App Tracking Transparency on Apple devices
How to respond to tracking requests in iOS, iPadOS and tvOS 14.5 — or opt out of app tracking completely.
What is App Tracking Transparency, and should you allow apps to track your activity in iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS?
So, you've downloaded the latest Candy Ninja: Battle Royale to while away a couple of hours on your iPhone or iPad, but the first thing you see when you open the app is a prompt: "Allow "Candy Ninja" to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites?" What exactly does that mean? What's the risk? What are the benefits? And why didn't your friend get that notification on their iPhone?
What is App Tracking Transparency?
Apple is always saying how much it values user privacy and data confidentiality. Within that paradigm, in January 2021, the developers of iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS promised that version 14.5 and later of these systems would support App Tracking Transparency.
For users, that means any app that uses device identifiers for advertising purposes, which Apple calls identifiers for advertisers (IDFA), must clearly explain why it does so and explicitly ask the user's permission. That permission request looks like this:
Tracking requests in iOS 14.5: "Allow App to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites?"
Tracking requests in iOS 14.5: "Allow App to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites?"
According to Apple, the request should clarify the relationship between app developers and device owners. If a hypothetical flashlight app or social network client collects information about your actions and passes it on to advertisers, allowing them to link it to you, you should not only know, but also be able to opt out.
Opting out does not affect app performance, so there's no downside in rejecting tracking requests. On the other hand, even if tracking is disabled, you'll still see ads; they just won't be personalized.
Responding to app tracking requests in iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS
To stop advertising networks from tracking you through iOS, iPadOS, or tvOS apps, select the Ask App Not to Track option each time you see the prompt.
If for some reason you prefer personalized ads or want to support developers in that way, choose Allow.
Getting rid of app tracking requests altogether
If you don't want to be bothered by tracking requests, you can turn them off completely. That is, opt out of tracking in all apps once and for all. It's easy to do:
 - Go to open Settings;
 - Scroll down to Privacy;
 - Open Tracking;
 - Switch off the Allow Apps to Request to Track toggle.
Why don't I see tracking requests on my Apple devices?
IDFA used to be handled under Apple Advertising -> Personalized Ads, which can still be found in the iOS privacy settings. If you turned off personalized ads at some point, Allow Apps to Request to Track was set to off by default. If you're not seeing tracking requests, that's probably why.
Apple versus targeting
Advertisers lie awake at night worrying about users turning off tracking. Some developers, such as those on Snapchat's team, are already working on ways to get around App Tracking Transparency, which in theory would allow them to keep profiling devices and their owners.
The changes are good for users, who can choose, among other things, whether to share private details and with whom. Another positive sign for consumers: The more platforms fret about data protection, the less likely our digital fingerprints are to fall into the wrong hands (no pun intended).
For non-Apple users who don't like nosy apps, we offer more options for safeguarding your online privacy.


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Garnish, an embellishment added to a food to enhance its appearance or taste. Simple garnishes such as chopped herbs, decoratively cut lemons, parsley and watercress sprigs, browned breadcrumbs, sieved hardcooked eggs, and broiled tomatoes are appropriate to a wide variety of foods; their purpose is to provide contrast in colour, texture, and taste, and to give a finished appearance to the dish.
In the classic cuisine of France, garnishes comprised any accompaniment to a principal dish—vegetables and starch dishes fell under this definition. Further, basic dishes could be varied by the selection of one of a codified array of garnishes. Under this system a chicken, for example, could be served à la archiduc, with a sauce of paprika and cream; à la forestière, with morels and potatoes, à la bouquetière, with an array of individually cooked, decoratively cut vegetables, and so on into hundreds of formulations.

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Mother's Day Earrings: Swinging Hearts
Jewelry, designed by CREATE YOUR STYLE TEAM, Austria
STEP 1: Cut 10 cm of the silver wire (1.2 mm) and bend it around a drinking glass as shown in the illustrations.
Repeat this step again to get another bended wire piece of same length and shape.
STEP 2: Form a loop on one end of the wire using round nose pliers and cut off the excess. Measure 4 cm in on the wire and bend it using a pencil or pen as shown in the illustrations. Repeat this step to get one more similar piece.
For Steps 3 to 4 and patterns, please download the PDF instruction.


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Unlimited Picture Puzzle game is an advanced version of all puzzle games in which users can create their own puzzle by clicking images via camera. It has an excellent user interface and comes with a number of pre-loaded puzzle choices with different difficulty levels.
1) Unlimited picture puzzlesCreate your own puzzle via camera or select image from gallery.
2) User can select difficulty level on its own.
3) User can select images from its pre-loaded collection of HQ images through coverflow.
4) User can see "Puzzle Image" in 'Easy' and 'Intermediate' difficulty levels while playing.
5) Different images for different age groups.
6) Hints and sounds are set according to difficulty levels for the users.
7) User can see all scores with their respective images played by the user. User is also allowed to remove any selected score.
8) Coverflow for easy selection of images.
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To can cabbage, clean and chop the cabbage, ferment it for several weeks, boil the cabbage, pack it into jars, and process them in boiling water. The supplies you need are 25 pounds of cabbage, salt, a rag, a knife, water, a fermentation container, a stove, pots and canning jars.Continue Reading
Rinse the cabbage in running water, remove the core and outer leaves, and shred the flesh.
Toss the shredded cabbage with 3 tablespoons pickling salt. Pack the salted cabbage into a large fermentation container, and press on it to release its juices. Squeeze and press the cabbage with your hands until it is submerged in its own juices, and there are 4 or 5 inches of space between the cabbage and the container rim. Cover the cabbage, and ferment it for four weeks.
Transfer the cabbage and its juices into a large pot, and place it on a stove. Boil the mixture, stirring often. Pack the cabbage and liquid into sterilized canning jars. Leave 1/2 inch of space at the top of each jar, and wipe the rims with a rag. Attach the lids, and process the jars in boiling water.


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Light vehicle: Example, how to calculate your vehicle licence fee
In the following example, a 12 month renewal is applied to a standard motor car (Tare weight: 1,650 kg - the weight of the unladen vehicle):
|Calculate your light vehicle licence fee||Fee calculation|
|Vehicle fee per 100 kg x Total weight (rounded up to the nearest 100 kg) / 100||$23.64 x (1,700 kg / 100) = $401.88|
|Plus prescribed flat fee $13.20 (12-month renewal: (discounted rate) = $6.60)||$6.60|
|Total vehicle licence fee (rounded to the nearest five cents)||$408.50|
- Prescribed flat fee for a vehicle for a period of one year is $13.20 discounted 50%.
- Any vehicle renewal term less than 12 months; calculation will be $13.20 divided by 12 then multiplying by the number of months in respect of which the renewal is paid.
- 6-month renewal: ($13.20/12)*6 = $6.60.
- 3-month renewal: ($13.20/12)*3 = $3.30.
- GVM = Gross vehicle Mass. kg = kilogram. cc = cubic centimetre, engine displacement.
- kW/t = kilowatt per tonne, 1 m² / S³.
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A few aspects of analise financial conditions enterprises of the Far East
The finance, taxes and book keeping
There are five groups of enterprises according to the activity characteristic functioning in the Far East. Each stage of the enterprises development is characterized by specific major tasks, which arose before the enterprises at the given stage. Every group has its own distinctive market peculiarities, specified levels of capital profitability and turnover, balance structure and reliability in connection with budget, credit institutions and state structures


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ERMS Implementation Project
A small team from Discovery & Delivery provided technical guidance and project management in the implementation of an electronic resource management system (ERMS) for CDL Shared Licensing and Acquisitions. The CDL ERMS uses Serials Solutions' 360 Resource Manager. A CDL implementation team led the effort from November 2008 to December 2009.
Implementation highlights included:
- Performed a risk assessment, which enabled the team to identify potential problems and to develop a shared understanding of project challenges.
- Saved time by convening expert subgroups to focus on specific problem areas such as loading & syncing data from multiple systems, and advising on workflow efficiencies moving forward.
- Co-developed a report to sync holdings between two systems to greatly reduce manually updating data in both systems.
- Developed robust workflows and defined clear ownership of tasks, which resolved ambiguities and made it easier to identify efficiencies moving forward.


