text:
In Financial Data Quality Management Enterprise Edition (FDMEE) automated batch loads time out.
There are two most likely causes of this issue:
- Batch timeout setting not defined or insufficient in system and/or application settings in the FDMEE application
- Stuck thread timeout setting needs increasing in the ErpIntegrator0 managed server (weblogic)
To increase the batch timeout setting in the FDMEE application:
- Navigate to Data Management from EPM workspace.
- From the Setup tab, and then under Configure, select System Settings.
- In System Settings, from Profile Type, select Other.
- Define a timeout value for the "Batch timeout in minutes" setting.
To increase the Stuck Thread timeout settting in the ErpIntegrator0 managed server in weblogic:
- Navigate to weblogic admin console.
- Under domain structure, expand Environment and choose servers.
- Choose ErpIntegrator0 from the servers list.
- Under configuration, choose tuning.
- Choose Lock & Edit to modify the setting value.
- Increase the Stuck Thread Max time value. The value is in seconds. By default it will be 600 seconds (5 minutes).
- Choose activate configuration so that the settings take effect.
- Restart FDMEE service.
Hope this helps.


text:
Audrey Riffenburgh is the Senior Health Literacy Specialist at the University of New Mexico Hospitals. Before deciding to focus her health literacy work in one organization, she was president of Plain Language Works, LLC, based in Albuquerque, for 18 years. Since 1994, Audrey has guided professionals in the medical, public health, and disability communities in opening doors to more people with clear communication and easier-to-use systems. She is a founding member of the Clear Language Group and co-founder of the Health Literacy Summer Institute in Maine.
Audrey is passionate about addressing the cultural, societal, and organizational factors that contribute to health disparities. Her work focuses on making vibrant health a possibility for everyone.
Audrey's work at UNM Hospitals includes:
- Developing a process to create, review, archive, and provide easy access to reader-friendly print materials for patients and families
- Educating employees and health care providers about health literacy
- Finding ways to make the system's processes easier for patients to navigate
Projects and achievements by Audrey and Plain Language Works before 2012 include:
- Serving as contributing author and plain language editor for Plain Language Pediatrics, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Conducting a national field test of poison safety materials in English and Spanish
- Consulting and training as a Pfizer Health Literacy Visiting Lecturer seven times
Audrey holds a Master of Arts in adult learning and is pursuing a doctoral degree in health communication.

source: m-a-p/FineFineWeb


Difference Between String and str in Rust
Alex Garella
18th March 2023
In Rust, there are two main string types: String and str.
The primary differences between them are in ownership, mutability, and how they are stored in memory.
String
 - Growable, mutable, owned, heap-allocated string type.
 - Represented as a Vec<u8> under the hood, so it can be resized.
Usage
 - When you need a modifiable string, e.g., appending, inserting, or removing characters.
 - When the size of the string is unknown or may change during runtime.
 - When you want to pass ownership of the string to another function or return it from a function.
Downsides
 - Less efficient when dealing with constant or fixed-length strings due to heap allocation and resizing operations.
 - Potential performance overhead due to heap allocation and deallocation.
Code example
fn main() { let mut s = String::from("Hello"); // Create a new String with content "Hello" s.push_str(", world!"); // Append the string ", world!" to the original String println!("{}", s); // Output: "Hello, world!" }
str
 - Immutable, borrowed, fixed-length, stack- or heap-allocated string slice.
 - Often seen in its borrowed form, &str.
Usage
 - When you need a constant, fixed-length string or a read-only view of a String.
 - When you want to avoid heap allocation for better performance.
 - When you want to create a function that accepts both String and &str by using &str as the input type.
Downsides
 - Cannot be modified, so it's not suitable for cases where you need to change the string.
 - Can lead to lifetime-related issues when borrowing from other string types, requiring explicit lifetime annotations in some cases.
Code example
fn main() { let s: &str = "Hello"; // Create a new &str with content "Hello" // The following line would produce a compile-time error since &str is immutable: // s.push_str(", world!"); println!("{}", s); // Output: "Hello" }
Converting between String and &str
Here is a code example of how to convert beteen String and &str
fn main() { let s = String::from("Hello"); // Create a new String with content "Hello" let s_slice: &str = &s; // Create a &str slice that borrows from the String println!("String: {}", s); // Output: "Hello" println!("&str: {}", s_slice); // Output: "Hello" }
Summary
 - Use String when you need a mutable, growable string.
 - Use str (usually in its borrowed form, &str) when you need an immutable, fixed-length string.
Subscribe to receive the latest Rust jobs in your inbox
Receive a weekly overview of Rust jobs by subscribing to our mailing list
© 2023 RustJobs.dev, All rights reserved.


text:
Visualizing How Our Brains Make Visual Meaning of Our World
Posted by The Situationist Staff on December 26, 2012
Information designer Tom Wujec talks through three areas of the brain that help us understand words, images, feelings, connections. In this short talk from TEDU, he asks: How can we best engage our brains to help us better understand big ideas?
Related Situationist posts:
- The Situation of Human Vision
- Beau Lotto on the Situation of Sight,
- The Situation of Sight,
- Brain Magic,
- Magic is in the Mind, and
- The Situation of Illusion
Click here for a collection of posts on illusion.

source: HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu


Bursting is the process of separating large reports or documents into smaller, more manageable sections. With its advanced rule-based processing, it easily divides reports and documents into their component sections, preparing only the desired page(s) for the intended recipients.
A section may be delivered to a single recipient, several unrelated recipients, or a group of recipients. Additionally, various sections may be recombined or bundled together and delivered to the appropriate recipients in a single document.
Ascend's ECM allows each section to have its own retention period and storage directory for short-term or long-term archival.


text:
What are the protections for the safety devices of the induction melting furnace?
The protection system is a guarantee for the safe operation of the induction melting furnace and does not enlarge the fault. Therefore, the protection system has extremely high protection sensitivity and reliability. This system has the following safety protections
Overcurrent, voltage protection device
Cut-off, cut-off protection device
Power failure, phase loss, and undervoltage protection
Cooling water pressure, water temperature, flow rate and other alarm device protection
Leaking furnace, reliable grounding protection


text:
Twin Wire Line Calculator
This page of converters and calculators section covers Twin Wire Line Calculator.
INPUTS: Dielectric constant(εr) =2.4, Permeability constant(μr) =1 , Spacing between conductors ('s') = 15 meters, Diamater of conductor(d)=5;
OUTPUTS: L (H/m) = 7.05e-7 C(F/m) = 3.78e-11, Z (Ω)= 136.45
Twin Wire Line Equation
Twin wire line is usually flat and parallel balanced type of transmission line. It is one of the most popular transmission lines used in the VHF frequency range. The wires are encased in plastic ribbon of polyethylene which is strong and flexible. The spacing between the two conductors is maintained to avoid RF radiation. Following equations or formulas are used for Twin Wire line calculator.


text:
This is a pretty simple Django question, but I can't find the answer in the Django docs, despite lots of hunting!
How do I check whether an object already exists, and only add it if it does not already exist?
Here's the code - I don't want to add the follow_role twice in the database if it already exists. How do I check first? Use get() maybe - but then will Django complain if get() doesn't return anything?
current_user = request.user follow_role = UserToUserRole(from_user=current_user, to_user=user, role='follow') follow_role.save()
There's a helper function for this idiom called 'get_or_create' on your model manager:
role, created = UserToUserRole.objects.get_or_create( from_user=current_user, to_user=user, role='follow')
It returns a tuple of (model, bool) where'model' is the object you're interested in and 'bool' tells you whether it had to be created or not.

source: openbmb/Ultra-FineWeb


Ticker Timer
From the Science Archives, the open-project database of science information that barely anyone can edit
Jump to navigation Jump to search
A Ticker Timer is a constructed scientific device that measures the velocity of a moving object. Tape is attached from the ticker timer to the object of choice. Drops of ink are applied to the piece of paper once the object starts of move. If the moving object accelerates, the distance between dots will increase; if the moving object decelerates, the distance between the dots on the ticker timer will decrease. A ticker timer has a small hammer that marks a tape pulled through it. The hammer puts 50 dots on the tape every second (5 dots in a tenth of a second). By attaching the tape to an object with movement, we have a record of that movement which shows the distance traveled every part of a second.


Inspire Positive Action, Build a Better Community, and Support Individuals In Their Recovery.
What We Do
The Dawgpatch Bandits Inc. is a nonprofit organization that operates on a three tier model. 1) Promote and execute endorphin activating physical challenges including, but not limited to, running, swimming, biking and paddling in the natural environment. 2) Plan and build outdoor community projects that promote health and fitness. 3) Support individuals struggling with addiction get the recovery they need.
Why We Do It
We believe that the health of the community and the individual are one. By creating a community that inspires positive action, ambition, and creativity, the individual can do the same.
The idea is to push individuals towards gaining a greater knowledge and understanding of their own physical and mental capabilities, and to combat barriers that may hinder that pursuit.
– Drew Harvey, Dawgpatch Bandits Founder


