Redpin consist of two basic components: a sniffer component that gathers and collects information about different wireless devices in range in order to create a fingerprint, and a locator component, which stores measured fingerprints in a repository and contains the algorithm to locate a mobile device. To allow easy, realiable and fast user collaboration, the locator is run as a central server. It is implemented using Java SE 5.0 and MySQL. We use Java Micro Edition for the GUI and all communication aspects, and Symbian Series 60 for the sniffer component. This separation was necessary, as only the Symbian API would allow us to get the information we wanted to collect. For both the server and the mobile client, we used the Open Bandy library to handle the serialization, transmission, and storage of the measured data.
All Redpin components are available as either Eclipse or Carbide projects and can be downloaded from the Redpin sourceforge site via SVN. The midlet and the server can also be downloaded as a jar file from the download section here.
Install Carbide and S60 3rd edition FP1 SDK (FP2 can also be used).
Here you can also find useful information about the above installations steps.
Check out the 'RedpinSniffer' project from the Redpin sourceforge site into your Carbide workspace.
Install the sis file on the phone (using Bluetooth or USB).
Install Eclipse and the J2ME SDK of your choice (we recommend the Sun WTK 2.5.2).
Install EclipseME and configure Eclipse accordingly.
Check out the 'Redpin' project from the Redpin sourceforge site into your Eclipse workspace.
Create the MIDlet package (i.e., the jar file).
Install the resulting jar file on the phone (using Bluetooth or USB).
Check out the 'RedpinServer' project from the Redpin sourceforge site into your Eclipse workspace.
Install MySQL Community Server and run the 'redpin.sql' script from the conf directory within the RedpinServer project to configure the database.
Set the database access credentials by setting the 'DatabaseConnectionProperties' in the class 'RedpinServer.java'.
Launch the 'RedpinSniffer' application on the phone.
Choose 'StartSocketServer' from the options menu.
Keep the RedpinSniffer running in background and launch the 'Redpin' Java MIDlet on the phone.
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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by ladydi711, Sep 8, 2004.
Does anyone know what this is and why it just recently started?
I think the zone in question is doing DDNS updates, but I still have to verify that with the zone owner.
I did verify that DDNS is still working on the zone.


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"The Internet's Own Boy," a documentary about the life and death of Aaron Swartz, premièred on Monday at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation. The life of Swartz as a coder and an Internet thinker is well known. A believer in free access to knowledge, in 2010 Swartz installed a computer in an M.I.T. supply closet and downloaded a large number of old academic articles. He was detected, caught, and charged by a federal prosecutor with thirteen felonies; in January of 2013, before his trial, Swartz killed himself. The documentary, shot in the course of that year, gives us relatively little new information about the legal controversy, but it is deeply revealing about who Swartz was.
The film confirms what everyone has said about Swartz—that he was difficult, foolish, and self-important in a way that is particular to smart young men, and that he was smart, idealistic, and vulnerable. He was one of those people who, beginning early in life, question everything, and notice how many of the answers are absurd. That instinct took him to the edge of society, like so many brilliant misfits, a disproportionate number of whom have created the American tech industry.
Swartz's inability to adhere to social norms is well represented onscreen. For most of us, small talk and repetitious homework are mere annoyances, but for Aaron Swartz they were torture. As a freshman at Stanford, he preferred reading books to sitting with people in the dining hall, and, when asked if he was abnormal, told people that he found them abnormal for not preferring books. He left college after a year and helped to develop Reddit, but, after Wired's acquisition of the site, he found that he couldn't stand the absurdities of a work environment any more easily than those of college.
Almost as if he knew he would die young, Swartz found it hard to waste time on the kind of make-work and nonsense that forms so much of a normal life. And so he escaped from schools and office environments into the online world, where he could do something worthwhile: change the status quo, using code. As a teen-age programmer, he made serious contributions to RSS, and he helped Lawrence Lessig to code Creative Commons.
