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How to Achieve Matte or Glossy Prints
Wondering how to adjust the final looks of the ink? (Is it too shiny? Want it to look dull? Or is it dull and you want it to look shiny?) Let's look into it.
First, let's check out some general, background information about plastisol inks. Some inks already have a little bit of a puff/blowing agent in them. These inks will always give a semi-gloss, semi-matte finish. Some inks are inherently glossy — these inks have no blowing agent in them.
Alright, now let's learn how to adjust your inks to get the look you want.
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When the surface of the print is broken up, it doesn't reflect light as readily, so it looks more matte.
One reason a print looks more matte is due to the shirt's texture. When a printer prints the ink into the shirt's fibers more, the ink molds itself to the shirt's fibers, there's no flat surface. Traditionally printing a vintage print is a great example of a matte print. When printing vintage, the ink goes into the shirt's fibers. The print looks faded and dull.
Pro Tip: Traditional water-based inks are more semi-matte, semi-gloss.
To make a print look more matte, you'll need to add an additive to the ink that breaks up the surface of the print, which inhibits ink from reflecting light.
The best additive to use is either puff or suede additives (a.k.a blowing agents because they puff). You only need to add about 2%-3% (by weight) of puff or suede additive to the ink to achieve the matte finish.
Glossy prints have a smooth surface where the ink sits on top of the shirt. Light is able to reflect off the ink's surface, which makes it look more glossy.
Laying down a heavier ink deposit will also make a print look glossy. The heavy ink deposit will not permit the shirt's fibers to influence the surface texture of the ink. The smooth, flat surface will be shiny once you pull it out of the dryer.
Athletic apparel typically have a thicker ink deposit. Jerseys, hoodies, etc. usually have sheets of plastisol layered on top of each other. Therefore, athletic apparel is much more shiny compared to other kinds of apparel.
Pro Tip: Plastisol inks are usually more shiny compared to water-based inks
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Remember, the key to getting a glossy print is keeping the ink on top of the fibers to create a smooth surface.
One way is with printing your base white and using a smoothing screen to get the surface super smooth. Now you can over print the white base, allowing the top colors to be smooth and glossy. Or, you can print-flash-print the colors because the flash will enhance the smoothness of the ink's surface. Use a smoothing screen to make it even smoother.
You could also mix in gel gloss to the ink (gel is designed to be glossy and shiny). Or, you could overprint part of the design — or the whole thing — with the gel.
There's one fact that's important to note about inks that are designated as matte: These inks will be very difficult to create or add a gloss to it since the the ink already has dulling agents/additives in the ink. Try adding gel into the ink and testing what works best for you. You could also try overprinting at the end with a gel gloss.
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Pro Tip: When printing on synthetic shirts, it's easier to create a smooth, flat surface because there are no free fibers poking through. If you're printing on cotton tees, you'll have to work harder to achieve a flat surface.
Another way to achieve the glossy effect is by curing the print at a higher temperature. Excess heat can affect how the inks look. Running with the heat set high will typically cause the ink to sit at a "melt point" for an extended period of time. Sitting in this high temperature can directly cause the ink to become shiny. It's a viable technique, but not all ink will behave this way unfortunately. Some ink types and brands that will bubble or puff when the ink gets too hot. The print may look mottled. Always test inks before running any kind of production and pick the method that works best for you with your equipment within your shop.
Remember the vintage print? It is possible to make a vintage print a little glossy by using a smoothing screen after a flash or an iron. Utilizing one of those tools will set the ink on top of the shirt, making it more glossy. It'll still be vintage soft.
As many of us know, you can use a heat press to help fix a rough print. When it's done, the print will look smooth, and it often can look glossy. The glossiness appears due to the teflon sheet pushing the fibers into the print while also creating a smooth surface.
For the opposite effect — getting a matte finish — place craft paper on top of the print and press it. The craft paper will break up the surface to make it more semi-gloss, semi-matte.
Using transfers? Cold peel transfers will always look glossy. Hot peel transfers look semi-glossy, semi-matte because when you lift off the film, it lifts a little of the ink with it, which breaks up the surface.
In the end, the ink's surface texture will determine how shiny or dull a print is. With this new information, you'll be able to manipulate prints to look as shiny or as dull as you prefer. If you post your prints on social media, tag us or use the hashtag, _TAG_. We want to see what you're printing!
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sponge (something) off (of) (someone or something)
To beg for, borrow, or obtain something (usually money or food) as a handout from someone or something else. My brother's been sponging money off my parents ever since he dropped out of college. My roommate's nice, but she's always sponging food off of me, and I don't have the heart to tell her to stop.
sponge something off of someone or somethingand sponge something off
to beg or borrow money or food from someone or a group. Please stop sponging food and money off your relatives! Stop sponging off food and money all the time!
1. To wipe or clean the surface of someone or something with or as if with a sponge: After dinner, I cleared all the dishes and sponged off the table. The blackboard was very dirty, so the teacher told me to sponge it off.
2. To live by relying on the generosity of someone else: He sponged off his parents for years because they never insisted that he get a job.
1. in. to drink heavily. She was sponging like there was no tomorrow.
2. n. a drunkard; a tippler. (see also blotter.) She was a spunge, and she wasn't going to do anything about it.
3. n. a parasitic person. Here comes that sponge, Willy. Hide your wallet, pencils, glasses, and any clothes in his size.
sponge off someone
in. to live off someone; to take advantage of someone by taking food and shelter from them without compensation. Go get a job! Stop sponging off me!
mod. thirsty. I gotta get a drink, man. I'm sponged!
See also: sponge

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Exasperated by the Windows filesystem
by mandel on April 26th, 2011
At the moment some of the tests (and I cannot point out which ones) of ubuntuone-client fail when they are ran on Windows. The reason for this is due to the way in which we get the notifications out of the file system and the way the tests are written. Before I blame the OS or the tests, let me explain a number of facts about the Windows filesystem and the possible ways to interact with it.
To be able to get file system changes from the OS the Win32 API provides the following:
This function was broken up to Vista when it was fixed, Unfortunately AFAIK we also support Windows XP which means that we cannot trust this function. On top of that taking this path means that we can have a performance issue. Because the function is build on top of Windows messages, if too many changes occur the sync daemon would start receiving roll up messages that just state that something changed and it would be up to the sync daemon to decide what really happened. Therefore we can all agree that this is a no no, right?
This is a really easy function to use which is based on ReadDirectoryChangesW (I think is a simple wrapper around it) that lets you know that something changed but gives no information about what changed. Because if is based on ReadDirectoryChangesW it suffers from the same issues.
This is by far the most common way to get the notification changes from the system. Now, in theory there are two possible cases which can go wrong that would affect the events raised by this function:
 1. There are too many events and the buffer gets overloaded and we start loosing events. A simple way to solve this issues is to process the events in a diff thread asap so that we can keep reading the changes.
 2. We use the sync version of the function which means that we could have the following issues:
 - Blue screen of death because we used too much memory from the kernel space.
 - We cannot close the handles used to watch the changes in the directories. This makes the threads to end up blocked.
As I mentioned this is the theory and therefore makes perfect sense to choose this option as the way to get notified by the changes until… you hit a great little feature of Windows called write-behind caching. The idea of write-behind caching is the following one:
When you attempt to write a new file on your HD Windows does not directly modify the HD. Instead it makes a not of the fact that your intention is to write on disk and saves your changes in memory. Ins't that smart?
Well, that lovely feature does come set as default AFAIK from XP onwards. Any smart person would wonder how does that interact with FindFirstChangeNotification/ReadDirectoryChangesW, well after some work here is what I have managed to find out:
The IO Manager (internal to the kernel) is queueing up disk-write requests in an internal buffer, and the actual changes are not physically committed until some condition is met which I believe is for the "write-behind caching" feature. The problem appears to be that the user-space callback via FileSystemWatcher/ReadDirectoryChanges does not occur when disk-write requests are inserted into the queue, but rather occurs when they are leaving the queue and being physically committed to disk. For what I have been able to manage through observation, the life time of a queue is based on:
 1. Whether more writes are being inserted in the q.
 2. Is another app request a read from an item in the q.
This means that when using FileSystemWatcher/ReadDirectoryChanges the events are fired only when the changes are actually committed and as for a user-space program this follows a non-deterministic process (insert spanish swearing here). a way to work around this issue is to use the FluxhFileBuffers function on the volume, which does need admin rights, yeah!
Change Journal records
Well, this allows to track the changes that have been committed in an NTFS system (that means that we do not have support to FAT). This technique allows to keep track of the changes using an update sequence number that keeps track of changes in an interesting manner. At first look, although parsing the data is hard, this solution seems to be very similar to the one used by pyinotify and therefore someone will say, hey, let just ell twisted to do a select on that file and read the changes. Well, no, is not that easy, files do not provide the functionality used for select, just sockets (_URL_ /me jumps of happiness
File system filterr
Well, this is an easy one to summarize, you have to write a driver like piece of code. Means C, COM and being able to crash the entire system with a nice blue screen (although I can change the color to aubergine before we crash)
At this point I hope I have convinced a few to believe that ReadDirectoryChangesW is the best option to take but might be wondering why I mentioned the write-behind caching feature, well here comes my complain towards the tests. We do use the real file system notifications for testing and the trial test cases do have a timeout! Those two facts plus the lovely write-behind caching feature mean that the tests on Windows fail just because the bloody evens are not raise until the leave the q from the IO manager.


