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printable circuits is a very important electronic component. It can be said that it is the support of electronic components and the carrier of electrical interconnection of electronic components. The following introduces the manufacturing process of printable circuits.
1. Material Cutting
Cut out the size that is convenient for processing from the whole large material of CCL with a certain thickness and copper foil thickness.
2. Drilling
Drill conductive holes or plug-in holes on the board according to the computer drilling program.
3. Immersion copper
A thin layer of chemical copper is deposited in the drilled hole, the purpose is to deposit a layer of copper on the non-conductive epoxy glass cloth substrate (or other substrate) by chemical method, so as to facilitate the subsequent electroplating and conduction to form a circuit.
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Mainly to thicken and protect the thin layer of chemical copper to prevent it from oxidizing in the air, forming holes without copper or holes.
5. Line (graphic transfer)
Paste dry film on the board or silk screen with anti-plating ink, after exposure and development, the circuit pattern is made.
6. Graphic electroplating
The circuit is thickened and copper-plated on the board with the patterned circuit, so that the copper thickness in the hole and the circuit reaches a certain thickness, and a certain current can be loaded.
7. Etching
Remove the graphic ink or dry film, and etch away the excess copper foil to obtain a conductive circuit pattern.
8. Removal of tin
Remove the tin layer on the formed pattern to expose the desired circuit.
9. Screen printing solder mask ink or paste solder mask dry film
A layer of solder mask ink is printed on the board, or a layer of solder mask dry film is pasted. After exposure and development, a solder mask pattern is formed. The main purpose is to prevent short circuits between lines during soldering.
10. Immersion Gold / tin spray
Do immersion gold on the board or spray a layer of tin where it needs to be soldered, which is convenient for soldering and also prevents the copper surface from oxidizing there.
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Some iconic characters are printed on the board, which is mainly convenient for customers to install components.
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According to customer requirements, the shape of the board is processed.
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Detect whether there is an open or short circuit in the PCB by means of a closed loop.

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Every single morning I wake to the sunrise. This is a new phenomenon for me, having recently moved to a new city with a new view. Shockingly, even without me witnessing it, the sun has still been rising every single day.
Last night I was out for my evening walk with Eli and happily playing my made-up game of surrender. The rules are simple: I don't choose which direction to walk; I follow the crosswalk signals only and we eventually find our way back to our building. I've had so much fun wandering in this way, following the lights and learning all sorts of things about the downtown streets and where they might lead me. Except last night's game took an interesting twist when I disobeyed my own rules.
Thirty minutes into our adventure and approaching our next intersection, I distinctly felt pulled in the opposite direction of the current walk indicator light, so I decided to mix things up a bit and waited for the light to change, then followed my intuition. Within a few minutes we happened upon a small group of people gathered together, lovely music was being sung, and there was an excited energy permeating the square. We paused our walk to take a closer look and a lovely woman asked if I would please take her picture. Taking strangers' photos is one of my favorite things to do, so agreeing was easy, but there was something about her, something in her eyes, something she needed and couldn't speak, and I asked if I could also please give her a hug?
She silently nodded and as I embraced her she began to gently cry and I held her, making it safe for her to feel whatever she was feeling. I soon learned more about my new friend and the source of her tears and how my crossing her path was a gift for her.
I consider my breaking of my own rules to follow the light inside of me (rather than placing a greater value on the walk signals) to have been the highlight of my day. I was able to turn a game of "what's next" into an awareness that "who's next" is much more important.
When I get distracted by my own invented significance and become so focused on what I'm doing and what I'm creating and where I'm walking it's as if I'm existing in my own cloudy haze and I neglect to notice the sun is always still rising and giving light despite my personal clouds.
When I quiet my notion that my agenda matters and look up and look inward, my clouds disperse and I see my own light is always still shining and showing me what to do and what to create and where to walk and with whom to connect and what to say. I also notice that same light exists within everyone around me, whether they see it or not.
