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Science Museum unwraps a "sweet" exhibition
A "tasty" exhibition to reveal the biology, chemistry, physiology and psychology of the world of candy was unwrapped at the Hong Kong Science Museum today (June 26) and will run until October 28.
"Candy Unwrapped", featuring 17 groups of interactive exhibits, will satisfy the mind of visitors even as it tickles their taste buds through looking at, smelling and tasting the exhibits.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the exhibition today, the Assistant Director (Heritage and Museums) of Leisure and Cultural Services, Dr Louis Ng, said the Hong Kong Science Museum organised this exhibition to give children an educational and entertaining experience for the summer holidays.
"Candy is not only for kids. Chocolate is also a favourite of ladies. With stories about romantic memories and magical powers of chocolate, visitors will learn about the rich history and culture of candy and other yummy treats from around the world. We believe the exhibition will enable all family members, young and old, to discover the fun and the science and psychology behind the candy," Dr Ng said.
Produced by the Ontario Science Centre in collaboration with Ybrick Design 3D Inc, "Candy Unwrapped" invites visitors to bring their taste buds for some sensational sugary science. Visitors can examine the structure and many uses of sugar, which is more than just a sweet treat and has qualities that are useful in many things. They can see how sugar has been used to preserve food, bind concrete and even heal wounds. They are also invited to walk across the face of an enlarged sugar crystal to learn about the various phases of crystallisation, the beauty of nature's final design, and what sugar crystals have in common with stacks of oranges in a supermarket.
Visitors can explore how taste and other senses, such as sight and smell, are used by the human body to determine what tastes good. Using their taste buds, they can learn the biological point of puckering by experiencing the super sour challenge, and discover the difference between taste and flavour through participating in a jelly bean test.
The rich history and cultural diversity of candy and other treats from around the world are featured in the exhibition. Visitors can discover the fascinating stories behind treats from a dozen countries, from Chinese ginger candies to Nigerian puff-puffs. Some unusual past and present candies are also on display, and visitors will learn through the exhibits why some of them are still popular in modern times.
The exhibition will detail the history of chocolate, including different forms of chocolate that have emerged over thousands of years and how chocolate bars are made. Visitors can also experience how candies bring back romantic memories, and find out whether chocolate is always associated with romance, or is it simply a psychological effect? Visitors can discover more by entering into a boudoir to learn about the cultural legacy and intriguing chemical properties of chocolate.
Visitors can jump on the energy burn bike and pedal for one minute to find out the calories of a sugar cube and how many calories they can burn off in 60 seconds. They will learn about the way their body creates and uses energy and which types of food energy work best for them. Kids can design and draw their own candy wrapper or jump on the cushy giant tongue and learn about the sensory complexity of the human tongue.
Admission to "Candy Unwrapped" is $35 with half-price concession for full-time students, people with disabilities and senior citizens aged 60 or above. "Free Admission on Wednesdays" and the Museum Weekly Pass will not apply to this exhibition.
The Science Museum is located at 2 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon. It is open from 1pm to 9pm from Monday to Friday, and from 10am to 9pm on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. It is closed on Thursdays (except public holidays).
For details of the exhibition and related programmes, visit the Science Museum's website (hk.science.museum). For enquiries, please call 2732 3232.
Ends/Friday, June 26, 2009
Climbing up an enlarged sugar crystal, the "Crystal Mountain", visitors can learn about the various phases of crystallisation and the beauty of nature's final design.
The exhibit, "Delectable Delights", allows visitors to learn about treats from around the world and how some of these treats taste surprisingly like some of our familiar foods.
Jumping on the "Taste Bud Tango", a cushy giant tongue, visitors can learn about the sensory complexity of the human tongue.
"A Bar is Born" details the history of chocolate, including different forms of chocolate that have emerged over thousands of years and how chocolate bars are made.
Chocolate has long been considered an aphrodisiac. Is this a scientific fact or sexy myth? Visitors can discover more by entering into "Romancing the Bean" to learn about the cultural legacy and intriguing chemical properties of chocolate.


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A co-tenancy clause refers to a provision in a retail lease contract that permits tenants to reduce their amount of rent if a number of tenants leave the rental space. Some tenants are known to attract more traffic, especially in malls. It is the reason why some tenants may decide to have their businesses in this location. So, if this key tenant happens to vacate the mall, there will be no traffic anymore.
What does this mean? It means that other tenants will not get the number of customers as they used to while this key tenant was around. A co-tenancy clause, therefore, comes in to protect tenants from such a scenario It does this by cutting down the amount of rent the tenants should pay as a move to compensate them for the loss of traffic.
A Little More on What is a Co-Tenancy Clause
In any mall, co-tenants are usually the anchor tenants. They are the biggest, and they own popular stores that tend to draw traffic that trickles over to other stores in a similar location. However, during economic stress, retailers are usually forced to close some of their outlet stores. They do this so that they can reduce costs, and as a result, landlords lose a lot of revenue.
So, when the remaining tenants demand a reduction in rent as per the co-tenancy clause, it leads to further loss of revenue by the landlords. It may even eventually lead to bankruptcy.
However, the co-tenancy clause is beneficial to the tenants as it provides protection. It ensures that the shopping malls continue to be operational and able to draw customer traffic so that the tenants benefit from the sales.
Why Landlords Avoid Co-Tenancy Clause
There is fiercely negotiation when it comes to the co-tenancy clause. Most landlords do not like the provisions in this clause because it is difficult for them to control other tenants' or occupants' decision to move out of the shopping mall. The landlords see this clause as something that can severely affect their revenue.
For tenants to obtain a co-tenancy clause, it will depend largely on their power to negotiate. For instance, landlords will always be on the lookout for tenants with big names. They also look for tenants who are capable of paying a high amount of rent, and their power to stay for long. Such tenants are likable because they have the capacity to draw a massive population in a business location. Such tenants can easily negotiate for co-tenancy protection as they are in a better position to engage a landlord in the negotiations.
Landlords who consider using a co-tenancy clause risks losing significant revenue in the process. It is important, therefore, for the tenant to ensure that the drafting of the co-tenancy is properly done to help minimize the risks. Involving an attorney with experience in finance law and commercial real estate can be a good move in achieving this.
The Landlord's Conditions for Co-Tenancy Clauses
To be able to obtain a co-tenancy clause, a landlord will demand that the tenant meets certain conditions. The most crucial condition in this clause is that the tenant cannot default on the lease. Note that breaching the co-tenancy clause may lead to lease termination.
The Basics of Co-Tenancy Clause
The co-tenancy clause is most popular among the shopping center tenants as well as mall leases. It has the ability to reduce rent or terminate the lease, when other tenants stop their operation in the facility, leaving large space unoccupied. The co-tenancy clause is commonly used by large store owners, which they use to negotiate and ensure that there is enough protection.
Types of Co-Tenancy Clause
The co-tenancy clause exists in two types. They as follows:
- Opening Co-Tenancy Agreements: This one is most common where new malls or shopping center developments are involved. It also happens in a state where tenants don't open and pay rent in full, not until other stores are open and a certain percentage of the space in the mall is occupied.
- Operating co-tenancy agreements: This one applies to those malls and shopping centers that are already in operation. It allows tenants to pay rent at a reduced rate or stop their operations completely if the specified tenants vacate, and there are no suitable tenants to replace.
Generally, stores in an environment where there is sharing, rely on each other to draw traffic. They are also expected to uphold specific standards as well as maintaining patron's good experience. For instance, the clause may specify the prohibition of certain uses such as:
- Marijuana dispensaries
- Massage parlors
- Nightclubs and strip clubs
Also, there is prohibiting or limiting the percentage of other non-retail uses such as fitness centers and grocery stores. A good example is the limiting or prohibiting of heavy parking. Note that all these can be possible through a co-tenancy clause, including other related lease clauses created for this purpose.

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Iranian Researchers Separate Hydrogen from Methane with 100% Efficiency
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researchers at Kashan University and Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) separated hydrogen from methane with an efficiency of 99.99% by hybrid synthesizing of a nanoadsorbant.
Hydrogen has numerous applications in various fields, among which is the use of hydrogen in hydrocracking process.
No source has so far been known in order to obtain pure hydrogen. In order to fulfill the needs of industry, this material is prepared by using water-gas substitution (WGS) reaction through chemical processes. Therefore, the raw materials and the products except hydrogen must be separated from hydrogen in order to obtain pure hydrogen. Since methane is the raw material of the reaction, hydrogen should first be separated from methane, and then it should be transferred to other processes.
The researchers studied the deposition of carbon nanostructures on the active carbon made of walnut shell (which was chemically activated by using KOH). Results of the experiment showed that methane adsorption increased 17.92% for the deposition of nanofiber carbon on the active carbon. However, the increase in methane adsorption did not affect the amount of hydrogen adsorption.
Their experiments also showed that the carbon adsorbent hybridized by carbon nanofibers can separate a mixture of methane and hydrogen with equal concentrations of the compounds up to 99.99, and the outlet gas contained 99.99% pure hydrogen. Commercial adsorbents can purify hydrogen up to 73.80% at standard conditions.
The results of the research have been published in the February 15 edition of the Chemical Engineering Journal.

