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Synopsis: When two broke social misfits aspire to raise the dead, their monster aspires to become a man. Tom Jefferson, a presidential sounding trauma surgeon, and Scott Bram, a cartoon obsessed neurobiologist, have big dreams. The two dorky mad scientists hop from grave to grave in small town Maine, with the ultimate goal of managing what no man before them has been able to accomplish: to create life. After numerous nights of body snatching and stitching, the pair are finally just a few steps away from bringing someone back from the edge. All that is left for their makeshift man are a few spare parts. What will happen when he rises? How will they handle it? Will they be able to make rent? See what kind of changes can occur over just a handful of days in this dorky dark comedy.
Disclaimer: The author of this book is a dear friend of mine, but that in no way influences my opinion of the book.
In Stitches is a geek’s dream. I mean that very lovingly, but it’s a book that shares its love of what it means to be dorky, and does it without shame. We need more books that remind us that it’s okay to be insanely geeky, even if the rest of the world wants to judge us for it.
The characters in this book, particularly Tom and Scott were insanely memorable. While both social awkward, each has a very distinctive voice that makes it easy to tell who runs the damn show. Personally, I was a Scott fan, but that might be because the character reminds me of my fiancee, who also happens to be named Scott, and who is also a curmudgeon about geekness and people. He also loves Tetris. The similarities were a bit endless!
I also loved Tom too. He’s so darling, awkward, and he sucks with women, yet he’s the one you’d likely take home to mom… except for the part where he’s stitching people’s body parts for his own personal creation. Enter in Adam, the “monster” who is… well, he’s adorkable, lovable and downright silly at times. Perhaps that is Tom and Scott’s influence?
While In Stitches is a novel about playing god, it’s done in such a humorous way. I found myself laughing out loud throughout a lot of the book, and there’s tons of references and homages to video games, horror films, science fiction fandoms, Stephen King, and general geekiness. All of these aspects are wonderfully placed and add such a playfulness to the overall narrative, making the book hard to put down. It helps that all the characters are wonderfully realized, so their banter feels very natural and fun. Seely shines at characterization, because he knows how to get genuine laughs and not the forcible kind.
The only thing that bothered me, and this is a case of the physical edition I have, is that there were quite a number of typos in the text and no page numbers, making it harder for me to want to tab parts of the book and share favourite quotes. Still, I’m so much more forgiving towards these aspects because Trent is a dear friend and it is his first novel.
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Research HighlightsEffect of Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance Source and Seed Treatment on Population Densities of Heterodera glycines, Sudden Death Syndrome, and Yield of Soybean
by Yuba R. Kandel, plant pathologist, Iowa State University
Soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines, and sudden death syndrome (SDS), caused by the soilborne fungus Fusarium virguliforme, are two major constraints on soybean production in North America.
There are currently only two sources of genetic resistance to SCN that are commonly used to breed soybean cultivars: PI 88788 and PI 548402 (Peking). PI 88788 is the most widely used source of SCN resistance and is currently found in over 90% of commercially available cultivars. However, the continuous use of PI 88788 has led to a genetic shift in virulence of Heterodera glycines populations, and nematode reproduction on PI 88788 is increasing.
Fusarium virguliforme and SCN are frequently observed in the same field, and interactions between SDS and SCN have been documented with both positive and negative associations.
With checkoff funding provided by the North Central Soybean Research Program and the Grain Farmers of Ontario in Canada, a regional study was conducted to determine how a shifting SCN population affects nematode reproduction, sudden death syndrome, and soybean yield. Included in the study was an evaluation of fluopyram (ILeVO), a seed treatment fungicide registered for management of sudden death syndrome. This product is also labeled for control of nematodes in soybean production systems but has not yet been evaluated for SCN management in wide-scale public field trials.
Five soybean cultivars with different levels of SDS resistance and differing SCN resistance sources, with and without seed treatment, were evaluated in 18 field trials in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Ontario, Canada over three growing seasons from 2013 to 2015.
Here are some of the results: SCN populations reproduced significantly on cultivars with PI 88788-type resistance in most of the experimental locations, confirming a broad geographical breakdown of this source of SCN resistance across the Midwest.
Cultivars with Peking-type resistance had lower post-harvest SCN egg counts than those with PI 888788-type or cultivars with no SCN resistance.
Soybean cultivars with no SCN resistance had more severe SDS symptoms, higher post-harvest SCN egg counts, and lower yield than cultivars with Peking or PI 88788-type of SCN resistance.
We could not elucidate the influence of the source of SCN resistance on SDS in this study, probably due to variations in cultivars, environmental conditions, and other soil factors across the locations.
Fluopyram seed treatment reduced foliar symptoms of sudden death syndrome and improved yield compared with a base seed treatment, but did not affect SCN reproduction or post-harvest SCN egg counts.
The severity of sudden death syndrome and nematode reproduction were positively correlated in all three years. This study documents a shift in SCN population over a large geographic area, which may impact SDS severity and yield of soybean cultivars with PI 88788-type resistance. Our results emphasize the importance of using cultivars with different sources of SCN resistance.
SCN management could reduce sudden death syndrome, but farmers should not rely on SCN resistance for SDS management. We found that fluopyram seed treatment reduced SDS, but did not reduce SCN in this study, and may not be an effective treatment for SCN.
How you actively manage SCN depends on where you farm and what you grow. Review the latest SCN management recommendations from the soybean specialist in your state on the SCN Coalition website: SCN Management Recommendations – State-specific advice.
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Check out my recipe for flavorsome Italian Seafood Pasta! You can prepare this dish with any type of seafood that you like or have available at the time, frozen works as well as fresh. In this recipe, half of the prawns and scallops are cooked in creamy tomato sauce the rest is pan-fired and used as the topping. The mussels are cooked separately, I pick their meat from the shells and add it to the sauce when it is almost ready.
How to check and clean mussels?
When resting, some mussels open their shells slightly, upon pressing with fingers they will tighten their muscle and close shell meaning they are alive.
Mussels that are open and do not respond to tapping should be thrown away.
To clean, remove any calcification that forms on the shell by smashing it off with a blunt side of a knife then clean the surface with a steel scourer. Next, deaberd them by removing their little hair that sticks out of the shell, grab it and pull it towards the backside to use it as the cut-off point (They use it to attach themselves to the surface)
Be aware that chlorinated water kills mussels so cleaning is advised as soon before cooking as possible to maintain their best quality.
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This recipe makes 4 portions
250g (8.8oz) of mussels, cleaned and debearded
100g (3.5oz) of king prawns
100g of scallops
100g of squid rings
200g (7oz) of mirepoix (onions, celery, carrots finely diced)
5 garlic cloves, sliced
2tbsp olive oil
200g (7oz) of linguine pasta
400ml of water
150ml of white wine
400g (14oz) of chopped tomatoes
1tbsp of tomato puree
50ml of double cream
salt and black pepper to taste
parsley to garnish
1. In a medium-size pot, bring 400ml of water to boil and add mussels. Cover the pot with a lid and lower the heat, cook for 3-5 minutes then remove from the stove. Discard any mussels that did not open. Pick the meat from the shells and keep a few intact for presentation if needed.
2. In a frying pan, heat 1tbsp of olive oil and cook mirepoix and sliced garlic on medium heat until browned (10 minutes).
3. Add 150ml of white wine and water from the mussels, turn up the heat and reduce the liquid to half.
4. Add 1tbsp of tomato puree and 400ml of chopped tomatoes, blend until smooth with a hand blender like this one.
5. Adjust the seasoning and add all squid rings, half of the prawns, and half of the scallops, cover with a lid, and cook on low heat for 15 minutes.
6. In the meantime cook linguine pasta in salty water until al dente.
7. On high heat pan-fry the remaining half of prawns and scallops until golden and keep under foil to keep hot.
8. Once the seafood is cooked through, finish the sauce by adding 50ml of double cream then mix it with the cooked pasta. Add mussels meat picked from the shell (keep a few whole ones for presentation if you want).
9. Cook for another 5 minutes, this allows the pasta to reabsorb extra moisture from the sauce. Garnish with chopped parsley, black pepper, fried seafood, and whole mussels. Enjoy!
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The purpose of this post is to report on a newly published, peer-reviewed study in the open access journal Scientific Reports that uses field observations to determine how intertidal species abundance and diversity were affected by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) disaster. This post is part of an ongoing series dedicated to summarizing the results of scientific studies aimed at understanding the impact of the FDNPP disaster on ecosystem and public health. Horiguchi and colleagues surveyed intertidal marine organisms and made measurements of artificial radionuclides in specimens in 2011, 2012 and 2013. They found that in 2012 the number of intertidal organisms was lower closer to the FDNPP than farther away and that the sea snail (Thais clavigera) was absent from sampling locations <30 km from the FDNPP. Because sea snails were found in other rocky habitats affected by the tsunami in 2011 the absence of these organisms in 2012 near the plant might be related to the FDNPP disaster. In 2013 both the numbers of organisms and diversity of species were found to be lower at sites within several kilometers south of the FDNPP site. While, according to the authors, there is no clear explanation for the findings at present it is clear that the intertidal biota has been impacted close to the FDNPP since the disaster. The authors conclude that:
- it is unlikely that the tsunami was solely responsible for changes in the intertidal communities given the distribution of sea snails
- other causes might include acute or sub-acute toxicities from the largest leaks from the FDNPP site in March-April 2011 containing artificial radionuclides, boric acid and hydrazine (and other chemicals)
- most significant impacts to the intertidal community occurred along the coast south and proximal to FDNPP which likely reflects predominant local water currents
The changes noted by Horiguchi and colleagues in the intertidal community contrast with the lack of significant changes in benthic organisms along the Japanese coast by Sohtome and colleagues that was summarized here.
Details of the sampling locations where Horiguchi and colleagues conducted surveys in 2011, 2012 and 2013 can be found by accessing the supplementary information tables here. A map showing the locations along with the numbers of intertidal species found and relative densities of the sea snails in 2012 are shown below:
Note the absence of the rock shell sea snail within the 20 km radius of the plant and to 30 km to the south of FDNPP. Taken together with the 2013 monitoring data and the pre-disaster data it is clear there were declines in the numbers of species and density of intertidal organisms close to the FDNPP site after the disaster.
What Role Might Have Radionuclide contamination Played?
In 2012 the activity of the artificial radionuclides 137-Cs (137Cs half life ~30 years), 134-Cs (134Cs half life ~ 2 years) and 110-Ag (110mAg half life ~250 days) were measured in the soft tissue of some limpets and sea snails. The activity of these FDNPP associated radionuclides are reported in Bq kg-1 wet weight relative to their collection site and distance from the FDNPP in the figure below:
These results show that in 2012 organisms near and to the south of the FDNPP had the highest tissue content of radioactive contaminants as indicated by radiosilver and radiocesium activities. The potential negative impacts of ionizing radiation on these intertidal species will scale with the dose experienced by these organisms. In the first weeks following the meltdowns measured seawater concentrations of 131-Iodine (131I half life ~8 days) and 137Cs were on the order of 105 Bq L-1 while 90-Strontium (90Sr half life ~29 years) was about 10-100 times less. These seawater levels are about 10 to 100 million times higher than levels in seawater now being detected off the coast of North American from the disaster. Estimates of the dose experienced by marine organisms in 2011 range from those that could cause reproductive effects and even mortality in highly sensitive organisms to doses much less than these threshold levels. According to the authors, with available information it is not possible to unequivocally attribute changes in community structure and abundance to radionuclide contamination. For example, other harmful substances released during the accident (most notably boric acid and hydrazine used during the emergency) could have induced toxicity in the local intertidal communities.
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For a game based on one of TV's most popular medical dramas, Legacy Interactive's ER is lacking in the drama department. In fact, this may be the dullest game ever concocted around the concept of saving lives and the sexy, melodramatic stories of those who do the lifesaving. ER basically eschews the medical simulation genre in favor of something that vaguely resembles The Sims. You'll create your own doctor, take him through several "episodes" of mundane medical work that requires next to no effort on your part, and occasionally engage in unnecessary social interaction with the random batch of characters who wander the halls of Chicago's County General Hospital. While the game is squarely aimed at those with an interest in the TV show rather than at those who play games on any kind of regular basis, even casual players will find themselves terribly bored by ER's take on life in the emergency room.
The game's general barrenness is apparent the moment you try to create your character. The list of character customizations is limited; you can alter only the most obvious characteristics, like gender and skin color. You'll then fill in a few stat bars with some allotted character points, which help determine your doctor's strengths and weaknesses in the six types of medicine featured in the game: cardiology, neurology, general surgery, toxicology, pediatrics, and orthopedics. The mechanic of learning these different specialties is just about the most stupidly easy thing on the planet. When you first arrive in the ER, Dr. Carter (as voiced by Noah Wyle) assigns you to triage in the waiting room, which is where you'll be spending an awful lot of the game. To diagnose a patient, you click on the patient, which will cause your character to wave his or her arms around in one motion or another, and then a magic diagnosis will appear in the lower section of the heads-up display, along with a level number that indicates how severe the case is. If it's too severe for you, you can opt to assign it to a higher-ranked doctor. If it's on your level, you'll then assign the patient to a bed, at which point you get to play doctor.
Unfortunately, treating a patient is no more exciting than diagnosing one. Once you assign a patient to a bed, you can simply click on that patient's icon, and you'll slowly wander over to the assigned bed (as will the patient). Once you're at the bed, you'll need a nurse. Sometimes one will already be there, and sometimes you'll have to wait for one to show up. After that, just click on the patient again, and you'll begin waving your arms again. Sometimes the patient's injury rating will start to drop, sometimes it'll go up, and other times you'll realize you need a new diagnosis, at which point you'll send the patient to the lab for more tests. Most times, however, you can just cure the patient right then and there, and that's it. That's the extent of the work you'll have to do when saving someone's life. Point, click, point, click, done. It might not be so bad if there were some variation in the process, but there isn't. Occasionally, specialized patients (like a karate master or a robot...wait, what?) will wander in, and one of the main doctors will ask you to treat them, but the only difference between these specialized patients and the regular patients is that the specialized patients often require more lab tests. Otherwise, you're just running back and forth between the waiting room and beds and quickly dealing with them. There are no big, dramatic trauma-room sequences with multiple doctors all trying to heal some gravely wounded person, like on the TV show. The game is devoid of even the slightest measure of drama.
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XTA-50: Automatic Ultra-Selective Filters with Narrow Bandwidth
The XTA-50 tunable filter is the reference tool for channel selection or even sub-band extraction thanks to its adjustable bandwidth in combination with very steep edges:
Standard version: 50 pm (6.25 GHz) to 950 pm (120 GHz) with 500 dB/nm
Ultrafine version: 32 pm (4 GHz) to 650 pm (80 GHz) with 800 dB/nm
Wide version: 50 pm (6.25 GHz) to 5000 pm (625 GHz) with 500 dB/nm
The extremely sharp edges ensure a clean cut between the signal and the adjacent channels or noise, while the flat-top square shape ensures data integrity. The filters offer the highest selectivity available on the market and allow for many new fiber-optic transmission experiments.
For efficient operation, it has a user-friendly touch screen interface with four menus:
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The tunable filter can be remotely operated through Ethernet, USB and RS232. GPIB is available as an option through an external converter box (see Related Products).
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To round 3-digit numbers to the nearest ten, use a number line.
Think about the number 437.
Which two multiples of 10 is 437 between?
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What is 437 rounded to the nearest 10?
