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Time for change remix6/5/2023 In 2017 there were 6,221 hog producers in Iowa, representing just 7.2% of all farms. In a March 2021 study conducted by Dave Swenson, then a research scientist with the Department of Economics at Iowa State University, Iowa marketed over 54 million hogs in 2019 however, there are relatively few hog farmers in Iowa. The top pork producer in the U.S., Smithfield Foods, has about 530 company-owned and 2,100 contract farms producing about 18 million pigs every year (including 1.2 million sows) and joins three other meatpackers - JBS, Tyson, and Hormel - in controlling nearly 70% of the market. Giant companies like Smithfield Foods, following the pattern of the broiler industry in the southeast part of the U.S., took over all aspects of hog farming, ultimately contracting with rural folks to raise Smithfield-owned animals for Smithfield processing facilities. This rapidly expanding industry, supported by an integrated corporate ownership of animals from birth to slaughter, started the equally rapid demise of small- and mid-sized family hog farms. The explosion that led to today involved devising new methods for handling millions of pigs. These combined with other consumer drivers to see a major expansion in the hog industry in Iowa starting in the 1970s. Along with US consumers, growing foreign markets, especially in Southeast Asia, were hungry for American-grown pork. So producers had to adjust from raising lard to raising loin, and the Iowa chop was born. Hence, the “Pork, the Other White Meat" campaign. The consumer marketing efforts of the National Pork Council and Iowa Pork Producers convinced consumers that pork was a healthy alternative to red meat, in the same category as chicken. I can still remember when raising pigs meant you raised them for meat and lard. Yet, farming is all about innovation and change, including in livestock production. Leadership states how difficult it will be for those producers in Iowa who raise thousands of animals and house thousands of sows to adjust to this situation. Perhaps Big Ag and Big Pig have come to the uncomfortable realization about the manner in which 54 million pigs in Iowa are raised each year, and its flaws. It is curious but not unexpected that suddenly Big Ag and Big Pig leadership is decrying the move. This holds true as well for eggs and veal products. What is does state is that California consumers have collectively decided they do not want to purchase pork products from anywhere when those products are derived from pigs housed in inhumane conditions. I don’t believe California Prop 12, upheld by the US Supreme Court on May 11, specifically speaks to hogs raised in Iowa (if I am wrong, I welcome the correction).
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Lick samba meaning6/5/2023 The phrase "lick samba" itself is interesting as it combines both a Jamaican and Brazilian musical culture. The peak that they refer to could be a metaphor for the euphoria that comes from being lost in the music and the love that one has for their partner. The lyrics also hint at a romantic relationship where the protagonist accepts the pain and hurt of their partner and continues to love them regardless. The repeated refrain of "lick samba" serves as a mantra, urging the listener to fully immerse themselves in the music. The lyrics to Bob Marley & The Wailer's song "Lick Samba" are all about surrendering to the rhythm of the samba. (lick samba, lick samba, lick samba) Wo-oh, lick samba! (lick samba, lick samba, lick samba) wo-oh, lick samba! Woo, yeah! If it's morning time, I'm ready Yea-yeah: Wo, darlin'! Woh oh, lick samba! Lick samba, lick samba, lick samba, wo now! Woh oh, lick samba! Morning time, noon or night - wo-oh, lick samba!Ī dis-a lick samba, lick samba, lick samba! Woh oh, lick samba! You can write it down in my name - wo-oh, lick samba! I'll settle a little, a claim, baby - wo-oh, lick samba! Wo-oh, lick samba!Ī just-a lick Samba, lick Samba, lick Samba I say: wo-oh, lick samba!īring it up, a-lick it one time right here - wo-oh, lick samba! I'll go on, I'll feel the pain - wo-oh, lick samba!Īnd it's not that I am weak, - wo-oh, lick samba!īut it's that I'm on a peak, oh darlin'. And though I know you hurt me again, - wo-oh, lick samba!