text:
Provide hands-on support to an innovative healthy aging program
The Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke and reducing their impact through the advancement of research and its application, the promotion of healthy living, and advocacy.
Heart & Stroke launched its innovative project Activate in March 2018. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our Activate team in Vancouver and surrounding areas!
This role offers volunteers practical experience in community health promotion to help Canadians manage their blood pressure and improve their overall wellness.
Volunteers will be responsible for program enrollment at public community spaces. As part of the enrollment process, volunteers will take participants' blood pressure reading, help participants understand their current risk of cardiovascular disease, and explain how Heart & Stroke's program will support them to make small, yet significant, lifestyle changes.
To learn more about Activate please visit:
Some activities associated with this role include:
- Complete mandatory program training in late October 2019 or early November 2019. Training hours will be included in service hour verification (where requested)
- Greet members of the public and encourage them to learn about the Activate program
- Explain the goals of Activate, as well as provide background about the program
- Take potential participant's blood pressure reading (using an automated machine) to see if they qualify
- Communicate whether potential participants are within the normal, pre-hypertensive, or hypertensive range
- Enroll pre-hypertensive participants into the program's digital health platform using a mobile tablet device (provided by Heart & Stroke)
- Facilitate completion of a cardiovascular health risk assessment questionnaire
- Briefly discuss how the program can support participants' health goals based on their cardiovascular risk profile and provide next steps
Various locations across Vancouver and Victoria Islands, including:
YMCA Tong Louie Family, YMCA Chilliwack, YMCA-YWCA Victoria Downtown, YMCA-YWCA Royal Eagle Creek, YMCA Langara Family, YMCA Robert Lee
1 day minimum with opportunity to volunteer between November and December 2019.
Qualities you'll need for this role:
- Passionate about healthy living; understands the basics of cardiovascular disease
- Experience with community health promotion programs, community health nursing, social work, personal support worker, and other similar programs is a strong asset
- Friendly, approachable, and enjoys interacting with people
- Strong English communication skills (written and verbal)
- Comfortable and proficient using computers/ mobile tablet devices
- Committed to the program's success and diligent about "going the extra mile" as required to achieve success
What you'll get from the experience:
- Exposure to an innovative health program and its impact in the community Opportunities to educate the public about high blood pressure risks and preventive measures
- Training in areas such as communication and client care
- Hands-on experience in measuring blood pressure
- Increased knowledge around cardiovascular disease and healthy living
- Opportunities to educate and support seniors in their journeys to make changes towards healthy living
- Opportunities to interact with a dynamic team of Heart & Stroke volunteers and employees
- Heart & Stroke certificate
- Verification of service hours (by request)
To apply, please send an email to _EMAIL_ telling us about yourself and why you're interested.


text: This study aims primarily to assess the response of two invertebrate groups to the effects of pastoralism and military training, at one site in the tropical savanna of north-eastern Queensland. The richness and species composition of ants and terrestrial spiders were examined at two contrasting times of year across three land use treatments (pastoralism, military training and undisturbed) and four landscape positions (upper slope to riparian). Ant species richness was least in the grazed sites, and a high proportion of the ant species recorded varied significantly in frequency between the grazed and the two ungrazed land uses. This variation was generally greater than that associated with landscape position. Although variation in the richness of spiders was significantly related to land-use type, this effect was less pronounced than for ants, was less marked than variation associated with landscape position and was confounded by a strong interaction between land use and landscape position. Quadrat-scale variation in the composition of spider assemblages was influenced most by season of sampling. For both spiders and ants, there were few differences in richness or species composition between undisturbed land and that managed for military use.


Stonehaven was first named Kilwhang and lies on the coast approximately fifteen miles South of Aberdeen. The town has an estimated population of around 11,000 people. Stonehaven is spectacular with it's bay surrounded on either side by approximately 100ft high cliffs which carry the scenic coastal roads North and South.
To the North is Garron Point and it's amazing 18 Hole golf course.
Approximately 2 miles South of Stonehaven,is the hump backed Downie Point.
This was the guardian to the town's spectacular Harbour, probably the most photographed in Britain.
In 1562 from the Black Hill, Oliver Cromwell's troops tried unsuccessfully to seize the Crown Jewels of Scotland.
Stonehaven has a Modern layout with 48 foot wide streets, some which are tree lined, these trees being centred round Stonehaven's Market Square.
Erected in 1790, was the square shaped Town House clock and spire, which is situated in the High Street of the Old Town near Stonehaven's Harbour.
Write a review
Note: HTML is not translated!
 Bad Good


Profile photo of Alex
Creating a Simple iOS Client for Relativity Server
September 23, 2011 in iOS, Relativity, Xcode
Today I want to talk about how to create a simple iPhone client application for Relativity server using the DataAbstract for Xcode templates. Though the focus will be on Xcode 4, the same mechanisms can be applied to Xcode 3.
Going through a set of actions, we will use a DataAbstract iOS Application template to create an application with several views representing a Master/Detail relation.
Let's start with the first step.
Creating a new project using a DataAbstract iOS Application template
Open your Xcode application and perform the File>New>New project… command.
In the opened sheet, choose the RemObjects Software category from the iOS templates section and select the Data Abstract iOS Application template.
Specify the product name and don't forget to set the Talk to Relativity Server option.
Finally, select the destination folder for your new project and press the Create button. Your new project should now be open:
Let's take a few seconds to review what you have at the moment. You should have a compilable application (with some warnings – we will review them a bit later) that has an AppDelegate class and a RootViewController with its xib. There should also be a DataAccess class, which will be responsible for all manipulation with data. The new project also has all the necessary linker flags and properly configured paths as shown in the screen-shot below:
Implementation of the iOS client
Now you can compile the application, after which you will see a set of warnings:
These warnings were generated by the template system to highlight places that require adjusting or proper implementation to get your application working. Let's walk through all of them and eliminate them one by one.
1. Adjusting the connection configuration
First, let's change some defaults in the generated DataAccess class to specify the Relativity server URL, domain and schema. For this example, let's assume that you have the Relativity server running on a Windows computer with the IP
Open the DataAccess.m file and specify the proper URL for the Relativity server, domain and schema.
You can comment the warning there, since we are done with it (as shown below).
//_TAG_ Define your server address and Relativity domain name, below.
_TAG_ SERVER_URL @""
_TAG_ SERVICE_NAME @"DataService" // Do not change when using Relativity server
_TAG_ RELATIVITY_DOMAIN @"PCTrade Sample"
2. Defining tables you want to work with
Since the DataAccess class encapsulates all functionality needed for working with data, you need to define your tables there. Let's define them as retain properties. See the code below:
_USER_ DataAccess : NSObject
 DADataTable *clientsTable;
 DADataTable *ordersTable;
 DADataTable *orderDetailsTable;
_USER_ (retain) DADataTable *clientsTable;
_USER_ (retain) DADataTable *ordersTable;
_USER_ (retain) DADataTable *orderDetailsTable;
Don't forget to add the proper _USER_ directive and release the properties in the dealloc method in the DataAccess.m file.
_TAG_ mark -
_TAG_ mark Properties
_USER_ clientsTable, ordersTable, orderDetailsTable;
- (void) dealloc {
 [clientsTable release], clientsTable = nil;
 [ordersTable release], ordersTable = nil;
 [orderDetailsTable release], orderDetailsTable = nil;
 [super dealloc];
3. Implementing the initial loading of data
Now let's implement the method for the initial loading of data from the Relativity server.
Locate the downloadData method of the DataAccess class and add the following code:
Note: Our templates contain various vital tips and explanations on how to use a particular method. Please carefully review this kind of information, it can be very useful.
- (void)downloadData {
 //_TAG_ Implement this method to download any data your application needs on first start
 NSArray *tableNames = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:
 ORDERDETAILS_TABLE_NAME, nil];
 NSDictionary *tables = [rda getDataTables:tableNames];
 [self setClientsTable:[tables valueForKey:CLIENTS_TABLE_NAME]];
 [self setOrdersTable:[tables valueForKey:ORDERS_TABLE_NAME]];
 [self setOrderDetailsTable:[tables valueForKey:ORDERDETAILS_TABLE_NAME]];
Note that we used a synchronous call to getDataTables here, because the whole downloadData method will be executed in a background thread (i.e. asynchronously).
4. Adding briefcase support to your application
In order to allow your application to work in offline mode, you need to persist downloaded data somewhere on the device. Let's use the DABriefcase functionality for this.
Locate the loadDataFromBriefcase: and saveDataToBriefcase: methods in the DataAccess class and implement them as shown below:
- (void)loadDataFromBriefcase:(DABriefcase *)briefcase {
 //_TAG_ Implement this method to re-load your data from the briefcase when re-launched
 [self setClientsTable:[briefcase tableNamed:CLIENTS_TABLE_NAME]];
 [self setOrdersTable:[briefcase tableNamed:ORDERS_TABLE_NAME]];
 [self setOrderDetailsTable:[briefcase tableNamed:ORDERDETAILS_TABLE_NAME]];
- (void)saveDataToBriefcase:(DABriefcase *)briefcase {
 //_TAG_ Implement this method to save your data to the briefcase
 [briefcase addTable:[self clientsTable]];
 [briefcase addTable:[self ordersTable]];
 [briefcase addTable:[self orderDetailsTable]];
 // Uncomment this to finalize briefcase support
 // (without this value written, DataAccess will ignore the briefcase when starting up,
 // see threadedLoadInitialData)
5. Extending the Orders table with lookup and calculated fields
Let's look at the orders table structure. It only has a minimal set of the fields like id, client id, date and status. That's not a lot and it would be be great to see (for example) the customer name instead of its ID and the total sum for the given order (which could be calculated from the OrderDetails table). Toachieve this, you'll have to add lookup and calculated fields to the Orders table. Locate the setupData method of the DataAccess class and add the following implementation:
- (void)setupData {
 // Use this method to implement any setup that's needed on your data tables, such as
 // creating lookup or calculated fields, etc.
 [[self ordersTable] addCalculatedFieldName:@"OrderTotal"
 [[self ordersTable] addLookupFieldName:@"CustomerName"
 sourceField:[[self ordersTable] fieldByName:@"Client"]
 lookupTable:[self clientsTable]
 lookupKeyField:[[self clientsTable] fieldByName:@"ClientId"]
 lookupResultField:[[self clientsTable] fieldByName:@"ClientName"]];
-(id)calculateSumForOrder:(DADataTableRow *)row {
 double result = 0;
 NSPredicate *p = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"Order == %@", [row valueForKey:@"OrderId"]];
 NSArray *rows = [[orderDetailsTable rows] filteredArrayUsingPredicate:p];
 for (DADataTableRow *orow in rows) {
 double summ = [(NSNumber *)[orow valueForKey:@"Total"] doubleValue];
 result = result + summ;
 return [NSNumber numberWithDouble:result];
6. Checking the login and password stuff in your Application delegate
Relativity server provides secured services protected by login and password. Thus, when asking for data the first time, a SessionNotFound exception will be raised on the Relativity side to tells you that you need to login to the Relativity domain first. When you log in to it, it will be able to find your registered session and allow you to proceed. The iOS client application can catch this kind of exception and provide a login operation in the background, and, after successful login, it will repeat the last failed request. When you open the PCTradeClientAppDelegate.h file you will see that this class supports the DataAccessDelegate protocol, which has a needLogin:password: method that will be used for obtaining the proper login and password.
Since you are mostly using default settings, you can leave the already generated method untouched. It should look like this:
- (BOOL)needLogin:(NSString **)login password:(NSString **)password {
 //_TAG_ Implement this method to ask the user for login information when needed
 // The DataAccess automatically takes care of storing login information in Settings and Key Chain,
 // and retrieving it as necessary. This method is only called when no login is stored (i.e. on first
 // run) or if the login retrieved was rejected by the server.
 // Typically, you would implement this method to bring up a UI that asks the user for his credentials.
 // By default, new Relativity Server domains will use "Data"/"Relativity" as login, unless
 // the login provider setup has been changed by the administrator.
 *login = @"Data";
 *password = @"Relativity";
 return YES; // return YES if the user provided login details, or NO if the user canceled
7. Implementing the RootViewController
You can now configure the root view to show the list of clients:
Open the RootViewController.m file and locate the myTable method that specifies the main data table for the whole current view. Since the default name myTable is a bit nondescript, let's use the Refactoring>Rename option to rename it viewData.
Now add the following implementation:
- (DADataTable *)viewData {
 //_TAG_ Implement this method to return the table this view will work on
 return [[DataAccess sharedInstance]


