text: A 3D finite element (FE) model was developed to calculate the vertical forces on dental implants supporting prosthetic bridgework. Results of PE models were compared to results of an analytical model developed by Skalak (1), and to experimental results from laboratory models of semicircular metal and acrylic bridges supported by screw-shaped titanium dental implants specially-designed to sense axial load. The dental implants in these lab models were inserted into (a) an aluminum baseplate (Ng's experiment (2) or (b) a dried human mandible (Edwards' experiment (3)) in order to vary the stiffness of the 'bone'-implant interface. FE models were constructed with beam elements for the implants and brick elements for the bridge. To simulate the effects of different stiffnesses at the bone-implant interface, some FE models used foundation elements of prescribed stiffness beneath the implant beam elements. Models were run with purely vertical forces applied at various locations along the bridge, e.g., at distal locations, midline locations and at an intermediate point. Two key results were: (a) For implants in a stiff interface, supporting either metal or acrylic bridges, the FE results were in closer agreement with experimental data than the Skalak analytical model. (b) For implants in a less stiff interface, the FE model and Skalak model predicted the implant loads accurately for the case of the metal bridge but only the FE model was accurate in the case of the acrylic bridge. For future work it will be important to obtain better data on actual interfacial stiffnesses as input data for FE models.


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Definitions of brittle:
- noun: caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
- adjective: (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
- adjective: lacking warmth and generosity of spirit
Example: "A brittle and calculating woman"
- adjective: having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
Example: "Brittle bones"
- name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #27934)
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You have an Alexa device that comes with various features. With this, you can do a lot of activities like giving an instruction, then it performs it very well. But sometimes there may be some problems in Alexa like Alexa Error 701 enter stop. This often occurs when your device cannot connect to the Internet.
Without delay, let us give you detailed information about both the reasons and remedies to keep it. Before that you should know some tips so that you do not see this problem in the future:
Here are some additional tips for preventing Alexa Error 701:
- Always try to keep your router and Alexa devices up to date with the latest software.
- Do not use too many devices with your network at the same time.
- Also, keep your router away from metal objects or other devices that may interfere with the signal.
- Place the Wi-Fi extender in a central location in your home.
- If you're still having problems, try going to your router.
Causes of Alexa Error 701
There are many factors causing enter stop error 701, due to which this problem increases. Let us know about them only then you will be able to understand their solution very well.
- First of all, talk about the reason then the connectivity problem increases the error 701 error a lot. Whenever you don't get a stable connection then it is inevitable that there will be various kinds of internet connection problems. Due to these problems, a weak signal is received by your Alexa device, then this device is not able to operate properly.
- If the software version of the device is too old and you haven't updated it yet. Then some files may be corrupt or it may not be able to coordinate properly with its hardware. In such a situation, this error will definitely appear in front of you.
- If there is any connection problem in your router or modem, then it also comes in front of you due to an incomplete network connection setting.
- Your router is placed in a location where it can make a sufficient connection to your Alexa device. If it is not then Alexa error 701 will come.
How To Troubleshooting Alexa Error 701
Here are some things you can try to fix Alexa Error 701:
Check your internet connection
- If you abruptly encounter this message while using an Alexa-enabled device, you should check the stability of your internet connection.
- In addition, verify whether your WiFi network is functioning effectively.
- If the problem persists after verifying this, restart your router or modem. This issue will be resolved once your internet connection has been reset and restored.
Power cycle your Alexa device
If the above solution didn't work for you then you can put your election device into power cycling mode. By power cycling you will see that your internet connection is working in sufficient condition to connect with Alexa device and with this Alexa Error 701 is not appearing at all.
To do this, disconnect the Alexa device from the power source. Wait a few seconds then plug-in it again. Now you have to wait for 1-2 minutes here, under which Alexa connects to the network and runs smoothly.
Reset your Alexa device
To troubleshoot the error 701 alexa issue, you can also try factory setting your Alexa device. Doing a factory reset makes it work just like it did when it came new.
Sometimes we keep doing something or the other in our daily life, which also spoils the setting of Alexa.It is also critical to repair such a scenario. You must utilise the following options to execute a factory reset:
- Press and hold the reset button on your Alexa device for about 5 seconds
- Then, release the button and wait for your device to reset.
Update your Alexa device
Alexa continues to provide various types of updates from time to time, making it even more vital for you to install them on your device.
In such a situation, keep your device updated, for which follow these steps:
- Tap on Devices
- Go to Echo & Alexa
- Tap on Settings
- Select the About option
- If any update is available, update it with the latest version
Contact Amazon customer support
If none of the solutions is working for you then you can take more help regarding this by visiting Customer Support. There the officials will solve your problem of this by knowing the smallest things you.
Contact an Amazon representative: _PHONE_
Email: [email protected]
After knowing the solutions and reasons mentioned above, you must have understood how easy it was to deal with this problem. All you have to do is always keep your internet connection stable and at high speed. In such a situation, this problem is never going to bother you at all in the future.

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Occupational Safety and Health (Display Screen
This is a subsidiary regulation under the
Occupational Safety & Health Ordinance (OSHO) enacted on 24 April 2002 under the Occupational Safety and
Health Ordinance. There will be a one-year grace period
before this Regulation becomes fully effective (April 2003).
[Full Content of the
How will the University
be affected by this Regulation?
This Regulation is applicable to
the University's operations as it is enacted under the OSHO. The Regulation aims at
protecting the safety and health of employees who use display screen equipment
at work for prolonged periods of time almost every day.
"display screen equipment (DSE)" refers to any display screen which
shows letters, numbers, characters or graphics, regardless of the display
process involved. The most common type of DSE that can be found in the office
and laboratory environments is the personal computer.
to the Code of Practice published under the Regulation, the definition of "prolonged periods of time" means:
- Operation of display screen equipment continuously for at least 4 hours
during a day or cumulatively for at least 6 hours during a day; almost every
- Breaks not exceeding 10 minutes in an hour away from the display screen
equipment shall not be regarded as breaking the continuity of use of the display
Summary of Requirements
If any employee is required to work with a display
screen equipment (e.g. a computer) at a workstation for "prolonged periods of
time" almost every day, the person responsible for the workplace (office,
laboratory, workshop etc.) is required to:
||Ensure that the workstation is suitable having
regard to the safety, and health of the employee.
[Guidelines for setting up
and working at a
proper computer workstation]
||Perform a risk assessment of the workstation
in the workplace place before the workstation is first use by the
[Guidelines and checklist for
performing Risk Assessment]
||Take steps to reduce any risks identified in
the risk assessment.
||Make available to the employee a copy of the
relevant record documents, including:
the findings of the risk assessment; and
any action taken after the assessment.
||Ensure that the employee is provided with
necessary safety and health training in the use of the workstation.
do to comply with the Regulation?
published by Labour Department]


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I am looking for a general response as to the mindset of how to do this... I have a table that has a column full of possible parameters and a column full of possible values. I want to join all parameters of a certain kind to another table to give further description of those specific rows, but not have that table joined to all other rows that don't contain the specific value. It would look like this:
Parameters Values Mammal
 a 1
 b 3
 d cat Yes
 c 4
 d dog Yes
 e 3
 d fish No
 f 2
I've tried a number of ways using Case, however the table just gets very weird and there was repetition of the table being joined depending on its length. Any suggestions?
The second table has two columns, it is being joined on its own animal column to the values column where parameter = "d". It does not show up at all when parameter equals anything else. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! (I'm using Cache SQL if you need to know. I'd much rather have a general explanation of technique though, it helps more.)
EDIT: Sorry, here would be the two separate tables:
 Table 1: Table 2:
Parameters Values Animal Mammal
 a 1 cat yes
 b 3 dog yes
 d cat snake no
 c 4 fish no
 d dog rat yes
 e 3 hamster yes
 d fish
 f 2
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Is that above table the first or second table or the expected output. I've reread your question several times and I can't figure it out. Can you please clarify what your table structure is and what you expected output is. – Conrad Frix Sep 27 '12 at 22:20
please post some example of data of your two separated tables, and the result expected – Gonzalo.- Sep 27 '12 at 22:29
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It sounds like your current query is using an INNER JOIN which will only include the records that match in both tables. You need to use a LEFT JOIN which will produce all records from table1 and the matching records in table2. If there is not a match from table1 then the missing side will equal null:
select t1.parameters,
 case when t2.mammal is null then '' else t2.mammal end Mammal
from table1 t1
left join table2 t2
 on t1.value = t2.animal
See SQL Fiddle with Demo
If you need help learning JOIN syntax there is a great article:
A Visual Explanation of SQL Joins
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Two options.
First uses a subquery:
select [parameters], [values],
 (select mammal from t2 where t2.animal = t1.[values]) as mammal
from t1
Second uses a left join.
select [parameters], [values], t2.mammal
from t1
left join t2 on t1.[values] = t2.animal
The other answer uses a left join but skips the null replacement provided by the other answer.
Note this was tested on MS SQL Server (T-SQL) only.
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text: A review and a brief analysis of four well-known constant-life diagram models of layered composites, most often encountered in scientific publications, are presented. The main advantages and disadvantages of models are noted. A special modification of the Harris diagram was proposed as an alternative to the given diagrams for engineering predictions of fatigue characteristics of layered composites at different asymmetry coefficients R of cyclic loading. Using the example of constructing the proposed diagram for CFRP AS4-PW open-hole specimens, a good agreement between the calculated and experimental data is shown, which makes it possible to hope for acceptable accuracy of the calculated estimates of fatigue strength characteristics of layered composites using this diagram. An example of using the diagram for estimation of fatigue life of CFRP Т300/5208 [45/0/-45/90]2s open-hole specimens under quasi-random program loading is presented.


