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"Chicken Little" is a very good story for young students, with its high level of repetition and simple, cumulative story. But I also like it as a lead-in to disaster preparedness issues for the older ones.
"Chicken Little" is also sometimes called "Chicken Licken." It is even sometimes called "Henny Penny." By any title, this is a story about a little chicken who has something fall on him (or her) and thinks that the sky is falling. What falls on Chicken Little varies, but his reaction is always to rush around to all his friends and tell them, "The sky is falling! The sky is falling! And we must tell the king!" Actually, the words used vary quite a bit, but I like the rhythm of that version, and that is what we always use when we tell the story. All the barnyard friends go along with Chicken Little, wandering around looking for the palace, until a fox offers to show them the way. The birds follow the fox, who intends to eat them, and sometimes they do get eaten. Sometimes they are "never seen again," and sometimes they escape and Chicken Little learns a lesson. It depends which version of the story you read.
- An online version which is no longer available explained that the story was about "atmospheric dynamics and speculative meteorology." Nothing special about the telling of the story, but I like that explanation.
- An easy reader version with nice vintage illustrations. A warning, here — this is a version in which the birds all go into Foxy Loxy's den and never come out again.
- Rick Walton's personal take off on the story.
- Steven Kellogg's Chicken Little is recognizable as the traditional story, but of course there are some witty changes in the illustrations, especially.
- Rebecca and Ed Emberley's Chicken Little pokes fun at the original story.
- Jonathan Allen's Chicken Licken is a lift-the-flap book, which makes it appealing for young children, as long as your group is small enough that everyone can see the flaps.
- Vivian French's Henny Penny is a bit more clever and resourceful than the usual hero of this story, and the pictures are charming.
- Paul Galdone also has a version called Henny Penny. Galdone is one of our favorites, and this book is awesome.
- Jane Wattenberg's Henny-Penny uses updated language ("chicka-chicka-bunga" and "What's buzzin', Cousin?" for example) and arresting photo montages to present the story.
- "Chicken Little" includes a number of birds, and in particular birds which are farm animals. Use the story as a starting point for sorting farm animals into birds and mammals. Start with Farm Picture Cards or a list of farm animals written on sentence strips, and have students sort the cards into birds and mammals. Once they've sorted, come up with a list of characteristics of birds (they lay eggs, they have feathers, they have two feet and two wings) and of mammals (they have hair or fur, they have live babies, many have four feet, few have wings). Pack it up after class and use it to make a center.
- In some versions of the story (and we always tell it this way) each bird asks the previous bird how he knows that the sky is falling. "Ducky Daddles told me," says Goosey Loosey, and so on till they get to Chicken Little, who says, "I saw it with my eyes and I heard it with my ears, and part of it fell on my tail." This could be a fine introduction to a discussion of evidence and observation.
- Chicken Little believed he was facing an emergency, but he didn't have a very good plan for coping with it. He thought he would go tell the king, but didn't know where the king was. He wasn't accurate in his assessment of the danger, either, or even of the type of emergency he might be facing. He was not well prepared. The government site for kids to prepare for emergencies, including PDF files and online games about preparing an emergency kit and making a plan. This page at that site has definitions of various kinds of natural disasters, which could kick off an earth science unit.
- "Chicken Little" and "The sky is falling!" are often used to suggest that people are overreacting to things like global warming or the diminishing supply of fossil fuels. Let older students enjoy the story and then do some research to compare concerns about climate change to the birds' worries about the sky falling. Have them write a paragraph agreeing or disagreeing with the accusation.
- The coronavirus pandemic is going on as of this writing, and Chicken Little's experience could be a good way to start a conversation about one of the controversies it has brought up. There are people who think it is very serious, and people who think it's just another flu. Search online news sources to find evidence for one view or the other. With older kids, you might also look at how different political leaders have responded. Has your state issued a stay at home order or closed businesses? Some have and some have not. Compare the reasons the governors have given for their decisions.
- "Chicken Licken" has so much word play — again, depending on the version you use — that you should use it in your preK-2 classroom just for that. In most versions, the birds' names rhyme: Henny-Penny, Goosy-Loosey, Turkey-Lurkey, Foxy-Loxy. In some, they use alliteration: Ducky Daddles. Use these names for phonemic awareness activities.
- The repetitive sections are perfect for choral reading. Many retellings leave these out, but for preschool and kindergarten, this is the best part. Help your students develop a good rhythm and unison sound, and their future teachers will thank you.
- This is a simple story, so it is a great choice for a first experience of identifying the beginning, middle, and end of a story. Have students join you in creating a sentence for each part: "An acorn fell on Chicken Little's tail, and he thought the sky was falling," "He told all his friends, and they went to tell the king, but they met a fox along the way," and "The fox ate them" or "The fox almost ate them but they escaped" are possibilities. These sentences allow you to work on conjunctions, but you could also divide them into simpler sentences for your younger students. Ask the kids to draw pictures for each of the parts of the story, and make a bulletin board with their creations.
- Cut strips of paper about 1″ by 6″ for each student. Have the kids write the names of all the characters on the strips. Make the "Chicken Little" strip into a loop and glue it closed. Put the next animal (often Henny Penny) through the first loop and glue it closed. Continue, putting the animals in order to make a chain which follows the order of the story.
- List the vivid alternatives for "said" in Stephen Kellogg's fun non-traditional version of Chicken Little.
What is the moral of "Chicken Little"? As is so often the case, you can take your pick from several interpretations. I say, pick the one that goes best with your curriculum goals.
- "Chicken Little" can be about courage. Chicken Little overreacts to a perceived danger, so much so that he misses the clear signs of a real danger in the person of Foxy Loxy. For the same reason, this story can give a message about making accurate estimates of danger.
- "Chicken Little" can be about stranger danger. Chicken Little puts not only himself but also his friends in danger by listening to Foxy Loxy.
- The story can also be about gossip. The information that Chicken Little was spreading was false, but it still spread very quickly. You can play the game "rumor" or "gossip" with the kids to show that even information which is accurate at the source can end up distorted. Here's how to play the game: have the kids get into lines of 10 or so and give each team a fairly complicated sentence written on paper. The first player whispers the sentence to the next player in line, and so on to the end of the line. The last player says the sentence aloud. Usually, the sentence has gotten mangled along the way. After the game, ask the students to write about a time — real or fictional — when a rumor hurt someone.
- "Chicken Little" can also provide a lesson about reacting to situations. Chicken Little went with an immediate emotional response instead of investigating further or giving himself time to cool off before deciding how to respond. Discuss with the class how Chicken Little could change his response the next time a worrying situation arises in his life.
- A couple of the earlier suggestions dealt with evaluation of evidence and drawing conclusions from information. These are essential critical thinking skills, as well as skills for science and writing.
- Finally, you could examine Chicken Little's decision to go and tell the king. Going to a person in authority for help in an emergency is certainly something you want students to learn, and that should be pointed out. But the animals decided to go see the king even though they didn't know where the king was. Perhaps there was a better choice of helper available to them. Use graphic organizers to help the class determine all the sources of help that they have available, and to make a flow chart showing whom they should approach.