Many misunderstood loners seek to quit society altogether, but Swartz did not. He seemed to crave being understood, and the footage of him chatting and relaxing with his girlfriends make for the lightest scenes in the film. He could connect with other people, and many of those who knew him well loved him deeply, even if they found him impossible. Instead of moving to the desert, Swartz felt an urgent need to do something of public significance. Wherever that feeling comes from, it can be inescapable. While engendering an admirable idealism, it also created Swartz's most unpleasant trait, an exaggerated sense of self-importance, which the film does not hide.
Mixing coding with a sense of public purpose, Swartz spent his short life launching one project after another—little code bombs designed, in ways large and small, to change the way the world is. He had the quintessential programmer's instinct: If you notice something lousy or absurd, instead of just complaining, why not fix it? That instinct has catalyzed tech projects from the personal computer to the search engine; in Swartz's case, the projects were political and social instead of technical. Among other things, he wanted to liberate information that he thought was wrongly imprisoned, make life safer for whistle-blowers, and fight political corruption. Some of his code bombs were duds, but others made a big difference. And, of course, one blew up in his face.
The footage of Swartz growing older and more handsome anchors the film, his stridency belied by his large, needy eyes. Swartz grew up in an age of total capture, meaning that there is video footage from most of his life—as a young boy climbing trees, as a precocious teen-ager sprouting facial hair, and as a scruffy young man speaking at political rallies. It is an intimate film, and by the end you feel that you know Swartz. The awareness that he will eventually take his own life makes it especially hard to watch him as a happy little boy, laughing and playing. The death is less a Hollywood drama than it is a slow-moving descent into despair, after Swartz is caught and charged, as Cory Doctorow puts it in the film, for "taking too many books out of the library." A felony is a weighty thing for anyone, but Swartz, serious to a fault, saw conviction as a mark that would stain his life indelibly.
There is some commonality between Aaron Swartz and Christopher McCandless, who died in the Alaskan outback, the subject of Jon Krakauer's book "Into the Wild." Neither man could really accept the world, and both of them died young. But, unlike in McCandless's case, the but-for cause of Swartz's death was clear: a relentless federal prosecutor who piled on the felony charges and refused to drop them, despite the fact that the crime did no real damage, and that the database owner, JSTOR, had asked that the charges be dropped. Yes, Swartz took his own life, and he bears responsibility for that act. But, as the film shows, his prosecution was a cruel and unnecessary episode that is unworthy of a country that calls itself free.
Swartz's suicide is so dark that the director Brian Knappenberger tries to end the documentary on a slightly positive note. As protestors march, he notes that the reform measure called Aaron's Law was introduced in Congress in 2013. Its purpose is to improve the outrageous statute used to prosecute Swartz, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which makes much of the American population potential felons and entrusts our continued freedom to prosecutorial forbearance. The ending may make the audience feel better, but Aaron's Law, in reality, has gone nowhere, thanks to opposition by firms like Oracle and the Justice Department. The cloud, in this case, has no silver lining.
Congressional inaction is hardly news, but here the fault lies with the White House as well. The Obama Administration has considerable leeway for reform; as with the N.S.A.'s overreach, it could, at a minimum, hold a review of C.F.A.A. prosecution and consider some limits in how the law is used. But after holding a symbolic White House meeting last spring in response to an online petition, the Administration has done nothing. Aaron, I am sorry to say, has died in vain.
Read Larissa MacFarquhar's Profile of Aaron Swartz.


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University of Newcastle Port Macquarie students to trial Road to Birth virtual reality technology
Shanna Fealy
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Virtual reality technology will give Port Macquarie midwifery students an insight into the internal stages of pregnancy.
The groundbreaking development in virtual reality technology, called Road to Birth, will be on trial in early 2018 for University of Newcastle's midwifery students in Port Macquarie and Newcastle.
The technology provides a world-first visual insight into the internal stages of childbearing and its impact on the body.
Road to Birth, through the use of a digital headset, takes users on a journey through pregnancy with a life-size female figure in front of them whose gestation can be explored and observed.
Midwifery lecturer Shanna Fealy said the visual benefits were immediate.
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5265121/bridging-the-gap-in-midwifery-education-video/

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Everything you need to know about about conducting research with participants.
We strictly adhere to the Tri-Council ethics policy for research involving human participants. This applies to all faculty research, regardless of funding source.