Hint: Think about which side of the midpoint 437 will be on.
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Round to the nearest hundred.
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The Master obtained the Dharma at Huang Mei and returned to Ts’ao Hou Village in Shao Chou where no one knew him. But Liu Chih Liao, a scholar, received him with great courtesy. Chih Liao’s aunt, Bhikshuni Wu Chin Tsang, constantly recited the Mahaparinirvana Sutra. When the Master heard it, he instantly grasped its wonderful principle and explained it to her. The Bhikshuni then held out a scroll and asked about some characters.
The Master said, “I cannot read; please ask about the meaning.”
“If you cannot even read, how can you understand the meaning?” asked the Bhikshuni.
The Master replied, “The subtle meaning of all Buddhas is not based on language.”
The Bhikshuni was startled and she announced to all the elders and virtuous ones in the village: “Here is a gentleman who possesses the Way. We should ask him to stay and receive our offerings.” Ts’ao Shu Liang, great-grandson of the Marquis Wu of the Wei dynasty, came rushing to pay homage, along with the people of the village.
At that time the pure dwellings of the ancient Pao Lin Temple, which had been destroyed by war and fire at the end of the Sui dynasty, were rebuilt on their old foundation. The Master was invited to stay and soon the temple became a revered place. He dwelt there a little over nine months when he was once again pursued by evil men.
The Master hid in the mountain in the front of the temple, and when they set fire to the brush and trees, he escaped by crawling into a rock to hide. The rock still bears the imprints of the Master’s knees and of his robe where he sat in lotus posture. Because of this it is called “The Rock of Refuge.” Remembering the Fifth Patriarch’s instructions to stop at Huai and hide at Hui, he went to conceal himself in those two cities.
After receiving the mind-seal Dharma from the Fifth Patriarch Hung Jen, the Sixth Patriarch returned to Shao Chou. He thereupon went to Ts’ao Hou Village, the present day Shao Kuan in Chü Chiang District. When he arrived in the vicinity of Nan Hua Temple, which before had been Pao Lin Temple, no one knew that he was the one who held the robe and bowl.
Liu Chih Liao was a wealthy retired official who enjoyed studying the Buddhadharma. He welcomed the Master reverently and made offerings to him. Chih Liao and his aunt, Bhikshuni Wu Chin Tsang, “limitless treasury,” were the Sixth Patriarch’s great Dharma protectors. Wu Chin Tsang liked to recite the Mahaparinirvana Sutra. This Sutra, in ten volumes, was spoken by the Buddha just before he went to Nirvana. Hearing the recitation, the Sixth Patriarch understood the subtle principle and explained it to the Bhikshuni. Probably she couldn’t read very well, because she asked the Master, “What is this word?”
“Do you mean you can’t read it?” said the Master.
“No, I can’t,” she said.
“Well, I can’t either!” said the Master, “But if you ask about the meaning I can explain it for you.”
“If you can’t even read it, how can you know what it means?” she asked.
The Master said, “The Buddha’s heart, the mind-Dharma, the wonderful principle of Sudden Enlightenment, has nothing to do with words. Instead, it points directly to the mind so that we can see our own nature and become Buddhas. Since it is not based on language it doesn’t matter whether you can read.”
Bhikshuni Wu Chin Tsang thought that was very strange indeed. She told everyone in the village, “Here is a gentleman who has the Way! He is a virtuous Dharma Master. He may not be able to read, but he’s enlightened, so we should make offerings to him.”
Although she didn’t know a lot of characters, Wu Chin Tsang was nevertheless an incredible Bhikshuni. She ate one meal a day and never lay down to sleep, because she knew that the Fourth Patriarch recommended these practices. Although her family was wealthy, she kept the precept of never holding money. She studied and recited Sutras industriously, and when the time came, she died sitting up in meditation. Many days, many years have passed and her body still has not decayed. Because she was vigorous and worked hard at cultivation and had no sexual desire, her flesh transformed into indestructible vajra | [
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The Contact Form Field is an application which adds any kind of contact form to an entry.
With this field you can add e.g. a 'Contact Author', 'Claim Listing', 'Report Listing' or any other form to send an email, to the details view of the entries in your SobiPro directory.
And as known from all our applications, the contact forms use XSL templates which can be entirely customized and enhanced by additional HTML fields such as input fields, teaxarea fields, select lists, radio buttons or checkboxes. In this way you can create any kind of contact form.
As the Contact Form field uses the Notifications App to send the emails, all contact messages are listed in the Notifications list.
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Kalman Filter Techniques for Control of Repeated Economic Surveys.
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV WASHINGTON D C PROGRAM IN LOGISTICS
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In this paper we discuss the determination of sample sizes and intersurvey intervals in repeated economic surveys. Three models are discussed. The first two maintain the intersurvey intervals at a constant length while the third allows the intersurvey intervals to vary in length. In the first model we assume that the number of obtained observations in each survey is equal to the number of designated observations. The second and third models assume that the number of obtained observations is a random variable. The costs which are taken into account are the fixed and varying costs of surveying and a cost which is due to the use of estimates from the repeated surveys. Author
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ballistic missile in a sentence
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Tiffany & Co. Tiffany & Love Eau de Parfum for Her 1.6ozSKU: TIFF006
A tribute to modern love, Tiffany & Love fragrances share a common hero, blue sequoia. This vibrant woody note unifies the two scents, honoring the many ways love brings two people together. Created by renowned perfumers Honorine Blanc and Marie Salamagne, Tiffany & Love Eau de Parfum for Her is a floral, woody scent. The fragrance opens with a burst of bright and sparkling top notes, beginning with blue basil—a botanical ingredient developed exclusively for Tiffany—paired with grapefruit for an aromatic crispness. The sweet floral bouquet of neroli is at the heart of the fragrance, with a woody blend of blue sequoia. Vetiver and cedarwood are at the base, creating a faceted and feminine scent. Personalize this bottle with custom engraving to make it the perfect gift.
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All Pro Dad is partnering with the Florida Department of Education to promote Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! from January 27-31, 2020 to raise awareness about the importance of reading and to inspire students and families to make reading part of their daily routines. Here are 10 creative ways to connect with your child through reading this week!
For more ways to engage with your child through literacy, check out our other resources and articles at allprodad.com/read!
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|Publication number||US4203435 A|
|Application number||US 05/876,308|
|Publication date||May 20, 1980|
|Filing date||Feb 9, 1978|
|Priority date||Feb 10, 1977|
|Also published as||DE7703897U1|
|Publication number||05876308, 876308, US 4203435 A, US 4203435A, US-A-4203435, US4203435 A, US4203435A|
|Inventors||Manfred Krull, Holger Buchwald, Wilhelm Kirsch|
|Original Assignee||Firma Carl Freudenberg|
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|Patent Citations (11), Referenced by (38), Classifications (14)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This invention relates to a multi-layer wound dressing having an increased absorption efficiency and which does not stick to the wound. The wound dressing comprises a fibrous fleece.
Numerous wound dressings are compresses comprising fabrics or fleeces are known, using textile fibers or yarns of natural materials, for example cellulose or synthetic fibers. Natural substances have an extraordinarily good absorption but they quickly adhere to the wound. After drying up of the wound secretions, more or less serious difficulties are encountered when the bandage is removed. Healing of the wound is prevented by repeated opening of the wound. For this reason, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,285,245 it was already suggested to use as the upper layer for covering wounds synthetic textile fibers, perforated foils for example of polyesters, or polyolefin layers applied in powder form and sintered on. However, it was found that the wound secretion is taken up particularly in the vertical direction, and transported further. Thus, it may very quickly pass through to the upper side of the wound dressing.
An object of the invention is to develop a wound dressing which, on the one hand, has an increased absorption and, on the other hand, is not glued to the wound, and which prevents "break through" of the secretion to the surface of the bandage.
In accordance with the invention there is provided a multi-layer dressing comprising at least five layers, in which the two outer layers are of a permeable material not adherent to the wound and which, if desired, may have a polyolefin powder sintered thereon. Behind both sinter layers is an absorbent layer, each containing cellulose fibers and, optionally, a minor proportion of synthetic fibers. The absorbent layers are separted by a distribution layer comprising cellulose such as absorbent cotton, or carboxymethyl cellulose or starch polymers. As the material for the outer layers, there is used an appropriate non-woven fleece or fabric or a suitably perforated foil of a plastic inert to the skin.
By provision of the distribution layer in the middle of the dressing, a higher efficiency is achieved, the reason being that the secretion upon reaching this distribution layer is spread horizontally. The result is that not only the bandage material lying immediately above the wound is used for absorption. Only on saturation of a layer surface with secretion does secretion break through to the upper side. The distribution layer consists of tissue paper according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
The novel wound dressing, through the distribution layer, additionally provides a higher security against infections from the outside because germs cannot penetrate the dry bandage material. It is known that a wet bandage material presents an increased infection risk. With the known dressings, for example according to U.S. Pat. No. 3,285,245, there is even an actual channel for fluids along which disease germs can get from the outside to the inside. Through the novel distribution layer the risk of infection has, however, been eliminated or substantially reduced.
Desirably at least both outer layers and the middle layer include a fleece material. The fleece material or materials preferably contain fibers of polypropylene, polyesters, polyethylene and/or polyamides. The outer layer contacting the skin can be provided at its periphery with a self-adhering glue inert to the skin. This embodiment is preferred in many cases, particularly with small wounds. However, it is also possible to fasten the dressing with adhesive tape or gauze.
Because of its smooth surface, the outer surface is less irritating to the skin than the usual gauzes. By structuring of the synthetic surface, an additional reduction in adherence to the skin and wound can be achieved, the absorbability remaining unchanged. Additionally, the air channels formed by the structuring further the healing.
By fixing a self-adhering glue at the periphery or on two edges of the dressing, an immediate and final placing over the wound is achieved so that slipping is prevented.
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Three safety tips when preparing for PTFE equipment transportation
PTFE equipment transportation is a serious task that's dangerous if not performed correctly.
Important to make sure transportation does not damage the PTFE machine. Before you transport machinery, prepare it. You must load and secure it according to standard export packing
Preparation minimizes risks and increases the overall safety of everyone involved. Follow the five safety tips below to get PTFE equipment ready for transportation.
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Ben Affleck won an Oscar years ago for co-writing "Good Will Hunting" and his directing chops have gotten better with each film he's made (the most recent, "The Town," earned actor Jeremy Renner a supporting actor nomination). For his latest as director and star, Affleck has turned to recent history to tell the story of six U.S. diplomats trapped in Iran during the revolution in 1979 and the CIA plan to sneak them out under the pretense that they were a film crew. Hollywood rides to the rescue!
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Why would it be bad if everyone was vegetarian?
If everyone became vegetarian by 2050, food-related emissions would drop by 60% … Though a relatively small increase in agricultural land, this would more than make up for the loss of meat because one-third of the land currently used for crops is dedicated to producing food for livestock – not for humans.
Should all humans be vegetarians?
According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, an evidence-based review showed that a vegetarian diet is associated with a lower risk of death from ischemic heart disease. … Vegetarians also tend to have a lower body mass index, lower overall cancer rates and lower risk of chronic disease.
Is it bad to not be a vegetarian?
But not all vegetarians, or vegans, are healthy. Like any diet, it comes down to what you pack on your plate. … According to medical professionals, eating an unhealthy vegetarian diet can put you at an even higher risk of illness than someone eating a well-balanced diet that includes meat and dairy.
Do humans need meat?
No! There is no nutritional need for humans to eat any animal products; all of our dietary needs, even as infants and children, are best supplied by an animal-free diet. … The consumption of animal products has been conclusively linked to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and osteoporosis.
Are humans meant to be vegan?
Although many humans choose to eat both plants and meat, earning us the dubious title of “omnivore,” we’re anatomically herbivorous. The good news is that if you want to eat like our ancestors, you still can: Nuts, vegetables, fruit, and legumes are the basis of a healthy vegan lifestyle.
Do vegetarians have better skin?
Beyond just helping with stubborn pimples, going vegan can also improve your complexion, said Sarkar. Because a vegan diet typically requires that you eat vegetables and fruits rather than dairy, meat, and (most) processed snacks, the natural antioxidants can impact the way your skin, she said. | [
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Topton Pa
Car: 05 OBXT 5spd, "lifted"
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So I did a quick check on alt and battery, w/ all the accessorys on high along w all the lights on. It measured 14.0v at the terminals. I k ow this isn't a perfect test but, I think it clears the charging system?
I plan on reading those links but for a quick answer, should I look for an 08-09 LGT OBXT radio hvac unit? They have replaceable headunits?
Thanks for the help so far guys
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Set in the 1990s, the drama centers around a female high school student Shi Won, who idolizes boyband H.O.T, and her 5 high school friends in Busan. As the timeline moves back and forth between their past as 18-year-old high schoolers in 1997 and their present as 33-year-olds at their high school reunion dinner in 2012, where one couple will announce that they're getting married. Edit Translation
Where to Watch Reply 1997
Cast & Credits
Before watching this, I would consider a drama on how good it is based on how addicted I was, but even if I wasn't super addicted to Answer Me 1997(maybe part of it is that I didn't watch it while it was airing so I wasn't left hanging every week), everything in the drama was full of meaning and everything just fit together perfectly.
I applaud the writer and director for making such a work of art altogether, I must say.
This drama was different from others, in the aspect that it wasn't the typical cliff hanger every episode and there wasn't really a FIXED storyline, if you know what I mean. It was the story-telling of two first loves that succeeded and their growth together. From high school to adulthood, it was just lovely seeing all the characters grow.
It was full of sweet moments and what I like about this drama is that there isn't some annoying, cockblocking antagonist that was only put there to have a base conflict. The conflict in the drama was more personal, realistic, and relatable which made this drama just seem more "real" I guess. Even if I wasn't into kpop in that time exactly, I still felt the nostalgia and warm fuzzy feeling when they play a 90's or early 2000's song in the background. This drama always got me all emotional all the time haha. The writing was also amazing and even I learned a few lessons watching this drama :)
THE CAST AND ACTING WAS PERFECT. Everyone was so natural and even if Shiwon was a delusional fan girl, I still loved her character. Yoon jae was just sooo.. soo.. dreamy at times. You can see his emotions through his eyes and his intense gaze that's only for Shiwon. When he cries I just cry with him, because it seems so genuine and the pain is visible through his crying. Again, I loved the fact that there was no crazy ass villain in the drama.
The music they played seemed to fit so well with every scene and even if j didn't even know some(most) of the 90's Korean songs I still felt nostalgic. I'm currently looking for all the songs used in this drama because it's that good.
I would highly recommend this drama to anyone who is a sucker for sweet and 'fuzzy' love stories as well as people who are just looking for a drama that's not too heavy. This will take you down memory lane as the beepers and cell phones with antennas are re-introduced. I mean, who DOESN'T love the feeling of nostalgia? Well this drama will definitely give you that feeling.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS DRAMA!
That's the best way to describe this sitcom. I have to say though, after reading the synopsis and hearing there would be constant flashbacks in this story my expectations weren't too high but after completing it, I can finally say that it genuinely blew me away.
