lists and soliciting them whenever they are potential sources.
- Make information on forthcoming opportunities available to DBEs and arrange time frames for contracts and establish delivery schedules, where the requirements permit, in a way that encourages and facilitates participation by DBEs in the competitive process. This includes, whenever possible, posting solicitations for bids or proposals for a minimum of 30 calendar days before the bid or proposal closing date.
- Consider in the contracting process whether firms competing for large contracts could subcontract with DBEs. For Indian Tribal, state and local government recipients, this will include dividing total requirements, when economically feasible, into smaller tasks or quantities to permit maximum participation by DBEs in the competitive process.
- Encourage contracting with a consortium of DBEs when a contract is too large for one of these firms to handle individually.
- Use the services and assistance of the Small Business Administration (SBE) and the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce.
- If the prime contractor awards subcontracts, require the prime contractor to take the above steps.
ATTENTION GRANT RECIPIENTS|
Documentation of your efforts to implement the good faith efforts in your procurements is the key to a successful program!

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Slate's ever-helpful Explainer feature provides details about how long an embryo can remain frozen. (As you may have heard this week, a woman just gave birth to a baby who had earlier been a frozen embryo threatened by Hurricane Katrina.)
Turns out an embryo can be on ice for "for decades, if you store them the right way":
Embryos can remain on ice pretty much indefinitely; one baby was born after being frozen for 13 years.
To get that kind of shelf-life, an embryo must be carefully sealed inside a tank filled with liquid nitrogen and monitored to keep it at least 31 degrees Fahrenheit below zero.
But there's big trouble if the power goes out and the generator fails to function:
Once the embryo is thawed to room temperature, it needs to be placed in an incubator to keep it at 98.6 degrees so it can live until implantation. It can last a day or more in this state.
Ice Ice Baby [Slate]


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Noun: nitrate 'nI,treyt
 1. Any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
Verb: nitrate 'nI,treyt
 1. (chemistry) treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
 "nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol"
Derived forms: nitrated, nitrates, nitrating
Type of: chemical compound, compound, process, treat
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Crabs sound out their ideal reef home
Coastal acoustics Sounds given off by coastal reefs help crab larvae to settle into their ideal coastal home, say New Zealand researchers.
Marine scientist Dr Jenni Stanley and colleagues from the University of Auckland report their findings today in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
"The reef is a very very noisy place," says Stanley, who says there is a range of noises produced by reef-dwelling animals.
These include low-frequency grunts and howls from fighting and mating fish, the click of crustacean claws and the chorus of sea urchin teeth grazing on algae, she says.
"The noisiest organism is the snapping shrimp that produce a pop and crackle that sounds like something frying in a fry pan."
Stanley says previous studies have found such sounds, which can reach up to 130 decibels, help guide marine larvae towards the coast where they mature and reproduce.
She and colleagues studied the role of sound in the helping five species of marine crabs to settle on coastal reefs.
The crab larvae swim sometimes tens of kilometres from offshore to the coast. When they find a suitable home, they mature by metamorphosing into an adult crab form that is more suitable for crawling than swimming.
Stanley and colleagues have found that as well as telling the crab larvae which way the coast is, reef sounds also help them to settle and mature in the right place.
Stanley recorded the sound made by a coastal reef, a harbour and a sandy beach all on the same part of the coast and played these different sounds back to different groups of crab larvae in the lab.
She then measured how long it took the different groups to mature into adult crabs.
Stanley found the time to metamorphosis was shortened by 33 to 47 per cent when the crabs heard the sound of their ideal coastal reef, compared to the sound of a sandy beach.
"The time to metamorphosis was a lot shorter when they were played the sound of an ideal habitat," she says.
Field-based experiments found the time to metamorphosis was shortened by about 21 to 34 per cent.
The relative delay in metamorphosis that occurs when larvae hear their non-ideal environment gives them time to keep looking for the right home.
"If they go to an unideal habitat, sink down to the bottom, have a look around and realise this isn't actually where they want to be, they can rise back up into the water column and do another search pattern for a more appropriate habitat," says Stanley.

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FAQs Welcome to the Antioch-Chichibu Sister City Program
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Home | Our History | Visiting Japan | Culture | Be a Delegate | Be a Host | FAQs | News
Q: Where is Chichibu (秩父市)?
A: Chichibu City is located in Saitama prefecture (roughly equivalent to a State in the US), on the main island of Japan (see map). Present population of Chichibu city is approximately 69,000. The city was formally "incorporated" in 1950, but Japanese have lived in this area for thousands of years.
Interestingly, like Antioch, there is a river that runs through Chichibu – the Arakawa River - and Mount Buko rises south of the city center. These geographical similarities are part of what initially prompted Chichibu to be proposed for a Sister City in Japan. For more information see this wikipedia link.
Q: How old does a student have to be to visit Japan through this program?
A: The minimum age is 16. Please see information for interested delegates for more information.
Q: Are vaccinations needed to visit Japan?
A: No vaccinations are needed, although making sure you are up-to-date on your regular vaccinations is recommended. More health information can be found online through the CDC Travelers Page.
Q: What is the time difference between Chichibu and Antioch?
A: Chichibu is 17 hours "ahead" of Antioch, that is, at 7:00PM Monday in Antioch, it is Noon Tuesday in Chichibu. Communication between the two cities is convenient from 3:00 PM Antioch time (8:00AM the next day in Chichibu) to 7:00 PM Antioch time (12:Noon the next day in Chichibu).
Q: How difficult will it be to "navigate" in Japan; do many Japanese speak English?
A: Delegates are most often with their host family and/or the delegation who will help them navigate about Japan.
Delegates should also always have the contact information for the group leader on hand in case the need for additional help should arise.
Smart phones with translator aps are very useful, however, due to the radical difference in sentence structure between the Japanese language and English, these aids are often not as easy to use as one would hope.
Many Japanese we meet in our visits speak some English, as English is taught starting in the third grade. Interestingly, their written English is generally superior to their spoken English, as English is often learned from books, with less stress on verbal communication. Sometimes communication between delegates from Chichibu and their hosts in Antioch is easier by writing notes.
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Q: How can I get money in Japan?
A: Currencies can be exchanged at either airport. In the visit of 2015, the exchange rate was more favorable at the Narita Airport in Japan.Note that most of the costs to delegates (food, lodging) will be covered by our host families. For personal spending (Ice cream? Souvenirs?) Yen will be needed.
Japan is a cash-based society so you will want to have cash on you at all times.
Once in Japan, you can get cash 3 ways:
 - Use your Visa Delta/Cirrus/Plus (check the back of your card for these logos) debit card to get from a CashPoint/ATM machine. These can be found at the local post office, some 7Elevens, and there are some Citibank ATMs as well. There is usually an English option on the menu once you enter your card. Make sure to notify your bank that you will be withdrawing money from Japan, or they may freeze your card.
 - Use Travelers Checks and exchange at the airport or at the local bank counter.
 - Exchange cash at a JUSCO store (big grocery and department store). They often have money exchange machines (dollars to yet) on the first floor.
Most large businesses and restaurants will accept credit cards, but you will use cash for smaller businesses
Keep in mind that any time you exchange dollars for Yen, you are selling your dollars and buying Yen, and there will be handling fee for this service (often 3% of your purchase or withdrawal) in addition to the exchange rate, which is "bundled" into the nominal exchange rate. This bundled fee results in the difference between the nominal rate of yen per dollar and dollars per yen. You can view the current exchange rate online through Google or Xe.com and your credit card and bank will let you know their additional service charges
Here is a link to interesting information regarding costs in Japan.
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Q: Will my cell phone work in Japan?
Example: AT&T Pay-per-Use
 - Without international package: $2.50/min
 - With international package: $1.69/min + $5.99/month
A: Maybe. Most newer smart phones will work in Japan on international roaming. Check with your cell provider for rates and prices.
Renting an international sim card before you depart will allow you to use your phone in Japan. There are several options online for this, including PicCell Wireless. However, for trips less than 2 weeks, International roaming and calling cards may suffice. You can use a calling card bought in the U.S. or buy one in Japan. Often you can find calling cards at the airport or at 7-Eleven in Japan.
Example: Mobil 1
 - Using WiFi: free text, calls to the US, internet surfing.
 - Using WiFi: calls to non-US numbers, including Japanese numbers: $0.20 per minute.
 - Non-WiFi calls to the US: $0.20 per minute
International Data roaming plans are for a very small amount of data, and you can rack up VERY large bills quickly if you use it too much. It is recommended that you ONLY use data when connected to WiFi; you can disable data in your phone settings. It does not cost anything to connect to WiFi and you can do that from any hotspot.
3G service is standard in Chichibu.
Texting will likely be at no charge.
"Being Smart About Phone Fees Overseas" NY Times
Q: How do I call to Japan from the U.S.
A: The Country Code for Japan 81. From most phones, dial 011+81+phone number.
For example, the City of Chichibu phone number is 0494-22-2211. From the U.S., you would dial: 011+81+274+494-22-2211. As you see, you drop the "0" from the number given in Japan. When calling a Japanese number from inside Japan, you would use that "0." Toll-free numbers in Japan begin with 0120 or 0088. See _URL_ for more information.
How do I call to the U.S. from Japan?
A: The international access number when calling from Japan is 010; and the US code is 1.
From most phones, dial 010+1+area code+phone number.
For example, the City of Antioch phone number is _PHONE_. If you are using a Japanese-based calling card in Japan, you would dial: 010+1+_PHONE_. See _URL_ for more information.
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Other useful links:
Department of State Japan Consular Info Sheet
Centers for Disease Control Japan Travel Page
Japanese Consulate, SF:
US Embassy, Tokyo
More Questions?
Send your question to Antioch-Chichibu helpers
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Saturday, November 05, 2005
Brit of the Day: Colin Leakey
They've been a staple in student diets and English fry-ups for years, but beans have always had one big drawback - their dramatic effect on human wind production.
Now a Cambridge boffin has developed fart-free varieties to the relief of baked bean fans and their families everywhere.
Dr Colin Leakey - that is his real name - has just produced his first six-tonne harvest of a new strain of South American manteca beans.
The original manteca beans were famed for their gas-less qualities and prized by the upper-classes because they could be served up at stench-free dinner parties.
Dr Leakey, 71, has even developed his own 'fart-ometer' to measure the amount of flatulence produced by manteca beans compared to other varieties.
"In physiological and replicated tests, the manteca beans produced no more flatulence than muesli or any other normal (non-bean) grain crop," he said.
The agricultural consultant now hopes an organic food company will use his beans in their frozen food products.
They have already been grown in industrial-scale trials abroad and are sold in French supermarkets as 'Haricots non-flatulent'.
"I call the beans 'social beans' and am confident that they are relatively wind-free," he said.
Source: Sky News
Posted by The Mistress at 11:17 AM