Complete the TCPS 2 Tutorial Course on Research Ethics (CORE) before you submit your ethics application. Save the electronic certificate.
Login to IRISS and complete the application.
Contact the Conjoint Faculties Research Ethics Board.
When do I require ethics approval?
Do you plan to conduct research that involves human subjects?
If so, you are required to seek and receive ethics approval from the appropriate Research Ethics Board/committee before proceeding with your study.
Submit your application to the Conjoint Faculties Research Ethics Board via the Institutional Research Information Support System (IRISS).
Do your students perform research with human participants (for example, surveys, interviews, or observation)? The course must receive research ethics approval before any research activities can begin.
Complete the ethics application form. Be sure to attach all required documents, including your CORE certificate.
Email all documents to the Faculty of Arts Research Facilitator.
Please contact the Faculty of Arts Research Facilitator Kinga Olszewska.
Don't have course-based ethics approval?
The project needs approval by the Faculty Research Ethics Committee.
Course-based ethics approval is a way to expedite review when a significant number of student projects in a course involve human participants.
The Faculty of Arts Research Ethics Committee can temporarily delegate limited ethics committee authority to an instructor of a specific undergraduate or graduate course.
In order to delegate this authority, the ethics committee must ensure the instructor knows enough about the relevant ethical guidelines that apply to his/her students' research.
As an instructor, you must submit a separate application for each course. If you are teaching multiple sessions of the same course in a given year, then you may submit a single application. Download and fill out the application form, attach relevant appendices, and submit an electronic copy of all documentation by email to Kinga Olszewska, PhD, Research Grants and Awards Facilitator. Apply before the course begins, or at the very least, well in advance of the research activity. Clarification or revisions to your application may be requested by the committee prior to approval.
In cases where projects involve more than minimal risk, the approval process is different. The protocol has to be sent to the Faculty Committee, which will pass it on to the CFREB. The CFREB may review the protocol in a face-to-face meeting with the applicant(s) and then make a decision.
Do my students have to complete individual ethics applications?
This depends largely on the nature of the assignment and of potential risk to participants and students.
explicit description of steps for recruitment, including suggested groups of subjects (e.g. family member, peers) where interactions carry only a minimal risk (Q #3 in ethics application). The participants of the research assignment should not include vulnerable populations. Informed consent forms should also be included in the application.
Research activities, including questionnaires, should only include topics that contain minimal risk, as well as ensure complete confidentiality and privacy. If these cannot be ensured, please address this explicitly both in the application (Q# 7) and with the students (in the assignment guidelines). When applying for ethics certificate for your course, please ensure that you address the questions of safe data access and storage (Q #8 in ethics application).
Individual student projects may be reviewed if the course matter and learning outcomes dictate a more independent research experience for students. In these cases, in addition to the course-based ethics approval the instructor receives, students may be asked to send in the descriptions of the their projects, including questions they intend to ask the study's participants, and the informed consent form.
The University of Calgary policy for retention of documents both confidential and non-confidential, including data, is 5 years.
TCPS Article 3.2 (d) directs that informed consent includes "information on the participant's right to request the withdrawal of data or human biological materials, including any limitations on the feasibility of that withdrawal." Thus, when consent is requested without information about that right to request data withdrawal, a rationale must be provided in the application and in the consent form. Note that the burden is on the researcher to make sure that the participant is both advised of their right to have data withdrawn and given an opportunity to do so to the extent possible.
If you are renewing within three years of initial approval and there have been minor changes, please send an email to Kinga Olszewska, describing the specific changes, and attach any relevant documents.
What happens after three years?
After three years, a full application is required once again. This is to enable a completely new set of committee members to review the application, since they are responsible for the review authority delegated to instructors. In addition, over time, ethics policies and procedures at the national level, university level, or faculty level, are occasionally updated to account for changing public and academic concerns regarding research ethics.
Can I get ethics approval that is valid beyond one semester or year?
Note: If you are submitting a yearly renewal to an ethics certificate within three years of initial approval and there are no changes, please send an email to Kinga Olszewska requesting renewal, and state that there are no changes.
Are you an undergraduate student performing research with human participants? Follow these steps to make sure you have ethics approval.