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In the most of all statistical approaches in pattern recognition theories in remote sensing it is assumed that each probability density function of pattern classes can be approximated by the Gaussian probability density function. However, this assumption is not always appropriate in practice. The exact shape of class probability density function is supposed to be expressed as an original histogram. And if the shape of the histogram is largely different from the Gaussian function the classification results might include large error.
Therefore, there seems no need to persist in Gaussian probability density function as the only representation of class histograms. In other words, if there are other functions which can approximate the original histograms more accurately than the Gaussian function can, we would better to adopt one of those functions as a representation of a pattern class histogram.
From this point of view, a probability density function was expanded by adding another parameter to the Gaussian function so that it can approximate histograms more flexibly and still can include the Gaussian function itself as a special case.
The expanded function used here is a non-symmetric Gaussian function which has two independent standard deviations for each Side of the mode so that it can approximate the anti-symmetricity of class histogram.
In this paper some characteristics of the non-symmetric Gaussian probability density function were studied. Then the fitness to the original histogram was examined by chi-square test and compared with that of the conventional symmetric Gaussian function. The comparison between symmetric and non-symmetric function was accomplished also on the results of a test run.
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A computer system designed to analyse the motion of traffic has found a new role: tracking the movement of sperm to help in the treatment of male infertility.
Geoff Hobson developed the traffic tracking system while a professor at the University of Sheffield. He collaborated with Bill Holt of the Institute of Zoology in London to produce the Hobson Sperm Tracker which is now being sold by Hobson's Sheffield-based company, Sense and Vision Electronic Systems.
The sperm tracker can analyse live sperm via a video camera attached to a microscope, which is trained on a sample of semen. Alternatively, video recordings of sperm movement can be fed straight into the system's computer.
The sperms' motion is detected by comparing each frame of the video image with the previous one and registering the difference. The system displays the results as colour tracks superimposed over the microscope image. Information on eight aspects...
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Welcome back to another exciting section of REG where I will discuss everything you need to know as it relates to duties and liabilities of agents and principles. Here are today's learning outcomes.
- Explain the various duties and liabilities of agents and principals.
- Identify the duty or liability of an agent or principal given a specific scenario.
There are 4 main duties a principal has towards an agent:
- Compensation – fair and reasonable payment (doesn't have to be cash).
- Indemnification – reimbursement for losses incurred. The agent shouldn't be responsible for the cost of doing something on the principal's behalf.
- Good faith and fair dealing – must act in good faith and be fair towards the agent. Can't have unreasonable request.
- Act according to the contract – the principal should hold up their end of the deal.
Although the agent is acting on behalf of the principal, the principal can still be held liable for the agent's actions. Here are some examples:
- Agent was following orders – If the agent was told to do something and as a direct result the agent commits a tort (hurts somebody) then the principal can be held liable. For example, principal "A" tells agent "B" to build faulty equipment to save money. Joe gets hurts using the equipment and holds the principal liable even though they didn't make the equipment.
- Agent is incompetent (under-qualified) – If the principal hires someone who they know is under-qualified and has no idea what they are doing then a principal will be held liable when that person messes up.
- Principal doesn't do it's due diligence when hiring an agent – What if the principal doesn't know the agent is unqualified? Well, if the principal doesn't properly vet their candidates then they can still be held liable. Doing a simple background check can root out bad actors.
- Principal doesn't supervise properly – If the principal doesn't properly supervise the agent and the agent commits a tort then the principal may be held liable.
There are two broad categories of duties an agent owes to a principal:
- Fiduciary duty – Unique to agent/principal relationships.
- General/contractual duties – Not unique to agent/principal relationship.
Generally, contracts between two or more people don't bind those parties beyond the four corners of the contract. For example, if Company "X" buys from Company "Y" you wouldn't assume they are in partnership to do business together. This is where an agent/principal relationship differs from a general contract between unrelated parties.
Because there is a special relationship that exists between an agent and a principal there are additional duties that exist. These are called fiduciary duties:
- Duty to avoid self dealing – if Bob manages an investment account for Bill then he should act to help Bill as much as he can. Bob shouldn't invest money into accounts that have low returns and high fees just so Bob can make a profit.
- Duty to preserve confidential information – Spongebob has a duty to not give away the Krabby Patty secret formula because that would bankrupt Mr. Krab's business.
Other duties exist that aren't unique to agent principal relationships. These are general duties that non agent/principal relationships as well as agent/principal relationships have:
- Duty of skill and care – agent should perform work to the best of their ability using their skill and expertise.
- Duty of good conduct – as an agent you want to conduct yourself appropriately. although the principal can't control the agent's personal life you don't want to hire a banker with a gambling problem.
- Duty to act only as authorized – just because you're an agent doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. If the principal doesn't authorized you to do something then you have a duty to not overstep your authority.
- Duty to obey – agent's have a duty to obey reasonable orders from the principal.
This one is pretty easy:
- Agent's are responsible for their own actions.
Even if the principal tells the agent to do something illegal doesn't make it ok to do something illegal. The agent is always responsible for the torts they commit, regardless who they are working for.
- Know the duties of a principal – compensation, indemnification, good faith dealing, and follow the contract.
- Know the liabilities of a principal – principal can be held liable for an agent's actions.
- Know the duties of an agent – both fiduciary and general duties.
- Know the liabilities of a principal – agents are responsible for their own torts.
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After spending 80% of his income and giving 10% of the remainder in a charity, a man has Rs.46260 left with him.Find his income.
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Hint-Use how to convert percentage into fraction form. Let's take an example x% of y could be written as $\dfrac{x}{{100}} \times y$.
Let income of a man be x that is 100% of his income.
Now, he spends 80% of his income. So, the remaining income is $100\% - 80\% = 20\% $
Now, man gave 10% of the remaining income in a charity that is $\dfrac{{10}}{{100}} \times 20 = 2\% $ that means man gave 2% of his total income in a charity.
So, the total percentage of income man spends and gives in charity is $80\% + 2\% = 82\% $.
Now, percentage of income left $100\% - 82\% = 18\% $
So, the man has Rs.46260 that is 18% of his total income.
 \Rightarrow \dfrac{{18}}{{100}} \times x = 46260 \\
 \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{{_PHONE_}}{{18}} \\
 \Rightarrow x = 257000 \\
So, the income of man is Rs.2, 57,000
Note-Whenever we face such types of problems we use some important points. First we assume the 100% income is x then find the total percentage of income spent by man and also calculate the percentage of left income. We know the percentage of left income is equal to the amount left.
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Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin, U.S. Census Bureau
Minnesota Automated Reporting Student System
Description: Included in these computations are students who were enrolled at any time during the school year in grades K-12. Attendance data is generated from the End of Year MARSS database. Rates for each grade, school, or district are based on the portion of time a student was enrolled in that grade, school or district.
Enrollment numbers (n), based on October 1st data submission, are
calculated by adding together grades of K-6 (Primary) and 7-12
(Secondary) based on county location.
formula for attendance rate (%) is the Average
Daily Attendance (ADA) divided by the Average Daily Membership (ADM).
The ADA and ADM for each grade, school, or district are added together
and the resulting figures are used for each grade, school, or district
summary. (Grade level ADA/Grade Level ADM) *100 = Attendance Rate for
The attendance rate for each county at the specific grade levels are
then calculated by averaging the rates of attendance for that grade in
each individual county.
ADA is normally computed by taking the number of days a student was marked in attendance and dividing by the number of instructional days reported for that grade and school. ADM is normally computed by taking the number of days the student was reported as enrolled and dividing by the number of instructional days reported for that grade and school.
Slight variations in the ADA and ADM computations are made for students whose membership and attendance is reported in terms of hours.
Excluded from the counts are shared-time students, adult students, and students attending in other states or nonpublic schools for care and treatment purposes. (In the MARSS reporting system, these are students with State Aid Categories of 14, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 28, 98). Additionally, students enrolled in the Post Secondary
Enrollment Options program (attending college while enrolled in High School) are excluded from the computations.


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Backing up the OfficeScan Database
- Go to Administration > Settings > Database Backup.
- Type the location where you want to save the database. If the folder does not exist yet, select
Create the folder if not already present. Include the
drive and full directory path, such as
By default, OfficeScan saves the backup in the following directory: \DBBackupNote:
OfficeScan creates a subfolder under the backup path. The folder name indicates the time of the backup and is in the following format: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS. OfficeScan preserves the 7 most recent backup folders, automatically deleting older folder(s).
- If the backup path is on a remote computer (using a UNC path), type an appropriate account name and the corresponding password. Ensure that the account has write privileges on the computer.
- To configure a backup schedule:
- Select Enable scheduled database backup.
- Specify the backup frequency and time.
- To back up the database and save the changes you made, click Backup Now. To save only without backing up the database, click Save.


