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Frequently Asked Questions
Controllers & Monitors
What variables can be measured or controlled with ProMinent equipment?
We can measure or control pH, Redox, Free or Total Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide, Conductivity, Ozone, Peracetic Acid, Hydrogen Peroxide and Dissolved Oxygen.
Can you explain what the different options are using the Ident-code for the D1C controller?
The Identcode for a D1C has 13 parameters that can be specified. The first parameter is the type of mounting such as wall or panel mount. Then the operating Voltage must be selected. The measured variable is the parameter being measured such as pH, chlorine, Redox? The next selection is the connection of measured variable, which selects how the sensor is wired, such as an SN6 connector. The correction variable selects whether there is pH or temperature correction. The next variable is feed forward capability. This signal can be used for metering proportional to the flow rate. The control input allows control by contact closure. The signal output function can be set up as measured, controlled or correction variable. The power control variable pertains to the alarm functions and how and what they control. The pump control option is set up for whether pumps will be controlled. The control characteristic sets the pump up for proportional control band or the more sophisticated PID control. The interface is not used at this time. The last variable allows for the selection of the language.
When programming the D1C, what options can I enable or disable?
The D1C controller can be set up for a complete operating menu or a reduced menu. The reduced operating menu permits operation of the most important parameters, but will not allow the operator to change system parameters that are normally set up once, during initial installation. The complete operating menu allows all parameters to be changed.
What is feed forward control?
What option is required on controllers when you want to connect to a chart recorder?
The controller must have the signal output option for measured value for recording or two mA outputs.
What do I need to order with a D1C?
What do I need to order with a D2C?
I am working with a ProMinent D1C controller and controlling pH. I keep getting a check sensor error. What is causing this problem?
The problem may be that the checkout time is set too low. This feature is used to detect a defective sensor: if the value is set to 1 second, the processor looks for changes on the sensor readings; if the display does not change during this interval, a check sensor will result. This feature can be set from 1 to 9999 seconds or turned off in the measure value mode of the controller. Turn the checkout time to off or set the measured time to at least 60 seconds, so the sensor is checked once a minute instead of once every second.
Where are conductivity controllers most commonly used?
Conductivity controllers are used in industries including, paper, pharmaceutical, plating, electronics, breweries, power production, and plating. Two very popular applications are bottle washing and cooling towers.
What type of controller is the Dulcomarin?
The Dulcomarin controller is designed exclusively for swimming pools. The basic unit has 2 measuring inputs for measuring and controlling pH and chlorine or pH and redox potential. Two ProMinent pumps such as betas or gammas can be connected to the Dulcomarin to add chemicals for a maintenance free pool.
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Pumps & Accessories
What are the primary advantages of a solenoid driven metering pump?
The pump drive has only one moving part, the armature shaft. Generally, the less moving parts, the more reliable the pump. Solenoid pumps are very good for low pressure applications and compensation for line voltage fluctuations are excellent.
What are the advantages of a variable frequency, constant stroke length metering pump over a constant frequency, variable stroke length pump?
The capacity per stroke is known by calibration. The total output can be calculated by (Capacity / Stroke x Frequency). The total output is linear with frequency. (50 % frequency = 50 % output.) It can adjust from minimum to maximum in < 1 second with external pulse or analog control. The cost is much lower than motorized stroke length adjustment.
How do I use a pump nomograph?
Find the nomograph page that applies to the model of pump needed. Mark the backpressure present on the lower diagram marked Capacity. To determine the correction factor, take the determined backpressure in bars and follow upwards until the curve is reached. At this point go vertical to the left, until the correction factor can be read. Divide the required capacity by the correction factor to get the capacity in ml/min. or L/h. Place the result in the middle scale marked Capacity. Once this value is placed on the capacity scale, a ruler may be used to reflect the stroke setting and the frequency setting.
What are the most important considerations when working with metering systems?
The most important considerations when working with metering systems are: A. Discharge pressure B. Stroke Frequency C. Suction lift D. Altitude E. Chemical compatibility
When discharging to atmosphere, what steps will improve repeatability of dosing?
Installing a spring in the discharge valve of the pump gives some improvement, but for the maximum improvement, a backpressure valve should be installed at the end of the line.
What should I adjust the backpressure valve to?
Never exceed the maximum operating pressure of the pump. When working with a positive displacement metering pump, the discharge must be at least 15 psig higher than the pressure on the suction side of the pump.
To what pressure should the pressure relief valve be set?
The pressure relief valve should be adjusted within the range and not to exceed the maximum operating pressure of the pump. The pressure relief valve is designed to prevent an over pressure condition with the pump. For example, if the pump maximum operating pressure is 50 psig, the pressure relief valve should be set at 50 psig. or below to insure proper operation of the pump. Over pressure conditions are the prime reason for pump failure.
What is the maximum recommended positive pressure that I can apply to a ProMinent pump?
The Alpha pumps can handle up to 1 Bar less than the pressure on discharge, providing that the pump is not running over its allowable pressure rating.
How can the suction lift be calculated for liquids other than water?
Divide the pumps rated suction lift by the specific gravity of the liquid.
When should flooded suction be used?
Flooded suction should be used when: 1. Fluid being pumped out gases. 2. Fluids have high specific gravity. 3. High stroke frequency is needed. 4. The pump is operated in a high altitude region. 5. The application requires a large storage tank where suction lift is impractical.
Can you give me some advice on choosing liquid ends? What are some common problem areas involving chemicals with liquid end and seals that should be avoided?
Some of the common problem areas involved with metering pump heads include pumping acids, chlorine, fluorides and hydrogen peroxide. It is difficult to specify exact materials because of the concentration level and the operating temperature. We recommend a PVC head with Viton seals for fluoride applications. Most Chlorine applications are good with a NP head (Acrylic) and EPDM seals. Hydrogen Peroxide mixtures can only be used with a PTFE or Stainless Steel head with PTFE seals. Hydrochloric acid concentrations can generally be handled with an Acrylic head and Viton seals. Sulfuric acid concentration should be run with a PTFE head and seals. The chemical manufacturer may have suggestions or the ProMinent chemical resistance chart may be used to determine the compatibility.
When working with liquids in hydraulic systems, what considerations must be taken into account?
The primary considerations are Viscosity, Specific Gravity, Vapor Pressure and Temperature.
How do I know which accessories go with each pump?
The ProMinent catalog gives a good explanation of each pump and its identification code. By looking at the identification code, the options available for that particular pump can be selected.
What parts are included in the accessory parts kit?
The accessory kit includes a foot valve, injection valve, 5 feet of suction tubing and 10 feet of discharge tubing.
What parts are included in the in a complete liquid end kit?
The parts included in the complete liquid end kit include a pump head, diaphragm, valves, backplate and mounting screws.
What is the purpose of the foot valve?
The foot valve is comprised of a weight to help hold it straight and vertical in the chemical tank. It is also a check valve to keep a positive direction of flow. This valve also aids in repeatability and priming of the pump. It has a strainer to prevent particles from being drawn into the suction line. Small particles may cut or tear the diaphragm. The foot valve also has a connector set to adapt it to the suction line. The foot valve should be kept off the bottom of the tank and should be mounted in a vertical position. A foot valve is required in most applications using suction lift.
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Nose-picking and other bad habits
Every toddler will do it at some stage – discover they have a nostril and stick their finger in. Others might develop a fascination with body parts that were once hidden by a nappy. Some might develop an appetite for what lurks in their nose.
