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The Valmaric script is an early script which Tolkien used from about 1922 to 1925 and looks like a midpoint between the Sarati and the Tengwar; Tolien experimented with several similar scripts but Valmaric is the only one published so far.
He referred to those scripts as "Qenya writing", "Qenyatic" and "Qenyarinwa". He also described his samples as representing three different stages (Old, Middle and Late)
It features many tengwar shapes, the inherent vowel [a] found in some tengwar varieties, and the tables in the samples V12 and V13 show an arrangement that is very similar to the one of the primary tengwar in the classical Quenya "mode".


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Acadia National Park
|Nearest city||Bar Harbor, Maine|
|Area||47,400 acres (192 km²)|
|Date of Establishment||February 26, 1919|
|Governing Body||National Park Service|
|IUCN category||II (National Park)|
Acadia National Park is a United States National Park, located primarily on Mount Desert Island off the Atlantic coast of Maine. The park is administered by the National Park Service. The area includes mountains, an ocean shoreline, woodlands, and lakes. In addition to Mount Desert Island, the park comprises much of the Isle au Haut, a small island to the southwest of Mount Desert Island. A portion of Schoodic Peninsula on the mainland is also part of the park. In total, Acadia National Park consists of 30,300 acres on Mount Desert Island, 2,728 acres (11 km²) on Isle au Haut and 2,266 acres (9.2 km²) on the Schoodic Peninsula.
The park was created as Sieur de Monts National Monument on January 19, 1916. On February 26, 1919, it became a national park, with the name Lafayette National Park in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, an influential French supporter of the American Revolution. The park's name was changed to Acadia National Park in 1929.
The town of Bar Harbor is located on the northeast corner of the island. Cadillac Mountain on the eastern side of the island is a famous tourist destination because it is one of the first places in the United States to see the sunrise. Miles of scenic carriage roads were originally built by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. with great sensitivity to the trees and contours of the land.
- "Discover Acadia National Park: A Guide to Hiking, Biking, and Paddling" by Jerry Monkman et al., Appalachian Mountain Club; ISBN _PHONE_; May 2000
- "Acadia Revealed" by Jay Kaiser et al., Papyrus Travel Guides; ISBN _PHONE_; July 2000
- Official website
- Acadia National Park Page
- Guide to Acadia National Park on Compassmonkey.com
- Acadia National Park Pictures
- Photos of Acadia National Park - Terra Galleria
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Upward strategies for nonprofit brands
Nonprofit brands are definitely on the rise. Their ascent may have been a bit tentative at first, as they explored the best brand approaches for their organizations, but they're finding effective ways to create and deliver brand value, and to build brand communities. As they move upward, they're also bringing new fundraising options into view.
In this post I'll discuss strategic brand approaches for nonprofit organizations. The time is ripe for such a discussion because many nonprofits have reached a "phase one" of brand development, where they've largely focused on building brand identities to aid in promotion and fundraising. They're now ready to move to a more value-rich level of brand development using brand platforms and programs, and interactive brand communities. Freezing their brands at the identity level carries considerable downside risk.
Topics I'll discuss include:
 1. Moving beyond brand identity
 2. The brand strategy imperative
 3. Building value-based brand programs
 4. The importance of brand context
 5. Brand partnership opportunities
 6. Leveraging the brand community
Three strategy areas for nonprofits
In general, nonprofit strategies fall into three areas:
 1. Strategies for mission effectiveness
 2. Strategies for fundraising
 3. Strategies for partnering and opportunity development
A nonprofit's brand strategy can favorably impact all three areas. Historically, nonprofit brand development (as identity) has often been geared to fundraising, PR and publicity. This is probably the weakest use of brand and brand value. Brand programs produce their greatest results when they're integrated into mission effectiveness (as collaboration tools) and into partnering and opportunity development (as value innovation.)
Moving beyond brand identity
In the nonprofit world the term "brand" has often been understood rather narrowly to mean "brand identity." In this approach, nonprofits that seek to "build their brand" usually seek only an identity package designed to set them apart and make them more attractive to potential donors, sponsors or partners. This will typically include a memorable name, a distinctive logo or mark, a design guide to insure visual, symbolic and thematic consistency in all communications (including a website high in donor appeal), and perhaps a punchy slogan or tag line for positioning.
Once a nonprofit has its identity package in hand it usually considers its brand "done," and is off and running with promotional campaigns.
The brand identity trap
Brands, of course, are much more than identity, and nonprofits that limit their brand building to an identity package may be leaving significant amounts of brand value on the table. They certainly run the risk of making their brand a form of signage rather than a form of community engagement. This can become a serious trap. If their focus on identity leads them to neglect brand programs and platforms, and building brand communities, they are reducing their strategic brand options. They are also leaving themselves vulnerable to competing nonprofits whose richer brand structures and programs make them better suited as strategic development partners.
The brand strategy imperative
Because brand programs produce more results than mere brand visibility, a nonprofit's brand strategy will aim for much more than an identity package. A nonprofit's brand programs will connect its substance and direction with the substance and direction of its participants and its partners. This is a strategic connection, made of brand platforms, deliverables, brand engagements, levels of brand experience, brand relationships, brand communities and value networks.
In the business world, a company creates its identity and brand value largely in concert with customers, in a process usually centered around product experience and customer relationships. In the nonprofit world, things are a bit more diffuse. A nonprofit brand creates its identity and value in concert with program beneficiaries, members, donors, sponsors, volunteers, government and civic agencies and other stakeholders. Its brand strategy must take all into account.
Brand strategy considerations
In formulating a nonprofit brand strategy, there are core questions an organization must consider:
 1. As an organization, what is our strategic solution to the problem we address?
 2. What is our (strategic) identity?
 3. How can our brand strengthen our strategic solution?
 4. What kinds of unique value can our brand programs deliver?
 5. How can our brand innovate?
 6. What kind of brand community can we build?
 7. How can that community help build our brand?
 8. How can our brand programs help advance 1) those we serve; 2) our donors; 3) our partners?
 9. How can our brand elevate the context of what we do?
 10. How can our brand create growth opportunities for our organization, our participants and our partners?
Platforms and programs at the heart of your brand
Keep in mind that as important as your identity is (and it is important), it's only one component of your brand. The heart of your brand consists of brand platforms and programs that deliver value that participants and partners can use. These go far beyond your identity proper. They're the building blocks of your future. They include the following elements:
 1. Your brand agenda
 2. The quality of engagement and experience that your brand delivers
 3. The value produced (or unlocked) by your brand
 4. How your brand changes the game in your category
 5. How your brand chain advances program participants
 6. How and where your brand innovates
The thesis of this blog is that brands can be highly effective tools to create customers in the business world. While nonprofits may not typically think of participants and partners as "customers," for the purposes of nonprofit brand-building it may be prudent to do so.
For nonprofits, context is as important as cause
While a nonprofit may be organized toward a specific cause, its brand (and brand identity) can be strongest when they address a larger context that frames the nonprofit's (unique) approach to the cause. For many nonprofits this may require a shift in thinking, and in self-definition. Convention is the enemy of brand. The last thing you want is for a generic cause to define you.
There are thousands and thousands of worthwhile causes, served by hundreds of thousands of nonprofit groups. Does your organization create some unique value in how you approach your cause, something that sets you apart and raises your solution (and the cause) to a stronger and more meaningful context?
Your transformational context
A large part of your brand, and your identity, resides in the transformational value that you provide. You are, after all, a change agent. Thus, you inhabit (and create) a transformational context that defines how you're advancing your partners and participants through your brand.
While "alms for the poor" is a worthy cause, job creation and community development are probably a more productive (and transformational) context for helping those in need. Do you want to be a brand of "alms" or a brand of "community development"? Nonprofits on the solution side of a cause (i.e., "teaching people to fish") can use the context they create as a primary means of brand differentiation. Through their transformational context they may also emerge as a foundation player in a new approach that redefines the cause itself.
Ask yourself: what are we a brand of?
One of the first steps in building a brand is to ask yourself: what are we a brand of? This can sometimes be a difficult question to answer. The most literal, functional or conventional answer may not lead to your strongest brand. A nonprofit might ask: Are we a brand of charity? A brand of compassion? Of fellowship? Generalized categories such as these may not be enough to drive a brand, or to differentiate you from other organizations that share the same mission.
Examples: what you can be a "brand of"
It's usually best to build your "brand of" quality as a proactive force that creates value on a wider (transformational) stage. Then your "brand of" discussion might be: Perhaps how we innovate is what sets us apart. Thus, "we're a brand of innovation." Or maybe we offer structural solutions far beyond meliorative steps. Maybe we're a model that redefines the category, raising it to a higher level. Maybe we redefine the context of our cause, so that it lends itself to more effective approaches. Perhaps we're building brand communities that can take on a life of their own, extending the brand at a grassroots level. Or maybe we're helping to eliminate the problem by empowering participants themselves, raising them and our brand in the process.
You might also be a brand of strategy innovation. Perhaps what you're a "brand of" is a potential innovation avenue for a corporate partner, setting the groundwork for a long-term joint venture.
The above are typical departure points for answering the "brand of" question. As a rule, you would want to be a "brand of" something dynamic, deep, creative, liberating, expansive and social—and absolutely true to you.
Are we becoming a brand of fundraising?
Fundraising is so vital to nonprofits that over time they may tend to become—often without realizing it—brands of fundraising. When this happens their appeal becomes their brand, and it saturates their approach to the world. Often, this can be a side effect of "cause marketing," which can reduce the brand to a symbolic role in marketing support. In effect, the nonprofit becomes a branded marketing machine.
A downside of becoming "a brand of fundraising" is that a nonprofit may begin to operate under fundraising priorities, neglecting its brand programs. This brings a danger of hollowing out the brand, missing brand innovation opportunities, ignoring brand communities, and opening the door for others to step in with more compelling forms of brand value and brand context.
This problem can be mitigated when fundraising strategy is aligned with


