title: Win 10k at ourstage

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OurStage, the only 100% democratic online competition for emerging music and film talent where the fans decide who’s the best, is pleased to invite musicians and filmmakers to enter the competition at www.ourstage.com where over $10,000 in monthly cash prizes and coveted exposure with industry trailblazers is up for grabs.
The OurStage mission is to help talented artists achieve critical exposure by solving the greatest challenge on the Internet today: sorting quality content from the sea of mediocrity online. OurStage provides a neutral, trusted, non-gameable platform, in which the true judgment of the fans drives the best content to the top by allowing them to rank (not rate) online entertainment content.
“We started OurStage with a clear vision–to finally deliver on the promise of the Internet–allowing creators of great entertainment to find their audience and launch their careers without a middleman hijacking their creativity and income,” says Ben Campbell, founder and CEO of OurStage.
In addition to the cash prizes, OurStage offers an impressive breadth of rewards and recognition to artists driven by the fans to the top of the charts – from showcases at major festivals such as Slamdance, the CMJ Music Marathon, the Verge, SceneFirst, the Boston Independent Film Festival and NEMO; to track releases on the coveted Paste magazine, CMJ and Relix CD samplers; to critical exposure through influencers such as PLUG, Noise Pop, and Urb.
“We want to change the arbitrary nature of emerging talent discovery,” continues Campbell, “and in the process we are developing a wealth of partner programs to actually help launch the careers of those who did not have a fair shot before. ”
Filmmakers and musicians can enter the OurStage competition in ten categories: rock, indie/alternative, pop, acoustic, hip hop, country/Americana, jazz/blues, hard rock, experimental, and electronic.
To enter your best shorts, animated films, music videos, songs, or to take part in judging the competition, visit www.ourstage.com


tier: cub

shelf: civic-law

title: South african prosecutors to appeal acquittal of nigerian pastors case

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South African prosecutors announced plans to appeal the rape acquittal of Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso, following a court ruling that has sparked public outrage and renewed focus on the country’s gender-based violence crisis.
Omotoso, founder of the Jesus Dominion International (JDI) church, was cleared of rape charges last week after the judge cited prosecutorial missteps as a key reason for the decision, despite noting the implausibility of the pastor’s testimony.
In response, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed on Tuesday that it believes there are “reasonable prospects” for a successful appeal and is moving forward with legal steps to challenge the ruling.
The case has drawn national attention, with nearly 20 women accusing Omotoso of sexual misconduct, including rape and abuse. Some of the women were reportedly minors at the time of the alleged incidents, and several testified that Omotoso would pray for forgiveness following the assaults.
The pastor was originally arrested in 2017 on multiple charges, including rape, sexual assault, and human trafficking, after a manhunt. He was recently re-arrested for a separate immigration violation.
The NPA is also conducting an internal investigation into the handling of the case, expanding its review to include both prosecutorial teams involved. Disciplinary actions may follow, with a report expected in June.
Protests erupted outside the Gqeberha High Court as the verdict was delivered, with women’s rights groups expressing anger over the acquittal and calling for accountability. President Cyril Ramaphosa previously described gender-based violence as a national crisis.
Omotoso’s JDI church, headquartered in Durban, maintains branches in Nigeria and Israel. In the 2023–24 financial year, South African police recorded over 42,000 rape cases, underscoring the widespread nature of the issue.


shelf: science-engineering

title: Helmholtz prize awarded for small current research

text: March 8, 2018 The 2018 Helmholtz prize for “Precision Measurements in Applied Measurement Technology” has been awarded to e-SI-Amp partners PTB for work on improvements in the accurate measurement and generation of small currents. “Metrology on the mind?”: Prizes are awarded for outstanding scientific and technological research Prizes are awarded by the Helmholtz Foundation (Germany) for outstanding scientific and technological research in the field of “Precision Measurement in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine” in the categories “Fundamentals” and “Applications”. Scientists Dietmar Drung, Martin Götz, Eckart Pesel and Hansjörg Scherer were identified for their contribution to the field of small current measurement through the development of the novel current amplifier, the Ultrastable Low-noise Current Amplifier (‘ULCA’). The ULCA uses a circuit topology engineered for extremely high measurement stability (for details see this paper). This results in more accurate measurements and/or reduced complexity/measurement time, while still being small and portable. This leads to improved current calibration and measurement capabilities which have an impact upon a range of industries such as semiconductor testing, environmental metrology, DNA sequencing and quantum communication. The ULCA presently plays a key role in research on single-electron circuits as a quantum realization of the ampere, the motivation of the e-SI-Amp project. The stability and accuracy of the ULCA makes it highly suited for research on the validation of electron pump devices. As the device is stable and portable, transport of units between partners is possible, enabling international comparisons of measurement systems. The ULCA can be used to validate the current from single electron sources while they are under development as primary quantum standards. The ULCA is commercially available from Magnicon, under licence from PTB. Several variants, tailored for specific applications, are presently under test within the e-Si-Amp project. For news on this story from PTB click here.


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How to Transfer Music from Android to iPhone with Top 5 Ways
Is there a simple way to transfer music from an Android device to an iPhone without any interference from iTunes?
Compared to transferring photos, videos, messages and contacts, transferring music from Android to iPhone presents greater challenges. This is due to differences in operating systems, DRM restrictions, Apple's ecosystem limitations, syncing restrictions, app compatibility, and file management differences. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore five top-notch methods about how to transfer music from Android to iPhone. Whether you prefer a computer-based solution or a wireless transfer, we have you covered. Say goodbye to iTunes complications and embrace these hassle-free techniques for a smooth music migration experience.
- Part 1: How to Transfer Music from Android to iPhone with Computer
- 1.1 How to Transfer Music from Android to iPhone 13 with iTunes
- 1.2 How to Transfer Music from Android to iPhone without iTunes
- Part 2: How to Transfer Music from Android to iPhone Wirelessly
- 2.1 How to Transfer Music from Android to iPhone using SHAREit
- 2.2 How to Transfer Music from Android to iPhone via Amazon Music
- 2.3 How to Transfer Music from Android to iPhone via Google Play Music
Part 3: FAQs About Music Transfer from Android to iPhone
Part 1: How to Transfer Music from Android to iPhone with Computer
1.1 How to Transfer Music from Android to iPhone 13 with iTunes
One commonly known method involves using iTunes as an intermediary for music transfer. While effective, it has certain drawbacks. Here are the detailed steps on how to transfer music from Android to iPhone 13 with iTunes:
Step 1: Open file explorer on your computer and locate your device name in the sidebar. Click on it to access your device.
Step 2: Find the "Music" folder on your device and copy it to your computer.
Step 3: Download, install, and launch iTunes on your computer. Click on "File", then select "Library", and choose either "Add File to Library" or "Add Folder to Library" to import your music into iTunes.
Step 4: Connect your iPhone to your computer using a premium USB cable. Unlock your iPhone screen and tap "Trust" when prompted to trust the connected computer.
Step 5: Once your iPhone is recognized by iTunes, click on the device icon located in the upper-left corner. This will display the basic information of your iPhone.
Step 6: Select the "Music" section from the left sidebar. Check the "Sync Music" option and choose the songs you want to transfer, or select all of them.
Step 7: Finally, click on "Apply" at the bottom of the iTunes window to initiate the synchronization process and transfer the selected music to your iPhone.
1.2 How to Transfer Music from Android to iPhone without iTunes
When it comes to transferring music from Android to iPhone, you don't have to rely on iTunes anymore. With a more streamlined and efficient approach, UltFone Phone Transfer . Unlike iTunes, UltFone Phone Transfer offers a hassle-free music transfer experience. It allows you to directly transfer music between Android and iPhone devices without the need for intermediate backups. This saves time and ensures a smooth transfer process, preserving the original quality of your music files.
Here's how to transfer music from Android to iPhone without iTunes:
- Step 1 Download and install UltFone Phone Transfer, connect your Android device to your PC/Mac and allow the auxiliary APP to install on your device.
- Step 2 Connect your iPhone device to your PC/Mac and authorize.
- Step 3 Click the Start button when it is clickable.
- Step 4 Select the data, "Music" to scan on your Android and click Start Scan. Please rest assured that UltFone only scans this type of data and won't touch your other data.
- Step 5 When the scanning process is complete, Click Transfer Data. Wait for the process to complete, and you'll find your music on the iPhone.
Part 2: How to Transfer Music from Android to iPhone Wirelessly
2.1 How to Transfer Music from Android to iPhone using SHAREit
If you're looking for a solution for how to transfer music from android to iphone wirelessly, the SHAREit app is worth considering. This popular application allows you to transfer files wirelessly between devices. Here's a detailed guide on how to transfer music from Android to iPhone using SHAREit:
Step 1: On both your Android and iPhone, download and install the SHAREit app from the app stores.
Step 2: Select your music on the Android device and send.
Step 3: Click "Connect to IOS/WP" and open Hotspot on your Android device
Step 4: Open the SHAREit app on your iPhone and receive your music.
2.2 How to Transfer Music from Android to iPhone via Amazon Music
When it comes to transferring music from Android to iPhone, Amazon Music also offers a practical solution that doesn't require a computer. By synchronizing your offline music collection on your Android device with Amazon Music, you can access and download your songs on your iPhone. Here's a detailed guide on how to transfer music from Android to iPhone using Amazon Music:
Step 1: Start by installing the Amazon Music app on both your Android device and iPhone from their respective app stores.
Step 2: On your Android device, launch the Amazon Music app and sign in with your Amazon account.
Step 3: Ensure that your music files are available for offline listening on your Android device. You may need to enable the "Offline Music" option within the app settings and download the desired songs or playlists.
Step 4: Once your music is ready for synchronization, switch to your iPhone and open the Amazon Music app.
Step 5: Sign in to Amazon Music on your iPhone using the same Amazon account as on your Android device.
Step 6: In the Amazon Music app on your iPhone, navigate to the "My Music" section to access your library.
Step 7: Find the songs or playlists you want to transfer and tap on the "Download" option to save them offline on your iPhone.
Step 8: Wait for the download process to complete. The time required will depend on the size of the music files and your internet connection speed.
2.3 How to Transfer Music from Android to iPhone via Google Play Music
If you want to know more about how to transfer music from Android to iPhone wirelessly, Google Play Music offers a convenient solution, especially for those who have purchased music through the platform. If you've previously used Google Play Music on your Android device, you can easily transfer your music to your iPhone using the following steps:
Step 1: Download the Google Play Music app from the App Store on your iPhone.
Step 2: Ensure that your Google account is synced with the Google Play Music app on your Android device.
Step 3: Open the Google Play Music app on your iPhone, and you will find all your songs from Google Play Music available for playback.
Part 3: FAQs About Music Transfer from Android to iPhone
1. Can you transfer music from Android to iPhone via Bluetooth?
How to transfer music from Android to iPhone via bluetooth? Unfortunately, transferring music from Android to iPhone via Bluetooth is not supported. Bluetooth is primarily designed for wireless audio playback and limited file transfers, making it unsuitable for transferring a large number of music files. We recommend exploring alternative methods listed below for seamless music transfer.
2. Can you use Move to iOS to transfer music from Android to iPhone?
No, Move to iOS, the official app provided by Apple for Android users, does not support transferring music files from Android to iPhone. Move to iOS focuses on transferring contacts, messages, photos, and other essential data. To transfer music, we suggest utilizing the methods mentioned earlier in this guide for a smooth transfer experience.
3. Is it possible to transfer downloaded music from Google Play on Android to iPhone?
While Google Play Music is not directly compatible with the iPhone's default music app, you can still transfer your downloaded music. Follow the steps outlined in Part 2.3 of this guide to transfer your Google Play Music to an iPhone via Apple Music. This method allows you to access your music library on your iPhone and enjoy your favorite tracks seamlessly.
While music transfers from Android to iPhone may present initial challenges due to operating system differences, DRM restrictions and so on, there are multiple effective ways to overcome them, such as UltFone Phone Transfer . By following the steps provided and considering the advantages and disadvantages of each method, you can seamlessly transfer your beloved music collection to your iPhone. Embrace the power of these top 5 ways and embark on a journey of uninterrupted musical enjoyment on your new device. Choose the method that best suits your preferences and needs, and bid farewell to the complexities of music transfer.