Positive psychology expert Shawn Achor has outlined five essential daily tasks that together comprise the formula needed to live happier and more productive lives. And number five on that list is: deliberately perform random or conscious acts of kindness once a day.
Shockingly, even without you acknowledging it, your internal light still shines every single day. Light up the world and disperse the clouds around you by consciously losing yourself in some daily acts of kindness.
Good things happen and lives are impacted when you intentionally shine your light.
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How do I are am I still able to look up anything on my boyfriend even though he has a security app on his phone are would it let him know
Why is my husband constantly cheating on me. He cheats on me with multiple women. They are all over his social media. He has dating site accounts. He sends women messages on social media. Exes and other women. He has an endless supply of women. It will never stop.
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- 1.1 How do I find out if he is signed up for online dating sites?
How do I find out if he is signed up for online dating sites?
He lies about friends on Facebook. Women whom he says he went to school with are strangers that he has been talking dirty to
It seems you already have your answer that something untoward is happening. If he is talking dirty to strangers online, then he is up to something deceitful. At this point, you need to determine what you are going to do about it and if this relationship can be repaired.
Free site for find what social media he belongs to?
There is a free online search tool at Social Searcher that will allow you to see all web mentions, news blogs, forums and comments including Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp. However, this site might be just as good as using Google to find charleston sugar daddy out information about him. If you input his name into the Google search engine, you should be able to see what social media belongs to on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Remember, if he is using a fake name, you may not be able to see any information about what social media he belongs to, unless, by chance, you happen to know what his social media alias is.
I think my girlfriend is cheating, but I cannot prove it. How can I find what social media accounts belong to her using her name and cell?
My girlfriend cheated a while ago, but I still do not fully trust her. I cannot get into any of her social media accounts because everything is private and I'm positive that she has accounts that she shouldn't. Other than stealing her phone for the day, how can I see what she is doing when I'm not around? Your article doesn't apply to catch a cheater. I'm not looking for her public records such as address and phone listing. I need more in depth info regarding her social media accounts. I have tried: I have asked her, looked into hiring a private investigator, keylogger tricks to gain access to her email, made up fake social media account to search for her specifically, made fake online dating profiles, scrolled through all of her Facebook pics and looked at all comments and likes of every pic. I have been at it for about a year now with no luck. I think it was caused by: We were fighting a lot about money, and she went and found sex
Be careful because people can become so obsessed with finding the truth that they end up pushing the other person away. She was wrong to cheat on you, and it will take some time to rebuild trust. Just don't go overboard trying to prove still she is cheating. At that point, you may as well break up with her and save yourself a lot of wasted money searching for empty truth. You could also attempt to see her internet traffic by installing a packet sniffing tool such as Wireshark on your home network. With a little bit of fiddling, you'll be able to see what connected devices are doing.


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Digital transformation is a journey. It's not a destination, but rather a never-ending path full of twists and turns. Most organizations that embark on this journey don't make it very far—they get stuck somewhere along the way, unable to reach their desired destination. But there are some organizations that do reach destinations they never dreamed possible by leveraging digital tools and technologies to achieve better results than ever before. If you're planning on going on your own digital transformation journey, here are five tips for success:
Understand The Current State Of Your Digital Transformation Initiatives
When embarking on a digital transformation, it's important to understand the current state of your initiatives. This will help determine where you want to go and how much time it will take you to get there.
If you don't know where you are right now, then how can someone else tell? You need to define the problem before starting on a solution. Without clear goals in mind, it's impossible for anyone–your team or customers–to know when they've reached success or failure in their efforts at digital transformation.
Make sure that everyone involved understands what success looks like and how they'll measure it along the way so that everyone can contribute meaningfully towards achieving those goals together!