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Help us save New Mexico's endangered native plants.
$2.50 for nonmembers | $2.00 for members
Contact Barbara Fix at _PHONE_ or _EMAIL_
More information on each of these rare plants can be found on the NM Rare Plant website:
Mogollon Death Camas
The Mogollon death cama is a perennial herb in the lily family. It is a narrow endemic of the Gila National Forest, where it is limited to growing in the understory of montane and subalpine conifer forests above 8,700 feet. This rare plant faces an uncertain future in the Gila Wilderness of the southwestern New Mexico. The vast majority of its habitat and all the known populations of this lovely plant were destroyed in the Whitewater-Baldy fire, which burned nearly 300,000 acres in 2012.
Sacramento Prickly Poppy
The Sacramento prickly poppy is a perennial herb in the poppy family. It only occurs in a few canyons along the western slopes of the Sacramento Mountains in New Mexico, at elevations between 4,200 and 7,100 feet. Although tolerant of some disturbance, it is threatened with extinction from road maintenance, water development projects, grazing, and climate change. It is protected by state and federal endangered species laws.
Calochortus gunnisonii var. perpulcher
Pecos Mariposa Lily
The Pecos mariposa lily is a perennial herb in the lily family. It is only known from a few sites in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in New Mexico, where it grows in aspen glades and meadows above 9,500 feet. It is distinguished from other mariposa lilies by its pale yellow petals.
Holy Ghost Ipomopsis
The Holy Ghost ipomopsis is the rarest and most endangered native plant in New Mexico. This extremely rare plant is only known from one site in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of the Santa Fe National Forest – nowhere else in the world! It generally grows on relatively dry, steep, disturbed, west to southwest-facing slopes in open ponderosa pine or mixed conifer forest between 7,730 and 8,220 feet. It is federally and state-listed as endangered due to its small population size and threats to its environment, including road maintenance, recreational activities, and the potential impacts of wildfires.

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Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Print version ISSN 0104-6632On-line version ISSN _PHONE_
PAVIANI, L.; PERGHER, S. B.C. and DARIVA, C.. Application of molecular sieves in the fractionation of lemongrass oil from high-pressure carbon dioxide extraction. Braz. J. Chem. Eng. [online]. 2006, vol.23, n.2, pp.219-225. ISSN 0104-6632. _URL_
The aim of this work was to study the feasibility of simultaneous process of high-pressure extraction and fractionation of lemongrass essential oil using molecular sieves. For this purpose, a high-pressure laboratory-scale extraction unit coupled with a column with four different stationary phases for fractionation: ZSM5 zeolite, MCM-41 mesoporous material, alumina and silica was employed. Additionally, the effect of carbon dioxide extraction variables on the global yield and chemical composition of the essential oil was also studied in a temperature range of 293 to 313 K and a pressure range of 100 to 200 bar. The volatile organic compounds of the extracts were identified by a gas chromatograph coupled with a mass spectrometer detector (GC/MS). The results indicated that the extraction process variables and the stationary phase exerted an effect on both the extraction yield and the chemical composition of the extracts.
Keywords : High-pressure CO2 extraction; Lemongrass; Molecular sieves; Fractionation.


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Introduction to Ultraviolet Analyzer classification, applications and differences
Ultraviolet Analyzers are divided into a number of families, There are three-use Ultraviolet Analyzer, Camera Ultraviolet Analyzer, Photographic Ultraviolet Analyzer, etc. Different Ultraviolet Analyzer (UV Analyzer) have different uses.
Three-use Ultraviolet Analyzer features and benefits
1. Ultraviolet Analyzer (UV Analyzer) consists of an Ultraviolet lamp and a filter. 254nm wavelength, 365nm wavelength, the two wavelengths can be used independently of each other, and has the function of dot sampling.
2. Ultraviolet Analyzer (UV Analyzer) has low power consumption, low heat, and can be used continuously for a long time. The biggest advantage is that it can be turned on and off at any time, which is very convenient.
3. Ultraviolet Analyzer The light from the tube of the UV lamp is filtered through the filter to remove visible light, providing intense 254nm and 365nm Ultraviolet light for fluorescence analysis.
4. In the dark room, the distance between samples can be roughly estimated through the point sampling function of the instrument.
Three-use Ultraviolet Analyzer (UV Analyzer)
Power: 220 v, 50 hz.
Power: 25 W.
Ultraviolet wavelength: 254nm, 365nm.
Color filter: 200×50mm
Weight: about 3 Kg


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Spectral fingerprinting of decellularized heart valve scaffolds
Decellularized heart valves hold promise for their use as bioscaffolds in cardiovascular surgery. Quality assessment of heart valves after decellularization processing and/or storage is time consuming and destructive. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) allows rapid non-invasive assessment of biomolecular structures in tissues. In this study, IR-spectra taken from different layers of the pulmonary artery trunk and leaflet tissues of decellularized porcine heart valves were compared with those of pure collagen and elastin, the main protein components in these tissues. In addition, spectral changes associated with aging and oxidative damage were investigated. Infrared absorbance spectra of the arteria intima and media layer were found to be very similar, whereas distinct differences were observed when compared with spectra of the externa layer. In the latter, the shape of the CH-stretching vibration region (3050-2800 cm-1) resembled that of pure collagen. Also, pronounced νCOOH and amide-II bands and a relatively high content of α-helical structures in the externa layer indicated the presence of collagen in this layer. The externa layer of the artery appeared to be sensitive to collagenase treatment, whereas the media and intima layer were particularly affected by elastase and not by collagenase treatment. Protein conformational changes after treatment with collagenase were observed in all three layers. Collagenase treatment completely degraded the leaflet tissue sections. Spectra were also collected from scaffolds after 2 and 12 weeks storage at 37 °C, and after induced oxidative damage. Spectral changes related to aging and oxidative damage were particularly evident in the CH-stretching region, whereas the shape of the amide-I band, reflecting the overall protein secondary structure, remained unaltered.