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title: Casa breast support and hope for women facing breast cancer

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There’s a home where the walls tell stories of strength and resilience, and where every gesture, smile, and word offer refuge to those confronting one of life’s toughest battles. In this symbolic and real “Casa” (home), Monica Schina—a volunteer and board member of Casa Breast—dedicates her time to bring hope and support to women affected by breast cancer. The association, created to complement the Breast Unit at the Cottolengo Hospital in Turin, directs its mission to all women on a breast cancer care journey, aiming to humanize the care process. It offers more than just medical treatment, providing a support system encompassing awareness, close volunteer support, and physical and mental rehabilitation pathways.
The mission of Casa Breast
«Casa Breast was founded to support women through the oncology journey with targeted activities focused on awareness, prevention, and support at every stage of the disease», Schina explains. The primary goal is to accompany patients, offering them closeness through a volunteer-based approach, an accompaniment that goes beyond medical assistance alone.
«Our approach – she says – is based on the concept of helping these women return to a normal life, or at least a life as close to normal as possible, which involves interaction and integration with those fortunate enough not to have experienced the disease».
The mission of the association revolves around three pillars: prevention awareness, support throughout the care journey, and reintegration into daily life. Thanks to the dedication of volunteers and collaboration with Cottolengo Hospital, Casa Breast supports women through all phases of the illness. Its initiatives focus not only on physical care but also on the psychological and social well-being of the patients, facilitating a return to a “normalcy” that is often disrupted by the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
«A key strength is that within our organization, especially on our board, we have not only patients but also doctors – Schina emphasizes – This demonstrates a commitment not only to treat the disease but also to care for the person, meeting patients on the same level as both volunteers and medical staff».
Support initiatives for women
Casa Breast’s main initiatives include psychosocial support activities and social events. «We organize social gatherings and events where women with breast cancer can share experiences and find comfort in each other’s company, as well as with friends, family, and those who haven’t faced this illness», Schina shares. Medical professionals also participate in these volunteer projects, ensuring access to complementary services such as nutritional counseling with oncological dietitians and acupuncture sessions to relieve therapy side effects.
One of the most innovative projects is “The At-Home Surgeon”—a unique service providing home assistance by a surgeon and a nurse for vulnerable patients, both financially and health-wise. This initiative was designed to ensure quality post-operative care for those who, for various reasons, cannot visit the hospital frequently.
«This is a unique service among volunteer associations – Schina says – allowing those facing greater financial or health challenges to receive post-operative care directly at home». The association also promotes well-being through dance, collaborating with the Ballet of the Teatro di Torino. These dance sessions are designed to help patients rediscover their bodies and the joy of movement. «On November 6 – Schina recalls – the women took part in gentle physical activity aimed at rejuvenating their bodies and finding a lighter, healthier existence». Casa Breast also offers acupuncture programs for patients developing neuropathies as a therapy side effect, while the “Evolve” project includes nutritional consultations and gentle movement pathways to help women recover physically and mentally.
Beauty and self-esteem as part of care
«Feeling beautiful is fundamental to feeling better – Schina explains – and that’s why we organize sessions in collaboration with professional estheticians, helping women regain confidence in themselves, even when therapy side effects are visible». Casa Breast acknowledges the importance of maintaining one’s appearance during treatment, a challenge often underestimated but essential for preserving self-esteem. With the help of cosmetics brands, the association organizes meetings where patients can try products suitable for skin sensitized by treatments and receive makeup tips from professionals. These moments allow women to feel beautiful even during the toughest periods, rediscovering the value of self-care.
Personal experience as a resource
What motivated Monica Schina to join Casa Breast? «I discovered the association at the end of my own cancer journey – she recalls -. After a year of constant contact with the medical team, I found myself feeling lost. I thought it was the right time to transform a negative experience into something positive, to give back some of what, paradoxically, had enriched me». Her personal experience has thus become a driving force for continuing to give and receive support within the association: «Casa Breast has become my family – Schina adds – allowing me not only to help others but also to find new stability for myself».
Her journey has made her aware of the importance of offering human support and closeness to those facing illness, as a comforting word or a simple gesture can make a real difference. Monica’s involvement on the board reflects a commitment to make Casa Breast a place that meets the concrete needs of patients, thanks to the insight of someone who has personally experienced this journey.
«The synergy with Cottolengo Hospital – Schina explains – allows us to support patients from the moment of diagnosis, providing them and their families with psychological and informational support». This collaboration is especially valuable for offering patients simplified information about treatments and procedures and helping them find a balance between hospital and post-hospital care.
Finally, Casa Breast’s message extends to the theme of prevention, which, according to Schina, is crucial to ensuring a future where breast cancer can be detected early and treated more successfully. «We want to see more and more women undergo mammograms and preventive screenings because only through prevention can we make this cancer increasingly treatable».


shelf: finance

title: Google gemini could soon introduce two new ai subscription options for users