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Towards Performance Based Standards in Sweden
Paper in proceedings, 2014
The large increase in the goods transport demands, the growing congestion problem and the environmental concerns over transportation emissions and fuel consumption, make High Capacity Transport (HCT) vehicles an attractive alternative to the conventional heavy vehicle combinations on the roads in Sweden; an alternative which would also result in significant economic benefits. In order to introduce HCT vehicles in Sweden, the existing regulations should be modified and a proper way of regulating HCT vehicles and their access to the road network should be developed to ensure that a certified HCT vehicle would not have negative effects on traffic safety, infrastructure and environment. One possible solution is application of performance based standards (PBS); this paper presents a project called "Performance Based Standards for High Capacity Transports in Sweden" which investigates applicability of PBS to Swedish conditions. The project started in November 2013 and is planned to be completed by the end of 2016.
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In the file app/code/core/Mage/Eav/Model/Entity/Collection/Abstract.php, there is a function named joinField and there is another joinTable.
If fields are actually columns in the flat tables, what does it mean to join them? An in what circumstance I should use joinTable instead? Can they both be used interchangeably?
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Both methods are almost identical, the difference is that joinField() only selects a single column from the joined table, while you can specify an array of columns in joinTable'.
So you can always use joinTable instead of joinField. The example
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is the same as
 joinTable('directory/country_name', 'country_id=shipping_country', ['country_name' => 'name'], "{{table}}.language_code='en'", 'left')
But joinField() should not be used if you need more than one column of the joined table.
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Dr. Onya McCausland is a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow at the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL. This research involves collaborating with the Coal Authority - a non-departmental public body of the UK government - to generate new uses for mine water waste 'ochres' as usable coloured pigment for paint. The research repositions 'waste' ochre as significant cultural material that can be used to change perceptions of the 'post-industrial' landscape sites they belong to.
In 2014, between 4 and 5 thousand tones of ochre were being sent to landfill every year because an economically viable use could not be found and landfill was the cheapest option. By reusing this otherwise redundant material in her work McCausland has demonstrated the uniqueness and cultural value of these colours and their landscape contexts.
The Landscape is read through physical (and digital) interactions with each Place, the coloured earth minerals they form have unique characteristics that are expressed through various physical processes. The work draws on the history of landart, minimalist and post-minimalist aesthetics as well as using analytical techniques to explore colour as material and the proximities between ground and surface, where surface is used to join geographic, geological and painterly realms.
In collaboration with the Coal Authority, McCausland is working to designate five selected Mine Water Treatment Schemes as public spaces that perform the production of ochre, producing high-quality pigment for paint while generating an income for the local economy.


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Definition of blurt
v. t. - To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to divulge inconsiderately; to ejaculate; -- commonly with out.
The word "blurt" uses 5 letters: B L R T U.
No direct anagrams for blurt found in this word list.
Words formed by adding one letter before or after blurt (in bold), or to blrtu in any order:
a - brutal e - butler o - brulot s - blurts
Shorter words found within blurt:
blur brut bur burl but rub rut tub urb ut
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Words formed from any letters in blurt, plus an optional blank or existing letter
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Other words with the same letter pairs: bl lu ur rt
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Noun: cleanup 'kleen,úp
 1. The act of making something clean
 "he gave his shoes a good cleanup";
 - cleaning, cleansing
 2. A very large profit
 - killing
 3. (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)
 - cleanup position, cleanup spot
Verb: clean up
 1. Put (things or places) in order
 - tidy, tidy up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away [N. Amer], declutter
 2. Make a big profit; often in a short period of time
 3. Dispose of
 4. Make oneself clean, presentable or neat
 "Clean up before you go to the party"
Derived forms: cleans up, cleaning up, cleanups, cleaned up
Type of: earnings, groom, improvement, lucre, neaten, net, net income, net profit, order, position, profit, profits, settle, turn a profit
Part of: batting order, card, lineup
Encyclopedia: Cleanup
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Atone Ritual 4
Uncommon Abjuration
Cast 1 day; Cost rare incense and offerings worth a total value of 20 gp × the target's level; Secondary Casters 1, must be the ritual's target
Primary Check Nature or Religion (expert); Secondary Checks Nature or Religion (whichever is used for the primary check)
Range 10 feet; Targets another creature of up to 8th level who is a worshiper of the same deity or philosophy as you
You attempt to help a truly penitent creature atone for its misdeeds, typically actions contrary to your deity's alignment or anathema to your deity. If the creature isn't truly penitent, the outcome is always a critical failure. This ritual uses Nature if the target is a druid, and Religion in all other cases.
 - Critical Success The creature receives absolution for its misdeeds, allowing it to regain standing with your deity. It returns to its previous alignment (if its alignment shifted) and regains any abilities it lost. Before the atonement is complete, the creature must perform a special quest or other task chosen by your deity, as befits its misdeeds. If completed during downtime, this task should take no less than 1 month. For 1 month, the target receives divine insight just before performing an act that would be anathema to your deity or contrary to your deity's alignment.
 - Success As critical success, but the creature gains no special insight regarding its subsequent actions.
 - Failure The creature does not receive absolution and must continue to meditate and redress its misdeeds. Any future atone rituals for the same misdeeds cost half as much and gain a +4 circumstance bonus to primary and secondary checks.
 - Critical Failure The creature offends your deity and is permanently cast out from the faith. The creature can't rejoin your religion without a more direct intervention.
Heightened (5th) Increase the maximum target level by 2 and the base cost by 20 gp.
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text: The curing of thermoset resins is a critical step in the manufacturing of thermoset polymer matrix composites, determining the ultimate mechanical properties of the material, and accounting for a significant fraction of the cost of manufacturing. The use of in-situ cure monitors will permit adaptive control of the cure process, thereby lowering energy costs, reducing scrap rate, and optimizing mechanical properties. We describe here the design and demonstration of an embeddable fiber optic sensor to measure the degree of cure of thermoset resins through characterization of the changing viscoelasticity of a curing resin. By coupling a miniature actuator to a fiber optic strain sensor, the assembly can be made to vibrate while immersed in a curing resin. Comparison of the phase of the electrical actuation to the phase of the resulting strain in the sensor permits a measure of the loss tangent of the resin, where the loss tangent is the ratio of the loss modulus to the storage modulus. As the crosslinking of the resin proceeds, the loss tangent also changes, reflecting the changing rheology of the resin. The loss tangent is found to attain a maximum at the gel point of the resin, when a polymer network is formed. Further crosslinking may be tracked as the loss tangent decreases following gelation. After complete cure of the epoxy, the fiber optic sensor functions as a conventional optical strain sensor, permitting in-service strains in the composite part to be measured. Preliminary experimental results are presented here, which demonstrate that by combining a magnetostrictive actuator with a fiber optic strain sensor, the rheology of a curing thermoset resin may be monitored by measuring the changing loss tangent of the resin.


