or book vendor. Also refer to the computers Instruction Manual for Safety & Comfort.
Sound System
This section describes audio controls including sound levels and power management.
The Volume Control utility lets you control the audio volume in Windows for both playback and recording. To launch Volume Control for playback, click start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to Entertainment and click Volume Control. To launch Recording Control, click Options, point to Properties, choose Recording and click OK. To view details of the Volume Control, click Help on the Volume Control.
Microphone level
The change the microphone gain, follow the steps below. 1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to Entertainment and click Volume Control. 2. Click Options and point to Properties. 3. Select Recording and click OK. 4. Click Options and select Advanced Controls. 5. Click Advanced. 6. Check the Microphone Boost checkbox.
Audio controller
The audio controller can be powered down when the audio function is idle. To enable Audio Power Management, follow the steps below. 1. Click Start and click Control Panel. 2. If you are viewing the Control Panel in Category View, click on Switch to Classic View. 3. Double-click the SigmaTel Audio icon. If the Enable Power Management check box is not selected, the audio controller always runs.
Sound quality
Adjust the equalizer settings to enhance sound quality.
This section describes how to connect and disconnect the internal modem to and from a telephone jack. The internal modem does not support voice functions. All data and fax functions are supported. In case of a lightning storm, unplug the modem cable from the telephone jack. Do not connect the modem to a digital telephone line. A digital line will damage the modem.
Region selection
Telecommunication regulations vary from one region to another, so you will need to make sure the internal modems settings are correct for the region in which it will be used. To select a region, follow the steps below. 1. Click start, point to All Programs, point to TOSHIBA Internal Modem and click Region Select Utility. Do not use the Country/Region Select function in the Modem setup utility in the Control Panel if the function is available. If you change the Country/ Region in the Control Panel, the change may not take effect. 2. The Region Selection icon will appear in the Windows Task Bar. Click the icon with the primary mouse button to display a list of regions that the modem supports. A sub menu for telephony location information will also be displayed. A check will appear next to the currently selected region and telephony location. 3. Select a region from the region menu or a telephony location from the sub-menu. When you click a region it becomes the modems region selection, and the New Location for telephony will be set automatically. When you select a telephony location, the corresponding region is automatically selected and it becomes the modems current region setting.
When the AC adaptor is not connected, the computers main power source is a removable lithium ion battery pack, also referred to in this manual as the main battery. You can purchase additional battery packs for extended use of the computer away from an AC power source. Do not change the battery pack while the AC adaptor is connected.Before you remove the battery pack, save your data and shut down the computer, or set the computer to Hibernation Mode. While entering Hibernation Mode, the computer saves the contents of memory to the hard disk drive. However, for safety sake, it is best to save your data manually.
Figure 6-2 Battery pack
The battery pack is a lithium ion battery, which can explode if not properly replaced, used, handled or disposed of. Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations. Use only batteries recommended by TOSHIBA as replacements. Do not remove the battery pack while the computer is in Standby mode. Data is stored in RAM, so if the computer loses power it will be lost. When the computer is powered off in Standby mode, and the AC adaptor is not connected, the main battery pack supply power to maintain data and program in memory. If the battery pack(s) is completely discharged, Standby mode does not function and the computer loses all data in memory. To ensure that the battery pack maintains its maximum capacity, operate the computer on battery power at least once a month until the battery pack is fully discharged. Refer to Extending battery life in this chapter for procedures. If the computer is continuously operated on AC power through an AC adaptor for an extended period, more than a month, the battery may fail to retain a charge. It may not function efficiently over the expected life of the battery and the Battery indicator may not indicate a low-battery condition.
Real Time Clock battery
The Real Time Clock (RTC) battery provides power for the internal real time clock and calendar. It also maintains the system configuration. If the RTC battery becomes completely discharged, the system loses this data and the real time clock and calendar stop working. The following message appears when you turn on the power:
**** RTC battery is low or CMOS checksum is inconsistent **** Press [F1] key to set Date/Time.
The computers RTC battery is a Ni-MH battery and should be replaced only by your dealer or by a TOSHIBA service representative. The battery can explode if not properly replaced, used, handled or disposed of. Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations. You can change the setting of RTC by pressing F1 key. After configuring the time and date for the Real Time Clock battery, we recommend that you turn the power status of your computer to "ON" so that the Real Time Clock battery is charged. Refer to Chapter 9 Troubleshooting, for the detail.
Care and use of the battery pack
The battery pack is a vital component of portable computing. Taking proper care of it will help ensure longer operating time on battery power as well as a longer life for your battery pack. Follow the instructions in this section carefully to ensure safe operation and maximum performance.
Safety precautions
Mishandling of battery packs can cause death, serious injury or property damage. Carefully observe the following advisories: Warning: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which could result in death or serious injury, if you do not follow instructions. Caution: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided, may result in moderate or minor injury or property damage. Note: Provides important information.
1. Never attempt to dispose of a battery pack by burning or by throwing it into a fire, and never allow exposure to a heating apparatus (e.g., microwave oven). Heat can cause a battery pack to explode and possibly cause serious injury. 2. Never attempt to disassemble, tamper with or repair a battery pack. The battery pack could overheat and ignite. Leakage of the caustic alkaline solution or other electrolytic substances could cause fire, possibly resulting in death or serious injury. 3. Never short circuit the battery pack by either accidentally or intentionally bringing the battery terminals in contact with another conductive object. This could cause serious injury or a fire, and could also damage the battery pack. Always wrap the battery pack in plastic (or place it in a plastic bag) whenever transporting it, to avoid exposing the terminals to another conductive object which could result in serious injury. Always cover the metal terminals with insulating tape when disposing of the battery pack, to prevent accidental short circuiting which could result in serious injury. 4. Never drive a nail or any other sharp object into the battery pack, hit battery pack with a hammer or other object or step on it. Doing so could cause a fire or explosion possibly resulting in serious injury. 5. Never charge the battery pack by a method other than as instructed in the User's Manual. Doing so could cause a fire or explosion possibly resulting in serious injury. 6. Never connect the battery pack to a plug socket or a car cigarette plug socket. The battery pack could rupture or ignite causing a fire or explosion possibly resulting in serious injury. 7. Never allow a battery pack to become wet. A wet battery pack will overheat or ignite causing rupture or fire, possibly resulting in death or serious injury. 8. Never store a battery pack in an area of high humidity. This could cause a fire or explosion possibly resulting in serious injury. 9. Never expose a battery pack to abnormal shock, vibration or pressure. The battery pack's internal protective device could fail, causing it to overheat or ignite resulting in caustic liquid leakage, or explosion or fire, possibly resulting in death or serious injury. 10. Never subject a battery pack to heat, and never store it or use it near a heat source. The battery pack could ignite or explode when heated or burned, possibly resulting in death or serious injury. Subjecting a battery pack to heat could also cause caustic liquid to leak. It can also cause failure, malfunction, or loss of stored data. 11. Always use the battery pack supplied as an accessory or an equivalent battery pack specified in the User's Manual. Other battery packs have different voltage and terminal polarities. Use of non-conforming battery packs could generate smoke or cause fire or rupture, possibly resulting in serious injury.
Monitoring battery capacity
Remaining battery power can be monitored in TOSHIBA Power Saver. Wait at least 16 seconds after turning on the computer before trying to monitor the remaining operating time. The computer needs this time to check the batterys remaining capacity and to calculate the remaining operating time, based on the current power consumption rate and remaining battery capacity. The actual remaining operating time may differ slightly from the calculated time. With repeated discharges and recharges, the batter


