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It relates to both the costs and outcomes of the model.|
|9. Health impacts||This relates to the impact, if any, of the model on the clientele served and on the health status of the broader population.|
|10. Transferability and generalizability||This relates to the relevance of the model to other jurisdictions and/or contexts. It refers to the extent to which a given model has the potential to be adopted more broadly across Canada, and the extent to which it has actually been adopted across organizations or jurisdictions. It is a measure of the diffusion of innovation.|
|11. Sustainability||This relates to how well the model can continue to operate over time into the future.|
|Table 2. Types of evaluation, domains of inquiry and generic evaluation questions|
|Types of Evaluation and Domains of Inquiry||Generic Evaluation Questions|
|Design and Implementation of the Model|
|1. Appropriateness of the model design (proof of concept evaluation)||Is the documentation on the model clear and comprehensive?|
|Is the model congruent with its intended purposes and rationale?|
|Is the model design congruent with the goals and objectives of the model and with best practices?|
|What are the key characteristics of the model?|
|What is the organizational structure of the model?|
|What is the expenditure allocation, or budget breakdown, of the model?|
|2. Efficiency and effectiveness of model implementation (implementation evaluation)||Was the model implemented within the anticipated time frame?|
|Was the program implemented consistent with the description of the model and program policy?|
|During implementation were there changes to the model design? If so, were they well documented and supported?|
|How well was the new model accepted by staff and management?|
|Were there adjustments in the mix and/or functions of people working on the model, that is, were there human resources impacts as a result of introducing the model?|
|Overall, how would the staff and management rate the "success" of the implementation?|
|Functionality of the Model (Process Evaluation)|
|3. Appropriate care provision||To what extent is care provision consistent with program policy?|
|To what extent are care needs met in a timely manner?|
|To what extent are clients' questions answered in an appropriate and timely manner?|
|To what extent is there adequate coverage for staff sick days and holidays?|
|To what extent are emergency procedures in place and tested on a regular basis?|
|To what extent are staff levels adequate to carry out the needed work?|
|4. Continuity of care and care coordination||To what extent is there "informational continuity" (is information from prior events used to give appropriate care to the client)?|
|To what extent is there "relational continuity" (do clients/patients generally receive care from the same care provider)?|
|To what extent is there "management continuity" (is care from different providers connected in a coherent way)?|
|To what extent are operational reporting relationships functioning smoothly?|
|To what extent does "turf protection" and/or "office politics" impact ongoing operations?|
|To what extent is there effective coordination with other related organizations to the benefit of the client?|
|5. Competence of personnel||What percentage of staff have appropriate academic or other credentials, as required in their job descriptions?|
|What is the average time key personnel have been in their positions?|
|How do clients and outside stakeholders rate the competence of key personnel in the model?|
|Is there adequate and ongoing orientation and training for staff working in the new model?|
|Is there a regular, and ongoing, review of performance with appropriate feedback from supervisors and/or colleagues?|
|Is there a continuous quality improvement program?|
|Effectiveness of the Model (Outcome Evaluation)|
|6. Accessibility of service||To what extent is care provided over an appropriate period of time on weekdays?|
|To what extent is care provided over an appropriate period of time on weekends?|
|If there are waiting times for service, how reasonable are these waiting times from the client perspective?|
|If there are waiting times for service, how reasonable are these waiting times from the care provider perspective?|
|How consistent are waiting times with best practices for care?|
|Is there evidence of ongoing efforts to reduce waiting times, as appropriate?|
|7. Quality of service||To what extent are clients and family members satisfied with the services they receive?|
|To what extent do clients and family members perceive staff as being "caring" and "willing to go the extra mile" to met clients' care needs?|
|To what extent does the program enhance clients' quality of life?|
|Is there a regular accreditation of the care model or some other form of external review or evaluation regarding quality?|
|Do key stakeholders perceive that the care model provides high-quality care?|
|How well do staff answer questions posed by clients and family members about the condition of the client and the care services provided?|
|8. Cost-effectiveness||Are unit costs "reasonable" in regard to an appropriate peer group?|
|To what extent is the program reaching stated (or implicit) program outcome goals?|
|Has the model had an impact on human resources issues (e.g., staff reductions, retraining, etc.)?|
|What are the comparative program costs and outcomes before and after the implementation of the model?|
|What are the comparative costs and outcomes of the new program compared to other similar programs?|
|To what extent has value for money been increased compared to the period before the program was put into place?|
|9. Health impacts||To what extent has the model increased the health status of those affected by the model?|
|To what extent has the model increased the health status of the overall population the model is intended to serve?|
|To what extent has the model identified and/or addressed key determinants of health?|
|To what extent has the program reduced the rate of deterioration of the health of the clients over time (e.g., for people with chronic diseases)?|
|To what extent has the program reduced the use of healthcare services (e.g., hospital admissions or readmissions, or hospital lengths of stay)?|
|To what extent has the program contributed to reductions in key health indicators (e.g., infant mortality, primary care visits/costs)?|
|10. Transferability and generalizability||To what extent could the model be adopted in other similar settings?|
|To what extent has the model served as a basis for similar developments elsewhere?|
|To what extent do staff and managers believe their model will be more widely adopted?|
|Which components of the model are transferable and which are unique to the context in which the existing model functions?|
|What changes in structure, human resources etc. would be required in other organizations wishing to adopt this model?|
|To what extent is the model bound to its context (e.g., how applicable is an urban model to rural areas, or to culturally diverse populations)?|
|11. Sustainability||Is this a model or pilot project with guaranteed funding only for a given period of time?|
|Is ongoing funding in place in the base budget of the organization in which the model is housed?|
|Are there clear and highly probable sources of alternative funding?|
|What is the relative priority of the program for the larger organization of which it is a part (e.g., regional health authority [RHA]) or the funder (province or RHA which funds services directly through contracts with service provider organizations)? What would happen to the program if the broader organization, or funder, had to cut budget by 10, 20 or 30% or more?|
|How well is the program supported by its clients?|
|How well is the program supported by the community in which it is located and by key stakeholders (e.g., other players in the healthcare system, local leaders and politicians)?|
Table 3 shows examples of how the framework noted above can be adapted to different types of health services.
|Table 3. Examples of framework adaptations|
|Generic Question||Questions for a Primary Care Clinic||Key Indicators||Type of Design||Data Sources|
|To what extent is care provision consistent with program policy?||To what extent is multidisciplinary care provided? (This assumes a policy which mandates multidisciplinary care)||
Number of staff by occupational category
Ratio of FTE GPs to other professional care providers (e.g., nurses, PTs/OTs, dieticians, etc.)
Analysis of administrative data
Electronic records (to calculate FTEs)
|How frequent are breaches of policy?||
Number of letters of complaint over a six-month period which indicate breaches of policy
Number of breaches identified through records review
Review of letters of complaint
|Generic Question||Question for a Home Care Provider||Key Indicators||Type of Design||Data Sources|
|To what extent is there "relational continuity" (do clients/patients generally receive care from the same care provider)?||How well is our agency providing relational continuity?||
Percentage of all visits over a three-month period provided by the person who provided the most visits
Percentage of respondents who are somewhat or very satisfied with the consistency of their home care provider
Analysis of documents or electronic records
Point in time, cross-sectional survey
|FTE = full-time equivalent; GP = general practitioner; OT = occupational therapist; PT = physiotherapist.|
This article has presented a framework for thinking about the key questions that need to be answered to develop new policy and program-relevant knowledge that can be used to make more informed decisions. It is essentially an evaluation primer for administrators, policy makers


Medialunas de manteca
July 2016
Medialunas (literally half moons) have been called the Argentinian croissant. They are smaller than their French counterparts and come in two flavors - sweet and savory. These pastries are a daily staple for many Argentinians, enjoyed any time of day. The medialuna de manteca is the sweet, plump, buttery version that usually requires a napkin at some point.
Medialunas de Manteca
1oz bakers yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon warm water
21/4 cups (500g) flour
1/4 cup (45g) sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
Empaste (butter filling):
1 cup (260g) butter
1/4 cup (50g) flour
Almibar (simple syrup):
1 cup (200g) sugar
1/2 cup (100g) water
Making the Dough
 1. Combine the yeast, sugar and water. Mix until creamy and frothy. Set aside and let it rise.
 2. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and salt. Mix.
 3. Once the yeast has risen, add it to the flour, sugar, salt mix and fold in 1 egg.
 4. Knead and keep adding water (about 1 cup) slowly until you get a soft dough.
 5. Cover and let it rise.
 6. Combine in another bowl flour and butter and mix to make the empaste (butter filling).
 7. Stretch the dough in a rectangle and smear the empaste on top. Fold it in 3 parts, and let it rest.
 8. Roll it out into a rectangle. Fold the rectangle in 3 parts, turn 90 degrees. Roll out again making a rectangle, and fold in 3 parts.
 9. Wrap in film and leave in refrigerator overnight.
 10. Unwrap, sprinkle flour on your work surface, roll out and fold into 2 parts.
 11. Leave it to rest for 1 hour at room temperature.
Shaping the Medialunas
 1. Stretch the dough in a rectangle. Cut in 6" strips. Then cut into multiple triangles, about 4" at the base of the triangle.
 2. Roll the widest part of the triangle to the opposite point. Curve and place the medialuna on a buttered sheet.
 3. Brush an egg wash on each medialuna.
 4. Bake at 375° Fahrenheit until golden on top.
Glazing and Eating
 1. When the medialunas are in the oven, bring the alimbar (sugar and water) to boil until there are numerous small bubbles.
 2. Brush the cooled almibar on top of the warm medialunas when you take them out if the oven.
 3. Shove into mouth as soon as possible. Have fun and enjoy!!