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How much money is spent on farming each year?
Farm production expenditures in the United States are estimated at $354.0 billion for 2018, down from $357.8 billion in 2017. The 2018 total farm production expenditures are down 1.1 percent compared with 2017 total farm production expenditures.
How much money is spent on farming?
It's no surprise, but it's costing more and more to be a U.S. farmer, according to USDA statistics. On Thursday, the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released its annual Farm Production Expenditures Report. For U.S. farmers, 2017 expenses were estimated at $359.8 billion, up from $346.9 billion in 2016.
How much do farmers spend on crops?
Farmers are estimated to spend $333.8 billion on agricultural production expenses this year, which is a 3.9 percent increase from last year, according to the USDA.
What are the top four US farm production expenditures?
The four largest expenditures at the United States level total $179.8 billion and account for 50.3 percent of total expenditures in 2019. These include feed, 16.6 percent, farm services, 12.0 percent, livestock, poultry, and related expenses, 12.0 percent, and labor, 9.7 percent.
What percent of farm bill goes to farmers?
Yes, you read that right. This year, farmers (on net) will derive almost 40 percent of their income directly from the U.S. government. Forty percent. As we'll discuss, a good chunk of these government payments come from the CARES Act, but much of it flows from earlier government programs.
What do farmers need to get good yield?
What Are The Ways To Increase Crop Yield?
- Quality Of Seeds. Agricultural productivity depends on the quality of seeds with which farmers sow their fields.
- Field Productivity Zoning.
- Monitoring Crops Growth.
- Accurate Weather Prediction.
- Regular Scouting.
- Crop Protection Methods.
- Soil Testing & Its Quality.
What does agricultural production mean?
Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and many other desired products by the cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). Modern agriculture extends well beyond the traditional production of food for humans and animal feeds. …
How many acres do you need for a farmer?
The average farm size continued to increase in 2019 as the number of farms declined. The overall average size increased by 1 acre to 444 acres per farm.
What are the ways of improving crop yield?
Top 5 Ways To Improve Farm Yields
- 1 – Planting Early.
- 2 – Soil Rotation Should Be Practiced.
- 3 – Utilizing Fertilizers.
- 4 – Quality Seed.
- 5 – Early Weeding.


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Electronic transport coefficients of very thin undoped GaInP/GaAs quantum wells have been measured at low temperatures by the low field Hall effect and by the Shubnikov-de Haas effect. Unlike the case in undoped AlGaAs/GaAs, strong Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations were observed in this structure after increasing the carrier concentration via the persistent photoconductivity effect. Low temperature mobilities close to 70000 cm2 V-1 s-1 at a carrier concentration of 6.5 × 1011 cm-2 were observed in a 25 angstrom quantum well. The results are compared with the theory of interface roughness scattering and we find that the mobility of our samples goes as L1.3 where L is the well width. We conclude that the barrier height of the confining potential plays a very important role in determining the effect of interface roughness scattering on the mobility of very thin quantum wells.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering


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Films on demand – over 12,000 streaming educational/academic videos available
Kent Library is pleased to announce the availability of Films on Demand. This streaming video service offers over 12,000 titles covering a wide range of academic subjects from freshman to graduate level. Content includes documentaries, lectures, instructional/curricular videos, and historical primary source videos. Example content includes Ken Burns' 'Civil War' documentary, Universal Newspapers Newsreels, and '10 essential interviewing skills'. Videos may be browsed by subject, by special collections such as PBS' NOVA, or searched by keyword, and can be linked from or embedded in Moodle course pages. You can link to/embed entire videos or specific segments, and many videos have closed captioning available. Videos may be viewed from anywhere in the world that has high speed internet access (DSL or higher recommended), including phones and other mobile devices.
To access this resource, Click Here.
Help pages: at the above link, click on 'help' near the top right to access various guides and tutorials. For example, type 'moodle' in the search box on the help screen to find information about using videos with our online learning system.


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You get this error when two or more Oracle APEX applications have the same alias.
When you import the sample application in the same workspace and give it a different ID, the alias is changed automatically so it's unique. However when you import an application in a different workspace, the alias is not being replaced by a unique value, which might result in the error: "The application alias "X" can not be converted to a unique application ID."
There's an easy way to find where those applications are with the same alias by running the following query (as a DBA or a user with the APEX_ADMINISTRATOR_ROLE):
select workspace, application_id, application_name from apex_applications where alias = 'X'
This will give you the workspace, application id, and application name with the specific alias.


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Child & Youth Support Worker
Posted: March 18, 2021
Job Title: Child & Youth Support Worker
The Child & Youth Support worker is responsible for maintaining a safe, secure environment for children and youth residing at the Shelter and JPH, or when using child care facilities. The position is also responsible for program development, administration and program delivery for children and youth within the Dr. Margaret Savage Crisis Centre.
The Child & Youth Support Worker will be responsible for providing care and support to children and youth who have been exposed to family and domestic violence or other crises. They must ensure the development and safety of these children in accordance with relevant federal and provincial legislation and policies. The Child & Youth Support Worker will be respectful of children, youth and parents, and ensure that equipment and facilities are clean, safe and well maintained.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Plan and provide age-appropriate programming for children residing at the shelter or JPH, as well as those attending shelter programs. Plan and implement activities to meet the physical, emotional, intellectual and social needs of the children/youth in the program.
- Provide scheduled child care activities on a weekly basis. Provide varying levels of care for the children of the center including: educational activities/reading, games, storytelling play and physical activity, arts/crafts/musical activities, etc. Assist school aged children with homework and school work. Ensure that children are NOT preoccupied by television/movies and that they are engaged in activities that will attribute to their learning and development.
- Develop youth programming while ensuring that a variety of counseling/educational activities, sports/recreation activities, cultural and other programming activities are planned according to program policies and requirements and ensure positive implementation. The goal is to develop varying levels of programming that are age appropriate.
- Ensure the communication of programming information is distributed to all involved.
- Establish trusting relationships with children, youth and mothers in the Shelter/JPH and communicate with these children, youth and their families to determine their needs and interests.
- Supervise and lead activities for children and youth and monitor the use of equipment and facilities.
- Create relevant educational/training programs for youth to develop their skills.
- Work with mothers to strengthen their understanding and ability to support their children. Offer appropriate parenting advice and support.
- Coordinate child and youth activities with other community organizations.
- Develop a database of child and youth related organizations and activities/workshops offered.
- Respond to the needs of children and youth by providing them support with compassion and understanding in a non-judgmental manner.
- Act as a role model, exhibiting appropriate parenting skills and provide advice and guidance to mothers.
- Voice concerns regarding children's mental and/or physical health to child's guardian and DMSCC Program Coordinator. Follow Child Welfare and Shelter protocol for reporting.
- Provide client transportation as required.
- Assist in orientation of staff and volunteers as to the special needs of children who have witnessed and are victims of family and domestic violence.
- Be an active team member and promote the team "vision." Be willing to assist/help co-workers when needed and encourage open communication amongst staff.
- Work with staffing by providing suggested strategies to best support participants (children, youth, parents/guardian).
- Perform other related work as assigned by the Program Coordinator and/or designate.
- Early Childhood Development Certificate Level I, II or III; Diploma in Child & Youth Care; degree preferred. Related education and training will be considered.
- 2-3 years at minimum of experience in child care or related area.
- Experience working with children who have been exposed to family and domestic violence, emotional and social challenges. Experience working with children from diverse backgrounds.
- High degree of resourcefulness, flexibility, adaptability, and crisis intervention skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and strong computer skills.
- Clear Criminal Record Check and Child Welfare Check.
- Standard First Aid/CPR, ASIST Certification, and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training is considered an asset.
- Valid Class 5 driver's license, free from restrictions.


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Here is the final logo design and identity package for Goshen Education Consulting. The logo mark is made out of overlapping books which form a star and a flower. The star represents guidance and enlightenment, and the flower represents growth.
Below are the other two logo design options we provided. In our discovery stage, the owner mentioned he had used the lighthouse as a symbol in the past and wanted to explore that option, so we came up with the logo on the left, which is a lighthouse combined with a Greek column. The column represents the educational industry, and the lighthouse represents the company and how it "guides" educational institutions to "enlightenment" through consulting. The logo design option on the right is simply a book with a bookmark, that when combined, forms the letter "G" for Goshen.