TY - JOUR T1 - Do family physicians know the costs of medical care? Survey in British Columbia. JF - Canadian Family Physician JO - Can Fam Physician SP - 263 LP - 270 VL - 50 IS - 2 AU - Allan, G Michael AU - Innes, Grant D Y1 - 2004/02/01 UR - _URL_ N2 - OBJECTIVE To determine the cost of 46 commonly used investigations and therapies and to assess British Columbia family doctors' awareness of these costs. DESIGN Mailed survey asking about costs of 23 investigations and 23 therapies relevant to family practice. A random sample of 600 doctors was asked to report their awareness of costs and to estimate costs of the 46 items. SETTING British Columbia. PARTICIPANTS Six hundred family physicians. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Estimates within 25% of actual cost were considered correct. Associations between cost awareness and respondents'characteristics (eg, sex, practice location) were sought. Degree of error in estimates was also assessed. RESULTS Overall, 283 (47.2%) surveys were returned and 259 analyzed. Few respondents estimated costs within 25% of true cost, and estimates were highly variable. Physicians underestimated costs of expensive drugs and laboratory investigations and overestimated costs of inexpensive drugs. Cost awareness did not correlate with sex, practice location, College certification, faculty appointment, or years in practice. CONCLUSION Family doctors in British Columbia have little awareness of the costs of medical care. ER -


Strategies around handling duplicate contacts and merging
Balancing Act
This article covers the concepts around de-duplicating contacts. If you want to jump to the chase and learn how to run the de-dupe process, please see our screen cast on de-duping.
Every organizing strategy has to manage a balancing act when it comes to entering contacts into your database:
 1. On the one hand, we don't want to create duplicates. If we are importing a record for Alberto, and Alberto is already in the database, we want to update his record, not create a duplicate.
 2. On the other hand, we don't want to update the wrong record. What if the new Alberto we are bringing into the database is different from the one in our database? If we update our existing record, it will create a big mess.
This balancing act has to be re-enacted in many very different situations. For example:
 - When importing a spread sheet
 - When a staff person enters a record by hand
 - When a person makes a contribution via a public contribution page
 - When a person registers for an event
 - When someone fills out a profile online or fills out a webform
Dedupe rules
CiviCRM decides whether to create a duplicate or merge with an existing contact based on a set of de-dupe rules.
A de-dupe rule essentially says: Every time a new contact is about to be entered, see if there are any existing contacts in which the following fields are the same. If there is an existing contact, then update that contact rather than creating a new one (if there is more than one matching contact, the first one found is updated).
As you can imagine "the following fields" is the critical part.
Some organizers rely exclusively on email address matching rules. If the email address is the same, then we declare it to be the same.
Other situations require more nuance. For example, what if someone registers several people to an event but doesn't know all of their email addresses? They might enter their own email address for all of them.
Some organizers require that the first name, last name and one of the following match: email, phone or street address.
Your dedupe rules page
The best place to start thinking about de-duplication and merging is with your de-dupe rules page. Here's a screen cast on how to work with Dedupe Rules
This page lists the rules that CiviCRM follows when determining if two contacts are the same person or not.
You can access it via: Contacts -> Find and Merge duplicate contacts
The default settings look like this:
Since we don't use Households, you can ignore those rules.
That leaves rules for handling organizations and rules for handling individuals.
Let's focus on individuals.
You can create as many rules as you want, but you always must have at least one "Unsupervised" rule and at least one "Supervised" rule.
The "Supervised" rule is used by default anytime a contact is added by someone who is logged in and paying attention. In other words, when you manually add a contact.
The "Unsupervised" rule is used all other times. For example: when a user registers for an event or makes a contribution or fills out a profile. In addition (and this is a bit unintuitive), it is also used during imports. While there is a logged in user who is paying attention, they are not able to review every single one of the imported contacts. As a result, the "Unsupervised" rule is used.
What a dedupe rule looks like
If you click to edit a dedupe rule, you can see how it works.
If you pick one that is "reserved" (meaning you can't change the rule), it might look like this:
This rule is pre-configured to trigger if the first name, last name and email address all match.
This screen also shows you how to change a rule's settings from General to Supervised or Unsupervised.
Additionally, you can create your own rules, but that is best left for later.
How do I use these rules?
At any time, you can use these rules to find duplicate records in your database and merge them. That process is covered in our Dedupe screencast.
However, there are many other ways to use these rules.
Importing
When importing contacts, you can choose what to do with duplicate records.
But there's more... you can also choose which dedupe rule you want to use for every individual import.
For example, your default unsupervised rule might be to match on email address only. That could work for most imports. But one day you might import records that don't have an email address. For that import, you may need to use an import rule that matches on name and street address.
Profiles
If you are collecting data via profiles, you can click the Settings link, then expand the Advanced accordion and modify what action to take if a duplicate is found (note: profiles always use the Unsupervised rule):
This setting only applies to stand-alone forms. If a profile is part of a contribution or event registration form, then the contribution/registration information will always be added to the matched contact (if one is found).
Events
With online event registration pages, you can specify which dedupe rule should be used. By default, the unsupervised rule will be chosen, but you can change it:
For example, if you always want duplicates created for event registration, you could specify an impossible to match de-dupe rule for a particular event.
How to create your own dedupe rule
Now that you have the big picture, you may want to create some custom de-dupe rules. Here's a screen cast on how to work with Dedupe Rules
You can do that by going to Contact -> Find and merge duplicates and clicking the button to add a new rule.
Here's an example rule that can be useful:
You can select any field you want from the field drop down.
The length column allows you to specify the length of the field you want to search. For example, if you chose First Name and length 3, then it would only match the first 3 characters of the first name, so "Jamie" and "James" would be considered a match. Despite the usefulness of this feature we discourage it's use because it causes your database queries to slow to a crawl and often timeout..
The weight column describes what score a match should get.
Lastly, the Threshhold column determines what total score should decide if it's a duplicate or not.
In the example above, if the first name, last name and email address match, the score would be 3 + 3 + 1, or 7. Since that matches the threshhold it would be considered a duplicate. If the email, phone and street address matched, it would only add up to 3, not enough for the score to match.
So, what should my strategy be?
If in doubt, set your Unsupervised rule to be quite strict (like first name, last name and email address) and regularly search for and merge duplicate records. It's far better to have a database full of duplicates than to try to untangle records that were merged that should not have been merged.
Category:
Collecting and Managing Contact Information


Native Americans used turtle shells as musical instruments
Many indigenous groups believe that the world was formed upon a turtle's back. This symbology and belief is imbued into the turtle shell rattles, which are meant to keep rhythm and thereby interjects powerful symbology and spiritual energy into dances and ceremonies.
Musical instruments have a deep ancient history in human society and are encoded with meanings beyond their sound making capabilities. Researchers from the Florida State University examined the use of turtle shells as percussion instruments in the southeastern United States. They identified and analyzed several partial Eastern box turtle shells from middle Tennessee archaeological sites that they believe were used as rattles.
The researchers noted that turtle shell rattles have been found throughout North America, ranging from Florida to the Northeast and into Canada.


text:
NTGS Record 2022-006 Atlas of spectral reflectance rock characteristics, Tennant Creek is now available for download. The Atlas summarises mineralogy derived from spectral reflectance data to characterise a comprehensive range of metasedimentary, ironstone, altered and intrusive rocks from key deposits and locations across the Tennant Creek mineral field.
The Atlas aims to assess the mineral and textural results to generate greater insights about lithology and mineralogy changes in type example rock units in the Tennant Creek mineral ﬁeld. This Atlas is based on imagery and spectra of 186 samples of 'typical' Tennant Creek mineral ﬁeld rocks that have been scanned with the HyLogger™ instrument; and comprises 92 plates with mineralogy results, spectral characteristics and comparisons between visually logged and spectrally derived mineralogy.
Download the full record and all data from GEMIS.


