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Covering the keyboard while learning to keyboard is a popular strategy for teaching touch typing. Interestingly, there hasn't been much research on the effects of using keyboard covers when students are learning to keyboard. Overall, the research says that students who can't see their keyboards while they use keyboarding software to learn to keyboard will learn significantly faster than those who did not use covers.
Can Learning to Touch Type be Facilitated by Covering the Keys on a Computer?
by Leigh E. Zeitz, Ph.D.
University of Northern Iowa
May 25, 2008
Learning to key without looking at the keyboard is a difficult thing to do. This is especially difficult if your learners have taught themselves to type and developed "bad habits." On of the most prominent "bad habits" that novice keyboarders learn is looking at the keyboard while typing. In response to this need, vendors have developed keyboard covers (or skins) which hide the letters on the keys from students. But does this work?
The $64 question is "Will it help my students learn to touch type faster if we install keyboard covers?"
Let's see what the research says:
Steven Reagan (2000) studied multiple factors when middle school students used software programs to learn touch typing skills. He compared two typing programs: one that was drill and practice (KeyWords Elementary) and a gaming drill and practice program (Type to Learn 3). Half of the students in each of these groups used covers on their keyboards and half of them did not. The results showed that the middle school students who used KeyWords Elementary and had covers on their keyboards did not experience a significant different in improvement over those who could see the letters on their keys.
Conversely, students who had covered keyboards while using Type to Learn achieved a significant increase in their keyboarding skills. Interestingly enough, the Type to Learn users without the covers achieved an average speed that was lower than either of the KeyWords Elementary users. The researcher observed that the game players were highly motivated to do well on the game so those without covers would look at the keyboard instead of using the more efficient touch-typing methods.
Lois Nichols (2004) did some research with 3rd and 4th graders (n=84). The students were randomly assigned to use either covered or uncovered keyboards. They received instruction 30 minutes/day for 4 weeks (10 hours) using Sunburst's Type To Learn 3. The software is developed to enable the students to progress independently through the program. Type to Learn 3 provides an on-screen keyboard with superimposed hands showing the students which keys to press.
It turned out that the students who had the covers on their keyboards finished the 4 weeks typing significantly faster than students who were able to watch the keys. There was no significant difference in their levels of accuracy.
Leonard West (1967) explored the effects of depriving visual feedback when typists typed on a typewriter. Unlike the other two studies which reviewed the effects of using covers on students' abilities to learn to keyboard faster, West did not study typing speed improvement. He asked people who could already type (9 – 118 wpm) and then measured the difference between their speed and accuracy rates with and without being able to view the keyboard. Not surprisingly, the less experienced typists experienced a high increase in errors and decrease in speed while the accomplished typists had a small increase in errors and slight decrease in speed. While this research is interesting, it doesn't hold much relevancy for optimizing keyboarding instruction programs.
These studies that researched the effects of using covers when teaching keyboarding found that those students who couldn't see their keyboards while they use keyboarding software learned to keyboard significantly faster than those who did not use covers. This indicates that covers can be helpful when learning to keyboard. It would be useful to engage in additional research at elementary, middle and secondary levels. The effects of using a gaming context could be further studied by using the Reagan study design with other software packages.
Nichols, L. (2004) Learning to keyboard: Does the use of keyboard covers make a difference? Information Technology in Childhood Annual. 175-185.
Reagan, S. (2000) Increasing touch-keyboarding skills in the middle school student: "Keywords" vs. "type to learn." hand covers vs. no hand covers. Masters thesis.
West., L. (1967) Vision and kinesthesis in the acquisition of typewriting skills. Journal of Applied Psychology, 51(2). 161-166.
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Loading Deferred Content (WCF Data Services)
By default, WCF Data Services limits the amount of data that a query returns. However, you can explicitly load additional data, including related entities, paged response data, and binary data streams, from the data service when it is needed. This topic describes how to load such deferred content into your application.
When you execute a query, only entities in the addressed entity set are returned. For example, when a query against the Northwind data service returns Customers entities, by default the related Orders entities are not returned, even though there is a relationship between Customers and Orders. Also, when paging is enabled in the data service, you must explicitly load subsequent data pages from the service. There are two ways to load related entities:
 - Eager loading: You can use the $expand query option to request that the query return entities that are related by an association to the entity set that the query requested. Use the Expand method on the DataServiceQuery to add the $expand option to the query that is sent to the data service. You can request multiple related entity sets by separating them by a comma, as in the following example. All entities requested by the query are returned in a single response. The following example returns Order_Details and Customers together with the Orders entity set:
 // Define a query for orders that also returns items and customers.
 DataServiceQuery query =
 WCF Data Services limits to 12 the number of entity sets that can be included in a single query by using the $expand query option.
 - Explicit loading: You can call the LoadProperty method on the DataServiceContext instance to explicitly load related entities. Each call to the LoadProperty method creates a separate request to the data service. The following example explicitly loads Order_Details for an Orders entity:
 // Explicitly load the order details for each order.
 context.LoadProperty(order, "Order_Details");
When you consider which option to use, realize that there is a tradeoff between the number of requests to the data service and the amount of data that is returned in a single response. Use eager loading when your application requires associated objects and you want to avoid the added latency of additional requests to explicitly retrieve them. However, if there are cases when the application only needs the data for specific related entity instances, you should consider explicitly loading those entities by calling the LoadProperty method. For more information, see How to: Load Related Entities (WCF Data Services).
When paging is enabled in the data service, the number of entries in the feed that the data service returns is limited by the configuration of the data service. Page limits can be set separately for each entity set. For more information, see Configuring the Data Service (WCF Data Services). When paging is enabled, the final entry in the feed contains a link to the next page of data. This link is contained in a DataServiceQueryContinuation object. You obtain the URI to the next page of data by calling the GetContinuation method on the QueryOperationResponse returned when the DataServiceQuery is executed. The returned DataServiceQueryContinuation object is then used to load the next page of results. You must enumerate the query result before you call the GetContinuation method. Consider using a do…while loop to first enumerate the query result and then check for a non-null next link value. When the GetContinuation method returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic), there are no additional result pages for the original query. The following example shows a do…while loop that loads paged customer data from the Northwind sample data service.
// With a paged response from the service, use a do...while loop
// to enumerate the results before getting the next link.
 // Write the page number.
 Console.WriteLine("Page {0}:", pageCount++);
 // If nextLink is not null, then there is a new page to load.
 if (token!= null)
 // Load the new page from the next link URI.
 response = context.Execute(token)
 as QueryOperationResponse;
 // Enumerate the customers in the response.
 foreach (Customer customer in response)
 Console.WriteLine("\tCustomer Name: {0}", customer.CompanyName);
// Get the next link, and continue while there is a next link.
while ((token = response.GetContinuation())!= null);
When a query requests that related entities are returned in a single response together with the requested entity set, paging limits may affect nested feeds that are included inline with the response. For example, when a paging limit is set in the Northwind sample data service for the Customers entity set, an independent paging limit can also be set for the related Orders entity set, as in the following example from the Northwind.svc.cs file that defines the Northwind sample data service.
// Set page size defaults for the data service.
config.SetEntitySetPageSize("Orders", 20);
config.SetEntitySetPageSize("Order_Details", 50);
config.SetEntitySetPageSize("Products", 50);
// Paging requires v2 of the OData protocol.
config.DataServiceBehavior.MaxProtocolVersion =
In this case, you must implement paging for both the top-level Customers and the nested Orders entity feeds. The following example shows the while loop used to load pages of Orders entities related to a selected Customers entity.
while (nextOrdersLink!= null)
 foreach (Order o in c.Orders)
 // Print out the orders.
 Console.WriteLine("\t\tOrderID: {0} - Freight: ${1}",
 o.OrderID, o.Freight);
 // Load the next page of Orders.
 var ordersResponse = context.LoadProperty(c, "Orders", nextOrdersLink);
 nextOrdersLink = ordersResponse.GetContinuation();
For more information, see How to: Load Paged Results (WCF Data Services).
WCF Data Services enables you to access binary large object (BLOB) data as a data stream. Streaming defers the loading of binary data until it is needed, and the client can more efficiently process this data. In order to take advantage of this functionality, the data service must implement the IDataServiceStreamProvider provider. For more information, see Streaming Provider (WCF Data Services). When streaming is enabled, entity types are returned without the related binary data. In this case, you must use the GetReadStream method of the DataServiceContext class to access the data stream for the binary data from the service. Similarly, use the SetSaveStream method to add or change binary data for an entity as a stream. For more information, see Working with Binary Data (WCF Data Services).
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Peñuelas - Guanajuato
Facts about Peñuelas
Location of Peñuelas
Peñuelas is located in the municipality of San Diego de la Unión in the Mexican state of Guanajuato with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -100.789722
Latitude (dec): 21.388056
Height over sea level of Peñuelas
The locations medium height over sea level is 1990 meters.
Population in Peñuelas
The over all population of Peñuelas is 626 persons, 287 of them are male and 339 of them are female.
Age distribution
The population of this place consists of 285 minors and 341 adults, with 69 of them being 60 years and older.
Indigenous population of Peñuelas
Social structure
A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 241 citizens of Peñuelas.
Economic situation
In Peñuelas exist about 152 households.
Of these households 145 are common houses or apartments, 20 are without floor and about 7 consist of one room only.
The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 60 own a washing machine and 134 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.
School and education in Peñuelas
Besides the 117 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 23 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.
119 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 201 persons did not finish the school. 55 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.
A total of 7 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.
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4 template how to behave. In our case, this template will cause the generated file to end in ".generated.cs" and imports several namespaces that we will need this template to use.
<#
 string tableName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(Host.TemplateFile);
 string path = Path.GetDirectoryName(Host.TemplateFile);
 string columnId = tableName + "ID";
 string columnName = "Name";
 string connectionString = "data source=.;initial catalog=DBName;integrated security=SSPI";
#>
Now we start to see the meat of the template. The <# syntax is a boundary that specifies that anything within it is code running within the template (not the output code being generated). In our particular case, we are getting the name of the database table from the name of the file, which implies that each .tt file we want for each generated enum needs to be named the same as the database table.
We're also setting up the common values for the ID column and Name column, and getting our connection string ready. Just a bunch of setup here.
using System;
using System.CodeDom.Compiler;
namespace Services.<#= GetSubNamespace() #>
{
IMO this is the first truly interesting snippet. Given what I know about how T4 templates work (read: nothing) this snippet appears to be outputting actual code into the target file. Specifically, this is outputting two using statements and a namespace.
Since we're here, let's go ahead and examine the GetSubNamespace method:
private string GetSubNamespace()
{
 Regex rx = new Regex(@"(?:.+Services\s)");
 string path = Path.GetDirectoryName(Host.TemplateFile);
 return rx.Replace(path, string.Empty).Replace("\\", ".");
}
Now I'm no regular expressions whiz-kid or anything (it looks like a bunch of gobbeldy-gook to me), but this appears to be using the folder structure where this file is located and transforming that structure into a namespace, which works very well for Visual Studio application since that's pretty much what VS does anyway. I'd be hard-pressed to explain exactly how it does this, though.
Back to the main portion of the code, specifically the first part emitted within the namespace declaration:
/// <summary>
 /// <#= tableName #> auto generated enumeration
 /// </summary>
 [GeneratedCode("TextTemplatingFileGenerator", "10")]
 public enum <#= tableName #>
 {
<#
 SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connectionString);
 string command = string.Format("select {0}, {1} from {2} order by {0}", columnId, columnName, tableName);
 SqlCommand comm = new SqlCommand(command, conn);
 conn.Open();
 SqlDataReader reader = comm.ExecuteReader();
 bool loop = reader.Read();
 while(loop)
 {
#>
Now we start seeing the <# syntax again. The first time we see it is when it uses the tableName to output some comments about the generated enumeration. After that, we set up a SqlConnection, select from the appropriate table, and use a SqlDataReader to parse the results. What we do with those results is in the next snippet:
 while(loop)
 {
#> /// <summary>
 /// <#= reader[columnName] #> configuration setting.
 /// </summary>
 <#= Pascalize(reader[columnName]) #> = <#= reader[columnId] #><# loop = reader.Read(); #><#= loop ? ",\r\n" : string.Empty #>
<#
 }
#> }
}
For each of the values in the SqlDataReader, we output an enumeration value that uses the name found in the Name column in the table, after that name is run through a method called Pascalize(). Here's the implementation for Pascalize():
private string Pascalize(object value)
{
 Regex rx = new Regex(@"(?:[^a-zA-Z0-9]*)(?<first>[a-zA-Z0-9])(?<reminder>[a-zA-Z0-9]*)(?:[^a-zA-Z0-9]*)");
 return rx.Replace(value.ToString(), m => m.Groups["first"].ToString().ToUpper() + m.Groups["reminder"].ToString().ToLower());
}
Oh goody, regexes again (/sarcasm). I'm inferring somewhat here, but Pascalize() appears to transform strings into Pascal-cased objects. So, if the value of Name was
movie theatre or cinema
Pascalize would transform that string into:
MovieTheatreOrCinema
and this conforms to the naming conventions for enumerations. I do wonder how Pascalize strips out non-alphanumerics (since that is what the "(?:[^a-zA-Z0-9]*)" portion of the regular expression appears to be doing), but that investigation is for a later time.
Summary
When I started writing this post, I knew thismuch about how T4 templates worked. Now I know a little more, and all it took was a bit of intuition, some luck, and some googling.
The point of all this is simple: you learn by discovering, by guessing, by failing, and by succeeding. It is part of my job to understand what the code that my group is using actually does, and when I didn't know enough, I had to stumble around for a bit before understanding came to me. Don't be afraid to admit you don't know something, since you can always learn it!
Regular expressions, though.... not sure I'll ever understand that nonsense.
Happy Coding!
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Many motherboards have electronic chips that control fan speed or measure temperatures. Some are connected via I2C, others via ISA. Most of them can be read out using lm-sensors on Linux computers.
Install the lm-sensors package using:
sudo apt-get install lm-sensors
Try to detect the chips (sensors) connected to your computer:
Query sensor status:

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You can add internal connections from an application's Settings page or a database's Info page. It doesn't matter where you start the process; the result will be the same.
 - If you'd like to add a connection from an application, use the Add connection button in the Internal connections section of the Settings page.
 - If you'd like to add a connection from a database, use the Add application button in the Internal connections section of the Info page.
In both cases, you'll see the same interface allowing you to select the database or application you'd like to create the internal connection to.
Add an internal connection from a database to an application in MyKinsta.
Add an internal connection from a database to an application in MyKinsta.
Environment Variables
We can automatically populate an application's environment variables from the database connection details. Do not copy and paste the internal connection details into environment variables. Click Add connection or Add application and select the Add environment variables… checkbox. This will automatically populate the environment variables from the database you're connecting to.
Some applications may expect environment variables (keys) with different names. You can edit the names in the list before adding the connection or edit them later on the application's Settings page.

Automatically fill environment variables from the database connection details.
Automatically fill environment variables from the database connection details.
Internal Connections and the Build Process
Internal connections are only available during runtime; they are not available during the build process.
If your application tries to connect to a database using an internal connection during the build process, this causes an error that says the database is not running, which makes the build fail. This is expected because the internal connection is not live during the build; it can only be used during runtime.
There are a couple of ways to work around this.
Option 1: Move the logic that connects to the database from the application's build command to the start command. For example: if you have a command like prisma migrate in the build process and move that command to the start command, your application will only access the database during runtime, and the build will be successful.
Option 2: Add separate environment variables as needed for the database connection, one available for the build process, and the other only for runtime. The keys can be the same (e.g. DB_CONNECTION_URL) as long as one is only available during the build process and the other is only available during runtime. Use the database's External connection details (Applications > dbname > Info > External connections) for the values of any variables to be used in the build process.
Ports
The port for internal connections to an application is 8080, and the port for internal connections to a database is 3306. The ports for these internal connections cannot be changed.
For applications, Kinsta automatically sets the PORT environment variable. You do not need to define it yourself or hard-code it into the application. When an application is deployed, it is reachable on the internet on ports 80 and 443, and we route those ports to the container on port 8080.
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1. Add your sorted select statement to your OLE DB source.
 2. Right click and go to Show Advanced Editor.
 3. Click the last tab on top, "Input and Output Properties".
 4. Click OLE DB Source Output
 5. Change the IsSorted property to True, the default is false.
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 7. Now expand the tree view for "OLE DB Source Output" and expand "Output Columns"
 8. Find the column that you sorted in your result set and assign it a SortKeyPosition of 1.
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Thanks for looking.
Use File Cache and the Cache Transform to help mitigate network issues.
Why does the Cache Transform in SSIS have a file cache option? When would I use this, especially when compared with using the default option which is to store the results in memory? One downside of the default option of storing the results in memory is that the cache is cleared immediately once the package is completed and that memory cache cannot be shared among other packages.
However, the File connection option will allow the results to be reused among multiple packages. But hold up, that's not quite as good as you might think, each package still must read from the file and then subsequently load that file into memory!
So why are we discussing this if it's essentially doing the same thing as the default option? Good point, and well received, did you read the title?
Imagine now that you have a rather large table that you need to access many times during your nightly ETL, this is very common in data warehousing situations. You can now lessen the effect of a poor performing network by using the file cache option in the cache transform. You can bring the data across the network only once, load it into a file, and in the future you can reference that file on your local machine and avoid going across the network. As you can imagine this can be quite advantageous!
Set up is quite simple as well, see below:
 1. Bring the cache transform into your data flow and connect it to your source.
 2. Open the cache transform for editing.
 3. Select NEW for cache connection manager.
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 5. Select "Use file Cache" and then browse to the location where the file will be stored.
 6. Next click the Column tab at the top and specify at least one index column.
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 8. Click OK, map the columns, Click OK to close out the transform.
Now that the initial set up is complete I will demonstrate how to reference this file:
 1. In the next data flow I set up an OLE DB source and connection that output to a Lookup transform.
 2. Inside the lookup transform select "Cache Connection Manager" on the general screen.
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 4. On the connection screen select your cache connection manager from the drop down list.
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 6. And that's it!, set up the rest of your lookup transform like you normally would.
Thanks for looking!
How to Export Images from a database to file system in SSIS using the Export Column component.
I have wanted to blog about this for quite some time. The Export Column is one of those SSIS components that you never use but need to know about just in case. This is also a very easy component to configure.
 1. The source query requires the photo column and the path of where you want to store the photo on your file system.
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 1. Next bring the Export Column transform into your data flow and connect it to your source.
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 1. Finally, open the export column and set the properties for the Extract Column(Photo) and File Path Column.
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Execute the package and you're done! This transform saved me some time ago when I needed to extract images for a report. Thanks for looking!
Create efficient Range Lookups with the Task Factory Advanced Lookup Transform
There are three generally accepted methods to perform the tricky range lookup in SSIS. A great blog post that outlines all three of these methods and how they perform can be found here. Per the post the best performing solution is unfortunately the one that is arguably the most difficult to set up. Fortunately for us we can get all the performance of scripting without all the work!
Scenario:
We need to perform a lookup to the segment table based on the Weekday and Time that the transaction took place. For example, assume we had a transaction take place on Tuesday at 15:30:00. This transaction would need to be mapped to the SegmentKey of 3. Screenshot of segment table below:
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Now that we have identified our business requirement, let's look at how we can use the Advanced Lookup Transform in Task Factory to solve this tricky problem.
 1. For this example we will need two data flow tasks.
 1. The first data flow task will load our segment table into the TF ADV Lookup Cache Transform.
 1. Inside the first data flow task I bring in an OLEDB Source and select my Segment table.
 2. Next I bring in the TF Advanced Lookup Cache transform and connect the two transforms. (Screenshot 1)
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 1. Open the TF Cache transform and select "Create New Lookup Cache Transform" (Screenshot 2)
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 1. Click the Input Parameter tab at the top. We are going to add two parameters, one for day and one for the time of the actual transaction. In the bottom dialog box we are going to define our conditions for when a lookup should occur. For this example we have three criteria.
 1. First the day of the transaction must equal the day in the Segment table.
 2. Second the begin time must be less than or equal to the time of the transaction.
 3. Finally the end time must be greater than or equal to the time of the transaction.
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 1. Once the criteria have been entered click ok twice to close out of the cache connection manager.
 2. Now in our second data flow we will pull in our transactional data and perform our lookup. For this example I have written a simple select statement to simulate a transaction.
 SELECT 'Tuesday' AS DayOfWeek, '15:30:00' AS TIME
 3. Now that the source has been set up we need to bring in the TF Advanced Lookup Transform and open it for editing.
 4. Select our Cache Connection manager from the drop down and then map our input columns to our input parameters. Screenshot below.
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 1. Now execute the package!
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Thanks for looking.
Load thousands of files in SSIS lighting fast! MultiFlatFile Connection Manager.
Recently I was working on a project where we needed to process upward of 12,000 files per day. As most would expect we used the Foreach Loop container in SSIS to loop through all 12,000 files. The results? A whopping 77 minutes to run. WOW! (Incase you were wondering this is WOW that's AWEFUL!, not wow that's great)
