Baltic Exchange
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Definition of 'Baltic Exchange'
An exchange that handles the trading and settlement of both physical contracts and derivatives relating to shipping and maritime transportation. The Baltic Exchange provides daily prices for freight, and tracks shipping costs through several indexes. Traders use these indexes to settle forward freight agreements (FFAs), which are freight futures contracts.
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Investopedia explains 'Baltic Exchange'
The Baltic Exchange was founded in 1744 in London. It publishes the Baltic Dry Index (BDI), which provides pricing information on shipping various cargo types along different routes. The index is used by economists and investors to determine the demand for shipping versus the total shipping capacity.
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Consider a simple lazy random walk on an $n$-vertex undirected, connected graph: this is the Markov chain which transitions from $i$ to $j$ with probability $p_{ij}=1/(2d(i))$ where $d(i)$ is the degree of node $i$. Note that $p_{ii}=1/2$ for all $i$. Define $C(i)$ be the expected time until a walk starting from node $i$ visits every vertex and let $C = \max_i C(i)$. Let $I(k,l)$ be the expected time until two random walks, starting at vertices $k$ and $l$, intersect (i.e., until they visit the same vertex at the same time). Let $I = \max_{k,l} I(k,l)$.
My question is: can we bound $I$ in terms of $C$? Specifically, is it true that $$ \frac{I}{C} \leq k \log^l n$$ for some constants $k,l$ independent of $n$ and of the graph?
I asked this question on math.stackexchange a week ago without receiving an answer.
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Interesting question. Can you elaborate on why you think the inequality should hold? And tell us how you attempted to solve the problem and why it failed? – Pascal Maillard May 23 '12 at 8:18
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In Proposition 5 of Chapter 14 of the unpublished book on Markov chains by Aldous and Fill, they show that for continuous time reversible Markov chains, \[ I \le \max\{ \mathbb{E}_i T_j, i,j \in V\}, \] where $\mathbb{E}_i T_j$ is the expected time, starting from state i, until state j is visited. The preceding maximum is clearly bounded from above by $C$, so it follows that $I \le C$. This includes the case of continuous time simple random walk on a connected graph $G$, and a similar argument can be used to to establish the bound for lazy simple random walk on $G$ (in fact, the martingale argument used in the proof is originally described in Chapter 3 of the same book for the case of discrete time walks).
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Equal Credit Opportunity Act - ECOA
DEFINITION of 'Equal Credit Opportunity Act - ECOA'
A regulation created by the U.S. government that aims to give all legal individuals an equal opportunity to apply for loans from financial institutions and other loan granting organizations. The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) states that individuals cannot be discriminated upon via factors that are not directly related to their creditworthiness. It prohibits creditors and lenders from considering a consumer's race, color, national origin, sex, religion or marital status in deciding whether to approve their loan or credit application. Financial institutions also cannot deny credit based on age, as long as the applicant is of legal age and has the mental capacity to enter into a contract, nor can they deny credit because the applicant is receiving public assistance.
BREAKING DOWN 'Equal Credit Opportunity Act - ECOA'
When you apply for a mortgage, the lender will ask you about some of these facts under federal requirements that are supposed to help prevent discrimination, but you are not required to respond. The only accepted factors that can be used to determine whether or not an individual is acceptable for a loan are relevant financially related information such as one's credit score, income and existing debt load.
Another aspect of the ECOA allows each spouse in a marriage to have his or her own credit history in his or her own name. That being said, if you have any joint accounts with your spouse, these accounts will appear on both of your credit reports, so your spouse's financial behavior can still have a positive or negative impact on your credit score.
While the ECOA prohibits lenders from basing their decisions on your marital status, some loans, such as mortgages, might require you to disclose that you are making required alimony or child support payments. And if you receive child support or alimony and it represents a significant source of your income, you might need to disclose it in order to qualify for a loan. You could be denied a loan if, for example, your child support payments combined with your other financial obligations mean that you don't have enough money to repay the loan as required. You cannot be denied a loan simply because you are divorced, though.
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L'objectif est d'examiner si les ressources professionnelles modèrent la relation entre les exigences du travail et la pression professionnelle, et si la pression professionnelle modère la relation entre les exigences du travail et la satisfaction au travail. Le modèle Demande d'emploi – Ressources suggère que les demandes d'emploi et les ressources professionnelles sont liées à la pression professionnelle, et que la pression professionnelle est associée à la satisfaction professionnelle.
Aims To examine whether job resources moderate the relationship between job demands and occupational strain, and whether occupational strain mediates the relationship between job demands and job satisfaction. Background The Job Demands-Resource Model suggests that job demands and job resources are related to occupational strain, and occupational strain is associated with job satisfaction. Methods In 2018, a cross-sectional study was conducted with a convenience sample of 85 nurses from six hemodialysis units. Linear regression with Moderation-Mediation analysis was conducted using SPSS software. Results Under low workload levels, no association between autonomy and occupational strain existed; but under high workload levels, a negative relationship was found between autonomy and occupational strain. Under low workload levels, a negative relationship was found between social support and occupational strain, but under high workload levels, a positive relationship was found. Finally, there was no association between occupational strain and job satisfaction. Conclusion Job resources are moderators of the relationship between job demands and occupational strain. However, there was no significant association between occupational strain and job satisfaction. Implications Nurse leaders should strengthen nurses' autonomy, which can reduce occupational strain. Additionally, sources of support are needed help nurses cope with the workload and occupational strain.

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Ventriculopleural shunt: A shunt that drains fluid from a cerebral ventricle into the pleural (chest) cavity. The shunt is designed to relieve hydrocephalus ("water on the brain").Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary
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Seven Tasks for Seven Books
Oct 30, 2007
SEVEN TASKS, SEVEN BOOKS
While each book was awaited with great anticipation, speculation roared regarding the content of the next book. One popular theory looked at each task Harry had to endure to get the the stone in the first book, as a clue toward the subject matter of the other books.
The seven tasks have been discussed in various threads discussing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. These threads include:
GREAT WIZARDING EVENTS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY:
CURRENT BOOK CLUB:
The Play up! Play up! and Play the game!, GOF and the 4th task to find the Philosopher's Stone discussions can be viewed in the Special Events Archives.
Other archived Book Club threads include POA and the 3rd task to find the Philosopher's Stone, Do they show how 7 PS/SS tasks match 7 books?
1.Voldemort's plan to spread chaos – Shard.
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Maroon & Maroons
Maroon and Maroons became the University of Chicago's official color and nickname, respectively, at a meeting of students and faculty on May 5, 1894.
Before the University held its first classes on October 1, 1892, the Board of Trustees had selected goldenrod (yellow) as the school's official color. By 1894, however, Chicago's legendary football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg believed that a change was necessary.
"The yellow ran, soiled easily, and had a regrettable symbolism which our opponents might not be above commenting upon," said Stagg in his autobiography, Touchdown!
Because maroon was not already in use by any major school in the Midwest, Stagg and his associate J.E. Raycroft brought a selection of maroon shades to the 1894 meeting of students and faculty. From those ribbons, a choice was made, and the baseball team appeared in that color during its final games of the 1894 season.
On July 21, 1894, the first mention of a U. of C. athletic team as Maroons appeared in the Chicago Tribune in an article about the baseball team.
While Maroons is the official nickname of the University of Chicago's sports teams, the Phoenix – which is featured as part of the University's shield – serves as the school's mascot. The U. of C. Board of Trustees adopted the shield in 1910.


What does burby mean?
burby in Community Dictionary
Conversation ruiner. Can turn a standard discussion into a trainwreck instantly. by Danelle CuddyReport definition
a: Extraordinarily rotund, elephantine, mastodonic.v: (burbing) To inhale copious quantities of meals IE: lard. by MandyReport definition
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DF2014:Date palm
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Date palm
Urist likes date palms for their fruit.
Wet Dry
Deciduous No
Density 820
Max trunk height 8
Max trunk diameter 1
Trunk branching 0
Heavy branch radius 1
Branch radius 2
Root radius 3
Heavy branch density 0
Branch density 0
Root density 5
Wood Date palm wood
Fruit Date
Flower Date palm flower stalk
Alcohol Date wine
Flower Properties
Edible Yes
Cookable Yes
Fruit Properties
Edible Yes
Cookable Yes
Seed Properties
Edible No
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Date palms are one of the many genera of trees found above ground. Like the vast majority of above ground trees, date palm wood is brown and produces brown products.
Date palms bear dates that can be harvested by setting up a gathering zone. They can be eaten raw, cooked, or brewed into date wine. The flower stalks can also be harvested in the spring, but can only be eaten or cooked. Due to their narrow profile and the height that they grow to, date palms may not be worth harvesting unless nothing else is available.
Some dwarves like date palms for their fruit.
Admired for its fruit.
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Dwarven: dëm kulin
Elvish: iÿi mimi
Goblin: xenak luböm
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Measure AC Performance Metrics of Binary Weighted DAC
This example shows how to find the AC performance metrics such as SNR, SINAD, SFDR, ENOB, noise floor and settling time of a binary weighted DAC block.
Open the model
dac_ac_error. The model consists of a Binary Weighted DAC block and a DAC Testbench.
model = 'dac_ac_error'; open_system(model)
The parameters of the Binary Weighted DAC are kept at their default values.
In the DAC Testbench block, the Measurement option is set to
AC. In the Setup tab, the Autofill setup parameter button is used to automatically propagate the setup parameters from the DAC block. Show spectrum analyzer during simulation option is also checked.
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The measured AC performance metrics are displayed on the DAC Testbench block.