Let me start by saying the flashbacks were never annoying and I realized after a couple of episodes that I thoroughly enjoyed them and they were essentially the entire backbone of the story. There was just SO MUCH going on in this sitcom. It truly has every little good bit of every good drama I've seen. It's fun. It's witty....and a bit insane (lol). But don't let those crazy/slapstick comedy moments fool you. There is so much more to this story than that. It's a sitcom about the strength (and craziness) of family, the unbreakable bond between friends and the courage it takes to take a chance at love. I felt like each scene of this sitcom was a piece of a puzzle and as the story progressed the pieces that once seemed to never fit together, finally combine to make a simplistic yet beautiful picture of how an average family and an average group of friends handle both the expected and unexpected moments in life. The small moments the characters shared with each other created the biggest impact on me. I found those sweet and simple scenes to be the most captivating moments of the entire story.
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As I was working on my Epiphone Les Paul sample pack,I thought ‘what else can I add to it’.Well here it is. My Epiphone Thunderbird Bass.It is not as elaborate as the Les Paul sample pack will be but I don’t feel it needs to be.
It is pretty basic but it has three round robins.
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Reviews for Thunderbird Bass
Leave a review to let others know what you thought of the instrument!
Very solid sound
It does what you'd expect and works simply enough. The sound is clean and no complaints there.
I would have added more depth to the instrument, like knobs and other small tweaks to make it more interesting.
A solid bass tone that could be great with a few tweaks
This is a nice bass, sampled in depth with every note in a 2.5 octave range sampled with 3 RRs. The velocity doesn't seem to be linked to volume, which limits the dynamic range of the instrument considerably together with the lack of distinct velocity layers.
There seems to be an issue with 2 of the RR groups not being linked to the in-built ADSR, so some notes have a sustained tail but others will cut off instantly as soon as you lift the key which gives an unnatural glitch-like effect. There is also no UI control to tweak the ADSR.
I think some minor additions could make this instrument really great:
- Tie volume to velocity (it's normally default behaviour in Kontakt anyway)
- Bind all groups to the same ADSR envelope for consistency between samples for cutoff etc.
- Add ADSR knobs to the UI to give better control over playing staccato / sustained etc.
Could also consider evening-out the volume among the RRs if volume is going to be velocity-bound anyway.
These changes would greatly increase playability of the instrument.
Could also add other effects like reverb to the UI but this would just be a bonus.
A simple, clean bass
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Originally Posted by Phenom
The truck I was really interested fell through. I waffled for 24hrs and it was gone. Now I have a problem though. I dove a Duramax. Even empty I really liked that engine, and ride. Are these engines(LML's) really the time bombs the inter web makes them out to be. I'm looking used. New ones are beyond what I'm comfortable spending on a vehicle. What I like is the range I get from a diesel, the quiet engine at highway speed, and resale. I know the maintenance downfalls, but worry about the emissions horror stories. Just read one story of a guy with a $4000 repair bill for some emissions nonsense.
Not at all. They are talking about the CP4 high pressure fuel pump. If you try to put a 200+ horse tune thru it and beat the crap out of it, you may have an issue. Of course, that was the early version but they quickly upgraded them. You usually only see that on the 11s and some 12s.
The emissions stuff is easily deleted. I got a tuner from Motor Ops and the turbo back exhaust and thats it. The tuner shuts the system off and the exhaust swap is easy and cheap. You dont fix that crap, just get rid of it.
Tuner is $799 and the exhaust was $379.
After the delete I got 2-4 more mpgs across the board.
Out of all my diesels I've owned, I love the Duramax the best.
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Usually, when art and science, or science and religion, intersect, they are seen as being in opposition. Art is free-flowing where science is rigorous; religion is faith-based where science needs evidence. But sometimes, the three actually intersect in ways that, at least to my eye, actually heighten the beauty of all of them. One such example is medieval Muslim ornamentation.
Imagine you have a fixed set of tile shapes, but you can have as many of each as you want. Can you tile them in such a way that you fill an infinite plane, with no gaps? If you can, you’ve got yourself a tiling. If you can shift the pattern around in some way, say, one unit to the left, so that the end result is the same as you started with, you’ve got a periodic tiling. But if any shift at all in the pattern creates a unique pattern, the tiling is said to be non-periodic. And if you’ve got a set of tile shapes that can only form non-periodic tilings, no matter what pattern you make with them, the set of tiles is said to be aperiodic. Until the mid-20th century, mathematicians doubted that there could be aperiodic tilings. But in the 1970s, Roger Penrose discovered a set of very simple tiles that—if you apply a couple of restrictions to how they can be arranged (restrictions that can be made superfluous if you give the tiles some bumps)—are aperiodic, i.e., no matter how you arrange these tiles, and no matter how large a plane you tile, you will never find a periodic pattern. They’re called Penrose tiles.
This was new knowledge. No one knew about this until Western mathematics started exploring this in the mid-20th century. Or so we thought.
Because of Islam’s restrictions on religious iconography, such as depicting living beings, Islamic artists have found ways to make the most of abstract patterns and shapes. You see it in Arabic calligraphy, and you see it in the magnificent shapes on the walls of mosques and religious schools. In 2007, physicists Peter Lu and Paul Steinhardt discovered that the patterns on the walls of medieval Islamic buildings very closely resemble Penrose tilings. The crucial invention of girih tiles, basic shapes used to build more complex patterns, allowed Islamic architects to decorate their walls with non-periodic tilings. And in the Darb-e Imam shrine in Ishafan, Iran, built around 1450 (above), the tiles almost perfectly form a pattern that can be generalized as a Penrose tiling. If you deconstruct the pattern on the Darb-e Imam shrine into Penrose tiles, you’ll find that only 11 out of 3700 are mismatched, and the mismatch is so small that it’s “removable with a local rearrangement of a few tiles without affecting the rest of the pattern”. (more) | [
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The advantages of an electric scooter are numerous. You save money, gas, the environment and have a smooth ride every time...
There are electric scooters for youngsters and also for adults.
The Xiaomi electric scooter is a typical example of a great electric scooter for commuting. It has very solid build and good range. It is ultra convenient in every way.
The Razor scooters are generally made for youngsters. They are more for fun and play than to move around in. They are great choice for your children.
Electric scooters are just the tip of the iceberg as things are changing worldwide, Tesla has become the most highly valued automotive brand in the United States. Can you imagine what the impact of electric and pro-environment is across the world.
It is truly time to go electric now.
If you are in a state that allows electric scooters and you are in one of the bigger cities, then you have already seen hordes of them.
They are really convenient and are extremely inexpensive to use and to commute with. As a result companies like Lime, Bird, Scoot and others are thriving.
You however also have the option of buying an electric scooter of your won, that you can use everyday at literally zero cost.
Below you will see the very latest and best selling electric scooters in the USA now. They are the top 10 bestsellers and are not just great quality and performance but also the lowest price. Just make sure that you choose one that supports your weight and will be able to take you the distance.
If you want more range and have a longer commute, you might find it useful to have a look at the best electric mopeds.
If you love to be out there in the great wide open, you will love the Top 10 in American Outdoors and American Outdoor Sports. Make your choice and head out already!
- Hand-operated front brake and All-steel frame and fork
- Urethane front wheel, airless rear wheel and retractable kick stand
- Breakthrough hub motor technology
- More efficient and maintenance-free
- 75% more ride time than similar electric scooters
- New power core Technology and design features 2x the increased ride Time and 50% more power than the original Razor E90
- Maintenance free with no Alignment, no chain, and no chain tensioner needed
- Features a kick start, high-torque hub motor, push-button throttle, hand-operated front fender brake, urethane front wheel, and retractable kickstand
- Recommended for ages 8 and up; supports riders up to 120 pounds
- Features rear wheel drive for increased traction and control
- 24V (two 12V) sealed lead acid rechargeable battery system
- Twist-grip acceleration control and ages 8 and up; Handlebar: Height 22 (552 mm)
- Boasting a high-torque, ultra-quiet chain-driven motor, and a handy twist-grip throttle
- Uses a simple kick start motor and can travel at powerful speeds up to 10 mph
- Features rear wheel drive for increased traction and control
- Two Ways to Have Fun - The GKS can be used as both electric scooter and kick scooter. First put one foot on the front button and kick push the scooter over 1. 8mph, then place the other foot on the gravity sensor to accelerate to 7. 5mph
- Enjoy A Safe Ride - The GKS scooter is easy for your child to master, using the assisted motor the GKS smoothly accelerates. Lifting your foot from back gravity sensor to slow down and then put your foot on the rear brake to realize safe stop
- Bringing Family Together - The GKS kick scooter is perfect for kids ages 6-12 up to 154lbs. The Assembly is simple and can be done together, safely install the few screws and your scooter is ready to go! Supervision while riding is also suggested
- MUST HAVE KIDS E-SCOOTER - The GKS Kids scooter is equipped with a 50. 4Wh Li Battery, UL Safety Certified, 150 Watt 6" Motor with top Speed of up to 7. 5mph, Aircraft-Grade Metal & V0 Fire Retardant Deck. Units Passed Independent QC Check
- Kids Love The GKS - Featuring no external cables, a unique light weight shell, and a simple yet beautiful design, the GKS will light up any Kids day. Get in boys and girls favorite color between with our wonderful color options
- Brake style: Rear Braking
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There were mendicant friars in most Swedish towns. Today, they are often called monks, but in the Middle Ages they were known as friars.
These friars often lived in the towns, where they stayed in a friary, which was a kind of monastery. The friary had several buildings; a church, an assembly-hall, a library, a dining-hall, guest-rooms and so on. In Sweden there were mendicant brothers in Kalmar, Skänninge and Skara.
The friaries were more open than the monasteries. People were welcome to get advice or guidance in both spiritual and practical matters. The friars could help them to write letters, contracts, legacies or wills. People could get medical treatment at the friary or spend the night here, when they came to town. The halls of the friaries were also used for political meetings or gatherings.
Since the contact between the friaries was lively, the friars were very well informed. They knew for example about new medications, or new techniques.
The friars were often out and about in town. They also felt responsible for the people in the countryside. They travelled on foot, sometimes near town, sometimes further away. In this way, they met many people. The friars were important, because they spread news from the towns and the outside world to the countryside.
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As sea level rises around NYC, tidal flooding in coastal neighborhoods like City Island and Pelham Bay Park is becoming an increasing concern.
In mid-September, Katie Graziano, a project scientist of the Community Flood Watch Project, which is part of the Science and Resilience Instie at Jamaica Bay-New York Sea Grant, spoke at the City Island Rising Inc., meeting, a nonprofit working to improve the City Island community, about the work her organization is doing and hopes to do for City Island, which sits along the Long Island Sound.
The project, which has partnered with Rising, uses citizen science to report flooding events in the Jamaica Bay watershed. With photographs and reports collected by community members, researchers can visualize how high tides might look in the future due to sea level rise, as well as improve the science and computer models of flooding. As flooding often occurs on Shore Road, Park Drive, Orchard Beach Road and City Island Road, Graziano said it is important for residents to be active and participate in the project. She added that high tide flooding can happen on a sunny day and impact infrastructure, public health, safety and more.
“The purpose of the meeting was to share with all of the residents what we do at Flood Watch,” Graziano told the Bronx Times. “I think it’s important to know that rising sea levels and coastal flooding are going to become more frequent and that communities will now help us become more prepared for the future.”
According to the New York Sea Grant, the national annual frequency of high-tide flooding reached five days in 2018, tying a historic record set in 2015. By 2030, however, long-term projections show a national frequency of 7-14 days of high-tide flooding.
Graziano told the Bronx Times that the hope is that citizen documentation of flooding will help scientists determine which areas are more prone to it. She said due to recent data, Flood Watch now knows flooding on Ditmars Street on City Island is caused by high tide. In October the street flooded due to a higher-than-usual high tide, with water levels reaching 3 feet above average rises.
Based on sea level rise projections from the NYC Panel on Climate Change, such a level of flooding will be a normal daily occurrence beginning in the 2050s-2080s.
John Doyle, president of City Island Rising Inc., said this isn’t just a City Island problem, but also affects Throggs Neck, Silver Beach, Pelham Bay Park, Edgewater Park and areas in Queens. Doyle wonders when money will be directed to help coastal communities in the Bronx.
“The point is people are seeing these storms and wondering what’s being done?” he said.
Reach Jason Cohen at email@example.com or (718) 260-4598. For more coverage, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @bronxtimes. | [
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By the Stream.
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Apr 18, 2016 RIDING THE IRON ORE CYCLE: ACTIONS OF AUSTRALIAS. MAJOR. Figure 5: Global Iron Ore Production and Exports. The first major shift
Jun 17, 2015 This paper assessed the cradle-to-gate life cycle of an iron ore mining. environmental impacts in the iron ore production chain, highlighting its
Iron ore is converted into various types of iron through several processes. The most common process is the use of a blast furnace to produce pig iron which is
May 31, 2012 for the iron ore mining industry, expectations regarding iron ore prices, production, cash costs and to the operating results, growth prospects.
Life cycle assessment LCA of the mining and mineral processing of iron ore in. plication of LCA methodology discussed later to the production life cycles of
Aug 18, 2015 Weve broken down the five stages of the mining life cycle in GIFs. simultaneously to deliver refined commodities like gold, silver, coal and iron ore. Its a five The first step in the production stage is recovering the minerals.
Two different processes are used in the production of SSABs steels: iron-ore based production in blast furnaces in Sweden and Finland, and scrap-based
The production of 1 ton of iron requires 1.4 tons of ore or other iron bearing. steel is charged to begin a cycle, and alloying agents and slag materials are
Third, we observe strength in Chinas crude steel production rates yet see less strength in Finally, we continue to expect seaborne iron ore supply to grow by. we scale the stressed PD via a Credit Cycle Adjustment CCA that looks at the
Production process. Spanning two states, our operations include the entire iron ore pellet production cycle, from mining, processing and pelletizing to overseas
Oct 17, 2017 Frequently asked questions about iron ore answered by FocusEconomics. back down to Earth in recent years as the commodities super cycle, driven largely by 98% of the iron ore mined today is used for steel production.
As the worlds leading steel and mining company, our business operations extend from the mining of iron ore and coal to the production of the full range of steel
This statistic shows the worldwide iron ore production 2012-2017, by country. The mine production of iron ore in the United States reached approximately 55
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Steelmaking is the process for producing steel from iron ore and scrap. In steelmaking, impurities such as nitrogen, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur and excess carbon are removed from the raw iron, and alloying elements such as manganese, nickel, chromium and vanadium are added to produce different grades of steel.
Oct 4, 2017 Short-term ore variability in the production cycle. Materials handling – wet and sticky ore. As above-water-table, high-grade ore deposits
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Thirteen years have passed since Nikon began manufacturing its first VR (vibration reduction) lens, the AF 80-400mm f/4.5-6.6D VR, and as can be expected, much has changed to improve the technology, which serves to reduce image blur caused by shaky hands, moving vehicles and raucous, rickety grandstands. Thus we have the new AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, Nikon’s long-awaited second generation of the venerable sports, wildlife and portraiture lens. In addition to the new vibration reduction tech, the brand redesigned the 20-element/12-group optical formula, incorporated a new motor to make the lens focus faster and quieter, and used its Nano Crystal Coat to prevent flaring and ghosts.
But how does it shoot? We wanted to find out if the new glass merits its elevated price, so we borrowed the new 80-400mm from Nikon and rented its former iteration from Adorama to compare the two side by side. The lens can be used with a cropped-frame DX model, where its range is equal to 120-600mm, but it’s really intended for full-frame FX-model shooting. We tested with a D800—the highest resolution full-frame digital SLR on the market—to get a full 36.3 megapixels out of both lenses for comparison. Our test occurred over a several week period and took place primarily on a New York City rooftop, where we captured handheld and tripod-based shots at both day and night, and on the Hudson River Valley Greenway, where we shot handheld.