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- Includes White PP Plastic Ribbed Cap with Foam Liner
- Lightweight, shatter-resistant PET plastic
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64 oz Clear PET Plastic Wide Mouth Jars with White PP Plastic Caps
These generously sized 64 oz clear plastic wide mouth jars are great for a pharmaceuticals, vitamins and nutritional supplements. Durable clear PET plastic allows customers to view the product inside. The large opening makes filling and dispensing a snap. Jars feature a recessed label panel and rounded shoulders and a square bead beneath the threads for enhanced performance of tamper-evident shrink bands (sold separately). Not recommended for use with liquids. Jars include a white PP plastic cap with foam liner.
- Container withstands autoclaving - sterilizing by achieved through high-pressure saturated steam and heat.
- BPA Non-Intent means BPA was not an intentionally added substance to the manufacturing process.
- Case Packed in a convenient re-shipper carton with carboard dividers, reducing damage and ideal for reuse.
- Child-resistant items are engineered & tested to reduce risks of children under 5 accessing harmful amount of contents, while being user-friendly for seniors.
- Dishwasher safe containers withstand high temperatures, water pressure, and detergents present in dishwashers.
- Products engineered to reduce negative environmental & economic impacts over their life cycle, from the raw materials to the final disposal.
- Constructed of FDA-compliant materials suitable for contact with food.
- Factory Mutual has tested & certified this product to ensure it meets rigorous loss prevention standards.
- Product is suitable for storing in freezer.
- Product has the ability to resist degradation under extreme heat.
- Container is suitable for high pressure processing.
- Containers engineered to prevent leaks and unplanned evacuation of contents. Must be used with cap provided to ensure leakproof performance.
- Product is suitable for microwave use.
- National Sanitation Foundation certifies this product & its manufacturing process comply with standards for safety, quality, sustainability or performance.
- Product is 100% recyclable.
- A tamper-evident container has one or more barriers to entry which if missing shows visual evidence the container was tampered with.
- Packaging engineered & rigorously tested to meet government standards for the shipment of regulated substances. Consult 49 CFR for proper use & labelling.
- US Dept. of Agriculture Approved. Visit _URL_ for more information.
- Provides varying degrees of protection from UV light. Test to ensure packaging meets product protection requirements.
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Updated: January 21, 2005
Media identification
Removable Storage uses two identification methods to track media and perform inventories: on-media identifiers and bar codes.
On-media identifiers
On-media identifiers are electronically recorded on media the first time a tape or disk is inserted into a library. The next time the medium is inserted into the library, Removable Storage uses the on-media identifier to recognize and track the tape or disk.
An on-media identifier has two parts: a label type and a label ID. The label type identifies the specific format used to record information on the tape or disk, such as Microsoft Tape Format (MTF). The label ID is a unique identifier for the tape or disk in the Removable Storage system. If Removable Storage does not recognize the label type, it puts the medium in an unrecognized media pool. If Removable Storage recognizes the label type but does not recognize the label ID, it puts the media in an import media pool. If Removable Storage recognizes the label type and the label ID, it updates the Removable Storage database to reflect that the medium is online and available for use.
 - Removable Storage does not record on-media identifiers for read-only or write-once optical media, such as CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-R, or WORM disks. Instead, Removable Storage uses the volume and serial number information that is already associated with the disk.
Bar codes
If your library supports bar codes, Removable Storage can use them to identify media. Media with bar codes also have on-media identifiers, and Removable Storage can use either one. Using bar codes to track media is generally much faster because each tape or disk does not have to be mounted to read the on-media identifier.
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Instance Method Summary collapse
Instance Method Details
#has_attached_file(name, options = {}) ⇒ Object
has_attached_file gives the class it is called on an attribute that maps to a file. This is typically a file stored somewhere on the filesystem and has been uploaded by a user. The attribute returns a Paperclip::Attachment object which handles the management of that file. The intent is to make the attachment as much like a normal attribute. The thumbnails will be created when the new file is assigned, but they will not be saved until save is called on the record. Likewise, if the attribute is set to nil is called on it, the attachment will not be deleted until save is called. See the Paperclip::Attachment documentation for more specifics. There are a number of options you can set to change the behavior of a Paperclip attachment:
 - url: The full URL of where the attachment is publicly accessible. This can just as easily point to a directory served directly through Apache as it can to an action that can control permissions. You can specify the full domain and path, but usually just an absolute path is sufficient. The leading slash must be included manually for absolute paths. The default value is "/system/:class/:attachment/:id_partition/:style/:filename". See Paperclip::Attachment#interpolate for more information on variable interpolaton.
 :url => "/:class/:attachment/:id/:style_:filename"
 :url => "_URL_

 Note: When using the s3 storage option, the url option expects particular values. See the Paperclip::Storage::S3#url documentation for specifics.
 - default_url: The URL that will be returned if there is no attachment assigned. This field is interpolated just as the url is. The default value is "/:attachment/:style/missing.png"
 has_attached_file :avatar, :default_url => "/images/default_:style_avatar.png"
 User.new.avatar_url(:small) # => "/images/default_small_avatar.png"

 - styles: A hash of thumbnail styles and their geometries. You can find more about geometry strings at the ImageMagick website (_URL_ Paperclip also adds the "#" option (e.g. "50x50#"), which will resize the image to fit maximally inside the dimensions and then crop the rest off (weighted at the center). The default value is to generate no thumbnails.
 - default_style: The thumbnail style that will be used by default URLs. Defaults to original.
 has_attached_file :avatar, :styles => { :normal => "100x100#" },
 :default_style => :normal
 user.avatar.url # => "/avatars/23/normal_me.png"

 - keep_old_files: Keep the existing attachment files (original + resized) from being automatically deleted when an attachment is cleared or updated. Defaults to false.
 - preserve_files: Keep the existing attachment files in all cases, even if the parent record is destroyed. Defaults to false.
 - whiny: Will raise an error if Paperclip cannot post_process an uploaded file due to a command line error. This will override the global setting for this attachment. Defaults to true.
 - convert_options: When creating thumbnails, use this free-form options array to pass in various convert command options. Typical options are "-strip" to remove all Exif data from the image (save space for thumbnails and avatars) or "-depth 8" to specify the bit depth of the resulting conversion. See ImageMagick convert documentation for more options: (_URL_ Note that this option takes a hash of options, each of which correspond to the style of thumbnail being generated. You can also specify :all as a key, which will apply to all of the thumbnails being generated. If you specify options for the :original, it would be best if you did not specify destructive options, as the intent of keeping the original around is to regenerate all the thumbnails when requirements change.
 has_attached_file :avatar, :styles => { :large => "300x300", :negative => "100x100" }
 :convert_options => {
 :all => "-strip",
 :negative => "-negate"
 }

 NOTE: While not deprecated yet, it is not recommended to specify options this way. It is recommended that :convert_options option be included in the hash passed to each :styles for compatibility with future versions. NOTE: Strings supplied to :convert_options are split on space in order to undergo shell quoting for safety. If your options require a space, please pre-split them and pass an array to :convert_options instead.
 - storage: Chooses the storage backend where the files will be stored. The current choices are :filesystem, :fog and :s3. The default is :filesystem. Make sure you read the documentation for Paperclip::Storage::Filesystem, Paperclip::Storage::Fog and Paperclip::Storage::S3 for backend-specific options.
It's also possible for you to dynamically define your interpolation string for :url, :default_url, and :path in your model by passing a method name as a symbol as a argument for your has_attached_file definition:
class Person
 has_attached_file :avatar, :default_url => :default_url_by_gender
 private
 def default_url_by_gender
 "/assets/avatars/default_#{gender}.png"
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def has_attached_file(name, options = {})
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Martha Justice Ministry living Gospel Hospitality through social justice and love of creation
By Darlene O'Leary, Coordinator, Martha Justice Ministry
The Sisters of St. Martha of Antigonish have a long history of living their charism of Gospel Hospitality in their communities, through social work, health care, education, and other supports that offer welcome, compassion, and prayerful guidance. Martha Justice Ministry is a continuation of how the Marthas live Gospel Hospitality through social justice and creation care.
Martha Justice Ministry is a merger of the Marthas Social Justice Committee and the Martha Ecology Committee guided by a deepening understanding of the Earth and all creation as interconnected and a commitment to addressing systemic injustice. The ministry lives out its commitments through education, building networks of collaboration, prayerful contemplation, and advocacy.
Grounded in a deep sense of the interconnection of all things and the recognition of systemic injustice, Martha Justice Ministry works in the local community, regionally, nationally, and internationally with networks doing social and ecological justice work. We are active in poverty reduction coalitions, affordable housing associations, and food security networks locally and regionally. We are part of national faith groups educating and advocating for climate justice, racial justice, Indigenous rights, and refugee rights. And we are active participants in the UN Federation of the Sisters of Charity that promotes justice, peace, and creation care on a global scale.
One area of particular importance to the ministry is the work of right relations and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. We have committed to understanding ourselves as "Treaty People" who honour the commitments made to Indigenous peoples so that their rights to live their traditions and cultures are recognized. We have voiced support to policy makers for legislating the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). We have called for measures to redress and prevent further incidents of environmental racism, as has been highlighted in our province in the book and documentary, There's Something in the Water. In addition, we have called on the federal government to ensure that the Mi'kmaq are able to develop a sovereign fishery that builds on Treaty rights and Supreme Court rulings affirming those rights, without threats of violence.
Another important area of work for Martha Justice Ministry is our New Growers program. We work with organic farmers, David and Jen Greenberg, who manage the program and mentor young people interested in running their own small-scale market gardens. We have two-to-four growers per season who learn everything from seed ordering, garden planning, composting, marketing, and of course, growing beautiful, organic vegetables! Our New Growers are supplied with mentors, land, equipment, green house and hoop houses, wash facilities and refrigeration. We have a had great success with the program, with the majority of our participants going on to start their own farms.
As we continue with our work, through this difficult pandemic and beyond, Martha Justice Ministry will stay grounded in our commitment to live in harmony with the Earth and with each other, always embracing our neighbours and our common home.