Re: Issue 516: [...] summary review
From: Al Gilman
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 10:57:06 -0400
Message-Id: <_EMAIL_>
To: _EMAIL_
For reference.
 2.4 Allow time-independent interaction. (P1)
 1. For [92]content where user input is only possible within a finite
 time interval controlled by the user agent, allow
 [93]configuration to make the time interval "infinite". Do this by
 pausing automatically at the end of each time interval where user
 input is possible, and resuming automatically after the user has
 explicitly completed input.
 2. In this configuration, alert the user when the session has been
 paused and which [94]enabled elements are time-sensitive.
 3. When the user pauses a real-time presentation, the user agent may
 discard packets that continue to arrive during the pause.
My sense of the SVG objections, here, can be summarized in two main points:
a. Pausing the individual sensitive element in the context of a larger
animated SVG does not make sense.
b. What determines the time window in which the actions on an element in an
animated SVG are actually available to the user, with occlusion and indirect
binding taken into account, is possible, but hard, to determine in time to
pause the presentation at the end of sensitivity. Order of magnitude to add
this function might be twice the effort as to create the module (SVG player)
that the functionality is being added to. [Because it is technically
it is not clear that it is excused under the 'determinability' language of
[Just my sense of what they said, to make the response clearer.]
a. Yes. When one stops or pauses a time-based presentation, what is stopped
or paused is the entire synchronized presentation. One is not assumed to be
able to do a'stop' or 'pause' of sub-objects that the user cherry-picks
out of
the onrushing ensemble of presentation. This is a communication glitch
UA WG and SVG WG that is shared with the comments about Checkpoints 4.4 and
(see issue 417).
Where the UAAG talks about stopping or pausing 'elements' the 'elements'
intended were independenly playable media objects (including synchronized
ensembles) concurrently embedded in an asynchronous context such as an HTML
b. The proper test of P1 in this context is access to outcomes. As in the
first, summary statement of the checkpoint,, "Allow time-independent
It is desirable that this required outcome be performed in a way that minimzes
changes in how the access to outcomes is mediated to the user. Change the UI
as little as possible, that makes it work for them. The specific method, of
pausing the presentation on the fly, as described in the sub-bullets starting
with "Do this by pausing..." is offered in this spirit.
However, that is not the only way to achieve time-independent access to the
outcomes. A static menu of controls (probably with a web page look and feel)
that grants access to the same range of outcomes should be recognized as
meeting the P1 test in this regard.
There is plausible risk that the currently stated method, applied to an
animated SVG, would not only be a bear to implement, but would result in a
presentation that is of no earthly use to anyone, because of the incessant
pausing for too many incidental events.
In a classical SMIL context where the syncronized ensemble is composed of a
relatively small number of independently playable media objects, it may make
sense to employ the on-the-fly pausing technique. But it should be
admitted in
the checkpoint that this is not the only way to accomplish the required
The idea that this specific method is not readily achievable in implementing
animated SVG is prima_facie plausible, and we are not the experts who could
second-guess the implementers with regard to this assertion. Under the
circumstances, since the stated method is sufficient but not necessary to
remove the P1 barrier, the implementers should be given the benefit of the
doubt on the implementation unreasonableness and we should reword the
checkpoint to give implementers more latitude in which to effect equivalent
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Things keep changing rapidly in the software development lifecycle. Testing is an area that is integral to the creation of applications. Of late, it has become an early activity during the software development lifecycle.
In this article, we will learn about some of the latest trends that will affect the testing process. The year 2022 will be witness to a lot of changes in technology and digital transformation, and software testing practices will see major overhauls too.
Let us look at some of the software testing trends that will dominate in 2022.
#1 Agile and Continuous Integration Testing:
Thanks to Covid-19-powered remote work scenarios, agile development methodologies have gained momentum and will stay that way in 2022 as well. An agile testing approach will help with increasing transparency and flexibility. It ensures faster deployment, a reduced time-to-market, and a greater ROI because it increases the speed at which multiple applications can interact with each other.
When agile testing is backed by continuous integration, developers can integrate their code into a repository which makes it possible to identify issues in the code during the software iteration process itself. This implies that serious issues can be resolved during the early development stages.
#2 Cybersecurity and Compliance Testing:
With more and more connected applications and devices in the market, there are a lot of cybersecurity issues that crop up because of it. Businesses lose millions of dollars when they become victims of cyberattacks. Protecting the data of customers is pivotal to the existence of a business as a loss in reputation can completely tank their sales. The damage can be irrevocable for businesses.
You can expect more businesses to slowly shift to cloud-hosted environments by letting go of legacy systems. During this period of digital transformation, businesses should embrace modern testing practices so that they can be compliant with standards and keep their technological infrastructure secure.
#3 Testing Centers of Excellence (TCoE):
You will find Testing Centers of Excellence spread rapidly in 2022. It is a structure that integrates different methods of high-quality standard testing. The structures in TCoE allow businesses to integrate a new tester into any random testing team. Doing so will increase the effectiveness and the speed of the testing cycle. TCoE provides an effective solution for effectively automizing testing cycles. It takes little time to go through a test cycle and doesn't affect the code in any way too.
Issues like underperforming tests and underutilized resources which stem from disparate test processes spread across different geographies and teams are some of the main reasons why there is a need to establish a TCoE. TCoE helps empower a centralized QA function, detailed metrics spanning projects, consistent processes, and consistent deliveryall of this will help with customer satisfaction.
#4 Open Source Testing Tools Usage:
Editing open-source software allows testing teams to achieve the greatest level of safety and quality. It offers a great opportunity for new testers to better their craft. When testing on open source projects, testers can also integrate Selenium, Robotium and Jmeter. These three tools provide the best safety check estimation and show all the issues that are present in the code.
#5 Test Automation:
Software teams cannot afford to ignore test automation if they want to implement DevOps practices effectively. It is imperative that they find places to replace manual testing with automation testing. Test automation is important for DevOps, at least regression testing should be automated. There is a lot of space to increase the adoption of test automation in most businesses. Some of the most popular automation tools are Selenium, TestComplete, and Katalon, which make automation easy and incredibly effective.
#6 Artificial Intelligence for Testing:
With recent advancements in AI and ML and the amount of data that is available, the opportunities for AI/ML testing will only increase. The application of AI/ML testing is still in its nascent stages, therefore, businesses should find ways to better their testing practices for this technology. AI/ML algorithms generate better test cases, test data, test scripts, and reports. They can create predictive models which would suggest how, when, where, and what to test.
Automation testing tools are being developed using AI for visual testing and a self-healing mechanism. It helps the test teams in writing fewer tests when performing functional testing.
#7 Shift Left Testing:
It is an approach where testing is performed early in the software development life cycle. In a traditional software development life cycle setup, the requirements are written on the left side and testing is placed on the right side of the workflow. The issue is that it will result in negative outcomes for the businessdelay in bug detection, consumes a lot of time, increases costs.
When testing teams employ Shift Left, there is more collaboration and it ensures that all the initial ideas are feasible. It reduces the time-to-market and helps provide the best outcomes for the business as the QA team works closely with the product and development teams. Shift Left testing helps detect bugs early, ensures a high quality of code, and saves time
#8 Blockchain Testing:
Blockchain uses distributed ledger technology and is one of the hottest technological innovations in the world right now. It has a number of use cases, right from providing secure transactions to improving security. Blockchain testing involves the systematic evaluation of its multiple components such as blocks, transactions, wallets, miningall of which require special tools to test. It helps in the development of various quality stages from testing the performance of the system to that of the blockchain application.
#10 Scriptless Test Automation:
It enables testers and business users to automate test cases without worrying about the coding that is involved in it. Scriptless test automation reduces the time taken to understand the code and helps businesses achieve faster results.
By integrating a smarter framework design, it reduces the future costs which would have come from augmented script maintenance effort. It has a simple and non-complex test design and development process.
Testers do not have to worry about developing a framework, instead, they can carry out the testing work. TestCraft, Ranorex Studio, ACCELQ, ZeuZ, and Robot Framework are some of the tools that do scriptless test automation.
QAOps integrates quality assurance into the software delivery pipeline, thereby increasing the speed and the quality of the testing process. It improves the software delivery as they work with the development and operations team together. The backbone of the QAOps process is continuous integration, continuous testing, and continuous development.
Since QAOps follows the DevOps approach, it makes the software development cycle smoother and faster. Thanks to faster development lifecycles, the business will have more time to work on additional functionalities. Since QAOps relies on continuous testing, the end product will provide a great experience for the customers.
#12 Big Data and Analytics Testing:
The amount of data that each company possesses, both internal and external, is incredible. Converting the unstructured data into actionable business insights is pivotal for businesses. In the coming years, big data and analytics testing will become more mainstream. To ensure that there is a roadmap for executing this properly, businesses need to align this with their goals.
#13 IoT Automation Testing:
More than 23 billion IoT devices were active in 2021. The number is expected to increase to 50 billion by 2030. This means that there will be more IoT devices being used by consumers, which means that they should be validated for their performance, security and functionality.
Testing is pivotal for IoT devices because each system in an IoT influences the performance of all other devices. Effective testing will ensure that the entire IoT network can work collaboratively and deliver the way it is expected to. Wireshark, Tcpdump, Shodan, SOASTA, CloudTest are some of the best IoT software testing tools.
These are some of the hottest trends in the software testing world which will dominate 2022 and beyond. Businesses should be aware of the rapid changes that are taking place with respect to testing practices and adopt the latest trends. The only way to stay ahead of the competition is by embracing these innovations.
If you want to power your business with the latest technologies to improve your bottom line, then get in touch with us. Let us provide you with the technological firepower to take your business to the next level.