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. When someone blocks you, they disappear from your friends list on (friends) Facebook . Here's how you can check it.
 1. Open the Facebook application on your computer or smartphone.
 1. Log into your Facebook profile.
 1. Select Friends (Friends) to access your friends list.
 1. Enter the name of the friend you suspect has blocked you in the search box (Search) or try to find it manually by scrolling through your friends list.
If your friend is not on your friends list, they have either blocked you or unfriended you.
Search Facebook
You can search Facebook to find out if you have been deleted or blocked by a friend. To find someone on the Facebook , open the main page of Facebook and find the search bar in the upper left corner of the screen. Then enter your friend's name or email address in the search bar. This method will only work if you know exactly the correct username or email address the person is using on Facebook .
If you can't find your friend's profile photo page and recent messages, they probably blocked you at Facebook .
How to check if someone has blocked you? It's even easier to tell when someone has blocked you on
Messenger . All (All) what you need to do is to try sending them a direct message by doing the following.
 1. Open the Messenger app.
 1. Select New Message (New Message) in the upper right corner of the screen.
 1. In the To (To:) field, enter the name of the person you suspect has blocked you.
If you see your friend's name and profile picture in the list, they haven't blocked you. If they don't show up in the list and you can't send them a message, it means they blocked you for Facebook .
What to do if someone
blocked you (Blocks) you on Instagram and Facebook
Finding out that someone blocked you on social media can be frustrating, especially if you don't know the reason . If this is your situation, the best course of action is to try to figure out what happened and what caused the other person to block you in the first place.
If someone has blocked you and it bothers you more than you would like, you can always block them back (block them back) and forget about it.
Who (Has) blocked you on Instagram , Facebook or any other social network? How did you know about it? Share your experience with us in the comments section below.
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Not-for-profits continue to encounter unique measurement challenges for gifts in kind. There are a variety of approaches available for not-for-profits to value GIK, which can result in large disparities between handlings by different not-for-profits and questions about the application of generally accepted accounting practices to GIK. Other issues such as identifying the applicable principle markets and the effect of nominal fees on GIK require not-for-profits to scrutinize their GIK practices to ensure GAAP is being properly applied.
Not-for-profits must measure all non-cash contributions such as items auctioned off for charity; excess or obsolete goods given to charity to help fulfill its mission; free print or web advertising space and even radio advertisement air time. However, measuring these intangible items can be challenging, as not-for-profits who receive such gifts would not otherwise purchase or sell them and not-for-profit administrators simply may not know the fair market value of these gifts or have access to valuation information.
When trying to measure value of non-cash gifts to not-for-profits, it's important for CPAs to understand these six important tips:
 1. Intent is vital. While all other facts and circumstances help to determine intent, it is ultimately the donor's intent that rules the restriction classification. The not-for-profit has a fiduciary, and in most cases, a legal obligation to follow any restrictions donors place on the use of contributed resources and that may affect a not-for-profit's performance and its ability to provide services.
 2. Focus on discretion. It is important to focus on the discretion a not-for-profit has in determining the intended beneficiary and the extent of variance power the not-for-profit holds. If the original beneficiary no longer needs or cannot accept the goods or, for any reason, the goods are determined to not be acceptable, does the not-for-profit have the authority to redirect the goods to another beneficiary? If so, the not-for-profit likely has variance power.
 3. Determine who bears the risk. Take a hard look at who bears the risks and rewards of ownership over GIK by determining whether your not-for-profit or your client takes physical or constructive possession of the GIK. (i.e., having physical possession of an item generally means that person is responsible for its risk of loss and has a reward of use).
 4. Fair value is now based on "exit" price. It's difficult to find comparable sales data, making it that much more important for not-for-profits to develop a reasonable process for valuing GIK. A not-for-profit's process might include searching the active and principal market for a measurable exit price determination.
 5. Understand the differences between asset restrictions and organizational restrictions. Asset restrictions can have an impact on valuation, whereas organizational restrictions do not. Organizational restrictions will have an impact on the net asset classification, but should not impact valuation.
 6. There is no "one size fits all" approach. For any GIK valuation, there will be judgment in applying indicators and determining the appropriate treatment.
Because there really is no "one size fits all" approach, it's important for accountants and their auditors to have a go-to guide for questions about non-cash gifts and other complex issues related to not-for-profit accounting. The AICPA's Financial Reporting Executive Committee has just published the 2013 edition of the AICPA Not-For-Profit Accounting and Audit Guide, which provides expanded guidance on non-cash contributions and includes updated information on how to determine whether an not-for-profit is in fact acting as a recipient or an agent—an integral component of determining how to consider GIK donations. The guide also includes new sections about reporting and measuring non-cash gifts, including gifts-in-kind; contributions of fund-raising materials, informational materials, advertising, and media time or space; below-market interest rate loans; and bargain purchases.
Jennifer Hoffman, CPA, Partner - Not-for-Profit Services, Grant Thornton. Jennifer is a fully dedicated member of Grant Thornton's Northeast Region Not-for-Profit Practice.
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Why Your Microgreens Smell or Have Mold & 6 Easy Fixes
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Moldy Microgreens
Are you experiencing a foul odor coming from your microgreens that you can't quite ignore? This smell not only makes for an unpleasant growing experience but if you are a commercial microgreens grower, then the microgreens can't be sold to customers. What a waste of microgreens!
So, why do the microgreens smell? Many reasons could be causing the microgreens to be smelling foul. Some of the reasons are root or stem rot, mold, humidity and temperature issues, and chemicals. All these problems relate to each other, and it's vital to eliminate any possible cause for the production of healthy and tasty microgreens.
Here are six surefire ways to get your microgreens healthy and smelling great in no time:
 1. Lower the seed density.
 2. Avoid overwatering.
 3. Water from the right angles.
 4. Optimize the temperature and humidity.
 5. Eliminate mold.
 6. Sanitize the growing medium.
The main culprits of smelly microgreens are usually mistakes gardeners make that go unnoticed. In this article, we will discuss six practical ways to prevent microgreens from smelling and we will find out more about what makes them smell bad in the first place.
Practical Fixes to Smelly Microgreens
Smelly microgreens are a nuisance and they also bring huge losses in profit. To avoid growing smelly microgreens, here are the fixes you can implement:
1. Lower the Seed Density
If seeds are tightly clustered together, air deficiency and poor drainage occur. Some of the plants could grow, but they'll end up being too congested. This could prompt root rot, which gives off terrible odors.
If you are having trouble with determining how much seed to put into your container, take a look at this great article from Home Microgreens – Seed Calculator.
2. Avoid Overwatering
Overwatering leads to the deficiency of oxygen and prompts root rot. But how much water is enough?
It's simple. The soil or other growing media should be moist, not wet. Experiment with different moderate amounts to determine the most favorable levels. Use this Soil Moisture Sensor from our Best Garden Tools page to determine the optimal amount in a specific growing area.
Simply check the microgreen plants every day and water if necessary. A good water sprayer or a self-watering system might also help if you are still struggling. Check out our True Leaf Market Products page for some helpful links to affordable options!
3. Water from the Correct Angles
While it's okay to water from the top when the seeds haven't germinated, that's not always the case for sprouted microgreens.
If microgreens have some leaves, start spraying water from the bottom. If plants are sprayed from the top, the dense stems will trap moisture and cause musty smells, which can escalate to plant rot.
4. Optimize Temperature and Humidity
In order to optimize temperature and humidity for microgreens, think about how this is accomplished in the home.
Humidification for plants occurs when they are watered. However, it is recommended to use a dehumidifier and an air fan to control humidity levels and promote aeration. Many microgreen farmers fail to optimize humidity and temperature, and it costs them big time. Be ahead of the game and grow fresh, smell-free microgreens.
5. Eliminate Mold
If mold is noticed that is making microgreens smelly, eradicate it before it spreads. Here are two ways to get rid of mold on microgreens:
 1. Make a weak mixture of water, white vinegar, and hydrogen peroxide to spray onto the plants.
 2. Place the microgreens in sunlight. Mold will dry up and die.
See how to remove and avoid mold from microgreens by following this advice from Urban Farmer Curtis Stone:
HOW TO: Avoid and Remedy Mould On Microgreens
6. Sanitize the Growing Medium
Microgreens might take in chemicals that lead to smells. To avoid this, ensure that the components of the growing medium are well researched.
Most organic microgreen growing pads are expensive. However, they are worth the price since they produce healthy, tasty greens with little issues when growing.
Also, use food-safe plastics to ensure no chemicals like lead from PVC are absorbed by microgreens to influence their smell.
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Why Your Microgreens Smell
Now that you're aware of how to stop microgreens from smelling bad, it's important to understand what causes microgreens to smell. Depending on set up, the microgreens could be experiencing any of the following issues.
Root or Stem Rot
Damping Off Seedlings
Root and stem rot can be caused by heat stress, high humidity and lack of ventilation. All these factors go hand in hand because high temperatures plus high relative humidity without consistent airflow lead to air deficiency.
Sometimes, root rot is also caused by damping-off — a disease that's more prevalent in wet conditions.
If a swampy smell is noticed, then inspect the set up immediately. Roots or stems will begin rotting if the issue is not remedied quickly. If this happens, then the entire batch of microgreens will need to be thrown away because they are no longer safe to consume.
Check plants' stems and roots for discoloration if rotting is suspected. However, if microgreens' roots and stems seem to be turning into somewhat thin, thread-like structures, then they have rotted.
Do the microgreens smell like a poorly ventilated basement? This can mean that mold has begun growing. Mold is an enemy to humans everywhere. If it can degrade a strong ceiling, imagine the harm it can cause to microgreen plants.
Mold development in microgreens can be caused by excess humidity plus inadequate aeration. To prevent mold growth, ensure optimal humidity, temperature, and ventilation for microgreen growing.
But could mold be mistaken for root hairs? People make this mistake all the time. They end up throwing away perfectly healthy microgreens because they think root hairs are mold.
Here's how to distinguish mold from root hairs:
 - Mold affects parts of the batch while root hairs are even throughout the entire batch.
 - Mold appears towards the top while root hairs only appear at the bottom of the stem.
 - When water is poured on them, root hairs jump a bit while mold does not.
High Humidity Plus High Temperatures
Many novice microgreen growers think that a sauna effect, like that of a greenhouse, is the best way to grow microgreens. However, this is not true, and this could be the reason microgreens are smelling.
While ideal temperatures and humidity for growing different microgreens are somewhat particular to the specific species, 64 °F to 75 °F in temperature plus 40% to 60% relative humidity is favorable for most microgreens.
High humidity swells the plants and brings a musty odor to them. If it stays like that for a long time, fungal infections will occur that can worsen to root rot.
The cause of smelly microgreens could be that the growing medium used was made with chemicals of which the gardener wasn't aware. Furthermore, it could be the plastic pots in which plants are growing that include harmful chemicals. Either way, the chemicals might be causing microgreens to smell.
The medium in which plants are grown is really important. Always buy seeds, substrates, and plastics from certified sellers. They may be slightly more expensive than the non-certified ones, but it's worth the investment to be safe. Not to mention, buying from non-certified sellers is illegal and customers can be held liable by the law.
In Conclusion…
Microgreens are not like the mature plants grown in an open farm or greenhouse. They are delicate and susceptible to the slightest pathogens and harsh conditions. This may bring up undesirable smells in them.
Now that you understand what might be causing your microgreens to smell, you can use the above fixes to curb them and also learn to avoid them for good.
If you would like to get started growing microgreens or need a boost in your supplies, we highly recommend checking out our affiliate at True Leaf Market. They have microgreen seeds, supplies, starter kits, and anything else you can think of to make your production a success!
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What your car color says about you
If you're driving a yellow car, you may be the human embodiment of that "don't worry, be happy" smiley face we remember from the 1980s. Yellow exudes joy and a positive attitude.
Young people are drawn to yellow, Cooperman says. "Kids in their 20s like brighter colors and welcome trends and color," she says. They like small, bolder shapes and vivid hues. "Bright color doesn't feel like a risk to them."
However, it feels risky to many other people. Yellow or gold cars made up only 1 percent to 2 percent of car colors.