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(SOLVED) What is the difference between President Obama's net worth and the mean net worth of all members of the Executive Branch?
Type of Paper: Question-Answer
Academic Level: Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)
Paper Format: APA
Obama's Net Worth As of this writing, Barack Obama is President of the United States and he has a net worth of $3, 670, 505. The 17 members of the Executive Branch have a mean net worth of $4, 939, 455 with a standard deviation of $7, 775, 948 (based on data from opensecrets.org). What is the difference between President Obama's net worth and the mean net worth of all members of the Executive Branch? How many standard deviations is that (the difference found in part (a))? Convert President Obama's net worth to a z score. If we consider "usual" amounts of net worth to be those that convert to 2 scores between - 2 and 2, is President Obama's net worth usual or unusual?
Obama = _PHONE_
EB = _PHONE_, sd = _PHONE_
a) The difference is _PHONE_ -_PHONE_ =-_PHONE_
b) as the Sd is _PHONE_, and the difference is _PHONE_,where SD > Difference
so it lies within 1 standard deviation
c) We know the Z score formula is
Z = X- Mean /SD = (_PHONE_ - _PHONE_ )/_PHONE_ = -0.1631
d)as this z value of -0.1631 lies between -2 and 2, hence the value is normal and usual


3.4.7. Facilitation
Facilitation can be defined as an action or agent that stimulates a value chain to develop and grow but does not become part of the chain. The activities that facilitators do are often the same as those that implementers have always done: providing training and technical assistance, subsidizing activities, and providing a range of support services. The differences are in why and how the interventions are conducted. The why refers to determining if the intervention will result in the industry moving towards increased competitiveness with a broad-based distribution of benefits. The how refers to ensuring that the donor-funded intervention results in more effective, sustainable relationships between value chain and support market actors, more competition based on ongoing upgrading and innovation, and more rational and transparent benefits that support effective relationships and constant upgrading.
Watch the video below to see how various implementers view facilitation:
Determining Facilitation Activities
Value chain constraints will lead designers to a number of potential facilitation activities to improve the competitiveness of the value chain. These can be reviewed in relation to specific criteria established by the implementing organization in order to select which activities to pursue during program implementation. Examples of possible criteria include the following:
 - extent of impact on microand small enterprises (leveraged effect)
 - number of MSEs that will benefit
 - cost effectiveness of the intervention (relationship between cost and impact)
 - chances of the intervention resulting in sustainable, commercially viable solutions
 - capacity of existing, commercially viable facilitators to implement or manage the interventions
 - timeframe for completing the intervention
 - synergy of interventions among various commercially viable solutions
 - ability to promote win-win relationships among MSEs and larger firms
Value chain participants should feel a sense of ownership over the change process. The facilitator should avoid engaging in any direct transactions and be one step removed from interactions among MSEs and service providers. Unless value chain actors take responsibility and ownership of the management and operations of the competitiveness process, long-term success is unlikely.
SDCAsia comic
Recognizing that traditional information campaigns have a limited effect on changing behavior, SDCAsia uses comics to communicate a change agenda to value chain actors and generate their buy-in to the process.
Transforming Relationships
Governance structures and relationships between value chain participants are always in a state of flux. A good facilitator is able to transform a parasitic or indifferent relationship into a more symbiotic, mutually beneficial relationship by demonstrating the benefits of collaboration to both MSEs as well as lead firms. This transformative nature of value chain facilitation creates synergies and paves the way for competitiveness.
Techniques to Foster Relationships and Ownership
Buying Down Risk
New ways of relating among actors in a value chain often carry substantial perceived risks. Concerns relating to commitment failure, free rider behavior, theft, rent seeking and a loss of profits may limit the willingness of a value chain actor to engage with other actors. These risks are often more intense when developing commercial relationships with and between MSEs--the relationships that value chain facilitation projects are tasked with fostering. The starting point for establishing any commercial relationship is the transaction. In weak and highly confused markets, the perceived risks associated with initial transactions--where trust is established--can be prohibitive. As a result, a project can use its subsidy to reduce (or buy down) the risks leading into a transaction, especially for new clients or for firms entering new markets where risks are perceived as too high to warrant investment.
When facilitating the establishment of commercial relationship, the project cannot be seen as the primary contact for either party to the transaction. The project has to be the matchmaker or bridge--and this may require masking its supporting role from one party or the other as a means of maintaining the focus on the core relationship between the parties engaging in the transaction. Project involvement can often be more effective through low-profile interventions than through highly promoted ones. Assessing critical tipping points in terms of reducing risks sufficiently to enable transactions to happen and then fostering more supportive lead up and follow through on transactions can provide the foundation for shifting adversarial relationships into supportive ones. The key is that the project cannot be seen as mediating the transaction.
Self-Selection and Rolling Exit
Self-selection is the process of setting a precondition to any form of project assistance. The precondition has to be directly related to the change in behavior being sought by the project. For example, agricultural input firms have to use their own funds to conduct promotional events in various communities before being able to participate in a project's program to increase agricultural input sales in rural areas. Self-selection tools are tied to commercial goals, so they have value from the perspective of a serious business. Businesses that are uninterested in taking on risks or are interested in obtaining "free" donor funds would self-select out of the program by not performing the action. A project can use self-selection tools at multiple levels and in all programmatic areas.
A project that actively uses self-selection tools can be seen as applying a rolling exit strategy. A rolling exit strategy uses self-selection tools with wait-and-see tactics to constantly test and challenge private-sector partners' (including microenterprises' and farmers') ownership and capacity to function without the project's support. Wait-and-see tactics include strategic decisions to stay away from or limit any support to a partner as a means to assess how they respond. The process can be passive--by letting support die without active communication from the project, or active--by refusing to work with a partner until they shift behavior.
An important component of using self-selection tools and applying a rolling exit strategy is shifting expectations in relation to risk and project timeline. If a partner has shown on multiple occasions a half-hearted attempt to select into the program, standards for access to project support need to be raised each time the partner indicates an interest in this support. Similarly, as the project nears the end of its timeframe, a new partner will have to overcome a substantial hurdle to access project support.
In all cases, a project should use these tools and tactics to develop more transparent and commercially grounded relationships that foster benefit flows that are rational and drive constant upgrading (i.e., innovation). To foster these new relationships and changes in behavior, a project must ensure that the relationships it fosters are not dependent upon its involvement. Also, a project should maintain an industry-level focus: while it may work at many levels in a value chain, the goal remains industry-level competitiveness that MSEs contribute to and benefit from.
Managing Facilitation
Understanding the underlying decision-making process of actors in a value chain is not always straightforward and projects have to develop systems and an operational culture to be effective observers and analysts. Typical projects foster a command and control management approach with activities directed down to staff and operational reporting required to flow upwards. This traditional management approach is not appropriate for a value chain facilitation project as it encourages a misdirected focus on transactions and operational statistics such as the number of people trained. Depending on cultural dynamics in a country a traditional management approach can also foster misreporting of data to appease management.
The objective of a facilitation approach is to change the way that transactions occur by fostering more supportive relationships, innovation-based competition, and benefit flows that encourage effective relationships and innovation. Management systems have to support an operational environment that:
 - provides quantitative and qualitative data to track performance--i.e, the capacity to observe actors in relation to expected behavior changes
 - empowers staff to manage in dynamic environments--i.e., trains staff, encourages staff interaction and provides guidelines for staff to effectively observe and report on progress
 - fosters more appropriate decision-making--i.e., provides a clear direction concerning the types of behaviors required for improving competitiveness
 - reinforces a learning-based operating culture


Book Launch: Memoir of a Pilgrimage for Eight, by Philip Adamo
Facebook Live
In the summer of 2017, a group of strangers followed in the footsteps of eight medieval monks, who in 1230 AD traveled north from their priory in France to found three new monasteries in the far reaches of Scotland.
PILGRIMAGE FOR EIGHT is a memoir of that modern-day pilgrimage, told through a historian's eyes. It's a tale of people from diverse backgrounds and cultures undertaking a journey that challenged them physically, emotionally, and spiritually. This newly-created traveling 'family' experienced the joys and trials of communal life and formed deep friendships that would last well beyond their 1300-mile trek.
Phil will discuss the pilgrimage, read excerpts from the book, and answer questions from the audience.