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A: Descriptions of a job and an execution plan are as follows:
In E-MapReduce, to create a job is to create a configuration about how to run the job. A job cannot be run directly. The configuration of a job should contain the jar package to be run for the job, the input and output addresses of data, and some running parameters. After such a job is created, you can name it (that is, define a job). When you want to debug the running job, an execution plan is required.
- Execution plan
The execution plan is a bond that associates the job and the cluster. Through the execution plan, multiple jobs can be combined into a job sequence and prepare a running cluster for the job (or automatically create a temporary cluster or associate an existing cluster). The execution plan also helps to set a periodical execution plan for the job sequence and automatically releases the cluster after the task is accomplished. The execution record list displays successful execution plans and logs.
A: The E-MapReduce system uploads running job logs to OSS according to the jobid plan (that is, the path that is set by users when they create the cluster). You can view the job logs directly on the webpage. If you log on to the master node for job submission, and you are running the script, the logs are determined by your script according to your plan.
A: You can search directly through OSS for all log files, and download them. However, since OSS is not available for direct viewing of log files, this procedure may cause issues. The following describes how to use OSS to view log files.
- Go to the execution plan page.
- Find the corresponding execution plan and click "Running Log" to enter the running log page.
- Find the specific execution log on the running log page, such as the last execution log.
- Click the corresponding "Execution Cluster" to view the ID of the execution cluster.
- Search for OSS://mybucket/emr/spark/cluster ID directory under the OSS://mybucket/emr/spark directory.
- There will be multiple directories displayed under OSS://mybucket/emr/spark/cluster ID/jobs according to the execution ID of the job, and each directory stores the running log file of the job.
A: There are three timing policies, as follows:
The timing policy of the cluster
In the cluster list, the running time of every cluster is displayed. Calculation of the running time is: Running time = Time when the cluster is released - Time when the cluster is established. Once a cluster starts to be established, the timing starts until the end of the lifecycle of the cluster.
The timing policy of the execution plan
In the running log list of the execution plan, the running time of every execution plan is displayed. The timing policy can be summarized in two categories:
If the execution plan is executed on-demand, the running process of every execution log involves the cluster creation, job submission for running, and cluster release. The calculation policy of an on-demand execution plan is: Running time = The time when the cluster is created + The total time used for completing running all the jobs in the execution plan + The time when the cluster is released.
If the execution plan is associated with an existing cluster, the entire execution cycle does not involve the cluster establishment and releasing. In this case, Running time = The total time used for completing running all the jobs in the execution plan.
The timing policy of the job:
The job here refers to the jobs assigned to the execution plan. Click the View Job List on the right of the running log of every execution plan to see the job. Here the calculation of the running time of every job is: Running time = The actual time when the job running ends - The actual time when the job starts to run. The actual time when the job running starts (ends) refers to the time points when the job is actually scheduled for running or stops running by the Spark or Hadoop cluster.
Q: During ODPS reading/writing, why does the java.lang.RuntimeException.Parse response failed: '…' display?
A: Check whether the ODPS tunnel endpoint is correct.
A: The topic may have been created in a beta or other testing environment, therefore creating inconsistent consumption data of some consumer groups. Please submit a ticket indicating the corresponding topic and Consumer ID to ONS for troubleshooting.
A: Yes, however, the "Save Log" option must be enabled when the cluster is created. The log location is: Execution Plan List > Running Log > Execution Log > View Job List > Job List > View Job Worker Instance.
A: Take the following example:
CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE storage_log(content STRING) PARTITIONED BY (ds STRING)
ROW FORMAT DELIMITED
FIELDS TERMINATED BY '\t'
STORED AS TEXTFILE
hive> select * from storage_log;
Time taken: 0.3 seconds
There is no data in the created external table.
In the preceding example, Hive will not automatically associate the partitions directory of the specified directory. You need to associate it manually. For example:
alter table storage_log add partition(ds=123); OK
Time taken: 0.137 seconds
hive> select * from storage_log;
A: First, check whether the Spark version is earlier than Version 1.6. Spark Version 1.6 repaired a memory leak bug. Earlier versions of Spark may retain this bug, which will cause container memory overuse, meaning the job will not be executed. Additionally, check whether your code has been optimized for memory usage.
Q: Why is a job still in "Running" status in E-MapReduce Console even though the Spark Streaming job has ended
A: Check whether the running mode of the Spark Streaming job is "yarn-client." If yes, we recommend that you change it to the "yarn-cluster" mode. E-MapReduce is not currently optimized for monitoring the status of Spark Streaming jobs in the "yarn-client" mode.
Q：Why does "Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Class com.aliyun.fs.oss.nat.NativeOssFileSystem not found" display
A: When reading/writing OSS data in Spark jobs, you need to package the SDK provided by E-MapReduce into the Jar package. The specific operations can be found at: Development Manual > Spark > Development Preparation.
A: One simple method is to use the complete OSS URI. For details, refer to: Development Manual > Development Preparation
A: Check whether the path protocol header of the job jar package is "ossref" in the job configuration. If the protocol header is different, change it to "ossref".
A: The E-MapReduce contains a master node and multiple slave (or worker) nodes. The master node does not participate in data storage and computing tasks, and the slave nodes are used for data storage and computing. For example, in a cluster with three 4-core 8G machines, one of the machines serves as the master node and the other two serve as the slave nodes. In this case, the available computing resources of the cluster are two 4-core 8G machines.
A: Check whether the data receiving mode is Push-based. If it is a different mode, switch it to the Push-based mode for receiving data. Reference
Q：Why does java.io.IOException: Input stream not be reset when only _PHONE_ bytes have been written, and does not exceed the available buffer size of 524288 display
A: If insufficient cache is detected, and the preceding error is displayed, we recommend that you use EMR-SDK Version 1.1.0 or later to avoid insufficient cache during OSS network reconnection tries.
Q：Why does "Failed to access metastore. This class should not accessed in runtime.org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.HiveException: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to instantiate org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.SessionHiveMetaStoreClient" display
A: The job execution mode must be yarn-client (or local) for Spark to process Hives data. Yarn-cluster is not supported. Otherwise, the preceding exception will appear. Some third-party packages in the job jar file may also trigger the exception while running Spark.
A: A simple method is to modify the mapred-site.xml file. For example:
You then only need to add the library file you need.
A: See the following.
OSS URL： oss://[accessKeyId:accessKeySecret@]bucket[.endpoint]/object/path
This URI is used for specifying input/output data sources in the job, and is similar to hdfs://. In OSS data operations, you can configuration accessKeyId, accessKeySecret, and endpoint to Configuration, or you can specify accessKeyId, accessKeySecret, and endpoint in URI. For more details, refer to Development Preparation.
Q: Why does the Spark SQL display "Exception in thread "main" java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver found for jdbc:mysql:xxx" error
- The mysql-connector-java of an earlier version may have similar issues. Update it to the latest version.
- In the job parameters, use "—driver-class-path ossref://bucket/…/mysql-connector-java-[version].jar" to load mysql-connector-java package. The preceding issue also occurs when mysql-connector-java is directly packaged into the job jar package.
A: Check whether the RDS database address is an intranet address. If it is not, go to the RDS console to switch the database address to an intranet address.
Q: When Spark SQL is connected to RDS, why does the "Invalid authorization specification, message from server: ip not in whitelist" appear
A: Check the RDS


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How to measure your cat?
Each cat is unique in size, select the size with the closest measurements. To ensure accurate measurements, make sure that your cat is standing properly, not sitting or lying down. Use the size chart below as a guide. We recommend using a fabric measuring tape when determining your cat's measurements and allow some leeway to ensure a comfortable fit. If you do not have a fabric measuring tape, use a shoelace or any other string and measure it up against a ruler.
1. Chest: measure the widest part of the chest, which is usually 1-2 inches or 3-5 centimeters behind his/her front legs.
2. Length: measure along his/her backbone from the base of the neck to the base of his/her tail.
3. Weight: if you do not know the weight of your cat, weigh yourself holding and not holding your cat. Subtract the numbers, and now you have your cats weight.


Environment setup and the Derby tools
ij, sysinfo, and dblook are tools that can be used in an embedded or a client/server environment. The import and export utilities and database class loading utilities are database-side utilities, which means that they run in the same JVM as Derby (e.g. on the Server). This means when used in a client/server environment all files imported, exported, or loaded must be local to the Server machine.