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The Harm Reduction Home (HRH) Residential Program works to support individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who are also impacted by alcohol dependence.
The HRH Residential Program provides access to a managed alcohol program (MAP) where individuals are supported with housing and addressing primary care and mental health needs.
Individualized care planning assists individuals to work towards personal goals and enhanced overall wellbeing through a person centred approach that meets them where they are at. While the abstinence model works for many, for some the ability to abstain from drinking is not feasible. Alcohol is administered on a daily basis by medical personnel as per a schedule determined by a physician's medical assessment and direction.
The HRH program works to reduce the harms associated with consuming non-beverage forms of alcohol such as mouthwash, hand sanitizer and more. The HRH is staffed with qualified medical and social support personnel that oversee the individuals to ensure their day-to-day and primary care needs are being met.
Harm Reduction Home Availability
- Are 19 years or older;
- Live with severe alcohol use disorder (AUD), including those who are drinking non-beverage alcohol;
- Are impacted by homelessness or are precariously housed;
- May currently be frequent users of the healthcare system.
- You/the individual will be contacted to schedule an assessment and intake to the Harm Reduction Home Residential Program.
- The Severity of Alcohol Dependency (SADQ) scale and Eligibility Criteria will be used to assist in determining appropriateness of candidates for the program. These tools will be completed by intake staff upon assessment.


I am looking at servos to make a robot claw, and I want to make sure the one i am getting can turn under a specific amount of weight. The servos specify their torque in oz-in. I am not sure how to read this.
What i need to know is, how to I convert oz-in into the specific weight it can withstand in lbs.
If you are not familiar with the unit of measurement:
1 oz-in = 0.00706 Nm
if you are not familiar with torque:
1 Nm torque translates to 1N of force at a radial distance from the shaft of the motor of 1 m. As 1N gravitational force corresponds to an approx. 0.1kg weight, 1 Nm torque can lift* 0.1kg weight 1m away from the shaft, or 1 kg weight 0.1m away from the shaft.
*Lift in this case means that if such weight is attached to the rotor, the rotor would be in equilibrium, less weight then this would start to rotate.
 - $\begingroup$ So, if i had a length of 2M with 1Nm, would that make 0.5N? _USER_ $\endgroup$ – X Builder Oct 21 '20 at 22:54
 - $\begingroup$ exactly, 2m radial distance, 0.5N $\endgroup$ – 50k4 Oct 21 '20 at 23:06
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Notes Client Command-Line Options
September 3, 2002
Here are some command-line options you can use when starting the Notes client. Many of these were taken from docs in the Notes KB. Substitute the path for your Notes.exe file for "C:\Notes\Notes.exe" in the list below.
C:\Notes\Notes.exe =C:\Notes\MyNotes.ini Starts the client with an alternate INI file
C:\Notes\Notes.exe dbName.nsf Opens a specified local database when the client is started
C:\Notes\Notes.exe
server!!dbName.nsf
Opens a specified database on a specified server when the client is started
C:\Notes\Notes.exe doclink.ndl Opens a specified doclink when the client is started
C:\Notes\Notes.exe _URL_ Opens a specified web page when the client is started
C:\Notes\Notes.exe notes://... Opens a specified database, view, form, or document using its Notes URL when the client is started (*)
C:\Notes\Notes.exe _EMAIL_ Begins composing an e-mail to the specified address with the Notes mail client
C:\Notes\Notes.exe MAIL Opens the default mail database on the Notes client
C:\Notes\Notes.exe ADMINONLY Starts the Notes Admin client (R5+)
C:\Notes\Notes.exe /DESIGN Starts the Notes Designer client (R5+)
C:\Notes\Notes.exe /DEBUGGER Starts the Notes Remote Agent Debugger (R6+)
C:\Notes\Notes.exe /EMBEDDING Starts Notes as an OLE server
C:\Notes\Notes.exe /AUTOMATION Starts Notes minimized
(*) In Notes 6 and higher, the notes:// URL of a database, view, form, or document can be determined using the NotesURL property of the element when it's accessed in LotusScript as a NotesDatabase, NotesView, NotesForm, or NotesDocument. If you want to construct a notes:// URL manually, it's of the structure:
You can leave the server name blank (so the protocol starts with notes:///) if you want to access a local database, view, etc.
Reporting a Bug in Notes
September 5, 2002
The LDD site has a downloadable form you can use if you want to report a bug in Notes. However, the form is in WordPro format, and I know that lots of people (even us Notes users) don't have SmartSuite handy. Well I do, so I converted the form to MS Word format, in case that's better for you. Please visit the link above for instructions.
=> DefectReport.doc <=
Modifying $FormulaClass in Views
September 8, 2002
I mentioned this in one of my blog entries, but I figured it should live here in the Tips section, too. The $FormulaClass field in a view determines what types of documents show up in the view. Normally, the documents that show up are regular note documents, although if you modify the $FormulaClass field in the right way, you can also make design elements show up in your view.
All this is described quite well in the Fun with $FormulaClass article by Dan Velasco that appeared in DominoPower Magazine a few years back. There were a couple of holes in his $FormulaClass values, and if you do a little looking in the Notes API, you'll notice that the $FormulaClass values correspond to the NOTE_CLASS values in the NSFNOTE.H file. Here are the values from that header file (in hex and decimal -- use the decimal value in your view), along with their header file comments:
Note Class TypeHex ValueDecimal ValueComments
NOTE_CLASS_DOCUMENT0x00011document note
NOTE_CLASS_INFO0x00022notefile info (help-about) note
NOTE_CLASS_FORM0x00044form note
NOTE_CLASS_VIEW0x00088view note
NOTE_CLASS_ICON0x001016icon note
NOTE_CLASS_DESIGN0x002032design note collection
NOTE_CLASS_ACL0x004064acl note
NOTE_CLASS_HELP_INDEX0x0080128Notes product help index note
NOTE_CLASS_HELP0x0100256designer's help note
NOTE_CLASS_FILTER0x0200512filter note
NOTE_CLASS_FIELD0x04001024field note
NOTE_CLASS_REPLFORMULA0x08002048replication formula
NOTE_CLASS_PRIVATE0x10004096Private design note, use $PrivateDesign view to locate/classify
NOTE_CLASS_DEFAULT0x800032,768MODIFIER - default version of each
NOTE_CLASS_ALL0x7fff32,767all note types
NOTE_CLASS_ALLNONDATA0x7ffe32,766all non-data notes
NOTE_CLASS_NONE0x00000no notes
Getting Default Elements in the Database
September 16, 2002
An interesting corollary to the tip above is that you can use a modification of the NOTE_CLASS type values to get some of the default items in a database. Here's a list, followed by an explanation:
Note IDDatabase Element
FFFF0002"About This Database" document
FFFF0004Default form
FFFF0008Default view
FFFF0010Database icon
FFFF0020Database Design Collection (view)
FFFF0040Database ACL
FFFF0100"Using This Database" document
FFFF0800Replication Formula
You'll notice that the last 4 numbers of the Note IDs are the hex values of the corresponding design elements in the previous tip. What's neat about this (and it makes sense if you think about it) is that these Note IDs are the same for every Notes database, so if you call:
db.GetDocumentByID("FFFF0002")
you will always get the "About This Database" document, if one exists. Now, getting some of these elements as Notes documents may not do you a whole lot of good on the surface, but some of them hold interesting qualities (as coding superhero Rod Whiteley mentions in this post on LDD, the database icon can hold many strange and random bits of information -- search for the "Icon note item names" section in STDNAMES.H).
Notes Debug Flags
October 2, 2002 (updated October 16, 2002)
A few years ago, this post on the Notes.net forum (now the LDD forum) outlined a way to pull all the debug flags from the various Notes DLL and EXE files. Virtually all of these flags are undocumented and some may not be useful at all, but it's pretty neat information anyway.
The original post used a PERL script to extract the information, and I played around a little to see if there was an easy way to batch the process, since I didn't have PERL installed on my machine. Here's what I did:
1. Go to the SysInternals site and download the STRINGS.EXE program (I think it's listed as a "Miscellaneous" application)
2. Copy STRINGS.EXE to your Notes program directory
3. Run the following commands at the DOS prompt, from the Notes program directory:
 strings -a *.exe | find "DEBUG" > nDebug.txt
 strings -a *.dll | find "DEBUG" >> nDebug.txt
The resulting file (nDebug.txt) should give you the same debug flags as the PERL script does, plus a couple extra ones (the PERL script actually searches for "DEBUG_", and I searched for "DEBUG"). Again, most of these flags are totally undocumented, so all you can do with the resulting list is experiment. The DRC Consulting site may have some information to help you out -- there's a good list of NOTES.INI settings there.
(Updated text) I've tried this with both the "findstr" command (on Windows NT/2000) and the "find" command, which should be equivalent in this case. It looks like "find" produces more results on my NT box. I have no idea why.
Exporting Notes Documents and Rich Text Fields in RTF Format
October 23, 2002 (updated January 1, 2004)
Here's a database I wrote with some code that allows you to export the information in a Notes rich text field to an RTF file, while retaining most or all of the rich text field formatting. It also demonstrates how to write multiple things to a single RTF file (including multiple rich text fields), if that's something you're interested in doing. Additionally, the techniques involved should allow you to export rich text fields that are greater than 64k in size.
UPDATE: on January 1, 2004 I added functionality to allow you to export an entire Notes document to an RTF file, in addition to just exporting the individual fields. Please be aware that Notes doesn't always do a good job