I am new to Solidity, and have a question, that may sound silly, but I can't really figure it out. So, I have this simple function:
function uintTest(uint256 n) returns (uint256) {
 return n;
I thought, the max value for uint256 is 2**256, however, the function does not work for input numbers that have more than 16 digits, and in Remix, throws an "assertion failed" error. I can't understand why.
The max value is 2^256-1. The assertion you're hitting is in Remix. The full error message is:
Error encoding arguments: Error: Assertion failed
The issue is that Remix uses JSON to parse the argument list, and JavaScript only supports numbers up to 2^53-1. The reason you're seeing the issue where you do in terms of number of 9s is because
999999999999999 < 2**53-1 < 9999999999999999
To fix the issue, just put double quotes around the number you're passing in. It's safe to just always wrap your numbers in quotes to avoid such precision issues.
The reason 2^256 is not the correct number is that one of the possible values needs to be reserved for the zero value.
Imagine a 2 bit number - the max value is not 2^2 (= four) but rather 2^2-1 (= three). Brute forcing it:
00 = zero 01 = one 10 = two 11 = three
There are no more possible combinations of 2 bits - so there's no way to express the number four.
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Why the asterisk is a new symbol of pride
When academics generate data on race in higher education, they often include an asterisk next to the Native American category. That little mark lets researchers know the population is "statistically not significant," usually meaning roughly less than 1 percent of the student population.
In March, Stylus Publishing will release what is perhaps the most comprehensive collection of writing by Native American scholars to date: "Beyond the Asterisk: Understanding Native Students in Higher Education." With contributions from more than a dozen leading Native Americans in higher education, the new book examines the Native American college experience from almost every angle — from the first-year experience, to tribal colleges, to Native American Greek organizations and culturally sensitive housing.
"One of the things that constantly came up [for the Native American academics] was this concept of invisibility: in scholarship, research, data, curriculum and on the campuses," says Heather J. Shotton, the lead editor of the book. Shotton is a professor at Oklahoma University and a member of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. "For us, the idea was to offer some perspective on Native students, from Native professors."
Shotton is quick to point out that the Native experience is different from other minority groups.
"I think what separates Native students is that Native people are not just a racial or ethnic group. We are also considered a political group," she says. "We are citizens of sovereign nations — tribal nations, but also citizens of the United States."


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What is the countdown timer and when will it display?
Promotions typically have an expiration date. Let your shoppers know how much longer they have to take advantage of the promotion that's in front of them. Remember, the banner is dynamic so the countdown timer will only appear when it needs to, based on your settings.
The countdown requires the following conditions to be displayed in your banner:
- The countdown must be enabled in the settings.
- The Shopify discount being displayed must have an end date specified or an end date must be specified in the banner settings under Default banner.
- The end date must be within the time period specified in Start countdown within.


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- Date established：2006
- Country：Asia - Taiwan
- Type of Organization：Independent Association
- Disciplines and Media：Land Art,Visual Art,Installation,Sculpture
- Contact information：
- Name of residency：Guandu Nature Park: Guandu International Outdoor Sculpture Festival
- Address：55, Guandu Road, Taipei City, 11261 Taiwan
Located at the junction of Danshui and Jilong River, Guandu Nature Park is a nature reserve area consists of an integrated wetland environment of swamps and ponds. It is a great inhabitation for a rich variety of organisms, as well as an important relay stop for migratory birds. Therefore, it has been recognized by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area. The park, authorized by Taipei City Government, is currently managed by the Wild Bird Society of Taipei (WBST),which devotes care to wetland and wild bird conservation.
Guandu Nature Park has been holding Guandu International Outdoor Sculpture Festival since 2006. Over the past 9 years, 53 artists from 24 countries around the world have accomplished collectively 62 pieces of artworks in Taipei, Taiwan. These reputable artists skillfully integrated their experience in life into their artworks. They also incorporated their personal appreciation for the environment and culture into their artworks and shared their concerns for environmental conservation and love for planet earth with the public. "Caring for our planet through art" is what we intend to convey via the festival, and these artists have accomplished just that.
1. Artists are limited to using natural or recycled materials so as to ensure no compromise is made to the environment in the process of art creation. Even after the event is over, the artworks will be recycled or eventually decompose and return to nature.
2. Each artist will have 1-5 volunteers per day to assist the process of material collecting and installation.
3. Since Guandu Nature Park is a conservation area, artists need to follow all the environmental protection regulations.
- Duration of residencies：
About 20 days
- Number of artists resident at one time：
- Grants available：
Travel Expense,Living Expense,Materieal Fee,Free Working Space,Free Living Space,Meal during working days
- Expenses paid by artist：
Dinner, personal expenses
Open call (May to July)
- Selection procedure：
By curator with approval of a jury panel
- Expectation from the artists：
1. Artists should finish a site-specific outdoor sculpture installation in Guandu Nature Park or other display locations during the installation period. The artwork shall be exhibited for at least 3 months or more.
2. Artists should be interested in the relationship between nature, human culture, and environment. They should also have some experiences in working with local residents, volunteers, or junior high school students. While working on their artworks, the artists should be able to spark interest of the general public to participate in the process of such artistic creation.
3. The selected artists are required to have basic English communication skills and the ability to mingle with other artists, local residents, school teachers and students.
4. Artists should participate in the related cultural activities planned by the organizers (e.g. symposium, press conference, guide, opening)
- Presentation of artists' work：
Exhibition, talks, on-site guide
- Working Language：
A shared lounge for artists and volunteers at Guandu Nature Park during creating period ( with snacks and drinks)
- Number of studios：
Pop-up tent at working area
- Size of studios / Type of Sudios ：
N.A / N.A
Private Room,Hotel accommodation with breakfast, individual room for each artist
- Companions allowed：
Yes. Arranged on individual basis with companions paying their own expenses.
- Nearest international airport：
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)
- Nearest local airport：
Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)
- Nearest train station：
Taipei Main Station, MRT KuanDu Station
- By Car：
From Downtown Taipei:
There is no left turn from Dadu Rd to Guandu Rd. Please make an U-turn under Dadu Bridge, then turn right onto Guandu Rd to reach the Park.
Please exit Dadu Bridge towards Taipei, then turn right onto Guandu Rd to reach the Park. Be careful of the traffic on the right side of Dadu Bridge as you exit.
- Images Resource：Guandu Nature Park