New Versus Old
Side by side, the first thing you notice about the two lenses is that the new 80-400mm is actually both wider and taller than the previous model (fully extended to 400mm, and with the lens shade in place, it reaches nearly ten inches). In the hand, the new lens weighs more, too: three and a half pounds, versus the prior version’s three. The added weight isn’t just bloat; it’s courtesy of the lens’s added Super ED glass elements, which help carry sharpness all the way to an image’s corners. The second thing you notice is the new model’s redesigned tripod ring, which looks slighter (and detached from the lens, weighs less)—a seemingly problematic issue for such a substantive lens. We had no problems with it, however. A few other elements stand out with the new lens in comparison with the old: It’s gasketed and weather-sealed, its panel offers added controls and the aperture ring is gone (you won’t be able to use it with an old film camera).
The shooting experience with the new 80-400mm model is markedly smoother for several reasons. Its focus speed is quick—less than a second, with minimal hunting; there’s very little focus noise. Manual focusing is easy and accurate, thanks to a rubberized focus ring that’s over an inch wide. A bank of switches on the side includes a limited focal lock, so you can choose between its full range and from infinity to six meters (if you want to prevent the camera from repeatedly focusing on a tree’s leaves in the foreground, rather than the wildlife you’re trying to shoot in the distance, for example). The zoom ring is also rubberized, but rotates with a bit more friction; it can be locked at 80mm. Aside from the a better feel and improved touch points, the 80-400mm’s improved image stabilization is clearly superior, even from behind the viewfinder: From our perch downtown, we zoomed in on far-off building tops at 300mm or longer, and were surprised at the lens’s ability to stabilize what we were seeing. The pictures proved it as the new 80-400mm pulled off clear shots that the old lens couldn’t. One other noticeable improvement is that when the lens is mounted to a tripod, the vibration reduction adjusts automatically so it won’t introduce blur (with the old lens, you had to remember to shut it off).
To evaluate the results, we looked at RAW files in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5. Like most zooms, the lens’s output is sharpest across the full frame at 80mm at f/5.6. At 200mm the new lens clearly differentiates itself from the old, with less softness in the corners, especially with both lenses’ apertures stepped down. Fully extended to 400mm, the old lens’s output looks unacceptable compared with the new, thanks to the 80-400mm’s improved VR system. Even at longer focal lengths, the new lens’s color rendering is impressive; there’s little chromatic aberration. Bokeh is silky smooth all across | [
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An integrated reservoir study represents the one reservoir modeling technique available to a reservoir management team that incorporates ALL of the information available regarding a petroleum reservoir. As such, the integrated study has the potential to provide the team with the highest resolution most accurate description of their field that is currently available. However, that high resolution comes at the expense of a highly complex, data intensive process. This paper was an attempt to simplify and codify the complex process of performing an integrated reservoir study.
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Your wedding celebration digital photography will inform an engaging aesthetic story. It will set you up for a much better wedding event blog or cd. Right here are some tips for wedding celebration photographers. Getting a second shooter as well as setting a price variety are likewise essential. However exactly how do you pick the best photographer? Here are a few things to take into consideration prior to you employ a wedding event photographer. Here are some things to keep in mind: If you liked this report and you would like to receive extra details about Asian Wedding Photographer https://royalbindi.co.uk kindly pay a visit to our web-page.
Getting a 2nd shooter
Commonly, photographers do not have the time to educate a person to function under their direction. Fortunately, there are a number of methods to get employed as a 2nd shooter. Some professional photographers use their very own peers as 2nd shooters, while others may intend to employ a beginner with some experience. Right here are some pointers to obtain a 2nd shooter for your wedding:
Having someone to help with your work can likewise earn you some money. As a second shooter, you can get valuable comments, as you’ll be benefiting a knowledgeable digital photographer. Ask for responses as well as make certain to take notes, as they’re doing it to provide you responses for future work and also aid you discover. Ensure you’ve set up enough time to educate your second shooter well, also.
Developing a tactical plan
As a wedding celebration professional photographer, it is essential to develop a detailed strategy for your insurance coverage. You should take into consideration showing up very early to catch important information, such as the church actions or the new bride and bridegroom on the front action. Getting here early likewise enables you to record the wedding event celebration establishing the church benches as well as the groom and bride’s response to the corsage being pinned. Having a clear strategy will help you concentrate your time and also make the most of the day.
In addition to developing a tactical plan, you must additionally look the place before the wedding celebration so you have a clear idea of what to anticipate. You can make necessary changes based on the wedding event location’s specifications. For example, some churches will restrict just how much digital photographers can relocate throughout the event, so it will certainly be required to utilize a longer lens for some shots. One more tip is to obtain a feel for the wedding celebration’s circulation.
Advertising on your own as a wedding professional photographer
Among one of the most effective approaches of marketing yourself as a wedding event professional photographer is by collaborating with other suppliers. Wedding places and also organizers often have listings of favored vendors, however they hardly ever advise photographers. You can benefit from this by using to take photos of their weddings, and after that ask to be listed on their site. This is an excellent SEO incentive. In enhancement, offer to take pictures for them for totally free or provide a postcard of their work. This will certainly create an authentic relationship in between you and the place, as well as can help you enter wedding event fairs and also various other occasions.
Producing blog material is another vital technique of advertising and marketing yourself as a wedding digital photographer. Blogs are a great way to attract website traffic to your website and also assist you develop reputation with possible customers. Besides bring in visitors to your website, blogs additionally raise your site’s seo ranking. The higher your website appears in search results page, the much more direct exposure it will certainly obtain. For more details on search engine optimization, visit Gas Your Photos. This training course instructs photographers just how to use blogging to boost their online presence.
Prices your wedding celebration digital photography
When valuing your wedding celebration digital photography solutions, it is essential to understand the general price of the event. This will certainly assist you set the right rate for your wedding celebration photography packages. As a brand-new professional photographer, your emphasis should get on developing a strong portfolio. If you are extra knowledgeable, you may desire to bill a greater price for each and every wedding celebration you handle, as this will cause fewer assignments each year, yet a higher total earnings. Pricing your wedding digital photography services is very important for your company, due to the fact that it straight impacts how potential clients see your work.
A photographer who bills as well reduced may never get a task, while a digital photographer who sets a price expensive might battle to publication work. On top of that, if you charge as well high, your customers may feel that you’re too costly and will certainly prevent you. A digital photographer that bills too high might have overpriced themselves, thus undercutting the competition. Pricing your wedding event digital photography services appropriately will make sure that your wedding photography solution will certainly stay affordable and also lucrative for years to come. If you liked this information and you would like to get additional details regarding Asian Wedding Photographer kindly visit the web site.
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Secretary-Treasurer John Scearcy received the Power to the People award at the WA State Labor Council Convention on July 26.
Congrats to our amazing Secretary-Treasurer John Scearcy! Brother Scearcy was recognized at the WA State Labor Council Convention last week for his outstanding work leading our union's political action program over the last year.
Secretary-Treasurer Scearcy ushered our union through the 2019 legislative session, which was one of our most successful ever.
We achieved an 8% wage increase over two years for Local 117 members at the WA State Department of Corrections by funding our DOC contract. We also passed a bill that will provide interest arbitration rights to our members at the DOC and the University of Washington Police Department.
Scearcy accepted the award on behalf of our rank-and-file union activists who have been instrumental in fighting to preserve and expand the rights of working families in Washington State.
Today, Uber drivers leafleted outside of Uber’s Seattle office, and at more than a dozen other driver gathering spots, to generate calls to Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan calling on her office to immediately introduce legislation to raise driver pay and establish labor protections.
The leafleting actions come on the heels of Uber releasing a proposal to impose a $3.80 congestion toll on all Seattle commuters. Drivers say the company’s $3.80 congestion toll plan is nothing more than an attempt to cause delay and avoid regulations that would raise driver pay and fund benefits.
"Instead of focusing on congestion tolls, Uber needs to do right by their drivers first..."
“Instead of focusing on congestion tolls, Uber needs to do right by their drivers first,” said Peter Kuel, an Uber and Lyft driver for more than 5 years and a leadership council member of the App-Based Drivers Association. “Uber and Lyft should do today what every other business in Seattle already does – ensure drivers earn benefits like paid sick days and are never paid less than minimum wage after expenses.”Read more
Just a friendly reminder to make sure you fill out your ballot and drop it in the mail for the 2019 Primary Election by August 6. You no longer need a stamp to make your voice heard!
Ballots were mailed out to registered voters on July 17. Last year's turnout in Washington State was the highest in 20 years. Let's do our part as union members to make sure results remain strong.
Not surprisingly, presidential and mid-term election years increase voter turnout significantly. But it's equally important for us as concerned citizens to participate in off-year elections.
This year, many of the candidates on your ballot are strong supporters of working families. There are excellent candidates vying for the four seats up for reelection on the King County Council and for the seven open seats on the Seattle City Council.
The outcome of these races and others in the counties and towns across our region will have a tremendous impact on policies and regulations that will affect us for years to come.
Please fill out your ballot and drop it in the mail as soon as possible. If you want to learn about the candidates our union has endorsed through our member-driven process, please visit our union's endorsements page on our website.
Good news came in yesterday from our International Union on the issue of pension reform:
Yesterday we received the finalized version of our 2019-2021 DOC collective bargaining agreement from the Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM), and the document is now available for you online. Our union's Secretary-Treasurer John Scearcy and the Governor signed our contract in a ceremony in Olympia on June 17.
You can view a link to the complete contract with all of the negotiated changes below:
Your union contract contains a number of language improvements and a minimum of an 8% general wage increase for all Teamsters at the DOC over the next two years.
Members received a general increase of 4% effective July 1, 2019 and will receive another 4% increase effective July 1, 2020. In addition, a number of classifications will receive targeted range increases.
Please take some time to familiarize yourself with your union contract. It contains essential seniority rights, bidding rights, safety provisions, vacation and holiday pay, the right to just cause in a disciplinary investigation, and many other workplace protections that are unavailable to non-union employees.
Thank you to our outstanding union negotiations team for their work on our contract and for speaking out for fair wages, safety, and respect for all DOC corrections employees.
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This week the UK government launched it's long awaited Integrated Review.
In the first of two interviews for #BritainDebrief for the Atlantic Council on how the government's long awaited outline for Global Britain went down in DC, I spoke to Dr. Kori Schake, the director of foreign and defense policy at the American Enterprise Institute and a former State Department, Pentagon and National Security Council Official.
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Arson in America is much more common than is reported by the U.S. government, the ABC15 Investigators found in a yearlong national investigation with
Scripps Howard News Service, our parent company.
Most building fires are classified as "undetermined" and reported that way to the federal government by local fire departments, some are classified as "accidental," and very few overall are reported as "arson."
Scripps News conducted an audit of arson fires reported in nine sample cities and uncovered an alarming rate of deliberate fires that were not reported to the National Fire Incident Reporting System – or NFIRS.
Nationwide, we found more than twice as many suspicious fires than the number of arsons reported to the federal government.
That means crimes are going unpunished and all of us are paying the price in rising insurance rates.
In a five year period from 2006-2011, we found more than 160,000 suspicious fires not ruled and investigated as arson. We found almost 800 deaths not investigated as murder and an estimated $5.8 billion in property loss paid out by insurance companies that may include fraud.
PHOENIX FIRE DEPARTMENT LOSES ONE OF THEIR OWN
Firefighter Bret Tarver was 40 years old when he gave his life battling a massive fire at a Phoenix supermarket in 2001.
The fire was classified as "undetermined" at the time by the
Phoenix Fire Department. It wasn't until the department received an anonymous tip years later that authorities classified the fire as "arson."
"It hangs with you like a cloud," said Phoenix Fire Captain and Arson Investigator Gary Hernandez. "It's just never, never finished."
After Tarver's death, Hernandez said he decided to become an arson investigator.
"Knowing that someone intentionally set a fire that led to the death of a colleague," he said, "that kind of drove me to that direction."
He joined a unit that now represents the gold standard in arson investigations. Arson investigators for the Phoenix Fire Department are sent to the police academy and train as criminal investigators. They can write warrants and make arrests and work closely with Phoenix Police.
"Their training goes on and on," Ballentine said. "It's a flip flop between Fire and the criminal side and we are always merging those two so that they continue to get better and more proficient at what they are doing."
2,039 ADDITIONAL SUSPICIOUS FIRES
While Ballentine says the numbers are improving, our investigation found the Phoenix Fire Department reported only 393 fires as arson to the federal government from 2006 until 2011.
The ABC15 Investigators and Scripps News worked with
Realty Trac, a mortgage monitoring firm, to determine the number of suspicious fires that occurred in foreclosed homes nationwide.
Add in fires that happened in vacant buildings and buildings that had multiple fires happen in the same building – sometimes on the same day – and the numbers were even higher.
Our investigation found, during the same five-year period in Phoenix, an additional 2,039 suspicious fires that were not ruled as arson.
One issue are the rules themselves. Arson investigators follow a national set of guidelines to determine the cause of a fire – even if their gut tells them something else.
According to those standards, "if you cannot eliminate all other causes, you have to call it undetermined," Ballentine said.
But he also recognized, "half of those undetermined [cases] are most likely arson."
"Arson is grossly underreported," Degnan said. "I believe the rate of arson in America is somewhere between 40 percent and 50 percent, in that range."
According to Degnan, one of the reasons arson is underreported, both here and nationwide, is fire departments don't update their data once the cause of a fire is found. The second reason: They don't want to be wrong.
"The fire service takes a lot of pride in what they do. And I think they would rather put down 'undetermined' versus calling it and have somebody come in later and say that they were wrong," Degnan said.
Degnan warns that underreporting arson means policymakers are not allocating enough money and manpower to fight the problem.
But for Ballentine, the standard for conviction can never be too high.
"There's nothing more precious than our freedom," he said. "And if we are taking somebody's freedom away from them, we better be ready to stand up to that."
REPORT CALLS FOR REFORM
The National Association of State Fire Marshals has been studying the problem and just released a report citing the findings of our national investigation and calling for significant reforms.
Check back with ABC15.com/Investigators for more on the changes to come.
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Introduction: Forced Convection Cooling
Of the many ways to dissipate heat in electronic components, forced convection cooling is the most effective. These application notes will discuss several areas of importance in determining the correct fan or blower for any specific application.
Once the decision is made to use forced convection cooling, several points must be considered before a fan can be specified. Forced convection heat transfer can be effected in two ways: evacuation or pressurization of the cabinet. When evacuating a cabinet (fan on the exhaust side), the air distribution inside the cabinet is flexible. Cooling ports can be placed at any position in the cabinet to insure proper cooling in desire locations. Heat from the fan itself is not dissipated into the cabinet. However, filtering the fan on the exhaust side is extremely difficult.
Pressurizing the cabinet is the preferred method, since incoming air can be readily filtered. With the cabinet under pressure, any cracks or crevices will have a small amount of leakage from the cabinet and dust will not seep in. The fan is handling cooler, denser air, and it will have a slightly higher pressure capability. Fan life and reliability are increased because the fan ambient temperature is lower. The disadvantage of pressurization is that heat generated by the fan is dissipated into the cabinet.
Figure 1 gives some cabinet cooling hints, using pressurization.
Follow these basic 5 steps when designing for a cooling fan.