Email all documents to the Research Grants and Awards Facilitator. CC your supervisor.
Apply directly to the Chair of the Department of Psychology Research Ethics Board for ethics approval.


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Glades Country Detention Center
Anyone detained at the Glades County Detention Center can call the Attorney's Office to speak directly with Attorney Abraham B. Cardenas. The dial phone from the Glades County Detention Center is: 863-301-4030
Center Information:
Branch Manager: Marc J. Moore
Assistant Branch Manager: (Stop): Ramon Bado
Center Main Phone Number: (863) 946-1600
Branch Main Phone Number: (954) 236-4900
Center Location – Address: 1297 East SR 78 Moore Haven, FL 33471
Parking: Parking is located in front of downtown.
Accessibility for people with Special Needs: The detention center complies with the U.S. With Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations
Visiting Hours Visits of Family and Friends From Monday to Sunday: according to the housing units that are rotated every 5 days.
Detainees may notify their families of the appropriate visiting hours.
8 a.m. – 10 a.m., 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
To have enough time to go through security, all visitors must arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled time for the visit.
To enter the detention center, the visitor is required to have a government-issued identity document.
The visits will have a maximum time of 2 hours.
Minors visiting the detention center must be accompanied by an adult guardian (over 18 years of age), in the visiting room or in any other area.
Attorney Visits Legal representatives of detainees are authorized to visit their clients during the following hours: Every day: 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Visits with a Clergyman A cleric may visit detainees at any time, but must make arrangements in advance with the Chaplain's Office at (863) 946-1600.
Visits by Officials Consular officers may meet with their detained fellow citizens at any time.It is recommended that arrangements be made with the Deportation Supervisor in advance and that consular officers bring their authorized credentials when they enter the detention center. The contact phone number for the ICE Deportation Supervisor in charge of the center is (863) 946-0062.
Restrictions on Visits
All family or social visits are non-contact.
No weapons are allowed in the center.
Visitors who are or appear to be intoxicated will not be allowed access.
All visitors are subject to being requisitioned while inside the center.
Visitors are not allowed to pass or attempt to pass any items to a detainee.
Visitors are not allowed to bring any items in the visiting area.
Requisition Procedure (Before or during all visits) All individuals accessing the detention center or visiting area will be subject to body search, an inspection of their belongings, and a search with a metal detector. Individuals who refuse to cooperate with a reasonable requisition will not be admitted. Firearms or any type of weapons are not allowed. Electronic devices (cell phones, search for people, radios, etc.) are not allowed in the security areas of this center.
Contact Us If you need information about a detainee who is housed in this detention center, you may call (863) 946-0062 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. When you call, please have all of the detainee's biographical information ready, including the compound name and surname or any alias he or she uses, date and country of birth. If you are to contact a detainee, you must call (863) 946-0062 and leave the detainee's full name, A-Number, and a phone number that can be called. He or she will receive your message.
TO FIND THE STATUS OF A CASE
Immigration Court For information on a matter related to the Immigration Court, you can call 1-800-898-7180 to contact them directly. All applications, including the application for relief from removal, that the immigration judge requires must be filed directly with the immigration court.
Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) For information on a matter related to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), you may call (703) 605-1007 where you can receive automated information or speak with a representative during business hours.
To pay a Delivery or Departure Bond These bonds are issued when a person is under removal proceedings in the United States. The person providing the money for the bond must show proof of identification and legal immigration status. This person (the obligee) is responsible for ensuring that the alien appears before an officer or agent of this agency when his or her presence is required. For information about the bonus, please call (863) 946-0062 and ask for the Deportation Officer who is handling the case. Before calling, you must have the detainee's last name and the Alien Number (A-Number). To pay an immigration bond to an alien who is being held in ICE custody, you must pay the bond at 18201 SW 12 Street, Miami FL 33194, Monday through Friday (except holidays) between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Acceptable ways to pay the bond are bank checks or money orders. These have to be extended in the name of "U.S. Department of Homeland Security". For other bond questions, please contact the Debt Management Center Attention: Bond Unit P.O. Box 5000 Williston, VT 05495-5000 Phone: (802) 288-7600 Fax: (802) 288-1226
Sending Correspondence Letters sent to detainees must include the last four digits of the detainee's alien number (A-number), in addition to the name and address of the sender. To improve the security of the detention center, any correspondence received will be subject to inspection to see if it has contraband. When opening the mail, the officer only examines it, not reads it. Detainees can close and send their letters from the center. They have been provided with a container where they can be placed. All correspondence received will be delivered to the detainee, and that which is sent will be taken to the appropriate post office within 24 hours after being received by the staff of the center. A schedule for picking up or delivering correspondence will be set in all housing units. Detainees can buy stamps. There is generally no limit to the amount of correspondence they can send at your expense. A stamp limit on the government's cost will be granted to indigent detainees (those who have no financial income or funds in the detention center account). We only send legal correspondence to detainees who have left the facility or been transferred to another facility. General correspondence will be marked "Return to Sender" and forwarded to the post office.