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Freediver Malta offers a 2 day course in spearfishing. Spearfishing in Malta is a growing sport, although one does not need a license to own a speargun, there are still laws governing the sport.
During the course you will learn about:
- Breath holding
- Safety while spearfishing including gun handling
- Different species of fish in Malta and fish behavior
- Best use of equipment
- Learn different types of spearfishing techniques
- Relaxing, posture and shooting stance
- Right places for spearfishing according to temperature, underwater signs and weather.
The course will be held in different locations around the Maltese Islands. You may also choose to do the entire course while living on a sailing boat !


pooling {baggr}R Documentation
Pooling metrics for baggr
Compute statistics relating to heterogeneity (whole model) and pooling (for each group) given a baggr meta-analysis model. The statistics are the pooling metric by Gelman & Pardoe (2006) or its complement, the I-squared statistic.
pooling(bg, type = c("groups", "total"), summary = TRUE)
heterogeneity(bg, summary = TRUE)
output of a baggr() function
In pooling calculation is done for each of the "groups" (default) or for "total" hypereffect(s). See Details section for how calculation is done.
logical; if FALSE a whole vector of pooling values is returned, otherwise only the means and intervals
Pooling statistic describes the extent to which group-level estimates of treatment effect are "pooled" (or pulled!) closer to average treatment effect in the meta-analysis model. If pooling = "none" or "full" in baggr, then the values are always 0 or 1, respectively. If pooling = "partial", the value is somewhere between 0 and 1.
Formulae for the calculations below are provided in main package vignette.
Matrix with mean and intervals for chosen pooling metric, each row corresponding to one meta-analysis group.
Group pooling
This is the calculation done by pooling() if type = "groups" (default). See vignette("baggr") for more details on pooling calculations.
In a partial pooling model (see baggr), group k (e.g. study) has standard error of treatment effect estimate, se_k. The treatment effect (across k groups) is variable across groups, with hyper-SD parameter σ_(τ).
The quantity of interest is ratio of variation in treatment effects to the total variation. By convention, we subtract it from 1, to obtain a pooling metric p.
p = 1 - (σ_(τ)^2 / (σ_(τ)^2 + se_k^2))
Note that, since σ_{τ}^2 is a Bayesian parameter (rather than a single fixed value), p is also a parameter. It is typical for p to have very high dispersion, as in many cases we cannot precisely estimate σ_{τ}. To obtain the whole distribution of_p_ (rather than summarised values), set summary=FALSE.
Overall pooling in the model
Typically researchers want to report a single measure from the model, relating to heterogeneity across groups. This is calculated by either pooling(mymodel, type = "total") or simply heterogeneity(mymodel)
In many contexts, i.e. medical statistics, it is typical to report 1-P, called I^2 (see Higgins and Thompson, 2002; sometimes another statistic, H^2 = 1 / P, is used). Higher values of I-squared indicate higher heterogeneity; Von Hippel (2015) provides useful details for I-squared calculations.
To obtain such single estimate we need to substitute average variability of group-specific treatment effects and then calculate the same way we would calculate p. By default we use the mean across k se_k^2 values. Typically, implementations of I^2 in statistical packages use a different calculation for this quantity, which may make I's not comparable when different studies have different SE's.
Same as for group-specific estimates, P is a Bayesian parameter and its dispersion can be high.
Relationship to R-squared statistic
See Gelman & Pardoe (2006) Section 1.1 for a short explanation of how R^2 statistic relates to the pooling metric.
Gelman, Andrew, and Iain Pardoe. "Bayesian Measures of Explained Variance and Pooling in Multilevel (Hierarchical) Models." Technometrics 48, no. 2 (May 2006): 241-51.
Higgins, Julian P. T., and Simon G. Thompson. "Quantifying Heterogeneity in a Meta-Analysis." Statistics in Medicine, vol. 21, no. 11, June 2002, pp. 1539–58.
Hippel, Paul T von. "The Heterogeneity Statistic I2 Can Be Biased in Small Meta-Analyses." BMC Medical Research Methodology 15 (April 14, 2015).
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June 10, 2010 A comparison of hockey leagues in Canada for 11-12 year old players finds that compared with leagues that do not allow body checking, those that do have an associated 3-fold increased risk of game-related injuries, including severe injuries and severe concussions, according to a study in the June 9 issue of JAMA.
"Ice hockey is a popular North American winter sport, with more than 550,000 registered youth players in Hockey Canada and more than 340,000 registered players in the USA Hockey Association in 2008-2009. Despite the advantages of sport participation, there is increasing concern regarding the frequency of ice hockey injuries in youth," the authors write. They add that recent attention has been focused on the increased frequency of concussive head injuries in youth hockey. It is the most common type of specific injury, accounting for more than 15 percent of all injuries in 9- to 16-year-old players, according to background information in the article.
Internationally, there are different regulations regarding the age at which body checking is introduced in ice hockey. In the United States, body checking is introduced in all leagues for the age group 11-12 years, but leagues not permitting body checking exist through all ages, up to the leagues for 15-16 year-olds. In Canada, the youngest age group in which body checking is permitted is Pee Wee (ages 11-12 years). In the province of Quebec, however, Bantam (ages 13-14 years) is the youngest age group in which body checking is permitted.
Carolyn A. Emery, Ph.D., B.Sc.P.T., of the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and colleagues examined whether the risk of concussion and injury differed for youth ice hockey players in a league that permits body checking vs. a league that does not. The study was conducted in Alberta and Quebec during the 2007-2008 Pee Wee ice hockey season and included players (n = 2,154) from teams in the top 60 percent of divisions of play. Among the outcomes measured was the rate for gameand practice-related injuries and concussions.
Seventy-four Pee Wee teams from Alberta (n = 1,108 players) and 76 Pee Wee teams from Quebec (n = 1,046 players) completed the study. There were a total of 241 injuries (78 concussions) reported in Alberta and 91 injuries (23 concussions) reported in Quebec. For game-related injuries, the Alberta vs. Quebec incidence rate ratio (comparison of the risk of injury in the two leagues) was 3.26 (n = 209 and n = 70 for Alberta and Quebec, respectively]) for all injuries; 3.88 (n = 73 and n = 20) for concussion; 3.30 (n = 51 and n = 16) for severe injury (time loss, greater than 7 days); and 3.61 (n = 14 and n = 4) for severe concussion (time loss, greater than 10 days).
"The estimated absolute risk reduction (injuries per 1,000 player-hours) that would be achieved if body checking were not permitted in Alberta was 2.84 for all game-related injuries, 0.72 for severe injuries, 1.08 for concussion, and 0.20 for severe concussion. There was no difference between provinces for practice-related injuries," the authors write.
"Among 11- to 12-year-old ice hockey players, playing in a league in which body checking is permitted compared with a league in which body checking is not permitted was associated with a 3-fold increased risk of all game-related injuries, concussion, severe injury, and severe concussion. These findings may have important implications for policy decisions related to body checking in youth ice hockey. The public health implications associated with injury in Pee Wee hockey in which body checking is permitted are significant."
"Future research should compare the injury and concussion risk in the next age group of play (Bantam, ages 13-14 years), in which players in one cohort will have 2 years of body checking experience prior to Bantam participation. This research can inform the development and rigorous evaluation of prevention strategies to reduce the risk of injury in this population of youth ice hockey participants," the authors conclude.
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01 March 2011
Snail dispersal by cars - Part 2
Published evidence for the passive dispersal of land snails, especially of alien species, on cars was the subject of this post. The process is simple: if a car is parked at a spot where there are active snails, some of them may climb on the car and later go wherever the car happens to go.
Here is a piece of evidence that this indeed happens. These pictures of a snail was taken by my friend Selim Dorak on his car in the city of Antalya in southern Turkey. The car was in the parking lot of a store when Selim first saw the snail. He then drove with the snail on the car to his house and thereby demonstrated that dispersal of snails by car, at least over short distances, is possible.
The snail seems to have been a species in the family Hygromiidae. Another possibility is that it was a juvenile Helix, sp. but they usually don't have such pointed spires.
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Snails are routinely intercepted on shipping containers coming into the United States. They have also been found on used cars and excavators.


