CIS Kubernetes Benchmark
What is the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark?
CIS stands for Center of Internet Security. It is a global organization that is staffed by professionals, subject matter experts, and people who focus on improving cyber security. The CIS benchmarks are a series of best practices and guidelines that companies should follow to ensure their IT infrastructure is safeguarded against numerous threats and risks.
There are many types of IT systems and over 140 CIS benchmarks to guide toward optimum cybersecurity. A good example is cloud infrastructure, under which you can find a series of best practices for configuring Kubernetes as well. These are generally termed CIS Kubernetes Benchmarks.
Purpose of CIS Kubernetes Benchmark
CIS Benchmarks give a specific set of guidelines suitable to Kubernetes and ensure the hardened Kubernetes environments. Thus, protecting from common vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. DevOps engineers can use different tools to ensure they configure the Kubernetes clusters according to the Benchmarks and also flag any configuration which isn't compliant with the CIS standard.
Different Parts of the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark
The CIS Kubernetes Benchmarks have various parts which help one deduce whether a configuration is compliant or not and to what extent it affects the system. Besides this, the Benchmarks also help companies assign the responsibility of ensuring compliance. These parts include:
Scoring
CIS Benchmarks have several recommendations underneath each of them. These recommendations have an assessment test wherein the implementation of a recommendation is checked. The recommendation is scored if the checking can be done in an automated fashion. On the other hand, if the checking needs to be done manually, it is known as not scored. Furthermore, the scoring will also determine how secure the system is and how much the implementation of the recommendation can affect the system.
Levels
There are two levels of security recommendations. Level 1 comprises basic security measures which do not interfere with the regular functioning of the system. Level 2 includes security measures that address Kubernetes security on a deeper level. While this may ensure compliance, it takes more time to implement and might interfere with the regular functioning of the infrastructure.
Results
There are two possible results once the assessment ends. Pass means that the recommendation is incorporated into the infrastructure. Fail means it hasn't been incorporated into the Kubernetes system. Furthermore, the benchmark details the next steps and the remedies DevOps engineers can take to fix the issue and turn the status from Pass to Fail.
Responsibility
The final part, responsibility, refers to the entity that must incorporate the recommendation. Usually, it's the organization, but there are also cases where it's the company and the vendor who provides the cloud service.
Component Configuration
The CIS Benchmark is accepted in the cloud-native community for configuring Kubernetes components. Compliance can be ensured by manual configuration, which can be an arduous task, or preferably by using various tools that can automate the process making it more efficient and secure. Recommended configurations of key components are listed below.
Control Plane Component
Control Plane ComponentFile/Directory to SecureFile PermissionsFile Ownership
API ServerPod specification file644 or stricterroot:root
Controller ManagerPod specification file644 or stricterroot:root
Controller Managercontroller-manager.conf644 or stricterroot:root
SchedulerPod specification file644 or stricterroot:root
Schedulerscheduler.conf644 or stricterroot:root
etcdPod specification file644 or stricterroot:root
Container NetworkCNI file644 or stricterroot:root
Interface
etcdData directory700 oir stricteretcd:etcd
kubeadmadmin.conf644 or stricterroot:root
Kubernetes PKIPKI directoryroot:root
Kubernetes PKIPKI certificate644 or stricter
Kubernetes PKIPKI key files600
API Server
Configuration ElementRecommended Setting
–anonymous-authfalse
–basic-auth-filenot set
–anonymous-authfalse
–basic-auth-filenot set
–token-auth-filenot set
–kubelet-httpstrue
–authorization-modeAlwaysAllow, includes Node and RBAC
admission control pluginEventRateLimit is setAlwaysAdmit not set AlwaysPullImages is set SecurityContextDeny set (if PodSecurityPolicy not used)ServiceAccount is setNamespaceLifecycle is setPodSecurityPolicy is setNodeRestriction is set
–insecure-bind-addressnot set
–insecure-port0
–secure-port0
–profilingfalse
–audit-log-pathfalse
–audit-log-maxage30
–service-account-lookupTrue
encryption providersOnly use strong cryptographic ciphers
–etcd-certfileEnsure these parameters / arguments are set to their appropriate values
–etcd-keyfile
–tls-cert-file
–tls-private-key-file
–client-ca-file
–etcd-cafile
–encryption-provider-config
–kubelet-client-certificate
–kubelet-client-key
–kubelet-certificate-authority
–audit-log-maxbackup
–audit-log-maxsize
–request-timeout argument
–service-account-key-file
Controller Manager
Configuration ElementRecommended Setting
–profilingfalse
–use-service-account-credentialstrue
RotateKubeletServerCertificatetrue
–bind-address127.0.0.1
–terminated-pod-gc-thresholdEnsure these parameters / arguments are set to their appropriate values
–service-account-private-key-file
–root-ca-file
Scheduler
Configuration ElementRecommended Setting
–profilingfalse
–bind-address127.0.0.1
etcd
Configuration ElementRecommended Setting
–client-cert-authtrue
–auto-tlstrue
–peer-client-cert-authtrue
–peer-auto-tlstrue
Certificate AuthorityUse a unique CA
–cert-fileEnsure these parameters / arguments are set to their appropriate values
–key-file
–peer-cert-file
–peer-key-file
Besides these there are numerous recommendations on how worker nodes, pods, kubelet, and a few other parts must be configured. Below is an example of how the worker node is made to run with CIS Benchmark compliant recommendations.
Example of How to Scan K8s Configuration Against the CIS Framework Using Kubescape
Kubescape has numerous frameworks to test against. It enables engineers to automatically scan the configurations of the clusters and various resources against different frameworks. CIS is one of the available frameworks using the CLI, an individual can find all the misconfigurations and, fix them using assisted remediation. Here's how it works:
Step 1: Scan the K8 with the CIS framework using the following command:
$ kubescape scan framework CIS --enable-host-scan --submit
Step 2: Once you run the command, you get a series of passed and failed resource configurations. Head to the dashboard, and under the configuration scanning section, you'll see the list of resources that can be remediated.
Step 3: Go to one of the resources and click the remediation suggestion. You'll be redirected to the resource's code, wherein you'll get a suggestion of what code needs to be added, changed or deleted.
Step 4: Make the suggested change and scan the cluster again. You'll no longer see the specific resource failing on the specific control.
Repeating these steps to remediate other resources will improve your compliance. Scanning at regular intervals will help you avoid drifting away from compliance.
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- Demonstrates complete automotive iToF 3D sensing apparatus for in-cabin monitoring and gesture sensing
- The illumination board features an ams OSRAM infrared VCSEL flood illuminator which offers on-chip eye safety protection
- Integrated eye safety feature provides higher reliability, faster detection of fault conditions, and saves space compared to laser modules which require an external photodiode
Premstaetten, Austria (11 May, 2022) – ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions,
The ams OSRAM vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) flood illuminator from the TARA2000-AUT family has been chosen for the new, improved version of the EVK75027 iToF sensing kit because it features an integrated eye safety interlock. This provides for a more compact, more reliable and faster system implementation than other VCSEL flood illuminators that require an external photodiode and processing circuitry.
More reliable operation, faster detection of eye safety risks
The new ams OSRAM VCSEL with integrated eye safety interlock is implemented directly on the micro-lens array of the VCSEL module, and detects any cracks or apertures that can cause an eye safety risk. Earlier automotive implementations of iToF sensing have used VCSEL illuminators that require an external photodiode, a fault-prone, indirect method of providing the eye safety interlock function.
The read-out circuit requires no additional components other than an AND gate or a MOSFET. This produces almost instant (<1µs) reactions to fault conditions. A lower component count also reduces the bill-of-materials cost compared to photodiode-based systems. By eliminating the use of an external photodiode, the eye safety interlock eliminates the false signals created by objects such as a passenger's hand obscuring the camera module.
"Automotive OEMs are continually looking for ways to simplify system designs and reduce component count.