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Question: Hogmanay - What is Hogmanay - Hogmanay Recipes
So, what is the celebration of Hogmanay?
Answer: Hogmanay is the Scottish celebration of New Years Eve and can last for days. No-one celebrates the eve quite like the Scots. It is believed the Scots inherited the celebration of Hogmanay from the Vikings and their celebration of the shortest day but many believe that as Christmas was virtually banned and not celebrated in Scotland from the end of the 17th century until the 1950's, New Years Eve was a good excuse for some revelry and the excuse to drink whisky and eat good food. Hogmanay involves parties and festivals across Scotland with the largest and most famous public party in Edinburgh.


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Background/Purpose: Cigarette smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke, and arsenic exposure are well known risk factors for developing urothelial carcinoma (UC). We investigated the combined effects of cigarette smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke, and the presence of urinary total arsenic on the risk of developing UC. Methods: We conducted a hospital-based, case-control study involving 261UC patients and 672 cancer-free control individuals between September 2002 and May 2009. Results: Individuals who had smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime (ever smokers) and had a high urinary total arsenic level, had increased risks of developing UC (3.20-fold and 6.45-fold greater), respectively, compared to individuals who were never smokers and had a low urinary total arsenic level. Individuals who had high urinary total arsenic levels and had been exposed to secondhand smoke, and individuals with high urinary arsenic levels who had not been exposed to secondhand smoke, had increased chances (2.71-fold and 5.00-fold greater, respectively) of developing UC, compared to individuals who were not exposed to secondhand smoke and had low urinary total arsenic levels. Ever smokers who had been exposed to secondhand smoke and had a high urinary total arsenic level had the greatest increased risk for developing UC (10.82-fold greater). Conclusion: Individuals in a Taiwanese population who smoked cigarettes, were exposed to secondhand smoke, and a high urinary total arsenic level, had a significant risk for developing UC.
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NA 062 Materials Testing Standards Committee
The materials testing standards committee within DIN is responsible for the development of standards for test methods and terminology as well as for specific subject matters also for basic standards and product standards for a large number of materials, among other things for - metals - building materials - non-metallic inorganic materials (e.g. materials for semiconductor technology, ceramics, carbon, graphite, advanced technical ceramics, natural stone and glass) - organic materials (e.g. paper, board, elastomers, adhesives, textiles, leather, petroleum, gases and solid fuels) - nuclear technology - test methods independent from the kind of material (e.g. non-destructive testing) and - specialities (e.g. explosives, fire works, articles and nanotechnologies). The materials testing standards committee coordinates the German participation in European (CEN) and International (ISO) Standardization and holds the secretariats of European and International standards committees in selected fields.


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Science experiment n°2
-Plastic Glasses -Borax (also know as sodium tetraborate)
-A spoon -Polyvinyl alcohol
-Ultraviolet light -Glowing, coloring substances (eosin,
-Graduated cylinder fluorescein, methylene blue)
-Soft dirnk with quinina
We take four glasses and we pour 10 ml of borax in each with colorant (Eosin or fluorescein or methylene blue) and in the last, we add quinina. We mix it to make the substance homogenous.
After, we add 100 ml of polyvinyl alcohol in the four glasses, while we stir continuously with the spoon.
Don't stop this movement until the substance is viscous but not sticky.
We must manipulate the substance and pick up all the slime between your fingers and we can juggle and try things.
Put the slimes back in the glasses and observe what happens.
What can you do with slime?
We can :
- Juggle with this.
- Hold it with our fingers.
- Handle as we want.
- Manipulate the substance with ultraviolet light.
Solid or Liquid ?
The slime is liquid because it takes the shape of its container and it has its own shape. The surface is always flat and horizontal. This is a characteristics of liquid.
Primary or Secondary Light Source ?
The slime is a secondary light source because it diffuses ultraviolet light.
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How to Pump Gas During a Pandemic
The etiquette of doing something you do regularly while staying safe and clean.
 - We might need new gas-pumping etiquette rules for the 21st century, both for selfish and altruistic reasons.
 - We've known since 2011 that gas pump handles can be filthy—they're worse than ATMs or escalators, even—but there's no reason to worry if you take the right precautions.
 - You can lower your risk by using gloves or paper towels to gas up, using touch-free pay options, and staying as physically separate from others as possible as you refuel.
 You may have heard this one before: the best way to avoid catching some sort of communicable disease is to wash your hands well, and often. This advice isn't exactly new, which hints at how reasonable and responsible it is.
 Washing your hands to stay clean was the takeaway lesson from a 2011 study conducted by Kimberly-Clark Professional, which found gas pump handles were "the filthiest surface that Americans encounter on the way to work," according to Reuters. The Los Angeles Times reported back then that the study found 71 percent of gas pump handles the Kimberly-Clark researched tested were considered "'highly contaminated' with the kinds of germs most associated with a high risk of illness." Compare that to only 41 percent of ATM buttons and 43 percent of escalator rails.
 The Kimberly-Clark Professional tests were done in big cities (Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, and Philadelphia) almost a decade ago, but when something like the coronavirus impacts pretty much every corner of the world, it's a good reminder to take care when gassing up. When it comes to the COVID-19 coronavirus specifically, the National Institutes of Health has issued information that explains that coronavirus can be stable for 24 hours on some surfaces like cardboard and "up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel."
 If you're not already carrying disinfecting wipes in the car with you, this is a good time to start, assuming you have some available, and wipe off the pump handle and touchscreen, or any other surfaces you plan to touch, before your hands make contact. Even better, it might be a good idea to search out a station that accepts contactless payment at the pump, so you won't need to come into physical contact with the touchscreen or anything else other than the pump handle. Two easy solutions to this issue are to either wear gloves or to use the paper towels commonly provided for window cleaning as a guard between your hands and the screen, buttons, and pump handle. Keeping gloves in the car is a good idea, but they shouldn't be the disposable sterile gloves that hospitals can use when there's a need for them there. If you don't have gloves, keep some hand sanitizer in the car to use on your hands after filling up.
 As for social distancing, it's convenient that gas pumps are relatively far apart from one another, contagion-wise, but even so, choosing to fill up your tank at an off-peak time can be safer. If there are other people getting gas at the same time, keeping at least six feet between you and them is a good idea for everyone involved. And it should go without saying that you shouldn't go into the store unless there's a reasonable need to do so if there's still a rapidly spreading disease going around.
 The actual chance that you will catch a transmittable viruses at the gas station is low. As the Illinois TV station ABC-20 reported based on answers from a medical expert, the sequence of events that have to happen to get the virus from someone who has it (someone coughing onto the pump handle or touching the touchscreen with virus on their hands, and then you touching it and then your face) can be interrupted in any number of ways. Even so, there's no harm in being extra careful in these potentially dangerous times.
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Following the devastating bushfires on the NSW South Coast, the Australian Government and Catholic Education Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn are providing a range of supports to affected children, families and communities.
The Australian Government will:
- provide mental health support for school staff, students and families in bushfire affected communities
- provide financial support to child care services in bushfire affected communities
- provide Child Care Subsidy (CCS) activity test debt exemptions for families in bushfire affected communities
- provide an additional $400 to families for each child aged under 16 that is eligible for the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment
- provide scholarships for regional students from bushfire affected communities to help them attend university
Further information on these assistance packages can be found on the Department of Education website.
Catholic Education Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn (CECG)
CECG has committed to providing practical and financial support to their schools in Batehaven, Broulee and Moruya that have been affected by the bushfires. This support includes:
- total fee remissions to families
- additional relief staffing to affected schools
- additional counselling services for students, staff and the wider school community
For more information contact Ben Duggan on (02) 6234 5454.
For information on personal hardship and distress assistance, contact the Disaster Welfare Assistance Line on 1800 018 444.