A Day of Botanical Art Techniques for All Levels
by Deb Shaw
Sunday, January 27, 2019 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Cost, BAGSC Members: $50 Non-Members: $60
Register online at: _URL_ Bring your own lunch or purchase from the Arboretum Café.
 1. Creating 3D forms by light to dark shading in graphite
 2. How to do a watercolor wash
 3. Easy color mixing in watercolor (NEW—just added!)
 4. Dry brush techniques (NEW—just added!)
 5. Using pen and ink in scientific illustration
 6. Drawing with silverpoint
 7. Color pencil techniques in botanical art
 8. Labeling your painting with calligraphy
 9. Creating 3D forms by light to dark in watercolor
 10. How to draw a leaf in graphite
 11. Using mixed media in scientific illustration
 12. Graphite tips and tricks
 13. Perspective for plants
 14. Watercolor pencil techniques
 1. Cristina Baltayian
 2. Diane Daly
 3. Akiko Enokido (NEW—just added!)
 4. Sally Jacobs
 5. Lesley Randall
 6. Olga Ryabtsova
 7. Gilly Shaeffer
 8. Deborah Shaw
 9. Ellie Yun-Hui Tu
Questions about the Workshop? Contact the BAGSC Education Chair.
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Lips are a very delicate and important part of the human face as a beautiful and healthy lip acts as an icing on the cake. But, it is also true because of its delicate nature, it requires a lot of care and maintenance.
The face is the apple of one's eye and one cannot tolerate if any damage occurs to it, in front of their eyes. There is a very common issue that arises with the lips is the bleeding, which can make you a standing joke among the crowd. Bleeding lips not only gives an ugly look, but it is also very painful and irritating.
What can be the causes behind a bleeding lip? It is a common question of many, the causes or the secret behind the lip bleeding are:
1. Skin infection:
If there is an infection in the skin of a person then there are possible chances that lips will be affected as it is a delicate part of the skin. It is generally caused due to inflammation in the skin, which can affect the entire skin of the body or any one part. If you have any symptoms of skin infection, then you must go for medical care.
2. Lip injury:
It is a very normal reason that bleeding may occur when the lips get injured. If the living body part of a person is injured then it is obvious that it causes bleeding. Lip injury is not to worry cause as it can be treated and cured with the application of antiseptics and ointments.
3. Oral cavity cancer:
Lip is a very important part of the oral cavity of a human, hence, if a person suffers from the cancer of the oral cavity, then the lips are also equally affected. Even, of the major symptoms of this cancer includes sore and bleeding lips.
When it comes to the problem of cancer, it is recommended to get medical treatment as soon as possible. The treatment is available for this issue, including radiation and many others.
4. Surgical wound:
If there is, any wound on the body of a person then it is obvious that bleeding will occur from that point. These wounds are often caused due yo surgery, which may be due to strong medicines which are induced because of the surgical process.
These wounds which are caused due to surgery are referred as surgical wounds. One of the causes of bleeding of the lip is this surgical wound and it should be treated with care so that it gets completely cured.
5. Allergic reaction:
As it is noted before that lips are very delicate part of humans, which makes it weak when it comes to allergic reaction. If your lips are suffering from the allergic reaction, then it will bleed. Actually, this reaction is a response or the immune system to a particular allergen, in simple words, the struggle of the immune system with harmful allergens causes allergic reactions.
It is a very common phenomenon and its severity can range from mild to life-threatening. It can be classified as skin allergy and food allergy, it is very important to get proper medical attention if bleeding is occurring due to this reason.
6. Lip cancer:
One of the major symptoms of lip cancer is the bleeding from the lips. This type of cancer is a very rare form of cancer and is treatable with ease if caught at a very stage. This cancer occurs due to an uncontrollable growth of cancer cells in the lips of a person. It is very important to go through medical soon because with time it penetrates deeper into the oral cavity.
7. Skin cancer:
During a skin cancer, any part of the skin is affected and many times, bleeding from the lip is a major symptom because it is attacked first by the cancer cells. Before this cancer captures the whole body, it is advised to go through the required medical care.
Can you imagine your face without lips? Of course not, as a maximum of your daily tasks is performed with the assistance of lips only including, eating, talking, drinking and many others. So, it is very important to provide proper care for them as to get a revived and healthy one.


Bumper Color Mismatch & Variation: 6 Causes
PPG helps answer body shop customers' concern as to why the factory original color doesn't always match the rest of the vehicle.
Collision repair shops occasionally run into the situation where a customer complains that the color of their bumper doesn't match the rest of the vehicle—or repair shop owners sometimes need to explain why blending may be required in order to create an invisible repair that'll match even better than the factory original.
Trying to conjure up a simple explanation that's simple and straightforward enough to satisfy a customer's concern isn't always an easy proposition. To effectively educate the customer…it's essential to convey a good grasp of the underlying causes of why OEM bumpers often don't match the rest of the vehicle. Basically, there are four common reasons for an OEM bumper mismatch.
 1. A color can vary depending on the substrate on which it is painted. For example, the evaporation rate for solvent varies over metal or plastic. A longer rate gives a flake pigment additional time to "float" and can darken the "face" of the color.
 2. The body was painted on a production line at the factory, while other parts, such as the bumper and trim, were painted with a different application method at another location.
 3. Slight adjustments can be made during application creating a lighter or darker color, or causing the metallics or mica elements to lay down differently.
 4. Light reflects differently on curved and flat surfaces causing the appearance of a color shift.
Not all bumper-to-body color mismatches can be blamed on the factory and the many variables involved in applying OEM finishes. There are occasions when the body and the bumper are painted at the same time, with the same paint, yet the colors turn out differently. The causes are related to some fundamental differences in the properties of the two substrates.
First, unless specially treated, plastics are good electrical insulators, so they can build up a static charge when wiped down during surface preparation. If the static is not discharged, it can migrate into the paint film. If the color contains a metallic, the charge can force the metallic flakes apart and change their alignment. The result is a shift in the color or darkening on the "face". The best way to tackle this problem is to make sure any static charge is removed with an anti-static wipe before applying the color.
The Second major cause lies in the thermal conductivity of the substrates. If you have sprayed solvent onto a metal panel on a warm day, you may have noticed how the panel cools down significantly as the solvent evaporates. The solvent is pulling the heat out of the panel as it evaporates and as a result, speeds up the drying process. This doesn't occur as much with plastic since it is a good insulator. As a result, the same paint may evaporate at a different rate on plastic than metal. This increase in the evaporation time gives metallic flakes longer to "float" in the film which can darken the "face" slightly. This can be compensated for using the techniques discussed in an earlier Repaint Reporter article entitled "Vanishing Act" (Vol. 65, No. 1).
To view past issues of the Repaint Reporter, please visit _URL_ and click on Refinish News.


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The forthcoming OpenSciEd High School chemistry course combines physical science and Earth and space science NGSS performance expectations as a way to engage students in developing understandings around energy and matter. Learn about the focus of the five units that make up this course and their associated performance expectation bundles to see how the three dimensions are used as a way to authentically engage students in making sense of both physical science and earth and space science related phenomena and design solutions. In the session, we will highlight how anchoring phenomena of the first unit, typically associated with earth and space science, helps students make sense of the particulate nature of matter, energy transfers in earth systems, feedback loops, and human interactions with their environment. An in-depth examination of the performance expectation bundles for the following four units will help illustrate the learning progressions students will follow to develop progressively more complex models of the particle nature of matter, its properties, and its interactions using the lenses of all crosscutting concepts, in particular, patterns, energy and matter, structure and function, and stability and change.
Incorporation of earth and space science NGSS performance expectations within a chemistry curriculum supports student engagement in and sensemaking of chemistry concepts around properties and interactions of matter and energy.
Nicole Vick (Northwestern University: No City, No State), Dan Voss (Northwestern University: Evanston, IL), Michael Novak (Northwestern University: Evanston, IL), Tara McGill (Northwestern University: Evanston, IL)


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Definition of Mutuel
1. a system of betting on races [n -S]
Click the following link to bring up a new window with an automated collection of images related to the term: Mutuel Images
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mutuel
Literary usage of Mutuel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Evolution of Credit and Banks in France from the Founding of the Bank of by André Liesse (1909)
"The characteristic of the Credit Agricole mutuel is to give a mutual basis to credit; to offer as security to the lender the joint responsibility of a..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... France the Credit Agricole mutuel represents a development of the Raiffeisen idea. Small local societies had been doing business with moderate success,..."
3. Rural Credits, Land and Cooperative by Myron Timothy Herrick, R. Ingalls (1914)
"Long-term Loans to Associations through Credit Agricole mutuel.—Long-term Loans to Individuals.—Two Methods of Amortization. MUCH private property was..."
4. Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes (1901)
"And if the simple fact that betting with bookmakers takes custom away from the guichets of the Pari mutuel were a sufficient objection to it,..."
Other Resources Relating to: Mutuel

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| Food Composition Data: A User's Perspective (1987) |
Food Composition Data Are Important
Food is a major component of man's environment. Data on what is actually in foods are critical to important activities of a great variety of individuals and groups including those involved with epidemiological research into disease patterns, government regulation formulation and enforcement, health assessment of individuals and populations, and national and international trade in foods.
Food Composition Data Are Currently Inadequate and Getting Worse
Current activities involved with the gathering and compiling of food composition data are for the most part isolated and often produce inaccessible, incompatible, inconsistent, and redundant information. Additionally, there are large gaps in the available data on what is in foods; data on many biologically important components of many commonly consumed foods simply do not exist. Moreover, very little information exists on the variability of food components and the attendant problems are almost totally neglected by data compilers and users.
Most food data bases are compiled for specific usages and often are unsuitable for other purposes. Thus, many of the data that do exist are difficult to find and use because of the limiting ways in which they are gathered, stored, and described. Interest in food components is expanding rapidly, as are the varieties of foods that are available and consumed. The need for access to more data on more foods is far outstripping the amount of data that are being made available.
There Is a Need for Co-ordinated Activity in the Field
The importance of food composition data and the relatively limited resources that are available necessitate a co-ordination of activity in the area. It is recommended that INFOODS pursue this goal by:
1. Serving as a focal point as it strives to set up a network of global communication between workers in the field.
2. Formulating guidelines for the various aspects of gathering, compiling, communicating, and using food composition data. This, of necessity, will include guidelines for methodologies for data gathering, data description, data storage and retrieval, data interchange, and data manipulation.
3. Pursuing the appropriate involvement of modern computer and information systems technology within the field of food composition data. Any such involvement must recognize that flexibility is a key element and that work in this area must be primarily directed towards providing the users with better tools.