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Kalepark (originally called Leonkastron; and later Güzelhisar, meaning "Beautiful Castle" in Turkish)[1] was built by the Genoese and Venetian merchants as a medieval fortress on the east side of Trabzon, Turkey. The fortress was built on a rocky outcrop strategically overlooking both harbors of the city: the summer harbor at a distance to the west, and the winter harbor just to the east of it.
The Genoese initially made arrangements with the local government to obtain the land to secure their trade, but the relationship between the rulers of the Empire of Trebizond and the Genoese inside the fortress over time became problematic.
In the 1740s, a palace was built for the Ottoman Governor Ahmet Paşa at the same location, which was destroyed by a fire in 1790.
The castle was frequently shelled during World War I by the Russian naval forces, due to its easily accessible location near the Black Sea coast.[2]
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We systematically investigate stress-strain behavior of ferrite and bainite with nano-sized vanadium carbides in low carbon steels; the ferrite samples were obtained through austenite/ferrite transformation accompanied with interphase precipitation and the bainite samples were via austenite/bainite transformation with subsequent aging. The stress-strain curves of both samples share several common features, i.e. high yield stress, relatively low work hardening and sufficient tensile elongation. Strengthening contributions from solute atoms, grain boundaries, dislocations and precipitates are calculated based on the structural parameters, and the calculation result is compared with the experimentally-obtained yield stress. The contributions from solute atoms and grain boundaries are simply additive, whereas those from dislocations and precipitates should be treated by taking the square root of the sum of the squares of two values. Nano-sized carbides may act as sites for dislocation multiplication in the early stage of deformation, while they may enhance dislocation annihilation in the later stage of deformation. Such enhanced dynamic recovery might be the reason for a relatively large elongation in both ferrite and bainite samples.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Polymers and Plastics
- Metals and Alloys


Monitoring public awareness about the northern bald ibis with pupils
Citizen science has evolved over the past decades by motivating members of the public to interact with scientists and actively participate in scientific research and monitoring. For this purpose, a proficient communication is mandatory in order to efficiently convey messages and reduce the gap of knowledge between scientists and lay people. In the present study, we aimed at evaluating the multiplying effect of children, who were trained to communicate their knowledge on an endangered bird species in order to engage the local community in the long-term ornithological monitoring of the free flying and individually marked colony of northern bald ibis (NBI, Geronticus eremita), which was established at the research station in 1997.
Pupils of the local primary schools were in regular contact with researchers, enjoyed outdoor encounters with the birds, and were invited to talk about their experience with as many people as possible. Later on, they acted as surveyors to assess the knowledge of the public on (i) the general knowledge about the species, (ii) specific knowledge about the local colony, and (iii) attitudes towards science. In two different years of evaluation (2012 and 2016) a total number of 387 persons were surveyed. The questions were generated together with the pupils and their teachers and the questionnaires were similar for both years of evaluation. All queries were in a closed format.
Our results show an increase in the proportion of correct answers provided by the surveyed persons between the two years of evaluation. Education-based activities may encourage children to effectively act as multipliers of information and attitudes. This has the potential to induce sustainable changes with respect to attitude towards science, at least among local communities. Furthermore, the study suggests caution with the quality of some information reported by citizen scientists, which might be solved by more careful training actions and more specific information about local particularities. Even though the study would have gained more informative power with some additional precautions than in its current form, our findings recommend the empowerment of pupils as multipliers of scientific knowledge.
Frigerio, D., Pühringer-Sturmayr, V., Neuböck-Hubinger, B., Gegendorfer, G., Kotrschal, K., & Hirschenhauser, K. (2019). Monitoring public awareness about the endangered northern bald ibis: A case study involving primary school children as citizen scientists. PeerJ, 7, [e7569].


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Coffs Harbour uses ABS information in Strategic Planning
Coffs Harbour, on the New South Wales North Coast, has become a popular place to live, placing extreme pressure on its City Council to maintain adequate supplies of land and associated infrastructure, including roads, water, sewerage, schools, hospitals and commercial development. The Council has been able to meet this challenge through successful strategic planning.
The Council uses census information to review and update its policies and plans. Estimates of resident population and population projections, were used to forecast land and infrastructure requirements for future growth and development. These figures assisted the Council to prepare strategic urban and rural residential land release programs and identify appropriate zonings in its local environmental plan.
Information on occupancy rates, dwelling types, age distribution and household types was also used to predict land take-up
rates - which help determine the timing of land releases, and the level and scope of developer contributions to be levied.
In addition, the Council has an important role in supplying relevant demographic information to service providers to ensure that service levels are appropriate to Coffs Harbour's role as a regional centre.
Business and industry use demographic information supplied by the Council to assist them in preparation of business plans and in making location decisions. Coffs Harbour City Council also receives many requests for census information from community organisations, students and individuals for a variety of purposes. This is an important aspect of Council's service to the Coffs Harbour community.
This case study is provided by Councillor John Essex-CIark
Chairman, Planning, Environment and Development Committee
Coffs Harbour City Council
This page last updated 30 July 2007

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The Flo by Moen Smart Water Shutoff can catch small drips through the Health Test that are too small for the flow sensor to pick up. To find the leak, run a Health Test from the Control Panel. Before you start, verify that all fixtures are closed.
Articles in this section
- How do I turn on / off my water through the Flo by Moen App?
- What's the difference between Home, Away, and Sleep modes?
- Flo by Moen™ Lithium Ion Battery Backup
- How to change the email address on your Flo by Moen account
- How to unlink your Flo by Moen device
- How do I replace my Smart Water Shutoff?
- Enabling TCP Ports for wireless routers to pair your Smart Water Shutoff
- How does the Smart Water Shutoff measure flow rate? Temperature gradient?
- How does the Smart Water Shutoff categorize a catastrophic leak which shuts off water?
- How does Flo's machine learning software handle reverse osmosis systems?


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Vog is a video blog that explores the intersection of writing and time
based images. It assumes a difference between each form but grants
neither a priority, and seeks to engage with notions of the readerly and
writerly as they occur in interactive video streams. What is it to write
with video, rather than merely broadcast? What is narration when
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How to excel 'Format Menu' works?
'Format Menu' is very important menu of the 'Menu Bar'. You can create or change your cell, row and column in the excel program by using the 'Format Menu'. You can also change your document format styles.
Describe the details of 'Format Menu' in the MS excel.
'Cell' option or press (Ctrl + 1) is used for adding numbers, adding alignment, text direction, changing or modifying font type, font style, font size, font color, font effect and font effect, adding a border with different line styles, applying cell color with different patterns in the MS excel document.
'Row' option is used for changing the height of a row or set auto fit, hiding your desire row from excel document. You can also use to unhidden your hide rows of the MS excel document.
'Column' option is used for changing the weight of a column or set auto fit, hiding your desire column from excel document. You can also use to unhidden your hide column of the MS excel document. You can also set the standard weight of the column.
'Sheet' option is used for renaming your excel sheet name, change your sheet background color and sheet tab color. You can also use to hide your desire sheet from document and unhidden your hide sheet of the MS excel document.
'Style' option is very important sub-menu of the 'Menu Bar' in the MS excel. It is used to change your document setting, such as alignment, font, border, patterns etc.
Now describe the 'Tools Menu' in the MS excel.
'Tools Menu' is another necessary menu of the 'Menu Bar'. It is used for spelling check and changing or modifying different settings of your document.
'Spelling' is used for checking word spell in your document.
'Protection' option is used for saving your document with a great protection to better security.
'Customize' option is very important sub-menu of MS excels. It is used to add, edit or delete function menu or create a custom toolbar, make commands and modify command and many more.
'Option' is used for setting and modifies general option, edit option, view option, print option, save option, security option, spelling and styles option of MS excel.


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cannot implicity convert type 'System.Linq.IQueryable' to 'EntityNetimoveis.San_Imovel' An Explicit conversion exists (are you missing a cast?)
This occurs when I try the following code
EntityNetimoveis.San2011Entities db = new EntityNetimoveis.San2011Entities();
EntityNetimoveis.San_Imovel im = db.San_Imovel.Where(a => a.Credenciada_Id == 10);
What type of conversion I have to do?
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The type of im is an IQueryable because you are running a where query and there might be more than one result. If you want the first result matching your query you should use.FirstOrDefault(). Try changing you code as:
EntityNetimoveis.San_Imovel im = db.San_Imovel.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Credenciada_Id == 10);
If you want to return more than one entity and process them, lets say using a foreach loop, then you need to change the type of the return value to IEnumerable. See the following example:
IEnumerable ims = db.San_Imovel.Where(a => a.Credenciada_Id == 10);
The you can use the following:
foreach(var im in ims) {
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But I need more than one result, can be millions of registers that has a.Credenciada_Id == 10. I need to save this in Entity.San_Imovel and then I need to do a ForEach. How can I perform this? – Lucas_Santos Aug 24 '12 at 13:57
Updated my answer – Mennan Kara Aug 24 '12 at 14:05
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If the lambda can return more than one record:
var imList = db.San_Imovel.Where(a => a.Credenciada_Id == 10).ToList();
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I have to return all register in my database that has the column Credenciada_Id equals 10. Can be millions of registers, so I need to put in San_Imovel all these registers, and then I'll do a Foreach – Lucas_Santos Aug 24 '12 at 13:55
Is SingleOrDefault supported in Linq-To-Enitities? – Tim Schmelter Aug 24 '12 at 13:55
I have edited my answer – Massimiliano Peluso Aug 24 '12 at 13:57
Exists, but I need to return more then one result. – Lucas_Santos Aug 24 '12 at 13:58
_USER_ The expression Massimiliano is using will return a List. Theoretically, you could leave off the.ToList part and you'd have a IQueryable, which implements IEnumerable. Both methods will give you more than one result if more than one result exist. – villecoder Aug 24 '12 at 14:00
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Automatically update and restart node applications when you push to GIT.
TF Monitor (Work in Progress)
Note: TF Monitor, at this point, isn't being written with Windows in mind. Only Linux and Mac OS. Also, we expect your system to have git, cron and node installed in the default locations.
TF Monitor automatically restarts node applications when they crash or any file in their directory changes. In the future you will be able to:
 - specify an application to launch on bootup
 - automatically update and restart your app whenever you push to GIT
npm install -g tfmonitor
Use sudo if necessary.
TF Monitor uses a file called Procfile placed in your project folder to launch your application. This file should contain one or more lines that:
 - start with a name followed by a colon
 - after the colon is the command to start your application
See the "Launch Application" section for example.
A package.json file with a valid name is also required.
Run the following from your applications root folder:
tfmonitor start web
Or, if you want to run tfmonitor in the foreground so you can use ctrl-c to stop it use:
tfmonitor start web --foreground
You may also enable logging for this command with the --log command line parameter. This is useful if you want to know when your application restarts or you want to see any errors thrown by TF Monitor (the software is still early in development, so don't rely on it in a production environment).
Your Procfile for this example should look like:
web: node myapp.js
tfmonitor stop web
Where web is the command name in your Procfile.
tfmonitor register web
Note that your application will start on boot without using tfmonitor for restarting... This will change soon.
tfmonitor unregister web
tfmonitor list
This will return a list of running applications each with a pid and name. Note that the pid is for the tfmonitor process that is monitoring your appliction and not your application itself. If you kill this process it will not automatically restart like your application will.
First, make sure your application is fully setup to work with GIT. Try a git pull from your apps root directory.
Once this is working simply add -git to your start or register command like so:
tfmonitor register web -git
This will do a git pull once per hour. The advantage of this is your computer can be behind a firewall with no exposed ports.
The following features are not yet implemented. This defines how we plan to make them work in the future!
If your computer is not behind a firewall, or you have the ability to open ports, the better way to setup git is to use a "hook". Your hook should point to:
Then use our -githook [port] command like in the following example:
tfmonitor register web -githook 8989
Note that tfmonitor will run a small web service on your chosen port and that the application tfmonitor runs cannot use the same port.