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Crush & Sweep (Form)
Enable form by tapping the spheres of both controllers together Motion controllers touch spheres.
Move the controllers Primary motion controller Secondary motion controller to flatten your shape until it becomes a white outline.
Press Secondary motion controller T button to set shape.the secondary T button
Hold Primary motion controller T button and move the primary controller Primary motion controller to sweep the shape out.the primary T button
This is great for making buildings - use stay upright to restrict rotation.Next: Spin
The Dreams User Guide is a work-in-progress. Keep an eye out for updates as we add more learning resources and articles over time.


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Learn How to Start Seeds with a Lemon Rind
Here is a fun seed starting project using a hollowed out lemon rind.
Step 1: Cut off the top third of the lemon, and remove the juice and all of the pulp. Carefully scrape down to the white pith. Use the juice and pulp to make a quick lemon shake up (recipe below.)
Step 2: Poke a small hole in the bottom for drainage and fill with good quality seed starting mix.
Step 3: Plant 1 to 3 seeds as directed on your seed packet.
Step 4: Water well without dislodging the seeds, and place in a window sill or under a grow light until they sprout.
Step 5: A few weeks after they sprout you can transplant the entire thing into a garden or container. The plant will grow, and the lemon rind will eventually break down into the soil naturally.
So, when life gives you lemons... make a lemon rind seed starter.
Basic Lemon Shake-Up Recipe;
- Juice and pulp of 2 lemons
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- and 1 cup of crushed ice...
- shake it up and enjoy!


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How Do You Backup Apps in Lucky Patcher
1. Understanding the Importance of App Backups
Before we delve into the specifics of how do you backup apps in Lucky Patcher, it's essential to recognize why app backups are crucial. Backing up your apps provides the following benefits:
- Data Preservation: App backups safeguard your app data, including progress, settings, and in-app purchases, ensuring you don't lose valuable information.
- Safety Net: When experimenting with app modifications or updates, having a backup acts as a safety net. If something goes wrong, you can restore your app to its previous state.
2. How Do You Backup Apps in Lucky Patcher
Here's a step-by-step guide on how do you backup apps in Lucky Patcher:
- Download and Install Lucky Patcher: If you haven't already, download Lucky Patcher from a trusted source and enable "Install from Unknown Sources" in your device settings.
- Open Lucky Patcher: Launch the app, and you'll see a list of installed apps on your device.
- Select the App to Backup: Choose the app you want to back up from the list. Tap on it to view available options.
- Create a Backup: Select the "Backup" option. Lucky Patcher will create a backup of the app and its data, storing it on your device.
- Verify the Backup: Once the backup is complete, you can check it by navigating to the "Backup" folder in your device's storage. There, you'll find a folder named after the app with the backup files.
- Restore as Needed: In the future, if you want to restore the app to its backed-up state, you can do so through Lucky Patcher.
In conclusion, understanding how do you backup apps in Lucky Patcher is a valuable skill for Android users who want to safeguard their app data. It's a crucial step before making modifications or updates to ensure that you can revert to a stable state if necessary. By following the step-by-step guide provided in this article, you can efficiently use Lucky Patcher to create backups of your favorite apps and enjoy a worry-free app customization experience.


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Unusually extreme temperatures scorched the Top End on Sunday, as the mercury soared into the low 40s across some rural areas.
Darwin airport maxed out at 36.9 degrees around an hour after midday, its hottest November day since 2007. However, oppressive humidity meant that it felt more like 41 degrees.
Just inland from Darwin, as usual, it got even hotter. Middle Point, whilst only a relatively short-term site, had its hottest day in 14 years of records, reaching 41.6 degrees.
Despite the heat, no rain or storms came during the afternoon or evening to bring any relief, with the mercury lingering between 29 and 30 degrees into the early hours of Monday morning at Darwin airport.
It has been a long and drawn out buildup this year due to a strong El Nino – with the region recording less than half its average rain since the start of October. Clearer than average skies as a result has allowed heat to build, leading to the unusual temperatures.
Today will be another hot one – reaching 34 degrees in Darwin, and up to the high 30s in rural areas. However, there is at least some hope for relief, with an increased chance of showers and storms.
It will cool off even more from Tuesday and into the weekend, with showers and storms becoming more likely and more widespread.
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PATHFINDER is the all new diagnostic system specifically designed and released for the introduction of the following vehicles.Land Rover:
- Range Rover L405 (17MY)
- Range Rover Sport L494 (17MY)
- New Discovery L462 (17MY)
- F-TYPE X152 (18MY)
- F-PACE X761 (18MY)
- XE X760 (18MY)
- XF X260 (18MY)
These vehicles have been designed to communicate with new high speed communication protocols. This allows faster software download, programming and communication, making it faster to use and saving valuable time.
These vehicles can ONLY communicate with the all new PATHFINDER diagnostic software using the new Diagnostics over Internet Protocol (DoIP) Vehicle Communication Interface (VCI) unit which conforms to the new communication protocol.
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UC Davis Art Museum. California
Kitchell. WORKac. WRL. images: © Regents of the University of California, Davis campus
A bold, open-faced icon along an outermost edge of UC Davis' campus, the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art re-imagines the intersections among art, higher education and everyday life.
The Slant
A beacon to students and
visitors alike, the building renders UC Davis' long history of engagement with the arts visible to the campus and city
beyond. Through a careful and innovative reordering of traditional museum conventions, the highly-accessible
building becomes a platform for collective learning, creation and experimentation—a showcase for UC Davis' artistic
legacy and its evolution as a cutting-edge cultural force and an integral and vibrant hub for future student
To emphasize the building's role as a destination for multiple audiences, the team devised a simple and striking
parallelogram form that maximizes opportunities for public space throughout the site. Two corners of the building
are lifted to create distinct facades facing the campus and the adjacent highway, forming a dramatic sloping roof that
houses an array of spaces, views and experiences. The slope of this roof, its orientation and its light metal cladding
together produce an inherently efficient envelope that minimizes solar heat gain and the energy needed to cool the
This roof becomes a graceful canopy extending over a new plaza to create a large shaded public outdoor space,
opening toward the larger campus and further underscoring the public nature of the museum. Continuing the theme
of connecting the museum's activities to the surrounding campus, the proposed landscape is strategically designed to
"stitch" the new building to the site with a series of outdoor rooms—spaces that complement and blend with the
museum's interior
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2.3 Colorful Balls¶
In this project, we will make the RGB LEDs display different colors.
Clicking on different colored balls on the stage area will cause the RGB LED to light up in different colors.
You Will Learn¶
The principle of RGB LED
Copy sprites and select different costumes
Three primary colors superimposed
Build the Circuit¶
An RGB LED packages three LEDs of red, green, and blue into a transparent or semitransparent plastic shell. It can display various colors by changing the input voltage of the three pins and superimpose them, which, according to statistics, can create 16,777,216 different colors.
1. Select sprite
Delete the default sprite, then choose the Ball sprite.
And duplicate it 5 times.
Choose different costumes for these 5 Ball sprites and move them to the corresponding positions.
Ball3 sprite costume color needs to be manually changed to red.
2. Make RGB LEDs light up in the appropriate color
Before understanding the code, we need to understand the RGB color model.
The RGB color model is an additive color model in which red, green, and blue light are added together in various ways to reproduce a broad array of colors.
Additive color mixing: adding red to green yields yellow; adding green to blue yields cyan; adding blue to red yields magenta; adding all three primary colors together yields white.
So the code to make the RGB LED light yellow is as follows.
When the Ball sprite (yellow ball) is clicked, we set pin 11 high (red LED on), pin 10 high (green LED on) and pin 9 low (blue LED off) so that the RGB LED will light yellow.
You can write codes to other sprites in the same way to make the RGB LEDs light up in the corresponding colors.
3. Ball2 sprite (light blue)
4. Ball3 sprite (red)
5. Ball4 sprite (green)
6. Ball5 sprite (purple)


text: An atomic force microscope (AFM) probe on a GaAs wafer was studied as a new microwave probe structure. A waveguide was created by evaporating an Au film on the top and bottom surfaces of the GaAs AFM probe. The fabricated AMF probe's tip is 8 μm long and has a radius of curvature of about 50 nm. The open structure of the waveguide at the tip of the probe was generated by using focused ion beam (FIB) fabrication. AFM topography of a grating sample was created by using the fabricated microwave AFM probe. The fabricated probe exhibits nanometer-scale resolution, and microwave emission was successfully detected at the tip of the probe by approaching Cr-V steel and Au wire samples.