Sending Money If detainees receive funds in the mail, they will be taken to the processing area for the money to be placed in their accounts. The officer will give them a receipt for the money before depositing it into their accounts. Detainees are warned not to be mailed cash.
Shipping Packages With the approval of the ICE Deportation Officer, a detainee may receive items that have been determined to be necessary for the sole purpose of travel or release from agency custody. Before sending packages to detainees, contact the Supervising Immigration Agent at the center at: (863) 946-0062 ext. 1004 1297 East SR 78 Moore Haven, FL 33471 It should be noted that detainees who are removed from the United States are allowed a small piece of luggage. If the detainee does not have it, it may be sent/turned over after receiving an approval from the Supervising Deportation Officer. Please be informed that for security reasons, electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptops, radios etc.) are not accepted.
Calling a Detainee Detainees cannot receive phone calls. If you need to contact a detainee to leave an urgent message, you should call (863) 946-0062 and leave the detainee's full name, A-Number, name and phone number. The message will be given to the detainee.
If you would like a consultation with attorney Abraham B. Cardenas about an immigration case or question, call our office right now to speak with the attorney. For your convenience, inquiries can be by phone or in person.


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International HIV/AIDS Alliance.
Rapid Response Fund
The Alliance is collaborating with other organisations to implement a portfolio of projects focusing on adolescents and young people called READY.
Why focus on adolescents and young people?
Adolescents are unique in their development and their health and social needs, and thus require specialised services. Puberty, the transition from childhood to adulthood, and a desire to form relationships and explore sexuality contribute to making adolescence one of the most rapidly changing stages of life.
These changes affect adolescents' health, not only during adolescence but also across their lifetime. Poor access to health services, and poor quality of those services, during this important time impact the way that adolescents engage with services and, ultimately, affect their health and wellbeing.
Peer educators dancing after a day's work talking to their peers about sexual and reproductive health. ©Gemma Taylor for the International HIV/AIDS Alliance
Why 'READY'?
Young people become ready to make informed decisions about their health and rights; parents and caregivers are ready to support young people to talk about sexuality; service providers are ready to provide youth-friendly services; and decision-makers are ready to champion access to information, services and commodities for adolescents and young people living with HIV.
It's also an acronym which spells out the programme's purpose: Resilient, Empowered ADolescents and Young people.
What projects have started?
The first three READY projects, READY+, READY Teens and READY to Lead are under way in East, Central and Southern Africa, and other exciting projects are under development.
Read about READY+
Read about READY Teens
Read about READY to Lead
READY is also a youth-led movement that mobilises young people globally to demand their right to a healthy life – whatever their circumstances, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. In 2018, the movement will drive the #READYtoDecide campaign to end gender inequality for adolescent girls and young women. It's time for her to decide. For her human rights to be honoured. For her voice to be heard.
What are you READY to do? Add your voice to the READY movement in the following ways:
Join and follow the READY movement on Facebook for latest news and key moments
Read the latest edition of the READY newsletter, bringing you news, stories and latest developments about the READY movement
Tweet your support and tell us what your friends, families, communities and governments can do to end gender inequality using the hashtag #READYtoDecide
The importance of catalytic investment for harm reduction
This briefing shows evidence of the importance of catalytic investment in harm reduction.