CLIENT_RestoreBankHardwareContext function
The CLIENT_RestoreBankHardwareContext event callback function restores the hardware context of a bank of general-purpose I/O (GPIO) pins.
NTSTATUS CLIENT_RestoreBankHardwareContext(
 _In_ PVOID Context,
{... }
Context [in]
A pointer to the GPIO controller driver's device context.
Parameters [in]
A pointer to a GPIO_SAVE_RESTORE_BANK_HARDWARE_CONTEXT_PARAMETERS structure that describes the bank of GPIO pins to restore.
Return value
The CLIENT_RestoreBankHardwareContext function returns STATUS_SUCCESS if the call is successful. Otherwise, it returns an appropriate error status code.
If a bank of GPIO pins supports component-level power management, GpioClx can switch the bank to a low-power Fx state if the bank is idle. If the GPIO controller bank loses its hardware context in the Fx state, the GPIO controller driver must save this context before the F0-to-Fx transition, and, later, restore the context after the Fx-to-F0 transition. Currently, F1 is the only low-power state that is defined for GPIO controllers that use GpioClx.
GpioClx calls the CLIENT_RestoreBankHardwareContext function to restore the bank's previously saved hardware context. The hardware context was previously saved by the CLIENT_SaveBankHardwareContext event callback function.
Some GPIO controller devices enable selected banks of pins to be turned on and off independently of other banks in the same device. Thus, power can be saved by turning off a bank that is idle.
To register your driver's CLIENT_RestoreBankHardwareContext callback function, call the GPIO_CLX_RegisterClient method. This method accepts, as an input parameter, a pointer to a GPIO_CLIENT_REGISTRATION_PACKET structure that contains a CLIENT_RestoreBankHardwareContext function pointer.
GpioClx calls the CLIENT_RestoreBankHardwareContext callback function either at PASSIVE_LEVEL or DIRQL, depending on the device information that the CLIENT_QueryControllerBasicInformation callback function supplies to GpioClx. The CLIENT_QueryControllerBasicInformation function provides device information in the form of a CLIENT_CONTROLLER_BASIC_INFORMATION structure. If the MemoryMappedController flag bit is set in the Flags member of this structure, GpioClx calls the CLIENT_RestoreBankHardwareContext function at DIRQL, which is the IRQL at which the ISR in GpioClx runs. Otherwise, this function is called at PASSIVE_LEVEL. For more information about this flag bit, see Optional and Required GPIO Callback Functions.
To define a CLIENT_RestoreBankHardwareContext callback function, you must first provide a function declaration that identifies the type of callback function you're defining. Windows provides a set of callback function types for drivers. Declaring a function using the callback function types helps Code Analysis for Drivers, Static Driver Verifier (SDV), and other verification tools find errors, and it's a requirement for writing drivers for the Windows operating system.
For example, to define a CLIENT_RestoreBankHardwareContext callback function that is named MyEvtGpioRestoreBankHardwareContext, use the GPIO_CLIENT_RESTORE_BANK_HARDWARE_CONTEXT function type, as shown in this code example:
Then, implement your callback function as follows:
 PVOID Context,
{... }
The GPIO_CLIENT_RESTORE_BANK_HARDWARE_CONTEXT function type is defined in the Gpioclx.h header file. To more accurately identify errors when you run the code analysis tools, be sure to add the _Use_decl_annotations_ annotation to your function definition. The _Use_decl_annotations_ annotation ensures that the annotations that are applied to the GPIO_CLIENT_RESTORE_BANK_HARDWARE_CONTEXT function type in the header file are used. For more information about the requirements for function declarations, see Declaring Functions by Using Function Role Types for KMDF Drivers. For more information about _Use_decl_annotations_, see Annotating Function Behavior.
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Supported starting with Windows 8.
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Editor's Note: The following is the final installment in a
series of two articles. Part
1 can be found in Volume 3, Issue 1.
automaton, entitled Kermit the Dog.
a previous article, I discussed the fascinating woodcraft
of automata. In this article, I give a step-by-step explanation
of how to build an automaton and include a detailed plan
that outlines how to make the character described below.
This piece, which on my daughter's suggestion I have called
Kermit the Dog because my character reminded her
greatly of a frog, is adapted from artist Jan Zalud's
Dog That Barks. There are many versions of barking-dog
automata, but I like Jan's the most because of its simple
but clever mechanical design and lifelike result.
Meet the Character
Crank the handle and Kermit charges forward and then retreats
while his mouth opens and closes to mimic a barking motion.
A lever mechanism is used to open and close its mouth.
I used contrasting woods (pine and walnut) for the dog
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Coursework Writing-Meaning of Food and Family
Meaning of Food and Family
Evaluate the decline of family meals in modern US family life in terms of what you learned this week. What factors in society have potentially impacted shared meal time? Can you relate to this in regards to your own family?
Critically analyze the concept of meat hunger. What are the potential causes and effects?


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Range Creek on display
Book Cliff students visit exhibit
|The students learn about the tanning process from Ephraim Dickson.|
Emery County has been put on the map with the news leaking out last year on the archaeological discoveries at Range Creek. The Utah Museum of Natural History is bringing the first Range Creek exhibit to the John Wesley Powell River History Museum in Green River for one year. The kickoff event was held on March 10. Students from Book Cliff Elementary attended the event for some hands on fun with museum presenters.
The students learned about nature's grocery store and explored the use of plants in the Fremont world. The students learned how to grind corn and the chores involved with gathering enough food each day to exist. Ephraim Dickson, director of Education for the Utah Museum of Natural History discussed hunting practices and tools used among the Fremont. Students learned about tanning hides and scraping them with rock scrapers.
|Julie Hansen talks about Fremont pottery with the school children.|
Julie Hansen, cultural anthropologist, explained how the Fremont used pottery in their everyday lives and how they made pots by collecting clay and mixing it with sand or crushed rocks to make it stronger. Sometimes they painted the pottery. The pots were baked in the sun. The clay was coiled around and around like a snake and formed into a pot. The pot was smoothed with a rock inside and out. The students saw pots made in the Fremont era and baskets.
Dickson explained how the trash piles the Indians left behind tell a lot about the way they lived. Chris Lyon, geologist, showed the children some rock art and figurines. She told them the use of the figurines isn't known at this time. The children speculated on the use of the figurines with answers like, "maybe they were used for snuggling," or "maybe they represent people who have died," or "maybe they protected the corn." No one knows for sure and one guess is as good as another as the children thought about the ancients and their way of life.
Sharon Hughes' first grade class will write stories about the Indians and the things they have learned about them.


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Museum of Contemporary Art MAC Nitéroi, Rio de Janeiro
The captive plane trajectory in the Parque do Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro is a regular meeting point for lovers of model airplanes. Connected to the pilot via two thin ropes, the motor-powered planes circle around a trajectory designed by landscape architect Burle Marx as part of the city's large-scale modernization project in the 1950s. Researching the plane trajectory, the artist found that its orbital radius is almost identical to the dimensions of the circular panoramic corridor of the nearby Museum of Contemporary Art MAC Niterói, built by Oskar Niemeyer.
More than 16 custom-made directional microphones recorded the engine noise of the captive planes. This sound was later transferred to the museum's Panorama Corridor, using the same number of loudspeakers spread across the 360° viewing platform that overlooks Guanara Bay. Except for the sound installation and a video loop of the model aircrafts at the end of the exhibition, the hall was completely empty. Playing out the sound in the same direction of movement, and in a reference to the matching radius of trajectory and panoramic corridor, the installation created the illusion of an invisible plane permanently circling inside the museum space. It was the sound, or more precisely the construction of a surround system, which conveyed the peculiarities of the architecture to the visitor.