The Sitecore to Salesforce integration, S4S, includes a mapping wizard to support Sitecore 9 Experience forms. The new wizard is more advanced (see LinkedIn article) than what is currently available in the S4S WFFM mapping wizard. One nice feature is called the Salesforce Field Matching Rule that prevents duplicates occurring in Salesforce.
When pushing data to Salesforce (from a Sitecore Experience Form) we usually expect to insert a record, or update an existing one if a matching record exists. Before this can happen, we need to define what matching means, for example, in the case of creating Salesforce leads. You usually update a lead record if the email address matches but consider a family or group who share a single email address! If you need to capture them as individuals in Salesforce, the matching criteria would need to be an email address and first name.
Because businesses have complex matching requirements the S4S mapping wizard for Sitecore Experience Forms can allow multiple fields to be selected to ensure duplicates are not created in Salesforce.
In most cases, this feature makes it unnecessary to create a custom save action to eliminate de-duplication.


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TVApplicationController
An object that bridges the UI, navigation stack, storage, and event handling from JavaScript.
Declaration
class TVApplicationController : NSObject
Overview
The TVApplicationController class establishes the JavaScript environment and provides a centralized point of control and coordination between the JavaScript environment and tvOS.
Topics
Controlling and Handling Events
func stop()
Ends the app life cycle.
Getting the Delegate
var delegate: TVApplicationControllerDelegate?
The delegate of the app controller object.
protocol TVApplicationControllerDelegate
A protocol used to observe and manage the different states of an application controller.
Examining App Controller Properties
var context: TVApplicationControllerContext
The launch information for the application controller.
var navigationController: UINavigationController
The navigation controller that is bridged from JavaScript to tvOS.
var window: UIWindow?
A reference to the window supplied when the app controller was initialized.
Relationships
Inherits From
Conforms To
See Also
JavaScript Environment
class TVApplicationControllerContext
Launch information provided to the TV application controller.


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- He taught them drills based on Indian yoga practices which resembled the movements of the 18 main animals in the Indo-Chinese iconography.
- This missile like structure, which commemorates the Indo-Chinese War of 1940-41, serves as transport hub for Bangkok.
- I had Indo-Chinese fried fish which was even better than I remembered.
Pronunciation: /CHīˈnēz, -ˈnēs/adjective & noun
Definition of Indo-China in:
- The British & World English dictionary


Can I heat baked beans in the can?
How to cook canned baked beans. That's simple. You can use any oven proof dish you like and mix your canned baked beans right in there. Then bake until they are hot all the way through and bubbling around the edges.
Is it safe to heat canned food in the can?
Aluminum is considered toxic, making it not ideal for heating canned food. Besides this, already used cans that had been heated over an open fire are not suitable because they might not be in perfect condition. Instead, you should heat your food while it's still inside its can.
What to add to baked beans from a can?
How to make Kicked-Up Canned Baked Beans:
 1. Bacon.
 2. Onion.
 3. Molasses.
 4. Spicy brown mustard (can substitute yellow mustard)
 5. Worcestershire.
 6. Brown sugar.
 7. Ketchup.
 8. A teaspoon of apple cider vinegar for a touch of tanginess is optional and not shown.
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Do you have to heat up canned beans?
Canned beans can be eaten directly from the can without additional cooking since they are precooked. However, before enjoying them as is—or if you decide to cook them—definitely rinse them off with cool water. … Use canned beans in salads, dips, and sandwiches or eat as is.
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Do canned baked beans go bad?
Properly stored, an unopened can of baked beans in sauce will generally stay at best quality for about 3 to 5 years, although it will usually remain safe to use after that.
How do you add flavor to baked beans?
5 Ways to Upgrade Canned Baked Beans
 1. Honey + Dijon Mustard. …
 2. Caramelized Onion + Bacon + Espresso Powder. …
 3. Adobo Sauce + Chorizo + Chopped Cilantro. …
 4. Fire Roasted Tomatoes + Little Smokies + Chopped Parsley. …
 5. Mixed Chopped Herbs + Breadcrumbs + Cheddar Cheese.
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Can you eat corn straight out of the can?
The answer to the question is canned corn already cooked is "Yes, it is cooked enough for you to eat it". In fact, corn straight out of the can isn't bad at all. It is fresh and has a certain pop and crunch to it!
What can I add to canned green beans for flavor?
Flavor them with butter, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Let the beans simmer uncovered and stir occasionally. Do not turn off the heat until almost all the liquid evaporates. Otherwise, all the flavors from your seasonings will remain in the liquid and won't stick to the beans.
What is the healthiest canned vegetable?
The best canned vegetables are tomatoes, beans, green beans, corn, beets, peas, pumpkin, carrots, and artichoke hearts. Each of these vegetables is healthy, inexpensive, and taste great when they're canned.
When should you not eat canned food?
If your can shows any sign of bulging, especially around the lid, it is not safe to eat. In fact, it shouldn't even be opened. 5- Pressure Release – If you can hear an audible pressure release sound when you open your can, chances are, air has somehow gotten inside. Again, air fosters bacteria growth.
What is healthier frozen or canned vegetables?
This helps preserve the nutrients, so frozen and canned veggies can often be healthier than fresh vegetables. … Canning requires a lot more processing. Aside from certain fruits like tomatoes and pumpkins, canned goods are likely to have less nutritional value than frozen.
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Rating with Confidence: How Rating Scales Affect Future WOM Behavior
42 Pages Posted: 18 Sep 2013
Date Written: September 17, 2013
Firms collecting product ratings are able to choose the scale design (e.g., 2-pt vs. 5-pt scales) for consumers to provide rating scores. While previous research on survey methodology has studied the impact of scale design on measurement reliability and validity, there has been little work documenting the potential impact of this choice following the rating event. The present research argues that the rating scale may affect a rater's likelihood of engaging in subsequent word-of-mouth (WOM) behavior. Specifically, conducting four experiments, we show that participants' WOM intentions are higher after evaluating their consumption experience on a 5-point rating scale than on a 2-point rating scale. We introduce a new construct – "rating certainty" – which reflects a rater's certainty belief regarding her chosen rating score and which mediates the relationship between rating scale and WOM intentions.
Keywords: word-of-mouth, product ratings, scale design
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The painterly effects of Three Pears and an Apple, a selection from Edward Steichen's The Early Years Portfolio, 1901–1927, are reflected in this memorable image's soft focus and elegant composition. Steichen achieved the soft outlines of the fruit with a 36-hour exposure under indirect illumination. During this time, the film's emulsion expanded and contracted in the changing temperatures, creating the subtle, dreamlike qualities of the image. Steichen's dedication to achieving an initially conceived image and his expressive use of shape and imagery are testament to why he is credited with the transformation of photography into an art form.
Edward Steichen is an immortal among photographers. His richest, most profound photographs were made between 1900 and 1927. It is from this period that Steichen selected his masterpieces and asked Aperture to publish his prints.