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Are you wondering whether squash and cucumbers can be planted together? The answer is yes but with some considerations.
Both plants belong to the cucurbit family, which means they share similar growing requirements and can be grown together in the same garden bed.
However, while their familial ties make them good bedfellows, there are certain aspects, like their different growth rates and potential disease transmission, that need attention.
As you venture into planting these garden favorites side by side, understanding the proper spacing, pest management, and support structures will guide you to a fruitful harvest.
Continue reading to learn more.
Can You Grow Squash and Cucumbers Together?
If you're looking for a way to maximize your garden space, you may wonder if growing squash and cucumbers together is possible.
The good news is that these two plants can be grown together in the same garden bed without issues.
Squash and cucumbers belong to the same family, the cucurbit family, and have similar growing requirements.
They both need sunshine, warm soil, and regular watering to thrive. Additionally, they don't cross-pollinate with each other, so there's no risk of producing a new plant with undesirable characteristics.
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Benefits of Planting Squash and Cucumbers Together
Squash and cucumbers are compatible and offer several benefits when grown in close proximity.
Increased Productivity and Healthier Harvests
Planting squash and cucumbers together can lead to healthier plants and a better harvest due to their complementary growth requirements and natural pest repellence.
These two plants share similar growing conditions, which can simplify garden management as they require similar soil, water, and sunlight conditions.
Additionally, their joint planting can lead to a natural form of pest control.
The scent of both cucumbers and squash can deter certain insects, such as aphids and beetles, potentially reducing the damage or destruction these pests can cause.
Over time, this natural pest repellence can contribute to healthier plants and a more bountiful harvest.
Biodiversity and Soil Health
Growing these two plants together can create a biodiverse garden environment that benefits both crops.
They contribute to the soil's nutrient content, particularly nitrogen, which benefits both crops and other plants grown alongside them.
Squash and cucumbers also have complementary traits that make them ideal gardening companions.
Their ability to vine allows them to spread across the garden, using available space well.
While they spread out, their foliage can help suppress weeds, which is beneficial for soil health and reduces competition for nutrients.
These traits contribute to their individual growth and the overall productivity and aesthetics of the garden.
The interaction between these two plants can lead to a thriving garden with healthy, productive, and visually appealing plants.
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Challenges of Planting Squash and Cucumbers Together
While planting squash and cucumbers together presents several advantages, it's essential also to be aware of the challenges that may arise.
Understanding these challenges can equip you with the knowledge to mitigate them effectively, ensuring a fruitful gardening experience.
Here are some challenges to consider:
Both plants belong to the same botanical family and are susceptible to similar pests and diseases.
An infestation might spread rapidly between the squash and cucumber plants, affecting your garden's overall health and productivity.
Regularly monitoring signs of pests and diseases and taking prompt action when issues are identified can help manage this challenge and ensure both crops' health.
Competition for Space
Both crops can become expansive as they grow, which might lead to competition for space if not adequately managed.
Their vines can intertwine as they grow, and their foliage can overshadow each other, potentially hindering sunlight access and air circulation.
Proper spacing and support structures like trellises or stakes can help manage this challenge.
By providing adequate space and support, you can ensure both plants have enough room to grow, access sunlight, and receive good air circulation.
How Far Apart Should Squash and Cucumbers Be Planted Together?
It's suggested to space cucumbers and squash 6 to 8 inches apart.
Planting them at this distance helps ensure adequate air circulation, which is beneficial in preventing diseases and deterring some harmful insects.
Start by planting the seeds of both vegetables at the base of trellises or other vertical supports, keeping the spacing of 6 to 8 inches.
Once the seedlings reach a height of 3 to 4 inches, it's a good practice to thin them out.
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It also significantly ensures that cucumbers and squash obtain the necessary resources for healthy growth.
Especially since cucumbers are heavy feeders with shallow roots, the adequate spacing helps mitigate competition for essential resources like water and nutrients.
Best Practices When Planting Squash and Cucumbers Together
When planting squash and cucumbers together, there are several best practices that you should follow to ensure a successful harvest.
Giving your squash and cucumber plants enough space to grow is essential. Squash plants can take up a lot of room, so ensure they have at least 2-6 feet of space between each plant.
Cucumber plants are a bit smaller, so they can be planted a little closer together, with about 3-5 feet between each plant.
As mentioned, space your cucumbers and squashes at least 6 feet apart to allow for proper air circulation and prevent disease spread.
Pest and Disease Management
Squash and cucumbers are susceptible to various pests and diseases, so practicing good pest and disease management techniques is essential.
One way to do this is to rotate your crops each year, planting squash and cucumbers in a different spot in your garden each season.
Keep your plants well-watered and fertilized to help them stay healthy and strong.
Squash and cucumber plants can benefit from support structures like trellises or cages. This can help keep the plants off the ground, preventing disease and making harvesting easier.
When choosing a support structure, select one that is sturdy enough to hold the weight of your plants as they grow.
You can also use natural materials, such as bamboo or twine, to create your support structures.
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Planting cucumbers and squash side by side is entirely doable and can benefit your garden.
It's essential to acknowledge that both plants can spread across your garden. So, give them enough room to grow without crowding each other.
With thoughtful planning and care, growing cucumbers and squash together can be a straightforward and effective way to make the most of your garden space and enjoy a bountiful harvest!


Elastic Beanstalk is a one-stop shop for Ruby on Rails developers to publish their apps. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to first commit your app to AWS CodeCommit so that you can then publish over to EB.
There are a lot of steps so here's a high-level overview:
 - Create a Group and attach policies that grant you access to CodeCommit.
 - Add users to the group.
 - Create a CodeCommit repository.
 - Configure your local computer to work with AWS.
 - Create a local profile on your computer to connect to your CodeCommit repo (using Git).
Managing Users & Access
Step 1 - Create a Group
Groups are utilities that help you establish permissions to a group of users. As a first step, visit the Groups section within Identity and Access Management (IAM) console and create a new group.
Select Create a new Group
Step 2 - Attach Policies to Your Group
Once you've created a group, you'll need to grant access. Here are a few policies I offer to CodeCommit contributors.
 - AWSCodeCommitFullAccess offers full access to CodeCommit.
 - IAMSelfManageServiceSpecificCredentials allows developers a way to authenticate using git credentials.
 - IAMUserSSHKeys enables users to authenticate using SSH credentials.
 - IAMReadOnlyAccess provides IAM read-only access.
This is what your group should look like.
CodeCommit Groups
Source: Setting Up Code Commit
Step 3 - Create a user
If you haven't created a user yet, visit IAM on AWS console and create a new user with Access Keys.
Create a new user
Step 4 - Add users to your group
The next step is to add your users to this specific group using the IAM AWS console.
Managing CodeCommit
Step 5 - Create a CodeCommit Repo
You will need to make sure that you've created a repository for your code. Visit the CodeCommit section of the AWS Console to create your git repo.
Create Repo
Make sure you get the URL of the repo. It will look something like this:
Configuring Your Local Environment
The first step to configuring your local environment is to install the AWS client libraries. In order to keep things up-to-date and organized, I use Homebrew to manage my libraries. If you're not familiar with Homebrew, I suggest you How to Install AWS Client using Homebrew.
Step 6 - Download AWS Client
Once you've installed homebrew, download the AWS commnd-line interface.
brew install awscli
Step 7 - Download AWS Elastic Beanstalk Client
Amazon Web Services offers multiple command-line clients. Now that you've installed awscli it's time to install Elastic Beanstalk command-line interface
brew install awsebcli
Managing User Profiles
Step 8 - Managing User Profiles
You first need to make sure that you've configured your AWS client account by creating a user profile.
Read this tutorial for further instructions.
Spelling it out, you will actually need to create two users.
The first user is your IAM user account (which we completed in steps 1-4). The second user is your git user. You create a git user account by visiting User > myuser > Security Credentials.
The url looks like this with changes to MY_REGION and MY_USER_NAME.
At the bottom of the Security Credentials tab, you will find a section where you can create a git user.
Git username
Managing Git
Step 9 - Configuring Git
Once you've created a user profile, then you can connect it to Git using the credential helper.
The AWS credential helper will connect your CodeCommit Profile
git config --global credential.helper '!aws --profile myawsprofile codecommit credential-helper $@'
Tell AWS that you want to use HTTPS instead of git.
git config --global credential.UseHttpPath true
Step 10 - Download your repo
git clone _URL_
Troubleshooting Mac OS X
If you run into a problem like this and you're on a Mac, it probably has to do with Apple's Keychain Access. I suggest you use SSH (instead of HTTPS) to log in.
fatal: unable to access '_URL_ The requested URL returned error: 403
READ the section Steps to Clone Your Repository.
Clone your repo.
You can get your public SSH key to upload by typing:
nano ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
or you may have created a custom RSA public key.
If you do not have an RSA public key, then read Step 3 from this AWS Doc
This will configure your system using awsebcli.
nano eb init
Your Public key will likely be stored here.
nano ~/.ssh/aws-eb.pub
nano ~/.ssh/config
Host git-codecommit.*.amazonaws.com
 IdentityFile ~/.ssh/codecommit_or_name_you_picked
Publish to Elastic Bean Stalk
In Part 2, we'll focus on how to publish from CodeCommit to Elastic Beanstalk.