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Dual Purpose Cutting Head
This coke-cutting procedure involves the use of a combination coke-cutting/drilling tool made by Pacific Pumps (Dresser Industries), as shown in Figure 2-12. This cutting head is currently in use in a large minority of U.S. cokers. The Worthington dual-purpose cutting head was found to be impractical and is no longer available.
The head permits switching from the pilot bit mode to the cutting mode, using the same head. Switching is a five-minute manual operation.
The tool design has jet nozzles that create a tighter stream of water that maintains its energy at the wall of large-diameter coke drums. The nozzle concentrates the power from the jet pump and provides a sharper hydraulic jet of water to more effectively cut the coke.
One operator reported that the combination head reduced the cutting time (time from completion of pilot drilling to the time the jet pump is stopped) from 2.5 hours using another bit design, to about 1.6 hours with the combination bit.
When cutting soft, fuel-grade coke or shot coke from a large-diameter drum, and utilizing a high-discharge-pressure jet pump, the main impediment to rapid coke cutting is coke cave-in which can bind the drill stem.
The following drilling and cutting procedure is designed to be used with the combination cutting head to help reduce the cave-in problem and increase the speed with which the coke can be removed from the drum:
- Drill the pilot hole while gradually lowering the stem at a rate of approximately 10 ft/min. A maximum drill stem rotational speed of 15-20 rpm is recommended to create a pilot hole diameter of about 2.5 ft at the top of the coke bed. Do not cut coke out of the bottom cone.
- After the pilot hole is completed, stop the drilling unit and oil the pneumatic motor.
- Withdraw the drill stem with the flow of cutting water stopped. Remember that the top 5-10 ft of the coke bed is like sand and can easily collapse, jamming the drill stem. This can be prevented by careful removal of the stem and by avoiding undercutting the soft coke layer. Undercutting can be prevented by carefully enlarging the pilot hole by running the cutting head down again.
- Switch the combination cutting tool from the pilot drilling mode to the cutting mode by applying air pressure to a fitting on the combination tool and observing the position of a 1 -in. steel pin (refer to manufacturer's instructions).
- Open a 3- or 4-in. water connection located under the drum-relief valve to allow quench water to suppress the evolution of steam from the top head of the drum. This will improve the operator's visibility when the tool mode is switched.
- Adjust the drill stem motor to rotate at a rate of 8-10 rpm and begin coke cutting.
- As cutting progresses, observe the size of the coke lumps leaving the drum. Control the vertical speed of the drill stem so that the lumps leaving the drum are about fist size. Increase the vertical speed if the lump size increases, and decrease the speed if the lumps get smaller. Controlling the lump size is important to avoid cave-ins that result in bottom-head plugging.
- The first pass of the cutting head should enlarge the pilot hole to 4-5 ft in diameter at the top of the coke bed (with water flowing on both the downstroke and the upstroke).
- Make two more passes with the drill stem turning at 8-10 rpm. After the third pass, the level of coke in the drum will be reduced by about 20 ft. This means that, to save time, the cutting head should not be raised to the original starting point after each pass. Gauging the residual level of coke in the drum can be done by observing the evolution of steam from the top head. If no coke is being cut and no coke is falling through the drum, steam evolution will increase. Experienced operators can also note the sound of water striking the metal sides of the drum, indicating coke has been removed from that level in the drum.
- The fourth and subsequent passes should be made with the drill stem readjusted to rotate at 6-8 rpm. Reducing the head rotation speed keeps the tangential velocity of the water jet at the coke interface at a relatively constant value as the coke wall approaches the drum wall.
- In a typical operation, four to six more passes will be required to fully remove the remaining coke. Each of these remaining passes will take about 10-12 minutes.
- After the last cutting pass, a tough ring of coke, several feet high and several feet above the bottom of the drum, will adhere to the drum wall. This can be removed using the high-energy jets of the combination tool. This generally takes only a few minutes. With other head types, this layer has to be removed by grinding.
The procedure depends on a good source of clarified water supply to the cutting head and frequent inspection of the cutting nozzles for wear.
The procedure will reduce cutting time for large coke drums making primarily fuel-grade coke. Field experience indicates that the procedure can decoke drums containing up to 1,000 tons of green coke in about two hours.
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Although these words are sometimes used interchangeably, particularly in infinitive constructions (apt to fall, liable to fall, likely to fall),1,2 using them interchangeably obscures subtle yet important distinctions between them.
Of the three, it seems that apt is the one most often used in its proper sense—perhaps because, unlike liable and likely, which both stress a potential consequence and thus are often confused, apt simply stresses inherent tendency (eg, "Elmer is apt to be a bit unsteady on his feet").3 Also, whereas liable and likely refer to consequences and thus most commonly to conditions that will become manifest in the future, apt usually refers to conditions manifest in the past or present.1 In addition, some authorities hold that apt is perhaps most commonly used when referring to persons, although it can refer to nonhuman or inanimate subjects as well.1
So far so good—but, as alluded to above, tossing liable and likely into the mix can muddy the waters a bit. Both stress degrees of potential, but liable is the weaker of the two, used to stress possibility (eg, "Because Elmer is apt to be a bit unsteady on his feet, he's liable to fall") rather than outright probability.1 It has sometimes been held that liable should be used only when the subject of the sentence would face unpleasant consequences from the action expressed by the verb ("Because Elmer is apt to be a bit unsteady on his feet, he's liable to fall and break a hip").2 Certainly, of the three words under discussion, liable is the one most often taken as indicating that a consequence might be unpleasant or disadvantageous.3
Compared with liable, likely is a stronger term, used to stress probability (eg, "Because Elmer is apt to be a bit unsteady on his feet, he'll likely fall if the steps are icy") rather than mere possibility.1 However, unlike apt, likely used alone stresses no particular tendency in the subject that would enhance the probability of the outcome; moreover, unlike liable, it need not suggest the potential for an unpleasant consequence (eg, "Although Elmer is apt to be a bit unsteady on his feet, he'll likely not fall, even if the steps are icy").2
The bottom line:
- Looking for a word that stresses inherent tendency, particularly in a person? Use apt.
- Looking for a word that stresses possibility (as opposed to probability)—especially the possibility of some unpleasant consequence? Use liable.
- Looking for a word that stresses probability (as opposed to possibility), whether the perceived consequences be good or ill? Use likely.—Phil Sefton, ELS
1. Apt, liable, likely. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms. Springfield, MA; Merriam-Webster Inc; 1984:56.
2. Liable. TheFreeDictionary.com website.
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3. Apt, liable, likely. In: Bernstein TM. The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage. New York, NY: Athaneum; 1985:48.


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In the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, the Learning by Doing Initiative (LBDI), a joint project between the Government of Ethiopia, the Amhara Regional Health Bureau, USAID's Hygiene Improvement Project (HIP), and the Water and Sanitation Program, started at large scale and then expanded, growing from an initial 93,000 households in four districts to include 5.8 million people in 94 districts. LBDI resulted in 2.8 million more people stopping the practice of open defecation.
In Learning by Doing: Working at Scale in Ethiopia, Kebede Faris and Julia Rosenbaum summarize key strategies and lessons from LBDI.Working at the sub-district level, LBDI trained a cadre of outreach workers, focusing on both community mobilization and household-level behavior change tools. Strategies including building capacity at the community level and developing and testing tools and training manuals. LBDI also emphasized "small doable actions," whereby health extension workers negotiated directly with household members to determine the sanitation and hygiene options best suited to their household's needs.
See Related Content:
- Results from Working at Scale for Better Sanitation and Hygiene in Amhara, Ethiopia: Baseline and Endline Comparisons of Institutional, Household, and School Surveys (full report)
- Success Story: Promoting Hygiene Improvement in Amhara, Ethiopia
- Stepping Onto the Sanitation Ladder: Stopping Open Defecation in Rural Ethiopia (video)
- WSP Approaches to Scaling Up Rural Sanitation in Ethiopia and Tanzania (slide presentation)