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The pricing for Rubber-like is based on model volume, which is the volume of your model used to calculate the material cost (mm³).
If you order two or more copies of a model, the price automatically decreases because the preparation of multiple copies can be carried out more efficiently.
Rubber-like can be used for fashion pieces, jewelry, shoe soles, prototypes or squeezable gadgets.
Laser Sintering is used to build your design with this material. The models are printed layer by layer by a laser that draws thin lines in the powder, which melts and bonds it together in order to form a thin layer of the model. After a layer is printed, a new layer of fresh powder is spread over the surface by a roller. The printer has a print chamber that is heated to just below the melting point of the powder; the laser beam adds the extra energy to melt the powder, forming a solid model. After the print job is finished, the result is a big block of heated powder with the printed models contained inside.
- A patent currently limits our ability to offer this material to everyone. This means we can't produce, sell, or distribute objects made with TPU 92A-1 in the USA. Unfortunately, this also restricts our customers when importing TPU-based products in the USA. In other regions, these restrictions do not apply
- Rubber-like models are squeezable but very difficult to stretch
Learning about our materials is one thing, seeing and touching them another. That's why we've designed sample kits based on our Periodic Table of Materials.
Rubber-like Sample Kit
Includes a natural white and a dyed black sample. Currently not available in the United States.


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The following three items are common concerns registered with the township office:
- Property Maintenance: high grass, weeds, rubbish, etc.
- Zoning: vehicles without a current state inspection, registration, or license plate on private property.
- Ordinance: animal concerns (such as dogs), noise, etc.
The process for filing a concern is:
- Submit a Resident Concern Form. Click here for the form, or pick one up at the township office.
- Mail or drop off the form, or a written letter, to the attention of Tom Daniels, Zoning Officer, 1240 Maple Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603, or
- Send your concern by email to Gretchen Smith _EMAIL_ or Tom Daniels _EMAIL_
The concern should include the name, address, and telephone number of the person registering it. The township is not obligated to process anonymous concerns, but will consider them on a case by case basis. Public health and safety issues should be reported under any circumstances.
When a concern is founded, the township office will follow procedure in order to resolve the matter. At times, these procedures can be lengthy. The township will do its best to keep the lines of communication open and resolve the matter as soon as possible.
It's always a good policy to talk with your neighbor first when there is a problem. Most residents prefer to have a neighbor approach them personally instead of receiving an official violation notice from the township.


In excel, what I am trying to do is list the number of occurrences of column B, based on the number from column A. Here is sample data:
A..........B
3..........40
5..........56
2..........23
..........
..........
..........
..........
Example output to column C would be:
C
40, 40, 40
56, 56, 56, 56, 56
23, 23
Can a simple excel function accomplish this, or does this need to be a VBA macro? Can someone help me?
hi chopin2245, try this its working...
Dim i, i1, i2 As Integer
Dim ix, itotal, itotal1 As String
Dim lastcell As Integer
lastcell = 3 'assumed that there are 3 cells only
For i2 = 1 To lastcell ' loop until last value is done
Range("A" & i2).Select 'activate the cell to loop how many times
ix = Range("A" & i2).Value 'pass the value to another variable
MsgBox ix 'just to show the value of the next cell
i = CInt(ix) ' convert the value of the string to integer
i1 = 0 'reset the counter to zero
While i1 <> i ' procedure to display the value
itotal = CStr(Range("b" & i2).Value)

 Range("c" & i2).Value = CStr(itotal) + "," + " " + CStr(itotal1)

itotal1 = CStr(itotal) + "," + " " + CStr(itotal1)

i1 = i1 + 1
Wend
itotal1 = "" 'reset the value to nothing
itotal = ""
Next i2
you need to create a macro for this one.. go to tools..macro..key in the macro name that you want..then click "Create Macro" then on the sub proc do like this >>>
Sub proc
paste the code here
end sub
hope it helps..
Try this:
=LEFT(REPT(B1 & ", ",A1),LEN(REPT(B1 & ", ",A1))-2)
Jaco
In excel, what I am trying to do is list the number of occurrences of column B, based on the number from column A. Here is sample data:
A..........B
3..........40
5..........56
2..........23
..........
..........
..........
..........
Example output to column C would be:
C
40, 40, 40
56, 56, 56, 56, 56
23, 23
Can a simple excel function accomplish this, or does this need to be a VBA macro? Can someone help me?
This question has already been answered. Start a new discussion instead.


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Flatulence, or passing gas, is a condition brought on by the digestive tract exhaling air. Women may experience an increase in gas production during intimacy as a result of a number of factors, including hormonal changes, physical motions, and increased blood flow to the pelvic region.
According to Medicalnewstoday, women frequently experience flatulence as a result of the physical movements and positions utilized during sexual activity.
Certain intimate positions that put pressure to the colon may cause gas to be released. When the pelvic muscles are relaxed during discharge, gas might also be expelled.
Women may have flatulence during romantic moments due to changes in hormone levels. Hormonal changes throughout the menstrual cycle may affect digestion and increase gas production.
Additionally, some women who use hormonal contraception may experience gastrointestinal problems that lead to flatulence during sexual activity.
Although passing gas while being intimate can be humiliating, it is a natural biological process and nothing to be ashamed of.
It's essential that couples have frank discussions about their bodies and approach these situations with empathy and understanding.
If flatulence occurs during intimacy, couples might adjust their postures or take breaks to release any pressure on the digestive tract.


NGO Competency Model Process
NGO Management Competency Model
NGO Competency Model Process
With the proliferation of NGOs in Lebanon and around the world, there is a growing need to empower their staff and volunteers with the needed skills, knowledge and abilities (KSAs) or what is also known as competencies to do their role properly.
In parallel to that, there are hundreds of thousands of dollars being spent annually on training workshops and courses for NGOs. Yet most of them happen without a structured approach to assess the actual needs and gaps to design the appropriate training/coaching/mentoring programs that best fit their situation.
In this context, I'm proposing a full fledged study that incorporates literature review, focus groups, interviews and surveys to do an in-depth quantitative and qualitative analysis of the necessary competencies for individuals managing NGOs.
The aim is to do this study with a multi-stakeholder approach that involves not just the NGOs but also the donor agencies, training providers and academicians.
As a result of the study, an NGO Management Competency Model will be developed. Based on that competency model, potential capacity building programs (training courses, workshops, mentoring programs and coaching sessions) will be designed to cater to the different needs of organizations and their staff and volunteers.
The above concept is not uncommon in certain industries and professions like Human Resources and Project Management professions, so a similar approach will be adopted for the aforementioned initiative.
Let me know your thoughts on the above and if you feel you're interested in playing a role in this study.


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What is Dex ransomware?
Dex ransomware is a virus that infects important files found on the system. Locked files have a ".dex" extension at the end of the file names. The extension marks files that cannot be opened. After infecting important files, virus creates a note that it sends to folders where there are infected files:


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Quite an informative blog post from our local surfing site
What we're talking about is something surfers really don't want to know about, but should, because if you're a surfer, you're taking part in a sport where surfer's ear is one of the most common problems and a price you may have to pay for being a surf-aholic.
So, let's talk about the history of surfer's ear, what causes it and what can, and should, be done about it.Being ignorant on such a relevant topic is not smart, it's plain dumb. And that's not something the surfer community should be. Surf Kings and Queens for sure, but not dummies.
If you're a smoker, you know the small print. The same should apply to surfers and their ears. So at the end of this chat, I hope to have you better informed.Having started with a sexual innuendo, I think it only fair to mention that in 1891, when "surfer's ear" was first described, syphilis was suspected as a possible cause. The first described surgery took place in 1877.
The operation took seven hours using chloroform anaesthesia. They also used leeches to facilitate blood flow. But relax. Just as technology for surfboards and wetsuits has flourished, so have modern surgical techniques and anaesthesia. So chill... you're safe from leeches.
What causes surfer's ear? I worked in London for Sir Donald Harrison who found the reason. He found ear canal skin temperature increased after swimming in cold water. This increase was due to dilatation of the blood vessels. Irrigating the ear with 15°C seawater for 15 seconds caused blood vessels to swell and increase the warmth for some 45 minutes. And in those who already had surfer's ear, the same exposure caused 80 minutes of reflex warming due to vessel dilatation.
So the colder the water, the greater the duration of the reflex dilation and heating up. Basically increased vascular temperature can cause new bone formation because there's no insulating layer of subcutaneous tissue between the lining of the ear canal and the underlying bone. This theory has been found to be true.
In terms of history, a relatively small number of people engaged in long-term cold-water activities as an occupation, but with invention in the 1950s of the neoprene suit, everything changed and one could spend prolonged periods of time in what had previously been uncomfortably cold water. Unless the ear canal was protected from cold-water exposure, the price for greater participation in cold-water activities increased, as did formation of surfer's ear.
The sport predominantly affected by these trends was surfing: so you're at riskSurfers are people who continually have their heads under water and participate in their sport for hundreds of hours per year and, what's more, many for decades. In fact the term "surfer's ear" first appeared in medical literature in 1977.
Since then most discussions on surfer's ear describe mainly surfing populations since this is the group with the highest incidence of the condition. Essentially, a surfing generation was born. A generation of water buddies who spend hundreds of hours in cold water with uncovered ears. Some for decades. All surfers are potentially at risk, so if you're sensible, responsible and all those other boring things, you'd have your ears checked out by someone who understands this condition... not an amateur..., firstly to see whether you have them, and what, if anything, needs be done. Certainly protection is top of the list.
How many surfers get surfer's ear
This varies depending on whether you're susceptible, the water temperature and how often and for how long you surf, always repeating the bottom line as to whether you wear protection. This makes a huge difference. What I mean is, "wear an ear condom."
It needn't be a Rough Rider or equivalent, just a hood, Doc's pro plugs or Prestik, recalling the mantra of "KEEP IT COVERED." In this case, both of them.
A Californian study with water temperature 19-20°c found 86% of surfers to have a degree of canal closure from surfer's ear. Interestingly, more involvement in the right ear than left. Most didn't wear protection because, either they didn't think of it, or it was uncomfortable and unglamorous.Japanese professional surfers have an 80% incidence with canal closure of between 50 – 80%. Again the colder the water, the greater the incidence.
In New Zealand the incidence was some 73% with 40% having 50% or more closure. Those surfing in winter were worst off regards canal closure.Another Californian survey found a 75% incidence in those surfing over 20 years.
An Australian report from Victoria showed males to have 50% and females 43% chance of developing more than 66% closure when surfing more than 20 years.We currently have no South African figures but I'm asking Spike to organise a Cape Town survey.
There'll hopefully be a Wavescape banner and table and I'll be on the beach checking your ears and giving you the result.
Handling surfer's ear:Let's get this straight. By no means every surfer's ear needs surgery. We need understand that. But you, the surfer, need to know firstly whether you have the condition and if so, to what extent. Mild to moderate surfer's ear needs no more than being aware of the condition, taking precautions and regular check ups. But, don't let them get to what I call "North face of the Eiger" – a wall of bone - before you accept surgery is necessary.
Remember your hearing can be absolutely perfect with only a tiny aperture between the osteoma. It's amazing how small a sound wave needs to get through to keep your hearing normal. This is often the case. When you tell a surfer they need something done, they turn pale with fear and run for the door... back to the waves.
The mantra being "it'll never happen to me."It does, and recall the more extensive the surfer's ear, the more difficult the surgery, and the more "small print" comes into play. When you have what I call "North face of the Eiger", the "landmarks" are distorted and one tells the surfer, that in many ways delaying the operation to this stage is equivalent almost to constructing du Toit's Kloof tunnel with no GPS. So don't get into this situation.
Understand the more severe the osteoma, the more potential complications. If you require surgery, have it done before you get to this extreme state.Every ENT surgeon has a case or two of these extensive osteoma where complications occurred because of surgical difficulty.
The current surgical techniques make use of sophisticated binocular microscopes, micro instruments and safe anaesthesia. The combination makes for delicate surgery. The most frequently used technique is high-speed drill, drilling the osteoma away often utilising tiny 1 – 2mm osteotome chisels as adjuncts. Incision is either straight through the canal, or behind the ear. It depends on the surgeon's preference. It's day case surgery and pain not usually a significant factor. The osteoma are removed and an as normal as possible canal recreated by removing the obstruction. Absolutely vital to swift recovery is preservation of the very thin and sensitive skin lining to the canal. If you can retain this, the surfer is back in the water within 4 – 6 weeks. Sometimes sooner.
However, if you present with huge osteoma, then keeping that skin cover can be exceeding difficult and sometimes impossible. In that case, and we've all heard about those that had to stay out of the water for a couple of month's after surgery, because they delayed the procedure and reaped the consequences.The main thing is don't allow them to get to a massive size by running away and then blame the surgeon when your recovery is prolonged.Also, in terms of regular surfing, recall outer ear infections are not uncommon and, just as there's no such thing as clean air, the same applies to much of the ocean in which you surf. The bacteria involved here are often bowel related with all that that implies.
Surgical follow up
Getting a surfer to accept surgery is required is, in itself, especially difficult because of the denial factor. The "running away" syndrome is substantial and largely based on misplaced fear and lack of awareness. The same applies to coming for regular follow up. Remember surgery will have reduced the osteoma, but the possibility of recurrence is real as the cause of the osteoma formation is dilation of blood vessels, something that cannot be surgically removed. It's a physiologic reaction to cold water.
One report on a 10 year follow up showed there was more than 60% closure in 25%, 30- 60% closure in 31% and less than 30% closure in the remaining 42%. So you need follow up.Not surprisingly, those who surf all year round, recurred quicker as did those who were older at the time of their initial surgery. And here's a vital fact. Ear protection reduced the chance of regrowth 5 fold.So what's the bottom line?
Firstly you're in a sport, which constantly exposes you to cold water. A fair number of you will be in a group where this causes the blood vessels to dilate, stimulating new bone formation hence "surfer's ear." Just as you shouldn't drink and drive, so you shouldn't surf without having your ears checked to get the bottom line. Recall, by no means every surfer's ear needs surgery, but every surfer

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The Importance of Growing Tree Memorials from Seedlings and Not Seeds
If the decision is made to grow a tree memorial, you and your loved ones deserve the best. That is why choosing a bio urn designed to use a seedling, or baby tree, is the best choice. Some product options may provide you with a tree seed to go with your urn. This method, however, can be complicated and difficult. Getting a seed to germinate can be a challenge and surviving to reach the seedling stage is no easy task.
Successful tree growth is of incredible importance with every tree memorial. That is why The Living Urn spent years working with soil scientists and arborists to develop a proprietary bio urn and planting system - the only system on the market designed to be used with young trees, and not seeds. The company takes great pride in providing premium seedlings that arrive at your doorstep directly from their award winning nurseries. They come ready to be planted with The Living Urn's BioUrn® and you can look forward to successful growth and a beautiful living memorial!
If you are not an expert in growing trees there is no need to worry. Planting a living seedling with The Living Urn is easy, especially with the straightforward instructions that come with the system. In addition, during the ordering process, The Living Urn allows you to search tree options by your zip code. This makes it so you only choose from a selection of trees that grow well in your area. This is important as different trees have different environments and climates that they grow best in.
Mark Brewer, The Living Urn's co-founder commented, "We recognize the challenges many people have with growing a tree or plant from a seed. Therefore, we spent years working with soil scientists and arborists to develop a bio urn and planting system that is designed to be used with young trees, and not seeds. We believe that gives our system a huge advantage. In addition, The Living Urn comes with a proprietary soil additive to counter certain properties in cremated remains to help the memory tree grow and thrive. We believe that is another important advantage of The Living Urn."
Brewer continues, "In addition to our proprietary planting system and its significant advantages, we also pride ourselves in being based in the U.S. with customer service located in Denver. Any questions that arise before, during, or after the planting process can be answered by our dedicated customer service team. In today's world of outsourcing and e-mail, we still believe strongly in having a live person available by phone to answer any questions, especially with something as important as a loved one's memorial."


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The Authority has two off-stream raw water reservoirs located in DeSoto County near the Peace River Water Treatment Facility. Reservoir 1 is an 85-acre, 500 million gallon, in-ground facility constructed in the early 1980's. Reservoir 2 is a 640-acre, 6 billion gallon, above-ground facility completed in 2009.
Water pumped from the Peace River is conveyed at rates up to 120 million gallons per day through large diameter pipelines into Reservoir 2. Stored water in Reservoir 2 supplies water to Reservoir 1 an outlet tower and a control valve by gravity discharge. Pumping facilities on Reservoir 1 supply raw water to the Peace River Facility for treatment.