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With a tie-in to Anosmia Awareness Day, the Monell Center has announced A Sense of Hope: The Monell Anosmia Project, a three-year $1.5M campaign to support a research and advocacy program focused on anosmia, the loss of the sense of smell.
The research goal is to identify the biological causes of smell loss in order to develop potential treatment approaches for this under-recognized disability.
According to the National Institutes of Health, about 1-2% of the American population reports a complete loss of the sense of smell. However, as no routine assessment of smell function exists, the incidence is likely to be considerably higher.
Although over 6 million Americans likely are affected, scientists and physicians have little understanding of the underlying biological mechanisms causing a loss of smell. To increase awareness about anosmia, Monell has launched a scrolling website created pro bono by Elefint Deigns, a California firm that specializes in strategic design for nonprofits and community organizations. Information about Monell's A Sense of Hope fundraising campaign is available here.


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First Olympic Appearance: 1896 (men); 2000 (women)
by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo
It's impossible to put an exact date on the first weightlifting competition, but to give you an idea, ancient Chinese texts and Greek statues commonly depict the feat. Not much about the sport has changed since then. The winner is still the man—and finally the woman—to lift the most weight.
Women's weightlifting made its first Olympic appearance in 2000. Both men and women must complete two different lifts in this event. In a "snatch lift", the barbell is pulled from the platform to above the head in one continuous motion. In a "clean-and-jerk" the lift is done in two motions. First, the bar is pulled up to the shoulders as the lifter goes into a squat and follows that with a burst into an upright position. Once there, with the bar resting on their chest, the lifter must extend his/her arms and raise the bar above their head and wait for the referee's signal.
The maximum weights the lifter is able to successfully lift using both techniques are added together to determine the winner.
If you want to keep track of how much each competitor is lifting it's easy because the plates at either end of the bar are color coded according to their weight: Red 25 kg/55 lbs; Blue 20 kg/44 lbs; Yellow 15 kg/33 lbs; Green 10 kg/22 lbs; White 5 kg/11 lbs; Black 2.5 kg/5.5 lbs; Silver 1.25 kg/2.75 lbs; Record Disks.25 kg/.55 lbs. And don't forget the bar-the men's bar weighs 44 pounds and the women's bar weighs 33 pounds.
Men compete in eight weight classes, and the women seven. The maximum weights for each of those classes were new in 2000, therefore, each gold medallist automatically established a new Olympic record in their weight class.
The weightlifting competition at the Beijing Games will feature 170 men and 90 women and will be held at the 5,400-seat Beijing University Gymnasium.
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Definition and meaning of the idiom "foot the bill"
What does the idiom "foot the bill" mean? How can I use the idiom "foot the bill in a full sentence?"
You may even encounter a native speaker using the idiom "to foot the bill." This saying, counter-intuitively, has nothing to do with feet. By saying this, the speaker is stating that they will pay the bill.
For example, "William often dines with us, but he never foots the bill" which simply means, he never pays.
Moreover, the person who foots the bill only means he/ she pays the entire bill. The idiom is most often used with dining but can be applied to anything.
Examples of the idiom foot the bill
- Riley footed the bill as he had gotten a raise.
- Fran always has an excuse when it comes time to foot the bill.
- His father footed the bill for his college education.
- The company foots the bill for all business lunches.
- Ryo hates taking favors, hence always foots the bill when he goes for lunch with his friends.
Q1: Try and make your own sentence using the idiom "foot the bill".
Q2: Who foots the bill usually among your friends?
Q3: Should the man of the woman foot the bill on a date? Why?
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Produksi Ujaran Siswa Autis
Studi Kasus di SMA Lazuardi GIS Depok
This study is aimed to determine the speech production in students with autism at Lazuardi GIS Senior High School, Depok. The study is focused on speech production in students with autism in order to have knowledge of the structure and the type of sentences given by students with autism. This research was conducted in Lazuardi GIS Senior High School, Depok in August 2016. This study is formed with a qualitative case study method. The data of this study were collected by conducting a direct observation of speech production activity in students with autism. This involved multifaceted interviews for studies conducted to teachers, friends, and families of students with autism. To be included, all findings are recorded on a sheet of field observations and recording devices. The data for this study are analyzed in the form of the table and also had a described analysis. The speech result of students with autism had been qualified to be a complete sentence consists of a subject and predicate. In addition, the study was found that speech does not have an element of predicate as forms an incomplete sentence. Out of 59 utterances that have been collected, the study had most commonly found utterance directive, as total 32 utterances. As many as 20 representative utterance speech in total, and the study also found the 7 commissive speeches. Moreover, the study did not found the form of expressive and declarative speeches. This is because the students with autism are not able to control their basic emotions in speech production. This resulted in the conclusion, that students with autism utterances produced by the age of 18 years old has become a communicative speech, in which contained messages that could be understood by the other speaker even though the sentence is not complete.
How to Cite
ALBAB, Suhfi. Produksi Ujaran Siswa Autis. UHAMKA Graduate School Thesis Abstract Collection, [S.l.], v. 2, july 2018. Available at: . Date accessed: 20 nov. 2018.
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BulkTransfer result screen not showing error msg for resolved WO
While performing a Bulk transfer, when the selected work object is resolved by another user in between the Bulk Transfer process, error message does not display on the Result section.
Steps to Reproduce
- Launch the Bulk Transfer screen and select the Process option.
- Search for the work objects from the worklist or workbasket.
- Select the work objects that must be transferred.
- Open the selected work object in the Perform mode.
- Resolve the work object from another session.
- Click OK in the Bulk Transfer model dialog. Section reload occurs and status for the selected work object does not display (such as, Transferred, Failed, or Skipped).
A defect in Pegasystems' code or rules.
Failed status was not set when the Assignment was not available.


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Senior Research Scientist in Crop Physiology/Nutrition
· Develop innovative approaches for improving nutrient and water use efficiency
· Build & maintain networks with universities and other research bodies
· Provide local & national research leadership
An opportunity exists within CSIRO Plant Industry's Floreat Park laboratories for a scientist interested in developing a research career in the area of crop physiology with a particular emphasis on understanding fundamental mechanisms that underpin, and exploring ways of improving, the efficiency of utilisation of nutrients and water resources in the Australian cropping systems. We would be particularly interested in applicants with experience in one or more of the following areas:
· manipulation of the plant‐soil interface for improved use of nutrients;
· identification of plant genotypes with improved nutrient use efficiency;
· crop root systems needed for improved use of water and nutrients;
· potential to manipulate soil/plant microbial interactions for improved crop production.
The position is likely to involve the supervision of a Postdoctoral Fellow. The successful candidate should have at least 6 years of experience post doctorate, with knowledge and experience in plant science, soil science or agronomy. You should be comfortable doing research in the field, glasshouse and laboratory and have experience in managing staff, a strong commitment to team work, an ability to write successful research grants,a record of securing funding from industry, a strong publication record particularly in refereed journal publications, the capacity to present research findings to a range of audiences, and a willingness to develop a collaborative network with universities and other research bodies in the field.
Specifically you will:
· contribute to the design, conduct and analysis of field‐ and laboratory‐based experiments;
· contribute to developing innovative concepts, approaches and methods for improving nutrient and water use efficiency;
· communicate findings through reports, leading academic journals, book chapters, seminars and conferences;
· interact with growers, collaborating scientists and funding agencies and foster the application of research and development with stakeholders;
· write and submit research proposals to funding bodies;
· help build CSIRO's reputation in the field of crop physiology/nutrition;
· work in an interdisciplinary team including plant scientists, microbial and molecular biologists;
· provide research leadership locally and nationally and develop a program of research that is world‐class.
Location: Floreat (Perth) Western Australia
Salary: AUD102K ‐ AUD120K plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Indefinite / Ongoing
Ref No.: WA12/04203
To be considered you will have a PhD in plant science or soil science or equivalent field, and demonstrated research experience in plantsoil interactions.
You will also have:
· experience in conducting research on an aspect of plant use of nutrients, microbial transformation of nutrients in soil or the effect of the plant root‐microbial‐soil interface on nutrient and water uptake;
· excellent interpersonal, negotiation and representational skills. High‐level written and oral communication skills, including experience in publishing journal papers;
· the ability to work as part of a multi‐disciplinary research team and provide research leadership, including supervision of staff;
· the ability to liaise with industry and universities to pursue research and development opportunities;
· knowledge, understanding and a commitment to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and Occupational Health and Safety.
Australia is founding its future on science and innovation. Its national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), is a powerhouse of ideas, technologies and skills for building prosperity, growth, health and sustainability. It serves governments, industries, business and communities.
CSIRO prefers all applications to be lodged via our Online Careers Portal – _URL_ Choose "Positions Vacant" and search for Reference Number WA12/04203
Applications close Sunday 9 December, 2012 (11:30pm Perth time)