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With two trains you're faced with jams and obstructions. This gets complicated the moment you introduce a second train. The first step on the journey to becoming a train savant is constructing stations and tracks, as well planning the actual routes trains will take. It's a series of disconnected, time-jumping scenarios but also a large five-part tutorial that digs into the sim’s many nooks and crannies. The inherent complexity of creating a transport network from scratch makes beginning with the campaign a necessity. Even then, though, there are plenty of logistical and engineering conundrums to solve. Constant tweaking is the greatest weapon in the fight against dodgy terrain.Īs exciting as monumental feats of engineering might be, the main objective of Railway Empire, whether you’re playing through the campaign, a scenario or one of the game’s sandbox modes, is to create the fastest, most lucrative routes, and that often means avoiding obstacles and racing to swallow up all the flat ground. At least it did after I spent 15 minutes tweaking it, trying to reduce the incline and thus ensure the trains passing through maintained a consistent speed. That one tunnel cost about the same amount as my entire rail network, but with it, Baltimore and Pittsburgh had a direct link, and quickly the money started to flow. Going over them was nearly as unlikely, as the steep incline would make it hard for even the most advanced locomotives of the era to make much headway. Going further west means going through those mountains, but that wasn’t possible. Instead of heading north through the cluttered web of routes, signals and side tracks to New York, this new line headed west, a tricky path following a meandering waterway, until it hit the mountains. Huge mountain ranges and serpentine rivers ensure that flat ground is highly coveted, but if you’ve got enough cash in your bank account, then even the Alleghenies can be conquered. But in 1834, the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Company, my company, finally had the funds to embark on an audacious project: a really big tunnel.īroadly covering the first century of North American railway expansion, Railway Empire is a battle against geography. For years, the people of Baltimore had to content themselves with the long, winding route through New York, Albany, Syracuse and Buffalo to get themselves to the fabled city of Pittsburgh, where steel grew on trees.
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New firmware updates are now available for your Stealth 600 Gen 2 for Xbox and Stealth 600 Gen 2 for PlayStation ®! Connect your headset to the Turtle Beach Audio Hub program on your PC to update your device’s firmware to:Īvailability for Mac support on Turtle Beach Audio Hub coming soon.Ī new firmware update is ready for your Stealth 700 Gen 2 for PlayStation ®! Connect your headset to the Turtle Beach Audio Hub program on your PC or Mac to update your device’s firmware to version (v.2.0.6).Ī new firmware update is ready for your Stealth 600 Gen 2 for PlayStation ®! Connect your headset to the Turtle Beach Audio Hub program on your PC or Mac to update your device’s firmware to version (v.1.2.4).Ī new firmware update is ready for your Stealth 700 Gen 2 for Xbox and PlayStation ®! Connect your headset to the Turtle Beach Audio Hub program on your PC or Mac to update your device’s firmware to version (v.2.0.3).Ī new firmware update is ready for your Stealth 700 Gen 2 for Xbox and PlayStation ®! Connect your headset to the Turtle Beach Audio Hub program on your PC or Mac to update your device’s firmware to version (v.2.0.2).Ī new firmware update is ready for your Stealth 700 Gen 2 for Xbox and PlayStation ®! Connect your headset to the Turtle Beach Audio Hub program to update your device’s firmware to version (v.2.0.1).Ī new firmware update is ready for your SuperAmp for Xbox and SuperAmp for PlayStation ®! Connect your SuperAmp to the Turtle Beach Audio Hub program to update your device’s firmware to version (v.1.2.6 for Xbox and v.1.2.3 for PlayStation ®). How to FIX bricked/unresponsive Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 headset Recovery tool download: WiFi AND Bluetooth Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 Max -Review How to fix Turtle Beach. Mac availability for Turtle Beach Audio Hub is now ready. No firmware updates are available for your headset at this time. The Turtle Beach Audio Hub will be available for the Stealth™ 600 USB for Xbox and Stealth™ 600 MAX for Xbox soon! Bluetooth Connectivity with App-Based Settings (Stealth 700 only) The Stealth 700 for Xbox One and PS4 also features Bluetooth so you can quickly change audio settings on the fly by being connected to the new Turtle Beach Audio Hub app, as well as stream music and take calls from your mobile device while gaming. The new Turtle Beach Audio Hub V2 desktop app is available for Stealth Pro users.Ī new firmware update is available for your Stealth 700 Gen 2 MAX for Xbox! Download the desktop app to update your device’s firmware to v1.0.9.Ī new firmware update is now available for your Scout Air™ True Wireless Earbuds! Download the Turtle Beach Audio Hub mobile app now to keep your headset up to date (v 1.1.17.0). beach audio hub mac, official firmware on turtle beach stealth 700 gen 2 xbox ps4 and ps5. A new firmware update is available for your Stealth 600 Gen 2 USB/MAX for Xbox! Download the Turtle Beach Audio Hub desktop app to update your device’s firmware to v1.0.4.1. Turtle Beach Audio Hub App Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 Premium Wireless Gaming Headset forPlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 Videos Customers who viewed this. Download and install the Turtle Beach Audio Hub on your PC.