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The biggest priority within an organization is, obviously, cost. The employee talent search process can be cumbersome and tedious, let alone expensive. Managers spend long hours reading resumes, conducting interview, and training employees only to repeat the process if the new hire wasn't a good match for the company. Recruiting software investments may streamline operations; leading to savings. An organization may use an ARAP Savings Calculator template to verify the ROI of recruiting software investments.
ARAP Savings Calculator Template Overview
The ARAP Savings Calculator is grouped into two main worksheets: the recruiting data worksheet, and the potential savings calculations for ARAP, plus, a savings summary, and a savings breakdown at the bottom of the template. Each of the worksheets is further divided into subheadings and criteria. Note that the gray fields are reserved for calculating totals. The first worksheet is where the statistical data is entered while savings potential are calculated on the second.
ARAP Savings Calculator Work Flow
- The Hiring Practice section analyzes the effective use of in house application collection and how long positions are vacant. The questions break down the process of collecting applications and resumes, how it's done, how long it takes, and the number of people hired.
- The Annual Staffing section breaks down the dollar cost of full time equivalent work load used to process applications along with the funds spend on outsourcing to recruiting agencies. The work load sows how many employee hours are needed vs. how many are used for application processing.
- The Advertising section is a breakdown of recruiting advertising expenses based on types of media and outsourced firms.
- The Special Programs and Career Fairs section is a list of job fairs, career opportunity programs and cost used for recruiting.
- The Campus Recruitment organizes statistic from recruiting college students through various campuses.
- The final section is a list of other criteria that doesn't fit into a group. This list includes expenses accrued for traveling, meals, relocating, lodging, signing bonuses, and background checks.
- The second worksheet does not require any data to be entered. Each sub section of this worksheet is a reflection of the savings calculated from the six subsections in the first worksheet.
ARAP Savings Calculator Customization Tips
- Company name and date should be entered into rows one and three of the ARAP Savings Calculator, however, they can be placed any ware outside any of the worksheets.
- Criteria relevant to an organization can be added to the first worksheet. Be sure to update every other worksheet and math formulas to reflect the calculation of the added content.
Download: ARAP Savings Calculator
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Here's an easy way to weld all the letters of a word together in the Design Studio:
1) With the DS open and your cursor set on the mat where you want it, type the first word (all the letters) with no spaces between them. Then, in the kern box, type "-0.25" (without the quotes) and hit the apply button. This will overlap the letters. If they overlap too much, experiment to see what overlap you like by changing the kern number.
2) Then, highlight each letter and click weld.
Here's a tip: To highlight a letter or object in DS, click on a line segment of the letter or object. This will bring up the bounding box (the one with arrows). I spent many frustrated hours trying to get the letters to highlight.
Also, another tip: If you can't get the cursor to move on the mat, adjust your double click speed. It doesn't seem to handle super fast double clicking well. Slow it up a little bit and see if that helps.
One more thing, the DS program only allows ONE computer to cut your creations. So, if you have DS, you can load it on multiple computers, in order to create things, BUT you may only cut with one of them. I assume it is the FIRST one you load DS onto. I am really cranky about this because a day after I loaded DS onto my Windows laptop, it decided it wouldn't take a charge from the power cord anymore. Arrrgghh!


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Dinosaurs Pooped Rocks In Wyoming Study Finds
Apparently, there are some rocks that we can find in Wyoming because the dinosaurs that migrated here - pooped them out when they got here. Now, that is a finding I never expected to read.
Joshua Malone, is a geoscience researcher at the University of Texas at Austin. While visiting Wyoming she found some unusual rocks and began to wonder how they got here.
"We were walking around just doing some fieldwork in the Bighorn Basin," he said. "We started seeing these polished stones and we were like, 'those look pretty exotic compared to all the other rock around us.'" (Wyoming Public Media)
There are many living things that eat rocks to help with digestion. Though I often wonder how they figured out to do that. Those creatures, like birds and alligators, are called gastroliths. Researchers can identify these rocks because they are smooth and take a certain shape, and are found near the remains of the creature.
"We inferred that these were ingested in Wisconsin, or somewhere along this sluggish stream that was flowing from the east to the western United States during that time," he said. "We figured that once they were ingested, they were carried and eventually deposited out within the Morrison deposition."
Picture this, dinosaurs slowly moving to what would become the state of Wyoming, and eating as they go. They pick up rocks and eat them along the way, to help with digestion. Once they get to Wyoming they poop out the rocks. Some died here in Wyoming leaving the rocks behind in that way.
Well, now you now have another bizarre fact you and tell your friends and they can ask you where you learned that crap. You can answer - "NO, not crap. Rocks."


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I found what looks like a bug when using TP on Bricscad 17.2.03.
Steps to Reproduce problem
1.Create a DTEXT and edit it.
2. Insert a Field for example drawing filename.
3. Copy the dtext 2 or three times.
4. Use the Text - paragraph - restack command in TP and follow the prompt to restack the text.
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The REAL Welding Flash Burn Eyes Home Treatment
The REAL Welding Flash Burn Eyes Home Treatment
Having red painful eyes after welding? There is a good chance you got a welding flash burn; especially if you weren't using a proper welding helmet to protect the eyes. Fortunately, there are some easy treatments you can do at home to make the eyes feel more comfortable and encourage recovery.
First off, what is a welding flash burn.
Welding arcs contain a very high amount of light. But not just the normal visible light that we see. It contains a very high amount of UV light. You know, the stuff which can burn your skin and give you a sunburn.
Turns out the same thing can happen on the eyes. When the eye is exposed to too much UV light, it gets a sunburn. But we call it something different. The technical term for it is called photokeratitis. And when it happens specifically due to welding, it is called arc eye or a flash burn.
So what happens when the cornea becomes sunburned?
Just like how we have skin on the rest of our body, the cornea of our eye has a "skin-like" layer called epithelium. This epithelium is very sensitive to ultraviolet light. It will absorb it and die off. Eventually new epithelial cells with grow and replace the dead ones, but in the meantime you will have symptoms: Pain, blurred vision, sensitivity to light.
You see, these epithelial cells cover and protect the most sensitive part of our body. When these cells die and slough off the cornea, the sensitive layers of the cornea become exposed and are painful!
There isn't really anything you can do to make the eye heal faster, but there are things you can do at home to make the eyes more comfortable and also prevent a delay in healing.
But first off, there are some pretty crazy recommendations on what to do to treat a welding flash burn.
What NOT To Do
Some people think it's a great idea to put food products all over the eyes. This is NOT a good idea.
The goal and purpose of putting things like potatoes, milk/cream, tea bags, banana pulp, cucumber slices on the eyes or eyelids is to cool the eyes. And cooling the eyes does have a benefit.
Ever go outside on a cold day and your fingers or toes get so cold that they go numb? Cold temperatures can reduce feeling and sensation. This same principle can be applied to the eyes. Cold temperature can reduce sensation on the eye making the flash burn feel much less uncomfortable. (and also reduce the buildup on inflammation on the eye by decreasing circulation around the eyes).
But there are MUCH better ways to do this than with food.
One key function of the epithelium is to protect our eye from infection. When this epithelium is damaged and broken down (such as during a welding flash burn), the eye is more susceptible to infection. Putting unclean food on the eyes is a good way to cause an infection.
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Cook those potatoes instead of putting them on your eyes; image by Peter Schad on Unsplash
This Is What You Do
You know what can cool better than potatoes and cucumbers? An ice pack!
 1. Take a plastic bag, fill it with crushed ice and then place it on the eye. Better yet, you can use a dedicated cooling eye mask.
 2. Keep in place for roughly 20 minutes before removing. You don't want things to become TOO cold.
 3. Repeat as needed throughout the day.
Making an ice pack or using a dedicated cooling eye mask will be much more sanitary than using food you have around your house.
Ice is great and simple and something you already have around your home. But there are more good ways to treat welding flash burns at home.
Eye ointment
As mentioned, the cornea is the most sensitive structure in our body. This makes flash burns exquisitely painful. Each blink of the eyelid grinds against the sensitive exposed cornea.
This pain can be reduced by adding an artificial protective barrier: an ointment.
Using an ointment does a few things.
 - It prevents the eyelid from rubbing against the cornea and causing as much pain. The ointment serves as a sort of cushion.
 - It keeps the eye from drying out. This reduces inflammation and promotes the fastest healing.
Look for a dedicated eye ointment such as Refresh PM. Eye ointments are clean and safe to use in the eyes. While Vaseline may seem like a good alternative, the trouble is you can't be certain that it will be completely sterile and isn't recommended.
After washing your hands, pull down your lower eyelid, take the ointment and place a thin strip (about half the size of a grain of rice) onto your eyelid. Blinking will then smear the ointment over the surface of your eye.
Eye ointments WILL blur the vision (because they provide a thick coat to the surface of the eye). If you want something thinner with less blurring of vision, look for gel-based eye drops. These will still coat the eye well but just won't be as thick.
Take out any contact lenses
Having contact lenses in the eye can contribute to more the inflammation and irritation in the eye. In addition, contact lenses can also increase the risk of infection when the eye is damaged. Discontinue them until the eye feels healthy again.
Sunglasses
When the cornea is irritated, it can be more sensitive to light. Bright lights may be uncomfortable or painful. So, to keep bright lights from hitting the eyes, put on a pair of sunglasses. As a bonus, it will also keep more UV light from injuring the eyes.
OTC pain meds
Finally, you may find some benefit by taking an NSAID medication such as ibuprofen. While it won't eliminate the pain, it may make the eye feel a little more tolerable (especially in combination with the above recommendations).
Visit the doctor if you aren't getting better
Welding flash burns will heal quickly. Within about 24-48 hours, your eyes should be back to normal. If your eyes aren't getting any better or are getting worse, it's time to have an eye doctor take a look at your eyes.
Summary
There are some really bizarre and bad recommendations out there on how to treat a welding flash burn. But there are much better ways to treat the eyes at home. Using an ointment can provide a significant improvement in comfort. In addition, ice packs or cooling masks, sunglasses and over the counter medication can also provide relief.
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Fisheries managers need to understand herring stock genetics in order to set management objectives that aid herring recovery in PWS. The purpose of this study is to use the genetic makeup of herring populations to determine if one or multiple stocks exist in Prince William Sound. For example, are the fish that spawn on Montague different than those that spawn in Port Gravina or are they different portions of one large population.
Researchers from NOAA are coordinating with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) and other researchers to collect herring samples from different spawning locations in and around Prince William Sound. Genetic markers (genes or DNA-sequences that identify the relatedness of individuals) will be used to identify the genetic identity of each herring sample, which will then be evaluated to determine how related the various spawning populations are.
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In Cultivated Abundance, youll learn how to...
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Conservationists say they are deeply concerned about the death of two whales off the central Queensland coast.
The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection says a sperm whale has been found dead on Curtis Island this week.
A smaller animal measuring three-metres-long has also washed up on Great Keppel Island.
Michael McCabe from the Capricorn Conservation Council says tests are being conducted to see if the Great Keppel Island specimen was a dwarf sperm or pygmy sperm whale.
He says the causes of the deaths are not known.
"After a preliminary examination by staff the small whale carcass on Keppel was towed out to sea, as is the normal practice," he said.
"The whale that washed up on Curtis Island was dead and there won't be any resources to be able to go out and actually make any examination.
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Design and Implementation of VOD Database System
A database is an organized collection of data and the database data collection with DBMS is called a database system. A numerous database systems have been developed. In the authors' previous paper, they have introduced their design of database system for a VOD system. Now-a-days computing power of mobile terminals is utterly astonishing and playing video on them became popular. So, this paper extends the previous paper to mobile VOD and further discusses implementation of the design.