"With the EVK75027, Melexis has gone beyond the provision of a stand-alone iToF sensor to offer automotive customers a high-performance platform for 3D in-cabin sensing. We are pleased to be able to improve the value of the EVK75027 by now offering the option of a more integrated VCSEL flood illuminator on the kit's illuminator board," said Gualtiero Bagnuoli, Marketing manager Optical Sensors.
The EVK75027 evaluation kit with ams OSRAM illumination board can be ordered from authorized distributors of Melexis
There is also a white paper on the new illumination board for the EVK75027, describing the benefits of implementing an iToF system with a VCSEL flood illuminator that includes an eye safety
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With over 110 years of combined history, our core is defined by imagination, deep engineering expertise and the ability to provide global industrial capacity in sensor and light technologies. We create exciting innovations that enable our customers in the consumer, automotive, healthcare and industrial sectors maintain their competitive edge and drive innovation that meaningfully improves the quality of life in terms of health, safety and convenience, while reducing impact on the environment.
Our around 24,000 employees worldwide focus on innovation across sensing, illumination and visualization to make journeys safer, medical diagnosis more accurate and daily moments in communication a richer experience. Our work creates technology for breakthrough applications, which is reflected in over 15,000 patents granted and applied. Headquartered in Premstaetten/Graz (Austria) with a co-headquarters in Munich (Germany), the group achieved over EUR 5 billion revenues in 2021 and is listed as ams-OSRAM AG on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ISIN: AT0000A18XM4).
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Title: Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Detector Optimization for Flash X-Ray Measurements
Abstract
Charge trapping, resulting in a decreased and spatially dependent electric field, has long been a concern for wide bandgap semiconductor detectors. While significant work has been performed to characterize this degradation at varying temperatures and radiation environments, this work concentrates upon examining the event-to-event response in a flash X-ray environment. The following work investigates if charge trapping is a problem for CZT detectors, with particular emphasis on flash X-ray radiation fields at cold temperatures. Results are compared to a non-flash radiation field, using an Am-241 alpha source and similar temperature transitions. Our ability to determine if a response change occurred was hampered by the repeatability of our flash X-ray systems; a small response change was observed with the Am-241 source. Due to contrast of these results, we are in the process of revisiting the Am-241 measurements in the presence of a high radiation environment. If the response change is more pronounced in the high radiation environment, a similar test will be performed in the flash X-ray environment.
Authors:
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 1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
_PHONE_
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-30557
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; CZT; Charge Trapping; Flash X-ray
Citation Formats
Roecker, Caleb Daniel, and Schirato, Richard C. Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Detector Optimization for Flash X-Ray Measurements. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.2172/_PHONE_.
Roecker, Caleb Daniel, & Schirato, Richard C. Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Detector Optimization for Flash X-Ray Measurements. United States. doi:10.2172/_PHONE_.
Roecker, Caleb Daniel, and Schirato, Richard C. 2017. "Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Detector Optimization for Flash X-Ray Measurements". United States. doi:10.2172/_PHONE_. _URL_
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title = {Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Detector Optimization for Flash X-Ray Measurements},
author = {Roecker, Caleb Daniel and Schirato, Richard C.},
abstractNote = {Charge trapping, resulting in a decreased and spatially dependent electric field, has long been a concern for wide bandgap semiconductor detectors. While significant work has been performed to characterize this degradation at varying temperatures and radiation environments, this work concentrates upon examining the event-to-event response in a flash X-ray environment. The following work investigates if charge trapping is a problem for CZT detectors, with particular emphasis on flash X-ray radiation fields at cold temperatures. Results are compared to a non-flash radiation field, using an Am-241 alpha source and similar temperature transitions. Our ability to determine if a response change occurred was hampered by the repeatability of our flash X-ray systems; a small response change was observed with the Am-241 source. Due to contrast of these results, we are in the process of revisiting the Am-241 measurements in the presence of a high radiation environment. If the response change is more pronounced in the high radiation environment, a similar test will be performed in the flash X-ray environment.},
doi = {10.2172/_PHONE_},
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 - Ab initio molecular dynamics calculations have shown that the lxl:2H and the 2xl:H surfaces of diamond(C)(100) have a (-) electron affinity(EA); the clean (100) surface has a (+) EA. This is in agreement with experiment. Biased nucleation of C on Beta-SiC(100) and Si(100) has been achieved but not on Cu(100). C nucleation densities on Hf, Ti, Ta, Ni and W were directly related to the carbide heat of formation. The precursors of chlorinated methylsilanes coupled with bias were used to deposit C films on Si(100). Textured C(II) films were also achieved using an oxyacetylene torch. Cu forms an epitaxial rectifyingmore » contact to diamond with a Schottky barrier height (SBH) of approx. 1 leV. Hydrogen plasma was used to remove hydrocarbons from SiC surface at 400 deg C. Controlled growth of single crystal Beta(3C)-and alpha(6H)-SiC films has been achieved on alpha(6H)-SiC wafers at 1050 deg C by gas source(GS) MBE. The growth mode of each polytype has been investigated. Rectifying Ti contacts with low ideality factors (n<1.09) and leakage currents (5xlO(exp-7) A/cM2 at IOV) and SBHs of 0.79-0.88 have been achieved. The three-dimensional nucleation and coalescence of islands of AlN on alpha(6H)-SiC has been discerned via TEM. Multilayers and solid solutions of AlN and SiC have been achieved and characterized. Molecular dynamics, Thin films, Diamond, Negative electron affinity, Bias-enhanced nucleation, Refractory metals, Chlorinated methysilanes, Oxyacetylene torch, Rectifying contacts, Schottky barrier height, Hydrogen plasma, P(3C)-SiC, a(6H)-SiC, Gas source NOE, AlN, GaN, Multilayers, Solid solutions, Reactive ion etching, Optical char.« less
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 - The report objective is to explore the Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Electronics (PE) market, applications, and potential energy savings in order to identify key areas where further resources and investments of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE EERE) would have the most impact on U.S. competiveness. After considering the current market, several potential near-term application areas were identified as having significant market and energy savings potential with respect to clean energy applications: (1) data centers (uninterruptible power supplies and server power supplies); (2) renewable energy generation (photovoltaic-solar and wind); (3) motor drives (industrial,more » commercial and residential); (4) rail traction; and, (5) hybrid and electric vehicles (traction and charging). After the initial explorative analyses, it became clear that, SiC, not GaN, would be the principal WBG power device material for the chosen markets in the near future. Therefore, while GaN is discussed when appropriate, this report focuses on SiC devices, other WBG applications (e.g., solid-state transformers, combined heat and power, medical, and wireless power), the GaN market, and GaN specific applications (e.g., LiDAR, 5G) will be explored at a later date. In addition to the market, supply and value chain analyses addressed in Section 1 of this report, a SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat) analysis and potential energy savings analysis was conducted for each application area to identify the major potential WBG application area(s) with a U.S. competitiveness opportunity in the future.« less
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A quantitative measure of x or gamma radiation at a certain place, based on its ability to produce ionisation in air. The former special unit of exposure was the roentgen (R). 1R = 2.58 x 10-4 C/kg. In the international system (SI unit), the special unit is coulomb per kilogram. (Exposure also is frequently used as a synonym for irradiation).