Login / Register to comment
Series Hybrid vs. Parallel Hybrid
April 18, 2012 by Ron Averill
Hybrid refers to something that is made up of two or more diverse ingredients. The goal in combining them is to capture and merge the advantages of each ingredient, while overcoming any disadvantages. But ingredients can be combined in many ways, resulting in considerable variation in performance depending on how they are combined.
In optimization search algorithms, as with electric vehicles, there are two main categories of hybrids: series and parallel. To better understand the basic
differences between the series and parallel hybrid approaches, let's consider a simple illustration.
Passing batonSuppose a team of people needs to carry an object a long distance. In a series hybrid strategy, one person will carry the object for a while, and then someone else will take the load and carry it a bit further. This "tag team" approach continues until the required distance is covered. This series approach might work well if the object is lightweight and small. But if the object is heavy or awkwardly shaped, then it will be difficult for one person to carry it even a short distance, if he or she can move it at all.
RowersIn this situation, it is clearly more effective for two or more people to carry the object together in a parallel hybrid approach. By working together in a well-coordinated effort, the load can be shared in a way that allows each participant to contribute to the task. Each contribution, however small, reduces the load on other team members, allowing the group to carry the load faster and further with less fatigue. Drivers of horse-drawn wagons, dog sleds and Christmas sleighs discovered this truth a long time ago.
Series hybrid optimization
Turning our attention to optimization, a series hybrid algorithm is developed by starting with one search algorithm, and then switching to another one (using a different strategy than that of the first algorithm) to continue the search. There is no limit to the number of different search strategies that can be used in this sequential manner.
Typically, a series hybrid algorithm begins with a search method that is good at global exploration, such as a Genetic Algorithm, and ends with a local refinement strategy, such as a gradient-based algorithm. Various other search methods can be sandwiched between these two. On some problems, this type of series optimization algorithm has been shown to perform reasonably well compared to monolithic (single-strategy) algorithms, when an appropriate set of algorithms and tuning parameters has been chosen.
How well a series hybrid optimization strategy performs depends on the specific algorithms and tuning parameters used at each stage of the search. Because each algorithm is working alone, the progress made at any time depends on how effective the selected method is for that problem and what it does with the information provided by previous search methods.
As I've mentioned in other posts, it is usually impossible to know which algorithms or values of tuning parameters will work well on a problem before it is solved. So, series hybrid algorithms have the same fatal flaw as most monolithic strategies, except the number of unknowns is now multiplied by the number of different strategies used.
Moreover, additional unknowns are introduced, such as the order of the strategies and when to stop one strategy in favor of another. Default values for these parameters may or may not work well for your current problem.
Parallel hybrid optimization
Parallel hybrid algorithms, like SHERPA (in HEEDS® MDO), overcome many of the shortcomings of series hybrid algorithms. In this strategy, multiple optimization methods actually work simultaneously to solve a problem in a collaborative fashion. Rather than contributing sequentially, these methods work together to search a design space and identify optimized solutions, like many hands helping to carry a heavy load.
As with any good team, a parallel hybrid algorithm requires good leadership, communication, coordination, and accountability. These attributes are built into the algorithm's infrastructure from the start.
Instead of separately exploring and refining at different stages of a search, a parallel hybrid algorithm enables these two essential activities to take place concurrently and synergistically! This not only speeds up the search but also makes it more likely to find the global optimum.
In a series hybrid algorithm, the search history can be used to determine which individual algorithm(s) made the most meaningful contribution to the search. But this is not possible with a parallel hybrid algorithm, because each algorithm behaves very differently as part of a team than it would individually.
Nevertheless, there are ways to hold an individual search strategy accountable for its contributions within a parallel hybrid algorithm, and those methods that do not contribute enough over time can be replaced by new methods or have their resources transferred to existing methods that are contributing at a higher level.
The characteristics of a well-designed parallel hybrid optimization algorithm include shared discovery, intellectual diversity, synergistic search, and greater robustness. Oh, and better designs, faster!
Collaborative Optimization
March 19, 2012 by Ron Averill
Collaborative optimizationMany engineers still resist the use of optimization algorithms to help improve their designs. Perhaps they feel that their hard-earned intuition is just too important to the solution process. In many cases, they are right.
At the same time, most optimization algorithms still refuse to accept input from engineers to help guide their mathematical search. The assumption is that the human brain cannot possibly decipher complex relationships among multiple system responses that depend upon large numbers of connected variables. Unfortunately, this is true.
Is this a case of irreconcilable differences? Or is it simply an example of everyone wanting to be the teacher, and no one wanting to be the student? I'm reminded of the Latin proverb:
Surely engineering intuition can benefit from the results of mathematical exploration, and vice-versa. It seems almost obvious.
So why do engineers and optimization algorithms prefer to work solo? I don't believe they prefer this. I think it is more a matter of not knowing how to collaborate, or not having the tools to facilitate this interaction.
Fortunately, modern optimization software tools like HEEDS now have features that encourage engineers to learn from the intermediate results of an optimization study and to share intuition-based insights with the optimization algorithm during a search. This collaborative optimization process leverages our two most powerful design tools – human experience and computers.
Consider the following example:
 - An engineer uses intuition and experience to define the goals of an optimization problem and a baseline (starting) design.
 - An optimization search algorithm then begins to explore the design space to uncover mathematical relationships that can lead to an optimized design, all the while sharing its progress and discoveries with the engineer.
 - While monitoring, validating and interpreting these intermediate search results, the engineer starts to learn what makes some designs better than others. This new understanding causes the engineer's intuition to practically blurt out, "If design B is better than design A, then design C should be even better!" Of course, the optimization algorithm might eventually discover design C on its own, but it would surely take a lot longer to do so.
 - The engineer shares his insight with the optimization algorithm, which happily accepts the input and puts it to use immediately. If the engineer was correct, then the algorithm now has new information that will accelerate its search. If the engineer's intuition did not lead to a better design, then the algorithm has only spent one design evaluation to discover this, and the new data may still have some valuable nuggets that can be exploited later in the search.
 - The circular process of exploring monitoring interpreting sharing is continuous throughout the search process, leading to better designs in much less time than was previously possible.
 - The enhanced communication between the engineer and the optimization algorithm builds a strong interdependent relationship between the two, leveraging the strength of each.
Collaborative optimization tears down one of the most common objections that experienced engineers have to using optimization methods. It not only makes full use of an engineer's intuition, but improves that intuition through experience gained from mathematical exploration of the design space. This is accelerated learning at its best.
Further, this is not one of those nice ideas that looks good on paper but doesn't work well in practice. This technique has already been used very successfully on many challenging design problems, including composite aircraft, crashworthy cars and insulated vaccine carriers.
There is now overwhelming evidence that a more intimate coupling of intuition with a hybrid, adaptive optimization algorithm can solve many challenging problems previously thought to be intractable.
Of course, in order to find the best solutions many optimization algorithms tend to explore a design space broadly, even spending some time in those regions of the space that don't yield any good designs. So the process helps us to understand not only what makes a good design, but also why some designs perform poorly. This reminds me of another important proverb:
"Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by their own."
March 5, 2012 by Ron Averill
Clearly, the primary objective is to cross the finish line in the shortest time possible. But it's still important to remember that the total race time is the sum of the times necessary to complete three very different parts of the race – the swim, the bike and the run.
In optimization, this is often referred to as a summed objective problem. It is a good way to handle optimization problems containing multiple objectives that do not directly compete with one another. In other words, improving the value of one objective does not inevitably worsen another one. For example, swimming faster does not necessarily make you run slower, so these two objectives can naturally be summed together when seeking an optimal race strategy.
However, non-competing objectives might still be strongly coupled. In a triathlon, if you spend too much energy swimming faster, then you won't have enough energy remaining to bike or run at your best, resulting in a slower overall race time. Based on the athlete's level of skill and fitness,


Quick Answer: Is It Correct To Be More Busy?
Is Unbusy a word?
Yes, unbusy is in the scrabble dictionary..
What is the superlative of beautiful?
beautiful (comparative more beautiful, superlative most beautiful)
Why is more better wrong?
"More" implies a higher level of "good." Therefore, "more better" would imply a level that is better than better. "More better" is never correct. If you want to say that something is better than good, you say it is "better," but if you want to say it is more than better, you say that it is "best."
What is the meaning of busy?
Adjective. busy, industrious, diligent, assiduous, sedulous mean actively engaged or occupied. busy chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure. too busy to spend time with the children industrious implies characteristic or habitual devotion to work.
What is the meaning of less?
1 : constituting a more limited number or amount less than three less than half done. 2 : of lower rank, degree, or importance no less a person than the president himself. 3a : of reduced size, extent, or degree. b : more limited in quantity in less time.
What's another word for busy?
What is the degree of busy?
busier. Superlative. busiest. The superlative form of busy; most busy.
Is busy an abstract noun?
Answer and Explanation: Busy is not an abstract noun. Instead, busy is an adjective.
What is the meaning of less busy?
1. not busy; idle; unoccupied. It's his task to keep from being unbusy.
What is the superlative form of busy?
busierTwo syllablesAdjectiveComparativeSuperlativesimplesimplersimplestbusybusierbusiesttiltedmore tiltedmost tiltedtangledmore tangledmost tangled1 more row
What is the superlative of wise?
EnchantedLearning.com GrammarCaseAdjectiveSuperlative Form1-syllable adjectives ending in "e"hugehugestlargelargeststrangestrangestwisewisest45 more rows
Is it correct to say how is you?
The pronoun YOU always takes a plural verb, even when it refers to only one person. So we always say "How are you?" never "How is you?"
Can you say more good?
You can do more good. However if you are using it as an adjective (e.g. "my work is good") then if you improved your work, you would say "my work is better", not "my work is more good."
What is another word for not busy?
Do you say more busy or busier?
"Busier" is a comparative: more busy than something else. You could be busier than another person, or busier than you were yesterday, etc. "Very busy" is an absolute.
What is the comparative of busy?
busierTwo syllablesAdjectiveComparativeSuperlativehappyhappierhappiestsimplesimplersimplestbusybusierbusiesttiltedmore tiltedmost tilted1 more row
Is more good grammatically correct?
"better" is a comparative form of "good", so you do not need to (and should not) say "more better": say either: It is better than your book. It is far better than your book. Using "more better" is against normal grammar, and if it is used it is uneducated and substandard.