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Many Connecticut gravestones are carved from native red sandstone. Unfortunately, this material is not particularly durable — it is vulnerable to spalling when moisture infiltrates the tiny cracks and then expands by freezing. In its most fragile state, sandstone can crumble at the lightest touch. Whole sections can slough off at a time. Graveyard visitors shouldn't really take rubbings of any stone, especially red sandstone.
Here is what happens to red sandstone over time:
Stage One: Minimal Damage
Stage Two: Largely Illegible
Stage Three: Disintegration
Stage Four: Collapse


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There is ample evidence from different research disciplines that location factors such as employment opportunities or the availability of amenities and facilities are a powerful predictor of settlement behaviour. Recent research suggests that citizens' mean personality traits could be an additional predictor of where young people settle. We therefore explore 1) the extent to which recent graduates in the Netherlands are geographically clustered with respect to five different personality traits, 2) whether the geographical clustering of graduates is intensified as they grow older, 3) how regional environmental characteristics are related to personality traits, and 4) the extent to which personality traits play a role in graduates' location choices. Our results reveal a distinct geographical clustering of personality traits among the different regions in the Netherlands. We also show that this geographical clustering becomes more blurred as graduates age. The results furthermore show robust associations between personality traits and several environmental characteristics with respect to demographic, economic, health, political, sociocultural, crime, and religious outcomes. In addition, we show that personality traits play a role in graduates' location choices. Economic factors seem to have a larger impact in determining location choices than personality traits.
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- r23 - "Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics"
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- personality traits
- geographical psychology
- recent graduates
- settlement behaviour


The atg.repository.QueryBuilder interface defines the available query operations that repositories should support. The QueryBuilder interface enables you to build Query objects that can be passed to the repository. A Query is constructed from QueryExpressions. Each Query relates one or more QueryExpressions and a query operation. There are standard logical query operations, such as AND, OR, NOT, EQUALS, GREATER THAN, LESS THAN OR EQUALS, plus more complicated query operations like collection inclusion, pattern matching, and others. The implementation of QueryBuilder does not have to support all query operations — it depends on what query features the data store supports. For unsupported query operations, the method should throw a RepositoryException. You can use the atg.repository.QueryOptions class to limit the size of a query's result set or otherwise modify the query.
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Is styrofoam poisonous?
Quick Answer
Styrofoam does contain poisonous chemicals, but it is generally safe as a container for food and beverages after service. Microwaving food or drinks inside styrofoam is not recommended, though, as the microwaving process can cause the toxic chemicals to leach from the container into the food.
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The toxins that are present in styrofoam threaten overall health and have particularly damaging effects on the reproductive system. Because styrofoam is made with petroleum, after people throw containers away, those same toxins can leach into the soil and eventually the groundwater, poisoning animals and other species that come across them. Many animals that do not suffer from poisoning as a result of styrofoam end up choking or having digestive clogs after eating the foam pieces.
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There are many ways of categorizing umbrellas, with one of them being the number of folding keels supporting the cloth. This keel is also known as the umbrella's skeleton, and we have one (straight), two, three, and five folding umbrellas based on this classification. In this article, we'll examine the differences between 2 fold umbrellas and 3 fold umbrellas.
2 fold umbrellas
A two folding umbrella is one in which the umbrella's skeleton can be folded into two sections. With their durable structures, two folding umbrellas are portable tools for rainy and sunny days.
3 fold umbrellas
A somewhat more common type of folding umbrellas is the three folding one. As its name implies, it is an umbrella with three folding keels, which means it can be folded three times. These umbrellas usually have buttons to close and open them automatically and are classic rain gear to carry around.
Differences between 2fold umbrella and 3 fold umbrella
Based on the structure, 2 fold umbrellas are compact, firm, and made from top quality materials. Furthermore, the rib sizes of two folding umbrellas vary, with the norm being that the first rib is slightly longer than the second rib.
3 fold umbrellas are just as compact and firmly structured as their two folding counterparts. They are of moderate weights and lengths, with the first rib usually being the shortest. Three folding umbrellas are widely used and made of good quality as well.
Another difference between two folding and three folding umbrellas is how they are styled. The former is of European style, which is usually high-grade. Even after folding them, they are generally quite large.
On the other hand, three folding umbrellas are of both European and mainstream styles. They are characterized by being light, pencil-like, and thin, after they are folded.
Based on their function, two folding umbrellas sport the windproof functionality of long handle umbrellas, which makes them much easier to carry around than straight umbrellas. Many manufacturers make this type of umbrellas to be rainproof and also sun-protecting. The slight setback of two folding umbrellas is that you'll need to take off the bones piece by piece when closing the umbrella.
Three folding umbrellas are small and easy to carry around. But when it comes to their function in resisting winds and heavy rains, they are inferior to two folding and long, straight umbrellas.
Generally speaking, two folding umbrellas are middle to high-grade umbrellas with excellent workmanship and materials, including embroidery, printing, lace. Because of these top-notch designs and craft, two folding umbrellas are usually high-priced.
The more common alternative is three folding umbrellas. They are middle to low-end umbrellas and are of many types. Three folding umbrellas are usually less expensive than their two folding counterparts.
On the differences in their use, two folding umbrellas are more suitable for heavy and windy rainy weather. Three folding umbrellas are not so good in resisting this type of weather, even though they are easy to carry about.
How to choose an excellent folding umbrella
Now, let's look at some of the things that'll influence the folding umbrella you get.
- The cloth: The first thing that'll attract you to any umbrella you pick up is its cloth. They are indispensable and the main parts of the umbrella, because they provide the shade or protection we need. There are many types of umbrella clothes, so before you get one, make sure you've had a good look at the alternatives. Your goal should be to get a folding umbrella with a durable cloth that'll withstand heavy winds and rain.
- The handle: The next factor that should influence the folding umbrella you get is the umbrella's handle. Remember that this is the part you'll be holding, for the most part, so make sure it is very comfortable to grasp. Usually, folding umbrellas have plastic handles that act as insulators during thunderstorms. Folding umbrellas' handles have two major designs: the straight and curved handle designs. The curved one allows for more grip and is comfortable to hold for an extended period. However, they are usually not found in high-priced umbrellas. So, be sure to test both designs of folding umbrella handles before you get one.
- The shaft: The shaft is located just above the handle. It is the part of the umbrella that holds the entire framework in place. So, if you see a firm folding umbrella, chances are that the shaft is rigid. When getting a folding umbrella, ensure that you give the shaft a good shake. If the umbrella parts don't come loose, then the umbrella framework is as firm as it should be. This means that the folding umbrella will withstand wind and rain better, with its firm structure.
- The size: Finally, the size of a folding umbrella should play a decisive role in which you eventually go for. Folding umbrellas have several sizes, so you'll have lots of options to pick from. But the size of the one you choose should fit your lifestyle and what you intend to use it for. If you'll be commuting, then there's no need to get a large folding umbrella. It'll probably be better to get something light and easy to carry about. Don't forget to consider the folding umbrella's size when closed too.
There are quite a lot of folding umbrellas, but the two folding and three folding ones are some of the most common. At first glance, it doesn't seem that there is much to distinguish between the two types of umbrellas. But a closer look at its skeleton will reveal the fundamental difference between two folding and three folding umbrellas.
In this guide, we've differentiated the two common types of folding umbrellas thoroughly. We've also had a look at some factors that should influence your decision on which one to get. With these, you should have all you need to spot the two types of folding umbrellas and know which is best suited for your lifestyle.


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The aim of this study was to determine the evacuation of sand from the equine intestine after a double treatment with psyllium and mineral oil or mineral oil only. A crossover study was conducted. Twelve healthy horses were fed 1 kg sand once a day for 5 days. Subsequently, these horses were divided into two groups: A and B. From day 6-10, both groups were treated with 2 l of mineral oil once a day and group B received an additional 0.5 kg of psyllium twice a day. The trial was repeated after 2 weeks with treatment crossover of groups A and B. The horses were housed sand free and 1.8 kg hay/100 kg body weight was offered to meet the maintenance energy requirement. Prior to the sand administration, faeces were collected from each horse for 3 days and the crude ash was determined to establish a baseline output of ash. There was no difference between the baseline crude ash output of the first and second treatment. From day 6-10, faeces were collected daily and the fresh weight and the dry matter and the crude ash contents were determined. For administration, sand or psyllium was mixed with 1 l of Irish mash (concentrate mixed with water), respectively, and mineral oil was administered via a nasogastric tube. All horses showed higher crude ash excretion when treated with psyllium and mineral oil compared with the mineral oil administration only. On the second, third and fourth day of the treatment, the difference was significant. Faeces crude ash weight corrected for baseline crude ash output while treated with psyllium plus oil and oil solely, reached a mean of 51.0 (SD 20.5) and 26.1 (SD 17.7) % of the administered sand mass, respectively. The results of this trial show that the ash output differed highly between the horses. Nevertheless, all horses showed a higher total ash output within the 5 days treatment period when the psyllium semen and mineral oil were used for the treatment than when treated with mineral oil solely.
Animals Cathartics/therapeutic use* Cross-Over Studies Feces/chemistry Female Horse Diseases/prevention & control* Horses Intestinal Obstruction/prevention & control Intestinal Obstruction/veterinary* Intestine, Large Male Mineral Oil/therapeutic use* Psyllium/therapeutic use* Random Allocation Silicon Dioxide*/adverse effects Treatment Outcome