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Analysis of Expected Route Surviving Time and Power Optimization for Cooperative Linear Multi-Hop Networks
Wireless multi-hop communications has a wide variety of applications such as in cellular and sensor networks. One of the challenging issues is to design energy efficient schemes to solve the problem of high energy consumption especially in large scale networks where massive power is needed to ensure the reliability and high transmission speed of the networks. One promising energy efficient wireless transmission technique is the opportunistic large array (OLA) where all nodes that are able to decode a message relay the message immediately after reception without the need of coordination with other relays. In this work, we would like to investigate the issue of power optimization of the OLA networks with a linear topology. We try to develop a more energy efficient transmission scheme by optimizing the power allocation within each hop, such that the overall system performance in terms of the expected route surviving time could be enhanced. In this work, we model the linear multi-hop networks as a Markov chain in discrete time. Given a certain total power budget for each hop, the system will keep the transmission of a packet through the linear network until failure at a certain hop. The sub-stochastic matrix of the Markov chain we formed helps determine the expected number of hops the transmission could reach, i.e., the expected route surviving-time. It turns out that the expected route surviving time is tightly related to the Perron-Frobenious eigenvalue of the matrix. Based on a tight lower bound of the Perron-Frobenious eigenvalue, we derived a closed-form expression of the optimum power allocation scheme for the transmission under certain total power budget for each hop. We then analyzed the scheme and compared it with the equal power allocation scheme. Our analysis and simulation results show that the optimum power allocation scheme outperforms the equal power allocation scheme by achieving significant longer transmission distance, especially in the high SNR region. It is also observed that increasing the hop size will help increase the transmission distance above certain SNRs, depending on the hop size, for both optimum and equal power allocation schemes.

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The Armorer of the Order is more the name of the place, than of the individual. The "Σιδεράς του Τάγματος" himself comes from a long line of armorers. He and the "Order Merchant" run the establishment which can be found just opposite the steps leading to the slums of Βίζιμα's Συνοικία του Ναού, on Roper Street. Their main competition is Malcolm Stein.
They will politely tell anyone that they only deal with friends of the Order. Here is how you can tell if they will deal with you.
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The merchant sticks to mainly:
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The armorer, on the other hand, buys an amazing variety of goods:
And in a pinch, with some instructions and a healthy donation (70 oren(s) ) to the Order, the armorer can make a lightning rod.
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The scenario merge workflow is a part of the Ardoq scenarios feature.
The data section of the merge workflow lets you merge changes to components, references, and tags from the mainline to the scenario, and from the scenario to the mainline.
Head here to learn more about how to keep the metamodel between your scenario and mainline in sync with the metamodel merge workflow.
Steps in the Data Section
The workflow will take you through a series of steps for the components, references, and tags where there have been changes.
ardoq steps in the data section
Components
Delete Components
For components that are deleted in the source, you can either select to accept the deletion or to keep the component.
ardoq delete components
Create Components
For components that are created in your scenario, you can choose to also create them in the mainline when merging.
ardoq create components
When merging a component, there is a prerequisite that the parents of the components exist in the mainline. If these have been deleted, you'll be given the option to recreate the parents in order to merge the component.
The create components step is available only when creating components from your scenario in the mainline. New components in the mainline will not show up in the merge workflow from the mainline to the scenario. The merge workflow revolves around components that have been explicitly included.
Update Components
When merging components that have updated field values, you'll be able to choose the value from either the mainline or the scenario. The column original value shows what the value was - either when you created the scenario or the last complete merge.
If a field value is changed either in the scenario or the mainline, the updated value is preselected. If the value is changed in both the scenario and the mainline, the status column shows a red dot, and no preselection is made.
ardoq update components
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Delete References
Same as for components, for references that are deleted in the source, you can either accept the deletion, or keep the reference.
ardoq delete references
Create references
References that are created between components in your scope can be accepted into your branch.
ardoq create references
When creating a reference, it is a prerequisite that both the source and the target component exists. If it doesn't exist, or any of their parents is missing, you will be given the option to recreate them before continuing.
Update References
When merging references that have updated field values, you'll be able to choose the value from either the mainline or the scenario. The column original value shows what the value was - either when you created the scenario or the last complete merge.
If a field value is changed either in the scenario or the mainline, the updated value is preselected. If the value is changed in both the scenario and the mainline, the status column show a red dot, and no preselection is made.
ardoq update references
Tags
Delete Tags
When deleting a tag you will also see all the components and references that currently use that tag.
ardoq delete tags
Create Tags
When accepting the creation of a tag, you'll also see all the components and references that will be tagged.
ardoq create tags
Update Tags
Tags only have a name and a description, so those two properties are the only ones that can change here. The update table for this follows the same pattern as the previous update tables.
Merge Tags
The final step of the tag merge will show you a table that shows where the tag applied originally, either when creating the scenario or at the last merge, as well as where the tag applies in the mainline and the scenario. The checkboxes can be used to select whether the tag should apply or not.
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Oblique Diffraction and Analysis of Curved Diffraction Grating Strain Gages.
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Analysis is presented for the new application of diffraction grating strain gages to the measurement of dynamic shear strain during torsional wave propagation in hollow tubes. The problem of oblique diffraction of light from curved diffraction gratings is solved in general. Corrective measures were discovered which minimize the undesirable effects arising from the complex grating curvature. This report is the first of three in a series that will treat the measurement of finite amplitude, dynamic torsional strain waves in hollow tubes. From these studies, important dynamic material parameters may be inferred. The second report is to discuss an analytical sensitivity study of real effects which occur with use of this gage, including rigid rotation of the tube, lateral and vertical displacements, and calibration procedures. The third report will present results obtained from candidate dynamic tests. Author
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Source: Modern constellation mapped by Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, circa 1595
The story behind the name: Hydrus, the water snake, was noted by Dutch navigators Pieter Dirszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman who charted the southern skies between 1595 and 1597 on a voyage to the East Indies. The constellation was introduced by Johann Bayer in his 1603 publication Uranometrica. Hydrus resembles a rearing snake, with its head erect and body twisted into a sinuous shape.
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A grapple is an object traditionally consisting of a rope or chain ending with a 'hook'. Grapples are commonly used by adventurers as a way of safely scaling otherwise impassable obstacles such as cliff faces or wide chasms. An important tool in the inventory of any intrepid explorer, the grapple has inevitably found its way into games.
Within gaming, the grapple has many applications, depending on the game in question. In a lot of games, grapples are used in platforming segments to allow a character to access a location that would otherwise be out of their reach. Some games use grapples within combat, sometimes to pull an enemy in close for a melee hit, and other times to steal protective shields and armor from foes in order to expose a weakness. The importance of grapples in gaming is perhaps best illustrated by titles such as Bionic Commando, in which use of the grapple is a key game mechanic.


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Backgrounds requiring no pre-treatment:
All backgrounds need checking to see that they are clean, sound and free from dust. After checking this, no pre-treatment is needed for:
- Most paints, including matt, silk, vinyl, eggshell emulsions, kitchen/bathroom paint
- Walls stripped of wallpaper (with minimal wallpaper adhesive remaining)
- Painted texture compounds
- Undercoat plaster, except if very high suction (see below)
- Skim finish plaster
- Tile adhesive
Some preparation or pre-treatment is needed for:
- Very dirty backgrounds
- Loose or friable surfaces – these need to be stripped back to a sound surface. Loose layers can be identified by a hollow sound when tapped, and friable surfaces are problematic if it is possible to keep rubbing dust off them by hand. After stripping them back, the sound surface can then be assessed – in many cases the required plaster thickness will necessitate dubbing out, patching or complete re-plastering with a new undercoat before refinishing.
- Extremely high suction backgrounds – e.g. some lime-based or sand/cement backgrounds – these need suction control, which can be done with one application of Thistle GypPrime (diluted as required – it is intended to soak in and block pores within the background, not to remain at the surface). PVA may also be suitable. If this suction control is not done and the first application of Thistle UniFinish crazes severely, the suction should be controlled before continuing. For tips on dealing with more mild suction however see below.
Unsuitable backgrounds include:
- Unpainted texture compounds – these can soften significantly when wetted, leading to adhesion failure within the compound or of the whole compound layer from the original substrate
- Self-cleaning or anti-graffiti paints – these are often designed to not fully harden, or to have a deliberately water-repellent or weak surface layer so that materials that stick to them are removed easily, so they are not suitable for plastering
- Surfaces where there is flaking or delamination between layers, and poorly bonded, friable or dusty surfaces – clearly there is a high risk of failure unless such materials are removed
- Unpainted Artex and other texture compounds
What about backgrounds not listed here?