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Google’s Gemini is poised to completely replace Google Assistant across all platforms by the end of 2025, utilizing its sophisticated AI capabilities for a variety of tasks. While many features of Gemini are available for free, the paid Gemini Advanced tier offers additional benefits such as access to advanced models, larger context windows, and increased usage limits. Recent code findings suggest that Google is considering the introduction of two new, higher-tier AI subscription plans, tentatively named “Premium Plus” and “Premium Pro.” These plans may provide access to enhanced versions of Gemini, referred to as “Gemini Pro” and “Gemini Ultra,” which could offer expanded or unlimited feature usage.
In just over two years, Gemini has evolved from its initial iteration as Bard into Google’s primary AI tool. Unlike Google Assistant, Gemini is capable of performing a broader range of functions such as answering basic queries, assisting in brainstorming, interacting with applications, and generating code and imagery. While many of Gemini’s features are free, newer additions tend to be restricted to subscribers of Gemini Advanced during their initial rollout. This subscription also ensures higher limits on features, including support for Gemini’s more advanced models like Gemini 2.5 Pro.
Currently, Gemini Advanced presents a compelling option for those who receive it for free with a new smartphone, as well as for power users who rely on Gemini for their professional tasks. Google’s expansion into new subscription plans appears to target these power users, providing them with more choices. Details surrounding the new plans remain unclear; however, there is speculation that they could unlock access to Gemini Pro and Gemini Ultra versions. Instances in the code suggest that users may face prompts to upgrade to these premium options after reaching specific usage limits.
The pricing structure of these new tiers is yet to be confirmed, but they may offer a more economical alternative compared to the existing $20 fee for Gemini Advanced. Google is expected to make an official announcement soon, possibly at its upcoming I/O or Android Show events.


shelf: education

title: How to write term papers

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Average term paper may take as much as an whole semester in college and involves research, essay writing, and composing an original report that’s based on analysis and research. A term paper is generally a vital review paper written by undergrads within a particular academic term, generally covering a significant thesis. Merriam Webster defines it as a significant written assignment at a school or university which represents a pupil’s performance within a particular term. To over at the website be able to become adept in writing papers, the pupil needs to have the ability to write essays, research, and understand complex topics and arguments.
While many men and women see term papers as dry, boring, or even creative, it’s very important to realize that the term paper is an important part of the entire course of action. That is since a word paper serves as a mission for faculty professors and other school administrators that are reviewing pupils’ academic documents. When a professor is considering your paper and is not impressed with this, then he will likely assign you another word paper.
It’s likewise essential to be aware that many students find a term paper to be a significant problem when it comes time to finish them. Most pupils become overwhelmed when they begin to write term papers, and it might be tempting to simply sit down and compose all the paper by yourself. But, it is crucial to be certain you do the work in a organized fashion.
There are many different kinds of term papers, and pupils should understand how to write them correctly to be able to do well on these. First off, duration papers must contain one or more principal sections. They should contain an introduction which helps to spell out the principal subject of the paper, an individual segment that contains different paragraphs, and a finish that offers a thesis statement.
After every paragraph of text, it is necessary to outline what was written in the principal points of this paragraph. The best method to do this is to include a bullet point list, which can be extremely helpful if a student is trying to keep things concise. Another excellent trick is to make sure that every word is spelled correctly.
Writing term papers requires a lot of research and study, therefore students should always try to learn from others who have previously completed these assignments. This will help them to become better writers later on and will help them succeed at life.


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If you would like to have us make you up a custom mix we will make it, pack it and ship it right to your door. Select-A-Blend is unique because we let YOU create a custom potting mix with any combination of 12 quarts from our giant menu of potting media. Try Select-A-Blend the next time you plant or repot. This unique custom mix offering is one-of-a-kind and helps make planting and repotting simple and fun while offering you a myriad of choices of the best possible fresh mediums! Available as an individual media, in a variety of size containers, or as mix --- you decide, and rePotme will deliver it. What could be better?
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shelf: history-culture

title: Fine art giclee print poppy on sea

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Majestic Purple Delphiniums amid scarlet red Poppies overlooking the sea of the East coast of Ireland. Little tulips and other blooms taking second place to these two beauties. A bright colourful artwork ready to hang in your home - in a room where you want to bring a little joy to all who enter.
An Open Edition certified Fine Art Giclee Print from an original artwork - makes for a very special unique Art Gift or heirloom to pass through the generations.
The Giclee print technique uses specialised archival inks in its application using inkjet printers ensuring the longevity of the print itself. The colours will hold for a lifetime, certainly over 100 years at least before they start to fade. Therefore, the quality of this print is much higher than the standard print or photograph. The accuracy of the print is an identical match to the original painting. The Hahnemuhle paper used on which to print the image is a specialised paper which will take the ink perfectly - both together give a lifetime guarantee to the quality and longevity of the fine art print.
Certified printers use only Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper to print all my Fine Art Giclée Prints. There is a 1" white border where artist will sign.
Prints are custom ordered and have approx 2week lead time to arrange delivery to you.
This Limited Edition print has a maximum run of 50
Available in one size, identical to the original painting
- A2 size - 16 x 24" or 420 x 594mm
If you require a different size please contact me.