Align Your Digital Transformation Efforts With Business Priorities
- Align Your Digital Transformation Efforts With Business Priorities:
- To align your digital transformation efforts with business priorities, you need to have a clear vision and goal. You also need to have a strategy and plan that will help achieve these goals and objectives. The right people on your team are essential for success as well.*
Don't Be Afraid Of Going Big Or Going Home
As you embark on your digital transformation journey, it's important to remember that there will be times when things don't go according to plan. You're going to make mistakes and have setbacks–that's just part of the process. But what matters most is how you handle those challenges when they arise: by learning from them and moving forward with renewed vigor.
The next time something doesn't work out as expected, don't be afraid of failing fast! If something isn't working out for your team or company, take steps immediately (and confidently) toward fixing it. The worst thing that can happen? You'll fail at something–but if that happens early enough in your process, then by definition it won't be such a big deal because there are still plenty more opportunities ahead for success!
Cross-Functional Collaboration Is Key To Successful Digital Transformation
Cross-functional collaboration is essential to a successful digital transformation. It's important that all stakeholders are involved in the process, from executives and managers down to support staff. The more people who understand what's being done and why it's being done, the better off your organization will be when it comes time for implementation.
It also helps keep everyone on track by having a shared vision of where things are headed (and how they'll get there). This can be as simple as keeping an updated list of goals in Google Drive or something more complex like creating graphs showing where you want your company metrics (such as revenue) over time; whatever works best for you!
Don't Waste Time On The Wrong Things
The first step to having a successful digital transformation is to understand what you're trying to achieve.
If you're going through a digital transformation and it's not clear what the end result should be, then you'll waste time on things that don't matter. Don't do this!
If your goal is simply "become more efficient," that's great–but how will that help? What does efficiency mean in the context of your business? Are there other metrics or goals that matter more than efficiency? If so, make sure they're part of your plan too!
To achieve success with digital transformation, organizations need to have the right strategy, right team and right technologies.
The first step in the digital transformation journey is to understand the current state of your digital transformation initiatives. This includes understanding what success looks like, who is involved and what tools are being used.
Successful organizations have an established strategy for achieving their goals, along with clear roles and responsibilities for each team member. They also have a cross-functional collaboration approach that allows them to share knowledge across departments, which helps them get things done faster than competitors who don't collaborate as well.
Organizations should be willing to go big or go home when thinking about how they want their business processes changed by technology. While some companies may choose incremental changes over time, others will make bold moves that completely alter how they operate–and both approaches can work depending on where you're starting from today (i.,e., if there's already some level of automation in place)
Digital transformation is a complex and challenging process. However, with the right strategy, team and technology in place, organizations can achieve success. The five tips outlined above are just some of the things you should keep in mind as you embark on your digital journey.


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Global Studio Teams Drive Quality and Innovation in Three New Games
Guildford, UK – January 30, 2009 – Fifteen years; more than 40 countries; close to 100 million games sold. Need for Speed™ has helped to define automotive culture for millions of fans with its embrace of the car lifestyle and its cool rebellious attitude. Today, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) unveiled the details of what is in store for the franchise over the next 12 months, as the property expands to new platforms, new categories and new media.
Need for Speed is committed to providing unique and customized experiences for all types of racing fans by establishing three independent series; simulation, action and arcade racing. Each series will be developed by a highly-specialized team dedicated to delivering the ultimate racing experiences to car enthusiasts around the world – whether they be interested in adrenaline action, arcade fun or authentic simulation.
"We recognize racing videogame fans are very passionate and unique — they want customized gameplay experiences. Whether it's more of a realistic driving game with accurate car physics or over-the-top cop chases, we are making different games for different audiences," said Keith Munro, vice president of marketing, Need for Speed. "Each game provides a deep, engaging and rich racing experience. We're giving players the option to choose the best racing title that suits their style of gameplay."