I assume the excessive time is here is due to the time it takes to dynamically set the flat file connection manager and close/reopen the connection. I don't know exactly how long this process takes but hypothetically let's say it takes 1 second for every 3 iterations of the loop.
Now some simple math. 12,000 files / 3 (files per second) / 60 seconds = 67 minutes.
So how did we get around this problem? Well we tried two different design patterns. The first and the one I will be blogging about here is the "MultiFlatfile" connection manager. The second, more complicated to set up, but extremely efficient can be found here: Anthony Martin.
Let's performance test the MultiFlatFile connection manager!
For this post I created three packages.
 - The first package generates 1000 flat files for testing.
 - The second package iterates through all 1000 files. Runtime (22 Minutes)
 - The third package uses the multiflatfile connection to bring in all the files instantaneously. (13 Seconds)
The Foreach loop got utterly destroyed in this contest. The multiflatfile connection manager was able to process all 1000 files in only 13 seconds!! Let's look at how to set this up.
 1. Right click in the connection manager window and select New Connection > MultiFlatFile > Click Add
 2. Set up the general screen like your typical Flat File connection, you will need to hardcode an existing file.
 3. Click ok to close the connection manager editor, verify the connection manager is selected and then open up the properties window.
 4. In the properties window, scroll down to Expressions > Click the Ellipsis "…" and select "Connection String" from the drop down menu.
 5. Next click the ellipsis to the right to open up the Expression editor. This part is critical because this is where we set an expression that will determine which files are extracted from the directory. For this simple example my expression was "C:\\Blogs\\1000_Flat_Files\\Test*" (Don't miss the asterisk here!). The connection manager will now retrieve all files that start with "Test". Screenshots for set up below.
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This is an awesome alternative to the For Each Loop and it's much easier to set up, however it has some obvious drawbacks with how flexible it is. If you discover this pattern does not perform as well as you hoped or is not flexible enough please review the blog post I linked above by Anthony Martin. It takes a little more set up but offers incredible flexibility and is the best performing solution!
As always, thanks for looking!
Why are Asynchronous components so bad in SS


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Sanitation Inspection Guidelines for Family Care Homes: Food Protection Mobile App
The intent of the Sanitation Inspection Guidelines for Family Care Homes: Food Protection
How does it work?
mobile app is to help the family home caregiver understand the sanitation inspection process and reasons behind the sanitation requirements. Each sanitation requirement is designed to help the caregiver keep children healthy and safe. This app can be used as a reference before, during, and after your annual sanitation inspection. These guidelines are organized in the same order as the Sanitation Inspection Report the inspector uses while visiting your facility. Food must be protected at every step of the process. If foods are purchased from an unapproved source, the caregiver can not be assured that the food has been handled properly. Excessively dented cans can produce botulism if the seal has been broken


- Mia Martin
Fractional Exec-Consultant-Freelance
The following as described by Wikipedia are the definitions of Fractional, Consultant and Freelance:
Fractional executives are professionals who have decided to offer their advice and skills to organizations on a for-hire basis. These executives have typically served a number of years in a business environment in roles such as chairman, owner, CxO, SVP, VP, or director. Their skills may be focused in one discipline or could be more broad-based, depending on the role(s) they have served.
 - Internal consultant: someone who operates within an organization but is available to be consulted on areas of their specialization by other departments or individuals (acting as clients) or
 - External consultant: someone who is employed externally to the client (either by a consulting firm or some other agency) whose expertise is provided on a temporary basis, usually for a fee. Consulting firms range in size from sole proprietorships consisting of a single consultant, small businesses consisting of a small number of consultants, to midto large consulting firms, which in some cases are multinational corporations. This type of consultant generally engages with multiple and changing clients, which are typically companies, non-profit organizations, or governments.
For those that have reached executive level during their careers, you will want to decide if you would prefer to take on projects where you act as an interim or temporary executive and or projects where you are being sourced as a consultant for your expertise. From a positioning perspective, positioning yourself as a consultant will not place you at a disadvantage if you brand yourself in a manner that clearly outlines your capabilities and credentials. Some have expressed that positioning themselves as consultants or fractional execs has impacted their ability to land future work and, as a result, have stayed away from taking on projects while in-between jobs. In this Gig economy, it's all about positioning. Therefore, do not miss the opportunity to land additional paid opportunities while anticipating your next semi-permanent or permanent role. Examples of fractional executive work could fall under functions such as:
Fractional CEO
Fractional CFO
Fractional CTO
Fractional COO
Fractional CMO
Fractional CxO
Fractional CIO
Fractional executives should be viewed as those that have risen to the top of their field and are offering their expertise on a retainer or project basis to solve a problem for the company. Positioning oneself as a Fractional executive could align with higher-paying opportunities should your credentials support your positioning.
Consultants have been brought in for multiple roles on a contract or project basis for years to help support isolated company needs. Conceptually, fractional exec work from problem-solving, but not always complexity runs parallel.
If you never reached the C-Suite during your career, positioning your capabilities as a consultant will still be vital in your ability to build a brand as a subject matter expert as well as position yourself as a problem solver in a specific area.
Five questions to ask yourself when developing your offering regardless of how you would like to classify yourself as Fractional, Consultant, or Freelance would be as follows:
 1. What problem do I want to solve?
 2. Who do I want to solve it for?
 3. What credentials do I have that support my ability to solve that problem?
 4. Who do I know in my network that can align me with my target audience?
 5. What business development tasks will I start with to build my business?
Three questions to ask yourself when taking on a new role are:
 1. What will the role include?
 2. What does success look like for this position?
 3. What is the time commitment?
In conclusion, having a clear understanding of your capabilities and researching who you will want to provide services to will help you formulate how you want to position your service offerings from a branding perspective. If you are a seasoned and multi-faceted executive, think about the benefits of positioning yourself as a fractional executive and or consultant.
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Using the Coveo Conditional Renderings
Where Sitecore offers various personalization rules to change the way your website looks to your visitors, Coveo for Sitecore offers similar rules to personalize your content based on the data recorded in the Analytics module.
If you're not sure how to use conditional rendering, you should read Using Sitecore Personalization With Coveo beforehand.
Sitecore Analytics
Given that you have already enabled the tracking of Coveo events in Sitecore Analytics (see Configuring Coveo events in Sitecore Analytics) in a Coveo-powered search page, Coveo for Sitecore records every search-related event (that is, queries, facet click events, result click events, etc.) triggered by your visitors in the Sitecore Analytics database. Coveo for Sitecore then allows you to use this data to personalize the layout of a Coveo-Powered Search Page based on the search history of your visitors.
Personalize Your Layout
On any Sitecore presentation items, you can configure personalization rules. Coveo adds one of them in the Coveo Conditional Renderings section:
Look for the condition named when the current visitor performed a query that compares to specific value.
You can add this condition to your component by specifying a value and an operator:
Finally, you can specify your own component under Personalize Content so that you're able to change the way your component looks, depending on the query that was run.
Example Use Case
 1. You have a website that sells cars. Each car model has its own page, and you would like to display a different layout for these individual pages depending on what the user is interested in. For example, if a user has been actively searching for Toyota models and ends up on a page for a particular Toyota model, you may change the layout of the page so that additional Toyota models are suggested on the side of the page (for example, in a carousel component).
 2. Given that the Analytics module is enabled, you can edit the personalization options of the side component located on the page for a specific Toyota model, and add a Coveo Conditional Renderings rule that uses your query history to conditionally change the appearance of the component. For example, you may display another version of your carousel that only contains Toyota models.
 3. Overall, this means that when a visitor performs a query for toyota and then clicks one of the search results, the page associated to this specific search result (some specific Toyota model) changes according to their query history.