Creating and managing SMB volumes
Before you can create and manage SMB volumes, you must review security considerations regarding SMB access. You must also add an Active Directory (AD) connection. Currently, Cloud Volumes Service supports only one AD connection per Google Cloud region. You can only associate a cloud volume in a region with the AD connection in the same region.
The following diagram shows how Cloud Volumes Service works with Windows applications on Google Cloud:
Cloud Volumes Service Windows
For more information about SMB services provided by Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud, see SMB performance FAQs.
Creating an AD connection
You can set up an AD connection for Cloud Volumes Service to an AD configured on Compute Engine or to an on-premises Active Directory service if the on-premises network is connected to Google Cloud.
 1. In the Cloud Console, go to Cloud Volumes.
 Go to the Cloud Volumes page
 2. Click Active Directory connections, and then click Create.
 Active Directory menu
 3. In the Create Active Directory Connection window, enter the following information, and then click Save.
 1. In the Username and Password fields, enter credentials associated with an account that has privileges to create a computer account in AD.
 2. In the Domain field, enter the name of the AD domain.
 3. In the DNS server field, enter the DNS server IP address fetched from the AD domain.
 The CVS-Performance service type checks all IP addresses listed. The CVS service type uses the first IP address listed.
 4. In the NetBIOS field, enter a name for the AD server. The length of the NetBIOS name must be 10 characters or fewer.
 5. From the Region drop-down list, select a region associated with your AD credentials.
 6. In the Security Privilege Users field, provide a list of comma-separated domain user accounts that require elevated privileges to manage security logs for the Active Directory associated with Cloud Volumes Service. This list is specifically needed for the installation of a SQL server where binaries and system databases are stored on an SMB share. This option is not mandatory if you use an administrator user during installation.
 7. In the Backup Users field, provide either a group or a comma-separated list of users that require access to all files and directories without being a domain administrator.
 8. The Active Directory connection supports NFS extended groups (greater than 16 GIDs) with the CVS-Performance service type by default. However, the use of extended groups disables support for users that exist on the NFS client locally.
 If you need support for local users rather than extended groups, select the checkbox for Allow local NFS users with LDAP when creating or editing the Active Directory connection.
Creating an SMB volume
 1. In the Cloud Console, go to Cloud Volumes.
 Go to Cloud Volumes page
 2. Click Create.
 3. In the Create File System page, complete the following fields:
 1. Name: Enter a display name for the volume.
 2. Service Type: Select either the CVS or CVS-Performance service type, depending on which is appropriate for your workload. Each service type offers different service levels, and the service levels are offered in different regions. For more information, see Service types.
 3. Region: Select a Google Cloud region for your volume. For more information about region selection, see Best practices for Compute Engine region selection.
 4. Zone: Select a Google Cloud zone for your volume. This field applies only to volumes using the CVS service type.
 5. Volume path: Enter the name of the volume path. It must be unique across all your cloud volumes. The system automatically generates a recommended volume path.
 6. Service level:
 - If you selected the CVS service type, select the level of availability for the volume.
 - If you selected the CVS-Performance service type, select the level of performance for the volume.
 7. Snapshot: If you want to create a volume based on a snapshot, select the snapshot from the drop-down list. This field applies only to volumes that use the CVS-Performance service type. For more information, see Creating and managing volume snapshots.
 8. Allocated capacity: Set the size of the cloud volume. The minimum size is 1,024 GiB (1 TiB).
 9. Protocol type: Select SMB.
 10. Make snapshot directory (~snapshot) visible: Selecting this option makes your snapshot directory visible to the client as a ~snapshot hidden directory in the root of the mapped share and enables Previous Versions access in Windows Explorer. This field applies only to volumes that use the CVS-Performance service type.
 11. Enable SMB encryption: To enable SMB encryption for in-flight SMB3 data, select this option. SMB clients using data without encryption can't access a volume that has this option enabled.
 12. Enable CA share support for SQL server: You can enable continuously available (CA) share support for the SQL server. You should enable this option only for SQL workloads that require continuous availability. This field applies only to volumes that use the CVS-Performance service type.
 13. Hide SMB Share: To enhance security, you can select this option to prevent your volume and data from being viewable by untrusted sources. Selecting this option makes the SMB share non-browsable. This field applies only to volumes that use the CVS-Performance service type.
 14. Shared VPC Configuration: The VPC network can be part of a host project in a shared VPC, or it can be a standalone project. If you have a host project and a shared VPC topology, select the checkbox. For standalone projects, leave the checkbox clear.
 15. VPC Network Name:
 - Select the network from which the volume will be accessible.
 - Optionally, you can specify your custom CIDR range by selecting Use Custom Address Range.
 - If this is the first time that you're setting up the VPC peering for Cloud Volumes Service, you receive the following prompt indicating that you need to set up network peering:
 Network peering warning window. The service networking peering for this VPC is not set up.
 For more information, see Setting up private services access.
 16. Snapshot policy: To manage snapshot policy for the volume, expand Show snapshot policy. Select Allow automatic snapshots, specify the snapshot schedules, and specify the number of snapshots to keep. See Managing snapshot policies for details.
 Snapshot policy page
 4. Click Save to create the volume.
 The new volume appears in the Volumes list.
Mapping SMB shares from Compute Engine instances
 1. In the Cloud Console, go to the Volumes page.
 Go to the Volumes page
 2. Click the SMB volume for which you want to map an SMB share.
 3. Scroll to the right, click More, and then click Mount Instructions.
 4. Follow the instructions in the Mount Instructions for SMB window that appears.
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Background: The health effects and safety of non-nutritive sweeteners were investigated through various studies, with different study designs. ROBINS-I is proposed as a tool for quality assessment of non-randomised studies (non-RCTs).
Objectives: To assess the quality of non-RCTs with ROBINS-I, as part of a systematic review about health effects of non-nutritive sweeteners.
Methods: We used standard systematic review methodology as proposed by the Cochrane Handbook for the systematic review. Quality assessment of non-RCTs was conducted using ROBINS-I following the published guidance. A common understanding on how to assess each ROBINS-I domain was sought for in repeated discussions prior to assessment. Pairs of researchers independently assessed risk of bias in all domains and noted their results and comments in an Excel sheet. A harmonised understanding of the domains and the judgement was supported by discussing disagreements after initial assessment.
Results: We identified and included 60 studies in the systematic review. Of these, 32 were non-RCTs, including 9 non-RCTS or quasi-RCTs, 6 cohort studies, 16 case-control studies, and 1 cross-sectional study. Most non-RCTs had a serious risk of bias according to ROBINS-I assessment. A common understanding of the domains and judgement procedure during assessment had to be established by using the ROBINS-I guidance and during various group discussions.
Conclusions: The initial understanding of and the judgement with the ROBINS-I assessment tool varied slightly across researchers, but a common understanding could be established by using the guidance and group discussions. Comments and notes about common methodological procedures in nutritional research supported the judgement of the study quality. Guidance for the quality assessment of different study designs with ROBINS-I would be helpful in our perspective.