Our recommendations and advice come from controlled testing and "real-world" trials across many sites and situations. In re-skimming work, other backgrounds will inevitably occur but we have not experienced them often enough to have sufficient data to support a clear recommendation. All we can suggest is that customers apply common sense and caution – e.g. it may be appropriate to test a small area in some cases, and to remember that it is not enough that Thistle UniFinish adheres to the surface itself – the whole system of previous layers needs to be stable and to hold together during and after refinishing. If there is doubt about whether it will, then removal or overboarding with a system like GypLyner UNIVERSAL should be considered.
What about painted Artex and other texture compounds?
If painted they are probably suitable, but note the following:
- They still need to be checked for cleanliness and soundness
- Deep texture patterns will be more difficult to cover than shallow patterns
- Scraping the peaks off a deep texture before plastering is not recommended for two reasons: 1) if the compound is old enough it may contain asbestos and 2) scraping removes all paint from small areas, exposing unpainted compound
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A Multimodal Communication Platform for IVA/EVA Teaming
Allison Porter, Human Systems Laboratory
Abstract: Human missions to Mars are fast approaching, with current NASA timelines planning these missions for the 2040s. Extended transmission delays between Earth and Mars will require crews to function autonomously in small, distributed teams that operate at high levels of cooperation, coordination, and cohesion, in spite of the numerous stressors that spaceflight imposes on humans that can impact performance and behavioral health. A team-based, mixed reality communication platform is proposed to augment communication practices, mitigating performance risks and reducing the probability of operational errors. This work details three aims: 1) investigate and identify optimal performance metrics and EVA task mapping, 2) develop a proof-of-concept multimodal mixed reality communication platform for autonomous, distributed IVA/EVA teaming, and 3) platform evaluation during an operationally relevant task in laboratory, extreme, and spaceflight analog environments.
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Bird's Custard
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Bird's Custard
A tin of Bird's Custard powder and prepared custard in a measuring jug
Type Custard
Place of origin United Kingdom
Creator Alfred Bird
Main ingredients cornflour, milk
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Bird's Custard was first formulated and first cooked by Alfred Bird in 1837, because his wife was allergic to eggs,[1] the key ingredient used to thicken traditional custard.
In some regions, such as Australia and the United Kingdom, the popularity of this type of dessert is such that it is simply known as "custard". In such cases, general usage of the word may be more likely to refer to the "Bird's" custard rather than to the traditional egg-based variety.
Bird's Custard and other brands mimicking its composition are also popular in India, where a large portion of the populace follows a vegetarian diet, although ovo-lacto variants are also available.
In recent years, "instant" versions (containing powdered milk and sugar and requiring only hot water) and ready-made custard in tins, plastic pots and cartons have also become popular.
Brand recognition[edit]
A food and drink survey carried out in 2000 found 99% of customers recognised the brand,[citation needed] which accounts for 45% of the custard consumed in the UK.[citation needed] Bird's Custard is also exported to several countries. Bird's Custard can often be found in many popular grocery supermarkets.
In addition to the Bird's brand, generic cornflour-based custards are widely available.
Until 2009 many Bird's products, such as its instant custard powder, contained hydrogenated vegetable oil, a product now banned in some countries due to health concerns relating to heart disease. Since then all Bird's custards have moved to non-hydrogenated vegetable oil.[2]
Alfred Bird and Sons Ltd.[edit]
After he discovered his custard was popular, Bird formed Alfred Bird and Sons Ltd. in Birmingham. By 1843, the company was also making the newly invented baking powder and, by 1844, was promoting custard powder nationally. By 1895, the company was producing blancmange powder, jelly powder, and egg substitute. In World War I, Bird's Custard was supplied to the British armed forces.
The company was one of the early users of promotional items and colourful advertising campaigns. The famous 'three bird' logo, however, was relatively late in arriving, only introduced in 1929.
World War II saw rationing and serious production limits. Shortly after the war, Bird's was purchased by the General Foods Corporation, which was itself taken over by Philip Morris in the 1980s and merged into Kraft Foods. Although the Bird's Custard product remains, the company itself is now just a brand. In late 2004, Kraft sold Bird's Custard and some other Kraft brands to Premier Foods, who are the current owners.[3][4]
In 1958, the company acquired Monk and Glass, a rival custard powder manufacturer based in London.[5]
The original custard factory has long ceased to exist, but the larger factory Bird's opened in Gibb Street remains (production was relocated to Banbury in 1964, along with the factory gates, featuring the company logo), and has been adapted as the Custard Factory arts centre.
In 1981, a dust explosion occurred at the Banbury factory when corn starch powder mixed with air, forming an explosive mixture.[6]
Physical properties[edit]
Though cooked custard is a weak gel, viscous and thixotropic, a suspension of uncooked custard powder (starch) in water, with the proper proportions, has the opposite rheological property: it is negative thixotropic, or dilatant, which is to say that it becomes more viscous when under pressure. This suspension is termed oobleck and often used in science demonstrations of non-Newtonian fluids. The popular-science programme Brainiac: Science Abuse demonstrated dilatancy dramatically by filling a swimming pool with this mixture and having presenter Jon Tickle walk across it.
 1. ^ Mann, M (1973). Workers on the Move: The Sociology of Relocation. CUP Archive. p. 68. ISBN 9780521087018.
 2. ^ "Deadly fats: why are we still eating them?". The Independent (London). 10 June 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
 3. ^ "Delight as Premier gets the cream of custard", Article dated 9 December 2004, retrieved 14 March 2006.
 4. ^ "Premier gobbles up Bird's Custard", Article dated 10 December 2004, retrieved 14 March 2006.
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 6. ^ "Corn Starch Dust Explosion at General Foods Ltd, Banbury, Oxfordshire – 18th November 1981". Great Britain: January 1983. Occupational Health & Safety Information Service, UK. ISBN 0-11-883673-0
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What does saying God bless mean?
God bless you (variants include God bless or bless you) is a common English expression generally used to wish a person blessings in various situations, especially as a response to a sneeze, and also, when parting or writing a valediction.
The phrase has been used in the Hebrew Bible by Jews (cf..
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Just say "thank you". You don't have to share their faith or make a big thing about it. "Thank you. God bless you too."
What to say instead of bless you?
In non-English-speaking cultures, words connoting good health or a long life are often used instead of "bless you," though some also use references to God. In some Asian cultures such as Korean and Japanese cultures, the practice of responding to another person's sneeze does not exist.
What does it mean when a guy says God bless you?
Does your heart stop beating when you sneeze?
What is stay blessed?
"Stay blessed" means "May you stay in God's favour," which would be expressed in an older English as, "May God never turn His face from you." [ wordreference.com] Stay blessed is more of an imperative, meaning, the speaker realizes that the person he is speaking to – Is doing good (behavior).
Is it appropriate to say God bless?
There's no difference, although God Bless is more often used as a farewell greeting, and God bless you is more often used as an interjection, for example as a way of saying Thank you for a favour performed. In the same way, Bless you! is used, with exactly the same meaning, to express sympathy when someone sneezes.
Why shouldn't you say Bless you?
A "bless you" was uttered to protect you from the evil that a sneeze left you susceptible to. … In the absence of a "bless you," an alternative could be for the sneezer to say "excuse me," as one might with any other involuntary bodily function (ok, gas).
How do you bless someone?
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Do you say thank you after someone says bless you?
The history and the reasons behind being blessed when someone sneezes is irrelevant really and really doesn't even or shouldn't have any regard or hold any weight to decide not to say thank you. It shouldn't matter. Just say "thank you " when someone blesses you.
What do you reply to a blessed day?
Answers. If you don't believe, you won't have/get a 'blessed day' anyway. They are friendly, even wishing you the best (from their point of view), so I would just say thank you, out loud, (for nothing (because it has no meaning to you), silently).
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DS3 Cables for both Duplex and Simplex Assemblies.