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Timilìa wheat
Synonyms: Timilia a reste bianche, Tumminia, Diminia, Tummulia, Riminia, Marzuolo siciliano, Marzuolo, Timilia napoletana, Napoletan. Known as Timilìahe, the cultivation of durum wheat has been practiced in Sicily for several centuries. It is thought that it was already known in ancient Greece with the name of Trimeniaios (τρεσ μηναιός).
During the 90-year war (_PHONE_) this wheat was cultivated in Lentini for the possibility of being sown late. Its synonym Triminia indicates the capacity that this wheat has to complete its cultivation cycle in three months.
The Franciscan monk Francesco Cupani (_PHONE_) speaks of Timilia in his Panphyton Siculum, describing it as "Triticum omnium durum Vernum spica longâ alba, angustâ barbâ nigricante" which means "A hard spring wheat, a long white spike, with thick black beard".
But we probably owe to Johann Wolfgang Goethe the most famous description of this wheat. In his "Voyage to Sicily" (1787) he describes it in this way: "The wheat is beautiful. Tumenia (TUMMINIA) -name that seems to come from Bimenia orTrimeniais a precious gift of Ceres: it's a kind of summer grain which ripens in three months. They sow it from January to June and it always matures within a certain time. It doesn't need much water but rather quite a lot of heat. From the beginning it shows a very delicate leaf, then it grows like other wheat and finally it acquires a lot of force".
This wheat was also found in Portugal, North Africa, France and particularly in Seville, Spain. The agronomist Hugo Werner German in 1885 reported the various names with which Triticum tumonia or Timilìa was called. The names varies according to the location and were as follow: Tremesino in Spain; Blé Trimenia, Trèmois, or Trimenia de Sicile in France and Dreimonatweizen (three-month grain) in Germany.
Timilia widespread throughout Sicily in the last century as in the first half of the century the cultivation of this variety reached a remarkable diffusion thanks to the adaptation to the different environmental conditions. However, in the second half of the 20th century it was almost entirely abandoned. Recently, thanks to the greater sensitivity towards healthier and more sustainable productions and to the passion of various farmers guardians of Sicily, Timilia wheat regained a prominent place in the production of wheat throughout the Sicilian territory.
Its flour is used in a mixture for the production of Castelvetrano's black bread which is typical of the western area of the island and Slow Food presidium.


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This catchy West African dance tune carries a public health message about Ebola
When you hear a catchy dance tune and find out it's called "Ebola's in Town," you might assume the song is about some cool person named Ebola. But no, it's about the deadly virus that's currently taking lives in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The song was recorded by three musicians from Liberia and the lyrics are about how to avoid contracting the Ebola virus but along the way it over-reaches and feeds into the stigma against the disease.


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If you want to change the direction of the stove pipe of your firewood stove, you need to choose a pipe elbow. Before you buy the elbow, you need to understand the following questions.
1. Diameter of stove pipe elbow. When connecting different chimneys, the most important parameter is the diameter of the connecting part. Only accurate diameter can ensure the stability and safety of products.
2. Angle of stove pipe elbow. This product provides two angle models, one is 45 degrees and the other is 90 degrees.
3. Material of stove pipe elbow. 304 stainless steel material, will not rust, strong and durable, can be used for a long time.


First Ride: Pinarello Dogma F8
The Italian brand rethinks its Tour de France-winning Dogma platform
May 28, 2014
New F8 tube shapes include a flat trailing edge behind the down tube and seat tube. (Matt Phillips)
Pinarello relied on the aerodynamic experience and high-dollar computational-fluid-dynamics (CFD) software of fellow Sky-sponsor Jaguar automobiles to develop, test, and iterate more than 300 designs in a virtual space before making physical models to test in the wind tunnel. At the launch in Italy, Jaguar's principal CFD aerodynamics engineer, John Pitman, stressed that the F8's aerodynamics were designed with the rider taken into consideration and optimized for real-world conditions.
Shapes were additionally influenced by the confines of the high stiffness and low weight required for a top-level race bike. "The tube shape from an aerodynamics point of view was generally driven toward those that had better lateral-stiffness and vertical-compliance properties, not such thinner airfoil shapes," said Pitman.
What results from all the considerations and compromises is a pointed leading edge, outward-bowed walls, and flat back similar to other bicycle frames, like the Cervelo Rca and Trek Madone, using truncated airfoil shapes. In addition, the headtube gets a pronounced beak—which also helps inset the front-brake caliper slightly—and more depth; the fork has a bow-legged stance to move the blades away from the wheel; the rear-derailleur cable or wire exits from the back of the dropout; the external collar was eliminated, and the seatstay wishbone was asymmetrically shaped to shield the rear-brake caliper's housing-stop arm. Compared to the Dogma 65.1, the F8 is 26 percent more aerodynamic by itself and 6.1 percent more aerodynamic with a rider (when averaged across a range of wind angles). Pinarello did not supply figures comparing the F8 to competing frames from other makers.
To improve stiffness, Pinarello developed new tube shapes and used new materials. According to engineer Paolo Visentin, the new tube shapes alone yielded a 12-percent stiffness boost. Further improvement, says Visentin, comes from the use of Torayca's T11001K fiber, which Pinarello has exclusive use of in the bicycle industry for one year. Pinarello claims the material is exceptionally strong and stiff, allowing engineers to boost stiffness while also reducing weight. When you consider both the tube shapes and new carbon, the F8's stiffness improves more than 20 percent compared to the 65.1 Think 2.
Along with raw stiffness, Pinarello claims that refinements to the bike's asymmetric design create a more balanced frame. According to Pinarello, inputs at the pedals put a balanced load on the frame—the loads from the left pedal are a mirror image of the loads from the right pedal. However, the drivetrain creates an asymmetric load because the chain tries to pull the drive-side dropout toward the chainrings. The challenge for designers is to counteract the oscillating left/right pedal loads individually, and also the loads on the right side of the frame from the drivetrain that occur with every half crank revolution. Pinarello's answer, which it debuted in the first carbon Dogma in 2009, is to give every frame tube except the head tube an asymmetric shape. Pinarello claims the F8 frame is 47-percent more symmetrical (which means the frame deflection from the left pedal and right pedal is more evenly balanced) than the previous Dogma.
As for weight, Pinarello claims it shed 80 grams from the frame, bringing it down to 860 grams (54cm frame, unpainted). Fork weight is a claimed 360 grams. Additionally, Pinarello says the F8 is more compliant than the 65.1 Think 2 and we agree. Based on our initial test rides at the launch, this is among the biggest differences from the previous version.
Geometry, at Sky's request, has not changed, but we'd have guessed otherwise. The F8 is much more reactive and lively than the 65.1 Think 2. It loses none of its stability, but gains a lighter, more precise feel.
One anachronistic detail is the use of an Italian-threaded bottom bracket. Pinarello says Sky's mechanics requested a threaded system for maintenance and reliability purposes. As for Italian versus British threading, Pinarello says (we're not making this up) Italian is stiffer.
The F8 retains the Think 2 system cable routing of the previous Dogma that works with electronic and mechanical-shift drivetrains. The seatpost will accept Shimano's internal Di2 battery; for Campagnolo EPS, Pinarello recommends placing the V2 internal battery in the seat tube. The bike's front derailleur tab can be removed to save weight and improve aerodynamics when using a single-ring drivetrain. Pinarello claims this is for time trails, but we wonder if this also hints at future road drivetrains. Three bottle mount-holes on the downtube allow the rider to lower the bottle in the frame for better aerodynamics, says Pinarello, or raise it for easier access.
Pinarello will begin shipping a limited number of framesets to bike shops immediately. They will retail for $5,750. Read a full review of the Dogma F8 in our August issue.
After our initial test rides, the F8 feels notably more efficient than the previous Dogma. (Courtesy)


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We study the effects of structural inhomogeneity on the quasi-static growth of strike-slip faults. A layered medium is considered, made up of an upper layer bounded by a free surface and welded to a lower half-space with different elastic property. Mode III crack is employed as a mathematical model of strike-slip fault, which is nucleated in the lower half-space and then propagates towards the interface. We adopt FEM-β, newly proposed analysis method for failure, to simulate the quasi-statistic crack growth governed by the stress distribution in layered media. Our results show that along planar traces across interfaces a compliant upper layer has significant effects on promoting/ suppressing crack growth before/after its extension into the layer and vice versa for a rigid one. This proposes a possibility that surface breaks due to strike-slip faulting could be arrested by deposit layers at the topmost part of the Earth's crust.
- Dynamics and mechanics of faulting
- Earthquake dynamics
- Fracture and faults
- Mechanics, theory and modelling
- Numerical solutions
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Pressure ulcers are clinical-healthcare disorders that require a highly-skilled healthcare team, because of the multiple aetiological complexity of pressure ulcers and the frequent multiple pathological characteristics of individuals at risk. Thanks to their specific role in resolving this disorder, their accountability in handling pressure ulcers and the continuity of care they provide, nurses are in particular the health professionals who can ensure high quality competences and provide appropriate advice.
In Italy, the practical experiences of Nursing Advisory Centres for pressure ulcers are still very few, so in our study we described the experience of a Hospital in Northern Italy.
Aim: To evaluate the patient outcomes of nursing advice interventions for pressure ulcers by checking whether the ulcers improved or worsened.
Methods: We performed systematic prevalence and incidence studies on the indicators for healthcare outcomes.The studies were conducted throughout the hospital, bearing in mind the differences linked to the characteristics of the various departments.
Results: We found that Nursing Advisory interventions proved to be effective in preventing the onset of new pressure ulcers and at limiting the extension and the aggravation of those already existing.
Conclusions: Advanced nursing practise is an opportunity for development within the professional community. Nurse Advisors, during interventions, allowed to fill initial gaps, providing guidance to other nurses especially when it came to designing and identifying the most appropriate healthcare strategies.
Keywords: Risk management, pressure ulcers, nursing advice, prevention