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Sweet home alabama6/5/2023 The film starts at a beach in Alabama during a thunderstorm with two children chasing each other (10 yr old Melanie and Jake) who kiss but get struck by lightning. The story is a love triangle involving two childhood Alabama sweethearts who married but became estranged, Jake Perry and Melanie Smooter (Lucas and Witherspoon), and Melanie's boyfriend of 8 months, Andrew Hennings (Dempsey). What may also threaten Melanie's life with Andrew is if Melanie discovers the real reason why Jake won't sign the papers, and what he has been doing the past seven years without her. The longer she stays, the greater the chance the world, including the Hennings, will discover the truth. As Melanie and Jake try to one-up the other in their marriage battle, Melanie reconnects with many of her childhood friends and acquaintances, all who have their own opinion of Melanie based on her leaving Pigeon Creek. So, it's not an in and out trip as Melanie had hoped. He still refuses to sign the divorce papers, seemingly just to make life difficult for her. Jake, a fishing guide, still lives in the same small, rural house where he and Melanie lived. As such, she heads back to Pigeon Creek for the first time in seven years to finalize the divorce before she can marry Andrew, and before the Hennings discover not only her true background but that she is already married. Since she left Pigeon Creek and Jake seven years ago, Melanie has tried to get a divorce from Jake, signing divorce papers which he has refused to do. They got married solely because she was pregnant, she ultimately miscarrying. Melanie initially ignored that advice and married her childhood sweetheart, Jake Perry, fresh out of high school. Her mother, Pearl Smooter, encouraged Melanie to get out of Pigeon Creek at any cost to have a better life for herself. The truth about Melanie's upbringing is that she grew up poor Melanie Smooter in Pigeon Creek. The Hennings' foresee the White House in Andrew's future. She grew up in a privileged environment on Carmichael Plantation in Pigeon Creek, Alabama, which is at least what she wants her social circle to believe, that social circle including her work associates, and her fiancé, Andrew Hennings, a politician and son of the image conscious Mayor of New York City, Kate Hennings. "Are they still together? Are they divorced? Do they want to be back together? I mean, there's so many different ideas that I think, you know, we all know life is long and complex, and they had an interesting relationship to begin with, the two characters," Lucas explained.Melanie Carmichael is a successful up and coming Manhattan fashion designer, seen as the one to watch in the industry. When asked about a follow-up movie in 2018, Lucas told " The Talk" that he "would do it in a second," doubling down on his statement in 2021 by saying, "Reese, come on, let's go do it," during SiriusXM's Pop Culture Spotlight. During a Facebook Live back in 2016, she said she "would happily make 'Sweet Home Alabama 2,'" echoing the sentiments of her costar, Josh Lucas, who played her onscreen husband, Jake Perry. While Witherspoon kept it lighthearted on the show, this actually isn't the first time she's brought up a "Sweet Home Alabama" sequel. Do you guys want me to do that?" Witherspoon asked the audience, receiving plenty of enthusiastic cheers in response. "Would you be in it? We're just trying to manifest some things," cohost Jenna Bush Hager quickly followed up. 4 appearance on " Today With Hoda & Jenna" after host Hoda Kotb inquired about a potential reboot. I think that would be a great idea," Witherspoon said during her Oct. When asked whether she would ever consider bringing back her character Melanie Smooter for a "Sweet Home Alabama" sequel, she said she's totally game. Reese Witherspoon is an actor for the people, and she's ready to give the fans what they want.