Ways of Removing Carpet Glue from Plywood
The term plywood refers to a whole family of engineered wood products, largely used in the construction of homes and buildings. However, the various types of plywood have found their way into many other products, including furniture, handicrafts and industrial uses. Specialized plywood products have been developed for a wide variety of applications.
One of the ways that plywood is used in architecture is for subflooring. Per building code, most residences have ¾" thick plywood or OSB installed as the subfloor. While both have a similar overall strength, OSB is more prone to absorbing moisture along the edges and can be more easily broken by impact. Nevertheless, OSB is commonly used for flooring and sheathing on homes, due to its lower cost, when compared to construction-grade softwood plywood.
When plywood is used for subflooring, most people cover the plywood floor with carpet or vinyl flooring (linoleum). Ceramic tile can be used as well, although that is not our concern at this moment. Wall to wall carpet or flooring on plywood is often installed using glue or some adhesive to ensure that it remains in its place. The glue does its job pretty well but when it is time to replace the carpet or change the type of flooring, the task of removing carpet glue from plywood becomes a nightmare.
The first difficult task in this whole exercise is removing the carpet or flooring. If it is carpeting, it can usually be ripped out, peeling it from the plywood floor. Once you have completely removed the carpet from the floor, there will still be remnants of glue remaining. If it is yellow colored glue, it is the more traditional type. But if it is brown or tan colored glue, it is tar based glue.
Removing vinyl flooring can be more challenging, as the flooring will not peel off, like carpeting will. Rather, it will have to be scraped off the floor. This can be good, with self-stick vinyl tiles, which tend to peel off intact, complete with their adhesive. But in the case of roll flooring, chances are highly likely that it will come off in a lot of small pieces and may not bring the glue up with it.
The big question is how important it is that the floor be smooth before new flooring is installed. If carpeting over the pad is being installed without adhesive, it may not be necessary to remove all the adhesive. But just about any other type of flooring will require a smooth surface.
Scrape the Glue
Scraping of the glue is the least costly method of removing carpet glue, as you can do it without having to rent any expensive equipment. However, it is also the hardest way of removing the adhesive and making the floor smooth again.
The first step of this method is to make the glue softer so it can be easily worked around with. A number of solvents can do the job of softening the glue including paint thinnersturpentinewater and mineral spirits. All these chemicals work by tearing down the enzymes found in the glue, easing the task of removing the glue from the plywood subfloor. Different solvents work better on different types of glues so if you know the type of glue on your floor you can do the task much more easily.
While using these solvents, you should use the appropriate personal safety equipment, to include gloves and goggles. All of them are capable of causing skin irritations, but are even more dangerous if they get in the eye.
These solvents should only be applied once the carpeting or vinyl has been removed. Carpeting will soak up the solvents and vinyl flooring will resist it. In both cases, that prevents the solvent from reaching the adhesive it needs to soften.
Once you have ensured that the entire surface of the glue has been sprayed with the solvent, wait about half an hour, allowing the solvent to soften the glue, making it ready to remove. Once softened, you can use a hand scraper, a putty knife or a floor scraper to tear away and wipe off all the glue from the floor. Make sure that you are thorough so that no glue is left on the floor.
Please note that you may have to reapply solvent on the floor, if it evaporates before you can get to all areas. The purpose of the solvent is to soften the glue; but it will only remain soft as long as it is wet. Should the glue begin to dry, you'll want to apply more solvent.
Sanding Glue from Plywood Floors
The use of mineral spirits and thinners to remove glue from plywood works best for floors which are smaller in size, due to the problem of the solvent drying before the scraping is done. If you have to remove glue from a larger area, sanding is a more preferable option. Sanding requires less time and labor in comparison to scraping.
The process of sanding generates heat, which helps by making the glue softer, as well as the abrasive action of the sandpaper scraping the glue and breaking it down. However, too much heat can be a problem, as it will gum up the sandpaper. Ideally, you don't want that, because it will add to your cost.
Unless you are sanding a very small area, you're going to want to rent a flooring sander for this project. These come in two types, belt sanders and vibratory sanders. The belt type is much faster to use, but carries the risk of oversanding. It's very easy to gouge your plywood subfloor, creating areas that will need to be puttied and sanded in order to have a smooth floor once again.
In addition to whatever flooring sander you use, you will probably also want a smaller sander for working around edges and in difficult to reach areas. A handheld belt sander is usually the best for this, as it will remove the glue faster than either a disk sander or palm sander. While those other types of sanders can be used, they are best left for finishing work.
Before sanding, inspect the floor for nails or screws which are sticking out above the floor surface. Drive them in, if possible or remove and replace them. You should never remove flooring nails or screws without replacing them, as it can leave the floor loose in that spot, leading to squeaky floors.
As you are sanding the floor, stop from time to time to sweep up or vacuum up the sanding dust. When too much dust builds up, it's hard to tell what parts are sanded and what parts still need work. It can also be helpful to work in sections, dividing the floor up and finishing one area, before moving on to the next.
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Covering the Subfloor with Underlayment
Removing the glue from a floor may not be the best option for you, especially if doing so will cause damage to the subfloor. Rather than risk that, you may want to consider installing underlayment over the existing subfloor and glue, to provide you with a smooth surface for your new flooring. This is a more expensive, but quicker option, especially when there is a lot of glue to deal with.
This is not to say that you won't have to deal with any glue whatsoever, if you use underlayment. But the only glue you will need to deal with are high points, where there was too much glue applied. In those cases, a quick hit with a belt sander, bringing that high point down to the level of the rest of the glue, is usually sufficient.
Luan plywood is normally used for underlayment, due to it being thin and providing a smooth finish. Before attaching your underlayment, lay the individual pieces out on the subfloor and check to see that adjacent edges are level. If not, you may need to sand off some high points under one of the sheets.
It is a good idea to use construction adhesive, as well as flooring nails, for installing the underlayment. The addition of a thin layer of construction adhesive helps to reduce the risk of the new underlayment squeaking from movement. It essentially ensures that the underlayment and the subfloor stay in the same place, as compared to one another. However, never try using just construction adhesive, without flooring nails, for installing underlayment.
Depending on the condition of your subfloor, how well you install your underlayment and the type of flooring you're going to put on top of it, you may need to putty the seams and sand them. This is especially true if you are installing any sort of vinyl flooring. High edges or gaps between sheets can cause serious damage to vinyl flooring, eventually causing it to crack. Always be sure to sand these puttied edges smooth, so as to not create another problem. But this sanding can be done with a simple palm sander.
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To adjust our walking poles please follow these steps:
 1. Unscrew the lower section by turning the pole towards the unlock position (symbol located on the pole).
 2. Extend the lower section to the stop sign then tighten the pole.
 3. Unscrew the middle section and tighten at your desired length by turning the pole towards the locking position.
 4. To turn the Anti-shock on slightly turn the middle section until it clicks.
(The poles should be set-up so that when gripping the pole your forearm is at a 90 degree angle to your upper arm. The pole should be adjusted to be lower on a incline and longer on a decline)
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This article is written for users who have deployed Virtual Appliances but they are not registered on the Dashboard. No errors are apparent on the Virtual Appliance Console.
- Virtual Appliance is not showing up in Sites & Active Directory.
- The Virtual Appliance Console is not reporting errors and is showing the status is ok.
- Devices on your network pointed to the Virtual Appliance are able to resolve DNS queries but your AD policy or Internal Networks policy is not being applied as expected.
This error is most commonly the result of an Umbrella Administrator in your organization deleting the Virtual Appliances from the Dashboard which results in them running without registration to an organization. This may also be caused by cloning a Virtual Appliance. Registration for the Virtual Appliance is completed on initial deployment. Virtual Appliances that are cloned or left running in an organization will not re-register themselves.
In order to resolve this issue, you will be required to re-deploy your Virtual Appliances.
- Power off the Virtual Appliances on your VM Host machine.
- Delete the Virtual Appliances from the VM Host machine.
- Re-download the Virtual Appliance components from the Umbrella Dashboard.
- Re-deploy your Virtual Appliances.


Somatic Movements
Somatics is a field within bodywork and movement studies which emphasizes internal physical perception and experience. The term is used in movement therapy to signify approaches based on the soma, or "the body as perceived from within," including Alexander technique, the Feldenkrais Method, and Rolfing. In dance, the term refers to techniques based on the dancer's internal sensation, in contrast with "performative techniques," such as ballet or modern dance, which emphasize the external observation of movement by an audience. Somatic techniques may be used in bodywork, psychotherapy, dance, or spiritual practices - Wikipaedia


Emotionless in a Sentence 🔊
Definition of Emotionless
without feeling or emotions
Examples of Emotionless in a sentence
It is important to display an emotionless mask when playing poker, so you don't show anything that might give away what you have in your hand. 🔊
It is my personal belief that insects are completely emotionless, not feeling anything like joy or sorrow, and only acting on instinct. 🔊
The emotionless face of my opponent is impossible to read, not betraying any sign of any kind of feeling at all. 🔊
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DFT Study of II-VI Semiconducting Nano-Clusters: An Overview
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Semiconductors have been potential materials for device grade applications due
to their exceptional properties. In range of other compound semiconductors, II-VI's are
such compound semiconducting materials having cations from the Group II and anions
from Group VI of the periodic table. Keeping research and technological importance of
these materials, density functional theory (DFT) based study of II-VI semiconducting nanoclusters
was carried out and is described in this chapter.
II-VI semiconductors, Density Functional Theory, Raman scattering.
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text: AbstractCellobiose-pendant polymers were synthesized by radical polymerization and their affinity for a cellulose matrix was investigated by quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). A 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethylureido cellobiose (MOU-Cel) macromer was synthesized by coupling cellobiosylamine with 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl isocyanate followed by polymerization in an aqueous radical reaction system. The interaction of the resulting poly(MOU-Cel) with a pure cellulose matrix in water was evaluated by QCM analysis. Poly(MOU-Cel) was strongly adsorbed to the cellulose substrate, whereas neither cellobiose nor MOU-Cel macromer exhibited an attractive interaction with cellulose. This specific interaction was not inhibited by the presence of ionic contaminants, suggesting that multiple cellobiopyranose moieties in each polymer molecule might cooperatively enhance its affinity for cellulose. Moderate insertion of acrylamide units into the polymer backbone improved the affinity for cellulose, possibly due to an increased mobility of sugar side chains. Polymers such as these, with a high affinity for cellulose, have potential applications for the surface functionalization of cellulose-based materials, including paper products.


From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
Sometimes transliterated as: Jatamukuta, JaTAmukuTa, Jataamukuta
Jaṭāmukuṭa literally means 'hair dressed up as a crown'.
Jatā means matted hair and mukuṭa means crown. If the matted hair on the head of a deity is dressed up as a crownit is called 'jaṭāmukuṭa'. We find it on the head of the deity in some forms of Devi, Śiva, Kārttikeya and Śāstā (Ayyappan).


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Non-native Birds in the Elfin Forest
(where to look for the species):
c = maritime chaparral
o = coast live oak woodland
t = transit – occasionaly feed on periphery of the Forest.
z = oak/manzanita complex
-● = non-native species which is or has the potential to negatively impact the natives species of the Elfin Forest.


