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Monitoring mites with a sugar shake
It seems that every beekeeping group has its own way to monitor Varroa mites. I keep hearing variations on the sugar shake (or sugar roll), the alcohol wash, and the soap bath. But one thing remains constant: most hobby beekeepers don't want to kill bees in order to count mites.
The powdered sugar shake does not kill bees. The sugar-coated honey bees are easily added back to the hive and the sugar consumed. Both the alcohol wash and the soap bath give a slightly more accurate count, but both kill the bees. Soap and alcohol give more accurate results for two reasons: they better separate the mites from the bees and they allow an actual count of the bees in the sample instead of an estimate.
However, it is my opinion that beekeepers are more likely to monitor if they don't have to kill bees in the process. I also believe that the easier it is to do, the more likely it is to happen. Furthermore, I don't think the last scintilla of accuracy makes much difference. Your decision to treat or not treat will probably be unaffected by the one or two mites you missed.
Compare the two
If you are uncomfortable with the difference, you can try this at home: Do a sugar shake and count the mites. Next, use alcohol on the same group of bees and count the extra mites. In most cases, you will find that the sugar shake dislodged at least 90% of the mites.
If you want, you can assume you are getting 90% of the mites with your sugar shake, and then you can adjust the estimate by dividing your count by 90%. For example, if your sugar roll yielded 8 mites, then 0.9χ = 8, so χ = 8.8 mites. Let's call it 9. But do I think this is a necessary step? No.
In the interest of simplicity I have distilled a number of sources that describe how to do a sugar shake and tried to make it as easy as possible.
Simple Instructions for a Sugar Shake Test (Sugar Roll)
Equipment Needed:
 - A mason jar with a marking at the 1/2-cup level. Some mason jars come with embossed measurements, or you can draw a line with a marker.
 - A mason jar ring fitted with a round disk of #8 hardware cloth. This lid must fit on your mason jar.
 - Confectioner's sugar (powdered sugar or icing sugar)
 - A spoon
 - A container for counting mites. It should be white or at least very light colored so the mites can be seen.
 - A bucket, bowl, feeder, Tupperware container, or something that you will shake your bees into.
 - A small amount of water
Prepare all this equipment in advance. If you use a 5-gallon bucket to catch the bees, you can put the rest of your equipment in there for transport. Once in the apiary, lay out your equipment.
Now, here are the steps:
 1. Remove 1 or 2 frames of bees from the brood nest. Ideally, these frames will contain open brood and nurse bees. Make sure the frames you shake do not include the queen.
 2. Shake the frames over your bucket. Don't bang the frames, just shake.
 3. Take your bucket of bees, tap it so the bees collect on the bottom, and then pour them into your mason jar up to the 1/2-cup line. This will give you approximately 400* bees.
 4. Quickly screw on the modified lid.
 5. Pour the rest of the bees back in the hive.
 6. Spoon some confectioners sugar onto the mesh screen and work it through with your fingers.
 7. Shake the bees in the jar for about a minute to completely coat both bees and mites, using as much sugar as necessary.
 8. Invert the jar and shake it into your light-colored dish. Keep shaking until mites and sugar stop falling out.
 9. Add a small amount of water to your dish of mites. This dissolves the sugar and makes the mites easier to see.
 10. Count the mites.
This concludes the actual test. Next you will need to consult a chart in order to decide if you should treat for mites. Recommendations vary depending on the season and where you live. Also, recommendations may be given based on the number of mites per bee, in which case you will have to divide your mite count by the estimated number of bees in your sample.
Neither way counts every mite
None of the methods mentioned above—sugar, soap, or alcohol—count the mites under the brood caps, but most of the charts available take this into consideration. If you are uncertain, but sure to read the fine print.
Although this system is not perfect, it will give you a lot of information for a very small amount of effort. Give it a try and see how your mites are doing. One way or the other, you might be surprised.
*Estimates vary. According to Marla Spivak at the University of Minnesota, there are approximately 100 bees per fluid ounce.
Nick Holmes
Do you have a reference you can point at about the calculation for working out infestation levels, the only ones I know about are for mite drop through the screen floor under normal activity.
The University of Minnesota says this, "If you know how many bees were in your sample, you can estimate the number of mites per 100 bees. If there is brood in the colony when you sample, you should double this number to factor in the amount of mites in worker brood. For example, if there are 5 mites/100 bees, the total infestation is probably 10 mites/100 bees. If your colony has over 10-12 mites/100 bees, you should consider treatment."
On the other hand, The University of Montana recommends treating if you get 5-9 mites from a sugar roll containing 250 bees. I assume they are doubling the number to account for brood, which would give you 10-18 mites. Dividing that by 2.5 gives you 4-7 mites/100 bees. Those are fairly inconsistent, so I hesitate to recommend one over the other.
Today I opened up one of my hives to remove the spent HopGuard strips and put the quilt box on for the winter. I was surprised to find a nest of ladybugs under the telescopic outer cover and the inner cover. Although I have been bitten by the orange ladybugs before, I doubt the ladybugs would attack the bees but I was wondering if they would eat the mites. I would guess their main reason for being there was to stay warm and dry but wouldn't it be great if these are a natural predator of the varroa mites.
Nick Holmes
Ok thanks… gives me a start in terms of mites / role = infestation in hive. I should be able to extrapolate from that. Thanks 🙂
Hi Rusty,
I didn't want to use chemicals to treat, so I read & read to find the best way to treat for mites. So I settled on the wintergreen patty recipe you provided, sugar sprinkle, followed up with about 60 drops of peppermint oil mixed in about 2 pints or less of honey (theirs) in a baggie feeder. I also saturated strips of paper towels with a mixture of 1/2 cup corn oil and tea tree oil/peppermint oil/patchouli oil in a plastic condiment squeeze bottle, I used only 2 oils together. I laid the saturated 5×5 pieces of paper towels, 2 in each hive directly on the frames in the upper brood box, with the hopes they chew it up and get some oils. (I only overwinter with 2 deeps.) Oo I tucked them in with a candyboard, said a prayer and will check on them before deep winter sets in. This is just my second year so I'm still learning. I'm not a helicopter beekeeper. I'm pretty lazy, and I let the bees be bees. I don't go down in brood frames and examine and I don't cut things open or out. It's mostly because I do more harm being inexperienced than any real help. I hate tearing up all their hard work. The only thing I will do in the spring is try a walkaway split on my two hives. They beat me to it last palm Sunday lol!!!
Mark Martin
Very good! I actually tried the sugar roll method for the first time this year and had 4 mites drop. Ideally I would have done a set of brood frames in the top and bottom box and maybe averaged them together but I ran out of daylight. Hopefully the bees will make it through the winter and I can see how many mites drop next year in the spring, summer and fall.
PS – I'm trying the pine shavings in my ventilation board this winter. I'm excited to see how it works! Thanks!
I'm not sure exactly what you are asking... why what? But powdered sugar is found to be an effective mite control if done on a regular weekly schedule. It only gets part of the mites (and none under the cappings) so it must be repeated often. The sugar shake test dislodges a greater number of mites because you use