Las cosas como son y otras fantasías
Las cosas como son y otras fantasías
Las cosas como son y otras fantasías
Anagrama Essay Prize 2020
Can art be morally condemnable? Or is art immune to moral judgement? Pau Luque argues that this is a false dilemma. Moral judgment is more complicated and messy than these two positions suggest.
Nick Cave's work, Nabokov's Lolita, and The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch are some of the guiding threads of this book, suggesting that the most fruitful moral judgment is one that is perched atop literary imagination, not one that searches for acquittal or condemnation. At the same time—based on a comparison between the key scenes in Irréversible by Gaspar Noé and The Piano Teacher by Michael Haneke—it makes sense to talk about art that is morally indecent. The difference that would mediate between imaginative narration and indecent art is the same one that would mediate between the imaginative narration of abject characters and the abject narration of imagined characters.
The essay also explores other issues related to imagination: what place should artists and the literary occupy in newspapers and magazines? Why is cultivating literary imagination a way of challenging a misogynistic cliché? How can we better understand what power means when we imagine it? In what way can the much-idolized and invoked concept of empathy hide ignoble intentions?
According to the jury:
"With this intelligent and entertaining book, Pau Luque constructs an argument in favor of imagination and a tribute to uncertainty and imperfection." —Daniel Rico
A "brilliant reflection on artistic creation and its ability to broaden our understanding of evil—and, consequently, compassion—invokes Nick Cave, Nabokov, Iris Murdoch, Felini, Shakespeare, or Cervantes..." —Joan Rimbau
Pau Luque
Pau Luque
Pau Luque (Barcelona,1982) is an essayist and contributes with media like El País and CTXT. He is interested in the crossing between philosophy, moral and literature. From 2014 he lives in Mexico City and is a researcher in Philosophy of Law in the Institute for Philosophy Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).


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Definition of Cutaneous allodynia
Cutaneous allodynia: Pain resulting from an innocuous stimulus to normal skin or scalp. The stimulus that triggers allodynia is not normally painful. The pain can be provoked by combing or brushing the hair, shaving, showering, wearing glasses or earrings. The pressure of a single strand of hair reportedly can feel like a jab with a white-hot knife. Cutaneous allodynia is believed due to a transient increase in the responsiveness of central pain neurons that process information arising from the skin. It is commonly associated with migraine. From allomeaning other + -dynia meaning pain.
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Insurance license renewal and initiation is an important process for insurers to consider. Each state has different processes and necessities that must be fulfilled in order for the renewal process to become satisfied. Understanding these requirements and complying with them is crucial. Here are a few things to keep in mind regarding insurance licensing:
1. Understand the Requirements for Each State
When initiating a license in a particular state, there may be different requirements for each state. For example, Georgia requires a citizenship affidavit and Florida requires finger prints. It is important to understand these issues and take note of them to order licenses correctly.
2. Follow Changes In Laws and Regulations
These are constantly changing in every state. If you are not properly informed of these changes you may fall out of compliance. For example, Massachusetts recently changed continuing education requirements to include three credits of ethics as well as changing the CE deadline to the producer's license renewal date (see here).
3. Take Note of Renewal Dates
It is crucial to take note of when these dates are upcoming so your licenses do not become out of compliance. When you forget to renew a given license, fees and penalties can follow along with them. Selling policies while improperly licensed not only can result in penalties, but also result in suspension as well as adversely affecting your reputation.
The insurance license process can be hard for businesses to manage with so many other priorities needing attention. The National License Compliance Group (NLC Group) can take care of these critical tasks for you and ensure you will never become out of compliance. With our specialized services offering email alert notifications and management dashboards to display license and appointment information, the license management process can be a breeze.


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The cost of inland water transport. Inland waterway transportation refers to the operation of passenger and cargo services between ships on rivers and rivers. Compared with coastal transportation and ocean transportation, it has a smaller tonnage. Its cost reduces the calculation cost of passengers and freight, and also calculates the transportation classification cost according to different types of transportation. The classification cost mainly includes the following types: passenger transportation for passenger passenger transportation and towing freight transportation; oil transportation for oil tanker oil transportation, towing Oil transportation; transportation is the tugboat. Hanoi transportation expenses are generally divided into shipping costs and port charges. The cost of the ship refers to the various costs of the ship, including the ship's staff, the extraction and repair costs, accident losses and other expenses. The port charges refer to the port charges that are borne by the transport vessel and the port charges of the external units. The cost of inland water transportation is calculated by month, quarter and year. Generally speaking, the cost of the ship should be collected according to different ship types. For ships with larger tonnages, single ship collection can also be carried out separately. When calculating the cost of transport classification, the cost of the vessel collected by type of vessel should be distributed among the transport categories.
Inland navigation is an important part of the modern integrated transportation system and one of the main contents of rational development and comprehensive utilization of water resources.
In recent years, the roads along the inland river have accelerated the pace of construction. The comprehensive transportation network along the inland rivers will be further improved, and a situation in which multiple modes of transportation coexist and compete with each other is taking shape. The development of iron and road networks along the inland river will undoubtedly divert the supply of inland navigation within a certain period of time. However, the modern economy has a large demand for transportation, and it is also diverse: various modes of transportation have their own advantages and disadvantages, each There is a source of supply for its existence and development.
Compared with railways and highways, the Yangtze River Shipping has the advantages of slow speed and weak timeliness. At the same time, there are advantages of low investment, large capacity, low cost and low energy consumption. The transportation of bulk and containerized goods without timeliness requirements, especially the need for stable quantity, continuous delivery can meet their needs, and the price is not high. Shipping costs account for a large proportion of the bulk of the bulk of the goods, inland shipping has a clear advantage.
Railway transportation has the advantages of high speed and high capacity. The shortcoming lies in the large investment in railway construction, the occupation of cultivated land, and the transportation cost is higher than that of water transportation. It is suitable for long-distance passenger transportation and medium-long-distance bulk cargo transportation with strong timeliness.
Road transportation has the advantages of high speed, convenient transportation, convenient and flexible. At the same time, highway construction occupies a large amount of cultivated land, transportation energy consumption is high, cost railway is higher, higher than water transportation, suitable for passenger transportation and medium-distance cargo transportation.
Therefore, fundamentally speaking, as an important part of the comprehensive transportation system, inland navigation will still play an irreplaceable role in the overall transportation system of the basin.


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Ginger and Apple Jam
Recipe type: Jam
- 2kg (4lb 7oz) peeled and cored cooking apples
- 700ml (1¼ pits) water
- 1.5kg (3lb 5oz) sugar
- 300g (10½ oz) finely chopped preserved ginger
- 5ml (1tsp) of powdered ginger
- 3 average size lemons
- Peel and core the apples until you have 2kg of apple flesh.
- Cut the apple into slices and place in a preserving pan.
- Put the cores and peel into a muslin bag and place that in the preserving pan.
- Add the water and simmer gently until the apples and soft and pulpy.
- Remove and discard the bag of peel and cores.
- Use an electric blender or beater to reduce the cooked apple to a puree.
- Add the sugar, ginger and the juice from the lemons to the pan and mix well with the apples.
- Heat and stir well until all the sugar is dissolved.
- Bring to the boil and allow to continue boiling until it reaches setting point.
- Transfer to warmed and sterile jars, then seal well.


Candle Lit Energy
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Grade Level: 7th - 9th; Type: Chemistry
During the burning process, potential energy in a candle is converted to heat energy. This science project measures the amount of heat energy released by a burning candle.
Research Questions:
 - How much energy does a candle release when it burns?
 - How much potential energy does a candle have?
In order to start a chemical reaction, you need to use some activation energy, such as a burning flame. The activation energy consists of potential energy being converted to a different type of energy, such as kinetic or heat energy. In this project, you can calculate the amount of calories of heat energy that a given amount of candle produces.
 - Hole puncher
 - Juice can
 - Stick or glass rod
 - Water
 - Large can
 - Can opener
 - Candle stub
 - Scale
 - Tin foil
 - Thermometer
 - Match
Experimental Procedure
 1. Punch two holes, one in either side of the juice can, near the top. Thread a stick or glass rod through the holes. This will hold the juice can above the larger can.
 2. Add 100 ml of tap water to the juice can. Leave the water for a few minutes so that it reaches room temperature.
 3. Remove the bottom of the larger can, so that it is shaped like a metal tube.
 4. Cut five triangular holes in the bottom of the tube, spaced as equally as possible around the tube. These holes will let air circulate to the candle so that it will continue to burn.
 5. Weigh the candle stub, and record its weight in grams.
 6. Stand the tube up, and place a candle on a piece of foil in the center of the tube.
 7. Use a thermometer to measure the temperature of the water in the juice can. Write down this temperature.
 8. Light the candle, and immediately place the juice can into the larger can. The juice can should by suspended by the stick or glass rod.
 9. Stir the water in the juice can with a thermometer until it reads ten degrees higher than the original water temperature. Then blow out the candle.
 10. Weigh the candle and record the measurement.
 11. Calculate how many calories of heat were delivered to the water. To do this multiply the mass of the water (100) by the number of degrees the temperature was raised (25). Then divide the product by the number of grams the candle lost during the burning process. This will show you how many calories each gram of candle released, and therefore how much potential energy each gram of candle has.
Terms/Concepts: Potential energy; Calories of heat; Law of conservation of energy
 - Easy Genius Science Projects with Chemistry, by Robert Gardener. Pp 65-67.