Over 200,000 Fish Found Dead in Argentine Lake
Environmental officials have several possible theories about what could have caused this, including insufficient oxygen in the water. That could have led to respiratory dysfunction or water contamination. Another possibility is that some sort of poisonous substance was dumped in the lake.
Because the lake supplies water to several nearby towns, the reservoir's water quality has been tested and the results will be announced in the upcoming days. Lake Ipizca, which attracts about 400 fishermen and water sports fans a week, will remain closed until this mystery has been solved.
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Authors: BİLAL ÖZTÜRK, ALPER DOĞAN, BANU BİTLİS BAKIR, ALP SALMAN
Abstract: This study presents the molluscan species diversity along the Turkish coasts. The compilation of the available references revealed a total of 1065 species belonging to 7 classes (Caudofoveata, Solenogastres, Polyplacophora, Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Scaphopoda, and Cephalopoda). Most of the reported species belong to the class Gastropoda (706 species), followed by Bivalvia (279 species), Cephalopoda (50 species), Polyplacophora (17 species), Scaphopoda (10 species), Caudofoveata (2 species), and Solenogastres (1 species). Among the coasts of Turkey, the highest number of molluscan species was recorded from the Aegean Sea (825 species), followed by the Levantine Sea (807 species), Sea of Marmara (537 species), and the Black Sea (155 species). Of the 1065 mollusc taxa, 118 species are alien ones that originated outside the Mediterranean Sea. Among the listed species, Timoclea roemeriana (Bivalvia), and Sepiola ligulata and Abraliopsis morisii (both from Cephalopoda) are new records for the Turkish mollusc fauna, 11 species of the classes Polyplacophora, Gastropoda, and Bivalvia (Leptochiton boettgeri, Cerithium protractum, Similiphora similior, Cerithiopsis diadema, Rissoa guerinii, Crepidula moulinsii, Crepidula unguiformis, Bela zenetouae, Doto coronata, Lima marioni, and Limaria loscombi) are new reports for the Levantine coast of Turkey, and 2 gastropod species (Acirsa subdecussata and Monotygma lauta) are new reports for the Aegean coast of Turkey. Among the listed taxa, 27 species have been classified in the IUCN Red List or Barcelona/Bern Conventions.
Keywords: Mollusca, species diversity, alien species, protected species, coasts of Turkey
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Selective catalytic conversion of waste lignocellulosic biomass for renewable value-added chemicals via directional microwave-assisted liquefaction
Selective catalytic conversion of biomass waste for producing methyl levulinate (MLA) via directional microwave-assisted liquefaction was investigated. The goal of the study was to develop a directional liquefaction process using dielectric heating with microwave energy. The methanolysis of biomass into methyl levulinate was studied in the presence of several acid catalysts. The C6 sugar substrates in biomass were successfully converted into methyl levulinate under the optimized conditions (180 C, 40 min) with a yield of 29.39 wt%. 5-Hydroxymethyl furfural, glucose, fructose, cellobiose, corn starch, and microcrystalline cellulose were selected as models for directional microwave-assisted liquefaction. Therefore, the possible reaction pathway of biomass to methyl levulinate could be investigated. The selective catalytic conversion of biomass was found to be highly efficient for the generation of MLA (reaching a maximum yield of approximately 30 wt%), higher than the levulinic acid yield (14 wt%) in aqueous solution under the same reaction conditions. The results suggested that directional microwaveassisted liquefaction is an effective method that can produce a high value-added fuel additive (methyl levulinate) from lignocellulosic biomass under designated reaction processes.


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This beautifully engineered 6" levitating and rotating planet commands
attention. The planet is suspended in mid-air by an electronically controlled
magnetic field. Unlike other floating globes, a built-in computer chip continuously
adjusts to atmospheric changes to guarantee the planet remains suspended. Once
the planet is levitating you can start the rotation with a simple little spin.
The electronic system will register the rotation and keep the planet rotating
until you stop it.
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- Comes with space probe that explored Mars
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January 29, 2013
Strategies for learning student name
UWF promotes itself as student-centered institution "where the buildings have numbers and the students have names." Continued growth and larger class sizes create challenges to faculty who want to maintain this commitment to student engagement. Learning a student's name makes that student feel valued. Small changes that improve the sense of community in a class can make a big difference for student engagement and learning
Barbara Millis collected strategies used by several colleagues to help them learn the names of their students and build a sense of rapport and community in their classes.
Seating charts: Divide and conquer
If your class is small enough, you can use a seating chart to help learn student names. Instructors can assign seats or make a chart based on seats that students select during the first week of class. Students are fairly territorial about their seats and sit in the same location all term when seats are not assigned. Divide your seating charts into blocks with no more than 6 students per block. Work on learning the names of the 6 students in one block during each class session. Make a point of visiting with the students in a new block during class. Once you learn the names of students in one block, include them in your visits with student in the next block to keep names you've learned fresh in memory. (Dee Fink)
Create an office hours visit assignment for your course
Require students to visit you during office hours during the first two or three weeks of the term, even if the visit is limited to only a few minutes. You might not learn all student names during these one-on-one visits, but an early break-the-ice visit ensures that students can locate your office and encourages them to arrange content-focused visits later in the term. This strategy is especially useful in classes with large first-year enrollments. Many first-year students are naïve about the expectations of academic life and are reluctant to intrude on faculty during their office hours. They may benefit from an extra push to engage in a one-on-one conversation with an instructor. (Gerry Wojnar)
Use student's names when you talk to them, even if you have to ask their name first
We frequently recognize the names of our students when we see or hear their names. We might recognize many of our students' faces, but have difficulty connecting names to faces. When a student visits your office or you see one of your students outside class, greet the student by name (if you know it), or ask "please remind me of your name" (if you don't know it). When you use the student's name, students love this confirmation that you know them. If you don't know the student's name, request it and use it during your conversation. You will show the student that you care enough to try to learn and use students' names. Students appreciate your effort. Both strategies build rapport with students. (Susan Robison)
Ask students to make and use name tents during class
In smaller classes, you can ask students to print their name in large letters on name tents and place the name tents on their desk. You and other students can then read their names and associate names with faces. Make a point of using names when you call on students during class. Gradually, you will learn names and rely less on reading the names from the tents. (Kejing Liu & Susan Robison).
Use student photos in the ClassMate roster to associate names with faces
Print a copy of the roster with student photos and bring this to class during the first week and during exams. In the early weeks, you might use the roster to call on students and compare their appearance in class with the roster photo. Bring the roster to an early exam and see if you can match students in the class with their names by comparing their photo to their appearance that day. This also deters wandering eyes during the exam. (Susan Robison)
This tip is based on a teaching strategy submitted to the Teaching Issues Writing Consortium by Barbara Millis, Teaching and Learning Center, University of Texas at San Antonio (_URL_
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March 22, 2011
Improve classroom dynamics through inclusion: Use the Classmate photo roster to connect names with faces and call on students by name
Learning student names at the start of a new semester can be challenging. Many students decide to attend a regional comprehensive university like the University of West Florida rather than a large university because they expect that the smaller class sizes and lower student-faculty ratios at UWF will increase their ability to get to know and interact with faculty. They may be disappointed if they attend class regularly, participate occasionally, and find that their instructor still does not know their name. When faculty can recognize students and recall their names when calling on them during class or during out-of-class conversations, students feel a stronger sense of community and inclusion in the class. The classroom dynamic may also improve, fostering more frequent participation and student engagement.
The class rosters available through Classmate now include student photos. These photos can work as handy tools to aid instructors in learning and recalling student names. Learning the names of many students in a large enrollment class can be a daunting task. Make this task more manageable by creating small groups of students and learning the names of students in one group at a time. Usually one page from the Classmate roster prints approximately five or six student faces and names, which should be a manageable number for one day. Limit your study to one page of student photos on any given day.
Open one page of the roster at the lectern during class (or bring a printed copy of the page) and scan the audience as class discussion gets underway. Search for the faces of students in the group on your page and call on these students by name during class. At the end of the class, return to the photos in the roster and rehearse the faces and names of these students once more to reinforce your memory. Prior to the next class session, review these faces and names. Once you are familiar with the names and faces of students in this group, select a new page in the roster and focus on this new set of students during class. Gradually, you will be able to match the names and faces of a large number of your students.
Thanks to Michelle Hale Williams, Government & Political Science, University of West Florida, for this suggestion.
December 4, 2007
Students feel more engaged when faculty know students' names, but learning the names of many students can be difficult.