Standing firm against the global gag rule two years on
The Alliance remains firmly opposed to the Mexico City Policy two years after its reinstatement by U.S. President Donald Trump.
GALLERY: Raising the status of women who use drugs in India
WINGS - Women Initiating New Goals for Safety - aims to reduce violence and HIV among women who use drugs in India.
Dolutegravir: aka women's 'forbidden drug'
Dolutegravir, the WHO-recommended treatment option for people living with HIV, has become a forbidden drug for many women living with HIV.
India's LGBTQ future - the new generation
What does the abolition of India's homophobic law mean for people living with HIV?
Quality of life for people living with HIV is as important as ever
21.7 million people living with HIV now receive antiretroviral therapy. But quality of life goes far beyond treatment. So, what do we mean?
Serina's journey as a transgender youth in Uganda
Faced with stigma and violence, Serina now gets health services from providers who treat her and her peers with love and dignity.
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for adolescents: a perspective from India
Dr Mehra discusses key issues from a joint position paper on the effectiveness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for adolescents in India.
Sustaining the HIV response for marginalised people in MENA
The Alliance will be Principal Recipient of new US$ 7.5 million programme funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Quality of life for people living with HIV
This briefing describes what quality of life for people living with HIV is, why it matters and what interventions look like.
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Suggestions: The Operating Manual for the Self is a self-help book and a reference book. Either the print version or the eBook version function nicely as a self-help book. The print version works best as a reference book since the eBook does not have the index. Of course you could buy both versions and have a constant companion wherever you are. You can also use the cover of the print book as a reminder to value and develop your Self.
We wish you well on your journey; your adventure in self-discovery and self-development.


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Q: Odds when throwing an unequal number of dice Suppose I throw N dice, and my opponent throws M dice.
What are the odds that I threw more sixes than he did?

A: $\textbf{Hint:}$ Assuming the die is unbiased, the probability of getting k or more sixes in N throws is
$$
\sum_{i=k}^{N} { N \choose i}\Big( \frac{1}{6} \Big) ^{i} \Big( \frac{5}{6} \Big) ^{N-i}
$$

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Beading Wire is one of the essential components for jewelry making. As you can probably guess, there are a number of different kinds of wire types, diameters, pound strength, colours and uses for each of them. In this BLOG, we will examine Basic Beading Wire and detail the differences. You will learn a lot, so please keep reading!
Beading Wire is a stringing material made up of numerous thin steel wires that are woven or wound together. It's often coated with a thin layer of nylon that helps protect the Beading Wire from wear and deterioration and gives it a softer, more supple feel. Nylon coatings can be clear or tinted allowing you to better match your stringing material to the color of your beads or gemstones. Choosing the right Beading Wire for a project can seem overwhelming. Not only are there several Beading Wire manufacturers, but each of their lines is composed of many different types and sizes of wire. Some common types and manufacturers of Beading Wire are Tiger Tail, Beadalon and Soft Flex. Fortunately, once you get a handle on some basic terminology, the process of selecting Beading Wire becomes much easier. Before long, you'll identify a few favorite types and styles that cover all of your beading needs. We'll begin with a discussion about the measurements of Beading Wire and what they mean.
Beading Wire Diameter: The DIAMETER of Beading Wire is normally given as a fraction of an inch. Logically, larger diameter wire is better for large and heavy beads, and smaller diameter wire is more appropriate for small and lightweight beads. That's because thicker beading wire is stronger than thinner wire, and thinner wire is easier to pass through the small bead holes.
Number of Strands in Beading Wire: Beading Wire is also labeled with the number of strands it contains and is actually a cable. It's made up of multiple strands of steel wire that are braided or woven together. As a rule, the larger the number of strands in beading wire, the more flexible and string-like it feels. The smaller the number of strands, the stiffer and more wire-like it feels.
Flexibility is important for two reasons. First, more flexible beaded jewelry often has a higher-quality feel than stiffer jewelry. Second, less-flexible wire (smaller number of strands) is more prone to kinking -- permanently bending at undesirable angles -- than more-flexible wire (larger number of strands). The trade-off is that wire with more strands is more complicated to manufacture, and therefore more expensive than wire with fewer strands.