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Our customer service solutions connect your customers with the information they need in the manner they want it. It’s all about the customer experience - whether it’s connecting with a customer service representative at a contact center through a phone call, email, or text message, obtaining information from an IVR, chatbot, or website, or filling out a web form, we’ve got you covered. A quality customer experience combines a deep understanding of the program, the latest technology, and true empathy for the people we serve. It takes thousands of details to make that happen, and we have obsessed over those details to design a top-notch experience for your customers.
When it comes to payment processing, you want efficiency and effectiveness. Our team is dedicated to designing and delivering solutions that make that possible. In addition to the solutions, we provide all the personnel, systems, and safeguards necessary to ensure every payment goes where it needs to go. But it’s not just about the technical side of things. We also offer world-class customer care, meeting people where they are to make sure they get the service they expect and deserve if you’re in need of enhanced payment processing services, count on YoungWilliams. We will take care of every stakeholder and participant.
A YoungWilliams operations center can provide your agency with proven and powerful systems, technologies, facilities, methods, and staff to process, track, and report on all the essential daily work that makes sure your program runs efficiently and effectively every day. We combine our systems and program knowledge to process mail, email, applications, legal documents, work lists, system-generated tasks, and any other work required for program operations. Everything is designed down to the smallest detail. We have found that if we obsess the details you won’t have to.
Local Office Operations
We provide offices and operations for anything needed to be done locally such as walk-in customer service, in-person interviews, taking applications, court appearances, and community outreach. The customer experience is key for all interactions but especially when someone has to come to the office. Our offices are accessible and welcoming. Every aspect of our offices has been specially designed from the space configuration of each room, to how customers and staff enter and exit interview rooms, to the design of the receptionist area to ensure a good customer experience. The attention to detail says a lot about your program.
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How do we make sure policies, processes, procedures, call scripts, and work instructions are applied consistently and accurately? A quality Knowledge Base is a key part of our solution. Using our subject matter experts, we gather program information, put it into a centralized, searchable knowledge base, and make it easily accessible to everyone whether it’s a customer, case manager, or customer service representative. This way, we answer questions with the right information and do the work right. We have the expertise to accumulate the information into the right format and the technologies to disseminate the information in the way people want it including websites, chatbots, databases, and AI.
The future is here, or at least coming very soon. Let us keep you updated. Artificial intelligence (AI) will soon revolutionize customer service, everyday work, and access to knowledge in every government program. We have already combined the latest AI solutions powered by Microsoft with our deep program knowledge to create Priya, YoungWilliams’ proprietary and customizable AI bot. Priya will soon be available to answer customer questions about individual cases, take applications, assist with forms and questionnaires, and provide practical and policy advice.
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For program employees, Priya will soon act as a co-pilot to help case managers quickly find information, get assistance, and do real work on routine and complex matters. Priya will assist case managers by detailing process, procedures, and policies, completing forms, making appointments, creating case summaries, reaching out to customers, and much more.
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How to implement a simple PID temperature controller
1.Precision temperature regulation is a requirement for a wide range of applications.
From sensitive lab experiments requiring microkelvin stability, to robust industrial processes that require stringent tolerances, and complex environments involving 3D printing that demand consistent material properties. To achieve and maintain a precise temperature profile, a sophisticated strategy is required. Among the most effective methodologies available, the PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) control algorithm stands out as a foundational technique. The mathematical method, which is designed to minimize the difference between the desired setpoint value and the process variable's actual value, is the foundation of most temperature control systems. Typically, a PID temperature controller relies on dedicated hardware, often a microprocessor-contained unit, to execute the algorithm and manage the control loop in real-time. A more flexible and accessible alternative is to implement the PID logic in software running on general purpose computers, dedicated microcontrollers, or hardware designed specifically for computing tasks. Software-based control functions are managed by leveraging the computing power and flexibility that software offers. The PID algorithm is executed on a processor unit that interfaces with the temperature sensors and actuators via digital communication. Software-based PID controls are crucial to engineers, researchers, hobbyists and others who want sophisticated and adaptable temperature automation. This guide explores the basic aspects of implementing a simple PID system.
2. Understanding PID Core Components in Simple Terms
The success of a simple PID system is dependent on the synergy between the components, and the logic in the software that executes the algorithm. First, there is the processing module, which acts as the "brain" of the system. This unit performs the PID calculations. In such systems, microcontrollers are often used, as they offer a good balance of computational power, input/output capability, and cost effectiveness. Platforms like Arduino, Raspberry pi, and ESP32 are popular platforms for implementing PID controls. They're especially suitable for projects that have limited processing requirements or require ease of programing. They may be limited in speed and complexity when compared with more powerful options. A general-purpose PC, or server can provide higher performance. These systems are often used with software environments such as MATLAB/Simulink (leveraging scipy, pycontrol), C++ or graphical platforms, like LabVIEW. They are often equipped with powerful simulation tools and sophisticated visualizations, which makes them ideal for complex systems, high-throughput data processing, or research. It is also important to note that many modern Programmable Logic Controllers or Distributed Control Systems have robust software platforms which allow the implementation and tweaking of PID algorithm. This represents another aspect of software-based hardware enabled control. Modern software-based systems with PID often include communication and network capabilities, even though they are not required for the basic controls. It allows remote temperature monitoring, tuning of parameters or setpoints, as well as logging temperature data. The use of interfaces like Ethernet to connect to a network or Wi-Fi to allow users to interact from afar, such as USB to directly connect to the computer or Ethernet to connect to a local area network. These connections enhance the utility and practicality of software-based systems, especially in scenarios such as research, industrial monitoring or distributed control.
Second, the interface is critical between the software program and temperature sensor. It is important to choose the right sensor for each application. This will determine the range, accuracy and response properties required. The most common sensor types are thermocouples, such as the Types J, K, T or E (valued for their large operating ranges, and their relatively simple construction), resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), like the Pt100 and Pt1000, (known for accuracy, stability and high stability), and thermistors, which can be used for specific temperatures ranges, and offer high sensitivity. Software must be developed to interpret correctly the signals generated by the sensor. When using analog sensors such as thermocouples and RTDs in conjunction with a computer or microcontroller, an Analog to Digital Converter (ADC), is usually required. ADCs convert the continuous voltage and current signals from sensors into discrete values that can be processed by software. ADC resolution (e.g. 10-bits, 12-bits, 16-bits) and sampling rate are what determine how precise the temperature measurement can be. Alternatively, sensors with a digital output that is a code directly (e.g. DS18B20 sensors on 1-Wire) can simplify the interface because the software will be able to read it. Signal conditioning may be necessary in all situations, for example, to amplify a low-level sensor signal, or remove noise prior to digitization.
Thirdly, the interface for controlling actuators is essential. It is necessary to translate the software's output control, often in the form of a pulse width modulation (PWM), into an actual command for temperature regulation. Microcontrollers or computers that generate digital signals can use a Digital to Analog Converter (DAC), which creates an analog voltage suitable for devices such as Solid State Relays for switching AC/DC electricity, linear analog heating elements. Mechanical relays can be worn out by mechanical switches. SSRs have a faster switching time and are less likely to wear. The software could also control an optocoupled relay connected to a high-power relay that can switch the power to the heaters or coolers. Direct control using General Purpose input/output (GPIO), pins, and transistors like MOSFETs may be used for very small loads. Software logic should include all necessary steps for converting the PID signal into the correct control signal to be used by the selected actuator. This will ensure that the actuator is responding correctly to commands from the software.
Modern software-based systems with PIDs often include communication and network capabilities, even though they are not strictly required for basic control. It allows remote temperature monitoring, tuning of parameters or setpoints, as well as logging temperature data. The use of interfaces like USB to connect directly to the computer, Ethernet to connect to a network or wireless protocols such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to facilitate interaction with users from afar or to integrate into larger control systems is possible. These connections enhance the utility and practicality of software-based systems, especially in scenarios such as research, industrial monitoring or distributed control.
3. Selecting Components for Simplicity
Software-based PID systems are only as good as their implementation. The underlying logic of the equation is simple, even though it may appear complex. This is the standard discrete time PID This includes measurement, calculations, output, and calculation. As a concept of continuous time, the PID algorithm must be modified for digital implementation. Discreteization is the process of adaptation. Software must sample system data at intervals that are regular (the sampling period, Ts). PID operates then on discrete samples. Euler's Method is one of the simple methods. Software loops are fundamental for implementation. The controller typically executes a repeating loop at a predetermined sampling rate. In this loop, software calculates error, reads sensor values, generates control signals, then computes PID output. The loop needs to be fast enough for the control actions in real time, which is critical for stable operations.
For the PID software to work correctly, it requires that a set of parameters be tuned: The Proportional (Kp), Ki, and Kd. The correct value selection is crucial to achieving the desired performance. The tuning procedure involves choosing the appropriate Kp, Kd, and Ki values. The tuning process involves manually adjusting each gain parameter in sequence, watching the response of the system, and then making small changes. Usually, the proportional gain (Kp), is adjusted first. Increase the Kp gradually until you get a system that responds rapidly but not with significant oscillation. The aim is to get a good response time, or an acceptable overshoot. After P has been set, an Integral term is added (Ki). Starting with Ki = 0, or a low value, increase slowly until any error in the steady state is eliminated (the difference between measurement and setpoint temperature stops changing). Increase Ki slowly, because too much increase can make the system oscillate. The Derivative (Kd), is then added. Begin with a low Kd (often initially zero) value and then make small adjustments. It is intended to reduce any oscillations caused by P or I. Increased Kd can help predict and smooth out changes, but it may also cause the system to slow down or become unstable. Tuning is not always straightforward.
Tuning is not always easy and requires careful monitoring and repeated iterations. Even small changes in parameters can have a significant impact on the behaviour of the system. Overshoot, oscillation and slow response are all common issues. To achieve a system that is well-tuned, it's important to be patient and experiment carefully.
Tuning is not always easy and requires constant observation. Even small changes in parameters can have a significant impact on the behaviour of the system. Overshoot, oscillation and slow response are all common issues. To achieve a system which responds rapidly, is stable and requires constant observation, patience and experimentation is essential. Even small changes in the parameters will have a significant impact on the behaviour of the system. Overshoot, oscillation and slow response are all common issues. To achieve an optimally tuned system, patience and experimentation is essential.
Tuning is not always easy and requires careful monitoring and repeated iterations. Even small changes in the parameters will have a significant impact on the behaviour of the system. Overshoot, oscillation and slow response are all common issues. Safety Websites (e.g. Electrical Safety Authorities), provide guidance. Referencing**hardware datasheets to specific connections. Referencing Hardware datasheets to specific details. Consult Websites on PID Tuning Methods.
- Understand Precise Thermal Regulating with Small PID Temperature Controls
- How to implement a software-based PID temperature controller