You have searched the English word batter meaning in Spanish bateador. batter meaning has been search 4126 (four thousand one hundred and twenty-six) times till 9/23/2021. You can also find batter meaning and Translation in Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Spanish, French and other languages.
bateador,pasta,defecto
Definition & Synonyms
- Batter
 5. (n.) One who wields a bat; a batsman.
 7. (v. i.) To slope gently backward.
 8. (v. t.) Paste of clay or loam.
 9. (v. t.) To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage.
Baste, Batsman, Buffet, Hitter, Slugger,


text:
Defects and defect costs in construction - a study of seven building projects in Sweden
In this paper, results from a study of defects occurring on construction sites are presented. Seven building projects were monitored during the production phase. 2,879 defects were collected, analysed and fully described. Their cost corresponds to 4.4% of the production cost. The time to correct them corresponds to 7% of the total working time. The defects are further analysed according to origin, type and position, as well as according to element of building and activity. Most defects could be ascribed to design and to production management. Common defect types were lack of coordinating design work, mistakes in production planning, erroneous workmanship and late deliveries. The defect cost was high in roofs and in concrete drilling. The possibility to reduce the cost of defects is discussed.


Why accurate moisture measurement is essential for the quality of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
Polyester polymer chips such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are hygroscopic, meaning that they absorb moisture from their surrounding atmosphere. Too much moisture in the chips causes issues during the injection moulding and extrusion processes. As the plastic is heated, the water contained within it hydrolyses the PET, which decreases both its strength and aesthetic qualities.
Accurate moisture measurement for quality of polyethylene terephthalate
Caption: Diagram to illustrate Easidew Online in use in a polymer chip drying application
This means that before PET can be processed in a molding machine, as much moisture as possible must be removed from the resin. In atmospheric conditions the resin can contain as much as 0.6% water by weight.
How are pellets of PET dried before processing?
The chips are loaded into a hopper, hot dry air at around 50 °C dew point is then pumped into the bottom of the hopper so that it flows up through the pellets, removing moisture on its way. The hot, wet air leaves the top of the hopper and is first run through an after-cooler, because it is easier to remove moisture from cold air than hot air. The resulting cool, wet air is then passed through a desiccant bed. Finally the cool dry air leaving the desiccant bed is re-heated in a process heater and sent back through the same processes in a closed loop. Chip moisture content must be less than 30 ppm before processing. Any water present when the PET is heated rapidly hydrolyses the polymer, thereby reducing its molecular weight and damaging its physical properties.
One of the most important physical properties of PET is its intrinsic viscosity (IV). The IV of the material is dependent on the length of its polymer chains: the longer the chains are, then the higher the IV will be, and the stiffer the material will be. The wetter the chips are when they are heated, the lower their IV will be, and consequently the physical rigidity & integrity of the polymer will be reduced, and the appearance will be affected.
How can polyethylene terephthalate be dried efficiently?
Because drying is all about removing moisture, effective moisture measurement of the process is the best way to make sure it's working efficiently. This will save energy, reduce cost and ensure final product quality. Reducing energy consumption will often also help to reduce the overall carbon footprint of the product.
There are two techniques for measuring moisture in the drying process: online measurements, and spot checks. These are described below, with the recommended PST products.
1. Online measurement
Individual dryers are continuously monitored to ensure that the air supply to the PET is better than the specified dew-point temperature limit of 50°C dew point and so assures that the chip material is dried efficiently.
We offer two products suitable for this type of installation:
Self-Calibrating Trace Moisture Analyzer - Michell QMA401
Caption: Self-Calibrating Trace Moisture Analyzer - Michell QMA401
Michell QMA401 where precision measurement with automated internal calibration is required, then the QMA401 Precision Moisture Analyzer can be installed near the inlet of the drying hopper, to check for leaks in the air path from the dryer. The dual alarm contacts can be linked to an indicator to warn maintenance staff when the dry air supply begins to deteriorate, or to act as a trigger for a PLC system.
Dew-Point Hygrometer - Michell Easidew Online
Caption: Dew-Point Hygrometer - Michell Easidew Advanced Online
Michell Easidew Online and Michell Easidew Advanced Online provides a cost-effective alternative. It would also be mounted near the hopper inlet, and its dual alarm system can be used to provide an air quality warning.
2. Spot checking
Using a portable hygrometer to perform spot checks at regular intervals offers a cost-effective assurance of product quality. With easy operation and fast response to industrial standard dew points of less than 50°C multiple drying facilities can be monitored within reasonable time frames by maintenance personnel at low costs. Where particulate contamination (dryer desiccant or polymer dust) is present at the sampling point, in line filtration is recommended.
Portable Dew-Point Hygrometer - Michell MDM300 Series
Caption: Portable Dew-Point Hygrometer - Michell MDM300 Series
Compressed Gas Dew Point Meter - Easidew PDP
Dryer Portable
Caption: Compressed Gas Dew Point Meter - Easidew PDP Dryer Portable
The MDM300 or Easidew PDP can be used to check the efficiency of a drier under operational load.
Get support and advice for your drying application
Our expert application and sales engineers will be happy to advise you with questions about moisture measurements in a wide range of dryer control applications. Contact us today.
< Back to Knowledge Base
Related Products
Self-Calibrating Trace Moisture Analyzer - Michell QMA401
Dew-Point Hygrometer - Michell Easidew Online
Portable Dew-Point Hygrometer - Michell MDM300 Series
Compressed Gas Dew Point Meter - Easidew PDP
Dryer Portable
Dew-Point Hygrometer - Michell Easidew Advanced Online
Want to see more information like this?
Sign up to one of our Industry newsletters and you'll receive our most-recent related news and insights all directly to your inbox!
Sign Up


September's Student Leaders Award winner: The Orientation Leader's Executive Board
The Student Leadership Journey Council (SLJC) recognizes and awards the Orientation Executive Board for their leadership skills and their success with Orientation 2013.
Through hard work and dedication, they strived to provide new students and their families a warm welcome and smooth transition into the Case Western Reserve University community.
Below, several commonly asked questions are answered about the Executive Board based in an interview with faculty mentor Amanda McCarthy.
Question: What is the Orientation Executive Board?
Answer: Orientation Executive Board members are undergraduate students who have served at least one year as an Orientation Leader, Adventure and Parent Leader, or International Student ambassador. They work as a para-professional staff member in the Office of First-Year Experience and Family Programs. The orientation executive board assists professional staff in selecting and training orientation student staff and in orientation program and event development.
Q: Are there different leadership styles within the executive board? Were they more similar or different?
A: According to McCarthy, each member was chosen to bring something different to the board. She noted that everyone responds best to a different leadership style and she kept that in mind while deciding who to hire. McCarthy appreciated that leaders learn and grow from each other and strove to achieve diversity in the group in order to promote this.
Q: Orientation Leaders are known to be especially close, how is that established?
A: McCarthy believes the closeness often seen between orientation leaders comes from the team-building focus of the spring training program and retreats. This focus and goal promotes confidence in the Orientation Leaders, including the EBoard. Even though they are newly selected, the Executive Board members do have extra responsibilities during the training, including facilitating activities and working with office personnel. They are looked upon as experienced leaders and role models by the Orientation Leaders.
Q: What was the biggest challenge for the Executive Board and how was it overcome?
A: To McCarthy, it seems that most years the board faces a similar problem. They do not comprehend what is required of them before they actually begin to do it. She sees the members having difficulties when the realization of their many responsibilities hits them, but she also sees the "light bulb moment" when they each ascertain why they are working so hard. She believes the passion and love they each have for what they are doing pushes them through the tough times and makes all the hard work worth it in the end.
Q: How does being on the board influence the members as leaders?
A: After working with multiple boards, McCarthy is able to observe that the members come from very different backgrounds to work together and become a team that strives for a common goal. She enjoys watching the members hold on to their experience on the board and take with them what they learned, and applying it to their future undertakings.
Edit 15 Oct. 2013, 1:16p: The first answer ("What is the Orientation Executive Board") was changed to better reflect the responsibilities and role of the Orientation Executive Board. -Kyle Patterson, Director of Web & Multimedia


text:
Alaska Court RecordsEdit This Page
From FamilySearch Wiki
District courts had jurisdiction over all civil and criminal matters in Alaska before statehood. Federal district judges were appointed as early as 1884. The entire territory had only one district, administered by a judge in Sitka, until 1903, when three districts were created with judges at Juneau, Saint Michaels, and Eagle City. The fourth district was added in 1909, and the four seats were placed in Juneau, Nome, Valdez (moved to Anchorage in 1943), and Fairbanks.
The areas served by these districts are as follows:
- Juneau, District 1: Southeastern Alexander Archipelago and the cities of Ketchikan, Wrangell, Sitka, and Juneau.
- Nome, District 2: North, including Nome and Barrow.
- Anchorage, District 3: South, including Anchorage, Kodiak, and the Aleutian Islands.
- Fairbanks, District 4: Central, including Fairbanks, Bethel, and Toksook Bay.
Since 1959 district court jurisdiction has been limited to minor civil and criminal matters such as issuing marriage licenses and arrest warrants, hearing misdemeanor cases, and acting as the temporary custodian of the property of deceased persons.
A superior court, a supreme court, and magistrate courts have also served Alaska since 1959.
The Family History Library does not have copies of any court records from Alaska. The Alaska State Archives has most of the territorial court records (except probate records) for the first district and some for the second and fourth districts. The archives has the court journals but not the complete case files for the first district.
The case files of the first district, the records of the third district (1900-59), and some miscellaneous records of the other districts are at the National Archives—Alaska Region. Copies of documents not at these two archives can be obtained by writing to the appropriate local clerk's office.
- This page was last modified on 10 July 2012, at 21:35.
- This page has been accessed 829 times.
New to the Research Wiki?
In the FamilySearch Research Wiki, you can learn how to do genealogical research or share your knowledge with others.Learn More