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For other uses, see Swan song (disambiguation).
"The singing swan" (1655) by Reinier van Persijn.
The swan song (in ancient Greek: κύκνειον ᾆσμα) is a metaphorical phrase for a final gesture, effort, or performance given just before death or retirement. The phrase refers to an ancient belief that swans (Cygnus spp.) sing a beautiful song in the moment just before death, having been silent (or alternatively, not so musical) during most of their lifetime. This belief, whose basis in actuality is long-debated, had become proverbial in Ancient Greece by the 3rd century BC, and was reiterated many times in later Western poetry and art.
Origin and description[edit]
In Greek mythology, the swan was a bird consecrated to Apollo, and it was therefore considered a symbol of harmony and beauty and its limited capabilities as a singer were sublimated to those of songbirds.
Aesop's fable of "The Swan Mistaken for a Goose" incorporates the swan song legend thus: "The swan, who had been caught by mistake instead of the goose, began to sing as a prelude to its own demise. His voice was recognized and the song saved his life."[1] There is a subsequent reference in Aeschylus' Agamemnon from 458 BC. In that play, Clytemnestra compares the dead Cassandra to a swan who has "sung her last final lament". Plato's Phaedo records Socrates saying that, although swans sing in early life, they do not do so as beautifully as before they die. Aristotle also noted that swans "are musical, and sing chiefly at the approach of death". By the third century BC the belief had become a proverb.[2][3]
Ovid mentions it in "The Story of Picus and Canens": "There, she poured out her words of grief, tearfully, in faint tones, in harmony with sadness, just as the swan sings once, in dying, its own funeral song."[4] The swan was also described as a singer in the works of the poets Virgil and Martial.[citation needed]
The most familiar European swan, the Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), although not actually mute, is neither known for musicality nor to vocalize as it dies. This has led some to criticize swan song beliefs since antiquity, one of the earliest[5] being Pliny the Elder: in 77 AD, Natural History (book 10, chapter xxxii: olorum morte narratur flebilis cantus, falso, ut arbitror, aliquot experimentis), states: "observation shows that the story that the dying swan sings is false." Peterson et al. note that Cygnus olor is "not mute but lacks bugling call, merely honking, grunting, and hissing on occasion."[6]
However, the Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), a winter visitor to parts of the eastern Mediterranean, does possess a 'bugling' call, and has been noted for issuing a drawn-out series of notes as its lungs collapse upon expiry, both being a consequence of an additional tracheal loop within its sternum. This was proposed by naturalist Peter Pallas as the basis for the legend. Both mute and whooper swans appear to be represented in ancient Greek and Egyptian art.[3][5]
The Whooper Swan's nearest relatives, the Trumpeter and Tundra Swans, share its musical tracheal loop. Zoologist D.G. Elliot reported in 1898 that a tundra swan he had shot and wounded in flight began a long glide down whilst issuing a series of "plaintive and musical" notes that "sounded at times like the soft running of the notes of an octave".[7]
Post-classical cultural references[edit]
Chaucer wrote of "The Ialous swan, ayens his deth that singeth."[8] Leonardo da Vinci noted "The swan is white without spot, and it sings sweetly as it dies, that song ending its life."[9]
In Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, Portia exclaims "Let music sound while he doth make his choice; Then, if he lose, he makes a swan-like end, Fading in music."[10]
The well-known Orlando Gibbons madrigal "The Silver Swan" states the legend thus:
"The Swan Song" ("Schwanengesang") is the nickname of the 1733 Baroque Concerto written by Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto in D minor for oboe, strings and continuo.[11] The concerto of Telemann begins with a sad part (adagio) later a glad part (allegro), the singing of the swan itself, another sad part (death), and finally a hopeful end.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the English phrase "swan song" or "swan-song" borrows from the German schwanen(ge)sang or schwanenlied.[12] The Scottish cleric John Willison, in one of his Scripture Sermons, 1747, proposes a verse from Psalm 48 as a "swan-song" for the faithful.[13]
Samuel Taylor Coleridge made comic use of the legend when he quipped ironically:
Tennyson's poem "The Dying Swan"[14] is a poetic evocation of the beauty of the supposed song and so full of detail as to imply that he had actually heard it:
Tennyson's poem was an inspiration for the ballet The Dying Swan created for Anna Pavlova in 1905, to the music Le cygne from The Carnival of the Animals by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns.
Finnish composer Jean Sibelius's tone poem The Swan of Tuonela, in a famous solo, uses a cor anglais to play the dying song of the legendary swan of Tuonela.
In Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, there is a tenor solo called Olim Lacus Colueram about a swan who laments his end and looks back at his glorious days by the lake.
In his song '3005' rapper Childish Gambino references it with the line "And when I'm long gone, whole crew sing a swan song"
The season finale of Season 5 of the show Supernatural the episode is titled Swan Song. It refers to Sam Winchester's last act of averting the apocalypse, by jumping into the cage with Lucifer to save the world.
By extension, "swan song" has become an idiom referring to a final theatrical or dramatic appearance, or any final work or accomplishment.[15] It generally carries the connotation that the performer is aware that this is the last performance of his or her lifetime, and is expending everything in one magnificent final effort.[original research?]
 1. ^ Aesop (1998). The Complete Fables. Penguin Classics. ISBN 0-14-044649-4. p. 127. Annotation by Robert and Olivia Temple: "The premise of this fable is the odd tradition of 'the swan song.'" (Online version)
 2. ^ Arnott, W. Geoffrey (October 1977). "Swan Songs". Greece & Rome 24 (2): 149–153. JSTOR 642700.
 3. ^ a b Brazil, Mark (2003). The Whooper Swan. T & A D Poyser. ISBN 978-0-7136-6570-3. pp. 64-65. (Online version)
 4. ^ Ovid. "Metamorphoses (Kline) 14, the Ovid Collection, Univ. of Virginia E-Text Center; Bk XIV:320–396: The transformation of Picus". University of Virginia.
 5. ^ a b Arnott, W. Geoffrey (2007). Birds in the Ancient World from A to Z. Routledge. ISBN 0-203-94662-6. pp. 182-184. (Online version)
 6. ^ Peterson, Roger Tory, Guy Mountfort, P. A. D. Hollum, P. A. D. Hollom (2001). A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe. Houghton Mifflin Field Guides. ISBN 0-618-16675-0. , p. 49
 7. ^ Johnsgard, Paul A. (January 2013). "The Swans of Nebraska". Prairie Fire (USA). Retrieved 21 January 2013.
 8. ^ Skeat, Walter W. (1896). Chaucer: the Minor Poems. Clarendon Press. , p. 86 (Online version)
 9. ^ da Vinci, Leonardo. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, Complete. Google. ([1])
 10. ^ The Merchant of Venice, Act 3 Scene 2
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 12. ^ "swan, n.". Oxford English Dictionary. June 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2013.


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 An internal organ that fish use to control their buoyancy, allowing them to maintain or change depth by changing their density.
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 The swim bladder, gas bladder, fish maw or air bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of a fish to control its buoyancy, and thus to stay at its current water depth without having to waste energy in swimming. Also, the dorsal position of the swim bladder means the center of mass is below the center of volume, allowing it to act as a stabilizing agent. Additionally, the swim bladder functions as a resonating chamber, to produce or receive sound. The swim bladder is evolutionarily homologous to the lungs. Charles Darwin remarked upon this in On the Origin of Species. Swim bladders are found in many bony fish, but are not found in cartilaginous fish. In the embryonic stages some species, such as redlip blenny, have lost the swim bladder again, mostly bottom dwellers like the weather fish. Other fish like the Opah and the Pomfret use their pectoral fins to swim and balance the weight of the head to keep a horizontal position. The normally bottom dwelling sea robin can use their pectoral fins to produce lift while swimming. The cartilaginous fish do not have swim bladders.
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SPENT is a 5 letter word that starts with S.
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I am trying to write a conditional batch insert based on Java Parameters, for example
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This obviously does not work, and the closest example I have found involves selecting the INSERT values from tables, instead of the List arguments, which is what I need. How can I reference the Object[] parameters as part of the INSERT values?
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I'd say that you should move this condition in a separate SELECT.
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Can you provide an example? The problem with SELECT, is that I believe I have to be referencing table values, whereas I just want to reference the parameter java variables. – meiguoren Nov 9 '10 at 4:05
As your example, you should try following syntax and the SimpleJdbcOperations.update method:
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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.


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This study examined the correlation between information (content, accuracy, format, and timeliness), system (ease of use) and two additional factors i.e pricing and environment toward user satisfaction in Indonesia's online newspaper based on Doll and Torkzadeh framework. The benefit of this research is to facilitate current online newspaper providers to be more focus on factors that contribute to user satisfaction thus can increase its quality and user satisfaction as well. Furthermore, it is also purposed to endorse newspaper to have online version and facilitate them on what factors contribute to user satisfaction so they can go online with competitive advantage along with the existence online newspaper providers. The study identified three factors that influence Indonesia's online newspaper user satisfaction such as content, ease of use, and pricing.