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Modeling of spatio-temporal processes has received considerable attention in recent statistical research. However, due to high dimensionality of the data, joint modeling of the spatial and temporal processes presents great computational challenge in both likelihood-based and Bayesian approaches. In this talk, I will present a composite joint estimating function (CJEF) approach to estimating spatio-temporal covariance structures, which substantially reduces the dimensionality and computational complexity and is more efficient than existing composite likelihood methods in spatial/temporal applications. The novelty of the proposed CJEF lies in the construction of three sets of estimating functions from spatial, temporal and cross pairs respectively. To deal with the issue that the resulting set of estimating functions contains more equations than the number of parameters, we form a quadratic inference function in a similar spirit to Hansen's generalized method of moments for estimation. We show that the proposed method yields consistent estimation and the estimator is asymptotically normal under practical scenarios. Simulations prove that our method performs very well in finite samples. Finally, we apply our method to study the spatio-temporal dependence structure of PM10 particles in northeastern United States. This is the joint work with Yun Bai and T.E. Raghunathan.
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Bucket Fruit 2 - Sort berry fruit and vegetables in their basket.
For children - distribute fruits vegetables and berries in their baskets.
Just move your finger with the item to the desired its basket.
Middle level: with a limited number of lives.
Expert level: same as the middle level, plus time limit.
Bucket Fruit - fun, free, catch items game for Kids,preschooler and toddler.
* It helps to you or your child learn to distinguish between different fruits, berries and vegetables.
* Based on visual perception and intuitive perception of items.
* Develop motor skills.
"Bucket Fruit 2" game is extension of previously released game "Bucket Fruit" with an altered view of visual perception.
The child himself must decide to which basket to put the emerging fruit or vegetable by dragging and dropping it in the right basket.
If a child makes a mistake, the object is returned to its original position.
The game has 3 levels of difficulty:
* For Beginners:with a constant velocity of falling items.
* Normal: with the accelerating rate of the falling item.
* Expert: with variable speed and a few items.
- Each level stores its score separately.
- Contain following items:
* fruits: apple, pear, orange, banana, pineapple
* vegetables: cucumber, tomato, zucchini, carrots, peppers;
* berries: blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, grape.
- The ability to compete with your friends through Google Account.
- The ability to share the result Google+.
- Supports phones and tablets
- If you have any questions, please email us.
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Laminaria Japonica Kelp Extract
Kelp(Laminaria japonica Aresch) is one of the important economic algae in marine aquaculture, also known as kelp, lunbu, and river cabbage.
It is a kind of giant edible algae belonging to the genus Laminaceae, the family Laminaria of the Phaeodactylum family. The leaves of kelp sporophyte are band-shaped, brown, and lustrous, and the middle of the leaves runs through two longitudinal grooves to form the "middle band". Kelp is rich in nutritional value, such as protein, amino acids, cellulose, vitamins, iodine, iron, zinc and more than 60 kinds of nutrients are present in kelp tissue.
At present, under the requirements of sustainable development and the premise of food safety, laminarin has become a key development direction in the field of pesticide formulations due to its unique biological activity. The application of such green biological pesticides has a good control effect in the field of diseases caused by plant pathogenic microorganisms, which is in line with the currently advocated "prevention is better than cure" plant protection strategy.
Kelp is rich in iodine, vitamins, minerals, proteins, fatty acids, mannitol, fucoidan, seaweed polyphenols, and other nutrients and about 60 kinds of physiologically active ingredients. Therefore, kelp extract has great potential in the agriculture & food market.
Dora Laminaria Japonica Enzymatic Extraction Technology
In order to improve the high-value utilization of kelp(Laminaria Japonica), Dora Agri is committed to researching enzymatic hydrolysis technology.
When extracting kelp nutrients, alginate lyase is added to degrade the alginate rich in kelp cell walls to obtain oligosaccharide fragments with good water solubility and easy absorption and utilization, reducing the viscosity of kelp and increasing water solubility. At the same time, it opens the cell wall, dissolves the intracellular substances, dissolves more nutrients into the extract.
Dora Agri compares and analyzes various nutrients in the kelp extract of different extraction methods, providing a strong scientific basis for the further development and utilization of kelp.
Comparison of Nutrient Components of Kelp Extract
Comparison of Amino Acid Components of Kelp Extract
Increment Rate (%)
Essential amino acid(EAA)
Total Amino Acid(TAA)
Comparison of Minerals Components of Kelp Extract
The content of most mineral elements in the kelp extract after enzymolysis increased, the content of Ca and Mn increased by 2.2 times and 5.5 times respectively, and the content of trace element Zn also increased by nearly 2 times. The content of mineral elements in the kelp extract after adding the enzyme has a certain increase, and the enzymatic hydrolysis strengthens the nutrition of the kelp extract.
Effect of Enzymolysis Technology on Stress Resistance
Enzymatic hydrolysis of seaweed extract can enhance the ability of corn, wheat, and other crops to resist adversity and improve fertilizer utilization efficiency.
Under drought stress, the plants were dwarfed and wilting symptoms were obvious. The stem base of the plants applied with the enzymatic hydrolyzed kelp extract and NPK was thick and sturdy, which was less affected by drought stress.
The combined application of kelp enzymatic hydrolyzate and NPK can significantly increase the plant height, biomass, relative water content, and SPAD of cabbage leaves. The biomass of cabbage in the enzymatic hydrolysate was 13.74% higher than that in the bacterial hydrolysate.
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Five key factors in positioning a muckheap
horse muckheapThe average horse will produce around 20kg of manure each day, that's around 7.5 tonnes of the stuff annually, not even accounting for any bedding that goes with it. This can all add up to a very big headache for any horse owner or yard manager!
Location is everything as they say; carefully choosing where to position your dung heap and managing it appropriately will help to protect the health of your horses and the land. This will:
 1. Make it easier to use
 2. Help it rot down more quickly
 3. Reduce the chance of reinfection from parasites
 4. Lower pollution risk
 5. Limit areas where insects such as midges can breed
One. Making it easier to use
Site your muckheap for convenience to the yard, but not so close as to cause possible horse health problems or irritation from flies. Bear in mind that large heaps can be a nuisance to neighbours or people using public rights of way. The area should be easily accessible by large vehicles if you need to have it removed regularly. Another alternative is to tip your muck straight into a trailer for easy disposal.
Two. Helping it rot down more quickly
It all comes down to good husbandry – a perfectly manicured muckheap is one of life's goals and there is method in the madness. Sprawling heaps are inefficient and a poor use of space. Try to put your pile against a defined boundary or wall to make it easier to throw the muck on top. Keeping your heap contained and condensed and trampling to reduce the volume will help the decomposition process happen much faster.
Three. Reducing the chance of reinfection from parasites
Muckheaps should never be created in fields accessible to horses. Let's face it, poo picking is hard work and often a temporary muckheap nearer to the source makes the job a lot more palatable! Make sure you're not wasting all that hard work by aiding parasite reinfection. Larvae from hatching redworm eggs can wriggle up to three metres away from dung piles. If you have a muckheap near the field, fence it off so that horses can't graze nearby.
Four. Lowering pollution risk
Effluent – that's the stinky black water that leaches from large manure piles - can cause serious pollution if it is allowed to enter watercourses. For this reason the Environment Agency recommends that "Temporary field heaps should be sited where there is no risk of runoff polluting watercourses. They should be at least 10 metres from a watercourse and 50 metres from a well, spring or borehole that supplies water for human consumption or for use in farm dairies."
Pollution occurs because organisms feed on the watery dung and the nutrient enrichment encourages the growth of aquatic vegetation which has an oxygen reducing effect in the water, lowering water quality. Run off can also detrimentally affect hedgerows because nutrient enrichment encourages the growth of weeds which disadvantages hedge growth. Water contamination is prosecutable under the Environmental Protection Act, 1990, the Groundwater Regulations 1998 and the Water Resources Act 1991.
Five. Limiting areas where insects such as midges can breed
Ideally a muck heap, and the area around it, should be on a solid base, e.g. concrete. This will make it easier to sweep up and keep tidy and for vehicles to get to the heap without churning up the soil. Reducing standing water where insects such as midges can breed helps to lessen irritation and problems such as sweet itch.


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Focus: Human Rights and the ECHR
The United Nations Human Rights Committee, the monitoring treaty body of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, is one of the most important and highly regarded international human rights institutions. This article seeks to explore if geograph ical, political and cultural considerations influence the votes of committee members in decisions on individual communications. This article introduces an original dataset of the votes and backgrounds of committee members (CMs), hand coded by the author. The method used in the article is an empirical-quantitative analysis of the votes of CMs. The article finds that certain geopolitical voting patterns do exist in the votes of CMs. Evidence for cultural voting patterns is more limited. However, the article finds that usually voting patterns of individual CMs do not influence the final decision of the committee and that the decisions of the committee should be generally regarded as unbiased.