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Dear East Penn Parent/Guardian,
If you have not done so already, I invite each of you to complete the Comprehensive School Climate Inventory (CSCI) survey. The survey is designed to assess perceptions of school climate, including feelings about safety, relationships, learning, the environment, and communication within the school.
The survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete and must be completed in one sitting. Your feedback is important to helping our district understand and improve the specific climate issues in our schools. The link to the survey was emailed to you by your child's building principal today. The window closes tomorrow, April 12.
Thank you for your support!
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What are Hospital Ice Chips?
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For oral hydration, hospitals use small pieces of Ice chips to soothe a sore throat or to cool the mouth and throat. Methods to make hospital ice chips are crushing ice cubes or breaking up the block of ice. Ice chips are typically made from purified water and are safe to consume. When patients cannot drink more significant amounts of liquid because of illness or medical treatment, they are commonly used in hospitals and other healthcare settings to help patients keep hydrated and comfortable. Some people also use ice chips at home to help with dehydration, sore throat, or other conditions that affect the mouth and throat.
Benefits Of Ice Chips
- Hydration: Ice chips can help to hydrate the body because is solid form of water. People who have trouble swallowing or might feel sick and struggle to drink more significant amounts of water will find this to be especially helpful.
- Cooling effect: Ice chips can provide a cooling effect on the body, which can help reduce fever or overheating.
- Sore throat relief: Ice chips can help numb the throat and temporarily relieve soreness or irritation.
- Oral hygiene: Ice chips can help to clean the mouth and teeth, as the cold temperature helps to make it bacteria free and freshen your breath.
- Digestive aid: Ice chips can help digestion, stimulate the small intestine, and reduce bloating or discomfort.
- Pain relief: To numb, use ice chips and reduce pain in some body regions, such as following a dental procedure or during a sports injury.
- Weight loss: Some people use ice chips to curb hunger cravings and assist with weight loss efforts.
- Energy boost: Ice chips can provide a quick burst of energy, as the body uses energy to heat the ice and bring it to body temperature.
Why Hospitals Give Ice Chips
Hospitals give ice chips for several reasons:
- Hydration: Ice chips can help keep a patient hydrated, especially if they cannot drink more significant amounts of fluids due to illness or surgery.
- Comfort: Ice chips can comfort patients who may have a dry mouth or throat due to medications or treatments.
- Oral care: After surgery, a patient might not be able to brush their teeth or wash their mouth with water. Ice chips can help to clean the mouth and teeth.
- Cooling: Ice chips can help to cool down a patient's body temperature in the hospital.
- Swelling: Ice chips can help to reduce swelling in the mouth, throat, or other areas of the body.
Ice chips are a simple but effective way to help care for patients in a hospital setting.
Why to Have Ice Chips only Before Surgery?
You can only have ice chips before surgery because they are easy to digest and do not need chewing or digestion. It is crucial because, during surgery, the body's digestive system is essentially shut down, so anything eaten before surgery will sit in the stomach and intestines without being properly processed. It can lead to nausea, vomiting, and other digestive issues. On the other hand, ice chips can be quickly and easily absorbed by the body and do not pose any potential digestive problems. Additionally, ice chips can help to keep you hydrated and can provide some relief for dry mouth or throat.
What Kind Of Ice Maker Do Hospitals Use?
Hospitals typically use commercial ice makers, which are larger and more powerful than residential ice makers. These ice makers can produce large quantities of ice, making them ideal for busy hospitals where ice is use for various purposes such as patient care, food and beverage service, and laboratory research. Some hospitals may also use ice makers specifically designed for medical use, equipped with features such as built-in water filtration systems to ensure the ice is clean and safe to consume.
In conclusion, hospital staff gives their patients ice chips since it simply keeps them hydrated before and following surgery. It makes sense to provide commercial ice rather than manually crushed ice to your patients, visitors, or staff members so they can enjoy their fizzy water or drinks while staying chilly or cool on a warm day. I suggest visiting my webpage if you want to enjoy ice chips in the convenience of your own house.


G$ contains a set $S$ of at most $k$ vertices such that $G\setminus S$ belongs to ${\cal G}.$ We denote by ${\cal A}_k ({\cal G})$ the graph class containining the graphs that are $k$-apices of ${\cal G}.$ We prove that every graph in the obstruction set of ${\cal A}_k ({\cal G}), $i.e., the minor-minimal set of graphs not belonging to ${\cal A}_k ({\cal G}),$ has size at most $2^{2^{2^{2^{poly(k)}}}},$ where ${poly}$ is a polynomial function whose degree depends on the size of the minor-obstructions of ${\cal G}.$
Joint work with Ignasi Sau and Giannos Stamoulis
01 avril 2021
Stéphane Bessy (Équipe AlGCo)
Exponential Independence in Subcubic Graphs
A set $S$ of vertices of a graph $G$ is exponentially independent if, for every vertex $u$ in $S$, $\sum_{v∈S\setminus \{u\}}(1/2)^{{\rm dist}(G,S) (u,v)−1} < 1$, where ${\rm dist}(G,S)(u, v)$ is the distance between $u$ and $v$ in the graph $G − (S \setminus \{u, v\})$. The exponential independence number $αe(G)$ of $G$ is the maximum order of an exponentially independent set in $G$. In this work we present several bounds on this parameter and highlight some of the many related open problems. In particular, we prove that subcubic graphs of order n have exponentially independent sets of order $Ω(n/\log^2 (n))$, that the infinite cubic tree has no exponentially independent set of positive density, and that subcubic trees of order n have exponentially independent sets of order $(n + 3)/4$.
Joint work with D. Rautenbach and J. Pardey, Ulm University
25 mars 2021
Ignasi Sau (Équipe AlGCo, LIRMM)
Kernelization of Maximum Minimal Vertex Cover
In the Maximum Minimal Vertex Cover (MMVC) problem, we are given a graph $G$ and a positive integer $k$, and the objective is to decide whether $G$ contains a minimal vertex cover of size at least $k$. This problem has been considered in several articles in the last years. In this talk we focus on its kernelization, which had been almost unexplored so far. We prove that MMVC does not admit polynomial kernels parameterized by the size of a minimum vertex cover or of a maximum matching, unless NP⊆coNP/poly. Motivated by a question of Boria et al. (Discret. Appl. Math. 2015) about the existence of subquadratic kernels for MMVC parameterized by $k$, we rule out their existence unless P=NP, if we restrict the kernelization algorithms to apply only a type of natural reduction rules that we call large optimal preserving rules. In particular, these rules contain the typical reduction rules to obtain linear kernels for Vertex Cover. On the positive side, we provide subquadratic kernels on $H$-free graphs for several graphs $H$, such as the bull, the paw, or the cliques, by making use of the Erdős-Hajnal property in order to find an appropriate decomposition.
Joint work with Júlio Araújo, Marin Bougeret, and Victor A. Campos.
18 mars 2021
Marin Bougeret (Équipe AlGCo, LIRMM)
On the complexity of computing Maximum Minimal Blocking Sets
A blocking set in a graph $G$ is a subset of vertices that intersects every maximum independent set of $G$. Let 𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌($G$) be the size of a maximum (inclusion-wise) minimal blocking set of $G$. This parameter has recently played an important role in the kernelization of Vertex Cover parameterized by the distance to a graph class ${\cal F}$. Indeed, it turns out that the existence of a polynomial kernel for this problem is closely related to the property that 𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌$({\cal F})=sup_{G∈F}$𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌$(G)$ is bounded by a constant, and thus several recent results focused on determining 𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌$(F)$ for different classes $F$. We consider the parameterized complexity of computing 𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌 under various parameterizations, such as the size of a maximum independent set of the input graph and the natural parameter. We provide a panorama of the complexity of computing both 𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌 and 𝗆𝗆𝗁𝗌, which is the size of a maximum minimal hitting set of a hypergraph, a closely related parameter. Finally, we consider the problem of computing 𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌 parameterized by treewidth, especially relevant
in the context of kernelization. Given the "counting" nature of 𝗆𝗆𝖻𝗌, it does not seem to be expressible in monadic second-order logic, hence its tractability does not follow from Courcelle's theorem. Our main technical contribution is a fixed-parameter tractable algorithm for this problem.
11 mars 2021
Daniel Gonçalves (Équipe AlGCo)
On the colorability of rectangle intersection graphs
Chalermsook and Walczak proved that rectangle intersection graphs with clique number $w$, are $O(w\cdot\log w)$-colorable. This improves on the $O(w^2)$ bound dating from 1960. They also designed a deterministic polynomial-time $O(\log \log n)$-approximation algorithm for the same problem. This improves on previous known algorithms. This talk will be devoted to the description of these results.
04 mars 2021
Sebastian Wiederrecht (TU Berlin)
A matching theoretic approach to structural digraph theory
The theory of butterfly minors in digraphs which is closelinked to the notion of directed treewidth has become an active field of research in the past years. Many great advancements have been made such as a directed version of the famous Grid Theorem and several other generalisations of great results from the Graph Minors Series of Robterson and Seymour.
However, many of these results appear flawd when first encountered: The Erdős-Pósa property of butterfly minors does not appear to be linked to a topological property, and the directed version of the Flat Wall is not actually flat.
In this talk we identify two possible reasons for these flaws and show how recent advancements in the area of structural matching theory can be used, by rethinking the way we handle butterfly minors and unavoidable infinite anti-chains of them, to achieve much nicer results.
18 février 2021
François Pirot (G-SCOP, Grenoble)
Complexity thresholds for fractional distributed colouring
In the domain of distributed algorithms, the complexity is considered in terms of rounds, during which the nodes of a graph can exchange data with their neighbours. Moreover, in the LOCAL model, the nodes are assumed to have infinite computational power, so any problem can be solved within D rounds, if D is the diameter of the graph. When considering distributed colourings of graphs of fixed maximum degree Δ on n vertices, an interesting complexity threshold appears. There exists a deterministic distributed algorithm for finding a colouring with Δ+1 colours within O(log* n) rounds. If the graph is neither complete nor an odd cycle, Brooks' Theorem tells us that there exists a colouring with Δ colours. It turns out that any distributed algorithm constructing such a colouring requires Ω(log n) rounds if it is deterministic, or Ω(log log n) rounds if it is probabilistic.
In this talk, I will present a similar sharp threshold for the complexity of distributed fractional colourings of graphs of fixed maximum degree, and of d-dimensional grids. Finally, I will present a distributed algorithm for constructing a fractional colouring of weight 2+ε of graphs of maximum average degree 2+ε' and sufficiently large girth, within O(log n) rounds.
Joint work with Nicolas Bousquet and Louis Esperet.
11 février 2021
Alexandre Vigny (University of Bremen)
Query enumeration and nowhere dense classes of graphs
Given a query q and a graph G the enumeration of q over G consists in computing, one element at a time, the set q(G) of all solutions to q on G. The delay is the maximal time between two consecutive output and the preprocessing time is the time needed to produce the first solution. Ideally, we would like to have constant delay enumeration after linear preprocessing. Since this it is not always possible to achieve, we need to add restriction to the classes of graphs and/or queries we consider.
In this talk I will talk about some restrictions for which such algorithms exist: graphs with bounded degree, tree-like structures, conjunctive queries...
We will more specifically consider nowhere dense classes of graphs: What are they? Why is this notion relevant? How to make algorithms from these graph properties?
04 février 2021
Thomas Bellitto (Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics, University