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Often opinionated code is really restrictive code, and that can be a good thing. 'Restrictive' has a negative connotation in English, which is unfortunate - 'constrained' also works.
I think this is true in languages and frameworks. The gist being:
A few examples:
React allows for both local state modified by imperative calls (setState), and global state (props). Cycle.js and Deku ban local state, requiring all state to be global. You can use React without local state, using tools like Redux, but aren't required to do it. Removing even the possibility makes certain corner cases much more difficult to handle, but also removes an ambiguity that requires design patterns and can make component use more uncertain.
React also includes forceUpdate(), a function that the documentation advises:
Normally you should try to avoid all uses of forceUpdate() and only read from this.props and this.state in render(). This makes your component "pure" and your application much simpler and more efficient.
But novice developers often use forceUpdate to write code similar to non-Reactive code, where changes in rendering aren't derived from changes in data. Once this pattern is discovered by their coworkers, they start using something like eslint-plugin-react to ban features from React that can be appropriate in corner cases but are usually wrong.

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Home Campus Directory | A-Z Index
 1. Mission
 The Mission of the Chancellor's office is to provide clear strong, and inspiring leadership that empowers the campus to accomplish its mission, vision, and strategic goals, and strengthens the broader community.
 2. Vision
 The chancellor's office will be a model of exemplary leadership to the campus and community.
 3. Strategies for Accomplishing the Mission
 1. Provide leadership to nurture a cohesive campus community that thrives as a team.
 2. Provide leadership to secure the necessary resources for faculty and staff to execute the teaching, research, service, and support components of the campus' mission.
 3. Provide leadership to cultivate a culture of academic excellence and a student-centered environment in which each student can achieve his or her potential.
 4. Model excellence in community and team building, innovation, civil discourse, and respect for diversity.
 5. Provide leadership to strengthen and enrich the broader community economically, socially, and culturally.
 4. Values that Guide the Chancellor's Office
 1. Excellence
 2. A strong work ethic
 3. Integrity
 4. Mutual respect
 5. Collegiality
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No for "dry", yes for "wet".
For "dry friction", such as a box on a floor, it is relatively constant. Why is this? Most objects are microscopically rough with "peaks" that move against each-other. As more pressing force is applied, the peaks deform more and the true contact area is increases proportionally. The surfaces adhere forming a bond that will take a certain amount of shear force to break. Since the molecules are moving much faster ~300m/s than the box they have plenty of time to adhere (so velocity is not an issue). However, static friction is sometimes be higher, in one explanation because the peaks have time to settle and interlock with each-other. Neglecting static friction, force is constant.
The simplest case in wet friction is two objects separated by a film of water. In this case there is zero static friction, as the thermal energy is sufficient to disrupt any static, shear-bearing water molecule structure. However, water molecules still push and pull on each-other, transferring momentum from the top to the bottom. The rate of momentum transfer i.e. "friction" grows in proportion to how much momentum is available, which in turn grows with velocity. Thus, force is linear with velocity.
However, interesting things happen when the bulk mass of the water gets important. In this case, bumps, etc on the surface push on the water creating currents that can ram into bumps on the other surface. If you double the velocity, your bumps will push twice as much water twice as fast for 4 times the force; force is quadratic to velocity. You can plug in formulas for the linear case (which depends on viscosity) and quadratic case (which depends on density) to see which one "wins" (this is roughly the Reynolds number), if there is no clear winner the answer is complex (see the Moody diagram).
Nevertheless these are approximations and the real answer could fail to follow these "rules".

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Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education supports the moral and spiritual development of young people by providing resources and educational opportunities to elementary, middle, and secondary schools.
Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education is a broad consortium of schools committed to
- effective education for moral leadership and ethical decision making
- quality instruction about the world's religious traditions
- spiritual growth in a religiously diverse world
- service, in our communities, to our world community
CSEE has a 106-year history. For most of the 20th century we were known as Council for Religion in Independent Schools. The Council changed its name in the late 1990s, out of sensitivity to schools working on moral and spiritual growth, but with no firmly identifiable religious affiliation.
Today we serve some 300 institutions across the United States and Canada, and work with both schools and parents to foster moral development, ethical leadership, and spiritual growth.


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GCSE Music
AOS1 Rhythm & Metre
Bar lines A vertical line that appears before each strong beat. Divide the stave into equal measures.
Measure One bar of music.
Beat Unit of time, usually measured in crotchets.
Semibreve A note lasting 4 crotchet beats.
Minim A note lasting 2 crotchet beats.
Crotchet Lasts for one crotchet beat.
Quaver 1/2 crotchet beat.
Semiquaver 1/4 crotchet beat.
Time signature Two numbers placed one on top of the other. Top number = how many in a bar. BOTTOM number how LONG each beat is.
Strong beat The first beat of each bar.
Simple time You count ALL the beats. The beat is easily divided into 2's or 4's. The time signature TOP number is mostly 2, 3, or 4
Compound time You count the BIG beat - The beat is divided into 3's. The time signature TOP number has 6, 9, or 12.
Anacrusis An up beat before the first complete bar of music. A phrase that starts on a beat before a barline.
Triplet A SIMPLE TIME beat that has been divided into 3 INSTEAD OF 2 or 4
Augmentation A device that takes a melody then doubles the value of each note in the phrase.
Diminution A device that takes a melody then halves the value of each note in the phrase.
Cross rhythms Two different patterns of that are played together to create a more complex pattern.
Syncopation Chords or melody notes that are not played ON the beat but appear in the 'gaps' between.
Tempo The speed of the music.
BPM Short for Beats Per Minute. 60bpm = 1 beat per second
Grave Very, very slow: 40-50 bpm
Lento Slow; 50-60 bpm
Largo Slow, 50-60 bpm
Adagio Slow & stately: 60-76 bpm
Andante Walking pace: 76-100 bpm
Moderato Moderately: 100-110 bpm
Allegro Fast: 120-140 bpm
Vivace Lively & fast: 140-160 bpm
Presto Very fast: 180-200
Rubato Flexible time, 'robbing' time.
Metre - Regular The pattern of beats. 2 beats per bar=duple metre. 3 beats = triple metre. 4 beats = quadruple metre.
Metre - Irregular The pattern of beats. In a 5 beat bar they could be grouped in a 3+2, in a 7 beat bar grouped 4+3 etc.
Dotted notes A dot after a note makes it last 1/2 as long again. i.e a 2 beat note (minim) with a dot 2+ (1/2 again) 1 = 3.
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BTEC Extended Diploma in Business Rachal Thomas Introduction to Marketing
Task 2 (M1)
"Compare, discussing the similarities and differences, the marketing techniques described in Task 1 used for the product or service chosen in each organisation"
Apple and Coca-cola have many similar marketing strategies for instance they both use relationship marketing. Although they better their products they want ensure that their customers will always buy off them, they do this for the value of the business. And just like most companies they were both created to make a profit. The both companies focus on how the public see them to keep these customers buying their brand; this also builds their reputation and helps them gain customers. As they are both huge companies worldwide their advertisement is mostly the same. They both use advertising such as television adverts, billboards and handouts ECT. Branding is a big part in both companies; both coca-cola and apple have a company name, logo. Branding is the strategy both companies use to influence how the public see them and buyer influence. They both influence their buyers by advertising making their products noticed and of high standard. During the Christmas period they both increase their advertising and how it is shown. They start using deals to sell their product (e.g. apple will give you discount). Coca-cola and apple both change and alter only one product, as they found that the way something looks increases your sales for example coca-cola have now create a medium size can people have never seen before and will buy just for its looks. Like coca-cola apple created and iPod shuffle and then changed the design because people would then want to test the product although it does the same as the original. Coca-cola also have their own websites so that...
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Asian Self-Employment: The Interaction of Culture and Economics in England
Self-employment has grown disproportionately amongst South Asians. Today, one third of Asian men in paid employment are self-employed, compared to one fifth of white men. In some parts of the UK, Asian businesses are expanding more rapidly than those of any other group. Yet these positive trends mask a more complex and less optimistic picture than is commonly painted. There are sharp differences in levels of business success between various groups in the Asian community, and indications suggest that the remarkable growth seen over recent decades is losing its momentum, as the first generation British Asians encourage their children to move into professional and salaried careers.
This study offers, for the first time, a detailed comparison of different Asian communities, and challenges the common assumption that all Asian groups can be regarded as the same. Amongst its findings, it identifies:
- ways in which culture and religion could impact on entry into self-employment, on the development of the business and on satisfaction with self-employment
- how negative factors such as racism at work and 'dead-end jobs' have led to increased levels of self-employment
- barriers to success in business, and how specific problems are more prevalent amongst specific Asian groups
- the need to target assistance, and
- evidence that Asian self-employment may not continue at its current high rates.