Dipper Pines
Use the video and step-by-step drawing instructions below to learn how to draw Dipper Pines from Disney Channel's Gravity Falls. A new drawing tutorial is uploaded every week, so stay tooned!
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Step 1: Start by drawing a circle near the top half of the page. It doesn't have to be perfect. It's just a guide for Dipper Pines' head.
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Step 2: Next, draw two intersecting lines across the circle, one vertical and one horizontal. Bend the lines so that they contour to the shape. These will be construction lines that will help you place Dipper Pines' facial features later on.
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Step 3: Draw two small circles sitting on top of the horizontal construction line as guides for Dipper Pines' eyes. The circles should be on either side of the vertical construction line.
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Step 4: Below Dipper Pines' eyes, where the two construction lines intersect, draw a tiny oval as a guide for his nose. On the left side of the head, where the horizontal construction line starts, draw a C-shaped line as a guide fore Dipper Pines' ear.
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Step 5: Draw a big arc on top of Dipper Pines' head as a guide for the top of his cap. The arc starts on top of the ear and ends on the top right side of the head. Then draw a smaller, thinner arc to the right of that to create a guide for the bill portion of Dipper Pines' cap.
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I'd still like to have an idea of how this will be laid out; is there a way to specify a design-time value, even though it's databound?
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The feature you're looking for is Expression Blend Sample Data. Sample Data allows you to specify a Design Time data source that has some sample fields in it (names, addresses, numbers, images, hierarchies, etc).
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The core of Sample Data is you use build a mock design time datasource in blend (shaped like your data types), define the type of sample data and the bindings get evaluated to give you a meaningful design time experience.
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What is water-hammer pulse?
Bounding pulse is commonly seen in hyperkinetic circulatory states, here the pulse volume is high due to highpulse pressure with increased blood flow.
What is water-hammer pulse (or high volume collapsing pulse)?
This pulse is characterised by :
 - High pulse volume
 - Sharp rise.
 - Ill-sustained
 - Sharp fall.
High volume pulse gives the water-hammer character when the pulse pressure is at least more than 60 mm of Hg. A collapsing pulse usually occurs when there is rapid run-off of blood from the aorta or the arterial system. Carotid artery is used for detecting collapsing nature of pulse
The striking features of collapsing pulse are:
 - Abrupt upstroke, ill sustained peak and abrupt downstroke and collapsing feel under the palpating hand
 - Thrust produced by the abrupt upstroke of the collapsing pulse will resemble the thrust produced by the tilting of the water hammer toy and the abrupt downstroke of the pulse produces collapsing feel.
How will you demonstrate the water-hammer pulse?
 - First you should palpate the wrist in such a way that your webs fall on the radial artery and rest of the palm lies over the ulnar artery of the patient Now you should e xamine the volume of the pulse for few seconds.
 - Elevate the whole upper limb suddenly above the patients shoulder ( you may give a support in the elbow to prevent its flexion) mean while trv to recognise any changes in the volume of the pulse. In water-hammer pulse, the pulse volume increases from the basal level (i.e. volume at the beginning of the examination) after elevation of patients upper limb.
 - For examination of the pulse in this manner one should stand within the 'angle' formed between the patients body and the said upper extremity. The right sided pulse should be examined by the right hand with the examiner standing on the right side of patient, and vice-versa for the left. You can observe the increase in pulse volume sharp rise and the sharp fall.
Why the name water-hammer pulse is given?
This pulse is so termed after a toy called water-hammer'. This is a peculiar toy with a glass cylinder that is half filled with water and half with vacuum (two ends being closed). If the toy is suddenly placed upside down, the column of water will strike the other end of the cylinder with a blowing sound. This is why this pulse is termed waterhammer pulse where the pulse strikes the fingers like the thud of a hammer.
What is most important the cause of water-hammer pulse?
It is aortic regurgitation
Why this type of pulse is seen in Aortic regurgitation?
Waterhammer pulse is seen in AR due to the following reasons
High systolic pressure occur due to
 - In AR, as the left ventricular stroke volume is high systolic pressure is also high and it is responsible for sharp rise' in the pulse.
The collapsing nature is due to low diastolic pressure which is seen due to
 - Diastolic leak back into the left ventricle from aorta.
 - There is rapid run-off to the periphery as a result of decreased systemic vascular resistance, the barorcceptors in the aortic arch is stimulated by increased cardiac output and result is reflex vasodilatation of the peripheral vessels into which the blood flows rapidly.
Why do you elevate the arm for eliciting the collapsing pulse?
 - Due to the effect of gravity, there is fall of blood column with resulting in vasodilatation and thus, it helps to reduce the diastolic pressure more. Hence the pulse pressure widens,
 - It may be so that while we elevate the limb the artery palpated becomes more in line with that of aorta after elevation of the arm.So it allows direct systolic ejection and diastolic backward flow resulting in collapsing pulse.
What are the other parts to be examined in water hammer pulse?
 - You should count the rate (bradycardia in complete heart block: tachycardia in thyrotoxicosis).
 - See the condition of the vessel wall (for atherosclerosis).
 - See the facies for exophthalmos or examine for tremor to rule out thyrotoxicosis).
 - You should record the surface temperature (pyrexia).
 - Examine for anaemia (severe anaemia).
 - Examine for jaundice to rule out cirrhosis with hepato-cellular failure.
 - Examine the chest for emphysema (chronic cor pulmonale).
 - Always auscultate the aortic and neoaortic area for an earlv diastolic murmur of AR.
 - Search for peripheral signs of AR such as, for capillary pulsation, digital pulsation, carotid dance, pistol shot sound which are associated features of water-hammer pulse.


What Are Lantern Riddles And How to Solve Them Like A Chinese Scholar This Mid-Autumn!
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Lantern Riddles, also known as 灯迷(deng1 mi2), are riddles written on lanterns, slips of paper attached to lanterns or simply riddles displayed during Mid-Autumn festivals. Anyone can guess the answer to the riddles – if it doesn't befuddle them.
What are Lantern Riddles?
The lantern riddles often contain messages of wisdom and good fortune, they are a fun way of practising language and problem-solving skills. Hints are provided to indicate whether the answer is a person, place, thing or idiom. If you have tried solving the riddles, you might have required the "might of the tiger" since it was considered very challenging. Thus, lantern riddles were also called 文虎 (wen2 hu3) or 灯虎 (deng1 hu3).
When did the tradition of Lantern Riddles begin?
When did the tradition of Lantern Riddles begin?
It seemed to have begun in the 13th century when Zhou Mi's book "Memoirs of Life in Southern Song's Capital of Hangzhou" mentioned people attaching riddles to lanterns. The riddles were based on poems, folklore, historical events and even jokes about social issues. Scholars would write the riddles and the crowd would try to guess the correct answer. The riddle-solvers may even win a small gift.
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Lantern riddles were even used by the emperor's advisers to make suggestions or give advice which the emperor may not like. If the suggestion did not go down well, the advisers would interpret the riddles in a different way. I cannot imagine the number of beheadings which happened if the riddles were too challenging. In modern-day China, some things remain unchanged as some Chinese netizens send lantern riddles ridiculing the government using messaging platforms escaping the wrath of the censors. Lantern riddles are certainly a covert means of communicating when Big Brother's watching.
Where to find Lantern Riddles in Singapore?
Where to find Lantern Riddles in Singapore?Lantern riddles are usually displayed during Mid-Autumn celebrations. They were seen recently at Wan Qing Yuan and Gardens by the Bay's Mid-Autumn festivities. You could even design your own riddles at your Mid-Autumn party!
Ready to solve some Riddles? Let's try them! (Scroll down for the answers.)
Lantern Riddles to Solve
 1. Sometimes it's curved like a smile, other times, it's round like a plate. (Hint: something in space)
 2. A thousand threads, a million strands. Reaching the water, vanishing all at once. (Hint: a natural phenomenon)
 3. Two houses with doors wide open. They allow a million people in but can't stand a tiny grain. (Hint: a body part)
 4. It wears over 300 pieces of clothes and takes off one piece each day. At the end of the year, only one piece of cardboard is left. (Hint: Household item) 一物生来身穿三百多件衣，每天脱一件，年底剩张皮。(猜一日常用品)
 5. Bottomless Pit (Hint: An Idiom) 无底洞（猜成语）
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 1. Moon
 2. Rain
 3. Eyes
 4. Calendar
 5. 深不可测
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Hogweed UK map tracker: Where do you find dangerous giant hogweed plants?
GIANT Hogweed, also knowns as Heracleum Mantegazzianum, is a dangerous plant that grows in some areas of the UK. Where do you find dangerous giant hogweed plants?
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Although stunning when fully grown, giant hogweed is an invasive plant and can potentially be harmful. Chemicals in the sap can cause photosensitivity, where skin becomes extremely vulnerable to sunlight. People who come into contact with giant hogweed plants often report symptoms such as skin blistering, pigmentation and long-lasting scars.
Where do you find dangerous giant hogweed plants?
Giant Hogweed belongs to the Apiaceae family, which includes other well-known plants such as parsley, carrots, parsnips, cumin and coriander.
A native of the Caucasus mountains of south-west Asia, it was introduced to the UK in the late 19th Century as a decorative plant.
Giant Hogweed grows all over Britain but is most commonly found along riverbanks where the seeds are transported via the water.
The Royal Horticultural Society says that areas commonly affected by Giant Hogweed include "gardens and allotments adjacent to infected woodland, heathland or common land".
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Hogweed UK map tracker: Giant hogweed can cause skin blisters and photosensitivity (Image: Getty)
Hogweed also grows along country footpaths, and in places like parks, cemeteries and wastelands.
To find where Giant Hogweed grows near you, you can use this map to do so.
What does Giant Hogweed look like?
When Giant Hogweed is fully grown, it can reach heights of up to 5metres, and have a spread of between 1 and 2metres.
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Hogweed UK map tracker: Hogweed's attractive appearance makes it especially dangerous (Image: Getty)
Hogweed forms a rosette of jagged, lopsided leaves in its first year, before sending up a flower spike in its second year and developing seeds.
Giant Hogweed is actually a very appealing and attractive plant, which makes it especially dangerous.
Hogweed's stems grow with purple blotches and stiff, white hairs, and they are hollow with ridges that have a thick circle of hairs at the base of each stalk.
Giant Hogweed's leaves can grow up to 1.5m wide and 3m long, and is divided into smaller leafs.
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These closely resemble a rhubarb leaf, with irregular and very sharp and jagged edges.
The appearance of its leaves has given rise to another common name for Giant Hogweed – wild rhubarb.
Flowers of the plant appear in June and July and are small and white, or sometimes slightly pink, and are clustered on umbrella-like heads.
These heads are known as umbels and can reach a diameter of 60cm, while all the flowers on the umbel face upwards.
Hogweed seeds are dry, flattened, oval in shape and almost 1cm long with tan brown lines extending the majority of the seed.
The best way to avoid injury is by familiarising yourself with the plant.
Avoid brushing through patches of Giant Hogweed and exposing yourself to cut plants, which may cause sap to get on your skin.
If you do get giant hogweed sap on your skin, be sure to wash the area thoroughly immediately.
Seek medical advice and make sure not to expose the area to sunlight for at least a few days.