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Figure caption rmarkdown6/5/2023 Then include this file as part of your preamble using the pandoc headerĭate: "`r format(Sys.time(), '%d %B %Y')`"Īll figures should be forced in-place via the ERE float specification. Share Improve this answer Follow answered at 20:39 Yihui Xie 28. You can also find this setting from the gear button on the toolbar of RStudio IDE. These functions can be used to create on object that holds a tag, caption, and number for figures or tables, respectively. For example, the code below creates tag and caption combinations for two figures. For PLOSone, figures that fit in one column can be up to 13.2 cm (5.2 inches) wide. Many journals require figures to be a specific size so they fit with the journal layout. Use code block options to give it an appropriate caption and alt-text. Initially, these functions are called with two arguments the figure or table tag and the figure or table caption. The figure of height against treatment is missing a caption. With figh.height and fig.width we can define the size. These functions can be used to create on object that holds a tag, caption, and number for figures or tables, respectively. For this you have a couple of options:Īdd the float package which provides the H float specifier, allowing you to use \usepackage And currently, github does not render A caption(image/path) with an explicit caption (like a figure environment). Figure captions are turned off by default in R Markdown, and you have to turn them on ( figcaption: true ). Define figure size as global chunk option As a first R-chunk in your RMD document, define the general chunk settings like this: knitr::optschunkset (fig.width12, fig.height8) Chunk options We can set the chunk options for each chunk too. This is most likely because the figure environment floats, which is not what you're after.
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Pdf to excel converter adobe6/5/2023 Java Script Object Notation is the full meaning of JSON. Maximum number of columns: 256 columns (last column is "IV")Īdditional information can be found in the following resources.The restrictions of the XLS style used in 97-2007 are listed below Maximum number of Hyperlinks in a worksheet: 66,530 hyperlinks.Select the file you want to convert from XLS or XLSX to PDF format. Maximum number of characters in a cell: 32,767 characters Click the Select a file button above, or drag and drop a file into the drop zone. Try our online PDF to Excel conversion tool in any web browser to convert PDF files with confidence.Maximum number of columns: 16,384 columns (last column is "XFD"). PDF Converter Professional 4 instantly and precisely converts PDF files. It has the following restrictions when it is used with Microsoft Office: Combine different documents like Word, PowerPoint, PDF and Excel into one easy. Our Converter saves the documents in the XLSX format, which is compatible with Microsoft Office 2007 and later editions, or you can choose XLS format for earlier versions. The extension used in an Excel file is either. This is used in Microsoft Office Excel program. File Format InformationĪdditional information about this format can be found in the resources below: JSON is one of the most popular formats used on the Internet - for data interchange between websites or internet services or APIs. It can as well be used for data interchange between different applications. The JavaScript Object Notation file can be used to store and configure data. It is a commonly used format for internet services, APIs, websites. Convert PDF to Word(DOCX) & Excel(XLSX), Merge, split, and add watermark PDF. The Object is a data structure with a set of attributes on the same level. ABCDPDF is a free all-in-one PDF tool that combines a converter, editor. Wait for the conversion to complete and click on Download to save the converted file on your PC. Click on Select a file and select an XLSX or XLS file from the File Explorer, and click on Open. Attributes can only be used inside objects. Open your default web browser and visit the official website of online Adobe Acrobat converter. The Attribute is a key-value, where the key is the name of the attribute. ALTAIR MONARCH IS THE INDUSTRYS Easiest way to extract data from PDF documents and convert to Excel format. Choose 'Use OCR' if you want to extract text from an image (optional). In Adobe Acrobat, you simply open the PDF file you want to export, click on the Export PDF tool, choose your format such as Excel Workbook or. This format contains different types of data: objects, arrays, and attributes. How to convert to PDF online Upload your image or document. It is a popular text-based technique for presenting structured data in JavaScript object syntax. This is a text document that can be created in any text editor.
