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Planning for a Sustainable Future
Back in the Eighties, Prince Edward Island was one of the first provinces to come up with a conservation strategy, and it was a pretty good one too. Now, some thirty years later, PEI is starting work on a sustainable development strategy with the release of a discussion paper, "Planning for a Sustainable Future" in July 2012. The PEI Environmental Advisory Council has since released a follow-up paper on Principles of Sustainable Development.
The discussion paper solicits comments and suggestions within a range of environmental and land use issues:
- Environmental Stewardship
- Environmental Stewardship
- Diversity of Life
- Natural Capital and the Valuation of Ecosystem Goods and Services
- Safe Water and Clean Air
- Climate Change
- Land Use and Soil Management
- Land Management
- Soil Quality
- Urban Built Environment
- Energy Use
- Waste and Toxic Materials
- Soil Waste
The paper is more a foundation of an environmental protection strategy than of sustainable development in that it does not include a discussion of development options.
PEI's Climate Change Strategy was released in November 2008. The 47 action items put forward in the Strategy were designed to:
- lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,
- enhance carbon sinks,
- help people prepare for the impacts of climate change, and
- increase public awareness.
State of the Environment Reports
PEI has been producing State of the Environment reports since 2003. The latest one is from 2010 (pdf version here). It tracks the following indicators, which closely mirror the categories in the "Planning for a Sustainable Future" paper above:
Drinking Water Quality
Measured as the concentration of nitrate and the presence of E. coli bacteria in private water wells, as well as the number of homes serviced by central water and wastewater systems and pesticides occurence in groundwater.
Surface Water Quality
Measured as the number of anoxic events in estuaries, the amount of nitrate in four test rivers, the pH of surface water, the percentage of total classified shellfish growing areas that are not open for harvest and siltation in surface waters.
Measured as the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced in the province and the rise in sea level at Charlottetown.
Measured as the average monthly household use of electricity, gasoline consumption and the round wood consumption for residential heating.
Measured as the acidity of rain, particulate matter content and ozone level.
Measured as the change in forest communities, the change in forest covertypes, the amount of land protected under the Natural Areas Protection Act and the number of species in Prince Edward Island.
Measured as the number of reported fish kills in rivers and amount of pesticide sold.
Measured as the percentage of solid waste diverted from disposal by burial or incineration.
Measured as compliance with regulations requiring inspection and tagging of home oil tanks, the number of community watershed planning projects completed or in development, the number of passengers using the public transit in Charlottetown and participation in fishing, hunting and trapping.
Measured as the frequency of row crops, the area of row crops under engineered soil conservation management structures, the organic matter in soil and the area of land in certified organic production.
Measured by the area of land and number of farms with valid Environmental Farm Plans, the percentage of agricultural land cultivated for crop production and the area of forest converted to non-forest uses.


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DRAW, TEXAS. Draw is at the intersection of Farm roads 213 and 1054, seventeen miles southeast of Tahoka in southeastern Lynn County. It took its name from Mooar's Draw, a canyon to the northeast. The community had a school as early as 1904. Draw's population was reported as only twenty-five in 1933, but in 1940 its population was estimated at 100 and continued to be reported at that level through 1960. By 1970 the population had dropped to thirty-five. In 1974 Draw had a cotton gin and a store. From 1980 through 2000 its population was thirty-nine.
Donald R. Abbe, The History of Lynn County (M.A. thesis, Texas Tech University, 1974).
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Donald R. Abbe, "DRAW, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (_URL_ accessed June 20, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

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Sound Level for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
This SAE Standard establishes the test procedure, environment, and instrumentation for determining the exterior sound level for passenger cars, multipurpose vehicles, and light trucks having a gross vehicle mass rating of 4540 kg or less. The test procedure is characterized by having fixed initial conditions, i.e., an as-specified initial vehicle speed and gear selection at a fixed start point on the test site. Full-throttle acceleration and closed-throttle deceleration of the vehicle are included in this procedure. Sound levels determined in accordance with this document are dependent on the performance capability of the test vehicle, as influenced by power-to-mass ratio and overall powertrain gear ratio.

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How Is The Amount Of Compensation Payable Calculated?
The amount of compensation that the employer has to pay is calculated according to the following specifications:
- When there is a death caused due to an injury, the compensation payable amounts to 50% of the wages*the factor that is relevant at the time (the higher amount is considered). An additional Rs.1000 is to be provided for funeral expenses.
- In case the workman is totally and permanently disabled under Schedule1, 60%of his salary* the factor relevant is to be provided. If the amount is less than 60,000, the compensation has to be raised to Rs.60000.
- In case the workman is partially but permanently disabled, the same calculations as above apply-but the percentage is calculated on the basis of the loss in earning capacity.If the injury is not specified under schedule1, compensation commensurate with the loss in income must be made. Also, the loss or reduction in income will need to be assessed by a qualified doctor.
- Where the workman is temporarily disabled (either partial or total), the employer will need to make a compensation amounting to 25% of the monthly salary of the worker. This will go on for the time the disability continues, or 5 years –whichever period is shorter.
Workmen Compensation Laws in India

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Silver City Elementary history teachers bring lesson alive
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Silver City Elementary School third grade teachers dressed up as the following American historical figures:
* Mary Jane McLeod Bethune
* Paul Revere
* Susan B. Anthony
* Lyndon B. Johnson
* Franklin Roosevelt
* Eleanor Roosevelt
* Frederick Douglas
* Caesar Chavez
* Theodore Roosevelt
NORTH FORSYTH -- Paul Revere galloped from class to class as Caesar Chavez talked about crops and a Silver City Elementary School student pushed Teddy Roosevelt down the hall.
Nine third-grade teachers dressed up as famous Americans from the history curriculum taught in Forsyth County Schools Wednesday to get their students excited and engaged about their lessons.
"We made timelines, just small snippets, and then they'll go back and do their research," said Gina Eigenauer, who was clad in an outfit to emulate Mary Jane McLeod Bethune.
An entire hall in the third-grade wing at the school on Dahlonega Highway (Hwy. 9) in north Forsyth had sheets of paper with timelines of American historical events centered around the figures.
Inside the classrooms, the teachers rotated to each group, some showing slideshows, others answering questions, all – female teachers – wearing suits, or wigs, or glasses, or long dresses.
John-Hartley Glude's favorite historical figure and lesson was Susan B. Anthony, he said, "because she got votes for woman, and I think that's fairer."
The third grader said seeing his teachers dress up was fun and he likes that they "do cool events for it and making little slides that we've learned."
Eigenauer said the teachers spent time Tuesday night setting up, which included hanging streamers and American flags in the hallways' openings and over doors.
"When they walked through the halls, their faces were like, 'What are we doing, what are we doing?'" she said. "Then they saw us all dressed up, they're trying to figure out who we were, and they're taking notes as we go along, so they're really excited."


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The Cerean Mystics were an organization of Force-sensitive Cereans from Cerea that followed the Force's will. The Hierarch of Cerea, the leader of the planet, was also the leader of the organization, as the hierarch had to be Force-sensitive. The organization was formed in 6500 BTE, by the renowned Si'a Tiar, who, according to legend, single-handedly fought off the Jedi Order in their attempt to conquer the planet.
The Mystics' relationship with the Jedi Order has not improved much, but some Cereans are still admitted into the Jedi Order if they do not wish to join the Mystics. A makeshift alliance was formed between the Cereans and the Bahk-tov Council of Bardotta, in an attempt to create a rival faction to the Jedi, however the Jedi managed to defeat the two organizations in the War of the Six Orders—between the Jedi, Cerean Mystics, Bahk-tov Council, Ordu Aspectu, Frangawl Cult and the Indonai Imperium.
- The Orders of the Force (First appearance)
Notes and references
- The Orders of the Force