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Beyond the Basics in Educational Research Methodology: Research ethics in educational research
The virtual, interactive Summer School 2021, hosted by the University of Jyväskylä, provides PhD/Doctoral students with an opportunity to present and receive feedback on their research, participate in online workshops related to their topic and methodology of research, and engage with research issues in their small tutorial groups, which offer safe and constructive spaces for debate and discussion. The aim of the EERA Summer School 2021 is to support the students in their endeavour in producing methodologically excellent research with sensitivity to ethical issues.
High quality student-centered constructivist pedagogy will be applied, and students' learning will be enhanced by inspiring, international keynote lectures. The summer school offers a possibility to discuss one's own research and ideas in a friendly, relaxed, and encouraging atmosphere. During the summer school, the students will have a possibility to work in online groups, which are organised based on research themes and methodological choices of their study. Interactive, innovative group work will used, and various types of discussions and participatory activities


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The Healthy Hearts for Life Learning Model
The HHFL Applied Learning Model (ALM) provides a structured approach to the change management challenges facing heart patients and at risk individuals. The ALM approach offers a comprehensive and integrated progression of learning support steps throughout the lifecycle of behavioral change. Applied learning offers a more practical combination of learning styles. ALM blends the skills of traditional education methods with the opportunity to deploy and practice new techniques by applying them in everyday activities.
Visualize-Understanding the challenges of healthy heart lifestyle changes and ALM tools for preventing or stabilizing/reversing heart disease.
This first learning step is focused on building a shared understanding of heart disease and preventative action needs and serves as the foundation for success in the program. The Visualize design objectives are focused on establishing a shared understanding of the Applied Learning Model including the process, information, cost and organizational support network. The first step also serves to set the correct expectations early on in the learning lifecycle.
Prioritize-Baseline Individual Healthy Hearts Metrics, Target Goals and Personal Milestone Priorities that Match the Challenge and Capabilities of the Participant.
The Prioritize Learning Step is focused on developing a personalized learning strategy. The Healthy Hearts strategy deployment begins with development of a personal baseline of the participant's key heart healthy metrics, improvement goals and priorities. The learning step will be completed through a one on one discussion between the participant and their assigned Healthy Hearts lifestyle coach.
Configure – Developing a Detailed Heart Healthy Plan and the Right Configuration of HHFL Solution Modules
The Configure Learning Step is focused on advancing the participant's priority strategy into a personalized Healthy Hearts plan of action. During the Configure learning step, participants will work with the Lifestyle Coach and Solution Building Block Leaders. The participants will be given introductory solution building block materials, guided through related scheduling information, answer any questions and assist them in the completion of their plan.
Achieve – Practice through Deployment of the Solution Building Blocks
The last step is focused on implementation of the participant's plan. Participants will then concentrate on practicing their new skills over an extended period. The lifestyle coach will follow up with a monthly meeting and periodic progress reviews via a web-based system tracking system (part of a central technology platform), and by phone or e-mail between the meetings to insure continuity and motivation. The goal is to shift the participants' thinking and behaviors to a point where the adoption of these practices becomes the new norm for the participants.


Soda Versus Mushrooms: A Case Study
Is 182 calories worth of soda the same as 182 calories worth of mushrooms? Let's find out…
The Soda
A 22-ounce soda has 44 grams of sugar, 182 calories and that's it. Nothing else. The stomach quickly absorbs the sugar which causes a spike in blood glucose levels and a variety of bad chemical reactions in the body, including, increases in storage of belly fat, increases in bad cholesterol and blood pressure, and may even contribute to infertility in women!
All that insulin also blocks leptin, the hormone that controls appetite. As people become more unaffected by leptin, they never register that they are satisfied. Never feeling satisfied can lead to overeating, out of control cravings and adds fuel to the sugar addiction fire. This domino effect leads to bad eating habits, and cravings for sugar.
The Mushrooms
Mushrooms are also carbohydrates, but instead of being simple sugars like soda, they are complex carbs that digest slowly in the body. They will not cause blood sugar spikes, but instead be digested slowly and they provide essential nutrients, like potassium, fiber, protein, iron, vitamin D, and magnesium, healing the body instead of causing immense harm.
The quality of nutrition in the mushrooms supports tons of healthy results in the body, and also helps protect against chronic disease, including cancers and heart disease.
The nutritional profile, slow digestion, and fiber found in mushrooms makes you feel full and satisfied; that will take care of the out of control cravings and over eating. Will mushrooms contribute to weight gain? NO WAY! (unless they are stuffed mushrooms with crackers and sausage and creamy sauce…)
The difference between the calories in soda and mushrooms is massive. In fact, as opposed to the soda that is all harmful, there is not one thing in mushrooms that is.
One study looked at the correlation of sugar and calories to risk of diabetes found that adding 150 calories a day to a diet barely raised the risk for diabetes, however when those calories were from soda the risk increased by 700%!
The Volume Is Impressive Too
Oh, by the way, 186 calories of mushrooms is about 9 cups, that's a lot of mushrooms (especially in comparison to the 22 ounces of soda).
OK, most people will not eat 9 cups of mushrooms in one sitting, but think about how much more food you can actually eat when choosing quality food?
What Does This Mean for Eating And Counting Calories?
Eat slow digesting foods and skip the simple sugars!
Very Little Or No count
Look at food labels for foods that contain a high amount of fiber. Plant foods naturally have a great deal of indigestible fiber that will bulk up the stool and won't be counted as "real" calories because they are not digested or absorbed in the body. Vegetables are always your best choices, and low sugar fruits like berries.
More Count
Meats, proteins, and other low fiber foods are more digested and absorbed, so those foods will count more than vegetables.
Highest Count
Do you eat high fiber foods?
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Simple Guide to Cosmetic Clay Types & their Uses!
Updated: Jul 24, 2020
There is an endless number of ways in which to use cosmetic clays, and we encourage you to find your creative outlet!
BENTONITE CLAY Bentonite clay is composed of volcanic ash sediments that have been weathered over a long period of time. Sodium bentonite clay is known for its swelling properties, as it acts like a sponge when mixed with water. This clay is very popular for facial masks, foot baths, or bath soaking blends.
Dry Characteristics: The dry clay has a neutral scent and a pale, off-white color. The texture is slightly grainy, but it smooths out when pressed between the fingers. While it does leave something of a powdery coating behind when brushed off, the dry clay doesn't stick to skin too much.
Wet Characteristics: When wet, the clay paste is off-white in color with a smooth consistency. If liquid is added in too slowly, clumps will form, and the use of a whisk is helpful for keeping a smooth consistency. This wet clay spreads smoothly on skin, and its thick texture is reminiscent of cooked oatmeal.
Bowls and spoons with wet and dry bentonite and French green clays.
FRENCH GREEN CLAY French green clay is so named because some of the first recorded deposits of this clay were found in France, although it is now known to be found in many different spots around the globe. This fine-textured clay takes its verdant color from decomposed plant matter. Many people find French green clay helpful for occasional blemishes, and it is generally used by those with average to oily skin.
Dry Characteristics: French green clay has a neutral earthy aroma and pale green color. This clay doesn't "puff" (create a cloud of fine mist) out of the bag and has a fine texture, with a slight graininess.
Wet Characteristics: When water is added, the paste of this clay tends to have a slight lumpiness. Be sure to mix slowly and thoroughly with a whisk when adding liquid for smoother clay preparations. This clay has a somewhat darker green hue when moistened then in its dry form. The texture has a tendency to be a bit grainy when applied to the skin and is similar to the Rhassoul clay in consistency.
FULLER'S EARTH CLAY Fuller's earth clay has very strong oil absorbing abilities, and because of this, it is recommended for those with very oily skin. This clay is also helpful in stain removal and has mild natural bleaching properties.
Dry Characteristics: The dry clay has a lightly earthy scent and an off-white to greenish and tan color. The texture is fine and powdery. It is also very lightweight, so watch out, it can get everywhere!
Wet Characteristics: Fuller's earth clay is very smooth and easy to mix with liquids. The color is dark grey to dark tan, and it retains a fairly thick consistency when wet.
Plate with 4 sections, filled with the earth-toned clays Fuller's earth and rhassoul.
RHASSOUL CLAY Rhassoul clay is a fine, red-colored clay from Morocco that has been used for centuries in the realm of natural skin care. While it will still absorb oils from the skin, it is much gentler than many other clays and is typically recommended for more sensitive or mature skin types.
Dry Characteristics: When dry, this clay has a light reddish-brown color and a fine texture; its slight grain feels similar to French green clay. However, unlike French clay, its lightness gives it a tendency to slightly puff out of an opened bag.
Wet Characteristics: This clay mixes easily into water to create a darker, red-brown colored paste without lumps. It still retains a slight graininess, though this goes away as the clay absorbs water. It's easy to smooth onto skin and has a thin consistency when spread out.
Bowl and spoon with constituted beige clay and a spoon of dried white Kaolin clay spilling off of it.
WHITE COSMETIC CLAY White cosmetic clay (aka Kaolin clay), is not as absorbent as other clays, making it appropriate for skin that tends to be drier or more sensitive. Often, this clay is found as an ingredient in mineral makeup.
Dry Characteristics: This clay has a neutral scent with a light tan color that can vary to off-white. The texture is very fine and soft, and it will coat skin with a thin powdery layer when handled.
Wet Characteristics: When liquid is added, this clay takes on a much darker tan color. The texture remains fine and mixes easily with water, and it is smooth and grit-free.
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FAQs about the Cardiology Recertification Exam
Here are some common questions that we are asked about taking the Cardiology MOC Exam:
How much does the exam cost?
The cost of the exam is included in a candidate's 10-year MOC program fee. The fee covers one examination for every specialty area a candidate chooses to maintain. The 10-year fee is $1940 for internal medicine, $2060 for internal medicine with a focused practice in hospital medicine, and $2560 for any subspecialty.
How long does the exam last?
The exam lasts one day.
What is the format for the exam?
The exam consists of multiple choice with a single best answer. There are multiple editions, or forms, of the exam, each of which consists of a different set of questions. The questions primarily focus on patient scenarios, while some require interpretation of visual materials. The exam will likely mirror your day to practice as it is meant to be a clinically focused exam.
What does the exam cover?
The exam covers the following topics:
 - Arrhythmias: 13%
 - Congestive Heart Failure: 13%
 - Coronary Artery Disease: 12.5%
 - Acute Coronary Syndromes and Acute Myocardial Infarction: 12%
 - Valvular Disorders: 12%
 - Congenital Disorders: 5%
 - Pericardial Disease: 4%
 - Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Disease: 9%
 - Hypertension and Pulmonary: 7%
 - Physiology and Biochemistry: 6%
 - Pharmacology: 5%
 - Miscellaneous 1.5%
How is the exam scored?
The exam is pass-fail, based on the candidate's performance on the entirety of the test. Questions left unanswered are scored as incorrect, therefore candidates are encouraged to guess if they are unsure of the answer to a question.
How long will it take to receive my results?
Candidates will receive their results in the mail approximately three months after the last exam given in the candidate's testing area.
How should I prepare for the exam?
The American Board of Internal Medicine offers a preparation tutorial for the examination. There are many books on the market to help test takers prepare, such as the bestselling Cardiology Intensive Board Review guide from the Cleveland Clinic. The Cleveland Clinic also hosts an annual symposium each summer to help candidates prepare. You may also prepare by reviewing reference materials or completing a practice self-assessment independently. We suggest taking the Board Vitals Cardiology MOC question set at least once in timed mode.