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Verb: stretch strech
Noun: stretch strech
- Occupy a large, elongated area
"The park stretched beneath the train line";
- stretch along
- Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
"Stretch your legs!";
- Make longer or of full length; remove folds by pulling
"stretch out that piece of cloth";
- unfold, stretch out, extend
- Become longer by being stretched and pulled
"The fabric stretches"
- Make long or longer by pulling and stretching
"stretch the fabric";
- Lie down comfortably
"To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass";
- stretch out
- Pull in opposite directions
"During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
- Extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
"Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
- Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- load, adulterate, dilute, debase
- Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
"stretch the soup by adding some more cream";
- Extend one's body or limbs
"Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours";
- stretch out
Adjective: stretch strech
- A large and unbroken expanse or distance
"a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
- The act of physically reaching or thrusting out
- reach, reaching
- (racing) a straightaway section of a racetrack
- Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
- Extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
"running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"
- An unbroken period of time during which you do something
"there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary";
- The capacity for being stretched
- stretchiness, stretchability
- Having an elongated seating area
"a stretch limousine"
- Easily stretched
Derived forms: stretching, stretched, stretches
See also: elastic, long
Type of: be, broaden, change form, change shape, continuance, corrupt, deform, draw, duration, elasticity, exercise, exercising, expanse, extend, extension, force, grow, increase, lengthen, lie, lie down, motility, motion, move, movement, physical exercise, physical exertion, pull, snap, spoil, straight, straightaway, strain, tense, tense up, widen, workout
Part of: racecourse, racetrack, raceway, track


Definition of: 486
The fourth generation of the Intel x86 family of CPU chips. The term may refer to the chip or to a PC that used it. Introduced in 1989, it was the successor to the 386 and the first chip in the line to include a built-in math coprocessor. Providing acceptable performance for DOS, it was bare minimum for Windows. Later versions of the chip doubled and tripled internal speeds (see DX2 and DX4). See OverDrive CPU, PC and x86.
Technical Specs
Type: 32-bit multitasking microprocessor
Transistors: 1,100,000 to 1,200,000 (1.0 micron)
Package: 168 or 169-pin PGA
Registers: 32 32-bit


Purpose: How to write a GlideRecord loop to batch update Records in ServiceNow using a Functional Programming style
Use: Use this script in a Server Script. Typically this will be used in a Background Script, Scheduled Job, or Fix Script in order to execute a batch operation to fix records, particularly after a data import, system upgrade, or app upgrade. In the following example, a fix could be applied to every incident record and a comment added to annotate the fix.
 * Applies the callback function to each incident record
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 * _USER_ {Function} callback - Callback function applied to each incident record
function forEachIncident(callback) {
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 * _USER_ {GlideRecord} incident - An Incident GlideRecord instance
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Identification and occurrence of Australian Armillaria species, including A. pallidula sp.nov. and comparative studies between them and non-Australian tropical and Indian Armillaria.
Interfertility studies with single-basidiospore isolates showed that the Australian species A. luteobubalina, A. novae-zelandiae, A. fumosa, A. hinnulea and A. pallidula sp.nov. are biological species. Single-basidiospore isolates of A. novae-zelandiae from Australia and New Zealand were interfertile, confirming the occurrence of this species in both countries. The occurrence of A. novae-zelandiae, A. fumosa and A. hinnulea in New South Wales and Queensland and A. luteobubalina in South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland is documented. The host range of the latter species has been extended. A. pallidula is described from a plantation of Pinus caribaea on a former subtropical eucalypt forest site in Queensland. The affinities between it, other Australian species, the tropical species A. fuscipes, A. fellea, A. mellea var. camerunensis and a number of Indian species of Armillaria are considered. Detailed descriptions of the micromorphological features of A. fuscipes and A. fellea are given.


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Analysis of EPICAC
A short story written by Kurt Vonnegut
The short story EPICAC is written by Kurt Vonnegut. It is a fictional text about a very intelligent and expensive computer, EPICAC, built by Dr. Ormand Von Kleigstadt to solve complex worldly problems. The narrator works with EPICAC on the night shift along with another mathematician; Pat Kilgallen, whom the narrator wishes to marry, but because of his lack of romance and poetic skills she keeps turning him down. That is how one day the narrator "invents" a number-for-letters code explaining his real problem in life to EPICAC. EPICAC recognizes the code and answers to it. The narrator wins Pat's hand in marriage because of the poetry EPICAC has written to her, but because the
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That is when the narrator realizes how grateful he is that EPICAC was his friend - and maybe that is why the story tributes EPICAC so beautifully.
The language used in the story is informal and there is no use of complex syntax or difficult vocabulary - in fact it is quite the opposite. With swearwords like hell and a use of irony and sarcasm between the narrator and Pat, the language and tone causes a sense of a relaxed relationship between the characters and adds a humoristic side to the otherwise almost sad story about EPICAC's lost love and unrealistic dream.
Furthermore the tone helps to create a certain relationship, in particular between Pat and the narrator, and the reader obtains insight and knowledge about the different dreams of the two of them.
My first impulse when I finished reading the short-story was "what is the difference between man and machine really?" and that is why I believe there is a certain purpose with the story; to make the reader reflect on whether the narrator deserves Pat's love more than EPICAC does. Ergo could the message be something about where development and technology are headed and furthermore to what extent love can be explained. Exactly because the narrator had to trick and lie his way out of his conversation with EPICAC and by that justify why he deserved her, it makes you wonder; how come just telling the truth wasn't enough?
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Whether you are starting fresh in CloudBees CD/RO or learning a new concept, you can use the hierarchy menu to learn about the CloudBees CD/RO object model structure and product capabilities. This is a wizard-like menu that aids in application, microservice, and environment modeling in CloudBees CD/RO, by helping you to visualize the relationships between objects in a project and coaching you along the way by indicating the next required actions. This menu provides an easy-to-understand view of the model structure and where you are within it, highlights missing pieces, and streamlines navigation across objects.
The hierarchy menu is available in the Application Editor, the Microservice Editor, the Environment Editor, pipelines, and releases.
To view the hierarchy menu for a project, open the Application Editor, the Microservice Editor, or the Environment Editor in that project. The hierarchy menu is expanded and visible by default. The following examples show the hierarchy menu:
The content of the menu dynamically updates when you create or edit an application, microservice, or environment. Child objects that are not configured do not have actions enabled.
Certain actions, such as selecting Requires Setup +, launch dialogs. Each of these dialogs has modal behavior, requiring that you exit it before continuing.
To collapse a menu, select Hide.
To expand a menu, select Show.
Every object with one or more child objects has a Collapse button or an Expand button to collapse or expand the visibility of its child objects.
The following example shows the Collapse button:
The following example shows the Expand button:
Some objects, or rows, contain a popover menu, that is only visible when you hover over the object.
The following is an example of the popover menu:
The following example shows the expanded menu after you select the popover menu :
The menu provides all actions that are available in the visual editor canvas for that object.
Some objects, or rows, have an Add button that is only visible when you hover over the object:
Select Add to open the dialog to add an object.
If an object is editable in a visual editor, the button appears next to it. For example:
The button opens the visual editor for that object.
If you have not completed the definition of an application component, tier map, or environment resources, the Requires Setup + button appears for the object that needs to be defined. The following example shows the button for an application component that requires setup:
The button opens the dialog for adding an application component.
The following example shows the button for a tier map that requires setup:
The button opens the dialog for adding a tier map.
The Application Run button opens the application runtime settings dialog that you can use to set up and start an application run. For example:
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- Basic Introduction: How to write a grant proposal and grant budget.
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- How to Write a Grant: Audio book download.
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Project: PWD and Recreation Division
This project was the final for JOUR-272 during the winter term of my junior year. It was exciting to learn more about the role these two parts of the government play in keeping the City of Galesburg clean.
Please view my stories and videos to gain a better understanding on what the Public Works Department and the Recreation Division do to get ready for the spring while fighting budget issues due to the economic downturn.
- Story One: Keeping The City Working Despite Shrinking Budgets
- Story Two: Understanding Differences Between Two Similar Departments
- Story Three: More Than 30 Years at the Parks Department
- Blog Post: Learning About an Under-Noticed Area of Government


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This is a brand new Canadian genealogy database from Library & Archives Canada.
In 1789, what is now the Province of Ontario was part of Quebec. It was divided into four districts: Hesse, Luneburg, Mecklenburg and Nassau. The Land Boards were created in 1789 to oversee land matters and facilitate settlement in the four districts.
This research tool includes more than 16,400 references to the Upper Canada Land Board records.