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Soap Making Workshop: For many, soap is a part of daily personal hygiene. With plenty of options available in the market, we still face a hard time finding the chemical-free, cost-effective and preferred fragrance soap. To solve that problem, Rooftop curated a Soap Making Workshop and invited Rrucha Gadgil. Rrucha has her brand where she makes handmade organic personalised soaps, body wash, face wash, moisturiser and bath bombs.
The Soap Making Workshop Began
The workshop began with Rrucha explaining the basics of soap making. She explained the different kinds of bases available in the market as well as the selection of soap bases. She also explained the uses of essential and fragrance oil as well as proper storage of raw material. Gadgil started the process of soap making by melting the soap base in the microwave and suggested a double boiler as an alternate. She explained the consistency to all 21 participants and recommended adding preferred oils and colours to the boiled base before pouring into the mould. She set aside the mould to cool down and patiently answered all the queries of the participants in detail. The curious participants bombarded Rrucha with many questions including the ingredients used for dry skin, the shelf life of the homemade soap and many more.
Towards The End Of The Workshop
Rrucha made a bar of soap in the shape of a Cupcake and explained the creation of the base and the frosting. After the soap solidified, she showed the sticking of both the parts of soap together with rubbing alcohol. She also showed how to safely wrap it for gifting purposes. The circle members gained a lot of insights regarding soap making and found this experience highly knowledgeable.
The attendees were from different parts of the country and belonged to different age groups but their love for art brought them together on a single platform. Rooftop as always was successful in connecting artists and curating a magical and positive vibe together.
On that note, here's us signing off until next time!


text: The article gives information about the design and development process of The Volvo Uddevalla plant. By giving a holistic view, the article describes the parallel flow production using long cycle time assembly work and handling advanced material. In order to find out more about the design of the plant, some considerations were taken as a main objective and 2 of the authors were deeply involved from 1985 – 1993. In the beginning of the article, the authors present perspectives that has been considered and they are driven by something external. They decide to use " internal logic" in order to interpret the process as a constraint driven process.It is only mentioned that the design process from the start of the plant in 1985 to its closing in 1993 and reopened in 1996. The article also brings up that the design processes are driven by something external and the authors decide to look into internal driven factors of the design processes. The discussion is based on the 3 assembly workshops and focuses on the decision about the final layout for the assembly workshops in 1987 and the constraints.Key aspects which are related to the design process reveal that the layout was accepted by force than what was expected in the beginning due to constraints that had to be considered are analyzedThe article has a qualitative approach and an inductive reasoning because the reader is able understand reasons of conclusion that is in this case based on experimental workshops and observations. In order to generalize the results, experiments and observations were made. After taking conclusions from this, the experimental workshop became the foundation for the final layout that included training workshops to observe and analyze the operators.The theoretical implications are based on the 2 of the authors own experiences which is one of the reason the validity is increased, and is somewhat combined with the literature but when they discuss the layouts, it is more referred to the 2 authors experience than theory which can be seen as slightly biased. However current and relevant theory has been usedThe actual design process for the Uddevalla plant involved series of choices that would have an impact on the following decision and therefor create constraints and restrictions on succeeding decisions. This led to the implementation of a parallel flow production by accident. Despite not recognizing and fully understand the potential of parallel flow production, this proved to be effective and more humane then traditional plants. Parallel flow production principles marked a radical break with the mass production tradition. Unorthodox production principles were recognized and led to a greater understandingThe result and main conclusion in this article, is that the Volvo project group responsible for the design of the Uddevalla plant that was forced to by constraints to accept a layout which led to the implementation of production principles that were considered more unorthodox then the project group had foreseen and desired.


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Crooked River Watershed Council
Private landowners, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Oregon Department of Forestry, and OSU Extension Crook County
The Horse Heaven Creek restoration project is located on private lands in the upland habitats of the Horse Heaven Creek subbasin, which flows into the Crooked River above Bowman Dam in Crook County. This landscape-scale project focused on the removal of encroaching Western juniper on sage steppe habitats on private lands directly adjacent to the Ochoco National Forest. This collaborative project brought together local, state, and federal agencies and private landowners to address habitat degradation and fuels management in habitats critical for wildlife. Restoration goals included improving native sage steppe vegetation conditions, livestock grazing rotation and management, and the reduction of wildlife fuels.
Project activities included 5533 acres of juniper removal, 4,150 acres of prescribed burning, 2,250 acres of seeding, weed control, 22 off-stream water developments, and monitoring post-project responses. This project leveraged existing conservation work in the Horse Heaven watershed including Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Mule Deer Initiative funding for habitat improvement and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funding for prescribed burns.
This project spawned additional interest in restoration of instream conditions on Horse Heaven Creek. In the summer of 2018, local partners worked with the same landowner to remove 2 fish passage barriers and improve riparian conditions along the creek adjacent to the upland juniper removal.
Top photos: Looking east, pre- and post-treatment
Bottom photos: Burnt Cabin Road looking west, pre-treatment and post-treatment including pond
For complete reports on this and other OWEB projects, please search OWEB's Grant Management System (OGMS).


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The Scripps Translational Science Institute and Vantage Health join hands to transform smartphone medical apps into cancer-finding tools using novel gas chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques.
Vantage Health forms a strategic partnership with the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI), a National Institutes of Health-sponsored consortium led by Scripps Health in collaboration with The Scripps Research Institute.
The collaboration is to advance mobile healthcare technology and develop personalized, point-of-care screening medical apps to detect cancer.
The research intends to commercialize NASA's chemical sensing technology originally developed to trace gases in the crew cabins of International Space Station.
Vantage Health's parent company Nanobeak entered a five-year exclusive commercial license agreement with NASA to develop non-invasive disease screening mobile medical apps using sensor-based applications based on NASA's patented technology.
The strategic partnership between the STSI and Vantage Health envisions using mobile healthcare technology, creating small chemical sensor devices that can be attached to smartphones.
How will developed medical apps detect cancer?
Vantage Health will develop electronic sensors that will identify certain basic Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) commonly associated with lung cancer using Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectroscopy techniques.
The electronic sensors present in the attached mobile healthcare technology device can interact with and detect the presence of VOCs (which are organic chemicals that have high vapor pressure at room temperature) present in the air.
The VOCs can be detected even when the concentration of the compounds is very low and they can predict the molecular structure of certain volatile organic compounds with reasonable accuracy.
The STSI will assist in the testing, evaluation and detection of VOCs to calibrate and validate the results by Vantage Health's electronic sensors.
STSI's Center for Digital Medicine, which is at the forefront of translating wireless and genetic medical technologies into high-quality, low-cost treatments for patients, will plan and execute the clinical trials of these cancer-detecting devices.
The original technology developed by the NASA has been successfully used by various other US federal agencies to detect:
- Trace chemicals in planetary exploration
- Air monitoring in mines
- Leak detection in oil refineries
- Chemical agent detection in hazardous environments using small devices attached to cell phones.
The electronic sensors developed from carbon nanotubes are inexpensive, light-weight and consume very little power.
Now Vantage Health aims to translate that technology into low-cost, point-of-care, non-invasive mobile healthcare technology for the early screening of:
- Lung cancer
- Colon cancer
- Breast cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Ovarian cancer.
The smartphone mobile healthcare technology device is placed near the mouth of the patient to analyze his or her breath print to detect certain VOCs emitted by the cancerous cells.
Detecting cancer through medical apps and the future
At present, only 15% of the lung cancer cases are screened at an early stage.
These mobile healthcare technology devices and medical apps will help health authorities detect cancer at very early stages and provide patients and physicians with tools to better manage cancer spectrum diseases.
The mobile healthcare technology also offers the possibility to develop mobile screening capabilities for:
- Medical adherence
- Heart failure
- Oxidative stress disorder
- Metabolic impairment
When these smart cancer-detecting phones enter the market, they will transform the way a wider range of cancer diseases are diagnosed and treated.
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Faithful+Gould has provided subject expert support to enable Network Rail to produce a Whole Life Costing (WLC) manual to embed whole life cycle costing into all future infrastructure projects from 2014 onwards.
The WLC manual for projects provides the following:
- Core principles: defining WLC and life cycle costing (LCC), why it is important and when / how to apply it
- Roles and responsibilities: clients, project sponsors, PM, QS, RVM and route asset managers and engineers
- Establishing WLC in projects: how to produce economic and financial modelling on projects, estimating methods for capital construction costs, estimating methods for life cycle costing and non construction costs, how we deal with sustainability and reliability, driving WLC into the decision making process though risk and value management
- Methods, products and tools to use
- WLC tasks during the GRIP stages: checklist (following the RIBA plan of works format)
- Evidence required at key decision points
- Cost breakdown structure + unit costs method (link to Rail Methods of Measurement)
- Case studies
This will have massive implications on the UK construction industry and will change the way investment decisions are made in future. The WLC manual embeds the WLC and LCC cost breakdown structure from the ISO 15686, new rules of measurement and also the 'unit cost framework' methodology as Network Rail's Rail Methods of Measurement. This provided a standardised cost framework for cost analysis and benchmark cost data all asset categories (for all infrastructure asset categories – e.g. tunnels, structures, track, signalling, as well as for stations, car parks and other operational buildings).
The Office of Rail Regulations has made WLC a mandatory requirement for funding of all future infrastructure construction project works to the rail network from April 2014 onwards.