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This patent production line of rice bran pretreatment and expansion machines adopts reasonable designs. It can make high efficient expansion for rice bran. This rice bran oil expansion pretreatment is featured by high quality rice bran expansion, low human and production cost, small footprint, low power consumption etc.
Process flow of Rice Bran Oil pretreatment & Expansion introduction:
1. Rice bran was unloaded into workshop manually through artificial screw feeder and then be sent to elevator.
2. The uploaded rice bran goes through rice bran separating screen in order to remove large complexes of rice bran.
3. Clearly cleaned rice bran is sent into quenching pot through elevator conveyor. The quenched rice bran goes into feeding auger after expansion and fall into extruder.
4. After extruding, rice bran expansion materials fall on flat dryer for drying. The dry extruding rice bran is sent to extraction plant by conveyor.
Process Flow Chart of Rice Bran Oil Expansion & Pretreatment:
Working Principle of rice bran oil pretreatment and Expansion:
Rice bran oil expansion pretreatment will change the shape and structure of rice bran through press and promotion of non-isometric and nonstandard screw system of extruder. The gas among rice bran gap is squeezed out and quickly filled with materials, which causes rice bran sheared back and increased pressure inside the chamber. Rice bran hybrid is fully mixed, squeezed, heated, glued and pasted with increasing friction between screw and chamber, which changes rice bran structure and destroys rice bran fat layer structure.
At the same time, mechanical energy converts into heat, and machine chamber quickly rises to 125 degrees, which causes effective passivation of various enzyme activities of rice bran, and destruction of fat layer structure. The starch and protein turn into viscous state while rice bran is extruded to the exit, and high pressure changes into atmospheric pressure instantaneously. Moisture is evaporated from rice bran organizational structure quickly, forming into numerous pore structure inner rice bran. The rice bran oil expansion pretreatment is completed after cooling.


The Evolution of the All Blacks' BMI
By Phoebe Falconer
The evolution of the All Blacks is clearly seen in changes to the dreaded body mass index (BMI).
Even though the height of some players hasn't changed significantly, their BMI (calculated from the ratio of weight to height) has increased over the past 50 years or so. This is particularly noticeable among the props. However, the change in height among the backs has increased at a greater rate than their BMI.
Elaine Rush, professor of nutrition at AUT University, puts this down to several factors.
Predominantly the rise can be attributed to a change in ethnicity of representative rugby players, and better knowledge of nutrition and training methods.
"The demographics of New Zealand have changed," says Dr Rush. "Statistics collected up until the mid-1990s did not include many Pacific Island people or Maori, who in general are not taller but weigh more. And All Black teams 50 or so years ago contained fewer Polynesians.
"People selected for elite sport do not represent the general population. They can afford and are educated about the right nutrition." Muscle can be conditioned and trained. The sort of exercise that rugby players do has a large component that is anaerobic - short and sharp, with a strength that builds a bigger type of muscle fibre.
It appears from research that Polynesian people have more of this type of muscle than Europeans.
"The latter tend to have more aerobic muscle, which lends itself better to sports such as soccer and marathon running."
But rugby players, and others who do a lot of sport, need to be careful when their playing days are over, says Dr Rush.
"They become used to eating great quantities of food, as they need to do while they train and play. Take away the exercise and the fat may creep on."
Nicholas Gill, strength and conditioning coach for the All Blacks, says that as the players are now professional, they take their livelihoods seriously and are using the information and resources available to them.
"The strength and nutrition programmes do change their weights. Sometimes the goal of a gym programme is to increase muscle mass but more often than not it is designed to increase strength and power and prevent injury." This means that even though the All Blacks are larger than the average New Zealand man, typically rugby players have been getting leaner, with less body fat, over the past few years, says Gill.
But we still have some seriously big units in the All Black team and while we expect this trend will continue (in general, each generation is bigger than the last), we can't yet boast the tallest international rugby players of all time. That award goes to Richard Metcalfe, who played at lock for Scotland from 2000 to 2002. At 2.13m (7ft) he had plenty of reach in a lineout.
We do have the heaviest, however - Neemia Tialata weighs in at 136kg.
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This Shamanic feather wand was handmade in Mexico. It's made with palo santo, turkey feather and clear quartz crystal. A sacred grounding tool that connects with the spirit of air. This want can be used for many different things depending on the ritual or ceremony. Uses include:
 - Clearing negative energies in while smudging
 - Summoning clear communication from your guides, ancestors or higher self
 - Connecting to the bird spirit animal as a form of lesson to rise above obstacles through wisdom and inner gnosis.
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8 Francophone countries get new currency
8 Francophone countries get new currency
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8 Francophone countries get new currency
It is official that the Eco will replace the CFA franc as the new currency for the eight Francophone countries that form the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA).
France's Council of Ministers officially passed a bill earlier this month that ratified the reform of the monetary agreement that bound the French government to the eight member states.
Doing so brought to a close 75 years of rule by the French Republic in which the states had been compelled to centralizeto deposittheir foreign exchange reserves in the Banque de France, otherwise known as the French Treasury.
Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo will now pool their reserves entirely within the Central Bank of West African States, or BCEAO.
The Eco will remain pegged to the Euro and will be backed by the French Treasury. The euro will guarantee the Eco's convertibility and stability, with the Treasury remaining as guarantor for all eight UEMOA states.
The Eco will have a fixed exchange rate of 655.957 to the euro.
The CFA franc, or Communaute francaise d'Afrique, has been in use since 1945 and was created in the wake of the weakness of the franc after World War II. Initially tied to the franc, it has been linked to the euro since that currency's inception.
Although adopting their own currency had been West Africa's goal for decades, it was last July 1 the UEMOA member countries announced their strong intent to stop using the CFA franc and start using the Eco.
Oddly enough, the Eco is expected to be adopted by member states July 1.
The French government will also withdraw its presence from all West African governing bodies with whom it had been involved, such as the BCEAO.
The Council of Ministers expressed their role would be more guarantor than anything.
"This new position enables us to support the UEMOA in its commitment to pursuing the single currency project of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)," it said in a statement.
Six other Central African countries who belong to the Central African Economic and Monetary Union (CAEMU) utilize the CFA franc, including the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of Congo.
Only the West African CFA will sever its ties to France. The currencies are interchangeable.
Adopting the Eco currency means only good things for UEMOA member states: It will decrease present trade barriers, reduce the cost of doing business and raise the prosperity of an enormous region with a population of more than 380 million.
France does not make money on its regulation of foreign exchange reserves that member states were compelled to keep but in reality pays an annual interest rate with a ceiling of 0.75% to the two central banks of the region. In fact, France has denied having made any investment in the reserves.
Breaking from the Banque de France also means West Africa is making a break with the past: Each UEMOA country, with the exception of Guinea-Bissau, is a former French colony. Establishing the Eco reduces
France's influence and ushers out a time of colonial domination.
President Emmanuel Macron and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire have been open to the discussion for, as they called it, "ambitious avenues" in the past. It was during a joint news conference in the Ivory Coast last
Macron, along with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, disclosed in December that UEMOA member countries would no longer use the CFA.
As the former minister for long-term strategy and public policy evaluation of Togo, and former economic and digital director of the International Organization of LaFrancophone, economist Kako Nubukpo sees the vast long term benefit of a single currency that West Africa can call its own.
"The Eco's creation process constitutes a true test of the credibility of West Africa's vision and governance. For France, the process serves instead as a test of its sincerity concerning its willingness to effectively put the CFA franc to rest," he said.