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VERILOG-XL: Error! Module (...) has a 'timescale directive but previous modules do not
Keywords: Verilog, Verilog-XL, timescale
Urgency: Standard
General Description:
When simulating with Verilog-XL, what does the following error mean:
The 'timescale compiler directive is optional. Designs that do not
contain this require no modification and the default of 1 ns / 1 ns is used.
However, if the design includes a 'timescale compiler directive for any
module definition, then all other modules definitions require this as well.
Otherwise, Verilog-XL flags this as an error.
The 'timescale can be declared in any file.
The UNISIMS has 100ps / 10ps.
The SIMPRIMS has 1ps / 1ps.
The glbl.v has 100ps / 10ps.
The smallest precision of all the timescale directives determines the time
unit of the simulation. For example,
'timescale 1 ns / 10 ps
module1 ();
'timescale 100 ns / 1 ns
module2 ();
'timescale 1 ps / 100 fs
module3 ();
The first timescale indicates that the time units for module1 are in multiples
of 1 ns and it is precise to 10 ps. Thus, the smallest timestep for the
simulator is 10 ps.
The second timescale is 100 ns / 1 ns. Since 1 ns is greater than 10 ps,
the smallest timestep remains 10 ps.
The third timescale is 1 ps / 100 fs. Since 100 fs is smaller than 10 ps,
the smallest simulator timestep now becomes 100 fs.
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Mumbai: In a recent development, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has revised the syllabus for classes from IX to XII during the academic session 2020-21 in view of the post created by COVID-19.
CBSE said in a circular issued to the heads of all the institutions associated with it that the syllabus has been resumed due to the extraordinary conditions spread in different parts of the country and the world.
"Keeping in mind the importance of achieving the level of learning, the curriculum has been rationalized to the extent possible to maintain the core concepts," it said.
CBSE stated that efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the prevailing health emergency in the country and in various parts of the world, have resulted in the loss of classroom teaching due to the closure of schools.
"Therefore, the board has decided to revise the syllabus for IX-XII classes for the academic session 2020-21. The changes in the syllabi have been finalized by the respective course committees with the approval of the curriculum committee and the governing body of the Board," the circular said.
It states that the heads of schools and teachers can ensure that the subjects that have been reduced are explained to the extent necessary for students to connect different subjects.
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The History of the Society of Sponsors
The Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy was founded in 1908 by Miss (Annie) Keith Frazier (Somerville), Sponsor of USS Tennessee and Miss Mary Campbell (Underwood), Sponsor of USS Birmingham with the support of the Secretary of the Navy and President Theodore Roosevelt. The fourteen original members met at the Willard Hotel in Washington DC for their first business meeting, and were guests that evening of the President for the Army-Navy Reception. For many years the Annual Meeting of the Society was held at the Willard Hotel; frequently, a White House Reception or Tea was part of the annual activities. In 1958, Mrs. Somerville penned a booklet, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Society; she died in 1978. In 2008 the Society celebrated its Centennial Year.
The Society has published five volumes of Ships of the United States Navy and Their Sponsors. The first one covers ships christened between _PHONE_; the latest one, _PHONE_, was published by the Naval Institute Press.
The Story of the Organization of the Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy
The following story was penned by founder, Mrs. Keith Frazier Somerville:
It all started back in 1907, when I saw in a newspaper account of the launching of the cruiser BIRMINGHAM, where it had been suggested there that the girls who had christened ships in the U.S. Navy should form a society. The idea intrigued me, and I sat down immediately and wrote Mary Campbell, Sponsor of the BIRMINGHAM, and asked if anything had been done about such a society, and if not, why didn't we try to organize one. She replied that nothing had been done and she thought it would be fun to try-but how? Well, I didn't know how either, so I took the matter up with father, who was then in the U.S. Senate from Tennessee. He suggested, as the first move, a visit to the Secretary of the Navy to find out from him if a list of Sponsors had been kept, and went with me to see Mr. Metcalf. No list had been kept, but the Secretary gave me a list of all the ships then in the Navy, with where they were built, suggesting that perhaps shipbuilders had such lists. I wrote them all, with little luck, for they had no complete lists either. Then (again at father's suggestion) we wrote (for I sent part of the list to Mary Campbell) to the mayors of all towns for whom ships had been named, and I myself wrote to Senators representing states for whom ships had been named. I recall the next night after I sent out those letters, that while I was dressing for a dance, Senator Stephenson called to tell me his daughter had christened the WISCONSIN, and Senator Blackburn to tell me that the Sponsor of the KENTUCKY was Mrs. John South.
The excitement of a dance sank into insignificance beside the fact that I'd gotten two sponsors' names in one night! Every new name was a gold nugget to the enthusiasm of youth!
When we had collected about twenty names, I contacted a newspaper friend down in Tennessee, Miss Zella Armstrong, she agreed, if I'd send her some pictures of Sponsors, to write a feature story about it and try to sell it to Sunday supplements. I did, and she did! The story came out in Sunday papers across the nation, and was our very first publicity. After that, the names rolled in.
About the same time, Admiral Schley, who had become interested, sent the story with my name and address, to the Army and Navy Register and that produced results, too.
By December we had collected 97 names, and felt we had enough to call an organization meeting. The first idea was to have it at our house in Washington. We lived then at 1213 Connecticut Avenue, and as we didn't hope for a large attendance, space would have been ample. But mother thought it would sound better to call it at a semi-public place, so she helped me get in touch with her friends, Mrs. Donald McLean and Mrs. (Vice President) Fairbanks (prominent D.A.R. of that era), and get permission to call the organization meeting at Memorial Continental Hall, then being built. That settled, the next question was when. I had an idea that we might lure some sponsors who had never attended a White House reception if we could assure them of that. So father took me to see "Teddy" Roosevelt, then President, and he was "delighted" with the idea and readily gave orders for invitations to the Army and Navy reception to be sent to any Sponsors whose names I sent in.
Next morning father accompanied me down to the Senate Stationery room, and we gave the order for 100 invitations-
You are cordially invited to be present and to participate in the organization of the Society of Naval Sponsors on the nineteenth of February, 1908, at twelve o'clock Continental Hall Washington, D.C.
Under the caption, "Ready to Launch Sponsor Society," a Washington paper (1908) wrote: "Miss Keith Frazier, daughter of the Senator from Tennessee, is the busiest young society girl in Washington and she has developed remarkable executive ability, which does credit to her distinguished father. Upon her shoulders has fallen all the detail work of the organization of one of the most unique societies in this country, the Society of Naval Sponsors."
I was busy but I didn't deserve that, for I have always felt that it was due to father's executive ability, and not to mine, that the Society of Sponsors was started at that time. Probably it would have come later, for in this America of ours an idea once planted generally does reach fruition, but not then. Mary and I were both very young (she still in school in Baltimore), and while we had enthusiasm, we certainly lacked any knowledge of organization.
A day or so later the old horse-drawn wagon, which delivered things from the Capitol in those days, drew up before our door, and those beautiful engraved invitations arrived! I started addressing them immediately! As I look over that list today, I am amazed that I had as many replies as I did, for so many of the addresses were woefully inadequate. For instance there was – "Mrs. Russel C. Langdon, Present address, Jamestown Exposition"! Surprisingly it reached her, and Mrs. Langdon should have been a charter member, but it was not till some years later that she became so interested, and did so much for twenty-five years to make our society into the recognized national patriotic organization it has become.
I had 45 replies from interested Sponsors, but when that momentous, snowy morning in February arrived, only 14 were present. I had learned the night before that the furnace in Constitution Hall was not working properly, so I rushed down early and stood shivering in the door, as I awaited the Sponsors' arrival. When they gathered, we adjourned to the warmth of the Willard for our first meeting. But we did meet there, and were the first organization to do so – even before the D.A.R. themselves!
And that's the story of how our Society was started.
Keith Frazier Somerville