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12. Cloud Marketplaces
The CloverDX Server offerings in cloud marketplaces provide an easy way to create a CloverDX Server instance in the cloud infrastructure. The offerings spin-up a recommended cloud architecture that contains a standalone CloverDX Server with good defaults and recommended environment.
Currently we support AWS Marketplace and Azure Marketplace, see their respective sections for details. This section will describe aspects that are common for all of our cloud offerings - the intent is for the offerings to be as similar as possible.
For details on how to subscribe to and deploy CloverDX Server in cloud marketplaces, see specific sections:
The marketplace offerings consist of virtual machine images and templates. The templates orchestrate creation of all cloud resources necessary for the VM to run and be usable - database, virtual private networks, subnets, virtual firewalls etc. The templates also provide a simple to use UI wizards to deploy the whole solution.
The virtual machine is designed to run a standalone CloverDX Server instance:
It has external dependencies:
data sources/data targets - the data sources/targets to be processed by jobs are expected to be outside of the VM (temporary files will be inside).
cloud resources - network resources such as virtual private networks, subnets etc. These are created automatically by the offering’s template.
CentOS-based Linux (depends on specific cloud)
Eclipse Temurin JDK 11 (formerly AdoptOpenJDK)
Tomcat 9 - runs under
PostgreSQL 14 based cloud system database
The VM uses 2 disks:
contains operating system, software, installation of Tomcat and CloverDX. Mounted as
contains persistent data such as CloverDX configuration, logs, sandboxes etc. Mounted as
Internal structure of the VM:
- installation of Tomcat and CloverDX, home directory of theclover
- persistent data of CloverDX (configuration, logs, sandboxes etc). Mount point of the data disk. Contains the following subdirectories:-
- configuration of the server, e.g. connection to the system database -
- sandboxes with jobs, metadata, data, etc. -
- server logs -
- Tomcat logs -
- libraries to add to Tomcat, Server Core classpath and Worker classpath -
- libraries to add to Tomcat and Server Core classpath -
- libraries to add to Worker classpath -
- Tomcat’s temporary directory, default location of CloverDX tempspace
Default exposed ports:
- HTTP port of the Server Console and Server API -
- HTTPS port of the Server Console and Server API -
- SSH port for VM administration
CloverDX Server is configured via configuration properties. See List of Configuration Properties for available configuration properties.
Server in cloud comes with built-in configuration file /opt/clover/tomcat/conf/default_clover.properties
which contains basic useful configuration for cloud.
Do not modify this file, your changes would be lost when updating to newer versions.
file contains user-specified server configuration properties and their values.
Any properties defined here will override default built-in configuration.
Changes made here will carry over to new versions when updating.
System Database Configuration
By default, CloverDX Server uses a PostreSQL-based cloud database, see AWS Marketplace and Azure Marketplace sections for more details about the databases.
The database connection itself uses a JNDI datasource defined in /var/clover/conf/server_fragment.xml
The JNDI resource defines the database URL, credentials (password is encrypted) and additional configuration such as connection pool sizes and timeouts.
Communication with the database is done over SSL.
The connection to system database over JNDI is defined in /opt/clover/tomcat/conf/default_clover.properties
To use a different system database or change connection configuration:
Put the JDBC driver to
Modify JNDI resource definition in
Put database configuration properties into
configuration file. To see which properties are necessary, see
Libraries and Classpath
Libraries are added to the classpath of Tomcat (i.e.
Server Core) and Worker from directories in the data disk.
Place the JARs to the following directories under /var/clover
- libraries to add to Tomcat and Server Core classpath (e.g. JDBC drivers) -
- libraries to add to Worker classpath (e.g. libraries used by jobs)
Sandboxes are stored by default on the data disk under the /var/clover/sandboxes
The server can be activated via the Server Console, typically on the login screen on the first start of the Server.
Tomcat is installed in /opt/clover/tomcat
You can modify its configuration in a persistent manner in two ways:
- this file is included in Tomcat’sserver.xml
configuration file. You can define e.g., JNDI resources here. -
- this bash script is included in Tomcat’ssetenv.sh
script. You can add command line parameters for Server Core in this script.
Any changes made in the above two files will carry over when upgrading to new versions of the cloud marketplace offer.
Important memory settings are Java heap size for Server Core, Java heap size for Worker and sizes of additional Java memory spaces. The memory settings are automatically calculated based on the memory available to the VM instance. If you change the memory size of the VM, the heap memory settings are updated automatically during VM start - for example if you modify the VM to use an instance type with a larger amount of memory, the heap sizes for Server Core and Worker will increase automatically.
For example, if running the VM with 16 GB of RAM, the Server Core will have 4 GB heap, Worker will have 7 GB heap, and the rest is left for additional Java memory spaces and the OS.
The automatic memory settings can be overridden by modifying the /var/clover/memory_allocation_config_override
file and setting BOTH properties:
- heap size of Server Core (in MB) -
- heap size of Worker (in MB)
The CloverDX Server is started automatically as a systemd
service on startup of the VM.
To manually stop/start/restart the server, use the following commands:
sudo systemctl stop clover
sudo systemctl start clover
sudo systemctl restart clover
To see the stdout logs of the clover service, use journalctl -u clover | less
For working with the service, root permissions are required, use sudo
to obtain them.
The system swap size is configured automatically by systemd
on startup of the VM.
If you want to configure swap yourself, you can disable the service.
Server logs are collected in /var/clover/cloverlogs
directory on the virtual machine.
Integration with native cloud logging services is possible, see specific sections:
Both Server Core and Worker are configured for JMX monitoring using tools like VisualVM or JConsole.
The JMX is configured to use SSL.
It needs 2 open ports per process, so 4 ports in total.
The ports are NOT exposed on the virtual firewall by default.
To successfully connect through JMX, you need to allow inbound connections from your IP to this destination port range: 8686-8689
In case you want to customize the default JMX configuration, you can modify following files:
To connect through JMX, use port 8686
for Server Core, and port 8688
For further instructions for using JMX with the default self-signed certificate in AWS, see the AWS specific section JMX monitoring in AWS.
There are 2 ways to upgrade CloverDX to a new version:
Upgrade of the whole architecture - upgrades the whole cloud architecture defined by CloverDX offerings to a new version. The architecture in newer offering version can be improved by incorporating new cloud services, better defaults etc. This is the recommended way to upgrade the cloud offerings and is described in detail below.
Upgrade of clover.war - simply change the clover.war file to a new version. This doesn’t use improvements to the cloud architecture in new versions and is equivalent to ordinary upgrade of CloverDX. For this upgrade, follow Upgrading Server to Newer Version. Make sure to use WAR suitable for Tomcat 9 container. The server WAR is located in
. To stop and start the server use the above commands to control its systemd service.
The recommended upgrade process of the whole cloud architecture follows the same basic principles for all cloud offerings. The main idea is that we create the new version instance and its cloud architecture using a copy of the previous versions database, data, configuration, sandboxes etc. The previous version instance is kept running with minimal impact. This way the new version can be run and tested alongside the previous version, while the previous version keeps running and providing its services. The new version does not modify anything of the previous version.
The data disk and system database of the new version are based on snapshots of the data disk and database of the previous version. Everything else is created as new - OS disk, VM, networking resources and other cloud resources. This way the CloverDX configuration, data, sandboxes used in the previous version are easily used in the new version, while the whole architecture of the offering is upgraded.
Overview of the upgrade process:
Pause processing of jobs in the previous version. This is best done by disabling schedules and event listeners. The reason for this is for the new version to not start processing your data immediately after start. This starts the downtime of the previous version.
Create a snapshot of the system database - contains the state and configuration.
Create a snapshot of the data disk - contains data, sandboxes, configuration, logs etc.
Resume processing of jobs in the previous version - this ends the downtime of the previous version.
Deploy the new version using the above snapshots via a template specific for upgrade. The new version is deployed alongside the previous version, while the previous version is kept running.
Activate the new version - on the login page you will probably be prompted to enter a new license that supports the new version.
Test the new version - perform testing of the new version to verify the upgrade. In the step 1 above you disabled listeners and schedules - you might need to re-activate them correctly if it’s safe (e.g. if they won’t process production data).
When the new version is verified, you might want to re-use the IP address of the previous version - follow cloud-specific steps below. This allows you to continue using the same IP address or hostname with the new version, e.g. for Server projects in CloverDX Designer or other services calling the server API.
Upgrade details specific to cloud providers:


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Four years ago, our family changed forever when my previously healthy daughter began experiencing life-threatening illnesses and chronic medical conditions. As my daughter began her medical journey at the age of nine months, she began to accumulate a long list of diagnosed medical conditions and an accompanying team of specialists. We worked patiently with her doctors through invasive medical and diagnostic tests, procedures, and many hospitalizations, but no underlying diagnosis for her many medical conditions was confirmed.
As we held onto hope for any news about the cause of her medical conditions, we felt that a diagnosis was the key to all of our questions. We felt a diagnosis would help to guide our daughter’s medical treatment and care. A diagnosis would help to keep her safe from medical injury and error. Most importantly, for our family, living without a diagnosis has caused confusion, frustration, fear and isolation. There is no medical community for our daughter, and as a result there are few system supports in place for her or our family. Until recently we had little coordination of medical care because having no diagnosis left us in a medical “no man’s land” within our children’s hospital. Having no diagnosis meant we fell through the cracks in the medical system with no one doctor taking charge of her care medically.
Our daughter’s medical challenges include but are not limited to profound deafness resulting from progressive sensorineural hearing loss, global developmental delay, sideroblastic anemia, chronic constipation, nephrocalcinosis and hypercalciuria, hypotonia, anesthesia complications, extreme fatigue, and unexplained acute illness resulting in episodes of cyclic vomiting, fever, irritability, and pain. Our daughter is a beautiful, loving, intelligent and stoic little girl who, in her short life, has been through more uncertainty, illness and pain than any child should ever have to experience.
In our search for a diagnosis we have taken our daughter to several well-known medical facilities in Canada and the United States. Her blood and tissue samples have been studied at many renowned research facilities. Each time a new genetic condition was suspected, our daughter would be tested. The results always came back negative or inconclusive. In an effort to stem the huge financial costs we were accumulating by testing our child, our children’s hospital thought to approach the diagnostic odyssey from another angle. They decided to conduct a genetic sequencing of our child’s genetic axiom and examine the genes related to mitochondrial disease—which was highly suspected—as well as any other diseases that were suspected. Then, if the gene did show a suspected anomaly, they could conduct the full test for that disease. We agreed to this new approach. We were hopeful that something would be found.
In September 2011, close to eight months after beginning this genetic sequencing approach, our genetics doctor requested blood samples from my husband and me to further examine a finding that had been made concerning our daughter. Those findings were confirmed a few months later. After 3.5 years of waiting, which is not terribly long in the field of medical genetics, our daughter has a “confirmed” diagnosis of mitochondrial disease. I say “confirmed” because the form of mitochondrial disease that she has is not described anywhere in the medical literature. She is quite literally the only known case at this time.
There will be further investigations into our daughter’s medical condition and disease as her doctors race to publish their medical discovery and further define and describe her condition. What remains in the wake of this discovery is our family and our child. What we thought would bring closure and information has left only questions and a sense of isolation. Where do we go now? We no longer have the diagnostic challenge facing us, but we don’t have the happy ending of a disease discovery, a treatment and a cure. Our child’s disease has no name, and it has no prognosis. What is most stressful is that we don’t know how this disease will affect her as she gets older, and we don’t have the valuable information or knowledge gained from the experiences of other patients like her of how to keep her medically safe.
As the field of genetic research becomes more powerful and sophisticated, medical discovery is going to take off. I believe this is a good thing. Families need to know. People need answers. Information is so important. But I feel a profound sense of challenge as to what is left in the wake of this information and knowledge. It tests a family’s resolve and ability to remain optimistic. It can also challenge hope. As the field of metabolic, molecular and mitochondrial genetics evolves, we know there will be more information for us and help for many families like ours. We also take great encouragement from the fact that our journey will help many who have yet to be diagnosed.
When our daughter is feeling well, she is happy and playful. Despite her many challenges, she doesn’t have the fear, the worry, and the challenge to hope that the adults in her life have. She is all things that are wonderful in a child. We will continue to work hard to give her the best possible opportunities in life. We know her doctors will work hard to ensure she gets a chance to embrace those opportunities. We are working our way back to a place of hope…hope for more information to help manage our daughter’s disease.