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How to: Create Custom Performance Counters
When you create a new counter, you first create a category, and then specify one or more counters to be included in it. You can do this in one of the following ways:
There are two special issues that you should consider when you create counters and categories. First, you cannot create custom categories and counters on remote computers. Second, your interaction with custom counters and categories is restricted to read-only mode unless you explicitly specify otherwise. In read-only mode, you cannot increment or decrement them or set the raw value or other values within them. You can use the ReadOnly property to set a custom counter to writable mode.
It is important to note the difference between creating a counter and creating an instance of the PerformanceCounter component. When you create a counter, you are creating a new category and its associated counters in the Windows operating system, rather than a component in your project or application. When you create an instance of the PerformanceCounter component, you create a component inside your Visual Studio project that references an external counter.
There are security restrictions that affect your ability to use performance counters. For more information, see Introduction to Monitoring Performance Thresholds.
Security noteSecurity Note:
When you create a performance counter, realize that the resource may already exist. Another process, perhaps a malicious one, may have already created the resource and have access to it. When you put data in the performance counter, the data is available to the other process.
The PerformanceCounter class is not fully supported on Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0. You can read from the system counters, but you cannot create, write to, or delete custom counters.
To create a new category and custom performance counter at design time
 1. Open Server Explorer and expand the node for the server you want to view.
 If the server you want is not listed, you have to add it. For more information, see How to: Access and Initialize Server Explorer/Database Explorer.
 2. Right-click the Performance Counters node and select Create New Category.
 The Performance Counter Builder dialog box appears.
 To access performance counters, you have to be a member of the security group that has access to performance counters (for example, the Performance Monitor Users group). Additionally, you might receive prompts on Windows Vista when you try to perform an action that requires elevated privileges, even when you are running under administrative permissions. For more information, see Windows Vista and Visual Studio.
 3. Enter a name and description for the category you want to create.
 If you specify the name of an existing category, an error will be raised. To overwrite an existing counter category, you must first delete the category by using the Delete method, and then add a new category.
 4. In the Counter List Builder frame, do the following:
 1. Click the New button.
 2. In the Counter frame, specify a name for the counter you want to create in the category.
 3. Choose a type from the Type drop-down list.
 4. Enter a description for the counter.
 5. Repeat step 4 for each counter you want to create in this category.
 Before you exit the dialog box, you can select any one of the counters in the Counters list and edit their values, or delete the counters.
 By default, counters and categories you create in the dialog box are read-write enabled, but your interaction with them through an instance of the PerformanceCounter component will be restricted to read-only unless you specify otherwise.
To create a new category and set of performance counters programmatically
 1. Create a collection of type CounterCreationDataCollection.
 2. Create the counters you want to create as objects of type CounterCreationData and set their necessary properties.
 3. Add the CounterCreationData objects to the collection by calling the collection's Add method.
 4. Call the Create method on the PerformanceCounterCategory class and pass the collection to it.
 The following example shows how to create a series of counters and pass them to the category when you create it:
 // Create a collection of type CounterCreationDataCollection.
 System.Diagnostics.CounterCreationDataCollection CounterDatas =
 new System.Diagnostics.CounterCreationDataCollection();
 // Create the counters and set their properties.
 System.Diagnostics.CounterCreationData cdCounter1 =
 new System.Diagnostics.CounterCreationData();
 System.Diagnostics.CounterCreationData cdCounter2 =
 new System.Diagnostics.CounterCreationData();
 cdCounter1.CounterName = "Counter1";
 cdCounter1.CounterHelp = "help string1";
 cdCounter1.CounterType = System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterType.NumberOfItems64;
 cdCounter2.CounterName = "Counter2";
 cdCounter2.CounterHelp = "help string 2";
 cdCounter2.CounterType = System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterType.NumberOfItems64;
 // Add both counters to the collection.
 // Create the category and pass the collection to it.
 "Multi Counter Category", "Category help",
 PerformanceCounterCategoryType.SingleInstance, CounterDatas);
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What Does Science Say About the Three Second Rule?
You really were looking forward to taking a bite of that hamburger, carrot, Popsicle, gummy bear, you name it, but one second ago it landed on the floor. Within another second, you've swooped it up and are now considering the three second rule. Should this age old meme justify your blowing it off and sticking it your mouth acting like nothing happened?
Given that the three second rule is so well known, health experts weighing in on it is nothing new, but for those of you who may not have thought twice about eating morsels that have hit the floor, here's a little bit of scientific food for thought. The Daily Mail reports that researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University tested different foods — bread with jam, cooked pasta, ham, a plain biscuit and dried fruit — for different lengths of time on the floor. After three, five and 10 seconds on the floor, the researchers studied the food for any potentially harmful bacteria it may have picked up.
The Daily Mail has more on the results:
The study revealed that dropped foods with a high salt or sugar content were safer to eat after being retrieved, as is less chance of harmful bacteria surviving on such items.
Eating processed food from the floor poses the lowest risk — one of its few benefits — given that it generally contains such high levels of sugar and salt.
MMU technical officer Kathy Lees said: "No specific organisms were detected on the biscuit, which has a low water activity level and low adhesion ability.
"Ham is a processed meat preserved with salt and nitrates which prevents the growth of most bacteria.
"The cooked pasta had a slightly increased yeast count after five seconds and very low levels of Klebsiella were detected at all contact times, three, five and ten seconds."
The dried fruit also displayed Klebsiella after five and ten seconds and the yeast count was too numerous to count.
"The bread and jam showed no bacterial growth after time on the floor, which can be linked to the high sugar content of the jam which makes it unlikely to support microbial growth."
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation also recently reported on the three second rule, and their expert said it is really never acceptable to follow this practice:
Food technologies research scientist Phillip Button says it's never safe to eat anything that's touched the floor.
"From my understanding just don't bother".
"Even five seconds is enough for a substantial amount of bugs to latch on to the food."
Of all the germs that are on the ground or on the floor of your home, fecal matter is one of the most common contaminants says Dr Button.
Surprised? If you are strong proponent of eating food dropped on the floor for a short amount of time, researchers recommend frequent washing of the floor — once a day — with a mop-head that is replaced every three months or more. Button said while it may seem like carpeting would be a safer bet to eat from, hardwood and tile are most likely cleaner.
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When the Computer Wore a Skirt: NASA's Human Computers
Human Computers exhibitThe NASA exhibit explores the history and personalities brought to light in the hit film and best-selling book "Hidden Figures." In 1935 a group of five women came to Langley to form a computer pool to process all the data coming in from wind tunnel and flight tests. It started as an experiment but became something much bigger. In the 1940s Langley began recruiting African-American women as human computers, but due to segregation laws these "West Area Computers" were kept separate from their white counterparts. This changed in the 1950s as NACA (later NASA) integrated and the "human computers" extended into the broader scientific community at NASA. By the 1960s they numbered in the hundreds. This exhibit features three of these pioneers: Dorothy Vaughn, Katherine Johnson and Mary Jackson.
To reserve the exhibits, complete our online form or email Hampton History Museum volunteer Dima Antonios.
NASA Human Computers traveling exhibit


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There is quite the nice article at the English Wikipedia on the topic, also explaining the meaning of the term in German.
I was actually right with my guess that the English usage originates in Nietzsche's "Übermensch":
The crossover of the term "über" from German into English goes back to
the work of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. [...] The term was
brought into English by George Bernard Shaw in the title to his 1903
play Man and Superman. During his rise to power, Adolf Hitler
bastardized Nietzsche's term, using it in his descriptions of an Aryan
master race. It was in this context that American Jewish comic book
creator Jerry Siegel encountered the term and conceived the 1933 story
"The Reign of the Super-Man", in which "Superman" is "an evil
mastermind with advanced mental powers".[...] Throughout the following
decade, Siegel, and Joseph Shuster, recast Superman into the iconic
American hero he subsequently became. It is through this association
with Superman the hero that the term "über" carries much of its
English sense implying irresistibility or invincibility.
So there is a very big difference between the usage of those terms in English and German, they're really "false friends".