text:
What is "wildcrafting"?
Wildcrafting is an operation specific to harvesting botanicals from a defined natural or wild area that is not actively cultivated. NutriCert program guidelines help ensure that ingredients used by Nutrilite are harvested using sustainable practices that do not diminish the existence or productivity of the wild botanical.
An example of a wildcrafted botanical ingredient
In NUTRILITE Cal Mag D Advanced, we use naturally calcified seaweed harvested from glacial fjords off the coast of Iceland. This is one of nature's most concentrated botanical sources of calcium and magnesium.
Being good, sustainable-minded stewards of the environment
Even in the waters off Iceland, Nutrilite certifies that the supplier meets the high NutriCert standards, ensuring that sustainable environmental and agricultural practices are followed. Amway even knows that harvesting crews use advanced GPS technology to gather the seaweed while protecting other delicate sea life.


text:
(verb) deny or contradict (a fact or statement) "it was difficult to gainsay his claim"
(verb) speak against or oppose (someone) "none could gainsay her"
Gainsay meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)
विरोध करना, चुनौती देना, खण्डन करना, प्रतिवाद करना, अस्वीकार करना
- Middle English: from obsolete gain- 'against' + say.
Gainsay in a sentence (word usage in recent newspaper)
- "There is no gainsay from such statements," Mr. Diwan pointed out.
- "There is then no gainsay in the fact that transgenders enjoy basic human rights including protection from violence and discrimination.
- He was a perfectionist, but he will gainsay it for that's what invariably makes him a perfectionist.
- If these demanding practices help Muslims find peace and God, no one has a right to gainsay them.
- But he also makes points that officials struggle to gainsay.
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of gainsay
- gainsay = gain weight?? say it… don't deny… don't gainsay


text:
Definition of Calesas
1. calesa [n] - See also: calesa
Click the following link to bring up a new window with an automated collection of images related to the term: Calesas Images
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calesas
Literary usage of Calesas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glimpses of Spain; Or, Notes of an Unfinished Tour in 1847 by Severn Teackle Wallis (1849)
"... Parson—English and Continental Manners—Spanish Cookery—Rides about the Hills—The Retiro— Villa of the Prussian Consul—calesas and Bombes—Torre Molino...."
2. Letters, Descriptive of Public Monuments, Scenery, and Manners in France and by Mrs Caroline Elizabeth Wilde Cushing, Caroline Elizabeth Cushing (1832)
"... it is, I imagine, to be attributed much less to the necessity of the case, than to settled, constitutional indolence. LETTER XVII. calesas...."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1849)
"And even if granted, it usually, as in the case of the calesas above cited, is either too weak to be useful, or lags behind, or fairly turns tail...."
4. Three Years in the Pacific: Including Notices of Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Peru by William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger (1834)
"When we reached the Pantheon, which is about a mile from the city, the concourse became a dense crowd, and the road was blocked up with calesas...."
5. Scenes and Adventures in Spain: From 1835 to 1840 by Poco Mas (1845)
"calesas, or headed single-horse chaises, but of very primitive form,... calesas are rarely put in requisition by any but the holidaymaking folks of the..."


text:
Some scientific phenomena in the ocean or atmosphere, such as wind and current, are normally measured with a pair of variables. The pair can be either magnitude (speed) and direction, where magnitude measures how fast wind or water flows, and direction measures the direction of the flow. These can also be measured as U and V components, where U is the velocity toward east, and V is the velocity toward north. This blog describes the capabilities of visualizing wind and ocean current data in ArcGIS, as well as the workflow for preparing layers for visualization.
To visualize wind or water flow, it is common to use vectors to symbolize size, color to represent speed, and symbol angle to represent flow direction. So how can you visualize the two rasters, either magnitude and direction variables, or U and V components? ArcGIS has a vector field data type and special renders for this purpose.
Visualize wind data in ArcGIS Pro
The map displays wind data on top of a temperature layer for the continental United States. The layer is composed of U and V components of wind, and displayed using the wind barb symbol of the Vector Field renderer. More vector symbol types are supported; see this help topic for more information on how to work with the Vector Field renderer in ArcGIS Pro.
Visualize an imagery layer of ocean current data using Map Viewer
This imagery layer in ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online contains magnitude and direction variables of ocean currents. The map displays using the Vector Symbol renderer in Map Viewer, in which arrows point to the flow direction and color indicates the speed. Since the imagery layer is multidimensional, the time slider can be used to animate wind flow through time.
Visualize an imagery layer of wind using Animated Flow Renderer
How to prepare data for visualization
Wind and ocean current data is often stored in netCDF, GRIB, or HDF format, either as a single file or multiple files. There are a few ways to prepare a layer with the vector field from the data, depending on which product you use. The key is the Vector Field raster function, which composes the two variables that describe speed and direction into a two-band raster with a vector field type. The type is Vector-MagDir if the two variables represent magnitude and direction, or Vector-UV if the two variables represent U and V components. The recommended workflows of preparing data in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise are outlined below.
Prepare data using ArcGIS Pro
You can create a raster layer of the vector field and visualize it in ArcGIS Pro, or prepare a dataset with the vector field, and publish a vector field-ready imagery layer from it in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise.
Workflow 1: Create a vector field layer directly from the data
You can use the following workflow if the two variables are in one multidimensional raster file, such as a netCDF, HDF, GRIB, or CRF file:
- Click the Add Data button and choose the Add Multidimensional Raster Layer tool.
- Check the check boxes for two variables that represent magnitude and direction (or U and V components).
- Choose an option for Output Configuration. In this example, it is Vector Field (Magnitude-Direction), as indicated above. Define the corresponding variable type, as shown below, and click OK to create the layer.
A layer with Vector-MagDir type will be added to the map and it will be displayed using the vector field render by default. You can also save the data to a vector field-ready Cloud Raster Format (CRF) using the Copy Raster tool.
Note: This layer is a function raster layer containing a Vector Field raster function. You can also add the two variables to the map and create a layer using the Vector Field raster function. If the two variables are stored in two files, you can also use this workflow, adding the two variables as two separate raster layers to create a layer using the Vector Field raster function.
Workflow 2: Create a dataset of vector field type from multiple files
When your data is stored in multiple files, you can use a mosaic dataset and a vector field processing template to create a vector field-ready dataset. Here, we use NetCDF files as an example to outline the workflow:
- Create a mosaic dataset using the Create Mosaic Dataset geoprocessing tool.
- Open the Add Rasters to Mosaic Dataset tool and for Raster Type, choose NetCDF. If your data is in other formats, you can choose an appropriate raster type here.
- Set the input path containing your data and click the Raster Type button (blue box). The Raster Type Properties page appears.
- On the page, click Variables in the left panel and select two variables in the right panel, then define the type for each variable; in this example, it is U and V. Next, click Processing in the left panel and choose Vector Field.
- Click OK to add data, and a mosaic dataset will be created with a Vector-UV type.
- For better display performance, you can convert the mosaic dataset to CRF format using the Copy Raster tool, and this output CRF will have a Vector-UV raster type.
Create a vector field imagery layer in ArcGIS Online
There are two ways to create a vector field imagery layer in ArcGIS Online: One is to first create an imagery layer from the source files containing the two variables, then create a vector field imagery layer by composing a function template and running raster analytics. The created imagery layer will have either a Vector-UV or Vector-MagDir type. This workflow is entirely web based and requires that you have image analysis privilege. The other method is to use ArcGIS Pro to create a vector field dataset, such as CRF, from which to create a vector field imagery layer directly in ArcGIS Online. I recommend you use this method if you have ArcGIS Pro, because it will upload only the two required variables in ArcGIS Online which saves storage, and you can publish it directly without having to run raster analytics which requires image analysis privileges.
Workflow 3: Create a vector field imagery layer from source files
You can create a vector field imagery layer directly from the source files, such as data in netCDF, HDF, GRIB, or CRF format. Before you start, make sure your account has the ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online user type extension license with hosted imagery publishing and image analysis privileges. Refer to this help topic for information about privileges to publish a hosted imagery layer, as well as the choice of tiled or dynamic imagery layers.
To create a multidimensional imagery layer, complete the following steps:
- Click the My Contenttab and click the New item
- Choose the Imagery layer option to open the Create Imagery Layers
- Choose the Tiled Imagery Layer Both tiled and dynamic imagery layers are supported for visualizing vector field data.
- For the layer configuration option, choose One Image if your data is stored in a single file, or choose One Mosaicked Image if your data is stored in multiple files.
- In the Select input imagery box, click Browse or drag your files or the whole CRF folder into the box.
- Click Next to define your layer name, tags, summary, and folder to save.
- Choose Create to start layer creation.
It will create a single imagery layer with all the variables available including the two variables for the Vector Field raster function in the next step.
Note: If the data is stored in two separate raster files, you can create two layers by going through the workflow steps above twice.
To create a vector field imagery layer, complete the following steps:
This will take the two variables in the imagery layer in the previous step, and create a vector field imagery layer using the Vector Field raster function. Use Map Viewer Classic if the Raster Function Editor is not yet available in the standard Map Viewer.
- Open the multidimensional imagery layer created above in Map Viewer Classic, click the Raster Function Editor button (in blue box).
2. In the Raster Function Editor, search for the Multidimensional Filter function and Vector Field function in the System category and create a function chain the same as the one in the following diagram. You can save the raster function template, or directly bring it to the Raster Analysis pane without saving. Click OK to continue and prepare for raster analysis.
Note: If U and V (or Magnitude and Direction) are created in two separate imagery layers, Match Variables option in Multidimensional Rules needs to be unchecked. Multidimensional Rules are located in Edit Properties, the first button at top-right corner of the Raster Function Editor.
3. Define the input parameters for the template.
a. In the first Multidimensional Filter function, select the first variable, for U or magnitude.
b. In the second Multidimensional Filter function, select the second variable, for V or direction.
c. Choose an option for Input Data Type from the combo box. It is either U-V or Magnitude-Direction; make sure the type matches the selected variables. And define the Output Data Type to be Magnitude-Direction.
d. Provide an output name and click Run Analysis to the create imagery layer.
The output will be a vector field-ready imagery layer.
Workflow 4: Create an imagery layer from a vector field-ready CRF
Sometimes you may have a CRF with a vector field type created in ArcGIS Pro. You can create an imagery layer from this CRF using the first portion of workflow 3 above, described in the ArcGIS Online workflow section. The layer created will be vector field ready.
Publish an imagery layer for ArcGIS Enterprise
To publish a vector field imagery layer for ArcGIS Enterprise, you can either publish from your portal or publish using ArcGIS Pro.
Workflow 5: Publish from your portal
To publish from