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The SAP Connector DLLs do not show in the Edit Script window in QlikView although they are definitely installed.Environment:
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QVconnect64.exe performs a search for the Qlik SAP DLL files when you launch QlikView. If for some reason it cannot locate or load the DLLs, they do not appear in QlikView.
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South African Journal of Occupational Therapy
versión On-line ISSN 2310-3833
versión impresa ISSN 0038-2337
INTRODUCTION: While undergraduate training in South Africa places an emphasis on ensuring the competence of occupational therapy graduates, very little attention has been paid to exploring their professional confidence, despite the fact that this has been highlighted as an issue for students. The foundation for professional confidence is laid during student years, and is influenced by a number of determinants, which this study aimed to identify. METHODS AND MATERIAL: Qualitative methodology was used with a purposive sample of nineteen final year occupational therapy students. Students were invited to participate voluntarily in focus group interviews and/or submit their reflective journal. Five lecturers and six clinical supervisors at the University concerned also participated in focus group interviews. Deductive thematic analysis of the data was undertaken. RESULTS: Two broad themes emerged. The first theme, external determinants, included clinical experience, relationships with peers, staff and patients, and the changing environment in which they worked. The second theme, internal determinants, included certain identified personal characteristics and influencers. The external and internal sources of professional confidence beliefs were either within the control of the student, or the lecturer/clinical supervisor or the profession. DISCUSSION: A number of recommendations ranging from re-thinking clinical practicals and supervision are made. These findings have implications for student selection, teaching methodology and experiences, and the professional identity of the profession. Greater formal emphasis needs to be placed on confidence building during the undergraduate experience.
Palabras clave : Professional confidence; occupational therapy students; occupational therapy education; clinical practical; reflective journaling; supervision.


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L'objectif est d'examiner si les ressources professionnelles modèrent la relation entre les exigences du travail et la pression professionnelle, et si la pression professionnelle modère la relation entre les exigences du travail et la satisfaction au travail. Le modèle Demande d'emploi – Ressources suggère que les demandes d'emploi et les ressources professionnelles sont liées à la pression professionnelle, et que la pression professionnelle est associée à la satisfaction professionnelle.
Aims To examine whether job resources moderate the relationship between job demands and occupational strain, and whether occupational strain mediates the relationship between job demands and job satisfaction. Background The Job Demands-Resource Model suggests that job demands and job resources are related to occupational strain, and occupational strain is associated with job satisfaction. Methods In 2018, a cross-sectional study was conducted with a convenience sample of 85 nurses from six hemodialysis units. Linear regression with Moderation-Mediation analysis was conducted using SPSS software. Results Under low workload levels, no association between autonomy and occupational strain existed; but under high workload levels, a negative relationship was found between autonomy and occupational strain. Under low workload levels, a negative relationship was found between social support and occupational strain, but under high workload levels, a positive relationship was found. Finally, there was no association between occupational strain and job satisfaction. Conclusion Job resources are moderators of the relationship between job demands and occupational strain. However, there was no significant association between occupational strain and job satisfaction. Implications Nurse leaders should strengthen nurses' autonomy, which can reduce occupational strain. Additionally, sources of support are needed help nurses cope with the workload and occupational strain.


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All websites hosted on GeoBis Web Solutions's Shared Web Hosting servers are actively monitored, to ensure that they do not impact the performance of other websites hosted on the same server.
Some of the parameters that websites are monitored for, are:
 - Number of concurrent/simultaneous connections a website can make to the server,
 - CPU utilization in terms of a percentage of what is set aside for websites hosted on the server,
 - Memory utilization in terms of a percentage of what is set aside for websites hosted on the server,
 - Number of concurrent/simultaneous processes a user can run on the server,
 - Number of concurrent/simultaneous Database connections a website can make,
 - Number of queries that can be run on a Database in an hour's span.
If your website exceeds the above mentioned resources, we recommend shifting your site to a Dedicated server, as your website's resource requirements are greater than those available in a shared environment.