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|"All Creatures Great and Small"
|James Herriot inspired many to become vets in
Millions of Indians still live directly off animal husbandry. Innovative application of
modern veterinary science can help improve the lives of both the animals and their owners.
Want to become Indias Herriot?
Most people will have had some contact with vets
either through the family pets, or on TV in the form of James Herriot, the pen name of
James Alfred Wight a British veterinary surgeon and writer.
The work they do helping sick creatures will tug at the heartstrings. While
these guys make it look easy, becoming a vet is seriously hard work. In fact, getting into
a veterinary career is harder than becoming a doctor! Until recently, vets have had to
struggle against indifference to their profession in the developing world. But these days,
the welfare of domestic animals is seen more positively as an essential part of rural
development and an indication of a modern progressiveoutlook.
The large majority of vets will end up working in private practice small
operations, of between one and four animal doctors where family pets will be the
mainstay of these businesses. Most veterinary doctors, develop a particular area of
expertise. As there are limited opportunities in areas of specialised research and
breeding of animals in India, a majority of veterinarians choose to work in urban areas,
where the work would mostly include the care and handling of domestic pets, or in the
government's animal husbandry departments. As with a doctor handling the medical ailments
of human beings, a veterinarian's work involves diagnosing the ailment of an animal,
through physical and clinical examination, and the administration of appropriate
medication. It also involves the timely administration of vaccines for preventing disease,
and advising on matters of nutrition


the minimum temperature recorded over every hour (12 * 300 seconds = 1 hour), for 100 days (2'400 hours). The third and the fourth RRA's do the same for the maximum and average temperature, respectively.
Example 2
 rrdtool create monitor.rrd --step 300 \
 DS:ifOutOctets:COUNTER:1800:0:_PHONE_ \
 RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:1:2016 \
This example is a monitor of a router interface. The first RRA tracks the traffic flow in octets; the second RRA generates the specialized functions RRAs for aberrant behavior detection. Note that the rra-num argument of HWPREDICT is missing, so the other RRAs will implicitly be created with default parameter values. In this example, the forecasting algorithm baseline adapts quickly; in fact the most recent one hour of observations (each at 5 minute intervals) accounts for 75% of the baseline prediction. The linear trend forecast adapts much more slowly. Observations made during the last day (at 288 observations per day) account for only 65% of the predicted linear trend. Note: these computations rely on an exponential smoothing formula described in the LISA 2000 paper.
The seasonal cycle is one day (288 data points at 300 second intervals), and the seasonal adaption parameter will be set to 0.1. The RRD file will store 5 days (1'440 data points) of forecasts and deviation predictions before wrap around. The file will store 1 day (a seasonal cycle) of 0-1 indicators in the FAILURES RRA.
The same RRD file and RRAs are created with the following command, which explicitly creates all specialized function RRAs using "STEP, HEARTBEAT, and Rows As Durations".
 rrdtool create monitor.rrd --step 5m \
 DS:ifOutOctets:COUNTER:30m:0:_PHONE_ \
 RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:1:2016 \
 RRA:HWPREDICT:5d:0.1:0.0035:1d:3 \
 RRA:SEASONAL:1d:0.1:2 \
 RRA:DEVSEASONAL:1d:0.1:2 \
Of course, explicit creation need not replicate implicit create, a number of arguments could be changed.
Example 3
 rrdtool create proxy.rrd --step 300 \
 DS:Requests:DERIVE:1800:0:U \
 DS:Duration:DERIVE:1800:0:U \
 DS:AvgReqDur:COMPUTE:Duration,Requests,0,EQ,1,Requests,IF,/ \
This example is monitoring the average request duration during each 300 sec interval for requests processed by a web proxy during the interval. In this case, the proxy exposes two counters, the number of requests processed since boot and the total cumulative duration of all processed requests. Clearly these counters both have some rollover point, but using the DERIVE data source also handles the reset that occurs when the web proxy is stopped and restarted.
In the RRD, the first data source stores the requests per second rate during the interval. The second data source stores the total duration of all requests processed during the interval divided by 300. The COMPUTE data source divides each PDP of the AccumDuration by the corresponding PDP of TotalRequests and stores the average request duration. The remainder of the RPN expression handles the divide by zero case.
Note that new rrd files will have the permission 0644 regardless of your umask setting. If a file with the same name previously exists, its permission settings will be copied to the new file.
Tobias Oetiker , Peter Stamfest
Referenced By
collectd.conf(5), librrd(3), sensord(8), types.db(5).
2019-02-08 1.7.2 rrdtool


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Assessment and Measurement Doctoral Program
The application date for the fall semester is February 1. All application forms and support materials are due at this time for applicants seeking assistantship funding. Programs may require a criminal history check as part of the final admissions process.
- Completion of an advanced degree (M.A./M.S. or Ed.S.) in psychology, education, statistics or a related field.
- General GRE scores (verbal, quantitative and analytic writing).
- Statement of interest in the program and professional goals.
- Three letters of recommendation from professionals familiar with the applicant's academic work and relevant professional experiences.
- Transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate programs attended.
- A current professional vita or resume.
- Representative samples of professional writing.
- Personal interview.
The vision of the Doctor of Philosophy program in assessment and measurement at JMU is to establish and maintain a national reputation as a valuable resource in educational outcomes assessment and applied measurement. As such, the program will help meet the growing demand for quality assurance and program accountability. To attain this vision, the mission of the doctoral program is to:
- Provide training for its graduate students that combines rigorous, theory-based course work in assessment and measurement with extensive real-world assessment experiences. This training will prepare students to address the increasing external pressures for assessment data as well as the need for formative feedback for program development.
- Conduct high-quality scholarship that will significantly advance knowledge in the fields of assessment and applied measurement and promote more effective assessment methods.
- Provide, both for JMU and outside constituencies, valuable service activities that promote effective assessment practice and contribute to the professional well-being of the fields of assessment and measurement.
The focus of the assessment training in the Ph.D. program is on the design of program assessment strategies, identification of appropriate existing and/or construction of new assessment measures/methods, empirical analysis of aggregate data, appropriate use of assessment results, and effective communication of assessment to a variety of audiences. Moreover, with the extensive background in measurement theory provided, the graduates of this Ph.D. program are trained as experts in assessment, enabling them to enter the field equipped with a knowledge base that extends far beyond the pragmatic aspects of implementing assessment strategies. Although the program focuses on applications of assessment and measurement in higher education, students can apply many of the skills and knowledge gained in the program to assessment and measurement in K-12 education as well as to the health care and business sectors. Students are not trained to perform psychological assessment of individuals for clinical diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, as training in this concentration revolves around the design and improvement of methods to measure program effectiveness.
The Ph.D. program in assessment and measurement adheres to a practitioner-scientist, applied model of graduate training, built on a solid theoretical base in scientific psychology. The program integrates selected, major pedagogical foundations of psychology, assessment and applied experience. The training model is further designed to capitalize on the previous educational and professional experiences and training of incoming students to expand, strengthen and supplement these skills.
The program for a given student will consist of the 57 required hours plus any additional course work that the program faculty deems is needed to fulfill the foundational course work expectations.
Assessment and Measurement Doctoral Program Degree Requirements
Students complete course work in the following areas:
- Foundational graduate course work in psychology
- Research and inferential statistics
- Measurement theory
- Course work in at least two of the following areas: social psychology, cognitive psychology or student development
|Required Courses||Credit Hours|
|PSYC 604. Computer-Assisted Data Management||3|
|PSYC 608. Multivariate Statistics||3|
|PSYC 770. Assessment and Public Policy||3|
|PSYC 812. Assessment Methods and Instrument Design||3|
|PSYC 814. Performance Assessment||3|
|PSYC 816. Classical Test Theory and Generalizability Theory||3|
|PSYC 825. Doctoral Seminar (3 occasions; 1 credit hour per offering)||6|
|PSYC 855. Assessment and Consultation Practice||3|
|Two of the following four courses:||6|
|PSYC 830. Structural Equation Modeling|
|PSYC 832. Item Response Theory|
|PSYC 834. Computers and Testing|
|PSYC 836. Hierarchical Linear Modeling|
|Required Research Experiences:|
|PSYC 879. Doctoral Assessment Practicum||3|
|PSYC 900. Doctoral Dissertation||9|