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Tissue expansion
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During a mastectomy, the surgeon removes skin and breast tissue, leaving the chest tissues flat and tight. Before a long-term implant can be placed, the breast tissue needs to be stretched to make space for it. This process is called tissue expansion.
 - Placement: A tissue expander is a balloon-like device made from elastic silicone rubber. To place the expander during a mastectomy, the general surgeon removes skin as well as breast tissue, leaving the chest tissues flat and tight. To create a breast-shaped space for the breast implant, a tissue expander is placed under the remaining chest tissues.
 - The process: It is inserted unfilled and over time sterile saline fluid is added by inserting a small needle through the skin and into the tissue expander's filling port. As the tissue expander fills, the tissues over the expander gradually begin to stretch. The tissue expander creates a new breast-shaped pocket for a breast implant.
 - A few facts:
 - Tissue expander placement is usually performed under general anaesthesia in an operating theatre.
 - The procedure could require a brief hospital stay, or could be an outpatient procedure.
 - Typically, you can resume normal daily activities after two to three weeks.
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MENTOR® CONTOUR PROFILE™ Tissue Expander
The CONTOUR PROFILE™ Tissue Expander is used to expand the skin and create a shaped pocket for implantation. This product is designed to expand primarily in the lower portion of the breast, so the resulting pocket will accommodate the implant and slope like a mature breast. It also has an integral injection dome that allows your surgeon to add saline solution to the expander and gradually stretch the breast tissue over several months. Expansion is typically performed in an office procedure.
For some patients, the secondary operation for the expander/breast implant exchange can be avoided by using an implant that is postoperatively adjustable or is a combination type of expander and mammary implant. In a simple office procedure after your operation, the fluid volume of postoperatively adjustable implants can be increased or reduced. This helps you to achieve the final breast size you desire.
BECKER™ Expander/Breast Implants
The BECKER™ Expander/Breast Implant also functions as both a tissue expander and a long-term adjustable gel breast implant. These unique products have an inner lumen containing saline that allows for tissue expansion and an outer lumen of gel designed to provide a softer feeling implant. The remote injection dome makes volume adjustments simple and can easily be removed when expansion is complete.
Because of their patented dual-shell design, BECKER™ Implants provide the feel of gel with the volume flexibility of a saline implant. The Becker implant with textured surface is available in three styles: Round BECKER™ 25 Expander/Breast Implant (25% gel), Round BECKER™ 50 Expander/Breast Implant (50% gel) and CONTOUR PROFILE™ BECKER™ 35 Expander/Breast Implant (35% gel).
Placing the breast implant
Once the breast-shaped pocket is created, the tissue expander is removed and the breast implant is placed in the pocket that it has created. In reconstruction following a mastectomy, a breast implant is most often placed submuscularly. The operation to replace the tissue expander with a breast implant (implant exchange) is usually done under general anesthesia in an operating theatre. It may require a brief hospital stay or can be done on an outpatient basis.
How much pain can I expect?
Because the chest skin is usually numb from the mastectomy operation, you may not experience much pain from the placement of the tissue expander or from the needle that initially fills it with saline solution.
However, you may experience feelings of pressure, tightness and discomfort after each filling of the expander. Common experience indicates these sensations stop after several days, once the tissue expands, but they may last for a week or more. The tissue expansion process typically lasts four to six months. Your results may differ.
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Textures and UVs
Textures are pixel maps, usually image files, you use to control surface values such as color, opacity, displacement, and so on.
To map textures to surfaces, Houdini must know which parts of the pixel map should appear on which parts of the surface. You do this by putting UV coordinates attributes on the surface, which map to pixels in the texture. In Houdini, you need to add UVs to all surface types. NURBS surfaces do not automatically have UV coordinates.


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Near Strafford in Orange County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Old City and Old City Falls
Strafford was granted its charter on August 12, 1761. Land near here was chosen for the town's first settlement by its earliest pioneers, Ezekiel Parish and Frederick Smith. Both men with their families established homesteads in this vicinity by 1767. Four more pioneering families, bearing the names Brisco, Pennock, Thomas and West, settled in Strafford the following year. On this stream, above the nearby waterfall of 45 feet, were the first sawmill and gristmill, both erected by 1769, as well as Strafford's first school and store. During the Revolutionary war, in 1779, a fort was built for the protection of the citizens of Strafford. Nearby is Old City Cemetery, where many of Strafford's earliest settlers were buried.
Erected 2017 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is August 12, 1761.
Location. 43° 52.936′ N, 72° 22.203′ W. Marker is Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Strafford VT 05072, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Strafford (approx. 1.2 miles away); Strafford Village (approx. 1.2 miles away); Justin Smith Morrill / Morrill Homestead (approx. 1.3 miles away); Furnace Flat (approx. 3.8 miles away); Elizabeth Mine (approx. 4.4 miles away); Tunbridge Civil War Memorial (approx. 6.2 miles away); Tunbridge World's Fair (approx. 6.2 miles away); Site of 1780 Raid (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Strafford.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 29, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.


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text: The article presents a proposal to reduce energy consumption in a hydraulic system with a single pump and multiple receivers. The proposed Load-Sensing Basic (LSB) solution consists of expanding a typical hydraulic system by using additional logic valves and a dedicated differential valve. The modification is aimed at decrease in operating pressure and, thus, reduction in energy consumption. The LSB system is compact as all components are built on a single ISO plate. A detailed mathematical model of the system was formulated, then a simulation model was built and numerical tests were carried out in the Matlab/Simulink environment. The obtained results indicate that the use of the proposed LSB system for the implementation of typical working cycles with three actuators may reduce energy consumption by 4–30%, and under certain conditions even up to 70%.


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Parameter Estimation Based Real-Time Metrology for Exposure Controlled Projection Lithography
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Exposure Controlled Projection Lithography (ECPL) is a layerless mask-projection stereolithography process, in which parts are fabricated from photopolymers on a stationary transparent substrate. To enable advanced closed-loop control for ECPL, an in-situ interferometric curing monitoring (ICM) system has been developed to infer the output of cured height. However, the existing ICM method based on an implicit model and rough phase counting is not fast and accurate enough. This paper reports on a new ICM method to address the modeling and algorithms issues confronted by the current ICM method. The new ICM model includes two sub-models: a sensor model of instantaneous frequency based on interference optics and a calibration model. To solve the models, a moving horizon exponentially weighted online parameter estimation algorithm and numerical integration are adopted. As a preliminary validation, offline analysis of interferograms acquired in an ECPL curing experiment is presented. The agreement between ICM estimated cured height and ex-situ microscope measurement indicates that the overall scheme of the new ICM measurement method with a well-established model, evolutionary estimation and incremental accumulation, is promising as a real-time metrology system for ECPL. The new ICM method is also shown to be able to measure multiple voxel heights consistently and simultaneously, which is desired in global measurement and control of ECPL.


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Hudson River Birds: In Celebration of the Quadricentennial of Henry Hudson's Voyage
To thematically dovetail with the 400 year celebration of Henry Hudson's historic voyage of discovery, and the exhibition Dutch New York between East and West: The World of Margrieta van Varick at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery organized in collaboration with the New-York Historical Society, five of Audubon's watercolors of birds who perch or live along the Hudson River are displayed. One, the Hudsonian Godwit, is even named after a namesake of the explorer's and is found along the river during migration. Some species are found in New York City, where Audubon himself had an estate ("Minniesland" on the Hudson at West 155th Street), while others are more common to the midand upper-regions.
This niche includes one of the most customary denizens of the river, the Common Loon, as well as the Prothonotary Warbler—most easily viewed on boat or by canoe on the Hudson—the Saw-Whet Owl, and the Marsh Hawk. Flowing in a southerly direction for 315 miles, the Hudson River's final 152 miles are a tidal estuary that supports an impressive range of wildlife and birds―resident, breeding, and migratory species―which are a major focus of environmental efforts to restore the natural resources of this legendary waterway.


North Mole Fremantle WA
North mole is a rock wall which marks the entry into the swan river. The proximity to the shipping lanes means you have deep water close to the bank. This spot is known for a variety or species including snapper, whiting, squid and even the occasional Spanish Mackerel or Tuna have been caught.
Even if you have a boat, this spot is worth considering especially if the weather isn't quite calm enough to go out in open water. It actually can be more fruitful in a storm as crabs and small fish get injured in the swell and pushed into the area around North Mole. This in turn attracts predators such as Snapper.
Regardless of the wind direction, there is always a spot where you can have the wind to your back. There is a little inlet where a lot of boats and marine equipment are moored. If you time your tides right, you can easily get a feed of Herring or Whiting. Some Squid is also not uncommon.
Most people go towards the end of the point near the lighthouse to get their baits into deeper water.
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The first known study to explore optimal outpatient exam scheduling given the flexibility of inpatient exams has resulted in shorter wait times for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patients at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Mass. A team of researchers from Dartmouth Engineering and Philips worked to identify sources of delays for MRI procedures at Lahey Hospital in order to optimize scheduling and reduce overall costs for the hospital by 23 percent.
The Dartmouth-led study, "Stochastic programming for outpatient scheduling with flexible inpatient exam accommodation," was sponsored by Philips and recently published by Health Care Management Science in collaboration with Lahey Hospital.
"Excellence in service and positive patient experiences are a primary focus for the hospital. We continuously monitor various aspects of patient experiences and one key indicator is patient wait times," said Christoph Wald, chair of the department of radiology at Lahey Hospital and professor of radiology at Tufts University Medical School. "With a goal of wanting to improve patient wait times, we worked with data science researchers at Philips and Dartmouth to help identify levers for improvement that might be achieved without impeding access."
Prior to working with the researchers, on an average weekday, outpatients at Lahey Hospital waited about 54 minutes from their arrival until the beginning of their exam. Researchers determined that one of the reasons for the routine delays was a complex scheduling system, which must cater to emergency room patients, inpatients, and outpatients; while exams for inpatients are usually flexible and can be delayed if necessary, other appointments cannot.
"Mathematical models and algorithms are crucial to improve the efficiency of healthcare systems, especially in the current crisis we are going through. By analyzing the patient data, we found that delays were prominent because the schedule was not optimal," said first author Yifei Sun, a Dartmouth Engineering Ph.D. candidate. "This research uses optimization and simulation tools to help the MRI centers of Lahey Hospital better plan their schedule to reduce overall cost, which includes patient waiting time."
First, the researchers reviewed data to analyze and identify sources of delays. They then worked on developing a mathematical model to optimize the length of each exam slot and the placement of inpatient exams within the overall schedule. Finally, the researchers developed an algorithm to minimize the wait time and cost associated with exam delays for outpatients, the idle time of equipment, employee overtime, and cancelled inpatient exams.
"This iterative improvement process did result in measurable improvements of patient wait times," said Wald. "The construction and use of a simulation model have been instrumental in educating the Lahey team about the benefits of dissecting workflow components to arrive at an optimized process outcome. We have extended this approach to identify bottlenecks in our interventional radiology workflow and to add additional capacity under the constraints of staffing schedules."
The researchers believe their solutions are broadly applicable, as the issue is common to many mid-sized hospitals throughout the country.
"We also provided suggestions for hospitals that don't have optimization tools or have different priorities, such as patient waiting times or idle machine times," said Sun, who worked on the paper with her advisor Vikrant Vaze, the Stata Family Career Development Associate Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth.