_USER_{NBERw13771, title = "What Accounts for the Rising Sophistication of China's Exports?", author = "Zhi Wang and Shang-Jin Wei", institution = "National Bureau of Economic Research", type = "Working Paper", series = "Working Paper Series", number = "13771", year = "2008", month = "February", doi = {10.3386/w13771}, URL = "_URL_ abstract = {Chinese exports have become increasingly sophisticated. This has generated anxiety in developed countries as competitive pressure may increasingly be felt outside labor-intensive industries. Using product-level data on exports from different cities within China, this paper investigates the contributing factors to China's rising export sophistication. Somewhat surprisingly, neither processing trade nor foreign invested firms are found to play an important role in generating the increased overlap between China's export structure and that of high-income countries. Instead, improvement in human capital and government policies in the form of tax-favored high-tech zones appear to be the key to the country's evolving export structure. On the other hand, processing trade, foreign invested firms, and government-sponsored high-tech zones all have contributed significantly to raising the unit values of Chinese exports within a given product category.}, }


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The Wilson's phalarope is a shorebird that breeds in the Northern Prairie Pothole Region of North America. It is a migratory species that migrates down to South America for the winter. In breeding they are found in clear shallow wetlands. It is the female phalarope which is larger and more brightly colored. She is the one in charge. She will choose her mate and territory and will defend that territory. Shortly after she lays her eggs she will begin to migrate south leaving the male to incubate the eggs and care for the young. While migrating back to South America they will often stop at bodies of salt water where they will forage for food by swimming in a tight circle. This forms a small whirlpool which helps to bring aquatic insects and crustaceans to the surface.
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The ability to dispose of an acute intravenous potassium load was examined in glucocorticoid-replaced adrenalectomized rats and in rats made insulinopenic with somatostatin. Adrenalectomy resulted in a significantly greater rise in plasma potassium concentration compared with controls (1.46 ± 0.11 vs. 0.92 ± 0.05 mEq/l, P < 0.001) despite the excretion of an identical percentage (47%) of the administered potassium load in 2 hr. Somatostatin-induced insulinopenia (insulin levels decreased from 37 ± 5 to 20 ± 3 μU/ml) was also associated with a significantly greater increment in plasma potassium concentration (1.51 ± 0.20 mEq/l, P < 0.001) compared with controls, despite the excretion of a similar amount (39%) of the administered potassium load. In animals with combined adrenal and insulin deficiency, the rise in plasma potassium concentration occurred earlier and remained elevated for a more prolonged period of time compared with animals with either adrenalectomy or insulinopenia alone. Conclusion. During acute potassium loading in the rat, insulin and adrenal hormones play an important role in maintaining normal potassium homeostasis, primarily by enhancing potassium uptake by extrarenal tissues.
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Rat poison bombs revisited.
Rat poison bombs revisited.
Media criticism.
July 11 2002 4:34 PM
Rat Poison Bombs Revisited
The Middle East story that refuses to die.
In a "Press Box" item posted earlier this week, "The d-Con Bomb," I questioned the veracity of reports in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Newsweek, Time, the AP, and other publications that Palestinian terrorists had been making their suicide bombs more lethal by adding rat poison—an anticoagulant in both rat and man.
The Israeli press, specifically Yediot Ahronot and the Jerusalem Post, addressed the rat poison bomb story with more skepticism than did their American colleagues. Soon after the early December bombings in Jerusalem, Yediot Ahronot reported that nearly all the poison in one of the alleged rat poison bombs was consumed by the energy of the explosion. In February, the Jerusalem Post disclosed that one of the bomb sites produced a false positive for rat poison because municipal authorities had spread rodenticide to control vermin and it contaminated the samples.
Still, it remains debatable whether or not Palestinian terrorists have added rat poison to their bombs, as Israeli authorities continue to insist. No forensic evidence has been presented, but the story refuses to die.
Let's assume for the purposes of argument that the juiced bombs exist. And let's assume that some of the rat poison survives the heat and pulverizing energy of the blast and makes contact with the shredded flesh of one of the victims. How lethal would the poison be? Listen to Hadassah Hospital trauma surgeon Dr. Avi Rivkind describe the device's effect on one patient to Newsweek's Joshua Hammer in the July 1 issue:
One suicide bomber sprinkled rat poison among his nuts and bolts, which acts as an often-fatal anticoagulant. "This 14-year-old girl was bleeding uncontrollably from every one of her puncture wounds," Rivkind says. The doctor managed to stop the bleeding by using a coagulant, still unapproved by the American Food and Drug Administration, which he has since used to treat several other bomb-blast victims.
Although none of the rat bomb stories names the specific rat poison being used, the most common anticoagulant rodenticides around the world are warfarin, chlorophacinone, diphacinone, and bromadiolone. Warfarin is the most ubiquitous rat killer, marketed in the United States (but not Israel) by Reckitt Benckiser PLC as d-Con. (A Reckitt Benckiser spokesperson phoned Slate in a howling huff earlier this week over the headline "The d-Con Bomb" because she thought it unfairly maligned her company's product. The fact that the piece argued against the existence of such a bomb was lost on her. In this piece we hope to mollify her by noting that the poison allegedly added to the bombs in Israel could be any one of the generic anticoagulant rodenticides named above.)
Anticoagulant rodenticides all kill by inhibiting the process in which the liver produces clotting agents in the blood. Over time, Mr. Rat eats too much rodenticide, loses the ability to clot efficiently, and finally dies from uncontrolled bleeding.
These anticoagulants are poison for wildlife, but one of them—warfarin—is a spectacularly great medicine for human beings when meted out in the proper dose. Marketed under the Coumadin trade name by Bristol-Myers Squibb and available in generic form, warfarin is routinely prescribed to "thin the blood" of old folks with circulatory maladies. If your grandpop has had a stroke, undergone heart valve therapy, or suffers from deep vein thrombosis (blood clots in the legs), chances are good he's taken lots of warfarin.
Humans take warfarin orally, just like rats, but its action on mammals is the same if taken intravenously—or if introduced into the body by sizzling shrapnel, a Washington pharmacist who declines to be named tells me. But, he disputes whether the latter method would have the effect hypothesized by Dr. Rivkin. A "sprinkle" of warfarin won't block clotting immediately. When taken in its daily therapeutic doses, which range from 5 to 10 milligrams, warfarin requires between two and five days to inhibit clotting. Warfarin sensitivity varies widely from person to person, and only in an exceptional case can signs of reduced clotting come in one day.
So, logic argues against adding warfarin or one of its chemical cousins to a bomb: The stuff is not quick-acting, and oral doses of vitamin K1 halt its worst effects. In fact, the reason that the anticoagulant rodenticides are so widely used is that they are so safe. (Scroll to the middle of this page for additional treatments.) So the only additional punch warfarin might lend to a suicide bomb would psychological.
Once again, I'm not arguing that nobody has ever set off a rat poison bomb or that the suicide bombers aren't capable of building one. But if they have, the evidence arguing for its existence is remarkably thin. And the evidence arguing for its efficacy is even thinner still.
So why has the U.S. press repeated the story so uncritically? In my last piece, I guessed that such a horrific story is, in the parlance of journalism, "too good to check." But what explains the story's origin in the first place? My guess is that the battle-hardened Israelis and Palestinians have been at it so long that they've normalized the real horrors of war and need to imagine something even more ghastly to keep them going.
And, as I found in further explorations of the Nexis way-back machine, the Israeli fear that the Palestinians might be rat-poisoning them is a theme with roots, and the bomb story might just be a new iteration. In feature story by veteran Washington Post correspondent Glenn Frankel eight years ago ("Divided They Stand," Oct. 30, 1994), we learn of Israeli worries—"some true, some fear-inspired fantasy." Frankel writes "of Arab employees in food processing plants urinating in vats of Israeli food staples such as hummus and tahini or slipping rat poison into coffee tins."
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Intracellular scaling mechanisms
Organelle function is often directly related to organelle size. However, it is not necessarily absolute size but the organelle-to-cell-size ratio that is critical. Larger cells generally have increased metabolic demands, must segregate DNA over larger distances, and require larger cytokinetic rings to divide. Thus, organelles often must scale to the size of the cell. The need for scaling is particularly acute during early development during which cell size can change rapidly. Here, we highlight scaling mechanisms for cellular structures as diverse as centrosomes, nuclei, and the mitotic spindle, and distinguish them from more general mechanisms of size control. In some cases, scaling is a consequence of the underlying mechanism of organelle size control. In others, size-control mechanisms are not obviously related to cell size, implying that scaling results indirectly from cell-size-dependent regulation of size-control mechanisms.
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The Ferengi alphabet (center)
The Ferengi language is the spoken and written language of the Ferengi, from Ferenginar.
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Ferengi script
Ferengi script
Ferengi writing looks much like a flowchart, with many 60 degree angles. Text radiates from the center outward, which would indicate the direction of writing as well. Ferengi text can be written with or without a central hexagon, radiating from one side of a hexagon only and in single horizontal lines on signs and short notes. (TNG: "Ménage à Troi"; DS9: "Body Parts").
Keiko O'Brien's classroom featured a chart depicting the English, the Bajoran, the Cardassian, and the Ferengi alphabet. The chart listed some sixty plus Ferengi language symbols (DS9: "The Nagus", "In the Hands of the Prophets", "Cardassians")
Ferengi Lexis Edit
 - Nagus - title of authority; esp. Grand Nagus, leader of the Ferengi Alliance. This is, presumably, an English translation, as certain Earth leaders (i.e. those of Ethiopia) have also borne the title of Nagus. (DS9: "The Nagus")
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Ferengi written message
Yop : "I"
Yop-im too : "I'm sorry"
Gren : "You"
Neep-gren : "Thank you"
Yoba : Brother
Rain Edit
There are 178 different Ferengi words for rain.
glebben - an especially severe rainstorm
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This sequence is an in-joke making reference to the Anime series "Dirty Pair". Kei and Yuri are characters that appear in the series, and in Japanese the names Kei and Yuri and Dirty Pair would be pronounced ke-i yu-ri dah-te-i pe-ah. The names of Kei and Yuri also appear written in Japanese in the Iconian written language.
Yop im too, yoba. Yop sko ta yop ma.
I'm sorry, brother. I did the best I could
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Goss uff wok ton. Goss uff wok ton.
Let us out of here. Let us out of here
Brik yop tal hopdrew, ki los hoem bog?
Gren fatarik oo-mox?
Ya ta fa?
Unknown, may mean "Is that a yes?"
Gren fa hoe loth pex-pil?
Haven't you got that translator fixed yet?
Vo yop toe pah?
Can I have that?
Yop triska gleep do-sta gren-la.
I need that metal thing you're holding
Thank you
Irr zoun nagool ahsp
They're not responding to hails
Cucht eeta ekrajhn-voy?
What do [your/the] scans say?
Irr gnales, nohm setron. Quetsivoo!
They're alive, but unconscious. It worked!
Take us in
Tenda sout bazul, ningor!
It's not on this deck. Let's go!
Konah see-oh-mahj irr zoon
The fools never knew what they were hit by
Oooh, gar-dey latinum sou-tah
Oooh, this is worth its weight in latinum
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Named ways of preparing the body for the second wave COVID-19
the Russians told how to prepare your body for a possible second wave of coronavirus.
According to therapist Vladimir Beketov, the immune system in humans is the same in all seasons. In this regard, the expert in interview "KP" urged not to rely on the decrease of the infection in the summer.
the Doctor recommends during the period from late August until October to get vaccinated against influenza. Especially, he advises not to neglect vaccinations for people suffering from lung, heart diseases or diabetes. Also, the doctor believes that it is possible to be vaccinated and pneumococcal disease.
Beketov had been warned that to strengthen the immune system, taking Supplements, tinctures, impossible. Meanwhile, long sleep 8-9 hours, as noted by the candidate of medical Sciences, is able to exert a positive effect on the protective functions of the body.
the physician Also advises Russians to eat chicken, Turkey, fish, fruits, vegetables, greens, and bran, to reduce the consumption of meat, mostly sausage products.