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the commands below, you'll be able to see your changes reflected in the git UI.
In your new terminal instance, run the following to stage your notebook file for commit:
git add demo.ipynb
And then run the following to commit your changes (you can use whatever commit message you'd like):
git commit -m "Build and train TF model"
Then you should see your latest commit in the history:
6. Use the What-If Tool directly from your notebook
The What-If Tool is an interactive visual interface designed to help you visualize your datasets and better understand the output of your ML models. It is an open source tool created by the PAIR team at Google. While it works with any type of model, it has some features built exclusively for Cloud AI Platform.
The What-If Tool comes pre-installed in Cloud AI Platform Notebooks instances with TensorFlow. Here we'll use it to see how our model is performing overall and inspect its behavior on data points from our test set.
Step 1: Prepare data for the What-If Tool
To make the most of the What-If Tool, we'll send it examples from our test set along with the ground truth labels for those examples (
y_test). That way we can compare what our model predicted to the ground truth. Run the line of code below to create a new DataFrame with our test examples and their labels:
wit_data = pd.concat([x_test, y_test], axis=1)
In this lab, we'll be connecting the What-If Tool to the model we've just trained in our notebook. In order to do that, we need to write a function that the tool will use to run these test data points to our model:
def custom_predict(examples_to_infer): preds = model.predict(examples_to_infer) return preds
Step 2: Instantiate the What-If Tool
We'll instantiate the What-If Tool by passing it 500 examples from the concatenated test dataset + ground truth labels we just created. We create an instance of
WitConfigBuilder to set up the tool, passing it our data, the custom predict function we defined above, along with our target (the thing we're predicting), and the model type:
config_builder = (WitConfigBuilder(wit_data[:500].values.tolist(), data.columns.tolist() + ['weight_pounds']).set_custom_predict_fn(custom_predict).set_target_feature('weight_pounds').set_model_type('regression')) WitWidget(config_builder, height=800)
You should see something like this when the What-If Tool loads:
On the x-axis, you can see your test data points spread out by the model's predicted weight value,
Step 3: Explore model behavior with the What-If Tool
There are lots of cool things you can do with the What-If Tool. We'll explore just a few of them here. First, let's look at the datapoint editor. You can select any data point to see its features, and change the feature values. Start by clicking on any data point:
On the left you'll see the feature values for the data point you've selected. You can also compare that data point's ground truth label with the value predicted by the model. In the left sidebar, you can also change feature values and re-run model prediction to see the effect this change had on your model. For example, we can change gestation_weeks to 30 for this data point by double-clicking on it an re-run prediction:
Using the dropdown menus in the plot section of the What-If Tool, you can create all sorts of custom visualizations. For example, here's a chart with the models' predicted weight on the x-axis, the age of the mother on the y-axis, and points colored by their inference error (darker means a higher difference between predicted and actual weight). Here it looks like as weight decreases, the model's error increases slightly:
Next, check the Partial dependence plots button on the left. This shows how each feature influences the model's prediction. For example, as gestation time increases, our model's predicted baby weight also increases:
For more exploration ideas with the What-If Tool, check the links at the beginning of this section.
7. Optional: connect your local git repo to GitHub
Finally, we'll learn how to connect the git repo in our notebook instance to a repo in our GitHub account. If you'd like to do this step, you'll need a GitHub account.
Step 1: Create a new repo on GitHub
In your GitHub account, create a new repository. Give it a name and a description, decide if you'd like it to be public, and select Create repository (you don't need to initialize with a README). On the next page, you'll follow the instructions for pushing an existing repository from the command line.
Open a Terminal window, and add your new repository as a remote. Replace
username in the repo URL below with your GitHub username, and
your-repo with the name of the one you just created:
git remote add origin _EMAIL_:username/your-repo.git
Step 2: Authenticate to GitHub in your notebooks instance
Next you'll need to authenticate to GitHub from within your notebook instance. This process varies depending on whether you have two-factor authentication enabled on GitHub.
Step 3: Ensure you've correctly linked your GitHub repo
To make sure you've set things up correctly, run
git remote -v in your terminal. You should see your new repository listed as a remote. Once you see the URL of your GitHub repo and you've authenticated to GitHub from your notebook, you're ready to push directly to GitHub from your notebook instance.
To sync your local notebook git repo with your newly created GitHub repo, click the cloud upload button at the top of the Git sidebar:
Refresh your GitHub repository, and you should see your notebook code with your previous commits! If others have access to your GitHub repo and you'd like to pull down the latest changes to your notebook, click the cloud download icon to sync those changes.
On the History tab of the Notebooks git UI, you can see if your local commits are synced with GitHub. In this example,
origin/master corresponds with our repo on GitHub:
Whenever you make new commits, just click the cloud upload button again to push those changes to your GitHub repo.
You've done a lot in this lab 👏👏👏
To recap, you've learned how to:
- Create an customize an AI Platform Notebook instance
- Initialize a local git repo in that instance, add commits via the git UI or command line, view git diffs in the Notebook git UI
- Build and train a simple TensorFlow 2 model
- Use the What-If Tool within your Notebook instance
- Connect your Notebook git repo to an external repository on GitHub
If you'd like to continue using this notebook, it is recommended that you turn it off when not in use. From the Notebooks UI in your Cloud Console, select the notebook and then select Stop:
If you'd like to delete all resources you've created in this lab, simply delete the notebook instance instead of stopping it.
Using the Navigation menu in your Cloud Console, browse to Storage and delete both buckets you created to store your model assets.


What does potable water mean and how is it obtained
what does potable water mean
Many of us don't know what does potable water mean. The potable water is the water suitable for human consumption, ie, the water can be drunk directly or used for washing and/or prepare food without risk to health. You can eat these foods with natural oils that you can consume during the diet. The water is extremely abundant on our planet, and since it is the universal solvent, often contains numerous elements and substances dissolved in it, which may (or may not) be detected by the naked eye and modify (or not) its flavor, color and smell, thus representing a potential danger to the human body.
Therefore, drinking water is not so abundant on the planet, although there are purification mechanisms invented by man because public health depends largely on the water quality of a community or nation. Numerous cases of epidemics or massive poisonings have been due to the presence of toxic substances or infectious agents in it.
In this way, the presence of drinking water in the world is constantly threatened by the contamination of water, soil, and air, since large bodies of water such as the seas and oceans are not suitable for human consumption, due to their enormous amount of dissolved salts.
Features of potable water
what does potable water mean
According to the regulations of the European Union, it is established that drinking water must have a content of salts, minerals, and ions (sulfates, chlorates, nitrites, ammonium, calcium, phosphate, among others) that is within the accepted ranges, which supposes a pH between 6.5 and 9.5.
On the other hand, it must be as free as possible from bacteria and pathogenic microorganisms (viruses, etc.), as well as particles in suspension and organic or radioactive substances. This implies standards of average purity that make it suitable for free and daily consumption.
How is it obtained?
Potable water comes naturally from polar ice, mountain streams or deposits in the subsoil, and generally requires only a simple treatment of disinfection, using chlorine, ozone, exposure to ultraviolet or other mechanisms that eliminate the free-living microorganisms present in it.
potable water
However, these natural resources are not always available in the vicinity and the common waters are made drinkable, which can be carried out through one or more of the following processes:
Filtering processes. By decanting in various materials, filtering the solid particles present or stripping volatile compounds.
Physical depuration processes. Like selective evaporation, it is also useful for removing salt levels from seawater, or by reverse osmosis or distillation.
Boiled. A frequent home procedure, which involves boiling the water for a few minutes, killing the microorganisms that exist in it. However, it is ineffective against dissolved substances or physical residues.
What is it for?
What is it for
Drinking water is used mainly for direct consumption, that is, to drink, cook or wash the food we eat. Drinking water is also what we use when bathing or washing, although in many countries we distinguish between the water used for these purposes (the one we obtain from the pipeline) and the mineral water for drinking (which is bought in a package).
Likewise, drinking water is necessary for the food industry, since recycled or treated water is usually used at the agricultural level. It is used to make food and drinks, also to manufacture medicines and other chemical products, to clean hospitals, etc.
Importance of potable water
Importance of potable water
Potable water is, although it may not seem like it, a limited resource. It is much easier to contaminate a liter of water than to make it suitable for human consumption, and billions of liters of water are consumed daily in our cities, while investment in water purification becomes increasingly expensive.
The WHO has warned on many occasions the direct relationship between the incidence and morbidity of diarrheal diseases and other epidemics, with access to drinking water in the most disadvantaged populations of the world. To the extent that we do not take care of the water and reduce the impact of our civilization on it, the more exposed we will be on the health consequences that this implies.
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Volume 22, Number 1, 1991
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Synthesis and secretion of beeswax in honeybeesH.R. Hepburna, R.T.F. Bernarda, B.C. Davidsonb, W.J. Mullera, P. Lloyda, S.P. Kurstjensc and S.L. Vincenta
a Rhodes University, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
b University of the Witwatersrand, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
c University of the Witwatersrand, Department of Physiology, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
Abstract - The ultrastructure of the cells of the wax gland complex in honeybee workers was studied in relation to the synthesis and secretion of beeswax. The hydrocarbon and fatty acid profiles of epidermal cells and oenocytes were determined in relation to the ages of the bees. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) is absent from both epidermis and adipocytes from adult emergence until the end of wax secretion. The oenocytes are rich in SER. The hydrocarbon and fatty acid content of the oenocytes, averaged for age, closely matches that of newly secreted wax. That the oenocytes are the probable source of the hydrocarbon fraction of beeswax is consistent with histochemical and autoradiographic data for honeybees and with biosynthetic data from other insects. The cyclical changes of organelles and chemical composition of the wax gland complex closely coincide with measured, age-related rates of wax secretion in honeybee workers.
Key words: wax secretion / wax synthesis / wax gland / ultrastructure / chemical composition