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PRECAST SOLUTIONS PLAYED AN INTEGRAL PART IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF NORTHCONNEX, A NINE KILOMETRE MOTORWAY TUNNEL CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN NORTHERN SYDNEY.
When completed, the NorthConnex tunnel will serve as a major travel route in and out of the CBD as it connects the M1 Pacific Motorway to the M2 Hills Motorway in West Pennant Hills. Predicted to remove up to 5,000 trucks from Pennant Hills Road per day, the tunnel is designed to improve local air quality in surrounding suburban areas.
Ventilation for these large tunnels is vital for the safety of travellers, and an integral part of the overall scheme and design of the NorthConnex project was design and construction of two ventilation facilities. Included in the project outline, higher and wider tunnel construction enables a more efficient flow and filtering of air within, reducing the potential for the build-up of emissions.
At the southern end of the tunnel and located along the M2 Motorway on Pennant Hills Road in West Pennant Hills, is the Southern Ventilation Facility. The ventilation system within the tower is designed to meet the some of the world's most rigorous requirements for air quality. Designed to improve air quality within the NorthConnex tunnel, the facility uses multiple jet fans to extract carbon monoxide from inside the tunnel. Access to services within the ventilation facility is needed to maintain the components that keep the air quality at a suitable level.
PRECAST ENABLES ACCESS
National Precast member Reinforced Earth enabled accessibility to services within the ventilation tower for the M2 tunnel. Working on the project from December 2018 to February 2019, Reinforced Earth manufactured a precast chamber, capping beam and cover to be installed within the Southern Ventilation Facility. Rather than choosing alternate routes to manufacture the chamber, precast concrete was used to reduce the installation time on site due to the site's difficult-to-access location.
REINFORCEMENT DESIGN ENSURES STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
The precast concrete chamber comprised a total of seven units, designed to withstand the load of a mass pour of concrete all around to encapsulate the structure. This was made possible by the density of reinforcement within the entire unit. Each unit that was cast measured 6700L x 1800W x 1400H, individually weighing 14 tonnes. The chamber was cast on a custom formwork bed, enabling a male/female profile for a stacking design and to ensure structural integrity once assembled. In addition, to enable retro-fitting of platforms and ladders, Reinforced Concrete incorporated fittings and ferrules with a low tolerance on site as there were multiple clashes with reinforcement that were not anticipated by the client.
Construction of the tunnel began in April 2016 and is due to be open for public use in 2020.
Project: NorthConnex Ventilation Facility Chambers
Location: West Pennant Hills NSW
Precast manufacturer: Reinforced Earth
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When your child is stuck indoors and looking for something fun to do then consider getting them to do an activity of threading pony beads on tree branches to build fine motor skills! It's simple to set up and the decorated branches look stunning!
As our Winter season comes to an end here in Australia my girls and I are slowly starting to pay more attention to the tiny buds of growth that are slowly and eagerly wanting to appear on tree branches. To make use of some of the old and broken branches, left over from a windy Winter, we decided to put them to use and decorate them with some brightly coloured pony beads.
Recommended age: 3 years +
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Threading pony beads on tree branches to build fine motor skills
My children love pony beads and secretly I do too. There is so many ways children can use them in play activities or for brightening up a craft. For this simple activity, which you can do indoors, you will need –
- Tree branch (with thin branches)
- Pony beads
- Play dough
Simply balance the branch by using a ball of play dough in front of your child. Ensure there are no branches that are likely to cause your child to poke their eye as they work.
Once everything is ready then you can simply ask your child to carefully thread the pony beads onto the tree branches. They will learn quite quickly that they need to take care with this as the branches can easily break and cause the pony beads to fall.
Whilst creating patterns was too advanced a challenge for Boo (aged 2.5 years) she loved to try and get all the pony bead colours available to her onto the tree branch.
Older children could make various patterns using the coloured pony beads.
As Boo was doing this activity I took advnatage of her intense level of concentration and counted some of the beads aloud. Simply counting aloud to a child is great for developing their awareness of numbers and how they are ordered.
Fine Motor Skills
Of course, using pony beads with children instantly gets them working on their fine motor skills. The pinching action they need to hold the bead between their two fingers is great and required for them to complete the challenge.
If you're stuck indoors, looking for something quick then give this a go. It requires very simple set up and it certainly kept my 2 year old occupied for a long time. The pony beads are so great for counting, in patterns and developing fine motor skills, which later helps with holding pencils to write etc.
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Absolute argon excited-state population measurements from emission spectroscopy in an inverted cylindrical magnetron plasma
An inverted cylindrical magnetron sputtering system operating at 6.5 kW, 85 sccm argon, and 0.27 Pa was used to produce a mid-frequency AC (40 kHz) Al-Ar plasma. Optical emission spectroscopy was used to monitor the plasma emission from 680 nm to 830 nm. Absolute calibration of the emission data was performed to find the population density of excited-state argon atoms in the 4p electron energy level for six transitions. The excited-state densities were on the order of 1013 m- 3 for each transition. For comparison, an argon collisonal-radiative model was used to simulate the excited-state densities. The model used non-Maxwellian electron energy distribution functions obtained from the commercially available software ELENDIF. Good agreement between the measured and predicted Ar4p excited states was observed. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Lipka, P., Mensah, S., Gordon, M., & Bhat, D. (2007). Absolute argon excited-state population measurements from emission spectroscopy in an inverted cylindrical magnetron plasma. Surface and Coatings Technology, 202 (4-7), 910-914. _URL_


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Thermo Fisher Scientific is pleased to announce a new technical note on the fast separations of inorganic ions in saline solution samples. TN 130: Fast Determinations in Salton Sea Samples Using a High-Pressure IC System demonstrates fast separations of inorganic anions and cations in a Salton Sea surface water sample and a neighboring municipal drinking water sample using ion-exchange chromatography. Monitoring salinity levels in estuarine ecosystems is critical to preventing salinity-specific diseases.
With the upgrade to high pressure, capillary systems can operate at system pressures up to 5000 psi. This advance in technology allows 2× to 3× the µL/min flow rates with all the same advantages as standard pressure capillary IC, resulting in low consumption of water (30 to 40 mL/d of water) and low waste generation. Capillary IC systems can remain on 24/7 with minimal resource consumption. This translates into a system which has greater ease-of-use, a longer lasting eluent generator cartridge and a far more inexpensive cost of ownership associated with it.


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PIERRE, S.D. – In the 1930's, the Stratosphere Bowl was selected as a launching location for two helium-filled balloons. The first balloon launch, known as Explorer I, was in 1934. The second and more successful launch with Explorer II occurred in 1935.
Explorer II launched from the Stratosphere Bowl on Nov. 11, 1935. It set a world record after traveling to an altitude of 72,395 feet – the highest elevation ever reached by man at that time. The balloon remained in the air for 8 hours and 13 minutes collecting data. Upon its landing near White Lake, S.D., Explorer II had gathered valuable information regarding high-altitude photography, cosmic ray and atmospheric conditions.
The Stratosphere Bowl was chosen as a launch location because of its natural terrain, favorable weather, altitude and depth. These factors combined to make it the perfect, protected launch spot. The Bowl is located 1.5 miles east of Rockerville, S.D., just off Highway 16.
The Marks of History series is a project of the South Dakota Office of Tourism, designed to highlight historical markers all across South Dakota. Click on the special "Marks of History" link at