Bring a digital camera to class at the start of the term and photograph students in groups of 3 or 4, holding a sheet of paper with their name. You can review these photos from time to time to connect names and faces.
Some students may object to being photographed. To avoid potential conflicts, explain to students that participation in this activity is entirely voluntary, the materials will only be used by you to help you learn their names, and photos will be destroyed at the end of the semester.
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Adjective: enigmatic ,e-nig'ma-tik
 1. Having an unobvious or mysterious meaning; hard to understand
 "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries"; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later";
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 2. Resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
 - oracular
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In a typical MySQL installation, the default character set and collation are latin1 and latin1_swedish_ci. This means that all string comparisons will be performed in a case insensitive manner. So, 'Search String'='search string'. This is great for most WHERE expressions, however there are occasions where performing a case-sensitive search is required. Luckily MySQL provides the collate clause which allows you to override whatever the default collation is for a comparison. As an example :
select * from mytable where first_name collate latin1_general_cs='damon'
This will only return rows will the first_name matches damon exactly. Damon will not match.
You can also use latin1_bin which performs an exact binary match.
If you are unsure of a field or strings collation, you can use the COLLATION(str) function to return the collation of the string argument.
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Our lovely town is famous for its association with the precious black gemstone, sometimes known as Whitby jet.
Beautiful and distinctive, we love seeing jet jewellery in Whitby's shops, but then we started to wonder where it came from.
Did you know that jet is actually fossilised wood, created from the Monkey Puzzle tree (Araucaria tree to give the tree its Latin term)?
Jet is actually one of just a handful of natural, organic gemstones in the world. Its story is millions of years in the making.
Millions of years ago, Monkey Puzzle trees were commonplace around our coast. Over the millennia, the wood and debris washed to sea and was eventually compressed into a thick sedimentary layer.
Ever-increasing pressure caused the debris to disperse, with the more resistant bits forming into jet.
If you are lucky enough to pick up a fragment of jet on the beach, it's surprisingly lightweight.
Jet can be highly polished, creating the glossy finish you see in Whitby's retailers and elsewhere.
However, this is 'nowt new' as it's thought jet was used for decorative purposes back in the Bronze Age! So, if you're ever asking, what did the Victorians do for us, they helped make it popular, yet jet had been in use for centuries.
In a way, we do have Queen Victoria to thank for the popularity of jet. Following the early death of her husband, Prince Albert, she wore jet as part of her mourning attire.
Whitby Jet was also displayed at the Great Exhibition in 1851 in London.
Back in the 19th century, jet was mined and transported by pony, and the jet industry was a major employer in the area. It is thought around 200 miners worked the coastline to find the jet, and up to 1,500 jet-related workers were in Whitby by the late 1800s.
However, window-shopping for jet jewellery (or, even better, buying it!) is a Whitby tradition.
You can carefully search for jet along our shores, but it's a time-consuming task. You need a keen eye and the patience of a saint.
We prefer having a meander around Whitby's narrow, cobbled streets and admiring the black gemstone in a mullioned shop window,
One such jet emporium is W Hamond, one of several jet outlets in our lovely town. W Hamond was established in 1860 and use local jet in their creative process.
Positioned close to the foot of the 199-steps that lead up to Whitby Abbey, W Hamond is now collaborating with the globally famous luxury brand, Fabergé®.
The Faberge® story started in France in the 1680s and moved to St Peterburg, Russia in the 1830s.
Gustav Fabergé® worked in the Russian capital for Keibel, goldsmiths and jewellers to the Emperors of Russia.
Gustav completed his apprenticeship and opened a jewellery shop in Bolshaya Morskaya, a fashionable street in St Petersburg.
Gustav's son Peter took over the business in 1882 and in 1885 to 1886, the Russian Emperor commissioned the now iconic Easter Egg for the Empress.
Fabergé® was later nationalised following the Russian Revolution of 1917 and during the 20th Century underwent several challenges and changes before Fabergé® Limited announced it acquired the Fabergé® trademarks in 2007. Two years later, Fabergé® was relaunched.
During the following years, Fabergé® works alongside world-famous brands including Rolls Royce and more recently, W Hamond of Whitby.
Jet is rarer than diamonds but can be found in Germany, northern Spain, Turkey and New Mexico.
Whitby jet, though, is known for its excellent quality, including its toughness, stability and ability to polish up to a glossy shine.
If you go jet hunting, then Whitby is the wrong place to look, instead head up to Runswick Bay or Robin Hood's Bay.
There are very strict rules for jet gathering due to its rarity and small size.
Do NOT remove any jet from cliffs as if you want your own piece of jet, it must have been washed from the cliffs and onto the beach, where searchers can beach-comb for their finds.
Always keeps a safe distance from the cliffs and know your tide times allowing for incoming tides.
Also be sure you've found some jet and not a piece of coal. Take a piece of sandpaper with you, rub the specimen you've found against the paper and if it leaves a ginger-brown mark, then it is jet, otherwise it is coal.
Or you can always call into Whitby's jet shops for your own piece of gorgeous jewellery!
The craftworkers also use the gemstone Derbyshire Blue John along with other stunning materials such as amber and turquoise.
As we live and love Whitby, we are very proud of this famous industry which has such strong connections to our town.
Until next time …
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Collecting data is often the first step of any medical visit. The various forms, documents, and questionnaires needed by a clinic may differ based on their needs, but will always exist as an initial and crucial point of contact. Whether it's insurance paperwork or a patient history questionnaire, quick and easy access to patient information is the backbone of expedient care.Open Postman
Objective of this Collection
We'll explore FHIR's mechanism for describing clinical forms, the Questionnaire resource, and the additional capabilities enabled by Commure's support for the Structured Data Capture (SDC) specification. The collection will demonstrate how to request forms to be partially-filled with answers from existing data and how new or updated information in a form can be turned into the appropriate FHIR resources.
In this scenario, a provider will be filling out a digital form to capture a patient's insurance information.
First, the provider uses a search interface to find the patient by name, then selects to start a new response to an insurance coverage form. The client application uses the extended operation Questionnaire/\$populate, which returns a partially-filled QuestionnaireResponse. Once completed, the extended operation QuestionnaireResponse/\$extract is invoked for the completed form. This returns a new or updated Coverage resource that is submitted by the application, ensuring that the data is available in the expected record.
FHIR Concepts Covered
FHIR offers a very effective set of resources and tools to work with questionnaires. The scenario presented here is a simplified example to introduce FHIR's resources. We will interact with the following resources: Questionnaire (a specification of the content and behavior of a form; aka "form template"), QuestionnaireResponse (answers to questions defined by a Questionnaire)
Additionally, this scenario provides an introduction to:
- The extended operation
Questionnaire/$populate, to pre-fill data into a form.
- The extended operation
QuestionnaireResponse/$extract, to create or update resources from answers to questions in a form.
- Basic FHIR search queries to find a patient by name & retrieve associated records.
To navigate a scenario using the Postman collection you will need to
- Sign up here and accept Commure's Terms and Conditions.
- Authenticate (To have more information about it read the postman documentation, our documentation or see our authentication collection).
- Set up the initial FHIR data you need using the first request of the collection
- Go through the user journey performing each request in the collection
How to authenticate
Once you are signed up, there are two ways to authenticate with Commure's Server:
Click the "View more actions" button of the Collection > Click "Edit" > Go to the variables tab and update only the tenant-id field (both initial value and current value) The tenant-id is the suffix on the baseurl when you sign in to the Commure's Developer Platform. For example: in _URL_ the tenant id is: 99750511. After updating this field please click "Update" at the bottom right corner of the window.
Now click again the "View more actions" button of the Collection > Click "Edit" > and this time, go to the authorization tab > select Oauth2 as the authorization method > Click "Get New Access Token" > Fill the fields with your tenant information.
Remember to remove the blank space between the Curly braces
- Callback url: http://localhost:1234/callback.
- Auth url:
- Access Token url:
- client-id: smart_hello_world
- Scope: openid email
- Leave Client Secret and State empty.
After filling in the details, please Click in "Request Token" > In the next window Click "Use Token" > Once that window closes please click "Update"
In your browser go to the /auth endpoint, and get the authorization token, then use the token as a bearer in every request you want to make to our servers.
Note: If you get a 404 SSL error, you forgot to set the tenant-id variable on the collections variables, or you have a wrong base url.
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Based just outside of Bordeaux, France, biotech Fermentalg is designing a groundbreaking street lamp that absorbs enormous amounts of CO2, over 150-200 times more than a tree -- using microalgae.
The microalgae street lamp is a tube-shaped tank filled with green algae. Each street lamp absorbs 1 ton of CO2 per year, more than 150-200 times more than a tree.
As 25% of carbon emissions come from car exhaust, placing these sci-fi looking street lamps on roads and parking lots could have an enormous impact on CO2 emissions.
Moreover, the lighting structure of the lamp operates on a battery that charges during the day by "microalgal photosynthesis". I understand that the microalgae will feast on CO2 and sunlight to grow and produce sugars - but I'm still unclear about how this energy is converted to charge a battery. Clarification anyone?
The algae street lamp was recently tested in a parking lot in Bordeaux.