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Insert points along date line to pole
[latf,lonf] = flatearthpoly(lat,lon)
[latf,lonf] = flatearthpoly(lat,lon,longitudeOrigin)
[latf,lonf] = flatearthpoly(lat,lon) trims NaN-separated polygons specified by the latitude and longitude vectors lat and lon to the limits [-180 180] in longitude and [-90 90] in latitude, inserting straight segments along the +/- 180-degree meridians and at the poles. Inputs and outputs are in degrees.
[latf,lonf] = flatearthpoly(lat,lon,longitudeOrigin) centers the longitude limits on the longitude specified by the scalar longitude longitudeOrigin.
Vector data for geographic objects that encompass a pole will inevitably encounter or cross the date line. While the toolbox properly displays such polygons, they can cause problems for functions like the polygon intersection and Boolean operations that work with Cartesian coordinates. When these polygons are treated as Cartesian coordinates, the date line crossing results in a spurious line segment, and the polygon displayed as a patch does not have the interior filled correctly.
antarctica = shaperead('landareas', 'UseGeoCoords', true,...
 'Selector', {@(name) strcmp(name,'Antarctica'), 'Name'});
figure; plot(antarctica.Lon, antarctica.Lat); ylim([-100 -60])
The polygons can be reformatted more appropriately for Cartesian coordinates using the flatearthpoly function. The result resembles a map display on a cylindrical projection. The polygon meets the date line, drops down to the pole, sweeps across the longitudes at the pole, and follows the date line up to the other side of the date line crossing.
[latf, lonf] = flatearthpoly(antarctica.Lat', antarctica.Lon');
figure; mapshow(lonf, latf, 'DisplayType', 'polygon')
ylim([-100 -60])
xlim([-200 200])
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The polygon topology for the input vectors must be valid. This means that vertices for outer rings (main polygon or "island" polygons) must be in clockwise order, and any inner rings ("lakes") must run in counterclockwise order for the function to work properly. You can use the ispolycw function to check whether or not your lat, lon vectors meet this criterion, and the poly2cw and poly2ccw functions to correct any that run in the wrong direction.
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Google Toolbar allows spoofing the information presented in the dialog which is being displayed when adding a new Google Toolbar button. This can allow an attacker to convince the users that his button comes from a trusted domain. This button can then be used to download malicious files or conduct phishing attacks (e.g. show a login form of a bank).
- Google Toolbar 5 beta for Internet Explorer
- Google Toolbar 4 for Internet Explorer
- Google Toolbar 4 for Firefox (partially)
Google Toolbar provides a nice API for creating toolbar buttons. Basically, the button information is stored in an XML file.
In order to add a button, the toolbar user must click on a specially crafted link which refers to the button's XML file. When the user click on the link, a dialog appears with all the following details: The domain where the button is being downloaded from, the name, description and icon of the button and some "privacy considerations", which basically shows the domains which the button interacts with (sends/receive information).
By creating a specially crafted URLs it is possible for an attacker to fake the domains displayed in the "Downloaded from" and "Privacy considerations" sections. This specially crafted URL can be created by simply adding an open redirector (e.g. in google.com - _URL_ before the URL.
An attacker can use this vulnerability to gain the victim's trust to add and use the button, and by that the victim will trust the files that the button offer, or enter private information. In the new beta version of the toolbar it is also possible to alert the user every few seconds to click on the button.
In the Firefox version of Google Toolbar it is only possible to fake the "Privacy considerations" section.
A proof-of-concept which adds a "critical update" button can be found here. Use it at your own risk, though it shouldn't do anything but suggest you to download gupdate.exe from my site, which is basically the windows calculator.
Workaround / Suggestion
Google have acknowledged this and are already working on a fix.
Until a fixed version is provided, I suggest to avoid adding new buttons to the toolbar.


My logo is composed only of vector lines. Its dimensions are 1051 x 194.
When I Layer > Transform > Scale the logo to a smaller size (eg 170 x 32), some of the lines disappear; in particular the vertical lines.
Why is this happening and how can I prevent it? Seems like such a basic thing that Sketch should be able to handle!
Billy Kerr was right. Vectors disappear if it's too small.
It's better to convert vector lines to vector shapes using "Layer -> Convert to Outlines" to gain more flexibility and understand what's happening with the shape.
Sketch app's minimum size to render vector shapes is 0.5 pixel. Sketch's vector shape's width/height must be greater than 0.5 to render in display canvas.
Sketch scale option doesn't show the error message if you reduce the size of a shape lower than 0.5 pixel since some people use it to hide shape. It shows error message only if you manually edit the width/height of a shape
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Vector images are still dependent on rendering on a screen for display purposes, and these screens are made of pixels.
If the lines are too thin when scaled (like much less than a pixel on a monitor/screen), then that's probably why they are disappearing. Try increasing the stroke width before rescaling, or redesign the logo so it looks good at small or large sizes.
The same thing happens in other vector software, and so it's not Sketch specific.
This animation shows what happens in Inkscape (another vector image editor), and how when zooming in the lines are still there.
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 As a point of note, even when looking at the animation above, the vector lines kind of remain until the image is way to small. That's down to anti-aliasing. Notice how the borders of the box change from the solid black through various shades of grey. Anti-aliasing depends on a number of factors (including your graphics card, drivers and software), and can be indirectly affected by other aspects of the kit you (or any other viewer) are using, such as the quality of the output medium (e.g. the monitor). – Paul Sep 13 '18 at 8:39
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 Thank you very much for your answer Billy Kerr, really appreciate you putting the effort in to answer it in a comprehensive manner. Thanks also _USER_ for clarification. I selected Suresh Murali's answer as his helped me to solve my problem, though thanks to all of you for your time in answering my question! – pho_pho Sep 13 '18 at 14:18
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Determinant of a 3x3 Matrix
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Rotate to landscape screen format on a mobile phone or small tablet to use the Mathway widget, a free math problem solver that answers your questions with step-by-step explanations.
You can use the free Mathway calculator and problem solver below to practice Algebra or other math topics. Try the given examples, or type in your own problem and check your answer with the step-by-step explanations.


- Naviance Family Connection
 Georgetown ISD is pleased to introduce Naviance Family Connection, a web-based service designed especially for students and parents. Naviance Family Connection is a college and success planning tool designed to help students plan their college search, investigate careers, communicate with their school counselors, and stay on top of tasks and assignments related to their learning plan and college application process.
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 1. Log-in to CLASSLINK (link below).
 2. Click the "NAVIANCE" icon.
 Students will always use their GISD-issued username and password with Naviance because this is their primary communication tool with colleges and universities.


Java Certification (O1Z0-851) : uCertify
The above is the exam that I have enrolled myself so that i can provide an in-depth information to you all. As you enroll yourself for the certification you get a preparation material which is known as PrepKit.
The PrepKit is a software which is very easily navigable from the home window and it states everything in there very clearly.
The features of uCertify course material are :
1. Simple, intuitive, user-friendly interface
2. One click dashboard makes it easy to find what you need
3. Guided learning steps you through the process of learning and test preparation, including crucial information about the exam format and test preparation tips.
4. Reference Notes and Study Guides organized according to the actual test objectives
5. Numerous study aids, including study notes, flash cards, pop quizzes and more
6. Useful Technical Articles section contains information written by industry experts and How To's that help for easy look up to specific questions
7. Collaboration
8. Exhaustive practice questions and tests, starting with Diagnostic tests to determine your initial level
9. Learning and test modes
10. Customize your tests – decide how many questions, combine one or more topics of your choice, quiz yourself on a study note, increase the level of difficulty based on your performance at any point in time, even create a test
based on the amount of time you have to take a test!
11. Feedback and assessment when you need it, including Gap Analysis that clearly indicate your areas of strength and weakness
12. Full length Final Practice test that closely simulates those on the certification exam to gauge your preparation level for the actual exam
This Java prepkit contains topics ranging from :
 1. Declarations, Initialization and Scoping
 2. Flow Control
 3. API Contents
 4. Concurrency
 5. OO Concepts
 6. Collections / Generics
 7. Fundamentals
In the prepKit each and every topic is taught well along with the help of examples so that we get a clear view about what we are studying. Along with the preparation material which has 70-90 slides, it also has 9 Practice tests, 1 Adaptive Test, 1 Interactive Quiz (223 Question), 1 Diagnostic test (15 questions) and many more.
The test are equally matched with the content in the studying materials, but it doesn't mean that it will be tough to answer. The practice test, tests what you have really understood and it therefore helps to let you know where do you stand. The materials which is I think an awesome material to understand and learn java.
Apart from the above it also gives you functionalities such as making notes, recommended advance Learning (here you get suggestion from hands-on or Project activites), Online reference library, Glossary, Study Tips, Article (where one can expand his understanding of the topics by reading the articles).
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Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
Here Are Some Essential Health Benefits Of Jamun Fruit
Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
Black Plum or Java Plum, more commonly known as Jamun in South Asia, is a very popular summer fruit and is in high demand whenever it becomes available. Jamun has many health and medicinal benefits associated with it.
Jamun is an evergreen tree and in Pakistan, it can be planted both in spring, that is the months of February and March, and the monsoon season that is the months of July and August. The outer layer of Jamun is black and it has a distinct sweet taste with sour undertones, making it a very sought-after fruit during the summer season.
Must Read: Health Benefits Of Dates
Black Plum or Jamun is rich in nutrients and is known to relieve stomach pain, decrease the risk of diabetes, and keeps blood sugar in check. Here are some essential health benefits of Jamun:
1. It is Wonderful For Skin Care:
Jamun seeds are an excellent remedy for acne treatment. Applying a paste of dry Jamun seeds and milk on your skin before going to bed takes care of all your pimple troubles and keeps your skin fresh and young. Jamun is also very essential for people with oily skin. It also reduces dark spots.
Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
2. Dental Advantages:
Jamun leaves have antibacterial properties and are used for making medicines for the strengthening of teeth and gums. Eating Jamun strengthens your teeth and helps avoid bad breath, gums infection, and bleeding.
Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
3. Heavenly For Diabetic Patients:
Jamuns are best known for their ability to regulate blood sugar levels. The black plum has anti-diabetic features. Jamun helps to convert starch into energy and keeps your blood sugar levels in check. Diabetic patients should make the most of the summer season and eat as many Jamun as they can.
Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
4. Indigestion:
Jamun is also very good for digestion. It is used to treat digestive disorders, including diarrhea. Drinking Jamun juice helps you avoid digestive problems. It is also very rich in iron and purifies your bloodstream. Jamun is very rich in fiber, iron, and vitamin C.
Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
5. Immunity Booster:
We are living in tough and uncertain times due to coronavirus and everyone is taking good care of their immune system to avoid contracting the virus. Jamun is an instant immunity booster. Black plums are highly recommended if a person's immunity keeps decreasing.
Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
Apart from the aforementioned benefits, Jamun is very good for the heart, and it is very useful when you are trying to lose weight.
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The main process of rubber seal strip includes three parts: rubber refining, extrusion vulcanization and post-processing.
1, in the rubber refining process, through the computer strict control of various raw material formula and temperature, pressure, time and other processing conditions.Prepare granular or banded blends.PVC and TPE sealing strip can be directly selected for the appropriate particle material directly for extrusion processing.
2, the rubber seal strip in the actual production, generally put the extrusion and vulcanization process together.In the process of extrusion sulfide, all kinds of granulated or ribbon mixing rubber and skeleton materials together by extruder die compound extrusion, and the high temperature vulcanization, in this process, mouth mold design and manufacturing and sulfide, conditions for the product performance and quality plays a key role, if the mouth not ignored cause sealing strip in the extrusion die design
The fluctuation of pressure and section and the dead Angle of the flow passage will lead to the defects such as the scorch of the rubber and the poor bonding of the materials through different flow passage.Using computer software to simulate flow state and digital die technology can improve die quality and shorten die design and manufacturing cycle.Both oversulfur and undersulfur will have an adverse effect on product quality.In terms of vulcanization process, salt bath vulcanization is rarely used because it is easy to produce environmental pollution.
Most factories use microwave and hot air combined heating, through computer control of the temperature, speed, pressure at each point of the production line, can ensure the ideal vulcanization conditions and extrusion quality.According to the different parts of sealing strip installation, some sealing strips need to be flocking on the surface, spraying and in the sealing strip clamping parts add adhesive, these processes can be completed online through special devices.
PVC and TPE seal strips do not need to be vulcanized, and other processes are similar to the extrusion of rubber seal strips.
3. The post-processing process can be divided into three main processes: cutting, molding (joint, joint Angle) and post-processing.In the cutting process, the sealing strip needs to be processed to the required shape and size. In order to ensure its good machining accuracy and interchangeability, the use of multi-station joint processing equipment can achieve relatively satisfactory results.In the molding process.To ensure accurate shape, injection vulcanization molding is usually used
Method.In recent years, more and more whole cars adopt combined-type sealing strip, and compound several sections of sealing strip together.The post-processing process is developing in the direction of combination and modularization.
The post-processing process includes linings and spraying, the installation of fixed sealing strip pins and double-sided tape and fine trimming of the edge work, for some high-end cars, in the post-processing implanted sensor, when the stress reaches a certain value to send a signal, can control the work of the car window elevator motor, and has the function of preventing clamping injury.For mass production of products, the application of assembly line and robot in post-processing process is the development trend.