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Ohio did not make it a law to keep birth records until 1867.
Ohio made it a law to record births in 1867. County probate courts kept birth records between 1867 and December 19, 1908. There is no statewide index to birth records from 1867 through December 19, 1908. Births were recorded in a log book. Birth certificates were not created until 1908.
Special Collections and Archives has the birth records for the following counties:
The state of Ohio began issuing certificates for births on December 20, 1908. The Ohio Department of Health holds birth certificates for the state of Ohio from December 20, 1908 to the present. Researchers should contact the Ohio Department of Health.
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Jaynt Kale - Chair
This paper examines the impact of CEO turnover from an internal capital allocation perspective. We test whether new CEOs make different divisional investment decisions than their predecessors, and if yes, how would this difference affect firm performance. We find that segment investments respond to factors, such as segment investment opportunity, segment cash flow, and other segments' cash flows, differently after CEO turnover. Evidence also indicates that new CEOs adjust the segments' previous over-investment /under-investment status to match industry average investment level, and they adjust the relative investment preference among divisions. These findings support the argument that different CEOs have their own set of skills and incentives, which directly affect their internal capital allocation decisions after they take over the office. We also examine the affiliation relationship between certain divisions and new CEOs, and find that new CEOs do not make capital allocation in favor their affiliated divisions. Furthermore, the analyses on firm-level internal capital allocation sensitivity do not support the literature about positive relationship between firm performance and the "Q-sensitivity". But, our analyses do find a positive and robust relationship between changes in firm performance and changes in the "cash flow-sensitivity". This suggests that new CEOs making internal capital allocation in favor of their "cash cow" segments are more likely to improve firm performance after CEO turnover.
Li, Qian, "CEO Turnover and Divisional Investment." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2005.


How to make an egg salad not smell
Eggs can taste delicious if cooked properly to stop the smell.
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An egg salad whether on its own or in a sandwich is easy to make and can taste delicious but the smell can be off-putting. Eggs can produce a sulphuric smell caused by over cooking. These egg proteins can become over coagulated and this creates an excess of hydrogen sulphide, which causes the eggy smell.
Fortunately, there are a few simple steps to prevent this from happening.
Place the eggs in a saucepan of cold water so that they are fully submerged. Add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar and bring the water up to a simmering point. Continue to simmer for 7 minutes. The vinegar will neutralise the odour without affecting the taste of the eggs.
 - Place the eggs in a saucepan of cold water so that they are fully submerged.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and remove the eggs. Submerge the eggs in the bowl of cold water and leave for 2 minutes. The cold water stops eggs from continuing to cook inside their shells and prevents the yolk from turning a dark greyish or green colour. Discoloured yolks are a result of a reaction that increases the sulphur smell.
Peel the eggs to remove the shells. Store the eggs, covered in the fridge until you are ready to make the rest of your salad.
To remove any lingering smells from your kitchen, boil a saucepan of water with 1 teaspoon of vinegar for 5 minutes. Discard the water. The smell of vinegar will disappear quickly.


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The Homeless No More Grant (HUMI)
Program Description: HUMI provides homeless prevention and move-in assistance program. The Homeless No More Grant provides one-time financial assistance to families who are facing eviction, or are already homeless. Whenever possible, this program seeks to intervene before a family falls into the cycle of homelessness.
Need in Gainesville:
1. This The number of school-aged children identified as homeless has more than doubled in the last five years (from 525 now at 1,021 children without a home in our school system).
2. Gainesville was just identified as the Florida city most affected by poverty.
3. Gainesville has the highest rent-cost burden rates of any metro in the state of Florida, according to Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS.)
We're going to do something about this.
Family Promise was awarded $20,000 that we're looking to have matched by businesses and grantors who care about reducing homelessness.
The goal of the program is to help families adjust their budget to make room for saving and work with landlords to reduce rent to a rate that is more affordable for the family's income. Through case management and financial assistance a plan is devised that will help families remain housed through the entirety of their lease and determine ways to either increase income or keep rent at an affordable rate.
The following will be used to determine eligibility for the program:
1. Must have a 3 day notice and/or are currently homeless
2. Have a proven financial hardship
3. Have been employed for at least 6 months
4. Rent is more than 30% of Income (rental assistance only)
5. Must have a child under the age of 18 in the home
6. Must have a reference
Role of Client:
1. Work on and follow living budget.
a. Provide monthly bank statements
2. Work on ways to increase income.
a. Education and Certifications
3. Work with landlord to improve communication and maintain housing.
Funded by Gainesville, FL (October 2019)


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Rice Coordinated Agricultural Project(RiceCAP)
RiceCAP is the abbreviated name for the Rice Coordinated Agricultural Project. The University of Arkansas is the lead institution on this $5 million dollar, 4-year grant from the NIFA National Research Initiative (NRI) competitive grants program. Rice is an important crop for both the United States and the world, and Arkansas produces approximately half of the rice grown in the United States.
The grant title is "A Coordinated Research, Education, and Extension Project for the Application of Genomic Discoveries to Improve Rice in the United States." The project will initiate and coordinate research on rice at several institutions in different states. More importantly, it will combine research, education and extension to:
- develop new technology for rice production,
- educate the next generation of scientists in use of this technology for plant breeding, and
- through extension efforts, will educate the farmers and consumers of the value of using genomic information to improve agricultural crops.
The rice genome was completely sequenced recently and is being analyzed using genomic tools and resources. The RiceCAP will use the genomic sequence, tools, and resources to solve problems in rice production and improvement that can not easily be solved by traditional plant breeding. The research goals of the RiceCAP are to identify genes and markers for traits important for milling yield (the amount of processed rice on which a farmer makes income) and for resistance to sheath blight disease. Traditional plant breeding has not made much progress on improving milling yield or resistance to sheath blight disease. Thus, the RiceCAP provides an exciting opportunity for developing new genomic and molecular biotechnology tools for more efficient and effective rice cultivars which, in turn, can lead to improved economics of rice production.
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What is Hydro Dipping or Paint Dipping?
Green and pink spray paint being sprayed into water.
Hydro dipping is taking the crafting world by storm! Hydro dipping, also known as immersion printing, uses a water-transfer printing and hydro-imaging process to apply graphics and color to just about any object.
Although some industries, like automakers and sporting goods companies, have been using the technique for quite a while, ordinary folks like you and I seem to just now be catching on to how cool this painting alternative really is.
If you enjoy taking a simple, humdrum item and turning into a totally unique creation, then hydro dipping is definitely worth looking in to.
What is hydro dipping or paint dipping? Hydro dipping is a method of applying color patterns to a wide variety of objects, using tints and paints on the surface of the water. Typically, a paint is initially sprayed onto the water's surface. Then, the item that you are painting is passed through that fluid. When that happens, the paint or ink is evenly applied to the surface.
If you aren't familiar with the process of using hydro dipping or paint dipping and would like to learn more, then you've come to the right place.
In the following, you'll learn how to hydro dip using spray paint and transfer film. Once you start making creative, colorful objects using hydro dipping, you'll be hooked!
What Type of Paints Can You Use to Hydro Dip?
Spray paint is the most commonly used paint when it comes to hydro dipping.
Most people use spray paint hydro dipping along with paper marbling and apply these designs and colors to a variety of three-dimensional objects.
As long as the surface texture of your item can absorb the color and pattern that you've picked, you should be able to create many unique designs.
If you aren't sure whether your surface can absorb the colors and patterns, then consider using sandpaper to sand down your surface to make it more suitable for the paint.
If you have an object that's a complex shape, then you can use sandblasting instead to prepare the piece.
Once you've done that, you can tape all the parts you don't want to hydro dip. Some people even create their own handles with tape so the object is easier to dip.
Using Paint to Hydro Dip
If you plan on using paint to hydro dip, the process isn't too tricky. Just remember to wear gloves.
 1. First, get a plastic container and add water to it. Make sure the box is deep enough so that you can submerge your object. After that, grab any type of acrylic spray paint to get started.
 2. Spray your paint into the water. (If you have any old spray paints lying around, you can use them up when you hydro dip.)
 3. Spray on different areas of the water's surface to create bright, colorful patterns. You can make your designs as vivid and loud as you like. Keep spraying until you like the look and pattern of the colors that you've created.
 4. Slowly lower your item into the container and keep submerging it at a steady pace. The floating color will start wrapping around your object almost like a towel.
 5. It's best to dip items at a 45 degree angle if you want to get the best results. However, you can use different angles if you're going to create different effects with the paint.
 6. Move the paint floating on the water away from you, so you don't wind up adding any additional or unwanted coats or tints on your item.
 7. After you've moved the paint, you can then take your object out and allow it to dry.
 8. Spray a protective coating of polyurethane two or three times on top of your paint coating so that the color and pattern of your paint is protected.
Hydro Dipping with Transfer Film
Another popular method with hydro dipping is to use transfer film. This became popular about 40 years ago and kicked off the mass application of hydro dipping.
You can use these films to achieve all kinds of patterns and colors. They also help to make a uniform appearance using beautiful, bright hues.
If you want to hydro dip using a transfer film, then you'll need a few more items than what you'd need when using spray paint.
You'll need to use a primer to prepare your object, and after you've added your transfer film, you'll also need to apply an activator to make the process set.
While spray paint is probably the most popular form of hydro dipping today, transfer film works well for 3D-printed parts.
When you select the object you want to use the transfer paper on, you'll need to ensure that it can absorb a lot of colors.
Just like with your spray paint, if you aren't sure about the object's ability to hold color, you'll need to sand the surface.
If you are dealing with a more challenging shape, then you should consider sandblasting the object to ensure that the colors will stay.
Once you've done that, tape the areas of your object that you don't want hydro painted. Using the tape, you can make some handles to help you dip your item.
Follow these simple steps:
 1. You can add a base coat of paint onto your object, which may work well, depending on your hydro dipping film. Some films are translucent, and when that's the case, it's a good idea to apply a base coat.
 2. Grab a protective mask since you'll be working with chemicals.
 3. Add primer on the object you are painting. Primer is essential because it will allow the film to stick to your object.
 4. Once you've primed your object, allow it to dry completely. You may need to let it sit for as long as two hours.
 5. Use a plastic container that's deep enough to submerge your object and add some water. Keep the water temperature at 77 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
 6. You'll need to cut down your film so that it's the correct size. Then, glue tape to the edges so your film won't roll or crease.
 7. Grab two edges with your hands and glide your object over the water surface dipping the two sides you aren't holding first. Dip so that you don't get air bubbles underneath your film.
 8. Leave the film in the water for about a minute (this can vary depending on the film you are using, so make sure you check the manufacturer's directions).
 9. Spray the activator on the film when you are ready to activate it.
 10. Slowly submerge your object into the container. The film will start wrapping around your object like a towel. It's a good idea to use a 45-degree angle when you are dipping your objects.
 11. After you've dipped, move the film away so that you don't get another coating added onto your object. Once you've moved it, pull it out. Rinse off your object carefully, and let it sit to dry.
 12. After your object is dry, spray it with a few coats of polyurethane for protection.
Now that you've learned two different techniques for hydro dipping, you can have some fun playing around with the process.
While there is a bit of a learning curve, as soon as you are creating unique, beautiful designs for your objects, your decorating creativity will know no bounds!