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What is the shelf life of hemp oil
The short answer is, if stored correctly, an unopened bottle of our hemp oil will last 14 months from the date of production. The long answer is there are several factors that can influence the shelf life of hemp oil. The major ones are how the seed is pressed, how the oil is packaged and how the oil is stored.
Pressing hemp oil to extend shelf life
Since the essential fatty acids in hemp are very susceptible to degradation and rancidity, producing a shelf stable oil starts with being very careful at the production stage. By ensuring that the oil has had minimal exposure to heat and to oxygen, the production of the oil ensures that the goodness that was available in the raw seed is retained in our virgin cold-pressed hemp oil. We do this through a production process that protects the essential fatty acids from exposure to oxygen by replacing the "air" in the production environment with pure nitrogen. In addition to protecting the oil from oxidation, we also ensure that the oil is kept well below the allowable temperatures required to be able to call the oil cold-pressed. These two factors enable us to produce a product that is as close as possible to mimicking the seed in it's ability to safeguard the oil. You might consider our method better, since seeds can get broken, allowing oxygen to access the oils.
Sealed jugs devoid of oxygen extend shelf life
The oxygen free environment doesn't stop at the pressing stage, we continue it right through to the bottling stage where the oil is maintained oxygen free and then the last bit of space in the top of the filled bottle is also replaced with nitrogen before the bottle is sealed with a foil topper and the lid is put on. These extra steps ensure that the oil will remain fresh for a long period of time after it has been placed in the bottle, literally for many months allowing us to set a best before date of 14 months from the date of manufacture.
Cold storage of the oil extends shelf life
Keep your oil cold. While we maintain an environment that is consistently lower than 15 C for short term storage of the products, we highly recommend you storing your oil in the freezer for longer term storage. One of the many wonderful benefits of hemp oil is that it will not turn to a solid at the temperatures reached in your home freezer so you can keep you oil there and it will still pour for you. There may be some separation of the naturally occurring waxes but this will just result in some cloudiness and is not something to be concerned about. It will not affect flavour or consistency when the oil warms.
Keep your oil cold and out of the light
The two things you need to be aware of after you get your oil is that you should keep it cool and out of the sunlight. Store the oil in the freezer for long term storage and in the fridge in the short term. The oil can withstand moderate temperatures, for instance while being shipped, without any significant degradation. For long term storage, just ensure you maintain a cold temperature.
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Cold Pressed or Refined Hemp Oil?
Hemp oil is referred to as the most perfectly balanced oil created by nature. This is due to the perfect balance of unsaturated Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids that cannot be found anywhere else. Hemp oil is also rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and other health beneficial substances. However, this only applies if the oil is cold pressed, as only unrefined hemp oil preserves all the nutrients contained in the hemp seed.
How is unrefined hemp oil made?
Unrefined, cold pressed hemp oil is obtained from hemp seeds with mechanical extraction at a low temperature that doesn't exceed 40 degrees Celsius. Cold pressed hemp oil is not chemically cleaned or bleached and the sediments are removed mechanically using filtration.
The shorter shelf life of cold pressed oil
Due to the lack of chemical treatment and absence of high temperatures, the active substances found in the seeds of the plant are also preserved in cold pressed oils. Because of this, the oil has a shorter shelf life and needs to be stored in cold places, and the supply chain between the manufacturer and the end consumer needs to be shortened as well. Incorrect storage and irregularities in transportation can make the cold pressed oil go bad faster. The first sign alerting you to any irregularities will be an unusual odor. Properly stored, fresh cold pressed hemp oil has a strong green color, as well as a strong but pleasant smell that resembles a mixture of freshly mowed grass and nuts.
Why is unrefined oil better than refined oil?
Refined oil has a cleaner appearance, with a lighter color, and does not contain small particles. Refining is a relatively complex process that includes treatment with chemical compounds and at high temperatures, reaching up to 270 degrees Celsius. The process removes most of the vitamins contained in the oil, as well as other health beneficial substances. Also lost in the process are Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, which are the ingredients that give hemp oil the title of the most balanced oil. Refined hemp oil is primarily used in cosmetics, the production of various ointments and even plastics.
Two main reasons most cosmetics manufacturers decide to use refined oils
 - Refined oils last longer allowing for a longer supply chain between production and the end consumer, higher volumes of stock and lower risk for the manufacturer
 - Refined hemp oil is significantly cheaper than unrefined oil
At Hemptouch, we swear by unrefined, Cold Pressed Hemp Oil
All our products are based exclusively on cold pressed hemp oil. This is the only way to preserve all the beneficial substances that make hemp oil so popular in skin care. We realize this makes the shelf life of our products much shorter and that it affects the supply chain, which is a challenge in business, however, this helps us ensure our products are always fresh and of the highest quality.
Because we want to have full control over the ingredients used in our products, we make the cold pressed oil from our own hemp, grown on our field in Novo mesto, where we can observe its growth from seed to full-grown plant.
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Sunrise Park Resort Hotel
The Native American Culinary Association
May 18 or May 23, 2012
CULINARY WORKSHOP OUTLINE
The purpose of this program is to create an engaging culinary environment that utilizes food and
culinary culture as an axis for learning. We aim to use food as a medium to communicate and address
issues of culture, place, food ways, work-ethic, identity and wellness.
The purpose of this workshop is to examine the evolution of Indigenous Culinary Culture in the
Americas. Through active participant observation, we will utilize food as a medium to communicate
culture and history.
Another objective of this program is to creatively draw on internal resources such as personal sensory
experience with food, character, creativity and culinary inquisitiveness while developing Native
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If you want your finish to enrich the colors of that bland mahogany, try this recipe. To understand how to finish mahogany, one must know its history. In this article, professional finisher Jeff Jewitt explains why mahogany stock used to look so much better than it does now, and then offers tips on how to improve the appearance of today's wood. Start by filling wormholes, sand it, lay on some water-soluble dye, seal with tinted oil, and then build up the finish with thin coats. Jewitt also includes handy finishing tips, such as using Scotch Brite pads for sanding.
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Is there a difference between linear array 3dB beam width and linear array bearing resolution?
 - $\begingroup$ A little more context is suggested to help readers answer your question $\endgroup$ – Laurent Duval Apr 6 '17 at 12:22
The answer will be NO, but to be precise especially in case of conventional beam forming.
Theoretical Derivation
The antenna electric field pattern of array antenna can be given by
where N is the number of antenna elements
d is the spacing between antenna elements
In order to find the beamwidth (3 dB), the above equation should be equated to and solve for
The solution will come to be as
where D is the total aperture distance and can be approximated as
For spacing of the equation simplifies and can be approximated as
Thus beam width of planar antenna can be represented as
Angular Resolution Using FFT Over Antenna Elements
In order the prove the lemma that the angular resolution obtained by performing the FFT across antenna dimension equals to the beamwidth of the antenna array, we have to obtain the angular resolution using FFT.
The below diagram shows the frequency obtained due to path difference between the antenna elements which occurred due to the angle of arrival other than the broadside angle
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The frequency resolution using FFT can be represented as where N is the number of samples but in our case it is equal to number of antenna elements.
The angular resolution can be found by equating the difference in frequency of different angles and
The frequency resolution becomes:
Solving we get and if we put and we get the same resolution as the beamwidth i.e
Thus for summarizing the above discussion using FFT we can only achieve the max angular resolution equals to the beamwidth of the antenna array which is equal to angular resolution = antenna array beamwidth = 2/N
Kindly note that this equality is true for the case of conventional beam forming only, there exist also some advance beam former where your angular resolution is better than the 3db beam width
This is the same answer which I provided on ULA beamwidth and angular resolution, might this will be helpful.
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You can test failover in the SAServer agent using VCS.
Your systems must be set up as follows to use the SQL Anywhere Veritas Cluster Server agents:
You must use Veritas Cluster Server 4.1 or later.
SQL Anywhere must be installed identically on each system node within the cluster.
Database files must be stored on a shared storage device that is accessible to all systems within the cluster.
The utility database password must be the same for all systems within the cluster.
The SADatabase agent uses the utility database to start and stop specific database files. All systems participating in the cluster must have the same utility database password. You can set the utility database password by specifying the -su server option when starting the database server.
On Unix, the VCS agent is installed in $SQLANY16/vcsagent/saserver.
You must have SELECT privilege on the table you are selecting from, or the SELECT ANY TABLE system privilege.
Connect to the database from Interactive SQL. For example:
dbisql -c "UID=DBA;PWD=sql;Server=VCS;HOST=HostName"
Execute the following query:
SELECT * FROM Departments;
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Reconnect from Interactive SQL using the same connection string and executing the query again. You should be able to connect and execute the query successfully.
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%A Gómez-Zaldívar, Manuel %A Fonseca, Felipe J %A Mosqueda, Marco T. %A Gómez-Zaldívar, Fernando %D 2020 %T Spillover effects of economic complexity on the per capita GDP growth rates of Mexican states, _PHONE_ %K %X The opening up of the Mexican economy completely transformed the growth dynamics of the per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country's various states, with a clear tendency towards growth being concentrated in specific regions. In this study, we quantify the indirect or spillover effect of economic complexity on growth based on the following two facts: i) economic complexity is an important factor in explaining GDP growth rates, and ii) there is a clear regional pattern in the states' economic complexity, i.e., the economic complexity variable shows a positive spatial autocorrelation. Our results provide two insights: first, that the estimated positive spillover effect of complexity on growth is not negligible, particularly for states in the north of the country, whose own economic complexity is as important as that of their neighbors. In contrast, the spillover effect in southern states is negative. Being located next to states with low levels of economic complexity has a significant negative externality that almost overrides the positive effect of a state's own level of complexity. Our findings lead us to conclude that spillover effects may have played a more important role in explaining the diverse pattern of growth between northern and southern Mexico than previously thought. %U _URL_ %J Estudios de Economía %0 Journal Article %P 221-243%V 47 %N 2 %@ 0718-5286 %8 2020-10-21


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- a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- any residue of combustion; ashes.
- Geology.coarse scoriae erupted by volcanoes.
- a live, flameless coal; ember.
- slag1(def 1).
- a mixture of ashes and slag.
- to spread cinders on: The highway department salted and cindered the icy roads.
- Archaic. to reduce to cinders.
- to spread cinders on a surface, as a road or sidewalk: My neighbor began cindering as soon as the first snowflake fell.
Origin of cinder
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A worthy companion portrait to that of cinderous Mr. Toodles, the stoker, familiar to the readers of Dombey.Charles Dickens as a Reader
- a piece of incombustible material left after the combustion of coal, coke, etc; clinker
- a piece of charred material that burns without flames; ember
- Also called: sinter any solid waste from smelting or refining
- (plural) fragments of volcanic lava; scoriae
- (tr) rare to burn to cinders
Word Origin and History for cinderous
Old English sinder "dross of iron, slag," from Proto-Germanic *sendra- "slag" (cf. Old Saxon sinder "slag, dross," Old Norse sindr, Middle Low German and Middle Dutch sinder, Dutch sintel, Old High German sintar, German Sinter), from PIE root *sendhro- "coagulating fluid" (cf. Old Church Slavonic sedra "cinder").
Initial s- changed to c- under influence of unrelated French cendre "ashes," from Latin cinerem (nominative cinis) "ashes," from or related to Greek konis "dust" (see incinerate). The French word also apparently shifted the sense of the English one to "small piece of burnt coal" (16c.). Volcanic cinder cone is recorded from 1849.
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Finding a suitable apartment and successfully securing it can be an exciting yet time-consuming process. One important aspect of this process is the approval of your rental application by the landlord or property management company. The time it takes to get approved for an apartment can vary depending on several factors. Let's take a closer look at these factors to understand how long the approval process may take.
1. Completing the Application: The first step towards getting approved for an apartment is filling out the rental application accurately and thoroughly. This includes providing personal information, rental history, employment details, and references. The time it takes to complete the application can vary depending on how organized and prepared you are. It is advisable to have all the necessary information and documents ready in advance to expedite the process.
2. Background and Credit Check: After submitting your application, the landlord or property management company will typically conduct a background and credit check. This step is crucial for them to assess your financial stability and ensure you have a clean criminal record. Background and credit checks can take anywhere from a few hours to a few days, depending on the efficiency of the screening process.
3. Verifying References and Employment: Landlords often contact references and employers provided in the application to verify the information provided. This may involve reaching out to previous landlords, supervisors, or colleagues to gather insights about your character, punctuality, and ability to pay rent on time. The time it takes to complete this step largely depends on the responsiveness of your references and employers.
4. Waiting for Approval: Once all the necessary checks and verifications have been completed, the landlord or property management company will review your application in its entirety. They will consider factors such as your credit history, income, rental history, and references to make an informed decision. The duration of this review process can vary depending on the volume of applications received and the diligence of the landlord.
5. Negotiating Lease Terms: After approval, you may need to negotiate lease terms with the landlord. This can involve discussing rent, security deposit, lease duration, and any additional clauses. The negotiation process can take a few days or longer, depending on the landlord's availability and willingness to accommodate your requests.
In conclusion, the time it takes to get approved for an apartment can range from a few days to a few weeks. To expedite the process, it is essential to be proactive, organized, and responsive. Being prepared with all necessary documents, having good references, and a stable financial history can increase your chances of a quick approval. Keep in mind that each landlord or property management company may have their own unique timeline and procedures, so it is always a good idea to inquire about their specific process upfront.