For quite a few kids, all of the above can become something they like to engage in, both at home and when they're out and about. So what's a parent to do? Ignore the finger up the nose or down their pants or try to take some action to stop it?
First, says Pinky McKay, a parenting expert and author of several books parenting including Toddler Tactics, take a deep breath.
"Even though you may be squirming and just want to shout, 'Stop that, right now!', drawing attention to socially inappropriate behaviour is more likely to prolong it (not only does it feel good but I have Mummy taking lots of notice of me too!)," she says.
"So, as you breathe deeply and slowly… ask yourself, 'What's the worst that can happen (apart from being embarrassed and feeling like puking –you that is! - your tot will be so preoccupied by 'exploring' he will be oblivious to social niceties)?'"
How to modify the behaviour?
"Distraction and diversion are your best weapons – keep your child's hands occupied," says Pinky. She suggests giving your tot a book to look at, encouraging him to sing an action song with you, or holding his hands and engaging him in play.
"If his nose is the prime target for tiny fingers, pass him a tissue each time you see a finger heading that way," Pinky adds.
She also suggests parents think about whether there's a reason why their littlie might be engaging in this less than socially acceptable behaviour.
"Is your toddler bored? Is he meeting a need for sensory stimulation to help his little nervous system develop? Does your child have allergies that make his nose itchy?" she asks.
What about talking to your kids?
The general consensus is that while parents can start to reinforce a message about what is appropriate and inappropriate behaviour in public, most kids under three won't get it.
Most parenting gurus advise strongly against creating shame or guilt, particularly for kids who are enjoying exploring their genitals.
While parents do need to help their kids understand concepts like privacy and modesty, at this stage all you can do is introduce the concept and tell them that there are things we do together like eat and play and other activities we do alone like go to the toilet and touch our genitals.
A gross snippet on snot-eating
Picking your nose and eating it is one of the best ways to stay healthy, claimed an Austrian lung specialist Prof Friedrich Bischinger a few years ago. He said people who pick their noses with their fingers were healthy, happier and probably better in tune with their bodies. He urged society to adopt a new approach to nose-picking and encourage children to take it up.
"And eating the dry remains of what you pull out is a great way of strengthening the body's immune system," he said. "Medically it makes great sense and is a perfectly natural thing to do.
"In terms of the immune system, the nose is a filter in which a great deal of bacteria are collected, and when this mixture arrives in the intestines it works just like a medicine."
Related toddler behaviour articles
- Raising a polite toddler
- Toddler behaviour
- Toddler hygiene
- Why does my toddler head bang?
- Why is my toddler a breath-holder?
This article was written by Fiona Baker for Kidspot, Australia's best family health resource. Sources include Pinky McKay.
Last revised: Monday, 20 June 2011
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.
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A. Yoder||3D Structured Light using DLP® Technology||Create 3D maps using a DLP pico and the Beagle.|
|Mark A. Yoder||Beagle Midi||Make the Beagle synthesize midi files.|
|Mark A. Yoder||Beagle Power Management||Work up some power management demos.|
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|Mark A. Yoder||TI Embedded Speech Recognizer||Port TI's fixed-point speech recognizer to the DSP. It currently runs on the ARM.|
|Mark A. Yoder||Kinect||Here and here are some interesting things people are doing with Kinects. Maybe we could port it to the Beagle.|
|Mike Lester||Accelerometer-based auto-leveled projection||Several projects have been started to add accelerometer support to the BeagleBoard. This project would involve getting an accelerometer installed and working, perhaps using a trainer board, as well the TI Pico Projector. The orientation data from the accelerometer would be used to rotate, skew, keystone the projected image in order to keep it level and normalized.|
|Aaron Bamberger||Kinect Based 3d Scanner||Build some sort of motorized gantry that allows the Kinect to be rotated around (and possibly from top to bottom) of an arbitrary object. The motors would be controlled using the BeagleBoard's I2C or SPI interfaces. Use libfreenect to capture depth information from every side of the object as the Kinect rotates around the object. Use this data and OpenGL to build a 3d model of the scanned object|
|Mark A. Yoder||Port winDSK6 to the Beagle||winDSK6 is a Windows program that talks to a TI 'C6711 DSK and performs many interesting audio effects. This project would implement the code running on the Windows side on the ARM. The ARM could capture a frame of audio and send it to the DSP for processing. The ARM could then send the processed audio to the speakers. c6run would be used to interact with the DSP.|
|David Bliss||Automated Die Tester||Make a device that can roll a die, and keep statistics on how random the die is. The build can either be very complex, or very simple, depending on how you define "rolling a die". The software doesn't necessarily have to know what the numbers mean, it just has to be able to uniquely identify the sides.|
|Stephen Mayhew||Set-Playing System||Set is a relatively simple card game that lends itself nicely to image recognition and computer play. The layout is not very structured, and the game play is pretty simple. This project would incorporate image recognition, projection of possible moves (using the pico projector), and maybe even speech synthesis, and recognition. For example, if someone didn't know how to play Set, then the board could take them through a tutorial, asking questions of the user as it went along ("If I have these 2 cards, what 3rd card would make a set?"). This would make for an interesting demo at conferences.|
| Michael Fuson
|Spectrum Analyzer||Create a real-time audio Spectrum analyzer on the BeagleBoard. Project Page|
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|Yannick Polius||pyWikiReader||This project is mostly software, with the hardware element being the use of the dsp. The idea is to tie together three technologies: speech recognition, speech synthesis, and internet access in order to create an interface capable of orating information to the user based on a vocal command. The implementation I have in mind is to use the Pocket Sphinx speech recognition engine to first understand what the user wants through speech, such as "Rose-Hulman". Once the speech is translated, the software can execute a Wikipedia search to pull said item's page. Most of the important info is contained within the introductory paragraph, so the software will take only that chunk and feed it into the Flite speech synthesis engine. The end result is a simple machine with "mother box" like usability, that is, no interaction besides what is natural to the user (speaking) should be necessary to retrieve the information.|
| Paul Morrison
|3D Chess with Networking||This project would simulate a hand-held chess game, and the game would allow two player games using two beagleboards over a network connection. The graphics would use the beagle's PowerVR SGX for hardware accelerated graphics by using OpenGL. In addition to 3D graphics and networking, a third portion of the project would be to optimize the boot time because a chess computer should start up quickly.|
| Tom Most
|Sumo Robot||The goal of this project is to create a robot capable of competing in the 3.0 kg weight class of a sumo competition (an example). This would have minor hardware and electronics elements, but would focus on communication with sensors using the BeagleBoard and the Linux kernel. At minimum, this involves sensors to detect the edge of the ring and the opposing robot. This would likely be implemented using Sharp IR rangefinders, a ultrasonic rangefinders, and ideally a camera. Sumo rules.|
|ECE597 Network based MP3 player||Network based mp3 player. The Beagle will be programmed using a custom, protocol for transferring files from a network based server (x86 pc) to a Beagle. Speakers will be attached to the Beagle, where the file will be played back. Possible extensions are a LCD for displaying id3 tag information, and buttons for user interaction (next track, previous track, etc.) on the GPIO interface.|
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|ECE597: Auto HUD||Use the beagle board to run image recognition on a camera feed located inside a car, and then signaling to the driver via a pico projector various objects of interest.|
| Adam Jesionowski
|Adding Sense to Beagle (See BeagleBoard/GSoC/Ideas)||Sensory aware applications are becoming more mainstream with the release of the Apple iPhone. This project would combine both HW and SW to add sensory awareness to beagle. First, additional modules such as GPS, 3-axis accelerometers, Gyroscopes, Temperature Sensors, Humidity Sensors, Pressure Sensors, etc, would be added to beagle to compliment the microphone input in order to allow sensing of the real world environment. Then SW APIs would need to be layered on top to allow easy access to the sensory data for use by applications.|
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|Interactive Pong||Run classic pong, projecting the screen and using a camera to track user's hands for input.|