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- The A to Z of Pokémon Collection: Everything You Need to Know
- The Basics of Pokémon Collection
- Strategies for Building an Impressive Pokémon Collection
- The Joy of Completing the Pokédex
- Case Study: The Pokémon Collection Journey of Ash Ketchum
- Key Takeaways for Pokémon Trainers
- 1. How many Pokémon are there in total?
- 2. Can I complete the Pokédex without trading with other trainers?
- 3. Are there any Pokémon that cannot evolve?
- 4. How can I participate in Pokémon events?
- 5. Can I transfer Pokémon from older Pokémon games to newer ones?
- 6. Are there any Pokémon that are exclusive to certain regions?
- 7. Can I collect Pokémon in real life?
Pokémon, the beloved franchise that took the world by storm in the late 1990s, has captured the hearts of millions of fans across the globe. With its captivating characters, engaging gameplay, and a vast world to explore, Pokémon has become a cultural phenomenon that continues to thrive to this day. One of the most exciting aspects of the Pokémon franchise is the collection of Pokémon, which spans from A to Z. In this article, we will delve into the world of Pokémon collection, providing valuable insights and tips for both new and seasoned trainers.
The Basics of Pokémon Collection
Before we dive into the details, let's start with the basics. Pokémon collection refers to the act of capturing, training, and evolving Pokémon creatures. Trainers embark on a journey to catch as many different Pokémon species as possible, filling up their Pokédex, a digital encyclopedia that records information about each Pokémon.
Each Pokémon has its own unique characteristics, abilities, and types. There are currently 898 Pokémon species, each with its own name and number. The Pokémon collection journey begins with the starter Pokémon, which players choose at the beginning of their adventure. From there, trainers encounter wild Pokémon in various locations, such as forests, caves, and cities, and attempt to capture them using Poké Balls.
Strategies for Building an Impressive Pokémon Collection
Building an impressive Pokémon collection requires careful planning and strategic thinking. Here are some tips to help you on your journey:
- Research Pokémon Locations: Different Pokémon species can be found in specific locations. Researching the habitats and regions where certain Pokémon appear will increase your chances of encountering them.
- Trade Pokémon: Trading Pokémon with other trainers is a great way to expand your collection. Some Pokémon can only be obtained through trading, so connecting with other trainers is essential.
- Participate in Events: Pokémon games often feature special events where rare Pokémon are available for a limited time. Keep an eye out for these events and make sure to participate to add unique Pokémon to your collection.
- Breed Pokémon: Breeding Pokémon allows you to obtain Pokémon with specific traits or moves. By strategically breeding Pokémon, you can create a diverse and powerful collection.
- Evolve Pokémon: Many Pokémon have multiple evolutionary stages. By leveling up or using special items, you can evolve your Pokémon into more powerful forms. Evolving Pokémon not only strengthens your collection but also unlocks new abilities and moves.
The Joy of Completing the Pokédex
Completing the Pokédex, the ultimate goal for many trainers, is a monumental achievement. The Pokédex serves as a comprehensive record of all Pokémon species, providing valuable information about their characteristics, abilities, and evolution paths. It is a testament to a trainer's dedication and perseverance.
Completing the Pokédex requires capturing every Pokémon species, including both basic forms and their evolutions. This task can be challenging, as some Pokémon are incredibly rare or can only be obtained through specific methods, such as trading or participating in special events. However, the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that comes with completing the Pokédex is unparalleled.
Case Study: The Pokémon Collection Journey of Ash Ketchum
Ash Ketchum, the iconic protagonist of the Pokémon animated series, provides an inspiring case study of a Pokémon collection journey. Throughout his adventures, Ash has captured and trained numerous Pokémon, showcasing the diversity and depth of the Pokémon world.
Starting with his loyal Pikachu, Ash has caught a wide range of Pokémon, each with its own unique abilities and personalities. From the fiery Charizard to the water-loving Squirtle, Ash's collection represents a diverse array of Pokémon types and species.
Ash's journey also highlights the importance of friendship and bonding with Pokémon. He forms deep connections with his Pokémon, treating them as valued companions rather than mere tools for battle. This emotional bond is a crucial aspect of the Pokémon collection journey, as it fosters trust and strengthens the trainer-Pokémon relationship.
Key Takeaways for Pokémon Trainers
As you embark on your own Pokémon collection journey, keep these key takeaways in mind:
- Research and Plan: Understanding the locations, evolution paths, and unique traits of Pokémon will greatly enhance your collection efforts.
- Connect with Other Trainers: Trading Pokémon and participating in events will help you obtain rare and exclusive Pokémon.
- Embrace the Journey: Building a Pokémon collection is not just about completing the Pokédex. It's about the experiences, friendships, and memories you create along the way.
- Train and Evolve: Leveling up and evolving your Pokémon will unlock their full potential and make your collection more formidable.
- Enjoy the Adventure: Pokémon collection is a lifelong journey. Embrace the joy of exploration, discovery, and the thrill of encountering new Pokémon.
1. How many Pokémon are there in total?
Currently, there are 898 Pokémon species in total.
2. Can I complete the Pokédex without trading with other trainers?
No, some Pokémon can only be obtained through trading with other trainers. Trading is an essential aspect of completing the Pokédex.
3. Are there any Pokémon that cannot evolve?
Yes, there are several Pokémon species that do not have any evolutionary stages. These Pokémon are known as "legendary" or "mythical" Pokémon.
4. How can I participate in Pokémon events?
Pokémon events are often announced through official Pokémon websites, social media channels, and in-game notifications. Stay updated and follow the instructions provided to participate in these events.
5. Can I transfer Pokémon from older Pokémon games to newer ones?
Yes, in most cases, you can transfer Pokémon from older games to newer ones using specific methods and tools provided by the game developers. However, not all Pokémon can be transferred, so it's important to check compatibility before attempting transfers.
6. Are there any Pokémon that are exclusive to certain regions?
Yes, certain Pokémon species are exclusive to specific regions in the Pokémon world. This encourages trainers to explore different locations and connect with trainers from other regions to complete their collections.
7. Can I collect Pokémon in real life?
While Pokémon collection primarily takes place in the virtual world of Pokémon games, there are real-life Pokémon collectibles


How to: Filter Data on a Silverlight Screen
You can filter the data that appears in List and Details, Editable Grid, and Search Data screens. For example, you could filter so that only customers who are located in the United States are displayed. To filter data, modify the query of a collection on a screen, or write a custom query and then use it to create a screen.
link to video For a related video demonstration, see How Do I: Sort and Filter Data on a Screen in a LightSwitch Application?.
List and Details, Editable Grid, and Search Data screens contain collections that are based on queries. For example, a collection that is based on the Customer entity uses this query by default: Select * from Customers. You can customize the conditions of the query. Your changes apply only to the collection on the screen and do not affect the query globally.
To modify the query of a screen collection
 1. On the Screen Members List, next to the collection you want to modify, click Edit Query.
 2. In the Query Designer, modify the query.
 For more information, see How to: Design a Query by Using the Query Designer.
 3. When you have finished modifying the query, click the back arrow at the top-left corner of the Query Designer to return to the Screen Designer.
You can create a List and Details, Editable Grid, or Search Data screen based on a query in your LightSwitch solution.
For more information about how to add a query to your solution, see How to: Add, Remove, and Modify a Query.
For more information about how to design a query, see How to: Design a Query by Using the Query Designer.
To create a screen by using a query in the solution
 - Create a screen. In the Add New Screen dialog box, for the Screen Data field, select a query. For more information about how to create a screen, see How to: Create a Silverlight Screen.
 Only data that meets the conditions that are defined by the query will appear in the screen.
To create a screen by using a query that accepts a parameter
 1. Create a screen. In the Add New Screen dialog box, for the Screen Data field, select a query that accepts a parameter. For more information about how to create a screen, see How to: Create a Silverlight Screen.
 2. Because the query requires a parameter value, the new screen does not appear in the navigation menu of the running application. The screen is displayed when a user provides a value in a field in another screen. You must add that field to the other screen.
 In the Screen Designer, in the other screen, click Add Data Item.
 3. In the Add Screen Item dialog box, select Local Property. In the Type list, select a type for the local property.
 4. In the Name box, provide a name for the local property, for example, CityName, and then click OK.
 5. From the Screen Members List, drag the new local property to the Screen Content Tree.
 6. In the Screen Content Tree, right-click the local property and then click Add Button.
 7. In the Add Button dialog box, select New Method and then click OK.
 8. In the Screen Content Tree, right-click the button and then click Edit Execute Code.
 9. In the Code Editor, write code that displays the parameterized query screen. The following example displays the ShowCustomerByCity screen by passing the value of the local property named CityName.
 partial void Button_Execute()
 {
 Application.ShowCustomersByCity(CityName);
 }

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Do three dog effigy pots excavated in Georgia in the 1930s at the Bull Creek Site and one from the Neisler Mound site represent the Chihuahua breed, a native dog of Mexico? Is the tribe most likely associated with these pots the Kasihta/Cussetta Creek Indians whose migration legends strongly suggest an origin in west Mexico, likely the state of Colima which is also known for similar dog effigy pots?
Did the Kasihta raise Chihuahuas for food which they fattened up for this purpose as depicted by the pots and as recorded by early Spanish eye-witness accounts? Finally, does this evidence overturn all the conjecture and theories of possible Old World influence on the origin of the Chihuahua and prove that it is purely a New World dog that dates back at least to 100 AD in Mexico?
In 1937 archaeologists unearthed three dog effigy pots from the Bull Creek site in Muscogee County, Georgia. The final report on the site only devoted a few paragraphs to the discussion of these pots. The first discussion stated:
"Bottles from the Bull Creek site consist entirely of mortuary vessels…This category includes three bottles commonly known as the Bull Creek cemetery dog pots. Figure 156 shows the three vessels and three examples of similar vessels from other sites in the region. The three vessels from Bull Creek and the one vessel from Neisler Mound are considered the only known examples of this one type of negative painted dog effigy vessel."1
The dog pots were next discussed in the pottery types section of the report:
"The dog pots from Bull Creek included two varieties of painting. The two vessels from Burials 3 and 7 exhibited red spiral designs on a buff background. The third exhibited a black pattern on a reddish background. A third vessel is most similar to a dog pot recovered from Neisler Mound (see Figure 156).
In 1979 the Bull Creek negative painted pottery was given the type name Nashville Negative Painted variety Columbus and was considered a local copy of similar vessels from the northwest (Williams 1979). More recently Scarry gave the Bull Creek pots a new type status as Columbus Negative Painted variety Columbus (Scarry 1985:213).
Schnell has noted on several occasions that only four examples of the Bull Creek varieties of negative painted dog pots are known to exist (Schnell 1990:69). This conclusion has been reaffirmed through communications of both Schnell and the senior author with individuals knowledgeable of the antiquities market in the region. The recovery of three-fourths of the known examples of this vessel form from a single site, Bull Creek, does represent a unique occurrence."2

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This paper first gives an explanation of the behaviour which motivates individuals to engage in the shadow economy. It will be shown that people who fear being caught by tax authorities will be less likely to work in the shadow economy and those who earn more money in the official economy will also work less in the shadow economy. The result of a logistic regression shows that if others are seen to be engaged in the shadow economy then this increases subsequent demand for such activities. It was found that on average, a shadow economy worker earned AUS$2135.31 during the year 2000, and households spent AUS$2,293.00 for these services. Using micro-data to calculate an overall aggregate figure for the estimated size of the shadow economy in Australia during the year 2000, it was found that between 4.81% and 8.8% of the gross national income (GNI) was earned in the cash economy.
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Bandwidth usage analysis of service location protocol
A resource discovery protocol allows networked embedded processors and handheld devices to discover each other's capabilities. Service Location Protocol (SLP) has been proposed by the IETF for that purpose. The usage of bandwidth, or the amount of traffic, that such a protocol makes is a characteristic that is particularly relevant when devices are mobile and wireless. Protocols that are less chatty are more desirable because wireless bandwidth is a scarce resource as well as mobile device power. The goal of this work is to characterize the usage of bandwidth SLP makes and to contrast it with the usage of bandwidth that JINI makes, which is another resource discovery protocol. We present equations characterizing the usage of bandwidth made by SLP and JINI.
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Barbeau, M. (2000). Bandwidth usage analysis of service location protocol. Presented at the International Workshops on Parallel Processing, ICPP 2000. doi:10.1109/ICPPW.2000.869087


