pH is the scale used to measure water's acidity or alkalinity. The scale ranges from 1 to 14; 1 being the most acidic and 14 being the most alkaline. A pH of 7 is said to be neutral, meaning it is neither acidic or basic (another word for alkaline). Most fish will do well in a pH of about 7, while some fish prefer slightly higher or lower pH. Goldfish, livebearers , and some cichlids like a pH between 7 and 8. Barbs, tetras, discus, and other such fish like a pH at about 6 to 6.5.

The relative alkalinity or acidity of a soil can be measured against a scale which has become accepted by gardeners and is known as the pH scale. This runs from ph0 to pH14 with pH7 as neutral. Plants grow in soils within the range of pH4.5 to pH7.5. A soil between pH5.7 and pH6.7 is ideal for the majority of plants. Above this reading the soil is too alkaline, and below it, too acid. A chalky soil has a high calcium (alkaline) content and will, therefore, have a high pH reading.

The scale that is used for measuring the pH, or hydrogen ion concentration, is from 0 to 14, with 7.0 being the neutral point. An "Acidic Body" means that the pH of the blood is below 7.0 and an "Alkaline Body" is above 7.0 with the ideal pH being 7.35. Outside of this range the body activity is no longer optimal and the metabolism is out of balance.

Organic RAW eggs are slightly acidic (have to be cautious about salmonella, so I would not recommend eating them). Cooked eggs are more acidic. Raw (unpasteurized) honey has a near-neutral pH. But, as with any raw animal product, microbial concerns need to be taken into consideration. Pasteurized honey is slightly acidic. I’d recommend raw agave nectar in place of honey. Just Juice markets its 100% pure organic pomegranate juice. I notice it is pasteurized.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO 16408:2004, "Dentistry, Oral hygiene products, Oral rinses") has determined that a pH range of 3.0-10.5 is safe for mouthwashes. We are required to formulate our fluoride mouthwashes in accordance with the FDA anticaries monograph, which establishes a pH range of 3.0-4.5 as safe and effective. The ADA has also endorsed this pH range for fluoride mouthwashes.

By pH-monitoring a nasal probe is inserted in order to measure the pH-values in the lower parts of the esophagus. Hereby it can be proven whether or not there is a reflux of gastric acid which comes back into the esophagus. This is the cause of heartburn and upper stomach pain and should be treated with an antacid.

The amount of weight you lose will fluctuate from week to week. Often the scale will be affected by things that cause you to retain fluids, such as PMS, not drinking enough water, illness, stress, too much exercise and even temperature extremes. Don't panic if the scale doesn't move for several days or even goes up. If you stay solid on your program, the scale will eventually show results.

It is not quite a "round Scale" but Roy Johnson has written "Dial.pm" for round dial (or speedometer) -like settable widgets. It is available from: http://sun20.ccd.bnl.gov/~ptk/archive/ptk.1995.08/0431.html or http://w4.lns.cornell.edu/~pvhp/ptk/etc/Dial.pm As well as from the Contrib/ sub-directory of your Perl/Tk build directory.

ATPM uses the following ratings (in order from best to worst): Excellent, Very Nice, Good, Okay, Rotten.

SPECjAppServer2004 has been designed and tested with both scale-up and scale-out configurations. The design of the benchmark does not limit the scaling in either way. How well it scales in a particular configuration depends largely on the capabilities of the underlying hardware and software components.