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The three-year project will deliver online learning platforms for Ghana, Ethiopia, and Egypt
SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — At an online meeting on November 25, UNESCO and Huawei announced the launch of the implementations phase of the Technology-Enabled Open Schools for All (TeOSS) project in Ghana, Ethiopia, and Egypt.
Aligned with UN SDG4, TeOSS will serve as a basis for powering the digital transformation of the education sector and support the three UNESCO member states in building resilient education systems that can withstand global disruptions such as COVID-19. Evaluating project outcomes will help guide strategies and models for scaling out TeOSS at a national level, and for expanding the project to other African nations to drive ICT integration into teaching and learning.
In addition to connecting schools, the TeOSS projects in Ghana, Ethiopia, and Egypt will provide training for teachers and students in the use of digital tools, establish online platforms to link school and home learning, and develop digital curricula that can be accessed remotely without supervision. It is aimed to help students become confident digital citizens capable of navigating the virtual world independently and equip teachers with the skills required to use existing and new digital tools to maximize learning outcomes.
"The project is designed to test schooling models that can respond immediately to new challenges imposed by the pandemic and also leverage technology to help enable the development of future models of schooling," said Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO. "It is defined by a digital school model that makes programs accessible for all students, whether in times of crisis or not – it is a case of going beyond the current situation and opening a new horizon of teaching and learning."
Planned in close collaboration with the governments of Ghana, Ethiopia, and Egypt in line with their existing national strategies, the TeOSS projects have been developed to meet specific local needs.
In Egypt, an ICT skills framework has been developed for teachers and students in K12 schools. Digital courseware development experts and primary and junior high school teachers will receive training, and a National Distance Learning Centre will be established for use by educators nationwide to ensure continuity in professional development.
"Egypt's new education system 2.0 emphasizes the integration of technology into the educational process with multiple digital learning resources and learning platforms to ensure education for all and achieve educational quality and access." said Dr. Reda Hegazy, Deputy Minister for Teachers' Affairs for the Ministry of Education and Technical Education in Egypt. "The teacher's role has shifted from providing information to being a guide and facilitator of the educational process through digital learning resources."
The TeOSS project in Ethiopia will focus on ICT infrastructure build-out to connect pilot schools, train teachers and students, and build a Learning Management System integrated with a Teacher Training Platform.
"Ethiopia understands very well the need for ICT and digitalization in our future schooling system to deliver quality and inclusive education equitably for all, without any disruptions, as stipulated in our new education sector roadmap," said Dr. Fanta Mandefiro from the State of Ministry of Education of Ethiopia. "This project is perfectly aligned with our aspirations and the activities of our programs and initiatives for utilizing digital content in our education system."
In Ghana, the focus is on creating digital content for all subjects, as well as providing training for teachers and students at Primary and JHS schools. The project will also build an e-repository that teachers can use to upload content and which learners can access online and offline with little or no supervision.
"I am glad to note that this UNESCO-HUAWEI is building on the already established partnerships and collaborative efforts with our national institutions, particularly CENDLOS, which is the institution mandated by the Government of Ghana to facilitate the integration of ICT into the education system across the board," said Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Education for Ghana.
"The digital platforms that Technology-enabled Open Schools for All will create mean that learning never needs to stop – whatever the future holds," said Kevin Zhang, CMO of ICT Infrastructure for Huawei. "Huawei is fully committed to working with UNESCO, governments, and all stakeholders to deliver successful, sustainable, and scalable projects."
The TeOSS project and the partnerships that will implement it are crucial for digitalizing education and driving equitable and inclusive access to lifelong learning opportunities for all.
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How to Install a Chandelier & a Dimmer Switch
How to Install a Chandelier & a Dimmer Switch
Danny Lipford installing a Chandelier.
Replacing a dated light fixture with a beautiful ceiling medallion and chandelier is a great way to improve the look of a room. Adding a dimmer switch is a perfect way to control the level of lighting when entertaining.
Chandelier Size
There are several methods of determining the proper size of a chandelier:
 - Room Size: The length and width of the room added together in feet should equal the diameter of the chandelier in inches. Example: a 12′ by 12′ room should have a 24″ diameter chandelier (12 + 12 = 24″).
 - Table Size: In a dining room, the diameter of a chandelier should be at least half the width of the table. Example: a 42″ wide table should have a 21″ minimum diameter chandelier (42″ ÷ 2 = 21″). Another method is to make the diameter of the chandelier no larger than the width of the table minus 12″. Example: a 42″ wide table should have a maximum 30″ diameter chandelier (42″ – 12″ = 30″).
Chandelier Height
The height of the chandelier is based on the ceiling height and location:
 - Entry Hall: The lowest point of a chandelier should be a minimum of 6½' from the floor. If possible, or with higher ceilings, hang it 7′ from the floor.
 - Dining Table: The bottom of a chandelier should be at least 30″ above the dining table (59″-62″ from floor). For ceilings higher than 8′, add 3″ for each additional foot of ceiling height. Example: With a 10′ ceiling, the bottom of the chandelier should be approximately 36″ above the top of the table.
Hanging a Chandelier
 1. Start by determining the height of the chandelier.
 1. Next, cut the support chain to length, leaving the electrical wire about 6" longer.
 1. Turn the power to the light off at the circuit breaker box and remove the old ceiling fixture.
 1. Run the wires through the trim ring and ceiling medallion, then through the hollow threaded tube in the center of the ceiling box.
 1. Attach the wires to the house wiring using wire nuts.
 1. Push the medallion and trim ring up against the ceiling, screw on the lock nut, and attach the chain.
Installing a Dimmer Switch
 1. Select a dimmer switch that has a rated capacity high enough to handle the combined wattage of all the bulbs in the chandelier added together.
 1. Turn the power off to the fixture at the breaker.
 1. Remove the cover and existing switch.
 1. Attach the dimmer to the wires using wire nuts.
 1. Fit the wires back in the box, and screw the switch to it.
 1. Replace the cover and turn on the power
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Dallas interactive laser billboards
What is laser advertising? Imagine projecting your company logo onto the Empire State building, or the Eiffel Tower in Paris, even Niagara falls. We present to you the cutting edge of digital marketing – a world of interactive billboards, hybrid video and laser projections, holographic messaging and robotic urban light installations.
No matter the location, any Dallas structure can be transformed into a broadcasting platform – a vehicle for building your brand. Why be confined to conventional forms of advertising? Almost anything can be published almost anywhere, with the content generated in real time. Utilizing high-powered RGB laser projectors, LED video walls and video projection, we create rich, interactive spaces. Humans can control, touch, and modulate the message, blurring the lines between entertainment, advertisement and education. Light, movement, thought, sound and imagination come together as one to engage your participants, astound your audience, and influence the masses.
Do you want to project your image onto a nearby mountain in Dallas? We can do it. Our lasers can draw a crisp image on something a mile away. We can transform your structure into a spectacle of light with laser and video projections. Epic Lasers has the tools, the creativity and the expertise to bring it to life: robotics, software design, motion graphics, 3D and more. Your next product launch may be a synchronized show of laser light in city centers across the globe. When your promotion must be absolutely amazing, we're the ones to call. When your brand is futuristic, cutting edge and unforgettable – that is Epic.


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Allowances for larger and taller mass timber buildings have been approved as part of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code, and, where applicable, NFPA 101, Life Safety Code.
The American Wood Council (AWC) and International Code Council (ICC) have released a joint publication, "Mass Timber Buildings and the IBC," providing an overview of requirements for mass timber construction as found in the 2015, 2018, and 2021 International Building Code (IBC).
The American Wood Council (AWC) has released seven updated cradle-to-gate, industry-wide environmental product declarations (EPDs) for wood products. These third-party verified updates replace the 2013 editions previously available for use in determining the environmental footprint of the industry's principal products, as well as with green building rating systems and sustainable construction standards.
Oregon has become the first state to approve the use of science-based building code requirements for tall mass timber buildings under its Statewide Alternate Method (SAM). The new document, SAM No. 18-01, Tall Wood Buildings, provides prescriptive technical requirements for tall wood buildings ranging from eight to 18 stories, depending on design and construction methods.
American Wood Council (AWC) regularly reviews and updates its codes and standards to keep pace with technological advances and material innovations affecting the use of wood products in the country. The council recently updated its National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction. Developed by AWC's wood design standards committee, the 2018 NDS is referenced for wood design in this year's International Building Code (IBC).


Installing example files in the Data Integration demo project - 7.2
Talend ESB Studio User Guide
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Design and Development
After importing the Data Integration demo project and opening it for the first time, you are required to install the example files that are used in the example Jobs.
 1. Expand the Contexts node in the Repository tree view, and open the context group globalContext.
 2. If needed, change the value of the root variable to define the directory where the example files will be generated, C:\TalendDemoFiles\ being the default value.
 3. Change the value of the workspace variable according to the path of the local workspace of your actual Studio installation.
 4. Click Finish, and then click Yes to propagate the modifications.
 5. In the Update Detection dialog box, click OK to update the selected items.
 6. Open the beforeRunJobs Job, and press F6 to execute the Job.
All the example files are generated in directory you specified with the root variable.


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At the recently held EuroTier, feed additive producer MiXscience introduced a new concept: VSTAR Technology.
VSTAR Technology is an acronym for "Vectorized Solutions to Transport Additives by Release Technology". A range of feed additives from the company have been optimised and are now part of this concept.
Vectorization enables an effective protection of active components in order to stabilise and protect active components from aggressive conditions of processing and storage environment. It also controls the delivery of active components to target organs. This takes into account farmers, integrators and feed producers objectives, but also the species of animal and its particular stage of physiological development. And it protects workers with ingredients easy to handle and with no nuisances (smell, texture).
At the moment, ten of MiXscience Feed Additives are driven by VSTAR Technology concept. They have been developed after several years of experience and result of a battery of in vitro and in vivo research programmes. They all combine properties of synergistic ingredients with the effective release technique. The company is also working on new products for 2017 driven by this new concept, among which is a vectorized form of betaine, in order to facilitate the handling and the efficiency of this feed additive which enhances the resistance of animals to heat stress and protects gut integrity.