The data rate for this type of signal is 44.736 Mbit/s (45 Mb).
This level of carrier can transport 28 DS1 level signals within its payload.
This level of carrier can transport 672 DS0 level channels within its payload.
A Digital Signal 3 (DS3) is a digital signal level 3 T-carrier. It may also be referred to as a T3 line.


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Posted on Thursday 26th May 2011
A University of Birmingham scientist is set to join weather experts from across the country to help the local community learn more about weather and the climate with hands-on activities and demonstrations at a week-long roadshow coming to the city this half-term.
Organised by the Big Lottery funded Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) project, the OPAL Weather Roadshow is taking place between Wednesday 1 June and Sunday 5 June at Canon Hill Park and will feature an exciting range of activities providing all ages with the chance to investigate their local weather.
One of the highlights will be the opportunity to become a weather presenter for the day using the latest green-screen technology where University of Birmingham geographer, and OPAL Community Scientist, Dr Adam Bates, will be on hand to discuss climate forecasts for the local area.
Dr Bates, from the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences said:
"Changes to our climate strongly impact both people and wildlife; whether through small changes in long-term amounts of rainfall and temperature, or extreme events like large floods and tornadoes, the weather affects us all.
"The OPAL Weather Roadshow gives people the opportunity to find out more about how changes to their local climate might affect them, and to gain first-hand experience of how weather is measured, predicted and reported. It will also be really fun."
Other activities taking place during the roadshow include the chance to create a tornado, although this will be on a much smaller scale than the 2005 Birmingham tornado which caused £40million worth of damage. Infra-red temperature guns will allow people to measure the temperature of clouds in the sky and a lightning ball will provide a glimpse of lightning up close.
As well as hands-on activities, a professional weather station will display measurements of temperature, pressure, humidity, wind speed and solar radiation. Weather experts from the Royal Meteorological Society and Imperial College, London will be on hand to explain their significance, enabling people to learn more about weather and climate in an interactive way.
The OPAL Weather Roadshow will be held at Canon Hill Park, Birmingham between Tuesday 31 May and Sunday 5 June and is free and open to everyone. For more information see _URL_ Further information about the OPAL project can be found at: _URL_.
For further information, please contact Amy Cory, University of Birmingham Press Office via 0121 _PHONE_ or _EMAIL_.
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- Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) is a nationwide partnership initiative, led by Imperial College London, that inspires communities to discover, enjoy and protect their local environments. It aims to create a new generation of nature-lovers by stimulating interest through local and national projects which are accessible, fun and relevant to anyone who wants to take part. OPAL provides the skills and materials needed for the first national community-led study of the world around us. For more information, please visit _URL_.
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- The Big Lottery Fund's Changing Spaces programme was launched in November 2005 to help communities enjoy and improve their local environments. The programme funds a range of activities from local food schemes and farmers markets, to education projects teaching people about the environment. A £11,760,783 Changing Spaces grant was awarded to the leading OPAL partner, Imperial College London, in August 2007.


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The ISIE awards committee is very pleased to announce that the 2021 Society Prize of the International Society of Industrial Ecology is awarded to Professor Shinichiro Nakamura of Waseda University in Tokyo for his outstanding contributions for advancing the science of industrial ecology as an interdisciplinary field of research.
Professor Nakamura has led the development and application of the waste input–output (WIO) approach. His unique contribution includes the development of the WIO framework, the compilation of databases, and their application to the evaluation of the environmental and economic aspects of waste management and resource recovery policies. His novel approach has made it possible, for the first time, to analyse the generation, treatment, and recycling of waste and by-products in an integrated economy-wide framework. In doing so he moved the focus from an end-of-life perspective of waste management to a whole of supply chain perspective encouraging sustainable materials management. This has innovated the way in which businesses and policy makers are conceptualizing materials management and has spearheaded circular economy thinking.
Professor Nakamura has also contributed to the development of material flow accounting and analysis as a tool for policy. He developed novel methodologies and was able to demonstrate their practical usefulness. Designing a dynamic MFA model enabled tracing the fate of materials across regions over time in open-loop recycling, with explicit consideration of the quality of recovered scrap and produced material in terms of their elemental composition. Applying this to metals has created a knowledge base for the promotion of urban mining and advanced recycling.
In addition to his scientific innovations Professor Nakamura has been a pioneer of industrial ecology education in Japan and globally. He established industrial ecology courses at the Faculty of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University in 2011 which was one of the first industrial ecology courses in Japan. Using the opportunity of the European Union's Erasmus Mundus Master's Programme he contributed to the global reach of industrial ecology education. His devotion to the science and teaching of industrial ecology was also mired by his service to the scientific community as a conference chair and associated editor of the Journal of Industrial Ecology.
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Explore Tjapukai by day and experience the living history of the North Queensland rainforest people with over 16 engaging and interactive activities.
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Definitions for kestrelˈkɛs trəl
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Princeton's WordNet
 1. sparrow hawk, American kestrel, kestrel, Falco sparverius(noun)
 small North American falcon
 2. kestrel, Falco tinnunculus(noun)
 small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
Wiktionary
 1. kestrel(Noun)
 Any of various small falcons of the genus Falco that hover while hunting.
Webster Dictionary
 1. Kestrel(noun)
 a small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species
 2. Origin: [See Castrel.]
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 1. Kestrel
 The name kestrel, is given to several different members of the falcon genus, Falco. Kestrels are most easily distinguished by their typical hunting behaviour which is to hover at a height of around 10–20 metres over open country and swoop down on prey, usually small mammals, lizards or large insects. Other falcons are more adapted to active hunting on the wing. In addition, kestrels are notable for usually having much brown in their plumage.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
 1. Kestrel
 kes′trel, n. a small species of falcon. [O. Fr. quercerelle—L. querquedula.]
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 The numerical value of kestrel in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
 2. Pythagorean Numerology
 The numerical value of kestrel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- (of a sailing vessel) rigged as a ship; full-rigged.
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Limited heat dissipation from the necessarily compact electronic equipment installations of airline aircraft has been a problem to commercial air carriers for many years. To deal with this problem, United Air Lines, in August, 1955, began equipping fleet aircraft with a forced air electronic equipment cooling system, with the following objectives: 1) improvement of electronic equipment reliability, 2) reduction of crew discomfort caused by electronic-equipment generated heat in the flight deck area, and 3) evacuation of any smoke from the flight deck area which might arise from electronic equipment failure. Observation of electronic equipment maintenance records during the subsequent transition period from convection to forced air equipment cooling shows characteristic failure rate trends which indicate the dependence of equipment reliability on operating temperature. These patterns occur independently in fleet records for the Convair 340, and DC-6 and DC-6B fleets, in time phase with the progress of conversion to forced air cooling in the fleet. These records, in conjunction with other comparative testing of forced cooled and convective cooled equipment installations indicate that forced air cooling provides an effective answer to airline equipment heat problems.


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INTRODUCTION-The longwire antenna is a very effective antenna for the listener who wants to cover all of the shortwave bands from 530 KHZ to 30 MHZ. However if you have some favourite frequencies that you listen to on a regular basis you may wish to consider a dipole antenna. This antenna is a fairly easy to construct antenna and will give you better reception on the frequency it is cut for. Think of a dipole as a longwire that has a insulator in the middle.
FREQUENCY-A dipole antenna will not only work well on the frequency it is cut for, but also for the multiples of that frequency. For example if you cut a dipole for 7.0 Mhz will also work well on 14 Mhz, 21 Mhz and 28 Mhz. This way if you can pick and choose your frequency you can make one antenna work on two or three bands.
LENGTH- To find out how long the antenna should be all you have to do is fill in a simple formula:
468 divided by FREQUENCY IN MHZ = LENGTH IN FEET (with end effect calculated in)
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I'm struggling with my Weather Machine project. It's almost done, but I can't create working button to switch between metric and imperial units. I think it's something about functions scope, because everything works nice separately, but doesn't want to run together.