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Your top 6 questions about vehicle and equipment loans answered
Your top 6 questions about vehicle and equipment loans answered
If you're a business owner or self-employed, then chances are you will need to purchase a vehicle or equipment at some stage, even if it's just a new computer or phone.
When it comes to financing for vehicles and equipment, the types of loans available are different from your typical home loan mortgage, so we've answered the top six questions most commonly asked for you.
1.What types of vehicle and equipment finance are there?
 - Finance Lease
 - Commercial Hire Purchase (also known as Hire Purchase or CHP)
 - Chattel Mortgage (also known as Commercial Loan or Equipment Loan)
 - Novated Lease
Finance Lease
A finance lease provides 100% finance for the assets. In this situation, the lender or bank owns the asset and you lease it from them. Most assets that can be depreciated can be financed. Often there is a minimum finance lease amount of $10,000.
Commercial Hire Purchase
A hire purchase arrangement is an agreement to purchase vehicles, plant or equipment subject to payment terms. During the term of the agreement, the lender owns the goods. Ownership will be transferred across once the final payment is made.
Chattel Mortgage
A chattel mortgage is a loan agreement where you borrow funds to acquire an asset. You provide security for the loan through a mortgage to the lender. You generally do not need a deposit for a chattel mortgage and you retain ownership of the asset throughout the term of the loan.
Novated lease
Novated leasing from the financier provides a flexible, portable and convenient way to acquire a car as part of an employee's salary package. Employees can then lease a motor vehicle of their choice and while they remain employed, their employer agrees to pay the rentals directly from the employee's gross salary.
2. What is the loan term for vehicle and equipment?
Generally, most loans will be between 12 months to 5 years.
3. What's a balloon or residual payment?
A balloon payment or residual payment is an amount due at the end of the loan term. It's used to help lower monthly repayments and assist with cash flow, but it does mean you will have a lump sum to pay out at the end.
Be careful not to set your balloon value too high so that you don't end up in a negative equity position.
4. What's the difference between Commercial Hire Purchase and Chattel Mortgage?
The main difference is that with a commercial hire purchase the owner of the asset is the lender, whereas the chattel mortgage is owned by the customer. A chattel mortgage also attracts additional upfront costs such as stamp duty and ASIC fees. However, both types allow you to borrow up to 100% of the loan.
5. What assets can I finance?
Anything that can be depreciated for business purposes, however, different lenders will have slightly different policies on this.
6. Does it cost more to use a broker than go direct through a car yard?
No. A broker, such as Sunshine Coast Financial Solutions, will source the best vehicle and equipment finance options for you by looking over all your needs and then tailoring the right finance option to suit your business and cash flow.
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More than 1,500 New Yorkers gathered today in Manhattan to mourn the death of a 32 year-old gay man, who was shot down on Friday just blocks away from the historic Stonewall Inn in an apparent act of anti-gay bias.
TPOCC: Advocating for Trans People of Color During Black History Month and All Year Long
The Trans People of Color Coalition (TPOCC) is a 3-year-old non-profit organization founded by attorney, professor and activist Kylar Broadus. TPOCC is the only national social justice organization that promotes the interest of trans people of color. GLAAD during the month of February sat down with Kylar to discuss the current and future projects of TPOCC and how the organization has made an impact in the fight against defamation and discrimination against trans people of color.
Mari Haywood : What prompted you to establish such an organization for transgender individuals?
Kylar Broadus: I've had the concept for years; working within the LGBTQI community, I began to notice our movement runs parallel to the inherent racism and classism that happens in greater society. There is systemic and institutionalized racism and classism, so we must be aware of it at all times and work hard to counteract it. Race is a subject people don't like to discuss but it impacts us all, particularly people of color. Having worked in the private sector, I found the nonprofit world wasn't any different. The issues of race and class permeate the greater LGBTQI movement that has just in the last decade, begun to talk about racial and economic justice. In my eyes, this created a need for Trans* and gender non-conforming people of color to be self-empowered by telling our own stories and advocating for our needs best because we have lived our story. So, who can tell it better?
The concept of centralizing the narratives and lived experiences of all people of color is imperative to building a collective identity that facilitates organizing around social and economic justice. However, it is equally as important to highlight the unique ways that Trans* and gender non-conforming people are targeted because of the assemblages of our racial and gender expressions and identities, as well as the unique skills, intelligences and strategies of living and survival that we possess. We must come together and employ these assets and capitalize on the many ways we sustain ourselves when larger system of oppression (or the larger LGBT movement) do not. We are not helpless victims that need to be saved.
MH: Acknowledging that all transgender individuals face discrimination and are often targets of hate crimes do you do work with the mainstream LGBT community?
KB: Yes, we do work with the mainstream LGBTQI community. We work with other mainstream people of color community groups as well. Our approach is intersectional and based on the simple premise that there is strength in numbers and that our struggle, as well as our liberation, is interconnected. People discriminate against everyone in the LGBTQI community because we do not conform to some stereotype based on gender. Nevertheless, some of the hate that transgender individuals face comes from within the LGBTQI community. So, working together can help to educate our fellow community members, allies and family members. It's important to also realize that many of us are lesbian, gay, bisexual, straight, asexual and the list goes on. We must work in concert so that we realize that our struggle is the same struggle. It's the human struggle.
MH: During black history month what type of events or projects will TPOCC host?
KB: We are an all-inclusive organization which means we encompass all people of color. We are inclusive of all gender non-conforming people as well. During the month of February we will be rolling out a national Trans POC initiative that is focused on Trans women of color. At Creating Change we unveiled a Trans Women: The Sisterhood workshop which Cecilia Chung, San Francisco Health Commissioner; Danielle King, The Aurora Project, Washington, D.C.; Ruby Corado, Casa Ruby, Washington, D.C.; and Michelle Enfield, The Red Circle Projects, AIDS Project, Los Angeles. We intend to use this panel at several other venues to help empower and tell the stories of trans women of color. The idea is to educate and start a national dialogue to humanize trans women of color. This panel series is part of a larger project to target the hate that impacts women of color. More information about this project will be released at the end of this month.
MH: Aside from the Steering Committee do you have a general membership, if so how does one join and what is required?
KB: Yes, we have a general membership which is a nominal fee of $35 dollars for a one year membership. This fee gets you on our action alert list and newsletter. We will soon have a structure for groups to join as well. Since we are a coalition our focus is to partner with and empower existing local groups. We do national work and help to build local communities in the process. People can join by going to our website at _URL_.
MH: Is there a personal situation that encouraged you to create such an organization?
KB: I am a Trans person of color which is what inspired me to become an activist and to start this organization. I have been an activist for a few decades now. I have personally received inspiration from the Civil Rights Movement of the1950s and 1960s having grown up as a black American during this time. I have always believed this was a Civil Rights moment for Trans people. It's our time!
Not to mention, there were many Trans* and gender non-conforming people that were a part of the earlier Civil Rights Movement that we don't know about. While fighting for racial equality many had to hide the rest of their identity. As people of color, we cannot divorce one part of ourselves from the other. We are Trans* and gender non-conforming and we are of color.
This organization works as a bridge for the overlapping communities that Trans people must navigate.
MH: What type of annual events does TPOCC hold to bring awareness about the transgender community and our struggles?
KB: Along with doing advocacy work and responding to hate violence, we have convened workshops for three years in a row at Creating Change. The first two years we held a workshop for Trans POC to get a sense of the needs and to build community. This year we held a trans women of color workshop which, was much needed and well received. We have been at the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference which has the largest people of color presence of mainstream Trans conferences. We will be there again this year. Moreover, we will be hosting a special gathering for Trans people of color as we have the past two years. We have also been a part of Transfaith in Color conference in Charlotte as well. Our intent is to add our own national event to help build advocacy skills for Trans people of color.
MH: What types of services does TPOCC offer?
KB: TPOCC does not offer services per se; we do however act as a liaison to assist those in need by putting them in contact with the right people.
MH: Education is very important, Does TPOCC offer scholarship opportunities for trans students?
KB: Currently, TPOCC does not offer scholarships at this time. We do believe education is important and support the groups doing this work. We are focusing on the hate prevention, the passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and other employment efforts. With this, we help to build a pipeline.
MH: Does TPOCC participate in the national pride events, if so, what types of events does TPOCC host?
KB: TPOCC does not participate in national pride events at this time.
MH: Does TPOCC have any plans to set up a permanent center or hub where trans people can receive services such as counseling, medical assistance and or shelter?
KB: TPOCC is not necessarily a direct services provider, but many of our coalition organizational–level members do. However, we will be opening an office within the next few months in Washington DC. We are honored to be housed by one of our local partners, Casa Ruby.
MH: What has been the overall perception by media outlets or mainstream organizations of TPOCC?
KB: It has been good. TPOCC has not had any negative feedback or resistance from mainstream media. We will continue forge relationships with mainstream and LGBTQI media.
MH: Where do you see the organization in the next 5 years?
KB: TPOCC will be a strong force in shaping and impacting law and policy over the next five years. As this work is being done, TPOCC will be able to help strengthen and empower trans people of color at the grassroots by providing more training, support and technical assistance. This national effort will help us shape local and state law and policy by getting people engaged in their communities. This includes the need to vote and run for office, to be visible and part of "the system" in which we live. On the national level, we will have more resources to do advocacy on key legislation and policies that impact Trans people of color. We must empower ourselves and shape our own destinies. TPOCC is a vehicle for us to do this work. For more information on TPOCC visit _URL_.