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This outcrop of Permian limestone aged around 270 million years old consists of thin layers of marine sediment deposited in the Tethys ocean, an ocean that has since closed due to movements of the earth's continental plates. Each layer forms its own fold but they are all oriented in the same direction, leading geologists to believe that they all developed around 90 million years ago, when the Tethys sediments (which were situated in front of Oman's northern coast) were thrusted over the Arabian continent. This movement applied intense squeezing pressure and heat to the rocks, causing them to become soft and plastic like leading to these small folds


. Have it start the AssignToRoleForm and call the NewHandler. Mark the menu as both a Single Selection Action and a Multi Selection Action. Change the execAction as follows:
protected void execAction() throws ProcessingException {
 AssignToRoleForm form = new AssignToRoleForm();
 if (form.isFormStored()) {
Ideally, this is what it will look like:
Minicrm Assign To Role.png
Select all the permissions and assign them to the Standard role.
Here's what you should get:
Minicrm Role With Permissions.png
Removing Permissions
Create a new permission called RemoveAssignToRolePermission (in the shared section) with super class BasicPermission.
Create a new operation void remove (Long roleNr, String[] permission) for AssignToRoleProcessService.
public void remove(Long roleNr, String[] permission) throws ProcessingException {
 if (!ACCESS.check(new RemoveAssignToRolePermission())) {
 throw new VetoException(TEXTS.get("AuthorizationFailed"));
 SQL.insert("" +
 "WHERE ROLE_NR = :role " +
 "AND PERMISSION_NAME = :{permission} "
 , new NVPair("roleNr", roleNr)
 , new NVPair("permission", permission));
SQL statements and collections: In this particular case, we could have skipped the braces and written AND PERMISSION_NAME = :permission. That's because the framework will detect that :permission refers to something with multiple values and will rewrite the statement by inserting ANY IN (...)! The result will be AND PERMISSION_NAME = ANY ('FooPermission', 'BarPermission').
Create a new RemovePermissionFromRoleMenu for the PermissionTablePage.
protected void execAction() throws ProcessingException {
 SERVICES.getService(IAssignToRoleProcessService.class).remove(getRoleNr(), getTable().getPermissionColumn().getSelectedValues());
Make it visible only when permissions below a role are shown using execPrepareAction:
protected void execPrepareAction() throws ProcessingException {
 if (getRoleNr() == null) setVisible(false);
Missing Pieces
Things you can add to practice:
 1. a form to create, modify and remove roles
 2. make sure menus that will result in "permission denied" errors are invisible
 3. make table pages invisible that display information you are not allowed to read
Before you continue: make sure the administrator has the username "admin" and the administrator role. Make sure the administrator role has been assigned all permissions. Once we're done here you can lock yourself out of the application. If that happens, you will have to fix the permissions on the database.
Identifying Users
To get an idea of what goes on, find the ServerSession and change execLoadSession as follows:
protected void execLoadSession() throws ProcessingException{
 logger.warn("created a new session for "+getUserId());
When you start a new client, you'll see:
!MESSAGE created a new session for anonymous
What user id? This is handled by security filters. Go to the config file of your server product (/ You'll see that the AnonymousSecurityFilter is active. IT provides the user id "anonymous".
Change the config.ini as follows:
### Servlet Filter Runtime Configuration Development\=manager,allen\=allen,blake\=blake
Restart server and client.
You will be greeted with a login box! Provide one of the combinations from the config file. Username admin password manager for example.
The server log will show:
!MESSAGE created a new session for admin
In order to deny access to unknown people, change execLoadSession as follows:
protected void execLoadSession() throws ProcessingException {
 SQL.selectInto("" +
 "FROM PERSON " +
 "WHERE UPPER(USERNAME) = UPPER(:userId) " +
 "INTO :personNr ");
 if (getPersonNr() == null) {
 logger.error("attempted login by " + getUserId());
 throw new ProcessingException("Unknown User: " + getUserId(), new SecurityException("access denied"));
 }"created a new session for " + getUserId());
Now you can attempt to login with a valid username/password combination and the system will check whether a person actually uses the usernames provided. By default, the three users in the demo database match the usernames in the config file. You need to add more combinations to the config file in order to test it.
Granting Permissions to Users
Find the AccessControlService class and take a look at the execLoadPermissions method:
protected Permissions execLoadPermissions() {
 Permissions permissions = new Permissions();
 //TODO fill access control service
 permissions.add(new AllPermission());
 return permissions;
This grants every user all permissions. We need to replace this with something based on database. The following example even has a backdoor for the user with id 1!
protected Permissions execLoadPermissions() {
 Permissions permissions = new Permissions();
 // calling services is free
 // backdoor: the first user may do everything?
 if (ServerSession.get().getPersonNr().equals(1L)) {
 logger.warn("backdoor used: person nr 1 was granted all permissions");
 permissions.add(new AllPermission());
 else {
 try {
 // get simple class names from the databse
 StringArrayHolder permission = new StringArrayHolder();
 SQL.selectInto("" +
 "WHERE R.USER_NR = :personNr " +
 "INTO :permission ",
 new NVPair("permission", permission));
 // create a map from simple class names to qualified class names
 for (BundleClassDescriptor descriptor : SERVICES.getService(IPermissionService.class).getAllPermissionClasses()) {
 map.put(descriptor.getSimpleClassName(), descriptor.getClassName());
 // instantiate the real permissions and assign them
 for (String simpleClass : permission.getValue()) {
 try {
 permissions.add((Permission) Class.forName(map.get(simpleClass)).newInstance());
 catch (Exception e) {
 logger.error("cannot find permission " + simpleClass + ": " + e.getMessage());
 catch (ProcessingException e) {
 logger.error("cannot read permissions: " + e.getStackTrace());
 return permissions;
If you log in, you'll notice a strange warning on the server console:
... cannot find permission CreateVisitPermission: null
... cannot find permission ReadVisitPermission: null
... cannot find permission UpdateVisitPermission: null
If you investigate the demo database, you'll note data junk in ROLE_PERMISSION and USER_ROLE for the non-existent roles 5 to 13.
If you really want to clean it up:
DELETE FROM minicrm.role_permission WHERE role_nr > 2;
DELETE FROM minicrm.user_role WHERE role_nr > 2;
As permissions are granted when the server is started, you need to restart your client and server in order for any changes to take effect.
In order to change that, you need to clear the cache whenever you make any changes. Add the following statement to all the operations of the AssignToRoleProcessService:
Add the following to the store operation of the PersonProcessService (there is no need to do it for create since there is no cached data to clear).
This will obviate the need to restart the server whenever permissions have changed.
 1. make sure the administrator has the administrator role
 2. make sure the administrator role has all permissions
 3. make sure the administrator has the username "admin"
 4. make sure the employee has the standard role
 5. make sure the standard role only has the two "read" permissions
 6. make sure the employee has the username "blake"
 7. restart client and server
 8. login as blake/blake
 9. you should be unable to create new companies and persons or and unable to edit existing ones
Minicrm Company Not Editable.png


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Hematuria: Is it useful in predicting renal or ureteral stones in patient presenting to emergency department with flank pain?
As I have spent several weeks at the emergency room, I have noticed many patients who came in with kidney stones, and one of the main imaging modalities that were used was a non-contrast CT scan. I wanted to look closer to see if any updates were available in new imaging modalities or other lab tests that could be done to find out if someone has a kidney stone without subjecting them to radiation. I found a study that aimed to assess the effectiveness of hematuria/microhematuria as a diagnostic test for renal and ureteral stones in emergency room patients with acute flank pain, comparing it with the gold standard, non-contrast CT scans.
A retrospective cohort review included 604 patients treated for flank pain and suspected urolithiasis from 2006 to 2011 in the emergency room setting. All patients underwent non-contrast CT scans and urinalysis. The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of hematuria for diagnosing renal and ureteral stones were calculated. 388 patients (64%) had stones, while 216 patients (36%) did not. Calculating for sensitivity and specificity, patients with hematuria showed 77% sensitivity, 33% specificity, 67% positive predictive value, and 45% negative predictive value for diagnosing stones. There were no significant differences in hematuria incidence based on the number, size, or location of stones, though ureteral stones had higher hematuria incidence compared to renal stones.
While microhematuria is more sensitive to ureteral stones, its absence does not rule out urolithiasis. Therefore, non-contrast CT scans remain the gold standard for diagnosis of nephrolithiasis. CT scans provide a more accurate and detailed diagnosis, crucial for effective patient management. Future prospective studies with larger samples are needed to further evaluate hematuria's diagnostic accuracy for ureteral stones. At the moment, CT scans should be prioritized for definitive diagnosis in patients with suspected urolithiasis.
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Project Leaf (Law Enforcement Assistance for Forests) was launched on 5 June, 2012 – on World Environment Day. It is an initiative to counter various aspects of forest crime, including corruption, illegal logging and timber trafficking. The project is a consortium led by Interpol and the United Nations Environment Programme, intended to provide a coordinated global response to organised and transnational forest sector crime. Effective forest law enforcement in countries that implement REDD+ schemes is crucial to the success of REDD+. By involving actors aiming to prevent forest crime and corruption, Project Leaf hopes to generate an improved governance platform to aid country implementation of REDD+. Project Leaf counts on development donors for financial and operational support.


text: Second step in creating a new synthesis protocol. The second step in creating a new synthesis protocol is to define a series of unit operations that describe the synthesis steps and then configure the parameters associated with each individual unit operation. (a) Key fields in the program editing screen. (b) Each unit operation has a small number of relevant parameters the user can configure. (c) A list view allows the user to choose a value for parameters that have a number of possible options (e.g. reactor, reagent).