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A Red Hat training course is available for Red Hat Ceph Storage
Chapter 2. Storage Cluster Quick Start
This Quick Start sets up a Red Hat Ceph Storage cluster using ceph-deploy on your Calamari admin node. Create a small Ceph cluster so you can explore Ceph functionality. As a first exercise, create a Ceph Storage Cluster with one Ceph Monitor and some Ceph OSD Daemons, each on separate nodes. Once the cluster reaches an active + clean state, you can use the cluster.
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2.1. Executing ceph-deploy
When executing ceph-deploy to install the Red Hat Ceph Storage, ceph-deploy retrieves Ceph packages from the /opt/calamari/ directory on the Calamari administration host. To do so, ceph-deploy needs to read the .cephdeploy.conf file created by the ice_setup utility. Therefore, ensure to execute ceph-deploy in the local working directory created in the Create a Working Directory section, for example ~/ceph-config/:
cd ~/ceph-config
Important
Execute ceph-deploy commands as a regular user not as root or by using sudo. The Create a Ceph Deploy User and Enable Password-less SSH steps enable ceph-deploy to execute as root without sudo and without connecting to Ceph nodes as the root user. You might still need to execute ceph CLI commands as root or by using sudo.
2.2. Create a Cluster
If at any point you run into trouble and you want to start over, execute the following to purge the configuration:
ceph-deploy purge <ceph-node> [<ceph-node>]
ceph-deploy purgedata <ceph-node> [<ceph-node>]
ceph-deploy forgetkeys
If you execute the foregoing procedure, you must re-install Ceph.
On your Calamari admin node from the directory you created for holding your configuration details, perform the following steps using ceph-deploy.
 1. Create the cluster:
 ceph-deploy new <initial-monitor-node(s)>
 For example:
 ceph-deploy new node1
 Check the output of ceph-deploy with ls and cat in the current directory. You should see a Ceph configuration file, a monitor secret keyring, and a log file of the ceph-deploy procedures.
2.3. Modify the Ceph Configuration File
At this stage, you may begin editing your Ceph configuration file (ceph.conf).
Note
If you choose not to use ceph-deploy you will have to deploy Ceph manually or configure a deployment tool (e.g., Chef, Juju, Puppet, etc.) to perform each operation that ceph-deploy performs for you. To deploy Ceph manually, please see our Knowledgebase article.
 1. Add the public_network and cluster_network settings under the [global] section of your Ceph configuration file.
 public_network = <ip-address>/<netmask>
 cluster_network = <ip-address>/<netmask>
 These settings distinguish which network is public (front-side) and which network is for the cluster (back-side). Ensure that your nodes have interfaces configured for these networks. We do not recommend using the same NIC for the public and cluster networks. Please see the Network Configuration Settings for details on the public and cluster networks.
 2. Turn on IPv6 if you intend to use it.
 ms_bind_ipv6 = true
 Please see Bind for more details.
 3. Add or adjust the osd journal size setting under the [global] section of your Ceph configuration file.
 osd_journal_size = 10000
 We recommend a general setting of 10GB. Ceph's default osd_journal_size is 0, so you will need to set this in your ceph.conf file. A journal size should be the product of the filestore_max_sync_interval option and the expected throughput, and then multiply the resulting product by two. The expected throughput number should include the expected disk throughput (i.e., sustained data transfer rate), and network throughput. For example, a 7200 RPM disk will likely have approximately 100 MB/s. Taking the min() of the disk and network throughput should provide a reasonable expected throughput. Please see Journal Settings for more details.
 4. Set the number of copies to store (default is 3) and the default minimum required to write data when in a degraded state (default is 2) under the [global] section of your Ceph configuration file. We recommend the default values for production clusters.
 osd_pool_default_size = 3
 osd_pool_default_min_size = 2
 For a quick start, you may wish to set osd_pool_default_size to 2, and the osd_pool_default_min_size to 1 so that you can achieve and active+clean state with only two OSDs.
 These settings establish the networking bandwidth requirements for the cluster network, and the ability to write data with eventual consistency (i.e., you can write data to a cluster in a degraded state if it has min_size copies of the data already). Please see Settings for more details.
 5. Set a CRUSH leaf type to the largest serviceable failure domain for your replicas under the [global] section of your Ceph configuration file. The default value is 1, or host, which means that CRUSH will map replicas to OSDs on separate separate hosts. For example, if you want to make three object replicas, and you have three racks of chassis/hosts, you can set osd_crush_chooseleaf_type to 3, and CRUSH will place each copy of an object on OSDs in different racks.
 osd_crush_chooseleaf_type = 3
 The default CRUSH hierarchy types are:
 - type 0 osd
 - type 1 host
 - type 2 chassis
 - type 3 rack
 - type 4 row
 - type 5 pdu
 - type 6 pod
 - type 7 room
 - type 8 datacenter
 - type 9 region
 - type 10 root
 Please see Settings for more details.
 6. Set max_open_files so that Ceph will set the maximum open file descriptors at the OS level to help prevent Ceph OSD Daemons from running out of file descriptors.
 max_open_files = 131072
 Please see the General Configuration Reference for more details.
In summary, your initial Ceph configuration file should have at least the following settings with appropriate values assigned after the = sign:
[global]
fsid = <cluster-id>
mon_initial_members = <hostname>[, <hostname>]
mon_host = <ip-address>[, <ip-address>]
public_network = <network>[, <network>]
cluster_network = <network>[, <network>]
ms_bind_ipv6 = [true | false]
max_open_files = 131072
auth_cluster_required = cephx
auth_service_required = cephx
auth_client_required = cephx
osd_journal_size = <n>
filestore_xattr_use_omap = true
osd_pool_default_size = <n> # Write an object n times.
osd_pool_default_min_size = <n> # Allow writing n copy in a degraded state.
osd_crush_chooseleaf_type = <n>
2.4. Install Ceph with the ISO
To install Ceph from a local repository, use the --repo argument first to ensure that ceph-deploy is pointing to the .cephdeploy.conf file generated by ice_setup (e.g., in the exemplary ~/ceph-config directory, the /root directory, or ~). Otherwise, you may not receive packages from the local repository. Specify --release=<daemon-name> to specify the daemon package you wish to install. Then, install the packages. Ideally, you should run ceph-deploy from the directory where you keep your configuration (e.g., the exemplary ~/ceph-config) so that you can maintain a {cluster-name}.log file with all the commands you have executed with ceph-deploy.
ceph-deploy install --repo --release=[ceph-mon|ceph-osd] <ceph-node> [<ceph-node> ...]
ceph-deploy install --<daemon> <ceph-node> [<ceph-node> ...]
For example:
ceph-deploy install --repo --release=ceph-mon monitor1 monitor2 monitor3
ceph-deploy install --mon monitor1 monitor2 monitor3
ceph-deploy install --repo --release=ceph-osd srv1 srv2 srv3
ceph-deploy install --osd srv1 srv2 srv3
The ceph-deploy utility will install the appropriate Ceph daemon on each node.
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If you use ceph-deploy purge, you must re-execute this step to re-install


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Mother's Day Earrings: Swinging Hearts
Jewelry, designed by CREATE YOUR STYLE TEAM, Austria
STEP 1: Cut 10 cm of the silver wire (1.2 mm) and bend it around a drinking glass as shown in the illustrations.
Repeat this step again to get another bended wire piece of same length and shape.
STEP 2: Form a loop on one end of the wire using round nose pliers and cut off the excess. Measure 4 cm in on the wire and bend it using a pencil or pen as shown in the illustrations. Repeat this step to get one more similar piece.
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Articles Tagged With "Dad"
There are 12 articles tagged with "Dad".
- Daddy Does It Parenting tips for the man of the house.
- Dads in Progress Insight on being a father today.
- Fatherhood Learning life's greatest lessons of parenting.
- Now What? A parent's role after an ADHD diagnosis.
- Parenting Pointers Advice for new moms and dads.
- Steve Sanders & Sharknado Daddy of the Year talks family and fatherhood.
- The Father-Child Connection Building bonds even when work calls.
- The World's Strongest Dad Walking the top rope between dedicated performer and parent.
- Ultimate Dad Checklist Ten things to embrace fatherhood like an expert.
- We're All in This Together Connecting as a family to protect our planet.
- Where Did the Days Go!? Time management for moms.
- Your Child's Playroom Designing the space to foster learning and development.