JetBrains Rider 2021.1 Help
Find Actions and Options
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Find and execute actions or find and change preferences
 1. Do one of the following:
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 - While the focus is in the editor, press Alt+Enter.
 - In the main menu, choose Help | Find Action...
 2. Start typing the name of an action or setting, or try any related words. For example, you can type property to find actions related to type members:
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 1. Press Ctrl+Alt+S or choose File | Settings (Windows and Linux) or JetBrains Rider | Preferences (macOS) from the menu, then choose Keymap on the left.
 2. Click The Find Action by Shortcut icon to the right of the search field.
 3. When the Find Shortcut dialog appears, press the shortcut.
 4. The list of actions will narrow down to only show actions available with this shortcut.
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How to Get the Best Chinese Astrology Chart for $30
Chinese astrology charts are a bit tricky.
If you're not familiar with the term, they're the Chinese version of an astrological chart.
Chinese astrologers use a different kind of chart to describe their charts, but the basic idea is the same: the charts show the stars and planets in Chinese astrolabe form.
If a star appears on a chart, you can see that it's in the constellation Pisces, the "star of the sea."
The stars and the planets are the basic components of Chinese astro-mechanical astrology.
Chinese astronomers are the most advanced in the world when it comes to astrology and the charting of stars.
But even the most talented astrologer will likely struggle with Chinese astrography.
A few basic astrologists can help you learn Chinese astrometry for a fraction of the cost of traditional Chinese astroturfing.
Here's how to get the best Chinese astros chart for $10.1.
Choose a Chinese astronomy chart to begin with.
Astrology is not a science.
It's a way of life.
A Chinese astrodome is an enormous complex that spans more than 3,000 square meters, or roughly the size of two football fields.
Astrologers have long studied the stars in a sky of stars, and some of their methods involve drawing the constellations.
In the ancient Chinese tradition, astrology is a religion and astrology was believed to be the source of all wisdom and knowledge.
Astrological charts can be very helpful in this area, but they're not as easy to find as you'd think.2.
Buy the charts in Chinese, English, or other languages.
The chart is a Chinese script.
It is a language that's spoken in China and has been in use for more than two thousand years.
The Chinese alphabet is a simplified version of the Roman alphabet.
When you buy a Chinese chart, it will be translated into English and a Chinese translation.3.
Ask the astrologist to translate your Chinese astroradio into English.
A good astrologier will be able to provide you with the charts that are available in Chinese.
For example, if you buy an Astrology and Astrology-themed astrologue, it should be translated in English as Astrology, Astrology Astrology by the Astrologer.
But you may not need to do this.
You can also ask the astrolographer to translate a chart into English if you don't know the language and have a hard time understanding it.
Astromancers also have a long list of English-language charts that they recommend, including some that are free.
For this reason, Chinese astrotechnics may not be for everyone.4.
Try Chinese astrocaster, a digital astrology app.
Astrotechnical astroloders are available for free on Apple and Android smartphones, but a Chinese version is available for iOS and Android phones.
Astrographically astrologors often use digital astromography, which means they use a webcam to see what you're looking at.
If the Chinese astrogramming app is installed on your phone, it can automatically detect what the user is looking at and show you the charts for free.
This helps you make more informed astrolouge decisions.5.
Check with your local Chinese astral-magnetic associations.
If astrology isn't your thing, there are other ways to get Chinese astropathology in your local area.
Astro-magnetics are very popular in China, and Chinese astromycologists have been practicing astrology for centuries.
These astrologists use a technique called astrology.
The most common astrology method involves reading the stars, constellation and planets to help you see the astrology system in a way that works for you.
Astropathological astrology can be useful for getting an idea of how astrology works, but you may want to seek out more detailed astrology to get a more detailed understanding of the stars.
Chinese astrologics are also more common in Japan than in the U.S. and South Korea.
The U.K. has a thriving Chinese astroscopy scene, and there are also many Chinese astrophysicists working in the United States.6.
Find a Chinese Astrologist in your area.
If Chinese astromania is something you enjoy, Chinese Astrologist is an excellent tool to learn Chinese Astroscharting.
It includes a comprehensive guide to Chinese astrayogamy and Chinese Astroturf.
You'll also find many astrology resources on the Web, including Chinese Astromography.7.
Check out the Chinese Astrotech.
If your local astrology community isn't yet welcoming you to practice Chinese astra, the Chinese Astronomy Society has a community for Chinese astrostrology.
The organization's mission is to
Mars astrology is the best thing since sliced bread
The first thing I did when I heard about Mars astrological signs was to search online for the sign I wanted to study.
As I sifted through the hundreds of astrolabes available online, I found the one I was looking for, Sagittarius.
But it was also a sign I didn't recognize.
So I set out to find a sign that fit the bill.
I was intrigued, but I was nervous about it.
When I first began studying astrology in college, my professors made me read through a book on the subject called The Astrological Handbook.
The book was meant to help students better understand how astrology works.
In it, they showed students how the signs that represent different planets in our solar system relate to each other and to human psychology.
They also explained that some of these signs were also known as signs of the zodiac.
I had to understand what signs meant to the zebrafish, so I could understand the zeros and ones that the planets were on.
That meant I had no idea what the sign meant to me.
And I didn.
I started looking for signs on the Internet that I could use to study astrology.
After a couple of days, I decided to try something different.
So, for a few months, I kept trying different signs, and every day I'd look at my results and see if I was missing anything.
I realized I had a lot of questions.
What's the zeroth sign?
What's its name?
Is it a zero or a one?
Is this a sign of the cardinal directions?
How do you read signs of astrology?
Why is Sagittarias zodiacal sign the same as that of the solar system?
Why do the signs on Mars and Jupiter look so different?
How does Sagittarian sign work?
I also wanted to see if the zergans were the same signs as the zertzs, and if there were any signs that could be used to compare the signs of these planets.
And what I discovered was that Sagittarians zodiac is a very close approximation of the planets.
I'm not talking about the exact planetary positions, but just the zigzag pattern of planets around the sun.
Sagittarians zodiacs planets are aligned with the zebulons, which is the zenith, the greatest point on the zed.
And because the zedo are the brightest points of the sun, they are the ones that appear in Sagittars zodiac signs.
The zebula are the lower points of planets, like Mars, and they are represented by zeroes.
The other zodiac sign is called the trine, which means that the zera are the zetans, which are the nines.
And there are even more zodiac planets that are not zera like Venus and Mars.
But the zeta planets are not in Sagitto's zodiac, so the planets that Sagitto describes don't exist in Sagitarius.
What is Sagitta?
Why does Sagitta have an asterisk?
Why are there a lot more zeros in Sagitta than there are zerons in the zestas?
Why don't we know why Sagittaris zodiac and the zero planets are the same?
There are two main theories about how these planets come together in Sagiti, or zeta.
One is that the signs are a combination of planets and the signs themselves are planets.
This means that they are made up of a lot, and a lot is a zeta sign.
The sign is just a combination.
Another theory is that they're actually signs of different planets, but it's the combination that makes the zeri the zoster, or sign of one planet.
The planet itself is the sign of two planets.
What do the zereas do?
Are the zes like stars?
Can they shine?
When do they appear?
Are there any signs in Sagini that are related to astrology like a zeroscope or astrolabe?
The zerodecimes, which we call zerodes, are actually signs that are used to track where the planets are.
So a zeros sign means that you're looking for a zebu, which would be the zeloter.
Sagitta zeros are usually represented by asterisks, and are the sign for the zester.
The asterisk is the same thing that you see in zerographs, but they are much smaller and less important than zerotes.
So what does the zeste mean?
How can we see the zeverus, or planets, on Sagittarus zodiac?
Sagittarians and zerones are so close that the planet you're studying is probably just a few light years away.
Sagitto shows zerotones, the zerses, and the planets on Sagitta, but there are also z
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 1. A state of being confined (usually for a short time)
 "his detention was politically motivated";
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 2. A punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
 "the detention of tardy pupils"
Derived forms: detentions
Type of: confinement, penalisation [Brit], penalization, penalty, punishment, sanction
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Also known as Ravena, Ravenna, Ravenne, Rawenna, Rávena, Равена, Равенна, רוונה, ラヴェンナ, 拉文納
The timezone in Ravenna is Europe/Rome
Sunrise at 07:23 and Sunset at 16:34. It's Dark
Latitude. 44.4175°, Longitude. 12.2011°
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The Facet SOP lets you control the smoothness of faceting of a given object. It also lets you consolidate points or surface normals.
The Facet SOP, like Divide SOP, works as a pipeline to change geometry in stages. For this reason, Compute Normals appears twice. For example, you can compute surface normals before making vertices (the points of each polygon) unique, which gives you the unusual result of smooth shading and unique point, as the normals get computed while the points are still shared.
Parameters - Page
Make Normals Unit Length unit - Checking this option will normalize the length of normals to a length of one unit.
Compute Normals prenml - Checking this option means that the surface normals will be computed. Where points are shared between polygons, smooth shading results, and where points are not shared (unique), faceted edges result. If you compute normals at this stage, they are computed based on the incoming geometry.
Unique Points unique - Makes each vertex have a unique point. The result of selecting this option is that all vertices are made into unique points, thus making all edges hard, with no smooth shading.
Consolidate cons - - Consolidate eliminates the redundancy of having many points that are close to each other, by merging them together to form a fewer set of common points. Consolidate is useful for cleaning up an edge that may appear between adjacent polygons that have been merged.
 - No Consolidate none - No consolidation.
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Distance dist - Points and normals less than this distance apart will be consolidated, or have their normals averaged, based on the setting in the Consolidate menu.
Usually very small numbers, such as 0.01 should be used here. If the value is 0.0, then points must be in exactly the same position (co-incident) in order to be considered for the consolidation/averaging function.
Remove Inline Points inline - Removes points that lie inline with its neighboring points.
Distance inlinedist - Set the distance threshold for removing inline points when the above parameter is On.
Orient Polygons orientpolys - Orients all polygons so they have the same winding direction.
Cusp Polygons cusp - Most of the time, you want some polygons to be smooth shaded and others to be faceted. Usually polygons that meet at low angles should be smooth shaded, and polygon edges that meet at sharper angles should be faceted.
Cusp Angle angle - Cusping allows you to specify the threshold angle at which the edges become faceted. A good typical value is 20.
Remove Degenerate remove - Sometimes (not often) your geometry can get messed up, where there are points hanging around that are not used for anything, or there are primitives that don't make sense. This option checks for these cases and removes them.
Compute Normals postnml - Again, allows you to compute the normals after the consolidation or cusping stages. You should select this if you have set either the Cusp or Consolidate option.
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|How to obtain Swiss citizenship|
Home > Swiss Residency > Residence permits > FAQ > General questions > Citizenship
Swiss citizenship can be acquired through what is called naturalization.
To become naturalized, you need to have resided in Switzerland for at least twelve years, three of which occurred within the five years prior to the request. Time spent in Switzerland between the ages of 10 and 20 years counts double.
Phase one: federal authorization
The request is to be made to the Aliens Police in the municipality of residence. From there, it will then be sent to the Federal Department of Justice and Police, who will give a principle authorization if the following conditions are met:
- You are integrated in the Swiss community.
- You are accustomed to Swiss way of life and practices.
- You comply with the Swiss legal system.
- You in no way compromise the internal or external security of Switzerland.
Since Switzerland is a federal country, authorization must then be obtained from the canton and the municipality.
Phase two: cantonal and municipal decisions
The canton and municipality of residence can add further conditions and set the cost of acquiring citizenship before approving it. Conditions vary greatly from one region to the next. Some municipalities apply rather open policies, while others will go as far as granting nationality by means of a local population vote. Cost also varies according to municipality and canton.