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The structure of the blue-black iodine complex of amylose (the linear, helical component of starch), prepared either from iodine and iodide in aqueous solution or from crystalline amylose and iodine vapor, has been studied by resonance Raman and iodine-129 Mossbauer spectroscopy. In both cases it is concluded that the identity of the major chromophore is essentially the same: the pentaiodide (I5-) anion. For the material prepared from iodine vapor, the iodide required for I5- formation is produced by hydrolysis or alcoholysis of iodine. The other product of this reaction, a hypoiodite, has been assigned in the iodine Mossbauer spectrum.
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Wild blonde capuchin [monkeys] have invented a new and tool-conserving method to fish for termites, researchers have just discovered.
The technique, reported in the latest Royal Society Biology Letters, has never been documented before for primates, including humans. In fact, people who recently tried out the new five-step termite fishing method found that it worked better than anything else at retrieving the nutritious, yet pesky, insects, which some human cultures eat too.
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A vast body of research focuses on the role of parents in athlete development; however, little is known about developmental influences of siblings. In general, family dynamics (i.e., patterns of relating or interacting among family members) have yet to be investigated in youth sport contexts. This study examines how family dynamics and the individual roles of parents and siblings influence the development of Canadian interuniversity student-athletes over time. Participants included four male and six female student-athletes. Each participant took part in a qualitative retrospective timeline interview. All data was subjected to a thematic analysis. Results indicate that siblings and parents play separate yet intricately connected roles in athlete development throughout childhood and adolescence. Overall, participants described a cohesive family unit built on shared values and joint participation in sport activities. They described stable and dynamic forms of support from their parents over time, and positive and negative sibling influences. These findings offer valuable insight into the dynamic nature of parent and sibling relationships with athletes in youth sport and beyond, as well as how these relationships operate in the broader family environment to optimize (and, at times, hinder) athletic development.
Lundy, Georgia I.; Allan, Veronica; Cowburn, Ian; and Cote, Jean
"Parental Support, Sibling Influences and Family Dynamics across the Development of Canadian Interuniversity Student-Athletes,"
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To address the problems of the indoor air quality deterioration and energy consumption, this study proposed the multi-function window combined with a ventilation system and solar photovoltaic blind. In this study, multi-objective optimization for determining the optimal design of the multi-function window was conducted along with nonlinearity analysis. The main findings can be summarized as follows. First, from the technical-environmental performance's perspective, the amount of solar radiation and wind volume entering the room were found to be key factors causing nonlinearity. In particular, the total energy consumption and indoor CO2 concentration decreased whereas the predicted percentage dissatisfied deteriorated with the increasing the size of the window ventilation system. Second, from the economic performance's perspective, the absolute and relative investment values showed nonlinear relationships with the amount of electricity generated and the total energy consumption. Especially, as the window ventilation system size increased, the absolute investment value decreased due to the reduced amount of electricity generated, and the relative investment value decreased except when the energy supply was larger than the energy demand. Finally, the window ventilation system size was most suitable when it was 3–5% of the multi-function window's size according to the orientation, from a holistic view of the technical-environmental-economic performance.
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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. 2018R1A5A1025137 ).
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Detective Lavender Mystery Books In Order
Publication Order of Detective Lavender Mysteries Books
The Missing Heiress aka The Heiress of Linn Hagh(2012)Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Mystery of the Skelton Diamonds(2014)Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Piccadilly Pickpocket(2015)Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Sans Pareil Mystery(2015)Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Sculthorpe Murder(2016)Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Plague Pits & River Bones(2018)Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Murder in Park Lane(2019)Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Death of Irish Nell(2019)Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Willow Marsh Murder(2020)Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Death at the Frost Fair(2020)Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Detective Lavender Mystery series is a collection of novels from Karen Charlton that explore the adventures of two members of the Bow Street Runners, a police force of sorts that existed in Regency England.
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'Catching the Eagle' was one of Karen Charlton's earliest works. The book came about when the author and her family went digging into their ancestry. She was surprised to learn that Jamie Charlton, an ancestor on her husband's side, had been quite the criminal.
This inspired Karen to write a story set in Regency England and which looked at the manner in which mysteries were solved at the time. The book told the story of a farm laborer by the names of Jamie Charlton who was accused of stealing a considerable sum.
'Catching the Eagle' matters because it marked the first appearance of Detective Stephen Lavender, a principal officer of the Bow Street Magistrate's court who was called in to investigate the situation.
Detective Stephen Lavender and Constable Ned Woods were just supporting characters when they were first introduced. However, with the relative success of 'Catching the Eagle', Karen Charlton decided to spin them off into their own story, creating the Detective Lavender Mystery series.
The books take place in England in the early 1800s. The protagonists are written to operate as part of the Bow Street Runners, the creation of a Chief Magistrate in London by the names of Henry Fielding, working essentially as the first professional police force in the area.
Stephen Lavender was a real person, a historical figure who people might stumble upon if they dig into court cases from that time period. Karen Charlton took this individual and fleshed him out to create a fully realized character that fights crime in the 1800s.
Detective Lavender is a strong, intelligent and pretty well off individual. He has a good head on his shoulders and it looks like he comes from a privileged section of society. When he is first introduced, the detective is in his early thirties, however, he is so stuffy and cardboard in the way he acts that many readers have admitted to initially confusing him for a much older individual.
Ned Woods is Lavender's opposite, a constable that shouldn't have anything to do with Detective Lavender's murder cases but who keeps getting roped into the renowned officer's business.
Woods and Lavender are best friends, even though that doesn't always seem like the case. Of the two, Woods is the nice one. He is warm and earthy and kind. He generally puts people at ease.
And as the talker of the duo, he tends to do most of the interacting with witnesses and victims. People are happy to invite Woods into their lives. With Lavender, things are a little more complicated.
Lavender is prone to disappearing into his mind and getting lost in his thoughts and ruminations. He has a tendency to put people off and to make them feel like he is disregarding them.
This is partially the reason why their partnership works. Woods might not be the smartest cookie in the jar but he has the tact necessary to get information out of people. Lavender's social skills are a little lacking but he knows how to put information together to form cogent conclusions.
While Lavender and Woods normally drive the mystery aspect of the Detective Lavender Mystery series, Dona Magdalena plays just as important a role. The Spanish woman is Lavender's love interest.
She is described as a spicy and feisty woman with demons in her past. She fled a conflict in Europe and currently lives in England as an immigrant.
The Detective Lavender Mystery series has been criticized for some of its inconsistencies. For instance, because Detective Lavender clearly has an aristocratic background, some fans do not believe that he would freely mix with so many characters that are clearly in a much lower social class.
Additionally, some of the language isn't as accurate as historically savvy readers would like. This isn't even taking into account all the aristocratic female characters that Karen Charlton creates who live very independent lives that see them running their own businesses and supporting entire families despite living in a society that would have greatly restricted them.
Karen Charlton often fields questions regarding the fact that her characters are living in the Regency period but they feel like they would be perfectly at home in the 21st Century.
Of course, there are those audiences that have lauded Karen for so thoroughly immersing them in the period of Regency England through the sights, sounds and smells she describes in her scenes.
Karen's biggest strength in the Detective Lavender Mystery series isn't the mysteries themselves but her ability to create and manage complex plots. More often than not, readers have said that they had the mysteries of the author's different books figured out by the half way mark. But that did not stop them from enjoying the process Lavender went through to come to the right conclusion.
+The Heiress of Linn Hagh
A beautiful woman goes missing at Linn Hagh. No one knows how she left her locked bedchamber. They do not even know whether she was kidnapped or simply escaped.
And as a notable heiress, her case is of such importance that Detective Lavender and Constable Woods are summoned to investigate. There are a lot of rumors swirling about the situation but no solid leads.
No one will talk to Lavender and Woods, not the servants and certainly not the heiress' siblings. There seems to be a feud simmering and the only way Detective Lavender can hope to put the case to rest is if he brings to light a series of family secrets.
+The Sans Pareil Mystery
April Clare was a promising young actress, so her passing is greatly felt at the Sans Pareil Theatre. And because her remains were found in suspicious circumstances, Detective Lavender and Constable Woods are summoned to investigate.
It doesn't take them long to learn that there's more going on than meets the eye. They must unravel the many mysteries they discover quickly as the Napoleonic War is looming across the channel. There's a lot of suspicion of treachery in the air
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These persons are objects of God's love, and he arranges the world for their good.
Fabre states that the mother-insect carefully arranges the food-supply so that the most nutritious and easily digested portion is nearest the egg, to form the first meal of the young larva.
He arranges a selection from his observations on the nebulae in such a way as to give great plausibility to his view of the gradual transmutation of nebulae into stars Herschel begins by showing us that there are regions in the heavens where a faint diffused nebulosity is all that can be detected by the telescope.
The farmer therefore arranges his cropping in such a way that roots, or leguminous crops, succeed the cereal crops.
The method is based on the supposition that the magnetic rotation measures the strain produced in the molecule by an auxochrome, and he arranges the groups in the following order: O.
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Coloured wax model of a female, half skeletal, half living and dressed in regency clothing, England, _PHONE_
This lady is dressed in Regency clothing typical of the first half of the 1800s. She is skilfully created out of wax. She is half woman, half skeleton. The statue may have been made for one of three reasons: a darkly comic novelty, a 'memento mori' (a reminder of death), or a teaching aid. She is paired with a separate male statue (A78827). These two examples of regency waxwork were exhibited in Montreal, Canada at the International and Universal Exposition in 1967.
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Highly detailed models of the full human figure for artists, teachers and medical practitioners.
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How to Backup Chrome Bookmarks
Easily backup and restore your bookmarks to and from anywhere
Chrome bookmarks use simple HTML files you can store on a USB drive, networked storage, or even the cloud without hassle. As an added bonus, other browsers like Mozilla Firefox can import Chrome's HTML files, meaning it's easier than ever to share and move your bookmark library. We show you how.
If you're logged into a Google account, your bookmarks are automatically saved in the cloud. To restore them, log into the same Google account on a different device and open Chrome.
How to Backup Chrome Bookmarks
If you're not using a Google account or want a copy of your bookmarks on your hard drive, network, or USB drive, here's how to back them up.
 1. Open Chrome.
 Google Chrome Home
 2. Locate and select the three vertical dot icon in the upper right corner of the Chrome window.
 3. Under the resulting drop-down menu, find Bookmarks.
 4. Select Bookmark Manager.
 You can also open the Bookmark Manager using the shortcut CTRL+SHIFT+O.
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 5. Select the three-dot icon to the right side of the blue bar across the bookmarks tab, then select Export bookmarks.
 6. Chrome opens a new window that allows you to browse to the location where you want to store your backup. Select a location on your computer, name your backup file, then select Save.
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 Bookmarks from other browsers will probably end up in the Other bookmarks section, but you can move them around as you like after you import them.