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Hair Salon Franchises For Sale
Hair salon franchises offer significant advantages compared to independent businesses. First and foremost, franchises continuously update their offerings according to the latest industry trends. Additionally, hair salon franchises have earned widespread customer loyalty globally due to effective and well-targeted marketing strategies, often executed internationally. Franchise systems are designed with proven operational procedures, significantly reducing startup costs and simplifying management efforts.
Moreover, the franchisor provides comprehensive assistance through every stage of launching your business, sharing valuable expertise, ongoing training, and proven methodologies. Discover the best hair salon franchise opportunities today and choose a concept that best aligns with your business aspirations!
Types of Hair Salon Franchises Available in 2025
The hair salon industry continues to thrive, offering diverse franchise opportunities. Today, entrepreneurs can invest in various niche markets, including traditional barber shops, beauty salons, men's grooming salons, and specialized kids haircut franchises. The market for children's hair salon services is expanding rapidly as parents seek child-friendly salons that offer a stress-free and enjoyable haircutting experience for kids. This segment provides franchisees with a rewarding business opportunity, thanks to its growing popularity and customer demand.
Hair salon franchises, including the emerging segment of kids haircut services, provide profitable and highly sought-after services appealing to men, women, and families. The industry remains robust and dynamic, making 2025 an ideal year to launch your salon franchise.
Advantages of Hair Salon Franchises
- Marketing Support: Franchisees benefit from extensive marketing campaigns executed by the franchisor, enhancing customer attraction and retention.
- Established Brand Recognition: Franchisees leverage the power of established brand names, significantly boosting customer trust and business visibility.
- Ready-Made Business Solutions: Franchisees receive access to proven operational processes, technology systems, comprehensive manuals, and support for daily business management.
- Training and Guidance: Franchisors offer robust training programs, empowering franchisees with essential skills and knowledge to run their businesses successfully.
Why Choose a Franchised Hair Salon Over an Independent Salon?
Establishing a franchised hair salon offers faster and smoother business setup compared to independent salons. Franchisees benefit from continuous professional guidance, advanced technologies, comprehensive training programs, and centralized marketing efforts. In contrast, independent salons require the entrepreneur to independently develop and execute business plans, promotional strategies, hiring processes, and client retention methods. By investing in a franchise, you gain immediate access to well-established business practices and ongoing operational support.
Cost to Start a Hair Salon Franchise in 2025
The initial investment required to open a hair salon franchise varies significantly based on the brand's prestige and concept. Low-cost hair salon franchises start at approximately $20,000, while high-end franchise investments can reach upwards of $650,000. Franchises focusing specifically on kids' haircut services typically have moderate investment requirements, making them accessible for a wide range of entrepreneurs. With diverse options tailored to various budgets, potential franchisees can find suitable opportunities that align with their financial capacity and business objectives.


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title: Willowdale Open Houses

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Willowdale Open Houses
Students are encouraged to attend Open House events and research the programs and schools before submitting their application.
Claude Watson School for the Arts Open House
Claude Watson School for the Arts (CWSA) is a dynamic school which offers an enriched arts education to students in grades 4 - 8. Each year we admit 60 students into our grade four program. Students spend approximately half their day on the academic curriculum (language, French, math, science, social studies, health and physical education), while the other half of their day is spent immersed in the arts. All students participate in dance, drama, music and visual arts. In Grade 5, students are introduced to digital arts.
Claude Watson School for the Arts is proud to operate as part of the Toronto District School Board. Each year there is significant interest in families applying to our program. The only prerequisite for applying to our program is to live within the city of Toronto. Families interested in applying are encouraged to check out the "Future Students" section of their website: <https://www.claudewatson.org/Future-Students>
Claude Watson @ Earl Haig SS Open House (Arts)
Earl Haig Secondary School opened its doors to the Claude Watson Arts Program in 1982. This program is designed to serve students possessing artistic talents within a specialized learning environment. Though a challenging dual thrust program, our students develop their creative and academic potential to the fullest.
Students will apply to one of the Program Focus Areas; Dance Studies, Drama Studies, Music Studies, Visual Studies.
All students in the four program areas will be blended and scheduled into the Integrated Arts courses in Grades 9 and 10 where they will have the opportunity to study a variety of art forms over the course of the semesters.
In Grades 11 and 12, all Claude Watson students will continue in their focus arts area and will take a second “Collaborative Arts” course where they will be creating with all other Claude Watson students in their grade.


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SKU: 9161 1470
Color: Ocean Blue
METROSENE® 100% Polyester
The all-purpose sewing thread effortlessly masters all types of fabrics and stitches.
Tearproof and abrasion resistant.
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"This store is so great! They have lots of beautiful fabrics in all styles and the staff is so friendly. I first visited in December while in town visiting my mil and it was my first stop on this visit because they’re just so welcoming. They have a decent selection of precuts scattered throughout the store as well as notions and patterns which are perfect to pick up as souvenirs each visit. As a younger quilter I am sometimes talked down to when I visit a quilt shop but the employees here are always so friendly and encouraging. They have a good parking lot and are easy to find even for an out of towner like myself. I can’t wait to come back the next time I’m in the area to pick up more fabric for the stash!"
"This is a fantastic quilt shop with every imaginable fabric you can think of. The owner and employees are friendly, knowledgeable, professional and very helpful. They have a huge inventory of high quality quilting fabrics, kits and everything you need to make your project a success. Plenty of parking, easy to access, well lit, great displays for inspiration. Highly recommended, well worth the trip."