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Setting up git to work with p4merge6/5/2023 It inherently could be a target for Remote Code Execution (RCE) attacks. The Azure Pipelines agent is a software product designed to execute code it downloads from external sources. The folders controlled by the agent should be restricted to as few users as possible and they contain secrets that could be decrypted or exfiltrated. The user configuring the agent needs pool admin permissions, but the user running the agent does not. Prepare permissions Information security for self-hosted agents On the other hand, the bulk of the Azure DevOps code is built by 24-core server class machines It's not possible to make a general recommendation that will apply to everyone.Īs a point of reference, the Azure DevOps team builds the hosted agents code using pipelines that utilize hosted agents. The hardware specs for your agents will vary with your needs, team size, etc. You should run agent setup manually the first time.Īfter you get a feel for how agents work, or if you want to automate setting up many agents, consider using unattended config. Recommended - Visual Studio build tools (2015 or higher).Subversion - If you're building from a Subversion repo, you must install the Subversion client on the machine.The agent software installs its own version of.Make sure your machine has these prerequisites: But if you'd like some more background about what they do and how they work, see Azure Pipelines agents. If you already know what an agent is and how it works, feel free to jump right in to the following sections. If you're using Azure DevOps Services and a Microsoft-hosted agent meets your needs, you can skip setting up a self-hosted Windows agent. Join the conversation on GitHub Community.This article describes how to configure a self-hosted agent. GitHub has a great support community where you can ask for help and talk to people from around the world. You can interact with the people, repositories, and organizations by connecting and following them on GitHub. For more information, see " Fork a repo."Įach repository on GitHub is owned by a person or an organization. For more information, see “ Create a repository.".įorking a repository will allow you to make changes to another repository without affecting the original. This provides a backup of your work that you can choose to share with other developers. Saving your code in a repository allows you to back up your code and share it around the world.Ĭreating a repository for your project allows you to store code in GitHub. You may now choose to create a repository where you can put your projects. For more information, see " About remote repositories" and " Generating a new SSH key and adding it to the ssh-agent." Next steps If you clone with SSH, you must generate SSH keys on each computer you use to push or pull from GitHub. For more information, see " About remote repositories" and " Caching your GitHub credentials in Git." Connecting over SSH If you clone with HTTPS, you can cache your GitHub credentials in Git using a credential helper. Note: You can authenticate to GitHub using GitHub CLI, for either HTTP or SSH.
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Compare car insurance6/5/2023 And we constantly review our criteria to ensure we’re putting accuracy first. We reduce industry jargon so you get the clearest form of information possible.Īll providers discussed on our site are vetted based on the value they provide.We provide up-to-date, reliable market information to help you make confident decisions.We guide you throughout your search and help you understand your coverage options.They focus on the points consumers care about most - price, customer service, policy features and savings opportunities - so you can feel confident about which provider is right for you. Our insurance team is composed of agents, data analysts, and customers like you. All of our content is authored by highly qualified professionals and edited by subject matter experts, who ensure everything we publish is objective, accurate and trustworthy. We’ve maintained this reputation for over four decades by demystifying the financial decision-making process and giving people confidence in which actions to take next.īankrate follows a strict editorial policy, so you can trust that we’re putting your interests first. While we strive to provide a wide range offers, Bankrate does not include information about every financial or credit product or service.įounded in 1976, Bankrate has a long track record of helping people make smart financial choices. Other factors, such as our own proprietary website rules and whether a product is offered in your area or at your self-selected credit score range can also impact how and where products appear on this site. Therefore, this compensation may impact how, where and in what order products appear within listing categories. We are compensated in exchange for placement of sponsored products and, services, or by you clicking on certain links posted on our site. We’re transparent about how we are able to bring quality content, competitive rates, and useful tools to you by explaining how we make money.