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you were declaring var with strings instead of referencing another variable.
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Cloudburst is a milestone in Canadian literature. For over a half-century, beginning with the Spanish Civil War and continuing through the coups d'état and military repression in South and Central America in the 1970s and 80s, Spanish-speaking writers have been arriving in Canada as exiles and immigrants and have been creating new works in their native language. Cloudburst is the first anthology of short stories by Hispanic Canadian writers from across Latin America and Spain to appear in English. Edited by Luis Molina Lora and Julio Torres-Recinos and first published in Spanish as Retrato de una nube: primera antología del cuento hispano canadiense in 2008, Cloudburst is a prodigious collective work, containing forty-two stories by twenty-two authors from nine different countries—Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and Spain—and rendered into English by seven translators.
The stories in Cloudburst reflect the enormous variety of Hispanic writing in Canada today. Each of the authors' native countries has its own artistic and literary tradition, yet all are bound together by the Spanish linguistic and cultural sphere. Moreover, the women and men in the anthology have settled in cities and towns across Canada, some of them entering into contact with the English-speaking literary world, others with the French. A number of them began writing before they left their homelands, while many of the younger contributors started their careers in Canada. Some of them prefer a traditional literary style, others a more surrealist, experimental, or colloquial approach. All of them are passionate about their writing, and all have gone through the common experience of leaving or being uprooted from the land of their birth and settling in Canada, where they face the challenges and difficulties involved in reestablishing their lives in a largely unknown environment. In Cloudburst, through the prism of translation, they share their latest fiction with English-speaking readers.


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Once a maximum level is reached in the tank, this innovative overflow siphon, with its skimmer effect, removes particles lighter than water (e.g. flower pollen, oils, etc.) that float slowly to the water surface. Removing this floating layer of surface pollutants through regular overflow from the tank is important in order to maintain high quality water and allowance of oxygen diffusion at the water surface. The coiled baffle in the overflow siphon prevent rodents from entering the tank.
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the keyboard.
Connect the C button's touch up inside event to the clearDisplay method in Interface Builder.
Step 10: Number Input
Time to handle numeric input. When you open the keyboard it shows 0 on the display. If you tap a number key, it should replace the display to that number. Create a property named shouldClearDisplayBeforeInserting to implement this behavior.
Create a method named didTapNumber and connect it in Interface Builder to all the number buttons for the touch up inside event. The method uses the titleLabel of the button to determine which number was tapped.
Update the clearDisplay method as shown below.
The keyboard code is in a different target than your app. Because of this the debug logs aren't visible. To see the logs for the Calculator target, open the system log from the iOS Simulator.
Step 11: Dot Input
The button to insert a dot should add a dot to the display, but only if there isn't a dot present yet.
Step 12: Inserting Text
The button to insert text should add the calculator display text to the insertion point. To do this, we use the textDocumentProxy property as shown below.
Step 13: Handling Operations
Because we're implementing a simple keyboard that doesn't support expression trees, 1 + 2 * 3 will equal 9. We're going to use a simpler model in which the calculator has an internal memory slot on which it can apply operations.
Let's take a simple input in order to understand how the calculator algorithm works:
 - user taps 1, the display should change from 0 to 1
 - user taps +, the calculator should remember to add the next inputted number to 1
 - user taps 2, the display should change from 1 to 2
 - user taps *, the display and the internal memory of the calculator should change to 3, the calculator should remember to multiply the internal memory with the next inputted number
 - user taps 3, the display should remain 3
 - user taps =, the calculator should apply the last operation and the display should change to 9
Observations:
 - the calculator should remember the next operation to apply
 - after inputting a number if an operation or equal is pressed, the calculator should apply the last remembered operation
 - if the user presses two or more operations without inputting a number, the calculator should remember the last one
 - after an operation is applied, the display should update with the result
 - after a result is displayed, the display should clear before writing another number
In order to implement the calculator, we are going to need:
 - an internalMemory property that stores the temporary result
 - a property that stores the nextOperation
 - another one that to remember if it should apply the nextOperation after an operation is pressed
Create a method named didTapOperation and connect it to the operation buttons touch up inside event in Interface Builder. The method will use the button title to determine which operation was pressed.
Create and implement the computeLastOperation method.
Update the clearDisplayMethod as shown below. When the user starts to write the first number, the internal memory should be set to 0 and nextOperation should be addition. That way, after the user inputs the first number and presses an operation, the calculator will remember the inputted number.
Step 14: Finishing Touches
Let's use the IBInspectable declaration attribute to add a corner radius to the buttons and display. First, create a subclass of UIButton and UILabel.
In Interface Builder, select the buttons and change their class to RoundButton in the Identity Inspector. In the Attributes inspector, you should see the new corner radius attribute.
Do the same for the display label. Your keyboard should now look like this.
Conclusion
You should now be able to make a custom keyboard in iOS using the app extension APIs. Remember that every custom keyboard must have a way to switch to the next keyboard and that your keyboard cannot connect to the internet, access location services, or talk with its containing app by default, but you can request these capabilities.
The system will use the default keyboard for secure fields, such as password and phone number fields. Don't forget that the code for the custom keyboard lives in a separate target. Because of this the debug logs aren't visible. To see them, open the system log from the iOS Simulator.
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I want to test EPMP1000 connectorized radio on different antennas such as UBNT various sector antennas, RF elements sectors, and some slant dishes. RPSMA on UBNT sectors - Left its is vertical polarisation, Right- horizontal. Do i need to cross RF jumper cables if connect EPMP1000 Connectorized radio? Where is vertical polarization conector on Connectorized radio?
You do not and should not have to cross the RF cables. There is no specific "H" or "V" port on the ePMP connectorized radios.
Ok, do integrated radio automatically "virtually" swaps MIMO chains if its not equal on integrated SM and AP?
This is how MIMO works.
Each antenna port connects to virtually identical RF paths and treated as separate antennas. The received signals are internally processed and combined at the RF chip.
If using a Cambium sector antenna, you will notice the ports on the antenna are labeled "H" and "V". When using the Cambium mounting bracket on the antenna, the placement of the radio is such that the ports in the radio will aligned with the ports in the sector antenna, as depicted on the diagram. This is the way the radio, antenna and mouting brackets were designed to be put together.


text: Analysing Vietnam's rice export policy and recent export ban in the context of rising food prices, this study combines insights from a regionally-disaggregated or 'bottom-up' CGE model and a micro-simulation using household data. Three main conclusions are drawn. First, although there is little impact on GDP, there are substantial distributional impacts across regions and households from different export policies and market conditions. Second, both rural and urban households, including poor households, benefit from free trade, even though domestic rice prices are higher. Finally, under free trade, relatively large gains accrue to rural households, where poverty is most pervasive in Vietnam.


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Conant Ball Company
This line of furniture in natural maple was designed by Russell Wright, manufactured by Conant Ball Company for Macy's, and first introduced in 1935 under the name Modern Living. It immediately became popular as the first modern furniture in the US, and later was appropriately re-named American Modern. A similar line was also produced in bleached "blond" maple. The success of these lines made Wright instantly famous to the public. Russel Wright (_PHONE_), after study at Princeton, apprenticed with Norman Bell Geddes and first worked as a stage designer. He began a business in 1930 with his wife, Mary, designing and producing spun-aluminum decorative accessories for the home. Wright is credited as one of the first to explore aluminum decoratively, as earlier use was essentially as cooking utensils. His only earlier furniture design was the first "sectional" sofa, manufactured by Heywood-Wakefield for Bloomingdale¹s and introduced in 1934. Wright championed the principles of informal living, and by many, was considered the pioneer of "organic" design. In 1938 he established a "casual living" concept of accessories, re-naming his firm Russell Wright Accessories. In 1939, de designed and introduced the highly successful American Modern ceramic dinnerware, manufactured by Steubenville Pottery. In 1940, he initiated a patriotic nationwide project to promote low cost design called The American-Way, which unfortunately was eclipsed by the start of war and abandoned. At the same time, he closed his accessory business and with several partners, formed a new firm, Raymor, which continued to sell his products as well as a range of internationally-designed products after the war. In 1944, Wright was one of the founders of SID, a predecessor of IDSA. In 1951, he and his wife published A Guide to Easier Living, promoting casual and inexpensive contemporary design for the home.