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COOLING RATES IN SPLAT COOLING.
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Calculations and experimental observations made on cooling rates during splat quenching are presented. Three possible types of cooling behavior are discussed ideal cooling, intermediate cooling, and Newtonian cooling. The effects of splatting-process variables on the cooling rates are described, the most important of these variables being splat thickness and the quality of the thermal contact between the splat and substrate. Splat-cooling rates range typically from 10,000 to above 10 to the 10th power Csec., depending on the actual conditions. Author


What is a summary of the poem "The Stone Age?"
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Kamala Das' poem, "The Stone Age," is a poem which illustrates the life of an oppressed woman.
Her husband is set in his ways ("Fond husband, ancient settler in the mind"). Although he is fond (affectionate), the speaker believes him to be false ("weaving webs of bewilderment"). The husband has taken control over his wife ("You turn me into a bird of stone"), which refers to the fact that she is beautiful to look at but must not be heard.
The husband is not considerate of his wife's feelings. His "absent-minded" stroking of her face shows no true emotion, only habit. The husband is not concerned with his wife's needs either (noted by the "loud talk you bruise my pre-morning sleep,
You stick a finger into my dreaming eye").
The wife dreams of a better life, only to have the dreams vanish like the sun. Her history, misunderstood given the undefined nature of the Dravidian people (historically they fought to be defined as their own ethnic group) alienates the wife from those who fail to identify with her or identify her at all. Her ethnicity is lost to "secretly flow the drains beneath the sacred cities."
Jumping into her car, the wife searches for others like herself--only to be forgotten like the rain which comes and goes.
The wife does not seem to understand what her husband sees in her. He is a lion, a snake, a symbol of strength and power. She, on the other hand, is not. That said, the wife questions how her husband can rest so easily against her, given her weaknesses.
All said, the wife cannot understand why no one asks her anything about life. The wife seems to understand her knowledge regarding life, but, like her husband's disregard for her, she feels as if her knowledge goes unappreciated.
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Definition of Equipotential Surface
Definition of Equipotential Surface
Equipotential surface
We have come to know that potential everywhere on earth's surface is same (zero), as the surface of the earth is a good electric conductor. On the surface of the conductor potential difference cannot exist, because if there is potential gradient an electric field will act on the surface and electrons of the surface will distribute in such way, due to the influence of the electric field, that electric field disappears. The total charge of the conductor whether positive or negative or the conductor is chargeless or whatever may be the actual potential of the conductor with respect to an object, potential on the surface all cases will be equal everywhere.
So, it can be said that the surface or volume becomes such that its potential is everywhere same, then that surface or volume is called equipotential surface or volume.
For example, consider two points A and B on an equipotential surface as shown in the figure.
VB – VA = 0
VB = VA
It may be noted that an equipotential surface may be the surface of a material body or a surface drawn in an electric field.
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Production of free surface water jets using focused underwater shock waves
It is possible to produce concentrated free surface water jets by rapidly accelerating a geometrically shaped curved deflector plate below the free water surface. This principle has been established using a self focusing electromagnetic acoustic source (FEMAS) and this report verifies it using a shock tube based mechanical analogue of that system. The shape, form and speed o f the water jets produced vary between the two systems. Discrete pressure measurements using a needle hydrophone positioned at different points below the free water surface are presented. The variation in pressure amplitudes recorded highlight the scatter and uncertainty inherent in a complex coupled system, while the form o f the pressure trace is dependant on the mechanical design o f the system in use and the position o f the needle hydrophone in the pressure field. To better understand the experimental system, a computer simulation using commercially availa ble non-linear dynamic analysis software has been developed. This shows that the water surface jets result from the overall hydrodynamic, flow initiated by rapid movement o f the deflector plate below the water surface.


9 Ghost Sightings From Reddit That Will Creep You Out
In a recent paranormal Reddit discussion, parents shared stories about their children maybe, possibly, almost undeniably seeing ghosts. Like cats and dogs, children just seem to be more in touch with the other side than adults. Horror movies may have planted that idea into our minds, but these anecdotes totally back it up.
While a few Redditors offered stories of their children encountering friendly or well-meaning ghosts, others shared stories that could be the premise for one of those aforementioned horror movies. From kids seeing red-eyed men to toddlers giggling at dark, seemingly empty corners, these eerie tales will surely keep you up at night. At the very least, they'll reignite your childhood urge to check under your bed before going to sleep.
Come to think of it, if these kids aren't seeing ghosts, we shudder to think what they are seeing.
Click through to read some seriously scary ghost stories, courtesy of the parents, siblings, and babysitters of Reddit. And if creepy kids aren't your thing, maybe these terrifying ghost stories from R29ers are more your style.


An official enumeration of the people of a country to obtain statistics concerning their ages, occupations, education, and the like. In ancient Rome the census was taken with a view to taxation. In canon law, census means a tax or tribute imposed on a benefice, usually by a bishop and payable to himself. In diocesan and parochial usage it is the enumeration of the faithful, and certain data about their spiritual needs and conditions. A census or enrollment of the people is mentioned several times in the Old Testament and notably in the New Testament (Luke 2), the enrollment of "the whole world" which occasioned the journey of Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem wherc Christ was born.
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Concrete Examples of Orderings
Last week, I noted that if you have an object with two components, each of which you know how to order independently, it requires at least a little thought to figure out how to do so. Moreover, there is a commonly used strategy, often called lexicographical order or dictionary order, for taking the ordering strategies for individual components and combining them.
The C++ library is considerate enough to implement dictionary ordering for its users in (at least) three places. The first is the
std::pair template, which defines the six comparison operators in terms of the corresponding operators of the pair's components. Specifically,
pair(x1, y1) < pair(x2, y2) is defined as x1 or ==. Part of its technique for doing so rests on the fact that the comparison x2 < x1 can take place only when it has already been established that x1 pair(x2, y2) is defined as pair(x2, y2) < pair(x1, y1) pair(x1, y1)!= pair(x2, y2) is defined as!(pair(x1, y1) == pair(x2, y2)) pair(x1, y1) <= pair(x2, y2) is defined as!(pair(x1, y1) > pair(x2, y2)) pair(x1, y1) >= pair(x2, y2) is defined as!(pair(x1, y1)< pair(x2, y2))
The underlying principles are easy to understand once explained:
- The pair template never depends on more than the == and < operations on the components.
- Order relations are defined entirely in terms of other order relations.
- Equality relations are defined entirely in terms of other equality relations.
- If the element types have relations defined that meet the library requirements, then the resulting relations on pairs will also meet the library requirements.
As a generalization of
pair, the library tuple template also implements the six comparison operators in terms of < and == on the
tuple's elements. Like
tuple does not reply on the other four comparison operators on elements.
The third place where the library implements dictionary order is in the
lexicographical_compare algorithm. This algorithm accepts two pairs of iterators, each of which defines a range of elements, and uses an extended version of this comparison procedure to compare the sequences:
- If both sequences have the same length and every element is equal to the corresponding element of the other sequence, the two sequences are considered equal. This case holds even if both sequences are empty.
- If one sequence is a prefix of the other, the shorter sequence is considered less than the other.
- Otherwise, the result of the comparison is the result of comparing the elements that make up the first discrepancy between the sequences.
This function offers an easy way to define sequence comparison in terms of element comparison when all the elements have the same type.
Unless there is a good reason to do otherwise, one's first thought about how to define comparison between two data structures should probably be to compare the data structure's elements along the lines that we've been discussing. The main mistake that beginners make is to believe that it is possible to define
pair(x1, y1) < pair(x2, y2) as something such as
x1 < x2 && y1 < y2, which doesn't work.
There is another pitfall in defining comparison relations: Sometimes the obvious way of comparing individual elements doesn't always work. We'll look at some examples of that pitfall next week.