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This paper introduces and demonstrates the technical feasibility of a new network architecture where Internet traffic between IP accesses (BRAS) and inter-carrier interconnection nodes is exclusively transported over multi-granular photonic switching technologies without any intermediary transit IP packet processing.
Summary of OPST Performance Benefits
OPST offers significant simplification of network operations as both the optical and OPST layers are hidden freeing operator resources to focus on rapid introduction of client services to generate new revenue streams. The operator has a single infrastructure to manage, but can build virtual bridges on this infrastructure and resell the physical network, as a collection of virtual networks, to other operators and service providers. Within all of these features is the ability to guarantee the bandwidth, latency and jitter characteristics of dimensioned packet flows in services such as ELine, ELAN and ETree as defined by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF).
These services can be sold under SLA for a range of classes of service. Finally, the infrastructure can simultaneously offer an adaptive and efficient use of the remaining undimensioned bandwidth for best efforts and internet browsing traffic. This bandwidth can be sold at lower rates but remain profitable as it shares the same infrastructure as other revenue streams.


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This was the prediction posited by the by the United States Engineering Corps. They believed that the constant rushing of the water was causing damage at the base of the cliff, making it unstable, and while they could deal with a very slow year on year retreat, they weren't prepared for a large flood which would ensue if the cliff fell away in a large chunk. So they decided to perform a geological survey on the cliff face and perform any required maintenance work
But how does one work on a waterfall that is hurling 168,000 m3 of water over its top every minute?
The Army Corps of Engineering took the simplistic approach. The water was a problem – so they took away the water.
In an unprecedented move they de-watered the Niagara Falls, rerouting the water through a newly cut riverbed which allowed the water to rejoin the river further down. After this the cliff and several miles of river were left bone dry.
Over the course of the next six months they cleared away debris from the base of the cliff and drilled some holes into the cliff to maintain a constant moisture level. They also set up a walkway.
A mere 20 feet away from the cliff face it became a great site for the tourists who wandered across with perplexed looks. Especially when they were allowed to amble down the dried out river bed.
The dry times had to come to an end and after installing some hydroelectric turbines at its base the Engineers decided to blow up their temporary dam and allow the water to flow once more.
To this day the Niagara Falls gallantly gush water day by day by day. Nothing has since impeded their flow. In this case, the mission was a success.
However thousands of tourists never saw and never will see the splendour of a dry Niagara Falls, one of the few modern day wonders.

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If CH isn't true, this means $$2^{\aleph_0}=\aleph_2\:.$$ Does this imply: $$2^{\aleph_1}=\aleph_3$$ or does the CH hold only for $\aleph_0$ and $\aleph_1$? Thanks
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Why should $2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_2$ if CH fails? – t.b. Sep 5 '12 at 9:18
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No, CH just says that $2^{\aleph_0}=\aleph_1$, so its failure just says that $2^{\aleph_0}\ne\aleph_1$. We know that $2^{\aleph_0}\ge\aleph_1$, but it's consistent that $2^{\aleph_0}$ be any cardinal $\aleph_\alpha$ such that $\alpha\ge 1$ and $\operatorname{cf}\alpha>\omega$. In particular, $2^{\aleph_0}$ could be $\aleph_n$ for any $n>1$.
If $2^{\aleph_0}=\aleph_2$, $2^{\aleph_1}$ would have to be at least $\aleph_2$, but it could be much bigger. For instance, it's consistent that $2^{\aleph_0}=\aleph_2$ and $2^{\aleph_1}=\aleph_{17}$.
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The negation of the Continuum Hypothesis does not entail that there is only one infinity strictly between the natural numbers and the real numbers. In fact, given any any infinite cardinal $\kappa$ there is a cardinal $\lambda \geq \kappa$ such that $\text{ZFC} + 2^{\aleph_0} = \lambda$ is consistent (assuming the consistency of ZFC itself, of course).
Even if we assume that $2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_2$, it could still be that $2^{\aleph_1} = 2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_2$ -- this happens, for example, under the Proper Forcing Axiom, or more simply under the assumption of Martin's Axiom with $2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_2$. (The Proper Forcing Axiom is a strengthening of Martin's Axiom -- well, formally a strengthening of $\text{MA} ({\aleph_1})$ -- which fixes the size of the continuum at $\aleph_2$.)
On the other hand, we can have $2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_2$ and $2^{\aleph_1} > \aleph_3$. Very similar techniques for showing the consistency of $\neg \text{CH}$ can be applied to give the above.
The most general statement in this realm is Easton's Theorem which essentially says that except for certain basic restrictions, the function $\aleph_\alpha \mapsto 2^{\aleph_\kappa}$ can be consistently arbitrary.
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Dene 'Tha, Settlement
The Dene Tha, also called the Slavey, are a tribe that live in northern Alberta. In the old days they organized themselves into six bands, and lived in small family groupings with no central government. They were a peaceful people who enjoyed telling stories.
The clothing of the Dene 'Tha was more decorative than other Athapaskan tribes. Before beads were obtained through trade, they used porcupine quills and colored moose hair for adornment.
The Dene 'Tha diet included moose, deer and caribou, but fish was considered a staple, caught during the winter months by running spruce root nets from one hole in the ice to another.
Their dwellings were conical lodges (similar to a Tipi) made usually of spruce bark or brush and two families tended to place their lodges together, with entrances facing the fire. During the winter months the Dene 'Tha lived in low, oblong cabins constructed of poles with walls chinked together with moss and a roof of spruce boughs.


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One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
Words ending in -ant and -ent
These endings are used to form nouns (such as deodorant or adolescent) or adjectives (such as arrogant and convenient). Similar rules apply to these words as to words ending in -ance and -ence, or -ancy and -ency.
Here are some common nouns and adjectives ending in -ant:
abundant; contestant; defiant; ignorant; relevant; radiant; assistant; consultant; fragrant; pleasant; hesitant; observant; important; distant; attendant; instant; dominant; redundant; brilliant; elegant; tolerant; expectant; significant; reluctant; vigilant; applicant.
These are some common words ending in -ent:
different; present; innocent; prominent; efficient; eloquent; insolent; recent; lenient; prudent; intelligent; eminent; resident; evident; confident; silent; consistent; sufficient; continent; patient; imminent; competent; recurrent; transient; permanent; persistent; incident.
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One or two words can end in both -ant or -ent. They are both nouns and adjectives and the spelling depends on their part of speech. The main examples are:
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Remember that independent is always spelled with -ent at the end, whether it is being used as an adjective or a noun.
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Jagnnath is the mascot of Orissa. Centuries of myths,
legends and history have gone into the making of
the cult of Jagnnath. According to legend, Lord
Jagannath's original form is Nilamdhaba placed
at Kantilo. In this original form, the presiding
deity of Orissa was worshipped at Kantilo, a primordial
God, by Sabaras, a Pre-Aryan and Pre-Dravidian tribe
of the Austric linguistic family.
It all started in a small cave in the Brahmadri
hills situated on the banks of Mahanadi, which is
known as Kantilo of Nayagarh district today. Here,
Biswabasu the local Sabra Chief worshipped Kitung,
as the God was known in the Sabara dialect. According
to the Puranas, the deity was originally worshipped
in the form of a black tong image know as "Nilamadhaba".
The daru murty (wooden image) came much later.
At some stage of his or her life, every Oriya person
has heard the beautiful legend of Nilamadhaba. According
to myth, Nilamadhba appeared in a dream of Indradyumna,
the legendary King of Malawa. To see the God, the
king consulted his Pundits who informed him that
the Nilamadhba was being worshipped some where in
the forest of Utkalika. It fell upon Bidyapati to
trace out the God. After walking bare foot for several
days through the thick forest of hill tracks along
Mahanadi Bidyapati finally landed in Kalipali a
village, Biswabasu - the tribal Chief played the
perfect host to his guest. The beautiful "Lalita",
daughter of his host, besotted Bidyapati. The two
got married with the blessings of Biswabasu.
One day, Lalita confided in her husband the fact
that her father worshipped Lord Nilamadhaba in a
cave deep inside the forest. Bidyapati realizing
that his mission was nearing completion, beseeched
her to take him there but on one condition that
Bidyapati would have to go there blind folded.
On the day of reckoning, he carried a handful of
mustard seeds and kept dropping the on the way at
regular intervals. The advent o monsoon saw the
mustard plants form the path leading right up to
the cave. Soon after Bidyapati went back to Malawa
and narrated his experience to Kind Idrayumna. And
both of them immediately set out to invade Utkal.
But while on his way, he was told by a divine voice
that Nilamadhaba had disappeared and was floating
in the Sea. Graciously acceding to the King's
request, Biswabasu pardoned his son-in-law and agreed
to come to Puri.
There the floating divine image behaved like a long
of wood and came ashore. The idols of Lord Jagnnath
and others were made out of that log and placed
in a tiny temple. The present one came up sometimes
in the 12th Century. The cult of Jagnnath too has
undergone its share of changes down the ages.
Located near the confluence of three rivers-Mahandi,
Kuanria and Kusumi the temple structure is like
the Jagnnath temple of Puri. It stands on the right
bank of Mahanadi. On the left, the hill ranges merge
with the hazy gray horizon. This place is an ideal
spot for tourists who are religious and nature lovers.
Kantilo is also famous for Brass Metal.
A permanent flow of holy water from the feet of
Lord Nilamadhaba is a wonderful sight to be seen
at this place. It is also on of the most interesting
Picnic spots in Orissa.
- Nearest Airport - Bhubaneswar
- Nearest Railway Station - Khurda
- Road Net WorkThere is a good
motorable road. The place is situated near Nayagarh
District and is 100 km from Bhubanewswar.