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- Explain the importance of Salesforce user records.
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- Explain the difference between user and feature licenses.
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- Describe the translation capabilities of Salesforce.
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- Describe identity verification, and under what conditions it occurs.
- Describe how to monitor and remove activations.
- Describe the security token, and under what conditions it is required.
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Explain how licensing influences what actions a user can perform.
The combination of a user's license(s) and permissions determine what data they can access and what actions they can perform within Salesforce.
For example, to create a campaign within Salesforce, the user must have the Salesforce user license (or similar), the Marketing User feature license, and the permission to create campaign records (discussed in Security and Access ).
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Correlated Subqueries with Comparison Operators
If you haven't used a sub query yet, I'm surprised. They can be incredibly useful. They can also be a crutch…but like I say time and again, each tool has it's use. I'd like to go into a little detail on sub queries today by talking about correlated sub queries.
Let's say you wanted to find the product IDs and order quantities where the order quantities are less than the average order quantity for that product ID. This is something that would be fairly easy with a sub query.
USE AdventureWorks2008
SELECT ProductID, OrderQty
FROM Sales.SalesOrderDetail s1
WHERE s1.OrderQty <
 SELECT AVG(s2.orderQTY)
 FROM Sales.SalesOrderDetail s2
 WHERE s2.ProductID = s1.ProductID)
--you could also use a JOIN for the same effect
SELECT s1.ProductID, s1.OrderQty
FROM Sales.SalesOrderDetail s1
 SELECT s2.productID,AVG(s2.OrderQty) avgQTY
 FROM Sales.SalesOrderDetail s2
 ON s1.ProductID = avgQty.ProductID
 AND s1.orderQty < avgQty.avgQTY
The outer query selects the rows of SalesOrderDetail (that is, of s1) one by one. The sub query calculates the average quantity for each sale being considered for selection in the outer query. For each possible value of s1, SQL Server evaluates the sub query and puts the record being considered in the results if the quantity is less than the calculated average.
I find the sub queries are usually used as a first attempt to get the answer you're looking for. Many times, I move on to a JOIN, or on to a summary table to get the data. But, if you don't learn this technique first, then you won't be able to move on to those more advanced tools.
Let me know if you have any questions about sub queries, correlated or otherwise. I'm here to teach you everything you need to know about Microsoft SQL!
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Hastings Rashdall (1858–1924) was an English philosopher who expounded a theory known as ideal utilitarianism.
Son of an Anglican priest, he was educated at Harrow and received a scholarship for New College, Oxford. After short tenures at St David's University College and University College, Durham, Rashdall was made a Fellow of New College, Oxford, and dedicates his main work, The Theory of Good and Evil, to the memory of his teachers Thomas Hill Green and Henry Sidgwick.
The dedication is appropriate, for the particular version of utilitarianism put forward by Rashdall owes elements to both Green and Sidgwick. Whereas he holds that the concepts of good and value are logically prior to that of right, he gives right a more than instrumental significance. His idea of good owes more to Green than to the hedonistic utilitarians. "The ideal of human life is not the mere juxtaposition of distinct goods, but a whole in which each good is made different by the presence of others." Rashdall has been eclipsed as a moral philosopher by G. E. Moore, who advocated similar views in his earlier work Principia Ethica.
His historical study, The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages, was described in the introduction to its recent reprinting as "one of the first comparative works on the subject" whose "scope and breadth has assured its place as a key work in intellectual history."
He was president of the Aristotelian Society from 1904 to 1907, a member of the Christian Social Union from its inception in 1890, and was an influential Anglican modernist theologian of the time, being appointed to a canonry in 1909. Rashdall was also a Berkeleyan, believing in metaphysical idealism.
He was Dean of Carlisle from 1917 to 1924.
"Happiness represents satisfaction with one's existence as a whole."
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- Rashdall, Hastings (2010). The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages, 2 vols. in 3 parts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press [orig. Oxford: Clarendon Press]. ISBN 978-1-108-01813-5.
- Doctrine and Development: University Sermons (1898)
- Christus in Ecclesia: Sermons on the Church and its Institutions (1904)
- The Theory of Good and Evil (1907)
- Ethics (undated)
- Philosophy and Religion (1910)
- Is Conscience an Emotion? Three Lectures on recent ethical theories (1914)
- Conscience and Christ: Six Lectures on Christian Ethics (1916)
- The Idea of Atonement in Christian Theology (London: Macmillan, 1919)
- The Moral Argument for Personal Immortality in King's College Lectures on Immortality (1920)
- God and Man 1930
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text: Interfacing molecular photoswitches with liquid crystal polymers enables the amplification of their nanoscale motion into macroscopic shape transformations. Typically, the mechanism responsible for actuation involves light-induced molecular disorder. Here, we demonstrate that bistable hydrazones can drive (chiral) shape transformations in liquid crystal polymer networks, with photogenerated polymer shapes displaying a long-term stability that mirrors that of the switches. The mechanism involves a photoinduced buildup of tension in the polymer, with a negligible influence on the liquid crystalline order. Hydrazone-doped liquid crystal systems thus diversify the toolbox available to the field of light-adaptive molecular actuators and hold promise in terms of soft robotics.


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The demolition exercise being spearheaded by the National Environmental Management Authority (Nema) continued unabated Wednesday morning with the Ksh 1 billion South End Mall on the junction of Lang'ata/Mbagathi Road being the latest to go down.
The building, which is built on riparian land has been the subject of controversy for many years, and was being fingered as the cause of flooding in the area but the owner, former Bobasi MP Stephen Manoti, secured court orders to stop its demolition.
However, Nema has finally cracked the whip as it undertakes the Nairobi regeneration programme ordered by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The programme is aimed at removing solid waste from rivers and reclamation of riparian land for the over 25 river basins that form the Nairobi Rivers Ecosystem Project.
The project seeks to rehabilitate Nairobi River and its network of tributaries by identifying and sustainably addressing sources of river pollution, reclaiming riparian land and initiating landscape management activities which include tree planting.
As a result, over 4,000 buildings in the city are targeted for demolition with Java Restaurant and Shell Petrol Station in Kileleshwa being the first to fall. Perimeter walls of several residential apartments in the upmarket estate, Several kiosks, billboards and a swimming pool were also not spared.
The demolition exercise is being carried out by the multi-agency Nairobi River regeneration task force appointed by President Kenyatta last December.
Though the list of targeted buildings is not out, Kenyans on social media have been calling for the demolition of Ukay, Oshwal Centre and Westgate Mall, which also stand on riparian land.
T-Mall, which sits on a road reserve opposite West End Mall and has been the subject of controversy as it complicated expansion of the Outering Road, is also being mentioned as one that should be demolished if authorities are to prove impunity is being decisively tackled.
Owners of the buildings, however, insist they legally acquired the land and obtained all approvals before putting up the properties.


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- How hot is it in Mexico in April?
- What should I wear in Mexico City?
- How hot is it in Mexico in July?
- What months are summer in Mexico?
- What is the hottest month in Mexico City?
- What part of Mexico has the best weather?
- Does Mexico ever get cold?
- Is it summer or winter in Mexico?
- How hot is Mexico in summer?
- What is the coldest city in Mexico?
- What is the cheapest time of year to go to Mexico?
How hot is it in Mexico in April?
April is a pleasant time to visit Riviera Maya, Mexico.
How Warm Is Riviera Maya In April.
The average temperature is 26°C.
During this month, highs of up to 29°C are the norm, cooling down to around 23°C..