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UAE Gives Pope Pomp-Filled Welcome Ceremony At Visit's Start
Francis arrived at the Abu Dhabi presidential palace in a simple Kia hatchback, but was greeted with an artillery salute and military flyover by a country now at war.
Even for a nation known for its excesses, the Emiratis' red-carpet welcome was remarkable for a pope who prides himself on simplicity. It featured horse-mounted guards escorting the pontiff's motorcade through the palace gardens while the flyover trailed the yellow and white smoke of the Holy See flag as cannons boomed.
Francis stood somberly between Abu Dhabi's powerful crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the Emirati vice president and prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, as the Vatican and Emirati anthems played and delegations were introduced.
Francis' speech to the gathering of faith leaders later in the evening is the highlight of his brief, 40-hour visit to Abu Dhabi, the first to the Arabian Peninsula by a pope. His trip culminates on Tuesday with the first-ever papal Mass on the Arabian Peninsula - a gathering expected to draw some 135,000 faithful in a never-before-seen display of public Christian worship here.
Francis arrived in the Emirati capital late on Sunday, hours after making an appeal from the Vatican for urgent observation of a limited cease-fire in war-torn Yemen so that food and medicine can get to its people, who are suffering the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
The Emirates has been Saudi Arabia's main ally in the war in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is fighting the country's Houthi rebels, and Francis' pre-trip appeal was a way for him to avoid embarrassing his hosts with a public denunciation of the humanitarian costs of the war while in the region.
"The cries of these children and their parents rise up'' to God, he said at the Vatican before heading to Rome's airport for his flight.
In a sign that regional politics was playing a not-insignificant role in Francis' visit, the papal plane flew north of Qatar and around the peninsular, energy-rich nation on his flight Sunday.
Four Arab nations - Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - have been boycotting Qatar since June 2017 as part of a regional political dispute. Tensions are still high between the nations, especially after Qatar's win at the Emirates-hosted Asian Cup soccer tournament this past week.
By avoiding Qatari airspace, Francis omitted sending a telegram of greetings to the country's ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, as he would do when flying through the airspace of countries. He sent one when passing by the island nation of Bahrain. (VOA)


title: Haryana reexamines school transport safety after tragic accident

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Haryana's Directorate of Secondary Education has called an emergency meeting of top education officials in the wake of a tragic school bus accident in Mahendragarh district. The meeting, scheduled for tomorrow, will review the implementation of the state's "Surakshit School Vahan Policy" to ensure the safety of schoolchildren being transported.
The policy, formulated by the Transport Department in 2014, outlines numerous safety provisions and establishes a three-tier committee structure to oversee its enforcement. At the state level, a panel headed by the Principal Secretary of the Education Department sets the norms. District-level committees, led by Deputy Commissioners, are tasked with developing action plans and conducting regular bus inspections. Smaller sub-district committees under SDMs are required to submit monthly inspection reports.
Under the policy, schools and bus operators must comply with a 20-point checklist of safety features, including CCTV cameras, GPS tracking, and speed governors. However, concerns have arisen after today's accident, prompting the state to urgently examine the ground-level implementation of these safety standards.
In a related development, the District Education Officer (DEO) of Hisar, Pradeep Narwal, conducted surprise inspections of private schools on Thursday. He issued notices to four schools that were found to be operational despite it being a declared holiday. This underscores the need for stricter enforcement across Haryana's school transportation system. The emergency meeting of education officials is expected to identify gaps in the implementation of the Surakshit School Vahan Policy and devise strategies to strengthen its enforcement. The aim is to prevent such tragic incidents in the future and ensure the safe commute of schoolchildren across the state.


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Transparent plastic packaging is commonly used in the packaging of a wide variety of products. However, it poses a challenge for high-speed automated packaging machinery, which led Contrinex to develop a unique family of transparent-object detection sensors which utilise UV light.
Contrinex’s small 30 x 20 x 10mm C23PA transparent-object sensors with their unique patent-protected UV-light technology can easily detect even the most demanding clear objects like transparent thermoformed trays.
In a medical packaging application, the sensor is placed immediately after the forming station and initiates a subsequent operation and triggers a counter. The Ecolab certification of these sensors makes them ideally suited for the packaging of food and medical products.
The clear plastic thermoformed blister packs formed in this application are used to hold pharmaceutical and surgical products. They typically comprise a recessed, semi-rigid tray base, vacuum-formed from clear thermoplastic material, into which the product is placed, before it is sealed with a metal or plastic film to provide hygienic packaging.
Typically, blister-packaging lines for surgical products operate in sterile conditions and therefore minimal manual intervention is permitted, to minimise the risk of contamination. If defective bases are identified and rejected after forming, the flow of tray bases to the loading station is not continuous. In this event, a sensor system must suspend the loading cycle until a base is in position.
A sensor is therefore used to detect the presence of transparent tray bases, enabling the loading cycle to proceed with minimal delay as soon as a tray is present at the loading station in-feed. Standard photoelectric sensors, which use red-light, proved to be unreliable as they are unable to differentiate reliably between ‘tray present’ and ‘tray not present’ conditions.
Therefore, an alternative sensor was sought that could reliably detect the presence of a transparent plastic target. Ideally, the sensor would have a sensing range that would enable it to be mounted some distance above the blister trays to provide access for operators or cleaning.
The unique use of an ultraviolet light source in Contrinex’s C23PA UV transparent-object detection sensors is ideal for this application. Part of the family of small C23PA sensors, the sensor’s performance enables it to be mounted above the machine’s conveyor, and reliably detect the presence of transparent tray bases. Positioning the sensor is simple thanks to a range of adjustable mounting brackets, and their auto-collimated optics ensure there are no blind zones.
These transparent-object detection sensors use a patented reflex operating principle with polarised ultraviolet light with a 275 nm wavelength. This wavelength is chosen because it is where the absorption of the polarized UV light by a range of commonly used plastics is maximised. A choice of size and shape of the custom-designed UV reflectors which use high-tech plastic materials with excellent reflective properties simplifies installation.
The customer makes use of both the PNP normally-open output and the IO-Link digital interface. IO-Link is a standardised serial connection protocol for sensors and actuators, which is included within the sensors for no additional cost.
An additional option across the C23PA family of photoelectric sensors is to have a second switched output to provide a ‘stability alarm’ in the event of less than ideal detection. The alarms flags the need for preventative maintenance, such as cleaning the sensor’s lens, well before any performance degradation occurs. Proving this extra functionality on a separately switched output makes it simple and low cost to implement within the machine.
The robust sensors feature Ecolab-certified plastic housings and a sensing range up to 1200 mm, adjustable using a teach button or IO-Link to accommodate a wide range of applications. Sensitivity parameters are stored on the sensor’s inbuilt memory and may be retrieved or updated remotely via IO-Link, eliminating the need for manual adjustment.
The C23PA family of sensors also benefits from having a range of complementary low-cost stainless-steel mounting and protection bracketry options.
♂ Exceptional reliable detection of clear objects, Reliable detection of the thinnest transparent materials, Very low sensitivity to dust, liquid droplets and splashes,  Ecolab approved, Preventative Maintenance alarm trigger, Long sensing ranges , Robust & reliable, Simple one- or two-step teach procedure,  IO-Link – Ideal for Industry 4 and offering Plug and Play swap-out.
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title: Top android libraries for 2022