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Humming or Crackling Noises on your Jenn-Air Cooktop
A low humming sound may occur during cooking. The cause of this is the amount of energy which is transmitted from the appliance to the cookware. This sound will quiet or go away when the power is turned down.
A crackling sound may also occur when cookware consisting of different materials are used. The noise is caused by vibrations in the joint faces between the different layers. It may change depending on the amount and type of food being cooked. If desired, try a different power setting or cookware.
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When opening assemblies, users sometimes get a message saying the referenced document has a non-matching internal ID. Let's explore why this occurs and how to remedy the issue.
What's an internal ID?
The internal ID is a number that is automatically generated and assigned to any part you create in SOLIDWORKS. This is not viewable or changable by the user. Once created, the internal ID will remain the same throughout the life of that part.
If you rename the part, the internal ID will remain the same. If you create a copy of the part and give it a different name, both files will have the same internal ID. If two files have non-matching internal IDs, it means they have the same name but different internal IDs. This means they were created independently of each other and are most likely not identical files.
Still confused? Here's an example.
When Part B is created from Part A, both parts will have the same Internal ID. Also, Parts A and B will share the exact same topology. This means swapping A out for B in an assembly typically goes much smoother because the face names (topology) match up. This is also very useful for design automation products such as DriveWorks or TactonWorks.
When Part B is created independently from Part A, they will have different internal IDs. Unless the files are purposefully built identically, they will most likely not share the same topology.
For instance, one may be started on the front plane while the other may be started on the right plane. The resulting solid geometry may be identical, but the part topology is different. Swapping A out for B in this instance will likely require the mates to be reworked in the assembly.
What you can do to fix it:
When you open an assembly and it informs you the internal IDs are different, you must decide whether this is the correct part or not.
Option #1: Is the referenced file in the correct location? Is the path shown in the dialog the expected location for this file? If not, select "Let me browse for the original file" and select the correct file. You may also want to determine why you have multiple versions of the same part number in the vault.
Option #2: If the file is in the correct location, was the file replaced with a more current file? If so, click "Use this file anyway" and the assembly will open with the file. Check the mates for the part to make sure they are correct. In most cases, they will not be unless the files were created identically on purpose.
Option #3: At this stage, depending on how the parts were created, the assembly may blow up. If it does blow up, close the assembly without saving. Reopen the assembly, and when prompted to use the file or not, select the "Open without this document" option. Once the assembly is open, you can delete the suppressed part from the tree and add it back in using the Insert Components dialog.
After opening the assembly with the correct part, you will need to save the assembly to update the file references. Once the assembly is saved with the new part it should recognize the internal ID from then on.


too warm makes it hard to sleep.
As if lying down and the possibility of feeling some acid reflux wasn't enough, spicy foods can make it all worse. The acidity can even make it harder for people with sleep apnea to catch some zzz's, because it may irritate the airways.
It's no secret that being warm often makes it harder to sleep. Researchers even theorized that maybe an increase in body temperature after eating extremely spicy food affects sleep quality. Tabasco sauce, for example, has an ingredient that can stimulate the metabolism.


A brain teaser, What is the longest word without any repeated letters?
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 1. The longest words with no repeated letters are dermatoglyphics, misconjugatedly and uncopyrightables. The longest word whose lettersare in alphabetical order is the eight-letter Aegilops, a grass genus. However, this is arguably both Latin and a proper noun.
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Clone Manager is a commercial bioinformatics software work suite of Sci-Ed, that supports molecular biologists with data management and allows them to perform certain in silico preanalysis.
This type of bioinformatics software is used for managing, analyzing and visualizing DNA and protein sequence data essential for molecular biology.
For enzyme read control, sequence processing of identical individuals, cloning simulation, graphic map drawing, primer design and analysis, global and local sequence alignment, similarity search, laboratory scale sequence assembly projects A comprehensive set of tools.
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Is finding a solution for a problem in a given context is an attempt to find a solution for the problem in another context?
For example, it seems some of the hardest problems of real analysis were not solved till their solutions were found in the context of geometry.
Update: I think it makes the question more clear if I provide an example. Let's say I want to prove if x+y=x+z, then y=z, where x,y,z $\in F$, where $F$ is a an algebraic field with operation "+". For example for this problem I can think of context where solution exits and that would be the ring of integers. If 1+2=2+1 then I can show 1=1. Now once this solution is found using this context of integers I can now apply this to the original problem in the context of field.
Now what I was asking was that should such a solution exists in some contexts (context as used in example above) for a problem to be solvable.
I do not know the background science behind this but it would be great if references can be introduced so I can get to know the right terminology.
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 It may help to rephrase the question a bit. At the moment, it looks almost trivial: if a problem has no solution in any context – i.e., not anywhere – then it has no solution. Presumably, that's not what you're getting at, though; so, it would help if you could expand on what you mean by 'context', and on what it takes to have a solution in a context. Constructivists hold that you can't prove 'There's such-and-such a number', except by producing a number that indeed is such-and-such. (In particular, you can't prove it by contradiction.) Is your question related to that viewpoint in any way? – MarkOxford Nov 12 '17 at 13:47
 - Do you mean : 'Is the non-solvability of a problem in any context in a given domain an indication that its solution, if any, is to be found in a context in a different domain?' E.g., does the non-solvabilty of a problem in theology indicate that its solution - or dissolution - belongs to physics? – Geoffrey Thomas Nov 12 '17 at 14:22
 - _USER_ By a context I mean something like a domain and by domain I mean something that contains similar objects. For example, an algebraic filed is a domain where objects existing in it share certain characteristic. I think Geoffrey Thomas comment is very close to what I want. – Mathnewbie Nov 12 '17 at 19:52
 - _USER_ Yes very close to what I want but a solution to a non-solvable problem of theology could exist in physics or any other domain that has not been yet explored or discovered. Of course the domain must have certain characteristics for example there should exist a one-to-one correspondence between the objects of the two domains. – Mathnewbie Nov 12 '17 at 19:55
 - I suppose I still don't really understand the question. If a problem has no solution in any domain, then where would the solution be? Are there sets that aren't domains, because their elements aren't similar enough to one another? Or is the idea that there are 'meta-domains' or 2nd-order domains? If we find no solution in any of the 1st-order domains of a particular 2nd-order domain, then we might move on to a different 2nd-order domain and look through its 1st-order domains for a solution. – MarkOxford Nov 12 '17 at 21:00
To answer the second part of your question 'it seems that the solution was found and then the question answered' Yes, that is the way it's done most of the time because it is much simpler once you know the outcome. You can simply do Sherlock Holmes eliminate all the impossible until all you're left with is the possible. And that would be a good approach I would say it is a better way than how scientists handle problems today. They did not eliminate the possible they actually attempted to explain reality with the possible even though it is impossible, such as dark energy and basically everything else in science
If a problem is worth having, it can be solved. You seem to be talking about how new techniques have been needed to solve seemingly insoluble problems, like say Fermat's last theorem.
There seem to be mistakes in tense or spelling that make your question confusing, and I am struggling to understand what you are actually asking.
It puts me in mind of how for Newton it was essential to put his theorems and proofs in geometric forms, as geometry was considered most fundamental of maths by the Greeks. Even though, this was difficult and awkward to do and made it harder to see the implications of what he did. Soon after geometry lost it's'supremacy'.
To what extent does the world divide cleanly into distinct contexts? In the end isn't there only one context, our minds, which unify all contexts? We switch language-game to adapt to each
If I correctly understand your mathematical example, then mathematics provides many examples of the following type:
A problem has no solution in the context, where the problem is stated. But the problem has a solution in a broader context.
For example take the problem:
1) Find all solutions of the quadratic equation x^2+1=0.
The problem is stated in the context of real numbers. But the problem has no real solutions. Instead the problem has two solution, namely +i and -i, from the context of complex numbers.
2) Similarly, take the problem: Find all solutions of the quadratic equation x^2-2=0. The problem has no solution in the rational numbers, but it has two solutions in the real numbers.
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text: The mathematical relationship (breakage equation) between the inlet and outlet particle-size distributions of a roller milling operation is described, and the breakage function linking the two is defined. The forms of the breakage equation and the breakage function are different for roller milling than for other comminution operations, such as hammer milling or ball milling. The breakage equation is discretised to give a matrix form, from which it is demonstrated that during roller milling of wheat, particles break independently of one another. This is an important assumption of breakage equations for many comminution operations and experimental results are presented, which confirm its applicability to the roller milling of wheat grains. Breakage matrices are successfully used to predict the outlet particle-size distributions from First Break milling of wheat. Later papers in this series consider the form of the breakage function.