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Do you know how to become an online travel Consultant?
Formation is at the base of every journey, for this reason we think this aspect that accompanies the activity of an Evolution Travel online travel Consultant fundamental not only in the initial phase but also afterwards, with constancy and continuity.
The aim of the whole journey is to develop the technical/touristic knowhow and the personal and professional competence necessary to build a successful entrepreneurial activity through classroom and online courses and formative events that are constantly organised to enable you to build a solid and fruitful commercial activity in the world of travel and tourism.
In synthesis here is how the formation of an Evolution Travel online travel Consultant is organised:
- BASIC COURSE - Theory
It is a course that is developed over recorded online sessions with a learning confirmation test in which you can see all the operative instruments in detail, the procedures and resources that an online travel Consultant has to manage his activity.
- BASIC CLASSROOM COURSE – Practise
The second phase of the Basic Course is a classroom course of 4 days and represents the moment in which the online travel Consultant begins, in the proper sense, his activity. Yes, we enter into the heart of the matter and begin to work the first requests!
- COACHING ONLINE – Online personalised sessions
It is a formative session, held by an expert online travel Consultant that follows a single person in his specific needs for 10 hours distributed over a two month period.
Online courses to which you can participate thanks to a dedicated platform that enables you to assist the course comfortably from home and interacting through a chat shared by all the participants. Every week there are from a minimum of 2 to a maximum of 4 e-learning courses, which means an average of 150 e-learning courses in a year! From tourism technique, to online sales strategies, to procedures related to booking trips, to personal growth, to web-marketing, to the management of your time, to the single products and destinations and on how to sell them.
- EDUCATIONAL – Travelling as Consultants
Educationals are trips that the various Tour Operators organise to let operators in this field, who are in charge of selling the product, experience first-hand and on location, the destinations and services offered, in order to sell the product to their clients in a better way.
- OPEN DAY - Full immersion
The Open Days are formative days organised in various Italian cities to examine various aspects of the activity more in depth: from the instruments of the online agency, to specific touristic products, to web-marketing strategies to promote oneself on the WEB.
- ANNUAL CONVENTION - Formation, news, ideas…Once a year, in September, all Consultants reunite for the online travel Consultant Convention: 2 days that represent an important moment of gathering and formation for all participants!


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BeritaBali.com reports that Bali's Environmental Protection Agency (BLH) has recorded salt water intrusion into the ground water supply at distances between 39 and 330 meters from the shore line. The BLH is blaming this development on the high usage of ground water, particularly by the hotel sector.
The worst affected areas are in Sanur, Kuta, Candi Dasa and Nusa Dua. Meanwhile, the use of ground water in Denpasar is now approaching 3 million cubic meters per month.
The head of the technical laboratory division of BLH, Gede Surjana, said he is concerned by the degree of salt water intrusion into Bali's water supply and the level of salinity measured in ground water samples. He further warned that if something is not done soon to limit the over-use of ground water, Bali will face a clean water crisis by 2020.
He estimates the maximum permissible use of ground water for all of Bali stands as 300 million cubic meters per year.
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Chikanobu, Carp Jumping under a Wisteria Tree at the Chiyoda Palace
Toyohara Chikanobu (1838 - 1912) Carp Jumping out of the Pond under a Wisteria Tree at the Chiyoda Palace (Chiyoda Ooku Ohanami), 1894. Oban triptych.
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This perfect and exquisite print, the delicate survivor of earthquake, fire and world war is a picture of longing… longing for a delicate and refined past by an artist obsessed with the pace of change, intrigued by the present and drawn to a disappearing history.
The Chiyoda Inner Palace (Chiyoda no Ooku) series of _PHONE_, together with his 1897 series Chiyoda Outer Palace (Chiyoda no on-omote), provided detailed depictions of life in and around Edo Castle before the Meiji Restoration of 1868. In the Chiyoda Inner Palace set, Chikanobu documented various annual ceremonies in the women's quarters, especially those at New Year's, and seasonal activities, particularly those conducted in the palace gardens...
The Palace itself is the Chiyoda Palace or Edo Castle as it was known. It was built in 1457 by the warrior Edo Shigetsugu in what is now the Honmaru and Ninomaru part of the Castle. It later became the seat of the old Tokugawa shogunate who rebuilt it in 1593 and completed it in 1636, but after centuries of power and total domestic and military dominance, the old regime, weakened and no longer relevant, were required to vacate the old Edo Castle in the revolution of 1868. Like so much of Japan's past, the bulk of the medieval castle was pulled down. Chikanobu shows an idealised scene of palace maids wandering under flowering wisteria, carp leaping out of the water.
These prints of the Chiyoda precincts are very beautiful and quite collectible. They only really shine if like this, they are in outstanding condition. The print is backed with album paper, colour, condition and impression are all fine.
Published by Fukuda Kumajiro.
73cm x 37cm.


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Grevillea robusta (silkoak) is a tree (family Proteaceae) with yellow-orange to brown flowers and finely dissected leaves found in the central and south coast ranges of California. It is native to eastern Australia. It favors grasslands and riparian and bottomland habitat. It spreads via seeds and root suckers. Its winged seeds are dispersed by wind.Rating: Watch
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Zhenjiang LCY Warehousing & Storage Co., Ltd.
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- The Terminal is 280 km from Wusong Estuary and 64 km from the navigation route of Nanjing City up the river.
- The frontage of terminal has a water depth of negative 16 meters.
- Length of the berth is 256 meters; ship loading and unloading platform is 78 m X 20 m.
- Can dock 40,000-ton class chemical vessels and 4,000-ton propylene vessels.
- Terminal is equipped with oil loading arm.
- Pier approach span is 152 meters long, and there are now six pipelines leading directly to the terminal.
- The designed annual pipeline run is 1,000,000 tons


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A theoretical model for digestive ripening
Recently, gram quantities of monodisperse gold or silver nanoparticles were reported to be produced through a digestive ripening process, in which colloidal particles of size from 2 to 40 nm are transformed to nearly monodisperse particles of 4-5 nm diameter. Digestive ripening, an example for inverse Ostwald ripening, is a puzzling phenomenon since it appears to avoid the usual capillary consequence, i.e., reduction of interfacial free energy. This paper presents a theoretical model which accounts for the self-assembled monodisperse state of such nanoparticles by considering the effect of charges, and therefore electrostatic energy, in the coarsening behavior of the particles. An appropriate Gibbs-Thomson equation is first derived, and then particle growth rates are calculated. The results show that success of a monodisperse state depends on, among other things, the initial particle distribution, and the size distribution at equilibrium follows some of the thermodynamic principles observed in binary phase diagrams of alloy systems. © 2007 Acta Materialia Inc.
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Here's an easy way to weld all the letters of a word together in the Design Studio:
1) With the DS open and your cursor set on the mat where you want it, type the first word (all the letters) with no spaces between them. Then, in the kern box, type "-0.25" (without the quotes) and hit the apply button. This will overlap the letters. If they overlap too much, experiment to see what overlap you like by changing the kern number.
2) Then, highlight each letter and click weld.
Here's a tip: To highlight a letter or object in DS, click on a line segment of the letter or object. This will bring up the bounding box (the one with arrows). I spent many frustrated hours trying to get the letters to highlight.
Also, another tip: If you can't get the cursor to move on the mat, adjust your double click speed. It doesn't seem to handle super fast double clicking well. Slow it up a little bit and see if that helps.
One more thing, the DS program only allows ONE computer to cut your creations. So, if you have DS, you can load it on multiple computers, in order to create things, BUT you may only cut with one of them. I assume it is the FIRST one you load DS onto. I am really cranky about this because a day after I loaded DS onto my Windows laptop, it decided it wouldn't take a charge from the power cord anymore. Arrrgghh!


Birnbaum, while a noted biographer of Japanese women and their works, reminds us that she is "not writing the woman's story this time around." Her duty to Foujita, she believes, makes it necessary for her to take his point of view in everything. Still, Birnbaum does an outstanding job of presenting her main thesis, exploring in intriguing detail the artist's dilemma as a man between two countries and two cultures, and in the process she gives a vivid picture of the international art scene during the World Wars, background vital for understanding many of today's cultural clashes, misunderstandings, and surprising fusions. Written by: Kittye Delle Robbins-Herring, February 20th 2007 Tags: cats, Foujita, France, Japan, painter, painting, propaganda, women, World War II Books Phyllis Birnbaum Faber and Faber Inc. Kittye Delle Robbins-Herring cats Foujita France Japan painter painting propaganda women World War II Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:07:00 +0000 admin 433 at


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By Emmanuel Moyo
The Department of Disaster and Management Affairs (DoDMA) has urged farmers in Karonga District to practice diversification in farming with an aim of suiting amounts of rainfall that the District will receive.
Deputy Director for Risk Reduction at DoDMA, Fedson Chikuse made the remarks on Tuesday at Karonga Museum following revelation that dry spells are very likely to happen in January 2022 in the District as predicted by the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services.
In areas where there has been prediction of low rainfall and likelihood of dry spells, we advise farmers to grow variety of crops that will match the amount of rainfall, Karonga is well known for growing rice so the type of rice should be that which matches the predicted rainfall amounts. Chikuse said.
On his part, Karonga District Commissioner Paul Kalilombe said the district is ready to reduce impact of low rainfall amounts and described the dissemination about rainfall amounts as very essential to communities that rely on farming.
As a district, we are ready because we have been doing preparations for a long time like providing equipment for measuring water levels, so dissemination about rainfall amounts is very necessary as this will help a lot of people who rely on rains to plan properly. He said.
According to the seasonal weather forecast by the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services, in January 2022, the northern and southern parts of Karonga are likely to receive rainfall amounts between 175-210mm.
The department adds that areas of Traditional Authority Kyungu, Karonga Town and Nyika National Park will receive less rainfall amounts between the range of 75-140mm and likelihood of prolonged dry spells in January is very likely.