How to moisten dry fruit cake
How do you make a fruit cake moist?
How do you moisten a dry Christmas cake?
No matter what kind of cake you've made, if it turns out too dry, you can moisten it with an appropriately flavored liqueur or syrup. Use a skewer to poke holes every inch and a half or so, then use a pastry brush to paint on the liqueur or syrup getting more into the holes.
How do you make dry cake better?
Try one of these methods and rescue that dry cake. Microwave it. Moisten a paper towel, then place it on a microwave safe plate. Steam it. This methods works by placing your cake in a bain-marie. Revive it with simple syrup. Use the bread method. Use the apple method. Serve it with ice cream.
How do you preserve a fruit cake?
Fruitcake should be tightly wrapped and stored in a cool, dry place while aging. If you wrapped your cake in soaked cheesecloth, resoak the cloth once a week and age for six weeks to three months. Cakes simply wrapped in plastic wrap should be brushed with more alcohol every few days during the first two months.
Why is fruitcake so hated?
You might be interested: How to make old fashioned pound cake
Which ingredient makes the cake soft?
Cake flour, which is more finely ground and contains less protein than its all-purpose counterpart, is a major contributor to how soft and the overall weight of a cake. Since cake flour has less protein, less gluten is formed. Without all of that gluten, the cake becomes less dense, airy, and smooth.
How do you moisten an overcooked cake?
Re-heat cake to moisten it Brush some milk or water over the top of the cake. Place caked in a 350ºF oven for 15–20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
Why is my cake too dry?
The ratio of wet to dry ingredients determines a cake's moisture level. If there's simply too much flour and not enough butter, a cake will taste dry. On the other hand, if there's too much milk and not enough flour, a cake will taste too wet. Finding the right balance between wet and dry ingredients is key.
Why does fruit cake last so long?
Why Do Fruitcakes Last So Long? Fruitcake is a shelf-stable food unlike any other. All those dry ingredients don't give microorganisms enough moisture to reproduce, as Ben Chapman, a food safety specialist at North Carolina State University, explained in 2014. That keeps bacteria from developing on the cake.
Why is my fruit cake dry?
Often, over-baking a fruit cake is the cause of dry fruit cakes. A fruit cake must be baked at the right temperature. The too-high oven temperature will dry the cake. Follow the recipe closely, including baking times.
You might be interested: How to make homemade pound cake
Why is my carrot cake dry?
One of the major reasons why your carrot cake is crumbly is the gluten content of your batter. Adding shredded carrots, nuts, raisins, and other ingredients to the batter affects the gluten that holds your carrot cake together. Gluten is a complex protein that affects the texture of dough.
What makes a cake light and fluffy?
Can I wrap Christmas cake in cling film?
Yes. For best results, wrap it well with cling film, then put it in a Ziplock bag or wrap it again with foil and store it in the freezer (usually for up to 6 months, though this dependes on the temperature of your freezer).
Why does my fruit cake crumble when cut?
Sugar attracts the moisture in the recipe, drawing it away from the flour and preventing the formation of gluten. However if too much sugar is present, the cake is so tenderised that gluten is unable to maintain the volume of the cake and it begins to crumble when cut.
How long does homemade fruit cake last?
two to three months
Leave a Reply
How to make devil's food cake
Where can i buy cake pops near me


text:
Freeze damage is one of the leading causes of coil failure in the HVAC industry. Although freeze-stats, expensive controls, preheat coils, and glycol are commonly used, fluid coils frequently freeze and rupture, resulting in equipment down-time and costly repairs from the resulting water damage. More reliable technology for damage protection is now available.
The Cooney Freeze Block by Coilmaster is designed to allow ice to form within the tubes, without restriction, by discharging a small amount of water into the drain pan. Therefore, the ice has enough room to form inside the tubes, without causing damage to the tubes.
This patented technology utilizes intermediate expansion headers at each tube pass throughout the coil. Each expansion header has a factory installed Cooney Freeze Block Valve that is both pressure and thermally activated. The valve will open when outside air below 35 degrees F comes in contact with the header or return end of the coil, or when the internal pressure of the coil exceeds 300 PSI. The valve will automatically reseat and allow the coil to resume normal operation, when the pressure decreases, or when the temperature increases. The Freeze Block Valve can be removed for replacement or service, and has convenient wrench flats.
Fluid coils protected by Cooney Freeze Block are designed for air cooling or heating applications using chilled water, hot water or brine (e.g. ethylene or propylene glycol mixtures). Counter-flow fluid circuits are designed specifically for the intended application to optimize heat transfer while minimizing fluid pressure drop. Connections are sized to match designed flow rates or existing field locations. Half circuiting will apply on one row coils. Full or double circuiting will apply to coils with multiple rows. Available tube diameters include both 1/2″ and 5/8″. AHRI certification and UL recognition apply. There is no loss of capacity, no increase in fluid pressure drop, and no increase in air pressure drop for coils protected by Cooney Freeze Block.
Cooney Freeze Block Fluid Coil Assembly Drawing PDF 147 kB File Size


text:
The Watchtower is the outer space headquaters of DC legends known as the Justice League. It has been portrayed as either a moon base like headquarters and as an orbiting satellite.
During Grant Morrison's run on the Justice League in April of 1997 he debuted the Watchtower which would then on be a staple in justice league comic lore. in Morrison's tale he tells that the Watchtower is constructed from technology of various races including but not limited to the Martians, kryptonian, and Thanagarians. The arrival of Orion and Big Barda during Grant's run even brought technology from New Genesis and Apokolips to the Watchtower. It was at this time the Watchtowers location was the moon.
A decade later writer Ed Benes gathered a new justice league team and with it he moved the moon base from the surface of the moon to simply orbiting around the earth. Artist and current Co-Publisher Jim Lee of DC comics was commissioned to design the orbiting satellite. This version of the watchtower has been the standard ever since and even featured in the cartoon Justice league Unlimited.
Was this guide helpful?


- English
 - Nederlands
Tian'anmen Square Beijing / Peking
The Square of Heavenly Peace is the symbolic center and political heart of Beijing. On this square, Tian'anmen Square, located apart from the gate of the Forbidden City, is the immense mausoleum of former leader Mao Zedong.
The square measuring 880 by 500 meters and has a total area of 440,000 sqm oppervakte ware a million people can come together. In the middle of the square stands the Monument to the People's Heroes.
The square is flanked by tall buildings from the fifties, the Great Hall of the People and the National Museum of China.


Teco Motor Oscillations
Description of the problem:
My Teco motor is oscillating back and forth (humming / screeching).
Try changing the notch filter parameter inside the Teco drives to reduce harmonics.
 1. Press the [Mode] button until you see CN001
 2. Use the up and down arrow keys to set it to CN013
 3. Hold down the [Enter] key until the drive enters the parameter
 Note: Start by setting it to 500. Adjust by 50 at a time. You can use any value from 0-1000.
 4. After you update the parameter, hold down [Enter] again until it goes back to CN013.
 5. Then cycle power to the drive and your setting will be updated
 6. Continue adjusting the parameter until the oscillations cease
Note - This is for reference only, not to be used unless specific instruction is given: CN014 can be widened (lowered) to allow greater range of acceptance for positioning. This will directly affect CN013 setting and should not be used until CN013 adjustments are proven to not be enough tolerance for the application.