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Tax exemption for compensation paid on bank account of Holocaust victims
There is a tax exemption for compensation paid by both UK and foreign banks to Holocaust victims or their heirs which has arisen on dormant accounts belonging to those victims from the war-time era.
Following an announcement in July 2005 by the Paymaster General, Dawn Primarolo, legislation exempting these payments from tax was included in the Finance Act 2006. The legislation covers payments made under the Restore UK initiative and the Claims Resolution Tribunal arrangements for dormant accounts in Switzerland and any other comparable payments made by foreign banks and building societies.
- What does the exemption cover?
- What you should do if you receive or have received a compensation payment which you think is covered by the exemption?
The exemption covers payments under a compensation scheme representing
- interest that has arisen on the account and
- any revaluation of the original balance to take account of inflation.
The exemption applies to payments made in the tax year 1996-97 or any later tax year.
In order to qualify for the exemption the original account holder has to be a "victim of National-Socialist persecution". This means those persecuted by the National-Socialist regime on the basis of race, religion, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation.
Payments which qualify for exemption are exempt from income tax. Any gain arising on the disposal of a right to receive the compensation payment is exempt from capital gains tax.
Recipients of compensation payments may have been entitled to make a claim under the scheme in question by virtue of a relationship to the original account holder traced through deceased relatives. Therefore, the exemption also covers any additional inheritance tax (IHT) (or its predecessor taxes) that might have arisen to a deceased's estate in this chain immediately prior to the inception of the scheme involved, in respect of rights to the bank or building society account of an original account holder. By contrast actual payments of compensation from a scheme will, like any other asset, form part of the IHT estate of the recipient.
What you should do if you receive or have received a compensation payment which you think should be covered by the exemption?
If you :
- have paid UK tax on compensation payments received in earlier tax years or
- as instructed by HM Revenue and Customs, mentioned the receipt of a compensation payment when submitting your 2004/05 Self Assessment return but did not include the payment on the return or
- are unsure whether to include any payments (or any gain on disposal of a right to a payment) in a future Self Assessment return
please ring the Holocaust Victims' Accounts office on 0151 _PHONE_ who will advise you what to do. Alternatively you can write to them at :
Holocaust Victims' Accounts
HM Revenue and Customs
St John's House
For enquiries involving inheritance tax please ring the Probate and Inheritance Tax Helpline on 0845 30 20 900 or write to them at:
PO Box 38
Castle Meadow Road
Nottingham NG2 1BB


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I am aware that the way to change user picture, is creating a .face file on /home... The thing is, this only works when one checks the users and groups on System directory... When it's time to login, nothing is displayed, but the default "faceless" icon... Why is this?
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*For Xubuntu 14.04 : The image must be as high as wide : 200x200 for ex. Open Terminal (CTRL-ATL-T) and copy it to ~/.face Reboot to see if all is OK ?
For Xubuntu versions before 11.10
Create a 96x96 jpg (JPEG) and renamed it as ~/.face.
For Xubuntu versions 11.10 and above
Create a 96x72 png (PNG) and renamed it as ~/.face.
Log-out to see your masterpiece.
How To:
1. Using GIMP
The in-built image editor in Xubuntu is Gimp.
Load the image in Gimp and crop the image to approximately 96x96 or 96x72 pixels depending upon your xubuntu version as described above.
Then fine-tune your image via Image - Scale Image...
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Break the scale link as shown and enter the pixel size 96 x 96 or 96 x 72 as appropriate. Complete the scale by clicking the Scale button
Save the file. If necessary save the file type when saving (jpg or png).
2. Using Imagemagick
imagemagick comes with several command line image manipulation programs but the one we need to resize the image is named convert
convert original.jpg -resize 96x96 ~/.face
This will create a copy of original.jpg named .face, with a resolution of 96x96 and place it in your home directory.
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 My .face suddenly started showing after upgrading to Raring, but there's still no GUI for changing it in Xubuntu. If there's no GUI for changing it, it really shouldn't be shown (I can imagine less technical users being upset by having some photo there which they cannot change!)
 – unhammer
 May 2, 2013 at 9:18
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In Xubuntu 13.10, I believe any square PNG ~/.face file will work. Even transparent ones!
A rectangular image will be squashed, so only use square. Go to switch user screen to test it while editing.
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Application->System->Administration->About Me
Click on the picture-less icon next to your Name and change it to whatever pic you'd like :)
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 - That option is not available in Xubuntu...
 – Gibarian
 Jun 8, 2011 at 12:35
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Xubuntu 13.04, created a 64x64 JPEG file, placed it as $HOME/.face -- it works immediately even before logoff (as you can see in Settings-Users and Groups)
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96x96 works in 13.04 Xubuntu, at least it does for me. For some reason, I used to have the blank two figure icon in the Login window, then one day after an update, I just had a square with a red X in it. I added the 96x96 .face picture in $home and now have a nice Santa Fe engine at login now.
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Socioeconomic Status
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Socioeconomic Status (SES) refers to an individual or family's social standing as compared to other families. It is usually measured by a combination of factors, including a family's education, occupation, and income, as well as access to social and cultural resources. Socioeconomic Status and educational attainment are tightly interconnected, and adult learners are often seeking to improve their Socioeconomic Status through continuing education and training opportunities.
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According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 30% of adults living at or below the federal poverty line have not completed their high school credential. Many adults who are experiencing poverty struggle with basic reading, math, and digital skills, and having a high school credential does not guarantee that basic skills are in place.
In addition to inequitable access to high quality education and training opportunities, people who experience poverty or earn less than a family-sustaining wage may also be impacted by: housing insecurity, food insecurity, and job insecurity.
 - Housing insecurity and mobility often affects low-income families such as those who have high housing costs relative to their income. This disparity can result in difficulty paying monthly rent and utilities, which can lead to housing instability, eviction, and in some cases, homelessness.
 - Food insecurity refers to lack of access to sufficient amounts of nutritious food. People experiencing food insecurity may also live in food deserts, areas where there is limited access to grocery stores or farmer's markets that supply healthy and affordable food.
 - Job insecurity and unemployment also negatively impact adults living below family-sustaining wages, and can be major sources of psychological stress. It is important to note that unemployment disproportionately affects Black men, who are historically more likely to experience mass incarceration and have limited opportunities to advance in education, build their skills, and access well-paying jobs.
Additional factors such as the cost of continuing education, childcare, and transportation may also prevent individuals with lower SES from participating in adult and continuing education opportunities. The cost of digital devices and reliable broadband internet access may also widen what is often referred to as the digital divide. For many individuals, the childhood trauma associated with economic hardship and lack of access to financial, social, and educational resources at home and in the community can have long-term effects on academic achievement, health, and well-being into adulthood.
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Tritium separation from heavy water using a membrane containing deuterated manganese dioxide
 - Hideki KoyanakaEmail author
 - Satoshi Fukutani
 - Hideo Miyatake
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This study reports the separation of tritium from tritiated heavy water at room temperature using a membrane containing deuterated manganese dioxide. A continuous decrease in the tritium concentration in tritiated heavy water was observed when using the membrane. Furthermore, the dissolution of manganese ions from the membrane into tritiated heavy water was remarkably decreased by adding an adequate amount of lithium chloride to the tritiated heavy water.
Keywords
Separation Tritium Deuterium oxide Membrane Manganese dioxide
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Acknowledgements
We thank Y. Koyanaka for LiMn2O4 preparation. M. Tosaki, Y. Isozumi for assistances in experiments at Kyoto University. Supporting finance by FORWARD SCIENCE Laboratory Ltd, The Japan Society For The Advancement Of Inventions, and Oita Prefecture Institute Of Invention And Innovation.
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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Authors and Affiliations
 1. 1.Forward Science Laboratory LTD.OitaJapan
 2. 2.Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear ScienceKyoto UniversityKumatoriJapan
 3. 3.Radioisotope Research CenterKyoto UniversitySakyo-kuJapan
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Castle Fleury-en-Bière is located in the town ds Fleury-en-Biere, in the department of Seine-et-Marne. In 1550, Cosimo Clausse, Secretary of Finance and royal secretary of state Henry II acquired the lordships of Fleury and Courances. He chose immediately to rebuild the old castle and loads the master mason Gilles Le Breton to perform two residential wings at right angles. The first building is three-fifths of the present castle.
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Conceptually, Active Ecosystem (SMF) continues the airport's theme of "bringing the outside in," while capitalizing on what interactive media and dynamic computer systems do best: visualizing time and movement in an open-ended, evolving way. The different scenes in the piece combine both pre-rendered and algorithmically generated animations. Leaves, seeds, fish and other natural elements are hand-drawn, but the movements of those elements are calculated dynamically to always create different behaviors as they grow or move.
Each of the different scenes in Active Ecosystem (SMF) contains multiple responses to the elevator. For example, in the "river" scene, passengers' pushing a call button on any of the landings starts a series of ripples in the river. When the elevator moves to a new floor, a school of fish follow it. A large, curious fish investigates the elevator wherever it stops. If no one rides the elevator for an extended period of time, an abstract drawing of the river starts to flow. Similarly, in the "tree" scene, falling leaves are blown in different directions as the elevator rises and falls.
In each scene, the elements also change based on time of day and the seasons. The color palette changes from dawn to noon to dusk, mimicking the outside environment. Different local fish, such as king salmon or rainbow trout, swim in the river during the months when they are spawning. Falling autumn leaves are replaced by drifting pollen in the spring.
This piece marks the first collaborative artwork between longtime friends Camille Utterback and Michelle Higa Fox. The pairing draws on Utterback's expertise in interactive and public art, and Higa Fox's acclaimed skills as an animator.