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Question: Does the intensity of aspiration increase with each incarnation?Sri Chinmoy: There is no hard and fast rule that with each incarnation the intensity of aspiration will increase, although that is what is expected. Unless one becomes a true, devoted seeker in the purest sense of the term, one may drift away from the life of aspiration. In a particular incarnation, one might drift away from aspiration and enter into a life of desire in order to become a celebrity in a particular field. It has happened in millions of cases. But if one becomes a divine and self-giving seeker, then with each incarnation one's aspiration is bound to increase.
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It's starting to look like one of the commonly repeated facts about Hum hearers might be incorrect. My initial statistics were confirmed: the mean and median age for Hum Hearers is 40 years of age, with a standard deviation of 14 years. The data is distributed pretty much normally, which means there are roughly equal numbers of Hearers younger than 40 as there are hearers over 40. Because the standard deviation is 14 years, this means that roughly 2/3 of Hearers are between 26 and 54.
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The height of a hill (in feet) is given by, where is the distance north, is the distance east of South Hadley.
(a) Where is the top of the hill located.
So. Then what? Set it equal to?
(b) How high is this hill?
This is the magnitude of?
(c) How steep is the slope (in feet per mile) at a point mile north and one mile east of South Hadley? In what direction is the slope steepest at that point?
Plug in value in gradient and find magnitude?


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This WP examines the impact of the pandemic on Antarctic researchers and decision-makers, drawing on results from a survey as well as relevant impacts-related literature.
- What are the impacts of COVID-19 on Antarctic researchers and anyone contributing to Antarctic research?
- How do the impacts vary according to demographic?
- What do researchers need? What strategies have been, or could be adopted, to meet those needs?
Ilan Kelman (Co-Lead)
Cristian Lorenzo (Co-Lead)
Jennifer Pickett (Co-Lead)
Yelena Yermakova (Co-Lead)
Won Sang Lee
Pedro Marques Quinteiro
Kelman, I. (2021). "Profiles of Norwegian Science: COVID-19 affecting Antarctic research". The Norwegian American, 18 June 2021.
Lorenzo, C., D. Liggett, B. Frame, A. Herbert, I. Kelman, J. Pickett, & Y. Yermakova (2020). "Antarctica and the COVID-19 pandemic. Taking a Social Sciences and Humanities perspective." Environment Coastal & Offshore (ECO).
Liggett, D. et al. "Antarctic research at a time of crisis: The impact of COVID-19 on the Antarctic research community." Abstract submitted to the 2021 New Zealand Antarctic Science Conference.
The results from the 2020 community survey can be accessed in the pdf Final Report (1.57 MB).


Why Is Does Your Tea Gets Cloudy? 3 Possible causes
Do you wonder why your tea gets cloudy or whether it is safe to drink? Read on for some possible explanations and tips for ensuring clear iced tea.
Why Does Your Tea Gets Cloudy
Learn the steps to prevent a cloudy tea
I once brewed a pitcher of sweet tea right after I moved across the country to a new place. It was summertime and I needed something cool and incredibly sweet to drink while unpacking in the heat.
I took it out of the fridge the next morning to pour a glass and was shocked to see the entire pitcher was filled with this odd-looking cloudy iced tea. I'd never had that happen before!
It confused and concerned me. I ended up throwing it out and brewing a whole new pitcher because I wasn't sure if it was safe to drink.
Eventually, I figured out what caused this and I was able to brew ice tea without it going cloudy. Now that I understand what happens when ice tea turns cloudy, I can take steps to prevent it.
Here are the most common culprits for tea cloudiness.
Possible Causes Of Clouding
There are several possible reasons why iced tea gets cloudy, and each one can be easily fixed.
1. Hard Water
This turned out to be what was wrong with the tea in my new place: My tap water came from a well instead of a public water system.
Straight from the tap, the cold water tasted great but was full of minerals like magnesium and calcium.
This type of water is also known as hard water and the minerals that make water hard may dissolve when hot but reform when it's cooled down, showing up the next morning in your pitcher.
Solution: If you have hard water and suspect the minerals are what's clouding up your tea, you have two options.
 - Install a water filtration system in your home. You'll want to call a plumber for this, but it can be worth it to have good quality water available from every tap in your house.
 - Use distilled water for brewing your tea. You can buy it by the gallon at your local grocery store.
2. Unclean Equipment
Another thing that can cause cloudiness in your tea is residue from a previous brewing left on your kitchen tools.
 - Limescale in your kettle can build up and then flake off into your water as it boils.
 - Particles from loose-leaf tea can remain inside an unrinsed teapot.
 - Oils from certain types of tea or coffee can remain on unwashed utensils.
These residues can not only cloud up your brew–they also alter the taste, diminishing flavor and leaving an unpleasant aftertaste.
Solution: If your tea is not only cloudy but the flavor seems off, check the cleanliness of your kitchen equipment. You may find that your electric kettle has developed limescale deposits that are breaking off into your hot water, or that your dishwasher is not cleaning thoroughly.
Always be sure to clean your tea equipment with hot soapy water. You don't want to be drinking from dirty dishes and you definitely don't want to be brewing contaminated tea!
3. Heat Shock
Some of the compounds in tea, especially polyphenols like tannins and theaflavins, oxidize when exposed to an extreme temperature shock such as refrigeration.
Once oxidized, they bond with the caffeine in tea to form particles. While the tea is hot, they are dissolved into the liquid, making them invisible.
The white particles floating in the tea appear once it has cooled down.
A close up of a drink
Let the tea cool to room temperature naturally before adding ice
Solution: If your tea brews nice and clear at first, but when chilled it clouds up, then heat shock is likely to be the culprit. Once you've finished steeping, let the tea cool to room temperature naturally before adding ice.
To clear up a pitcher of tea that has become cloudy after chilling:
 - Remove your container from the refrigerator and add one cup of boiling water per quart of tea. Stir with a long spoon. This will cause the particles to dissolve again, suspending them in the liquid and clearing your tea right up. Pour the tea over ice cubes and serve immediately.
 - Another method to keep heat shock from clouding iced tea is to cold-brew it. Place room temperature water and black tea bags into a glass container for 8 to 10 hours for cold brewing. It can either sit on a sunny porch, making sun tea, or it can be placed in the refrigerator overnight.
The Final Word on Why Your Tea Gets Cloudy
If you're still not sure what is causing your tea to cloud up, here is a recipe for making cloud-proof iced tea that you can't go wrong with.
 1. Boil one quart of distilled water in a very clean pot. If you want sweet tea, add 1 cup of sugar and boil until dissolved.
 2. Turn off the heat. Place 1/2 cup of loose tea leaves or 8 tea bags into the water and cover.
 3. Let it steep for 8 to 10 minutes.
 4. Remove the bags or leaves and recover the pot. Let it sit for a couple of hours until it comes to room temperature.
 5. Pour into glasses filled with ice and serve immediately.
This recipe can be made with both black and green teas and will turn out perfectly clear iced tea every single time. You should never be stuck serving cloudy tea to your guests!
FAQs on Why Your Tea Gets Cloudy
Why is my hot tea cloudy?
While cloudy hot tea isn't as common as iced, it can still happen. The most likely culprit is hard water. Try brewed tea made from distilled water and see if that clears it up.
Is cloudy tea safe to drink?
Yes. If your cloudiness has been caused by hard water or heat shock, it may look unattractive but it will taste just the same and it will be perfectly safe. However, if you notice that the flavor is off as well, this may be caused by equipment that's been improperly cleaned, and you should toss the tea out before cleaning your equipment and brewing a fresh batch.
 - A E Inman is a direct response copywriter and humor blogger. When she's not poking fun at her attempts to start a writing business, she can be found in the tea aisle of her local import store, arguing with strangers over the merits of rare tea varietals. She enjoys writing copy while consuming copious amounts of coffee and gunpowder tea.


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Build ramps, build jumps and then send your skater flying with the Skate Park Building Set. This unique engineering and design challenge helps sharpen critical thinking, problem solving, and STEM skills as little ones create the skate park of their dreams. Engineer it and then engineer it again with the included activity cards that help guide the process.
Learning Styles: Tactile, Visual
Skill Development: Problem solving, Following directions, Fine motor skills, Eye-hand coordination, Sequential thought, Critical thinking, Spatial relationships, Creativity, Early engineering
43-Piece set activity cards
**Longest ramp measures 10' x 2'
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Whenever there is no service while using live tracking, all the points in between losing Internet connection and regaining it are gone. It would be great to have an option to send all cached points once a connection is back. As they can be timestamped, it should not be a problem for receiving servers to parse the points. They could be sent in an array, for example.
Local caching for live tracking when out of data signal
Would it be possible to add local caching to the live tracking so locations are sent from when the phone is out of data signal?
For implementation I envisage it working something like:
- In a live tracking profile, users can opt to use caching
- Caching is unavailable for GET requests (as data length is limited and you do not want to poll a url multiple times in a short time)
- For POST requests, Locus sends (if data available) a cache variable which is an array of locations (in the same format as the live beacon).
On the receiving server:
- any local authentication etc.
- process live location
- check for cache variable
- if present and supported, process cached locations
As an extra bonus, Locus could detail how many cached locations are stored in notifications (with where it currently reports successes and failures), and provide a way of manually sending the data to the server (example is when you finish a walk out of signal - you stop the tracking, but want to share the outstanding locations when you are back in signal.)