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Libraries play a significant role in the development process, even though frameworks are crucial because they are essential in creating any framework. We may avoid repeatedly writing the same line of code by using a library containing the codes we frequently use while creating Android apps. In a nutshell, you must employ pre-written codes for various features that you can add to your app with a few simple clicks.
Many Android libraries are now readily available to assist you in completing your work quickly, thanks to the tireless efforts of the dedicated Android development community and app developers worldwide.
Why Develop Android Apps Using Libraries?
2022 is designated to create new benchmarks for digitization. All this is because of the creation of original, practical, and bug-free mobile applications. Seeking the assistance of libraries is a sure-fire success for any Android app developer looking to go for the speedier and optimized app development.
When Android libraries can do it in a few easy steps, there is no reason for app developers to grow weary of producing outstanding apps. Not skipping the bug-free creation of responsive apps with the least amount of resources is essential.
Instead of creating the libraries from scratch, it is easier to employ the pre-written scripts and other components which the developers can use. For easy, rapid, precise, and feature-rich app development, novice developers can use Android libraries.
These libraries facilitate networking interaction between the apps. The top and most often used three networking libraries are:
Activity recognition API
Users can identify their current activity, such as driving, jogging, standing still, or strolling, using activity recognition API. By tapping the “Request Updates” buttons, developers can access the most recent information regarding user activities.
You must manually disable those updates by clicking the “Eliminate updates” button because there is no method to do so automatically.
Using the EventBus framework can solve the communication problem between dynamic components when an Android app development company creates an Android application with various of them.
Retrofit helps to translate into client interface using the Java and Android module. Add endpoints and headers to a code, then edit them to suit your requirements. Retrofit is easy to implement and provides a vast selection of serialization libraries to suit our needs.
Image Loading Libraries
These libraries mangae the memory of photos which are uploaded in the app. The two popular image loading libraries are:
Picasso is an android image library that enables one line of code to load a picture in an android application. It allows for automatic memory management, caching, cancelling downloads in an adapter, and managing image view recycling. To add cutting-edge effects to your photographs, specify as many custom image modifications as you like.
You can use Glide Glide to decode and show photos, animated GIFs, and video stills after retrieving images from the specified directory. Versatile API can quickly and easily plug the Glide image loading library into any network stack.
These libraries make it easier for developers to include canning features into any Android app. Two of the well-known scanning libraries are:
CAMView can use an Android smartphone’s camera to scan barcodes with a built-in QR reader. It automatically adds several components to the layout files so you may view a real-time video feed from the camera and scan barcodes using the cutting-edge Zxing decoding engine.
It is a Java image processing toolkit. This library may also use with other programming languages to create Android apps. Google uses Zxing to index barcodes which are made pulic online.
View Binding Libraries
While assigning views to various variables, these libraries reduce boilerplate code. Two popular view binding libraries are as follows:
It is an integrated Android Support Library that needs Android Studio Version 1.3 or higher to function correctly. Android Databinding do not require annotations. It enables programmers to fix UI elements in layouts to various app data sources. Instead of the programming methods, declarative formats are used. For example, the userName property of the variable ViewModel is bound to the TextView widget using findViewByld(). Hence, layouts need UI framework API codes.
ButterKnife was created by Jake Wharton to make ID viewing and assigning simple. Therefore, in an ideal world, the sentence “Butterknife is like Daggar except vastly less sharp” holds without needing dependency injection. The boilerplate codes are made with ButterKnife annotations. As a result, the onTouch, onClick, etc., are no longer required by replacing these with auto-injected codes in the programme.
The debugging libraries are the essential Android libraries that are used before the release of the apps. There are two well-known debugging libraries:
It is an efficient debugging library used to push logs from Android libraries to remote servers for debugging. Additionally, it is a utility logger library that provides end-to-end visibility and aids problem-solving. Typical applications include HyperTrack SDK, which sends logs to the Hyperlog server and then processes them using the ELK stack before displaying the results on Kibana.
Google finally introduced a set of native Android app development libraries in 2018 after the company had long been hearing their cries. These libraries will aid programmers in minimizing boilerplate code and writing programmes for numerous Android devices and OS iterations in one location.
Dependency Injection Frameworks
Android app developers utilize the dependency injection technique to design the library architecture for their apps. One of the most popular techniques for creating Android apps is this one.
As opposed to the Dragger2 library, which needs significant preparation before you can use it, Koin is a Kotlin-based dependency injection library for Android app development that requires minimal to no configuration. Koin is a one-stop shop for your dependency injection library needs, from enabling lazy injection and view models to producing minimal boilerplate code.
A dependency injection library called Dragger 2 uses java annotation processors to evaluate and estimate dependencies simultaneously. The most recent version of the Dragger2 dependency injection library, called the hilt, makes it simple for developers to access shared instances.
How To Select An Ideal Android Library For Your Use?
To make this easier for you, we have included the evaluation procedure. Take into account these seven steps before selecting a library.
The Library’s Popularity
One can view the candidate library’s stars. Followed by the quantity and seriousness of issues that have been reported for that library. A library’s popularity among many developers is a reliable sign of its high calibre.
It will be preferred if developers do their research for the libraries. Verify whether they have published many libraries or are active on GitHub.
Please examine their code to see how effectively it is written and organized. Verify whether or not the libraries have a thorough and current README file. The README file will make integration straightforward.
The ability to sell a product may be subject to several limitations. Because illegal libraries may restrict the use of libraries, the licence is another aspect that may influence the choice. Ensure you abide by all the conditions of any libraries you intend to use in your app.
To evaluate a library’s performance or quality and debugging, you must have access to its source code. A lack of transparency also puts security at risk.
References from the Library
Many “de-facto” libraries are available on most platforms, including Retrofit, Butterknife, Picasso/Glide, and RxJava. These libraries’ high-quality, well-maintained, and documented resources are their best quality. These libraries provide low-risk usage while remaining independent. Instead, you conduct your investigation to comprehend their advantages, drawbacks, and features.
Examine the Core Features
The code should be entirely under your control. Libraries make the sacrifice to support a variety of use cases. Since the main features are libraries, there is no difference in the trade-offs. The core features can compromise performance. Thus, attempt to rely on already-validated libraries.
Without the focused usage of specific libraries, developing an Android app is impossible. As a result, one of the main advantages of the various Android libraries is that it allows developers to produce more apps in less time without compromising their quality.
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Michelle Lindrose, Service and Support Administrator
Denise Scott, Service and Support Administrator Supervisor
October 17, 2013
Client: # 437
This person is a 30 year old male with tuberous sclerosis, seizures, mild mental
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resides with his mother and father in a family home in Painesville.
RFP (Responses due by 10/22/2013.) To be considered for an interview, please
respond no later than the end of business day on Tuesday, by email
be sure to include the referral (RFP) number,
and your contact information on the email.
October 29, 30 and 31, 2013 from 6:00am – 4:00pm
Tuberous Sclerosis, Seizures, Mild Retardation, Asthma, Esophageal Reflux,
Visually Impaired, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Joint pain, CVA.
Melatonin 3mg for sleep
Albuterol 2-4 puffs every 4-6hours for asthma
Trazedone 100mg for sleep
Flovent 1 puff BID for asthma
Glycolax 17 grams for constipation
Tranxene 7.5mg BID and 3.75 mg daily for seizures
Tegretol XL 400mg in am/800mg HS for seizures
Spirnolactone 25mg BID to assist with lasix
Lyrica 200mg BID for seizures
Lasix 20mg BID for edema
Urea 40% 1x/day for foot fungal infection
Ondensetron HCL 8-24mg in 24 hr period for vomiting
Prevacid 30mg BID for reflux
Ketoconazole shampoo 2% daily for eczema
Ketoconazole cream 2% BID eczema
Gloves in a bottle lotion for eczema
Tylenol 500-650mg PRN for pain
Individual’s mother and father are his guardians.
Provider would need to be able to provide services as identified in ISP.
Provider would need to be able to help lift individual. Provider will need to
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Transportation, Community Membership, Safety, Health, ADL’s, Social Skills.
Individual enjoys accessing the community. Individual enjoys riding his
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Individual’s mother manages his finances.
This individual lives with his mother and father.
Provide opportunities for social outings in the community. This individual
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Total assistance in the event of an actual emergency due to physical disability.
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title: Geothermal industry set to gather steam across europe

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The geothermal industry is set to "gather steam" in the coming years to reach installed capacity of around 4,000MW in 2016, a sector analyst has claimed
Market research firm Frost & Sullivan has today (October 27 2009) published a study saying that governments’ support is boosting the geothermal energy market in Europe and forecasting that the high initial investment costs will subside.
The report claims that many European governments are revisiting this sector to move away from dependence on foreign oil and gas and in an effort to meet 2020 renewables targets.
Frost & Sullivan found that the European geothermal energy market reached installed capacity of 1,558MW in 2009 and has estimated that this will reach close to 4,000MW in 2016 once drilling costs are reduced and there is more independence of the oil and gas industries.
Growth rates are expected to pick up in the next few years, with a compound annual growth rate – “the year-over-year growth rate of an investment over a specified period of time” – of 13% between 2010-2016, with established countries such as Italy and Iceland continuing to invest in geothermal power and new countries such as Germany and France exploring their opportunities.
These findings have come after the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced last week (October 22 2009) a £6 million fund to help support the search for viable geothermal sites in the UK.
Frost & Sullivan’s study also noted that the European geothermal energy market emerged “relatively unscathed” from the financial crisis compared to other renewable energy sources, and claimed that the current largest European markets for geothermal energy were: Italy, Iceland, Turkey, Germany and France, followed by Portugal, Austria, Spain, Hungary and the UK.
It found that geothermal power ws the main electric power or energy resource in countries like Iceland, while for others including Italy, Turkey and Germany, it would complement other energy sources.
Frost & Sullivan industry analyst, Gouri Kumar, who wrote the ‘European Geothermal Energy Market’ study, said: “Recession has slowed-down and will slow-down the sector until the end of 2010, but this market has not been as hard hit as other renewable energy sectors such as wind and solar.
“Continued government support will bolster growth rates, while falling costs due to economies of scale in countries like Italy and Iceland will eventually eliminate high initial investment costs.”
He added that continued investment from European governments would lower initial capital costs and attract other companies to invest in the sector.
Oil and gas
The report also claims that drilling companies in the oil and gas sector had diversification opportunities in the drilling and exploration phase of geothermal energy projects and that better co-operation between the sectors was necessary.
Mr Kumar concluded: “As suggested by some market participants, clustering of wells leading to bigger power plants will help reduce costs and thus make geothermal power a more competitive source both with conventional and other renewable energy sources.
“As in most electricity markets, grid is key. Countries need to research, invest and build new grid infrastructure to accommodate higher loads. Large scale investment should be earmarked for infrastructure, drilling and resource exploration. Society and investors should be educated about the benefits of geothermal energy.”


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Every leap, every jump, and every maneuver counts in this high-stakes adventure. Your primary goal is to help Obby and his girlfriend reach the finish line without a hitch. Success hinges on your ability to work together, demonstrating impeccable timing and communication, as both characters must cross the finish line simultaneously to achieve victory. Will you rise to the challenge? Explore the enchanting yet hazardous landscape of Skyblock Parkour Easy Obby and prove that with teamwork, no obstacle is insurmountable!
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