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Toybox Shape Sorting House
Let's match up the shapes and slot them through the holes with the Early Learning Centre Shape Sorting House.
The perfect addition to your toy box, this sorting house is both fun and educational! Choose a shape and figure out where it fits. Can you match the colours and shapes and name each of them. When you're done, lift the roof or open the door and start all over again.
Sorting the shapes helps children develop with fine motor skills.


Why South Koreans are two years older at home than they are abroad
Lee Dong Kil's daughter Lee Yoon Seol celebrates the 100th day of her birth in Daejeon, South Korea Credit: Ahn Young-joon/AP
People living in South Korea have two ages - but that could be set to change.
A politician in the ultra-modern Asian country is working to overturn a centuries-old tradition which sees babies become one-year-old on the day of their birth - and then get an additional year tacked on when the calendar hits January 1.
The move comes amid complaints the system is an anachronistic, time-wasting custom which drags down an otherwise forward thinking nation.
For parents whose babies are born in December, it can be especially painful.
One hour after his daughter's birth in the central city of Daejeon at 10pm on December 31 of last year, Lee Dong Kil posted the news on social media.
Lee Dong Kil holds his daughter Lee Yoon Seol as his wife Ryu Da Gyeong sits at their house in Daejeon Credit: Ahn Young-joon/AP
His friends immediately showered him with congratulatory messages.
"An hour later, when the new year began, they phoned me again to say congratulations for my baby becoming two years old," said Mr Lee, who is 32 internationally but 34 in South Korea.
"I thought, 'Ah, right. She's now two years old, though it's been only two hours since she was born. What the heck!'"
 - Why does South Korea use the strange age system?
The origins of the traditional age reckoning system are not clear.
Being one-year-old at birth may be linked to the time a baby spends in its mothers' womb or to an ancient Asian numerical system that did not have the concept of zero.
Becoming a year older on January 1 is even harder to explain.
It could be that ancient Koreans cared a lot about the year in which they were born in the Chinese 60-year cycle but, without regular calendars, did not care much about the specific day they were born; so they mostly ignored the day of their birth and instead marked another year of age on the day of the Lunar New Year, according to senior curator Jung Yonhak, at the National Folk Museum of Korea.
This may have then shifted to the solar new year on January 1 as the South began embracing the Western calendar.
 - Is South Korea the only country to use the system?
South Koreans use the system in daily life - including when it comes to dating. Credit: AP
Perhaps unsurprisingly, yes.
Neighbouring North Korea uses the Western age calculating system, but they have a twist: they follow their own calendar based on the birth of national founder and president-for-life Kim Il Sung.
The year of your birth is still incredibly important in South Korea and lumps linked children together for life, for example through education.
Other Asian countries, including Japan and Vietnam, abandoned the Chinese-style age system amid an influx of Western culture.
Officially, South Korea has used Western-style calculations since the early 1960s.
But its citizens still embrace the old-fashioned system in their daily lives because the government has done little to get people to change over to the Western style.
Most South Koreans are simply accustomed to living with two ages.
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Lee Dong Kil with his wife and daughter Credit: Ahn Young-joon/AP
 - How do people celebrate the anniversary of their birth?
People do not hold massive joint birthday parties on New Year's Day; they just celebrate their birthday on the days they were born.
Young people consider themselves another year old on solar New Year's Day (January 1) while older people often use the Lunar New Year's Day.
Many family restaurants do not charge babies if they are 36 months old or younger, so parents often calculate their babies' ages under the Western method when they are dining out.
Some South Koreans still worry that the practice makes their nation look odd on the international stage.
Read more: South Korea and US to end springtime military drills to back diplomacy
South Korean women in traditional attire in the nation's capital, Seoul. Credit: AP
 - What does it mean for people from abroad?
Many foreign journalists in Seoul ask Koreans what year and month they were born to calculate their Western age for news stories.
There are also some who say the concept of "Korean age" encourages a fixation on age-based social standing in this seniority-based country.
In South Korea, those born in the same year often treat each other as equals, while people must use honorific titles to address those born earlier, rather than directly using their names.
Ahn Chang-gun, from the south-eastern city of Gimhae, said he felt "empty" when his first child became two on January 1 2013, about two weeks after his wife delivered him after eight years of marriage.
"He was this precious baby that we finally had, but I felt that all of a sudden two years had just gone by and yet I hadn't done anything for my baby," said Mr Ahn.
Read more: Thousands angle for glory at South Korean ice fishing festival
Seo Hyo Sun was upset when her baby was born early and became two just 48 hours later/ Credit: Lee Jin-man/AP
Parents whose babies are born in December often worry about their children falling behind others born earlier in the same year, though worries gradually disappear as their children age.
When Seo Hyo Sun, from Buchon, just west of Seoul, was taken to hospital to get a caesarean section on December 29, she could not stop weeping because her baby's due date was supposed to be January 7.
"Tears kept flowing. … My doctor told me the baby wanted to come out today so let's just celebrate," said Ms Seo, 31 in international age.
"When I awoke from my anaesthesia, I felt really grateful … because my baby was born healthy. That was enough."
 - How is South Korea planning to change the age system?
In January, politician Hwang Ju-hong tabled a bill aimed at requiring the government to put international ages in official documents and encouraging citizens to go with their international ages in everyday life.
It is the first legislative attempt to abolish "Korean age".
"It is aimed at resolving confusion and inefficiency caused by the mixed use of age-counting systems," Hwang said in the proposed legislation.
Hwang's office said a parliamentary committee discussion and a public hearing on the issue are expected in coming months.
Choi Min Kyung says the age system isn't such a bad thing after all. Credit: Ahn Young-joon/AP
Surveys in recent years showed more South Koreans supported international age though it was not clear how seriously they wanted a change.
"If we use international age, things could get more complicated because it's a society that cares so much about which year you were born," said Lim KyoungJae, 46, head of the Seoul-based Miko Travel agency.
"We should also definitely count the time of a baby being conceived and growing in its mother's womb."
Mr Lim's employee Choi Min Kyung, who is 26 internationally and 28 in South Korea, disagreed.
"It's good to be two years younger … (especially) when you meet men" on blind dates, Ms Choi said with a laugh.
"There is a big difference between 26 and 28."


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Miracle Gro Rose & Shrub Continuous Release Plant Food 900g
Miracle Gro Rose & Shrub Continuous Release Plant Food is specially formulated for roses and other shrubs.
The granules contain a special mix of nutrients with extra magnesium to give strong, healthy plants with deep, rich coloured blooms, gorgeous fragrances and greener leaves.
One application in early spring feeds for the whole growing season, removing the need for regular feeding.
Can also be used in the planting hole with new plants.
Advantages of Miracle-Gro Rose & Shrub Continuous Release :
- A special coating on the granules controls the release of plant food, so that it matches the plant's needs.
- It only releases nutrients when conditions are right for plant growth and when the plants need them.
- This ensures that plants are not short of balanced nutrients for up to 6 months from just 1 application.
- This release ensures steady, even growth ‚ -not uneven surges ‚ -which is far better for producing strong, sturdy, healthy plants that perform much better in the garden.
- The release rate is controlled by soil temperature.
- The warmer it gets, the faster plants grow and more nutrients are released.
- This also ensures there is little risk of under- and overfeeding and wastage due to excessive leaching out of the soil or compost ‚ -something that can be common with un-coated solid feeds, especially in very wet or waterlogged conditions.
How to Use :
Roses & Shrubs in beds & borders :
Evenly sprinkle 75 g around the base of each bush over the entire rooting area
Roses & Shrubs in containers :
Evenly sprinkle 25 g of granules over the planting area. Lightly work into the compost
Useful Tips :
As a guide, one handful of granules is approx 25g.
Avoid over watering or allowing plants to dry out as this can cause damage to the roots.
We recommend you always wear gloves when gardening.
Click and Collect
Click and Collect available on all products, just select the "Store pickup" option in your basket before you checkout.
Fast UK Delivery
We aim to provide fast and efficient delivery on most packages to mainland UK addresses, there are some areas where we will need to charge slightly extra due to postage costs such as Highlands & Islands, Southern Ireland & Isle of Man.
Delivery is charged at a flat rate of £5.95 for all orders below £50, and free for all orders of £50 and above.
We're able to deliver locally (7 mile radius) for some items, £15 for orders up to £50, £10 for orders from £50 up to £100, and free for orders above £100.