- Locate the fan to pressurize the enclosure assuring lowest fan operating temperature.
- If air flow is to be vertical through the equipment to be cooled, place fan at the bottom so that it works to aid natural convection.
- Place largest heat source toward air exit so that it will have maximum heating effect on air cooling low power areas of the system.
- If air filters and RFI screens are required in a given application, their air impedance must be considered in air mover selection.
- Avoid as many obstructions in the packaging of the equipment at fan outlet and general air path since more resistance to flow means a larger, more power consuming air moving device. Leave a fan radius between obstructions and the fan inlet and exhaust. | [
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Her figure is too petite to give effect to heroic characters; but her voice is good, and her stage business soigné.
The whole of this stage business was simply flying in the face of Providence.
Played off on her a bit of the stage business she is so fond of.
So, in the matter of this stage business, you can take no steps to restrain her?
The amount of whipping and other stage business to accompany this recitative might safely be trusted to choir boy impromptu.
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API 5L Grade B Line Pipe Physical Properties Line pipe grade designations come from API Spec 5L Specification for Line Pipe. Standard Line Pipe has grade designation A and B. Stronger grades have the designation X followed by the specified minimum yield strength of the pipe steel, measured in kilopounds per square inch (abbreviated ksi), e.g. X60 for pipe having a minimum yield strength of 60 ksi.API 5L PSL 2 Pipes Impact Test Table - Guanyu TubeThe minimum average (of a set of three test pieces) absorbed energy for each pipe weld and HAZ test, based upon full-size test pieces and a test temperature of 0 °C (32 °F), or if agreed a lower test temperature, shall be a) 27 J (20 ft.lbf) for pipe with D < 1 422 mm (56.000in) in grades L555 or X80;API 5L Pipe Specification (Updated on 2020) - Octal SteelAPI 5L pipe used for oil and gas transmissions, it includes carbon steel pipe in seamless and welded (ERW, SAW). Covers API 5L Grade B, X42, X46, X52, X56, X60, X65, X70, X80 PSL1, PSL2 and onshore offshore services.
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Rough Trade Edit - May 13th, 2022
Kevin Morby - This Is a Photograph
Kevin Morby's latest was inspired by childhood photos after a family health scare.
Amyl and the Sniffers - Comfort to Me
The extended version of the pub rockers' raucous sophomore album is just as exhilarating.
El Ten Eleven - New Year's Eve
The longtime instrumental duo once again proves their mastery of loop techniques.
Sam Gendel & Antonia Cytrynowicz - Live A Little
Improvised experimental jazz sessions that will never be played the same way ever again.
Röyksopp - Profound Mysteries
After seven years, Röyksopp designs a new expansive creative universe and conceptual project. | [
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The solution is here:
The only possible problem is the time stamp of country files. CQRLOG checks the date but due to different possible system time settings (local/UTC) the time stamp can be interpreted incorrectly. BTW many Linux users are not sure which time is used, they mostly setting the time within the desktop manager (Gnome or KDE) to local time.
In the folder should be /ctyfiles following files:
being checked against time stamp.
If I work on the country files at ± midnight, some problems being reported (mostly from the USA) because my system uses local time setting which is 1 hr in advance against GMT. The change is hardly possible because of system time synchonization - the time standard server runs in local time. So I must apologize for this problem.
Because of user in ALL time zones I have no chance to update the country files. The /ctyfiles folder will contain "old" files which are actually up-to-date but seen as "obsolete" they are updated again and again.
If you find any archive (tar.gz) in this folder, DELETE IT.
This should fix the problem. If the problem persists, you can change the date and time of following files:
to actual value.
The auto update feature is on by default. You can switch it off. This is an ulitmate solution.
In the main logging screen, go to
File -> Preferences -> Program -> (radio button) Check for newer versions of dxcc tables after program startup
UNCHECK this radio button and you will never see the annoying message.
We will make the update facility more forgiving in next versions. My apologies for that, the next version will fix this problem. | [
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Weeds have evolved to be resistant to herbicide after herbicide, starting with synthetic auxins, then triazines, then ACCase inhibitors, then ALS inhibitors and now glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup, according to Director of the International Survey of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds Ian Heap, who helps run Weedscience.com, the central repository for scientifically backed, peer-reviewed herbicide-resistance cases....Honestly, that is all common sense. What surprises me is that the most herbicide-resistant cases by an individual crop are for wheat. Around here there isn't a whole lot of wheat grown, and what is grown doesn't get sprayed near as much as the corn and beans (I'm assuming because the growth pattern of wheat confounds our winter and spring weeds). If you asked me, I'd guess corn, then soybeans then wheat. I'd be wrong, apparently.
According to Mr. Heap, “Unfortunately we have not seen any new herbicide sites of action in over 30 years, and it is not clear that any new ones are in the pipeline.” This means that the focus is shifting to preventing resistance to herbicides in the first place. According to Steven B. Mirsky a research ecologist at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, there are a number of ways to reduce herbicide resistance using weed-management tools such as cover crops. Heap also suggests rotating crops and herbicides to avoid resistance. Science Policy Director of National and Regional Weed Science Societies Lee Van Wychen suggested one of his favorite quotes: “If you had great weed control this year, do something different next year!”
Monday, June 23, 2014
More On Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
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Jul 21, 2010 10:38 AM
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) BP says it has reduced the number of boats skimming for oil in the Gulf of Mexico by more than a quarter.
The move comes after BP stopped oil from barreling into the Gulf of Mexico last week. It has some worried the oil giant is forgetting its promises to heal the region.
About 1,600 boats are now operating daily in waters off Alabama, Florida and Mississippi on any given day.
The director of BP's "vessels of opportunity" program in the region says it's a reduction of about 600 boats per day from a week ago.
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How To Play Lottery Syndicate With Family or Friends
Posted: July 21, 2020
Updated: July 21, 2020
What is the lottery syndicate from theLotter?
Play the game with your friends or colleagues
Team work has at least 3 benefits: what are they?
Playing lottery syndicates is a great possibility to share emotions of participating in the biggest draws. It is also an opportunity to play lotto games with your closest people and of course win some money. Interested? Let’s see how to play lottery syndicate and what exactly does this option mean.
As one of the most popular games of luck, the lottery placed high among online gambling sites in China. This form of gambling has numerous types and games that fit every player. For example, there are national lotteries available for citizens or international picks like EuroMillions everyone can win. Also, we have recently explained the difference between the two basic types of lottery tickets. Today, let’s take a look at such a popular lottery option as syndicates.
What are lotto syndicates?
Before learning how to play lottery syndicate, let’s see what it is. A syndicate is a form of the lotto game where a group of people plays the same lottery together. A certain number of people gather their money together and buy special syndicate tickets at theLotter to increase their winning chances. It is very similar to a common lottery but has a bigger number of lines – from 40 to 200 as a standard.
Three reasons to try playing syndicates:
- While playing the lottery syndicate, the odds of winning grow.
- You can purchase more lottery tickets. It means that the chances of winning the lottery also grow. You can also buy more tickets for a fraction of the cost.
- Playing the lottery together with family or friends is way more exciting.
How to play lottery syndicate
To play the lottery syndicates, you have to fulfill simple steps.
Firstly, build a perfect team. The best option will be playing in your family circle to make the process of sharing money easier if you win. Also, it is a great way to fill your family budget and avoid struggles about someone’s “supremacy”.
Then, sign up for theLotter. This is the best online lotto site offering syndicates for playing. Once you are registered, you will see a syndicate section on the website. You can find plenty of lotteries there, from titans like Powerball to local super draws. Choose your favorite and start the game.
To participate in the syndicate lottery with your family, click “play” near the one you have chosen. Then, the lottery will have the same principles as the common lotto tickets: choose lines, cross out numbers, and win.
Important to know before playing lotto syndicates
Before you start playing with your family or friends, it is important to set up some rules to avoid any conflicts or misunderstandings. Ideally, you can sign a special syndicate agreement before gathering money, but writing down your plans in chat also works.
- Once you know how to play lottery syndicate, decide who your leader is. Of course, he/she will not claim the whole jackpot; this person will be the one responsible for the gaming process;
- Decide what games and how many lines you will play. Also, don’t forget about money to spend in a single game;
- Surely, you have to decide how to share your winnings and when the deadline is;
- Make it clear how you will communicate until the draw is played. Remember that each step should be written down to avoid any problems;
- Finally, you have to negotiate first whether the group aims for publicity in case of winning or not.
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Free Online Bets USA
There are many bookmakers on the internet today and they are all competing with one another for new punters. One of the ways in which online bookmakers try to attract new punters is by offering free bets. These bets are offered in many different ways and they can be offered when a big game is coming up as well as when a punter registers at an online bookmaker. These bets vary from bookmaker to bookmaker and punters could be offered anything from special online betting offers for big events or finals to 100% match bets.
It is basically a sum of money given to an American punter by a bookmaker with which the punter can make a bet for free. These bonuses are often given to new players when they sign up at a new bookmaker and can only be used to place a bet at that particular bookmaker. The money can’t be withdrawn immediately and converted to cash, but if the punter wins a bet with the money given to him, many bookmakers will allow him to withdraw the money.
How the punter uses the bet given to him by the bookmaker depends on what the offer was that you claimed from the online bookmaker. It can usually be used to place bets on all the sports such as American football, baseball, basketball, rugby, cricket and horse racing. Sometimes the bookmaker will limit the number of sports the punter is allowed to place bets on, but usually the punter is allowed to bet on whatever markets the bookmaker has on offer.
Again, this also depends on which bookmaker you have chosen and which bet was on offer when you claimed it. When the bet is given, depends on which bookmaker you sign up with, usually you will receive your free bets once you have made a real money deposit into your online account. There are some bookies who will give you the bonus once you have signed up with them. Be sure to read the reviews on this site before choosing a bookmaker. When you select bookmakers from this site, you are guaranteed that they are reputable and secure. Once you have read what free bets the various bookmakers have on offer you can make a choice. When you have chosen the bookmaker that you want, you simply have to go and register on the bookmaker’s site. Once the registration process is complete you can make deposits into your account using various funding options such as debit and credit cards, e-wallets and even pre-paid vouchers.
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Thick clouds of dust blow east from China’s Gobi Desert through the mountains passes of the Luliang Shan and the Yellow River Valley and over the North China Plain in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (<a href="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov">MODIS</a>) image. The image, acquired on March 28, 2005, by NASA’s <a href="http://aqua.nasa.gov/">Aqua</a> satellite, captures one of the first yellow dust storms of 2005. Such storms are common in the spring, and can occasionally be powerful enough to carry dust across the Pacific Ocean into North America. In this case, haze from industry and fires burning in Southeast Asia may also be contributing to the opaque veil seen in this image. Sensor: Aqua/MODIS. | [
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The Yakindu development tools are a tool kit for model based development and the statechart tools are the first module provided by this project. The tools apply the concept of state machines that are well understood and formal enough to describe behaviour unambiguously. The statechart tools support editing, validating, simulating state machines and generating code from state machines. The tools are provided as Eclipse-plugins and integrate tightly into the IDE.
The simulation of a state machine is integrated with the debug perspective of Eclipse and uses the Yakindu Statechart Diagram Editor to visualize the execution of the state machine by highlighting active state and current transition. Additionally, the user can interact with the simulation by sending triggers to or by changing variable values within the simulator to drive the state machine. The screenshot shows a simulation session in action.
This version includes a C-code generator. Generators for other target languages like Java and PLCs will follow in the next version. This will be published end of march.
You can download the plugins as well as the user guide from the Yakindu website. Of course there is also an Eclipse update site where new versions of the tools will be published. Please take a look at the user guide for details on using the tools. We hope that you like the statechart tools and we highly appreciate any feedback. | [
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Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's plan to cut welfare benefits, combined with similar proposals in Albany, could prompt many welfare recipients to move out of New York State, the Mayor said yesterday.
If welfare recipients were able to break free from their dependency on government benefits, enabling them to move freely around the country, the Mayor said, "that would be a good thing" for them. He did not directly answer a question of whether the city would be better off if many welfare recipients left town.
"A natural consequence of a reduction in benefits might very well be that that would happen," said Mr. Giuliani, who on Thursday released a city budget calling for reductions of $700 million in welfare and Medicaid benefits. "There was a contention back 10 years ago that's precisely what happened when Pennsylvania did away with the equivalent of Home Relief, that people moved to New York and other states. But I've never seen proof that that was the case."
The Mayor denied a report broadcast on WNYC radio yesterday quoting him as saying on Thursday that a population shift of welfare recipients out of New York would be a "good thing" for the city. Speaking to reporters at an impromptu news conference called because of the broadcast report, he said that the intention of his welfare cutbacks was to balance the budget and remove those who are not entitled to benefits from the rolls -- not to force people to move.
The Mayor's statement came a day after he unveiled a $31.1 billion city budget containing tough new eligibility requirements for providing benefits to parents with dependent children, beginning in July. The requirements, already in effect for the far smaller Home Relief program for childless, able-bodied adults, would reduce the number of applicants with children by 30 percent, city budget officials told reporters on Thursday.
The administration, however, spent much of the day backpedaling from Thursday's assertions about the new rules for the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program. Mr. Giuliani retreated from the 30 percent reduction figure, saying he had no idea what the effect of the new requirements would be.
"I have no idea whether they're right or wrong or what they're basing it on," he said. He was referring to the budget officials who first predicted the 30 percent reductions. "I would not state a percentage because I don't know what it is. They're making that determination. It may turn out to be right; it may turn out to be wrong."
In addition, a top mayoral aide backed away from the position of the budget office that the Mayor's new program would base eligibility for the A.F.D.C. program on the rules that now apply to Home Relief. Richard Schwartz, one of the architects of the Mayor's plans to restructure welfare, said that the issue needs to be studied further before the city decides what kind of restrictions to implement.
In January, the city began intense reviews of all applicants for Home Relief. Workers visit their homes unannounced to see if they live at their stated addresses, and use computer checks of their Social Security numbers to see if they have any income that they have not reported. The Mayor announced earlier this month that the process had reduced the number of applicants by more than 60 percent over the same period last year, and the new budget is built on the assumption that the number of A.F.D.C. applicants would decline by 30 percent, according to budget officials. | [
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This unique mosaic is made up of glass containing woven silk, adding something extra and creating a unique and textural look. The chic silver, grey and black colours make for an elegant and contemporary style. Great in any living area, as a splash back or a feature.
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As healthcare workers, invested in the wellbeing of our patients while also hoping to grow as individuals, we sometimes tend to view our jobs as a rigid duality—we are either “in love” with our practice and persevere flawlessly through all hardship, or we are “burnt out,” coldhearted, and defeated by the heavy workload and expectations of medicine.
In reality, we all sit somewhere in the middle of a blurry spectrum, balancing out physical, mental, and emotional pain with the immense honor of saving and cherishing human life, while simultaneously struggling to reconcile our altruistic goals with realistic but necessary human incentives.
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For the final installment of “The Hunger Games” saga, “Mockingjay Part 2” takes the battle out of the poverty-stricken streets of the Districts and into the Capitol itself.
Which means things are about to get weird.
All those technologically-advanced gladiatorial games? They weren”t just to quell the masses and keep the gears of dystopia running smoothly. They were also the testing ground for a defense system. A deadly, Capitol-wide labyrinth of death. One that now Katniss and company must navigate in order to bring down President Snow and end the war once and for all.