Need for Speed SHIFT – Autumn 2009
Shift into high gear! Designed to deliver a true driver's experience that reflects contemporary motorsports, Need for Speed SHIFT is built by racers for racers. Need for Speed SHIFT delivers an authentic and immersive driving experience developed by Slightly Mad Studios in collaboration with executive producer Michael Mann at Black Box and senior vice president Patrick Soderlund at EA Games Europe. Slightly Mad Studios includes developers and designers that worked on the critically acclaimed games GT Legends and GTR 2. Need for Speed SHIFT replicates the true feeling of racing high-end performance cars like never before. Players are thrust into the heart of the action with immersive and exciting features including a stunningly realistic first-person cockpit view camera and an all-new crash mechanic, providing an unrivalled sensation of the speed and feeling of racing a car on the extreme edge of control.
Soderlund is also part of a racing team that recently competed in the 4th edition of the TOYO TIRES 24H Dubai 2009, the first major race event of the year. His team ranked #5 in the high-profile race. Soderlund and the SHIFT development team are committed to bringing the on-the-track experience to players across the world.
Need for Speed SHIFT will be released on PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) and PC in fall 2009.
Need for Speed NITRO (Working Title) – Autumn 2009
Developed by EA Montreal, Need for Speed NITRO for Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ will have players of all skill levels hooked from the moment they get into the action, while arcade racing fans will be exhilarated by the deep and challenging gameplay. EA Montreal has already established a strong track record of developing for these platforms and will bring their unique creativity and innovation to the Need for Speed franchise.
Gamers can build up their boost as they drift and drag behind their opponents and use it strategically to change the course of the race, but watch out for the cops! Offering a fresh and unique visual style, the game features a variety of licensed cars which can be fully customized to let the game reflect the player's taste and personality. This evolutionary take on arcade racing, bringing back the best features found in Need for Speed games, comes exclusively to the Nintendo platforms this fall.
Need for Speed World Online – Winter 2009 in North America, (Summer 2009 in Asia)
Co-developed by Black Box and EA Singapore, Need for Speed World Online takes the race into the largest open world in the history of Need for Speed – designed exclusively for the PC. Beginning in Asia, this Play 4 Free action racing game will give Need for Speed fans access to licensed cars, parts and multiple game modes. Players will prove their racing supremacy through the sophisticated online matchmaking features and fully customize their profile and their ride.
EA and Black Box will have more news about the Need for Speed franchise in the months ahead.


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Is the Livestock Industry Destroying the Planet?
For the earth's sake, maybe it's time we take a good, hard look at our dietary habits
For the epicurean traveler, discovering new landscapes also means discovering new foods. And no doubt, new tasting experiences are one of the highlights of going places, yet I'm going to suggest something a bit radical, yet simple—that perhaps we all consider abstaining, at least sometimes, from dishes containing either meat or dairy, even while we're abroad in new lands with exotic cuisines to explore. Don't panic at the suggestion—just listen: An abundance of science analyzing the impacts on the earth of livestock farming has concluded that humanity's appetite for meat and dairy products is having serious environmental consequences. Livestock species contribute directly and indirectly to deforestation, water pollution, air pollution, greenhouse gases, global warming, desertification, erosion and human obesity, and virtually anywhere you go in the world, the damage done by ruminants, pigs and poultry, and those who grow feed crops for them, is visible on the land. Dry and scrubby Greece, once a nation of woodlands, has gone to the goats. In Brazil, forests are falling before the advance of soybean fields, cultivated largely as beef fodder. In New Zealand, the banks of wild streams are frequently found trampled and muddied by grazers.