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Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is a ministry of the Nigerian government that regulates agricultural research, agriculture and natural resources, forestry and veterinary research throughout Nigeria. Audu Innocent Ogbeh is the current Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. He was appointed to head the ministry by president Muhammadu Buhari in November 2015.
Akinwumi Adesina was appointed Federal Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development by President Goodluck Jonathan in June 2011. The ministry was previously headed by Adamu Bello, Abba Sayyadi Ruma and Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah.
The ministry is responsible for various parastatals. It supervises and provides funding for research institutes such as the National Root Crops Research Institute and colleges of agriculture and forestry.
- "Ministry of Agriculture & Water Resources". AfDevInfo. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- "BREAKING:Audu Ogbeh appointed Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development". November 11, 2015.
- "Welcome". Abba Sayyadi Ruma. Archived from the original on 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- George Oji (7 April 2010). "Jonathan Takes Over Ministry of Power". ThisDay. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- Ibukun Odusote Archived 2 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine., Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Retrieved 23 January 2016


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Prior information about the average dielectric properties of breast tissue can be implemented in microwave breast imaging techniques to improve the results. Rapidly providing this information relies on acquiring a limited number of measurements and processing these measurement with efficient algorithms. Previously, systems were developed to measure the transmission of microwave signals through breast tissue, and simplifications were applied to estimate the average properties. These methods provided reasonable estimates, but they were sensitive to multipath. In this paper, a new technique to analyze the average properties of breast tissues while addressing multipath is presented. Three steps are used to process transmission measurements. First, the effects of multipath were removed. In cases where multipath is present, multiple peaks were observed in the time domain. A Tukey window was used to time-gate a single peak and, therefore, select a single path through the breast. Second, the antenna response was deconvolved from the transmission coefficient to isolate the response from the tissue in the breast interior. The antenna response was determined through simulations. Finally, the complex permittivity was estimated using an iterative approach. This technique was validated using simulated and physical homogeneous breast models and tested with results taken from a recent patient study.
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Lecture: The History of Russian Under the Tsars
|Mattapoisett Free Public Library|
|7 Barstow Street|
|May 04, 2013|
|2:00 PM - 3:30 PM|
Seth Mendell will present his rescheduled "The History of Russian Under the Tsars" at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. The talk will cover the reigns of Alexander II, the Reformer; Alexander III, the Reactionary; and Nicholas II, the last Romanov. Such personalities as Lenin, Rasputin and Trotsky will be discussed in the context of the 1917 Revolution. This program is sponsored by the Mattapoisett Free Public Library and the Mattapoisett Historical Society.


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To improve the load-carrying capacity of steel structures there are mainly two methods of using cover-plate which are the preflex method and multi-stepwise thermal prestressing method. However a prestress applied to the top flange of H beam is less than the bottom flange because these two methods have small eccentricity. It is necessary to develop an advanced feature of prestressing method which efficiently increases load-carrying capacity and prestressing efficiency. Therefore this study proposes a cover-plate prestressing method with increased sectional stiffness and prestressing efficiency, called multi-stepwise thermal prestressing with steel brackets. To evaluate the prestressing efficiency and load-carrying capacity of the proposed method, prestressing application tests and static loading tests were conducted on three H beams. The multi-stepwise thermal prestressing method with the steel brackets had higher displacement induced to the H beam and higher tensile stress in the top flange than in a case without the steel brackets. Also, when prestress is applied, the tensile stress in the cover-plate significantly decreased with the installation of the steel brackets. The static loading tests showed that the installation of the brackets increased the stiffness, the yield load, and ultimate load of the structure, compared with an unreinforced girder, which meant higher load-carrying capacity than a conventional thermal prestressed structure without brackets.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction
- Mechanics of Materials
- Metals and Alloys


text: AquaLock is a soil sampler, vibrated down directly to sampling depth for a 1,5 m long virtually undisturbed sample. It can be used for continuous or discrete sampling. Prior to drilling, the AquaLock is pressurized with water to lock the piston down in the cutting shoe. When the desired sampling depth is reached, water pressure is released via push rods. Drilling continues an additional 1,5 meter. Vacuum holds the sample in the tube while retrieved. Above ground water pressure is applied such that the piston pushes the soil out of the tube.


Step by step validation
Include the URL of your launchpad blueprint:
_URL_
Validate each step during the installation to be able to stop fast in case of errors and provide feedback on which components are in error.
Problem Description
During deployment, problems are often spotted at the end of the configuration and can accumulate on top of each other making it difficult to find the root cause.
Deployers and developers will benefit by having the installation process fails fast and spotting the lowest level possible components causing the problem.
Proposed Change
Overview
Leverage the steps already defined in Tripleo to run a validation tool at the end of each step.
During each step, collect assertions about what components are configured on each host then at the end of the step, run a validation tool consumming the assertions to report all the failed assertions.
Alternatives
We could use Puppet to add assertions in the code to validate what has been configured. The drawback of this approach is the difficulty to have a good reporting on what are the issues compared to a specialized tool that can be run outside of the installer if needed.
The other drawback to this approach is that it can't be reused in future if/when we support non-puppet configuration and it probably also can't be used when we use puppet to generate an external config file for containers.
Security Impact
 - some validations may require access to sensitive data like passwords or keys to access the components.
Other End User Impact
This feature will be activated automatically in the installer.
If needed, the deployer or developper will be able to launch the tool by hand to validate a set of assertions.
Performance Impact
We expect the validations to take less than one minute by step.
Other Deployer Impact
The objective is to have a fastest iterative process by failing fast.
Developer Impact
Each configuration module will need to generate assertions to be consummed by the validation tool.
Implementation
Note that this approach (multiple step application of ansible in localhost mode via heat) for upgrades and it will work well for validations too.
_URL_
Assignee(s)
Primary assignee: <_EMAIL_>
Other contributors to help validate services:
<launchpad-id or None>
Work Items
 - generate assertions about the configured components on the server being configured in yaml files.
 - implement the validation tool leveraging the work that has already been done in tripleo-validations that will do the following steps:
 1. collect yaml files from the servers on the undercloud.
 2. run validations in parallel on each server from the undercloud.
 3. report all issues and exit with 0 if no error or 1 if there is at least one error.
Dependencies
To be added.
Testing
The change will be used automatically in the CI so it will always be tested.
Documentation Impact
We'll need to document integration with whatever validation tool is used, e.g so that those integrating new services (or in future out-of-tree additional services) can know how to integrate with the validation.
References
A similar approach was used in SpinalStack using serverspec. See _URL_
A collection of Ansible playbooks to detect and report potential issues during TripleO deployments: _URL_
Prototype of composable upgrades with Heat+Ansible: _URL_


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The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today expressed his deep regret at the destruction of Québec's ancient drill hall, a landmark adjacent to the Historic District of Old Québec, which was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1985.
"I deeply regret the destruction of this important landmark," said the Director-General. "It is particularly sad that this proud testimony of Québec's history was so severely damaged on the eve of the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Québec City."
"It is doubly poignant that this loss should occur at a time when Canada is showing great and generous commitment to heritage preservation with its preparations to host the next session of the World Heritage Committee in July," the Director-General declared. "I hope that it will be possible to rebuild the ancient drill hall using existing plans and photographs," he concluded.
Built of brick and timber in 1887, the landmark burnt down on 4 April. Only one brick wall, the main entrance and two towers remained after the blaze whose cause has yet to be determined.


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What Does Fox Scat Look Like?
Because foxes are nocturnal and avoid people, homeowners typically discover fox poop long before catching a glimpse of the animal itself. Fox scat can look like scat of other pests, so proper identification is important. Fox droppings are similar to coyote scat, only smaller. Usually, their feces are tan or brown and about two to three inches long with pointy ends. A fox's variable diet affects the look of its feces, so waste may contain bones, hair, insects, and pieces of fruit or seeds.
Hazards of Fox Feces
While foxes themselves can spread diseases like rabies and mange, contact with their droppings is equally as dangerous. It is not unusual for fox scat to contain tapeworms and roundworms. Additionally, these parasites and their eggs contaminate the soil beneath fox poop, as well. In addition to carrying a number of diseases that can infect people and pets, foxes may become aggressive if threatened. If you suspect a fox has taken residence on your property, Contact Us at Critter Control of Salt Lake City for professional removal!


WAG (estimate)
Because WAGS are simply guesses, they can be very difficult to substantiate. A scientific wild-ass guess (SWAG) is a WAG that is explained in terms of assumptions and informal calculations made to arrive at the estimate. For example, coming up with a WAG for a project completion date, a project manager could explain that a similar completed project took six months but also that there are fewer developers available currently, so the project might take an extra month. The scientific part of the SWAG is the additional explanation and calculation.
Planning poker, a team building activity for achieving group consensus, is a popular tool for creating WAGs that are more likely to be realistic.
This was last updated in March 2012
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Planning Region 2
Early Development Network
Planning Region 2 is a group of parents, agency representatives, child-care providers, special education providers, and school district representatives who meet at least five times a year, working together to:
- Discuss issues, make recommendations and provide feedback to local agencies related to the provision of services and resources for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families within the 4 counties and 16 school districts within Planning Region Team 2. (Formerly Region 225, Elkhorn is now its own team, Region 25.)
- Work with the Early Development Network Services Coordinators to identify gaps and duplications of resources or to develop/share resources.
- Identify regional training and technical assistance needs for parents, family members, child care providers, and special education service providers that help them identify infants and toddlers with disabilities and to help them meet their developmental needs.
- Work on Child Find and public awareness to identify infants and toddlers with disabilities.