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Prenatal and early childhood exposure to the chemical solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE) found in drinking water may be associated with long-term visual impairments, particularly in the area of colour discrimination, according to a new study.
The research by epidemiologists and biostatisticians at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH), working with an ophthalmologist from the BU School of Medicine, found that people exposed to higher levels of PCE from gestation through age 5 exhibited poorer colour-discrimination abilities than unexposed people.
The study recommends further investigation into the visual impairments associated with PCE exposure.
The research team assessed visual functioning among a group of people born between 1969 and 1983 to parents residing in eight towns in the Cape Cod region of Massachusetts.
The towns all had PCE in their drinking water because of pipes outfitted with a vinyl liner that was improperly cured. Previous studies led by Ann Aschengrau, professor of epidemiology at BUSPH, have found associations between PCE exposure and cancer, as well as reproductive and developmental outcomes.
Increases in the risks of breast cancer and certain birth defects were seen in the team's prior studies.
PCE is a known neurotoxin that was used to apply the vinyl liner of some drinking water pipes.
Surveys have estimated that more than 600 miles of such pipes were installed in nearly 100 cities and towns in Massachusetts, mainly during the 1970s.
Exposure to PCE from drinking water occurs by direct ingestion, dermal exposure during bathing, and by inhalation during showering, bathing and other household uses.
The pipes no longer leach PCE, but the chemical is still widely used in dry cleaning and metal degreasing solutions and is a common drinking water contaminant.
In testing vision, Aschengrau and colleagues found that people exposed to PCE made more major errors in colour discrimination than those not exposed.
The levels of colour confusion were greatest among people with high exposure levels. PCE previously has been implicated in deficiencies in color discrimination, mainly among adults with occupational exposures.
The new study is the first to assess "the associations between prenatal and early childhood exposure to PCE and adult vision," Aschengrau said.
The findings suggest "the effects of early life PCE-exposure on colour discrimination may be irreversible."
The study was recently published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.


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Radical prostatectomy (RP) is a commonly used treatment option for localized prostate cancer. Unfortunately, the procedure carries a risk of post-surgical complications including a high risk of erectile dysfunction (ED). According to The Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study, virtually all men experience ED after surgery, including a profound loss of nocturnal erections. The Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study further reveals that 60% of men experienced self-reported ED 18 months after RP, and only 28% of men reported erections firm enough for intercourse at a 5-year follow-up. The main pathophysiological mechanism behind this is damage to the cavernous nerves (CN). Consequently, the mechanisms that facilitate cavernosal oxygenation fail; fibrosis ensues and leads to cavernosal smooth muscle apoptosis. Whereas neuropraxia may be reversible, the penile fibrosis resulting from poor oxygenation permanently damages cavernosal function and produces chronic ED. Accelerated wound healing and nerve growth would preserve penile anatomy and corporal smooth muscle and potentially reduce the time patients experience ED following RP. However, there are at present no clinically approved strategies for this procedure. Several promising studies in animal models have used gene therapy approaches, usually involving overexpression of?nerve growth factors.? Clinical translation of these gene therapy approaches will be hampered by safety issues over the use of viral vectors or transformed stem cells in a?benign urological disease? as well as concerns over the ease of application. In addition, there are no orally or topically administered therapeutics that reliably elicit an erection in men with RP-induced ED. Our goal is to develop a novel therapeutic that enhances EF after RP via RNAi-mediated silencing of the microtubule severing enzyme, Fidgetin-like 2 (FL2). Preliminary results in an animal model of RP demonstrate that FL2 can be targeted by nanoparticle-delivered siRNA to dramatically and predictably recover EF. FL2 acts through mechanisms dramatically different from other genes/proteins/factors currently being investigated; the experiments presented in this application represent the first reported success of siRNA in treating ED associated with RP. In addition, our recent preliminary findings indicate that a polyplex-based carrier (?wafer?) of FL2-siRNA is at least as effective as FL2-siRNA-np in restoring EF in an animal RP model. In Specific Aim 1 we will compare a range of concentrations of FL2-siRNA incorporated in a wafer formulation for efficacy in restoring EF following CN injury (transection). Finally, in Specific Aim 2, we will perform toxicity studies to provide evidence of safety for the different siRNA concentrations. Thus, at the end of the project, we will have identified the siRNA-wafer formulation that restores EF and is safe for further IND-enabling studies.
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here is a revised version on the UK Charity Commission Guidance Internal Financial Controls for Charities (CC8)
Here is the summary:
A1. What is this guidance about?
*meet their legal duties to safeguard the charity's assets;
*administer the charity's finances and assets in a way that identifies and manages risk; and
*ensure the quality of financial reporting, by keeping adequate accounting records and preparing timely and relevant financial information.
If a charity is to achieve its aims then the trustees need to ensure that assets are properly used, that its funds are spent effectively and its financial affairs are well managed. This guidance looks at various areas of financial activity and provides examples of internal financial controls that are commonly used to reduce the risk of loss.
Internal financial controls reduce, but do not eliminate, the risk of losses through theft and fraud, bad decisions, human error, breaches of controls, management override of controls and unforeseeable circumstances. Internal financial controls should, however, reduce the risk of those things happening. If they do happen then internal financial controls should also help the trustees to find out sooner and take necessary action. Some controls may also help a charity achieve good value for money.
Charities vary considerably in terms of their size, activities and complexity. Where activities or transactions are complex then trustees may need to seek professional advice on appropriate controls in those areas. Section F of this guidance provides reference to more detailed information on internal financial controls and governance more generally. These sources of information will be relevant to those who wish to develop an in-depth understanding of best practice.


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Molecular detection of algal prey in copepod guts and fecal pellets
Limnol. Oceanogr. Methods 1:29-38 (2003) | DOI: 10.4319/lom.2003.1.29
ABSTRACT: The ability to obtain information about feeding selectivity and rates in situ for key organisms such as copepods and other zooplankton is vital for understanding the mechanisms structuring marine ecosystems. Copepods feed on a wide range of prey, and there are presently no methods available to directly quantify zooplankton feeding on all different prey types in situ. Therefore, the development of a new nonintrusive direct method is necessary to gain a better understanding of the trophic interactions in aquatic ecosystems. Molecular methods based on the polymerase chain reaction have recently become an important tool to study predation by arthropods, particularly insects. Here we present the first results of successful molecular detection of a specific prey consumed by calanoid copepods from gut and fecal material. Using the calanoid copepod species Calanus finmarchicus consuming the haptophyte alga Emiliania huxleyi as a model system, 18S ribosomal DNA originating from E. huxleyi was unambiguously detected in whole DNA extracts from copepods and from their fecal pellets. The results also suggest that prey DNA may be quantified for determination of prey-specific zooplankton feeding rates. However, significantly more research under controlled laboratory and field conditions will be required to achieve these objectives. We hypothesize that molecular methods will become an important tool with the potential to quantify undisturbed trophic interactions between individual predators and all their prey in the complex natural plankton.