text: This paper describes the implementation of controlling physical parameters through IoT applications with GSM module. The ever increasing requirements for information being accessible at any time, from any place, regardless the type of remote device or planned operation, together with the need of complete control of a specific scenario or device has paved the way towards the next technological revolution: Internet of Things (IoT). In this project, the parameters are sensed by the respective sensors and are monitored by the individual microcontrollers. Finally, the values are displayed with the help of individual LCD displays. The microcontroller is connected to the PC through zigbee bus and the output will be displayed in that PC with the help of RS232 serial communication. This data is stored in the Pc and uploaded to the cloud. The system is reliable and stable. It is the most effective and most economical means of equipment safety monitoring.


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Definition of citral in English:
noun[mass noun] Chemistry
A fragrant liquid occurring in citrus and lemongrass oils and used in flavourings and perfumes.
- An example of counteraction is mixing citral, a pale-yellow liquid used in the perfume and flavoring industries, to neutralize the amines emitted from decaying meat in the dumpster behind a restaurant.
- Odors used included amyl acetate, which smells like bananas; phenyl ethyl alcohol, which smells like roses; propionic acid, which smells like vinegar; eugenol, which smells like cloves; and citral, which smells lemony.
- A tall, vigorous plant with light green leaves, small white flowers and an intense lemon aroma, it has been bred for greater genetic uniformity and higher content of the lemon-scented oil citral.
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Hi I am very new to Arduino, so please excuse the simplicity of my question.
I try to do this:
Read 1st. Proximity sensor signal, then trigger/start my code execution, once get 2nd. Proximity sensor signal, then stop my code execution, and do something else, such as rotate stepper motor 500 rev.
Could somebody give me similar example to achieve this?
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How many checklists does it take before we have a checklist approach to disclosure?
ASX today released its interim guidance on reporting scoping studies. This has proven to be a thorny issue for miners who have sought to provide the market with guidance on the outcome of such studies, which are often conducted internally, based on a limited geological understanding on the underlying resource and within a wide range of accuracy (typically +/- 50%) regarding economic outcomes.
ASX seeks to augment the guidance provided in ASIC's revised IS 214 and, in an approach which seems at odds with a stated desire to avoid a "checklist approach" to compliance, adds a checklist for listed companies to follow in preparing scoping study announcements.
There are a number of key takeaways:
- ASIC's guidance: After the confusion and rancour following ASIC's April Information Sheet 214 – Mining and Resources – Forward Looking Statements (IS 214), which was interpreted to prohibit publication of scoping studies without present evidence of project finance, ASIC revised IS 214 in October 2016. The revision confirmed secured funding is not necessarily required in order to establish that reasonable grounds exist for a production target, but stopped short of giving guidance as to at what point an assessment of a company's relative market capitalisation, financial position, financing track record and support, relevant metrics and the state of relevant economies might provide a "reasonable basis" for a finance assumption.
- Reasonable grounds for assumptions: Both ASIC and ASX clearly state they are looking for reasonable grounds for the disclosed assumptions made as to finance, not definitive statements as to financing capacity.
ASX notes, in an apparent attempt to reassure the average compliant explorer: "resource entities at early stages of the project assessment process will often not be in a position to make definitive statements about the availability of funding needed for development…" ASX also suggests that, where there are no reasonable grounds to think any entity can raise project finance on its own, the entity might disclose what the options are, such as a sale of project equity, and what reasonable basis there is for thinking those options might be available…. but is that a lifeline, or another can of worms?
- A proximate warning: Both regulators want to see a clear statement of current financial capacity and expected finance requirements to achieve outcomes stated in a scoping study, with warnings as to a lack of certainty of funding, and the potential dilution impacts of any equity raising. ASX has provided an indicative five paragraph cautionary statement for companies' assistance, which should be used when reminding investors that the company might not be able to raise project finance when needed. The statement augments the JORC code requirement for an appropriate cautionary statement.
- Other disclosure points: ASX also reminds companies of the basics:
- Follow Chapter 5 of the Listing Rules
- Use JORC terminology
- Be fair and balanced
- Don't put forward looking statements in the headline
- Don't describe results as a per share value without reasonable grounds
- Use an approximate rounded range for targets
- Disclose assumptions about modifying factors, and a sensitivity analysis
- Your material assumptions include Section 4 of Table 1 of JORC
- Be careful with assumed timeframes and sequencing of categories of resources for production and development
- A checklist: The guidance annexes a checklist which ASX is encouraging entities to complete to verify compliance. It takes directors through the disclosure points above and Chapter 5 of the Listing Rules. Although companies aren't required to complete the checklist, in cases where ASX has concerns over a scoping study announcement, it may request the company to complete and return the checklist under Listing Rule 18.7, whereupon it will presumably find its way onto the company announcements platform.
No-one denies ASX and ASIC's work will encourage an improvement of the standard of reporting on scoping studies. However, we are now moving into a potentially uncomfortable combining of "hard" and "fuzzy" regulation of disclosure. This will increase the compliance burden for listed resource companies and doesn't help with some big questions which a checklist approach is ill-suited to answer. For example – what constitutes reasonable grounds for an assumption that a company can obtain project finance?
We expect that, like the much lamented Corporate Governance Statement in Appendix 4G, ASX is inexorably moving towards a checklist approach to disclosure in this field. But we still don't have any comfort that a combination of warning statements and a checklist approach will be enough for ASIC.