Welcome to this project
Waves propagate in solids in a very special way. The stiffness properties define the elastic properties in a specific crystal, either isotropic or anisotropic. Having each direction in the crystal differences in the stiffness constant with respect to others, they have also differences in the resistance or facility for flux energy passing. As a result of this the energy flux takes some preferred directions which are not always perpendicular to the source.
The slowness velocity graphs for crystals allows predict energy flux deviations and solve the wave reflection-refraction problems.
In order to generate these slowness velocity graphs, it is necessary to use the wave equations and the material properties of the crystals.
This project allows the user to generate the slowness surfaces in an excel application.
To apply specific course knowledge in a practical application (useful not only for personal learning process but also for any other person who wants to get involved).
To describe the application tool in an open user's manual guide included in this document.
To identify the capabilities, limitations and possible improvements to the application.
VTech 2008 Wave Propagation in Solids Course Projects
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What is the difference between 'mange' and 'manges'?
In English one word can have many forms "I am going to eat", "I am eating", "I ate", "I have already eaten" depending on the context of the word, these are called conjugations.
Mange and Manges are two conjugations of the word manger "to eat". Throw it into google and you will find: _URL_ Which will tell you the context of the word. In french there are a lot more conjugations than English, but mostly they follow a regular pattern. I strongly suggest doing some investigation outside Duolingo to find out what the patterns are.
Oh, forgot to note that French has different conjugations depending on the subject. So while "I eat" and "you eat" use the same form in English, in French they are different "Je mange" and "Tu Manges" respectively.


Parenting culture is the latest hot export from Scandinavia. But what exactly do parents in Europe's far north do differently?
By Linda Åkeson McGurk
November 10, 2017
Mother and son walking in the snow
Credit: Aliyev Alexei Sergeevich/Getty Images
From minimalist design and catchy pop music, to the elusive concept of hygge, people everywhere are swooning over Scandinavian culture. The latest up-and-coming export from Europe's far north? Parenting. And with good reason. When U.S. News ranked the best countries to raise a child in 2017, Sweden came in on top, followed by Norway and Denmark in second and third place. Their strong economies in combination with the most generous parental leave policies in the world naturally help the Scandinavian countries consistently score high in these types of reports. But there's more to the Scandinavian parenting culture than that. Here are five parenting lessons you can learn from Scandinavian moms and dads:
1. There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes
2. Embrace the wild in the child
While wild and dirty kids are often frowned upon in other cultures, digging in the dirt and stomping around in the mud are par for the course for children in Scandinavia. In fact, parents even encourage and cherish messy play, since it's considered an essential part of a good childhood. It can be a boon to children's health, too. Letting them dig in dirt exposes them to healthy bacteria, which in turn can help build a strong immune system, improve gut health, and reduce the risk of asthma and allergies. Some bacteria are even known to trigger the brain's production of the "feel-good" neurotransmitter serotonin. With that in mind, running your washing machine a little more often seems like a small trade-off!
3. Forget the flashcards
Scandinavian parents mainly expect one thing from their children in the early years: that they spend as much time as possible playing. And they have plenty of time for it, since formal schooling doesn't start until age six or seven. Most parents and preschool teachers agree that children will learn what they need to learn when they're ready for it and there is no pressure to teach children how to read and write early. They may be on to something, since research has shown that by age 11, there is no significant difference between children who learn to read at age five and those who learn at age seven. The kicker? Those who learn later have better text comprehension and a more positive attitude toward reading.
4. Freedom fosters responsibility
Busy extra-curricular schedules and a fear of (in no particular order) lawsuits, strangers, nature, traffic, and a surprise visit from Child Protective Services are keeping many American kids under virtual house arrest. Not so much in Scandinavia, where even young children are given the freedom to climb trees, use real tools, play with fire, and walk to the neighborhood playground on their own. By the time they're nine or 10, they're typically expected to get to their after-school activities on their own—by foot, bike, or by using public transit. This, Scandinavian parents believe, helps them learn how to judge risk, make sound decisions, and be responsible, and research suggests that they're right.
5. It's all about the friluftsliv
There's no doubt Scandinavian kids love their TV shows and electronic devices. But young children don't spend nearly as much time in front of screens as their American counterparts, and their parents have a powerful trick to get them to unplug: friluftsliv. Roughly translated to "open-air living," friluftsliv can be described as a way of life that revolves around appreciating and spending time in nature. But you don't have to live in pristine countryside to enjoy friluftsliv—it's all about appreciating nature in everyday life, and walking around the neighborhood or grilling hot dogs in a local park counts, too. In addition to helping parents balance screen time with green time, friluftsliv is a powerful way for children to learn about their role in the natural world, and how to become good stewards of the land. And ultimately, that's probably the most important lesson of them all.
Linda McGurk is a Swedish-American freelance journalist and blogger who lives with her family in rural Indiana. Her writings about natural parenting and outdoor play have appeared in a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and online publications in North America as well as Europe. In 2013, she started the blog Rain or Shine Mamma to inspire outdoor play and adventure every day, regardless of the weather. She is the author of There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather.


In the last decades, in Italy there has been a wide diffusion of electronic databases to record administrative information of relevant interest for the National Health System. Nowadays there are several administrative electronic databases maintained by the National Health System, along with other health databases such as registries for specific diseases Such a recording system can be used to conduct observational studies, if appropriately administrated. One of the specific objectives of ARCHES project is to take a census of health electronic databases existing in Italy. The census is aimed to show the main characteristics of health electronic databases having regional population as reference population, giving detailed information about their structural peculiarities, accessibility, completeness, accuracy, geographical variability and the potentialities of their use in epidemiology.


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On one hand, where the pandemic had gotten the whole world upside down, the work from home (WFH) culture had taken the internet on the roll. From memes to sharing the WFH moments on the internet, people sought all the opportune moments to deal with the global crisis in a mood-light way.
Amid all the dismay, however, one thing that gained tremendous popularity was Pyjama! While the clothing had been a go-to for so many around the world, the lockdown and WFH culture had gained it the status of 'the new cool.'
But here's research to your surprise that may make you think over slipping out of your PJs and hopping into something else, a clothing that is more put-together maybe. Australian researchers have established a link between working in the Pyjamas during the pandemic and deteriorating mental health.
On taking a look at the effects of wearing pyjamas while working, researchers found its astonishing association with recurrent reporting of poor mental health.
As per the study conducted by Australian researchers, 41% of people say that they experienced an enhancement in their productivity when working from home. However, more than one-third of the participants have reported a severe deterioration in their mental health.
Further, 59% of people who wore pyjamas at least once a week while working from home, admitted to experiencing a decline in mental health, as compared to 26% of those who did not wear pyjamas during the day.
Reportedly, researchers also suggest that clothing can have a significant impact on cognition and mental health. Here's how they explained it: "Although we cannot determine whether wearing pyjamas is the cause or consequence of deteriorating mental health, appreciation of the effect of clothing on cognition and mental health is increasing, as it has been observed in hospitalized patients."
It is also observed that if the patients are motivated to wear normal daytime clothes instead of pyjamas, it can add to their mental well-being and even decrease the effect of depression.
Researchers advise changing clothes before beginning the work with the view to lessen the negative effects that the pandemic restrictions have caused to our mental health.
They say, "The simple advice to get changed before beginning work in the morning might partially protect against the effects of Covid‐19 restrictions on mental health, and would be less expensive than the 'fashionable' sleep or loungewear gaining popularity as working from home becomes the norm."
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Different Factors Responsible for the Varying Cost of Building a Seawall
There can be two different reasons due to which the cost of building a seawall will vary. They are firstly the soil condition. The second one is accessibility of the jobsite. After engineers and contractors review the jobsite, they must also probe about the soil for determining the density.
Based on the soil density, the engineers and contractors will decide about the material option for the seawall and also equipment that is required, which may have different cost. In fact, if the soil is hard then much larger equipment may be required, and the cost may also rise.
As far as jobsite accessibility is concerned, the contractor needs to decide whether he can install the sea wall from land or they need to install it from water. In case they will install only from the water, then there is no sufficient space for equipment in between the property lines or behind the wall.
Few marine contractors may decide at least 30 to 40% more installing a bulkhead or seawall from the water. In case, the contractors install from waterside then they will have a barge and drive the barge on the jobsite to determine how they can transport various material, etc. Number of details has to be worked out for installing any sea wall from water, which can add cost.
However, mostly the vinyl bulkhead material, steel-reinforced concrete wall is installed from land side by using smaller equipment that may incur little lower costs. With better material, you can get much stronger and thicker concrete seawall as compared to any precast concrete panels.
The total cost will depend upon the closeness of any swimming pool and any landscaping, docks, wall condition, drains, exposed wall height and many more. Also, the price may vary from one state to other state.
There are few surveyed costs obtained from various seawall contractors during May/June 2016. Few seawall contractors had quoted $650 to $2,000 per foot based on the waterway depth and the seawall location. Few other engineering and other services had quoted the price as $2,000 to $5,000 per job.
The cost may vary with the condition and type of the seawall. This cost range has been obtained from Southern Florida region. If you look at other areas of the US, the price range may be slightly more or can be less too. Most of the residential bulkhead or sea walls for salt water that are properly built may cost in around $500 to $1,200/ linear foot.


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I have no idea what a locus means so
The complex number u is given by u=(7+4i)/(3-2i). In the form x+yi, x=i, y=2
Sketch and argand diagram showing the point representing the complex number u. Show on the same diagram the locus of the complex number z such that [z-u]=2. Give a thorough description would be good.
Find the greatest value of argument. Urgent.