Continuously Variable Transmission
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A Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) is a form of transmission in which a gradual, smooth change in ratio from a high "gear" to a low "gear" can be achieved. This is different from a multi-speed gear system, which only allows sudden switches between a limited number of gear ratios, with the changes smoothened with the use of a clutch.
On mopeds, a CVT typically consists of two pulleys linked by a common belt. One pulley acts as the variator, which drives the change in gear ratio. The other pulley transfers power to the rest of the transmission system, and is sometimes also used to compensate for the changing belt tension caused by the varying of the variator.
Examples of mopeds with CVT are the Honda PA50 and Honda PA50 II.


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Food as a window to our past
Redesigned summer course explores society while cooking recipes in the lab
A History course with a lab component? Others have tried it, and this summer, for the first time, the Faculty of Arts will offer their own unique take on history with Food Histories (HIST 3760).
Dr. Sarah Elvins has reimagined her course to incorporate a weekly kitchen lab component for the first time. "Adding the lab portion to the course allows for a more interactive experience. In the kitchen, we will cook and, of course, eat, as well as explore historic recipes, ingredients, tools, and technology," explains Elvins.
Food Histories takes students back in time to investigate the U.S.'s distinct and varied food culture. The course will delve into themes including regional food, Indigenous experiences, immigration, industrialization and agriculture, the rise of advertising and convenience foods, technology, and the evolution of 'home' cooking.
Elvins adds, "Food can be so much more than just nutrition, the latest gadget, or the hippest Instagram photo. Food history helps us to explore society: class, gender, technology, communication – even cultural, social, and political implications – through what we ate and how we prepared it."
Elvins hopes this unique experiential learning course is both enriching and fun for students. "Studying the past helps us to better understand our experience today. This course educates us on traditional historical topics through the lens of food and now with the weekly kitchen lab, helps make history a hands-on experience." The course will be of interest to a broad audience including those in anthropology, sociology, food science, marketing, entrepreneurship, or human nutrition.
HIST 3760, Food Histories will be offered in summer session, June 4-26, Monday to Friday, 10:45 am- 12:45 pm. Course prerequisite is 6 credit hours of 1000 or 2000 History or special permission from the instructor.


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Marking routes for smooth freight and city logistics
The measure aimed at reducing the impact of heavy freight transport connected to the Old City Harbour in the city centre of Tallinn. This was done by working out an optimal freight route from the Old City Harbour to the national road network, installing a new guidance sign system and making freight routes for GPS car navigation systems.
Implementing sustainable mobility
The measure aimed at reducing the impact of heavy freight transport connected to the Old City Harbour in the city centre of Tallinn. This was done by:
- Working out an optimal route (instead of several possible routes) from the Old City Harbour to the main motorways of the national road network;
- Installing a new guidance sign system guiding to and through the route (marked with arrows next to the streets on the Figure 2);
- Creating routes for GPS car navigation systems and making them available for free download;
- Disseminating the information on the route and availability of the GPS navigation routes with posters and booklets.
For working out the one optimal route all possible routes to different directions were mapped and analyzed. After the optimal route was agreed, a new guidance sign system was designed and installed in Tallinn and on the Tallinn ring road. The system contained both guidance signs and advance guidance signs. The route connecting the harbour to the main national road network (including international routes E20, E67 and E263).
The routes for GPS navigation were created in Garmin (.gpx file) and TomTom (.itn file) formats as separate files for navigating from St Petersburg (Russia) or Pärnu (Estonia) directions to the Old City Harbour terminals A, B and C. The files (8 for both formats) are available for free download from easily accessible links _URL_ and _URL_ The formats are the most used for navigating devices and can also be used in other brand devices directly or after converting.
The measure was implemented in the following stages:
Stage 1: Preparation (2009 - June 2010) – Study on the existing routes from the national highway networks to the Old City Harbour and existing legislation on national and municipal level. Negotiations with mapping services providers for creating the route for vehicle navigation systems.
Stage 2: Implementation of the guidance sign system (June 2010 – December 2010) – Planning, designing and installation of the signs on the decided route. While most of the guidance sign system was installed by November 2010, an important advance guidance sign on the Tallinn ring road (the first sign guiding from the ring road to the new route) was installed in spring 2011.
Stage 3: Creation of routes for GPS navigation systems (April 2011 – June 2011) Creating the routes for different navigation systems.
Stage 4: Preparations for dissemination (July 2011 – March 2012) – Designing of the posters for truck drivers, creation of the webpage on the Tallinn website.
Stage 5: Dissemination of the information (March 2012 – June 2012) – Distribution of the posters for truck drivers.
The innovative aspects of the measure are:
- New conceptual approach - dealing with the general concept of freight transport route marking between national road network, urban street network and Old City Harbour.
- Targeting specific user groups – this measure is targeting freight transport with a number of different technical solutions to be used: starting with regular street and road signing, but including also digital mapping used in modern navigation in-vehicle systems and printed materials to be distributed on ferries and at harbours.
- Use of new technology – the measure is about finding new ways to get the routing data specifically to truck drivers' in-vehicle electronic GPS-based navigation systems.
The evaluation was concentrated on finding out truck drivers' awareness and acceptance on the solutions provided with the measure. The indicators were measured with a 14 day survey with 498 truck drivers participating. In addition the number of GPS route downloads was used as an indicator.
The key results from the measure were following:
- Awareness on the measure: 40% of the interviewed truck drivers have noticed the new guidance sign system installed with the measure;
- Acceptance on the measure: 31% of the interviewed truck drivers consider that the new guidance sign system has been useful for them.
- Number of page visits to the Tallinn heavy goods vehicles web pages: The number of visits was 167 times from the Estonian language page and 60 times from the English language page.
- The number of downloads of GPS navigation routes was 188 times for TomTom format and 129 times for Garmin format.
The most important driver encountered during the measure was:
Accurate technical planning and analysis to determine requirements of measure implementation helped the implementation process.
Recommendations for measure replication:
- The traditional part of the measure is easily replicable – the traditional guidance sign system can be improved in any city, if there are suitable routes to guide to.
- The GPS route part of the measure is easily replicable – GPS navigation routes can easily be created, they are inexpensive to create and have virtually no expenses for holding them on a website.