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Light travels in straight lines. This is why, on a cloudless night, we can look at stars that are millions of light years away from Earth. But when objects are around a bend in the road, or behind a tree or a wall, not enough light from them reaches us for us to make out their appearance.
A group of scientists from Boston University were audacious enough to believe we still ought to be able to see them.
In a study published earlier this month, Vivek Goyal and his colleagues reported how a simple digital camera working with a computer algorithm could help people see objects hidden behind barriers.
With the camera pointed at a wall in a dark room, Goyal and co. team could recreate images displayed on a screen blocked from the cameras view.
This is called non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging, and it might seem exotic at first. It’s really not; in fact, it’s based on an idea perfected during World War I.
At the time, soldiers hiding in deep trenches needed a way to track enemy movement on the ground. That’s how the periscope came to be. It uses two mirrors oriented such that light entering at one height is simply reflected until it emerges at a lower height.
Goyal’s team did something similar: they used reflected light to recreate images displayed on an LED screen placed out of sight. But instead of using a mirror, they banked on rays of light reflected off of a wall.
“When light bounces off of a matte wall, it diffuses in all directions. This doesn’t help recreate images,” Goyal told The Wire. “But when you place a small opaque object in front of the screen, the relation changes completely.”
The opaque object blocks some of the light, not all of it. This forces light reflected from different parts of the LED screen to take different paths to the wall. As a result, the light becomes unmixed – like a complicated braid being forced unravel into distinct strands.
This isn’t useful for the unaided human eye but a camera sensor can pick up on the change. Digital cameras capture light in the primary colour format (red, green and blue) so they record vital colour information as well. Some of this comes from the shadow and penumbra – “the light grey areas adjoining the darker regions of the shadow” – of the opaque object.
“After recording the images,” Goyal said, “it’s only a matter of solving a linear inverse problem.” This the algorithm did.In this way, the team successfully recreated four out of four images displayed on an LED screen. With knowledge of the opaque object’s position and dimensions, the algorithm required less than a minute to figure out what was on display.
But even when the position was not known, the algorithm could adjust for it based on its shadow, and then go on to recreate the image. The only downside was that it took about 19 minutes this way. The software could also approximate the position of the LED screen with respect to the wall.
“It is a very nice demonstration of how computational processing can tackle different kinds of problems,” Daniele Faccio, a professor of quantum technologies at the University of Glasgow, UK, told The Wire.
This technique – called computational periscopy – deviates from work already done in the area of NLOS imaging. So far, most, if not all, scientists have used lasers to look around bends, using the time taken by pulses to return to the source after hitting an object, with a computer to do the math.
But in Goyal and co.’s case, “we see that incoherent light emitted from the object itself – in this case a screen – can also be used, with no timing or synchronisation required,” Faccio said.
Laser-based detection and ranging systems have gained traction in survey technologies. However, many scientists believe they may not be the ultimate solution for NLOS imaging, especially when using them on the road.
“There are concerns about laser illumination both in terms of safety and practicality,” Faccio explained. “For instance, what will happen when all cars on the roads are shining their lasers at the same time? How will all these systems interfere with each other?”
And then there are the use-cases when the observer wants to remain hidden. “Shining lasers is a giveaway – it’s like shouting ‘I am over here!’. Under these circumstances, passive approaches like looking with a camera using ambient light” could be more desirable.
And without lasers, the technology is also cheaper. “The unique thing about this strategy is that it’s so simple,” Goyal said.
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The Heritage Park Petting Farm offers a hands-on experience for the young or just young at heart in a unique park atmosphere. A knowledgeable staff is on hand to assist and make your visit a memorable one. Children wearing proper footwear (gym shoes or boots) can walk around the stalls of the goats, sheep, and piglets. The farm is open year round, and each season brings interesting changes. The barn is heated to provide warmth for our guests and animals.
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Snapchat is launching a video-series called 'Solutions in a Snap', where users can see experts talking about the subject of steering businesses on the platform and growing it.
Snapchat being one of the popular social media app, attracts brands and businesses to use it for marketing their products. Developing the right strategy, selecting the right tools, using the right products and more can be a hassled thought.
Hearing experts speak about such subjects would bridge the gap. The added benefit is that the experts are from the platform itself, adding the credibility factor to the information.
Solutions in a Snap, would have different individuals from Snap’s team talking about their area of expertise. The first episode features Kathleen Gambarelli, Product Strategy.
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Story Ads, Snap Ads, Collection Ads & Ad Manager are few of the new tools and ad formats Snapchat offers. The expansion of innovative ad formats is something that no other social media platform has dived into and with Snapchat’s demographic being heavy shoppers, the new ad formats might appeal to the users.
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1 bed flat for sale Central Manchester Hotel, Elsinore Rd, Manchester M16
- Seymour Park Community Primary School0.2 miles
- Old Trafford Community Academy0.5 miles
- Manchester United Football Ground0.6 miles
- Deansgate1.4 miles
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- 10% Assured Net Rental Returns for 5 Years
- Zero Stamp Duty
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- 5 Min Walk to Old Trafford Football & Cricket Ground
- Secure Exit Strategy with Assured Buy Back at 120%
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Proudly presenting this Central Manchester Hotel, a stunning old period building set in the heart of Manchester; just 10 minutes from the city centre.
The hotel is complete, fully operational and occupied at a minimum of 87% of the year.
In addition, this hotel is undergoing a full refurbishment of the bedrooms and common areas bringing a higher standard and increasing the average daily rate of the hotel.
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• Zero Stamp Duty
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• 5 Min Walk to Old Trafford Football & Cricket Ground
• Secure Exit Strategy with Assured Buy Back at 120%
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A Record-Breaking Year for the UK Hotel Industry
The UK Hotel Industry is booming. UK hotels have enjoyed record trading of late, and the hotel industry in the UK has experienced year on year growth now since 2010.
The biggest driving force between the fall in value of the pound since Brexit meaning travelling to the UK from overseas has become cheaper, helping the nation become an even more popular holiday destination for tourists.
For investors considering Manchester hotel sector, they can rest assured of its credentials.
A thriving commercial and financial centre, a strong tourist offer, world-class universities and state-of-the-art sporting facilities have given Manchester a very strong demand for hotels therefore giving a robust hotel investment care.
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Servelec is one of the first to connect to the National Event Management Service to provide digital messages to trusts from multiple organisations.
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John Lennon was one of the most talented and prolific songwriters of our time. His music is as timeless and relevant today as it was a generation ago. His songs revolutionised our music and culture. In this unique tribute to Lennon, over 23 of the world’s greatest performers bring a little bit of magic to Lennon’s songs as they perform their own interpretations of his classics. From Lenny Kravitz singing “Cold Turkey” to Hall and Oates singing “Don’t let me down” to Elton John performing “Imagine” we are moved by the strength of the emotions Lennon’s words still evoke today. Hosted by Michael Douglas, these memorable songs are intercut with rare archival footage of John Lennon and The Beatles.
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The relationship between sewer flood volume and receiving water quality in an integrated urban wastewater system
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On August 20th, the one-year anniversary of my getting sober, I did some things I'd never done before, and one I haven't done in a long time.
I went to say goodbye to my Grandpa Lewis who by Friday evening had asked the doctors and nurses to stop giving him water. The cancer had advanced, his body was weakening rapidly and he was ready to go. What exactly he was ready to go to I couldn't name, but I was told he was ready. Grandpa Lewis is my stepdad George's father, so technically he's my step-grandpa though I never thought of him that way. The curious and defining thing about our (my two brothers and I) entry into their family was its warm simplicity: we were their grandchildren and we were loved. Having a grandpa was a big deal as I was very attached to my mom's parents and their sudden deaths were dramatic fissures in the space-time of my childhood; like a big rip or black hole was formed in the fabric at 7 and 8 years old.
I was told that he might be gone by the time I'd fly home but I flew home anyway. I fussed around at the Shopper's Drug Mart buying skin creams and wrinkle erasers and tweezers and foundation sticks and gels that feel cool on the skin and scrubs that scrub it away and Chapstick and all the life-affirming cosmetics I could find before I got on the road en route to say goodbye.
Grandpa Lewis is a man from a different time, or at least that's how he always seemed to me. He's elegant in his speech, gentle in his manner. He's a man of his word, kind. His memory is sharp and his person is present and engaged. He tells rich, layered stories with lots of context, technical, historical or personal -- you listen and you learn things. He's a good writer, an excellent wood worker, can build or fix whatever you need, cars to computers. He lived on farms, raised animals, built bridges. He is a loving and devoted father his children still call "Daddy". He went to church, he did tai chi once, he loved his wife from the moment he laid eyes on her until his final breath. He is flawed and he is good. He is loved dearly.
I don't think I ever felt the grief I felt in imagining a world without a man like Grandpa Lewis. It was the clear, acute sensation of loss, that something beautiful would be leaving the material plane. I was sober in this feeling. I got to his room to see him shrunken and frail; just 6 breaths a minute. His life was a breath every ten seconds. He had been up and speaking the evening before but struggled to speak now. I leaned over to tell him I was there. He opened his eyes and smiled. I cried and he struggled through one of those breaths to say, "Don't cry". A few hours later I stroked his hair, kissed him on the forehead and said goodbye.
I rushed down the highway after our visit and drove straight to a doctor's office to get Botox. On the way, I thought about surprising a former lover, just dropping in and shocking him. Maybe crying and asking questions. Asking why he'd ghosted me. None of this felt sober, it felt clingy and frightened but directive and results-oriented. Time-defeating. As the doctor carefully measured the units of botulism he would be pushing into the tissue of my forehead, we chatted about the day. The young doctor told me about the woman he'd just broken up with who has two children. I told him about having grown up with a loving stepdad who helped raised three of us. He admitted he wasn't sure he could ever really love that woman's kids even though he thought she was perfect, "I'd already be married to her if she didn't have kids, but I want my own..." He said other things too that made me feel bad inside and grateful for my stepdad and all the words kept my brain busy while he pushed anti-aging poison into my forehead.
My mom and stepdad were calm and stoic at grandfather's bedside, pragmatic. My stepdad had also been asked not to cry and he was keeping his word. In moments of drunken overflows, I used to resent the stoicism of my family but suddenly it looked very dignified and peaceful. The transition from life to not-life was a duty just like any other asked of a man: father, stepfather, grandpa, husband, good man, kind.
On my one-year sobriety anniversary, I was sober for the final goodbye but later that night, after watching and dancing and singing along to The Tragically Hip show with my brother, sister-in-law and little nieces, I played in the arena of an altered state and got stoned. At | [
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Bethel Music drops this latest faith lifting gospel song titled By the Grace of God, the song featured Brian Johnson.
Bethel Music is an American music group from Redding, California, originating out of Bethel Church where they started making music in 2001.
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This is the time of year nursery catalogs arrive in our mailbox. Yours, too, I expect. We used to get catalogs from all over offering us vegetable seed and non-native plants including trees and shrubs. But now we get native plant catalogs, and I’m so glad we do. Arrival of the catalogs means spring is on its way and soon it will be time to watch for the first buds on the trees and shrubs and the first spring ephemerals to burst through the ground, or to start something new.
Catalogs I have received so far are from:
Cardno Native Plant Nursery – formerly the JFNew Native Plant Nursery, they are headquartered out of Walkerton, Indiana and are part of the international infrastructure and environmental services company Cardno which hails from Australia.
Prairie Nursery – one of the oldest prairie nurseries in Wisconsin, it is located in Westfield.
Shooting Star Native Seeds – Spring Grove, Minnesota
All three handle Midwest ecotype seed, while Prairie Nursery and Cardno also include plants. They all have appropriate guidelines for design, planting and maintenance included in their catalogs. Each of them includes pre-designed gardens covering various soil, sunlight and moisture conditions. Prairie Nursery and Shooting Star also include pre-designed mixes for various types of havens — pollinators, birds, wildlife, etc. Cardno carries trees and shrubs and bio-engineering materials such as erosion control blankets and pre-vegetated blankets and logs.
Although they all talk about the importance of burning a prairie, only Shooting Star suggests burning a new prairie planting the third year — I, however, would caution you against that. From my experience, burning the third year is too soon. Often there is not sufficient prairie plant growth to keep underlying weed seed from germinating, and a burn too soon will just encourage that weed germination making maintenance of the new prairie that much more time-consuming.
Although I’ve focused this post on a few native plant nursery catalogs, there are likely many other local sources available to you for native plants. When purchasing from sources which carry a variety of native and non-native plants, however, please follow the Wild Ones local ecotype guidelines when selecting native plants. I’d also encourage you to participate in one of the Wild Ones chapter plant sales, if there is one near you. They will provide the finest native plants at a reasonable price, and you’ll know the plants will be from local ecotype. | [
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Gas lines are a crucial element in every residential or commercial property. After all, they power water heaters and keep your stove running. However, unlike your typical plumbing, gas lines carry volatile elements that can be extremely dangerous in the event of a leak. Moreover, a gas leak doesn’t always advertise itself. More often than not, detecting a gas leak can be quite challenging which makes gas leaks more dangerous. For this reason, quick detection is a must. This is where the gas and water leak Smith and Son Plumbing comes in. With years of experience in the plumbing industry, our well-trained drain cleaning
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Disrupting Design Living
The New Commune: What defines a commune in terms of design? How can we best design to create a sense of community? What are the benefits of communal living? Can communal living solve Australia’s housing problems? How can design help facilitate communes that are practical? How can designers balance the need for communal living and privacy?
Clare Cousins, Clare Cousins Architects
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Monique Woodward, WOWOWA
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China Will Gain Billions from U.S. Solar Tax Credits
President Biden wants to decarbonize the electric power sector by 2035, with an interim goal of 80 percent carbon-free electricity by 2030. Meanwhile, the U.S. electricity supply will be 50 percent carbon free by 2030 without any new and expensive policy mandates.[i] Achieving the President’s goals would require adding massive amounts of new wind and solar power to the nation’s electricity grid at a cost of more than $1 trillion.[ii] In addition, there are questions whether the electricity grid can be as reliable as it needs to be because wind and solar cannot always supply electricity when needed.
The House passed its version of the Build Back Better Act that would extend tax credits for wind and solar projects for another 10 years. These tax credits provide a financial incentive to build and operate wind and solar installations. This would be the 25th time these credits have been extended despite the fact that they are costly to taxpayers (at least $100 billion for the proposed tax breaks) and are no longer necessary to expand wind and solar power.
But there is another concern: China will be the biggest winner from the expansion of U.S. solar power resulting from these tax credits. This is because China controls the global production of solar photovoltaic (PV) components that are the backbone of solar power in the U.S., as well as in other countries.[iii]
U.S. Solar Power
PV cells are the predominant technology for converting solar energy into electricity. According to EIA, utility-scale solar PV generating capacity in the U.S. totaled 48,500 megawatts (MW) last year, or slightly less than 5 percent of total generating capacity. Solar PV is projected to grow steadily even without tax extensions. This year alone, new solar projects are expected to total 44,000 MW.[iv] By 2030, solar PV capacity is projected to total more than 175,000 MW, or 14 percent of U.S. electric generating capacity. To put this in perspective, the projected increase in solar generating capacity by the end of this decade—even without tax extensions—is roughly equivalent to the combined electric generating capacity of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.[v]
Preliminary analysis suggests that utility-scale solar PV could increase by an additional 397,000 MW by 2030 as a result of the proposed tax extensions.[vi] If correct, this would require a capital expenditure in the range of $397 billion for new utility-scale solar PV installations.[vii] Because of its dominance in the solar PV supply chain, China can be expected to reap major economic benefits from such a large expansion of solar power in the U.S.