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Is your kid scared to visit a salon or a barbershop for a haircut? Well, you can save him from the trouble and even your money, by giving your boy a new hair cut right there at home. Some of the basic haircut styles for boys, usually performed by professionals, can be tried at home also. A sharp pair of scissors, clippers and a comb comprise of the main supplies needed to perform the haircut. Though not a difficult task, cutting boys' hair at home does require you to follow a systematic approach. This is especially applicable when the strands of the hair are too short in length. You need to be very careful while running the clipper through the hair. In order to help you out with the task, we have provided tips on how to cut boys' hair at home, in the lines below.
Image: I Should Be Folding Laundry@flickr
Cutting A Little Boy's Hair
- Guide Comb
- Hair Clippers, with guards
- Comb or Brush
- Sharp Scissors
- Neck Brush
- Hair Stylizing Product - Mousse (optional)
- The hair can be cut either in a standing or in a sitting position. If the boy is too small, ask him to sit on a high chair or stool.
- Wash the hair and towel-dry it lightly.
- Detangle the boy's hair by combing or brushing it.
- Figure out the length for the haircut, by running the guide comb through the hair.
- Start cutting the hair at the base of the hairline. Apply short and even strokes, as you brush the clipper through the hair.
- As you move upwards, make sure that you keep an even pressure on the clipper. The pace should also be steady, so that you do not miss any strand.
- Run the clipper to trace the hairline around the ears. While doing this, fold down the ears in a gentle manner.
- After giving the haircut, take a look at it and make sure that the hair has been cut evenly.
- Run the clipper again, on the missed out areas of the head.
- Trim the hair strands around the hairline, using a sharp pair of scissors.
- Using a razor, trim the hair around the neck.
- Remove the hair trimmings off the face and neck, by sweeping them with a neck brush.
- Comb the hair once again.
- Stylize the hair using mousse.
- Put on some good lights, so as to get the desired lighting.
- If the hair dries in-between the cutting, use a spray mister to dampen it.
- Never ever rush. Take your time to cut your boys' hair.
- To avoid fidgeting, play some calm DVD for your child to watch.
- Visit a barber to ask for tips on how to cut your boys' hair.
- Sharpen your tools and check to see if they are ready to use.
- Ask your child to have a quick shower and shampoo his hair after the cut, to remove all the hair trimmings.
- Hold the scissors away from the head, to prevent any injury, just in case your kid moves suddenly.


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ConnectionPoint.ControlType Property
Gets the Type of the server control with which a connection point is associated.
Namespace: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)
public Type ControlType { get; }
/** @property */
public Type get_ControlType ()
public function get ControlType () : Type
Not applicable.
Property Value
A Type representing the control type.
The value of the ControlType property is often the WebPart type. However, because any type of user control or server control can participate in connections if it is properly enabled and placed in a WebPartZoneBase zone, the ControlType property can return one of these other server control types as well.
When server controls that are not WebPart controls are placed in a WebPartZoneBase zone, they are wrapped with a GenericWebPart object at run time so they can function as WebPart controls and participate in connections. But when such controls are involved in connections, the ControlType property value does not return the GenericWebPart type; it returns the type of the GenericWebPart object's child control, which is the type of the server or user control.
The following code example demonstrates the use of the ControlType property on both ProviderConnectionPoint and ConsumerConnectionPoint objects. This code example shows only the Web page that contains the code to access the property; for the full code required to run the example, see the Example section of the ConnectionPoint class overview.
The code in the Button2_Click method of the Web page accesses the ControlType property on each of the connection point objects and writes each value to a label. Execute the code by clicking the Connection Point Details button after the page is loaded in a browser.
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ register tagprefix="uc1"
 tagname="DisplayModeMenuCS"
 src="~/displaymodemenucs.ascx" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample"
 Namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
 "_URL_

 <title>Untitled Page</title>

 <form id="form1" runat="server">

 <asp:WebPartManager ID="mgr" runat="server" >
 <StaticConnections>
 <asp:WebPartConnection ID="conn1"
 ConsumerConnectionPointID="ZipCodeConsumer"
 ConsumerID="weather1"
 ProviderConnectionPointID="ZipCodeProvider"
 ProviderID="zip1" />
 </StaticConnections>
 </asp:WebPartManager>
 <uc1:displaymodemenucs id="menu1" runat="server" />
 <asp:WebPartZone ID="WebPartZone1" runat="server">
 <ZoneTemplate>
 <aspSample:ZipCodeWebPart ID="zip1" runat="server"
 Title="Zip Code Provider" />
 <aspSample:WeatherWebPart ID="weather1" runat="server"
 Title="Zip Code Consumer" />
 </ZoneTemplate>
 </asp:WebPartZone>
 <asp:ConnectionsZone ID="ConnectionsZone1" runat="server">
 </asp:ConnectionsZone>
 <asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server"
 Text="Dynamic Connection"
 OnClick="Button1_Click" />

 <asp:Button ID="Button2" runat="server"
 Text="Connection Point Details"
 OnClick="Button2_Click" />

 <asp:Label ID="lblConn" runat="server" />

 </form>

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The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.
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Kite Aerial Photography on the Dinwoody Glacier
Track: Teaching and Research
Authors: Michael Adami, Nathan Strout, Steven Moore, David Smith
Come learn about using kite aerial photography to update basemap aerial imagery of sections of the Dinwoody glacial cirque. The project was a collaboration between Central Wyoming College (CWC) and the University of Redlands. The kite was flown to support CWC and their Interdisciplinary Climate Change Expedition (ICCE). ICCE is a research project collaborating with different scientific teams from CWC to determine the rate of the glaciers retreat.