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Banana rots the fastest in both room temperature and refrigerator and the apple rots the slowest in room temperature and refrigerator. This means that the bananas don't last really long before they rot and the apple lasts along time before it rots. That will be Bananas and pears.
- 1 What fruit molds the fastest?
- 2 Why does a banana rot faster than an apple?
- 3 What fruit browns the fastest?
- 4 What causes fruit to rot faster?
- 5 How fast does a banana mold?
- 6 Why does a banana grow mold?
- 7 Why should you not put bananas with other fruit?
- 8 Can you ripen an apple?
- 9 Why do avocados ripen next to bananas?
- 10 What is the fastest rotting food?
- 11 What browns faster apple or banana?
- 12 Why do Granny Smith apples turn brown?
- 13 Why does fruit get moldy?
- 14 What causes an apple to rot?
- 15 What will happen if fruits are damaged?
What fruit molds the fastest?
What foods grow mold the fastest? Fruits/Vegetables As moisture allows bacteria to breed, juicier fruits and vegetables, such as peaches, plums, tomatoes and cucumbers, are more likely to get moldy quicker than are those with harder peels and rinds, such as bananas, apples, peppers and squash.
Why does a banana rot faster than an apple?
Bananas ripen faster than apples because they are more sensitive, as they have softer cellular tissues. This also speeds up ripening, which if allowed to continue for too long a period, they will rot.
What fruit browns the fastest?
Once exposed to oxygen, enzymes in the apple begin converting natural chemicals called polyphenols into 'melanin', an iron-containing compound that gives the flesh a brown, rusty colour. The reaction happens quickly, and so a sliced apple can start to turn brown in only a few minutes.
What causes fruit to rot faster?
Some of the primary culprits are air, moisture, light, temperature, and microbial growth. Most fruits and vegetables spoil easily because of damage caused by microorganisms. Microorganisms such as bacteria, yeast and molds need water and nutrients for growth, energy and reproduction.
How fast does a banana mold?
My original question was "Which Fruit does Mold Grow the Fastest on?" From my experiment I found out that the banana grows mold the fastest, with a time of 6-7 days, then the orange with a time of 7-9 days.
Why does a banana grow mold?
Because bananas are soft inside and out, they are susceptible to certain threats that make them unusable. Your bananas may also start to mold as they rot, so look for spores on the surface of the peel. Mold on a banana peel looks similar to the mold on bread, and if you see it, the bananas have to be thrown away.
Why should you not put bananas with other fruit?
There's a reason why you should keep apples or bananas separate from other fruit. These two — and others — produce large amounts of ethylene gas, the so-called "fruit ripening hormone." As they reach maturity, their ethylene levels increase, according to the University of Maine Extension.
Can you ripen an apple?
The bottom line: Apples don't ripen nor improve in quality at home after they're picked. You may have seen on another website that apples will ripen after being picked. This leads many consumers to the (false) belief that if they have unripe apples at home, they can let them ripen on the counter or in a cool place.
Why do avocados ripen next to bananas?
Many ripening fruit produce the hydrocarbon gas ethylene as they ripen, which itself triggers more ripening. Bananas are especially productive sources of the gas, and putting one that's in the process of going brown next to apples, pears or hard avocados will greatly speed up their ripening.
What is the fastest rotting food?
20 Foods That Spoil the Fastest
- Green Beans.
What browns faster apple or banana?
I was right that the apples turn brown faster because, when apples been cut open air rushes in to the apple to make it age after just about several minutes. Bananas on the other side doesn't turn brown that fast because it is less likely to age. 34min. 35min.
Why do Granny Smith apples turn brown?
When an apple is cut, enzymes (and iron in the apple) chemically react with oxygen. The fruit quickly begins to oxidize, and its flesh turns brown.
Why does fruit get moldy?
Mold often grows on fruit because the conditions are just right to culture the spores. Since fruit is moist, it is ground zero for harboring this microscopic fungi. Fruit provides the nutrients and moisture for mold to thrive. Mold spores, in this case, usually travel through the air and land on the fruit's surface.
What causes an apple to rot?
Apples turn brown because of a chemical reaction called "oxidation", which is caused by oxygen from the air. Oxygen is one of the most reactive chemicals known, and there are many kinds of oxidation reactions. The fridge does not stop chemical reactions, so bacteria will still rot the food eventually.
What will happen if fruits are damaged?
It also turns fruit and vegetables brown. When fruit tissue is damaged because of heat, cold, age or mechanical stress, its cells break open and the phenolic compounds and the enzyme are released and mix with oxygen in the air. As a result the damaged tissue turns brown almost immediately.


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JS constructor names make it easier to analyze memory dumps
As they say, "There are two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors". Out of these 2/3 things, naming is the most difficult. We all know that being lazy when naming things will hurt you down the road when you'll need to make sense of the code that you've written half a year ago. However, one more interesting aspect of good naming paying off I didn't previously think about is memory dump analysis.
Let's imagine, you are facing what looks like a memory leak or some strange behavior of the system and memory dump may help you understand what's happening inside the brain of your system in a particular environment. So you dump your heap, Google Chrome does a great job of grouping your object by constructor name, but all you see is this:
JS heap dump example with badly named constructors
Since your service classes where isolated in your modules/files and you default-exported them, it seemed unnecessary to think of fancy names. The path to the file identifies the service so well anyway! Not until you look at a heap dump like this.
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Why Don't Old Games Work On New Computers?
We are guessing that old games will run much smoother on the new powerful PC and laptops! right?.. Wrong! even if you use Windows compatibility mode to run your old games, you will fail most of the time!! BUT WHY?
The powerful new hardware is a tiny part of the story. The real direct reasons are the architecture which those games are written for. And here are all the reasons why old games don't work on modern computers.
1. Old Games Are 32 bit
Most modern computers use 64 bit CPUs and 64 bit operating systems (Windows OS in this case). The 64 bit architecture is faster and allow more than 4 GB of RAM. But every program or game need to be coded to run on either 32 bit system or 64 bit system. This means that Windows OS will emulate 32 bit system to run old 32 bit programs and games. But this will not work for most games because some games try to use some incompatible code in form of DLL file. A windows update might break a dependency that the game relies on.
Some of game won't run at all because some of their code was written for 16 bit systems.
2. Multi-threaded Technology
Modern CPUs are designed to split a given program workload to run on multiple cores. This type of design lead to a more performance. But it is horrible for the games which is written for the one core old CPUs.
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A happy workforce is a well motivated workforce so social life is a key area in developing a young person into a thriving young member of society. They key to all of this is sustainability and profitability, making sure the changes that are put into place last and succeed.


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What is a land acknowledgement and why do we do it?
A land acknowledgement is a statement recognizing the traditional territory of the Indigenous people(s) who called the land home before the arrival of settlers, and in many cases still do call it home. Indigenous peoples have been acknowledging the land at the start of gatherings, ceremonies and events for time immemorial.
Providing a land acknowledgement at the beginning of an event or meeting gives time for reflection and demonstrates recognition of Indigenous lands, treaties and peoples. It involves thinking about what happened in the past and what changes can be made going forward in order to further the reconciliation process. Land acknowledgements mark a small and important step in the process of reconciliation and building a positive relationship with Indigenous peoples. By making a land acknowledgement you are taking part in an act of reconciliation, honouring the land and Indigenous presence which dates back over 10,000 years.
Using and participating in a land acknowledgement is a way to recognize the enduring presence and resilience of Indigenous peoples in this area for time immemorial. They are also a reminder that we are all accountable to these relationships.
History of Toronto Youth Theatre
TYT Theatre was formed in 2019 as a new company that would engage youth and families in interactive, original theatrical experiences. We do not opperate alongside Toronto Youth Theatre, but acknowledge them as our parent organization.
Since 2005 Toronto Youth Theatre has provided a cutting edge theatre program that empowers youth, regardless of their background, gender, or age, to explore and reach their creative potential
Today, with more than 25 productions from traditional musicals plus Toronto Youth Theatre has developed and workshopped original plays/musicals the company has positioned itself as one of Toronto's premiere youth theatre companies.
Rehearsing and performing in the professional theatre company space such as The Lower Ossington theatre, The Annex and Randolph Theatres and participating in events like We Day Toronto Youth Theatre provides a professional experience to young actors in all aspects of production.