Get the CorDapp Template
When writing a new CorDapp, it is helpful to start from one of the following standard templates:
The CorDapp templates provide the boilerplate for developing a new CorDapp. CorDapps can be written in either Java or Kotlin. Sample code is provided in both languages throughout this tutorial.
Download the template
 1. Open a terminal window in the directory where you want to download the CorDapp template, and run the following command:
 git clone
 git clone
 2. Once you have cloned the repository you wish to use, navigate to the correct subdirectory:
 cd cordapp-template-kotlin
 cd cordapp-template-java
 3. Once you have successfully cloned the CorDapp template, open the cordapp-template-kotlin or cordapp-template-java in IntelliJ IDEA.
 If you are unsure of how to open a CorDapp in IntelliJ, see the documentation on Running a sample CorDapp.
Template structure
For this tutorial, you will only be modifying the following files:
// 1. The state
// 2. The flow
// 1. The state
// 2. The flow
Progress so far
You now have a template that you can build upon to define your IOU CorDapp. Let's start by defining the IOUState.


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Inference Based on Many Conditional Moment Inequalities
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In this paper, we construct conﬁdence sets for models deﬁned by many conditional moment inequalities/equalities. The conditional moment restrictions in the models can be ﬁnite, countably in ﬁnite, or uncountably in ﬁnite. To deal with the complication brought about by the vast number of moment restrictions, we exploit the manageability (Pollard (1990)) of the class of moment functions. We verify the manageability condition in ﬁve examples from the recent partial identiﬁcation literature. The proposed conﬁdence sets are shown to have correct asymptotic size in a uniform sense and to exclude parameter values outside the identiﬁed set with probability approaching one. Monte Carlo experiments for a conditional stochastic dominance example and a random-coeﬀicients binary-outcome example support the theoretical results.
Andrews, Donald W.K. and Shi, Xiaoxia, "Inference Based on Many Conditional Moment Inequalities" (2015). Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers. 2447.


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Dressing Problems: Poking, Stalling
Once your child is able to dress himself (usually by age 4 or 5), it is reasonable to expect him to do so within a specific amount of time (for example, 20 minutes) every morning. The following guidelines can help you deal with poking or stalling.
- Make sure your child is able to do the task you are asking him to do. Preschool-age children sometimes need some help.
- Establish a morning routine. For example, get up, go to the bathroom, get dressed, make the bed, and eat breakfast. This will help your child know what you expect. You might want to post the routine in your child's room on a dry-erase board as a reminder.
- Give your child enough time (20 to 30 minutes before breakfast) to get dressed.
- Do not allow the TV to be turned on.
- Have breakfast ready after the 20-minute dressing time. You may want to give a 5 minute warning before breakfast is served.
- At first, praise your child often for getting dressed by himself and on time.
- If time allows, spend some time after breakfast playing a game or reading a story.
- If your child does not finish dressing in the time you have allowed, have him stay in his room to finish dressing. Ignore stalling. Don't nag. If your child throws a tantrum, use time-out.
- If your child must go to school and is not dressed by 10 to 15 minutes before it is time to leave, dress him. Stay calm. Give clear instructions.
Written by E. Christophersen, PhD, author of "Pediatric Compliance: A Guide for the Primary Care Physician.".
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Last reviewed: 2010-08-09
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Following Tony Blair's recent visit to Kosovo, where he met nine children named after him, the middle names of the children have come to light. These paint a rather different picture. All nine children were given the name 'Tonibler' following Nato's intervention in the Kosovo war. However, three of the children also have the middle name 'Lyingbastard', two 'Destroyerofworlds' and three others 'Initfortheoil'. The ninth child's middle name is unprintable.
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Grow and Glow Workshops for Students
Looking for a hands-on activity for your students? This science and self-care activity connects mental wellness habits and taking care of plants. (Check out our latest Instagram post on this.) Your students will have a sensory experience planting a *spider plant and discovering the magic of soil, roots and leaves -- they won't even realize there was learning going on! It's like a craft project, horticultural therapy and an ecology lesson all in one!
Ideal for 5-17 year olds if you think they'd *dig* it.
*plants and pots depend on availability
What will mystudents experience and learn?
- All about the cool science of soil, roots, and the spider plant itself;
- How to care for their spider plant and other plants in general;
- A few new ideas about how to care for their own mental and physical wellness;
- The calming effects of working with soil and plants.
What comes in the kit?
- a spider plant (with multiple sprouts) in a galvanized steel pot;
- a white paint pen to decorate your pot;
- a set of mini gardening hand tools;
- kelp meal and soil infused with compost so you can fertilize and plant some more later;
- a colourful worksheet (paper or PDF).
Who is the teacher?
Sarah Peel is the right person to create a learning experience that connects your head, heart and hands! She is the Founder of Petit Soleil, but also an experienced classroom teacher with a degree in Environmental Studies. For many years she taught young people ecology, organic gardening and nature appreciation at the Community Garden of Friends, High Park Nature Centre, High Park Children's Garden, and the Boyne River Outdoor Education Centre. She has grown her own garden and tended to house plants for as long as she can remember, but over this year of the pandemic, she really became curious about the connection between mental wellness, self care, and tending to house plants. What recent brain and productivity science reveals on this topic is really stunning! Your students will be sparked by the magic (mystery + science) of plants and inspired to care for their mental wellness in ways that can last a lifetime!
Where and when does it take place?
Sarah will travel anywhere in the Durham District School Board. It requires about 1.5 hours (but can be augmented or trimmed to be 75 or 150 minutes). Workshops can take place in the classroom, or be adapted for virtual learning.
What are the safety precautions?
Masking at all times. Any protocols of the school will be followed.


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Three of the members of the Smithereens met in Carteret High School.
- The city of Rahway was originally known as Spanktown. According to legend, the name was derived from one of the prominent settlers being known for publicly chastising his wife.
- The Battle of Spanktown took place on February 23, 1777, when American forces under General Maxwell fought and defeated a British brigade. The American casualties were reported as 3 dead and 12 wounded, compared to 500 British dead.
- A mint in Rahway was the first in the country to print coins bearing the inscription E. Pluribus Unum.
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You can use views and a specific, trimmed-down page template to create blocks or pages containing widget content to be viewed in an iframe.
 - Views
 - Page and (optionally) views templates
 - Theme preprocessing functions (preprocess_html and preprocess_page)
 - CSS styles
 1. Define a path specific to widgets.
 Widget layout will be determined by a path on your site, which will contain your widget pages or blocks: for example,
 2. Create views for your widgets
 Create a view for each block or page of widget content, containing only the content you want to display in the widget.
 When creating views pages, make sure the path begins with the argument you're using for widgets.
 For example, if you are using the path /widgets/ for widgets, you might use the page path: /widgets/first-widget
 3. Copy your theme's page.tpl.php to a new template for pages containing any widget-related view. Menus, etc. should be removed from these pages.
 - Here's a sample widget-page template based on the Bartik theme (and named page--widgets.tpl.php):

 if ($page['content']['system_main']['main']) {
 $page_content = $page['content']['system_main']['main']['_TAG_'];
 // Widget pages: add 'parent' target to node links
 $page['content'] = preg_replace('//','',$page_content);

 Page wrapper, header, tabs, and other sections have been removed: only the main content will be displayed in the final iframe.
 Be sure to adjust this section to suit the main-content area of your theme, to preserve basic theme styling as desired.
 The widget-block class has been added to the block content so that the widget can be given a specific size, etc.
 - The example above is based on the suggestion found here:
 A line has also been added to add targets to widget content links, set to 'parent', so that widget links aren't opened inside the iFrame.
 4. You can also alter the views templates themselves as needed. The views template for standard widgets created as pages or blocks is views--view.tpl.php.
 5. Create a page for each of your views blocks, making sure to use your widget-specific path. Assign the blocks to their pages in Structure->Blocks.
 6. Use theme functions to assign a template and body class to your widgets.
 - In yourtheme_preprocess_page, assign your widget page template to all widget pages on the site, according to your selected path:
 function bartik_preprocess_page(&$variables) {
 // Check path to determine widget pages
 $pathargs = explode('/',request_uri());
 if (
 $pathargs[1] == 'widgets') {
 // Use template: page__widgets
 $variables['theme_hook_suggestion'] = 'page__widgets';
 Note that the line beginning "if($pathargs …" will need to be changed according to which section of your path is being checked, and its name.
 - In yourtheme_preprocess_html, add a class to the body of all widget pages for CSS styling (so that you can center widget content, etc., as needed).
 function bartik_preprocess_html(&$variables) {
 // Add a widget-page class to all widget pages, by path
 if (isset($variables['page'])) {
 if (
 $pathargs[1] == 'widgets') {
 $variables['classes_array'][] = 'widget-page';
 You can use additional paths and argument checks here suggest other templates based on size, etc.; e.g. /widgets/300x250/.
 Now your site's widget pages should contain only the views content you have created. (If you're logged in, you will probably see your administrative toolbar also.)
 7. Style your widgets as needed.
 Sample CSS (based on Bartik):
 - This rule may be useful in removing any page background you're using:
 body.widget-page {
 background: transparent;
 - Make sure default page styling doesn't interfere with widget sizing or placement:
 body.widget-page _TAG_, body.widget-page _TAG_-first, body.widget-page _TAG_-second {
 float: none;
 display: block;
 - This rule sets the widget block to a specific size, centered, with a white background and a rounded black border:
 _TAG_.widget-block {
 margin: 0 auto;
 width: 400px;
 text-align: left;
 overflow: hidden;
 background-color: _TAG_;
 border: 1px solid #000;
 border-radius: 7px 7px 7px 7px;
 padding: 5px 10px;
Once the pages are ready, just drop the a widget link into an iframe tag like this one:
(You may need to adjust the widget and iframe size in order to prevent scrollbars from appearing.)