Other ecological problems associated with raising livestock are less obvious to the eye—like loss of biodiversity. On parts of the Great Plains, cows, and the fields of grain they eat, have replaced pronghorn antelope and bison. Livestock ranchers worldwide have participated heavily in the extermination of wild predators. In California, overuse of river water for agricultural use, including a million acres of water-intensive alfalfa (the state's highest-acreage crop, used for feeding animals), has contributed to the long-term decline of wild salmon runs. Sixty percent of the state's alfalfa fields lie in the San Joaquin Valley, ground zero in the water wars between farmers and salmon fishermen. And the mighty, man-size totuava, a Mexican fish species that once spawned in huge swarms in the Colorado River delta, has just about vanished partly because the Colorado barely reaches the Sea of Cortez anymore (remember in Into the Wild when vagabond Chris McCandless was unable to find the sea as he paddled a canoe downstream through the Colorado River delta?). Much of the Colorado's flow is diverted to the Imperial Valley, a regional king of alfalfa hay production. Most California-grown alfalfa is fed to dairy cows—meaning, sadly, that the production of milk and of California's acclaimed cheeses may be as problematic as raising meat.
The global scope of the livestock issue is huge. A 212-page online report published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says 26 percent of the earth's terrestrial surface is used for livestock grazing. One-third of the planet's arable land is occupied by livestock feed crop cultivation. Seventy percent of Brazil's deforested land is used as pasture, with feed crop cultivation occupying much of the remainder. And in Botswana, the livestock industry consumes 23 percent of all water used. Globally, 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to the livestock industry—more than is produced by transportation-related sources. And in the United States, livestock production is responsible for 55 percent of erosion, 37 percent of all applied pesticides and 50 percent of antibiotics consumed, while the animals themselves directly consume 95 percent of our oat production and 80 percent of our corn, according to the Sierra Club.
The United Nations report warns that "(l)ivestock's contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale" and that the matter "needs to be addressed with urgency," and a report from the Worldwatch Institute says that "…the human appetite for animal flesh is a driving force behind virtually every major category of environmental damage now threatening the human future…"
So, what can do we do? Easy: Opt out of the livestock industry. Far from depriving themselves of the greatest foods, vegetarians and vegans often discover that some of the very best edible things, prepared dishes and entire national cuisines are based on plants. And for the omnivores out there, the good news is that shifting toward a more sustainable diet is easy: It simply means the minor adjustment of tipping one's existing diet to one side; that is, omnivores already enjoy fruits, grains and vegetables—so why not just enjoy them more frequently? (I've been leaning in this direction increasingly for a decade, and the only non-plant foods I still firmly cling to are certain types of wild seafood.) Even in meat-centric cultures like Portugal, France, Turkey, Argentina and New Zealand, veggies do grow, and fruits do dangle from the branches. Yes, meat is everywhere. Just ignore it. In spite of warnings from meat-eating friends that "you just can't make it in (INSERT YOUR COUNTRY HERE) if you don't eat meat," the truth is that vegetarians can live well almost everywhere. No culture is void of farmers' markets or fruit-and-veggie shops, and increasingly, restaurant staffs in many places far afield recognize and respect the word "vegetarian." And whereas the meat-eating traveler might never look further than the meat kebabs and bland grilled chicken of fast-food street vendors for his or her sustenance, vegetarians, by virtue of requiring plant-derived calories, may be required to look a little further and enter the vast bazaars where local farmers gather with their heaps of vegetables and fruits and nuts and baked goods. Many of us could spend hours on such dazzling epicurean forays. (Try browsing through a meat locker or slaughterhouse without losing your appetite, or your breakfast.)
Still skeptical? Well, the problem is, the math just doesn't add up. We can't eat meat at the rate we do in a sustainable world. Listen: This source claims that to feed just one omnivorous human requires more than three acres of land while all it takes to produce food for a vegan is one-sixth of an acre. And with more than seven billion people sharing the earth's 7.68 billion acres of arable land, that would be an even split of about an acre apiece—plenty of space for growing all the food we need and enjoying what's left for camping, backpacking, kayaking and wildlife watching—except that habitual meat-eating omnivores are using three times their own share of space, requiring that precious wild lands be used for raising animals.
Next time, we'll have a look at the global menu of vegetarian options, as well as meet a few famous vegetarians.


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