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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Researchers from Montana State University say population densities around national parks including Yellowstone and Glacier increased dramatically in recent decades.
The researchers say population densities rose 246 percent around Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks from 1940 to 2000.
Population density rose 210 percent around Glacier National Park in that time.
But MSU ecologist Andrew Hansen says that growth is on the low end compared to some other parks. For example, the population density around Mojave National Preserve in California is up by almost 3,000 percent.
Hansen and co-author Cory Davis are publishing their findings in Ecological Applications, a journal published by the Ecological Society of America.


How do you make healthy fried vegetables?
Are fried vegetables healthy?
What veggies are in stir fry?
Stir fry ingredients
Broccoli, snow peas and the bell peppers do not take as long to cook. Vegetables: red bell pepper, yellow bell peppers, sugar snap peas, carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, baby corn, water chestnuts.
How many calories are in a cup of stir fry vegetables?
One serving of Chinese StirFried Vegetables gives 87 calories.
Do you need to boil vegetables before frying?
When a food is blanched properly, the flavor, color, texture, and nutritional value is preserved. … Before incorporating into a quick-cooking recipe such as a stir-fry, blanching will soften vegetables that take longer to cook like broccoli and carrots.
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Is fried vegetables better than no vegetables?
While deep-fried foods are often thought to have no nutritional value, a study published in the journal Food Chemistry revealed vegetables are healthier when fried in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) than when boiled in water.
Are fried carrots healthy?
What vegetables do you stir fry first?
Stir-fry onions first, then add hard vegetables such as carrot and broccoli. Quick-cooking vegetables, such as snow peas, leafy greens and bean sprouts, should be added towards the end of cooking.
Can you add frozen vegetables to stir fry?
Tips for stir-frying frozen vegetables
There's no need to thaw the frozen vegetables before cooking. … Heat up the pan on high heat before adding the vegetables. When it just begins to smoke, add your oil and start frying. Stir the frozen veggies around frequently so they thaw quickly and cook evenly.
What do you eat with stir fry?
What to Serve with Fried Rice and Stir Fry
 - Fried Rice Sides. We've talked about the basics of choosing side dishes. …
 - Vegetables. Try steamed or roasted broccoli, brussels sprouts, or green beans. …
 - Fruit. Fresh cut oranges or pineapple can serve as a side/dessert. …
 - Egg rolls, dumplings or spring rolls. …
 - Salad.
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How many calories are in deep fried vegetables?
How many calories does one serving of Veg Crispy have? One serving of Veg Crispy gives 615 calories. Out of which carbohydrates comprise 211 calories, proteins account for 44 calories and remaining calories come from fat which is 360 calories.
How many calories is vegetable stir fry?
After adding a cup of grains to your veggies, a serving of vegetable stir-fry now has 255 to 272 calories. Including whole grains also adds about 40 grams of carbohydrate, which is great for energy but may be too high if you're on a low-carb diet.
How many calories should I be eating to lose weight?
How do you stir-fry vegetables without getting soggy?
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 4. Cut veggies to the right size:
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Should you boil broccoli before frying?
Boiling water for 2-3mins. Drop immediately into cold/ice water to stop the cooking. Remove and add to pan to stir-fry. I've done it both ways but I've honestly found this the best in achieving tender broccoli that absorbs some of the flavors around it.
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How to find a missing number in a sequence
- Determine if the order of numbers is ascending (getting larger in value) or descending (becoming smaller
- Find the difference between numbers that are next to each other.
- Use the difference between numbers to find the missing number.
Example: Find the missing number: 21, 17,?, 9
- The order of numbers is going down or descending.
- The difference between numbers is 21 - 17 = 4
- Since the order is descending subtract 4 from 17. The missing number may be 13.
- The missing number is 13 since it is 4 more than the last number 9.


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The mechanics of a power kick_using soccer as an example_
Final ball velocity depends upon several factors. There are, however, three primary determinants in ball velocity:
If the hip of the kicking leg is not fully extended prior to foot plant, subsequent leg swing velocity will be reduced. This extension ("cocking") of the hip (1) allows greater distance for the leg to increase its velocity on the forward swing, (2) stretches the muscles which cross the hip to facilitate their contraction and recoil of the leg, and (3) permits greater rotation of the hip.
If the supporting leg flexes excessively during foot plant, the velocity of the kicking leg will be reduced.
On the other hand, a firm supporting leg "blocks" the forward motion of its hip and increases the velocity of the swing leg.
Improper coordination and sequencing of movements in the kick will reduce possible ball velocity.
The order of events in the kicking leg, following hip extension, are: (1) hip rotation, (2) forward swing of the thigh, and (3) forward swing of the shank. Each of these movements should increase the velocity of the subsequent segment resulting in maximum velocity at the foot just prior to impact with the ball. The action of the leg should be like a whip "snapped" at the ball.


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Read the surface temperature of the object to be measured within 0.5s.
2. Professional temperature hole
The laser point is an auxiliary observation function. The real measurement is that the temperature sensing area is working, so the temperature sensing area can be accurately measured according to the measured object. The range of the object distance ratio is up to 12:1.
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With 9-point laser, more accurate and effective temperature measurement.
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MAX temperature measurement for quick locking of higher temperature data when measuring higher temperature objects.
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Measurement accuracy: 1.5%+1℃/1.5%+5℉
Repeat accuracy: ±0.5%/±1℃(2℉)
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Why the Minutemen?
Prior to the late 1960s and early 1970s Massachusetts athletic teams were known as the Redmen, and before that squads were named the Aggies.
In the spring of 1972, a group of American Indians from New York wrote a letter to the school's administration asking them if they were aware of "defamatory" connotations of the word Redmen and if they would curtail the use of the word. One portion of the letter referred to "undesirable racial connotations of the Redmen nickname."
The administration replied to this letter by asking all campus personnel and media to refrain from the use of the word Redmen as much as possible. The Student Senate resolved that the nickname connoted a stereotype of violence and savagery and created a "false picture of American history."
The nickname, which began being used by the University with the 1972-73 academic year, has a historical and patriotic relationship with Massachusetts. It is a name that is uniquely linked with the Commonwealth.
As women's athletic programs evolved on campus in the 1970s, those teams became known as the Minutewomen.
Massachusetts Minutemen is a word combination with eye and ear appeal. The combination lodges quickly in the mind and falls easily from the lips.
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Selecting a house painting contractor can be a daunting task and choosing a painter on price alone can be a very costly mistake. Here, is a list of four major risk factors and ten questions you can ask to help you decide which painting contractor represents the best value for your particular needs and your tolerance for risk.
The four risk factors are:
1- Assessing Financial Risk:
Not every painting contractor represents the same level of financial risk to you. Do they carry liability and workmen's comp insurance and do they have their own employees, instead of subcontractors? If the answers are yes, your financial exposure is much lower. Additionally, it is important to note that if the painting contractor is a small operator and will work hands-on as a painter on your project, he/she most likely is excluded from the policy; in which case, the risk would falls back on you if he/she is injured on your painting project. So asking if the owner-painter is excluded from the policy is a good idea as well.
2- Assessing Reliability and Professionalism:
Does the painting contractor belong to PDCA (Painting and Decorating Contractors of America)? Are they accredited as contractors by PDCA? Do they perform background checks and drug testing? If the answers are yes, this painting company has invested in being knowledgeable about the painting business and is committed to operate in a professional manner.
3- Assessing the Likeliness of a Successful and On-Time Project:
Does the house painting contractor have an Employee Training Program and a Safety Program? If they do, their employees will likely perform at a higher level and in a more consistent manner, while using safe work practices. These factors will contribute substantially to a successful outcome for your house painting project.
4- Assessing the Likeliness of a Long-term Relationship:
Is it important to you for the painting contractor you choose to be someone you can call "My Painter for Life"? If so, ask the following three questions. Are they a member of their local Chamber of Commerce? Do they warranty their painting work? Do they have an up-to-date website? If the answers are yes, you have a painter who takes a long view about their business and is more likely to value a long-term relationship with you as a customer.
As a consumer, when you compare painting contractors, you assess their TRUE Value to you, based on what is most important to you.
Painting in Partnership, Inc. has developed an easy-to-use form you can download from our website. It enables you to actually quantify your risk in choosing a painting contractor. Click here to download the form.


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Reading Level Test
Use the five finger test to check the reading level of a book you are choosing
to read by yourself:
- Open the book to the middle. Choose a page that is all words with no pictures.
- Read the page aloud.
- Put one finger up for every word you cannot say or do not know. (Names of people
and places do not count).
- If you get five (5) fingers up on one page, the book is too difficult to read
- If you are reading very slowly and decoding (trying to figure out) almost every
word, the book is too difficult for you even if you do not have five fingers raised.
There are many wonderful books in our library for your enjoyment. Please use this
test or ask the librarian for help when choosing a book to read by yourself.