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In response to some serious issues like the energy crisis and environmental problems associated with the conventional compression refrigeration system, thermal air-conditioning systems were therefore developed to overcome the mentioned problems. A completely novel integrated adsorption and absorption (AD-AB) refrigeration system driven by low-grade temperature heat sources is proposed in this investigation. This novel cycle focuses on the inherent characteristics of the adsorption and absorption phenomena. The innovation here is that the generator of the absorption cycle becomes the evaporator of the adsorption cycle. Therefore, the generation and evaporating pressure are associated with the heat source temperature. Moreover, the adsorber in the adsorption system replaces the condenser in the standard absorption system. Thus, the generation pressure is associated with the heat source temperature and can be adjusted according to the solution concentration and generation temperature.
Keywords integrated AD-AB system, absorption, adsorption, COP, low-grade thermal energy, energy Efficiency.


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Sportag is made from Lytag's secondary aggregate, suitable for land drainage applications with its rounded shape and material properties, in addition to a hydraulic conductivity ten times that of natural aggregates. It is particularly suited to golf courses and sports pitches.
Sportag secondary aggregate composition also allows for a 30% moisture retention rate, ensuring a healthier and more consistent facility. The product's 40% void ratio helps aid longevity, improving aeration and allowing roots to penetrate further.
Sportag saves on natural resources, offering greater sustainability and reduced landfill Its round and lightweight nature also means that it is easily handled, flowing easily into position. Lytag lightweight aggregate is made from the fly ash generated by coal fired power stations.
The revolutionary technology transforms the fly ash into small round pellets, which are then heated to 1,100°C. This creates a very hard pellet with a honeycombed internal structure of interconnecting voids within the aggregate, making it structurally robust yet lightweight. The pellets formed are rounded in shape and range in size from 14mm down to fines and can then be used as a superior, consistent, lightweight aggregate that is up to 40% lighter than natural aggregate.
A Nottinghamshire college's recent redevelopment has allowed for new buildings, facilities and opportunities, and Dulux Trade has been involved in the update.Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Interior Design & Construction, Interiors, Paints, Coatings & Finishes, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
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How To Fix iPhone XR Rear Camera Not Working Faulty
Basic Fix Ideas On Motherboard
The rear camera faulty fix of the iPhone 8 and its successors is easier than its previous iPhones. Because since the iPhone 8, all iPhones apply multi-pin integrated chips instead of power supply connectors with 4 pins. Generally speaking, for iPhone 8, and the following iPhones, there are mainly two causes for the rear camera not working faulty on the motherboard:
 1. I2C bus
Flashlight and rear camera share the same I2C bus. Under such circumstances, when one part has been damaged or not working or the I2C bus itself has been faulty, it will cause the other parts not working. Therefore, when flashlight has been faulty, it will lead to rear camera fail to work, vice versa.
 1. Camera Connector
There is an interrupt signal on the camera connector. The signal is connected to the CPU and the camera cannot work without it, so the camera connector also needs to be checked：corrosive power supply parts, pseudo-soldering chips, or broken circuits connected to CPU.
That being so, we can fix an iPhone rear camera faulty according to its performance. Such as, if the rear camera cannot work, and the flashlight work normally, then it is the CPU signal faulty instead of the I2C bus.
Case Study: Fix An iPhone XR Rear Camera Not Working
Now we will give a demonstration of an iPhone XR and you will learn the fix methods and steps.
Step 1: Check The Performance
First of all, let's check its performance. It is quite easy, just check the flashlight. It turns out the flashlight is normal, so it is the camera connector faulty if the rear camera itself is OK.
Step 2: Replace Rear Camera
Before moving to the motherboard fix, we still need to check the rear camera. After all, replacing a rear camera is much easier than fixing the parts on the camera connector.
Hence we disconnect the screen ( How? Please check here: iPhone XR screen replacement guide), remove the battery connector, and take down the rear camera. Then install a new rear camera. After that, we test again, however, the rear camera still won't work, so it is indeed the camera connector faulty.
Step 3: Measure Camera Connector
Two steps for measuring camera connector:
 1. Measure the diode readings of the pins on the rear camera connector, if the values are abnormal, we then check the related circuits. However, all the values are normal, so we move to the next step.
 1. Measure the voltage of the connector. Check out the circuit diagram: the related parts include pin2, pin10, pin12, pin14, pin20, pin26. Hence we only need to test these pins. It is not easy since all the power supply voltages of the rear camera are instantaneous values except for 1.8V camera power supply, so we need to test many times to find out the truth. After a series of testing, it turns out that the pin20 has no voltage.
Step 4: Analyze The Abnormal Voltage
Check out the circuit diagram: pin26 and pin20 have the same voltage 2.85V, so we connect their circuits to make pin20 function again. Check again, the pin26 is connected to C3909, while pin20 is connected to C3994. Here comes the solution, we could jump a copper line from C3909 to C3994 to fix the pin20.
Step 5: Jump Copper Line
Now let's jump copper line to connect C3909 to C3994, do it as follows:
 - Take down the motherboard and fix it on a PCB holder
 - Heat up C3909 to C3994 to remove the adhesive so that they can be connected
 - Apply solder flux and melt the solder wire on C3909 with a soldering iron, so that it can be coated with tin
 - Next, weld a copper wire on C3909
 - Then melt the solder wire on C3994 for tin coating and weld the other side of copper wire on it
It is not easy, better to have an advanced welding tool: hot air gun desoldering station.
Now the pin20 no voltage issue has been fixed, the rear camera not working issue should have been fixed. We install the phone and test again. Needless to say, the phone rear camera works perfectly.
You can find the detailed demonstration here:
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Why do Trout Jump Out of the Water?
Ever wondered why do trout jump out of the water? I was taken by surprise the first time I saw a trout fly out of the water, but I've learned it's actually fairly common. Trout jump out of the water to catch insects, relieve irritation from lice and parasites, or shake hooks out of their mouth.
Sometimes trout may need to jump to get away from dangerous predators or adjust their temperature too.
Here's the scoop on the top reasons why trout jump out of water.
 - Trout jump to eat
 - Trout Jump to remove parasites
 - Trout jump to shake hooks
 - Trout jump to escape predators
 - Trout jump to adjust temperature and bladder
Why Do Trout Jump Out of the Water?
Trout are similar to salmon with their jumping, which may happen both when they are swimming around or caught on a line. Brook trout are the smallest and don't jump much compared to large rainbow trout that jump a lot while moving upstream.
The main reasons why trout jump include catching insects to eat, removing irritants like lice or parasites, and getting rid of fishing hooks.
It's in trout's natural instincts to jump, and the force of their jumping can clear out their mouths to keep them comfortable and healthy. Sometimes they may jump to escape predators or adjust their temperature, too. It's pretty impressive how high trout can jump – around 4-5 feet or even higher in some cases.
A lot of times trout just need to jump 1-2 feet in the air to shake free of anything irritating them or catch a tasty treat like crunchy insects.
Trout Jump to Eat
One of the top motivators for jumping trout is their diet. Like most fish, trout will eat almost any food that's available to them, especially aquatic and terrestrial insects.
Trout may feed on leeches, worms, crustaceans, and smaller fish, but insects are the easiest to eat and are found both underwater and above the water's surface.
While trout can eat underwater, if they want something on top of the water like caddisflies, mayflies, midges, or stoneflies, they may swim up fast and jump.
These insects hatch on top of the water, generating a trout feeding frenzy where jumping comes in handy. Mayflies are especially popular for hungry trout because they fly low to the surface, so light jumping is enough to secure a good source of food.
Trout Jump to Get Rid of Parasites
Trout are susceptible to lice, leeches, external protozoa, and parasites, which may hitch a ride on their scales and gills. These tiny creatures are often a source of irritation for trout, but jumping out of the water creates a good splash to effectively clean themselves and eliminate lice or other parasitic insects.
Lake trout are most affected by parasites, but they are smart enough to solve the irritation by leaping in and out of the water. Lake trout are likely to jump to get rid of uncomfortable and irritating parasites, which will come loose as the fish hits the water.
Trout Jump to Shake Hooks
Why do Trout Jump Out of the Water?
It's understandable that trout, or any other fish for that matter, want to shake free of hooks in the mouth or throat. That's hard to do underwater, but trout have a forceful enough jump to dislodge hooks when they come splashing back down.
Whether it's a stubborn hook stuck in their mouth or they've just hit the line, trout will do what they can to relieve the discomfort.
Trout may flip and flop as you're reeling them in, or even breach the water unexpectedly in an effort to free themselves of the hook. It's at this point that angles may lose a hooked trout if it starts frenzied jumping.
Trout Jump to Escape Predators
Trout may also have to jump to get away from predators if fast swimming won't suffice. Ospreys, pelicans, eagles, and herons like to feast on trout if they can pluck them out of the water. Jumping gives trout the chance to move out of the way and confuse predators.
This is also true for bears, raccoons, and river otters, which use their front paws to grab hold of trout underwater. Trout propel upwards out of the water to escape from predators' grasp, although they will need to keep jumping and swim fast to stay safe from large, powerful mammals.
Trout jump higher when they are scared, and fear may push them to jump up to 12x their own length.
Animal predators are one thing, and anglers are another. Trout are notoriously shy and picky, and if they get startled by a line, hook, or bait, they may jump in response to the stress.
Trout may also get spooked by watercraft, which is why you could see them jumping alongside your boat.
Trout Jump to Adjust Temperature and Bladder
Trout are cold-blooded with body temperatures that change based on the surrounding water. Trout prefer water temps between 45 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit. When trout feel cold in water below 50 degrees, they will eventually need to jump to warm up.
Jumping is a good way for trout to quickly improve their temps, which is important because they may slow down and even develop serious illness from hypothermia if they don't move enough in cold waters.
Adjusting temperature isn't the only body regulation benefit from trout jumping. Trout can readjust their bladder by jumping. As the swim bladder fills up and bulges, its increased volume displaces water and makes trout more buoyant.
Eventually, the fish float up toward the surface before jumping. This action readjusts and deflates the swim bladder, which brings buoyancy levels down too.
Conclusion
When you're on the lake or river, you may notice trout jumping. Rainbow trout, brown trout, and lake trout are more likely to jump than small brown trout, although any of these fish can leap up and out of the water.
The main reasons why trout jump out of the water is to eat insects like mayflies and stoneflies, shake off parasites and hooks, and get out of the way of predators. Jumping also helps with trout temperature regulation and bladder readjustment.