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Over the past years, several countries around the world have adopted a system of prudential prompt corrective action (PCA). The European Union countries are being encouraged to adopt PCA by policy analysts who explicitly call for its adoption. To date, most of the discussion on PCA has focused on its overall merits. This paper focuses on the preconditions needed for the adoption of an effective PCA. These preconditions include conceptual elements such as a prudential supervisory focus on minimizing deposit insurance losses and mandating supervisory action as capital declines. These preconditions also include institutional aspects such as greater supervisory independence and authority, more effective resolution mechanisms, and better methods of measuring capital.


Set up meeting exclusions
The following describes who does what to initially set up meeting exclusion rules:
 - Owner - Workplace Analytics administrator, data analysts with full access
 - Task - Set meeting exclusion rules to reflect your company's meeting norms and exclude meetings that are not relevant for analysis.
 - Outcome - Workplace Analytics administrators and analysts are satisfied that meeting query results are focused on the data relevant for analysis.
Workplace Analytics uses activities stored in a person's Microsoft 365 email and calendar to reveal internal and external collaboration trends. However, a person's calendar and email can contain a diverse set of activities (such as personal meetings, work-related social activities, all-day training meetings, and so forth) that are not relevant to work-related collaboration, and if included in the metrics, can skew query results.
Analysts can use the Meeting exclusions feature to create custom meeting exclusions that help ensure query results accurately represent relevant meeting norms within their company. Or, analysts may choose to use the default meeting exclusions that exclude a set of meetings that would commonly fall outside relevant collaboration for analysis.
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Senior secondary education is designed to prepare students for initial entry into the workforce, for vocational education and training and higher education studies. It is undertaken in Years 11 and 12.
There are two key senior secondary education accrediting bodies in Victoria, the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), and the International Baccalaureate (IB).
The VCAA accredits the two Victorian senior secondary qualifications, the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL).
The IB accredits the International Baccalaureate Diploma, which is a globally recognised senior secondary qualification.
In Victoria, the VRQA is responsible for the:
- registration of senior secondary providers to deliver one or more senior secondary qualification:
- in schools
- in non-school settings.
- registration to become a senior secondary awarding body
- accreditation of senior secondary qualifications.
For information about applying to provide senior secondary education, see:
To search for registered senior secondary providers, see:
For information about becoming an awarding body or about accreditation of senior secondary qualifications, see:


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Devices like the Amazon Echo are capable of doing a lot of great things, ranging from controlling your music, reminding you of important things, setting timers, and much more. One nice feature of Alexa devices like the Amazon Echo is the ability to control your television, and it works with several brands. One of these brands is DirecTV. But how do you get Alexa set up to control DirecTV?
To set up your Alexa device with DirecTV, you need to enable the DirecTV skill in your Alexa app by searching in the Skills section of the app for DirecTV. Select it, and choose to enable the skill. Select Finish Setup and let Alexa search for DirecTV. Finally, pick the DirecTV device you want to use.
But are there other ways to set up an Echo device with a DirecTV device? And what do you do if one or both of the websites are not working properly?
How to Use Alexa to Control DirecTV
There are multiple things you need to have before you can use Alexa with your DirecTV. For one, you need to have DirecTV already so you have something to control. Also, you need to have a device that is capable of connecting to DirecTV and using Alexa through it. The compatible devices are limited to Echo devices like the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show, and other Echo devices. You cannot, unfortunately, use Alexa through a computer or mobile phone to control DirecTV. You also need to sign up for an Amazon.com account to use your Alexa device, much less use it to control DirecTV.
An additional consideration is to make sure that DirecTV and your Alexa device are both connected to the same Wi-Fi connection.
Enable the DirecTV skill by searching in the Alexa app
The best way to get Alexa connected to your DirecTV is to use the Alexa app. You can find the Alexa app on various app stores for both phones and tablets, such as the Google Play Store for many Android devices or App Store for Apple iOS devices. Once it's downloaded and set up with at least one Echo, you can then get to work on downloading the DirecTV skill.
Open the Alexa app, tap the Menu icon, and then select the Skills section. Once here, select the Search option, and then enter DirecTV. Select the DirecTV skill, and then enable it. Once enabled, you will be made to follow certain prompts, until you are given the option to Finish Setup. Allow your Alexa app to search for DirecTV devices (make sure that the device you want to connect to is powered on and connected to your Wi-Fi router). This will take upwards of 20 seconds.
Once the Alexa app has discovered one or more DirecTV devices, select the DirecTV device you want to set up with Alexa, and then choose which Alexa device you would like to control your DirecTV device with.
Enable the DirecTV skill in the Music, Movies & Books section
Another method to find the DirecTV skill is to simply navigate to the Music, Movies & Books section. You can find this by clicking the Menu icon, and then selecting that section. Once you are there, you will be able to find the DirecTV skill. Enable it, and follow the same steps as discussed in the above paragraph.
Enable the DirecTV skill through the Alexa website
While the Alexa app is the typical method to connect Alexa to your DirecTV account, it is not the only method you can use to do it. You can access the Alexa website on your desktop or laptop computer, which works essentially the same as the Alexa app. Once you have enabled the DirecTV skill through the Alexa website, follow the same instructions and prompts that come up after the first method. You can also download the DirecTV skill through Amazon.com's website.
Enable a different Alexa device to work with DirecTV
If you want to use a separate Alexa device to control DirecTV, your Alexa app can set that up for you. You can either set up multiple Echoes at the same time during either of the above-mentioned setup methods, or you can select Set up a DIRECTV Device to set up more Alexa devices with your DirecTV device(s).
Why isn't Alexa connecting to DirecTV?
There are a variety of reasons why Alexa is not able to connect to DirecTV. One of the most common reasons is due to your Internet connection experiencing difficulties. For example, if your Internet is completely down for the count, your Echo will not be able to do anything with your DirecTV. This is because Alexa can only function when she has access to the Internet, even with simple commands that seem like they would not require an Internet connection. If you try to use Alexa while the Internet is down, she will say something like "I'm having trouble connecting right now."
The next thing to do would be to check if the issue is with your Alexa device, or if your Internet is the problem. This can be done by testing the Internet on other devices. So, for instance, if your phone or computer is doing fine with the Internet connection, for example, the problem is likely with the Echo itself. However, if the problem appears consistent with these devices, you'll have to troubleshoot your Wi-Fi router.
The first thing you should try with the troubleshooting process is to unplug the Wi-Fi router from the power source. Wait about 15 seconds, and then plug the router back in. This has the possibility of making the router reset and begin to work properly again. However, another issue is if you recently changed the name of the router or its password. If you did, you need to also update that information on your Echo, using the same method you used to connect it to the Internet.