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 - If solid, how will the sweat be able to leave your head? Fluid or as vapor?
 - If tiny holes, until which frequency will it filter?
 - Also, if tiny holes, will water molecules (sweat vapor) pass?
 - 1/2 wavelength diameter, I think. So the size of the hole is related to the maximum frequency blocked.
 You can see this in the attenuation (blockage factor) graph at the LessEMF website. As the frequency gets higher, the attenuation gets less, because the space between conductors becomes a larger fraction of the wavelength. Wavelength goes down as frequency goes up:
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 If I can't see the shiny foil, how do I know it works?
 How do I know this thing won't insert a tiny cat whisker lead into my scalp, sending my thoughts out and putting their thoughts in?
 No thanks. I'll stick to homemade. It makes a nice family craft; I'm thinking of doing it as a Cub Scout activity with my son.
 - The new world of superconvenient RFID credit cards and Passport People Identifiers/Dissident Locators really could benefit from a wallet that gives individuals a modicum of control over what information about themselves is released to governments, corporations, etc.
 Of course, the better and harder thing to do is to make governments and corporations more transparent and trustworthy, but that's a much harder thing to do.
 - Now we can protect our brains from telepaths while still looking sharp!
 - Hey! What about my kids?
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Can I File a Claim if I Was Injured by Flying Debris From a Car Accident?
While car accidents are typically thought of as just causing injury to those involved in the actual collision, they can also cause injury to bystanders who may be hit with flying debris, such as shattered glass, metal shards, or other materials or loose objects.
A person who is injured by flying debris from a car accident deserves to be compensated for his or her injuries just as much as the people injured in the collision itself and should take the time to learn and understand his or her legal options for pursuing compensation.
Flying Debris in Car Accidents
Flying debris from car accidents can cause more injuries beyond those caused by the force of the impact. For example, heavy or sharp objects may go flying into the passenger compartment of a vehicle involved in the collision, injuring those inside or debris may fly out from the point of the impact, injuring others who are simply nearby the collision.
A vehicle may crash into objects along the roadway, such as guard railings, signposts, street lamps, benches, etc., accidentally sending those objects or pieces of them flying towards innocent victims.
Common Injuries Caused by Flying Debris
The injuries that are caused by flying debris will often depend on the type of debris. Small, tiny debris like broken glass is more likely to cause various lacerations to the person or persons impacted by the debris. Large, heavy debris like tires can cause blunt-force trauma injuries such as broken bones, soft-tissue injuries, neck and back injuries, and head or traumatic brain injuries. Conversely, sharp debris can penetrate into a victim like a knife or a bullet, causing internal organ damage, internal bleeding, or traumatic amputations.
Pursuing Compensation for Flying Debris Injuries
Typically, a person injured by flying debris from a car accident will seek to hold the driver at fault for causing the crash responsible for providing compensation for injuries and damages.
Of course, pursuing compensation for flying debris injuries from a car accident is much harder when you weren't in one of the vehicles involved in the crash. You may need eyewitness testimony or surveillance video footage to prove that you were near the scene of the crash and that you were hit by debris created by the collision.
Someone injured by flying debris from a car accident may be entitled to recover compensation for damages such as medical expenses, lost wages or earning potential, and pain and suffering and lost quality of life caused by his or her injuries. It's important to have an experienced personal injury lawyer on your side to negotiate with the insurance company on your behalf to try to reach a settlement, especially since there are likely other parties seeking to recover compensation on the same insurance policy, so you will want to ensure you receive compensation before those policy limits are reached.
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Putting metrics on building energy performance is a required step to make any progress on low-energy use and/or "green" buildings. However, there are many confusing and contradictory metrics available; to speak a common language, it is necessary to understand the topics that are behind these measurements. These topics include site vs. source energy, modeled results vs. reality, US average energy use figures, and methods of normalizing energy use. The normalization of energy use intensity (EUI), or dividing by square footage is examined; several significant problems in applying this metric to residential use are demonstrated. Various other metrics are presented, as well as a proposed method to provide all of the useful building energy information in a format that allows normalization by any chosen metric.
-Lord Kelvin (William Thomson)
Putting a measurement on building energy performance: you would think that it isn't that hard of a problem, right? Unfortunately, this is a topic that is simultaneously complicated, controversial (at times) … not to mention lethally dull (possibly).
So why do we need building energy metrics? Most everyone in the building profession talks about energy savings, carbon emissions, and "green" buildings—but all of this is just smoke and mirrors until it can be quantified: "Are we saving energy—and if so, how much?" (sadly, sometimes the answer to that question is "No"—see Building Science Insight 007: "Prioritizing Green—It's the Energy Stupid").
In order to quantify savings, or create targets/goalposts, we need to speak a common language. In other words, when we throw around phrases like, "50% savings," we need to specify, "Compared to what?" These difficulties are the core of this document; the key topics to understand are:
 - Site and source energy—the difference between what comes out of the gas pipe, the electric cable, and the power plant. For details, see BSD-151: "Understanding Primary/Source and Site Energy."
 - Savings shown by models and simulations vs. savings shown by actual use
 - Calculations of United States average usage
 - Normalization methods—unless you have two houses that are identical, with the same number of identical people, and in the same climate, you need to "normalize" to compare House A with House B. But once you start doing that, you start distorting the results—understanding those distortions are vital for looking at the "normalized numbers" with a critical eye.
Organizations such as ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers), Architecture 2030, and European organizations are promoting building energy rating systems and building energy metrics. They realize that with rising energy prices, a building's energy bills will be a vital component of its economic viability and its real estate value. Getting those numbers into the public domain (in a transparent form) is a great way to make market forces drive energy efficiency.
Real Buildings vs. Energy Models
When folks are throwing around phrases like, "… this building saves 40% energy relative to a code-compliant house," these numbers typically come from simulations, or building energy models. They run:
 - a simulation of the building from the plans and specifications
 - a simulation of a similar building, but with code-compliant features
 - and then compare the energy performance (to obtain % improvement)
Examples of this method include the HERS (Home Energy Rating System)/Energy Star scale, ASHRAE 90.1 compliance (used in LEED), California Title 24, and the Building America Benchmark.
So what's wrong with that?—after all, nobody has the budget to build the two houses and wait for a year of energy bills every time they do a project. This type of energy modeling is the only way to make these predictive comparisons; it is also the way to decide (for instance) "Which makes more sense: adding more photovoltaic panels or adding more roof insulation?"
However, there are some key weaknesses that affect the usefulness of modeled results:
 - Many times, the model does not—or cannot--capture the complexities and realities of the actual building. This is quite understandable: you need to enter a model in a finite amount of time, and it isn't known how every single pipe, button, and widget will actually be installed. Also, there are some characteristics that will only be revealed by doing field testing—airtightness, or duct leakage. These things can unfortunately have huge effects—which means you can only realistically predict a limited amount of information with a model, regardless of its sophistication and complexity.
 - Even more importantly, the effect of the occupant of a building can be tremendous—i.e., "how the building is driven." There are many studies that look at identical units, and the actual usage shows a factor of three (or more) between the high and low users. To take the driving analogy further: imagine that a Toyota Prius (50 mpg 2010 rating) regularly got mileage between 75 to 25 mpg, depending on how you drove it. It might be obvious, but this type of variability limits how well you can predict things with energy models.
Figure 1 shows an example of the variability is seen in real houses: it plots the annual electric usage of 17 identical houses in Oklahoma, all by the same builder from the same time period. It plots simulation values against actual values—perfect correspondence would be on the diagonal line. Instead, we saw a range from 50% of the prediction to 180% of the prediction.
Figure 1: Simulation (horizontal) vs. actual (vertical) electric use for 17 identical houses in Oklahoma
These problems start to explain how you end up with disappointing situations where the building on paper (i.e., simulation) was "rated better than the standard," while it only achieved middling performance when the energy use was actually measured (see BSI-007: "Prioritizing Green—It's the Energy Stupid").
The difference between a simulation and energy bills is sometimes called an "Asset rating vs. Operational rating." This is the language used by ASHRAE's Building Energy Labelling effort (the "Building Energy Quotient Program"—see Figure 2)—a push to provide energy labels for commercial buildings, so that the market begins to understand (and value) energy efficiency in the commercial properties that they might buy or rent.
Figure 2: Energy Certificate Examples (ASHRAE 2008)
United States EIA Household Averages: Grading on a Curve
If using an energy model has so many problems, what standard can be used for comparison, once we have the energy bills? Much like an exam being graded on a curve, you want to compare to what the average is for a similar population. If your project is much worse than everything else out there—when you look at the energy bills—you know that you're doing something wrong.
On the residential side, one commonly cited figure is the energy use per household: the US average is 92 million Btu/year. Note that this is stated in terms of site energy. This (and the following calculations) comes from the Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration's (DOE/EIA) Annual Energy Review. Digging a little deeper, you can also find the averages broken down by census region, as shown on the map below (Figure 3), which shows usage million Btu/year per household, and how it compares with the US average (±%).
Figure 3: Site Energy: regional per household energy use (million Btu/year)
Clearly, the Northeast and Midwest have a higher per household site energy use, due to their higher heating loads. In addition, the West has lower site energy use—it has a milder climate, overall, than the other regions (especially when weighted by population location).
However, site energy does not give a full or accurate picture, as discussed in BSD-151: "Understanding Primary/Source and Site Energy." EIA data were combined with site-source conversions, and estimates of per-household source energy use are shown in the Figure 4:
Figure 4: Source Energy: regional per household energy use (million Btu/year)
One surprise is that the South—because it is cooling-dominated—has a heavy electricity load, which makes a big difference in terms of source energy, pushing it above the average consumption. In contrast, heating-dominated climates such as the Northeast and Midwest don't have as large of a jump.
The numbers from the previous two figures (site and source per household use) are plotted in the bar graph below.
Figure 5: Site and Source Energy per household (million Btu/year): regional and US averages
Energy Use Intensity (EUI): Dividing by Square Footage
One problem with this "per household" average is, of course, that it doesn't account for house size. More importantly, it doesn't deal with non-residential buildings at all—what average value is used for a commercial building? Also, what type of commercial building is it?—this makes a big difference for the comparison number. A car dealership? Fast food restaurant? Hotel? Non-refrigerated warehouse?
The way the size problem is addressed is by dividing the energy use by the square footage. This is probably the most common energy metric out there: it is known as "energy use intensity" (EUI). It breaks down energy use (either source or site) by square foot of floor area; the common forms are kBtu/sf·year, and kWh/m2·year. It is used, for instance, by Architecture 2030's 2030 Challenge, and the Passive House program, when they are