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What is Folder Protocol?
Folder Protocol is a Blockchain protocol that operates in an algorithmic marketplace using cloud storage technology. This protocol runs on the Filecoin network in a decentralized manner. It is basically a layer-2 solution created for the Filecoin network. Hosting a local cryptocurrency called FOL, Folder also reinforces mining. Miners consist of users who provide storage space to the platform. However, the ecosystem also has a number of technologies such as smart contract and dApp creation.
What does the Folder Protocol offer?
With the Web 3.0 focused Folder Protocol, users can rent storage space from miners. The price paid for the rental varies depending on the size of the storage space and the storage deadline. The network creates a peer-to-peer (P2P) distributed document network for each continent and each network connected through Crust. However, the network provides a virtual and fast information processing service. Thus, users can transfer their information to the Blockchain platform very quickly.
However, Folder is a layer-2 network that supports smart contracts. That is, users have the advantage of developing their own Web3-oriented decentralized applications on the platform. The extremely high scalability of the network makes it easier for developers. It also offers high security in addition to scalability. The network automatically detects and repairs replication errors. By duplicating and distributing content, it achieves robustness. In addition, stored content and information is encrypted end-to-end. This further increases security.
What is FOL? What's the use?
FOL is a native cryptocurrency designed for the Folder Protocol network. This cryptocurrency is about the driving engine for the network. Users pay with FOL through the marketplace to rent storage space from miners. Miners, on the other hand, gain the advantage of passively earning income thanks to FOL. However, developers use FOL to run smart contracts within the platform. Developers running smart contracts by paying FOL can build their own dApps.
What is Folder Protocol? How to take FOL?
Investors wishing to purchase Folder Protocol should gain access to cryptocurrency exchanges such as Bittrex and Flybit. Users accessing these exchanges that list FOL must become members and follow their membership verification processes. After doing this, they can buy the cryptocurrency by depositing an asset in their wallets relative to their FOL transaction pair.


Understanding VEX IQ Connectors and Standoffs
VEX plastic connectors and standoffs are the fasteners for the VEX plastic construction system. The connectors and standoffs included in (1st gen) and (2nd gen) kits function in the same ways, but may be different colors. The (2nd gen) kit provides additional types of connectors and standoffs.
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This picture illustrates IQ (1st gen) Connectors and Standoffs.
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Pins
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 - Connector Pins are designed to be inserted into the holes of components for attachment. There are 1x1 Connector Pins which are designed to connect a single component to another, such as connecting the robot's brain to a beam. (An example of this can be seen in the VEX IQ Clawbot build instructions.) There are 1x2 Connector pins which connect a single component to two additional components, such as connecting a Corner Connector to a 2X Beam and then attaching an additional 1X Beam. Last, there are 2x2 Connector Pins which can attach two layers of components to two additional layers of components.
1x1 Connector Pins 1x2 Connector Pins 2x2 Connector Pins
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 - Capped Connector Pins provide another type connection in designs where there may be a risk of a standard Connector Pin being pulled out because the cap can not be pulled through a hole. Capped Connector Pins can also be used to reinforce an assembly after it has been assembled because the pins can be inserted from the outside surface. These pins are designed to be pushed through the hole in one component and into the hole of the next. There are 0x2 pins for connecting two components together and 0x3 pins for connecting three layers of components.
Connector Pins Capped Connector Pins
Standoffs
Standoffs are used to separate two parts from one another while creating a rigid connection. An example of this would be, separating two 2X Beams so a series of drive gears can be placed between them. Standoffs can also be assembled to handle game pieces, such as making a fork on the end of an arm. Available standoffs include 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 4x, and 6x lengths. Standoffs also include Standoff Connectors such as End Standoff Connectors which can create a pivot point at the end of the standoff, and Mini and Standard Standoff Connectors which allow standoffs to be connected to one another.
Standoffs Separating Parts Standoffs for Handling Game Pieces Creating Different Length Standoffs
Corner Connectors
Corner Connectors come in a variety of orientations, allowing for a nearly endless number of options to create three-dimensional designs connecting Beams, Plates and other components. Some of the available Corner Connectors include:
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 - Available in 2X2, 1X2, and 2X1 configurations
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 - Available in 1X2, 2X1, 1X1, configurations
 - Large and Small Chassis Corner Connectors
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To: Parishes and Missions of the Catholic Diocese of Lexington
From: Diocesan Communications
Mask Guidelines in Light of CDC, Governor's Announcements
LEXINGTON — In light of Gov. Beshear's Executive Order of May 13 lifting the mask mandate for persons fully vaccinated against COVID-19, parishes and missions of the diocese should observe the following protocols at Mass, beginning immediately:
1. Social distancing rules remain in place (six feet apart except for immediate family).
2. Masks are not required for people who are fully vaccinated, per CDC definition (see below).
3. Those who attend Mass but are not fully vaccinated must continue to mask, and since the new CDC announcements and governor's directives make it impossible to enforce mask restriction, all are strongly encouraged to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Per the CDC, a person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the second dose in a two-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson. A person who doesn't meet these requirements, regardless of age, is not fully vaccinated and should continue taking all precautions until fully vaccinated.


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Simple Digital Library Index
Simple Digital Library Index (SDLI) is designed to make it quick and easy to assemble digital libraries for schools in a format that is accessible, fast and easy to add content in bulk, and can be easily replicated to make it accessible in multiple locations even if there are asynchronous or very slow connections. It provides a GUI for the library maker that makes it simple to build the library. Does not need server side components and generates a master index XML file.
- Generates a plain old HTML browsing interface - no MySQL, PHP, etc. required
- Generates an index of all the meta data and files in the library - you can download this and use it the same way as a repository
- Very simple to add content - just assemble folders of content and tag the files using their own format if required.
- Very easy to replicate - static HTML files are generated; therefor it can be easily copied to any medium, made accessible by being put into a webserver (e.g. Apache) directory
- Suitable for offline use or use on a school server that does not have an internet connection.
- Can be simply localized by using an XML dictionary file. Will look and see if this can be generated from po files etc. HTML pages will be automatically generated for each language as specified in the config file.
- Can be made full text searchable by feeding the index page to Nutch
This is under active development - the key things we're working on:
- Adding HTML 5 Manifests to each generated entry page so selecting it for offline use would download all required components
- Adding to the reader activity so that one can browse the index and then select downloads
- Add Ogg Video support
- Add ODF document support
- Add wizard for tagging HTML content / offline websites
 Getting Started
You can download the distribution _URL_ Make sure you have JRE installed and then just double click the Jar file (on windows) or cd to the directory and run java -jar SimpleLibraryIndexSystem.jar
Source available from: _URL_
 Website Downloads
Recommend to use Webdump / httrack to download the website - then make a dummy page with the meta data as per the sample files.
 File Formats
- Ogg Audio - will extract meta data (Title, Subject from Genre)
- PDF - Will extract title, subject, etc.
- HTML - Looks through dublin core meta data.
- Ogg Video - Work in progress
Adding File formats is easy - there's a Java interface that defines what needs done - see existing ones in dcxmlgenerators
 Sample of Dublin Core XML File used
 Library Base Folder Mathematics Physics Audio Folder of stuff en ps fa ERTV
- Run the index creator by going to the file with the jar and running java -jar SimpleLibraryIndexSystem.jar (where this is the name of the jar file)
- Open up the generated index.html in the browser
Greenstone seems to be the most famous; however this was quite complex / non standard to setup on Linux, required quite some effort to tag all the data into a collection, and finally the search system didn't include the text being searched for... This could have been quite nice for one big online collection; but for distributed collections it didn't seem quite what we were looking for. Nevertheless some very nice content is being made available this way.
Various systems have ways of making galleries etc. - but most require PHP, MySQL, or some server stack. We wanted something as simple as possible to replicate and copy by any means.
Moodle was more designed as a learning management system - not as a library...