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What is Democratic Socialism?
This booklet provides a general introduction to the Democratic Socialism endorsed in the nations of the British Commonwealth. It was written specifically for the Co-operative Commonwealth Youth Movement, Saskatchewan Section.
Carlyle King, What is Democratic Socialism (Ottawa: Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation, 1943).
What is Democratic Socialism? 1943.pdf (29.83 MB)
Booklet, 36 pages, 12 cm x 17 cm
Ley and Lois Smith War, Memory and Popular Culture Research Collection - Western University - London, Ontario
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Index Organized Table (IOT) Enhancements In Oracle 9i
The Index Organized Table (IOT) concept has matured in Oracle 9i to the point where the differences between IOTs and Heap Organized Tables (HOT) are less than the similarities.
Like indexes, IOTs are subject to inserts, deletes, block splits and coalesces, all of which affect the rowid. This means a standard rowid cannot always be used to retrieve an IOT record from a secondary index. For this reason secondary indexes on IOTs use a logical rowid which is made up of the original rowid and the primary key of the row. When a secondary index is referenced the rowid is used to find the block. If the block is not present at that disk address the primary key is used to find the block. This initial rowid access is know as a guess, since the block may not be at its origninal disk address anymore. Physical movements of the row do not affect the logical rowid, so long as the primary key is not updated.
With time the percentage of hits using the guess rowid will drop. When the hitrate gets sufficiently low the index should
be dropped and recreated to refesh the guess rowids. The guess hitrate can be monitored using the
SELECT index_name, index_type, pct_direct_access FROM user_indexes WHERE pct_direct_access IS NOT NULL;
Bitmap Secondary Indexes
A bitmap index contains a series of bitmaps that represent row locations corresponding to each key value. The bitmap can locate the row because it assumes the rows are contiguous within the block. Since this is not the case in IOTs Oracle 8i did not allow secondary bitmap indexes on IOTs.
Oracle 9i removes this restriction by introducing a mapping table which literally maps the bit position to the row
location within the IOT. The mapping table is created as part of the
CREATE TABLE statement.
CREATE TABLE countries ( country_id CHAR(2) CONSTRAINT country_id_nn NOT NULL, country_name VARCHAR2(40), currency_name VARCHAR2(25), currency_symbol VARCHAR2(3), region VARCHAR2(15), CONSTRAINT country_c_id_pk PRIMARY KEY (country_id) ) ORGANIZATION INDEX MAPPING TABLE TABLESPACE tbs_1;
Maintenance of the mapping tables causes a performance overhead so they should only be created for IOTs that need to support secondary bitmap indexes. A single mapping table can support multiple bitmap indexes on the same table.
COALESCEof secondary indexes. The base IOT is no longer locked during these DDL operations.
- Parallel DML on IOTs.
MOVEof IOTs with overflow segments. In Oracel 8i an online move was only possible if all data was stored inline.
For more information see:
Hope this helps. Regards Tim...


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Deploying Riva On-Premise requires planning and following specific step-by-step deployment checklists to ensure that the Riva sync environment is properly configured to meet sync requirements for users.
Review the following articles to learn more about how Riva On-Premise will sync data between the email platform and the CRM system.
How does Riva sync your CRM and
Each of those articles contain videos, summary explanations, and a list of typical questions to assist evaluations teams with deciding how to configure Riva sync policy settings.
There are two choices to getting started with a Riva On-Premise server:
A typical Riva On-Premise server deployment includes the following steps:
Preparation tasks are included as the first major step in the Riva On-Premise deployment model, and links for each major task are available in each deployment checklist.
For each supported email system, there is one deployment checklist that applies to all the supported CRMs. Each checklist includes all of the major steps and tasks in the Riva deployment model. Select the deployment checklist that matches your email platform:


Adding Customer Attribute Tutorial
In this tutorial, we will walk through the two different ways you can keep track of personalized attributes for your customers. We will demonstrate the easy way of simply storing the attributes in the customerAttributes object and the slightly more customized (but still easy) way of extending the Broadleaf CustomerImpl class. Also, please note that while we're going through extending a Customer in this tutorial, the same patterns apply for all Broadleaf provided objects.
Using the provided CustomerAttributes object
If you're only wanting to save off simple String values to be referenced later, the easiest way is to use the CustomerAttributes. This is exactly what we'll do to store a referral code on our Customer.
First, we need to modify the UI to pass in a referral code to our controller. We'll do that by extending the RegisterCustomerForm to carry our referral code along.
public class HCRegisterCustomerForm extends RegisterCustomerForm {
 public String referralCode;
 public String getReferralCode() {
 return referralCode;
 public void setReferralCode(String referralCode) {
 this.referralCode = referralCode;
Then, we need to modify RegisterController to initialize our extended form. If we look at the source of the parent BroadleafRegisterController, we can see that it initializes a RegisterCustomerForm and simply sets the customer object. Therefore, we can utilize the super method and just modify it slightly:
 public HCRegisterCustomerForm initCustomerRegistrationForm() {
 RegisterCustomerForm superForm = super.initCustomerRegistrationForm();
 HCRegisterCustomerForm form = new HCRegisterCustomerForm();
 return form;
Then, we can add the new field to ajax/register.html, right below the confirm password field:

 Referral Code

Note: We are not attaching any validation to this field. It is completely optional for the sake of this tutorial.
At this, point, when you click on Register, you should see your additional field:
Referral Code field
All that's left is to save our referral code into our customer. We want to do this if the registration was successful. So, in RegisterController, we want to modify the processRegister method to look like this:
String url = super.processRegister(registerCustomerForm, errors, request, response, model);
 if (url.equals(getRegisterSuccessView())) {
 // Grab the current customer from the request
 Customer newCustomer = CustomerState.getCustomer();
 // Create the referralCode CustomerAttribute
 CustomerAttribute referralCodeAttr = new CustomerAttributeImpl();
 // Update our customer object
 newCustomer.getCustomerAttributes().put("referralCode", referralCodeAttr);
 newCustomer = customerService.saveCustomer(newCustomer);
 // Place the new customer onto the request
return url;
It's as easy as that!