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Archive for Pinaglabanan
Author's Note: This article uses virtual reality technology to provide an immersive experience. Click the images to view the 360-degree VRs. Adobe Flash 10 or higher is required. Average VR size is 2.2Mb each.
June 19, 2011 marks the 150th birth anniversary of our National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal. As the nation joined hands in the celebration of Rizal's works, achievements, and sacrifice; and in tribute to other heroes who laid down their lives for the country, we take you in a virtual journey to re-discover the places and sites that are of importance to them – the National Shrines.
These were shot and produced with the assistance of National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), formerly National Historical Institute (NHI) in a span of about 6 months – from the ancestral home of Juan Luna in Badoc, Ilocos in the north, to Rizal's place of exile in Dapitan City, Zamboanga in the south.
It is the hope of the commission as well as the producers, that these sites be made accessible virtually to everyone, especially so to the youth and students of far flung provinces and those that just cannot physically visit the shrines and learn about its historical significance. Furthermore, by capturing the shrines in 360-degrees virtual reality, it also served as a means of documentation and conservation for future generations.
Enjoy the virtual tour!
VRs taken on January – June 2009. The author can be reached at: _EMAIL_


Question: What Does The 8 Above The Treble Clef Mean?
What does the 8 under a treble clef mean?
A very small "8" at the bottom of the treble clef symbol means that the notes should sound one octave lower than they are written.
Figure 6: A small "8" at the bottom of a treble clef means that the notes should sound one octave lower than written..
What octave is middle C?
In that system, middle C (the first ledger line above the bass staff or the first ledger line below the treble staff) is C4. An octave higher than middle C is C5, and an octave lower than middle C is C3.
What is the highest note ever sung?
The truth is, coloraturas in a range of genres have been singing A6s, and notes much higher, for a long time. The highest note on record is a G10 sung by Georgia Brown, a Brazilian dance/electric singer.
What does 8va Bassa mean?
An Italian term meaning at the octave (below). Abbreviated as 8va bassa, 8a b. or more commonly today, 8vb. When written below a passage it indicates the passage be performed one octave lower than written.
How do you write two octaves higher?
15ma notation Like the notation 8va for octave (Italian: ottava), 15ma (Italian: quindicesima) means "play two octaves higher than written." It could also mean two octaves lower, but that is usually notated 15mb.
Why is C the middle note?
Because when they decided to name the notes with letters, they took a minor scale and named the notes "naturally": A, B, C, D, E, F, G. This is what we know as the A minor scale. … Now if we want to use the same "natural" notes in a major scale, then we need to start with C.
What does the number above the treble clef mean?
[English] This is a normal treble clef symbol with the number 8 printed above or below. The addition of the number 8 directs the musician to perform the music an octave higher than indicated (with the number 8 printed above) or an octave lower than indicated (with the number 8 printed below).
What is another name for treble clef?
G ClefFirst, we will discuss the Treble Clef (also called the G Clef). The staff line which the clef wraps around (shown in red) is known as G. Any note placed on this line becomes G.
Why is it called G clef?
The treble clef is also called the "G clef" because the symbol at the beginning of the staff (a stylized letter "G") encircles the second line of the staff, indicating that line to be G4 (or G above middle C).
Why does an octave start on C?
As I understand it, when letters were first assigned to notes, A was simply the lowest of the range of notes being used. Sharps and flats were gradually added so that scales could be transposed, but C became the "tonic" of the natural notes. …
What does 8va in music mean?
an Octave (Latin, octavus, literally meaning "eighth") is sometimes abbreviated to 8ve. 8va stands for ottava – the Italian word for octave. The notation 8va (as seen in sheet music) means to play this an octave higher than written.
What does both hands 8va mean?
8va only applies to the notes that it is written above. So if the 8va is written above the right hand, then just the right hand plays an octave higher. … If the composer desires to have both hands 8va, that is notated. It may say "8va both hands" written above the music that should be played an octave higher.
What is the 5 lines called in music?
Staff, also spelled stave, in the notation of Western music, five parallel horizontal lines that, with a clef, indicate the pitch of musical notes.
What is another name for F clef?
The Definition F-clef The F-clef is another term for the bass staff, which is the large musical symbol at the beginning of the piano's bottom staff (or bass staff). It is called the F-clef because its top curl and two dots highlight the staff's F line.
What does 8ba mean?
play an octave lower than written8va means play an octave higher than written; 8ba means play an octave lower than written.


mlx.core.nan_to_num#
nan_to_num(a: scalar | array, nan: float = 0, posinf: float | None = None, neginf: float | None = None, *, stream: None | Stream | Device = None) array#
Replace NaN and Inf values with finite numbers.
Parameters:
 - a (array) – Input array
 - nan (float, optional) – Value to replace NaN with. Default: 0.
 - posinf (float, optional) – Value to replace positive infinities with. If None, defaults to largest finite value for the given data type. Default: None.
 - neginf (float, optional) – Value to replace negative infinities with. If None, defaults to the negative of the largest finite value for the given data type. Default: None.
Returns:
Output array with NaN and Inf replaced.
Return type:
array