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The mark consists of the silhouette of an airplane in a circle. Around the outside of the circle is a five-point star, the stylized phrase "HISTORY IN WOOD", a five-point star, and the stylized phrase "HISTORY IN WOOD".
Design plus words, letters, and/or numbers
Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
Stars, two, Stars - multiple stars with five points, Airplanes, Circles having letters or numerals as a border, Circles that are totally or partially shaded.


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Sounds like you are new to LabVIEW. First, understand that it is not a simple tool like Microsoft Excel, but rather is a full-blown programming language. There are lots of resources for learning LabVIEW, and here is one:
Those 9 steps go over just the basics of LabVIEW. You could skip step 8, but the other 8 steps are all very fundamental, and if you don't know those 8 steps well you are not going to be able to do much in LabVIEW at all.
If you already know another programming language, like C, you will find it easy to learn LabVIEW as in most ways it is the same as any other programming language except it uses graphics rather than text. If you don't have any programming experience, you are really starting from scratch and need to learn the basics of programming structures, data structures, and logic.
Once you know LabVIEW in general, to get started using the U3 in LabVIEW follow the 6 steps here:
I am looking to acquire sensor data (voltage signal) using LabJack and use it in labVIEW programming. I would like to know if there is any specific icon in labVIEW to acquire the data using LabJack.
The simplest way to acquire a reading from an analog input is with a call to eAIN:
See "U3 eAIN Example.vi" to get started.
and also about setting the sampling rate for reading the data.
If you use stream mode, the sampling rate is dictated by hardware. If you use command-response mode the sampling rate is dictated by software:
We suggest you use command-response mode first, and move to stream mode later if you have to. Check out "U3 eAIN Loop with Chart.vi" for an example of software-paced acquisition.


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Adaptation of the Proximal Femur to Skeletal Reloading After Long-Duration Spaceflight
Lang, Thomas F., et al. (2006). "Adaptation of the Proximal Femur to Skeletal Reloading After Long-Duration Spaceflight." Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 21 8: _PHONE_
We studied the effect of re-exposure to Earth's gravity on the proximal femoral BMD and structure of astronauts 1 year after missions lasting 4–6 months. We observed that the readaptation of the proximal femur to Earth's gravity entailed an increase in bone size and an incomplete recovery of volumetric BMD. Introduction: Bone loss is a well-known result of skeletal unloading in long-duration spaceflight, with the most severe losses occurring in the proximal femur. However, there is little information about the recovery of bone loss after mission completion and no information about effect of reloading on the structure of load-bearing bone. To address these questions, we carried out a study of the effect of re-exposure to Earth's gravity on the BMD and structure of the proximal femur 1 year after missions lasting 4–6 months. Materials and Methods: In 16 crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) making flights of 4.5–6 months, we used QCT imaging to measure the total, trabecular, and cortical volumetric BMD (vBMD) of the proximal femur. In addition to vBMD, we also quantified BMC, bone volume, femoral neck cross-sectional area (CSA), and femoral neck indices of compressive and bending strength at three time-points: preflight, postflight, and 1 year after mission. Results: Proximal femoral bone mass was substantially recovered in the year after spaceflight, but measures of vBMD and estimated bone strength showed only partial recovery. The recovery of BMC, in the absence of a comparable increase in vBMD, was explained by increases in bone volume and CSA during the year after spaceflight. Conclusions: Adaptation of the proximal femur to reloading entailed an increase in bone size and an incomplete recovery of vBMD. The data indicate that recovery of skeletal density after long-duration space missions may exceed 1 year and supports the evidence in the aging literature for periosteal apposition as a compensatory response for bone loss. The extent to which this compensatory effect protects against fracture remains to be seen.


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times of arrival – i.e. given the edge, then. The bottom panel of Fig. a shows the incremental construction of the diffusion tree shown in top panel: node is the root of the tree and the source of the information diffusion; at each time, node attaches to the previous tree constructed at time.
|diffusion tree. In case the tree is unobserved, is a diffusion scenario.|
|node in the diffusion tree (i.e. retweets).|
|directed edge in the diffusion tree, tweet is a direct retweet of.|
|time of arrival of node (timestamp of the tweet).|
|user that has emitted tweet.|
|local influence (i.e. number of followers) of user.|
Diffusion scenarios for retweet cascades. The diffusion tree is not observed for real Twitter retweet cascades, since the Twitter API does not expose the direct retweet relationships. Instead, it assigns every retweet in the cascade to the original tweet. Every retweet cascades constructed based on raw retweet information from the Twitter API resembles the graph in Fig. a. Due to this particular shape, we denote retweet cascades as stars. However, the API exposes the time of arrival of the retweets. We denote as a diffusion scenario any valid diffusion tree that could be associated with the observed retweet star – i.e., the edges in the diffusion tree respects the order of arrival of retweets. Fig. b shows four examples of diffusion scenarios associated with the star in Fig. a.
Constructing diffusion scenarios. Fig. b exemplifies a straight-forward method to enumerate all diffusion scenarios associated with the star in Fig. a. The node is the root node and it is published at time ; tweet occurs at time and it is undoubtedly a direct retweet of – a directed edge is drawn from to. Tweet observed at can be a direct retweet of either tweet or tweet. Therefore, at time there are two possible diffusion scenarios: with the edge set and with the edge set. Similarly, can be a direct retweet of, or, in either or. Consequently, at time there are 6 possible diffusion scenarios. The process continues until all nodes have been attached. For an observed star of size, there are associated diffusion scenarios.
Probability of a diffusion scenario. Given that in retweet cascades individual edges are not observed, we define the probability of an edge as the likelihood that emitted tweet as a direct retweet of. In line with previous work [\citeauthoryearCrane and Sornette2008, \citeauthoryearMishra, Rizoiu, and Xie2016, \citeauthoryearZhao et al.2015, \citeauthoryearShen et al.2014, \citeauthoryearYu et al.2015], we model two factors in the likelihood of retweeting: firstly, users retweet fresh content [\citeauthoryearWu and Huberman2007]. The probability of the edge decays exponentially with the time difference ; secondly, users prefer to retweet locally influential users, also known as preferential attachment [\citeauthoryearBarabási2005]. We measure the local influence of a user using his number of followers [\citeauthoryearKwak et al.2010, \citeauthoryearCha et al.2010, \citeauthoryearRizoiu et al.2017]. We quantify the probability of an edge as:
where is the number of followers of the user of and controls the temporal decay of the probability.
Under the assumption that retweeting events (i.e. edges) occur independently one from another, we obtain the probability of a diffusion scenario as:
Note that the above assumption of independence of retweet events is a strong assumption. Current state-of-the-art approaches [\citeauthoryearMishra, Rizoiu, and Xie2016, \citeauthoryearZhao et al.2015] for modeling retweet cascades employ self-exciting point processes, in which the arrival of one event increases the probability of future events. However, for our application of estimating the probability of a diffusion scenario it is the simplest assumption. Additional arguments in its favor are also that we are studying networks of events (in which each event is identified with unique user), not networks of users. The interdependence often observed in socially generated networks (like triadic closure) can be ignored in edge formation within a particular retweet cascade.
a.2 Computing tweet influence
[\citeauthoryearDu et al.2013] define user influence of a user as the average number of users in the social network who get in contact with the content emitted by. For retweet cascades the diffusion tree is not observed; it is impossible to directly measure user influence, apart from the root user. We define the tweet influence over a retweet cascade as the expected number of time it is retweeted – direct retweets or descendants in a diffusion scenario –, over all possible diffusion scenarios associated with the given star. Finally, we compute the influence of user as the sum of the influences of the tweets that authored. We see that the definition in [\citeauthoryearDu et al.2013] is a special case of our definition, in which the diffusion tree is observed.
Tweet influence over one diffusion scenario. Let be a path in the diffusion scenario – i.e a sequence of nodes which starts with and ends with. is the probability of reaching from. is the influence of and it is computed as the expected number of users reached from using a model of independent binomials to decide whether or not to take each hop in each path that starts with. Formally:
where is a function that takes the value 1 when the path from to exists in.
Tweet influence over a retweet cascade. We compute the influence of tweet over – all possible diffusion scenarios associated with a retweet cascade – as:
It is intractable to directly evaluate Eq. (13), plugged in with Eq. (10) and (12), particularly due to the factorial number of diffusion scenarios in. For example, there are diffusion scenarios for a cascade of 100 retweet. We develop, in the next section, an efficient linear time algorithm to compute the influence of all tweets in a retweet cascade.
Appendix B Efficient tweet influence computation
The key observation is that each tweet is added simultaneously at time to all diffusion scenarios constructed at time. contributes only once to the tweet influence of each tweet that is found on the branch it attached to. This process is exemplified in Fig. c. Node is added to a given diffusion scenario, generating 4 new diffusion scenarios at time. We color in red the nodes whose influence increases as a result of adding node. This allows to compute the tweet influence incrementally, by updating at each time. We denote by the value of tweet influence of after adding node. As a result, we only keep track of how tweet influence increases over time steps and we do not require to construct all diffusion scenarios.
b.1 Complete derivation of the recursive influence formula
Incremental construction of diffusion scenarios. Let be a diffusion scenario constructed at time, with the set of nodes. When arrives, it can attach to any node in, generating new diffusion scenarios, with and. This process is exemplified in Fig. c. We can write the set of scenarios at time as:
We write the tweet influence of at time as:
Note that in Eq. (15) we explicitly make use of how diffusion scenarios at time are constructed based on the diffusion scenarios at time.
Attach a new node. We concentrate on the right-most factor in Eq. (15) – the tweet influence in scenario. We observe that the terms in Eq. (11) can be divided into two: the paths from to all other nodes except and the path from. We obtain:
Note that a path that does not involve has the same probability in and in its parent scenario :
Consequently, is the tweet influence of at the previous time step. Note that because is necessarily the direct retweet of one of the previous nodes of the retweet cascade.
Contribution of. With being the influence of at the previous time step, intuitively is the contribution of to the influence of. Knowing that:
we write as:
An alternative interpretation for is the influence of over. Eq. (19) can be intuitively understood as the expected influence of over a newly attached node is proportional to the influence of over each already attached node multiplied with the likelihood that attached itself to. We obtain the formula of the the expected influence of a node over another node as:
b.2 Tweet influence algorithm
We define two matrices: matrix, with. Element of the matrix is the square probability that tweet is a direct retweet of tweet ; matrix, with defined in Eq. (20). Element of matrix is the contribution of to the influence of. Alternatively, can be interpreted as the influence of on.
From Eq. (20) follows the formula for computing iteratively the columns of matrix :
with the value 1 occurring on line. For each column, we compute the first elements by multiplying the sub-matrix with the first elements on the column of matrix. The computation of matrix finishes in linear time, after steps, where is the total number of retweets in the retweet cascade. Fig. 9 demonstrated the computation of the first four columns in. Algorithm 1 gives an overview of the efficient influence computation algorithm.
Appendix C Generation of synthetic data
This section completes and details the results concerning the evaluation on synthetic data, presented in the main text Sec. 5.1. This section details the construction of a synthetic random social graph (Sec. C.1) and the sampling of synthetic cascades (Sec