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Strengthening the rule of law and human rights in Europe
The Zagreb Just EUrope – Human Rights and Rule of Law conference, which was scheduled for March 18th, 2020, had the goal of discussing recent developments and offering insights for creating better policies and mechanisms for protecting the fundamental European values of human rights and the rule of law within member states.
The planned programme of the conference comprised of three main topics:
 - Implementing the new European Rule of Law mechanism which will link the availability of EU funds with the state of rule of law in member states
 - Introducing annual reports on the state of rule of law in member states
 - Implementing the Rights and Values program within the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework, which would be used to help fund independent institutions, civil society actors and independent journalists to focus their activities on strengthening the rule of law and human rights across the EU
Due to the unfortunate circumstances of the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, our conference had to be cancelled.
Instead of gathering policy-makers from member states and EU institutions, civil society organisations and other stakeholders in Zagreb, we have decided to create a series of online video presentations with our conference speakers, which are now available.
Dražen Bošnjaković (Minister of Justice of the Republic of Croatia) welcomes the importance of discussing issues of rule of law not only within EU institutions, but among all other stakeholders, including civil society, while emphasizing the fundamental role of these values for the EU. He calls for dialogue and exchange of information among the member states in order to strengthen and preserve the rule of law in the EU as a whole. The Minister names both existing and new mechanisms, such as conditioning EU funding with the level of the rule of law in member states as examples of EU policies aimed at protecting the rule of law.
Judith Sargentini (former MEP and LIBE committee member, The Greens/European Free Alliance) discusses whether the EU as a whole is ready to robustly tackle the issue regarding the rule of law, noting that European Parliament and the European Commission are working on this cause, but progress in the EU Council is delayed due to Ministers' unwillingness to confront each other openly, a good example of which was the Croatian presidency. This inaction not only contributes to the degradation of the rule of law within the EU, but could also discourage candidate countries from joining. She concludes by stating that human rights and rule of law are not issues of the left or the right, but general and universal values which should be respected by everybody.
Marta Pardavi (Co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee) explains the current situation in Hungary amid the Coronavirus pandemic, saying that there is a growing sense of uncertainty in a political sense due to the emergency authorization law adopted by the parliament, which grants a wide range of powers to the government, while not having limits in terms of time and scope of these powers. This allows the government to rule by decree, without parliamentary oversight, including on issues not necessarily related to COVID crisis. Budget restrictions towards political parties and municipal budgets were introduced and redirected the funds towards the central state budget, which disproportionately affects the opposition political forces. She calls on the General Affairs Council to put Hungary on the agenda and propose recommendations to the Hungarian government, instead of holding continuous open-ended consultations. The EU also needs to include inputs from civil society organisations on the ground to monitor the progress regarding the rule of law more reliably.
Željka Markulin (Government of the Republic of Croatia's Office for Cooperation with NGOs and member of the Working Group for the Rights and Values Programme ahead of the Croatian presidency) gave an update regarding the negotiations within the EU Council on the upcoming Rights and Values Program. The program will effectively merge the existing programs Rights, Equalities and Citizenship, Europe for Citizens 2014-2020, and Daphne targeted at combating violence. The main task in the negotiations is to find a balance between proposals from the European Parliament (1.83 billion Euros) and the European Commission (642 million Euros) regarding the total financial allocation of the program. EP also insists on incorporating a fourth strand within the program, with the working title Union Values Strand which would only be available to member states, unlike the other three strands which could also be used by partner countries.
Vanja Škorić (Program Director, ECNLEuropean Center for Not-for-Profit Law Stichting) highlights that civic space and civil society are integral parts of the system of checks and balances that support the democratic system which is based on the rule of law. Shrinking civic space means that the rule of law is in peril, as civil society is often one of the most vibrant parts of the system. The European Commission has to ensure that the annual rule of law monitoring framework includes assessment of the legislative and policy environment and its implementation for specific civic space fundamental freedoms such as freedom of association, assembly, expression and the right to participate.
Graham Smith, (Senior Advisor in the Cabinet of European Ombudsperson) explains the role of the European Ombudsman whose role is to tackle maladministration in European institutions and agencies based on input of EU citizens, businesses and civil society organisations. The European Ombudsman also has the power to investigate systemic public interest concerns by its own initiative. The current Ombudswoman, Emily O'Reilly, who was elected by the European Parliament in 2013 and 2019 has focused most of her work on increasing transparency of EU decision-making processes, enabling greater citizen participation in decision-making, and addressing conflicts of interest in EU affairs.
Tena Šimonović Einwalter (Croatian Deputy Ombudswoman, Chair of the Executive board of Equinet, member of European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)) points out that while the rule of law, justice, fundamental rights, and non-discrimination are core rights of the EU and represent an important part of the pre-accession negotiations, paradoxically, monitoring for member states is lacking. She states the example of Croatia where we witnessed a backsliding in some of these areas, partially due to global trends in this direction, but also due to lack of monitoring by the EU institutions. She sees the new rule of law monitoring mechanisms as a welcome contribution in an attempt to rectify this situation, while emphasizing the importance of civil society, media and independent institutions such as human rights institutions, ombudsman, equality bodies, agencies for protecting whistleblowers and fighting corruption as key stakeholders in these processes. Finally, she warns that it is essential to have strong and independent equality bodies as they are a safeguard against inequality and discrimination, especially during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and emergency measures introduced by many states, which could disproportionately affect citizens of certain age groups, sex, ethnic origin and socioeconomic background.
Michael O'Flaherty (Director of European Union's Agency for Fundamental Rights) discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for the respect of fundamental rights and human rights, stating that the best measures to tackle the crisis are those which do not endanger our fundamental rights. Emergency measures which limit human rights must be necessary and proportionate, while taking into account vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities, people living in dysfunctional homes, migrants, and those in risk of discrimination and poverty. He emphasizes the role of civil society as a leader and a strong voice for those people with vulnerabilities, concluding that it needs to be supported and inviting organisations to participate in the European Union's Agency for Fundamental Rights platform for monitoring fundamental rights in the EU and join its nearly 800 partner organisations.
Iris Goldner Lang (Jean Monnet professor, holder of the UNESCO Chair on Free Movement of People, Migration and Inter-Cultural Dialogue at the University of Zagreb – Faculty of Law), in her paper published in the Croatian Yearbook of European Law & Policy, Vol. 15 No. 1, 2019., discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the rule of law conditionality contained in the Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States. The proposed Regulation establishes a link between a Member State's violation of the rule of law and the suspension of EU payments. The text examines the effects of the connection between the rule of law and EU money, both for the erring Member State and for the EU as a whole. The discussion shows that, despite the fact that the EU-level approach to the rule of law has significant benefits, it, at the same time, creates new risks. It may undermine the balance of powers in the EU by expanding the political and economic power of certain Member States over others, the power of EU institutions over Member States, and the power of the European Commission over other EU institutions.