What should I wear in Mexico City?
I'd do dressy pants or a maxi dress, or a leggings/dress combo with a cute jacket over it. If you aren't worried about clubs, jeans are totally fine here and you can do jeans, boots, and a jacket and look very chic and cool. DO make sure to take comfortable clothes for the chilly Airbnbs.
How hot is it in Mexico in July?
Just like June, July is also one of the warmest times of the year to visit Riviera Maya, Mexico, when the average temperature is a baking hot 28°C. During this month, highs of up to 32°C are common, cooling down to 26°C after dark; it's also very humid.
What months are summer in Mexico?
Mexican summertime begins on or around June 21st each year, although temperatures are already near their peak by mid-spring, and the rain season usually begins by late May or early June, bringing a refreshing change to the long dry-spell of springtime, and also helping to clear the soiled and stale air that tends to …
What is the hottest month in Mexico City?
Warmest months (with the highest average high temperature) are April and May (26.8°C). The month with the lowest average high temperature is January (21.7°C). The month with the highest average low temperature is June (13.5°C).
What part of Mexico has the best weather?
The most ideal climate in Mexico is in Uruapan in the state of Michoacan. Uruapan has an annual average temperature of 66 degrees F. with rain from June to September. The average daily temperature range is from 60 degrees at night to 75 degrees in the afternoon.
Does Mexico ever get cold?
Winter climates in Mexico's central highlands range from temperate to cool, and can turn cold on occasions. Mexico's northern regions (as well as Mexico's Copper Canyon) can experience sub-zero temperatures and even snowfall through the winter months.
Is it summer or winter in Mexico?
Mexico has two main climate seasons: rainy (May to mid-Oct) and dry (mid-Oct to Apr). The rainy season can be of little consequence in the dry, northern regions of the country. Southern regions typically receive tropical showers, which begin around 4 or 5pm and last a few hours.
How hot is Mexico in summer?
During the summer months, it can be very hot, with an average high over 90-degrees in August. Temperatures drop in winter, with north winds bringing a chill, January sees an average low of 48-degree.
What is the coldest city in Mexico?
La RosillaFirst, Wikipedia in Spanish states that La Rosilla in Durango is the coldest place in Mexico, with an average low of -7.1° C (19.2° F) for January and an absolute low of -26° C (-14.8° F).
What is the cheapest time of year to go to Mexico?
September may be the cheapest but have fun dodging hurricanes. There may be some good deals in December or early January but temperatures are also cooler. If you're wondering when the *best* time to go is (low prices, not overly busy, good weather, and long days) then the answer is after Easter in April.


Double-Ridged Horn Antenna
Application ID: 41701
A double-ridged horn antenna is popularly used in anechoic chambers to characterize an antenna under test (AUT), from S-band to Ku-band, due to its reliable performance in a wideband frequency range. This tutorial models a double-ridged horn antenna and computes the voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR), far-field radiation pattern, and antenna directivity.
A lumped port is assigned on the boundary between the inner and outer conducting surface at the end of the coaxial connector. The outermost layer of the air domain is configured to be a perfectly matched layer (PML), which simulates the absorption of all outgoing radiation from the antenna as would occur in a real anechoic chamber. The mesh is dynamically controlled by the Electromagnetic Waves, Frequency Domain interface based on each simulation frequency.


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- Campus life
- Industry and community
- About Deakin
1 June 2009
With one of the world's largest populations of consumers, mainland China is a potentially lucrative market for many advertisers, but to successfully communicate their message to Chinese consumers advertisers need a visual strategy that does more than simply 'stick a dragon on the box' according to Deakin University lecturer in graphic design Dr Lisa Scharoun.
"Chinese consumers are open to western products and ideas, but if the wrong approach is used it can lead the audience to misinterpret the visual message and be highly offended as a result," she said.
From 2003 to 2005, Dr Scharoun was a lecturer at the Raffles Design Institute in Shanghai and she said it was during this time she became particularly interested in the advertising western companies used in China.
"Living there I realised how completely at odds western style advertising was with Chinese culture."
In her recent paper Made for China: Global Collaboration and Understanding in Advertising Design, Dr Scharoun refers to a number of examples where the misuse of culturally significant symbols in advertising offended Chinese consumers – for instance dragons portrayed as sinister, frightening creatures.
"The western interpretation of a dragon as an 'evil demon' doesn't work in China because, while dragons are highly significant to the Chinese and are seen as possessing great power, they are considered to be good-natured. It's a bit like presenting a kangaroo as an evil protagonist to an Australian audience," Dr Scharoun said. Even the appropriateness of the research methods themselves need to be evaluated.
"Often an advertising agency or a company will take a strategy that works well in the west and try and use it in China without researching whether it is suitable for that market.
"Generally in the west, we have an individual mindset whereas in mainland China there is more of a collective mindset. For instance, if you were to run a focus group in mainland China, participants are less likely to express their own feelings and more likely to look to the group's leader for their response," Dr Scharoun said.
Understanding the Chinese market not only has implications for advertisers and their agencies, Dr Scharoun says, but also for the teachers of design.
"It's very important that design students are given the opportunity to gain an understanding of the complexities surrounding advertising in China." Dr Scharoun believes cross-cultural collaboration at the undergraduate level could be one of the ways to overcome this type of cultural misunderstanding.
"Global Design Strategies: China is a proposed 12-week course for Deakin University graphic design students providing an in-depth exploration of Chinese culture, history and design," Dr Scharoun said.
As part of the course, it is planned for Deakin students to be paired with 'design mentors' from DongHua University in Shanghai, collaborations Dr Scharoun says she hopes will be ongoing.
"Hopefully through these collaborations students will form relationships they can take forward into their careers. Then when they are presented with a brief for developing advertising for China they can draw on the contacts they made through the course and on the knowledge they gained to develop work that is culturally sensitive and not just stick a dragon on the box."
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Can you embroider on Cricut vinyl?
Can you use Cricut vinyl for embroidery?
Can embroidery be done on vinyl?
Can Cricut embroider?
Learn how to create an embroidery pattern with Cricut in this simple tutorial! The great part of this tutorial is it can be applied to any machine in the Explore or Maker line! … All you need is Design Space and a Cricut washable fabric pen.
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Can you embroider with a sewing machine?
Can you sew through iron on vinyl?
Happy Friday! Also, you can sew through it easily. … There are so many projects that can be enhanced with vinyl.
What needle do I use to embroider vinyl?
Use a size 11 or 75/11 sharp sewing needle. A sharp sewing needle has a smaller, finer point than an embroidery needle. That means it will make smaller holes in the vinyl. Attach the hoop to the machine and load the design.
Can Cricut make embroidery designs?
Can a Cricut machine do embroidery? No. While a Cricut machine is somewhat similar to an embroidery machine in that both create designs based on digital data, a Cricut machine can only cut and draw based on the information supplied to the machine by the computer.
Can a Cricut make patches?
As much as other people love the tattered look, it's just not for me. But, I knew I could patch them in a jiffy using my Cricut. These patches are made using pre-designed shapes in Design Space.
Can you use a Cricut to make patches?
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Can you embroider plastic?
Embroidering on Plastic Mesh: General Tips
Cross-stitch and redwork will not work on mesh. Photo-stitch designs are too complicated for the simple and casual appearance of plastic mesh and beach totes. Hoop the plastic mesh with water soluble stabilizer under the mesh, just as you would do with fabric.
Can you embroider oilcloth?
Oilcloth fabric is similar to vinyl, and this technique can be used for embroidering on that fabric as well. There are a few different kinds of oilcloth and vinyl commonly found in fabric stores. Choose the kind that has a knit or fuzzy back, as that helps to keep the oilcloth from tearing with the needle perforations.
Can you hand embroider leather?
You can even get started right away by making a leather card case. Similar to embroidering on wood, the secret to hand stitching leather lies in pre-poking the holes. Once you do that, the embroidery is easy.