Pound Test Strength of Beading Wire: Pound test strength, or "break," is often included on Beading Wire labels. This is the number of pounds a length of beading wire can support before it breaks - at least theoretically. Manufacturers arrive at this number by conducting laboratory weight tests. The higher the pound test strength number, the stronger the beading wire. However, the real "strength" of beading wire, and its general durability, are affected by a number of physical factors, and not solely by the weight of your beads. For example, if you use a bead or finding that has a sharp edge and is subject to lots of movement, that component might eventually wear through any Beading Wire, regardless of pound test strength.
If the items will be frequently worn then a stronger wire with more threads will ensure that the jewelry item has a longer life. Choosing the right wire thickness is determined by the smallest bead hole being used for the jewelry piece. Ideally the wire selected should fill as much of the hole as possible to minimize any movement so that the wire doesn't rub against the edges of the bead hole and wear unnecessarily. If your jewelry design incorporates lamp work glass beads or semi-precious beads which are quite heavy, it's recommended to use a wire with more strands which is stronger. Glass and gemstone beads can sometimes have abrasive edges which can rub against the wire and cut through the strands over time, to minimize this wear and tear if there are any abrasive edges it is worth removing them with a small file. Finally try and match the quality of the wire with the jewelry components being used. There is no point using 49 strand wire if the item of jewelry is only going to be worn once or if it's just a test piece for demonstration. At the same time if the design incorporates expensive stones and findings use a higher quality beading wire as this will help to extend the life of the jewelry, as the wire is often the first thing to fail over time through wear and tear.
Does the Colour of the Beading Wire Matter?
The short answer, in most cases, is No. That being said, if the Beading Wire will show on your finished piece then colour becomes extremely important. For instance, if you choose to crimp beads at spaces along the wire, then you may choose to select a wire colour to match or compliment your bead choices. A colour can really liven up an average, ordinary design and the wire itself can now be used as part of the design. A strand of coloured Beading Wire does not change the colouring of a bead. However, it does add and enhance the colour, particularly with clear and transparent beads. Consider leaving a little coloured wire showing in your design – you might be pleasantly surprised with the results!
We hope that this information helps you with choosing the right Beading Wire for your jewelry projects! In our next BLOG we will explore other types of wire used in jewelry making that will motivate you to create new and innovative designs!
Long live the leather jewelry trend! Beaders are often curious about the best way to finish a leather piece – primarily necklaces and bracelets. As with most jewelry projects there are a multitude of choices!
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Will heroin epidemic mean stricter criminal penalties?
Ocean County and, really, the whole country is seeing a surge in heroin use. There are a variety of reasons as to why it has become so popular, but much of it can be attributed to prescription pain medication addictions. With a system that tracks how many pain pills Ocean County residents pick up, they may eventually be cut off, but they can then turn to heroin to get their fix. And, it seems there is even a way to have heroin ordered online and delivered to one's door.
This kind of growing problem in New Jersey has some people wondering whether law enforcement will start to crack down on people for heroin possession. The government and law enforcement has always had a peculiar way of dealing with its citizens' drug addictions; by locking people up and fining them, they are not addressing the underlying addictions.
Heroin availability rose from 30 to 45 percent between 2007 to 2013. While this was not the biggest leap in availability in the country, it does indicate a wider problem. Many states are recognizing the need to change how they deal with heroin, including passing bills that would give individuals charged with heroin possession some leniency if they agree to treatment. Whether New Jersey will see such a bill remains to be seen.
As it stands currently, being convicted of heroin possession is quite serious. Not only could you be sentenced to five years in prison, but you could also lose your driver's license for two years and have to pay up to $35,000 in fines. If police believe you are planning on selling your heroin, you would face the harsher charge of possession with intent to sell.


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Kernel memory is a resource that must be managed carefully in order to ensure the efficiency and safety of the system. The use of an inappropriate management policy can weaken the isolation between subsystems, lead to suboptimal performance, and even make the kernel vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks. Yet, many existing kernels use only a single built-in policy, which is always a compromise between performance and generality.
In this paper, we address this problem by exporting control over kernel memory to user-level pagers. Thus, subsystems can implement their own application-specific management policies while independent subsystems can still be isolated from each other.