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If any parts cannot be centred on the lathe for various reasons (hole through spindle too small, part too heavy, etc.), the centre square, centre bell or height gauge may be used depending on the specific application.
The part is machined on the end face which should be as plane and as flat as possible to avoid canting of the tools.
- Centring with the centre square
Fig. 20 shows how this is done:
The centre square is to be located at the workpiece diameter and a scribed marking of crossing lines to be applied by means of the scriber.
Figure 20 Centring with centre square
The point of intersection of the crossing lines defines the centre of the workpiece and of its diameter and is to be punch-marked as per Fig. 21 with the centre punch to be applied in the centre point.
Figure 21 Punch-marking of the central position
- Centring with the centre bell
When using the centre bell, scribing is not necessary. The centre of the workpiece is defined by the central position of the centre punch.
The centre bell is to be attached and applied as per Fig. 18 in section 3. It is held by one hand while punching is done with the other hand.
The diameter of the workpiece must be smaller than the diameter of the bell; otherwise the central position cannot be clearly defined. The centre bell must not be canted; otherwise the centre will be misplaced.
- Centring with the height gauge
The workpiece is to be inserted into a Vee. The point of the scriber (section 3, Fig. 19) is to be lined up with the highest point of the workpiece and to be lowered by d/2.
Figure 22 Workpiece in Vee
The scribe-marking is applied in each 180° position.
The workpiece is to be punch-marked.
Which methods can be applied if centring on the lathe is not


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Of Saints and Sharifian Kings in Morocco: Three Examples of the Politics of Reimagining History Through Reinventing King/Saint Relationship
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The relationship between sainthood and the sharifian monarchy in Morocco has attracted much attention from researchers within the area of Moroccan studies. The analysis of this relationship can offer invaluable insights into the dynamics of Moroccan history because the king and the saint are widely regarded as the two most salient actors in this history. Yet, the study of the relationship between these two figures has suffered a tendency towards downplaying its historically dynamic nature, and essentializing the cultural constructs upon which it is predicated. In this thesis, I offer a revisionary reading of king/saint relationship through analyzing three examples from the 'Alawite dynasty. I argue that this relationship has been highly dynamic, and has capitalized on baraka and sharifism as versatile cultural constructs. More significantly, the dynamics of king/saint relationship in Moroccan culture allows the strategic reinvention of history in order to meet the demands of changing historical contexts.


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 Businessman and jurist. Correspondence, speeches, writings, legal records, financial records, a scrapbook, printed matter, and other material documenting mainly Caton's activities as a lawyer and businessman in Chicago and as associate and chief justice of the supreme court of Illinois.


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This bill would create a speech-language therapy program. The summary of the bill states that it will require that "all compulsory-school-age children be screened for speech-language impairment during the period between the spring of kindergarten and the fall of grade 1 and other appropriate times as deemed necessary in the public schools of this state." The actual language of the bill in section 8 says that each school district will ensure that screening is done. It is unclear whether the intent of the bill is to require screening of nonpublic school students such as those in a home instruction program.
This bill should be opposed in its current form.
Passed the House. Passed the Senate. Conference report adopted. Sent to Governor. See "Bill History" link below.
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Beach garden in a pot
Create a coastal feeling anywhere with a miniature sandy scene. Here's our simple step-by-step
Kathleen N. Brenzel
If you yearn for the beach but live miles inland, you can re-create the look easily in a pot.
What you'll need:
 - Low, wide pot or bowl, approximately 14 inches in diameter
 - Potting soil
 - Three small, slow-growing plants in 4-inch nursery pots
 - Horticultural-grade washed sand (a 1-qt. bag is enough for a 14-inch pot)
 - Small pieces of driftwood or other found objects
Step 1: Partially fill bowl with potting soil.
Step 2: Set the plants (still in their nursery containers) atop the soil, adjusting their position as needed until you're happy with the arrangement.
Step 3: Knock the plants out of their pots, gently tease apart any coiled roots, and plant; fill in around them with more potting soil up to within an inch or two of the pot rim. Tamp the soil to firm it; water to thoroughly moisten.
Step 4: Carefully pour a mulch of washed sand atop the soil. Finish with a piece of driftwood or other beachy treasures.
Step 5: Set the pot on a sunny patio (light afternoon shade in hot inland areas). Irrigate once a week or so using a gentle stream of water from the hose or a watering can with a narrow spout.
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Tolkien's legendarium character
Aliases Balar, Gaerys, Yssion
Race Ainur
Book(s) The Silmarillion (1977)
Ossë ([ˈosse]; from the Valarin Ošošai, Oššai) is a fictional character in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. He is introduced in The Silmarillion as an angelic being known as a Maia, associated with Ulmo, one of the Valar (analogous to archangels).
A spirit of the sea in the service of Ulmo, Ossë guarded the waters around Middle-earth. He was married to Uinen, and he was a friend of Círdan the Shipwright. During the Years of the Trees, he briefly entered into the service of Melkor and began causing wanton storms which made traveling by sea particularly unsafe. He was persuaded to stop by Uinen, but his taste for storms did not quite disappear.
Ossë was a friend of the Sindar, and was valued as high as the Valar by them. This relationship started before the coming of the Sindar to Valinor, while they dwelled on shores of Middle-earth, waiting for their leader. It was against Ossë's will that they ever go to Valinor.
In older versions of The Silmarillion, Ossë is a Vala in his own right, and often opposed a Maia of Ulmo.