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Statistical process control (SPC) refers to a number of different methods for monitoring and assessing the quality of manufactured goods. Combined with methods from the design of experiments, SPC is used in programs that define, measure, analyze, improve, and control development and production processes. These programs are often implemented using "Design for Six Sigma" methodologies.
|Process capability indices|
|Process capability plot|
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|Western Electric and Nelson control rules|
|Gage repeatability and reproducibility study|
|Histogram with a distribution fit|
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Visualize processes over time.
This example shows how to improve the performance of an engine cooling fan through a Design for Six Sigma approach using Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC).


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DEA efficiency prediction based on IG–SVM
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The traditional data envelopment analysis (DEA) model is widely used for efficiency evaluation of decision making unit composed of past or current input–output data in production system. We propose a new efficiency prediction model which for the first time combines information granulation (IG) and support vector machine (SVM) with DEA model, to evaluate the future efficiency of decision making unit in this paper. The model first uses fuzzy information granulation to granulate the input–output data over time series and then describe the characteristics of the data within each time window by the minimum, average and maximum values and establish the IG–SVM model based on the fuzzy information granulation and support vector machine. After training by time series data, the optimal model of regression is built. Based on this model, the minimum, average and maximum values of the next window in the future are predicted, and finally the future efficiency of the decision making unit can be calculated by the DEA model. Case studies show the feasibility and applicability of the proposed method.
KeywordsSupport vector machine Information granulation Data envelopment analysis Efficiency prediction
The authors acknowledge the support of the project "the research on supply-side structural reform of manufacture enterprise under Internet + background (16BGL015)" funded by National Social science foundation of China and the project of "Research on Shaanxi Provincial science and technology innovation efficiency, mode and approach (2016D040)" funded by Shaanxi Social science foundation.
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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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text: This paper aims to explore literature education from the view point of National Literature Criticism First of all, several points of significance are examined related to literature education in general. I argue that literature is not appropriately educated in Korea mainly because it focuses exclusively on practical criticism based on literary texts only. That is to say, students have never been taken into consideration, who must play an active role in literature education. Thus, literature education fails to build dialogic communications between teachers and students. Instead, teachers forces certain literary theories to students unilaterally, which prevents students from developing critical reading. This is practically illustrated reviewing some literary texts in this paper. I suggest an alternative in which a value-oriented consciousness has specifically to be discussed in literature education particularly from the view point of National Literature Criticism. In order to do this, misunderstanding of National Literature Criticism, first of all, should be criticized Then I have tried to suggest an instructive image of National Literature on which literature education is desirably grounded. The characteristics of National Literature are scrutinized in terms of a literature aiming to create a desirable life of the people based on particular and concrete situations of the people. The relatedness of literature to reality and interests in life are discussed in detail. In this respect, it is illustrated that a socio-historical effectiveness of literature should be embodied in literature education by discussing literary texts. In particular, the cognitive aspect of language and its emotional affect is stressed in order to make a literature education total education of emotion discussing topics in humanities, society and history. The crisis of literature is openly debated at the present time. Therefore, a total reconsideration of literature education itself is strongly demanded at the moment, a partial response to the crisis is not enough at all. I have tried to build new literature education methodology to cope with the period of literature crisis in this paper.