ī is an independent, advertising-supported publisher and comparison service. The content created by our editorial staff is objective, factual, and not influenced by our advertisers. Our award-winning editors and reporters create honest and accurate content to help you make the right financial decisions. We continually strive to provide consumers with the expert advice and tools needed to succeed throughout life’s financial journey.īankrate follows a strict editorial policy, so you can trust that our content is honest and accurate. Our experts have been helping you master your money for over four decades. So, whether you’re reading an article or a review, you can trust that you’re getting credible and dependable information. Our editorial team receives no direct compensation from advertisers, and our content is thoroughly fact-checked to ensure accuracy. We follow strict guidelines to ensure that our editorial content is not influenced by advertisers. Our goal is to give you the best advice to help you make smart personal finance decisions. Editorial Independenceīankrate’s editorial team writes on behalf of YOU – the reader. Our editorial team does not receive direct compensation from our advertisers. We maintain a firewall between our advertisers and our editorial team. Our editors and reporters thoroughly fact-check editorial content to ensure the information you’re reading is accurate. Our mission is to provide readers with accurate and unbiased information, and we have editorial standards in place to ensure that happens. We do not include the universe of companies or financial offers that may be available to you.īankrate follows a strict editorial policy, so you can trust that we’re putting your interests first. But this compensation does not influence the information we publish, or the reviews that you see on this site. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site, including, for example, the order in which they may appear within the listing categories, except where prohibited by law for our mortgage, home equity and other home lending products. The offers that appear on this site are from companies that compensate us. Our goal is to help you make smarter financial decisions by providing you with interactive tools and financial calculators, publishing original and objective content, by enabling you to conduct research and compare information for free - so that you can make financial decisions with confidence.īankrate has partnerships with issuers including, but not limited to, American Express, Bank of America, Capital One, Chase, Citi and Discover. We are an independent, advertising-supported comparison service.
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Cherry wine6/5/2023 Unlike other cherry wines, Frederiksdal employs. To sweeten add 2 to 6 oz of boiled sugar water. Frederiksdal produced its first 200 bottles of wine in 2008 and has since expanded to 40,000 bottles, ranging from sparkling to dessert wine. Light can alter the temperature of your wine and cause inconsistencies.Īfter 4-6 months sample a bit. Rack the wine once or twice during secondary fermentation. If the specific gravity is between 1.000 - 1.030 let the must ferment another week before racking into glass fermenter. When the sediment has settled down document the specific gravity. with Tannacrieff Wines CHERRIES: Approximately one kilogram of fresh cherries per bottle. If necessary, remove any excess foam with a sanitized scoop in order to clean the air lock.Īfter 2 weeks remove the bag(don’t squeeze). ORIGIN: Central Otago, New Zealand PRODUCER: New Zealand Cherry Corp. After 12 hours add pectic enzyme and document specific gravity. Wait till the mixture is at room temperature before adding the acid, tannin, campden tablet and yeast nutrient.Ĭover the primary fermenter and tightly fit it with an air lock. Dark like a red wine, the smell is a sweet cherry scent with minimal hints of alcohol. Then add that mixture into the primary fermenter with the cherries. Cherries are a favorite stone and summer fruit of Michigan natives. Aromas of clove, and tastes as fresh as the day these cherries were plucked from the tree. Now squish the bag firmly to extract as much of the juice as you can.īoil the sugar and water. Made with fresh Michigan grown Balaton Cherries. Place them within a nylon straining bag and into a primary fermenter. Pairing Food with Cherry Wines In terms of food pairings, cherry wines are somewhat uncharted territory, so it might be difficult to know exactly what food they pair well with. Collect your cherries and wash them in cool water (don’t remove the pits). It is a cherry wine featuring a blend of the two cherry types sweet and sour and then fortified with Black Star Farms’ special cherry brandy. This recipe will produce one gallon of wine. 4-5 lbs of fresh or frozen sweet cherries.From The Joy Of Home Winemaking by: Terry Garey |