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Plate III. Leaving the River of May, the French Discover Two Other Rivers
A little afterwards they went on board again, hoisted anchors, and sailed farther on along the coast, until they entered a beautiful river, which the commander himself chose to explore in company with the chief of that vicinity and some of the Indians, and which he named the Seine because it was very like the River Seine in France. It is about fourteen leagues from the River of May. Returning to the ships, they sailed still farther north; but before going far, they discovered another fine river, and sent two boats to explore it. In it they discovered and island, whose chief was no less friendly than the others. This river they named the Aine. It is six miles from the Seine.
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Fragment-based drug discovery (FBDD) has proven to be an effective means of producing high-quality chemical ligands as starting points for drug-discovery pursuits. The increasing number of clinical candidate drugs developed using FBDD approaches is a testament of the efficacy of this approach. The success of fragment-based methods is highly dependent on the identity of the fragment library used for screening. The vast majority of FBDD has centered on the use of sp(2)-rich aromatic compounds. An expanded set of fragments that possess more 3D character would provide access to a larger chemical space of fragments than those currently used. Diversity-oriented synthesis (DOS) aims to efficiently generate a set of molecules diverse in skeletal and stereochemical properties. Molecules derived from DOS have also displayed significant success in the modulation of function of various "difficult" targets. Herein, we describe the application of DOS toward the construction of a unique set of fragments containing highly sp(3)-rich skeletons for fragment-based screening. Using cheminformatic analysis, we quantified the shapes and physical properties of the new 3D fragments and compared them with a database containing known fragment-like molecules.


text: CHAPTER 10 FLATFIELDING Flat fielding is accomplished with option AR operating on the general equation: OUTPUT=(RAWFRAME-bias-DARKFRAME)*normalization/FLATFIELD. The "bias" is simply a number representing an average intensity for a subset of pixels (say in a 50 by 50 area) taken with no light entering the system and taken immediately after the exposure on the object of interest (RAWFRAME file). The DARKFRAME file, which contains the spatial variations about the zero level, can be obtained by averaging several frames taken with no light entering the system. Each of these frames must have its own "bias" subtracted from it before the average is computed. DARKFRAMES of long exposure may have too many cosmic ray defects or may be impractical to obtain. It is then appropriate to average many short exposure dark frames and add on an estimated dark current value. The FLATFIELD file is obtained by exposing on a spatially uniform source of light. Exposures on the inside of telescope domes generally are only uniform to a part in 100 and are not recommmended. Exposures on the twilight sky should be long enough (at least 10 seconds) to avoid shutter vignetting effects. Exposures on the night sky and also on the twilight sky will contain star images which must be removed. A median filter is not recommended for this operation since it does not remove the faint outer wings of stars which overlap on more than half the exposures for a given pixel. The most accurate way to remove stars is by modeling the light distribution with options PR or EA and subtracting the result with option FG. Note that the working flat field file should be temporarily flat fielded by another approximate flat field for the modeling operation to work. Sometimes, after modeling and subtracting, the centers of bright stars will have unacceptable residuals. The option OF can then be used to perform a two-dimensional linear interpolation on the areas affected. The areas can be selected with the Grinnell cursor box; either the entire area within the box can be written over or just the values which you have set to zero (with options EP, EC, or ER). F2 The box filters can clip out points > a specified multiple of the RMS and replace with a median or mean. BK Fits a two-dimensional surface to the map For IPCS spectra vignetting: RS will scale rows with the averages stored from VP and FL. To preserve (roughly) counts when dividing by a flat field: NO will normalize the flat fields to an average of 1.0 For flat fields which are out of register (but not warped): XY will shift by fractions of pixels in x and/or y. RO will rotate thru any angle. Page 2 And for bad edges on the fields: CU will trim them ME will merge the trimmed pieces.


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To investigate crate force, size, and mass of objects that strike a surface through a simulation of crater impacts.
Materials for each team
 - copy of "Crater Analysis" student handout (PDF or HTML)
 - a large tray or shallow pan, such as a cookie sheet
 - dark sand
 - flour, sugar, or another white powdered material
 - a collection of "meteorites": small objects of different sizes, shapes, and masses
 - a balance scale to measure the mass of each object
 - a ruler
 - graph paper
 1. Making observations and drawing conclusions from craters gives scientists information about the force, size, and mass of the objects that strike a surface. Students can practice these skills by conducting this activity.
 2. Before beginning the activity, have students move furniture out of the way, if necessary.
 3. Divide the class into groups of three or four students and distribute the "Crater Analysis" student handout.
 4. Within the groups, have students take on different roles: One student should drop the "meteorite," one student should make and record measurements of the "object," and the other students should crouch near the surface to make their observations. (Be sure students take care not to be hit by falling objects.)
 5. After they have completed the activity, have each group exchange its surface with another group and analyze the craters. Compare the results of different groups. What variables seem to affect the shape, size, and features of a crater? What generalizations can students make about the effects of an asteroid or comet striking an Earth-like surface?
Activity Answer
Students should recognize that almost all craters are roughly circular, regardless of the shape of the meteor or, in most cases, the angle of impact. They should also observe the following differences among craters and recognize the causes of these differences: The older craters may have smoother edges than newer craters because there is more time for motion on the surface to disturb their sharp edges. Also, older craters are often found in the area disturbed by later meteorites, so their shapes may be distorted by the newer impact. Meteorites that hit from a very low angle show a "snowplow effect," in which the sand and flour are pushed into a mound at one side of the crater. Meteorites that impact straight down will create a crater that is more even and parallel to the ground. The diameter and width of the meteorite do not affect the depth and size of the crater as greatly as do the mass and acceleration of the meteorite. To help students understand this concept, explain that the force of impact is equal to the mass of an object multiplied by its acceleration. Students may also observe that if the same object is dropped from the same angle but at a higher distance it will create a larger crater because the force of gravity makes the object increase its speed with time.
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Recovery of the sculptural character of Casa Gasset
Which was Casa Gasset external decoration in the second half of XIX century? A terracotta sculpture that represented the God Dionysius/Mercury. Six decorative glasses in two different types, symmetrical arranged on the crown. Twenty glasses, in three different types, with the aim of being window boxes with plants that dressed the terraces located in the noble floor and they became a kind of raised garden. Four terracotta figures, anthropomorphous, two in each central pillar, in the main facade balcony railing.
It is lacking in graphic documents of photographs in the end of XIX century o beginning of XX century.
Recover Casa Gasset's cultural/architectural heritage (Dionisyous/Mercury, glasses and figures).
Make the building's facade public and promote it.
Proposal description:
1. In the object's place, set it's reproduction. If original is got or if the information let us do it.
2. "Suggest" pieces that don't already exist. Made them visible by creating its outline.
3. In balcony railing in the main facade, set two pillars with the outline of the pertinent figures and which haven't been preserved. In the rest of them, reproductions will be set in their place.
Positives results put in by the proposal:
Get an idea of the wealth and the facade exceptionaly in a decorative and compositive way. The building is considered with patrimonial, historical, architectural and cultural value, and the proposal eases the inspection of its heritage with current criterion. It is a reversible intervention, whereas the reproductions and the outlines can be set and moved away without damaging the facade or the building.
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Conceptual process
location : Tarragona
promoter : Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Política Territorial i Obres Públiques
architect : Guillem Carrera
collaborators : Montserrat Caballero, Monica Gràcia, Joaquim Margalef
constructor : Rècop - Restauracions arquitectòniques SL
subcontractors : Variosmetal SL
project's year : 2008
end of construction : 2011
photograph : Cristina Serra