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Copy and Paste Practice - iWork - Pages (Mac)
Students Practice Copy and Paste
Students copy and paste animals next to the sounds they make.
Students learn how to right click "copy" and right click "paste". Alternately students learn to use the equivalent keyboard shortcuts "command - C" and "command - V" to copy and paste. Students learn to fix mistakes by using Edit > Undo or the keyboard shortcut "command - Z".
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TEXAS STATE PARKS
Natural Economic Assets
STATE PARK PROFILES
Balmorhea State Park
Balmorhea State Park is located in far West Texas in the community of Toyahvale, four miles west of Balmorhea. The 45.9-acre park's main attraction is San Solomon Springs, a spring-fed pool that covers 1.75 acres with a year-round water temperature between 72 to 76 degrees. The pool holds 3.5 million gallons, but anywhere from 22 million to 28 million gallons of fresh water flow through the pool every day. The deeper parts of the pool are in a natural state, allowing swimmers to enjoy the fish and aquatic vegetation. The park also includes the Cienega Project, a spring-fed desert wetland and canals that are home to endangered fish, a variety of aquatic life, turtles, birds and other animals.
In 2007, park attendance was about 52,000, evenly distributed between day users and overnight visitors.
The springs provided water to the American Indians and later to the Mexican farmers who used the water for their crops and dug the first irrigation canals. In the mid-1800s, the springs were called Mescalero Springs after the Apache Indians in the area, but later the Mexican farmers renamed them San Solomon Springs. Today, the clear and cool waters attract numerous swimmers and scuba divers to the area.1 In fiscal 2007, park attendance was about 52,000, evenly distributed between day users and overnight visitors.2 The park and the pool are popular with Texas and New Mexico residents. Groups enjoy coming to the park from the nearby Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch and the Historic Prude Ranch.3
In addition to the springs, the park includes a concession building, two bathhouses, the superintendent's residence and San Solomon Courts Motel, all built in Spanish Colonial style. The pool and other structures in the park were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the early 1930s. By helping to preserve these CCC structures, the park is playing an important role in safeguarding the nation's heritage.
The springs are a magnet for scuba divers and dive instructors in Texas and New Mexico. At 20 feet deep, with a horizontal clarity of 80 to 100 feet and constant water temperatures, the springs provide a predictable environment for divers.4 Lead Park Ranger Tony Fleenor says, "We have divers year-round. In the off season, fall and winter, divers are our bread and butter."5
Neta Rhyne, the owner of the Toyahvale Desert Oasis dive shop, adjoining the park, says, "I like to refer to San Solomon Springs as the only dive site that provides entertainment for the whole family. One can swim, scuba dive, snorkel, sunbathe, bird watch, picnic, play in the playground, sit under a shade tree by the spring, camp and enjoy the beautiful sunrises and sunsets."6
Balmorhea State Park also plays an important role in the economic wellbeing of the surrounding communities of Toyahvale and Balmorhea, with a combined population of just over 500. "The state park has a significant positive economic impact on local businesses," says Balmorhea City Manager Terry Upshur. "The park attracts tourists to the area, increasing business for local hotel/motels, grocery stores and restaurants."7
Local area retailer Rhyne says, "My business would not exist without the park, which is the main economic catalyst for the local economy. Many other area businesses would be unable to survive without the park."8
Balmorhea State Park contributed $961,316 in sales and $522,195 in personal income to Reeves County in 2006.
In fiscal 2007, the park reported operating expenses of $443,735 for staff salaries and minor repairs, and revenues of $657,837, for a net operating gain of $214,102.9
According to a study conducted by John Crompton and Juddson Culpepper of Texas A&M University, Balmorhea State Park contributed $961,316 in sales and $522,195 in personal income to Reeves County in 2006. The park also created 19.5 jobs and generated $4,806 in sales tax revenue for the county in that year.10
Summary Economic Impacts
Balmorhea State Park, Reeves County
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|2006 County Employment
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Source: Texas A&M University.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Direct Spending (Fiscal 2007)
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* Includes salaries, operating expenses and minor (non-capital) repair.
Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
- 1 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, "Balmorhea State Park," pp. 1-4, _URL_ (Last visited August 25, 2008.)
- 2 Data provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, "State Park Sites, Acreage, and Visits," with Texas Comptroller's office calculations.
- 3 Interview with Tony Fleenor, lead park ranger at Balmorhea State Park, Toyahvale, Texas, July 24, 2008.
- 4 Yvonne Lanelli, "Balmorhea State Park, Texas," DesertUSA (September 2005), pp. 1-4, 6, _URL_ (Last visited August 25, 2008.)
- 5 Interview with Tony Fleenor, lead park ranger at Balmorhea State Park, Toyahvale, Texas, July 24, 2008.
- 6 Yvonne Lanelli, "Balmorhea State Park, Texas," DesertUSA (September 2005), p. 4.
- 7 Interview with Terry Upchurch, city manager, city of Balmorhea, Balmorhea, Texas, July 24, 2008.
- 8 Interview with Neta Rhyne, owner of the Toyahvale Desert Oasis dive shop, Toyahvale, Texas, July 24, 2008.
- 9 Data provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, "Revenue Less Operating Costs, FY 2006-2007," with Texas Comptroller's office calculations. Amounts may not total due to rounding.
- 10 Texas Coalition for Conservation, The Economic Contributions of Texas State Parks in FY 2006, by John L. Crompton and Juddson Culpepper, Texas A&M University, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences (Austin, Texas, December 2006), _URL_ (Last visited August 25, 2008.)