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Calculating cubic yards for sand, gravel and rock

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The chances are that if you are a landscaper, or just someone with a green thumb who loves their yard, then you have paid for products for your yard, or the yard of a client, and the product(s) were meant to cover a certain number of cubic yards. Topsoil, gravel, sand, and mulch are all commonly measured in cubic yards, so you have to know the dimensions of your yard, or the on you’ve been contracted to service, befor you begin spending money on materials.

This is one cubic yard calculated

If you don’t have the measurements for the yard on hand, or you just don’t know how to calculate this, then it could be a costly source of frustration when you pay for too much, or fail to get enough, of the necessary supplies.
Luckily there is a pretty easy formula for coming up with the cubic yardage of your yard or next project, which will make buying the right amount of materials a whole lot easier.

How Many Cubic Yards of Materials do You Need to Complete Your Yard?

The first thing that you must do is convert everything to the same unit of measurement, and being that you will most likely be dealing with the dimensions of a piece of land, you will want to convert all measurements into feet. Next, you will multiply all of the dimensions. For example, let’s say that you need to by gravel for a drive way that is 25ft long, 7ft wide, and you want to pour the concrete about 9in deep. First you must convert the 9in dimension into feet. There are 12 inches in a foot, so you divide the 9 inches by 12, and you get .75, which you would then round up to .8. Now you are ready to multiply your dimensions: (25*7=175*.8=140). Now you need to divide your total of cubic feet, 140, by the number of feet that make up a cubic yard, which is 27. So, divide 140/27=5.185.

You round up to the nearest tenth, and now you know that you need 5.2 cubic yards of material to complete your project.
As you can see, the formula itself isn’t complicated, and it can be made that much easier by a cubic yard calculator. However, for the true do it yourselfer, now you can do the math yourself as well.

Here is how a cubic yard of soil looks like

The Story Behind the 10-key Data Entry Test

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What is Ten-Key Data Entry?

Entering numbers on a computer is one of the most tedious aspects of data management. Ten-key data input speeds up this process by focusing only on the number keys, zero through nine, that are repeatedly used. This method is more efficient and could possibly lessen the physical stress on the body since you only have to focus on a few keys instead of the one hundred-plus keys on the standard key board. Chance are you might be somewhat familiar with the ten-key process just out of habit.

Hardware: Standard keyboard VS Ten-key keyboard.

Anyone that has familiarized themselves with data input technology probably already knows the difference between the two, but there are some household users, and even some businesses, that don’t factor in the addition of a ten key numeric keypad. Standard keyboards include a top row of number keys for the input of numbers along with letters. This is commonly known as touch typing. This is not efficient for individuals and businesses that deal mainly with numeric inputs. Some stand-alone keyboards that connect via USB include a ten-key numeric keypad situated off to the right of the keyboard. Some laptops, if wide enough, will include this keypad.

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Check out the Apple numeric 10-key

Occupations and Ten Key Data Input.

Some businesses advertise the need for ten-key typists. Even though scanners, cameras and drawing tablets can input this information into a computer there is still a need for more accurate and efficient input. Jobs such as, Accountants, Medical record entry and Customer Service Agents are just a few that would benefit from formal training of numeric input.

Training.

Most everyone that has access to a ten-key numeric pad can quickly adapt to using it. However, for the professionals who would appreciate extra guidance on how to efficiently use the numeric key pad can look to some colleges and vocational schools offer specialized training programs. These programs are commonly referred to as Business Systems Technology with ten-key data input as a separate course that is part of the overall curriculum.

Basics of the Ten Key Test.

As with an alpha-numeric tests you have home keys which are the F and J keys. With Ten-Key tests you also have home keys which are the 4, 5 and 6 keys. At the start of a ten-key test, a timer is set to measure the user’s speed in KPH (keystrokes per hour). 4500 to 5999 is considered proficient, 8000 to 9999 is considered professional and 12000 or more is considered a master level. Some tests focus primarily on monetary input, some tests focus on zip codes and phone numbers. If you aren’t able to attend formal classroom training, there are many online sources that improve your proficiency and can provide you with certificates of completion that can be sent via email or even mailed to you directly. No matter which avenue you choose one of the most important key factors is practice. With research, you can find many sites with practice modules that give accurate results.

The future of International Education

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It is without doubt very difficult to tell what the future holds for any given organization. As a nation and the world in general, we are entering a new era at an accelerating pace where by the structure of our society, our economy, as well as our institutions (our lives’ bedrock) are shifting. This era is promising to dramatically change learning, influence how learners are prepared by education and the motive for pursuing education. For the next few years to come, education trend shows that our lives and our digital will be so much linked making us to live as partners. These changes are likely to open a set of possibilities that all of us can help change.

Trends in International Education

In the past few years, the trends have been very important when it comes to creating international education. It has been about movement of students/sturdy abroad, ranking of universities and collaboration in terms of research. However, internationalization is not going to stand still and other trends that are emerging. Emerging trends could have a very positive influence in shaping the fate of international education.

Advanced higher Education Pluralization

The number of countries that provide advanced level of higher education is rising. A summation of 49 countries seem to maintain a system of higher education publishing at least 1000 journal papers every year in social science and science.(collated by Thomson). 1000 journals is a very important indicator for the existence of doctoral capacity as well as local research. This trend shows that many countries are now able to attract visiting students, researchers and scholars, as well as being collaborating partners (either across the word or neighboring countries). As the role of higher education keeps on improving in various emerging countries, we can look forward to more researchers and students from the established system spending time in these emerging countries. It can be Clearly seen in the growing number of our American students moving to China.