Take the 2-minute tour ×
In Euclidean space, There is a classic Theorem claims that: The length of every rectifiable curve can be approximated by sufficiently small straight line segment with ends on the curve.
Now, The question is that: Is there a similar thing happen on plane of constant curvature? I.e., Can the length of every rectifiable curve on the plane of constant curvature be approximated by sufficiently small geodesic line segment?
share|improve this question
Yes, this is normally how the length of the curve would be defined, if it is not assumed to be smooth. – yasmar Nov 11 '11 at 18:26
add comment
Your Answer
Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.


text:
Vitim volcanThe Vitim Plateau volcano is a vast volcanic field northeast of the Baikal Lake. Cinder cones and associated lava flows are spread over an area of about 10,000 sq km.
Introduction:Volcanism in the Vitim Plateau dates back to the Miocene. The most voluminous activity was between the Miocene and the Pleistocene. A second second phase occurred during the Pleistocene and Holocene.
Most of the volcanic centers are located in the NW part of the volcanic field, parallel to the axial part of the Baikal Rift Zone, which lies about 200 km to the west. Mantle zenoliths are found in several locations.
Source: Smithsonian Institution / GVP
Cliquez ici pour recommander cette page à un ami


text: 1976. robert a canham tips for writing a conclusion for a literature review on water pollution research paper about water pollution. salvation langston hughes essay summary pollution of river bodies has become a major problem that is becoming critical because of. in many areas of the world, water resources are shared transnationally but not managed jointly and, consequently, there literature review on water pollution top research papers are no 4 essay formats prior principles to guide partners as to how much each literature review on water pollution of them can utilize from common water resources and for what purposes (kliot, shmueli an outline helps you to see the relationship between & shamir, 2001, p. a. hope essay words not to use in a research paper (pdf) a review of environmental effects of surface writing services for students water pollution | ijaers styles of essays journal – academia.edu —water is life without argumentative thesis topics pollution, but death when it is polluted. polluted water is of great concern to the aquatic organism, plants, humans, and …. review of literature place …. original from: the united nations (un) set research paper outline apa format a goal in their millennium declaration to reduce the amount of people without safe drinking water by half in the year 2015 (un, 2000). pollution the entire life cycle of bottled water uses fossil fuels, contributes to global warming, and causes pollution. a literature review. soil is an important habitat for both producers (green plants) and decomposers (bacteria literature review on water pollution and diabetes research paper example fungi).


text:
Some users are experiencing problems pairing Plantronics Backbeat Fid and MacBook Pro. They are reporting that the MacBook doesn't discover the headset even if the Bluetooth on both devices is on. Updating the headset firmware doesn't help. If you have this pairing problem here is how can you fix it.
Step #1: How to Pair Plantronics Backbeat Fit with Macbook
First, you need to pop the headset in pairing mode, and then discover it from your Macbook. Here is how to do that.
- Make sure your Plantronics Backbeat Fit is turned off. (Turn it off it isn't).
- Open Bluetooth settings on your Mac (System Preferences > Bluetooth).
- Click on the + button in the bottom left corner of the Bluetooth window.
- Now, Press and hold the power button of the Plantronics Breakbeat Pro headset (Do not release it). Keep it pressed (5 – 10 seconds) until the LED indicator on the headset starts blinking red and blue, or you hear it says "Pairing." Once it starts flashing, release the button.
- Now, the headset should appear in the list of Bluetooth devices on your Mac. (You will see something like this 00-0b-01-00-22. That is your headset's Bluetooth address.)
- Once the headset appears on your Mac, click on Continue.
- Next, you will see a Conclusion window telling you that your computer is now set up to use your headset. That means your headset is connected.
If you turned the headset on and it didn't enter the pairing mode, turn it off and start the pairing procedure from the beginning.
Note: The only way to enter the paring mode is to press and hold the power button while the headset is turned off.
Step #2: Try Pairing Plantronics Backbeat Fit with Another Device
If the previous step didn't help in connecting the headset to your Macbook, make sure you have a working headset, by pairing it with your smartphone, or tablet.
If you have successfully paired Plantronics Backbeat Fit with any other device, it means that the headset is working fine. Now, make sure you have a working Bluetooth on your Mac.
If you cannot connect Plantronics Backbeat Fit to any other device, make sure you check its warranty and contact the seller.


Blending Facial Expressions with the Face Puppet Panel
By layering unique facial expressions to an auto motion project, the Face Puppet tool gives you the freedom to add any specific facial feature animations including blinking of the eyes, a slight smile, or creating a full-face expression for your actor.
Blending Facial Expressions from the Library
 1. Make sure the actor has been applied with a voice with either idle or auto motion.
 2. Go to the time frame where you want to blend custom facial expressions to the existing motion.
 3. Click the Face Puppet button on the tool bar.
 4. Make sure that the Blend data on next recording checkbox is activated.
 5. Use the Full Face Control Puppeteering method; or alternatively, use the Solo Feature Selection Puppeteering methods to record and blend a new facial expression.
 6. Repeat the steps to do the multi-layer recording.
 7. After the recording, the entire motion clip replaces the auto motion in a duration. The result in the motion clip takes effect even if you apply any other auto motion to the actor.
 Please also refer to the following sections for more information:


text:
By default the repository is saved in C:\Repositories, but in live servers it is not safe to store data in C: drive so it is good to save to other drives. To change the path of the repository follow the steps:-
1. Open Visual SVN Server
2. Go to the root node of the repository and select properties
3. Change the path of the repository root to desired path of your choice.
Click OK and your done,. If you have files and data in your old repository path, you can copy paste your data to the new path so that your old data remain intact.


text:
Here is what Wikipedia says about self live a CA glues.
Cyanoacrylate adhesives have a short shelf life. Date-stamped containers help to ensure that the adhesive is still viable. One manufacturer supplies the following information and advice: when kept unopened in a cool, dry location such as a refrigerator at a temperature of about 55 °F (13 °C), the shelf life of cyanoacrylate will be extended from about one year from manufacture to at least 15 months. If the adhesive is to be used within six months, it is not necessary to refrigerate it. Cyanoacrylates are moisture-sensitive, and moving from a cool to a hot location will create condensation; after removing from the refrigerator, it is best to let the adhesive reach room temperature before opening. After opening, it should be used within 30 days. Open containers should not be refrigerated. Another manufacturer says that the maximum shelf life of 12 months is obtained for some of their cyanoacrylates if the original containers are stored at 35 to 40 °F (2 to 4 °C). User forums and some manufacturers say that an almost unlimited shelf life is attainable by storing unopened at −20 °C (−4 °F), the typical temperature of a domestic freezer, and allowing to reach room temperature before use. (Rechilling an opened container is not advisable as it will cause moisture from the air to condense in the container, causing deterioration.)
As cyanoacrylates age they polymerize, become thicker, and cure more slowly. They can be thinned with a cyanoacrylate of the same chemical composition with lower viscosity.
In a past life I had to deal with CA alot on a project and this seems to match up what the different manufactures I dealt with said.
The interesting thing is to let the glue warm up after the frig so you don't get condensation. I knew they used moisture to cure but didn't think about condensation.


How to Grease a Mini Excavator
Proper maintenance of your mini excavator is crucial for ensuring long-lasting performance. Regular greasing prevents wear and tear, reduces noise, and keeps your machine running smoothly. This guide walks you through the process of greasing your mini excavators work arm, helping you maintain your equipment with ease.
(Reading Time: 5-8 Minutes)

Why Greasing is Important?
Greasing your mini excavator isnt just a good ideaits crucial. Without proper lubrication, the pivot points on the work arm face constant stress, leading to increased friction and faster wear. If you skip greasing, youre inviting noisy operation, rough performance, and costly repairs down the line. Keep things smooth and extend the life of your equipment by making greasing a regular habit.
Greasing your mini excavator isn't just a good idea—it's crucial
When to Grease?
To keep your mini digger's work arm in optimal condition, grease the moving pins and pivot points:
 - Initial Use: Grease the work arm's pivot points the first time you use your mini excavator.
 - Regular Maintenance: After the initial use, grease the pivot points every 8 hours of operation. This regular maintenance schedule ensures your machine stays in top working order.
What Tools and Materials Do You Need?
Before you start, gather the following tools and materials:
 - Lithium-based grease #2: This is the recommended grease for heavy machinery like micro excavators. It's included with your equipment in small amounts.
 - Grease gun: A grease gun is essential for applying grease to the work arm's pivot points. AHM mini excavator typically comes with one.
best mini excavators come with tool box
Key Areas to Grease
There are 11 critical pivot points on the work arm that require regular greasing to maintain smooth operation:
 - Pivots between the bucket and connecting rod
Pivots between the bucket and connecting rod
 - Pivot at the base of the boom
Pivot at the base of the boom
 - Pivots of the boom cylinder
Pivots of the compact excavator boom cylinder
 - Pivot between boom and arm; pivots of arm cylinder; pivots of bucket cylinder
Pivots of the boom cylinder

Step-by-Step Guide to Greasing the Work Arm
Greasing the Slew Bearing
Step-by-Step Guide to Greasing the mini excavators
 1. Position the small excavator on level ground.
 2. Lower the bucket to the ground.
 3. Allow the engine to idle at low speed for 5 minutes.
 4. Switch the ignition OFF and remove the key.
 5. While the upper structure remains stationary, apply grease to the two grease nozzles until the old grease overflows.
 6. Initiate the engine to raise the bucket clear of the ground. Rotate the cab by 45 degrees (1/8 circle).
 7. Repeat the steps 26 until the bucket rotates a full circle.
DO NOT over-grease, as it can damage the seal of the swing support, leading to grease leaks and the entry of dust, exacerbating wear and tear.

Lubricating the Meshing Gear of the Slew Bearing
 1. Park the excavator on level ground.
 2. Lower the bucket to the ground.
 3. Allow the engine to idle at low speed for 5 minutes.
 4. Switch the ignition OFF and remove the key.
 5. Ensure the grease is stored free from contamination on top of the external meshing gear of the slewing bearing.
If necessary, add approximately 0.5 kg of grease. Any contaminated grease should be replaced with fresh grease.
Note: Lithium grease is recommended.

Conclusion
Regularly greasing your mini excavator is crucial for maintaining its performance and extending its lifespan. By following this guide, youll ensure that your equipment operates smoothly with minimal wear and tear. Remember, at AHM, we offer high-quality mini excavators and top-notch support for all your equipment needs.

David Johnson
I'm David Johnson, an engineer with experience in mechanical engineering. I specialize in construction machinery and have worked with heavy machinery like mini excavators for a long time. My aim is to simplify difficult technical ideas so that everyone can grasp them. Whether you work in construction or just want to learn more, I'm here to help make things clear.
Back to blog