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Difference between African bee and honey bee
African bee vs honey bee:
Bees are fascinating creatures and their behavior too provides a rather interesting study. There are several types of bees of which the African bee and the honey bee are just two of them. Although they are very difficult to identify separately and do look very similar, this article seeks to emphasize the subtle differences which sets the two apart.
What is the African bee?
The African honey bee also known as the Apis mellifera scutellata, is known to be more defensive and hence, more aggressive than other. They are native to southern and central Africa and are also known as "killer bees" because of their aggressive nature. And yet, unlike wasps and hornets they can only sting once after which they die shortly. It was brought to Brazil as a result of an attempt to augment the honey production in the 1950's and the accidental relase of 16 queens in to the Brazilian environment resulted in their spreading throughout South America, Central America, and also, into the United States.
What is the honey bee?
The European honey bee, more commonly known as the honey bee is of the Apis mellifera speices and is considered as being more docile and gentle in nature. They were fist introduced to USA in the 1500's by European explorers and hence the name European honey bee came to use. The European honey bees are more popular among bee keepers because of their gentleness, the abundance of their honey production, storage choices and also, because of their colony splitting tendencies.
What is the difference between the honey bee and the African bee?
Both the honey bee and the African bee belong to the Apis mellifera species and in appearance too they bear a strong appearance to each other and one cannot easily tell them apart. And yet, the honey bee is said to be slightly larger than the African bee. Also, the honey bee and the African bee differ in their temperament as well. While the honey bee is more gentle and if their hive has been disturbed, they may send out 10-20 guard bees in response to disturbances up to 20 feet away. And yet the African honey bees are much more aggressive and will respond almost immediately once disturbed. And usually, once disturbed, they will remain agitated for several days whereas the honey bees will settle down in one or two hours. The African honey bees may send out several hundred guard bees in response to disturbances up to 120 feet away and while their stinging rate would weigh at _PHONE_ stings, the honey bees may rate at 10-20 stings.
While the swarms of honey bees are often larger, the swarms of African bees are smaller with fewer individuals in them. Also, while the European honey bee will nest in dry cavities above the ground, the African bees are known to nest in underground cavities with a high moisture content. And also because of the large colony sizes, the honey bee nests are easily detected whereas the African bee nests are often not.


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The Rosa Porrino is a pink coloured granite from Spain that is a reference granite all over the world. The Rosa Porrino has set the standards for pink coloured granites and opened a large market for this type of granites. Today, there are similar granites from different origins being commercialized all over the world, but the Rosa Porrino will still remain a pioneer for this type of granite.
Due to its fame and international recognition, this granite has taken several different names according to each supplier, market, project, etc. We present below some of these alternative names that identify the Spanish Rosa Porrino:
- Rosa Porrinho: the Portuguese name for the Rosa Porrino granite. There is a variation of the Rosa Porrino being extracted in Portugal.
- Porrino Pink: the English name for the Rosa Porrino granite, it is common to use this name on English speaking countries.
- Spanish Pink granite: a generalist name to describe the Rosa Porrino granite. If we talk about Spanish pink granite, we normally refers to its main reference: the Rosa Porrino
- Porrino granite: simply known as Porrino granite. Porrino is the town nearby where the Rosa Porrino granite quarries are located.


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Digitized by Harvard Museum of Natural History 2006.
Drawing includes eleven views of interior of plant including three cross sections; details are highlighted in green, orange, and yellow.
This orchid, commonly known as the Large yellow lady's slipper, Yellow moccasin-flower, Nerveroot, Noah's ark, American valerian, and Whippoorwill's-shoe, is native to northern North America.
This drawing is part of a series of botanical drawings created by the Blaschkas to reference in constructing glass models for the Botanical Museum of Harvard University.


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Carolina Youth Symphony
CYS prides itself on creating a community for young musicians, their families and the people that support their passion for music.
Carolina Youth Symphony strives to:
- Encourage pride and self-esteem in young people from all cultural backgrounds through their individual musical achievement.
- Create an atmosphere of discipline and appreciation of fine music our members will carry with them all their lives.
- Promote and enhance the cultural life of Upstate South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina through orchestral performances, community outreach programs, open rehearsals and recitals, and open music competitions.
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A CallableStatement is no different than other Statements in regard to whether related ResultSets are scrollable. You should create the CallableStatement using Connection.prepareCall(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency).
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Existing research indicates that improved student achievement in urban schools may be impacted by the strategic identification of school finances. Thus, the allocation of discretionary funds and the effectiveness of their use remains a critical element in school finance. This quantitative study examined practices that exist in the allocation of discretionary funds made by urban elementary principals. The study used a matched sampling methodology to provide an analysis of resource allocation in four schools in Good Standing and four schools not in Good Standing. The study found that principals in Good Standing primarily use their discretionary spending in the strategy Create Individual Attention as the primary means to create a high performing school. Further findings suggest that in order to create a highly individualized school environment, flexibility in spending provides principals with an opportunity to tailor the needs of their school more strategically. The findings offer principals, district administrators, and institutions of higher learning insights into the resource allocation practices of discretionary funds to create an individualized learning environment to improve student achievement particularly when enhanced by braiding school finance theories and practices.
Mascitti-Miller, Elizabeth, "Resource Allocation: Practices in Urban Elementary Schools" (2012). Education Doctoral. Paper 19.
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Rabbits and Hares can cause substantial damage as is common with animals that proliferate at an accelerated rate. Rabbits can be quite detrimental in that they have been known to chew through irrigation lines and carry many diseases such as tularemia, ticks, mites and others that can adversely affect humans.
Contrarily, rabbits provide an important food source for their prey animals and humans alike. They also provide an excellent source of fertilizer for the ecosystem.
Whether you are a suburban homeowner or a commercial grower there are many common positive and negative affects of the rabbits in your yard, gardens or landscaping.


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Role Play Worlds is a free to play, massive multiplayer online role play game. Built by the people of the community who are also the role players, and led and directed by the RPW Core in order to keep the organization and themes in line and for future expansion.
RPW Residents, is a term used to identify the active users that make use of the virtual world, they usually explore the lands on their own or join groups defined by a specific role depending on the theme, for example: Example City Warrior, where the role is to protect the city against other group attacks or make use of the weapons into a political dispute.
The world is divided by themes, called Realms, to suit the residents interest, so if a group decide to start an American Wild West theme, for example, they can purchase a virtual land (See Virtual Lands) and build over it, while other users can get another plot of land and place it near it and expand it and so on. This way each theme is self-developed by the same community. At this moment, the most active theme is the Gorean one (from the books of John Norman) a General Fantasy one and emerging futuristic themes like Star Trek.
Role Play Worlds makes use of an "in game" economy system based on PayPal. Each resident avatar is linked to a user specified email address that's used for the PayPal transaction. Any user can create an object inside the game, or design it on a professional 3D modeling software like Maya, etc, and sell it inside the game for other users to use it. Basically the system works as a shopping cart, when the buyer buys from the creator, the system reads the creator's email and sends the buyer to PayPal to place a payment to the creator's avatar email address for that article, and once the payment is done, Paypal sends a message back to the game with the success or failed information, and the system delivers the item to the buyer if successful.