China’s Grip on Solar[viii]
China currently has 1,080,000 MW of coal-fired generating capacity—more than half the world’s coal-fired capacity. In addition, China has 97,000 MW under construction and another 167,000 MW planned.[ix] By comparison, the U.S. coal fleet totals 220,000 MW, about one-fifth the size of China’s coal fleet. China burned more than 3 billion tons of coal last year, roughly half of all global coal production, whereas the U.S. burned 477 million tons.
In addition, China has 180,000 MW of utility-scale solar PV, almost four times more than the U.S.[x] Most of this solar is manufactured in China, which is the world’s leading producer. Last December, China announced a new goal to expand wind and solar capacity to more than 1,200,000 MW (compared with 535,000 MW last year).
The solar PV manufacturing chain involves five components that are produced in the following order: polysilicon, ingots, wafers, cells, and modules (or panels).[xi] Chinese companies dominate every segment of this manufacturing chain.[xii]
China currently produces 80 percent of the world’s polysilicon, which is the feedstock for manufacturing solar PV. However, China could be responsible for 90 percent of polysilicon output within the next few years.[xiii] Since 2017, more than 90 percent of new polysilicon processing capacity has been built in China. Seven of the world’s top 10 polysilicon producers in 2020 were Chinese.[xiv] Low-cost electricity generated by China’s enormous coal fleet is a competitive advantage because electricity accounts for slightly more than 40 percent of the cost of making polysilicon. Moreover, market consolidation is expected to favor Chinese companies even more.
Roughly half the world’s supply of polysilicon comes from China’s Xinjiang region (map below), where, according to humans rights groups, the U.S. and U.K., Uyghur Muslims have been subjected to forced labor, torture, other human rights abuses, and genocide.[xv]
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Review: These days, Hamad Kalkaba is a retired Army colonel and track and field athletics administrator in his native Cameroon. Yet back in the mid 1970s, he was a musician with dreams of potential super-stardom, trying to update traditional Cameroonian "Gandjal" music for the funk generation. To that end, he recorded a small number of singles and EPs alongside his backing band, the Golden Sounds. It's those thoroughly obscure and overlooked releases that make up Hamad Kalkaba & The Golden Sounds, a retrospective of his pioneering work. Sitting somewhere between Afro-beat, Afro-funk and Afro-jazz, with a distinctively Cameroonian rhythmic swing, the music showcased on the album is undeniably special.
Review: The work of Northern Brazilian musician-turned-bandleader Mestre Cupijo has long fascinated record collectors. Much of the allure can be attributed to Cupijo's trademark sound, which fused African-influenced Brazilian dance music and traditional Amazonian rhythms with sounds from Colombia (notably cumbia), Cuba and the Dominican Republic. The results, as showcased on six albums during the 1970s, were exciting and enthralling; a cross-pollination of sounds heavy on jaunty horns, shuffling rhythms and celebratory vocals. Here, Analog Africa presents the first in-depth retrospective of Mestre's work, hand-picking the finest tracks from his six obscure 1970s albums and offering them up in remastered form. For anyone interested in either African or Brazilian music, it should be an essential purchase.
Review: Famously, Shadow's Sweet Sweet Dreams album was panned by critics when it first appeared way back in 1984. In the years since, it has attained cult status, with collectors of Trinidadian music particularly enjoying its curious blend of bustling boogie electronics, Soca rhythms, traditional instrumentation and sassy disco-pop style. As this tasty reissue proves, the album has lost none of its lustre over the last 30 years. Put simply, it still sounds ahead of its time, with intergalactic dancefloor workouts such as "Let's Make It Up" (with its "we're gonna have a party" refrain) and "Way Way Out" resonating particularly loudly. | [
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Quick Facts of Sebastian Maniscalco
- Full NameSebastian Maniscalco
- Net Worth$15 Million
- Date of Birth08 July, 1973
- Marital Status Married
- BirthplaceArlington Heights, Illinois, U.S.
- Ethnicity White
- Religion Christian
- ProfessionStand-up Comedian
- Nationality American
- Active Year1998-Present
- Eye colour Dark Brown
- Hair colour Black
- SpouseLana Gomez (m.2013)
- Height5 feet 10 inches (1.78m)
- Weight59Kg (130lbs)
- Body MeasurementMesomorph
- EducationNorthern Illinois University
- Online PresenceTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube
- Children2; Serafina and Caruso
- Horoscope Cancer
Sebastian Maniscalco is an American professional comedian and actor. He is one of the four selected comedians in Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland. Previously, he served as a waiter in a hotel and performed at open mics in bars, and he has achieved many honors as a comedian.
Maniscalco earns $238,161 of salary from his profession and has an estimated net worth of $15 Million as of 2019. Besides, he is married to Lana Gomez on August 24, 2013. Moreover, the couple has an adorable daughter, Serafina Simone Maniscalco (born in May 2017). Let’s take a look into the biography of Sebastian Maniscalco.
Early Life of Sebastian Maniscalco
Sebastian Maniscalco is an American actor and comedian. He specialized in standup routines and also starred in Wild West Comedy show. Moreover, Maniscalco appeared on many TV shows and has recently published his Memoir, Stay Hungry. Currently, he stars on Martin Scorsese’s, The Irishman portraying as Joe “Crazy Joe” Gallo along with Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino premiere on Netflix on October 2019.
Maniscalco was born as Sebastian Joseph Maniscalco on 8th of July 1973, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States. Moreover, Maniscalco’s nationality is American, and his ethnicity is Italian. His parents are Rose Maniscalco (mother) and Salvatore Maniscalco (father). Besides, there is no information about his siblings.
Concerning about Maniscalco’s education, he attended Rolling Meadows High School. Later, he went to DeKalb County to finish his studies at Northern Illinois University.
Inside Of Maniscalco’s Career
Talking about Sebastian Maniscalco’s profession, Maniscalco started his career as a performer in open mics in bars and as a waiter in bowling alleys. Later in 1998, he served as a waiter in a five-star hotel, Four Seasons Hotel till 2005. Sebastian also serves as a performer in The Comedy Store in West Hollywood in 2005. Moreover, he did Comedy Central Presents show and performed for half an hour. Following on 2 June 2009, he released his Sebastian Live, Comedy/Stand-up comedy show.
Furthermore, Maniscalco’s other works which were released are Showtime, with What’s Wrong With People on 5 January 2012, Aren’t You Embarrassed? on 14th November 2014, and in 2016, Why Would You Do That? At the Beacon Theatre in New York City. Moreover, Maniscalco was one of four selected contestants Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland.
Moreover, Maniscalco was in a guest appearance for Russell Peters’ Best Night Ever. Similarly, he has done the stand-up comedy in Comedy Central Presents, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Jay Leno Show, Conan, and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
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Apart from comedy, Maniscalco acted in many movies such as The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, The House, and Cruise. Moreover, he has called in a podcast, The Pete and Sebastian Show with the comedian, Pete Correale. Following in 2016, he came on the 7th season of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Currently, Maniscalco released his memoir Stay Hungry On February 27, 2018.
Net Worth – $15 Million
As of 2019, Sebastian Maniscalco has an estimated net worth of $15 Million | [
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The latest drone bill popped up in Utah this month which would allow police officers to shoot drones down out of the sky. This is an interesting proposal since there is currently litigation pending in Kentucky regarding a private citizen shooting down a drone that hovered above his ‘personal airspace.’ Senator Wayne Harper introduced this bill to establish criminal penalties for misusing drones and allowing first responders to “neutralize” the drone. The types of misuse contemplated by this bill include voyeurism, flying them within 500 feet of a correctional facility, photographing near crowds of more than 500 people, and flying them within 3 miles of a wildfire. Harper says in support of his bill, “We’ve had drones that have followed somebody down the street –watch them as they close the door and then watch them through the window of their house after they have gone inside.” Commercial drones that obtain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) licenses would be exempt from this bill. The concern with type of regulation is that it could pose more of a safety threat than the threat originally posed by the drone. However, Harper’s bill includes language forbidding police officers from disabling or destroying drones if it would injure people or animals. If this Utah bill passes, Utah would be the 27th state to pass drone safety and privacy laws, including other states like California, Florida, and Arkansas. | [
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California's bill would be a striking reversal of long-standing legal precedent preceding even the foundation of the United States. The state would be the first to explicitly revoke religious confidentiality while keeping protection for other kinds of confidential conversations in place.
Gomez' May 15 column noted directly that the proposed measure "only targets Catholic priests."
While the bill's sponsor insists that's not true, the bill was introduced shortly after the release a Pennsylvania grand jury reporting detailing decades of clerical sexual abuse allegations, and after the scandal that began June 20, 218, when credible allegations of abuse against former cardinal Theodore McCarrick were made public.
Gomez also said this week that "from a public policy standpoint, if the goal is to prevent child sexual abuse, it does not make sense to single out Catholic priests and the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, which is the formal name for confession."
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California's largest, has faced two allegations of child sexual abuse by priests in the last ten years. According to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, there are seven allegations of clerical sexual abuse made each year, across the United States.
Although all educators in California, as in most states, are mandated reporters, the U.S. Department of Justice estimates that 10% of public school students in the U.S. will experience sexual misconduct by a school employee before graduating from high school. 6,220,413 students were enrolled in California public schools in 2017-2018, according to the state's department of education. If California does not significantly deviate from national statistics, 622,041 of those students are likely to experience sexual misconduct by public school employees before graduation.
Hill, himself a licensed teacher, has not weighed in publicly on another California bill that would remove the civil statute of limitations for lawsuits involving sexual abuse claims against employees of public schools and other California institutions.
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles, along with five other California dioceses, established May 14 an independently managed compensation program, which would provide compensatory payment to those alleging to be victims of priestly sexual abuse, regardless of what that abuse is alleged to have happened.
Gomez, for his part, has called Catholics to oppose the confession bill, which he called "a mortal threat to the religious freedom of every Catholic."
"The privacy of that intimate conversation - our ability to speak with total honesty from our lips to God's ear - is absolutely vital to our relationship with God," Gomez wrote.
At the same time, the archbishop encouraged Catholics to pray for the healing of abuse victims and their families.
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"Let us ask our Blessed Mother Mary to help us bring healing to every victim-survivor of abuse and help us build a society where every child is loved, protected, and safe." | [
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There are uncertainties regarding the sensitivity (i.e., rate of change of the outcome variable per unit change in the input/ exposure variable) of many health outcomes to climate or climate-induced environmental changes. Relatively little quantitative research, with estimation of exposure-response relationships, has been done for outcomes other than death rates associated with thermal stress and changes in the transmission potential of several vector-borne infectious diseases. There has been increased effort to map the current distribution of vectors and diseases such as malaria by using climate and other environmental data (including satellite data).
Continuation of recent climatic trends soon may result in some shifts in the
geographic range and seasonality of diseases such as malaria and dengue. In
reality, however, such shifts also would depend on local topographical and ecological
circumstances, other determinants of local population vulnerability, and the
existence and level of adaptive public health defenses. There has been some
recent debate in the scientific literature about whether there is any evidence
of such shifts yet (Epstein et al., 1997; Mouchet et al., 1998;
Reiter, 1998a,b). It is not yet clear what criteria are most appropriate for
assessment of climatic influences on such changes in infectious disease patterns.
A balance is needed between formal, statistically based analysis of changes
within a particular local setting and a more synthesizing assessment of the
consistency of patterns across diverse settings and across different systemsphysical,
biotic, social, and public health. As with climate change itself, there is an
inherent difficulty in detecting small climate-induced shifts in population
health outcomes and in attributing the shift to a change in climate.
Population vulnerability is a function of the extent to which a health outcome in that particular environmental-demographic setting is sensitive to climate change and the capacity of the population to adapt to new climate conditions. Determinants of population vulnerability to climate-related threats to health include level of material resources, effectiveness of governance and civil institutions, quality of public health infrastructure, access to relevant local information on extreme weather threats, and preexisting burden of disease (Woodward et al., 1998). Thus, vulnerability is determined by individual, community, and geographical factors:
Understanding a population's capacity to adapt to new climate conditions is crucial to realistic assessment of the potential health impacts of climate change (Smithers and Smit, 1997). This issue is addressed more fully in Section 9.11.
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From June 1, vehicle owners will have to pay higher third-party motor insurance premiums. For private cars up to 1,000 cc engine capacity, the premium will rise to Rs 2,094 from Rs 2,072; for those exceeding 1000 cc but less than 1500 cc, the premium would increase to Rs 3,416 from Rs 3,221 and for those above 1,500 cc, the premium would increase to Rs 7,897 from Rs 7,890.
The premium for two-wheelers up to 75 cc will rise around 12% to Rs 538 from Rs 482. For two-wheelers exceeding 75 cc but up to 150 cc (the most-popular category) the premium remains the same at Rs 714. For those exceeding 150cc but up to 350 cc, the premium will rise to Rs 1,366 from Rs 1,193 and for those above 350cc, it will go up by 21% to Rs 2,804 from Rs 2,323, according to a government notification.
Third-party motor insurance is mandatory under the Motor Vehicles Act and insurers will have to ensure that the cover is available at their underwriting offices.
Private cars registered as vintage cars will get a 50% discount on the premium. A discount of 7.5% on the premium will be given for hybrid electric vehicles.
For the electric vehicles segment, the premium for private cars not exceeding 30 KW power output, the premium will be Rs 1,780, for those exceeding 30 KW but up to 65 KW, the premium will be Rs 2,904; those over 65 KW, the premium will be Rs 6,712. Similarly, for electric two-wheelers below 3 KW, the premium will be Rs 457; for those between 3KW and 7 KW, the premium will be Rs 607. For those between 7KW and 16 kW, the premium will be Rs 1,161 and for those above 16 KW, the premium will be Rs 2,383.
General insurers can offer five-year third-party cover for two-wheelers and three-year third-party cover policy for four-wheelers. For new cars, customers can opt for a three-year cover. The three-year single premium for new private cars below 1000 cc will be Rs 6,521. For those between 1,000 cc and 1,500 cc, the premium will be Rs 10,640 and for those above 1,500 cc, the premium will be Rs 24,596.
The five-year single premium for new two-wheelers below 75 cc will be Rs 2,901; between 75 cc and 150 cc the premium will be Rs 3,851; for those between 150 cc and 350 cc, the premium will be Rs 7,365 and for those above 350 cc will be Rs 15,117.
How premiums are calculated
The mandatory third-party motor insurance premium for unlimited liability will increase after two years. The rates were decided after analysing the claims paid data in respect of each of the accident years starting from the year 2011-12 up to 2020-21. In order to arrive at the premium rates, the ultimate claims cost of each segment for each accident year was estimated using the actuarial technique of Basic Chain Ladder Method. | [
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the light sensor. Optical components collimate (or make parallel) the light transmitted
through the film, and the analog waveform is recorded. This design works well because
it mimics exactly the way a TV picture is produced but in reverse. Figure 4-16 shows
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The resolution of the output of a flying spot scanner is fixed at 2K or 4K or whatever
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Flatbed scanners that have backlight hoods for scanning film have a fixed resolution
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A flying spot telecine always yields the same-sized image. This is another subtle point that
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Modern scanners are more precise and have a CCD device lit by a projected image
of the film, and the electronics are very similar to those of a digital camera. This design is
technically superior since the imaging component creates a much better-quality result. The
recorded image is crisper and less prone to analog noise artifacts. This arrangement is
shown in figure 4-17.