Governorates of Italian East Africa
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The 6 AOI governorates
The governorates of Italian East Africa (A.O.I) formed the first level of country subdivision. The territory was divided into 6 Governments. Existed until 1938 the Governorate of Addis Ababa, whose territory was integrated in the new government of Shoa, with a municipal administration.
The governments were ruled by a governor assisted by a Governing Council, whose members the highest authorities of the Government. The Governments of Amhara, Galla and Sidamo, Harar and Shoa constituting the Italian Empire of Ethiopia, who was about half of the Ethiopian state until 1936.
The governments were divided into the government commissioner, ruled by a government commissioner assisted by a Deputy Commissioner, usually also the owner of the residence in the central town of the Commissioner. The commissioners were divided into residences, sometimes divided into Vice Residences.
As a rule, the seat of the High Commissioner was provided with primary schools, post office and telegraph, infirmary with a doctor, runway for airplanes. The residences's locations were equipped with a post office, telegraph and infirmary with a doctor.
English Italian Capital Population Abbrev. Targa
Amhara Governorate Amara Gondar 2.000.000 ab. AM Coat of arms of Amhara governorate-2.svg
Eritrea Governorate Eritrea Asmara 1.000.000 ab. ER Coat of arms of Eritrea (_PHONE_).svg
Harrar Governorate Harar Harrar 1.300.000 ab. HA Coat of arms of harar governorate.svg
Galla-Sidamo Governorate Galla e Sidama Jimma/Gimma 1.600.000 ab. GS Coat of arms of Galla-Sidamo governorate.svg
Scioa Governorate [1] Scioà Addis Abeba 300.000 ab. SC Coat of arms of Scioa governorate.svg
Somalia Governorate also Somali Governorate[1] Somalia Mogadishu/Mogadiscio 1.300.000 ab. SOM Coat of arms of Italian Somaliland governorate.svg
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Cable cars, also known as ropeways or aerial tramways, don't get much respect. These types of transportation systems, in which a cabin or other conveyance is suspended from a fixed cable and pulled by another cable, are often thought of as tourist-movers. But cable cars can have some practical applications in urban settings. They are especially useful where inclines are too steep for conventional mass transit and where they can serve as feeders to bus and metro systems. They have been successfully applied in growing cities of the developing world, where slums are often clustered on precipitous hills surrounding urban centers.
Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group, a ropeway engineering company, published a brochure, "Aerial Ropeways as an Innovation Solution for Urban Transport," that outlines many of the benefits of cable car systems, including the following:
- They are a low-emissions form of transportation, as their motion generates less resistance than land-bound transport, so less electrical power is required to drive the ropes. Additionally, less energy is required for start-up because they move continuously.
- Their aerial position means they can be readily integrated into the cityscape and combined with other elements of the public transit network without encountering obstacles on the ground.
- They don't compete with traffic.
- They provide no-wait service, moving continuously without interruption. Service frequency can be adjusted to suit demand by varying the speed of the circulating rope, eliminating empty runs in off-peak times and waiting times during peak periods.
- They require little space.
- They are accessible to passengers with impaired mobility and wheelchair users because the cabin floor is level with the platform.
- They can be equipped with wireless connection allowing direct audio/CCTV communication between cabins and stations.
Critics note the potential safety issues presented by cable car systems. In the case of an emergency, such as a power outage, passengers will be stranded in the cabins. The Medellín system is addressing this issue by providing a communication system in every cabin should an emergency occur.
Below we describe several examples of cable car systems.
Medellín, Colombia's gondola lift system, called Metrocable, provides a complementary transit service to Medellín's Metro. In fact, Metrocable is a branch of Metro, and both are managed by the same corporation and can be used for a single fare.
Metrocable was designed to reach some of the least developed suburban areas of Medellín, poor barrios on the hills surrounding the city that cannot be reached by conventional public transit. Opened in 2006, Metrocable was intended to connect the inhabitants of these barrios to the rest of the city. It has succeeded in easing their commutes and has also helped revitalize some of the areas it passes through. "People in Santo Domingo [one of the barrios] used to say that they weren't part of Medellin," says a cable car engineer. "They had to take three separate buses to get to it. But now they feel that they are involved in the city."
Metrocable has also become popular among tourists because of its spectacular views of the valley. The newest line was inaugurated in February to connect tourists and locals to Park Arvi, a nature reserve just outside Medellín. The new line is expected to improve security in the area, reducing the presence of paramilitaries and guerrillas. It will also provide residents access to open space, something they don't always get much of.
In Algiers, Algeria, a cable car facilitates travel between the modern part of the city built on the level ground by the seashore and the ancient city on a steep hill. It serves as a connection to other mass transit modes, and brings tourists to Notre Dame d'Afrique (Our Lady of Africa), a Roman Catholic church on a cliff overlooking the Bay of Algiers.
Like Medellín, Caracas, Venezuela is in a valley surrounded by hills. Many residents live in the poor barrios in the hills and work in the valley.
In its heyday in the mid-1900s, the city's cable car connected Caracas with the Caribbean coast on the other side of the mountains. But the system was closed in 1988, and it was not until a few years ago that the Caracas side reopened. (For a more detailed history, see this travelogue in the Economist).
Today, the teleférico carries passengers to Avila Mountain, a national park, and as it's integrated with the Metro system, eases the commutes of barrio residents.
Taipei Maokong Gondola
The Maokong Gondola in Taipei, Taiwan opened in 2007 to connect passengers from Maokong, a popular tea-tasting destination, and the Taipei Municipal Zoo, located high up in the city's surrounding hillsides. The system was designed to ease traffic over the mountains and shorten travel time.
But the system has been controversial. The cable cars were suspended for more than a year following damage to the support pillars caused by typhoon-related mudslides in 2008. The temporary closing affected local small business owners, whose revenues dropped nearly 90 percent over the past 18 months, according to one news report.
Other problems have included lightning strikes, noise pollution, poor ventilation, and other technical glitches. Critics of the system cite weak management and government inefficiency. "What should have been a good thing has become a mess," wrote Ko Cheng-en in an op-ed piece.
The system finally re-opened at the end of March 2010, attracting large crowds with free rides and a cable car with a glass floor, suggesting that the system has become less of an everyday mobility solution and more of a tourist attraction. Nonetheless, there's no doubt that the Maokong Gondola has improved accessibility to some of the city's previously hard-to-reach destinations.


Soares dos Reis Museum
Museu Soares dos Reis: The Oldest Art Museum In Portugal
Museu Soares dos Reis is the oldest Art museum in Portugal and is located in Porto. This national museum was established in 1833 to educate and showcase art procured from monasteries and convents after they were dissolved. Today, the Museu Soares dos Reis houses a highly valuable collection of glass, ceramics, paintings, and jewelry.
The National Museum Soares dos Reis is located in the historical Carrancas Palace in Porto and turned into one of the most famous art museums in Portugal, displaying many of the masterpieces of Portuguese art. Some of the most famous are the art works by the Portuguese sculptor Antonio Soares dos Reis, to whom the museum is dedicated.
Museu Soares Dos Reis in Porto was actually set up by King Peter IV as Museu Portuense (Porto's Museum) in 1833. Housed then, at the St. Anthony's Convent, in the heart of the city. The exhibits of the museum were primarily religious artifacts and art pieces collected from missions and convents as well as pieces from the followers of King Peter IV's rival, Miguel I of Portugal, who had lost to Peter IV in 1832. However, the museum made many more acquisitions during the entire 19th century, while the focus always remained the art collections.
After three decades, the museum was shifted from the city center to its current location at the ancient Carrancas Palace. Also, new and improved facilities were added, including those for the exhibits and their storage. From 1992 to 2001, the repository was renovated and expanded under the supervision of Fernando Tavora, a known architect in Porto.
The neo classical Carrancas Palace, home to the Soares dos Reis Museum was built around the turn of the 19th century as a residence and workshop for the 'Moraes-e-Castro' family. The design of the palace is similar to neo palladian style buildings like the St. Anthony Hospital and the Feitoria Inglesa (English Trading Post) in Porto. The interiors of the palace were designed by Luis Chiari, who used stucco and wall paintings for effect.
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Thanks to modern technology Caroline now offers online tuition in Anglo Irish Concertina on a range of platforms – Skype, WhatsApp, Facebook and Zoom to students all over the world. This means that anyone, anywhere in the world can learn Irish traditional music from an expert tutor. Through regular lessons, students can expect to improve concertina technique, and develop maturity and musicality in their playing. Online lessons are highly successful and reap many of the rewards of traditional face to face lessons, right from the comfort of your own home!
In general, students can expect a lesson to include:
- Revision of previous tune – suggestions of revisions (improvements or additional embellishments).
- A new piece of repertoire – taught phrase by phrase through repetition.
- Lesson ends with revision of new piece and Caroline records the tune at various speeds – slow, phrase by phrase and 'normal speed'. The recording also includes relevant indications on fingering. This recording acts as a guide to facilitate independent learning and practice before the next lesson.
Over time, the listening skills developed during lessons will allow learners to pick up tunes with minimal effort by ear (Yes anyone has this ability, you just need to be taught how!). This repetitive technique also improves and stabilises rhythm and builds confidence. Students learn to contextualise the music, gaining an insight into the tunes and traditions from an insiders' prospective – a pivotal feature of a living tradition which is often overlooked.
Students will be encouraged to develop their own individual style and gradually begin to find their place within the wider Irish traditional music community.