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5S Best Practices Related to Seri (Sort)
The first 5S principle is Seri or "Sort" that advocates elimination of unnecessary tools, parts, and instructions by retaining only the essential items.
Some established 5S best practices in this area include:
- Red-tagging items not used, quarantining all such unnecessary items into one area, and disposing any items if they are not required for a period of one month. Chances are that an item not required for a month of smooth operations is not required in the first place.
- Establishing wastebaskets within four steps of an employee to encourage throwing away junk as the junk is created.
- Not allowing unnecessary items such as family pictures, post it notes, and other non-essentials posted on walls to keep walls free except for printed work related items.
Application of the 5S Sort principles bring forth many benefits such as more space, better employee communications, and easier arrangement of tools, for example.
5S Best Practices Related to Seiton (Set in Order)
The second of 5S principles is Seiton, which means "Set in Order" or "Simplifying." This principle advocates that there should be a place for everything and everything should be in its place. All work items should be set in clearly labeled established areas and arranged in a manner that promotes efficient work flow.
Some 5S best practices in this area include:
- Creating a 5S map of the department that shows location of all work stations, and storage areas of all tools and equipment.
- Using labels extensively to mark item storage areas, and outlining a tools diagram on boards.
- Using pegboards to hold the tools.
- Using low level boxes for items held in drawers.
- Keeping rarely used items outside the work area and using a check out sheet to log the in/out status of such tools.
- Using visual controls to identify the location of the items. For instance, a blue tape could indicate "store here," a red tape could indicate "do not move" and so on.
5S Best Practices Related to Seiso (Shine)
Seiso, meaning "Shine" or "Cleanliness" entails keeping the workplace tidy and organized by ingraining such habits as part of the work culture instead of making cleaning a periodic exercise. 5S Best practices toward this direction include:
- Cleaning the work area including equipments, floors, tables and cabinets, and making sure everything is restored to its place at the end of each shift using a checklist.
- Using a portable shine cart to store cleaning supplies and moving the cart from location to location during the cleaning activity.
- Documenting the specific procedure of cleaning required for each item to train the employees appropriately.
- Routine scheduling of painting and other non-daily maintenance activities.
Keeping the workplace clean improves safety and productivity, and impresses customers.
5S Best Practices Related to Seiketsu (Standardization)
5S "Standardization" or the Seiketsu principle of 5S, establishes consistent work practices through rules and regulations in order for everyone know their exact responsibilities. This entails establishing the 5S best practices of Seri, Seiton and Seiso as the norm in the workplace.
5S Best practices in this regard include:
- Setting a location, maintenance check schedule, cleaning procedure, and updating 5S maps whenever a new item enters the unit.
- Conducting regular training to refresh the employees regarding 5S knowledge and responsibilities.
- Creating a visual 5S Assessment chart that lists all the 5S tasks to be completed in a designated area, the frequency of the task, the person responsible for completing the task, and the tools needed for each task. Sorting this list in the order of the person, task, frequency, and tools, all in alphabetic order makes it easy for each person to find their own tasks and do what is required.
- Empowering workers to participate in the development of standards.
5S Best Practices Related to Shitsuke (Sustain)
The Shitsuke or "Sustain" principle of 5S is the maintenance and review of the first four standards. The responsibility is on management to maintain focus on the 5S principles to make them a part of the work culture and not allow a gradual decline to the old ways, after the initial zeal of the 5S implementation wanes off.
5S best practices in this regard include:
- Conducting periodic 5S audits that check not just compliance with 5S principles but the level of knowledge and awareness of employees regarding 5S stipulations.
- Developing a checklist for the periodic audit that incorporates all the 5S practices adopted by the unit.
- Making sure team leaders use the audit as a means to help employees through comments rather than convert the audit as a report card on 5S compliance.
- Encouraging employees by empowering them to find better ways to sort, set, shine and standardize.
- Developing a system of division of 5S tasks by team members themselves rather than team leaders assigning tasks.
- Creating a system of the employee signing off the completion of each task in the 5S assessment chart, and having team leaders review the same.
5S, in its core basic, utilizes common sense that many organizations may fail to apply when first using the methodology. 5S implementation in an organization brings about improved profitability, better service and safety standards, and improves efficiency.
- 5Sbestpractices.com 5S Sustainment Assignment Chart
- Hudgik, Steve. What is 5S
- McManus, Kevin. Top 10 Tips for 5S Success
- QualityAssuranceSolutions.com, 10 Rules of Lean
- 5S Wikimedia Commons


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Sunken motor boat listed on National Register of Historic Places
LAKE GEORGE —Deep beneath the ice on Lake George, a newly designated national historic resource awaits exploration by scuba diving enthusiasts.
The U.S. Department of the Interior has listed the lake's first-ever gasoline-powered motorboat on the National Register of Historic Places, making it part of an underwater state park called "Submerged Heritage Preserves" that includes boats from the French and Indian War.
The 45-foot long Forward, built in 1906, was owned by W.K. Bixby of Bolton Landing and St. Louis, a noted early 20th century industrialist.
"There are 80,000 properties on the National Register, only 300 shipwrecks," said Wilton's Joseph Zarzynski, an underwater archaeologist and founder of Bateaux Below, a not-for-profit group that nominated the Forward for the National Register.
"It's very rare to find something from the 20th century on the register," Zarzynski said. "It took 20 years to get this done. It's sort of like creating a fine wine. We had to wait a little extra time."
The Forward is historically significant on two fronts.
First, it marked the transition from steam to gas-powered vessels on Lake George that ushered in a "Golden Age of Tourism."
Previously, only the very wealthy could enjoy the "Queen of American Lakes." Gas-powered motorboats allowed a whole new group of people to discover its charms.
Second, W.K. Bixby was a nationally prominent businessman, the president of American Car and Foundry Co. and a friend of Adolphus Busch of St. Louis brewery fame. Bixby donated millions for a medical school at Washington University in St. Louis and his son, Harold, was the financial patron of Charles A. Lindbergh's first-ever trans-Atlantic solo plane flight in 1927.
The Forward was built by the Gas Engine and Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury & Co., Consolidated on the Harlem River in New York. That boat yard later became Consolidated Shipbuilding, one of the nation's most famous shipbuilders until it closed in the 1950s. The site produced military vessels used in the Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II. The Forward was one of the company's first recreational products. Continued...
"It has a niche in shipbuilding history," Zarzynski said.
After its closure, the boat yard — with 1,500 feet of waterfront — became today's Roberto Clemente State Park, a short distance from Yankee Stadium.
After the Bixby family's ownership, the Forward was operated as an excursion boat by Leonard Irish and Alden Shaw. In 1929, its crew made a dramatic rescue of eight passengers from the Miss Lake George tour boat that caught fire from a motor mishap and then sank. It's believed that in the 1930s, the Forward went down in the lake, possibly abandoned.
Divers first rediscovered it during the 1970s and Bateaux Below members relocated it in 1989, mapped the site and began trying to get it on the National Register.
Today, the boat rests in about 40 feet of 55- to 60-degree water about four miles north of the lake's south end and 1,500 feet east of Diamond Island.
"It's lying just like it went straight down," Zarzynski said. "About 40 to 50 percent of it is left. The bow is the most intact part. Sideboards have fallen apart. The two engines and twin-screwed propeller are there. It was one of the earliest gas engines."
He said nearly 750 people per year visit the site, which includes underwater signs.
"It's the heaviest-dived shipwreck in the lake," he said. "Its location is easy to get to. It can be enjoyed by beginning, intermediate or advanced divers. It's just like swimming into a museum."
"Submerged Heritage Preserves," free of charge, is the state's first underwater park for scuba divers. Other features are a 1758 floating gun boat called the Land Tortoise, a National Historic Landmark, and seven colonial bateaux known as "The Sunken Fleet of 1758."
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JL Dickerman. Gallstone formation associated with weight reduction. J Am Osteopath Assoc 1990;90(5):456. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.19188.8.131.526.
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Mar. 23, 1998 Engineers at the University of Toronto have developed a software program that could save the transportation, mining and manufacturing industries millions of dollars.
The software, known as EXAKT, indicates the optimal time to renew, repair or replace equipment, says Professor Andrew Jardine of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, one of the project's two principal researchers. The program, using mathematical models and equations, focuses on the equipment's current performance data as well as economic factors such as the initial cost of the equipment and estimated resale value of machine parts.
"This new software allows maintenance managers, for the first time, to combine risk assessment and economic considerations in terms of decision-making for industrial equipment," Jardine says. "The cost of replacing an item after it has failed completely will obviously be greater than replacing it under preventive conditions. It's not just a matter of running equipment into the ground."
Currently, managers considering parts replacement rely on one of two approaches -- the age-based technique that calculates equipment longevity based on the age of the equipment or the condition-based approach that relies on other measures such as the level of mineral-to-oil ratios in equipment.
Research was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Materials and Manufacturing Ontario, a provincial centre of excellence, and the Condition-Based Maintenance Consortium, an international partnership that includes various industries in Canada, the United States and Hong Kong.
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