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Can anyone point to an article or code samples anywhere on how to provide BOTH editing AND range selection in a TStringGrid?
Yes, I KNOW there are third-party grids that do this, but it's frustrating that the built-in grid lacks this basic capability.
It's pretty normal to expect to be able to both edit a cell in a grid, and also to select a range of cells such as for a Copy operation.
As delivered, TStringGrid doesn't do that. It's either/or. In fact, the docs tell us about the grid Options, "When goEditing is included in Options, goRangeSelect has no effect".
However, it looks like it may be possible to do editing and rangeselects in a TStringGrid anyway!!! Through careful use of the mousedown, mouseup, selectcell and exit events, you can get dang close by switching editing elements on and off at the right times. But I still don't have it perfect, and that only covers mouse use, not keyboard changes.
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I have not used the TStringGrid for this, so I can't provide a specific answer. But am I right in assuming you can manually (in code) start a cell being edited? That link implies it is possible even if the grid doesn't have goEditing included in its Options. (See below to work around this if this is not true.)
If so, I'd suggest the following approach:
Combined selection and edit behaviour
I find this is a good, Windows-standard-behaviour sort of approach:
 - Leave the grid in selection mode, so mouse and keyboard interaction selects cells
 - Trigger a cell being edited yourself, based on certain criteria (I think you are on the way to doing this from what you said in your last paragraph.) There are common ways to trigger editing, and the following criteria are what my programs follow when they do something similar with other controls:
 - Selection is normal. Ie, click to select, click and drag to multi-select, use the keyboard arrows and Shift or Control to select, etc.
 - A cell enters edit mode when either:
 1. A cell is selected and the user presses Enter or F2 (F2 is the standard "Rename" or "Edit" shortcut, which works in a number of programs)
 2. The user "slow-double-clicks" on a cell - ie, slow-double-clicks to select and edit, or clicks again, after a pause, on an already-selected cell. This mimics Explorer's behaviour, where if a file is selected and you later click on it, it enters the inline edit/rename mode. To implement this, record when a cell was last clicked (and selected.) If it is clicked again, and if the time is greater than GetDoubleClickTime then they have clicked twice, slowly, and enter edit mode. This allows you to distinguish between the first click to select, a double-click (to perform some kind of action), and a slow second click, to enter edit mode.
 I also tend to check the mouse position, so that if an object is slow-double-clicked and it wasn't first selected (ie, this both selects the object and then enters edit mode) I verify the mouse hasn't moved very much. I use GetSystemMetrics to find the double-click distance, and check that the slow double click was within this box. (Because it's not a true doubleclick, I actually check the distance times 2. My action code is:
 const int iMAX_MOVE_AMOUNT = ::GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYDOUBLECLK) * 2; (sorry, C++ not Delphi, but should be convertable easily enough!)
 but I'm actually not certain if this is completely and utterly 100% to Windows guidelines. In practice users find it works as they expect, though.)
That should let you change between selecting and editing at the appropriate times with both the keyboard and the mouse.
Miscellaneous thoughts
You may find some of this is cleaner and easier to implement by subclassing TStringGrid and creating a new component. That will allow you to implement this in normal code and override the inbuilt behaviour (rather than event handlers) while keeping it invisible to the form code. It will also give you lower-level access to the mouse events or Windows messages than are exposed simply through events such as OnMouseDown. Finally, if there are problems with showing the editor when goEditing is included in Options, this will allow you to change that behaviour. You could also add your own events if you want your code to respond to certain things happening, such as creating an OnBeginEdit event, say.
Creating your own components is normally regarded as an advanced Delphi topic, but it's actually remarkably easy once you know how! This site has a few good topics that will introduce you to the subject in general, and if you go this route and encounter problems, Stack Overflow is of course a good place to ask questions :) The Embarcadero Delphi » VCL » Writing Components newsgroup / forum is also an excellent resource, in fact possibly even better than SO for this specific topic.
Hope that helps!
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But ocean wallpapers are more than just visually pleasing; they also inspire us to explore and discover. By featuring hidden treasures such as shipwrecks, underwater caves, and mysterious sea creatures, these wallpapers ignite our curiosity and fuel our sense of adventure. They remind us that the ocean is a vast playground waiting to be explored, full of secrets and surprises that are just waiting to be discovered.
The deep blue hue of the ocean is known to have a calming and soothing effect on our minds. It evokes a sense of tranquility and peacefulness that can help us unwind and relax. By adorning our iPhones with ocean wallpapers, we can bask in the beauty of the deep blue and carry a piece of that serenity with us wherever we go. Whether we're stuck in traffic or waiting in line, a quick glance at our ocean wallpaper can transport us to a place of calmness and rejuvenation.
Moreover, ocean wallpapers allow us to indulge in the magic of the ocean. The vibrant colors, the playful dolphins, and the intricate coral reefs create a captivating and whimsical experience that can brighten even the dullest of days. They remind us of the wonders of nature and the joy that comes from exploring the unknown. With an ocean wallpaper on our iPhone, we can tap into our sense of wonder and rekindle our childlike curiosity.
In conclusion, ocean wallpapers for iPhones are a gateway to the majestic depths of the ocean. They bring beauty, tranquility, inspiration, and a touch of magic to our screens. By unveiling the hidden treasures of the ocean, these wallpapers remind us of the wonders that lie beneath the surface and encourage us to explore and discover. So, dive in, explore, and let the breathtaking ocean wallpapers mesmerize you with their splendor.
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Gradle Goodness: Execute Tasks with Abbreviations
Gradle supports task name abbreviation to execute tasks. This means we only have to type the portion of a task name that uniquely identifies the task within the project. So we don't have to type the complete name if we can use a shorter version. As a bonus Gradle also supports camel case to abbreviate a task name.
Suppose we have the following build file for our project:
// File: build.gradle
task helloWorld << { ant.echo 'Hello world.' }
The following statements will all invoke this task:
$ gradle helloWorld
$ gradle hello
$ gradle h
$ gradle hW
If the abbreviation is not unique for the project we get a warning from Gradle. For example if we have the tasks hello, helloTask and helloWorld and execute $ gradle h we get a failure message:
FAILURE: Could not determine which task to execute.
* What went wrong:
Task 'h' is ambigious in root project 'project'. Candidates are: 'hello', 'helloWorld', 'helloTask'.
* Try:
Run with -t to get a list of available tasks.


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The 1524mm diameter cylinder mould has largercircumference resulting in lower RPM compared to 1250mm diameter at the samespeed of paper/board machine. Advantages of 1524 diameter are as follow:
- Increase in longer forming zone because ofincreased diameter of cylinder mould, which allows increased drainage,resulting in more machine speed.
- Better formation at higher machine speeddue to reduced Mould RPM and stock pressure.
- Better Formation and brightness achievedat less pick up, thus it can save material in Top Layer, Protective Layer andBottom Layer. Minimizing production cost.
- Longer wire and couch roll life due toreduced Mould RPM
- Higher machine speed hence increasedproductivity.
- It can be installed as single or coupledwith multi units in the sequence of 1250 diameter formers.


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Synonyms for (verb) sever
Synonyms: sever, lop, discerp
Definition: cut off from a whole
Usage: His head was severed from his body; The soul discerped from the body
Similar words: cut
Definition: separate with or as if with an instrument
Usage: Cut the rope
Synonyms: break up, sever
Definition: set or keep apart
Usage: sever a relationship
Similar words: disunite, divide, part, separate
Definition: force, take, or pull apart
Usage: He separated the fighting children; Moses parted the Red Sea
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You can set up a Zap to automate your Metric values automatically.
- Within Zapier, click Make a Zap to get started.
- Next, select a Trigger app and define your Trigger criteria.
- Once your Trigger criteria is successfully added, move on to the Action component of your Zap.
- Select Hoopla as your Action app and choose one of the Metric update options - Increment Metric Value, Decrement Metric Value or Clear Metric Value. Clear Metric Value is useful if you have Metric value that needs to be reset at a specific time interval, such as, a Daily Calls or Monthly Accounts Metric. We recommend using the Zapier built-in app called "Schedule" to set your trigger.
- If you have not already done so, connect to your Hoopla Account by clicking on Connect to Account and Authorize your Hoopla account to integrate with Zapier.
- Configure the details of your Metric update. This includes Metric Name, which is the Hoopla Metric to apply the update to; Amount, which is the amount by which you want to increment/decrement an existing value (note: if there is no pre-existing value, the value entered here becomes the initial value; User Email, which is the email address of the user whose metric will be updated (note: this email address must match the User's email address within Hoopla).
- After successfully testing your Zap, be sure to give your Zap a name and toggle the Zap On. That's it!


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The education system
Education in Catalonia and Spain is compulsory for children aged 6 to 16. A child's school year is determined by their year of birth.
The education system in Catalonia is divided into stages and cycles:
- Pre-school education
- First cycle (0 to 3 years)
- Second cycle (3 to 6 years)
- Primary education (6 to 12 years, compulsory): with six school years divided into three two-course cycles:
- Initial cycle
- Intermediate cycle
- Upper cycle
- Compulsory secondary education (ESO, which stands for Educació secundària obligatòria) (from 12 to 16 years): with four school years.
- Post-compulsory studies:
- Intermediate and upper-grade educational cycles (vocational training)
- University studies
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Independent Clinical Research
The clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the Stryker SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System was validated in the largest clinical study ever conducted on retained foreign objects. Performed at one of the most world renown healthcare facilities in the world and published in the February 2011 edition of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, this multi-year study explored the underlying causes behind retained surgical sponges and the occurrence rate of this error, as well as conducted a thorough examination of the clinical efficiency, ergonomics, impact on operative time, cost effectiveness, staff satisfaction and impact on work flow of the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System.Key Results and Conclusions:
- Prior to implementation of the solution, a retained surgical sponge occurred at this institution an average of one out of every 64 days. Use of the Safety-Sponge System eliminated retained sponges immediately upon implementation and throughout the entire 18 months of the study. During this time, more than 87,400 procedures were performed using a total of 1,862,373 Safety-Sponges.
- The use of the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System did not cause workflow disruption nor was there an increase in case duration
- Hospital staff satisfaction with the system was acceptable with a high degree of trust in this solution
- The Safety-Sponge System was found to be highly reliable, cost-effective and improved patient safety
The product highlighted in the cover story "Eliminating Retained Surgical Sponges" and that was researched in the clinical study titled Using a Data-Matrix-Coded Sponge Counting System Across a Surgical Practice: Impact After 18 Months is the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System by Stryker SurgiCount. The research was completely independent in nature. Stryker SurgiCount provided no funding of any kind to the Joint Commission, the researchers conducting the study or the healthcare institution. As a matter of policy, neither the Joint Commission nor the institution that conducted the research endorse any commercial products, services or specific vendors, including the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System.