I hate pandas
This report reminded me why I hate pandas.
I mean, why is an animal without the sense to eat anything more nutritionally valuable than bamboo shoots and won't even screw to save its species so uncritically loved by 99% of the world's humans? Pandas are ABSOLUTELY USELESS CREATURES.
Pandas are TOO FUSSY. Only a small number of bamboo species are acceptable dinner to them, and they change their minds all the time. No species with such food faddisms deserves to be exempted from Darwinism.
Pandas are STUPID. Just sitting around expecting the food to come to them? Pandas have a ridiculous sense of entitlement: if they were human, they'd be stars of CCTV and reality shows, and we'd be deriding them as lazy trailer trash. They're the chavs of the animal world.
Pandas DON'T REPRODUCE. You'd think that when breeding seasons are few and far between, they'd at least be able to make the effort for a night or two. But apparently romance is dead in panda country. Few pandas show any interest in sex, and it can't be just because they all look the same. Or are they just too selfish to bring fresh pandas into the world?
And lastly, saving useless pandas TAKES RESOURCES AWAY from creatures who'd be more grateful. Many termite species are in trouble, but – because termites don't look out at you from a fat furry face with big soulful black eyes, nobody cares about termites. And yet termites are AMAZING creatures. Just a few thousand neurons each, yet together they build architecture whose equivalent human scale would be buildings the size of Everest. Termites are incredible. And yet some species are in terminal decline. All because of those bastard pandas.
I hate pandas.
11 thoughts on "I hate pandas
 1. Because of people like you pandas are almost extinct. If everybody had that same additude then there would be no such thing as opptimism your just a self seeking pesmisit who doesnt care about animals. Pandas may not do anything but alot of animals dont do anything. Heres some advice get s job other than bagging on pandas they didnt do anything to you GET OVER YOUR SELF!
 - Not true. A LOT of animals do something. Wolves are constantly on the move, looking for prey and actually taking care of their young unlike some pandas here. Horses, cows, elephants. All those animals DO something! Pigs, ants, birds, fish. A panda is just DUMB. It's people like YOU that waste precious money on stupid pandas. That money could be going to other animals who would use it better! YOU get over yourself! Learn your panda facts! They're NOT WORTH IT. I'm an animal lover and have been all my life. I'm obsessed with animals, but even I know when an animal doesn't deserve to be on this planet.
 2. I totally agree.
 1. Pandas ditch their babies A LOT because they're too stupid and lazy. Hear that panda lovers? THEY'RE HORRIBLE PARENTS!!
 2. They are fat and lazy.
 3. All they do is eat all the time. They have ZERO personality. Why like an animal just for looks?
 4. They waste SOOO much money! Save the tiger! Or whale! C'mon, at least those animals are smart and resourceful! It's like giving money to a fat lazy slob who just burns your money but you give money to him anyway cuz he's cute! In so doing, you're killing the other kid who's super smart and could use ur money to create a small buisness. UGH.
 I WISH ALL PANDAS WERE EXTINCT ALREADY!!! Why are they — how are they — still alive?! They're so frickin DUMB!
 p.s. did you know they can't even count to 3? Dogs and squirrels and etc can. In a lab scientists did, the panda FAILED.
 3. Did you know that pandas are actually CARNIVORES? but they're so LAZY they can't stand to lift a fucking finger to hunt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats why they have to eat so fucking much! Ugh i HATE PANDAS!
 4. dO you own a life? discriminating against any animal on your blog is just wrong … what good will this seriously bring to you? grow a dick and suck it.
 5. I agree with most of the negatives regarding the wonderful,cute,adorable,precious Pandas! They are stubborn,bloated,useless creatures; also ill tempered,and to me they always appear dirty around their undercarriages! Ugh!!!
 6. If only we could get people to enjoy polar bears as much as panda's then maybe we could keep a worthwhile creature around.
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or "Get All", which means the table designer intended for you to either return just the result of the first true row, or the combined unique results of all true rows. This is selectable in the DesicionLogic designer for every table. You of course always have the option to override it in code.
You can dynamically concatenate values into cells at run-time using the get() keyword. For instance, suppose we need an output of text for a price list display and want to drive the text by rule. We might want it to read: "You have purchased X items of price P". In the table, we could create an output: "You have purchased get(QtyOfItems) of price get(ItemPrice)" where QtyOfItems and ItemPrice are values in my application state that would have been supplied. You can also use a get() in an input to create a more dynamic test. Instead of an input cell of ">55", it could be ">get(SomeValue)".
Run-time scripting with Python (C++/C#) and JavaScript (all ports) are supported in output cells so you can perform mathematical calculations and implement more advanced rules. Your output cell will just contain the Python or JavaScript code snippet within the proper keyword, js() or py(). For a single line of code, it might look like:
js(return (56 * 3).toString())
//Note: you can actually omit the "return"
//and ".toString()" for a single line of code:
js(56 * 3)
//Combine eqautions and variables
js(56 * get(MultValueFromCode))
If your code has multiple lines/functions, make sure it explicitly returns a string at the end, or you will get a type-casting error. This becomes more useful when combined with the get() keyword like: js(get(value1) * get(value2)). Also note that Python is only supported in the C++/C# implementation of EDSEngine. JavaScript-based scripting is a bit more portable for the web being the native run-time scripting language of web browsers.
A rather advanced but flexible feature is callback parameters. There are special table evaluation functions with overloads to support passing additional data to EDSEngine, that is also passed to the JavaScript or Python code (EvaluateTableWithParameter). The basic idea is maybe you want to send some text or XML data from your application to a rule, modify it in the script, and pass the modifications back along with the usual result. You can find more details in the developer's documentation if the feature might be useful to you.
Relational Object Model and Implementing a Rules Engine
The use of the Relational Object Model library will demonstrate how you can extend EDSEngine with your own features for a full-blown rules engine. Instead of writing explicit classes to model physical products in an eCommerce setting, it may be useful to model the product using a tree-like object structure, similar to XML. For instance, suppose we were modeling a car. We might write C++ classes like:
class CPriceableItem
 string CatalogNumber;
 double Price;
 double Cost;
class CEngine : public CPriceableItem
 string EngineType;
class CTires : public CPriceableItem
 string TireType;
//etc, keep inheriting and adding special attributes to each class
If we model the whole Car as XML and work with it directly, the final state could instead be formed like:

In the remainder of the tutorial, we will take advantage of ROM's built in automation with EDSEngine. You may also find it convenient not to have to write code for many algorithms you may need, such as to sum up the total price of the Car object. ROM supports treating the data like XML and supports XPath queries. You could just use an XPath query to get the total price of the Car object, and could even do it in an output cell of a table rule using the eval() keyword: "Total price is eval(sum(//Attribute[_USER_]))", yielding the final text result of "Total price is 9500".
When using the ROM component, decision tables are evaluated against a particular "Object" node context, and can drill down into the parent nodes when an input dependency value is not found in the current context. You can also use XPath queries in your input column headers instead of dealing with input values in code, or to specify a relation between multiple "Object" nodes. See the project documentation for more information. It should be noted that the internal data storage mechanism is not XML since that would create a performance bottleneck. However, the current state can be serialized at any time, and is updated whenever a query is made.
In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to model a real world product configurator in both a JavaScript-enabled webpage and a C# WinForms application using the Logician tools (a C++, Silverlight, Flash, and Android example is also available). For this demonstration, we will attempt to model the properties and catalog number generation for a commercially available "Heavy-Duty Imperial Mill Type" Hydraulic Cylinder (see technical specification PDF with source code). Given the formula for the generation of a product catalog number, a simple graphical layout or group of selections can be defined. The names of each control will match the attribute names we use in the decision tables.
Before any rule evaluation can take place, you have to substantiate an instance of the Relational Object Modeler. You can pass the path to the rules XML file we will create also to load them in the second step, and finally set up the built-in rules engine implementation and apply the rules:
//C# port, Javascript is exactly the same without the namepsaces
ROMNET.ROMNode m_rootNode = new ROMNode("HydraulicCylinder");
ROMNET.LinearEngine m_engine =
 new ROMNET.LinearEngine(m_rootNode, "HydraulicCylinderDictionary");
With a minimal GUI interface of various drop-down and edit boxes built according to the properties in the product's documentation, let's start defining some simple rules based on the product literature so we can test out the application event/evaluation code we will build shortly. Open the DecisionLogic table editor and start a new project. For each control in the interface, we will define a separate decision table with the same name that specifies the available values given any necessary input conditions. Also, ROM requires that we create at least one "Dictionary" table that contains a list of all the attribute names we are using, the captions/descriptions for each, etc. Create a new table named "HydraulicCylinderDictionary", and fill it out with the attributes we will be using to model the product. They should match the control names created in the configurator GUI. The "Name" and "Description" columns are self-explanatory. The "DefaultValue" column will set the value of the attribute on application start-up if no rule table is defined for it in the "RuleTable" column. The "AttributeType" column must be one of the following types:
 - SINGLESELECT - for controls such as combo-boxes/drop-downs, radio buttons, etc.
 - MULTISELECT - multi-selection list boxes
 - BOOLEAN - checkboxes
 - EDIT - text editing fields
 - STATIC - read-only attributes
Values can be set by the "DefaultValue" column, or evaluated by rule.
Figure 1
The first input is "CylinderSeries". Being the first parameter of the cylinder configuration, it has no input parameters so all the "input" columns can be removed from the table. From the product documentation, we can see that there are three possibilities: 3000 psi Hydraulic, 2000 psi Hydraulic, and 250 psi Pneumatic. We can list them out in three separate output cells in a "get all" table, or put all three in a single output cell separated by a "|" as described earlier. In this case, it's just a matter of your personal style. Here we will do the latter:
Figure 2
CylinderSeries rules
We continue filling out a rules table for each attribute we have defined in the "dictionary". An example of an attribute that will have input conditions would be "RodDiameter". In the documentation, the available rod sizes appear to be limited by the chosen BoreDiameter. Since there are multiple possibilities for each BoreDiameter, it might save the user time if we automatically set a RodDiameter default value as well when they pick a bore. This can be done by prefixing a value with the "@" symbol. It then follows that we could create the following rules table:
Figure 3
RodDiameter rules
Any decent rules engine should be able to identify invalid conditions and appropriate "triggers" to force a re-validation of the current selections. When you test the sample application, you will notice that if you change the BoreDiameter to a different value, and the currently selected RodDiameter would be out of the valid range, the value of that on-screen selection will be cleared or changed to a correct value depending on the current conditions. Any changes to the dictionary attributes are routed through event handling and the "EvaluateForAttribute" function of the rules engine which will apply any necessary changes to the current attribute values based on the rule set. The object modeler has methods available to us in order to get or set the value of