The downside of the flying spot scanner is that the beam intensity is not 100% stable
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Previously at the ICA - Seasons
15 Jun 2017 – 30 Sep 2017
Crossings: Stories of Migration is an ICA-led UK-wide film and events programme supported by the BFI using National Lottery funding and in partnership with the Goethe-Institut and the School of Film & Television, Falmouth University
We live in an age of migration. Driven by political and military conflicts, the pressures and possibilities of increasingly globalised economies, climate change and the desire for a better life, more people than ever now move and live across borders. These are diverse trajectories; each journey has its own story and each story its own journey, traversing different landscapes and carrying with it its own past.
Visit the official Crossings website for programme listings across the United Kingdom
Through a programme of screenings and events, Crossings: Stories of Migration explores the stories of modern-day migration and reflects on cinema’s potential to interrogate the damaging ways in which it is often framed. Including a variety of documentary and fiction features, the programme engages with transnational crossings from the last five decades through different forms of aesthetically-innovative storytelling.
In today’s political debates and headlines, the plurality, complexity and often painful human reality of these crossings are often obscured – as are the histories of migration that have long shaped the UK as a nation. Discussions frequently return to the same polarised terms of us and them, home and abroad, and to the same labels—refugee, asylum seeker, migrant—without reference to the lives behind these words. In the contemporary climate, the need to tell stories beyond this narrow frame is ever more pressing, as well as the need to ask: what does it mean to live across borders, and to represent these lives today? What new cinematic languages and tools do we need to tell these stories?
Crossings: Stories of Migration brings together leading commentators, critics and contributors from across various cultural and political contexts to create a rigorous yet diverse platform for discussion to explore migration from both global and local perspectives. Engaging with ethical and political questions raised by representing these narratives on screen, the season aims to open a space for dialogue at a time when this is more urgent than ever. | [
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Maria Saal (Slovene: Gospa Sveta) is a settlement in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is located in the east of the historic Zollfeld plain (Slovene: Gosposvetsko polje), the wide valley of the Glan River.
The landmark of Maria Saal pilgrimage church »Marienkiche« (Slovene: Cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja, Gospa Sveta) in seemingly transitional style from Romanesque to Gothic. Not much remains from the Romanesque church that had replaced the bishop's church of Modestus and his successors. The present fortified church building goes back to the mid-15th century and is in high Gothic style, actually reconstructed within 20 years after the big fire of 1669.
In view of the church's predecessor, which, as the church of Bishop Modestus, was the religious center of Carinthia in the 8th century and practically an episcopal see until 945, the present church is popularly still called a "Dom", i.e. "cathedral", which it, of course, has never been. The Roman sarcophagus beneath the church is said to contain the remains of Modestus. Still today, however, it is a major pilgrimage site for both German- and Slovene-speaking Christians.
The Zollfeld valley has been a cultural and political centre since Celtic tribes settled in the region. When their kingdom of Noricum had become a province of the Roman Empire in 15 BC, Emperor Claudius had the city of Virunum erected as the province's capital at the foot of the nearby Magdalensberg, where on the hill top a splendid Celtic settlement had already existed. Virunum became a centre of Early Christianity in the early 4th century as the see of a bishop under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Aquileia.
Maria Saal with Duke's Chair, engraving by Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, 1680
When the Slavic ancestors of Slovenes entered the region in 6th century, they settled in a place called Krnski grad/Karnburg close to Virunum, which became the administrative centre of their Carantania principality – the World's first Slavic state.
Here the ritual of installing the princes took place on the Prince's Stone, the base of an ancient Roman Jonic column originating from Virunum. The ceremony was continued in Slovene language long into the Middle Ages – to 15th century.
After Duke Odilo of Bavaria about 743 had vassalised the Carantanian prince Borut, the ritual was supplemented by a German-language ceremony at the Duke's Chair, a double throne made of stone, which can still be seen near Maria Saal.
The second Christianization of the area began at about 767 under Bishop Vergilius of Salzburg. His missionary Modestus had the first church of the Assumption of Mary built at Maria Saal/Gospa Sveta, across the plain from Krnski Grad/Karnburg, as the centre of his missionary activities. Santa Maria ad Carantanum was first mentioned in an 860 deed, probably a smallish wooden church that has vanished long since. From this bishop's church - by no means a cathedral in the modern sense of the word - Christianity was spread all over Carantania.
After Charlemagne had finally deposed the Bavarian duke Tassilo III in 787, Karnburg remained the political capital when Carantania became a march of the Frankish realm. The East Frankish king Arnulf of Carinthia († 899), probably born in nearby Moosburg, built a Kaiserpfalz here. In 893 he appointed the Bavarian count Luitpold Margrave in the March of Carinthia, his Luitpolding descendants also ruled as Bavarian dukes.
When Emperor Emperor Otto II deposed Duke Henry II the Quarrelsome and finally separated Carinthia from Bavaria in 976, Karnburg also was the political centre of the duchy, a function that later was taken over by the ducal town of Sankt Veit an der Glan, a few miles to the north, and finally in the 16th century by the City of Klagenfurt to the south. | [
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The VEGAFLEX 82 allows maintenance-free measurement of light and heavy bulk solids. Even in applications with strong dust generation, condensation or buildup, the sensor delivers precise and reliable measured values. Automatic probe end tracking enables measurement of virtually any kind of bulk solid material.
- The guided adjustment enables a simple, time-saving and reliable setup
- Shortenable probes offer a simple standardisation and highest flexibility in the planning
- Virtually all bulk solids can be measured with the automatic probe end tracking
Cable or rod sensor. Even in applications with large amounts of dust, condensation or buildup, the sensor delivers precise and reliable readings.
Guided level radar – ideal for measurement of all bulk solids
Optimised for measuring bulk solids, VEGAFLEX 82 guided level radar is ideal for use in many different industries – from chemicals to energy, cement plants to plastics manufacture and even grain storage. It is reliable and accurate, even when deployed in the typically difficult conditions of bulk solids measurement, such as dust, noise or varying dielectric constant.
Guided level radar does an excellent job in bulk solids applications, such as
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Buffer tank for spent grain
Malt is a key component in the production of beer. The malting process at the beginning of the production sequence has a major influence on the character of the resulting beer. After mashing, the malt and other ingredients together with the brewing water are filled from the mash container into the lauter tun and held there for several hours at process temperature. The hot liquid of the wort is then slowly strained through the malt cake and pumped into the wort container. The remaining malt or spent grain from the lauter tun is conveyed into a buffer tank and temporarily stored there. The lauter tun has to be emptied so that production can continue. The buffer tank is therefore a crucial point in the production process not only because it serves as an interim storage facility, but because from there the material is forwarded to the storage silos. Due to the high temperature of approx. 60° C and the high moisture content of the material, a vapour atmosphere of high humidity prevails in the container. This leads to heavy condensation and buildup on the installed measuring probe. From the buffer tank the spent grain is eventually passed on to the storage silos and stored until it is sold as protein-rich animal feed.
Filling silo for colour pigment
In the last production step, the finished pigment powders are pneumatically conveyed into packing silos. The conveying system generates very high dust levels and air movement inside the silos. To control the filling process, the levels in the silos need continuous monitoring. A high level detection switch is used for safety shutdown in case of overfilling. The pigment powder is then filled into sacks via the bottom outlet.
Lime silo II
For flue gas desulfurization a continuous production of the lime milk is required, the lime is kept on hand in sufficient quantities in large silos. Lime tends to readily adhere to more or less anything, depending on its type and consistency, interfering with equipment like the operation of instruments. A robust, non-susceptible level measurement is therefore absolutely necessary for reliable lime logistics and stocking. That’s why a non-contact measuring instrument that also works well in the very dusty environment is essential here.
Raw meal silo
Before being burned in the rotary kiln, the material from the blending bed and the aggregates are ground to a fine raw meal in large mills. The powdery material is then transported to the silo by a pneumatic conveyor system. Reliable monitoring of the level is essential for optimal raw material storage.
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The elements around the middle of the actinides series, including plutonium americium and curium, are known for
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Their theory correctly predicts the magnetic properties of these elements and could also be applied to even heavier elements that are only synthesized in minute quantities.
Plutonium is a particular difficult case, sitting on the fence between the early actinides which in some respects behave like transition metals, and the late actinides which are more like rare earth metals. Unable to make up its mind, solid plutonium displays six different phases, more than any other element. So far, all attempts to explain these phenomena with calculations based on the fundamental principles of atomic physics have failed to deliver correct predictions, most notably for the magnetic properties of the solids.
Kristjan Haule's team at Rutgers has now combined a well-established method known as the dynamic mean field theory (DMFT) with a range of computational tools and approximations. Their findings lead the researchers to suggest that the electrons in the outermost 5f shell of certain plutonium phases exist in a quantum mechanical superposition of two states, one localized at a specific atom, the other displaced and mobile like the electrons responsible for conductivity in metals.
Unlike previous theories, the new approach correctly predicts that curium is paramagnetic, while americium and the metallic phases of plutonium are not.
Robert Eichler, an experimentalist and heavy-element researcher at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Villigen, Switzerland says that the method could prove useful beyond curium. 'The development of such theoretical assessments will certainly improve the understanding of the solid state of known elements and the predictions of thermochemical properties of new, even heavier elements,' he told Chemistry World. | [
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As a professional travel photographer, I find it’s healthy to measure myself against other photographers. It inspires me to do better and grow myself as a photographer. There is always much to learn and, while I don’t always like reading about it, I love looking at creative images and applying new techniques to my own work. So it was interesting, and enjoyable, to visit the Travel Photographer of the Year site (http://www.tpoty.com ) and go through the winners gallery to view the entries overs several years. If you decide to do the same (you can scan the past seven years in 10 minutes), I have a question for you which I’d like to think is helpful to any photographer (as the exercise was to me). Of the many different styles that are captured, which photographer’s is the most appealing to you and why? If you’re like me, you’ll chose pictures from both a style that is similar to your own and several that you’ll probably look to replicate when you’re next out with your camera. Me, I chose the pic by Poras Chaundhary (Below left) for its colour and the exuberance he captured but the one I liked most as a style I will look to replicate is the photo by R Tear (Below Right). I love the mood it has captured.
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… and not just because I can’t write them myself, either.
Insty says “PROGRESS: ‘Three parent’ baby technique could become legal” but it’s not so much three parents as the cellular equivalent of donating a kidney.
Okay. Maybe a little more extreme than donating a kidney.
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From the "Universal Atlas" of master cartographer Henry Schenck Tanner, hand colored engraved antique map of Scotland in the mid-19th century, including an inset of the Shetland Isles. Very good to excellent overall antique condition, approx. 11 x 9 inches to the neatline.
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Fuad told the Arabic-language al-Mayadeen news channel on Wednesday that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has supplied the Palestinian resistance with possibilities that can confront any Israeli aggression.
“None of the Israeli technical possibilities can prevent the resistance missiles from hitting strategic targets,” he added.
Fuad also said that Iran enjoys certain surprising equipment and possibilities which will benefit all sides in the resistance front.
The Palestinian resistance groups, including Hamas Movement, have affirmed that the Gaza Strip and its resistance are unbreakable and able to impose their will on the Israeli occupation.
In relevant remarks last year, Hamas Spokesman Hazem Qasem said that “Gaza would extract its right to live with freedom and dignity and would break the siege”, adding, “The resistance exercises its right to defend its own people against Israel’s aggression and will continue to do so every time the occupation attacks the Palestinian people.”
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If you have an instrument that is in need of some attention then we can get it back on its feet again. No obligation instrument inspections. We have never seen an instrument we couldn't repair, no matter how old. We offer the following services:
- Set Ups – Adjust the action to make the instrument more playable. Check the intonation of the instrument so it can be tuned properly. Set ups include a new set of strings.
- Electronics Repairs – Noisey pot? Noisey Jack? No sound? No problem. We can also install wiring upgrade kits.
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Driving on the freeway to work (at my new job!) this past Friday, I was spending some time in prayer and God dropped this phrase into my mind:
More Unity, Less Debate
More Humility, Less Hate
I spoke it out loud in my car and it resonated as a central theme I wanted to elaborate on as our beloved USA braces for and endures this grand show called ‘The 2020 Elections’.
The day before, another phrase was circling around in my mind:
Regardless of the Outcome
Time had been set aside near the end of service at my church this morning to pray for our government, leaders, voters and nation. I was asked to participate and certainly accepted the invitation.
If you’ve known me for any length of time, you are fully aware that I pray. A lot. Heck, I even have a prayer room in my house. Not boasting here, just sharing facts. I love conversing with my Creator! He cares about every detail of life, all emotions, struggles and joys… and loves us unconditionally! (See the Prayers Page for more info.)
Typically, my prayers are free-flowing, impromptu and raw, not scripted or rehearsed. However, when I was contemplating the topics I was going to help lead the congregation in prayer about, I felt the need to start typing out my thoughts this time. The end result is something I would like to share with you. Perhaps it will serve as a guide while we navigate what lies ahead:
Most Holy Heavenly Father –
Thank You for the privilege and freedom to come boldly to Your throne.
Thank You for Your sovereignty and grace.
Thank You for Your constant presence that does not change.
Thank You for Your faithfulness, patience and forgiveness.
We bow before You now…
Cleanse my heart and any hearts in agreement with me today. Forgive us from getting caught up in the sins of ill-spoken words, slander, judgment, complaining, mockery and pride. Help us learn to tame our tongues and prepare our hearts to vote according to Your will for our lives and our nation.
I pray against the spirits of deception and division that are disrupting the peace You call us to in the body of Christ and beyond. In Jesus’ name, bind these evil forces that seek to deceive and divide families, friendships and more.
May there be More Unity, Less Debate / More Humility, Less Hate.
May we agree to disagree with respect, because our goal is to bring You honor.
I pray against pride and arrogance regardless of the political party. We humbly come before You and ask that above all,
THY WILL BE DONE,
in all levels of government across this nation – from local school boards, to city/county, state and on up to the federal level.
As the ballots are counted, I pray for integrity and truth. I commit the entire election process, including the voters and outcomes, to You, the author and finisher of our faith.
Regardless of the outcome, You are worthy to be praised.
Regardless of the outcome, You remain the same.
Regardless of the outcome, You deserve the glory.
Regardless of the outcome, open our eyes to see those hurting around us and may we reach out in love and encouragement, lifting their eyes to Jesus.
Regardless of the outcome, thank You for opportunities to serve the poor and brokenhearted, together, across political lines and around this world.
Regardless of the outcome, You tell us to pray for our leaders and not curse them. We pray for their salvation, for stamina, for wisdom and for guidance.
We look for the Holy Spirit to rush in to heal and guide both leaders and voters lives in Jesus’ name.
My primary allegiance is not to a human or a political party, a flag or even a nation. May our first allegiance be to you Father, for You are the giver of life.
You already know the results. We trust You with them, for the government truly rests upon Your shoulders.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Please deliver us from evil.
Yours is the Kingdom, the power and glory forever. Amen.
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Space Frontier 2 - continuation of the arcade, where the user is required to assemble the rocket and launch it into space. With the help of many parts and their design abilities, players will create a vehicle and send it into the stratosphere. In development we need to consider all the possible complications that may occur during flight, because one wrong detail can ruin the whole plan. Gamers will find many planets, which should make the runs. Also in the process of passing it is possible to buy new parts.
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