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Setting up a co-optation program in your company
Deux collègues souriants
Co-optation program or co-option is on the rise in French companies. According to the Sourcing Cadres barometer carried out by APEC (2019), employee co-optation represented the 4ᵉ channel for hiring executives in 2018. It has to be said that this scheme does not lack advantages. Here are our recommendations for setting up a co-option program in your company.
Co-optation, definition
Let's start by defining the concept of co-optation. It is a recruitment method that allows employees of a company to recommend someone they know for a specific position. The person co-opted can be from the employee's personal or professional network.
Also called "participative recruitment", co-optation allows companies to obtain qualified people at a lower cost.
What is the difference between referral and co-optation?
There is a major difference between these two concepts.
allows a person to obtain a job thanks to the support of an acquaintance with a contact in the company. Co-optation, on the other hand, is more fair play. It involves studying a candidate's CV and then comparing their skills with other applicants.
In other words, before considering a co-opted candidate, the company always ensures that he/she has the skills required for the job. This recruitment by recommendation allows the HR function to identify qualified profiles more easily. Indeed, in the context of a co-optation, the co-opter guarantees the skills of the co-optee. This question of qualifications and skills is completely absent from the principle of referral, which is characterised by an important emotional dimension.
What are the advantages of a co-optation program?
Co-option is effective. At least, that is what many studies prove. According to the APEC Sourcing Cadres barometer cited above, "48% of companies that used employee co-optation to recruit an executive hired someone they knew or recommended.
This success can be explained by the multiple advantages of co-optation:
Co-optation makes it possible to get in touch with highly qualified profiles that may be difficult to reach. By using the network of its employees, the company saves a lot of time: it no longer has to approach attractive candidates. The sourcing work is then done by the employees.
Co-optation also allows access to the "grey zone", i.e. candidates who are not actively looking for a job, but who remain open to opportunities.
Co-optation saves recruiters time. It gives primacy to expert profiles recognised by their peers.
According to a Jobvite study (2012), recruitment by co-optation takes 29 days on average, compared to 39 days for job boards.
Speed also means efficiency. Again according to this study, 47% of co-opted people were still working in the company three years later – compared to 14% for candidates from a job board.
Co-optation helps to strengthen the feeling of belonging among employees and to value them. More than just employees, they become true ambassadors, ready to defend the company's projects, values and culture.
Setting up a co-optation program
As you can see, co-optation is good for your business. But how do you ensure that it is implemented correctly?
Provide a framework
This is a basic piece of advice that applies to any new scheme set up in a company. To avoid any deviation and to implement a rigorous co-optation program, you need to define a clear framework. Who can and cannot be recommended by your employees? Which positions are open for co-optation? Set rules, which reflect your company's values.
Define a clear and structured process
Also try to set up a clear and structured co-optation process. Your employees need to know who to talk to when they want to recommend someone, what tool to use to register the recommendation and to monitor the process.
Motivate and reward employees who coopt
Motivate your staff with incentives. Of course, the commitment of your employees and their goodwill might be enough to get them to adopt this scheme in the first place… But for co-optation to become a reflex for your employees, it is essential to motivate them – and thank them for their efforts, with a co-optation bonus for example, or even bonuses.
At Capgemini, for example, the co-optation bonus varies between 1,200 euros (for the co-optation of a junior profile) and 2,000 euros (for the co-option of a more experienced candidate).
Do not hesitate to be inventive, by proposing competitions or challenges, which would reward the employees who have made the most co-optations over a given period of time…
Valuing co-optation within the company
It is also important to make the most of the co-optation system within your organisation. Your teams must understand all the issues and benefits of this recruitment method. Because they are part of the company, employees are in the best position to recommend profiles. They know the company's commitment, mission and culture, and are therefore perfectly capable of assessing the relevance of a candidate for a given position.
Also remember to alert your troops when a strategic position opens up. Communicate transparently about the talent shortages you are experiencing. In short: rally your employees around your recruitment challenges. If your employees are engaged, they should care!
Equip yourself with software
Think about getting dedicated co-optation software. Today, many solutions such as Social Referral allow you to automate your cooptation process by integrating seamlessly with your ATS.
Co-optation program, points to watch out for
Co-optation can be beneficial in many ways, but it should not be used as a systematic means of recruitment. The reason is simple: diversity and co-optation are not very compatible. Indeed, how can you ensure an inclusive and equal opportunity recruitment system if you only use your employees' network to recruit?
The main limitation of co-optation is obvious. It is a system that gives primacy to the network of its employees. In other words, their former colleagues, classmates, relatives and acquaintances… Identical circles, in short, who share the same training, the same experiences… Beware, therefore, of the culture of the "entre-soi", which is radically opposed to the principle of diversity.
Finally, you must make it clear to your teams that there is a substantial difference between cooptation and referral. Also, make sure that you integrate the recommended candidate into the normal recruitment process. All applicants must be examined in the same way (otherwise, it is no longer a recommendation, but referral!)
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13.9: How Do You Spell [k]?
Difficulty Level: At Grade Created by: CK-12
How Do You Spell [k]?
1. The sound [k] is spelled many different ways. Underline the letters that you think are spelling [k] in the following words. Then write the letters that spell [k] in the blanks. You should find that [k] is spelled eleven different ways!
Word [k] = Word [k] =
zodiac acquired
remarkable khan
equally saccharine
hockey bookcase
schemer trekkie
accommodations
2. In spite of all these different spellings of [k], more than nine times out of ten [k] will be spelled either , , or . And we can usually predict which of these three spellings to choose. Underline the letters that spell [k] at the beginning of each of the following words:
& \text{\underline{c}ounterfeit} && \text{\underline{k}itchen} && \text{\underline{c}rime} && \text{\underline{c}ommunity} \\& \text{\underline{c}alculate} && \text{\underline{c}ritical} && \text{\underline{k}indly} && \text{\underline{c}limate} \\& \text{\underline{c}ondemn} && \text{\underline{c}ampaign} && \text{\underline{c}ongress} && \text{\underline{c}apital} \\& \text{\underline{k}ey} && \text{\underline{c}linic} && \text{\underline{k}ettle} && \text{\underline{c}onscience}
3. Sort the sixteen words into these two groups:
Words in which [k] is spelled...

key counterfeit crime
kitchen calculate congress
kindly condemn community
kettle critical climate
campaign capital
clinic conscience
4. Underline the letter that comes right after the or in each of the sixteen words above. Then sort the words into this matrix:
Words in which [k] is spelled...

Words with an <\mathrm{i}> or right after the [k]
Words with no <\mathrm{i}> or right after the [k]
5. In each of these words is there a [k] sound at the beginning of the word, in the middle, or at the end? At the beginning
6. You should have seen that each time a word starts with [k] with an <\mathrm{i}> or right after it, the [k] is spelled . Otherwise, [k] at the beginning of a word is spelled . Have you ever seen a word begin with ? No If you saw one, like maybe , wouldn't it look odd? Yes
7. At the beginning of a word, [k] is never spelled ; it is usually spelled or . If the [k] has an <\mathrm{i}> or an right after it, it is usually spelled ; otherwise, it is usually spelled .
Teaching Notes.
Item 7. The usually's in this conclusion are important in two ways:
1. As the students have already seen, [k] can be spelled several different ways, and this conclusion only speaks of those words that have an initial [k] that is spelled either or . It says nothing yet about words like queen or chrome, in which initial [k] is spelled some way other than or . This lesson and the following are concerned only with sorting out , , and , which are far and away the most common spellings of [k].
2. There are a number of words, though very few that are commonly used, that have initial [k] spelled with something other than the , <\mathrm{i}>, or following that the conclusion calls for. In most cases they are quite recent adoptions that still reflect the spelling patterns of their source languages: kangaroo (Australian), kayak (Eskimo), kona (Hawaiian). Some are from Greek and still have the Greek kappa translated as : kaleidoscope, krypton. Kleptomania, also Greek, has the more regular spelling cleptomania. Krypton has the same Greek base as cryptic and crypt but retains the older spelling with , probably because it is used only in technical language (and, of course, Superman), and technical language tends to be conservative in its treatment of words and their spelling. Kaleidoscope is somewhat similar: The Greek base kal(l)- means "beautiful" and is appears, with a different, and more regular, spelling, in such words as calligraphy and callisthenics.
For more on the spelling of [k], see AES, pp. 355-72.
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Check if Array is Empty in Julia
To check if an array is empty in Julia, you can use the isempty function. This function takes an array as its argument and returns true if the array is empty, and false otherwise. Here is an example:
Check if Array is Empty in Julia
julia> a = []
0-element Array{Any,1}
julia> isempty(a)
true
julia> b = [1, 2, 3]
3-element Array{Int64,1}:
 1
 2
 3
julia> isempty(b)
false
In the first example, we create an empty array a using the square bracket syntax. We then use the isempty function to check if the array is empty. Since the array does not contain any elements, the isempty function returns true.
In the second example, we create a non-empty array b containing three elements. When we apply the isempty function to this array, it returns false because the array is not empty.
Overall, the isempty function is a simple and effective way to check if an array is empty in Julia. It is a useful tool for working with arrays in your code.
Here is an advanced example that demonstrates some additional features of the isempty function:
julia> a = []
0-element Array{Any,1}
julia> # Check if array is empty or contains only missing values
julia> isempty(a) || all(ismissing, a)
true
julia> b = [1, 2, missing]
3-element Array{Union{Missing, Int64},1}:
 1
 2
 missing
julia> # Check if array is empty or contains only missing values
julia> isempty(b) || all(ismissing, b)
true
julia> c = [1, 2, 3]
3-element Array{Int64,1}:
 1
 2
 3
julia> # Check if array is empty or contains only missing values
julia> isempty(c) || all(ismissing, c)
false
In this example, we use the isempty function in combination with the all function and the ismissing function to check if an array is empty or contains only missing values.
We first create an empty array a and a non-empty array b that contains missing values. When we apply the isempty function to these arrays, it returns true because they are either empty or contain only missing values.
Next, we create a non-empty array c that does not contain any missing values. When we apply the isempty function to this array, it returns false because the array is not empty and does not contain only missing values.
This example shows how the isempty function can be used in combination with other functions to check for more complex conditions in arrays. It can be a useful tool for working with arrays in Julia.
Related:
 1. How to Create Array in Julia?
 2. Check if an Element is in Array in Julia
 3. Check if all Elements in Array are Equal in Julia
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What types of printing are possible on the MAGELIS XBT?
The print command can be given via the dialogue table using word Wn+16.

It is possible to command different types of printing depending on the value of the high order byte:

 - Free format printing:16#01xx
 - Print form:16#04 + (form num from 0 to FF)
 - Print log: $16#0200
 - Print application page:16#05 + (page num from 0 to FF)
For free format printing, the low order byte gives the length in bytes of the data to be printed (40 words maximum).The terminal then reads the word table at the address end of table +1 on the length given.
The "print command" word is written by the PLC.
This word is written to 16#FFFF by the XBT, to acknowledge the end of the command.
For more details see the MAGELIS setup documentation
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VABS
Vector Absolute
Syntax
VABS{cond}.datatype Qd, Qm
VABS{cond}.datatype Dd, Dm
where:
cond
is an optional condition code.
datatype
must be one of S8, S16, S32, or F32.
Qd, Qm
are the destination vector and the operand vector, for a quadword operation.
Dd, Dm
are the destination vector and the operand vector, for a doubleword operation.
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VABS takes the absolute value of each element in a vector, and places the results in a second vector. (The floating-point version only clears the sign bit.)
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, sugar, and coffee into which platform robot) is not visible from the timing diagram. It is only visible from the trace window or log file.
- Blue bubble 5. Task1_3 pours coffee into platform robot 1.
Comparing figures 4 and 6, route 1 is almost busy all the time. Therefore, the throughput of the coffee machine with two platform robots is increased.
But, if looking carefully, the machine with two platform robots can be even faster. The reason is that the coffee robot can serve another platform robot while milk and sugar robots are serving one platform robot, if the time of putting one cup on the platform is shorter than the time of pouring coffee by the coffee robot.
To increase the speed of the coffee machine, an engine design with different route configuration is used. Route 1 represents the actions of serving sugar, milk, and coffee to platform robot 1. Route 2 represents the actions of serving sugar, milk, and coffee to platform robot 2. The design of route 3 and 4 are the same as before. Figure 7 is the timing diagram of a new coffee machine.
Figure 7. New concurrency of higher system throughput for the coffee machine with 2 platform robots
The five blue bubbles in figure 7 are explained as follows:
- Blue bubble 1. Task4_1 puts cup onto platform robot 1.
- Blue bubble 2. Task1_1 and Task1_2 pour milk and sugar into empty cup at the same time to the cup platform robot 1. The cut robot starts to put a cup on platform 2 since it is free at this time.
- Blue bubble 3. Task2_2 starts to add sugar into cup 2 on platform robot 2. The reason that this action can happen is that the sugar robot just finishes adding sugar for cup 1 on platform robot 1. It is also clear that the milk robot is still busy pouring milk into cup 1. Therefore, cup 2 only has sugar for now.
- Blue bubble 4. Task2_1 starts to pour milk into cup 2 since it just finishes pouring milk for cup 1 on platform robot 1. Coffee robot begins to add coffee into cup 1 on platform robot 1.
- Blue bubble 5. Cup robot begins to serve cup 1 to customer since coffee is done for cup 1.
It is obvious that the choreography of this new coffee machine is different from that of the previous coffee machine. It appears to a user that its robots are smarter and works more intelligently since it starts to do the next job more promptly.
The above three samples demonstrate the following:
- It is easy to model and to analyze the concurrency of machine control with the JEK Platform.
- To adapt to a new hardware configuration, the JEK SDK helps achieve new system concurrency with minimum code changes.
- JEK Studio can visually identify system throughput potential quickly so that better throughput can be achieved.
- The samples demonstrated in these solutions have a pretty simple architecture (see downloaded code).
If not using the JEK Platform, can we solve the problem quickly? A few questions are raised here.
- If several teams, such as marketing, hardware, and software, are working on the product, they might stop when solution 2 is working. Do they know that solution 3 is the best solution? Can they figure it out quickly?
- Team members might be satisfied when they see that robots are working in parallel. If it is found that improvements can be made, how much code change is needed from solution 2 to solution 3 if implemented with synchronization objects in the Operating System?
- How much competitiveness a company would gain to have a more efficient and reliable machine?
How to Get the Two Samples
Please go to _URL_ to download the complete JEK Platform which includes the two samples.


Instance Method
contains(_:)
Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the sequence contains the given element.
Declaration
func contains(_ element: Elements.Index) -> Bool
Available when Element conforms to Equatable.
Parameters
element
The element to find in the sequence.
Return Value
true if the element was found in the sequence; otherwise, false.
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This example checks to see whether a favorite actor is in an array storing a movie's cast.
let cast = ["Vivien", "Marlon", "Kim", "Karl"]
print(cast.contains("Marlon"))
// Prints "true"
print(cast.contains("James"))
// Prints "false"
Complexity: O(n), where n is the length of the sequence.


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Owners of the new Surface Pro 7, or Surface Laptop 3 13.5 or 15 (Intel) may find one feature disruptive to their workflow. Adaptive contrast is a feature of Intel systems (AMD calls it Vari-Bright) that differs from auto-brightness, and while it can enhance the user experience for many, it can be annoying too.
I wrote a few guides on this topic over the years. Back then, it required going into the Windows Registry, which is tricky and cumbersome. Luckily, Intel has a full app in the Microsoft Store that allows you to disable it with a switch.
Yes, this can work on older Surface PCs too, including Surface Book, Surface Go, and older Surface Pro models (though we have not tried it on all them). The only system requirements are Windows 10 version 1709 or higher and 6th Gen Intel Core Platforms or newer. Here is how it works.
Not auto-brightness, not HDR
What is adaptive contrast?
Adaptive contrast is quite different than auto-brightness (or adaptive brightness), found under Settings > System > Display, and which ramps up and down the display backlight on ambient lighting conditions.
Adaptive contrast differs because it adjusts based on the current images on your display rather than the ambient light in your room. It's like "edge-lit local dimming of specific zones" due to what is on the screen. This is also different than High Dynamic Range (HDR), which is much more sophisticated and precise with more color depth.
The feature is standard on modern TVs and high-end gaming monitors, but it can also be a source of frustration. The effect is most noticeable at night when you tend to have a lower display brightness because you are in a dark room.
To simulate the effect, go into a dark room and open Microsoft Word (or anything with a white background) then switch to an app that is all black like Settings (if dark mode is enabled). You should see the screen slowly and smoothly dim and shift in contrast.
Unfortunately, while you can easily disable adaptive brightness under Settings > System > Display > "Change brightness automatically when lighting changes," there is no easy way to disable adaptive contrast. Also, many users conflate the two, but disabling auto-brightness won't solve this behavior if it bothers you.
This is easy
How to disable adaptive contrast with Intel's Store app
Compared to diving into the registry, this newer method (mentioned on Reddit) is much safer and requires no advanced skills.
Intel's Graphics Command Center is a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app that was released in Spring 2019. It is like Intel's Graphic Control Panel but is newer, easier to find, and easier to manage.
- Download Intel Graphics Command Center and open it.
- Go to the System tab.
- Go to the Power sub-tab.
- Turn Display Power Savings off.
That's it! Some users have remarked that after some cumulative updates to Windows 10, the setting may revert. If that happens, simply re-follow these steps.
Likewise, the Intel Graphics Command Center has many options to help tune your display to your liking. You can adjust contrast, sharpness, colors, battery savings, and more. There is no real risk as you can always "revert to default" if your display looks worse, or battery life decreases.
And for AMD users, the AMD Radeon software is also now in the Microsoft Store so you can disable Vari-Bright too.
Do you have the ideal settings for your Surface using this utility? Share them in the comments, including which model Surface you are using and why you chose those settings.
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Microsoft has finally added a loaded-out USB Type-C port to the Surface Pro 7. When combined with Intel's latest 10th Gen processor and GPU, this year's Core i5 blows away last year's Core i7 all without a fan. Minor tweaks to the RAM, going to Intel for Wi-Fi 6, and Instant On ability make this Surface Pro 7 an absolute joy to use.
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text: The first calculations of film thickness for an oil/refrigerant system using quantitative elastohydrodynamics are reported in this work. It is demonstrated that primary measurements of the properties of the oil/refrigerant system can be employed to accurately predict film thickness in concentrated contacts. An unusual response to lubricant inlet temperature is revealed wherein the film thickness may increase with temperature as a result of decreasing refrigerant solubility in oil when the inlet pressure is high. There is competition between the reduction in viscosity of the oil and the reduction of refrigerant concentration with increased temperature. For high inlet pressure, the dilution effect is dominant, whereas for low inlet pressure, the temperature dependence of the viscosity of the solution dominates over the range of inlet temperatures considered. It seems that only central film thicknesses have been experimentally measured for oil/refrigerant systems leaving these calculations as the only means of assessing the minimum.


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ite sits within the Green Mountain National Forest and is maintained by the Green Mountain Club. It also happens to lie on both the Long Trail and the Appalachian Trail.
Griffith Lake can be accessed only by walking or snowshoeing along a trail, with parking being available at the Griffith Lake Trailhead. The trail continues on to the Griffith Lake Trail, which is a 12 kilometre loop around the lake.
Once at the lake, it is possible to go swimming, picnicking and camping. There is also plenty of wildlife to see, most of which can be spotted while making the hike to the lake.
14. Maidstone Lake; Essex County
Maidstone Lake is a remote lake that was created by the melting glaciers over 12,000 years ago. Today, the beautiful 322 hectare lake is a lovely place to visit to enjoy recreational activities in peace and quiet.
Maidstone State Park is located on the eastern shoreline of the lake, offering swimming, kayaking, canoeing and boating. There is also some great fishing, with lake trout and salmon being in abundance.
The state park has 34 tent/motorhome sites and 25 lean-to sites, as well as a large picnic pavilion, a play area and a swimming beach. The boreal forest surrounding the lake offers some good hiking.
15. Harvey Lake; Caledonia County
Sitting in the northeast section of Vermont, Harvey Lake was named after one of the original settlers of the town of Barnet, which is just east of the lake. SCUBA inventor Jacques Cousteau learned how to stay under water and breathe through hollow reeds on this lake in the 1920s.
Harvey's Lake Park dominates the northern end of the lake, featuring public beaches, picnic areas and camping grounds. The most popular beach is Harvey's Lake Beach that is open from June to August and has barbeque grills, beach volleyball and a concession stand.
Most people come to the lake to cool off, go swimming and enjoy the picturesque surroundings.


discrimination of loud low frequencies (Neil Todd )
Subject: discrimination of loud low frequencies
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 17:40:56 GMT
Dear List Can anyone tell me if there is any experimental data to suggest that there may be something peculiar in the discrimination of loud low frequency tones, between about 50 Hz and 800 Hz, and above about 90 dB SPL? For example, is it the case that either intensity and/or frequency discrimination gets better above about 90/100 dB SPL for low frequencies, but not for tones of say 2 kHz or above? In other words, is there any evidence of a mechanism that cuts in for loud low frequencies (other than normal phase-locking)? Any comments/references gratefully received. Cheers Neil Todd
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