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Learn how to create a fun Easter Themed collage, we'll be creating Easter Eggs, a hatching Bird and a Bunny Face from scratch in Adobe Illustrator and arranging it into an Easter Egg shape. We'll also be adding some finishing touches in Adobe Photoshop.
1. Create a new document that's 600×600 pixels. Select the Ellipse Tool and draw a circle while holding down the Shift key (to keep the shape perfect), I'm using the colour #6ED5F9.
Select the circle with the Direct Selection Tool, and click on the Top Anchor Point, select the top anchor point again and drag up to create an egg shape.
2. Click on the egg, and drag away while holding down the Alt Key to duplicate. Do this 2 times.
Striped Easter Egg
3. Select 2 of the eggs with the Selection Tool and drag away. On remaining egg, select the Rectangle Tool and draw a thin black shape like below. Duplicate the shape and separate it like below. Select all the black shapes, the egg and click on the Minus Front Icon in Pathfinder.
4. Drag the 2nd easter egg back onto the canvas. Select the Pen Tool (Fill: none & Stroke: black 1px). Draw a zigzag across the egg like below. Select the egg and zigzag and click on the Divide icon in Pathfinder. With the shape still selected, go to Object > Ungroup or click Shift + CTRL + G to separate the shape into 2 parts.
Select the top part with the Selection Tool, drag away and rotate like below.
5. Duplicate the leftover egg shape and place it on the bottom part of the egg, right click > Arrange > Send to Back to place it behind. Make the colour _TAG_. Select the shape with the Selection Tool and drag the top down to make it smaller.
6. Using the Pen Tool, draw some hair on top of the bird. Next select the Ellipse Tool and draw some eyes using black or dark grey. Using the Pen Tool again finish the bird off with a beak.
7. Using the Ellipse Tool, draw 2 shapes like below. Select the 2 shapes and click on the Merge or Unite icon in Pathfinder.
8. Next draw a circle using the Ellipse Tool. Select the Direct Selection Tool and click on the circle. Click on the Top anchor point to select it, then again and drag it down to make a nose.
9. With the Ellipse Tool, draw the eyes, and with the Line Tool (Fill: None, Stroke: Black 2pt), hold down the Shift Key and draw the first mouth section.
10. Draw 2 shapes like below with the ellipse tool, select the 2 shapes and click on the Minus Front icon in Pathfinder to create a smiley mouth. Place the shape over the easter rabbit.
11. Next draw the rabbit ears with the Ellipse Tool. Rotate the shapes by clicking on the shapes with the Selection Tool and rotating.
12. Place the ear onto the bunny and duplicate the ear for the other other.
13. Now you should have all the Easter shapes ready.
Easter Egg Background Guide
14. Drag all the easter shapes off the canvas, duplicate the plain easter egg, drag it onto the canvas and enlarge. Right click the egg shape Arrange > Send to Back. On the layer window, click on the little arrow to bring up all of the layers. Scroll down to the large egg layer and lock the layer.
15. Drag back the Easter shapes to the canvas again, while holding down the Shift Key, click on all the blue shape, double click on the fill color and make it white.
16. Here comes the time consuming part. Drag the shapes off the canvas again (into the grey area so it's easy to see them). Select each shape and place it on the egg, duplicate the shape many times and experiment with the size and rotation. Do this for each Easter shape.
17. Click on the arrow to see all the layers again, scroll down to the Egg Background and remove the layer from view & save the document.
18. Create a new document that's 600×600 pixels with a white background. Double click on the background layer to unlock it, then again to go into Blending Options > Gradient Overlay and put in the following gradient:
19. Copy & Paste this Grunge Texture onto the canvas and set the Blending Mode to Soft Light.
20. Open up the Illustrator document and copy/paste it onto the canvas. To shrink it down, click CTRL+T and drag a corner down while holding down the Shift Key.


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Recognition that the key requirements of test equipment used in an automated production environment are high throughput and reproducibility has led to the development of the R&S SMATE 200A vector signal generator. Designed as an optimum solution, this instrument features short setting times for frequency and level changes plus high signal quality.
As an automatic test equipment model, the instrument is based on the company's R&S SMU 200A vector signal generator and, like that model, can accommodate two independent signal generators in four height units. This means that it occupies only 50 percent of the rack space required by conventional instruments with similar functionality. This can be a major advantage in crowded production areas.
The RF range can include up to two paths. For this reason, the modules cover a frequency from either 100 kHz to 3 GHz or 100 kHz to 6 GHz for both paths. If the two-path option is implemented mixed installation is possible. Also, up to two internal baseband generators produce signals that can be digitally added together if required. As a result, the hardware components are optimally matched to one another and require no external cabling, allowing a level and a frequency offset to be applied.
Baseband generators with digital signal processing (DSP) and a coprocessor field-programmable gate array (FPGA) enable the calculation of complex signals in real time and signals for all common mobile radio standards are possible. A wide selection of modulation types are available — ASK, FSK, MSK, PSK (including 8 PSK EDGE) and QAM (up to 1024 QAM). The vector signal generator can also handle all common coding types and baseband filters. GSM/EDGE, 3GPP FDD including HSDPA, GPS, CDMA2000 and IEEE 802.11 a/b/g are supported.
Furthermore, the application of the company's WinIQSIM simulation software facilitates the generation of signals for additional standards (cdmaOne, 3GPP TDD or TD-SCDMA, for example). It is also possible to independently feed in external analog I/Q signals for both paths of the instrument.
Since the vector signal generator is modular in design, it can be used for numerous applications that previously required multiple signal generators. For example, when equipped with two baseband generators and one RF path, it can add together real time signals of various standards such as GSM/EDGE and 3GPP FDD, generate multicarrier signals with real time components or simulate antenna diversity. An R&S SMATE 200A equipped with one baseband path and two RF paths enables the generation of a modulated signal on one path and a continuous wave interference signal on the other.
As was mentioned previously, production environments demand high throughput to keep costs down. This vector signal generator meets this need by providing short settling times of less than 2 ms for frequency and level. In List mode, where frequency variations have previously been stored in a list, these times can typically fall to 400 µs. The flexibly addressable Fast Hop mode also operates at such short settling times. The baseband generators either provide complex signals in real time or output precalculated waveforms from the internal, 64 Msample arbitrary waveform generator, and the generated signals can be stored on the built-in, 20 Gbyte hard disk.
Claimed to be a unique function is the Multi Segment Waveform, which also enables high speed operation. In the baseband, this function makes it possible to rapidly switch between the various test signals in just a few microseconds. Rapid switching between the different waveforms becomes truly important in view of the increasingly numerous standards combined in mobile radio chips. For example, the single-chip solutions with GSM900, GSM1800 and GSM1900 technology will soon be supplemented with additional standards such as IEEE 802.11 a/b/g as well as EDGE or UMTS. Rapid switching cycles reduce dead time, thus contributing to high throughput.
Another significant feature of the instrument is its extremely low single sideband phase noise of typically –135 dBc (carrier offset 20 kHz, frequency 1 GHz, measurement bandwidth 1 Hz). Figure 1 shows typical phase noise performance. A further improvement of 5 dB to a typical value of –140 dBc (under the same operating conditions) can be achieved by implementing the Low Phase Noise option.
Since multiple elements that cause attenuation are often located between the signal generator and the device under test, especially in production environments, a vector signal generator must have enough reserve power to compensate for the resulting loss. When equipped with the High Power Output option, the R&S SMATE 200A provides output levels of typically +26 dBm. The high power level makes external amplifiers unnecessary and the High Power Output option does not involve replacing the electronic attenuator.
In addition to speed, the reproducibility of measurements is crucial in production. A temperature-controlled RMS detector means high precision level setting independent of the signal characteristic. The output level typically varies no more than ±0.01 dB over a period of five days. The detector thus contributes to very high measurement repeatability and keeps test conditions constant over time.
Optimum values for phase noise, noise floor and the high linearity of the I/Q modulator leave sufficient leeway for adjacent channel leakage ratio measurements on base station amplifiers. In the case of a 3GPP single-carrier signal (3GPP test model 1, 64 DPCH), the vector signal generator typically reaches 70 dB in the adjacent channel and 74 dB in the alternate channel. This leaves enough room for more demanding future requirements. Notably, however, no compromises need to be made in error vector magnitude measurements. Consequently, this combination makes it possible to determine the two important parameters when testing power amplifiers without any changes to the instrument's set-up.
The external interfaces of the vector signal generator have been designed with production in mind. Owing to the instrument's reduced operating concept, the front panel provides just the elements needed — a power switch and four LEDs labeled Ready, Busy, Error and Remote that indicate the instrument's current status. All connectors are located at the rear of the instrument (see Figure 2) and it is designed for remote control.
The generator therefore contains interfaces for GPIB (IEC 625/IEEE 488) and for Gigabit Ethernet. The latter is also ideal for handling the rapid measurement cycles common in production during remote control operation. The vector signal generator can be operated via a monitor and keyboard. The rear panel offers a VGA connection as well as USB interfaces for a mouse, keyboard or memory sticks, and remote operation via Remote Desktop is also possible. The trigger interfaces, which are combined on two standard SCSI connectors, also contribute to easy installation.
The R&S SMATE 200A's design and characteristics not only make it suitable for use in today's production lines, but also ready for tomorrow's requirements. While the internal baseband generator supports a bandwidth of 80 MHz, which is sufficient for all currently relevant standards, a modulation bandwidth of up to 200 MHz is available with externally supplied signals. Thus, the instrument is prepared to handle the next generation of broadband systems, too. Also, to ensure a long instrument lifespan when used in a rack, several fans cool the internal components and as a result, the vector signal generator's mean time between failures is high. Finally, another benefit is the instrument's three-year calibration cycle, which contributes to its low cost of ownership.
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