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Best 23 Helen Keller Quotes About Death
Helen Keller, a renowned American author, political activist, and lecturer, overcame the adversity of being both deaf and blind to become an inspiration for many. Her remarkable journey of triumphing over obstacles has left a profound impact on countless lives. Keller's wisdom and insight extended beyond her personal struggles, touching upon various aspects of life, including death. In this article, we will explore the best 23 Helen Keller quotes about death, providing a glimpse into her thoughts on this universal experience.
1. "Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room, I shall be able to see."
Keller's words beautifully encapsulate her belief that death is not an end but a transition to an existence where she could finally experience sight.
2. "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it."
This quote reminds us that while death may bring sorrow and grief, there is also an opportunity for growth and resilience.
3. "Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live."
Keller emphasizes the importance of living a fulfilling life, suggesting that true loss occurs when we allow our dreams and passions to fade away.
4. "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."
This quote encourages us to embrace life fully and take risks, realizing that a life without adventure may not be truly lived.
5. "Be happy with what you have while working for what you want."
Keller's words remind us to find contentment in the present while striving for our aspirations—a lesson applicable even in the face of death.
6. "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart."
Keller's profound insight reminds us that death does not diminish the significance of intangible things such as love, compassion, and memories.
7. "What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us."
This quote reminds us that the impact of those we love transcends death, as their memory lives on within us.
8. "The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision."
Keller's words prompt us to reflect on the importance of having a vision, purpose, and direction in life, regardless of the limitations we may face.
9. "Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
Keller's quote serves as a reminder that the challenges and suffering we encounter, including the loss of loved ones, can shape our character and lead to personal growth.
10. "Keep your face to the sunshine, and you cannot see the shadows."
In this quote, Keller encourages us to focus on the positive aspects of life, even amidst the darkness of death and grief.
11. "The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight but no vision."
Keller challenges us to cultivate a broader perspective and envision a better world, even in the face of mortality.
12. "I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."
This quote reminds us of the importance of finding meaning and purpose in even the smallest actions, recognizing that the impact of our deeds can extend beyond our own lives.
13. "The highest result of education is tolerance."
Keller highlights the transformative power of education, suggesting that understanding and acceptance are crucial in navigating the complexities of life and death.
14. "Science may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all—the apathy of human beings."
Keller's words serve as a reminder that the indifference and lack of compassion exhibited by some can be more detrimental than any physical ailment or adversity.
15. "The welfare of each is bound up in the welfare of all."
This quote underscores the interconnectedness of humanity and the importance of collective empathy and support, especially during times of loss and grief.
16. "We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough."
Keller's words inspire us to persevere in the face of challenges, reminding us that determination and resilience can lead to extraordinary accomplishments.
17. "Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others."
In this quote, Keller encourages us to find fulfillment in serving and making a positive impact on the lives of others.
18. "The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved—for ourselves, or rather, in spite of ourselves."
Keller's insightful words remind us of the profound joy that comes from being loved unconditionally, a love that transcends even death.
19. "Believe. No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit."
Keller's quote emphasizes the power of belief and the importance of maintaining hope and optimism, even in the face of death.
20. "The best way to predict your future is to create it."
In this quote, Keller reminds us that our actions and choices shape our destiny, urging us to live purposefully and intentionally.
21. "Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same."
This quote reflects Keller's belief that although death may separate us physically from those we love, the impact of their love remains ever-present.
22. "We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice."
Keller highlights the importance of seeking wisdom, guidance, and solace in times of loss and uncertainty.
23. "When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."
In this quote, Keller encourages us to embrace change and new opportunities, even amidst the pain and grief of losing a loved one.
Q: How did Helen Keller's experiences with disability shape her perspective on death?
A: Keller's personal struggles with disability allowed her to develop a unique perspective on death. Her belief in the continuation of existence after death was likely influenced by her desire to experience the world through sight, a sense she was deprived of during her lifetime.
Q: Did Helen Keller write extensively on the topic of death?
A: While Keller did not focus her writings solely on death, her quotes often touched upon various aspects of life, including mortality. Her profound insights and perspectives on death can be found scattered throughout her writings and speeches.
Q: How did Helen Keller's quotes about death resonate with her audience?
A: Keller's quotes about death resonated with her audience due to their profound and uplifting nature. Her words provided comfort and solace to those grappling with grief and loss, offering an alternative perspective on death as a continuation of existence and an opportunity for growth and reflection.
Q: How can Helen Keller's quotes about death inspire us?
A: Keller's quotes remind us to find meaning and purpose in life, appreciate the intangible aspects of existence, and embrace change and new opportunities. Her insights encourage us to live our lives fully and make a positive impact on others, even in the face of mortality.
In conclusion, Helen Keller's wisdom and perspective on death continue to inspire and bring solace to many. Her quotes remind us that death is not an end but a transition, and that the impact of those we love transcends physical boundaries. Keller's insights encourage us to embrace life fully, find purpose in our actions, and nurture empathy and understanding towards others. Her words serve as a timeless reminder of the power of hope, resilience, and love, even in the face of death.


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Fuel flow meters are vital equipment in aviation. They are used to measure the fuel flow into and out of an aircraft engine. The information collected by a fuel flow meter can help improve the performance of your aircraft, and there are many other benefits as well.
What is an aviation fuel flow meter?
An aviation fuel flow meter is a device that measures the amount of fuel being used. It's used to determine how much aircraft should be refueled, so it can be used in different scenarios depending on where you're flying and your route. You may want to use an aviation fuel flow meter if:
- You have an aircraft with a low-capacity tank (such as a small plane)
- Your airplane has been damaged by an accident or crash
In these cases, getting regular reports on how much gas your plane uses could help you avoid running out at bad moments.
Why do you need a fuel flow meter?
A fuel flow meter is a device that measures the amount of fuel flowing through your aircraft. It can also determine how much fuel is used by your aircraft and burned by it, as well as how much remains in the tank at any point in time.
This information is useful for various reasons:
- To ensure proper maintenance on your aircraft, including determining if there are problems with any components like engines or tanks that may need repair or replacement;
- To keep track of exactly how much fuel has been used so far during a flight;
- To make sure you don't run out before landing (or before another flight), which could cause problems with engine performance and damage to other components as well.
How does a fuel flow meter work?
Fuel flow meters are used to measure the amount of fuel being consumed by an aircraft engine. They do this by measuring the volume that flows through a small passage in a flexible tube, and then converting it into digital readings.
The first step is for the pilot to adjust his/her throttle lever so that he/she can maintain an adequate rate of climb without overspeeding or stalling their aircraft. This will ensure that any inaccuracies in their measurements are minimized during each flight, which helps improve reliability over time as well as ensure proper maintenance intervals (MROs). Once these adjustments have been made, the instrument gauges on either side begin displaying information about how much fuel they're consuming at any given moment – usually displayed in gallons per hour (GPH) or liters per minute (LPM). The pilot uses these numbers along with other clues provided by cockpit instruments like airspeed indicators and altimeters to determine whether there's enough left in reserve tanks before landing safely back home base airport terminal building where all passengers disembark safely after having enjoyed some quality time together while travelling across great distances away from civilization itself!
Benefits of Fuel Flow Meters in Aviation
Fuel flow meters are a great way to improve your aircraft's performance. They can help you:
- Reduce fuel costs by providing accurate readings and more efficient operation.
- Reduce carbon emissions, which is an important environmental concern in today's world.
- Improve fleet efficiency by reducing maintenance costs and aircraft weight, which will result in less wear and tear on your planes over time.
Reviewing the accuracy of your aviation fuel flow meter
You should also check the accuracy of your aviation fuel flow meter against the aircraft logbook, manual and manufacturer specifications.
With the use of a fuel flow meter, you can improve the performance of your aircraft.
A fuel flow meter is a device that measures the amount of fuel flowing through a system. It can be used to help pilots and mechanics know how much fuel is left in their tank, as well as how much they've used during flight.
If you own an aircraft, chances are good that you have at least one or two onboard systems designed specifically for measuring fuel flow rates (or "jets"). These systems are often located near the tanks themselves and measure temperatures within those tanks; if there aren't any problems with this area of your aircraft's operation then these devices should work fine!
It's easy to see why fuel flow meters are so popular in aviation. They can help you determine how much fuel your plane has on board, which ensures that the plane is properly fueled before taking off. If you have any questions about this article or would like more information about fuel flow meters, please feel free to contact us at any time and we will be happy to help!