The pagers have full control over the memory resources they manage; they can even preempt and later restore individual pages of kernel memory. Still, protection is not compromised because the kernel converts its metadata into a safe representation before exporting it. Therefore, pagers need only be trusted by their respective clients.
We describe the model we use to page kernel memory and various techniques for obtaining a safe external representation for kernel metadata. We also report experiences with an experimental kernel that implements our scheme and outline our plans to further develop the approach.


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Q: Why is a very small percentage of the swap being used when my ubuntu is almost freezing? My Ubuntu gets very slow because of too many apps, but when i check the system monitor, Ram use is 80% but swap is less than 5%. How do you let ubuntu use the swap more effectively?

A: swap area is used in a smart way: the OS decides how to use it, when you have many apps running and you use most of them at a time simeltaniously they need to be in RAM to be ready, but swap area is something like a garage. the programs which are not used at time are parked there and when you need them the Kernel will load them into memory, if your memory is going to filled up completely the Kernel move some of apps to the swap area and moving this data is time consuming. how ever if you have a fast disk such as SSD you will not notice these movements.


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Sometimes I forget why I like summer, especially with temperatures rising to 106 degrees.
But then I remember how much I like warm nights, barbeques, fireworks, outdoor activities, the beach, oh and did I mention barbeques? There's no better way to enjoy summer than being able to grill up anything and everything. From fruits to steaks the possibilities are endless.
The good news is that there are health benefits to grilling. One example is that cooking vegetables on the grill is quick, allowing them to retain vitamins and minerals. Although grilling can be made healthy, many of us end up eating meats that are high in saturated fat, cholesterol, and carcinogens when charred. Instead of loading up on high fat meats, try some of these healthy recipes at your next barbeque!
Grilled Baby Artichokes. Did you know that artichokes are a good source of vitamin C? Vitamin C helps our bodies absorb iron and plays an important role in immune function. Artichokes are also high in folate, magnesium, and fiber!
This recipe includes a flavorful dipping sauce that's made with light mayo and Greek yogurt. Greek yogurt's thick and creamy consistency allows it to be a healthy substitute for mayonnaise in many recipes.
Grilled Green Bean Salad. I love how simple this recipe is! This salad is a good base to add any herbs or vegetables that will accompany your main meal. What's even better is that green beans are high in calcium, which is important for building strong bones and teeth.
Thai Chicken Burgers. Burgers and barbeques go hand in hand. Instead of grilling the usual beef patty, try making your own patty with ground chicken! Compared to ground beef, ground chicken is lower in calories and saturated fat.
You don't have to sacrifice flavor by adding fresh ingredients like onion and garlic. This recipe takes creative spin on a burger by packing Asian flavors with sesame oil and garlic chili. The best part? Peanut sauce.
Tofu Lettuce Wraps. Grilling isn't just about meat anymore. Venture out and try these tofu lettuce wraps that are perfect for a hot summer day. What's tofu? Tofu, commonly used in Asian cuisine, is made from soybeans that are high in protein. Soy protein has been shown to lower bad cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease.
Grilled Asparagus and Cilantro Pepita Pesto. Asparagus is an easy vegetable to grill during the summer and what better way to serve them than with a cilantro pepita pesto. Pepita is another name for pumpkin seed and is packed with nutritional value from vitamins to amino acids. It also contains omega- 3 fatty acids that help reduce inflammation and the risk of heart disease.
Red, White, and Blue Popsicles. There's nothing quite as refreshing in 100 degree weather than a good popsicle. Homemade popsicles are a simple alternative to buying popsicles at the grocery store that are full of artificial coloring and added sugar. These popsicles look delicious with the balance between refreshing berries and creamy yogurt. You'll feel guilt-free while eating one of these because berries are full of antioxidants.
Strawberry Lemonade. Only four ingredients? I'm sold. When a drink is this easy, there's no reason to buy soda for your next summer barbeque. Fresh strawberries and lemons are the stars of this drink that balance each other nicely between sweet and tart. Not only do the lemons add a nice tang but they also contain antioxidants and are good sources of electrolytes that help maintain your body's function.